Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
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K THURSDAY !

cold weather is to continue The tenn
perature was several degrees below
zero this morning.
O. d. Brandenhurg writes from
Madison that scores upon scores Of
cars froze up at Madison when the
cold wave arrived. A number of ma
chimes at Baraboo, also, had to seek
the mild temperatures of garages be-
fore they were in a condition to plow
through the snow.
Madison's two biggest lakes closed
on New Years day The cold snap
established a record short closing
time for both Lake Monona and Lake
Mendoza.
A merry crowd of Congregational
Sunday school pupils enjoyed the
annual sleigh ride today. The frosty
weather seemed only to add the
more zest to the young peoples en-
ioyment and the ride was followed
by hot lunch in the church parlors.
The sleighing is very good on the
more travelled roads in this vicinity.
Ivoroyd Cree has returned to Min
neapolis after spending the holidays
here with his mother Mrs. Addie
Green.
Mrs. Frank Heimer has returned
from Madison, were she recently
underwent an operation
Sheriff w. H. Ode and County
Nurse Mrs. Norma Acott accompani-
ed Sank county patient to Mendoza
yesterday.
New Years guests ait the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Trimpey on Oak
street were Mr.. and Mrs. John OWN
nell and daughter Virginia of Lodi
Glasses were resumed at the Univ
versity of Wisconsin today and many
of the Baraboo students returned to
Madison on the early morning train.
: A New Years night dance given
by the United Order Of Americans in
the K. P. hall was attended by many
members and friends. Music was fur
nished by the local orchestra. The
social time was preceded by an initi-
! alton and banquet.
Stuart Palmer, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. Palmer has returned to Chicago
after a vacation at home. He is TAX
ing lessons at the Art Institute, Chi
cago. It will be recalled while he
was a student in the Baraboo High
school he manifested considerable
skill in drawing, especially cartoons.
He is now taking special work in the
field where he likes to try his skill.
| Gordon Watkins has arrived to
spend three months leave of absence
here with his pare nts, Mr.. and Mrs.
0. w. Watkins. The young man has
been stationed at Montague, Virginia,
and since his last visit in Baraboo a
year ago has been on cruise to Cuba,
being in the navy.
Mrs. Thomas Burke entertained
the 500 club at her home on Second
avenue last evening, the affair being
a hard times party and the guests
at 500 were Mrs. e. K. Stevens. Mrs.
coming ia varied costumes. Winners
Louis Bethke and Mrs. Paul Cyan,
Mrs. Harry Butterfie1d taking con-
ISOLATION. Lunch was served.
J. B. Donovan one Of the leading
druggists here for many years, has
gone to Auburn, N Y. to visit with
relatives and from there he will go
to Ontario, California, where he will
be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S.
ErsweH for some weeks.
The county nurs es' office is now
pleasantly located in the two rooms
in the southeast corner of the court
house, former quarters Of the histor-
ical society. The roome on the third
floor vacated by Mrs Acott will be
given over to the income tax office.
The loan closet will be moved from
the city hall to the new rooms of
the nurse making the arrangement
enc Of convenience
DR.. G. L. Rain, department of phil
osophy at the University of Illinois,
is a guest at the home of District At
torney and Mrs. H. ]. Bohn. While a
student in Germany before the war
D.. Rain took number of walking
trips, especially in the south of Eur
ope, and at the home of Mr.. and
H E. Cole last evening narrated some
Of his experiences at an informal gath
ering. He was also over there in
1922 and says that in certain sections
of Italy the people are in want. The
land is not fertile and the population
lie dense. To illustrate, one day he
left his walking stick and did not
notice the loss until he was several
hours away Wood is so scarce he
was not able tn find a cane that