Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-10-14
Saturday


In recognition of his appreciation Of
the satisfactory work done by those
employed in the construction of his new
theatre, All Ringing this morning dis
tributed a box of cigars to each of the
men at work. It is needless to say that
his thoughtfulness was greatly appre-
ciated.
Jesse Mather'of Merrimack spent a
short time with his son, Harry Math-
er, and family on Sixth street.
Durlin Hackett of North Freedom.
who has been attending Lawrence uni
versity, has been obliged to discontinue
his studies, owing to illness.
Misses Maude Attridge, Elizabeth
A fridge, Ida Chase, Dorothy Wilkin-
son, Mary Simpson. Lillian Frenz, Irma
Borcher and Mrs. E. House are some
of the teachers who attended the
teachers institute at .AbIeman today 4
It il said that autoists travelling at
night can avoid the bright glare of the
headlights of approaching autos by the
simple process of tipping the windshield
backward at an angle of about 45 de-
greee. This causes the intense glare
of the oncoming headlight to be thrown
upward and still allows the driver to-
see his own side of the road. The sug-I
gestion is worth trying and little ex
perimenting will show that the trick
really works. ~
When it comes to catching large fish,
Prairie du Sac ladies are taking the
lead in this section this fall says the
Sank County News. Only few weeks
ago Miss Anna Schwanke of this city
and her sister in-law caught Is pound
pickerel at Spring Green and last week
Thursday night Mrs. Louisa Tabor Of
Prairie du Sac caught Is pound pick
erel in Lake Swenson. Mrs Tabor and
her son, Travers, were out only short
time when she caught the big fsh
Three smaller pickerel and a bass were
also caught in the half hours casting
that evening, Mrs. Tabor felt proud
of her catch and had photograph ia
ken Of herself, fish and tackle to send
to her friends and that there might be
evidence and the incident not consid-
cred fish story should it be recalled
in the future.
At the fall meeting of the supreme
court at Madison. Caledonia decision
was announced.
The decision of the lower court was
affirmed in the case of Maggie 3. Har-
vie and others, respondents vs. Town of
Caledonia, appellant
The case was an appeal from a
Judgment of the circuit court of.
Columbia county entered March II,
1915, in favor of the plaintiffs and re-
spOndents and against the defendant
and appellant town of Caledonia, for
the sum of S777 so damages and costs,
for alleged damages sustained by PLAIN
tiffs by reason of defendant cutting a
certain dixie upon plaintiffs land and
allowing surface water from the, high
way to flow over and upon the plaintiffs
and
n. A. .Smyth, Jr., real estate dealer
with Offices in the Vroman block, leaves
in few days to accompany Fl. E. Cole
of Baraboo, editor of the Baraboo
Daily News, on an archaeological ex-
petition. Mr.. Cole is a curator of the
state historical society and is much in
terested in work of this sort.
Though reluctant to brave publicity,
Mr. Smyth at length confessed that the
destination of the tour was Adams
county where he and Mr.. Cole are COM
pletlng survey which shall locate In
dian mounds. On similar trip several
yearsago the two located between two
and three hundred mounds. Madison
Democrat. Mr.. Cole left Thursday for
the field of survey.