Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-09-20
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1t is claimed upon good authority
that there are 100000 self-binding
harvesters> at work in this country. 1t
would take 100000 men to do Just
the binding of sheaves which is now
done by these machines.
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The box car merchant, who runs a
freight car of produce into town and
sells direct from the car to the con-
sumner, has been put out of business
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. The order is the result of a
long fight by local, state and national
associations of retail merchants
against this brand of unfair competi-
tion The commission has ruled that
freight cars at railroad stations may
not be used to transact retail business
Exchange.
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Some days ago young man in Sank
county was exempted by the local ex-
emption board, and a member of the
gentIer sex caused some stir in the
neighborhood by discussing the mat
ter in most liberal terms. BY the time
the story reached the ears Of the au-
thOrities there was more or less
money involved in getting the exemp-
ton, and the woman was then visited
by the sheriff and others. It developed
the criticism was all talk, talk, talk.
Since the officials took ride in an
automobile there has been nothing
more said.
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Speaking of saying, too much,
woman in Dane county wrote an arti-
Gle to the Madison Democrat severely
criticising the authorities for not en-
forcing the laws. The article was
read with great interest by Judge
Hoppmann and District Attorney Sau-
thoff, who subpoenaed the young
woman to explain what she meant by
the article. 1t developed some of the
cases to which reference was made
were in other parts of the state and
that in one instance there had been
a quarrel in her own family which
had been settled, but not to her lik-
ing. She was informed she could pro-
coed with the case-if she desired--it
was her privilege but not to cast re-
Election on those in authority. There
the matter rests.
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According to a letter received by
Mrs. j. G.. Train from Mrs. Mary G.
futile, 935 Sixth street, Beloit, Mrs.
Tuttle's daughter, Louise, teaches
again in the school for the blind at
GAINESVILLE. This makes her twenty
first year in that position.
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Mrs. L. H. Palmer has received
very interesting volume from her SIS
ter who resides at Louisville, KY. The
title is "The History of the British
Convict Ship Success, and It's Motto
rious Prisoners compiled from the
governmental records and documents
preserved in the British museum and
state departments in London. This is
one of the darkest chapters in Eng
lands history. Here on this vessel
were inflicted some ofthe most cruel
punishments that could be devised.
The ship is being exhibited about the
world as an educational object lesson
for prison reform. The boat was
brought up the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers, hence the people Of Louisville
had an opportunity of visiting the
craft.
A newspaper exchange gives this
definition Of an automobile: "'The au-
tomobile is a large rubber contriv-
ance for transforming gasoline into
speed, luxury. excitement and obituar-
les. It consists Of a leather uphol-
stored carriage mounted on fat rubber
tired wheels and oonta i ing a gizzard
full of machinery suffering from va
rious ailments. Is has run over 100
miles and ten thousand people. It can
transport seven people from the front
porch to the police station, the bank
ruptcy court or to the golden gates in
less time than any other known meth
3D.
An Irishman and Scot were argu-
ing as to the merits Of their respective
countries.
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