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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1921
Page
4
Baraboo weekly edition lists subscription prices set by H. E. Cole HR. Page editors and proprietors. Three months cost 45 cents, six months 75 cents, one year 1.50 dollars.
In a light weekly column Dr. Hert heads New York dental society and a Baraboo woman faces a playful test about a husband’s mind. The piece muses on garden influence, population changes after World War I, and the idea that wars reduce the race, citing Napoleon’s impact on French stature.
Dr Keating Hart supports the marine hypothesis of human origins, citing dilution of serum matching sea water, river mouth refuges, and ancient sea temperatures. He links daily body temperature rhythms to historical water warmth, calling human heat cycles a relic of marine ancestors.
The statement argues taxes will rise under a Republican administration due to increased demand for government services. It criticizes Democrats as wasteful and asserts that broader government equals higher taxes, framing reform by Republicans as insufficient to lower costs.
An editorial teases a reader question about a cougher at church or entertainment and likens it to a talkative woman behind him. The column recalls a concert event with three distracting ladies and a polite soldier exchange on State street highlighting courtesy and discipline.
Department invites readers to send timely questions or topics for discussion. Limit communications to 300 words or less.
A Montana reader in East Helena notes long mail gaps due to mountain residence, describes a cool canyon climate with heavy snow lingering into late summer, and explains the difficulty of summer access. He contrasts with a Milwaukee correspondent recounting a grocery order dispute and demands consistency in two court decisions.
A Plains, Wisconsin reader recalls a childhood rumor from a Swiss forest story where children signal a hidden watchman by calling out a district code. They used penas to locate guard positions, climbing pines and shouting a coded word to alert others and stay safe.
The article lists early Sauk County milestones from 1673 to 1844 including Joliet and Marquette’s visit, Barker’s 1837 settlement attempt at Baraboo, initial claims by Berry Haney and others, the first family near Sauk City in 1838, Prairie du Sac’s 1839 Fourth of July, and Prairie du Sac as the first county seat in 1844 along with the first election details.
In Justice H L Halstead's court Mil ton Hemingway is told he bears no blame for game fish served by a Kilbourn friend and his wife who cooked them. He testified he could not tell fishing details or identify bait and still faced no liability.
A referendum vote in Washington seeks input from about 1,400 business organizations, members of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The ballot asks which forms of taxation to adopt to replace revenue lost from repealing the excess profits tax and to gauge support for ongoing war and excise taxes or substitutes. The result aims to set the chamber’s position on three proposed sales tax forms discussed at its April Atlantic City meeting.
Ira Farnsworth of Caledonia died in a Columbus hospital after a brief illness. His home was at Fall River. He was survived by his father William Farnsworth and his sister Mrs. John Thomas who were at his side when he died.
The initiative and referendum resolution was killed in the house on Friday after back to back votes. A substitute amendment was defeated 42 to 35, and a non concurrence motion failed 41 to 37, with subsequent attempts to amend or narrow powers also failing. The measure appears dead for the session.
Sauk county residents now in California gathered at Lincoln Park Los Angeles on June 5 joining old Baraboo Sumpter Reedsburg North Freedom and Prairie du Sac families. The reunion featured familiar faces a broad Sauk county network and news of newborns and local movers amid park visits and social chatter.
The General Western Society of Loyal Workers opened its thirtieth annual convention Thursday evening at the Advent Christian church. Rev E O Coontz gave the welcome, J H Crouse of Columbus Ohio delivered the response, and Rev W G Bird of Evansville Wisconsin preached. Delegates from multiple states registered, including William Kay Glouster Ohio Mrs W R Hurst Mineral Illinois and many others. The Blaine prohibition enforcement bill passed the senate 20 to 10 with amendments restricting home brew and liquor for minors. house action expected next week to mirror the senate changes.
Transfers record numerous land deals across Sauk City Baraboo Merrimack Prairie du Sac Spring Green and other areas. Buyers include individuals and entities with prices ranging from $1 to $2400 showing active property exchanges in 19th or early 20th century style entries.
The group now residing in California includes all but Mr and Mrs L E Stone who plan to return via Seattle to Wisconsin. Friends in the county hope the Stones will come back and settle permanently.
A 1914 dollar now buys 55.5 cents worth of merchandise, down from 100. June last year it could buy 46 cents. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report, cited as most reliable, shows overall higher living costs versus 1914 and used in wage disputes. Food prices fell 36 percent since 1920, clothing 27 percent, furnishings 17 percent, while rents rose 32 percent and miscellaneous necessities 6 percent.
The first Wisconsin postmaster exams under the Harding order will be held July 12. Open vacancies and salaries include Baraboo 2800 Fond du Lac 3500 Manitowoc 3400 Menasha 2800 Tomah 2400 Waupun 2700. Age limits apply. Baraboo last postmaster died two years ago.
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