Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-10-02

/ birds were more plentiful but
more shy than last year. They
brought home a dozen birds. The
storm was but a few miles north
of them, so near they could see
it pass along.
The R. N. sof A. held their
monthly business meeting at their
hall Wednesday evening "A de-
Friendship is not myth. Dur
ing the past summer Mrs. Emma
Walsh and H. E. Cole found out
what hospitals are like and that
led to a pleasant evening after
many unpleasantnesses away from
/ home. They were told that sew
eral friends were to call ON A. N.
Buckley Wednesday night to give
him a little farewell before he
closed his house for the winter
and then it developed the whole
| affair was for the two operation
victims. M, G. CrandaT spoke of
| the pleasure of the return OF the
/ two, quoting from the household
poet, Whittier. Superintendent A.
c. Kingsford. added not a little in
short address and singing by DR..
and Mrs G. w Snyder and Mr..
and Mrs. A. w Melzl and others
was on the program. Ice cream
and its auxiliary completed the
pleasures of the evening.
lightful musical program followed
consisting of vocal solos by Mrs.
Harry Scott and piano and yi3lin
duets by Edwin Oilcr and Clifton
Conan. Dainty refreshments were
served after which he two boys
again played and tho ladies dan,
ced.
Miss Frances NJ Daily of New
York City is spending few days
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ewald
Hammermeister, ia Fifth street.
Miss Daily was the nurse, who took
care of Mr.. Hammermeister when
he was in the hospital in France
and has been attending the national
Legion convention at ST. Paul, Mr..
Merrill of Pardeeville, whom Miss
Daily also took care of in France,
is guest at the same home.
Among the ladies from Baraboo
who attended the c. & N w.
Womens luncheon and business
meeting in Madison today were:
Mesdames Case Newell, Jacob
Luder, Thomas Burns, Charles
Stewart, j. w. Moran, H. A. Barber,
e. F. Wright, w. A. Hayes, Jas.
| Fay, Norman Johnson, F. L. Haugh,
John Conway. F. e. Warner, George
Moog, John Schmidt, R. w. Perry,
w. ]. Dryer, VIII. Hatch and the
Misses Dorothy Moog and Ethel
Newell 49,.
The Sunshine Circle met on Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A. J. Schierholtz, Mound
street. The afternoon was pleas
antly spent m va social way and
at the close OF the business meet
ing, the president, Mrs. Norman
Johnson, was presented with
beautiful gift in appreciation OF
her faithful services. The occasion
was a celebration in honor OF the
presidents birthday. A dainty
luncheon was served to the guests
at an appropriate hour, the center
of the table being occupied by Il
large birthday cake.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church held their monthly meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. j. J. Howard. Il
short business meeting was follow
ed by election of officers. The
following we're chosen: President,
Mrs. J. E. Won Valid, Vice president
Mrs. A. G. Allen, Secretary, Mrs.
B j. Higgins, Treasurer, Mrs. f.
e. Wood, Corresponding-secretary,
Mrs A. Arneson. An unusually
large attendance enjoyed a brief
program after which refreshments
were served by the hostess assist
ed by Mrs. B. ]. Higgins and Mrs.
r. Smith.
When the mail train, number
514, reached Gary, ILL.,, Tuesday
morning, the rear car and the
coach third from the rear jumped
the track due to a broken rail.
Engineer Henry Tinkham steered
the engine safely over the break
so neither he nor Fireman John
Lee were endangered by the acct
dent. The entire train crew how
ever was in the coach between the
two that left the rails and it seems
miraculous that the crew escaped
fatal injuries by such a narrow
margin. Two wrecking crews
were Immediately summoned and
about four hours later, the train
resumed it's course to Chicago.