Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-02-24
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A number of ladies surprised Mrs.
Mary GoodselI Thursday evening as
with well filled baskets they invaded
her home at 100 Third street. A seven
O'Clock supper was enjoyed by all
present.
Earl Fleming &c Elroy has taken
charge of the brunswick Billiard
Parlor recently purchased by E. v.
Waterman of the above city. Mr..
Fleming has been in Baraboo several
times and joined the local order of
Elks in this city some time ago.
A Baraboo resident. who watches
the sugar movement, says a few days
ago those interested in the product
in Cuba took hold of the situation and
sugar was at once taken from the
market until it was known what the
outcome would be. Later sales were
made but at higher figure Evidently
the advance in price was given
boost in Cuba. For a time the price
of raw sugar was too low in Cuba.
The Greenfield Birthday club met at
he home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Weir
ich, Feb, IA to celebrate the latters
birthday The evening was spent in
playing games and listening to the
musical numbers. One of the chief
excitements of the evening was the
Valentine box from which everyone
received a number of Valentines. Re-
freshments were served at a late hour.
A very enjoyable time was reported by
all present.
The Gideons have placed more
bibles in hotel guest rooms this past
year than ever and Wisconsin Gid
cons have held rallies during the past
few months at Lacrosse, Sparta and
Beloit and are putting another on in
the near future at Medford G. A..
Briggs has been selected to deliver
the address at a union mass meeting
under the auspices of the mems
CLUBS of Medford Sunday evening,
April 3d. He also delivered the even
ing addresses at La Crosse and at
Sparta He will give his message at
Medford entitled "Men Wanted"
Mr.. and Mrs Orr c. Dodge and son,
Ralph, have just returned to their
home in Merrimack from a trip to Los
Angeles, Cal, where they visited his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dodge
and sisters, Mrs. Everett w. Corrick
and Mrs. Eugene H. Klum. They en-.
; joyed a trip to Catalina Islands at
tending also the Rose Tournament
!. held at Pasadena on New Years Day.
A meeting of the International AS.
ISOLATION of Machinists at the G. A.
r. hall Thursday evening included
; representatives from Adams, Wyeville
and other places w. Schoenberg,
Grand Lodge Representative of Wash.
; ington, d. c., was in Baraboo to at
tend the meeting. A supper was in
cluded in the program which all par
ticipated in at the Peoples restaurant.
The o. e. S. held it's regular meet
ing Thursday evening After finish.
ing the business, Lincoln program
was given and was pleasing to ALL The
latter included the following numbers
Song--Trio of girls from high school,
scarf dance-Elzbeth Thuerer, piano
solo--Evan Evans, recitation, When
Washington Was Boy, Vaughn Con
; way, vocal solo-Miss Frances Jones
violin solo-Donald Moore, Lincoln s
Gettysburg address-Forest Butter
field, piano duet-Misses Rutland and
patriotic address by Rev. w. w
Moore. In conclusion a social dance
: was much enjoyed.
Friends in Baraboo have received
word from Mrs. Blanche CASTOR who is
at Madison with her son, Kenneth,
, that it would be possible to bring the
young man home today from st.
Mary's hospital. It will be remembered
that the latter underwent an operation
several weeks ago for abscess of the
intestines At that time it was found
; that the appendix was also in an un-
healthy condition but it was not deem
ed advisable to have it removed at that
time. After his return home from the
first operation the youths condition
again became serious on account of
the appendix and he has now about
recovered from this his second opera
ton.
The meeting Of the Debating Society
last night brought forth the question
Whether the Direct Primary Was
Better than the convention System for
the making of Nominations. The "di-
rect primary method" was upheld by
Gordon Cline and Karl Mould. the
Convention system by Robert Lauren
son and Harlan Ode. George Feeck
rendered a fine vocal. solo which came
as surprise to many. An interesting