Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-07
BIG EVENTS AT
FAIR GROUNDS
AFTER DINNER
Celebration Opens With Parade in
the Morning; Business Houses
Have Floats


ade through the business sections of
Baraboo headed by the city officers.
Former Captain c. NJ. Lamar acted
as marshall of the day.
Crowds thrOnged the streets along
the line of march and applauded as
several of the most appropriate floats
went by. The parade included: Mayor
andre and city officers, in automo-
biles; B. p. o. E., float; Baraboo Mar
inc band, walking; G. A. R. veterans,
in cars; the following floats, u. S.
w. V. BarabOo; w. r. c., American
Legion Auxiliary, Lyons School circle,
l.. G. Welch, plumbers; McGuan-Fogle,
clothiers, Schey Shoe Co.; Schadde,
plumber; ~. N. A, E. T. Ross, florist
w. C. T. U., Smith Fuel Warehouse:
Joyce & Siberz, insurance; Philbrick
garage; Baraboo Federated Shop
craft, marching; clowns on motorcy-
cles; fire trucks, Railroad Jack, and
horseback riders.
Doings at Fairgrounds
Over 1000 persons attended the
entertainment at the fairgrounds
which opened with a baseball con.
test between Portage and Baraboo.
The attendance this year was only
about one third as large as it was
last year, although the entertainment
offered was a high class one.
A ball game resulted in victory
for Portage by a score of IL 4. Du
Bois, BarabOO left fielder, knocked
out three base hit, bringing in three
runs in the final inning of the game.
A sham battle between members
of the local national guard proved to
be a source of much interest Rifle
shells, machine guns, ETC., were used
in the imitation warfare.
Several novel vaudeville stunts by
first class entertainers including Jug
CLING, trapeze work, tumblers etc. were
heartily applauded.
State Commander Spea S
F. Ryan Duffy, state commander of
the American Legion was the princi-
pal speaker of the day. DR.. C. F. Stekl
Ot this city introduced the commander.
! Mr.. Duffy said in part:
Labor Day when the wheels of all
industry are stilled in the United
States the cost to workers and en-
ployers amount to millions and mil
lions of dollars.
"The American Legion is neutral in
any warefare between capital and la
Dor regardless of accusations to the
contrary. The Legion stands for the
things that are good and the things
that will make the country prosper,
and it must have the public sentiment
back of it to succeed. The member
ship is rapidly approaching the two
million mark. There are $40 posts of
25,OO0 members of the Legion in the
state of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Duffy claims there has been
adjusted compensation paid to every
one who had to do with the World
war, except the soldiers He flayed
the stand taken by Secretary Mellon
and others in Washington against
the soldiers.
Champion Pie Eater, Lucht
Franklin Lucht son of Mr. and Mrs
F. o. Lucht, was the champion pie
eater and was awarded 81
= "~ r" ag"iust three other blueberTy
contesters. Pilot Tom Hood an
chanic Eldred Berg, in a rolls Ruff"
were awarded ten dollars as the Off
cial winners of the Ford race. IKE"
Caflisch took second place with his
auto
The baseball game between
boo and Abeman resulted in victory
for the local nine by a score of 10 to
8.
Evening Events
The Legion had charge of the AL
Ringing theatre Monday evening
where vaudeville and moving plcures
were put on. The film offered was Car
digan, story of events leading up
to the Revolutionary war. Mrs. L. j.
Pierson, Jr.. nee Miss Grace Racket,
sang selections.
A dance at the Armory under the
auspices of the Legion was attended
by a fair crowd. The Terbilcox or.
chestra furnished the music.
Miss Mae Mcmahon was awarded
the prize or the most popular girl,
she having received the most number
OF votes. The prize was a lady's
watch.
The B. P. o. E. float in the parade
won first place, the E. T. Ross float
won second place. Fire prize was 25
dollars and second SIS.
The committees of the legion in
charge of the affairs were: American
Legion, DR.. c. F. Stekl, chairman
: Frank Carroll, ]. l.. Siberz, George
: Knight and William Hattie members
the auxiliary. Mrs. c. F. Stekl. chair