Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-10-21

81.
| business or execute any trust in ex
change for transportation but the
Wierdest of all is the person who ad
vertises for corpse as companion
1t is a railway regulation that cor
pse must be accompanied by one firse
class ticket, some one must be on
hand to be responsible for the body
Nine people cross the United States in
a bungalow auto, breathing heavily
and showing signs of fatigue from the
bumps and knocks suffered during 81
900 miles of a transcontinental jour
ney a flivver truck mounted with
a bungalow body rolled into Los Ange-
les and halted with sigh as it's nine
occupants alighted to stretch them
selves. They started May 81 from Pen
sylvania the entire expenses of the
whole trip were made by three of the
party working on the way Only two
real difficulties were encountered on
the whole trip-once when the tires
gave out near Salt Lake City and
again with motor trouble in the Ne
vada desert at time when the wa
ter supply was low. They were there
for three days and were finally res.
cued by a passing motorist who re-
paired the trouble and enabled them
to proceed. They are going to stay all
winter and then going back in the
spring. Until they can find a place
to live and get work they will remain
housed in the gasoline van that car
ried them out here. That is going
through some great hardshfps just
to see the land Of sunshine and flow
ers.
Railroads Not Suffering
Contrary to reports that the rail-
roads are beginning to suffer by the
recent rate increase, the traffic man
ager of the Santa Fe showed actual
figures which disprove the reports.
Through September up to the middle
of November is regarded as q time
between seasons when it is natural for
travel to slow up. This year despite
the fact that the higher rates are in
effect the trains are more heavily
burdened than at the same time last
year. All trains that we boarded
since the time we left Wisconsin were
crowded and in some cases people
had to stand.
Some men steal other mems prop
efty, a few steal other mems wives
but it is an unusual thing when one
man steals anothers whole family.
In addition to his furniture and the
money in the bank this is the alleged
crime for which Luther Skeen, aged
21 Of Pomona is now a prisoner in
the county Jail. Skeen was arrested
in Los Angeles a few days ago and
taken back to Pomona. He is accused
of stealing a phOnograph, several ar
ticles of furniture, a small sum of
money and the owners wife and two
children. They left Pomona in a rent
ed automobile after shipping the
household goods The man remarked
to the taxicab driver, this is the best
thing ever pulled off in Pomona
We were on an auto trip last Sun
day through Orange county. It surely
has the right name for all you can
see for miles are orange and lemon
trees with an occasional field Of wal
nuts and $4,000 acres of olive trees.
We rode 80 miles each way and en-
joyed the trip very much. A firm own
ing some land ont there is drilling for
oil and trying to sell shares at so
cents each. There were large autos
full and the trip was free with dinner
thrown in.
The last surviving member of the
Lincoln administration former u S.
Senator Cornelius Cole, for II years,
a resident of California, and still ac-
lively engaged in practicing law in
Los Angeles recently celebrated his
98th birthday. my ability to enjoy
the company of ladies keeps me
he said with q merry twinkle
in his eye, when pressed for the secret
ef his longevity. He has thrilling
experiences to relate of the 49 gold
rush to California. With six compan-
ions he dared the Indians and wolves
on horseback to win the highest
honors in years to come.
Trade Baby For Dog
WANTED: to swap an eight pound
baby boy in good health for a dog is
the advertisement of J. S. Moriarity.
927 Hudson avenue he says from his
experiences that dogs are more well
come than babies and the parents are
being classed as criminals.
I have been required to move 26
times in six months Last night we
were invited out because baby cried
Two dogs stay there and eat at the
table 1t has cost me $500 in fortified
rent and moving expenses. Mr.. Nor
iarity was found cleaning an cid paint
shop for to go and live in it because