Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-09-14

Madison, has remarkable endurance. |
At the time Of the unwilling of the
tablet on the bird mound at the lake
he climbed the east bluff with a num-
her of companions, and stood the trip
| a great deal better than some of those
much younger. Forty-six years ago
he came from Beloit with a company
/ of students and camped several days
Civil War and~now enjoys life in es-
corting visitors through marble halls.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Palmer, River
Dale Farm, ;Greenfielda were very
successful this year in raising guam
tity of Winnebago corn. The seed
was obtained from Charles E. Brown,
secretary of the Wisconsin Archeo-
logical society, and fine ears were
produced. The ears are much small
Ter than field corn and is of fiinty
nature. Dark grains are mixed with
the light.
|
! The dead letter of the postoff1ce
department received the greatest
number Of undelivered letters and
packages in 1911, when they num-
bered 13,614,461. Since that time
there has been a decrease each year,
and in 1915 the number was 10,781,-
927. Each year there is sale Of ar
ticles found in letters for which the
department is unable to find owners.
The proceeds of this sale last year
amounted to $98,514.
Jewel Gaignat, who grows truck
and potatoes in the Kaw Valley west
of Argentine, Kansas, discovered two
linen digging his potatoes at 2 o'clock
FRIDAY morning. Gaignat opened fire
with a shotgun. The thieves fed.
They left a horse and wagon and
about twenty bushels Of Gaignat's
potatoes they had dug. 1t was the
second raid on the potato field, which
is no wonder, when spuds are selling
for $500 bushel.
l
well. I'd be ashamed if / had as
bald q head as you! Look at my head
} of hair"
. 81 just want to ask you one ques-
ton"
"Yes?"
did you ever see grass growing
on a busy street,"
~
Two friends met the other day aft
err an absence of some months.
What are you doing now?" in
: quired Bill.
Working in powder factory"
Good job is it?"
well, 20 shillings a week and pros
. pects."
What sort of prospects,"
COT getting rise at any minute. -
81 The door opened suddenly and a
l lady rushed in "Oh doctor" she
. cried, "the baby has swallowed some
: ink and now he's looking blue. What
$ shall l do?"
''Give him a dose Of blotter," said
! the doctor "This is certainly an alb
v sorbing case"
What brought you here, my MANI
f asked the jail visitor of prisoner.
81 married new woman SIR" was
. the reply
8 "Aha! And she was so domineer-
ing and extravagant that she drove
+ you to evil courses, eh?"
f NO" answered the prisoner, ''the
f old woman turned up"
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Mrs. N. C. Kirk, Kirkland, Devils
} Lake, says that her late husband and
, others dug into the large bird mound
: near where she resides and that they
t found a number of human bones, in
Guiding a skull The mound was OPP
/ ened something like forty years ago,
: and as no bones were found when the
5 foundation for the tablet was dug
some days since, it may be inferred
that they have returned to dust A
{ report has reached this Office that
2 Professor Lawrence Martin and others
: explored the effigy mound on the ter
, minal moraine at the north shore of
} the lake, and that no relics were
; found. A line has been sent to Pro-
lessor Martin at Madison, and a reply
? as to what was discovered is awaited
with interest.
X
To have a snake come up to your
door and wriggle himself into your