Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-05-29

Assemblyman Frank Ploetz, Coloma,
has the distinction of having reared
the largest family of any member of
the Legislature.
He's the father of fourteen boys
and girls. All lived at home up to
last week, when a son and daughter
married The truth became known
here when Mr.. Ploetz returned to his
seat at Madison after an extended
Ileave-of absence.
The other children and married
son will continue to live on the old
homestead
Some time ago a campaign was in
stituted to urge public work. How
well the entire campaign has succeeded
is demonstrated in the fact that the
State of Wisconsin ranks third in the
number of square yards of concrete
pavement under award. Pennsylvania
Ileads with 993,75 square yards, Mich
igan is second with 959.084 square
yards and wisconsin is third with
$50, 563 square yards. In view of the
fact that both Pennsylvania and Mich
igan have recently passed S5O,0OO,00O
| bond issues for good road work, Wis
consin surely is to be congratulated on
I its position in the list of states in the
! Union, all of which was brought about
by every community putting its Shout
der to the wheel in a small way and
securing this grand total without the
assistance of bond issues.
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| A Worcester woman who bought a
straw hat in January got tired of it
and went looking for new one, laid
! her old hat down in the first shop,
and had hardly done SO when she saw
another woman trying it on. She
rescued it, laid it down in another
place, and the first scene was again
repeated Not less than half dozen
times did she snatch it away from
other women, with the result that she
decided if it looked SO good to others
lit would do her again for a while.
Boston Globe.
An archaeological survey of Adams
county, a report of which is soon to
be published by the State Historical
society, has just been completed by
Fl. E. Cole, Baraboo, and H. A.
Smythe, Madison. The survey was
made in 1913, 1915 and 1916.
| About 700 mounds in this hitherto
''unezplored,' Winnebago territory
about 80 40 village sites, and caches
of implements were found il the sur
Ivey. Photographs such as are seldom
found in Wisconsin were found cut
into a n1anadnock north of Friendship.
The mounds are of various shapes,
and the largest group, containing 119,
is situated near Strong's. Prairie, in
Monroe township, near the Wisconsin
river. A fish-shaped mound is one Of
: the pecularities there. Prabably the
most curious mound of all, that exact
" reproducing the outlines of a buffa
10, is found near Van Cllran lake.
Madison Journal.
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Some have Fords and some Cant
Affords, a Baraboo man remarks.
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There is. well toward a dozen heavy
scales in town, the kind used for
weighing hay, grain. stock, and other
like articles Some of these are now
used but little on account of the pas
sing of the horse. But few animals
are kept in town and but little hay
is sold at retail, thus throwing into
.disuse the heavy scales.
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L A Reedsburg woman gave a party to
number Of her unmarried lady friends
the other day. The decorations were
of the flower in it's prime in the month
of May, bleeding hearts
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If VAUDEVILLE house wants head
line that will attract just advertise
Kaiser Bill, Lennie, Trotsky and Villa
as big four attraction.
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The city will not widen the race near.
the pumping station until several
nave 01dpSCu. LdIlu was re-
Gently purchased from the Potter farm
and a reservoir will be constructed
that more water may be stored near
the wheels Oftimes the race is clogged
with ice and if a shortage place is
provided more power will result
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Max Feinberg reports he is doing an
excellent business at the new garage
he recently opened at the foot of Ash
street. At one time he had four cars
carrying passengers and says plenty
of repair work is coming There is a
golden opportunity for business if the
right persons opens the door.
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A delegation of Americans, has been
touring Ireland making speeches for
Irish independence How would the
people of the North have felt if
party of Englishmen had toured South
Carolina in 1860 melting session p
Kansas City Star.
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.'Tiger" is the nickname conferred