Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-08

direction they take, extent of path
among the stars. and exact space
they cover. from constellation or
star to other stars. Such obsterva-
lions will be Of value.
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Interviews and where to go for
them:
Clara Kimball Young on 'The Ideal
Marriage"
DR.. Lydia A. Devilbiss on "Coast
Defenses."
JUICES Miles Bulger on 1.-THE Scout"
Max Eastman on "The American
Campaign of Counter, Frightfulness.
Mischa Elman on Blessed Are the
Meek"
Colonel Roosevelt on "Pan-Human-
/ ity."
Secretary Lansing on "Dont's for
Cancers"
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The March issue of the World
Outlook" missionary magazine is
sued by the Methodist church, is de-
voted to South America Two of
the articles are contributed by Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Williams, Mrs. Will
liams being in Baraboo and her hus-
band in the field at Bucaramanga.
The number is full of illustrations
and much interesting information
about the southern half of this con-
tinent.
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Wilbur Cow1es, who resides on
ridge in sight Of the west fork Of
Skillet Creek, reports the snow deep
er about his home than any place in
the county. The snow drifted from
the north and south piling up on the
fridge. So much snow got into his
pig pen the porkers were able to get
over the fence. AS a last resort Mr..
Cowles dug trenches around the in
side of the pen, but that did not pre-
vent them from escaping.
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A copy Of the Pasadena Star-News
from Mrs E. Pfannstiehl tells Of the
civic federation Of that city distrib-
uting wild flower seed for the pur-
pose Of identifying vacant lots. The
ones who receive the seed are asked
to sow them as they pass along in
their daily or occasional walks The
whole scheme is for s"city beauti-
ful' and might well be emulated by
any municipality. The seeds are dis
tributed in packets, each packet con-
tanning mixture of seed. It is the
plan for at least portion of them to
grow and beautify the landscape.
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A copy of the Eustis (Florida) Lake
Region tells of the water and land
sports held at that place on Febru-
airy %. The features included ra-
gatta and procession of floats on
automobiles. The board Of trade,
Eastern Star, w. C. T. u, I. o. o.
F., Boy Scouts, d. A. r., Woodmen
Of the World, and other organiza-
lions prepared the floats. Baraboo
was represented with flats 33 and
concerning the float the Lake Region
says:
33-Baraboo, Wisconsin, was rep
resented by natives of that great in.
cubator Of Eustis Boosters. The car
was driven by DR.. J. =. English OF
Baraboo.
Besides DR.. English those in the
car were Mrs. English, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. A. Dyke and Mrs. e. T. Watson.
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A railroad contractor recently adj
vertised for 800 sleepers. BY return
mail he received letter from a neigh.
boring pastor, Offering him his whole
congregation and the choir on rea-
sonable basis.
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How Wisconsin was at one time a
great hop growing state and how hun
dreds of Wisconsin farmers became
wealthy from growing this crop which
Is now almost extinct in Wisconsin.
Is told in an article soon to be issued
by the Wisconsin Historical society
describing industrial Wisconsin of
fifty years ago. The growing Of the
crop became such a fad In the late
sixties that 1t has become known in
Wisconsin's historical annals as "The
Hop Craze" This phase of the state
industrial history has just been
brought to light through extensive in
| veseigatdons Of Edward Merk, for
merly Of the Historical society staff.