Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-04

Wisconsin biology department. With
the thermometer lowering about the
9Opoint the mosquito pest had formal
opening in Portage and vicinity Tues
day night and Swat the Mosquito"
was about as popular here as Swat
the Fly just now. Portage Register.
A burglar, who broke into the room
of John Young at the Central hotel
at Tomah, not satisfied with the SAT in
the trousers of his victim, carried away
the trousers. Young startled a crowd of
men on their way to work early Wed
nesday by dashing through the streets
in his night shirt, crying for the police.
An officer accompanied the man back
to the hotel. A long search by the
policeman, the trouserless person an a
curious throng resulted in the finding
Of the trousers in a neighboring yard.
The cash was missing. Young made
his toilet in the street and departed for
his daily toll
I'm my opinion one who sells or of
fers for sale as a pound of cheese, and
under such circumstances as Ito cause
the purchaser to believe sthat it is a
pound of cheese, a packagelwhich does
not contain a poundj of cheese, net
weight, violates this law" aSuch is
the opinion of Attorney General
Owen given yesterday to Dairy
and Food Commissioner Emery
who asked for a construction of the law
which forbid5 any person to sell or
offer for sale any product of less weight
or measure than tie quantity represent
ed. But the attorney general holds
that the statute in question does mot
require that any commodity be sold or
offered for sale in any particular guam
tity. 1t requires only that therej shall
be no Misrepresentation
The large barn on!the farm of Albert
Bartell near Clifton was struck by light
nlng and burned, together with 10 head
of cattle, three valuable horses, numer-
GUS pieces of machinery, harness, tools
and many tons of hay, the owner him
self barely escaping with his life. Mr..
Bartell had just got his cows in and
was preparing to milk when the build
ing was hit and set on fire. In few
minutes it was mass of flames. Bartell
was dazed by the lightning and unable
to get out for some time, and not until
the fire reached him and set fire to his
clothing did he arouse himself to escape.
Kendall Keystone.
There lies buried in the McLeish or
| Indian Farm cemetery in Caledonia a
soldier of two wars, by the name of
William Miller, canny Scotchman. Mr.
Miller served in the Mexican war of
| 1847, and then when the war of the
Rebellion broke out, Mr. Miller went
forth and offered his services. He
served through the four years Of this
war, was shot in the face during one
battle, and lost several teeth. The
government rewarded him with grant
of land of one hundred and sixty acres
and pension. Mr.. Miller settled on
his farm and worked early and late
always bareheaded. He was seen
blowing and drilling in the different
weathers without any head gear. Broad
of shoulders, with a very red face and
snow white hair; was he,
''The passing years speed swiftly
And silence round them wraps:
Till the old call, Taps!'
Mr. William Miller had the terrible
misfortune to cut off the feet of his
son, William Jr., when little lad.
The father was going the rounds of
a field with the mower and never saw
his boy until the deed was done. Jeanne
Miller, sister of William Miller, ST.,
is mentioned by Rev. w. j. Durward in
the Annals of the Glen. Narrated by
William Blackjack to Mrs L. A. Dud-
ley.
On the vacant lot east of the Yelling
ton hotel tent is being erected in
which moving pictures will be shown.
A moving picture tent occupied the
same ground last year The tent is
being put up for Ed. Rooney and sister,
Mrs. Svendsen, both of whom have had
much experience in the show business.
Mr.. Rooney and his wife may give
vaudeville acts from time to time and
other features may be introduced The
location is an excellent one and nothing
is more delightful on summer evening
than to drop into cool tent for enter
tainment. Arrangements have been
made to secure the best films obtain
able and the public can rest assured