Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-06-24
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A few days ago potatoes at Chicago
fell several dollars hundred and have
recovered part of the lost ground. A
car was shipped from Ableman about
the time of the drop. 1t is said that one
resident near North Freedom was Of
fered fancy price for his spuds, re-
fused the offer, and week later
hauled the potatoes to North Freedom
to find the shipping season was over.
He had to take his murphies home and
our informant has not learned what
| became of the tubers. With markets
bobbing up and down it keeps the
growers lodging to know when the
barometer is right for selling.
/ During the storm of Monday after
ter occurred On the road near the old
Brimer farm, on Ash creek near Rich
I land Center which fortunately result
ed in only damage to the cars and
scratches and bruises for some of the
participants. Fred McNamer, driving
truck and Roy Maxwell, driving a
touring car and accompanied by his
wife were going toward each other
McNamer saw the Maxwell car and
stopped but Maxwell failed to see the
truck and struck it going full speed
ahead. Mrs. Maxwell was thrown
through the windshield and received
several painful cuts and Roy escaped
unhurt The Maxwell car was badly
! damaged.
The Rev F. e. Fisher of Rockville,
Indiana has accepted a call to the
Reedsburg Baptist church to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Rev. V. H. Sword, who expects to
study to become a missionary.
J Rev. Fisher filled the Reedsburg
Baptist pulpit two weeks ago and la
ter was sent call which he accepted
He plans to move about July first
to take up the work.
A fourteen year old girl whose home
is in Boscobel, said to be a member of
a Cox family was drowned about a
week ago while bathing in the Wiscon->
sin river near the Boscobel bridge.
She was in company with brother
and sister when the accident occurred.
The body had not been recovered at
last accounts.
! Recently in Poynette, Columbia Co.,
car was struck by train at a street
crossing The party in the car was
driving over the crossing as an engine
struck the auto, which was badly
damaged However, the men escaped
! uninjured. Trees along the street and
| track cut off the view of the approach
| ing train.
! Baraboo is to have another encamp
ment next year. At Fond du Lac re
Gently this city was selected for the
twenty-second annual encampment of
the Spanish-American war veterans.
Fond du Lac was the encampment city
this year.
Charles Lusby, city letter carrier,
has a dog that keeps close to him day
and night One morning this week the
carrier left mail in the office of JUS
tice H. L. Halsted and the dog decided
! to take rest Soon Mr.. Halsted hur-
ried away and left note saying he
would be back on Thursday. Mr.. LUIS
/, by missed the dog and advertised for
| him but the animal failed to appear.
Wednesday while passing the closed
office he heard a bark and knew al
!once it was his dog. Soon one could
have seen the soles of Mr.. Lusby's
shoes passing through the transome-
the dog was rescued. In case you see
j the dog a little closer to Mr.. Lusby
than usual in the future you may
guess the reason.
The licenses and tags for the licens
| ing of dogs have been received by
County Clerk F. A. Cooper from the
Department of Agriculture and have
! been sent out to the various town and /
village clerks in the county. This IL
cense is due to be paid July /, and is
Sc. 90 for each male dog and $500 for
each female, and a fee of 15c due the
clerk for making out this license. Dogs
under six months do not require a
license. Upon reaching the age OF sir
months parties must procure IL
cense within sixty days from the un-
expired portion of the pyear the same
rate as per whole year. Mr.. Cooper
estimates there about 1900 dogs in the
county.
A. A. Cooper, ST.. reputed at one
time Dubuque's richestAman, shining
light in Iowa financial circles, with a
fortune of nearly s1,25O,0OO died penni-
less according to allegations made by
his heirs and contained in petition
filed by the administrator of the es-
tate, who was granted an order re-
Touring the appearance of the Coop
er heirs in court for examination.
i July IL may be the date set for a
rifle camp to be held at the Wisconsin
Military reservation. Camp Douglas. II
J, held each company in the National
guard will have the privilege of send