Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
4. Record Breaking Crowd Wit
nesses the elimination Of Bara-
boo's Xmas Gift Plan
ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
PUTS OVER BIG ENTERPRISE
Lone Looked For Event Takes
Place at South Side Of Court
hcase Square
tFrom Mondays daily.l

The giving away OF the $1,000 worth
Of Christmas gifts by Baraboo mer-
chants took place at two O'Clock this
afternoon. One of the largest crowds
ever assembled in Baraboo gathered
at the south side of the courthouse
square early in the afternoon to be
present when the fortunate persons
should be known.
Local merchants seem to be well
pleased with the gift plan, Inaugural
ted by the Baraboo Advancement AS
ISOLATION Many merchants state
that the Christmas trade was much in
advance Of ether years. that is, early
buying was stimulated.
Music by the high school band add
ed much to the festivity of the oc-
casion this afternoon.
Those who had charge of distribut-
ing the gifts were Mrs. Peter Higgins,
Mrs. A.. K. Bassett, Paul Cahoon,
James Terry, Baraboo, and A. L..
Kleeber, Reedsburg Bina Barlow as
sisted. The names Of the ones receiv-
ing the gifts were announced through
o megaphone to the thousands assem-
bled by Mayor Adclph andre and S.
A. Pelton placed the names on large
blackboard. Among those on the plat
form were Judge J. H. Hill, Orriel
PhiIbrick, w. E. Rowland, and w.
T. Marriott.
The first fifty names announced in
Guided the following:
Nellie Holloway, Mrs M. A. Ander-
son, Mrs. II. D. True, Fred Grosinske,
Ivan ReuIand. Betty Luce, Arthur
Hayward, Sank Co. Agr. Soc. Tom
Baxter, James Bellows, Mrs. D. Dona
hue. George Isenberg, DR.. Nuzum,
Chris Schara, Mrs Al Kern, Mrs. r.
Peschl, Aug. Kunzelman, Mrs. Ed
ward Lee, Frank Hull, F.. S. Cowles,
Mrs. Britton, Mayme Binder, Mrs. w.
H. Larrabea, Max Springer, Mrs.
Roagin Potter, r. G. MARROW, Mrs.
James Neff, Robert Steve, H. A.
Genski, Lilah Meyer, Island Wooden
Mill CO. Fred Dockham, Chas Slaugh,
Mrs. H. Fisher, Gladys Smith, Carl
Anchor, Joseph F. Shore, John Boeh-
mer, Mrs. NJ Bump, Helen Hunting
ten, Mrs. WILDER Cahoon, Myrtle Wiz
oski, Louis Achter5urg, P. KARL Mrs.
r. sRaylander, st. Mary's Hospital,
Frank ST. John, Pearl Bauer, Mrs.
Frank Knoop, Fred Kellogg.
Those who received prizes are:
1st. Mrs. w. H. Larrabee, new Ford
touring carefully equipped or Fordson
tractor.
End. Aug. Kunzelman, piece dining
room set, $4,000.
Bird. Louis Achter berg, Portage, kit
chen range, $135.00
4th, F. A. Dockham, $4,000 in $1.O0
coupons good at any store listed.
9Th. Myrtle Wizwaske. North Free
dom, Kitchen cabinet. $500
9Th. Pearl Bauer, $500 in $1.0O cou-
pons good at any store listed.
7th. H. A. Genske, Merrimack, Radio
set, $500.
8th Island Wooden Mill Co. $4,000
in s1.OO coupons good at any store
listed. (goes to charity.
9th. Mrs. D. Donahue, one set OF
dish IS. $25 100.
10th Chris Schara, $4,000 in $1.0O
coupons good at any store listed.
18th Gladys Smith, Lodi, $500 in
coupons good at any store listed.
18th Sank Co. Ayr. Society. One
Kodak, $1,000 (given to Bina Bar
tow
18th. Mrs. L. Britton, 100 pound
sack of sugar.
14th. Mrs. Roland Potter, One bar
rel OF flour
18th. Ivan Reuland, $500 in $l.00
commons good at any store listed.