Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-06-10
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! AS to population New York with an
estimated population OF 100000 may
be ahead of London. The official IL
cures will be announced in day Oh
/, so.
! Gov Philip Friday vetoed the
Severson bill, which sought to raise
the additional sums necessary to
support the university and normal
schools of the state by surtaxes on
incomes. The governor as a reason
said that he did not approve Of the
surtax.
Some miscreant went into the Lime
Ridge cemetery Wednesday night AMI
did every devilish art he could think
Of Monuments were tipped over and
some of them broken Many vases
with flowers were left from decora-
ton day and all were destroyed. 1t
is thought to be the act of some de-
mented person who was passing
through.
| Senator Philander G. Knox (Pa.)
who was recently declared by Senator
Penrose to be ''the most available
man" for the republican presidential
nomination, is not going to attend the
republican convention at Chicago. He
has cancelled his reservations both
at and to Chicago. He made the flat
statement on Friday: Il am not going
to the convention" but did not give
any reasons.
Weights Brothers large threshing
engine was being moved from Lime
Ridge along the trunk line road near
Lloyd 1t broke through one of the
iron bridges across Willow Greek and
is now standing on end.
Under-secretary of State Frank l.
Polk has sent his resignation to Pres
ident Wilson, who has accepted it
effective June Is. 1t is understood
that Norman II. Davis, now an assis
!. tant secretary of the treasury, and
one of the economical advisers of the
American peace delegates at Paris
will succeed him.
Mr., Polk retires because of the con
dition of his health. He has served
in the state department for five years
The senate on Friday at Washing
/ ton accepted the conference report
on the merchant marine bill by a vote
Of As to IA. The bill outlines fol
| the United States shipping board g
general policy for sale Of war-built
ships to private American interests
in so far as it is possible in the
, boards opinion to find American pur
) chasers.
Senior Swingout, the first activity
!; of the commencement program a.
) the state university was held Friday
night in the open air theatre on Null
, knoll at Madison The Swingou
started at 6:15 with the procession O.
seniors wearing cap and gown. There
was singing at Muir knoll followed By
a. pageant presented by women of the
freshman, sophomore and junior dane
ing classes.
Robert Weaver, driver of the Cal
which carried Miss Amanda Hanson
to her death in the memorial day &C
cident at North Broom and Yves
Johnson streets, Madison was held OF
: a charge Of reckless driving OF
| recommendation of the coroner's jur.
which heard testimony Friday as tt
the manner in which the accident oc
: Cured. The warrant for his arres
was sworn out shortly after the in
quest and he will be arraigned il
: superior court within a few days.
: Population announcements of thu
1920 census show that of the three
: cities in Wisconsin thus far reported
which, in 1910 had between 25,0O(
and 100000 inhabitants, the rate Of
increase for Madison is but one pei
cent less than that of Racine, which
: so far has the record
i The present population of Madi
son is 38,37S as against 25,531 in
1910, an increase of 40 per cent.
The price Of potatoes in Chicago
: has reached the dizzy height of $500
: hundred pounds.
That increased pay for all rail en-
p1oyes vii be granted within the next
week or 10 days was the intimation OF
J the members of the q. S. rail labor
! board, which closed it's public hear
: ings here to-day. The "intimation
: was taken By most Of those interest
! ed Is be virtually a defnate promise.
The board went into executive session