Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-04-17
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ed at the Island Wooden mill cor
fifty years and on Saturday evening
was given a dinner at the Warren
by his employers. There were short
talks by those connected with the
mill in various ways and Mr.. Sara
han was congratulated on his long
; ervice with the company. There was
music by the Terbilcox orchestra
and the company presented Mr.. Sara
| han with q fine chair.
j. Van Orden and F. C. Peck have re
turned from Hot Springs, A. kansas,
where they have been enjoying th3
attractions at the resort for num-
Der Of days. The early fruit trees are
j in bloom and spring in advancing. At
this season OF the year many go 10
Hot Springs and Hot Springs Ma
tional park for the purpose of play
ing golf and indulging in the other
attractions out Of doors.
! Miss Luise Gattiker and niece,
Nancy Jean Pfannstiehl. arrived home
this afternoon after ten day TRIP
to Washington, D. c.. and New York
city. a
J. L. Bonham has arrived home af-
ter a stay of several weeks in Miu'
neapo1is with his wife who under
went serious operation and is now
getting along nicely.
| Among ltcent sales made by the
Wiley Real Estate Agency is thai
of the R. c. Watkin house on Park
street, which has been sold to Al,
ttrt Paske The Paske family former
" resided on Second avenue Mr..
and Mrs. Watkins may go to Adams
TO reside.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Grotophorst
have arrived home from st. Peters
burg, Florida, where they have. spent
the winter months Others of the
Baraboo colony at that city expect
to return home before long.
Milton Lewis has arrived home
from st. Petersburg. Florida, after a
stay of several months there with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs d. A. Lewis.
! During the latter part of his stay
there, Mr. Lewis made trip to Cuba.
Before returning to Baraboo a week
or so ago, Attorney John M. Malone
Of Baraboo also visited Cuba.
H. J. Sleeps drove to Spring Green
on: Sunday, returning with the family
which had been visiting there during
the school vacation. He reports the
roads in excellent condition. In fact
about the worst place was near the
home of William ,Toole, about three
miles from Baraboo. The flee and
snow have not yet left the highway
and there are still ruts in the obstrue
ton.
F., An Inter-frater1s;4v basketball CON
test at the University Of Wisconsin
was won by the Tau Kappa Epsilon
fraternity of which Durwood Dubois
and Robert GoIlnlar of Baraboo are
members In the free-throwing title,
Durwood Dubois led, making 40 out
of SO tries, and winning individual
honors of the meet The fraternity as
! q whole made 181 out of 200 tries,
the highest score of any Of those
made. Mr. Dubois is a former mem
Der Of the Baraboo high school bas-
ketball team.
The guessing contest at the Melzl
& McGann furniture store has closed
and Mrs J. P. True was awarded the
rug for the nearest uess on the val
ne Of theWhittal rugs displayed in
the three windows of the store. Mrs.
True guessed within $275 of the
alue hich was $12a975.
| The street sprinkling wagon made
its first appearance of the season
today. 1t is quite necessary for the
streets to be sprinkled already, the
March winds having dried up the
moisture on the pavements rapidly.
Members Of the city street depart
ment were busy last week, clearing
out the cutters and sweeping the
streets of the business district.
The ten year old son of Rev and
Mrs. w. E. Rx was taken to st.
Mary's Ringing hospital this morn
ing for an operation for appendicitis.
The Rix family has recently come to
Baraboo from Lancaster. Kentucky,
Rev. Rix having accepted the pastor
ate Of the local Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Weinke,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Brilliott, and Ernest
Weinke and friend spent Sunday at
the home Of Fred Weinke, who is
recovering from infection Of the
hands.
Among those from Baraboo to at
tend the funeral Of Mrs Henry For
rooster in La Val1e on Sunday were
Mrs. L. K. Richardson, Mrs. Bertha
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