Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-08-31
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f. w. Howard has returned from
the Lemonweir, where he looked for
clam shells Mr. Howard shipped a
carload of shells from the Baraboo
river recently, and is looking for q
location where more shells may be
obtained. When taken from the wa
ter the biyalves are opened and scru-
tinized for pearls, after which the soft
parts are fed to hogs. The animals
thrive on them and like the food. The
shells are shipped to Muscatine,
where they are converted into but
tons. The best shells come from
sandy bottoms where there is plenty
of lime in the water. Soft river bot
toms produce rough shells and this
necessitates much waste in the man.
ufacture OF buttons. Mr.. Howard
thinks there are not many shells in
the Lemonweir, because the water
contains but little lime.
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The August number Of "The Black
Diamond" trade magazine in the
interest of the coal business, contains
an excellent likeness of G. F. Cooley
of Madison, member o. the firm Of
Cooley & Davis, Baraboo. The I'LL
at Madison during the recent torrid
weather, and the article tells of the
tropical sun and the convention. Mr..
Cooley was elected president of the
organization at the time of the Mad
ison meeting. The magazine also
contains a picture of all the visitors
at the convention.
The Result is obvious
She was filling the tank of the gas
oline stove while the fire was burn
ing.-News Item.
Well, there isn't much use of go
ing over the rest of the story, is
there?
'Do you sell dry goods here?"
"No, sir; this is a grocery"
Sorry! I wanted to get some dried
apples. Boston Transcript.
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Making a Living
He tried to make living in hun
dred different ways.
In dreaming and in scheming he
would pass the busy days.
He had some great ideals that he
never thought to shirk,
But one day he got hungry and he
had to go to work.
Kansas City Star.
X
! J. S. Brown, a farmer near COnneaut
Lake, Pa, says a short time ago a
mare owned by him died after giving
birth to a fine colt. The colt was
fed on a bottle for a time, and when
it was strong enough it was turned
out with herd Of cows for exercise.
One of the COWS had lost calf, and
the animal Immediately adopted the
colt. Bossy and Tic colt are TOW in
separable.
G.. M. Larson, chief engineer for the
railroad commission, is accustomed to
eccentricities in the manner of oper-
ating power plants, but he lost some
. of his accustomed self control the 9TH
er day on trip that included Wone-
woe, Wisconsin.
At this place there is small mu-
nicipally owned electric light plant.
Something happened to the engine
and when Mr.. Larson visited the plant
he found it being operated by trac-
ton engine that stood outside Of the
sidewalk. The belt was run through
a Window, and as far as could be seen
electricity was being generated at ev-
cry turn of the fly wheel.
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what you should know about tu-
berculosis" is the title of pamphlet
Just issued for free distribution by
the national association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis, con.
tanning the latest and most authori-
tative information about the disease.
The pamphlet is valuable both for
sufferers from tuberculosis and for
citizens generally whose properly-di.
rected efforts can do much to check
the spread of the scourge. Free cop
les may be had by application to the
the Massachusetts, antituberculosis
league, Joy street, Boston.
LET EN- TALK
If teller stays at home, everybody
says he's henpecked;