Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-18

children of Reedsburg motored
down and spent yesterday evening
with their son, Ray Astle and fam
lily.
Mrs. Victor Mistle returned this
morning to her home in Tomah af
ter visiting her son Victor, in Bar
aboo.
Miss Catherine Lay of Madison is
spending the weekend with Mrs
Clarence Dubois. Miss Lay was
formerly employed at the General
offices here
Walter Odell of Mendoza is spend
ing two weeks in BaraboO with
friends. Mr.. Odell is enjoying 6
vacation from his duties in the
Mendoza hospital.
w. W. Beige and L. A. Brown
have returned from the Spanish
War veterans convention which
was held in Michigan City, Ind
They report that a large number
attended the convention.
Mr. and Mrs H. A. ErtZ and two
daughters of st. Paul were callers
at the home of Miss Ruth Southland
on Thursday The pleasure OF
their extended auto trip was mar
red by the weather and bad roads.
On Friday evening about dog
en- friends of Mrs. Rosa Rooney
gave her a surprise party in the
form of a house warming. The
guests enjoyed a social evening
after which refreshments were
served from the well-filled baskets
The guest of honor was left q nice
token of remembrance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Commodore jain
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Metz OF
Kilbourn were in Baraboo yesteT
day looking over the new Duplex
press and other new equipment in
this office. The two families re
side on farms just above the mark
er which was placed at the spot
where Roy Gates was murdered on
Sept. %, 1869.
Will Schilling, son and daughter
and Mrs. Clara Meters, who have
been visiting with their cousin.
Mrs. Rosa Rooney, and other rela
tives in Baraboo, returned to their
home in New Hampton, Iowa, this
morning. other recent guests al
the same home were: Mr.. and Mrs
Nick Kiefer, son and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Knapp and three
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Unterholzuer and two daughters {.
Mineral Point.
Mrs. Alice Tabor, nee Alice Bush
of Missoula, Montana, is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs ID. A. Lewis. More
than thirty years ago Mrs. Tabor
was resident of Baraboo, at one
time occupying the DR.. CowleS
house diagonally across the stree
from the Congregational church
She also resided in Lodi at on;
time. Members of the Lewis fam
lily have visited her in the west
When Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis ant
daughter go to st. Petersburg, Mrs
Bush will go with them for thi
winter.
The Misses Luise and Gritli Cat
tiker, Miss Emma Witwen, Barabot
and Miss Bossard, La Crosse, have
returned from an automobile triI
to upper Michigan. On the return
they were in Milwaukee at the tin;'
of the Dawes meeting and hear(
the addresses. Miss Witwen il
engaged in library work at Ea'
Claire.
The little daughter of Mr.. an(
Mrs. Ernest Selle of Reedsbur.
was burned quite severely few
days ago while visiting in Baraboo
When the child's mother and othe'
older members of the family step
ped from the room for a moen
the little ones clothing caught mr.
in some manner from a gasoline
stove burning in the room. He
screams brought her mother quick
ly into the room who smothereC
the flames Immediately befor'
more serious injury had been don
Friday evening about fifteel
friends surprised Miss Irma Thong
son at her home on West streeI
The occasion was in the form OF
farewell party as Miss Thompson
leaves next week for Madison
where she will enter the U. of W
The guest of honor had been III
vited to the home of a friend 70
supper and returning home abou
eight o'clock was greeted witt
cries of, Surprise" from all sides
After an evening Of cards, Ma
Jongg and dancing, a delightful re
past was served by Mrs. Thomr
son.
Miss Elizabeth Barton and bro
Their, Frank, of Hancock are guest
at the j. B. Southland home ives