Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-25
MASS MEETING
AT The LAKE
Concerted and Systematic Effort
Decided Upon to Recover the
/, Two Bodies in the Water
From Thursdays Daily

From Thursdays Daily
There was a mass meeting in L. d.
/ Prader's pavilion at Devils lake on
Wednesday night to decide upon a
| systemating procedure to Fecover
/ the bodies of Miss Minnie Voiles of
Baraboo and Clarence M. Williams of
Madison, drowned Monday night. For
mer Lieutenant Governor E. F. Dith-
mar of Baraboo was elected chairman
and DR.. Kruetzman of HiIlsboro the
secretary.
| A committee consisting of former
State Senator w G. Rissel OF Milwau-
kee, w. T. Marriott and w F. Luth-
er of Baraboo named to have full
charge Of the work to be done. They
also have charge of the expenditure
of money raised for the recovery of
the bodies. They were empowered to
direct the efforts of men willing to con
tribute their time, meals to be paid
! for out of the fund
Captain Isabel of Madison, who has
lhad much experience on the water
was present and will work with the
committee in prosecuting the recovery
of the bodies. Men may be brought
from the life saving station at Madi-
son to assist.
PLAN PURSUED
Three plans were discussed: using
dynamite, employing divers and drag
ging hooks Objection was raised as
the dynamite and Captain Isabel, who
has been diver part of his life, said
lit would be like hunting a needle in
haystack for a diver, since the
location of the bodies was not defin- !
iteiy known 1t was decided to use
hooks in the beginning.
The question of offering a reward
was discussed but this was left to
the committee
l.. d. Prader, concessionaire at the
north end of the lake, donated all
his row boats for the purpose and
made a liberal subscription to the
rescue fund.
Atwood Smith, superintendent pf
the state park, deserves much credit
for bringing the meeting about
NATURE OF THE BOTTOM
According to those who have been
on the ground there is a growth of
vegetation at the bottom of the lake
where the metal boat and bodies went
down. There has been much drag
ging and both badies may be
covered with weeds that have been
pulled from their moorings.
FINANCE COMMITTEES /
A committee consisting of II.
Grotophorst, George NJ Hill w. III. &
Hatch, Theodore Deppe, and w. G.
Bissell was named to raise funds for
the work. They will receive con-
tribution and in case more is rails
ed than required the surplus will be
used for burial expenses. Many at
the mass meeting contributed sums to
the amount to- be raised.
WILLIAMS HIGHLY REGARDED
O. d. Brandenburg, Madison, the
home Of Williams writes:
Young Williams was uncommonly
highly regarded roundabout his home Il
in Madison. He played the saxaphone
well and his parents had just bought I,
him new one costing $3.50. He did
not smoke, and was fine boy in all /,
ways. Just twenty-one years ago
Jennie Rupp. living next door to viii
liams, was drowned in Lake Monona. Il
She was in rowboat with AIexius ]
Bass, now brilIiant vocalist at Madi- !,
son, and a steamer, backing away from
Monona Lake assembly pier, struck :
and capsized it, Miss Rupp at once !
disappearing. Bass was saved, also
Miss Dunn, who later became Sena-
tor La Follette's stenographer and ;
is married now. Mrs. Williams, the
mother, is prostrated and not able /.
TO come to the scene of her sons death
and the father remains at home to
her. He travels for machin-
cry house.
Mrs. Ada Voiles, Baraboo, mother Of
he young woman drowned, is also
overcome as the0result Of the tragedy.
She is at her home on Quarry street. + /