Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-15

e one ever bought dozen Butter
down with eggs now and can be has
for 90 cents per pound with milk a
a corresponding price. A good appl
costs a dollar, good oranges 20 cent
each.
A correspondent asks The Outlool
to give the origin of the phrase
Uncle Sam" The explanation giver
in Brewers Readers Handbook" is
as follows:
Uncle Sam: The United States Gov
eminent: so called from Samuel Will
son, one of the inspectors of provi'
sions in the American War OF indie
pendence. Samuel Wilson was called
by his workmen and others Uncle
Sam" and the goods which bore the
contractors initials, E. A, U. S.
(meaning gilbert Anderson, United') J,
were read, Gilbert Anderson" and
wv SOO~A
to die, and Uncle Sam became synon-
ynous with U. S. Omitted Sta+es).
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George McKerrow, member OF the
Wisconsin state board of agriculture,
and known as one Of the leading sheep
raisers of America, will go to Europe
within a few days to make purchases
of pure bred cattle and sheep. He
has secured the necessary passports.
Mr.. McKerrow has been one OF the
leaders of the movement to make Wis
consin a sheep-raising state, and is
said to have won more prizes with
pure bred sheep than any other man
in the world. He completed arrange
ments for his trip in Milwaukee on
Monday and, returned to his farm at
Pewaukee.
county, a local order of the county
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At Sheboygan burglars entered the
log cabin saloon through an alley
window and took $3.50 from the cash
register. Beer, wine and spirits sur
rounded the intruders, but they
touched nary drop. They were
''dry" burglars.
paid $500 per day instead Of $500 per
day as last year.
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The county board was most generous
in appropriating money for the Devils
Lake road, for the La Valle-Wonewoc
road and providing for increasing the
width of Fourth avenue. All this is
much appreciated.
The BARRIERS are increasing the price
of a shave in many cities. If they keep
on increasing the price they may nave
so much time on their hands they will
be able to give good attention TO their
own whiskers.
II is not always safe to sass back
A Kansas man insisted his trlend TAKE
bath and the friend promptly shot
him.
California Indignantly objects to
being abbreviated into Calf. WHAT
Of "Me.." PA" Geo." Miss, > Ill,
wis" and "Neb.," to say nothing Oh
Wash" and cox? Spell 'em out
SAYS the Madison Democrat.
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j Edwin r. Fisher, a st. Paul charac-
ter who had referred to himself as
Philosopher of He'll, died at his nome
there few days ago. he was salo
10 be 104 years old.
Fisher was born in Vermont. When
q youth he declared that ne met satan
and when the latter asked him what
no most desired, that he told the Devil
he wanted to live to be 100 years olo'
When Fisher celebrated his one
hundredth birthday in st. Paul, ne
told local newspaper men that the
Prince of Darkness was his guest OF
honor.
The new typist came out or the
managers room chortling with delight
whats up?" said the office BOY
"Where's the boss just come FROM
asked the girl.
"Manicurist." said the boy
Thought SOL" giggled Inc ne"
typist. -.
"The minute I went in and sat
down he dipped his hand INTO the
inkwell!"
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81 miss" said the political orator
as reported in the Christian Register
81 miss here he brushed away
not unmanly tear-'''many OF the Ole
faces I used to shake hands with.
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when Henry had been with the
James Flower Comany nine months
his wages were increased. He received
three dollars a week. This Henry
surname was Ford. He was then seven
teen wears old. On his fifty seconf