Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-10-25


A card from Charles Wild states
that his daughter and himself are at
Como, Italy. During the past summer
the writer of this item sent Mr.. Wild
card from the same beautiful re-
gion, showing how human lines some
times cross. Mr.. Wild says he finds
that travel is somewhat of an endur-
ance contest-always on the go.
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Jack Boyles' latest Boston Blackie
story will make it's appearance as a
Universal attraction under the title of
CROOKED Alley. 1t was directed by
Robert Hill, with a special cast. Mr..
Boyle wrote many of the Boston Blac-
kie stories in Delton and Baraboo.
He is now in New York.
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Some little girls were Boosting of
their respective families. The minis
ter's littl e daughter said: Every
package that comes for my papa is
marked I'D. d. "And every package
that comes for my papa is marked
M D." retorted the daughter Of the
physician Then followed a look of
contempt from the youngest of the
group "Euh!" she exclaimed, 'Ev-
cry package that comes to our house
has three letters on it c.. 0 D.
London Sphere.
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C. A. Dyke has received copy or
The Florida Grower which contains
a picture of John Ringing and tells
OF his plan to make large exhibition
of Florida products in Madison Gar
den next February. Each winter is
held at Tampa, the South Florida fair
and after the show next winter Mr..
Ringing proposes to load the entire
exhibit into heated cars for the pur-
poses of transporting to New York
In connection with the exhibit it is
proposed to get moving pictures show
ing all phases of the industrial, see
mic, and tourist life of the state. Mr..
Ringing has purchased a large tract
of land near Sarasota where he has
erected beautiful chalet. The article
in The Florida Grower magazine says
Mr.. Ringing believes in the climate
and possibilities Of the land made fa-
nous by the early adventures of
Ponce de Leon.
Henry Casson is contributing Sc
ries of articles to the Madison Journ-
al on past Wisconsin politics and
wrote the following concerning the
senior senator:
La Toilette was handsomely reflect
ed in 1902. When the legislature net
he easily organized the assembly and
hadsz Lenroot elected speaker. He
finally got his primary election bill
through with referendum cause at
tached. His bill for the creation OF
a railroad commission met defeat,
it gave him propaganda for his next
campaign nomination and elevation.
Fuller opera house convention, and the
great bolt of 1904 are too well remem-
bered to discuss. During a five year
occupancy of the gubernatorial chair,
La Toilette succeeded in revamping
the election laws of the state, estab-
lfshed a railroad commission with
power to regulate rates, and founded
the civil service system or state en-
ployes.
For 43 years Robert M. La Toilette
has been before the public. Four times
he has been a presidential candidate.
Thirty-three out of 43 years he has
held office He has always been con-
sidered party guerilla. In spite of
that he has three times been elected
to congress, been member Of the
powerful ways and means committee
of the house of representatives., has
been three times elected to the gov
ehnorship and 4 times to the United
States senate He hasn't spoken for
a republican presidential candidate but
once since 1900 He bitterly resented
the attitude of Roosevelt in 1904 and
though he introduced Taft to a Madi-
son audience in 1908 and made a cou-
pie Of perfuctory speeches for him
he never made any bones Of his dis
like. He did not lift finger for him.
in 1912 or for Justice Hughes in 1916
or President Harding in 1920. He has
lived to see four powerful enemies,
Philetus Sawyer, John c. Spooner,
Henry c. Payne and Joseph w. Bah
cock gathered to their fathers. For
81 years the fiercest factional warfare
this nation has ever seen has center