Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-07-21

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located at the above address While
d policeman in Baraboo a number of
years ago Mr.. Stone was injured as
he was making an arrest and writes
that he is still on the gain but it is
slow.
! w. B. Blaska, formerly a resident
of Baraboo and for a number of years
with the Curtis Publishing company,
writes that he has changed his adj
dres from Oakland, California, to
I906 Fourth avenue, Seattle, Washing.
ton. Mr.. Blaska is opening a branch
| at Seattle for the publishing house.
He made great success for the COM
pany while located at San Francisco.
| Leo RodemS, who graduated from
Marquette university this year ex-
poets to take a post graduate course
in certified public accounting, at the
University of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Rodems is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
M. Rodems of Milwaukee who former
tly resided in Baraboo. This summer
the young man is travelling for an
electrical supply house in Milwaukee.
His father has been associated with
the concern since the family moved
to the Cream City.
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A book publishing house is arrang-
ing to bring forth in permanent form
E. P. Norwood's creation, Diggledy
Dan. For some time, every fortnight
or so, Diggledy Dan has been appear
ing in the Christian Science Monitor
of Boston and now there is a shout
of delight that these popular articles
are to be combined in a delightful
book. Mr.. Norwood is with the Ring
ling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
shows at the present time. He spent
a number of winters in Baraboo and
is well known here. Magazine arti-
cles have also come from his pen.
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G. A Dearborn has left at this Office
a recent copy of the Toledo Blade
which gives an account of the histor-
Merrimac the description being by
one Of the fighters, the late Command
er S. Dana Greene, at that time a
lieutenant and second in command Of
the Monitor. The Monitor was spok-
en- of ais a "cheesebex on raft" and
there was great anxiety in the north
at the time lest the Merrimac should
sink the John Ericsson craft. The
small boat won, however, and there
was great rejoicing in the north. Mr.
Dearborn was 10 years old at the
time, his father residing in Dane
county.
A few nights ago man was driving
a Ford car along the Portage Baraboo
road and every time a light passed
him he was driven almost into the
ditch. At last he became desperate
and decided to stand his ground the
next time car came in view, let
ting the consequences be what they
may. Soon a bright light sent it's
beams into the night and the driver
of the Ford braced himself to main
tain his rights on the highway. Near
err and nearer came the light and the
man felt that collision might be
emminent. About that time he
heard rumble and realized the ma
oh Ia Nil dnd
more than his share of the road and
philosophical were his thoughts. 2sae
One sees all sorts of additions to
vehicles. travelling son rubber and gas
as they pass through Baraboo. Some
have small houses built upon wheels
and apparently roll along with all
the comforts Of home" A'gfew days
ago one of these houses drew up to
the sidewalk in Baraboo and the man
at the wheel started on a search for
supplies while the wife busted her
self within An onlooker viewed the
outfit for some time and then curios-
ity got the better of him. Stepping to-
ward one of the windows he common
ced to stretch his neck to get good
look within, when pan of water was
dashed in his face. Possibly the WON
an within did not know of his ap-
proach and possibly the man knew
nothing of the humanity in the car.
AS it stands he furnished not little
amusement for other onlookers in the
neighborhood.
g.
The motorist and cyclist accustom
ed to contending with all the Difficult
ties of the road is now faced with an
other problem, according to the Unit
ed States department of Agriculture
which has recently undertaken a ma
tion-wide survey concerning the rapid
spread of tn tribulus terrestis Oh