Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-03-18
CHILDREN HATE OIL,
CAL0MEL AND PILLS
California Syrup of Figs"
best for tender stom-
ach, liver and
bowels.

Look back at your childhood daye.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics. How
you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it 9 different. Moth
ers who cling to the old form of physic
simply don't realize what they do. The
children's revolt is well-founded. Their
tender little insides" are injured by
them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they. know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach. and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask your druggist for so cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs, which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Beware Of counter
feits sold here. See that it is made by
California Fig Syrup Company.% Re-
fuse any other kind with contempt
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dex contained the following bear tale
az related by Judge J. F. Taylor,
who has been justice in that village
for forty years. The tale is as folio We:
'It was in the fall of 1855" said
the Judge, that the first bear was
killed in this neighborhood and the ear
ly settlers had an exciting time of it.
While driving from Baraboo to Madison
with load of wheat, j. P. Bacon sud-
denly came upon a large black bear
about one and one-half miles east of
here. He was daring sort of fellow
and after unhitching his team and tying
one horse to the wagon he mounted the
other and started in pursuit of the bear,
with the idea of chasing it to log
shanty which stood where the T. w.
Baker home now stands and at that
time was occupied by James Kershaw,
John Johnson and John |. Rhodes,
three bachelors. It was threshing
time and all the boys Joined in the
chase. The bear finally climbed an oak
tree which now stands near the Baker
home and was shot down by John Ker-
shaw who secured rife from the cab
in. The bear fell to the ground but
was still alive and trying to escape,
but was stabbed in the throat by Jerry
Everett, who displayed much nerve and
bravery. Fifty-seven years ago is a
long time, but remember the incident
very clearly. -
The Arachne club met Saturday with
Mrs. Ernest Kunzelman with a good
attendance. A pleasant time was en-
ioyed and delicious refreshments were
9rved. Thenext meeting will be with
Mrs. Herman Zantow, March 70.
There will be a meeting on Monday
afternoon at 2o'clock at the Evangei-
cal church in Greenfield to take steps
for the Improvement Of the cemetery
by the church.
According to the looks of one of our
nei yhbors at a recent sale held In this
the barber at Merrimack is
either sick or gone on strike. Gale
donna correspondent in Portage Demo
crat.
There was double. wedding at the
courthouse Wednesday morning at
Portage, Judge Kellogg performing the
ceremony. Robert Merline Cross was
to Florence Merle Nc Queen
and George Eugene Mcqueen was unit
ed in marriage to Ethel E. Cross. All
the parties reside near Portage.
Mr.. and Mrs. William c. KirchOffer,
formerly Of Baraboo, .retarne Monday
evening to their home on Munroe ST..
in Madison after an ideal winter passed
in the south. Most of the time was spent
at St. Petersburg, Florida, where Mr..
and Mrs. Kirchoffer say the weather
was beautiful the entire time they re-
NAMED there. Mrs. G. M. Kelly of
Madison, who accompanied them south,