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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
MUCH LIKE MCGINTY
Traction Engine Goes to
the Bottom With a
Crash.

Wednesday morning heavy trac-
tion engine belonging to Jeff Madsen
went through the bridge over the
mill race in Mauston and now lays in
the bottom of the river. The engine
was being run by Eek Nichols and
was in the center of the bridge when
the structure collapsed, the man going
down with the engine but escaped
without injury. The question of rails
ing the engine is serious one and in
all probability the abuttment of the
bridge will have to be torn away in
order to get it out -Mauston Star.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
REMEMBERS THE AGED
Edward Rutledge Makes
Big Bequest at Chip
pewa Falls, Wis.

FL. III. Stanley of the Stanley COM
pany has received copy Of the Chip
pewa Falls Independent which out
lines the charities of the late Edward
Rutledge of that city. Prior to his death
he provided for million dollar insti-
tuition to be known as the Hannah M.
Rutledge Home for the aged. By his
will just made public he gives an,
other million as an endowment fund
for the institution. The home is in
memory of his wife and will provide
accommodations for many of the aged
persons in that county. All may seek
refuge there without discrimination
as to sex, color, age or religious belief.
In this way Mr.. Rutledge has made
it possible for the burden of many
an aged person to be made
light.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17

On account of the rain there were no
races at Reedsburg on Thursday.
The track was heavy and the large
crowd contented itself with visiting
and looking at the exhibits. On
Wednesday there were some minor
accidents as the result of the drivers
being thrown from their sulkieS.
The fruit, flower and vegetable ex-
hibits were fine. w. A. Toole of Bara-
boo was one of the judges of these
products.
The Baraboo drill team of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America took second
prize, the award being $50 Madison
captured first. 500.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
ARTHUR BR|SCOE
DIES SUDDENLY
Passes Away Early This
Morning After Short
Illness.
From Thurs0ay's Daily

Arthur Briscoe passed away at bis
home, about miles south of town, at
1:3O this morning after but couple of
days Hines with Bright's disease. Mr..
Briscoe has conducted blacksmith
shop at the corner of Water and Ash
streets and attended to his duties at
that place until Tuesday noon when
he was not feeling well and consulted
a physician. His condition was not
thought to be serious until last night,
but few hours before the end came.
He was up and about the house yester-
day.
Mr.. Briscoe was 80 years old and
was born on Ash street in this city. He
was the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Briscoe who resided in the same
nouse with their son and family. Ar
thur Briscoe spent his boyhood days in
this city and has always made his
home here. Besides his parents he
leaves wife, two sons and a
daughter. Mr.. Briscoe had a
very quiet disposition and was an ex-
cellent mechanic. Forsome time previ-
Gus to going into the blacksmith bust
ness he was employed in the g. & n.
w. roundhouse.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock al the home.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
MRS. NETCHER SUMMONED
Dies At Home of Daughter
Mrs. E. F. Keller, With
Heart Trouble.
CFrom Thursdays DaHy.)

Mrs. Anna Netcher died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. E. F. Keller,
Walnut street, this morning with
heart trouble. She was SO years old
and was born in Germany. Mrs
Netcher came to this country about
sixty years ago settling in Greenfield
where she made her home on a farm
until twenty-five years ago, when she
came to Baraboo TO live. She resided
on Second street for several years but
for the last five years her home has
been with her daughter, Mrs. E. F.
Keller, Walnut street.
She leaves one sister in Germany,
one son, Henry Netcher, and two
daughters, Mrs. e. f. Keller and Mrs
Henry Graf, all residents of this city
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
The Evil Eye.
Story by S. B. Strong in The DeFuniak Herald

T. E. Warner, First street, has re-
ceived a recent issue of the De Funiak
Florida Herald, in which appeared the
following story by DR.. S. b. Strong
who practised medicine in Baraboo a
few years ago. ''The Evil Eye" runs
as follows:
The inhabitants are nearly all of
Scotch desceut but have metomorphos-
ed, as one might say, into typical
Southerners, and are not distinguish
able from other natives of the South in
their dialect although they retain a
few of the Scotch characteristics.
"Uncle Make" is the proprietor of the
one hotel, and this is the way the story
is told:
There's fellow-a superstitious
Scotchman-about 45 years old, who
drops in ever once in while. He gets
"soused" oft and anon; gets little
money, gets drunk, and "hits the
grit" In few months he turns up at
the breakfast table and goes to work
around a saw mill until he gets
enough ahead to repeat his past ex.
pences. We call him "Mack."
One night Mack had been exhibiting
ljoywater, and was put to bed with a
stranger who had also been hitting the
bug-juice.
This stranger had one glass eye. One
of the peculiarities CT this artificial
soul window WIS thatit remained con-
stantIy on the job. 1t never closed or
knew repose, but on the contrary, kept
close watch on the world whether
It's owner was awake or sleeping.
When Mack and the stranger went
to bed, they left the light burning, so
that they could keep things properly
located and thus be enable to dodge
the bed posts, chairs, walls, etc., that
were swinging diZzily around and
around the room. The stranger snored
like a steam boat, which disturbed
Mack mighty.
He turned over to awaken the
stranger and make him turn to his side
of the bed, and encountered that star
ing orb. The phony lamp was looking
him right in the eye, while its owner
snored and slept deeply.
Mack rubbed his eyes and looked
again, and little drops of cold sweat
broke out on his forehead, and running
down, dropped off the end of his nose.
The eye was trying to stare him out Of
countenance. Mack grabbed the fellow
and shook him violently. "Hey"
yelled Mack, "Wake up, you, and
shet that eye! Dye hear? Shet it! Darn
ye shet il! ~
The stranger sputtered a little, but
siumbered on, and the eye bored holes
through Mack's head.
Mack was sleeping on the far side,
next to the wall, and not fancying the
idea of crawling over the stranger, he
piled over the foot of the bed and
landed in heap on the floor. Getting
up and standing rather unsteady upon
his pins, he deliberated upon his next
course of action.
His first thought was to throw the
lamp at that eye and yell ''tire," but
on second thought it occurred to him
that the fellow might be the devil,
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
High Price for MIX.

Pauline Wayne, the famous COW
given by Senator Stephenson to Presi-
dent Taft, will be at the dairy show 10
be held in Milwaukee. A firm in that
city has contracted for the milk at
$500 per can and will dispose of it in
souvenirs. The cow yields eight gal
Ions daily and $500 will be paid, the
highest price IN the milk industry.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
Who Fired The Shot?

At Black Hawk few nights ago a
dog at the home of A. Hosig ran into
the road as team passed. One of tie
occupants of the buggy fired shot Il
the dog and the ball passed into tie
house and fell near where a child
slept. Who fired the shot?
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17

and that fire would not scare him, but
on the other hand would suddenly
plunge him into his natural element,
and there was no telling what a devil
might do if the conditions were right.
He might turn him into goat, or
into one of those red headed lizards
! that shine up cypress tree when you
come near, or any one of hum
dred other things equally horri-.
bls.
Recollecling, however, that he had
already touched the fellow once and
had not been transformed, nor even
had his fingers burned, he decided to
try it again, so he walked gingerly up
TO the side of the bed and shook him
once more and said: "Hey you!
Wake up and shet that darn eye!
Dye hear? If you sleep with me you
gotta shet that eye like anybody else!
Hear meW
The one eye gazed at Mack with
sardonic intensity, piercing his very
soul, but nothing else happened.
An owl hooted in the distant
swamp, dog howled and big cock
roach that had just made the happy
discovery that it had wings, launched
itself into the air and buzzed blpnder-
ingly across the room toward the light,
Tipping Mack's ear with one of its
new found wings. Mack started,
cutfed wildly at it, took another look
at the CHASTITY optic and made for the
door. He wasn't dressed as he should
have been to attend public function,
but that didn't matter to Mack He
wanted company and he wanted it
bad. Cropping his way down the hall
to "Uncle Makes" room, he routed
him out.
"See here" said Mack, "you all
come down here and make that feIler
shet that earn eye o. his'n. I've heard
o. folks sleepin' with one eye open,
but / have never seen nothin' like
that befo darn it, it's lookln' at me
all the time-no matter where / git,
it's lookin right at me, an him a
snorin' like gator. You all come
down heah' an make him shet it,
or else give me another roomv'
Uncle Make went down, saw and
understood, and tried to explain the
matter, but Mack wouldn't be paci-
fed. That eye had to be shet and
that was all there was 10 it. "Unc!e
Make" tried to awaken the sleeper
but though he yawned and used
language, ne stubbornly refused to
shake the God Morpheus, and finally
"Uncle Make" who was familiar with
the scriptures exclaimed, "If thine
eye offend thee, pluck it OUT" and
suiting the action TO the word, pluck
ed the unruly eye from the socket,
and showing Mack that both eyes
were closed, triumphantly bore the
marble to his own room.
Mack gazed on the sleeper for
minute, and concluding that he need
ed sleep, and that the stranger could
be trusted to keep an eye out until
morning came, climbed slowly into
bed and they tangled their snores i'm
sweet Oblivion until the last breakfast
bell rang.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
Will Go Thirsty.

The village board at Prairie du Sac
have posted Paul Schacht of Honey
Greek and Charles Schimnoik of Prair-
lie du Sac.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1911-08-17
Gives 81, 1000 for a Girl.

Joseph McClock of Wausau was ar
rested on the charge of enticing girl
from home. He gave bail of $4,000
and then vanished with the young
lady.
The Winslow mail., 1911-08-12
Holbrook Happenings
From the Holbrook Argus.

his belongings to his new home
on his ranch north of town.
Frank Wallace was a visitor
here this week from Adamana.
He reports the outlook for the
sheep and cattle business is very
good this year on account of the
recent heavy rains which put
the ranges in fine condition.
Cuts and bruises may be healed
in about one third the time er-
quired by the usual treatment by
applying Chamberlain's Lin l.
ment. 1t is an antiseptic and
causes such injuries to heal with
out maturation. This liniment
also relieves soreness of the mus
cles and rheumatic pains For
sale by all dealers.
The store of the Holbrook
Drug Co., and the Palace Saloon
of Jud Lathrop was burglarized
last Monday evening and up to
the present time there is no clue
to the perpetrators of the deed.
1t seems that the party or par
ties who committed the deed are
expecting to make a clean sweep
of things in this part of the coun
try, making all told four robber-
les in this and the neighboring
towns, two in Flagstaff, one in
Winslow and one here. The
work looks as though it is being
done by the same parties, leav-
ing no clue.
Accused Of Stealing.
E. E. Chamberlain, Of Clinton,
Me-, boldly accuses Bucklen' S
Arn1ca Salve of stealing the sting
from burns or scalds the painsores
of all kinds-the distress from
boils or piles. "Itrobs cuts, corns,
bruises, sprains and injuries Of
their terror" he says. "as a heal
ing remedy it's equaldon't exist. y
Only 25c at all druggists. i
Rev. T. M. Connolly was a Wis
itor here last Monday on bust
ness connected with the purchase
of two lots from Mrs. c. Zuck
for the purpose of erecting a
Catholic Church.
County Assessor w. F. Will
Jams has been busy for some
time putting up a barn on his
lots west of the court house.
Thirty Years Together.
Thirty years of association-think
of it. How the merit of a good
thing stands out in that time or
the worthlessness of a bad one.
So there's no guesswork i'll this
evidenced of Thos. Briss, Con
cord, Mich, who writes: IL have
used DR.. Kings New Diecovery
tor 80 years, and it's the best
cough and cold cure | ever used. ;"
Once it finds entrance in a home
you can't pry it out. Many fami
lies have it forty years. It's the
most infallible throat and lung
medicine on earth. Unequaled for
lagrippe, asthma, hay-fever.
Group, quinsy or sore lungs. Price
SO, $1,OO. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists. \
Mrs. Thorwald Larson left
the past week to visit with
friends in Los Angeles.
Rev. J. Arnett, of Winslow,
held the regular weekly services
here last N Monday evening.
Frank George who has been
visiting for some time with
friends and relatives in Hickory
county, Mo, returned the past
week.
Attack Like Tigers.
In fighting to keep the blood
pure the white corpuscles attack
disease germs like tigers. But Of
ten germs multiply SO fast the
little fighters are overcome. Then
The Winslow mail., 1911-08-12

week from California beaches
where he has been visiting with
his mother for sometime.
Messrs. Edgar and Crosby
have re-purchascd the Electric
Theatre which has changed hands
quite frequently of late. They
intend to put an expert opera
tor and electrician in charge of
the same to overhaul the ma
chine and all applia noes and the
management hopes to give the
people of Holbrook the best show
possible. They have arranged
to show every Tuesday, Thurs
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Seemed to give Him a new Stomach.
"I suffered intensely after eat
ing and no medicine or treatment
tried seemed to do any good !"
writes H. NJ. Youngpeters, Editor
OF The Sun, Lake View, Ohio.
"The first few doses of Chamber
lain's Stomach andLiver Tablets
gave me surprising relief and the
second bottle seemed to give me
a new stomach and perfectly
good health" For sale bv all
dealers. J.
Whit Harris of Winslow was
here the past week, attending to
some business matters.
H. Allison, of New Haven,
Conn, passed through here this
week on his way to Snowflake,
to look over some timber he is
interested in.
Louis B. Decker was busi
ness visitor here the the past
week.
A King Who Left Home
set the world to talking. but
Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, NY.
says he always KEEPS AT
HOME the King of all Laxatives
DIR. Kings New Life Pllls-and
that they're a blessing to ali his
family. Cure constipation, head
ach, Indigestion, dyspepsia Only
25c at all druggists. +
George Wrench of Winslow,
was a business visitor here the
past week.
Deputy County Recorder G. M.
c. Houck was a visitor with
friends in Wlnslow the past week.
A. Lopez has been busy the
past week making some neces-
sary arrangements and repairs
on the school house for the com
ing term.
An ordinary case of dlarrhoea
cam a rule, be cured by single
dose of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy.
This remedy has no superior for
bowel complaints. For sale by
all dealers.
Attorney Thorwald Larson
was a visitor of MI and Mrs.
Kenneth NJ Jackson, of Lake
side the past week for a few
days.
A we'll known Des Moines
woman after suffering miserably
for two days from bowel com
plaint was cured by one dose Of
Chamberlain Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by
all dealer. /
Miss Rachel Smith of Snow
flake, was visiting mere the past
week With Mr.. aud Mrs. X. G..
Smith.
Mrs. Phoebe Jones of Taylor
was here the first of the week on
business connected with the Pro-
bate Court.
s .,<zA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

tious tramp who tries II drives nails
through the plank near each end to
prevent 1t from sliding OH when the
tram sways or goes around curve
Riding the springs is another risky
aud uncomfortable hobo method of
travel. The tramp rides immediately
over the wheels and has only pre-
carfous hold to the truck. He cannot
release II for an instant. and once he
has tnken his place there NJ. must hold
on as long rs the train Is In morton o.
be dashed to death on the track.
england and tobacco.
Tho people 1T Great britain consume
loss tobacco FER head than any other
c,t".aed peail.e Of the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

compels him to turn over frequently
to keep from freezing the exposed side.
The blind baggage" Is still a fairly
satisfactory position re 1t known that
the blind baggage Is the end of the
baggage or express car nearest the en-
CINE or the space between the mail
and baggage car Years ago this plat.
form was quite roomy, but now the
cars are constructed so they have no
platform at all. but there Is little
space there aHd hand holds that make
il possible to retain ones perch. though
sleep is out Of the question.
The tramp who lays Il board across
the rods beneath a railroad ear and
then rides thoyplank has dirty and
gritty passage aud should he lose his
hold he will inevitably be ground to
death beneath the wheels The eau
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

the coal trucks. these huge affairs that
the tralnmen call "bnttleships." accord
ing to a writer in Popular Mechanics.
They have Il cut.unlpr ut one end
This IL the tramps fnvurite travelling
compartment
In this snug hiding place he can lie
full length with little frnr of being
thrown or even II lW should fan asleep
while the train IL In r.uiion
III bitterly cold we,thf he coal car
IL Uncomfortable as Il u.gtra little pro.
lection from the wiial , At slich times
the hobo prefers to stretch himself ON
the space just behind and above the
cowcatcher and under tho end OF the
boiler. The heat Of THE hniler will
keep him warrl. though the wind ere
ated by the rapid fight OF the engine
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

b new appliances adopted by rail
Il n roads. and they are still able
to ride when they want to tray.
ell without bothering about purchasing
tickets. Indeed. some Of the modern
equipments aid rather than hinder the
efforts of the tramp to move rapidly
from town to town.
For instance. the new form Of yesti,
bule cars which makes the platform
a part of the cur provides II comfort.
able cubbyhole on ,he steps Of the
cur under the floor Of the vestibuled
platform. OF course the tramp must
not Chamber into this position until the
doors nre closed and the train Is about
TO start. but by going on the side of
the train. farthest from the station It is
usually safe to swing ON just us the
train moves out once on the plat
form he Is safe until the neXt stop, but
he must drop off before the train comes
to a stop to avoid arrest by rigilant
railroad detectives
The most comfortable riding place
on d freight train Is to be found ON
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

WANTED TO RENT--3 to room
cottage, modern, blocks of Eighth
and Washington. Address A 8 Bulle-
tin office.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11
WANTED.

WANTED--A bookkeeper who 10
rapid, accurate and forceful. VINO
recognizes the value OF detailed &C,
counting system to growing bus
mess and can produce accurate re-
suits. Apply In own handwriting;
ave experience as salary expected
ADDRESS Cairo. care Bulletin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11
POSITIONS -
'---"
HELP WANTED G.

WANTED--,For u. 8. army: Able
bodied unmarried men between the
ages Of IS and IS. citizens OF tjni.tu
States. OF good character and trm
Derate habits, who can speak. reaj
and write the English language. For
Information apply Recruiting Officer
Ill Ohio St.eet, cairo. III,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

MR.. AND MRS. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
them again should those fortunate
enough to have berths already assigned
to them change their minds and decide
to stay at home. Several Of the larger
boats have constructed extra rooms on
the decks. and these temporary accom-
modations will gladly be accepted by
travellers.
Australia, Canada. India and other
countries under the British flag will
send thousands Of official and private
visitors. to London, aud the worlds
metropolis will be crowded for weeks
with the worlds elite. Few of these
visitors will see the actual coronation
which will take place tn Westminster
abbey June %. That building will of
fer room for only 1000. and the list Of
those entitled by birth, marriage or
official position to Witness the ceremo-
ny VIII practically Ill all these seats
OF course Ambassador Held and Mrs,
Reid and the naval and military Il,
taches of the embassy wifi receive tick
cts to the coronation. President Taft'S
special ambassador. John Hays Hum.
mond, and Mrs. Hammond will &c;
tickets, and so will Major General
Frederick ID. Grant. the military mem
Der of the mission. and Mrs. Grant. 4
rear admiral will also accompany Am
bassador Hammond, and the secretaries
Of the mission will see the ceremony.
though their wives may not
The only other Americans who will
be inside Westminster abbey at the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

IN wat TO Sell or irad. ar4
AVIAN. az Ia thus paper aud )
i, In indiana, Illinois and Ohio vii
your parry. 1t will only ,ost you
20 per line q & words, write us for
st OF papers. Austill Advertising Syn.
dicate, ElWood, Indiana.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11
Every prseaution Taken.

During a smallpox epidemic 10 Ala
bama special precautions against the
disease were taken in the mining
camps, In one of these camps the
president Of the mining company paid
a visit of inspection and came upon a.
old negro leaning against the side Of a
building.
Jake" asked the president, 'are you
afraid Of the smallpox out here?"
Some may be, sah," Jake replied.
"As TO- me. I amt scaled. rs Jest
gwine toh get me some lime an Innate
nah house, an den de doctah. he's
comm up an 'sassinate nah family.
so dat den. sab. if we do sit do small
pox twont be nothln' but de cellu~
loid. - woman's Home Companion.
The Business End Of y.
", would lie for you" said the rich
sul,or How soonis asked the prac-
teal girl.--Lippincotrs. s4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11
Thousands to
See Coronation
Of King George

"A ORE than 100000 Americans
Il" will be IN London In June to
witness the ceremonies con.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-11

DR. Gregory of st pauls, London,
reformed many abuses at the great
cathedral, among them payment for
admission, lazy officials and sleepy
vergers. The fact that st. Paul's is
nowadays much more truly place OF
Worship than show place IL prin-
cipally due to the deans enthusiasm
for reform. In the days when people
actually had to pay to enter the cathe-
dral the dean found a verger erecting
a barrier of hurdles to keep back the
visitors.
What are you preparing for? asked
Dr. Gregory. us it TO be a cattle
show?'
And there were no more hurdles in
St. Paul's.-~London NJ A. p.
The Laughing Hyena.
Although the hysterlcal laughter of
the laughing hyena Is not. as was once
supposed. the outcome Of n deliberate
attempt to decoy unwary travellers to
their doom, this Strange animal Ia. new
ertheless. one Of the most cunning OF
dumb animals. He IL so suspicious OF
everything he does not understand that
the sight Of even bit of string at
once puts him on his guard. Trappers
are aware Of this fact and generally
use the stems Of creeping plants In
stead of string Of any kind In setting
their spring traps.