Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
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J. w. Harrington and son John have
gone to New Orleans, where Mr.. Her
rington will attend the tri-annual con.
clave of knight Templars, which is to
be held at that place the week of April
1928. In addition to VII ting New Or
leans, they expect to go over much
OF the region in which Mr.. Harrington
fought while a soldier in the Civil
war. DR.. e. P. Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Boehm also intend to attend the
conclave, going with a special train Of
Knights from Milwaukee. Extensive
plans have been made for the enter
tainment of the visitors among them
being the reproduction of the Mardi
Gras, New Orleans annual fete.
About forty biologists from the
University of Wisconsin, in charge
of Professor William H. Twenhofel.
are spending three days in this vici-
nifty. Yesterday, they visited the
region of Devils lake and spent the
night in Baraboo. In the evening.
they attended the AL. Ringing thea
ter in body and favored the audience
with songs and school cheers.
Smith, and Mrs. Ella Courtney. The
alternates are the Misses Cecilia
McGuan, Mayme Dieruf, Mary Priest
ly and Lucy Curtis.
The Business and Professional
Woman's league of Madison will send
eight delegates to Baraboo April 20
for the state convention of leagues.
The relegates elected yesterday are
the Misses Alfredo Fauerbach, Grace
Adams, Eloise Terry, Leila Bascom,
Grace Meyer, Dora Hanson, Margaret
Mrs. E. Frazier and Mrs. J. w.
Hubbard visited in Reedsburg yester-
day with Mrs. w L. Cash, who is
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitiE in the Reedsburg hospital
and is reported as getting along nice
ly.
Mrs. Will Cramer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Cramer and daughter
Angelina motored to Plain recently
to attend the funeral of the ladies
uncle, Joseph Volk. The party will
remain in Plain until Sunday.
Mrs. Edward Organ of Baraboo at
tended the funeral at Madison Wed
nesday Of Mrs. Arthur A. Pillaer, bet
ter known as Mrs. w. w. Warner.
and Mrs. Louise Neddermann. whose
home is four miles out on the Kill
bourn road, also was present. The
first was related to Mr.. Warner, while
the latter spent some time, years ago,
in the Warner home Mrs. Pillaer be-
fore going to a hospital for an opera
tion last fall, had selected her pail
bearers, and these served now. They
were mostly neighbors close round
about, and o. d. Brandenburg, the
special intimate of Mr.. Warner. their
GSquaintanceship dating from old
Baraboo days. The home was COM
fortably filled, and Mrs. Pillaer was
laid beside her first husband in the
Madison cemetery during the prevail
ence of a furious gale that rocked the
casket strangely while it rested above
the grave. Merely scriptual reading
and prayer occurred at the home, on
ly prayer at the grave Rev. E. S. Wor-
lcester, Congregationaliat officiated.
Flowers were numerous. Mrs. Pill
aer's sister, Miss Frances Finster,
who came on from Pulaski. New
York, for the funeral, will remain in
Madison for some days. In girlhood
she resided at BaraboO and attended
Kimballs Collegiate Institute. Mr..
Pillaer formerly resided at Sank City.
One evening recently an enjoyable
birthday surprise was given Miss
Bessie Ballinger at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Ballinger,
sixth avenue, by a few girl friends.
Miss Ballinger was home for a few
days visit, returning to Madison
On Wednesday. A good time was had
With music and singing and at eleven
o'clock luncheon was served.
The Wisconsin river is falling
rapidly. The flood this spring, es-
abolished a new high water mark. The
stage of the river here went over
he 1911 flood stage about one inch,
according to observations made at
he old elevator where a record of
high water has been kept for years.
Sank County News.
The o. z S. held a meeting at the
Masonic Temple Thursday evening,
which was very well attended. about
eighty members being present. Four
new members were initiated into the
order and a social time and refresh
nents followed the evenings work.
Henry Plon of Baraboo called on
relatives at Plain the first of the
week. Henry recently traded toa
another farm near the county seat.
getting larger place in the trans
action.
Among the guests at the twenty
fifth wedding anniversary celebration
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Meng. held
1t their home in Prairie du Sac on
Thursday were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Keller and daughter Margaret of
BaTaboo.