Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-05-28
Saturday

FRIDAY morning Schwartz Brothers
shipped sugar barrelIfull Of dried gin
seng root, los pounds, which sold for
S735. 90. This is not so bad for small
bunch of roots which man could
easily carry away on his shoulders.
The Schwartz boys are among the lar
gest ginseng growers in the state, their
gardens being an acre in extent. =
Spring Green News.
Have you seen the new sky wander
er? 1t will probably probably be visi-
BILE nightly for some time between the
bright stars Capella and Venus, accord
ing to Professor G. G. Comstock, direc-
tor of Washburn observatory at Madi-
son. Scientists differ as to what the
new comet really is Professor Per-
rine, in charge of the observatory at
Cordoba, Argentina, says the new
member of the sky family is simply
come back" attempt of the old Her
schel comet visible in 1890. 1t is with
out tail, but may develope one later.
On Friday Edward Steinbrink of
North Freedom fell 80 or 40 feet while
engaged in tearing down portion OF
the framework at the shaft at the
Oliver mine. The accident happened
while chopping off piece of timber
and when he fell he dropped upon the
pile of ore and rolled to the bottom.
No bones were broken but he was bad
ly bruised. He was taken in an auto
mobile from the mine to his home in
North Freedom. DR.. Beech of Baraboo
was summoned and arrived in another
machine. Mr.. Steinbrink is getting
along as we'll as can be expected.
~ On Friday while returning from tt e
funeral of George Mertens, the team
hitched to the hack in which Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Thomas Williams were riding
1r away. 1t was with great difficulty
that Mr. and Mrs. Williams were able
to get out of the vehicle and were
more or less bruised. After going
some distance the horses were stopped
and when they did so both were on the
same side of the tongue. The damage
was not great.
Twelve dollars and fifty cents a
pound for a prize Holstein bull was the
price paid by Fritz Karlen of Monroe,
Wis. The animals weight is estimated
at about !, 200 pounds which figures a
total of SIS, 600.
G. H. Williams, a former Baraboo
boy, who came here to attend the fu-
neral of his uncle, George Mertens, in
speaking of the lighting system here,
said it was the best he had ever seen,
Sucn praise coming from MIR. Will
Hams should be fully appreciated as
he has had considerable experience in
the electrical woodland came here from
the Black Hills country in Da-
kota where he has just installed a
lighting sY,tem. Mr. Williams home
is IN Der e..
According to reports sent out from
Richmond, Virginia, articles of incor-
poration have been filed there for the
incorporation of the Hagenbeck and
Wallace Show company. This is the
basis for report of $40, 900 cir
Gus combine The charter provides for
the operation of the Carl T. Hagen
beck trained animal show and Wallace's
united shows under one management.
In connection with the consolidation it
was reported that the Ringing Bros
circuses would be merged with the COM
bined shows Ringing Bros. now own
three of the largest circuses in Ameri-
ca, the Ringing Bros. show, the Bar
mum & Bailey shows and the Sells
Fourpaugh circus, representing an in
vestment Of about So, 600, 900.
r. w. Peckham, Chicago representa-
tive of Ringing Brothers circus yes
terday issued an emphatic denial to the
published reports of the proposed mer-
ger of the Ringing circus with the
Hagenback & Wallace Show Company.
In collision between automobiles be-
longing to Joseph Rieder of Spring
Green and NJ A. Vreeland of..Richland