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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-10-30
ERNEST SCHELLENBERGER DIES
Passes Away This Morning at His
Room Over Oegans'
Laundry

Ernest Schellenberger, who was in
jured Monday evening while leaping
from a rig at the corner of Second and
Ash street, died this morning at half
past six o'clock at the home of John
Degan, where he rOOmed, without re-
gaining consciousness. Many friends
of Ernest watched with him from the
time of the injury. The Y. M. G. A.
boys who could, were on hand during
the day yesterday and assisted in
every possible way to relieve the ex-
tremely sad circumstances. Harry
Tudor, particularly, was present at his
side from the very beginning to the
end this morning.
This was the second accident which
he had experienced with horse with
in a short space of time. Not long
since one Of his legs was lamed from a
kick of Stanley's delivery horse. This
was not serious, however, only keeping
him from work day or two.
He leaves, besides his father, Robert,
who is i'll with rheumatism, and moth
er, sister, Julia, at the lake, and a
brother, William, fireman on the G..
q N. w. railroad.
The funeral will be held Friday at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, from the
residence of J. Zimmerly, 335 Blake
street. Rev. Mueller of the German
Lutheran church will have charge of
the services.
He was Is years of age.
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DEATH OF JACOB LAUER
Passes Away at BeIoit Hospital Yes
terdaY Afternoon-Brakeman
Five Years

Jacob Lauer, the brakeman who lost
both legs and suffered other injuries
by falling beneath train in Caledo-
MIA, died in Beloit in the hospital at
1915 yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Lauer was member of the B.
of r. T. and was we'll known among
the trainmen as a fine young fellow
and model trainman. He had no
bad habits and attended strictly to the
business which he had been in for
years. His sad taking away was a
terrible shock to his relatives and
friends.
He leaves an aunt with whom he
lived, Mrs. Nicholas Lauer; sisters,
Elizabeth, Barbara, and Mrs. Barney
Russell of Baraboo. Barney Russell.
his brother-in-law, conductor out OF
Huron, South Dakota, will also be
present at the funeral, which will he
held from the Catholic church, Friday
morning at $50 o'clock.
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IN HANDS OF RECEIVER
Railroad Company's Property to b'
Sold for Debts.

Judge Clementson of Richland Cen
ter at the recent session of the Circuit
Court appointed w. w. Ellsworth as
receiver for the Lone Rock-LaValle
Railroad company. Some time ago
attorneys Howe and Gilman brought
suit against the company for $500 and
obtained judgment for the same
which was not yet paid and the appli-
cation for receiver naturally followed.
Judge Clementson has ordered the
property of the company sold to pay
the debt.-Reedsburg Free Press.
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Continued on Second Pase.>
K|LBOURN NOT
ENTHUSIASTIC

The committee composed of Mayor
Marriott and others who went to Kill
bourn yesterday to interview PEeSi-'
dent Swenson of the Southern Wiseon-
sin Power company and Chief En-
gineer Meade regarding Baraboo's pros
poets for securing the interurban hne,
has returned and reports favorably OF
the conditions as far as the company
is concerned.
Kilbourn however is not enthusi-
astic over the idea of the line going
through the Gem City because of the
likelihood of diverting trade from Kill
bourn. Although the road would con-
tinue to Madison, much larger town,
Baraboo is not worrying over any
trade getting surreptitiously away.
The work on the dam is progressing
well, according to Mayor Marriotts
report. A long crib has been built on
the west side of the river back of which
the rock is being dug out TO level be-
low the river bottom. That is where
the race will be for the power house.
On the east side rectangular crib has
been built just above the dam. With
in his a dredge is at work pumping
out the sand and water.
When part of the dam has been built
the river will be turned through the
race. The composition of the dam is
to be of steel and cement.
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SHORT SESSION
OF CITY FATHERS
BUSINESS TRANSAC FED WITH
DESPACTH-INL LESS THAN
HOUR.
MORE TIME FOR LICENSE CON-
Fountain for Court House-CIaIms
AIlowed-Other Business
Transacted.
From Thursday s Daily.)

The business of the city fathers was
disposed Of most summarily last even
ing. It was not yet 8 o'clock when
the mayor and aldermen had trans
acted all the business.
Regarding the communication OF
Rev. l.. A. Goddard relative to the re-
vocation of Filhauer and Staten's
license, the license committee asked
for more time to deliberate.
A moving picture license was grant
ed to Aranson brothers to conduct
show in the I. O. 0. F. building on
Third street;this was given month at
time subject to revocation upon sutfl-
cient cause; and at the rate Of SIS per
month.
T. H. Shiels and Amos Hull were
granted sewer permits.
Regarding the complaint that some
gasoline lights have not been burning
satisfactorily Alderman Hofstater was
appointed to look after the matter.
Alderman Power suggested that
lights be placed in the alleys IN the
business portions of the city.
Alderman Welk offered a resolution
which was passed, that the mayor ap-
point committee to confer with the
county board for drinking fountain
to be placed in the court house park.
Aldermen Welk, Risley and Hofstater
were appointed to act with the ma
yor.
A resolution was passed t at the
mayor and city clerk enter into con-
tract with Chris Dyrude for a place to
store the steam roller.
The following claims were allowd:
V. III. Cady, court expenses
City VS.. Gilloth. ................ ..S3O'87
r. Delap, killing dog. .............. LOO
H. E. Cole, printing. ............. 1.75
Hugh Kier, rodman. n..........,,.. 9.4O
Fire Dept. Oct. 8.............. 42.OO
Men and teams at crusher. ..... 454.62
Otto Shadde, labor and sup
plies NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -. 5o.6O
Shepard and Laird, cement
work 31.2O
e. e. Archer, running roll
Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
G. j. Gollmar, supplies. ......., 43.97
Hauling rocks. ....... 173.4O
Men and teams at crush
1886. 80
Charles Bender, sidewalks
etc. ...... 556.7O
Otto Schadde, supplies for Bark
er street sewer. ............... 26O.5o
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II 900 feet above sea level, [ have seen
two little riverlets fed by the melting
SHOWS that eternally mantle those
towering peaks. One of those little
streams starting down the western
slope TO find its home in the waters
of the Pacific Ocean; the other start
ing eastward, and in my minds eye |
saw it growing and growing until be-
fore reaching its final destination-the
Gulf of Mexico-it will be carrying
upon its besom the commerce of a
mighty nation. On the d. and r. g.
narrow guage-"the biggest little rail-
road in the world"-I have rode
through the Royal Gorge and Black
Canon of the Arkansas.
It has always been the one ambition
of my life to be able to say that | had
sat in the shadow of the great pyra-
mids of Egypt, and to have stood on
the very spot where Caesar-the great
est Roman of them all fell bleeding at
the base Of Pompeii's statue. But if |
may live to see 1T. H. Hubert carry
ing Cappie Hull through the sands of
Adams county in Mr.. Rcick's car
whether or not he loses the $4,000
he has deposited with Alderman
Power matters naught to nle-l shall
then feel that I have seen all that is
worth looking at in this world.
HUGH KELLEY.
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READ BY EVERYBODY

cry coming from Mrs. Hawley'S
house before she and Mrs. McHugh
went in, on the morning of Oct. is.
She did not see Hawley choking his
wife. She saw him pick up his wife,
carry her couple of steps and then
fall right on her. She said that Haw-
ley said, "she fell down stars" TO
which his wife replied, ,"Oh, No!When
Mrs. Archer spoke of getting doctor,
Hawley ordered her out saying that
his wife had only hurt her head little
and that he could take care of her.
She did not notice any hammer or
sticks or wood around. She did not
see any violence perpetrated by Haw-
ley on his wife. She noticed that
Hawley was excited, but that the ex-
preston on his face was about the
same, otherwise. She said that she
never saw him when he was perfectly
sober. When she entered the house
Mrs. Hawley was still screaming. The
defendant said, g it, get out"
Mrs. Mike McHugh said that she
was the first one to arrive on the morn
ing of October 16. She said TO Mrs.
Hawley, "did you fall" to which her
husband replied, Eyes, she fell" The
cellar door was not open. Mrs. Me-
Hugh then asked him why he did not
pick his wife up. He told her to shut
up and ordered her out and she went,
she said. Then she went for Mrs. Reu-
land and Dr.. Kelley. When she had
returned, Hawley was choking his
wife. Mrs. Reuland said, ,"Why, man
what are you doing?" When Mrs.
Hawley tried to speak, he pushed a
rag into her mouth to stop her from
talking. Hawley was sweating and
the perspiration dropped from his face.
His hands were bloody as was also his
face. All of the doors were closed ex-
cepting the one going into the sitting
room, she said, when she first entered.
The second time the cellar door was
open. When Mrs. Hawley tried to-
talk to Mrs. Archer the defendant
said, "don't listen to her"
Mrs. Alice Degan said that when
she arrived Mrs. Hawley was in
bed, and being cared for by Mrs. Reu-
land. The defendant was endeavoring
to talk to his wife, but she said, "Take
him away. Mrs. Hawley said that
she had been struck by some one whom
she did not see. She seemed to be
afraid to remain there alone with Haw-
ley. The defendant appeared to be
sober.
Mrs. ii. HI. Hubert said that when
she saw the defendant and his wife on
the morning of the 10Th of October
Hawley had his wife's head between
his knees, choking her. Her tongue
was out and her face black. Mrs. HUI
bert asked him what was the matter
and he said that Mrs. Hawley had
fallen down cellar. Mrs. Hawley re-
piled, "No, no" Mrs. Hubert said
that Mrs. Hawley was kicking when
she first saw her and could not move
her hands. He was forcibly choking
her. She was bleeding and her hus-
bands hands were covered with blood.
When he tried to stuff a rag into her
mouth at the time she was trying to
explain to Mrs. Hubert and Mrs. Ar
cher, how it happened, Mrs. Hubert
said, "don't do that" He then order
ed her out. The defendant was sweat
ing profusely.
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HUGH'S IDEA Of
AUTO CHALLENGE
To EDITOR OF NEWS:


Dear Sir:-I have saw Baraboo when
she was a small country hamlet with
only one street and that just wide
enough to let the Kilbourn and MazO-
mania stages pass. And have seen
her grow in beauty and expand in mod
ern ideas until today she ranks among
the foremost cities in our great state. [
saw the 9th ano 18th Wis. volunteers
marching of to war in 1851 ,and as they
filed past, with rifles at right shoulder
shift, and throbbing drums beating time
I thought my poor mortal eyes would
never again behold grander tableau
than the rythmic tread of infantry
In the capitol at Madison L have
seen the torn and battered flags of
many Wisconsin regiments. And L
have laid my hand upon the noble
head of the live eagle, Old Abe, that
the 8th Wisconsin boys carried through
the bloodieSt war of which the world
has any record. In the city of Chica-
go I have wandered amid the ruins OF
one of the most disastrous fires of mod
ern times; and in the same city have
seen the great Worlds Fair and
studied all its vast proportions. |
have four times crossed the great
plains that lie between Omaha and
Denver; and as many times / have
crossed the Rocky Mountains. Stand
ing upon the back bone of the Amerl'
can continent at Marshall's Pass, over
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From Tbursday's Daily,

Besides the testimony published yes
terday, the following was taken before
court was adjourned:
Mrs. Cora Archer said that she heard
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given to athletics, and the credit may
be given to our new superintendent,
Professor Higbie, and the coach, who
is the instructor in science.
Very sincerely,
BERTHA KIMBALL.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-10-30
HAND CAUGHT IN CIDER MILL
Caledonia Farmer Meets With Pain
full Accident

Albert Peetz, young farmer living
in Caledonia, had his right hand
caught In cider mill and the member
was SO badly mangled that ampxsA
sien Of two fingers was necessary.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-10-30
STORMY SCENE AT CIRCUS SALE
There Was a Clever Turn in the Tide
at the Barnum & Bailey Meeting
in London

According to reports sent out from
London, Delavan A. Holmes and Jo-
seph T. McCaddon faced a stormy
meeting of angry shareholders of Bar
mum & Bailey's "greatest show on
earth, !" which convened for the pur-
pose of voting approval of the contract
made by the directors to sell the circus
to A. A. Stewart, agent for Ringing
Bros, for $4OO,0O0 A motion to sell
finally carried amid cheers for Holmes,
w 10 acted as chairman, but not before
he and McCaddon, the real chairman
of the company, were subjected TO
many insulting remarks.
Storm Breaks at Once.
McCaddon opened the meeting by
stating that Holmes, as deputy chair
man Of the company, would preside.
When the latter, wearing the usual
American clothes and his hair little
longer than usual, rose to speak he was
greeted with many signs of hostility
and several disgraceful Interruptions,
one man shouting in a loud voice, Are
you the freak?"
81 am the freak" said Holmes,
speaking firmly and deliberately, "but
/ am not here to be told so. l am here
to answer every legitimate question,
but will tolerate absolutely no impu-
dence or impertinence. [ will quickly
disabuse the mind Of any man who
thinks So"
Gets Support in Meeting.
The meeting seemed unprepared for
such a display of firmness, which
effectually silenced all Interruptions
and settled down to clear and disap-
pointing story of the company's losses.
After Holmes had explained how the
circus had been steadily losing money
since the death of the genius who
made it a success and how the divi-
dends Of the last few years had not
been paid out Of the earnings of those
years, but distributed by the late }. A.
Bailey out of surplus of $60O,000, he
began to get the meeting with him.
His further statement that this sur
plus was now cut down to less than
half and that this years loss up to
Sept. IA was $22, 900, seemed to allay
most Of the objection, but later both
Holmes and McCaddon were subjected
to many unpleasant questions.
All these were so satisfactorily an
swered by Holmes, who incidentally
cracked real American jokes at the
psychological moment, that the meet
ing passed the resolution to sell amid
great laughter. Afterward the stock
holders were told they would get s. or
$3.50 on a share, the first installment
of SO per cent being payable probably
next January. Then they didn't smile,
but cheered Holmes and voted him a
clever Yankee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
STATE PRISON DIRECTORS ARE ALL REELECTED Major Cheney Has Been President for Twelve
 Years.

The election of board of directors for the state prison resulted in the re- turn of all the members of the old board. They are as follows:
 President for two years-James w.. Cheney, of South Manchester.
 vice-president for two years-Willie 70. Burr, of Hartford
 < Secretary for two years-Thomas Dudley Wells, of Hartford
 Auditing committee for one year Frank c. Sumner, of Hartford Wilson c. Reynolds, of East Haddam, and Frederick M. salmon, of Westport.
 Executive committee for one year The president, the president, the secretary and Wilson c. Reynolds.
 Major Cheney has been president for twelve years. Four of the members of the board began a new term of service on July i. The senior member of the body in point of service is MT. Sumner, who on July started on his fifteenth year as prison director and whose pres ent term expires two years hence.
 The board of parole, consisting of the directors and the warden, also elected officers. The old officers were chosen for another year, as follows:
 President Edward A. Fuller of suf- field
 secretary-Thomas Dudley Wells
 Committee of investigation-Th pres ident, the warden and the secretary.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
peath of Harry F. candee.

Many friends will mourn the death of Harry Elmer Candee, son of Frederick c. Candee, the liverman on Broadway. He died Tuesday evening at the home of his parents at "A Dixwell avenue, after a long illness. He was at the age of 25 years, 9 months and 2S days. Mr~sCandee was born in Oxford, this ,efate, He graduated from the Sheffield Scientific school with the class of 1904 and afterward entered the Yale Medi- cal school. MT, Candee was a mem- Der of the State League bowling team and had host of friends. He leaves, besides his parents, one brother, Fred erick A. Candee, and two sisters, Ag- nes and Julia Candee. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock from his late home Rev. Fred eric M. Burgess, of Christ P. E. church will officiate, and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
TO REPRESENT STATE,
Judge Mathewson Goes to Jamestown
 Convention.


 Judge A. Mcclellan Mathewson, ap- pointed by Governor Woodruff to rep resent Connecticut at the convention of descendants of signers of the Dec laration of Independence, has gone to Jamestown, where the meeting will be held to-day.
 The descendants of the signers are to join with the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States in celebrating the nations birth- day. The association was organized In Washington D. C., April IS, 1902. Its acting president is First Vice-President Hilary A. Herbert, of Alabama. Judge a member of the board of governors, and ex-Governor Henry Roberts Is one of the vice-presidents. The society was formed with the primary object of se- curing at the national capital the erec- tion of an appropriate memorial to the author and other signers of the Declar- ation of Independence.
 The reunion of the descendants of the signers to-day will be held in Conven- tion hall, where program of patriotic exercises will be given. President Har- " St. George Tucker, of the James, town exposition will make the address of welcome, and the immortal docu- ment which announced the separation from the mother country will be read by Rollins N. Randolph, of Atlanta, Ga, a great-great-grea grandson of Thomas Jefferson. Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, and President Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton univer- sity, are down for addresses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
WOODWORKERS STILL OUT NO SETTLEMENT YET Conference Yesterday With out Effect-Another
 Next Week.

The woodworkers' strike still con- tinues, and although conference was held yesterday between the employers and the men no satisfactory conclu- sion was arrived at The men want an 8-hour day and the mill owners say they will never eoncede to this request. On the.other hand, the men claim they will keep up the fight until their de- mands are met. About sixty men are affected. The mill owners state that they are having little difficulty in get- ting men to keep the work up, but oth- CTS say that the mills are far behind with their orders and that unless a speedy settlement is arrived at the whole of the building trade will be at a standstill It is expected that another attempt to patch matters up will be made some time next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
1sA WOLF A poGs
That Is, For Purposes of Taxation-'
 Darwin Does Not Seem to Apply.

M. G. Jones, dog enumerator across the line, is trying to collect a license tax on the wolves of Kansas City, Kan.
 He maintains that wolves are dogs, so far as the license tax Is concerned and he cites Darwin as an authority to give his contention sufficient plausibil- ity to enable him to collect a tax from Mrs c, o. Smith, s02 Garfield avenue.
 Mrs. Smith owns a wolf. She agrees that her animal possesses many of the characteristics of the dog insofar as it has the habits of a dog and hunts It's prey by surprising it or running it down. But there her admission ends.
 q don't keep dog said Mrs. Smith stoutly. No license fee is re- quired for keeping wolf.
 But there is in this case. A wolf is wolf when it runs wild-it's dog when the Tax Collector comes around
 But I won't pay 6 license for my wolf. The very ideal"
 "we'll see about that said the enumerator.
 "Yes, we'll see about that" said Mrs. Smith.
 And there the matter stands. Is a wolf a dog? Is a dog wolf? MT. Jones says yes. Mrs. Smith says, no. More than that Mrs. Smith says she will not pay license tax for the wolf. But Jones says she will. What a fine chance for the lawyers,
 Darwin holds," said MT. Jones that the modern dog is a direct de- scendant of the wolf and Is therefore closely allied to 1t. Burroughs and Wallace, find, have the Darwinian view of 1t, adding that the dog is a civilized wolf. Other authorities on animal lore take the stand that the wolf is dog, once domestic, but hav- ing wandered away from primitive man has become wild
 Darwin, sniffed Mrs. Smith, Pooh, Is he in league with Jones to force me to pay tax on a wolf? Well, he won't succeed, so there!"
 This problem is the worst I ever encountered" said Jones wearily. According to some authorities, you see, all dogs are technically exempt from taxation, as being wolves. Ac- cording to others, wolves, foxes, and other wild creatures are liable, if in captivity, I confess it's beyond me-" Kansas City Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-04
IN SOCIETY
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MT. and Mrs. Carl stoeckel of Nor folk sailed Tuesday from New York for Europe, where they will spend the summer.
 At the Maplewood, Pittsfeld, Mass, are MT. and Mrs Henry A. Warner, who registered there July 2
 Another guest at the Marlewood was Mrs. Marshall Field of Chicago, who left yesterday for New Hampshire in her touring car. After a short trip Mrs. Field will return to Massachusetts to spend the remainder of the summer.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry D. Butler of 172 Oak Place, left on Tuesday for two months stay at Westfield, Mass.
 After an absence of fifteen years Rev. A. N. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, who have lived in Montpelier, Vt, have re- turned to New Haven to remain for an indefinite period. MT. Lewis was rec tor of Christ church in Montpelier, and before going to Vermont was rector of