Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-10-26
lKlP 'TO COAST
AN EYE-0PENER
(Contlnue1 rom page one.)

Henkel has employment with a lum-
her firm. The Henkels are very happy
in their little daughter Eleanor.
Spirit Lake In Idaho
The lake region around Spokane is
beautiful Sometimes when the need
10 rejuvenate urge syou to leave the
srind Of your Office for a primitive
wild, try a summer month or two at
Spirit Lake in northern Idaho. You
will find it well worth your while
But Come to it in a Thorean like spirit
lest you miss the zest of such life as
he led it inthe Walden woods. The
lake is perhaps times the length of
Devils Lake, Wisconsin and varies
from one-half to one mile in width.
The dips between the many hills sur
rounding the lake bend it's shore line
into numerous coves and inlets each
of which because of the dense timber
growing down TO the waters edge. is
so secluded that campers on its banks
may live unaware either of camps at
neighbOring cOves or of the village of
Spirit Lake at the head of the bay.
The McBroons' cottage is thus seclud
ed ON the south shore of the lake. Who
are the McBrOons? You remember
Margaret Morris who resigned the
principalship Of the First ward school
at BaraboO some sixteen years ago to
marry William McBroom of Spokane?
She is the lady of the house. Mr.. Me
Broom is on the staff of THE Spokane
Review. The children Orchard EliZ-
abeth and james, complete the family
circle. BY the way, the friends OF Mar
garet will be interested to know that
Chis daughter Elizabeth, aged twelve
years, walked away from over 1000
competitors (all eighth graders with
the prize offered by the American
Legion for the best essay upon why
We Observe the Fourth of July"
To cllae back to the attraction OF life
at Spirit Lake! Boating and Bathing?
Fine. Fishing? Well, there are fish in
u the angler is an Isaak Walton or
still better a Joe Johnson in fishing,
he may land good fish. Hikes up the
trails up the hill and through the val
Ieys between are full of interest; or,
perhaps. you would find greater inter
est in blazing your own trail as for in
stance, to Mt. Spokane. located short
distance from the head of the lake.
Mt. Spokane rises $3.50 feet above sea
level. The river Of the neighboring
hills with their EMBODIED lakes mine
IN number) as seen from the top Of
the mount is worth many times e
strenuous climb up The mountain, es-
pecially when the SKY is color shot by
"A rising or setting sun. Historical
lore? The country is full of it-Lewis
and Clark expedition. Marcus Whit
man and any amount of Indian lore.
Badger Picnic on Coast
Annual Wisconsin picnics are
quite the vogue along the coast.
over 500 former WisconsOnites at
tended the July Badger picnic held at
Spokane. There | met Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Rafferty, who left Baraboo last
December for Spokane. Mrs. Rafferty,
was Mrs Downie She has a large
circle of friends at BaraboO to whom
she sends greetings.
Then at the inter state fair in
September I met Robert LangdOn. He
represents a branch ,of the United
States Silver Fox farm of Minnesota.
This farm is located at Spokane. Rob
ert has his home in this city. His
parents, sister Emma and brother
William are at Seattle. The Puget
Sound country has about thirty for
mer Baraboo residents. At Seattle
William HOfstatter is with the ALIAS
ka Shipping Co" His wife was Allie
Seeker. Both speak very kindly OF
BarabOo and BarabOO friends. So. dc
the Saunders. Mrs Saunders (nee
Elizabeth Ruggles) certainly thrives
IN Seattle climate She appears ex
,remely well. Her sister Mary Ruggle:
is teaching in the same private schoo
in which she taught last winter, bu
not at San Rafael Calf. The schoo
mas been removed to Ross near Sai
Rafael. Not far from the Saunder
ltces Mrs. Catherine Jones, sister 0
Margaret McBrown. Another sister
Mrs. Wilson, lives nearby. The mothe
Mrs. Morris, lives with the Wilson's
Then in fine new house finely lc
Gated on the shores of Lake Washing
yon you will find David Jones, son c
the Mr.. Jones living on Third stree
Baraboo. David is one of thos
plumbers who always has work
fact which in days OF non-employmer
speaks we'll for him. At Everett ar
the Rriers. Mrs May Thayer and Mr.
Nan Vranken, widow of the Rev. Va
Vranken. who some years ago file
the Presbyterian pulpit at Barabo
w. ]. Brier was superintendent
tRe Baraboo schools thirty-hve yea
rs,gD. From Baraboo he went to Riv
Talls Normal He was president
-otool tho of his resi-