Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-20
furnbes of Speakers Are Heard
During Friday at the Baptis:
Church on Broadway
AT EVENING MEETING A
PLAYLET Is PRESENTED
Dr. Bowman Speaks on Heahh
And Mss MarIatt Tells Of Con-
ditions Obtaining In Europe

The annual mid-winter meeting of
the Sank County Country Life asso-
ciation was held at the Baptist
church on Friday with three sessions,
morning, afternoon and evening. A.
usual, delegates from all Of the rural
clubs of the county were present and
nany of the town people also attenl-
co the interesting program which
had been prepared.
Elections of officers did not take
race. The present officers are:
II esidont, Earl Thomas; vice pr9si-
dent, William Toole ST.; secretary,
Miss Jessie Martiny; and treasurer,
Mrs. George Hengstler.
Morning Session
George B. McGilvra opened the
program with paper on Count
Our Blessings" He recalled that he
came to Wisconsin when there was
not mile Of railroad in the state
the nearest being at Chicago. Soon
the trains were at Madison which
brought the market within about
thirty-five miles of Baraboo. In order
to market a load of wheat, worth 40
cents a bushel, it required three days
and now a trip to Madison can be
made in three hours. Lucky was the
man driving a team who had load
on the return trip to assist in pay
ing the expenses of the journey
Other handicaps Of that day in com
parson with this were also discus
sed.
H E. Cole spoke on what he saw
in Europe the past summer and some
of the conditions existing there.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon program opened
with community singing. The first
speaker was William Toole ST., who
gave an optimistic talk on "Sauk
County Beautiful Mr.. Toole tod
of trip which was made with a
group Of visitors over Sank county
and the wonders of scenery which
DELIGHTED the visitors at that time.
He mentioned the chief beauty spots
of the county and gave short sketch
of the scenic attractions Of each.
G. G. Neff, vice president of the
Wis. Power, Light & Heat Co., who
is chairman of the Rural Electric Ser
vice committee of the national cleo
trio light association, spoke on rural
electric service, giving an outline OF
the industry. The greatest difficulty
in supplying the farmers is the cost
of distribution. The electric "tfliA 'es
are anxious to serve the farmer 81 a
fair basis and are working 70 f~d a
satisfactory solution to this problem
The progressive Trainer is not salts
fed with the kerosene lamps OF old
o4ho5n 10 r-on+c 4ba Sanoo advan.
tages which his city neighbors enjoy.
t. F.. Risley gave a splendid talk
on the benefits of cooperation be-
tween city and country folk. Modern
conveniences have more or less done
away with the imaginary boundaries
which formerly divided the two. He
believes that the solution to the prob
lem of community relationship is the
brotherhood Of man, an unselfish con
Germ for the welfare of those about us
Evening Session
The program for the evening was
vr4e ed by many the pest the asso
citation has ever offered.
The Introductory feature was a
pleasing playlet by pupils of the Glen
vile school, entitled "a Trip tt
Healthlond." A large milk bottle hat
been erected on the platform ant
from this five little fairies represent
ing the fie food values found in milf
appeared. The little girls, Polly Pro
TEN, Sally Saccharine, and their pal'
well emphasized the benefits to b
derived from drinking milk and a