Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-11-07
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A member of the firm of Deppe7 Car
penter. Lumber company reports po-
tatoes are coming into market at
satisfactory rate. The price being
paid in Baraboo by the buyers at pres
ent is $1.25 per 100 pounds. On &C
count oy the dry season many of the
tubers are small, but the quality is
very satisfactory.
AS usual lage crop of carrots was
raised on the Ringing farm in the
third ward. Carrots are fed to the
deer family and the elephants with
the circus, but this year a long chasm
separates the juicy carrots from the
hungry animals. The local managers
of the circus have been selling the
vegetables at a low figure in order
to convert. them into cash.
Mrs. Mary Mccoy Burnham has re-
turned to Madison after visit with
Mrs. Ada Burnham, 1871 Birch street.
Mrs. Burnham had been at New Rich
uaond to attend the funeral of her
brother, John Mccoy, a banker and
leading citizen OF the town. The Wis
itor as the chaperons at the Pl Beta
Phi sorority house in the capital city.
While operating an emery wheel at
his farm near Portage Vern Christie
pherson had a narrow escape from be-
ing killed. The wheel suddenly burst
while revolving at a rapid rate and
sections of the emery struck Mr..
Christopherson. One piece struck
him over the left eye, penetrating the
skull and eyeball and other pieces
struck him in the chest. infiicting Sc
we're bruises.
Leonard Hewitt, who resides near
Baraboo has suffered a severe loss
with his potato crop. About the hrst
of September there were no tubers IN
the hills, but they appeared soon aft
er and grew very rapidly. When he
came to dig them he found all of the
large ones had deep groves or cracks
in the surface, making them of little
value In order to remove the SKIN
there will be much waste. Mr.. Hewitt
saws the pile looks as if some giant
had walked over them, cutting them
with spikes in his, boots
George Staudenmayer was IN Madl-
son Tuesday and promises some inter
esting revelations with respect to his
candidacy for state senator and rela-
tive to the Burt Williams letter now
used by J. E. Jones, the independent
candidate against Staudenmayer.
Mr. Staudenmayer is quoted in the
Capitol Times as saying that Jones
praised him for his stand on the en-
barge and claims that Jones SAID ne
(Staudenmayer) was as loyal as any
man in Wisconsin. Mr.. Staudenmay-
err saws he will make the matter pub
lie in few days.-Portage Democrat.
A Baraboo resident who has re-
turned from GAINESVILLE states that the
saloons in that city open at O'CLOCK
in the morning and close at O'CLOCK
in the evening. This is all on account
of influenza. To make matters worse
only four persons can be IN a saloon
at one time so it behooves the pro-
prietor to keep the customers moving
The way of the brewer and the saloon
keeper is filled with dismay, and no
doubt. like with the kaiser, their day
of doom is near at hand. Both. are
bad elements in our civilization and
must be ousted.
Several Portage residents have been
at La Crosse to testify before the
grand jury in the case OF Charles
Mohr. Jr. Like many others, he IS
charged with violation of the esplon
age law In case he is indicted it may
be some time before the case comes
to trial. Mr.. Mohr is member OF
one Of the leading families OF Port
age. but evidently made the serious
mistake of undertaking to uphold the
merciless war inaugurated by Ger
many.
SQUIRRELS and rabbits are reported
as being numerous this season, and
hunters state that. the woods in some
localities are full of game. One hunt
er reports that on Thursday last ne
saw eight squirrels in one tree.
This world is a funny thing. Women
are fighting for the right to vote and
while the men have the right, a per
son almost has to fight them to get
them to vote.
Good news" says the Fennimore
Times, travels faster than bad news
Everybody in the county knew that
they could run their autos again on
Sunday, but before that it took three
or four weeks to get it through the
Uranium of some that auto riding was
, prohibited"
The war department has issued
statement calling upon every Ameri
can citizen to aid in the work OF de-
tecting and Furnishing unscrupulous
agents who charge excessive fees in
collecting war risk insurance claims
of beneficiaries Of the United States
soldiers and sailors. The statement
points out that no outside assistance
is necessary.
, The deer hunting season opens this
wear on November 81, continuing until
tho last Of the month The state con