Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-11-23

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The car tipped over when the
driver, Mr. Schuster, tried to brine
1t back into the road after adjusting
the top, during which process he had
let go of the wheel for a moment.
Mr.. Schustel had his leg slightly in
jured and the Misses Louise Schultz
and Esther Butterfield, who were in
the car, were unhurt. The girls were
riding home 20 dinner in the auto.
man had been instructed to use care,
to be sure Of their ground, not to
arrest any one just over the limit.
and to show no partiality. From the
long list OF those who were reported
las alleged offenders the motor cops
mast have spent a busy summer.
Even two members of the state high
way commission were caught. There
was some complaint because more of
the cases had not gone to Reedsburg
| justices but it was found that one of
these sleeps in the day time and the
other is on a farm during the sum-
mer. One of the motor policemen ex-
| planned they could not trail around
with an offender, they must take
them to a justice on duty. More ar
rests are made near Baraboo than
anywhere else and for that reason
the Baraboo justices get most of the
business.
One man stated that Sauk county
nation bureaus because OF the speed
cops and Supervisor Ochsner declar-
ed that was a good thing not so many
tourists would tear up our roads.
The acting district attorney gave
his experiences and declared the
officers were not always sure of their
ground He said they should be more
careful in making arrests.
Mr. Cooper read the motor police
man figures, as follows:
f: c. Accola expenses ----lS7Sa.S5
w. F. Bayer, expenses ------661.9S
Paul G. Crawley, expenses 632.25
The total cost to the county for
all expenses was $3,23369. All the
fines have not been turned in, the
amount received being S2,57790.
The sentiment of the board was
with officers regulating the traffic on
Sauk county roads, every one present
votins to retain the speed cops.
Library Facilities
e. B. Lester, Madison, head of tile
Wisconsin Free Library commission,
appeared before the board and ex
planned the library situation in Sduk
county. The two cities and seven of
the villages in the cou=ty with
population of 10000 persons expend
about $4,000 annually for purchasing
books and operating the libl aries
while the remainder of the county with
population of about 10000 persons
spend bp 1926 and this for the travel
ing library which does not reach near
all of the citizens of the county. In
other words about so per cent of the
people of Sauk county are outside of
public library advantages. AS to the
schools. there are 500 pupils with
out public library advantages and B.
500 in the proximity of books OF
, the 1925 that is being expended on
the travelling library $50 goes TO the
librarian. SIS for expenses, and 5000
for books. The gist of the idea is to
have the toms of the county provide
sum TO be paid to an established
library or libraries in the county
and all have the advantage of this
4 storehouse of know ledge.
| William Toole, president of the
Sauk County Travelling library board,
was also present and spoke in behalf
of a wider circulation of books.
, The following counties have adopt
ed the Invocation: Milwaukee, the
patrons using the Milwaukee library;
Langalde. the citizens using the
Antigo library; Marathon, Wausau
being the center; and Rusk. Lady
smith providing the books.
The matter was left with the COM
mittee on education to confer with
the library board and report at the
! January meeting.
County Nurse
The county nurse made her report.
The amount available was $500 for
/ expenses and $500 for salary. These
sums have not been expended but the
heaviest work is at hand. The report
of the county nurse was referred TO
special committee consisting OF Her
man Kasiska, S. Smith and W. r.
Du Bois.
H. E. French was present and ex-
planned the map which he has con
structed for the county.
Report of County Judge