Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-10-27


sin State Humane officer, is in Phila
delphia where he delivers an address
this week before the National Humane
convention. Mr. Frederick has visited
Baraboo several times.
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The Latin class in the BarabOo High
school a few days ago, q pupil trans.
lated as follows:
The Helvetians marched down
the river Rhone to a place where
it was crossed by ford
There was a general Outburst i'm
mediately after.
A copy of a Los Angeles paper
from Mike Maher contains an item
about William G. Fitzwilson Of Denver
debating more than 10000 words daily.
He must be some talker. The banker
went to Los Angeles to attend con-
vention and the paper told how fast
he can rattle off the words
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Wisconsin now produces a veritable
Niagara of Milk 10 tons for every
minute of the day and night through
out the year-one tenth of the ma
tons total production. Every pound
of this health and strength giving
fluid is a symbol of good roads, good
schools and happy homes everywhere.
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Viroqua is spending about $275,000
on sewers, waterwOrks and paving.
The citizens are debating whether or
not to spend an additional 100000 on
paving, w. G. Kirchoffer, Madison,
consulting engineer, reports. It costs
money to improve city but cities
must be improved.
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Not the governor or supreme court
judges but the highway engineer is
the highest salaried official in the
state of Wisconsin. A recent issue
in the state of Wisconsin. A recent in
crease of salary granted Highway En-
gineer Hirst places his pay at $83333
per month Or $4,000 a year. He has
two assistant with salaries of $4,000
and $4800
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The assessment against the general
property OF the state was completed
by the state tax commission and
shows an increase Of $24,041, 432 over
1920. Real estate increased in value
according to the assessment $104,2 78,-
$40 while the value Of personal prop
GoO ono FyI,o
property of the state is placed at 81
594739,962
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G.. w Harvey, well known to all
fair officials in Wisconsin, secretary
OF the Beaver Dam fair and more than
any other man responsible for the up
building of the great county fair died
at his home in Beaver Dam a few
days ago from injuries received by
being struck by an automobile, which
accident occurred on one of the bust
ness streets of his home city.
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Two theatrical records have just
been established-in New York and
in London After a run OF three years
and one night, totaling 1891 perfor-
mances, the play "Lightnin' " has left
Broadway to enter a two-year contract
in Chicago. In London "Chu Chin
Chow has come to close after
run of nearly five years, or in all,
2238 performances.
These records are for continuous
performances at the same theatre.
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In the fOrty-years-ago column the
Madison Journal says:
The first number of The Cam
pus, the new college paper, ap-
pears today. o. D. BrandenDurg
is the local editor The office Of
publication is in the Journal
Block.
Nc trains have arrived or will
arrive from Portage today, and
none will leave for that point.
The road may be/closed by the
floods for severa1 days.
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Would you like to know how large
the stellar universe is? In the Opin-
ion of astronomers it is one million
light years in diameter, and since
light travels $4,000 miles in a second,
that means that it is about 5,S69, 49,
100000, 000,000-almost six quintillion
miles from one side of the universe
to the other. More than million solar
systems the size of our own could be
placed end to end without bridging
the space. How many such Systems
the universe could contain we refuse
10 calcuIate.-Youths Companion.
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The official printed roll of the Cher
okee Indians, a subscriber wTitess5.
contains many queer names. Here
are few samples: Runabout Mink,
Sunday Hogtoter, Lee Galcatcher,
Ben Hungry, Anna Lengbone, Jack
Rabbit Sister RatfIiu pOurd Coin q