Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-11-20
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Mr. and Mrs Samual Briscoe were
pleasantly surprised Tuesday evening
by about twelve friends in honor OF
their fiftieth wedding anniversary
Cards were played and refreshments
were served during the evening.
On his birthday little Billy French,
son of City Engineer and Mrs.H. +.
French, had a fall and the festivi-
ties incident to passing a milestone
had to be postponed. The delayed
event was celebrated last evening
Leonard Sprecher and William
Hattie bagged eight ducks and ten
rabbits yesterday morning at Mirror
Lake. Mr.. Sprecher reports the ducks
were fine mallard specimans and were
only visible for a few minutes.
Mrs. Charles Harmon passed her 81
nd birthday Monday. Five of her
children were present to eat dinner
with her; two from Madison, Samuel
Harmon and Mrs. Sadie Fuller: also
Mrs. Hattie Higgins of Delton: two
of this city, Carl Prick and Clara Har
mon. All passed a pleasant time.
Frank Herfort, r. r. Grosinske and
Albert Schneurr are in Milwaukee to
attend the state meeting of the pea
Gamers of Wisconsin. Mr.. HerfOrt is
the owner of the local plant and the
others are connected with the man
agement.
Paul Herfort, who resides in: the
Third ward, has returned from his
visit at Omaha, Mrs. Herfort and
grandson remaining for a longer So
iourn. They went as guests of their
son, Franklin P. Herfort, general ac-
countant of the Union Pacific rail-
road
Dr.. and Mrs. c. w. Snyder, Rev
and Mrs E. C. Henke, Mrs. Ward Mon
roe and Miss Marjorie Fisher went
to Adams today to attend the wedding
of Miss Ruth Beech, formerly a resi-
dent of Baraboo.
Railroad men report fire this
morning on farm between Merri-
mack and Devils Lake, seen as they
were passing by on the train. The fire
was said to be close to the railroad
track The strong wind no doubt is
not the best thing for the blazes.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs II. M. Hill of
Cameron, a son. Mrs. Hill is at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
n NV.
Stork brought the son on Armistice
Day which recalls to Mr.. Johnson's
mind there are other births on inn
important days. One member of the
family arrived on the 68th birthday
of Mr. Johnson an still another one
the first day of the week, the first
week of the year, the first week Of
the century. The granddaughter is now
49, The son coming to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hill makes nineteen grandchildren
for Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson; there also
being one great grandchild.
G. r. futile shot coyote on his
farm Northeast of town recently The
animal was sent to the futile family
several monhs ago from Colorado
andthe wind overturned the cagN Mon
day thereby giving the animal its
liberty When Mr. futile found his
coyote had disappeared he im2ediat-
ly started to hunt the animal with a
rifle. Soon he was found and two shots
dispatched Mr. Coyote.
J. c. Dunn and daughter, Miss
Helen, have returned from a trip to
the west, At Anaconda they visited at
the home of Mr. Dunn's brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Madden. Anaconda is a city of 10000,
the greatest industry being the smelt-
ing of copper. One stack standing 585
feet high has just been completed, the
! equivalent of 6,672,214 brick being
used The only event to mar the con-
struction was the death of workman
when the stack was within three feet
Of being completed The man died of
heart failure over $50 feet from the
ground below At Portland the visit
.ors were entertained by j. E. Dunn
and others; at Tekoa by brother,
hoAAel0 1IuAA, ct1lO czt fSdllcO ny q
son, ]. A. Dunn, wife and daughter.
! They saw some game, had plenty of
wild birds to eat and trout without
end
small blaze last night about six
o'clock called the fire department to
the home of Harry Scott 218 Second
street. The fire was a burned out
chimney and no damage was done.
r. w. Prothero and Emmett Dwyer
returned last night from Milwaukee
driving home two new Buick cars.
They found the roads frozen and the
running fairly good.
The business women's club held
their first meeting in the Business
college Wednesday evening. About
| twenty members were enrolled. AT
ter the meeting social time was spent
The business women and others who
may wish to join them are going on
hike Sunday afternoon. The party
will start from the Corner Drug Store.