Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-12-08
By The Way

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lis one of the sports at Loganville.
| A justice will have case some day.
Walter Welch, who resides at Pine
hollow in the town of Sumpter.
caught two fine red fox in traps. G.
A. Briggs, the Baraboo fur dealer,
lsays he has seldom seen finer ones.
THE top for these skins is about $12.
Mr.. WEIGH is having one of the red
lfox skins made into muff.
Baraboo hunters on Sank Prairie
report two dead geese of the wild
IspeEies had been found by citizen
named Gruber. The geese had evil
identity been wounded and ended their
careers there. A number of the birds
ARE spending some time in the coYn
fields on the lower end of the prairie
but are very difficult to approach.
s.
A number of red-headed woodpeck-
ers are tarrying in Devils Lake State
Ipark and in other woody sections in
CHAIR and other calls may be heard
in the woodlands. 1t is said these
birds viii remain if there is food and
this fail the acorns are abundant
SO they are not starving. Atwood
Smith, superintendent of Devils Lake
holes where the BIRDS have placed
them, to be ready for snowy periods.
Trappers have strange experiences.
A short time ago youth near Bara-
boo killed a fine speciman Of the
skunk family and brought it to
dealer. He was offered $3.50 and was
much surprised. He said he would not
think of removing the hide from an
animal Of this kind for $50 cents and
carried the pelt away with him. In a
lday or so he sent the furry coat to
dealer in distant city and when he
received returns he expectantly open
lep the envelop and found 20 cents
with no apologies.
Not only trappers but dealers in
| fur sometimes have the unexpected
happen. The story is told of a fur
broker who had two very fine fox
skins and decided he would ship them
to new firm The skins were duly
dispatched by parcel post and when
the cheSk came it was for about
one-half the real value. He promptly
returned the remittance and told the
| firm to return the furs at his ex-
ipense When he opened the package
he found two of the raggedest, most
ldelapidated, valueless specimens he
about ever saw. Evidently the city
firm knows how to play a skin game.
Many who visited DEVILS Lake
State park last summer recall See
ing two Chinese pheasants in an en-
closure near that Of the bear. One Of
the birds was so cross it was not
permitted to be in the open for it
delighted to alight on the heads of
people and peck in painful manner.
Eyes, ears, nose. it mattered not,
the bird was very careless with his
bill. This fall after the visitors had
left the lake the birds were given
their liberty and some time later
neighbors reported the fighter wound
ed among the chickens. Evidently
it had met Waterloo. The bird was
brought to the park again and placed
in the enclosure with the raccoon to
h
ly the bird was missing and later
few feathers came from the interior
of the log which is used as winter
home by the coon. There is a grow
ing suspicion about the lake the coon
has placed the meaty portion of the
bird under his vest and is using the
feathers for a pillow.
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Speaking of the law preventing of
the issuing of special marriage per-
mits without the consent of the
the parents or guardian, mention of
which has been made in previous is
sues of this paper, strange occur
renee recently took place in Baraboo.
A prospective bridegroom came from
one of the distant states expecting
to return with his bride day after
arriving here. When he found he
could not obtain a license without
the consent of her parents or guard
ians, the case seemed hopeless. Her
parents were dead and she was far
over age, no guardian even consid-
cred. The gentleman had important
business at home and must return
at once. What was to be done? At
ter considering the matter Judge
James H. Hill said the sister Of the
bride-to-be might be appointed as a
guardian and then her consent given.
The question was submitted to the
attorney general. by telephone for a
decision and he said he did not see
why it would not be legal. The sis