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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Fine Prospect
 for Cox College

The new management of Cox College and Conservatory, of College Park, Ga. is very much pleased with the prospect that the capacity of this well known institution for the higher education of women will be taxed when the doors are opened, on the eleventh of Septem- Der. for the beginning of the sixty fourth session, and that the college will have one of the best years in its history. A considerable sum is being spent in improvements this summer, and everything is being put in readi- ness for the opening day. No college in the South has nobler prestige than this institution has. It enjoys wide reputation for high standards. superior advantages and thorough instruction. which has brought to it a large and choice patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
July Sal of Tickets at Union Station
 Unusually Large.

The sale of tickets at the union passen- ger station during the month of July ag- gregated $172,sOo, a gain of more than $25,000 over July, 1905.
 The immense sale of tickets during July is due in a measure to the existence of reduced vacation rates on every line and to every portion of the United States.
 The July sales of this year hold the rec; ord in the history of the union station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
EverythInq Prosperous In eadsden.

Gadsden August 1.-(Special.) .)-Gadsden is at the present time enjoying the most prosperous period in her history. All mills and industries are working full time and many enlargements and additions are in course of construction The house building boom is at its heighth. Several hundred men and teams are engaged In installing the new sewer system. Hundreds of farm CTS who have laid by their crops are com ing into the city with their teams and find ready employment at good wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Candidates In Etowah.

Gadsden, August 1.--(special) Hammer of Attalla, Walter T. Brown of Ragland and c. R. Robinson of Pell City have qualified as candidates for the state senate from this district, which Etowah and St. Clair counties. A. D. Aderholt of Springville had an- nounced that he would be candidate also but he failed to qualify. It was stated that a local fight arose. in St. Clair county and MT Brown was agreed~upon as sub stitute in the race for MT. Aderholt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Boers Pleased With Plan.

Johannesburg August 1.-The proposals of the British government for the estab- lishment of a constitutional government in the Transvaal as announced in the house of commons yesterday were received with a feeling of relief and were welcomed as being reasonably democratic. It is anti cipated that all the parties will accept the constitution and loyally try to make the best of it. The margin between Britons and Boers is so narrow that 1t Is impos- sihe to forecast who will obtain the ma jority in the first legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
MAY BE POSTPONED.
Williams Case, Set for August 6, May
 Wait Till September.

Although set for August as result of habeas corpus proceedings investigation into the insanity of John Williams, who was to have been executed July 27 for the murder of State Senator Robert l.. Hipp in Cullman may not be held until the fall term of court. Judge S. l.. Weaver, who has not fully determined which course he will pursue, but there is some doubt in his mind as to whether he had authority to summon a jury to sit upon the question of Williams sanity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Seeks ]. R. cambron's Place.

petition was being circulated here today asking Governor Jelks to appoint R. R. Yates to the vancancy caused by the resignation of J. R. Cambron as comms- soner from the First district, who re- signed to make the race for sheriff. Charles F. Meeks, local newspaper man, Is understood to be an applicant also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Will Inauqurate Faster Schedules.

Gadsden. August 1. = Special 1.-The Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla Rail way company will begin ten-minute schedule over the Walnut street line on August [. The. line has been in the course of construction for the past four months and is a fine piece of work, being laid with 7O-pound steel rails and rock bal lasted The new line will be of great con- venienee to large and growing residence section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Lovett VIII Prepare Exhibit

Huntsville, August l. 1.-(Special)-Dr J. A. B. Lovett, for several years president of the Agricultural school at Blountsville, has been appointed by the nine agricul- t,iral schools of the state to prepare a scientific exhibit of their work for the state fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
Generalization Project

In Birmingham iron circles it Is believed that the pending negotiations for a consol- idation of the Southern Steel company, the BaceyBuek Iron company and the Chat tanooga Iron and Coal company will be settled definitely on or about Septem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-02
THROUGH CARS TO EAST LAKE CASINO.

Leave corner Zd avenue and 18th street every evening at 8, SIP, SPA and go through without stop. There in time for the show-Quick travelling this.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
BALUSTRADE AND
LAMP STANDARDS
The Post Office Building Is to Be Fur
ther Ornamented.

Isenberg Brothers were fortunate
enough to get the contract for building
the balustrade on the post office. The
present rim-like affair is to be raised
up about 30 inches, and made into an
attractive looking ornament. It is to
encircle the entire roof, with hand
some spindles and panels. In addition
to this the contract covers four lamp
standards, of ornamental iron con-
struction, two at each street entrance.
These are to be eight feet high, sur
mounted by globes containing the
lights. The wires were laid for these
lights when the building was erected,
but by some means the standards were
rot included in the original contract.
It will cost 81 ,225.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
WHY WE SHOULD
Be THANKFUL

From common rumOr it seems that
there are persons hereabout who have
occasion to be especially thankful on
tomorrow. For example:
The poor of Baraboo, that John S.
Griggs will be a tender hearted COM
missioner.
DR.. J. E. English, that he caught
nothing worse than cold in his hunt
ing trip.
Sidney j. Hood, that he shed no
innocent deer's blood in northern Wis
consin.
The youth of Baraboo, that the cur
few tOots a few minutes late every
evening.
The Koshowagos, that the limit is
kept at &C., thus assuring fair and
perfect distribution of wealth.
DR.. Roger Cahoon, that the little
fellow is boy.
Defeated candidates, that the other
fellows will have to get roundshoulder-
ed in bearing public burdens.
Congressman Babcock, that place
hunters will soon lose his trail.
Congressman-Elect Murphy, that his
troubles have not begun.
Postmaster Cheek, that he soon will
have a balustrade around the top of
his mail depository.
Kilbourn, that the dam scheme is
not too dead to talk about. While
there's talk; there's hope.
The railroad men, that it is becom-
ing stylish for corporations to boost
wages, as we'll as, if not as much as,
prices.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
CANDIDATES WERE
NOT EXTkAVAGANT
(E<rnm Eriday'a DafIyl

Five candidates for election at the
recent election and one candidate be-
fore the primaries, have filed state
ments of expenses incident to thecam-
paign. Evan A. Evans wasted only
$40 in his race for district attorney. j.
B. Ragatz put $43. so into the primary
race. George Wickersham spent moth
ing on his campaign. Guy B. Harvey,
as candidate for the assembly, invest
ed S159.36. Hugh w. O'Connor want
ed to be register of deeds, but he had
so little confidence in his chances that
he invested only S22.50. Frank f.
Mueller, who was elected to the assem-
bly,, plead guilty to having spent SOL
45.
Out of more than score of candi-
dates only these have complied with
the law. The last day for filing state
ments, is Dec. 6.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
BOYS PAYING FOR
THEIR LITTLE JOKE
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

A notable case has been twice tried
before Justice Sheldon of Reedsburg,
the sequel of a Halloween prank. At
torney III. I'll. Thomas appeared for the
for the boy defendants, who were
charged with playing a practical joke
that raised the wrath of one of the
most substantial citizens of the burg.
1T seems that on last Halloween some
body led cow belonging to III. G..
Hunt, warehouseman, to secluded
spot and tied her securely to tree. All
search was in vain, and in desperation
Mr.. Hunt offered reward of $50 for
any information that would lead to the
discovery of his milker or the person
who had tolled her away. This brought
into action an army of amateur detect
ives and resulted in the arrest of half-a-
dozen boys, on speculation. Cases were
dismissed, except as to Oliver Smith
and Earl Osborn, who were held for
trial. The matter was prosecuted with
vigor, but Mr.. Thomas succeeded in
getting hung juty on the first trial.
The Fes64tr- of the second hearing
which took place yesterday, was ac-
quittal for the boys.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
UNION SERVICES
IN THE PAST.

Union Thanksgiving services were
not always held in Baraboo. Previouse
to 1891 it was the rule for each church
to observe the day as had been the
custom for long time. The following
is the list of services held since the es-
tablisment of the union custom:
q 1891, Rev. G. L. Richards in the
Congregational church.
1892, Rev. B. w. Wheeler in the
Presbyterian church.
1898, Rev. H. Happell in the Method
ist church.
1894, Rev. o. L. Robinson in the
South Side M. E. church.
1895, Rev. c. L. Richards in the
Baptist church.
1896, Rev. w. R. Irish in the Con-
gregational church.
1897, Rev.O. M. Owen in the Method
ist church.
1898, Rev. w. Mayes Martin in the
Presbyterian church.
1899, Rev. F. Sprague in the. South
Side M. E. church.
1900, w. T. Main, w. D. Stanley,
A. r.. Smith and Rev. J. w. Hargrave
in the Baptist church.
1901, Rev. F..E. Ross in the Congre-
gational church.
1902, Rev. Sickle in the Presbyterian
church.
1908, Rev. w. Jones in the First NJ.
e. church.
1904, Rev. Stado S. Munneke in the
Baptist church.
1905, J. NJ. Melear in the Congre-
gational church.
1906, Rev. L. A. Goddard in the
Presbyterian church.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
MORNING FIRE
ON THE SQUARE
Hot Oil Makes Trouble In Kasiska's
Harness Shop.
HORSE GOODS DAMAGED
Department Turns Out Promptly and
Makes Short Work of Confla-
gration-Insurance Will
Make Loss Good.

At $3.50 o'clock November 27 a great
cloud of smoke burst from the rear of
Carl A. Kasiska's harness store and
for a time it looked as if the entire
stock and building were doomed, but
the prompt arrival of the department
and their effective work soon put a
more hopeful aspect on the matter.
Much damage was done, however, by
the action of water and the volume of
smoke, both of which were abundantly
present.
It seems that Mr.. Kasiska was in the
basement warming oil with which to
to dress a harness. When the warming
process was at an interesting stage,
Mr.. Kasiska was called to the main
floor of his 5 tore to wait on a customer.
By some unaccOuntable means the oil
was ignited and the trouble began. At
no time was there a great flame, but
the oil and stock mixed to make
volume of smoke, the like of
which one seldom sees. Inone corner
of the shop, to the rear of the stOre-room,
the fire broke through and charred the
Partition, and the flames rushed up
through an open register, doing damage
to quantity of leather on the work
bench. But the ravages OF the flames,
such as they were, had no other effect
outside the cellar. Willing hands were
there and carried good part of the
stock to place of safety across the
street, but the arrival of the fire COM
pany put an end to this. Water was
turned into the cellar, the store room
was closed and when the flames had
been conquered in the basement, there
was no more excitement.
Some damage was done to stocks in
adjoining buildings. Thecellars of the
Won Wald and Lee-Radtke stores were
flooded and fires were eXtinguished in
furnances. Smoke enveloped both
stores, and for time it looked as if
they, too, might be consumed, but the
action Eof the fire fighters proved too
much for the incipient confiagration.
The amount of damage to the Won
Wald stock by reason of smoke cannot
now be determined, but indications are
that it is not considerable.
Mr.. Kasiska carries very fine stock
of horse furnishings, one of the best for
a city of this size. It is estimated to
be worth nearly $4,000, and it is un-
derstood that he carried fire insurance
to the amount of $500 on the stock.
He also owns the building.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
Thanksgiving Day Was
Generally Celebrated
Services in the Presbyterian Church Were Well
Attended Social Functions Many,
Family Dinners, Too.

Mr. T. E. Lewis and family spent
Thanksgiving in Waukegan.
Miss Emily Upham went to her
home in Whitewater, for Thanksgiving
Miss Matte Nc Malone went to
Chicago to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Will Colburn and son are here
for the Thanksgiving season.
Mrs. Ben Clarke and grandson, were
in La Crosse for Thanksgiving.
Miss Lillian Newell came home from
Reedsburg, where she is attending the
training school, to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Jennie Robinson is visiting her
brother, DR., B. N. Robinson, in ST.
Louis. u
Thanksgiva turkey was carved for
families and trends at the home of
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. A. Warren.
Mr., and Mrs. J. B. Denavon enter
tanned company for dinner at their
home on Ash street.
DR.. and Mrs. Hardtmeyer carved
their Thanksgiving turkey on Wednes-
day evening, in the presence of a few
guests.
Dad Hall served more than two doz-
en- dinners at his restaurant. Turkey,
with the usual garnishment, was put
out in Dads most attractive style.
Supt. and Mrs. Gehrand and
children spent Thanksgiving in their
summer cottage at DEVILS lake. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Gehrand's
sister, Miss Abbie Root, of Fort Atkin-
son. All report the lake trip a most
enjoyable occasion.
DR.. B. N. Robinson was one of the
chief actors in the foot ball game atiSt.
Louis on Thanksgiving, between the
teams from the Worlds Fair city and
Iowa. The score was 80 to o in favor
of ST. Louis. DR.. Robinson is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Robinson of Bara-
boo.
The New Warren furnished a fine
spread to it's guests and invited those
who were not otherwise attached to
come in and partake. All the delica-
cies of the season were on the bill of fare,
and sparkling champagne flowed. A
large number were there to taste the
delicious cooking of the new manage
ment, and all decided it was the best
ever.
There was Thanksgiving gathering
at the home of Hon. and Mrs. John M
True. Their son, Professor Gordon III.
True, of the University of Nevada,
came home for holiday and will at
tend the fat stock show at Chicago.
He is member of the faculty at Reno.
Miss Eunice True came home from
Lodi accompanied by Miss Mcmillan
of Poynette. Miss Katherine True
came from the state university accom-
panied by Miss Green, who is senior
in that institution.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
NEW POSITION
FOR MR.. BAFTIN

Q Mr. HI. w. Battin. for a number of
years a resident of Baraboo and con-
nected with the Chicago & North
western in several official capacities,
will soon leave Wadena, Minnesota,
for Mssoula, Montana. In Montana
he will take charge of some heavy con-
struction work for the firm of Winston
Brothers. company of Minneapolis. The
Northern Pacific at Missoula will build
about rs miles of second track and 25
miles of new line. Since locating ut
Wadena two years ago Mr. Battin has
had many fine offers but this one for
the Winston firm Wa SO acceptible
that lie decided to take u. His long
experience in railroad work and es-
pecially the second track work at Bar
aboo, will make his service exceptional
ly valuable. 1t will be remembered
that the Winston firm built the second
track on the Madison division some
years ago.
After leaving Baraboo Mr.. Battin
was located at Fond du Lac as divi-
sion superintendent and about two
years ago went to Wadena where he en-
gagged in the farm loan business and
has been decidedly successful. A new
home was erected this year into which
the twins and the remainder of the
family moved a short time ago.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
POTATOES WERE
GRUB-EATEN
Lots of Tubers Are Being Held for
Spring Sales.
MANY LOST BY FREEZE
Sauk County is Great Center-The
Market at Different Points
Shortage of Cars Delays
Many Shippers

That Sauk county is great Irish
potato centre has long been conceded,
but this has been an unusual year in
many respects. The acreage was not
quite up to normal, but the yield was
large. Only for the ravages of grubs,
farmers would have realized heavy re-
turns from their tubers. AS it is the
potato money is helping to swell the
volume Of currency in this section, and
the end is not yet.
For all the enormous receipts at the
different stations, vast quantities are
being stored for spring sale, and pro-
phets in futures say that the price will
justify the expense of storage. In
Baraboo more than $4,000 bushels have
been handled, and something like 25,-
900 bushels are in storage. That so
many are being held for spring deliv-
cry is largely due to shortage of cars.
Refrigerator cars, the only carriages
safe to use at this season of the year,
are about impossible to get. The con-
dition has reached such an acute stage
that local buyers have had to line COM
mon freight cars with heavy building
paper to make them safe receptacleS
for potatoes in the uncertain weather
of late November. This costs theship-
per about $40 per car. Only one suit
able car has been given to Baraboo
shippers and no promise of others can
be gotten from the railroad company.
The III. M. Johnson Co., l.. ID. Burtsch
and George Carpenter are the local
buyers.
AT Merrimack only Is cars havebeen
shipped, an unusually small a1fforfIt
for that enterprising village. Some
thing like 1000 bushels are held in
storage, indicating that the farmers in
that section are holding back their
crop. There are many growers about
Merrimack, and the marketing is much
below normal.
Ableman reports lively trade in
tubers, one concern having handled
more than $4,000 bushels. The ware
houses of the Ableman produce COM
pany now contain more than 10000
bushels. These will be carried.
Prairie du Sac, always good market
for potatoes, has large trade this fall,
but not quite up to normal. Like
other places the buyers have been
forced to throw out many by reason of
grubS.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
CASE DROPPED

Bentley & Kelley, as the attorneys
for M. F. Foley in the libel suit against
Messrs Hare and Wade, have notified
the defendants attorneys, Dithmar q
Carow, that the case will not be prose
cuted. 1t will be remembered that the
case came up during the campaign as
the result of circular issued by Messrs
Hare and Wade. This will end the
matter.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
FOOTBALL.
(From Fridays Daily.)

AS is generally know there has been
no Baraboo High School Foot Ball
team during the fall, but few high
school boys evidently decided that the
season could not be properly ended
without some athletic honors. So it
happened that a team composed of
high school, 8th grade and 7th grade
boys contested at Reedsburg yesterday
with the high school eleven of that
place.
The Baraboo boys had had but three
nights of practice, were out weighed
and otherwise handicapped. Their
opponents had played eight games and
had lost but two. In spite of this the
boys put up hard fought game, hold
ing their opponents to one touch down.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
Lost 1000 Bushels.

Reedsburg is considered the great
potato market in Sauk county. In
1904 about 800 cars were shipped, in
1905 there were 500 cars and this year
the total will be about 500 cars. On
account of the early freeze there is con-
siderable loss. Part of the tubers
frooze before they were dug and part
after they were buried in pits. The
potatoes that were entirely ripe did not
cause so much loss as the ones partly
green. One grower placed about 5000
bushels in the basement of his barn,
after they had been frosted in the
ground, and his loss will be fully
200 bushels. They heated after being
placed in the barn.
It is stated that cars are scarce be-
cause there are about $500 refrigerator
cars held in San Francisco. They
were sent there some time ago with
goods to relieve the sufferers. There
being no place to store them these
goods are still in the cars, the demur-
rage being paid as time goes on.
Fully 10000 bushels were taken in
at North Freedom, and it is reported
that many farmers have put the larger
part of their crop in the ground or
cellar.
Besides the grubs, many farmers
were caught by an early frost, just as
they had begun to harvest. 1t it es-
timated that $4,000 bushels were frozen,
and some wise ones say the figure is
much too low. Buyers got caught on
these frosted vegetables, and for time
the market was rendered very uncer-
tain. Even the commission men in
Chicago had a taste Of frost bitten po-
tatoes that lasted them sevelal days.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
OBITUARY
Thomas Degan.
(From Fridays Daily.)

Early Wednesday evening at his
home, ,129 Ninth avenue, Thomas Degan
died of jaundice. Deceased was a
pioneer in Sauk county, having lived
here more than As years. He was
born in County Kings, Ireland, more
than 70 years ago, settled first in
Pennsylvania, but afterwards came to
Wisconsin. He owned one of the best
farms in the town of Merrimack, which
he rented. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Degan; sister,
Mrs. Michael Cummings; several
nephews and nieces, and three adopted
children. Mr.. Degan was highly re-
spected for his sterling qualities, and
was most devout churchman. No
matter what the weather, Uncle Tom
was at the early mass in ST. Joseph's
chur:h III. His has long been familiar
figure in Baraboo, and he will be sorely
missed by large circle of friends.
Funeral at ST. Joseph's church Sat-
urday morning at o'clock. Burial at
Durward's Glen.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05

Bell Mauk.

Everett Ell. Bell and Miss Pearl G.
Mauk of this city, were married on
Thanksgiving evening at the home OF
the brides parents, on Blake street, by
Baraboo's popular justice, Adolph An
dro. The couple was attended by Frank
Hildebrandt and Miss Clara zimmerman
of this city. After the ceremony an
elaborate supper was served to all the
guests. Mr.. Bell is an .employe Of the
Chicago & Northwestern. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bell have gone to housekeeping
at a home just furnished on Elm street.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
Bass-B Bates

In Reedsburg, Wednesday noon, at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. 7. Bates, were married
Miss Nellie Bates to Benjamin Bass, of
Baraboo. Rev. E. Roberts of Baraboo
performed the ceremony. The
bridal couple came to this city and are
guests of the parents of the groom, Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Bass, at Lyons.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05
GiIcrist-Scott.

A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Scott in
Okee, Monday morning uniting Miss
Lottie J. Scott and Marion Gilchrist of
Charleston, West Virginia. The bride
has been postmistress at Okee for a
little over six years. the groom is as
sistant postmaster in his home city.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-12-05

At the home of the brides's parents
in Wonewoc recently, Lemmuel Hewett
and Anna Rohner were married. They
were attended by Lottie Hewett, sister
of the groom, and Mr.. Otto Erickson.
The groom is a fireman on the G.. and
n. r. r. The young couple will
make their future home in Baraboo.