Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
or probably would have been known
at once by it's old friends

at once by its old friends.
It is not often that a newspaper de-
votes time or space to anonymous COM
municatiOns. Here is one, however,
that is somewhat unusual, and al
though it is of the knocking variety,
we will let it go under the roller. Here
she slides:
In view of the fact that you were
so instrumental in making Bara-
boo dry and also one real dead
town, and depriving the city of
$4,000, and after all this you sud-
denly go blind with all your
preacher hackers and never men
ton a word about twelve or fifteen
blind pigs and several gambling
places going all he time these are
facts that your mayor and City
Council and police department all
know lets hear from you.
A Resident
I expect to see something in the
news.
In the first place it is an easy mat
ter to wear seven or eight commodious
coats to KilbOurn or Ableman and re-
turn with them filled at the bottom
with bottles of booze. The aldermen
and police are not so numerous but
that they can be delusively lodged al
most any moonlight night A bird in
the hand is worth nine in the bush,
and it is necessary to catch thief be-
fore giving his hemp necktie This
does not mean the mayor, aldermen
and police do not know there are spots
not frozen over in Baraboo, but it
does mean since July l the police
courts have not been crowded with
fellows walking about with menageries
in their boots. In order to clear up
the situation, in order to make every
body happy and in order to give the
mayor, aldermen and police a boost
as to their duties, in case they are not
performing them, will say to the man,
woman, or prOhibitiOnist who wrote
the above letter that there are ten
given to charity or the writer of the
above, providing he will cause to be
arrested and fined one of these nu-
mer0us blind pig" proprietors before
ground hog day. 1t should be an easy
way to make ten dollars. Just step
up to a Justice and tell him you have
something to pour into his ear and
then watch the wheels go round. AS
to the $4,000, if the city has been de-
prived of it, somebody must have the
spondulics 1t certainly is not lost. If
the writer Of the above letter lives
Tong enough he will learn one cannot
look into the grindstone of progress
with kegs and bottles on the safety
valve. Come out in the open; see a
justice. Pish! tush! or fol de rol!
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Those who have teaming to do were
glad to see the snow fall on the first
day Of the year. One farmer, who was
hauling wood several miles to Bara-
boo, said it was necessary to have his
horses shod after two or three trips
This took all the profits away. The
snow covered up the germs, will pro-
tect the plants, and keep the water
pipes i'll the ground from freezing.
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The Milwaukee Journal has devoted
a whole column Of praise to E. G. Hes
seIgrave, editor Of the Norwalk Star,
for his patriotic stand. The former
Baraboo resident has given the anti
American folks in Norwalk to under
stand he was ready to stick when the
molasses jug was broken.
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AS has been his custom for a num-
Der of years, Joe Miller of the Ringing
circus remembered those in Jail with
holiday gifts. There were eight pris-
oners to receive the gifts. Rev. E. C.
Henke accompanied Mr.. Miller when
he made his visit to the bastile.
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Guy O. Glazier, 118 West Broadway,
San Diego, Calf, is bombarding this
Office for ten days with copies Of the
San Diego Union in order that we
may know all about Camp Kearny Be-
sides the camp news there is the in
teresting information that the park
grounds panama fair) are open.
There are free organ recitals and 9th
er attractions for tourists who visit
this wonderful California city.
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Miss Ada Burnham, MOrey build
ing, Hendersonville, N. c., among 9th
er things says: 81 am really shocked
to read about Mr.. Nagler We know
him He lived in the same house the
second winter we were in Madison.
Wisconsin isn't getting a very good
reputation I have been questioned
several times as to how the state
stands. La Toilette has certainly got
us in bad and now the assistant sec
rotary of state! Have had very cold
weather for this section and six in
ches of snow. Snow nearly all gone
now. Glorious sunshine"
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