Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-08-15
COUNTRY LIFE
FOLK HOLD MEET
Several Addresses Are Given and
Other Features Fill an After
noon Program at Lake
(From Fridays daily.)

| On Thursday was held the annual
gathering of the Sauk County Country
. Life association. AS usual, the picnic
and program were held on the Kirk
land side Of Devils lake, the addresses
being given from the big bird mound.
There was a shower of rain in the
morning and no doubt that reduced
the size of the attendance, the number
present this year being much less than
| in former years. The representation
from all parts of the county averaged
we'll, however.
Discusses Cooking
After the picnic at noon, Miss Still
man of the home economics depart
ment, University of Wisconsin, Madi-
son, gave a talk on cooking, speaking
particularly on the use of barley anf
syrup Instead of attempting to make
bread of barley she advocated the use
of this -four in small quantities wher-
ever possible. This is better for the
digestion. Use syrup instead of sugar.
she said, but when syrup is used do
not add so much milk, water or other
LIQUIDS to the ingredients being pre-
pared. Syrups contain much water,
and this takes the place Of other
liquids.
Clubs and Team Work
Martin Stenerson, the new principal
of the Sauk county training school at
Reedsburg, complimented this county
on it's numerous clubs and splendid
; team work He was formerly county
superintendent of Polk county. In dis
cussing the war he said he hoped the
kaiser and his followers would soon
find themselves far out on some island
in the ocean, because they have caused
so much misery in the world.
Agricuturist Editor Speaks
G.. II. Everett, editor of the Wiscon-
sin Agriculturist at Racine and candi-
date for lieutenant governor, said he
had lived for sixty-three years in Wis
eonsin and during much Of that time
he had been connected with farm
work He had aided in farm institutes
and been instrumental in securing
much legislation favorable to the Wis
consin husbandman. He spoke for the
election of men this year who were
100 per cent loyal.
Saving Grain
County Superintendent G. w. Da-
vies, who had charge of the program,
spoke on the subject of saving grain.
He urged that the farmer and thresh-
er have the right attitude, saving all
possible This is not only of value to
the grower, but Of worth to the gov
ernment in this time of need.
Senator Roy p. Wilcox Speaks
Senator Roy p. Wilcox, Eau Claire,
candidate for governor, said that of
the boys who were going away, some
would enter the trenches, some would
circle in the air, and some would sail
! the seas For each one in war work
] abroad, thirty or forty must work at
, home to keep the activities going. n
these times as Emerson taught, we
must bark back to plain living and
high thinking. There must be absolute
unity of action in order to wiA the
war il
/ The speaker discussed a length the
present executives war record, criti-
cising him because he favored the en-
barge on arms and food, because he
opposed the draft law, and because he
did not desire Wisconsin troops sent
out of the state. Mr. Wilcox said that
if the program of aiding the allies had
not been carried out as has been done,
Germany would have won the war
/; abroad and this country would now be
fighting amid blackened cities in this
country. Senator Wilcox was for
crushing Prussianism completely.
| G. H. Dinsmore, county Y. NJ. G. A.
| secretary, had charge of the athletics.
The events included the following:
Indoor basket ball, boys against the
campers, the latter winning by score
| of Is to 19.
! Cross-arm tug of war; the men hold
| ing for two minutes and then landing
i'll a heap.
1 resulting in tie.
[ Relay shoe race by forty men, P.
| Terry's team winning.
| Man, monkey and crab race, twelve
| boys in the race.
| Volley ball, campers against the Wis
itors, two to three in favor of the lat
ter.