Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-28
Monday

Vera, leave tonight for Barron to
! spend a week with relatives before
going to Lewiston where they will
make their future home. Mr.. Smith
went west several weeks ago.
Yesterday was the birthday of Mrs.
Fred Schaitel, Quarry street, and last
night about 25 friends and neighbors
pleasantly surprised her. Refresh
ments were served and the evening
spent socially.
Rev. James Irish, superintendent OF
the Ashland district, came this after
noon to spend the night at the home
of his parents, Rev. aud Mrs. W. r.
Irish. He will 60 to Reedsburg tomor-
row morning to attend Sunday
school convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin l. amb left this
morning for their home in Athal,
Massachusetts. They have been guests
the last ten days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Hoag, Fourth avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamb spent the winter
in Pasadena, California.
On Friday evening the first meeting
of the Webster Prairie Farmers club
in the new hall was held. The sub
ject of silos was discussed by Ed. Ter
~, V. Rich and George Bailey. Other
numbers were also on the program.
At the next meeting G. w. Davies
will speak and there will be a corn
contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Andrus of
Michigan are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. M. Case on Lynn
avenue. The visitors have been at
Reedsburg for some days renewing ac-
quaintances Mr.. and Mrs. Andrus
were formerly Superintendent and
matron of the county farm and long
resided in the county before going to
the peach state.
Because poor little sparrow did not
T understand law of physics he is no
more in the land of the living. He
was sitting on barbed wire fence,
during the cold weather, when he
happened to put his tongue on the icy
wire. The little tongue stuck fast and
the bird pulled and pulled. Finally,
with one strenuous pull, the tongue
was pulled out and the bird uttered
cries of agony. Bystanders noticed
that it was suffering and put it out of
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The first Wisconsin newspaper, The
Green Bay Inteligencer. published at
Navarine, now Green Bay, Dec. IL,
1888, is one OF the Interesting features
of large exhibit of American and
foreign newspapers in the museum Of
the stateIhistorical library in connec-
ton withthe course of journalism of
the University of Wisconsin. A copy
of the lntelligencer date slightly
more recent is on exhibition in the
rooms of the Sank County Historical
society.
M. F. Foley and IL. FL, Hubert re-
turned from Madison on Saturday
after serving several days as federal
Investigated and about two car loads
of Indians landed in Madison to give
testimony. The hotels refused to en-
tertain the aborigines so they sought
shelter in the Jail. The sheriff was
obliging and did everything he could
for them but drew the line when it
came to carrying papooses.
The trouble with most young men is
tn 1t they do not understand the dignity
of manual labor. They do not under
4 stand that honors and fortune may be
more readily gained outside of the So
called learned professions than in
them; that it is as honorable to swing
hammer and hold a pillow as it to
make speech in court or to amputate
limb. The lesson young men should
be taught as early as possible is that it
is rot so much what q man does for a
living as how he does it and that man.
ual labor is as honorable as any other.
Mrs. A. e. Ryan has received letters
and newspaper accounts telling of the
illness of DR.. Mary e. Walker. Mrs.
Ryan and DR.. Walker were friends to-
gether at Oswego, New York, and at
the time of the marriage of Mrs. Wal
ker, Mrs. Ryan received one of the an
nouncements. DIR. Walker is widely
known as an advocate in dress reform
and set an example by appearing In
male attire. She is now in a hospital
in serious condition but the papers
say her mind remains perfectly clear.
! Last week she gave out statement to
the effect that she was not dead yet
and that the newspapers who pre-