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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-05-24

Brought TO Annul Mote
Laughlin Marriage.

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The following from the Milwaukee
Free Press tells the final story OF
the Mote-Laughlin marriage. The
Laughlins resided in Baraboo a few
Iyears ago. The article in part is
as follows:
Another tragedy threatens to
mar the eventful life of Mrs. Ethel
Mote-Laughlin, aged 16 years, who
on Tuesday was sent to the state
Industrial school because of in
corrigibility.
Parents of Edward Laughlin, who
became her husband by virtue of a
marriage ceremony performed in
Grand Haven on Oct. 13, 1904, will
begin action today to have the
marriage annulled.
The child-bIide has not seen her
young husband since Nov. "a, 1904,
eleven days after the wedding. On
that date he left their temporary
home in Chicago, saying he was
going to work. He disappeared
completely. His parents did not
seem to worry about his absence,
and the girl, in asking for warrant
for abandonment, was open in her
belief that they knew his where
abouts.
Legal proceedings without num-
Der were threatened by the girl and
her mother, Mrs. J. A. Robinson, but
they were never prosecuted. The
girl was sentenced to the industrial
school by Judge Neelen, who was
convinced that she was keeping
company with men of doubtful
character, and that her mother
was not proper guardian.
How Romance Began.
The little romance which is
threatened with a disastrous end
began last summer in the Scammou
flats, 80 Wells street, where both
families lived.
Mrs. Thomas Laughlin objectedto
her son keeping company with Miss
Mote, because of rumors which had
come to her ears regarding the
character of the girl. When Mrs.
Mote became Mrs. Robinson she
moved to 615 Sycamore street.
The boy continued to visit Miss
Mote.
For fear of interference on the
partof Mrs. Laughlin, Mrs. Mote fin
ally arranged a wedding ceremony to
take place at Grand Haven. With
her daughter, young Laughlin and
an att orney, she crossed the lake
and a justice of the peace tied the
knot.
The young couple went to Chica-
go and engaged rooms. Cards were
sent out announcing that they
would be at home to friends on
Nov. /. When that date came the
husband disappeared without
l. aving a clue to his whereabouts,
and the girl returned to Milwaukee
with her marriage certificate, and
went to live with her mother.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to
learn from Mrs. .Laughlin the res
dence of the boy husband. Event
ually the girl seemed to become re-
signed to her early widowhood.
She began living in such way
that her path soon led to the court
room and industrial school.
With her record as grounds tor
action, Mrs. Laughlin, Jr., will be
made defendant in the action to
set aside the marriage. Chauncey
Yockey is attorney for the COM
plainant, Thomas Laughlin. Wheth-
er the boy husband will be present
at the trial is not known.
The proceedings, it is said, will
allege that the marriage took
place under illegal conditions, the
Mote girl threatening to sue the
parents of Laughlin for S., 900 if
the marriage did not take place.
T. A. Laughlin was notified by
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-05-24
CongregdtionalistS
Hold Annual Meeting In
BarabOO.

Mr.. Sarles, in his summons to
come to Baraboo, said my topic
would be "The Function of the
Church in Civic Life" and added
that it would be a personal favor to
him if I would keep as close to the
topic as possible. He is asking too
much. The loveliness of Baraboo
and the charm of its people is the
only topic on earth that I could
speak upon so long as fifteen
minutes. Why, the story of the
Creation in Genesis is told in three
hundred words
He also said that DIR. Updike's
topic The Church in Social Life"
was much the same as mine, which
is reminder that the church straw
berry festival season is approach
ing, when everything in sight is
swallowed up, distinctions of church
functions included.
1t is always pleasure and a help,
too, to come to one of these periodic
gatherings. It is a carnival of
smiling faces and honest hearts.
You hear stirring addresses by lots
OF people who never did anything
wrong in their lives-men and wo-
men who ought to be in heaven
or by people whose radiant present
submurges forgotten past,-and
their optimism inhames one. MY
ex-pugilist friend Hogan, who now
wouldn't hurt a iack-rabbit; and
Robinson, as gentle and loving as a
woman; and dear old DR.. Crawford,
with a face that recalls Syria; and
Schoenfeld whose favorite chapter
is the Old Testament eulogY of a
good horse, and Dr. Miner who loves
the man behind the bar but hates
his wares, and Bond, the. BoscobeI
man of cheer, and tomorrow you'll
have that Gibraltar man from
GAINESVILLE, John Whitehead, who
should be upheld by every citizen
who fears God and loves Wisconsin,
-aman that wouldrather do his duty
than eat his breakfast and who can
see his duty except when well-in-
tentioned people get in his way for
him to stumble over, when he hurts
his shins and his pride and gets mad
and God knows that such a man
can see nothing. "af *al,Ej
One hears these men talk, and
learns of the progress of the church,
and he says "Browning's right,
'All's we'll with the world-the
battles won; and then he gets on
the train to go home and he runs
into a crowd of drunken youth, and
he sees woman sobbing because
her babys in the baggage car
ahead, and he sees married people
quarreling in the seat ahead, and
he finds his paper reeking with
wretchedness and sin-and he con-
cludes that there's Considerable yet
to be done, but he never quite for-s
gets what he heard and saw at Bar
aboo, and it is pleasant in the
hours to think that in the big cities
of Wisconsin and little there are
men and women who cling to the
vision and are claiming this sin and
sorrow laden world for Christ, and
can prove it, not only by the Bible
and by unfolding history, but by
sunshine and faith in their own
hearts"
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-05-24
Many New Churches

At the session this morning there
we're many written reports from
the various churches and this was
followed by an open parliament
conducted by Sec. II. W. Carter of
the w. Fl. M. S. When the question
arose as to how much the church
was willing to sacrifice in home
missionary work it was decided to
raise the full amount to continue
the good being done
It was reported that forty
churches we're organized in Wiscon-
sin last year and an increase in
membership was reported by al
most every pastor in the Madison
district.
The devotional service in the
morning was led by F. W. Schoen-
field of Dodgeville.
Continued on Last Page)
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-05-24

,5sr pace where bad dogs go.
5s.. were after J. L. Hackett's
l. =, ana had separated one from
n I1'h n and badly Iaceratedit when
Ti,.I Ia'kstt's son, Charles, seized a
,,nna ueS(er and took several long
a,,s - soots, bringing down both
sos -. O0e cog was a very large
esiabI 4u Doth were unknown in that
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
The Peculiar Waiter.

Richard Jordan, the famous Scot
tish checker player, was praising
America.
Il will even praise" said Mr.. Jor-
dan, "the independence of the Ameri-
can waiter. In Europe the waiter is
obsequious, not out of any real respect
for you, but because. without this
hypocritical humility and veneration.
he would starve to death. and the
waiter need not be an obsequious and
fawning hypocrite."
Mr. Jordan smiled.
81 meet the most peculiar walters.
he said. The other day said TO
one:
"'Waiter, is this a pork chop or a
mutton chop?'
Cant you tell by the taste?' the
waiter asked.
mo | answered.
We'll, then said the waiter. what
difference does 1t make which it is?' -
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Idea for Edwin Markham.

Gov. William l.. Douglas Of Massa
chusetts, some time ago had as his
guest at his beautiful Brockton home
Edwin Markham, the poet. The IA
nous merchant-statesman In his mod
est collection Of pictures had a copy
Of Francois Millet's famous painting.
THE Angelus," from which Mr.. Mark
ham is supposed to have got his inspir-
alton for his poem, The Man With the
Hoe" The two discussed the merits
of the picture at length and In detail
not missing any Of its many virtues.
There" said Mr.. Markham, point
ing to the great wooden sabots worn
on the feet of the peasant. shows a
great evolution to your product of the
present day"
Mr.. Douglass advertising instinct
humorously asserted itself, and he
asked:
''Mr. Markham, couldn't you possibly
insert the letter s. before the last
word of the title of your poem. so it
would read, The Man With the
'?"-New' York Times.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
When the Window Sticks.

Mr.. Appleby, who in the course of
sixty years had only twice left his
native town, looked up from his read
ing of the weekly paper with an ex-
preston of mild interest on his wealth
erbeaten face.
There was kind of set-to in the
railroad train yesterday, mother" he
said, 'betwixt two women, about
whether a window should be open or
shut, and the question has risen as to
whether the folks side of a window
control it or the folks behind. l could
read you out what it"
You needn't" said his travelled
spouse, with great briskness. 81
haven't been down to Boston once a
year for ten years without learning
that neither the folks beside a win
dow nor the ones behind can control
it-nobody can but the brakeman.
And sometimes he can't."-Youth's
Companion. -i.s. - - - 'lti-
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Coininq His Lessons.

The New York boy is practical if he
is anything. He wants to know what
for?" and watts de yuse?" before he
becomes thoroughly interested. Once
interested. however, there is no kind
of school work he cannot make profit
able.
Il know of one boy said a school
teacher the other day, who quickly
realized the value of his lessons in
making designs for book covers. The
first lesson so fired his ardor that he
could scarcely wait till he reached
home to try his hand at making orig
inal designs for the books his fathers
firm was publishing. He made large
number. picked out the best and hand
ed them to his father. The publishers
accepted a few and now that boy IL
proudly showing his classmates how
he gets paid in checks for services
rendered."
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
He Wasn't Worried.

The Great Ice Age came sweeping
over the prehistoric world, waiting its
Icy warning from the line of glaciers
that were crunching their way over
the paleozoic rocks and driving herds
Of hairy mammoths. glyptodons and
other affrighted creatures before
them.
Just then the prehistoric Paul Re-
we're came bounding along. mounted
on the back of his faithful dinosaur
and shouting cultural warnings to the
Cave men.
"Fly!" he cried. "The glaciers are
coming! Run for your lives or you
will surely perish!"
Tut, tut!" said Abou, the Cave
man, emerging from his cavern and
calmly munching the thigh bone of a
mylGsson' s .: :. It,, :, -. -. ,
rather nettled. Don't you know that
row approaches tie Age of Ice?"
We'll, so long as it's not the age of
Plumbing, the Age of Coal, or the
Age of Graft. care not!"
Whereat the prehistoric philosopher
retired calmly to his cave and dressed
himself in his glad raiment, so that
his fossil remains would make good
appearance upon their debut in an
American museum a million years
later.-New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Right Living and Good Looks.

To-day our great cities show proper.
tiOnately a higher average OF dress
and general striving after personal at
tractiveness among both men and
women than the great cities of any
other country.
Success depends in the largest
measure upon health and the personal
impression one makes upon his fellow
men; and properly to develop and to
maintain the points" that make for
personal attractiveness is to develop
and maintain health.
For example. how many men and
women stop drinking and overeating
because fat is fatal to good looks? The
struggle to keep looking young is a
struggle to keep in perfect health
and what a blessing that is to the
present and all future generations!
The price of good looks is right liv-
ing. And the regard of right living is
health.-Saturday Evening Post.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Butchers Hair Wa. Like Wagner.

Wagner, German folk tale relates.
became afflicted with headache and
determined to have his hair cut. He
accordingly arranged with n barber
to perform the operation on a certain
day. That worthy resolved to make
good thing of it. and accordingly
informed all his customers of Wag.
rers impending sacrifice.
Most Of them paid him a certain
sum down. To the BARRIERS horror,
Nine. Wagner superintended the cut.
ting, and when 1t was over appro-
priated the whole of the coveted lcclss.
The barber, in despair. confessed
that he had sold them many times
over, wbereupon madam suggested
that the butcher had hair much like
Wagner's.
And the story goes that that night
half Dresden slept with the butchers
hair under its pillow.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
SELLING = woaLD,e eAIa.
Wkat Becomes Of All the Material
When All In Over.

On bid of $450,000 a Chicago com.
pany has bought and is removing
buildings, the material and construc-
tion of which cost $14,OO0,O00, says
the Worlds Work. This includes all
the physical property of the exposi-
ton company except the intrammural
cars and street railway equipment,
which were sold to the St. Louis Car
company for $150,000; the palace Of
liberal arts, which is to be permanent
end few minor structures.
Thus the company has come into
possession Of 100,000,00O square feet
of good building lumber, 100000
square feet of sash lumber, 10000
doors, 100000 square feet of glass
shylights, 100000 square feet of iron
ard felt roofing, 100000 square feet
o. burlap for wall covering, 100000 in
candescent lights and copper wire
which cost 3650,000. Among its as
sets are two hospitals complete in all
modern equipments; three green
heuses ready for utilization anywhere.
each 300 feet long, with many sorts
OF plants and flowers; a fire depart
ment big enough for a city Of $4,000
inhabitants, comprising nine engines
and 100000 feet of rubber hose; thou
sands Of chairs of all sorts; miles of
iron picket and woven.wire fences;
hundreds Of desks; wagons, dump cars
end steam rollers enough to fit up a
dozen good roads societies and many
other sorts Of paraphernalia.
Out Of the structures, equipments
hnd furnishings Of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition a goodsized city
could be built. The debris would
construct half a dozen fairs like that
at Buffalo in 1901, or that which 10
to open in Portland, Ore, in June
1905.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
eaIsoNER saovEs up LANG.
Then He Goes to the Sheriff to Begin
Three-Year Term In Prison.

Sheriff Nelson of Green county has
taken to the Kansas penitentiary John
f. Yates, farmer, for the murder OF
William Hughes, a wealthy cattleman,
last July.
Yates was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary in the District
court at Mangum three weeks ago,
says the Kansas City Journal, but was
allowed to prove up his homestead and
provide for his family SO they could
live in comfort during the three years
he is in the penitentiary.
Last Saturday night Yates went to
Sheriff Nelson and said he was ready
to begin his sentence. He was not
manacled as he rode on the train on
the way to Lansing, Kan, but sat in
the seat with the sheriff as any other
citizen might.
The killing of Hughes was the re-
suit of an old free-range quarrel out
in the new country Yates was ar
rested and placed in Jail His bono
was fixed at $4,000. the Judge think
ing that amount would be more than
would be raised in the county.
Yates was released on bond, how
ever, before the end OF the week. A
group of farmers who were his friends
qualified for more than twice that
amount.
Judge Irwin announced the sentence
and asked Yates II he had anything to
say. Yates said the sentence was just
and that he would serve 1t.
He said. however, he lacked a short
time OF having proved up his home
stead, and asked to be with his family
two weeks longer. Judge Irwin grant
ed the request
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
SOME ONE HAD THE RING.
Anxious Parents Would Like to Know
Just Who Il Was.

Hn~ioos FaTehtS WouIo Like 10 KNOW
Just Who Il Was.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves OF Center
street. South Orange, N. J.. gave a
birthday party for their seven-year-old
son, Lee Graves. There was a magni-
ficent birthday cake, with seven can
dies on top. and inside of it a pretty
ring. Some people think it was an opal
ring. The cake was cut and the young
sters attacked 1t with enthusiasm.
When II was all disposed of-the wait
was not long-the hostess asked:
well. now, which of you children
has the ring?"
There was no answer There were
hasty inquiries. but none of the child
rem could remember swallowing any
thing hard.
We'll. certainly put the ring in
the cake" exclaimed the compounder
of the confection.
This increased the CONSERVATION
The children went home. Their moth
ers were worried. Physicians were
bidden to be on instant call. and op-
tions were secured on X-ray apparatus.
None Of the children has developed
appendicitis yet.-New York Sun.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Disease That Comes to All.

A foreign diplomat in conversation
with Secretary Hay was expressing
satisfaction over the announcement
that the latter was to continue In the
cabinet. He also congratulated the
secretary. who is 65 years old, on his
excellent appearance. "Ah." said Mr..
Hay in sorrowful fashion. you forgot
that l suffer from an incurable dis
ease" The diplomat expressed aston
ishment at this statement and asked
the nature of the malady. "Old age,
said Mr.. Hay.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
GOAT KEPT IN STABLE.
Used as Means Of DiscipIining Presi.
dents Horses

There is a goat in the Presidential
stables that browses among the thor
oughbreds in homelike way. He has
free entry to every part of the stable.
He knows the horses and they know
him. He is not there as a playfellow
and beast of burden for the Roosevelt
children, although the children take a
deep interest in him. He is there to
help train the horses in true Western
style.
Away out West, where the cowboys
have high spirited animals that have
had little training. there is special
need for methods of bringing the
steeds into subsection. 1t is custom
ary simply to put goat in the stable
with the animals and allow it to roam
wherever it pleases. 1t browses about
and butts it's head against everything
it comes in contact with. 1t goes
among the horses, and they get accus-
toned to having their sides and legs
punched with pair Of horns. The
high melted steeds at first go pretty
nearly wild when they feel their sides
being punched with pair of sharp
horns. They prance under the disci-
pine. But the billy goat keeps busy.
He works his way around them and
they get to know him. After horses
have become accustomed to having a
goat amble around them and under
them it is said they are disciplined
for almost anything.
BY that same method the Roosevelt
horses are disciplined. 1t is said they
are as we'll trained as any horses OF
the country, and with the discipline
given them by the officious goat they
are regarded as beyond being scared
in any ordinary Washington
Star.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
AVOID SUN OF INDIA.
White Men Return From That ccun.
try With Palor.


try With PaIlor.
The missionary was so pale that
his friend exclaimed:
Have you had spell of sickness.
Jake?"
NO. have been to India" the
other answered.
India? That sunny, sizzling
place? How is it you are not brown,
them"
1T is plain to be seen that you
don't know what you're talking
about said the missionary. White
people that go to India don't come
back brown. They come back paler
than ghosts. India fades white peo-
pie out. | thought everybody knew
that"
Il didn't know it, Jake. What is
the philosophy Of it?"
THE philosophy is that the Indian
sun Is so deadly that we whites have
to keep out of 1t. In the sun, in In
/ dia. the thermometer will register 16O
degrees. Well. with the thermometer
at 160 can you imagine a white man
bustling about in the glare? He is ly.
ing on dim piazza with an iced
drink beside him and fan stirring
the air above his head
Yes" said the missionary. white
men In India avoid the sun as young
! girls at home avoid mice. White
men return from India as pale as you
see me. The Indian pallor,' we
call it,
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
RUSSELL euLcH.

There will be free dance at Zancan-
ella hall next Sunday evening.
J. 7. Powell left for short trip to
Denver Tuesday morning.
Jenkin Davis, the right hand man OF
the Wagner & Askew firm, is visiting in
Denver this week. He left here Mon
day.
The school board has issued call for
bids for their school house to be.
Mrs. c. A. Wagner left for Denver last
Monday, where she expects to meet
three OF her sisters from the east, who
will visit here for some time.
John W. Jones who has been visiting
here for the past week returned to his
home in Kansas the latter part OF last
week.
Mrs. Nat Lewis and children left for a
visit to Boulder last Monday morning.
Prof. c. E. Ware, who has been teach
ing school here for the past year, left
Tuesday for Wray, where he will spend
his vacation.
Miss Sylvia Cannon, one OF our popu.
lar school teachers, left Sunday for Den
yer where she intends to spend her vaca.
ton.
0. II. Dasher, one Of the principals Of
the Lyman public schools, was visiting
with friends here the latter. part Of last
week.
T. P. Thomas left for Denver Monday
to attend to some shipments OF ore.
Joe Tuckfield left for short visit to
Denver last Sunday, returning in the
evening.
J. Butler returned from visit to Den
yer Tuesday.
Ben Hooking and wife Of ellison guclh
were visiting here Tuesday.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
TAX from Omaha to Boston.

The longest distance over which
speech is regularly transmitted is be-
tween Boston and Omaha, 1900 miles.
A business house in the Western city
talks daily with its representative in
Boston. The human voice is trans
mitted between those distant points
on q copper wire in less time than it
would take 1t to cross an ordinary
room without electrical propulsion.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
The Two Eards.

why do you write?' ! asked the bard
Whose rhymes We're bad, whose lines
were hard
To read-Whosa tragedy was slush.
HIS wit obscure. his pathos gush;
With a tense look he raised his head,
because ! am inspired" he said.
why do you write?" / asked the bard.
Whose fragrant verse was never marred
BY one false note: whose poems fine
Breathed genius true In every line;
With a calm smile he raised his head
'They ray me for the stun" he said.
Cleveland Leader.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
The Sword Swallower

$50 Nuritch took you to lunch at the
Stratview-Belford. eh? ! suppose he
expected to cut quite dash"
well, everybody who saw him eat
ing expected every minute to see him
cut quite a CASH"
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Wh.e,s Used as Alarm Bells.

Locomotive drive wheels can still
make racket, even after having
been worn out for travelling purposes.
The railroads give them to small
towns as fire alarm bells. They are
framed and hung up for that purpose
being capable of alarming wide
territory when properly pounded.
Most of the smaller towns in New
Jersey have them.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Bet on the Girl.

An Atchison young man who can't
tell Monday morning what became Of
the money paid him by his employer
Saturday night is about to marry a
girl who can remember to penny
Just what she did with every dollar
she has spent since she was 10.
Friends are making bets: Which dis
position will rule in the settling to
come?-Atchison Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
An inslnuation.

"Yaws." said Sapleigh, "I-aw-had
typhoid fevah when I was a boy and
they were-aw-afraid | would lose
me mind. doncher know"
And did you lose 1t, then?' asked
Miss Caustique. innocently.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08
Ambassador Has Much Baggage

Baron De Serovskerken, the Danish
ambassador to this country. travels
with enough impedimenta for an opera
singer. On his arrival in New York
tho other day he brought with him
half dozen servants aud seventy.
three pieces OF baggage.
Gilpin observer., 1905-06-08

The Strong Man at the Show.
DO you think 1t really weighs $50
pounds"
I'D hate to question It. II he can't
lift that much. he looks ps II he could
whip any man who says he can't"