Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-05-25


sixty days, who can tell?
L. ]. Parks, who resides near the
Owls Head, north of Merrimack, hid
in the cellar when the officers called.
They had difficulty getting into the
house, the doorkeeper a young man
claiming the family was away. It
took three men to bring the youth TO
his senses. When an officer started
down the cellar stairs he saw a man
and said, What in the are
you doing down here?" There came
back, What in the are you
doing down here" Parks soon found
out. Kerosene was added to the
mash and the owner was set back
5000 plunks. Del Priest, also of
Merrimack, is celebrating and may
not condescend until the September
term of court convenes. He declares
it was only wine he had in his pos
session.
When the officers walked into the
Charles Mittlesteadt home in Excel
sior they found the still reposing by
the side Of the kitchen stove. Mr.. M.
was away and Mrs. NJ. was in beautI-
full oblivion as to what the still was
used for. She told the officers she
went to bed. every night at z o'clock
and did not know what her husband
did during the precious evening hours
The officers took the still as a SOU
venir and Mr.. Mittlesteadt hurried to
BaTaboo ats them. He was set
back $100 and costs. Mrs. NJ. viii no
doubt keep one eye on her husbands
actions hereafter.
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Vicar (as reported by "Punch")-
Your pigs are doing well, John
very well, indeed" John-"Ay, they
be. If me and you wos as fit t. die as
they be, we nd do, sir"
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Ordering a copy of Tennyson's
poems, a customer wrote to a booksell
er, as reported in the Norwich Free
Academy Journal" %Please do not
send me one bound in calf, as I am
a vegetarian"
This Office has received a copy of
the Ontario California; Daily Report,
perhaps from the Erswells, which
states that the prices for grapes this
year are the highest in the history Of
the industry. One dealer sold % cars
Of wine grapes for SOS ton, ten doll
, ars higher than one year ago. Last
year the cash market did not open
until June and then the prices were
not so high as now There is little
activity in the table grape at present
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A cotton spinner, an English mag
azine says, after many fruitless at
tempts to get manufacturer to settle
his account wrote him letter couch
ed in very strong terms. The pair met
the following day, and the manufac-
turer protested against the language
used in the note. Every account
get" he explained, "is thrown into
basket, and once a month | dip my
hand in and draw out four bills.
Those four are paid. Now, if get
any more impudey.G letters from you,
your bill won't even get into the bas-
ket!"
Elias d. King, who passed away at
his home at Kings Corners on April
Gath, had the unique privilege of
feeding a scarlet tanager, a bird not
easily approached by man and in
fact not often seen. Mr.. King was
en- ardent lover of all birds and flow
ers and with unlimited patience, he
finally tanned the scarlet tanager.
The bird would follow him as he
plowed in the field and at rare in
tervals he even induced it to light
near enough to eat from his hand. Mr..
King was versed in bird lore as only a
lover of birds can be and likewise,
he knew and loved all flowers and
growing things.
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William J. Bryan urges President
Harding, on religious grounds to send
a representative to Genoa and let the
United States mix up in that free
for-all.
II is a useful suggestion, for il
viii cause the President to cross
his fingers rapidly on both hands and
thank the Lord he is out of it.
If we sent any man to Genoa. the
man to send would he Mr.. Bryan
himself. He would say to the assem-
bled allies; Gentlemen, the world is
not round; no monkey was my great
grandfather. The sun goes round
the earth. which has four corners ans
is square like myself Down with Oar
win! All shake hards"
That brief speech. made with al
the earnestness Of the Gross OF
Gold" is as far as the United States
ought to 60 in any foreign entangle-
ment. We have no real business over
re.-Arthur brisbane