Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-12

AS the absent minded professor re-
turned from his lecture and entered
his room, says "Tit-Bits'' he thought
he heard noise, which apparently
came from under the bed. He paused
for a moment to listen. SIS there any
one hereT he asked. The burglar
knew his peculiarities. mo. pro-
fessor,'' he answered. Strange!
strange!" muttered the professor. i
was almost certain heard some one
under the bed"
The vexed historical question as
to the brand of General Grants
whisky (alluded to by President Lin
coin when he said he would like 70
find out what 1t was, SO as he would
like to find out what it was, so as to
furnish 1t to some Of the, other gen
erals) is brought up again by the pub
lication Of Mark Twain's letters in
"Harper's Monthly" 1.-The only time
General Grant ever mentioned liquor
to me-" writes Mark Twain. was about
last April, or possibly, May (1SS5, the
year Grant died). He said: "If
could only build up my strength! The
doctors urge whisky and champagne;
but can't take them; ] can't abide
the taste of any kind Of Liquor" Had
ne made conquest SO complete"
asks the writer of the letter, "that
even the taste of liquor was become
an offense?"
Who built the first silo in Sank
county? They are everywhere now
and 1t would be interesting to know
who erected the first one OF these
food conserving structures. A line
to this paper, giving the date, loca-
ton, and name of the builder will be
appreciated.
No, he was not flirting. n. 3. Trim
pey, proprietor OF the popular like
ness shop, came across the following
In recent issue of the Chicago Trib-
une. in column devoted to motor
ing experiences: 4
We were travelling oat west. my
brother, his family and myself. We
were looking for small place called
Baraboo. Having been unsuccessful
in finding the proper directions In cur
guide book, we asked farmer for the
right road Ag we slowed down On
nearing a farmer, called ost to him.
as pointed ahead, "Baraboo?e The
farmer thought / was flirting with
him. for received this answer:
Yah, yah, peek-a-Doo." v. FL.
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Here is q grind ON mans Ignorance
that OF the green clerk, just em-
ployed In a seed store. Some one. al
a joke, asked him for some sweet
potato seeds, according to the Los
Angeles Times" He hunted through
the shelves but could find none and
finally appealed to the boss, The lat
ter laughed and told the clerk he was
being fooled. A few days later lady
entered the store an aske for some
birdoseed. law, go on" grinned the
clerk, you can't kid me, Birds Is
Matched from eggs
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In conversation with a brick manu-
facturer in Madison he stated not
many dwellings would be erected
during the summer Of 1920 but that
much public work would be done.
School buildings and structures for
public use must be built as the work
can no longer be delayed. Sucl
improvements have been at stand
still for several years and will now
be erected, even though the cost be
more than in the past. On account of
a rush of heavy building, he predict
ed it would be difficult to obtain cars
for the transportation of material.
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/, A Judge up in Moorhead, Mimi,
rules that man should be permitted
to cuss under certain circumstances,
f'rinstance when he mashes his
thumb trying to drive in nail, when
he's fixing the furnace, when he's
hanging wallpaper and trying to make
the pattern match.
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! But those were the sOcia5le days!
Whenever the train came within
railing distance of country tavern
it stopped, and 'all hands-engineer,
fireman, trainmen, and passengers
would alight and trudge across the