Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-01-09
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Mrs. J. F. Hemenway has returned
Ito New Lisbon after visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Mortensom
Mrs. J. c. Roger and daughter. Miss
Theoda Roger, have gone to Virogug
to visit relatives for some time.
Miss Theresa Dryer has returned
to Madison after spending the holf-
days with her parents.
Miss Gertrude Promo spent New
Years with her parents in Merrimack
Bert Manor and Charles Steinbrin&
of Madison visited in this city over
New Years. d 80
Miss Catherine Markham Of VickS-
burg, Miss, is visiting Miss Judith
Schultz during the New Year holiday
Mrs. Alfred Gattiker and daughter
Miss Emma, have, gone to MinnesOtR.
to remain some time.
Miss Gertrude Hanson has returned
from Richland Center after spending
the holidays with her parents.
Mrs. ]. p. Sprecher has received a
letter, dated December II, from her
son. Lieutenant, John p. Sprecher, say
ing that he was ordered to England
for duty, and then back to France.
Miss Marie Nodolph has returned
from Platteville after spending the
holidays with her parents.
Miss Gloria Cooper has returned tor
Madison after spending some time
with her parents.
Carol Chase, who attends RipOE
college, visited here during the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Conway and SON
Vaughn are recovering from the flu at
their home on Second street..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dwinnell and
daughter Virginia Of Lodi spent New
Years at the H. Stanley home.
Miss Grace Osborne and Miss Cora.
Wheeler of Madison spent New Years
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Ruel
Two sleeping cars containing
wounded soldiers passed through Bar
aboo yesterday en- route to the state
of Washington. A trainload Of wound
ed boys went over the new line last,
week to Fort Smelling.
Miss Minnie Desmond entertained
a few friends on New Years eve at
the home of her parents on Second
street. Cards and music furnished the
pleasures of the evening, followed by
The new automobile plates are ar
irving from the secretary of State
This year they are green with figures
and letters of yellow.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. HI. Owens and son
Raymond and daughter Maxine have
left for Chicago for an extended visit
On the last night of the old year a
number of young people were enter
tanned by Miss Ruth Bottles. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris W lcox Of this
city entertained at dinner on New
Years day Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Good of
Fairfield, Mrs. Cooper, r. L. GIazTer
and daughter, and Mrs. Anna Norton
of this city.
Mrs. Ernest Wedmann and daugt-~
ters, Marguerite and Madeline, OF
Madison spent Wednesday with Mrs.
j. P. Sprecher
Mrs George w. Henry and Mrs
Julia Bump went this afternoon to
Madison, to spend the weekend With
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clarke.
Yesterday was the forty-sixth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
P. Sprecher They were guests for
dinner at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. H. Cramer Mr.. and Mrs. L. Wei
land of Westby, Leonard Sprecher, A
Schnurr and M. Carl were also there
County Clerk F. A. Cooper has re-
ceived word that a" federal labor
agent, under the auspices of the counA
Gil of defense, will be at the court
house tomorrow afternoon to speak on
the question of providing the return
ing soldiers with work.
On the first day of the year covers
were laid for fourteen at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. MelZl. The
guests included Mrs. Kate O'Shay,
Mrs. Josephine Melzl, Miss Josephine
Melzl, Miss Ida Melzl, Mrs. Ellen Nc
Gam, Miss Mae McGann, Mr.. and
Mrs. John McGann and children.
January l is an anniversary with
more than the usual significance for
Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Prothero, as the
birthday of one falls on that day and
that of the other today. With this
thought in mind several friends gath
cred on Wednesday evening about
supper time at the home of the couple
and rendered them a complete SUR
prise After a bounteous supper, fol-
lowed by toasts and other good wishes,
cards were played at three tables
Before leaving, the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Prothero presented each with
token of remembrance.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Siggelkow enter
tanned New Years Day at family re-
union of the Kastens: Mrs. d. Robin
son of Baraboo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hasten and family of Greenfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Marquardt and
daughters Minnie and Vera Of Badger,
& d. in honor of Mrs MarQuardtS