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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
WIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL /, 1908.
THE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MEETS

Three papers were read on the earli-
er education of Baraboo at the meeting
of the Historical society held in the
court house Monday evening. Mrs.
Bevelyn Clark told of her experiences
in the seminary under Miss Mortimer,
and read several letters from persons
situated now in different parts of the
world, all of which testified very
strongly to the high ideals and success
OF Miss Mortimer's educational work.
Charles Wing gave "reminiscences of
the institute, which he attended. O..
l.. Stinson read paper of the earliest
days when E. M. Hart was teacher, in
formation gathered from those who at
tended the schools in those times.
These papers will be published in full
later. The paper of Mrs. J. e. Train
on the Collegiate Institute was post
poned for reading at the next meeting,
April 20. Mr.. Bnd Mrs. J. s. Worth
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mertzke
were elected to membership in the So
ciety. A great many relics were on
exhibition, contributed since the last
meeting.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
MAKING MAPLE MOLASSES
Timothy Hackett and William Hackett
at North Freedom Busy in the
Sugar Bush

Mrs. J. E. Kirby of North Freedom
was in Baraboo Wednesday and reports
that Timothy and William Hackett
are busy in the sugar bush making de-
licious maple molasses. The former
has a grove of $50 trees and the latter
about 500 trees.
Mrs. Kirby and two sons have re-
Gently moved from Middletown, New
York, to North Freedom in order that
Mrs. Kirby may be near to her moth
er, Mrs. George w. Gray. Mrs. Kirby
has resided in the east for over a dec
ade and likes that section of the
United States very much. She is a
member of the Woman's Relief Corps
and belongs to lodge in New York
City.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
IMPROVEMENTS
ARE NOW BEGUN
FRANK HERFoRT HAS FORCE OF
MEN Ar WORK OVERHAULlNG
THE CANNING FACTORY
ALMOST ALL NEW MACHINERY

Frank Herfort has begun the i'm
provements on the canning factory,
which he expects to have running the
coming season. From 5000 to 5000
feet of new lumber are going into the
structure besides the machinery, all of
which is to be new excepting the boil
ers. Carl Isenberg and his men are at
work making the necessary changes.
One new machine, the viner, Mr..
Herfort has secured with much diff
Guilty. This machine takes all of the
vines, weeds and all, and threshes out
the peas, the vines going one way and
the peas another. This machine gets
royalty for it's services. The peas are
sorted into five or six sizes for convent
ence in cooking, as different sizes do
not cook in the same amount of time.
The two carloads of machinery
amount in value to several thousand
dollars and Mr.. Herfort is sparing no
efforts to make the plant up-to-date in
every respect in order to make the
undertaking pay from the start.
Five car loads of 100000 cans per
carload and two or three car loads of
boxes will be required to take care of
the seasons output as the plans are
now.
Ten men with their teams will be
employed to take care of the ground
and peas. The corn Mr.. Herfort ex-
poets to secure from the farmers.
Mr.. Herfort will be on hand at the
plant all of the time to see that the
the work is properly done. His previ-
Gus experience in this business places
him in position to handle the under
taking with success.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
SERIOUSLY ILL ON BATTLESHIP
Sad Message From harles DowIing
With the Fleet at MagdaIena
Bay.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowling, 332
Fifth street, received message from
Admiral Evans today stating that
their grandson, Charles Dowl1ng, was
critically i'll with pulmonary tubercu-
losis on the Missouri, one of the ships
in the feet. From the nature of the
message it is feared that the case is a
most serious one.
The young man lived in Baraboo
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bowling, until little more than two
years ago when he went to Eau Claire
with his people. Soon after going there
he went into the navy and around the
horn with the feet. His father was
in the Philippine service during the
Spanish-American war.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
F|REMEN MAKE
A QUICK RUN
fFrom Thursdays Daily.)

One of the finest and quickest runs
ever made by the Baraboo volunteer
fire company was made this morning
about $50 o'clock. The roof of the
building owned by August Altpeter,
at 127 Maple street was afire, caught
it is supposed from railroad engine
sparks. The shingles were burning
over large area on both sides of the
ridge, but the firemen discovered little
fire beneath. The prompt arrival of
the fire extinguishing apparatuses
saved the building. The house was
occupied by Ed. .Reidel and practically
all of the furnishings up stairs and
down were removed. The house was
insured as was also the household
goods, the latter for about $500. The
main damage to both was by water,
as the fire in the shingles was slow to
CONQUER.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
DEATH OF MRS. CAPENER.
Passed Away at Her Home of Heart
FaiIure-Old Resident.
(From Thursdays Da1y.)

Mrs. William H. Capener, SIC East
Water steet passed away this morning
at three o'clock of heart failure, after
an illness of two months. She was born
in Maine Sc years ago and had been a
resident of Sauk county some SO years
and of Baraboo about Is years.
She leaves husband, three sons,
Freeman G. of Baraboo, Paul w. of
Dubuque, Ia, land Raymond N. of Bar
aboo; and one daughter, Mrs. Maude
Anderson of Baraboo. One brother, AL
vrh G. Glover of Baraboo, and sister
Mrs. Jane Smith of Sebec, Maine sur
ViVe.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at 1880 o'clock from the home
and from the A. C.church at 2 o'clock.
Rev. J. w. Dick will have charge of
the services.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
HORTICULTURAL MEET POSTPONED
Because of Other Events Occurring
Date of Meeting Has Been
Changed.

Because of other events occurring on
the same date it has been found neces-
sary to change the time of the Baraboo
valley horticultural and civic improve
ment association meeting from Tuesday
Mar. 81, to Thursday, April 2. The
meeting will be held in the Y. M. CA.
building at o'clock in the afternoon,
and the program will be carried out as
previously announced.
w. A. Toole, Sec'y.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01

1t is joyful news for fishermen to
learn that George Steckenbauer ex-
poets to receive consignment of black
bass and pike from the fish hatchery
at Madison this summer to plant in
the upper waters of the Baraboo river.
His order for 10000 pike and 10000
black bass was placed with the fish
commission a year ago and it is ex-
pected that his turn to receive the fish
will come in few months. Requests
are granted in the order of their re-
eiold.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
A SURPRISE SHOWER.
Various Remarkable Articles of Tin
ware Presented to Miss Matte
Irish.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Last evening about twenty young
ladies and gentlemen participated in a
surprise given by Miss Mable Johnston
Miss Johnston. The function was in
the nature of a shower and various
and remarkable articles of tinware
were presented to Miss Irish whose
marriage to Mr.. Charles Karnopp of
New York City has been announced as
an event of the near future. Musical
numbers were contributed by Miss
Clara Risley and Olga Reinking, and a
delicious collation. was served to the
guests by Miss Johnston.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
RECTOR WILSON COMING.
Has Accepted Call to Trinity Epis-
copal Church.

Rev. Clark Wilson of Surpeior has ac-
cepted a call to Trinity Episcopal
church in this city and will assume
his new duties on May 1st. He now
has charge of the church of the Redeem
er in Superior. Rector Wilson is not
married, his mother residing with him.
She will come to Baraboo with her
son, they will occupy the rectory' Rev.
Wilson comes we'll recommended and
the members of the local parish
feel that an excellent rector has been
secured.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
VERY FINE ADDRESS
City Attorney John M. Kelley Tells OF
His Trip Abroad.

City Attorney John M. Kelley gave
splendid address last night at the K.
P. hall for the knights of Columbus
and their friends Mr.. Kelley told of
his recent trip abroad and there was a
large audien ce present to enjoy the de-
scriptions and narration of events. The
lecture made each one feel that he
would like to take journey beyond
the pond.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
CREAMERY DESTROYED
Whole Building and Contents Total
Loss

Sauk City, March 24-Fire started in
the creamery last night between and
o'clock and the whole building and
contents were totally destroyed. The
fire department was unable to do any
thing on account of the winds. The
oss is very heavy though the building
was insured.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01

Olin Hobson, Lloyd Battles and
VIM. 'Evenson, Baraboo High School
students spent Wednesday with the
Misses Mary Draper and Exilda
Hackett. They also called on I'll. III.
Barker, The entire party drove out to
the mines in the afternoon.-North
Freedom Journal.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
RETURNS FROM
sunny SOUTH
GEORGE MACARTHUR OF BARA-
300 SPEAKS OF CONDITIONS
IN THE LAND OF G. OTTON.
NOT SUFFERING FROM PANIC
Farmers and Manufacture Holding
Back for Higher Pric ces-Rail-
road Service-Proh fbiton.
(From Wednesdays Dally.)

George Macarthur has returned from
a trip through several of the southern
states, including Tennesse ZEE, Alabama,
Mississippi and louisa ma. He was
particularly interested in the cotton
mills and called at several. He says
that the financial conditions there do
not seem to have been as threatening
as in Chicago and New York. AL
though the panic itself had little effect
directly, there is a strong effort being
made by the farmers to get Is cents
for their cotton, by holding it out of
the market. The mills also are trying
to curtail the market by holding up
the prices Of cotton goods. To carry
this out they are working fewer days
per week, and in other instances fewer
hours per day. Where they had been
working II hours per day, the time
has been cut to s hours. Four and
five days per week are put in at work.
Very few have shut down.
He says that the mills are very sani-
tary, being we'll lighted and ventilated
and having good water. He noticed
goOdly number of children eight or ten
years of age, at work as assistants to
their brothers, parents or other rela-
tives. Their names do not appear on
the pay rolls, however. The work
they do is not heavy and keeps them
interested in profitable OCCUPATION.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01

Miss Virginia Williams is in the
city visiting her mother, Mrs. Emma
Williams, and other relatives. Miss
Williams came from Goldfield, New,
where she visited her sister, Miss Ger
trude.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
H. {. FRENCH
BACK FROM S. C.
TELLS OF CONDITIONS IN THE
LAND OF EARLY
SPRING
SOME EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION

City Engineer FL. e. French has re-
turned from a rather lengthy trip
through the southern states and par
ticularly in Anderson, S. c., where his
brother, II. T. French, is interested in
a cotton mill.
"The mills are all running full time
and at no reduction in wages" says
Mr.. French, "although change is eX-
pected because the market is dead and
the stock is piling up. The farmers,
who are two thirds negroes do not sell
excepting as the mills have to have the
raw material"
He says there are fine large mills in
Anderson employing about 5000 men.
These are nearly all living in houses
belonging to the companies. When a
mill shuts down it is difficult to pick
up operations very rapidly. That
seems to be one reason, and a very i'm
portant one, why the mills are continu-
ing to run in spite of the fact that some
of them are compelled to borrow mon
ey to do so.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
ADDRESS ON TURKEY
Rev. Robert Stapleton Spoke of Native
Life and Showed Relics

Rev. Robert Stapleton, missionary
from the American Board of Foreign
Missions to Turkey, now located at Err
room, eastern Turkey, spoke at the
Congregational church Thursday eve
ming.
He told of the social life of the peo-
pie, mentioning the fact that there as
In America, the rich are growing rich
er and the poor are growing poorer.
A whole family and often the next
generation or two live in one room,
which serves the purposes of several
rooms.
Wages and Living.
Wages are low. The best working
ssan can earn in the city is % cents
per day. The principle food is bread.
While it is some cheaper than in
America it is also poorer. The regular
meal at breakfast is dry bread and
water.
His work.
Mr.. Stapleton's work covers an area
of 25O by 80 miles or more than half Of
the whole of Wisconsin. He has super
vision of the churches in this district
assited by native workers.
He is home on a furlough of one
year, with his wife and children, visit
ing in Saginaw, Mich, where his faith
er is Congregational minister.
Curios and Costumes.
He had a whole trunk full of curios
and costumes which he had on exhibit
tion. He was garbed in the native
costume while speaking. Three ladies
were dressed in the Armenian and Kur-
dish costumes. His copper souvenirs
were wonderfully made when it is con-
sidered the copper is beaten out by
hand and the article made without
much machinery. The garments
shown were made with crude looms,
although the workmanship of the rugs
particularly was especially excellent.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01

Mr.. Macarthur expresses himself as
much surprised at the size and magni-
fcence of the Institute for the colored
folks at Tuskegee. There is regular
village of some 1900 students. The
buildings are fine and the whole con-
Germ is a mammoth one, he says.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
Railroad Service.

He says that the railroad service is
poor compared with the north. He
had difficulty making connections, be-
ing about two hours late most of the
time The time is slower and wrecks
are more frequent, says be.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
Prohibition.

In talking with the travelling men
concerning the late dry conditions in
the south their testimony was all to
the effect that the towns improved
after the first spasm due to the absence
of that business was over. At first
the towns suffered some, but later it
was said that the money which had
previously gone to the saloons has been
turned into other business, and conse-
quently is making conditions in these
lines better.
MIR. Macarthur also visited the bat
tie fields of Vicksburg and Lookout
Mountain. The preponderance of Neg
roes as guides at the latter place was
distasteful to everybody.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
Climate.

Concerning the climate he mentions
that the temperature is from 70 to so
degrees in the shade most of the time.
Peach and orange trees are in bloom
south Of Atlanta. He says he picked
violets most of the way down. There
were plenty of strawberries and the
oysters he ate in New Orleans he says
were as big as pancakes.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
Feeding Unemployed.

The morning meal for the fifteen
hundred unemployed at Moody's
church in Chicago interested Mr.. Nc
Arthur. He said that each man ate
on the average of one loaf of bread
and drank about four an half cups of
coffee. This meal took place at $50 in
the morning. Afterwards a religious
service was held. Twenty-Five nation
alities were represented at these meet
ings. Frank Wise, who is now buy
ing for the Fair in Chicago, is much
interested in this work, as is the case
with many of business men. Among
those who spoke to the men from the
platform was Mr.. Macarthur.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1908-04-01
A Big Dam.

- @I6 H1Iii'
A big dam has been built about s
miles west of Anderson and power is
being furnished for Anderson and the
surrounding country. This enterpris-
ing developement of the water pow er
has been begun within the past few
years by northern capital, which is
securing the south and getting options
on all available water power property.
Prohibition.
Speaking of the late southern dry
spell, Engineer French says that in
Georgia the Confederate soldiers are
seriously obJecting to the recent tenn
perance change, because now on ac-
count of the decrease in the states rev.
enue they are compelled to receive
their pensions on the insCallment plan.
In a year or so it expected that the
machinery of the government will be-
come adjusted to the new conditions.
Booming.
"Right across the line from Georgia
Chattanooga is booming" said he,
"for many of the breweries, driven out
of Georgia on account of the new law
are running their establishments
there. The promptness with which
they made the change is remarkable. "
"Flowers are in bloom and the cli-
mate is particularly pleasant" he says.
Concerning hunting and fishing he
said the opportunities are exception
ally good, game being abundant.
Quails, called pheasants in the south,
can be shot, and they furnish much
satisfaction to many hunters.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
ARCHBISHOP OF YoRK's MENU.

Previous to the Reformation the clergy Kept
right up with the procession in the way Oh
elaborate and expensive entertaining, and SO
sumptuous were their dinners that modern
bishop would appear in comparison to be fast
ing every day in the year. while the colored
clerical brother would seem not to like chicken
at ALL
At the installation Of Ralph. Abbot OF 81
Augustine Canterbury, In 1909, six guests were
entertained with dinner consisting Of 1000
dishes.
This brings US to the celebrated oanquet given
Continued ON nth page.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

electoral bribery and corruption laws py nereis
promising to pay the sum Of three shillngs anu
sixpence for defraying the cost OF the raiiroa0
ticket to Ipswich of a single voter VINO "a'
temporarily absent from the borough
The agent discovered afterward that he mad
been wrong in offering to defray the smah e~-
pense in uuestion-S4 cents-and accordingly re-
fused payment. The voter, considerably ols-
g,sted. was loud in his complaints about the
matter and hence the circumstances came 10
the knowledge of Mr. Collings's opponents, who
thereupon made petition against the validity
OF his election on the ground of illegal practices
The fudge before whom the case was brought
for trial after hearing the pleadngs of Herbert
Asouith and of those associated with MIN IN
the case deemed this single circumstance SUI
fcient cause to unseat Mr. Ceilings
Asqui.n was fortunate enough soon afterward
rc win the regard and good will of Sir Charles
Russell, at that time the virtual leader OF the
bar-who was to die as a peer OF the realm anu
as the first Roman Catholic Chief Justice OF
England since the Reformation, under the name
of Lord Russell of Kiowen Indeed. Asqulth
became the favorite Junior of Russell, and fully
Justified all the latters good opinion by the
remarkable showing which he made as his as
sistant in the Parnell case
As a general rule a junior in cause celebre
But Asquith was fortunate. In some way or
another matters turned out that il fell TO his
lot to cross-examine John Macdonald, the gen.
eral manager of THE Times" and so mastery
was the example which he furnished of forensic
vivsection that it contributed in no small de-
gree to the issue OF that great trial
Asquth had already previously commended
himself to the good will of Gladstone by prepar-
ing for his private information clear and con-
yenient statement of the law in the Charles
BradIaueh controversy and was therefore well
coined by him when he secured election TO Par
lament as a member of the Liberal party after
the Iatter's memorable defeat on the home rule
bill some twenty years ago. 1t was in the
House of Commons even more than at the bar
that he showed his cIeverness. He spoke sell
dom but when he spoke il was always TO the
point with remarkable mastery of his subject,
and the late Lord Salisbury who had never been
known to praise publicly one of his own party.
singled out Asquth in his speeches for COM
mendation and complimentary criticism.
So well did he do that when the Unionist gov
ernment was defeated in 1892 he was put up by
Gladstone to move its election from office. His
New-York tribune., 1908-03-08
GOLF ONLY RECREATION

On the formation of the present Liberal ad-
ministration by Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man. Asquith appointed Chancellor of the
Exchequer. and is about TO succeed Sir
Henry as Prime Minister. Asquith is Sir
Henry's natural successor, and while there are
plenty OF men among the members of his party
who have no fondness for him personally yet
one and all compelled to admit his superior
qualifications for the post-qualifcations which
commend him alike TO his sovereign as well as
to all factions OF the Liberal camp
Asquith is not good looking. Always sitting
bolt upright the ministerial bench of the
House of Commons. his face has been justly
described hard and parchmenty-the face of
one who might have been fed upon the calf
binding of Blackstone Coke. mingled with
ragouts made up of bluebooks His figure is
stiff and stocky. Nor does he improve his ap
pearance by the display of any care In dress.
In fact. ne is justly reputed as one of the shah
biest garbed men in Parliament-this. too. in
spite of the efforts of Mrs. Asquth to keep him
tidy and well groomed / have mentioned above
that he has taken up golf, though in a rather
desultory way But with that exception he has
manifested interest whatsoever In any form
of sport.
He neither rides sails yachts. and is as
Indifferent to racing as he Is to cricket. tennis
and football In fact. his interests In life
restricted exclusively to politics. to law and to
his family, TO which he is devoted to an extent
that would amaze those who know him only
as the coldest and most unemotional political
leader in public life since the disappearance Of
Lord Beaconsfeld- Whereas the latter how
ever Impressed the English people by gifts OF
imagination which sometimes frightened them
Asquith Is absolutely lacking in that particu-
lar His intellect is of the positive. sober. un-
| romantic order. and such commsnds him to
the English people a singularly safe minister
Of the Crown 6X-ATTACH1