Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-06

Soldiers back from the front would
enjoy an old-fashioned Fourth of July
this year. Let's give it to EN-.
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Do you know the biggest booster for
the home town is the man who has
moved away.
We presume those aliens, as the
boat carries them from American
shores, will join in mighty chorus
OF Home, Sweet Home"
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When some Of the rich folks come
to pay IS per cent Of their incomes to
the government it will not make much
of a noise as to the wealthy causing
the war.
The man who fifteen years ago
thought he had learned everything
when he discovered there was no such
thing as a left-handed monkey wrench,
was in Baraboo today and was aston
ished that pint of booze could create
so much fuss in dry town. He
should remember saloons are but a
few miles away.
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Recently distillery at Rome, Pa,
was sold and is to be turned into an
ice-making plant. Now announcement
is made that distillery On the out
skirts of Lancaster has been purchased
by chemical company Of Delaware
county dye manufacturers, who will
remove their entire plant to the Ian
caster location. This dye manufactur-
ing company is a war development. 1t
has been proved that American can
manufacture just as good dyestuffs as
the Germans make.
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Mrs. Leonora 2. Meder, lawyer, club
woman and former city commissioner
Of public welfare in Chicago, who
spoke in Baraboo a few years ago, has
announced her candidacy for mayor.
In making the declaration of her inten-
tons, Mrs. Meder says:
There is no reason why women
cannot govern the second largest city
in the United States. Can you name
one of the candidates who has thrown
his hat into the ring who is. better
qualified than II"
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A bill has been introduced in the
legislature to increase the minimum
salaries of school teachers to $40.
Teachers are not kicking.
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An Illinois physician who had mo-
tored into an Ohio town found the
negro porter standing back of the
machine laughing. whats the
"joke?" inquired the owner. "Nuthin',
boss, but you're doctor, Amt you?"
"Yes!p 81 thought SO when l saw
that Red Cross ON the front of your
car. But if l owned machine I'd
sholy take that sign Off the back"
The doctor walked around to the rear
and looked at his license tag. It read,
$4,000 III.
Some one, just for joke, asked for
some sweet potato seeds in a seed
store. The clerk hunted all through
the seeds, but could find no sweet po-
tato seeds and finally appealed to the
boss. The latter explained that he
was being kfdded and cautioned m
about not letting smart Alexis put
anything over on him. A few days
later lady entered the store and
asked for some bird seed. cav, go
on" grnned the clerk" you can't kid
me. Birds is Matched from, eggs"
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Reports that the cost of bringing
American soldiers back from abroad
on British and French vessels is run
ming in some instances as high as
$3.50 per man have led to agreements
with France and England for the re-
turn of American soldiers at a mini
mum rate. Now the average price on
a French steamer is $50 for an enlisted
man and $50 for officers travelling first
class and on British vessels from $50
to $37 for enlisted men and from 500
to SIS for officers who go first class.
ating much comment, having been read
extensively. The title is Common
Cause and the author is a we'll known
writer, Samuel Hopkins Adams, En-
senore, New York. The story is based
on the campaign for Americanism and
the scene is laid in Wisconsin, espe-
cially about Madison and Milwaukee.
Some Of the characters are recognized
as those connected with newspapers
of the state, their standing on the
question being known from the utter
ances they made in their columns
from day to day. The standing OF a
newspaper man is always known it
he expresses opinions in his columns,
so the author of the story was. able to
give some of the editors color in the
book. There is love tale in the
story, making it one of patriotism and
love. There is the sense OF awaken