Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-29
BY The Way

pounds in the Mississippi river at
Prairie du Chen The fish was FIVE
feet nine inches long and had to be
killed before taken from the sein.
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Some time ago mention was made
of the agility of Jacob Tegerdine as a
painter, although he is in the shadows
of eighty years. Only recently he
discovered new tooth breaking
through and the neighbors are now
, wondering If wonders will never
cease.
A. L. Hess, formerly resident Of
Barahoo and Reedsburg, is in voca--
tional training at the, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. He is
taking everything il poultry. Mr
HISS was the Oldest soldier frcn
Sank county to enlist in the World
VIZ. His address is 1865 last Bra !
day, Colun bia, Missouri.
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Something of the magnitude of the
tourist business in Wisconsin may be
gained from the following figures.
The State Highway commission took
a census one day at so points in the
state and found that 10000 foreign
cars passed those point. In case each
car passed those points. In case each
would leave $4,000 day in the
state.
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L. N. Schrofer, president of the
National Liter Co., 702 East 63d St.,
Chicago, formerly resident Of Bara-
boo, writes that his firm is very busy
When he joined the company the fac
tory was in two rooms, now an entire
floor has been rented-5,000 square
feet. Besides the Chicago plant the
company has factory at Spring
field and interests in New Jersey.
The company makes patent 'liters".
used in the place of matches.
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At times efforts are made 10
cidentally electrocuted. A few days
ago The Chicago Tribune contained
an article on the absolute absurdity
of such an attempt to restore life in
these cases. It is held that when a
person is rendered unconscious by an
electric current passing through them,
as in the case Of Howard c. Engelman
that there is no h pc of bringing the
person back to life,
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The road between Baraboo and
Portage has been completed and
greatly enjoyed by those driving
cars. Much credit is due j. s. Pal
mer, Charles Binder and others for
the fine piece of work in the region
of the Lower Narrows. All gave time
and money and the result is their
farms have been brought much near
er to Baraboo at all seasons of the
year. The distance to Portage can
now be covered in much less than an
hour, the riding being easy and a
great saving of power. Many at the
present time are using this road in
making the trip to Madison, going to
Leeds and on to the capital.
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Oscar Quale, formerly manager Of
the local telephone company, sends
this office copy of the st. Paul Dis
patch which tells Of a flight made by
Mrs. M. Mccartney, aged SO years.
She believes she is the oldest person
in the world who has ridden in an
aeroplane Fifty-nine years ago she
rode from Jefferson, Wis, to Min
nesota, behind an OK team and de-
sired to experience the new mode of
transportation She obtained view of
the twin cities and when she came
down was greatly pleased with the
trip to the clouds.
Next time you take me up / want
to go lots higher" she told the pilot
as she shook his hand after alighting.
Circular letters have been received
by many gun game clubs throughout
this section of the country from the
chief game warden of Saskatchewan,
OChoO0 oCh4AS IAAoC UC
vised to examine closely all ducks
shot this fall for both wing and leg
bands. Wing bands are on the right
wings, close to the body, and leg
bands are on the right legs. The let
ter says:
Five hundred Saskatchewan ducks
have been tagged for the purpose of
ascertaining their migration routes
to their winter homes. Bands bear
notation: Manitoba Trading Co., st.
Paul, MINI, and are numbered Kindly
report date bird is killed, variety and
exact locality.
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Short skirts and bobbed hair have
worked hardship on dealers in SOU
l~enier picture postcards-the variety
that floods the mail at this time of the
year from summer resorts along the
Atlantic coast.
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