Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-13
By The Way

I'VE like The News very much"
writes William Steinbrink of Kendall,
A recent issue of The Country Gen
tleman contains an article on How
to Buy a Farm in Washington" by
Wells. Here are af ew lines
of the story; when | went up to the
northwest recently to gather material
for this article / tried to put myself in
the frame of mind of a typical go-wes-
ter. Pretended to myself l had just
come out of Baraboo, Wisconsin,
where | used to tote water for Ring
ling's elephants when | was a kid;
that l had $4,000 in the bank and a
sneaking desire to buy a place some
where in Washington and start
Harry Clark, formerly a linotype
operator in this office, writes from
92O South Eighteenth street, Nation,
Illinois, that he is trying to persuade
some of those in the office to join tae
Clarks in an excursion to BaraboO
next summer. He declares he will
write to Sheriff Neitzel to be on the
lookout in case they come. Industrial
ly Mattoon is "shot to pieces" The
railroad shops are dead, the division
point of the Big Four since the road
was built, having been greatly re-
duced as to work. Passenger trains
run through and much of the freight
work is done elsewhere.
Who owns an engagement ring
when the engagement is broken? The
question came up in New York City
court the other day. The ring, worth
$500, was put in the judges hands. DO
you want this precious ring or this
precious girl?" he asked of the man.
THE girl, was the reply. "Will you
have this man or give up this ring?"
the judge asked the girl. I'D like TO
think it over" was her non-commfttaI
reply. The Court gave her three
months time for deciding, and mean
while gave the ring into the custody
of the mans lawyer, indicating it's
opinion that an engagement ring be-
longs to the sutton if he is finally re-
jected.
Those who are interested in plant
evolution will be enlightened to know
that Thorburns seed catalogue OF
1923 contained but one variety OF
sweet corn or sugar corn, according
to an article in the February Harper's
magazine. Now there are many var
tiles. Potatoes were once wild in
America, were taken to Europe, and
introduced into New England from
Ireland in 1719. Before America was
discovered the people of the old world
had no potatoes to eat. The writer OF
the article, Walter Prichard Eaton.
Sheffield, Massachusetts, says there
are many plant, in the wild state
which might be improved and used as
human food.
w. c. English, supervising teacher
In Columbia county, Wyocena, has
sent this Office two letters written
about 100 years ago. They were sent
to Mrs. English from an aunt in New
York. Both plainly depict the bitter
political feeling of the time. there
being just as stirring issues then as
now. The price Of products is inter-
esting. The following quotations are
taken from the letter written on Dec
ember, 3, 1921, by n. Crookshamp at
Harrison, Ohio to Alexander Livsngs-
ton. Greenwich, New York.
Corn--12k to 1894 cents.
Wheat--5O cents.
Pork 50 per ZOE pounds.
Whiskey- Is cents per gallon.
A flour fever had ragged for about a
week, the writer says. No envelopes
were used at the time the letter being
folded and sealed at one place. The
postage was % cents.
In the other letter written, January
%, 1928, the same writer SAYS that
Ohio, without some great and unex-
pected change, will vote for Adams.
as likewise Indiana, Illinois, and two
thirds of Kentucky" He also discusses
the market and slavery questions. II
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