Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-01-27
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By the Way

who contemplate excayating cellars
for new residences next spring.
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"A Philadelphia boy, Is years old
and never has used a razor, has run
away and been married. But just be-
sign a razor strop wouldn't help him
some"
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Lee County, Mississippi, has had a
health campaign in which prizes were
offered for health slogans contribut-
ed by school children. Four thousand
slogans were produced; the first prize
was won by this: "Chew your food;
you have no gizzard." Fifteen hundred
mile posts bearing this and other use
full health precepts were erected by
enterprising merchants throughout the
county.
The Empire State Express o the
New York Central Railroad, between
New York City and Buffalo may fairly
claim to be an institution" It has now
been running for Twenty-Five years;
October rs was the anniversary of the
first trip. For many years it made
/ the westward run in eight hours; the
schedule time is now nine hours, the
reason given by the railway being
that increased patronage and the con-
seGuent lengthening of the train to the
capacity of the locomotives made
lowered rate of speed necessary.
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This Office has received copy of
the annual report of the Grand Army
of the Republic, Department of Wis
consin. Much of the space is devoted
to the meeting held in Baraboo last
June and is replete with many local
views about Baraboo, pictures of the
leaders in the organization, Mayor
AdoIph andre and others. There is
much in the book to interest, especial
ly the members of the G.. A. r. and
auxiliary organizations. The volume
was compiled by Hosea w. Rood,
Madison
From a selected list of answers to
school examination questions sub
scriber calls these as classics that
may be worth reprinting"
Four animals belonging to the cat
family are the father cat, the mother
cat, and two little kittens.
, A blizzard is the inside of hen.
A mountain pass is a pass given by
the railroad to it's employees so that
they can spend their vacation in the
mountains.
When the British got up in the
morning and saw the Americans on
the opposite hill they threw up their
breakfasts (breastworks).
Weapons Of the Indians: Bow, ar
row, tomahawk, and war-hoop.
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A card received at Prairie du Sac
from Miss Jennie Baker dated Hon
olulu, T. H, December, 1920 says of
the picture on the card Ca Hawaiian
hotel Honolulu:) "This is the hotel
that was taken by the government for
army and navy Y. M C. A. and is
still used for that purpose. The news
papers here are quite hopeful of hav-
ing the Second Annual Meeting of the
Worlds Press association held here
next October. 1t will be decided the
18th inst. l attended such a pleasant
missionary meeting this week. All
countries in which the American
Board Congregational have work
were represented by ladies and chill
dren in costumes, who served refresh
ments appropriate for the country. It
seems good to be in America again.
Merry Christmas"
81 * s.
A. D. Dorset, Chicago, sends the
following from the Bayfield, (Colo.)
Blade, entitled, Moral: Keep Your
Subscription Paid Up" It reads:
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Campbell left
Bayfield, Wednesday morning with the
intention of making their home else
where, going by automobile. We are
told they are going to California. To
Mr. Campbell we say: So long, you
stinker, and may Bayfield, never be
cursed with the presence of you or
your kind again. AS one citizen re-
marked eff he ever comes back, it
will be too SOON" And another worry
ing over the delay of your going, of
it's the condition of the roads that is
keeping him here I am willing to
drag the roads clear to Gallup Evil
derstly your departure pleases this
people more than the striking of oil
in Texas wells in which many are fin
ancially interested. God pity the peo-
pie of the town in which you next
bitch your tent.