Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-01-13

kee Museum, resuming his duties the
first of the year. He is engaged in
taxider1ny.
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|, Mrs. J. G. Chandler and daughter
in-law, Mrs Fannie Chandler, Sew
enth street, have received a box of
oranges, grape fruit and tangerines
from the formers son, Frank Chand-
Ter, Salerno Florida. The fruit is
of the finest and a real breath of
Florido's delightful products.
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Some days ago this paper contained
the decision of former Governor
Philip that Pauline Pillman should
remain with her mother, the execu-
tive refusing to permit the child to be
taken to the home of her father in
Indiana One of the attorneys was
P. J. Bailey of Valparaiso, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bailey of Reedsburg and a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Mayhem, for
merly of Baraboo.
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Mrs. Franklin Johnson has received
a picture of Mrs. Dawes, the wife Of
an English clergyman Interest CEN
tiers around the portrait from the fact
it was painted by Alvan Clark Of
Cambridge, Mass, an uncle Of Mrs.
Johnson Alvan Clark q804-1887)
was a self taught engraver, portrait
painter and optician. His fame rests
in lenses which he made for telescop-
es, the workshop being famous in it's
day. Mrs. Johnson has a miniature
painted on ivory by the same artist,
treasuring this most highly.
To get drink in the Southwest,
says writer in Popular Mechanics"
a man has but to sally up to one of
the fences that separate the United
States and Mexico. The American
passes d piece of money through the
fence and says, aqua fuego, vino
blanca" or whatever brand of thirst
Quencher suits his fancy The Mexi-
can produces the desired bottle, holds
it close to the fence, and hands the
American a straw. "The rules of the
game are it is reported, that the
American exhales before going into
action then shuts his eyes and sucks
up as much nectar as he is able to
swallow without taking another
breath
F. G. Peck, a former BaraboO mer-
chant, fully appreciates the value of
a newspaper. 1t comes day after day,
source of real pleasure. Although
the whole edition of paper cost many
dollars, single copy comes for less
than the price of two cent postage
stamp. It requires thousands and
thousands Of motions for each paper,
some two or three for each letter in,
the paper, and considering the labor
involved, Mr.. Peck declares he re-
ceives more for his money than in any
thing else. Few realize the total cost
to produce a paper and fewer apprec-
late that copy may be obtained so
reasonable.
Eugene Henke, son of Rev. and
Mrs. E. C. Henke, has been accepted
by the mission board for work in
China, Japan, or other foreign field.
Since graduating from Carroll college
he has been on the faculty of Way
land academy at Beaver Dam and will
not begin his preparation until after
next June. The young man has decid-
ed to become a medical missionary
and must take course before being
sent abroad This may take four or
five years, his work to include a year
in some accredited hospital. The
young man is of the finest stamp and
is sure to make good in whatever
field he enters.
S. Paul Jones, Madison, who was in
Baraboo this week in the interest of
Y. M. G. A, took walk along por-
tons of three lake shores at his home
a few days ago, a distance of over
twenty miles. The day was of sun
shine and partly cloudy, the. snow was
six inches deep, there was a brisk wind
and the temperature was from 2 de-
grees to 8 degrees below zero. One of
the unusual birds he noted was a belt
ed kingfisher, this bird being rare in
this latitude at this season of the year.
Mr.. Kingsfisher was able to obtain his
meals along small open stream
flowing from a large spring. Mr. JON
es noted no birds from the far north.
an indication of q. mild winter. Among
the other birds noted and their num-
bers were the following: hairy wood
pecker, 8; downy woodpecker, s; blue
jay, 8; crow, IA; goldfinch, /; tree
sparrow, So; slate-colored junco, SO;
brown creeper, 8; white breasted
4 chickadee, 20; total II
species, $50 individuals. {