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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19
THAT BOY BINGO.

The amusement-loving public of this
city will be interested to learn that
f. l.. Hersey has completed arrange
merts for the entertainments at Island
Park theater the coming season. The
Oliver & Bailey Stock Co. will furnish
the attractions. Mr.. Bailey of this
company will be pleasantly remember
ed by many of our citizens through his
connection with the Fenberg Stock Co.
which played at the theater last sea
son. With this company he acted as
stage manager and also played char
acter parts at times. New scenery is
being PAINTED for the theater and when
this and other Improvements are in
stalled Island Park theater will be.
without doubt, one of the best out
door amusement places in the state.
Hon E,Jpar Pinu Of OrnYn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Hon. William B. Shelton, examiner
for the state, was at the department
for a few hours yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

The following corporations have
filed their certificates of organization
at the office of the secretary Of State:
Chisholm Co. organized at Augusta,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19
STATE HOUSE.
Governor Cobb Announces
February Nominations.
New Springfield Rifles For Ma
tlonal Guard Expected Soon.
Prof. hitchings will Lecture at Bar.
~ gor, 0rono and Portland.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Feb. IS, at 10 A. M.

The following list Of nominations Tor
the month Of February, which will
come up for confirmation at the meet
ing of the Executive Council to be held
Tuesday. Feb. %, was announced by
Governor Cobb yesterday:
Commissioners Harbor and Tidal
Invertebrates s. Chase, Portland;
Charles w. T Cooling, Portland.
Member Board of Health--G. NJ
Woodcock. Bangor.
Agent Tribe of Penobscot Indians
Geo. II. Hunt. Old Town. p
Agents for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals George 4. Barlow. Rock
port; Frank s Bcale, Sanford
(Springvale).
Inland Fish and Game Mardens-
F. E. Jorgensen, kingman: +. ".
Thompson Eden.
Coroner Loring J. Addit IN,
Skowhegan
Notaries Public-James Archibald,
Houlton; A. l.. T. Cummings, Port
land; Walter L. Dane. kennebunll
William c. Eaton. Portland; Frank B.
Ross, BiIleford; Moses a. Stafford,
Kittery; Cyrus T. Small, Caribou;
Frank f. Smith, Augusta: L. $.
Durgin, Lewiston: Arthur ]. B.
Cartier. Biddeford; Pcrlev c. Dresser.
S. Portland; Edward T.. Cheney, Port
land
Justices OF the Peace-Wm. L. Allen,
ST. George; Henri P. Bechard. Lewis
ton. Fremont Beverage. North Haven;
J. w. Burke, Lee; Eben b. Clark.
fremont: Xavier A. Cyr, Caribou. (R.
F. ID. CO; Arthur Chaplin, Bangor;
George H. Coffin, Harrington; Herbert
II. CARL. WATERFORD; VIM. c. Eaton,
Portland; Everett p Elwell. Buxton:
A. c. Fernald Mt. Desert; Albert ".
Grover, Bethel: William B. Hilton,
Brewer Broad Cove); Pearl G..
Ingalls,. Washington: John B. Marsh,
Newport: Charles l.. Macurda, Wis
Casset; Orrin McFadden. Dresden
Cedar Grove); Josiah l.. CIRCUIT,
Monmouth: Frank +. Pride, West
brook; Guy II. Sturgis. Portland:
Nathaniel Tompkins, Eoulton: Eugene
l.. Bodgo Portland; Chadbourne w.
Perry, TT Fairfield: Leigh w SHAY.
Belgrade: Frank Wilson, Sanford, w.
d. Hutchns, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Eor. George PottIe of Lewiston and
Hon. w. J. Thompson of South China.
of the BOARD of State Assessors. We're
at the office of the board at the STATE
House Tuesday on matters OF business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Hon. Edgar E. Ring of Orono. COM
missioner Of forestry, who had been
in this city on business since Monday
returned home Tuesday af-
ternOOH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Among the matters which are OF o!;-
pecial interest to the members of :ha
National Guard of the State IF Maine
at tho present time. in addition to that
Of the annual encampment which viii
be held on the State ground in this
city in August, which by the way.
seems to meet with the approval Of
the boys all along the line, is that Of
the fun dress uniform which VIII 10
the near future be issued I" the differ
ent organizations Of the Guard. and
also that of the new issue OF rifles.
A portion of the supply Of uniforms
necessary to Ciothe the members OF
the regiments have already been re-
ceived by the adjutant general and are
now at the StorehouSe near the Capt.
toll and il Is understood that the bal
ance will soon be shipped. When these
arrive IT is expected that the work of
issuing the lot to the different conf
panies of the two regiments will be-
gin.
The now rifles, the Springfield model
of 1903. which are to be issued to the
troops are also looked for in the near
future, and il is thought tina; they
will be received and ready fer Gi:'tribu
ton sometime during the coming
month. On the receipt of these rifles.
about 1900 in all. tn" krag rides with
which III" guard is now armed, will be
called in and will he sent To the
armory at Springfield. being taken III
exchange for the new ones. The 1909
model Springfield is 4 direct departure
from the krag ana is The most power
fui military rifle i'll thA world. and the
National Guard Of Maine will be
among the first in the country to be
armed with the new rifle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Adjutant General A. B. Farnham
was at Norway Tuesday, where he
went for the purpose OF comforting
with the municipal officers of that
town and also the officers of Co. D of
the First Infantry, \. Ct. S. NJ. on
matters relative to the erection by the
town Of a building to be used as an
arn,orv bv the above company. From
Norway Cen. Farnham expected to go
to Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-19

Prof. +. +. Iitchings. IT," State en-
tomolieist connected with the depart
ment of Agriculture. in addition to the
work of his Office, is doing not y small
amount OF labor il the educational
lire such as pertains to insect pests.
and is frequently in demand for
lectures in different sections Of the
State. At present he has se"eral en-
gage;ucnts Of that nature on hand and
on Saturday Will go to Bangor. where
he will lecture before the Woman's
Club his subject being: Our Forest,
It's Friends and Enemies He will
take with him number of eutomo-
logical mounts from the collection at
the department and the lecture with
out doubt will be one of a great deal
of interest. On Monday. March 9. at
the annual Farmers Week celebra-
ton at Orono. he will speak OH "The
Gipsy Outlook" and on Friday. March
13 he will speak on Forestry" be-
fore the Woman's Club at Portland.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
FIEEER HERWIG
Married at Home of Bride in DeIton
Town by Rev. Marsh of Kill
bourn.

The marriage of Miss Lena Herwig
and Paul Fieber of Milwaukee occurred
at the brides home in East Delton
Tuesday evening.
Promptly at O'Clock, the bride and
groom accompanied By Miss Grace
Hanson and Mr.. Richard Herwig and
little Alice Poison asfiower girl march
ed down the stairs to Loheng rims
wedding march played by Miss Elsie
Hubert, and formed in line under
meath beautiful arch decorated in
white and green. The bride wore
white net over white silk null, and
the brides maid wore blue dotted null.
The bride carried a bridal wreath of
white roses and lilies of the valley,
and the brides maid carried pink car
nations. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. Marsh of Kilbourn.
Immediately after the ceremony a
bounteous supper was served for which
the tables were decorated with flowers
and smilaX. Those from abroad were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grubb and son,
Edward, and Clara Fieber of Milwau-
kee; Chas. Meyer, Mrs. w. H. Kipp,
The Misses Kate, Mary, and Martha
Meyer, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hue
bing of Reedsburg; Mrs. Frank Argall
of Tomah, and Fred Funke of Milwau-
kee. Many beautiful presents were
received. The happy couple will make
their home in Milwaukee.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
AFTER THE FAIR is OVER.
William TooIe Tells of the Large
Attendance and the Standing
Of Sauk County.

William Toole has returned from the
state fair at Milwaukee. He says that
Sauk county made an excellent show
ing in the quality of its fruit exhibits.
William Fox won several prizes on his
grapes. The exhibits of j. Palmer and
Mrs. Robert Ramsey were chosen by
the secretary of the State Horticultural
society to show the money making
varieties of fruit. Toole Brothers won
first on their exhibit of Yellow Dent
corn.
Mr.. Toole says that this fair is by all
odds the best and largest attended for
many years. Although Milwaukee
fell short, the state at large gave a
much better representation than pre-
viously.
E. D. Ochsner of Prairie du Sac and
A. L. Kleeber of Reedsburg had
honey exhibits. MI. Kleeber was call
ed away by the death of sister. This
interrfed much with his plans.
In some sections of the state the dry
ness of the weather hindered many
people from attending the fair.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
PRACTICE WORK AT DEVILS LAKE
Party of Civil Engineers of Washing
ton University Making Measure
ments

For some days Professor Van Or
mum, Instructor Sweetser and over 30
students of Washington University,
st. Louis, Mo-, have been doing engin-
eering work about Devils lake. The
work is purely for the students OF the
great Missouri school. During the day
thew are in the field and from 7 to 8
O'Clock in the evening regular class
work is held. The roll is called the
same as at the university and actual
work is done.
Four stations have been established.
The one on top o. the bluff north OF
the Kirkland hotel is called Point.
The one on top of the south bluffs called
Boulder, the enc at the we'll near the
Grotophorst cottage is called Lake and
the one on the west bluff is named
Needle. A flag is placed at each of the
stations.
With instruments the height Of the
bluff Will be obtained, and map OF
the region will be constructed. Sound
ings of the water have been taken and
the deepest place reported is about 4e
feet. The company will leave the elake
on Saturday, September 19.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
A YEAR OLD DEPREDATOR
Pair OfShoes, Bunch Of Keys, Pocket
Book, 35 Cents And Other
Articles.

A sixteen-year old lad of Portage
who gave his name to the police as
VIM. Muehleman, committed num-
ber of petty larcenies in the city Sept.
II which landed him in the hands of
Chief of Police Klabunde and behind
the bars according to the Portage Reg
ister The little fellow is accused of
taking pair of shoes and a bunch of
keys from McDermott's saloon From
the Finder House, it is claimed, he
took a pocket book from the clothes be-
longing to Walter Ginther, which
were hanging in the check room, and
he is also accused of taking
Soc from the bar at Michel & Fuller's
saloon, where he had been working
during the fair.
The young man wound up his de-
predations by ransacking an automo-
bile which was standing in front of the
Opera house. From this he took a
revolver and pair of glasses. He was
soon afterwards sapprehended by Police,
man Cavanaugh and placed under
arrest. The revolver was found hidden
under the stairway leading to Kurtz':
barber shop.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
THE COST OF LIVING
of 40 Not Indicate Actual
Expenses.

needed. There is the telephone, new
plumbing systems, furnace heating,
mid winter vegetables, ice bills and
the list runs on in finitum.
Fashions has something to say also.
1t provides evening clothes for chill
dren in cases where their parents in
their youth were fortunate to secure a
suit of any kind. The shirt waist
means an increase in the laundry bill.
In all wearing apparel, there is oppor-
tunlty to spend much.
From $500 to $500 per year is con-
sidered as a reasonable sum on which
a family should live. The average in
come of the American family is S43O
per year according to statistics.
False and disastrous ideas Of respect
ability have played havoc with the
common people. In the mad race for
social positions thousands have been
driven to dishonesty and disgrace.
FO lowing the other fellow without
the other fellows capacity is next
door to insanity. Independence is an
American virtue, butit issadly special
lied to a few traditional principles.
Even in that respect the virture is
none too predominant.
1t is not to be said that all of the
luxuries that are enjoyed can not be
afforded. In many, many cases they
can be and are somwhat benefits.
But the increase in expenses which is
due largely to the latter day luxuries
makes it impossible to compare the
cost of living at the present time with
that of few years ago when these eX-
tras were not INDUCED. To expect
wages which depends upon the princi-
pie of supply and demand to keep
pace with the cost of living, which at
the present time is so percent whims,
caprices, and superfuities, is the un-
soundest of unsound reasoning.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
A LEMON THAT GREW RAPIDLY
Attorney John M. Kelley Notes Great
Advances in a North Dakota
Town.

Attorney John NJ. Kelley has re-
turned from trip to Lemon and other
places in North Dakota. He reports that
the Improvements made in Lemon are
equal in wonder to the famous Alad-
din lamp. About one year ago there
was only tent on the ground and
now there are three solid business
blocks, three banks, eight groceries
paved streets, cement sidewalk and
every thing else in proportion. Boom
is the cry in Lemon.
Mr.. Kelley says that the crops are
very good. In places the hail ruined
the corn and in patches jack frost haI
already called to the ruination of tn,
of the crop.
Among the people he met there wer,
Miss Winefred Deherty, formerly with
the Great Northern Nursery of thi
city. Her brother, William, and alsc
Thomas McGuan, are there. The,
have become fixtures on claims.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17

The cost of living during the past few
years has increased to more than 40
percent, according to statistics while
wages has been increased about 19 per-
cent.
These facts have been and are being
made much of by some politicians
and many, very many who have
noticed the uneven increase and who
will cast their votes soon in the COM
ing election.
The truth is that these figures indi-
cate very little as far as politics is con-
cerned. The administration has had
little or nothing to do with the rela-
tive positions of expense and income.
At first consideration it would be sup
posed that the advance in expenses is
travelling far ahead of advances in
salaries. Probably the actual expen-
ses are, but what Of the unnecessary
expenses, which the 19 percent increase
in wages has made impossible? What
of the luxuries which the common
folk is demanding almost as necessities.
Very, very few of the automobiles
are necessary. They are convenient,
to be sure, but most Of the present
owners could live without them, and
probably, happier. People are travel
ing as they never Travelled before. 1t
costs money, the most of which could
be saved without any great difference
in the mental satisfaction of the travel
er. In a great many cases more hap
piness would be enjoyed with less
travelling. Thousands of dollars are
spent at the second rate leatres, cheap
shows, and vaudevilles. To say that
it is money unnecessarily spent is
putting it mildly Trolley cars make
it possible to spend nickels to go shop
ping where other nickels are spent on
bargains in goods that are not always
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
SILVER WEDDING.
Celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Palmer at their Home on Fifth
Avenue.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Palmer cele-
brated their twenty fifth wedding
anniversary at their home on Fifth
avenue Thursday evening. Some 40
guests were present and many fine
gifts were left. Asupper of some mag
nitude was served.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Palmer of Verona, Wis, and
who drove forty miles: William Pal
mer, Oregon, Wis; Miss Anna Wen
dels, Lead City, S. D.; Miss Linnell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rick of North Free
dom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer are old settlers
in Baraboo, and received many sincere
CONGRATULATIONS from their friends.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
FOXY YOUNG MAN HAD MANIA
FOR HIRING LIVERY TEAMS
AND COULD NOT PAY.
HIS SHIP DID NOT COME IN
He Is Reposing With Sheriff Stack
house In The County Bastile For
80 Days.

George Peterson, who was lodged in
the county Jail waiting for money to
pay his fine on the charge of over
driving a team secured from TaylOr's
livery, was fined $40 and costs or the
alternative of 80 days in the county
iail, in Andro's court Thursday. Not
having the amount he is in the jail.
Last week Peterson hired a couple
of rigs promising to get others for the
funeral of his sister, who had died, ac-
cording to his story. He drove around
town ont he evening of Thursday with
a young lady in Orderto ascertain where
her cousin was living. On the next
day he hired another rig and went
to North Freedom and brought to
Baraboo the girl he was seeking.
While in town the rig he had was
taken away from him by Mr.. Taylor's
men.
On the Tuesday evening of the same
week when he secured the rigs from
TayloTs livery on the plea his sister
was dead, he got a rig from Sherm
Luce on the strength of the story that
he had a brother not expected to live
and he wanted to get single rig with
one horse to drive to where his brother
had been working on the prairie. It
seems that he drove about town with
friends until one o'clock when he left
the horse, so exhausted it could hardly
stand, on the floor of the barn without
awakening the night attendant. For
this rig he also owes.
Among other things in his prelimin-
ary stories he claimed that his parents
had purchased the Prothero farm.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
As Seen BY The Portage Democrat

Virgil III. Cady, Baraboo lawyer,
was in Portage today arguing case
in Judge Fowler's court. By the way,
Mr.. Cady is the democratic candidate
for the assembly in the First district of
Sauk county. The chances of his elec.
tion seem to be good and if elected he
will make a representative that will
do Sauk county good. No one in the
district who votes for him will have to
apologize for the act. He would make
a first class representative in the legis-
lature.-Portage Democrat.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17

Worthing, S. D., July 25.-During
the last high water, large pike and
carp made their way up drainage
canal in Grant township, this county,
with the result that Henry Hanson,
a farmer, lost young calf, carried of
by giant pike. Melvin E. Sundvold
tells the story as reported by Hanson
The farmer heard a noise among
his cattle one night and rushed out
toward the trouble, which he found
was near the canal. He found sever
al calves standing belly deep in water,
and noticed one little calf making 9
desperate effort to pull its tail free
from something.
The farmer, with his bare legs, was
afraid Of barbed wire, but he wade0
cautiously toward the calf and, just
as he caught it, monster pike lasheC
the water all over him, and for 8
moment he was blinded. Wiping the
water from his eyes, he found tht
calf was being dragged toward deer
water. Hanson made desperate eff
fort to reach the animal before it was
dragged into the canal, but he failed
and the calf struggled until it finally
drowned.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
AFTER FOUR AND FORTY YEARS
Two Veterans Meet After Being Sep
arated Since They Were At
The Front.

Tuesday afternoon James Nelson OF
the state of Washington walked into
the office of Coroner George B. Glib
bons in the court house and as Mr..
Gibbons had not seen him for A years
it is needless to say that recognition
was not instantaneous. When the
war came on Mr.. Gibbons had a meat
market about where Werlich Bros. are
located and Mair Pointon was the
first to desert him and go to the war
Next James Nelson enlisted and he
was followed by Amos Sutliff and john
Traux. Mr.. Gibbons could stand it
no longer and closed his shop and went
to the army, too.
One morning in 1854 as Mr.. Gibbons
was stirring his coffee over an open
fire in Little Rock, Ark, he was rude
ly slapped upon the back and when he
turned about there stood his former
helper, James Nelson. Nelson was a
cavalryman and had lost his company.
Soon he rode away and that was the
last that Mr.. Gibbons saw of him un-
til Tuesday when they met again after
A years. The visitor is brother of
Fred Nelson of North Freedom. That
morning in Little Rock Mr.. Nelson
was a slender youth and Mr.. Gibbons
was in his prime. Both are venerable
now and are passing down on the sum
set slope of life and Thoroughly en-
loved ON hour of "reminiscences
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
COLBY REYNOLDS
Married in DeIton Town by Rev. j. NJ.
Melear, D. D., of Frank
fort, Ind.
A beautiful wedding was solemnized

A beautiful wedding was solemnized
at high noon Wednes-
day in Delton town.
ship when Earl Colby and Miss Myrtle
Reynolds were united in marriage,
Rev. J. M. Melear, D. D., of Frank
fort, Indiana, performing the ceremony
in the presence of few invited guests.
After the young couple had been
showered with congratulations all re-
paired to the dining room when an ele-
CANT wedding dinner was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Colby drove to Prairie
du Sac yesterday evening where they
are to reside. They were the recipients
of many handsome presents attesting
the popularity in which they are held,
Their many friends wish for them a
happy and prosperous life.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
SOUTH DAKOTA FISH STORY.
N. G. Abbott Formerly cf Okee Sends
Clipping of Strange Tale.
Harrisburg, S. Oak.

Editor News:-I have been reading
with much interest the various fish
stories published lately in the best
paper in the U. S., viz. the Baraboo
News, but from fear that the patrons
of that paper may get heady and inn
agine the region about Baraboo to be
the greatest fishing ground in the
country will send common every
day anecdote clipped from a Canton
S. Oak. paper. At first blush the thing
may seem to be improbable, but have
never heard any one deny the main
points of the article, which follows.
Yours very truly,
N. G. ABBOTT.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
SAUK INCREASING IN VALUE
County Clerk S. n. Wood Finds the
Assessed Value to be S23,-
872,I47.

From the reports of the assessors
County Clerk s. III. Wood has found
that the assessed valuation of Sauk
county is $23,872,14 In 1907 the
valuation was $23, AL ,744
A year ago the county board raised
the valuation to over $27,OOO,OO0 and
the members will no doubt do likewise
again.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
SOUNDING THE WISCONSIN
Getting Ready to Build the Big Dam
at Prairie du Sac

Work of sounding the river bottom
for Prairie du Sac's big dam was be-
gun this week. The work is being
done under the supervision Of V. HI.
Reineking of Madison. His assistants
are Herman Lachmund, formerly of
Sauk City, and Lave Tabor and Her
man Gattwinkel of this city. It will
take three or four weeks to complete
the work Prairie du Sac.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-09-17
Judge Andre Spoke the Words.
tFrom Thursdays Dany.)

Marrying Judge Adolph andre
spoke the words this afternoon which
united Frank w. Priest of Reedsburg
and Miss Isabella Mallon of Ironton
into the bonds of matrimony. One OF
the witnesses was Editor of the Nor.
walk Star Glen Hesselgrave, who has
been soiourning in Baraboo for. the
past few days.