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The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-02
SUPREME COURT
 TOOK NO HOLIDAY

I not deter the Supreme Court l from work, 1912 was started with | the delivery of twelve opinions, and the entry of a large number of orders per curiam. While new business is accommodating, the court begins the new year with the determination not to be caught mapping, but to keep up with the business.
 During the year 1911, the court decided 532 cases, and caught up with the docket, hay ing started the year one hun dred behind. That number of written opinions were handed down, an average of more than 106 to each member of the bench. During the year, there were 546 new cases filed of which 433 were civil and 113 were criminal. This is an increase of an even hundred over the record of 1910, when 363 civil cases and 63 crim- inal were filed. So rapidly did the court work that it had caught up with the docket when the summer recess was taken, all cases submitted having been disposed of, and the court was calling for more cases.
 This is in radical contrast with the condition which existed only a few years ago, when the court was two and a half years behind it's docket, and remedial meas ures were considered by the Legislature. A proposed amend ment to the constitution, provid- ing for a sixth Associate Justice, permitting the court to sit in sections of three, or en banc, for the purpose of eXpediting busi- ness, was defeated by the peo. pie. The action of the Legisla- ture in providing stenographers for the members of the court, thereby greatly lessening the manual labor needful in the pre- paration of opinions. All the justices have been provided with l stenographers, although Justice Hart still clings faithfully to the F'aber in the writing of his opin- ions. He says he can think bet ter that way.
 One of the interesting cases decided was that of B, F. Clax- ton vs. Clay & Northcutt, from Fulton county, in which the de cision of the lower court was overruled, and the case was re versed and remanded with direc | tions to overruie the demurrer that had been interposed by the appellant, ClaXton John Whit son was asSaSSinated in Fulton | county in 1909, and so wide spread was the demand for the punishment of his murderer, then unknown, that the County | Court appropriated $500 as re ward for the arrest and convic- tion of the guilty person. Plaint- if Claxton thereupon set about | ferreting out the murderers, and | secured evidence which resulted | in the conviction of Roy and An derson Turner. The defendants. Kay & Northcutt, prosecuted | the accused and upon conviction, claimed and received the reward. | ClaXton sued to recover, but the l lower court sustained a demur- | Ter, and the cause was dismissed | and appealed, The Supreme Court holds that the demurrer should have been OVerruled.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-02
Notice.

The Woman's Christian Tem. perance Union will meet Thurs day afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. John NJ. Putnam. Mrs. Ellsworth will have charge of the meeting which will be a mother's meeting, in memory of Madam Willard, the great mother of our dear Frances Willard. Let every mother be present who wants to help shield her flock from the ravages of drink. President
The Prescott daily news., 1912-01-02

Agent A. R. OHphint returned this morning from a y.si1 to St, Louis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
ENOCH ARDEN STORY.

The Enoch Arden story is recurrent
in real life, bot seldom with such an
accumulation of misfortunes as fol-
Il wed P. J. Thompson, who found his
family at Savannah recently, if the re-
port from that city may be trusted,
after an absence of AZ years. Captured
during the civil war and sent to a
northern prison, he was unable when
released to find what had become of
his household, and went West to earn
competence. In Mound City, Kan,
cyclone blew away his little store
while he covered in the cellar. At Mt.
Sterling, KY, after years of work be
was again reduced TO penury by fire,
and became a wanderer. Recently,
when nearly 70 years old, hejourneyed
South, and found his wife long since
remarked. His groWn-up daughter,
now married, doubted his identity,
and his sister at Savannah did not
recognize him till he had called up
old scenes and events. The Enoch
Arden story rarely has "happy end
ing" Life, like Nature, abhOrs a
vacuum, and after half a century most
empty places are filled.-Springfield
Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The above appeared in last evenings
Baraboo Daily News thrC ugh the m y
friends of "Doc" Chapman, who is
sojourning here with fri, nds. OF
course, there is joke in the want-ad,
but to show the pull ing power of a
Baraboo Daily News want-ad the re-
turns received by Mr.. Chapman were
many and varied. BY nine p. m. last
evening, four hours after the ad sp-
peared, Mr.. Chapman had seventeen
telephone calls, two kilograms and
four packages containing shirts. One of
the shirts was minus the arms, another
package contained two shirts the
stripes in one running up and down
and in the other, crossways, while an
other package contained shirt with
the collar buttons still in the holes. The
fourth package was lady's shirt
waist with pencil marks made cross
ways on the bosom.
1t pays to advertise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
Sank County Place Names

pendant from the leathery, sucherlike
mouth. which gave it the name. AT
that time the Baraboo rive1 was rich
in sturgeon or catfish as recorded by
Archibald Barker in the spring of 1S41
while running the first raft down the
Baraboo river. Mr.. Barker says:
sin company with Ed. Kingsley,
going down the Lower Baraboo
Rapids each on crib, halloed to
him to look-that somebody seemed TO
have made a dam of stones across the
river. AS we approached we saw it
was the backs and tails of fishes. We
were soon among them and found
they were surgeons. | killed three
with my handspike. In jumping into
the water to get them | was knocked
down by others running against my
legs. For short distance the river
seemed to be damned full of them"
Mr.. Hill was of the opinion that
! "Riviere a la Barbeau" should in the
case of the BarabOo be interpreted
"Sturgeon River" 1t strengthens
this conclusion that the Winnebago
name of the river, Ocoochery, 'signi-
fies plenty of fish,
Bearing upon this subject Louis
Claude wrote March IL, 1872, as fol-
lows: 1.-THE name 'Baraboo' is now
up or final judgment, and although
the abundance of suckers both
aquatic ahd terrestrial, which it APP
pears has always distinguished this
valley, lends so great weight to the
. sBarhesu' theory that [ will not carp
at it, still beg TO offer the following
mite of suggestion-it can easily be
called iuformation-viZ.: Fifteen
years ago, brought here map of the
date of about 1887, which small but
dishonest boy sold me (emphatically)
on the cars for one OF 1857. On this
map the Baraboo river is marked as
Barivaut's or Baribau's Creek. /
have always believed the above to
be the correct deriv alton"
Ito Be Continued)
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
Sank County Bear Stories

About o'clock one evening in the
middle of January, Jim Bennett
(whom many Sank county people will
remember) came into "Our House" in
great excitement minus hat, coat and
vest. AS soon as he could get his
breath he said he had been chased by
a bear from John Bells, at the west
end of Cassell prairie, and had only
escaped by throwing first his hat which
detained the bear few minutes, then
his coat and lastly his vest and that
the bear was close after after.
Two or three young men, who were
in the house, Immediately went in
quest of the bear. They retraced Jim's
footsteps and recovered his hat, coat
and vest, but no bear was to be seen
and what was most wonderful, the
bear had not left any tracks.
s. X. BENTLEY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
To Break Up Cold
Some Advice That VIII Save Time
and Money,

Strong drink anu quinine may re.
lieve cold, but it usually does more
harm than good.
To break up hard cold in eithe'
head or chest thousands are using this
sensible treatment.
First of all look after your bowels
if they need attention use any reliable
cathartic. Then pour scant tea.
spoonful of HYOMEI into bowl OF
boiling water, cover head and bowl
with a towel and breathe for 5 or 10
minutes the pleasant, soothing, heal
ing vapor.
Do This just before going to bed: your
head will feel fine and clear and you'll
awake from a re reshing sleep minus
cold in the morning.
For colds, coughs, catarrh, asthma
and Group HYOMEl is guaranteed. A
fifty cent b)ttIe is all you need to break
up cold and this can be obtained at
Fisher Bros. and druggists every where.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
ANOTHER STATE PARK.

According to a note received from
Charles e. Brown of Madison, the
state has purch ased the Robert b..
Glen farm near the mouth of the Wis
consin river. For some time the
negotiations have beeo under way for
obtaining the land as a state park.
On the farm are many groups of fine
Indian mounds and these will now he
saved to posterity. Mr.. Glen made a
liberal offer to the state and those in
favor of state parks will hail with de-
light the new park just acquired.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
Young Man Given a Terri
Bile Fright on Cassell
Prairie.
THE TWELFTH STORY.

From 1850 to 1860 my father lived at
Cassell and most of that time kept a
tavern. I think it was the winter of
'55 and $50 that we had very deep
snow and pretty cold weather which
drove a great many bears from the
northern woods, quite a number being
seen in Sank county.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Begin Spring right, cleanse your
whole SYSTEM, regulate it, purify your
blood. HOLSTERS RockylMountain Tea
cleanses the stomach and bowels and
purifies the blood, puts the sap of life
in your veins; you feel like "A fairy.
The recognized Spring tonic-cleanses
does the work and does it right. Tea
or Tablets, 35c. J. b. Donovan & Go.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
Plenty of III Luck.

At Cassell John Darlington lost a
horse, registered Holstein COW, three
hogs and few days ago the house
caught fire, damaging the chamber
floor and woodwork and burning some
bedding. But for the prompt action
taken the house would have been a
total loss.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
SNOW FALLS ON SNOW
Old Winter Holds Fast
and not Willing to Be
Vanqulshed.

The snowfall on Thursday was a
case of snow falling on snow. In fact
in the woods and places not exposed
all the snow that has come down since
last November is still in evidence.
Old Sol will have TO hurry if he gets
Miss Spring here on time. In the
meantime the ski club is happy and
sleighbellS are in fashion.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Most people forget that the bowels
n led the same exercise that the muscles
do to keep them healthy; don't for
get this for day; it means more to
your health and happiness than you
think; everybody CAN get this exercise
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, the best bowel medicine. 35c.,
Tea or Tables J. b. Donovan & Go.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
George W. StOner Dies.

George w. Stoner, brother of Madi-
sons first white boy and at one time
Register of Deeds of Dane county,
died at his home in Madison Wednes-
day afternoon. He came TO Madison
in 1887 and only two others are now
living who preceded him there, Mrs. A.
s. Hawley of Baraboo and Victor E..
Peck of Madison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Fer the women of New York to con-
tribute $1,000 to the Wisconsin cam
paign fund shows they have sisterly
sympathy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The investigation before the Con-
gressionaI committee of the Lawrence
strike is revealing things that nobody
would have believed were possible in
Massachusetts.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Since Joe Folk withdrew from the
Presidential race Missouri will not
have to enter the Baltimore conven-
ton with a divided skirt likeEOkla-
homa.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Now that grounding guessing is
over for another season, the average
citizen may try his wits on the politi-
cal outcome.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
K|LBOURN WOMAN SUICIDES
Mrs. George Meyer Ends
Her Life After a Long
Illness.

At Kilbourn Mrs. George Meyer
ended her life by taking rat poison.
She had been i'll with nervous trouble
for some time and it is thought that
her mind was not right. She was
aged about so and leaves a husband
and two sons.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The Chicago negro condemned to
death on finger-print evidence doubt
less felt himself a victim of a Black
Hand outrage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The average woman doesn't care
what the price of an article is so long
as it's advertised as "below cost"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

When Mr.. Thaw comes along he
will have plenty Of raw material on
which to work.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Karg is i'll with scarlet
fever. The family is quarantined.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
GREENFIELD.

On Thursday number of the neigh
bors of Dorr Ashley had "woodbeen
for him. Mr.. Ashley has been sick
for several weeks with typhoid fever.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Nobody would have thought that
Col. Roosevelt could just sit and sit
and think so long.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

The cold March weather is good for
the fruit crop. The buds are prevented
from swelling.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
Letters
rom Ne@S
Readers

Mrs. Jacob LANCE writes from Wat
erford, Wis.,, that they like The News
very much. They take three weekly
papers but the Baraboo Weekly News
is the largest and best.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

When the Indiana man sprouted
corn in his appendix he found he had
planted it in the wrong field.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Come gentle Spring, ethereal mild
ness, come.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Seems to us the ground hogs six
weeks are exceeding the speed limit.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
FOUND HIS SHIRT
A News Want Adv. Brings
Many Surprises at Royal
Cafe.

LOST-One shirt, white with
black stripe; he rloom. Liberal
reward if returned to Dock, care
Royal Cafe.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Evidently the prisoners at the coun-
ty Jail do not like Mr.. Toll.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

r. A. Niles writes from La Vale
that one of the so called robins was
found dead in a trap which had been
set for rats. The bill was light yellow
instead of brown and much too large
for a robin. IT'S body was rather
small, otherwise it looked like robin.
Some said it was a robin but [ say,
uNo."
Mrs. Emil Hass writes from 2153
Crosat street, La Sale, ILL.,, that she
could not do without The News and
would feel lonesome without it.
n. B. Hood writes from Spring
Green as follows: SIN reading the
Sank county bear stories in The News
1 was interested in that told by w. I.
Thomas of Madison, having known
Mr.. Thomas since he was small boy.
The story of the bear which was killed
as he relates away back in the SOS,
also of his two brothers, Gilbert and
Albert, when small boys, attracting
the bear, / would be pleased to add
further 10 regard to the history of
those two brothers of Mr..
Thomas, as they were wei
known to me. In 1861 when the civil
war broke out, the Thomas boys were
among the first to respond to the call
for volunteers. Strong and very
young they enlisted. Albert L. enlist
ed in Co. H, 9Th Wis. Vol. Infantry
June "a, 1861, and as killed in Vir-
ginia in 1861. The other brother, Gil
bert, enlisted Oct. 8, 1851, in the 9Th
Wis. Battery, and was killed
while in action Oct. 4th, 1862, at the
battle of Corinth, Miss. The writer
was intimately acquainted with the
boys who did credit to the state they
represented. Gilbert was comrade Of
mine in the same Battery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Ask your doctor, 'sWhatis the first great
rule of health ?'' Nine doctors out of
ten will quickly reply, Keep the bowels
regular. Then ask him another ques-
ZION, What do you think of Ayers
Pills for constipation
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Our Platform; A mild March.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

For Sale printed Signs. All Kinds.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

THURSDAY, MARCH q, 1912
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21
COUNTY PAYS STATE
County Treasurer c. M. Du
Bots Sends Big
Check.

Sank County has paid its share of
the state tax and County Treasurer c.
M. Dubois has receipts to show 1t.
The state has Sank county charged
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-03-21

Mrs. Emil Hass writes from 215
Crosat street, La Sale, ILL.,, that sh
could not do without The News anC
would feel lonesome without it.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27

Fred Mantey for buggy axle grease
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27

II you have anything to sell. try
a Want Ad.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27

stitute a handicap upon the compa-
ny's ability to provide ample facili-
ties for the handling of the products
of the Grand valley, and a handicap
which the company is lily able to
bear. the company still feels that
the most important thing for all con-
cerned is the development to the
fullest possible extent of the resourc-
es of the valley. and with this in
view ii has been decided as above
intimated, to carry this case no farth-
er but to accept the judgment of the
commerce commission and
of, that part of your community which
manifested an active interest in this
proceeding, and to await results; be-
lieying, as the company does, that
while in the aggregate the reduction
in its revenues will be considerable,
over the community they
will not be appreciable to and will
not be reflected amongst. the con-
sumers except as, by diminishing the
company's revenues, to that extent
they diminish the capacity of the
to adequately provide prop
er facilities to meet the demands of
the development of the country and
To properly handle the constantly in
creasiIg volume of its products.
Very respectfully,
e. n. CLARK.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27
MYSTERIOUS
DISAPPEARANCE

An unknown man who had roomed
at the house of Mrs. A. j. Moore at
436 South Seventh street and the
actions of two of his friends are
causing the people in that neighbor-
hood considerable worry, owing to
the fact that some believe the man
has been drugged and foully dealt
with.
Mrs. Moore was sitting on the
porch of her home about 10 O'Clock
last night when two men came into
the yard carrying the stranger and
deposited him on the lawn and hur-
riedly left. Mrs. Moore Investigated
and found the man unconscious and
could discover no signs of life. She
notified the police by telephone and
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27

Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction:
Gentlemeni-Your letter of inquiry
of the 18th inst. relative to the prob
able future attitude of the Denver
4 Rio Grande Railroad company in
relation to the action of the inter
state commerce commission in ne
so-called Grand Junction rate case,
was duly received and would have
been given earlier attention but for
the fact that pressing court en-
gagements have up to this time pre-
vented me from replying.
| now beg to say to you in reply
TO your inquiry that the matter to
which you refer has been given most
careful consideration by the manage
ment of the railroad company. and
ordinarily a case of this character.
involving as 1t does considerable in
road into the revenues of the COM
pany, would be taken into the courts,
especially as the company's man
agement is by no means persuaded
that the attitude of the interstate
commerce commission, as reflected in
its ruling in the case, is a correct
one or one which the courts would
or should uphold.
However, the railroad company
has viewed the situation and condi-
tions presented from all points, and
has concluded that II really sub
stantial and influential proportion OF
the citizens of Grand Junction and
vicinity, believe that their prosperity
and the prosperity of the city of
Grand Junction is in any manner or
to any extent dependent upon the
reduction in rates sought, it might
be good and wise business policy on
the part of the railroad company to
accede to their wishes in the matter
and to enable them to secure a con-
elusive demonstration of the fact
that the prosperity of that communi-
ty was not and is not actually af-
fected by such rates. and it has
accordingly been decided to carry
the matter no farther.
/ think that you are aware, and
| am sure that many and probably
a large majority of your citizens
are aware, that your success and
prosperity as individuals and as a
community are dependent upon and
influenced by. not your rates into
Grand Junction on certain commodi-
ties, but rather upon the rate out
bound on the commodities which that
community and section of the state
produces, ana am sure tnat Sucn
outbound rates are. and, indeed
must be. beyond criticism from the
viewpoint of the producer and ship
per.
1t Is also true. and the truth of
the matter must be obvious, that
the prosperity of the railroad COM
hsny and its ability to earn a rea-
sonable revenue and to provide need
ed facilities for the transportation
of the products of the western slope.
is dependent not so much upon the
volume of traffic which the railroad
company hauls to the western slope,
as upon the volume of traffic which
it hauls out of that section of the
state, as its outbound business must
necessarily be greatly in excess of
its inbound business; from which
conditions it results that anything
which the company can do to en-
courage development and productive
ness in this section of the state will
rebound to its ultimate advantage.
So that, while the reduction to the
| company's revenues resulting from
the order of the commission will be
serious and to that extent will con-
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27

GOOD, CLAIMS
LABOR EXPERT

George r. Howe, deputy state fac
tory inspector, today completed his
Investigations of local labor condi-
tions and win return to Denver to-
morrow morning Il found condi-
tions in Grand Junction good from
the labor point of view. OF course
there are minor violation of the law
in the city, but as a whole your
city is in good shape" said Mr.. Howe.
The troupe of children that ex-
hibted at local theater recently,
were investigated as to the age limit
and the mother, who managed the
troupe, was given a permit here by
air. Howe. Mr.. Howe's detailed re-
port will go to Labor Commissioner
E. V. Brake.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-27
Mesa Dry Goods Co. Buterick Patterns

went into the house, but when Of
ticer Halligan arrived, the man had
heen taken away by one of his
friends, who had dragged him to the
rear of the fruit growers association
building. Nothing could be found OF
either man today. Chief of Police
Hutchinson investigated the case to-
day but did not discover any trace
of the man.
The people of the neighborhood be-
lieve the unknown man intoxicated.
He said he represented the Singer
Sewing Machine company, but the
local officers know nothing of him.