Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-27
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Mrs. Clarence Apker and daughter
Vivian have returned to their home
in Amigo after visit with the for
mer's sister, Mrs. L. Nj. Jacobs.
Paul Gust has started to lay in his
supply of ice for next summer. The
ice is not very thick owing to weather
conditions.
Kendall Layden, a former Baraboo
boy recently released from the navy,
is visiting friends in Madison and
Sparta. The Layden fam ly now lives
in Chicago
A Green Bay train crew saved the
lives OF two small children when they
discovered farm house 'on fire near
Stevens Point. They were sitting on
the Goor in a room with the flames
raging around them. Their parents
were away atsthe time
Russell McGlyra returned recently
from France and is visiting with his
father, O. j. McGilvra, of Sank Prairie.
Russell enlisted at Beloit and went
across soon after. The soldier has
been wounded twice and saw service
at tbs Chateau hier7y drive.
The League to Enforce Peace was
debated at the high school Wednesday
afternoon, by three girls holding the
affirmative side and .tAree boys hold
ing the negative side. The girls, Helen
Kingsford, Mildred Wyckoff and Irene
UndeTkoher, won the debate. The
boys ON the Opposite side were Dur
ward Dubois, Robert Gollmar and
Stanford Richardson. Edward Templin
presided at the debate and Rev. e. C.
Henke was the judge.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Newell have re-
ceived q letter from their daughter.
Mrs. c. s. Williams, and family which
state they had reached Cuba and
mEould gD from there to South Amer
lea. FoU- days before reaching the
island Archie Cook, formerly of Bar
aboo, and now with the great Russian
dancer, had gone to Mexico.
Emmett Kauphaus1nen has returned
from overseas and has received his
discharge at Camp Grant. After Wis
it with his parents in Winona he will
come to BaraboO to see friends here.
Mr.. Kauphausmen has been overseas
for nearly five months and was due in
the fighting zone in three days when
, the arsnistice was signed He says
David Smith, who is also at Camp
Grant from overseas, will be home TO-
morrow Mr. Kauphausmen worked
IN the general Offices here before en-
listing.
Paul WiIkoski was arrested by Of
icer Neitzel on the charge of being
drunk and disorderly. He was SEN
fenced to so days in Jail by Justice
Halsted and will be reduced to Is
days providing he leaves town. The
offender has been working in Monde
vi and came to Baraboo recently with
considerable spirits under his belt
The meeting of the Mems Bible
class, held at the home Of E. A. Bin
der, was well attended. A few short
talks were given on the great need Of
a closer fellowship with the church
and with each other, also the benefits
of Bible class organization in advanc-
inf Christian civilization. The thought
that the Christian people should use
their influence in stand ng squarely
behind the new world peace movement
was met with enthusiasm by all. The
new centenary movement with it's
great possibilities was discussed and
everyone seemed anxious to say some
thing in it's favor. This movement
was originally a Methodist one; other
churches now taking it up. The Meth
odists plan to raise one hundred mil
lion dollars, other denominations diff
ferent amounts. 1t seems to be an op-
perfume time to use our money and
effort toward establish ng Christ's
principles in the world-the only prin-
ciples that can insure a lasting peace.
The principles Of the kaiser and the
liquor traffic have always stood in the
way One member suggested that the
church should sound a warning to the
youth of our land in regard to any So
cial conditions that might exist that
take all their time, money and inter
est away from spiritual things.