Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-09-08
Over 5000 People in Sank County
Attend Events in City and at
Fairgrounds
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
In THE EVENING
Eastern Star is Awarded the First
Prize, Skillet Creek Second and W.
R. c. Third for Floats

Monday, was a gala day in Bara0oo
when it was estimated 5000 folks OF
Sauk county and vicinity We're in
Raraboo to witness the Labor Day Gel
ebration put on by the American
Legion. An ideal day aided the
dictionaries with their plans and at
ten o'clock in the morning the parade
headed by Mayor andre passed
through the city. Others most con-
spicllous in the parade included the
BarabOO Marine Band, floats by bus
mess houses in the city and cOmmun-
ity. clowns and dancers, the National
Guard company, Civil war veterans,
and floats by BarabOo societies.
Prizes for the best floats were
awarded as follows: Eastern Star,
first prize Skillet Creek, second prize
and w. r. c, third prize.
Afternoon Program
The afternoon program opened at
the fairgrounds at 2:30 and motor
cycle race constituted the first event.
The race was a five mile run with
five contestants. George Cooper of
Baraboo won first place, Mr.. Bailey,
Lodi won second and Edwin AccOla
of Prairie du Sac won third place
in the event. Time seven minutes.
M. B. Olbrich, private counsel to the
governor at Madison, was selected to
give the address in place of Attorney
Clarence DarrOw, who was unable to
be present. The state official select
ed as his topic the timely subject of
Justice to the Soldiers The speaker
set forth a number of facts concern
ing the question in very interesting
manner. He estimated the bonus
would cost the government about one
per cent of the total wealth of the
United States Mr.. Olbrich also stat
ed, among other things, that Wiscon-
sin was the first state in the Union to
award the soldiers with a bonus after
the war After his talk he was round.
ly applauded by all present.
The next order of events at the fair
grounds was the base ball match be
tween Portage and Reedsburg. The
game lasted until the last half of the
ninth inning when it broke up in a
discussion. The score was then tC
8 in favor of the Portage aggregation
The game was later conceded to
Portage, it is claimed.
An automobile race between two
young ladies of the city who drove
Fords was the next event The ladies
had considerable difficulty in starting
but finally made the run of four miles
in about eight minutes. Miss Fred
Wolford won first place and Miss Ray
Jefferies second place.
The Baraboo Marine band rendered
selections during the entertainment
Daniel Roberts also sang. The public
wedding, which was to have taker
place Monday at the fair grounds, has
been postponed until the big day o
the fair
The evening entertainment opened
with a fire run by the city fire depart
ment and the next order Of events wa
the band concert After the concer
the awarding Of the prizes was a
IOlIOWS: N. w. Ieeles bardDOO, FOT'
coupe; Hugo Martin, Baraboo receiv
ed the dining room set and Richar
Vogle of Baraboo the $75 in cash.
A dance at Gollmars hall conclude,
the days festivities
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F. e. Morey and Mayor Andre acte
as announcers when the prizes wer
awarded. Daniel Roberts, Barabot