Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-08-06
TALK ABOUT
BLIND PIGS

A. ~Biackman, an aged citizen OF tn
village of Merrimack, who evidentl
lakes an interest in the way things ar
going on in the little town:
have been waiting for someone
to write and let the world know of
this beautiful spot on the Wiscon-
sin river, place for people to come
and spend their summer vacation.
We expect to have a wagon
bridge here sometime, until then
we will not be on the map of Wis
consin. If we do not get the
bridge, then it will be left for some
man to make the great discovery of
race of people and village that
was never heard of before, like the
river Roosevelt discovered in Brazil.
Some say this is dry town, 9th
ers say no, perhaps they have blind
pigs running, but | never saw one;
and if | should / would be afraid of
it. If | did ever see one certainly
would get out of the way and not
let him bite me.
| believe they caught one here the
seventeenth day of April near the
depot, and killed it. It was cut up
and dealt out near the railroad
the night of the seventeenth. There
were two very nice young men,
some seventeen or eighteen years
of age. The part of the pig they
got I guess was too strong for
them, as they had to be taken care
of. We have no place to care for
anyone after they get over loaded
with good things, but we have a
very nice and obliging station
agent. These young men were
locked up and in the morning the
agent let them go home. The peo-
pie ought to be very grateful to
him for being so kind and for
keeping them from harm.
For amusement we have a good
ball grounds, but we do not have a
bicycle track and if you are on the
square with the depot agent you
may use the platform or walk at
the station. In case it is rainy you
might go in the waiting room and
ride around the stove to amuse the
passengers. No danger, they will
keep out of your way and it is a
good way to show what fine rider
you are.
We also have great fishing here.
Some large catfish are caught. But
the bait, some go to Prairie du Sac
for it, but I don't think that does as
we'll. l think it gets stale before
they get back or is all used up, OF
they are not able to go out. But
that from Baraboo or Dane is
the best, you can tell how well they
like that to fish with by the fellow
that brings it in town and by the
crowd of fishermen and boys that
follow him to the fishing grounds.
They bring it in suit cases, all
ways, any way to get it here, | am
told. It is very necessary to have
something for the mosquito bite.
They are very poisonous at this
time of the year. If you have any
brains and they bite you on the top
of your head and you have a sore
spot it may prove fatal to you.
We have no rest room here in the
village, but as said before if youl
are on the square with the depot
agent you may rest there if the bite
and medicine are strong and you
may loose yourself in s'eep and
come to your right senses to find
some small boys chatting you for
amusement. Others around there
think nothing of it, that has been
done before and if weak you will be
helped on the train for home.
A fine opportunity here for some
man to be wonderful help to this
place. We have no drug store here
for anyone that is taken suddenly
sick and has to be sent home or to
the hospital. If you are in want OF
stimulant it will come forth from
some pocket. The people are gen
erous to a fault so don't be afraid
to come and see the place and the
people, that you have never read of
before and may never again.
The scenery and all is beautiful
to compare with it.
w. A. Blackman
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