Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-03-11

Forsbey.
The Frank Herfort Canning Co. has
shipped the last car of canned goods OF
the crop of 1914. The output the past
wear was seventy-five cars.
Former Mayor Henry Serge of Reeds-
burg, who has been i'll for some time,
is improved.
Bishop Joseph Fox of the Catholic d.
Geese of Green Bay, Wis, shows no
! Improvement in his condition at the
Alexian brothers hospital in Chicago.
where he underwent an operation last
week. His condition was regarded as
serious
This office has received letter from
former Baraboo resident, Guy y.
Glazier, Broadway and State Streets
San Diego, California, which reads as
follows:
California has certainly been getting
her share of rain this season and lndl
cations now point to year OF prosper
ity and plenty. 1t has the kindness to
rain nights so the tourists can get out
davtimes and see the sights. The
Panama California exposition.is running
nicely AMI enjoyed. The distinction of
having the largest attendance for the
first month Of any exposition, also of
paying their expenses for the first
onth open, which no other exposition
has ever done.
We have quite colony of Baraboo,
Delton and Kilbourn people here now.
H. McFetridge, II. P. Jones and
Lewis Brant make regular trips to our
store to read my Baraboo News and
Kilbourn Events. At our regular
monthly meeting of the Wisconsin
State society of San Diego on Wash
ington's birthday there were over one
hundred former Badgers out and met
Mrs. Benjamin Paddock who used to
1--we in the same block that we did across
the street from the first ward school
house. Our store is considered Official
ly) Wisconsin headquarters, 80 that
any one coming to the city, if they call,
I will endeavor to tell them where their
friends are or give them any other in
formation | can.
Yours sincerely,
GUY o. GLAZIER.
Corner of Broadway and State street
San Diego, California.
According to a. bird census report
sent out by the UnitedsStates Agricul-
tural department atIWashington, the
robin is shown to beXtheshmost numer-
Gus bird with the English sparrow a
close second. In the northeast robins
average six pairs to each farm of So
acres, " lille English averaged
five pairs per farm. Taking 100 robins
as unit other birds were noted in the
following proportions:
Catbirds, 40; brown thrashers, 81;
house wrens, %; king birds, 27 and
bluebirds, &c.
AS for density of population on each
acre of farm land there was an aver
age of one pair of robins. Chevy
Chase, Md, holds the record for dens-
ity, where 161 pairs nestled on % acres.
Thirty-four species of birds were rep
resented. There are not enough birde,
the experts say, and they should have
protection.
Enos Sherman has gone to Iowa for a
visit with his sisters ere he returns OF
the new line to work.
Conductor and Mrs. William Lane
and family will remove to Madison
about the middle of the month so that
Mr.. Lane, who has a run out of the
Capital City, may be more at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. III. ScheyN and family
will occupy the Lane residence here.
It is reported that the mayor at
Reedsburg ordered out player pianos
after rumpas in one of the saloons in
that city. They went out without any
ado. There i 8 some talk of having
wet and dry election in the Second City
but this is not likely to materialize.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Grubb entertain
ed their children and grandchildren on
their wedding anniversary recently, the
event also being the anniversary Of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Anaker. Mr.. and Mrs. Anaker and
Violet have gone to Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCutchen, who
have resided in Chicago for many years,
move to Milwaukee on account of a
promotion of Mr.. McCutchen. He is
engaged with one of the western roads
Mrs. McCutchen is a daughter of John
Hull, ST., Baraboo.
How long will chicken live without
water? The Conway Springs Star re-
ports that about the first of November,
Will Little piled up some feterita fodder
at his farm home north of town and COW