Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-19
DR.. and Mrs. Atkinson Who Have
Visited Baraboo Dispose Of Fine
Residence
WILLIAM FARNUM, MOVIE
MAN MAKES PURCHASE
Other Interesting Bits Of News
From Mike and Hanna Maher,
Now in Los Angeles

William Farnum, prominent in mo-
ton picture enterprises, has purchas-
ed the splendid hill residence at
HOLLYWOOD from DR.. Atkinson, the
consideration being $4,000. The man
sion is situated on tract Of 77a acres
all highly improved, commanding a
view of the mountain, valley and
ocean and is considered one of the
most desirable and attractive resi-
dence properties in the district 9th
ers engaged in moving pictures view
ed the property with a view to buying.
DR.. and Mrs Atkinson have visited
Baraboo several times as guests OF
DR.. and Mrs G. w, Snyder.
To Build Union Depot
The newest idea is a union depot
for Los Angeles, the location at the
Plaza Park. The new station will cost
$10.OOO,OOO and the total for new de
pot and freight yards will cost $32,
100000. Inter-urban traffic with the
new depot will be subway built by
the Pacific Electric Railway Co. I'M
der the Main street.
With unprecedented expansion III
the automobile industry, a $4,000,0 900
corporation has been formed by cap
italists for the purpose of financing
auto dealers. The Pacific Finance col
poration is the name of the new firm
and it is one of the largest of its
kind in the west.
The sum Of $12,500,000 was paid for
Seventh and Broadway lease and a
II story theatre and Office building is
to be erected before January 1891, TO
cost $500 00O Pantages is just fin
ishing million dollar theatre and off
ice building on the corner Of Seventh
and Hill just one block away, and
Grammar is starting new one to cost
a million on the corner OF Sixth and
Hill, just one block away from that
one, SO / guess they will be we'll sup
piled in that neighborhood. They sure
are a theatre going people in this
city. The one on the corner of Seven
city. The one on the corner of Seven
tn and Broadway will have seating
capacity of 5000 and will be enc OF
the finest structures if it's kind in
America.
Los Angeles building operations for
1919 was $2S,O00,000, despite the fact
that the nation is just recovering from
the effects of the great war, Build
ing materials have reached lunheard
of prices. The total number of per-
mits issued for the year was 12,7S1.
Christmas Was Warm
Christmas was heralded into south
ern California with warm June-like
breezes and the sunshine of sum
mer day. On the beaches tourists
rolled in the sand and splashed in the
ocean, picknickers spread their lun
ches on the grass in the parks as on
May day, and the ocean piers were
lined with successful fishermen, ev-
cry one was wearing cool garments Of
another season. Only once before il
the last 43 years has the temperture
reached such a point on Christmas
day. 1t was 80 degrees and the day
before it was 80 degrees with the mid
die west and east shivering with the
cold The people here sought Tho
shady side of the street. Christina!
furs were conspicuous by their alb
sence. There are only IL days II
each year on an average when tnt
mercury rises above SO degrees an(
SyaIx
degrees above zero. The highest rela
tive humidity is SO degrees and is il
July. Heat prostrations are so rare
as to be absolutely negligible. Thtr'
are only II days in the year on al
average without sunshine and Ii OF
which there is a quarter of an incl
of rain or more On only 80 days o
each year is there any fog here. Til,
heaviest rainfall occurs in March. Til
average wind velocity is only 5 mile
an hour, the lowest Of any large cit.
in the United States. On only one pc
cent Of the days in 43 years has th
temperature reached 100 per cent 0
lower than 80 above. Los Angelo
challenges any city in the world, fan
Gus for it's genial cline to compar
son for similar period of years.
Biggest Turkey Dinner
We have man named Fred Solo
men who started life as newsboy an
in later years started penny dane,
He is wealthy and every Christina
he serves a turkey dinner and all th
''trimmins" to all the newsboys i
the city, they generally serve 100