Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-03-03

Howard I. Potter, Chicago, is here
for short visit. He came by way
of Portage, being met at the Columbia
county seat by Mayor Adolph andre
They report the road between Port
age and Baraboo in excellent condi-
ton for mid-winter.
Jesse Drake of Amigo, Division
Commander of the S. of ", was in
Baraboo yesterday and Friday even
ing attended meeting Of the s. of
V. in this city. After the meeting the
members Of the above organization
joined with the ladies auxiliary and
social time was enjoyed. Refresh
ments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. g. Mertzke will
hold a sale on Wednesday, March 8,
and are also advertising 40 acres with
buildings. There are two houses on
the place and they expect to reside in
the remaining one, there being more
land than Mr.. Mertzke desires to till.
The place is about a mile south of
town on the Warner Memorial road.
At pie social Friday evening
under the auspices of the District
school at Pewit's Nest the sum Of
about $50 was realized Twenty-six
pies were auctioned off each going to
the highest bidder, the sale being car
ried out by selling shadows of the
ladies who made the pies and the
gents" who purchased Fthe pastry
, shared his purchase with the lady.
One pie sold for SIS.
Miss Lena Little has received AZ
, dozen oranges and some kumquats
sent her by Mrs. Henry Ringing who
is w1nter1ng at Eustis, Fla Mrs. Ring
, ling writes that her son Henry, who
was ordered by his physician to leave
Culver Military academy is with her
and has improved in health since going
to the Southland.
The missionary society Of the Pres.
byterian church held it's regular an.
nual meeting Friday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. w. J. Helm on Third
street. Reports of the organization
were read and accepted Mrs. e. M.
Adams discussed the home missionary
topic and Mrs. t. e. Jones foreign
missions. The following were chosen
officers for the coming year. Mrs. e.
M. Adams, president; Mrs L. H. Pal
mer, vice president; Mrs. F. w.
Schultz, secretary and treasurer.
August Plat, former ice dealer of
this city is now engaged in cutting
ice at Devils lake for the Cahisch
creamery and Effinger Ice Cream Co.
The ice is approximately eight inches
thick at the lake and carriage to Bara-
boo Is carried on by rail. The cost of
shipping car load Of ice too Bara-
boo from the lake is about SIS so the
ice will be rather expensive for the
local companies. L. D. Prader, conces-
sionaire at the lake has his supply
Of ice in the store house for next
summer. Mr.. Prader cut his when the
ice was about twelve inches thick. i
The United Consumers corporation
of Milwaukee has purchased the va
cont lots on the northeast corner Of
Fifth avenue and Broadway and will
erect a filling station for automobiles
The property is known as the Arm
bruster corner. The corporation has
residents, w tn the understanding
that they will receive a good per cent
on the investment and that gasoline
will be low in price Bids for the
work to be done on the lot are being
advertised
1t has been said that a young mans
future may be foretold from the man
ner in which he spends his spare time
in his youth. Observation very gen
orally supports the truth of the max
i'm. The young man who idles away
his time, trifles not only for the mo-
ment, but lays a weak foundation for
the years to come The young man
who is doing the things worth while
today, will be doing the bigger things
Of tomorrow. The youth who is
going to do different after while,
never gets around to it. He becomes
accustomed to folliwing the lines Of
least resistance, and forms the habit
of thought and listless inclination.
Character building is the work of
months and years, and it rests upon
the disposition Of the individual.
With churches, schools and libraries
now open to young men, the oppor-
tunity for self-improvementI and de-
Velopment never wGs greater An ex-
panding country promises greater re-
wards for real men than ever before.
The young man who uses his spare
time in general improvement of mind
and morals is the young man who will
have the best and biggest chance in
the years to comeback River Falls
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