Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-27

horses from Dane. One man remark
ed it was worth the price of admission
to see them.
G. A. Clark, chairman Of the county
board of supervisors, exhibited light
ing plant Many rural homes are be-
ing lighted in the modern way.
The city schools closed during the
fair and the teachers were requested
to visit other schools during the two
days vacation.
For the races on Friday the starters
were A. w. Rohn and Paul Cahoon.
DR.. w. L. Bible of Lime Ridge was
the timekeeper.
The quality of the needlework was
again up to high standard. Sank is
one Of the banner counties in the state
when it comes to fine needlework.
One big pig did not enjoy the fair
all the time. He gouged his tusks
into the boards of his pen, making
deep scars like an iron instrument in
the hands of giant.
The K. P. lodge and the Baraboo
Hospital auxiliary served refresh
ments. The auxiliary made many dol
lars and the ladies obtained rich
fund 0f axnariencA
The Great Northern nursery made
an exhibit of apples, not for premium
purposes. The apples from the Great
Northern nursery are unusually per-
feet.
What is the matter with the Able
man ball team that carried off tie
Sank county championship the other
day? The score on Thursday at the
fair was Prairie du Sac. 3; Ableman
10.
Among the attractions in the natural
history department were the first
premium gun which belonged to the
father of T. w. English, an engraved
Mexican shell owned by John lambert
and mortar and pestel exhibited by
Mrs. j. H. Seabofn.
Martiny & Son, Fairfield, displayed
fine lot of ribbons obtained at the
State and GAINESVILLE fairs. At the
state fair they carried away about
81 900 as the result Of premiums taken
and the sales of Duroc hogs made.
Ex-Sheriff Fred Briese, Of Column
bus, who was the starter at the fair
this year, has been buying horses for
Uncle Sam, and recently shipped a
carload of equine dandies from Column
bia county for service at Fort Sheri-
dan and other places
Did you see Charles A. Smith Of
Baraboo and his trained animals per-
form in front of the grandstand? Mr.
Smith has been training them for
some time and will soon enter a vaude-
vile circuit. Mr.. Smith was with the
The ladies of the Congregational
church had great success with their
cafeteria plan in serving meals at the
fair There was little waste, quick
service and general satisfaction. More
people were served than could have
been done in any other way.
i
S. A. Pelton, the former secretary,
remarked to some friends that he
never saw a tombstone exhibited at a
county fair before, there being one
shown. He said he also read that all
superauous rubbish had been removed
and supposed that referred to G. A.
Briggs and himself Uaughter)
A state inspector visited the fair
on Friday and told the secretary, w
E. Baringer, that he had visited sew
eral fairs each week and that-the fair
at Baraboo was one of the best and
cleanest. he had seem The report he
makes will place Baraboo among those
at the top.
Mrs. George w. McCready looks aft
er the interest Of the Women's clubs of
the county This year at the fair the
Home Circle club Of Sumpter took the
first prize, IS; the Hustlers club Of
Sumpter the second prize, Sc; and the
/ Dorcas society Of Greenfield, the third
prize, 81.
What do you think was the greatest
natural curiosity exhibited? 1t was
about 400 rattlesnake tails fastened
to a piece of cardboard. They attract
ed swarms of ttention One tail had
| % rattIes. The owner of that tail must
have been a whopper. The exhibit
was made by Albert Meyer, who re