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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
SEEING ROBINS"
Bird Mistaken For Robin
!, Is The Pine
Grosbeak.

Numerous people here and in the
vicinity have been "seeing robins''
all winter and suffering the conse-
quences in all manner of ways from
their friends. 1t is generally sup
posed that the robin 'sbeats iLn to
where it is little more like summer
when the cold wave re .ches this part
of the country.
Now comes man down in Gil
cago who offers a possible explanation
for the presence of what the 'scom-
mon people" take or mistake for
robins. Here is VIVA be knows:
"Now is just the time when the
pine grosbeak or pine bullfnch, driven
by stress of winter from the Arctic or
near-Arctic forests, migrates south to
this country. He is a little smaller
than the robin. The head, neck, fore
part of breast and rump are bright
red. The back is grayish or blackish
brown and the lower parts are light
gray.
'He easily personates the migratory
thrush-our robin-but he has a much
larger and stronger beak with which
he shears off the frozen mountain ash
and other berries of our parks and
gardens and believe be masquerades
as the first robin annually"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
TOO COLD FOR EXISTENCE

The De Soto Argus relates tale told
to it by Will Kloak of Lawrence ridge,
who says that during the late cold
snap, many mice AMI sparrows in the
country have persisted. He adds that
the fact made one of the strangest
sights he ever witnessed. All about
his barnyard were mice seated here
and there in natural poses of life, ap
parently in the act of eating,
but on being approached, the little
animals were found to be stone dead.
They would push out from their snug
nest in the barns or straw piles in
search of food, pick up kernel of
grain, rear up on their launches aud
begin nibbling it but before the meal
was finished the tiny rodents had be-
come frozen statues, caught by Jack
Frost in life-like positions. Sparrows
who exposed themselves met a similar
fate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
FORMER RESIDENT
Webs VETERAN
tFrG.n Wednesdays DaiIy.1

A letter was received today from the
soldiers home at Waupaca Dy Mrs.
Berry, Ninth avenue, announcing the
marriage of Mrs. Martha Brooks,
formerly of this city, to Archie Marian
which took place last Monday even
ing Both are inmates of the veteran S
home and are passed seventy years Of
age. The bride resided on Fifth avenue
in Baraboo and was the wife of Edwin
Brooks, veteran Of the civil war,
who died year or more ago. Since
that time she has baen staying at the
home in Waupaca. She has son, Fled
Brooks, residing Oa Eighth avenue in
this city. The wedding took place in a
Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Marian
stated in the letter that she was we'll
and happy and that she received
many presents two of which were a
gold watch and pin given by her hus-
baod. The veteran couple will proba-
bly, remain at the Waupaca home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
CHAPTER iii.
The BIairtown soIoist.

Blairtown had population of some
eight thousand. There was a Presby-
terrain church to which Dan and his
father went regularly, sitting in the
hare pew when the winters storms
beat and ratified on the panes, or in
the summer sunshine, when the smell
of the pews and the panama fans and
the hymn books came strong to them
through the heat.
One day there was a missionary ser
mon, and for the first time in it's his
tory, a girl sang a solo in the First
Presbyterian church. Dan Blair heard
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nash his stripes before his eyes! Dan
would gather wres his of coral from
the strands and give them to the
girl with the yellow hair. When he
and his father came out together from
the church, Dan chose the street that
passed the soda fountain drug store
and peeped in. 1t was dark and cool,
and behind the counter the drug clerk
mixed the summer drinks; and the
drug clerk mixed them from that time
ever afterward-for the girl with the
yellow hair never showed up in Blair
town again. She went away!
ITO Be Conrlnued.J
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
SPRING GREEN

Ella Walsh was absent from sci DOL
Monday on account of illness.
Frank Shutes and sister, Margaret,
entertained a number of friends Sun
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
SEEING ROBINS
IN JANUARY
CONTINUED from First Page.)

4
| the 18th of December. Such was wit
messed, however, last Friday by Mr..
Nick Weber and Mr.. Andrew Whit
ford, while engaged in chopplng cord
wood about a mile and half east of
this city. There were sixteen of the
little red breasts and they were as
clipper and content as they could be,
apparently, notwithst anding the be-
low zero weather only day cr so
previous. n-Mineral Point Tribune
sour farmer subscribers inform us
that robins can be seen almost any
where in the country. They are spry
| aud do not seem to be suffering at all
from the severe weather. We have
/, ad that when robins winter in the
north it is a sure sign of mild winter
weather, but the weather OF the past
two weeks has convinced Wisconsin
people that such is not the CASE
Hillsboro Sentry"
"Muscoda robins are poor weather
prophets. AT least it is the supposi-
ton that the summer songsters now
wintering near this village figured on
somewhat miIder temperature when
they fingered here instea of taking
their usua' fight southwark in Oc-
tober A flock of sixty or seventy
has been seen by farmers in the woods
along the Highland road seven or
eight miles from the village. An I'M
usual nu nber Of robins has be II re-
ported this winter in various northern
regions. "-Muscoda Democrat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
CHENILLE.

Merton Hall, who has been spend
ing several days at the McArtLu r
home, has returned to CentervlIle, Ia.
Mrs. Hall will remain two weeks
longer.
II. G. Lang don is filling his ice
house with ice fro = Devils lake. 1t is
of superior quality this year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
From saturdays Daily

The local high school basket ball
team was defeated by the Madison
high school team last night at Madi-
SOD, the score being Is to Is.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
BEATS IRRIGATED STATES

Many Wisconsin farmers who have
heard so much about the productive
ness Of the irrigated states will be
surprised to hear that an acre each of
corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye and flax
is of greater value in Wisconsin than
in the irrigated states, an the Wis
consin farmer does not have to buy
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
From Madison Democrat.

A robin redb-east singing It's merriest
from the top of tall Tree just off Wis
consin avenue on West Gorham street
Th ursday attracted the interested at
tention of seveTa persons. Soon it flew
half block away and Joined two of its
mates. They had withstood one of
the coolest periods known TO Wiscon,
sin history. A flicker also is passing
The winter ia that neighborhood. 1t
has been seen several times near the
high school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26

him out of the running. They say his
defeat for the temporary chairman
ship was in no sense a test of whal
his strength would be as the presiden-
tial nominee.
The Bryan followers are hopeful thai
h nomination fight may go to a
fourth Or fifth ballot and think thai IN
that situation many of the delegates
would go to him.
The Wilson people who stood by MI
Bryan almost to a man on his fight foi
the temporary craftsmanship, are ex-
pecting his support in return when 1t
comes to nominating and apparently
base their hopes of success upon some
such action. 1t is realized that the
tw~o-thirds vote necessary to nominate
in the convention a only be secured
by a combination OF some of the can
didates Or by a break" or stampede.
The leaders are firm in h belief
there will be no stampede and say
they do not even fear Mr.. Bryan in
that respect
Friends of Governor Foss, of Massa'
chusetts, papered the Baltimore armor1
before h hour of assembling of tbs
convention with an appeal to the Dem
ocrats to nominate the Massachusetts
governor.
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citizenship the present leaders of the
Republican party should be destroyed,
For making and keeping the bargain
to take care of the tariff protected in
terests in consideration of
funds, they should be destroyed.
"For encouraging the creation of
combination to restrain trade and re-
fusing to enforce the law, for a like
consideration. they should be
destroyed.
"For the lavish waste of public
of the peoples domain. and for their
contribution toward the division of
the people into classes, they should be
destroyed.
For the efforts to seize for the ex-
ecutive department of the federal gov
eminent powers rightfully belonging
to the states, they should be destroyed.
"All destruction will he theirs this
very year Il we but do our duty
"Wha is our duty? To think alike
as to man and measures Impossihle!
Even for our great party! There is
not a -reactionary among u.s. All Dem
ocrats are progressives. But it is in
evitably human that we shall not all
agree that in a single highway is found
the only road to progression each
makes the same man of all our worthy
candidates his first choice.
1T is impossible, however, and 1t is
our duty to put aside all selfishness,
t. consent cheerfully that the
and to march out of this convention
shoulder to shoulder, in toning the
praises of our chosen leader. and that
will be his due, whichever of h hon
and able men now claiming
attention be chosen"
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THEM TO DO IT
Gov. Stubs Says Taft Men Don't
bare to Put Up Electors.

Governor W. r. Stubs when asked
about the plan of the regulars to file
petitions for Taft electors for the
primary, aid '"They don't dare to
put up Taft electors against Roose-
welt electors in Kansas and thus
check the states preference up to the
voters in the primary. The Roosevelt
electors whose petitions have been al
ready filed are Roosevelt men and
were nominated on that proposition.
1t is expected that they will vote
for Roosevelt in the electoral college.
Thai is, all of them but one from
the First district. There will be a
Roosevelt elector nominated from his
district if the Taft people will carry
the fight into the primary.
THE Roosevelt electors nominated
in Kansas are better Republicans than
any set of electors who will endorse
the steal of the Republican nomina-
ton for the presidency.
IF the Taft supporters in Kansas
don't put their own set of electors for
the primary the will admit by that
failure that they are afraid to go be-
fore the people on this issue and will
have conceded the state to Roose-
welt by leaving the Roosevelt electors
on the ballot uncontested.''
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New York stock Market.

Wall St., New York, June 26.-STOCKS-
Industrial and financial developments
outweighed all other consideration in to-
| days stock market.
The long expected price advices in fin
ished steel and iron were announced by
| leading Independents with a likelihood of
similar action by the steel corporation.
United States Steel and allied were strong
but less so than some of the standard
railway shares, notably the c~oalers.
Bonds were steady.
American Tobacco was the feature of a
dull but strong opening in today's stock
market, advancing 2A points in the initial
dealings. Reading, Amalgamated Steel
Can and other issues made fractional
gains.
The gains of the opening were generally
extended in the first hour, a-pproXimating
a point in the more active issues, while
various specialtieS rose from 2 to 5 points
with American tobacco the feature.
Peoples Gas rose 2, IS points on news of
its victory against the city of Chicago
and Illinois Central gained 2 points on
announcement of the regular dividend.
Changes otherwise at midday were trfl-
ing
The market closed strong. On greater
breadth and activity the list moved to
best prices in the last hour with strength
most pronounced in Steel, Norfolk and
Western and the Hartman and Hills
shares.
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OPEN HEADQUARTERS
"~Insurgents'' in Chicago Prepare for
the Campaign.

Chicago, June 26.-Progressive par
ty headquarters for Illinois were OPEN
ed Tuesday in the Congress Motel. Medin
Mccormick announced the opening
and it was said permanent Offices
woul be chosen later. Leaders in the
new party said today they would not
take any active steps toward
alton in this state until after the Balti-
more convention. While tho nominal
ton made there will not change Col.
Roosevelt's attitude toward making
the race for president the progressives
believe it best TO know whom they will
have to fight before making definite
plans.
Much interest is evinced in Cover
nor Deneen's poll of county chairmen
as to their attitude toward Taft's can
didacy. The governor has sent per-
sonal kilograms to all of them, asking
a frank statement of their views.
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ROUND IS BRYAN'S.

CContinred from Page one.1
passed on by the rules committee was
the recognition of the authority of a
to national conventions in the en-
forcement of the unit rule in the alb
sence of a specific statute. h
proposition of recognizing the author
ity of a state convention arose before
the situation in the Ohio delegation.
Permanent Organization.
Baltimore, June 26. - Senator-eIect
meeting of the committee on perman-
ent organization today was named for
permanent chairman of the national
convention but Urey Woodson, secre-
tary of the national committee, and
from time immemorial secretary Of
succeeding Democratic conventions,
defeated for that Office by E. e.
Britton a newspaper man of Raleigh,
N. C.
The choice of Mr.. James was unani-
nous but the roll was called or the sec
retaryship, Mr.. Britton winning "a to IS.
Mr.. Woodson's high qualifications for
the office were admitted but the
Raleigh mans friends were determined
to him. In the informal discus
which preceded the vote it was de-
clared that the choice which ever way
il fell would be withou political sig
.nifcance. Those of the committee who
to vote accepted this view.
The candidacy of the favorite sons
for permanent chairman We're with
drawn in speeches. the key note of
was harmony, and Mr.. James
was named. Theodore Bell of ALI
fornia, proposed as chairman appeared
personally before the committee and
declared that he desired no office but
would go on the floor as a common
to fight for harmony"
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|ALL PRICES DOWN
Wheat Traders Take the Sell
ing Side of Market.
Reports of Serious Damage to
Crop Are Secuted.
WEATHER IN CORN BELT
And a Promising Outlook
Cause Prices to Sag.
Big Run of Hogs Gives Easy
Tone to Provisions.
WEATHER IN CORN BELT

Chicago, June 2S-WHEAT-A DISPOSE
ton to scout at reports of serious damage
having been done in the northwest inclined
a majority of wheat traders today to take
the selling side.
Opening prices were &c to &c lower.
September started at $i.O416 to $1.04a, a
fall of 1s@Ac to A@hc, touched $1.Ns@
1.O4h and declined to $1.04s.
Depression continued influenced by alb
sence of demand. The close was steady
with September at $1.04A, a net loss of
A@%c.
CORN-Corn sagged on account of the
fine weather and the promising crop out
look. September opened unchanged to 1sc
off at 1Hc to &c and to nA@71Ac.
A rally ensued as a result OF purchasing
done for leading bulls. The close was
firm at 72A@72Ac for September, a gain of
1sQAc net. Cash corn-No. 2,
No. 2 white, 7@7Sc; No. 2 yellow, 7519Q76c;
No. 8, 72k@74c; No. 3 white, 76477c; No. 3
yellow, 74k@744c; No. 4. 69q7Oc; No. 4
white, 7212@74c; No. 4 yellow, 70@73c.
OATS-Support seemed to have been
withdrawn from oats so that the market
dropped with other grain. September
started at last nights level to 1sc down
at 4Oc to 4O1sc and descended to S9asQ39%c.
PROVISIONS+Provisions took an easier
turn in consequence of a larger run OF
hogs here and west. Initial sales varied
from TAG lower to kQ5c up with Septem-
Der delivery SIS. S21z for pork, $11.O0 for
lard and $1O.571k for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, 75c.
BARLEY-60cQ$1.05.
TIMOTHY SEED-$7.00Q9.50.
CLOVER SEED-$14O0@2o.09.
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fContiruee from Page One
States. A small steak costs 81, a
highball costs 40 cents and a cup of
coffee Is cents. Taxicab fares vary
according to the ook of the passen-
gers, but they all begin at 80 cents
and run up as high as the driver dares
to charge. Hotel men are smiling and
every one who has goods to sell is
adding to his bank account.
Delegates are desperate.
The hotels are crowded and nine
tenths of them are half a mile or
more from the convention hall. Ele-
vator service in the hotels breaks
down constantly and the price OF
rooms scars with every break. Rooms
that were SO a day have jumped to
$40 a day in t~wenty-four hours.
Republican Insurgents Visit Bryan.
Baltimore, June 26.-Francis J. Hen
ey of California, one of Colonel Roose-
Velt'S fighting lieutenantS in the Re
publican national committee, and
Charles R. Crane of Chicago, who
helped to finance the Roosevelt cam
paign for the Republican nomination,
were in consultation here last night
with William ]. Bryan of Nebraska for
three-quarters of an hour.
Heney and Crane reached Mr..
Bryan's apartments by a private ele-
vator and were gone again before their
visit became generally known. No one
could be found who would discuss the
incident last night.
In connection with the Heney-Crane
visit it was learned that two repre-
sentatives of the Outlook, one of them
Carl Rowland, who has been close to
Roosevelt since his return
from Africa two years ago, were in
town. Both put up at one of the head
quarters hotels. Both were anxiou re-
garding the possibility of a progress
sive-conservative fight in the nve
fiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
DARK HORSE TALK.
1t Is More General About the COnven-
ton Today Than Before.

Baltimore, June 26.-"Dark horse
talk was more general today about the
convention than at any time. This
was partly due to the fact that h
New York delegation has determined
to vote for Mayor Gaynor on the first
ballot The evident T is to get
a test on the first ballot, though some
said it showed hat he would be boom
ed for second place.
With the nominating sessions ex-
pected to be held tomorrow, presiden-
tial gossip filed the air. 1t seems tt
be admitted by all that Speaker Clark
will go into the convention with a dis
inc advantage over all the other can
didates.
Bryan advocates refuse to consider
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
HE THINKS IT FUNNY
Mckinley Comments on RooseveIt's
Latest Statement.

Washington, June 26.-Director Nc
Kinley, of the Taft bureau, has die
tated a denial of the statement by Col.
Roosevelt hat he could have won the
nomination from Taft on certain con-
ditions which he refused.
TO anyone knowing the situation
the statement of Col. Roosevelt that
he could have had the is
verv amusing" was Mr.. McKinIN's
statement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
r,ev York Money Market.

New York., July 26.-MONEY-Money on
call. 2zG26 per cent; ruling rate. rs per
cent, closing offered 2H per cent; time
loans, steady; so and 80 days,3 to 3A perp
cent; 6 months, 34 to 4 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 4 to
AZ per cent.
ness in bankers bills at $4.&4 70 for co day
bills and at A.S7.20 for demand CONNER
cial bills, &-S4
SILvEFs-Bar silver. 61kc; Mexican dol
lars, 4Sc.
BONDS-Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds firm
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Kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City, June 26.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500 including 1,500 southern. Mar
ket steady to Zoe lower. Native steers,
sc. 40; southern steers, 81 1905. 30;
southern cows and heifers, s350G5.50; an
tive cows and heifers. $3.50dS.90; stockers
and feeders, bulls, $4.00Q5. 70;
calves, S4.O0dS.00; western steers, $500
900; western cows, $3.5046.50.
HOGS-Receipts 10000. Market sc to 1Oc
lower. Bulk of sales, $7.4047-55; heavy,
s7.50G7.6a; packers and butchers, s7.401
7.55: lights, s.. so; pigs, S6-0O@6.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to &C higher. Muttons, $550Q5.Oo; lambs,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-26
POLICE J0TTINGS.

Guess they are through kicking the
hound around. Bum, the beetle
hound, which has been on duty as
mascot at the police station and at
the headquarters of the Salvation
Army, is a dead one. Unknowingly,
the dog catcher caught Bum off his
guard, locked him in the dog pound
at the foot of Harrison street. Now he
is sleeping the everlasting sleep. The
dog was found early last fall, warm
ing himself by the stove at police
headquarters. He expressed a fond
ness for the police, police station and
especially the warm stove. He was
adopted as a mascot by the police de-
partment. He accepted the adoption
without a murmur until warn wealth
err approached and then he insisted
upon accompanying the members of
the Salvation Army on their nightly
parades. He was unable to play the
musical Instruments but made an eff
fort to cause the parades to keep step
by beating time with his tail.
All went we'll for the beetle hound
until he was grabbed by the dog
catcher. He was put in the pound
with the rest of the dogs. He was al
lowed to stay there As hours just as
other logs are and then he begin his
everlasting sleep and the police de-
partment are minus a mascot.
Mat Cave and John Orrendorff, who
were found presiding over a thirst
factory at 200 Kansas avenue last
Monday afternoon do not think that
they are guilty of maintaining a nuis-
ance and will test the evidence. They
are due to appear in police court to
answer to the charge Friday after
noon, but the police have the wet
goods.
Mary Ellis, the negress, who is con-
fined in the woman's ward of the city
prison, continues to feign an attack of
brain fog but the police realize that
she has q purpose and give her no
She is a nuisance, but they
think that they can withstand this for
and has another week to serve.
j. Weidenbaum, who operates a
cleaning and pressing establishment
on East Fourth street, was arrested
Officer Lindsay Tuesday and is
charged with disturbing the peace of
Mrs. Alice Ward. Mrs. Ward sent
several articles of clothing to his shop
to undergo the regeneration process
but she was not pleased with the re-
suit and registered a kick. Weiden-
baum is a Jew and was no pleased
with the objection. He told Mrs. !
Ward that he didn't like it, but she
told him that he was not
to. Before the trouble ended, he
her and now he will be required
to answer to the barge in police
this afternoon.
Glenn Gist. the negro trusty who es-
capped from the city prison, wanted to
compromise. Chief Jenkins wouldnt
agree and Gist seeks to avoid arrest
by leaving the jurisdiction of the po-
lice. He has gone to the country. but
will come blackstone day.
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Chicago, June NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
20. 600. Market slow. Beeves, $5.05d9.50;
Texas steers, s6.2507.6O; western steers.
Sc. 1907. 80: stockers and feeders, $4.Ood6.6 so;
cows and heifers, s2.00Q7.75; calves, $500
SIS.
HOGS-Receipts 81. 200. Market dull to &c
lower. Light, $7.10G7.25; mixed, S7.15@
7.2715; heavy, $7.1067.60; rough, $71Od7.3O;
pigs. Sc. 2066.SO; bulk of sales, $7.40Q7.55.
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000. Market weak.
Native, S3.2O15.10; western, $3.S5Q5.10;
yearlings, $4.6oG6.7 20; lambs, native, $4.00Q
$50; western, $4.25d7.50.