Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-11-25


the shot tower, now one Of the most
interesting historic places in the state.
John Wilson claimed to be the first
permanent settler in the county, 9TH
ers having located this, side OF the
river but later moved on. One OF
these was James Alban and his family
who resided near Sank City for some
time and then went to Portage county.
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In her report 10 the county board
of supervisors, Miss Palma H. Grain,
the county nurse for the year ending
November 1, among others things re-
ported:
Schools visited, 121. Talks, pupils 101
Inspected 733, Having no defects 12O,
Excluded from school rs, Talks at Mo-
Tiers Mtgs, public gatherings etc.,
Sc, Demonstrations IA.
Defects found among school chill
dren Teeth 11O9, Tonsils $50, Defects
of eyes At, Defective vision 438, Hear
ing Is, Mouth breathers 314, Speech
5, enlarged glands 1913, Skin disease
81, deformities 5, tuberculosis 8,
Heart disease apparent 2, Nervous
disorders 9.
AS far as can be ascertained 81
defects among school children have
been corrected This includes the cor
rection of defective teeth, .onsils,
mouth breathing, hearing, enlarged
glands, ETC. One hundred and sixty,
two children have visited and consult
ed with doctor but have no defects
corrected More defects would have
been corrected had the family finan-
ces allowed it. A county fund for
this purpose would be an excellent
plan.
Home alls-Tupberculosis 4, Men
tai cases s, prenatal 1, babies 9, gen
eral IS, pre-school 2, contagious dis
ease inspects s, school children 80,
bedside. care 2, delinquent 3, mater
nifty l, diphtheria calls 27.
Accompanied to court 5, institutions
s, health center in Madison 1, doctor
II
Admission to state school for deaf 2
through Miss Withers State School,
for Deaf, Mendoza 1, tuberculosis San
itarium 1, one boy returned to Sparta.
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Guy o. Glazier writes from San
Diego, California, that his sister, Mrs.
Anna Eggleston, and Miss Hattie
Gale of Kilbourn have arrived at his
home to spend the winter.
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Recently partridge flew through
a window at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Otto Baer, southwest of town.
The crashing of the glass frightened
the family as much as the bird. After
resting on the floor for a moment
and Tegaining it's cOmposure the stran
ger took wing and disappeared
through the opening where it has en-
tered.
Are fat men slow-witted? The San
Francisco "Chronicle" asks the ques
ton and answers it in the negative.
While Shakespeare made Caesar say,
"Let me have men about me that are
fat" aver1ing that lean men think
too much" the Chronicle" cites Ma
poleon, Bismark Lii Hung-chang,
Cromwell, Joffre, ClemeRceau, Taft,
Dumas and Victor Hugo as men of
brains and also Of avoirdupois. Thorn
as Reed might have been included in
the list of quick witted men of girth,
though he objected to being called fat,
declaring that mo gentleman weighs
over three hundred pounds
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A novel course of study is mention
ed in Popular Mechanics" 1t is con-
Quoted at Madison, Wisconsin, and is
described as "a short training course
in boxing and packing" Tests of ma
terials, nails, etc, and demonstrations
of various right and wrong methods
comprise the course 1t is said that
''the astonishing figure of 100000
day is set by authorities as the loss
in this country from the use of poor
and extravagant packing methods and
materials
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Mike and Hannah Maher have sent
this Office a roll of Los Angeles pa
pers as large around as Ford tire.
AS usual the papers give off an odor
of oranges and sea breezes
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Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Erswell have
sent to the j. B. Donovan family
copy of the tenth anniversary num-
Der of The Ontario California; Daily
Report Recollections are given by a
number of the early residents and the
advantages of Ontario as place to
live is presented by others. An cleo
trio company in the town employs
thousand men, the women's clubs is
a forceful element, and many organ
izations make life interesting.
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In Chicago hold up bandits missed