Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28
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Joe Holmes is not gaining very
fast at St. Mary's hospital in Mil
waukee. He has been there six
weeks with an abscess on his eye.
He puts in many long lonesome
hours. being away from home and
he can see nothing. The engineers
/ call frequently, the Masonic Lodge
of Friendship and Adams sends
an abundance of fruit and the Chi
cage & Northwestern Club of Chi
cago sent him a large basket of
cut flowers. He is glad to have
callers at all times.
Lester Stafford of this city is re-
4 covering from injuries to his hands
and face received when he came
in contact with a quantity of
poison ivy near his home on Null
berry street.
Mrs. E. M. Hoag, a former resi-
dent, who has been spending sew
eral months in Massachusetts, and
/ Chicago, is visiting Baraboo
friends. She expects to leave soon
for Los Angeles, visiting on the
way.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Borchers and
Lloyd Conway and Mr. and Mrs.
George Ahrensmeyer and family,
Merrimack made a motor trip Sun
day through Baraboo, Portage Par
deeville, thence to Lodi returning to
Merrimack via ferry. In the evening
they again drove to Baraboo to at
tend show at AL Ringing theatre.
A stone entrance has been erec-
ted at the entrance to the property
owned by the power company
short distance north of Prairie du
Sac Field boulders were used in
the construction.
Special memorial services were
held on Sunday morning at the
Presbyterian church. Members of
the American Legion and Auxiliary
attended the service in a body and
Walter Schroeder, chaplain of the
Baraboo post, took part in the eX-
ercises. The pastor, Rev r.. G..
Henke, gave a sermon suitable To
] the day and the Baraboo male
quartet sang special music.
James r. HASTE and daughter,
Miss Grace r. HASTE, have return
ed to their home near Poynette af-
ter a visit with Mrs. J. w. Wright
and daughter, Miss Christina.
! When Mr.. HASTE came with his
relatives from the east in 1856 they
reached Madison by train and then
rode on a four horse stage coach to
the Davis tavern some distance east
of Dekorra. They were then con-
veyed by team to the home OF rel
atives in the town of Dekorra.
There was no railroad at Portage at
| that time and the whole region was
virtually undeveioped. Mr., Has
tie for many years was the moving
! spirit among the curriers' at Dekor-
ra and recalls many interesting
events in connection with the game.
He says the first efforts were made
| by using the fiat irons belonging TO
the wives of the village, the game
being played on the ice of Rocky
| Run. Later wooden blocks were
used and still later those Of gran
| lite. Mr.. HASTE built at Dekorra
| a curling rink and the building still
| stands although there have been no
games there for many years. On
Saturday evening, Mrs. Wright and
daughter gave a dinner party in
honor of the guests.
The fire department was called
to 220 Quarry street this morning
to extinguish roof fire, caused by
| sparks from a chimney setting fire
to the shingles. A small hole was
burned in the roof and the damage
was slight. The house is one be-
! longing to the Wiley real estate
agency and it was formerly occu'
pied by the Ray owen family.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. WEIGH Sunday
evening delightfully."- entertained the
bridge club at their home on fifth
avenue. Tables were arranged for
twelve. Following the cards a dim
tv luncheon was served. First
prize was awarded B. II. Karl.
Those present presented Harlan
Page with a remembrance in honor
of his birthday which occurred two
days before.
Word has been received here OF
the death Of Mrs. Robert Meek at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Kelly, in Mason City, Iowa.
Mrs. Meek was former Baraboo
resident and the father Of w. II.
Marquette, formerly of Baraboo and
now of Milwaukee. Mrs. MeeN
was buried in Mason City last week.
Tuesday