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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
Injured by a Fall.

According to anitem in The Evening
Post, Nevada, Missouri, Mrs. H. t.
Hook suffered painful accident by
falling upon the ice. She started to step
from the back porch of her home to
The walk and fell on.her back. One bone
in her spine was fractured. The attend
ing physician did not think the injury
would prove serious although very
painful. Mr.. and Mrs. Hook formerly
resided in Baraboo and he was connect
with the express office here. MI. Hook
is agent for the express company at
Nevada.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
SALE Of PROPERTY
NEAR BARABOO

Deeds have just been recorded mark
ing the transfer of more than three
hundred acres of land from the Rub
land heirs and from A. G.. Glover, to
G. A. Van Pelt, who came here last
fall from the South.
Most of the land is close to the south
eastern edge of town and part of it ad-
joins.
Evidently the buyer is after "soil''
and knows its Importance for his pur-
chase includes some of the richest of
river bottom and second bottom land
in this vicinity or elsewhere, and the
places are close enough to be handled
together as one farm, whether for
stock, farming or for grain.
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HAD TWO WIVES
NOW HAS NONE

Charles Sager, an inmate of the
Green Bay reformatory, once had two
wives. Now he hasn't any.
Judge Stevens of the circuit court
yesterday granted divorce to Mar
garet Sager, wife No. 2. Her grounds
for divorce were bigamy. Sager was
arrested about Is months ago for as
sault and battery upon Ernest Wool
ever with knife. During his trial it
was brought out that he had two
wives and that both were living in the
same house with him. Wife. No. l,
however, lived separate from Sager
and wife No. 2, although the two wo-
men were on friendly terms. Sager's
excuse for having two helpmates was
that he and wife No. were unable to
get along and that they separated by
mutual consent. He thought that
was sufficient and the fact that only
the court can legally dissolve the
bonds of matrimony never occurred to
him.
He was convicted of assault and bat
terry and sentenced to Jail for six
months. Upon his release he was
turned over to the officers of Sauk
county, his second marriage having
occurred in that county. He pleaded
guilty to the charge of bigamy and
was sentenced to the reformatory by
Judge Stevens.
Wife No. has also obtained a di-
vorce. She married again and is now
living in the state of Washington
Madison Democrat.
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THE MERRYMAKERS
HOLDING FORTH
A. Q. v. W. HALL THE SCENE OLA
BIG CROWD AND CARNIVAL
FESTIVITIES
MERCHANTS ARE REPRESENTED
Booths of Business Houses Beautiful
Iy Arranged-MusicaI Pro-
gram
MERCHANTS ARE REPRESENTED
(From Thursdays Daily.)

The New Orleans Mardi Gras nor
this seasons carnival at Manila could
not have had more real enjoyable mer-
riment than the Merchants carnival,
which opened in the A. 0. U. w. hall
last evening under the auspices of the
Trinity Episcopal church. Most of the
merchants were represented with ap
propriate and most attractive booths.
Innumerable interesting costumed
characters, provided by the several
business houses, moved around
amongst the large crowd, which was
engaged in purchasing from the booths,
eating lunches, OR merely observing
the various merry makers.
The First Regiment band orchestra
supplied many musical selections. The
ranch girls, logged out in western cos
tunes, appeared on the program many
times and were literally encored at
each appearance. They we've very
popular. Arthur Wilmington was in
charge of the program.
The business firms represented were:
Sam Goldfarb, e. f. Kindschi, Buck
ley & Taylor, Marriott Shoe Store.
Ringling Brothers, The Corner Drug
Store, Won Wald & Co., Risley Bros,
The Stanley Co., The Linen Towel
mills, Oscar Altpeter, Gustafson &
Prader, Fisher Bros, OFT Bros, Pratt
Hardware Co., Shadowtown Co.,
Charles Wild Music House, Evenson's
Pharmacy, Howe & Schey, and A
Reinking. All of costumed characters
formed into grand parade and
marched throughout the halls several
times.
Supper was served in the grocery de-
partment at five O'Clock and lunch was
served in the evening.
Those in charge of the departments
were groceries, Mrs. w. Ell. Hatch
drug stores, Mrs. Frank Melcher; boots
and shoes, Mrs. George Gropp; book
store, Mrs. Kuhns; pop corn, Mrs. Hen
derson; ice cream, Mrs. Hofstater. Mr..
Cline was present with his cone manu-
featuring apparatus for the e''hurry up"
ice cream orders; Shad ]wtown, Mrs.
Bloom; dry goods, Mrs. Frank Stew
art; Ringing Brothers, whose booth
was luxuriantly adorned with magnifi-
cent furs, Mrs. Al. Ringing; the only
jewelry store represented was that of
Gustafson & Prader and their exhibit
ton was most excellent; Furniture,
Mrs. Osborn; Linen mills, Miss Carrie
Stewart; Music house, Mrs. Wild
meat markets, Mrs. Charles Stewart;
bakeries, Mrs. A. l.. Spencer; fruit
store, Mrs Randall Peck.
With the ending of the program a
few dances were played by the band
and much appreciated by those pres
ent.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
A WINTER OF REAL WEATHER
One of the Genuine Kind as Recorded
by Mr. Skinner Some Years
Age

Mr.. J. Van Orden kindly furnishes
the following, taken from 8 Baraboo
paper many years ago and shows that
they had a real winter at that time. B.
G. Skinner made the meteorological
notes which read as follows:
The last rain for 1874 was November
23d. The first rain for 1875 was March
31st. The first snow for 1874 fell No
vember 23d. The number of inches of
snow that fell from November 23d,
1S74,to March 23d, 1875, some SO inches.
From November 10, 1874, to April 1st,
1875, AZ totally cloudy days and 80 par
TALLY clouded. From the 1st of Janu-
ary to the 18th day of March there
were but three days that it thawed,
and those were the 10th, Goth, and 23d
of February. The snow did give a
very little and the water dripped some
from the caves en- the south side of the
house-not much of thaw.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
SAUk COUNTY
At MADISON
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

At the conventions held at Madison
this week, the people from Baraboo
and vicinity take part to a consider
able extent In helping to promote the
the success of the meetings. l.. I'll.
Palmer gives his observations as a del
egate to the Illinois State Horticul.
tural society meeting last December;
Senator G.. L. Pearson talks on the
various methods of culture of small
fruits; William Toole has paper on
the Commercial Orchards of Sauk
county as well as paper in memory
of ]. J. Mem, departed member of
the horticultural society. On Friday
at the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment association Mr.. Toole will talk
about the North Star corn and his son,
w. A. Toole, will give his observations
on the Swedish Select oat.
Henry Simon, l.. Ell. Palmer and
William Toole make exhibits of Sauk
county apples at the horticultural
meeting.
G.. III. Grub makes an exhibit of his
tank heater.
Among the others who attend are
M. F. Foley, president of the Great
Northern Nursery.
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EarlyDays inBaraboo
Letter Written by DR.. A. A. Noyes.

Waite, and H. D. Evans, in the trying
of strength in scuf1ing. One time
with DR.. Cowles in front of his house
we were both faces down in the sand.
DR.. Cowles was considered the "bully"
of Sauk county. All that could get in
to the old "Baraboo Hotel" with A.
S. Johnson got in there for he kept us
all on the high shelf as far as eating was
concerned.
The Hayes boys were frequently out
late Sunday nights. There were other
roomers who were alive to playing
jokes on one another. Sometimes when
the boys were out late Sunday even
ings the other roomers would pile the
stairway and stairs full of chairs,
among which they piled all of the old
tinware and such like things that
would make noise. When the boys
returned and opened the door the
whole outfit came down rattle-te-
bang!
I was always too modest and re-
served to be playing such pranks, but
boy will be boys, and when I cast my
mind backward and survey the life
from that time until now, over sixty
years, am still alive at the top.
In former article I was not certain
about the number of years DR.. .Crandall
was there (in Baraboo). He went there
in 1846 and in the fall of 1851 returned
to Missouri, where he formerly lived,
and where he married his wife. He
died there in November, 1853. His
family returned north in June 1856,
with his brother, D. P. Crandall and
his family. The wives of the brothers
were sisters.
When they went to Baraboo in 1S46
they lived in a little board shanty
which stood near the location of the
hotel where Mr.. Moore lived on the
fiat; it was then called "under the
hill". Both families lived there to-
gether until DR.. Crandall built house
for himself and family across the street
from this shanty. Soon after this D..
P. Crandall went onto his farm. My
wife, Mrs. Noyes, was charter MEM
ber of five who organized the First
Baptist church of Baraboo in 1916.
Elder Peter Conrad was the pastor.
A. A. Noyes, M. d.
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Indian Days in Sauk
A GLANCE BACKWARD
By V. 8. PEASE

upper end of the square, next came
the drummers and singers and then
came the young braves. The women
and children were arranged to the
back of the line of men. The space
within was kept open for the dancers.
When the drums struck up a war
r1or entered the open space and enact
ed the scene of one of his battles. He
showed In pantomine how he started
on the war-path, how he approached
his enemy, how he struck him and
finally how he tore the scalp from the
fallen foe. All this by act, for he ut
tered no word. When he had gone
through the whole performance of
his adventure, he retired anil ap-
plause and another warrior took the
stage to enact his experience on the
war-path.
1t is recounted that some of the old
warriors, long retired from active SER
vice, would become enthused by the
sanguinary acting and again take the
stage and show their juniors how they
slew their enemies and carried away
the scalps.
To receive applause on one of these
occasions was the highest honor sought
by the Sauk warriors. To reach the
age of manhood without having
war adventure to enact was a dis
grace to the brave and all his family
To considerable degree this may ac-
count for the frequent wars among ad-
joining tribes-each brave must have
scalp or be despised by his people.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12

The following letter from DR.. A. A.
Noyes was read before the Sauk
County Historical society January 25,
1908.
Mason City, Iowa.
I first went to BarabOO in 1846, and
after a stay in Missouri I returned to
Ba raboo in 1850. While I had my
office in Missouri, I practiced in three
different states up and down the Des
Moines river OH both sides, and also
across the Mississippi river, at Wausau
in Illinois. It was in 1S49 that made
my first venture as physician and
surgeon, after my graduation. In the
spring of 1850 I was flooded out of my
habitation by the old Mississippi and
returned to Baraboo. I soon gained
the confidence of the citizens and the
surrounding country as successful
practitioner of medicine and surgery.
I was the leader and charter member
of the first medical society in Sauk
county.
I have been running over in my
minds eye the names of the young
men (old bachelors) who were in Bara-
from 1S46 until 1850. Boys that we
all were; rolieking, boyish boys. Here
are the names of some of them who
were then or little later:
M. G. Waite, Norris Waite, Joseph
Alexander, Samuel Hiles, William
Brown, D. K. Noyes, E. o. Gregory
John Crawford, Roosevelt Clement,
William Garfield, Lewis Hayes, Daniel
Ruggles, Eb. Nelson, H. D. Evans,
Fred Nelson, Elisha Walbridge, E. E.
Ames, James Cowles, Nels Wheeler, J.
E. Wilkinson, e. H. Potter, Grin
Huyck, DR.. FL. S. Alexander, Simeon
Crandall, A. A. Noyes, Edwin Pad
dock, Levi Crouch, Henry Hurlbut,
L. G. Stanley, Hiram Hurlbut, How
ard Huntington, Joel Hurlbut, Levi
Moore, Noah Kirk, James Haines,
Levi Munson, Henry Peck, G. G.
Remington, Henry Cowles, R. Lewis
Warner, Henry Southland John Goode,
Orange Cook.
was about the youngest of them all,
"a years old in 1S46. All were wrestling
boys. I used to have a good many
boyish scraps with DR.. Cowles, M. G.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12

John Foster Taken Seriously III Will.
in Storm.

On Wednesday morning while John
Foster of North Freedom was driving
through the snow to Loganville with a
travelling salesman, he was stricken
with paralysis. He was assisted to the
home of Mr.. Martin on Narrows Prai-
rie and later in the day brought back
to North Freedom. He is now at the
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Gour-
gass. Another sister-in-law is Mrs. j.
B. Ashley of Baraboo. Mr.. Foster is a
veteran and a member of the North
Freedom post.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
LOST IN RACE WITH DEATH.
Baraboo Citizen Fails to Reach Sick
Wife Before She Dies.

Mrs. John Harris of Baraboo died at
Kokomo, Indiana, Wednesday morn
ing about o'clock. Her husband had
been summoned some hours before
and was on the way but did not reach
the bedside of his wife until all was
over. She had gone to Kokomo some
weeks ago to visit her relatives at her
old home. Mrs. Harris has been a
sufferer for some time and about one
year ago underwent an operation with
the hope of finding relief. She had re-
sided at Baraboo for about fifteen
years. Interment takes place at Ko-
kOmO.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
TOO MUCH BEER
Prairie du Sac Citizen Overwhelmeo d
with Half-barreI While Carving
it Down Cellar Stairs

While carrying a half barrel of beer
down the cellar stairs at the CONNER
cial House Monday afternoon, William
Specht, employed by Drayman Fred
Rischmueller, slipped and fell to the
basement floor. The barrel struck his
right leg, nearly breaking it between
the knee and ankle. While the in
juries are not serious, they are very
painful and it is possible that he will
be laid up for several weeks. Mr.
Specht resides in the Jacob Pluess
residence on Water street.-Prairie du
Sac.
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CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR
CALL OF CITIZENS TO HON. PHIL
CHEEK AND HIS
REPLY
POWER OF MAYOR UNDER CHART
States That All Citizens Should Co.
operate for Law and
Order
POWER OF MAYOR UHDERCHARTER
To the Hon. Philip Cheek:


At public meeting attend by about
one hundred of your fellow-citizens,
composed of all classes of the qualified
electors and voters of the city of Bara-
boo, held in the lecture room of the
First M. E. church, Jan. 80, 1908, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
"Whereas, many of our citizens
have expressed a desire to have the
Hon. Philip Cheek become the nom
partisan candidate for the office Of
Mayor, and whereas, Mr.. Cheek has been
consulted in the matter, and has stated
that he is hot seeking the office, but
that he will, if elected Mayor, faithful
ly perform the duties of that office, and
respect the rights of all classes under
the laws; and that he as Mayor will
impartially enforce the laws, Be it
resolved, that call be and is hereby
extended TO the Hon. Philip Cheek, to
become a non-partisan candidate for
the office of Mayor of the city of Bara-
boo, at the coming election"
G. w. GEHRAND,
Chairman.
G. A. BRIGGS
Secretary.
Baraboo, Wis, Jan. 81, 1908.
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CFrom Fridays Daily.)

The carnival which b as been held at
the A. o. U. w. hall the past two
evenings netted the ladies of the Epis-
copal church more than 800. This
amount of money pays in full the
remainder of the $500 debt which was
on the church last year. The crowd
last evening was nearly twice the size
of the evening before. A dance was
held until o'clock after the regular
program.
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Resumed Old Schedule.

The Badger State Shoe company has
tesumed the 10-hour schedule at it's
actory in South Madison, The branch
actory on Williamson street will soon
Increase from eight hours to the regu-
ar time. When both are running 10
oours the total daily output of shoes
will average 1000 pairs.-Madison
Democrat
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
DIES FROM PNEUMONIA
Mrs. Brown Passes Away at the Home
of Her Daughter.

Mrs. Brown died at the home Of her
Mrs. Louis Bender, on Mar
rows Prairie, Tuesday night after an
illness of two weeks with pneumonia.
Deceased was aged SO and leaves three
daughters and one son. Funeral Friday
at l o'clock at the house and interment
at Loganville.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12
OLDEST ENGINEER
Philip O'NeiI of The Galena Division
Retired.

WITH the retirement of engineer
Lawrence Gagin of the Galena division
Phillip O'Neil, also of the Galena divi-
sion, becomes the Oldest engineer in
point of service on the North Western
road. Both O'Neil and Gagin have
been engineers since before the Civil
War.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-02-12

The following letter from DR.. A. A.
Noyes was read before the Sauk
County Historical society January rs,
1908.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

1t certainly was rousing big
meeting that the Democrats had at
the auditorium last night, the clos
ing political rally of the campaign
so far as Grand junction is concern
ed. In spite of the iact that there
were no speakers of national reputa-
tion present the crowd that as
sembled was an extremely large one.
Between 600 and 700 people We're
present and it was most represen-
tative meeting. Scores of ladies were
in attendance. There was an unusual
number of aged voters out and many
of these grew very enthusiastic over
the speeches.
The Morning Yellow in an effort
TO keep from casting reflection on the
Republican rally the night before
, when only 800 people were assem-
bled, stated this morning that the
crowd last night numbered about
$50. That this is lie, typical of
the sheet, goes without saying. The
crowd was at least twice the size of
the one out to hear DeLong, Hodges
and General Mudslinger Stephen the
night before.
There Is no question but what
many votes were made for the party
last night 1t was one of the most
effective political meetings of the
campaign in this county.
Senator Edward T. Taylor. of
Glenwood Springs, and many county
candidates and well known local
Democratic leaders were on the stage.
H. l.. McClintock, chairman of the
county central committee, opened the
meeting with a clear cut, effective
talk on county conditions and the
fact that his party had conducted a
clean campaign in every respect. He
then discussed the voting machines
and his arguments were most telling.
He had one of the dummy machines
present and made some explanations
of its workings. not going into details
as nearly all Grand Junction people
have had opportunities to see the
machines for themselves.
Chairman McClintock then intro
duced Hon. r. NJ. Logan, of Delta,
Democratic nominee for district at
torney. This was Mr.. Logan's first
appearance at a public meeting in the
city and that he made most favor
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Phone your orders to Goldsworthy
Bros, junction 2S1. They deliver
on time. The only exclusive market.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31
WEISER TELLS
COLD TRUTHS
Great Crowd at Last Big Rally County Affairs Under Glare
Of Searchight Look Bad for Republican Admins
Enthusiasm Ran High at the Meeting

able impression there can be no
doubt. MIR. Logan's unusual fitness
for the office has been apparent to
all who have met him or heard him.
He is certain to make one of the best
district attorneys we have ever had.
Mr.. Logan told of various committees
calling on him and asking him what
he would do if elected and he in
every case referred them to the bust
ness men, professional men and cit
liens of the town in which he has
lived for l 4 years, Delta, and told
these committees to ask these people
who knew him what could be expect
ed from him. He declared that it
was easy for any candidate to make
pledges before election and he would
not follow this plan further tnan to
say that he would do his duty fear
lessly and impartially and he was
willing to abide by the decision of his
home people as to his standing and
character.
Mr.. Logan then. referred to the
fact that foul ISLANDERS and lies in
tended to hurt him and help FRY, the
Republican nominee. have been cir
culated over the district especially in
Grand Junction, and he deplored
that such disgraceful efforts to defeat
him had been resorted to. He told
of investigating the source of some of
these stories and proved how they
had been manufactured out of whole
cloth. He declared that no man had
a right to tear down another man S
reputation simply to defeat that man
for office. He challenged any man
to show where he. Mr. Logan, had
been guilty of a dishonorable act.
ne told of meeting Mr.. Fry in Delta
at the opening of the campaign, taxi
ing him around and introducing him
ana then he told of suggesting to Mr..
Fry that so far as their campaign
was concerned let IL be conducted as
II clean and open contest and he stat
ed that Mr.. Fry declared that that
was just what he wanted to do. Mr..
Logan declared that he had nothing
to say against Mr.. Fry and that he
certainly hoped that Mr.. Fry had to
no extent been guilty of starting
these slanderous stories about him.
The remarks of Mr.. Logan were
given the closest attention and were
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31
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The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Remember. on election day the
ladies of the Congregational church
will serve a fine chicken pie dinner
in the basement of the Congrega-
tional church. 25 cents. Noon din
ner will be served beginning at 11:30
ar@ evening dinner beginning at
$3.50
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

If you live in Grand Junction, we
would like to sell you a bill of goods.
and are willing to wait on you for
three-fourths of it, and will give you
from 3 to 6 months on the balance.
Crown Furniture Company.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31
HOW ARE THESE?

30 acres fine level land; q mile
1uthwest of Clifton; good location
nd good soil. For short time only
S325 per acre.
30 acres, west of the Pear Park
'chool house; ~ acres in bearing
orchard; 4 acres set to trees in 1907
and 1908; balance in cultivation; /;
good 5room house, stable and other
outbuildings. a big bargain at ST.
500.
5-room house and good stable on
Rood avenue, close in; house has full
basement, electric lights and gas;
good lawn, shade and cement walks
A bargain at $4,000. Easy terms.
so acres northwest; 10 acres set to
trees; 20, acres in cultivation. all
fenced with woven wire fence; good
house and cistern. Price for a short
time only at 500 per acre. or will
trade for city property.
o. G. COEN ~ CO..
1872 S. 4th St, opposite Postoffice.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Mountain water roi our people is
very essential and closely related to
1t is good food, which you are certain
to get of Hilbert e Ricks, the Leader
grocery and market.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Rev. ]. w. Oil, of this city, goes
to Newcastle on Monday to lay the
cornerstone of the new Episcopal
church to be built there, acting in
the absence of the Bishop.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Rev. J. C. C. Owen. presiding elder
of the A. NJ. E. church. spent a few
days in the city this week. He
preached an excellent sermon at the
Handy chapel on Friday evening.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-31

Bishop Knight, who has been i'll
with typhoid fever at his home in
Glenwood, for some weeks is still
very weak but is gradually improv-
ing. His trip east has been indefi-
nitely postponed.