Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-19
SATURDAY

N. w. Morley has returned from a
| trip to the Buckeye settlement, near
| Ableman, and says that survey is
being made south Of the railroad
| track above the Baraboo River mar
rows. If found feasible a new high
| way will be built south Of the railroad
Il order to avoid two bad railroad
1r0ssings. These crossings are a men
ace to travellers and the construction
Of a new road would greatly reduce
the chances Of accident, as most of
the travel between Baraboo and
Reedsburg would avoid crossing the
railroad right Of way. A decision will
be reached later as to whether or not
the road shall be built. In case a
new one is constructed the old road
will not be abandoned.
Indications are that the potato crop
in this vicinity will not be as short
as first expected, as the past ten days
Of favorable weather has helped con
ditiOns very much, and a fair crop is
now looked for, says the Portage
Register. The prices in Portage on
Thursday on the streets ranged from
80 to 80 cents per bushel and the
stock appeared quite good North
Dakota will have a fine crop of ex-
cellent product, and fields of 40 to go
acres will yield from 60 to 1870 bush
els to the acre." writes w. H. Bell
of Dalton, who has bought twenty
cars of the tubers for T. H. COchrane
of Portage. The wet weather de-
stroyed much of the small grain in
North Dakota, but the potato crop
will make up for the deficit. Great
fields Of red clover are seen, and good
hay is selling for $500 per ton writes
Mr. Bell
A meeting Of the ladies of Reeds
burg was held at the library under the
direction Of Mrs. Mcdowell, one of
the state organizers of the Political
, Equality league, and a branch Of the
work was organized. Miss Catharine
Perry was chosen president, Mrs. P.
H. Comfy first yice-president, Mrs. J.
e. Cooke, second vice-president and
Miss Nina Blank, secretary and treas
urer A public meeting will be held
| in short time.
| Commissioner G. P. NOrgOrd of the
| Wisconsin department of agriculture,
and immigration Commissioner B. J.
| Packer are busily engaged today in
preparation for their five weeks tour
| Of Minnesota and Iowa with three
| carloads of exhibits of Wisconsin
farm products and exhibits of agri-
cultural activities connected with the
state university. The expedition will
leave Madison on Sunday, passing
through Baraboo. The train will be
| in charge of F. S. McCabe, industrial
commissioner Of the Omaha road, and
will go north, making it's first stop at
ST. Paul
The agricultural exhibits are made
up Of fruits, vegetables and grain pro-
duced principally in northern Wis
cOnsin.
There also will be a display of uni
versity extension activities and Of
the soils department of the agricul-
tural college.
Candy Day has passed and Apple
Day is on the way. Apples will be in
evidence everywhere throughout the
country on October II, which will be
observed as Apple Day The Interna-
tional Apple Shippers association is
urging hotels and public eating places
as well as families, to put apples on
the days menu. The date marks a
season when the winters store of ap-
pies should be put in. Eat an apple
q day and keep the doctor away" Is
the slogan being sent broadcast by
the association.