Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-04
SKILLET CREEK
FARMERS CLUB
Rural Carrier Thomas
Talks on the Subject
of Bad Roads.

There was good attendance OF club
members at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Shsle on Friday evening, but
chicken show would have closed day
sooner. The exercises opened with
an instrumental mum Der on the piano
by William Snale. Charles Thomas
gave very good talk in favor of better
roads for Baraboo town and among
other things the speaker said that
while Baraboo town has done much
during the past few years in making
macadam roads, the other roads of the
town are not as well cared for as when
he commenced to carry mail q few
years ago. On his route there is not
much evidence Of work being done and
a good share of the little in sight is too
late in the season to be valuable.
There seems to be lack of supervision
with not much evidence that the town
boardslcok after thes condition of the
highways. ItIhss been proved by the
experience of other towns that dozen
road overseers in a town are better
than but twoAor three becauseI each
one has a local interest in his part of
town. Mr.. Shale said that good
share of the.cause ofpresent conditions
lies with the farmers because they will
not leave their farm work to work the
roads, that in certain dangerous places
complained of the people living near
by would not turn out and
make the necessary repairs.
In further discussion it was said that
it is not reasonable to expect farmers
to neglect their crops to do road work
for smaller wages than they must pay
for help to make good their own work.
Mr.. Bsssett said that in his town he
would gladly repair the roads In his
neighborho0d if authorized to 90 so.
It was indicated that in certain
nnighborhOOd in the town of Baraboo
the residents would be glad of an
opportunity to keep their neighboripg
roads passabIe with fair allowance by
the townIfor the service. The use Of
u road drag was recommended and
regret was expressed because of the
attitude of the town board towards
such lines of travel as are design
county roads. Much could be don't
these and other roads in the way Of
prevention which would be much less
expensive than repairs.
Selling Apples by Weight.
Before and after visiting intermis-
sion the company was favored with
instrumental and vocal music by Miss
Lucy Morley and Charles Melzl. After
visiting int mission Mrs. A. K, Bas-
sett gave humorous recitation inn
personating an old lady who had call
ed in to cheer up a neighbor. The APP
probation and applause Of the audi
ence was most heartily expressed. A
we'll chosen selection, ably read oy
Mrs. Will Ryan, was full OF pleasant,
wise and kindly thoughts appropriate
for New Years.
a. K. Bassett gave an illustrated
talk on some of the absurdities of the
new law as applied TO fruit package
and weights required in selling apples.
1t was shown by actual demonstration
that no variety of apples will come
anywhere near weighing the required
80 pounds per bushel. 8 The apples
used to illustrate were fine specimens
of Fameuse and were distributed to
the members by Mr.. Bassett at the
close of the meeting. During visiting
intermssion Mr.. Shale passed around
all the apples the company cared to
eat of the varieties of MaIinda, iona
than and Fameuse.
The next meeting of the club will be
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hill on Friday evening, Jan. 18th,
when President Smith of the Sauk
County Training school and County
Superintendent Davies will each talk
on educational subjects. During Wis.,
iting intermission A. K. Bassett and
J. E. Baer expressed intentions of
showing apples at the State Horti-
cultural meeting to be held in Madi-
son July 8, 10, and IL. A. ID. Brown
will probably make an exhibit, also
VIM. Toole and sons. L. B. Irish ex-
poets to attend. The farmers club
will be we'll represented atSthe State
Horticultural meeting.