Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-04
By the Way

ried mail and valuables from St.
Joseph, Missouri, to San Francisco,
as rapidly as the horses could cover
the ground When the railroad was
built the enterprise was necessarily
discontinued. In recent celebration
the ponies covered the distance IN
quicker time than of yore, evidently
due to better roads. Apropos Of
this J. E. Jones, the veteran editor
of the Kilbourn Weekly Events, re-
calls the first run of the pony ex-
press in which he participated while
but mere youth, though serving at
the time in the United States cavalry.
Talk about speed! A Sank county
motorcycle officer reports that he
overhauled a Ford roadster being
chased by an Essex, both cars tearing
UP the highway at the rate OF 58
miles an hour. The race took place
on Sank Prairie and the Ford was so
nimble it managed to remain in the
lead until it ran into tine shadow OF
the highway officer When interviewed
the driver of the Essex said he lock-
ed at his speedometer once and no
ticed it marked 60 miles ar hour. He
kept going but was afraid to take
the second look, he said.
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The historic milestone cover for
The Youths Companion Of Septem-
Der 27 is dedicated to tho State Of
Wisconsin. The cover depicts Jean
Nicollet, the hardy explorer and
frontiersman, standing before the
states wonderful natuIa' landmark,
the lodges ot 'is,e Wisconsin The
text accompan wing the picture reads
as follows:
"In 1886 Jeln Nic,'ilet, French
Interpreter 1T ne Huron Mission,
fired by tales If a!lnond eyed
palefaces beyond the sunset
broke a fresh tran through the
Western wilderness and was the
first white man to gaze upon
Lake Michigan, the first to set
foot upon Wisconsin soil..''
! & s. y
Not long ago some Baraboo folk
had a real fright. When several per-
sons went to Devils lake, the south
shore, it was discovered the number
of persons exceeded the number of
beds, and one Of tn ladies decided
she would walk back to Baraboo. On
the way to the city she paused at a
farmhouse and on receiving an inv1-
tation to remain until the next day
decided to do So In the morning she
was not in hurry to resume her
Journey, so pleasant were the sur
roundings, and tarried beyond the
contemplated time of departure.
There being no telephone in the
house there was no convenient way
of letting her relatives know that
she was having pleasant time at
the campers at the lake called the
Baraboo relatives to learn if the lady
pedestrian had arrived and when in
formed that she had not there was
no little excitement. There were
visions of kidnapping, being lost and
other distressing happenings to the
lake to city wayfarer. The husband
was much excited, jumped into an
automobile, and about the first place
he stopped to inquire about his wife
was fortunately the farmhouse where
she was entertained during the night.
The clouds of uncertainty, as dense
as the smoke from the stacks at
Pittsburgh, cleared Immediately.
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Sewell Sabina Gibson writes from
918 Ramona Street, Pa1o Alto, Cali,
fornia expressing appreciation of the
address given by O. D. Brandenburg
some months ago on the old South
Side school the first term of which
was held in 1868 you can hardly
feel he says, ''how glad was to get
that list of names and addresses"
And he goes on to extend heartfelt
thanks for the pains and care with
which the subject, was worked up.
I'VE are very proud he says, "of our
five grown children, three boys and
two girls. Two of our boys are bust
ness men and live in San Mateo, Cal