Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-11-11
By the Way

the way, some one states there
us large stone in the Alwin-Bassett-
Schroeder neighborhood that is shap-
ed like an egg and stands on one end.
Where is the stone. Several individ-
uals would like to know
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Rev. C. L. Ferguson, formerly pas,
tor Of Trinity Episcopal church in
Baraboo and now located at Hinsdale,
Ill, has received an offer of $4,000 and
residence from a church in Pittsburg.
No word has been received as to
whether or not he will accept.
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A dam near the village Of Martigny
in Switzerland, suddenly burst and
the people are without water. The
citizens Of the village have nothing
| to drink but wine and beer, a message
says. The fare from Wisconsin to
Martigny is about 5000.
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In years past merchants dreaded
election day because there was no
business. Times have changed. r. F..
Risley reports that this year on pri-
mary day there was a good trade and
the same was appreciated on the gen.
eral election day. The ladies turned
out to vote. Naturally after they had
eye4cised a great privilege they drift
ed into the stores and left a few dol
lars. Mr. Risley says he wishes every
day was an election day.
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Doris A. Meek and Paul Burton
Grove were married not long ago and
after trip to Kilbourn and Devils
lake, they settled down in Madison.
Concerning the event the editor of the
Bell Telephone News says:
CAS- you know, the place is now
State Park and while it is unlawful to
hunt deer, it is fine place for a hon
eymoon and though the friend broke
the law in shooting the dears, we
pledge ourselves not to disclose his
name"
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Mrs. e A. Wood, 1874 West Mifflin
street, Madison, writes she heard
there was an advertisement in this
paper stating that some one wished to
trade a baby boy for a dog. She de-
sired to know if this were true. This
office has written that such state
ment appeared in a recent letter from
Mike Maher, 1864 Margo street,
Los Angeles, California, and publish
ed in this paper. The whole matter
of trading baby boy for dog is up
to Mike. AS to the truth of the mat
ter we do not know whether it is
pish, tush, or fol de roI.
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Mrs. o. F. Schussler, 2722 Blooming
ton avenue, Minneapolis, daughter of
Don Lamoreaux, early resident of
BaraboO, recently visited this city.
She spent some time north of Nome.
Alaska where her husband had char
ge Of hospital. After reading an
article about John Muir written bv
.. D. Brandenburg of Madison Mrs.
Schussler writes: "The article was
read with much pleasure. John Muir
is one of the mea whom all Alaskans
delight to honor We all feel that his
writings descriptive Of the far north
are the most accurate and delightful
OF all that have appeared as yet. It
was a great surprise and pleasure to
learn that he had spent his childhood
in the district and among the people
so familiar to my own early life"
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Inc First National bank of Virooua
has purchased from Miss Mary Rusk
OF that city a beautiful chair, which
Tor many years was owned by Miss
RuSkS father, the late Jeremiah
Rusk, former governor of Wisconsin.
Inc chair was highly priced by the
governor, having been presented to
hlIl by Texas cattlemen while he was
secretary of agriculture. 1t is con
structed of polished horns and hoofs
OF Texas steers and is a remarkable
piece of furniture. The Rusk home
was recently sold, together with all
household effects, Mr.. Otto Otteson.
a Viroque furniture dealer, having
purchased the former.
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Henry Ford and H. H. K0hlsaat, the
veteran Chicago newspaper publisher
were talking over old times the other
day when reference happened to be
made to the first ''horseless carriage"
race ever held in America. This race
was arranged by Mr.. Kohlsaats news
paper, The Times-HeraId, Thanksgiv-
ing day, 1895 almost d quarter of a
| century ago. A host of cars were en-
tered-on paper-but less than
dozen were able to reach even the
starting point. Others didn't manage
to get more than a few hundred yards
from the tapeline, and only three sue
ceeded in getting back, the winner
! of the first nrizn making tho 521L r,,;Io