Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-01-13

lug VI IAe IahS III HIS lSsI Issue says.
about year ago the geological de
partment at Washington sent an in
quiry to the postmaster at Sank City,
relative to the name of the body of
water above the dam at Prairie du Sac
so that the lake could be properly
named on certain map which was then
beng made. The writer, upon whom
the responsibility rested, gave the
name Lake Swenson'' and also the
reason why this name was chosen. IN
doubtedly this name now appears on the
records of the department at Washing
/ ton and cannot be changed in spite of
all elections.
At birthday dinner at the home of
Mrs. Sarah J.Parkin Jan 7th 1916 the
following were present, Mrs. Sarah j.
Parkin, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Kirchstein
and son Lawrence, MIR. and Mrs John
Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs. John Astle
| and son Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Gerve and daughter Sarah. The ladies
! are Mrs. Parkin's daughters. Sarah J..
Parkin is seventy years Of age. She has
no great wealth, but she has very good
health. God has blessed her with child
rem and grandchildren, this is greater
blessing than silver or gold.
The first week of this year was a
busy one at the office of City Treasurer
W. B. Hazeltine. Hundreds paid their
! taxes and without much objection as to
the amount. In past years there was
considerable grumbling but either their
are more dollars or the tax payers are
used to the increase. James Dickie
was the first to pay this year.
Up in northern Wise )nsin is a man
who appeals to Governor Philip for
just plain Justice. He says for thir-
teen years he tried to get justice in
Minnesota but failed. Even John Lind
could do nothing for him. He has writ
ten pamphlet entitled "A great In
justice" in which he tells his story: his
married life; and how he was robbed of
his wife. He is particularly bitter
against doctors. He asks Governor
Phillip to give him protection and to do
his best to find one honest lawyer who
will take his case and prosecute those
who have ruined his life and robbed
himself of his wife. He signs himself
"the dummy as reformer".
Scores of freak letters are received
at the executive Office every month A
woman in Oklahoma has just written
he governor that the greatest reform
be accomplish is to have women
preach the gospel instead of so many
men. She declares that although she
was born in the same month and year
as William J. Bryan my views of pub
i; questions are far beyond any states
men today" She says she is trying %
get David Starr Jordan, President Will
son and the Cover )r to unite in sup
porting her in her reform program.
Another man writes constitution
for the whole world and he wants Gov
ornor Phillipp to make it personal is-
sue. He thinks if all the nations were
united under one constitution all would
do we'll. There would be no wars.
Still another man writes a regular
essay telling the governor of the joys
of meditation and encLoses a few
pressed roses that were picked last
summer to scent the leaves of the letter.
Another writes about the criticisms
against the officers of the Lusitania.
He wants the governor to stop all such
ne wspaper talk. In fact every day has
a new sensation of this character for
Charles D. Stewart, the governors ex-
ecutiue clerk, who looks after much of
the governors mail.
Mrs. T. Borst. Kilbourn, aged 80,
fell on the ice and broke her hip.
A tank car in which fish are shipped to
dis tant points and kept alive enroute
was shipped out of Fox Lake. The car
contained in the neighborhood of seven
tons of carp and was shipped by express
to Philadelphia fish firm.
Lewis Norton, Fred Martin and Miss
Bessie Better are critically ill with
pneumonia at Kilbourn.
At Youngstown, Ohio, two rioters
were killed last night in saloon fight,
making the known dead in the steel
mill strike three.
Six city blocks have been partially
burned, with gloss estimating $780,
900.
Rioters stole 500 pounds of dynamite
and have dynamited several houses, it is
reported.
The bridge from East Youngstown to
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