Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-12-23
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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dorm of Mil
waukee, a son. Mrs. Dorm will be re
membered here as Miss Wilma Meyer.
T. B. Towle, manager Of the Excel
sior creamery, states that the Bara-
boo river is again frozen over above
the upper dam The cold weather Of the
last two days did the work. The ice
is too rough, however for good skat-
ing. The river froze over during the
previous cold snap, but the mild
weather broke the coating.
Word has been received here from
Mrs. J. E. English, Washington, say
ing that on Thanksgiving day Miss
Rosemary Wright jumped from
horse and fractured her ankle. The
member is in a plaster cast which will
be removed soon.
The National Guard Unit of this
city has leased the Muellers hall for
one year and the officers of the COM
pany will conduct the drilling there
during the winter. The hall will be
used as the headquarters of the COM
pany.
The Booster Girls club of the Bara-
boo high school Friday evening enter
tanned the Gamma Phi Rho boys of
the institution A dancing party was
enjoyed in the gym after which re-
freshments were served. Carl Mar
quette, Evan Evans, and Henry Marty
furnished the music
Several consignments of the new to-
baccO crop have arrived at the LOrill-
ard stripping and asserting plant. The
new leaf is not so unpleasant to handle
especially during the winter months
when the doors must be kept closed.
BY next spring still more people will
be employed at the work.
Mrs. J. E. Jones, Mrs. H. A. Bauer,
Mrs. Rose Bauer and Miss Jennie
Bauer of KilbOurn were in BaraboO
today. Mrs Jones is the wife of the
village editor and assists with the
paper; also one of the other ladies
plies the craft. They left Brother
Jones alone today, monarch of all he
surveyed.
The high school reserves held a
Christmas party Friday evening in the
Y. w. c. A. rooms. The party was in
form of a children's affair and the
young ladies each received children's
toys from a Christmas tree decorated
for the occasion. About 40 young
ladies were present at the affair
Sunday afternoon a vesper service
will be held in the Y. W. G. A. rooms
G. T.. Mather, formerly resident OF
Baraboo, autOed over from Mazomanie
yesterday to do some Christmas shop
ping here He states that the roads for
almost the entire distance of twenty
six miles were in good condition, the
five miles that were not paved having
been dragged just before the freeze
came Mr.. Mather is in the automobile
business in Mazomanie and states that
he likes it there.
G. w. Andrews, FerG Efinger and
George Isenberg members of the Bara
boo Commercial club, returned Fri
day evening from Milwaukee where
they spent the day concerning Bara,
boo interests.
County Clerk F. A. Cooper has re
ceived the auto number blanks as
usual this year. Those who wish NAV
send in their number applications ear
ly and obtain the previous seasons
number
The first span of the new bridge
is in place and the machinery fol-
conveying the heavy steel girders
out onto the piers is being prepared
and will be placed on top of the
first span.-Prairie du Sac News.
Mrs. Charles Pugh of Elroy. for
merly resident here, spent the day
in Baraboo Mr. Pugh, who formerly
operated a dairy line in this city. is
now with the Chicago & Northwest
ern.
Hugo Helbig has received the patent
on his radiator from the Dominion OF
Canada. The document covers sew
eral pages. The radiator is beine
manufactured at Racine.
Last evening Mrs H. r. Richard
sons Sunday school class of girls OF
the Presbyterian church met with
Eilene SlOniker Eight members an
swered to roll call. At the business
meeting it was decided to have 2
Christmas party soon. The party tC
be held at the home of Mable Thomas
The rest of the evening was spent in
having a good time. Refreshments
were served.
r. w. Prothero has returned from
Milwaukee where he obtained the F
a. Nehs new Buick sedan, which came
to that city by train from Film, Mich
Mr.. PrOthero drove the auto from Mil
waukee to Baraboo with no mishap
At the Springfield hill the Baraboc
man looked down and saw the slug
glsh road ahead and went back tc
Madison to take the longer route tc
this city. He states the roads u1oro MOI