Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-22

cialists, and pays tart respects to
Senator Hemmingsen OF that state.
Among the other things the speaker
said
at is time that the people OF the
state woke up; time that they see to
it that the state constitution is upheld.
This is our state government. and
it will be just what we make 1t.
Townley and his cohorts are trying
to do away with the constitution.
House Bill so, which was passed by
the recent special session of the leg
islature, if upheld, means simply that
the constitution of the state OF North
Dakota is being set aside. And
want to tell you farmers: no matter
what land you own, what property
you possess. your right to possession
depends entirely upon the constitu-
ton, that fundamental law for which
our forefathers fought"
Mr.. Langer's address was listened
to by large number Of farmers re-
siding in the vicinity of Gilby when
the address was made by a large
number of Grand Forks, Mekinock
and Honeyford resident who made
i the trip to Gilby to hear him.
| Here is an epitaph for dentist.
View this grave with. gravity
| He's filling his last cavity.
! Princeton Tiger.
| A man died owing a Missouri edi-
tor six years unpaid subscription to
the paper The editor did not send
! any flowers. He attended the fun
/ eral and placed a palm-leaf fan and a
block Of ice on the casket.--Cincinn-
att Enquirer.
An uncanny prediction is reported
by an Iowa paper Shortly before
the end came" runs the obituary, "he
folded his hands and said that every
thing was going higher, and quitely
and peacefully he fell asleep. -
Chicago Tribune.
l ~ ~ ~
Drawn from the Wood will not
be music in the ears since many have
died from drinking wood alcohol. This
recalls an epitaph on a wooden cross
in an old English churchyard:
Beneath this wood
| There lies A. Wood;
One wood below another;
We know the upper wood is good
But doubtful is the other"
4 X 4
Under the caption, Don't Forget
Lenroot," the Sun publishes the fol-
lowing editorial:
Straight advice to the discern
ing republicans of Wisconsin:
Don't forget that you have, sena-
tor who is a power for American
ism.
LESS than two years ago Irvine
i l.. Lenroot was elected to the Unit
ed States senate to fill the va
1 cancy caused by the death Of
Mr. Husting. The term for which
he was chosen expires next year.
"Mr Lenroot had served his
state for nearly ten years in the
1 house: His abilities were general
| ly realized in that quarter, but he
| has given new proof OF what is i'll
! him. Few new senators have ev-
er attained SO rapidly a command
ing influence in party councils
and national affairs.
eve congratulate Wisconsin
On what Mr.. Lenroot has already
done for that states reputation
an repeat our disinterested ad-
vice.
Following the ruling of the Ill.
district attorney that marriages
I at Waukegan of people from out
side the state, to avoid the mar
riage laws of their own states,
were illegal, Wisconsin judges
and Attorney General j. J. blaine
/ are advising the 10000 Badger
couples married at Waukegan to
/ be remarked at once.
1t also was estimated that half
of the Milwaukeeans welded
within the last two years had
! pledged their vows at places
south of the state line.
Court Officials at Milwaukee al
SO anticipated an increass in suits
| to annul marriages and de-
/ crease in divorce suits.