Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-19
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The new bank at Prairie du Sac op-
ened it's doors for the formal opening
Between five and six hundred people
visited the bank on Saturday evening
and were shown about the building
by the bank officials. To make the OPP
ening more complete and more pleas
ing to the patrons and friends Of the
institution the Ki4bourn Harp orches-
ira had been engaged and furnished
excellent music for the occasion. The
bank officers are as follows: c. /.
Kindschi, president; Lloyd Tarnutzer,
vice-president; W. A. Schneider, cash
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The Baraboo fire department was
summoned to the residence of G.
Gilbertson this forenoon, sos Eighth
avenue. A small blaze caused by
sparks from the chimney of the res
idence had ignited the shingles of the
roof. The fire was subdued before any
damage was done. aae.
Luverne Sutherland, son of Mr.. and
3. L.
to return to his home here during.
the early part of the week. Mr..
Sutherland was taken i'll with ap-
pendicitis, while at Eau Claire on
December oath and was operated on.
at hospital there. He was able to be-
down town on Wednesday but is not
fully recovered as yet.
Mrs. Frank Halbersleben of this
city recently underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Reedsburg hos
pital and is reported as getting along
nicely. rsDt fuh .a1
At Madison when the body Of At
torney Hal H. Martin was brought
from the water his hands were Glen
.ched. Evidently he had gotten out OF
the car after it went into the lake,
swan to the surface, and tried. to
climb over the edge Of ice, This he
was not able to do and sank back to
his death. .,s,e
Mrs. William Shale's division of the
Ladies Aid of the First NJ E. church
gave a supper at the home Of Mrs.
y. t. Bates on Ninth avenue last
evening. A fairly large number We're
present to partake of the unusually
excellent meal which the ladies had
prepared and a pleasant social even
ing was spent. .:,A..,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Marriott. en-
tertained a number of friends at six
o'clock dinner on Thursday evening
at their home on Fifth street, the
occasion being in honor of the birth
day anniversary of Mr.. Marriott. An
enjoyable evening was Nspent with
cards. g ..l41t
The members of the Epworth
League of the First NJ. E. church en-
joyed a sleigh-ride to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McGilvra, sew
eral miles northeast of the city, last
evening. There were three sleigh
loads of young people and the night
being ideal, the ride was very much
enjoyed. At the McGilvra home,
games were played and a general
good time was followed by a delilious
oyster supper.
Charles M Hall, who will open an
optician shop in Baraboo has arrived
in Baraboo and states his equipment
is on the way to this city. Mr.. Hall
expects to open the shop soon over
the Farmers & Merchants bank. The
optician will be equipped to grind
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all work pertaining to glasses. He
will move his family here also
Mr.. and Mrs John Fyckes, whose
home is in Moose Jaw, Canada. ar
rived in Baraboo Wednesday and are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. A. Briggs. The ladies are sisters,
Mr.. Fyckes sold his farm of, 480 acres
about so miles from Moose Jaw for
$50 an acre. Crops were not extra
good and the steady rain in the fall
made their wheat grade number two
and three instead Of number one
northern. Mr.. and Mrs Fyckes may
decide to locate here.
On Thursday evening, the girls Of
the Glenville domestic science class
entertained the boys of the manual
training department. A dinner was
enjoyed at the schoolhouse and
sleighride to this ,,city, where the
merry party attended the theater.
Eighteen pupils were present for the
occasion which was chaperoned by
the Misses Clara Steinke and Mary
K. Croal.
Mrs. Joseph Meek passed away at
her home in Chicago, on Friday. She
was the wife of the Rev. Meek, a
former pastor of the German Metho-
dist church of this city. The family
left here about ten years ago and
Rev. Neck now has charge Of Chi
cago church The deceased is sur
vived by her husband and three sons
and three daughters. Burial will be
made at Chicago on Monday after
noon