Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-11-30
Helm RESIDENCE
IN MERRIMACK
BURNS DOWN

On Friday morning the residence of
Albert G. Helm at the end Of 2nd
street was burned to the ground
about a. m. Erwin Helm, a son, who
has resided there and is running the
farm, was awakened and only short
time was given him to get out of the
bed room through a window. Only
few articles in the bed room were
saved and only by work of volunteer
firemen were the other nearby resi-
dences saved.
Saturday after Mr. and Mrs. Den
mis- Bayles entertained in honor of
the fifth birthday anniversary Of their
son Cortland. His little friends in
Sunday school in the primary depart
ment, also their teachers, Miss A. E.
Dennis, and Miss Estella Wolfe, and
other friends helped to make his
birthday a happy one. Refreshments
were served and games played after
which they made a pleasant trip to
their homes by auto.
Among those from out-of-town at
the Monroe Mitchlein sale Saturday
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyers and
daughter Lorna, o. J. Halbman, Rex.
Swanson of Baraboo Oliver and Ar
thur Meyers and Miss Amanda Neu-
mann of Ableman.
Ernest Hanger of North Freedom
spent Sunday at the F. A. Hyland
home.
John Dobratz and Russell Hyland
motored to Baraboo Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Archie S. Shanks and
Mr.. and Mrs Ninnian Shanks motor
cd to .Wyocena, Sunday, and were
guests of Mr. Cushman and family.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Emil Var
kie passed away at her home in West
Merrma.k, aged 30 years. On Friday
little laurhter arrived but Fife had
passed and the infants and mothers
funeral will occur Tuesday at ! p. nm.
from the Nj. T. church Interment in
Dohlke cemetery m West Merrimack.
She leaves besides hcr husband and
father. Mr. Squires, one sister and
four brothers of Baraboo and other
relatives to mourn besides a host Of
friends.
Mrs. Edward Loos and daughter
Anna, Mrs. w J. Brownrigg, Mrs. II.
H. Peck and Mrs. George Loos attend
ed birthday party for Mrs Alice
Marshall. also a meeting of the
Lodi Missionary society at the home
OF Mrs. Charles Loos and Mrs. Mari
shall at Okee on Wednesday, Novem.
Der 22nd.
Mr.. and Mrs julius Wolfe and son
Fred motored to Ahiem9n Friday
evening to attend a box social given
by Miss Edna Wolfe at her school
there that evening
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mather of Stump
ter were guests of the Mather fam
lilies here Saturday.
Clarence Bayles of Baraboo stopped
here enroute from Madison Saturday
and reports his little son Donald do
ing Ane since his recent operation.
The r. N. of A. social meeting will
be held with Mrs, William O'Keefe
Saturday all day.
The Ladies Aid society meets with
Mrs. Johnston at the parsonage on
Wednesday.
Misses Ruth Pigg, Ella Gross and
Aleita Moulton motored to Portage
ON Saturday to attend the Baraboo-
Portage football game.
Miss Alice Pigg of the u. w. spent
Saturday here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Pigg.
A. G. Haines of Portage was a guest
at the L. c. HalbmaD home Sunday.
Mrs. Conway of Sparta is a guest
of her sister, Mrs. Hugh Borchers.
James Morrow and son William
have purchased a Ford sedan.
Misses Phoebe and Anna Loos
were guests Of Mrs. c. Loos and Mrs
Marshall at Okee Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay of Dakota
We're recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart. The ladies are sis
ters
Mr.. and Mrs Gustave Yarkie are
at the home of their son Emil in
West Merrimack.
Mrs. Lester Brownrigg of Okee
was a guest at the w. ]. Brownrigg
house one day last week.