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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
GAME WARDENS FINED
According to Reports They
Frightened Old Man Until
He Died.

A fine of 800 each was imposed upo n
Game Warden Hall and two deputies
at Mayville few days since. In dis
cussing the case the Fox Lake Rep
resentative. says: "The deputies, it
will be remembered, went to the
premises of the Schamberg family in
search of evidence regarding the illegal
spearing of muskrats by sons of the
old man. They were armed with a
search warrant and it is claimed met
with resistance in prosecuting the
search of the premises. The old gentle-
man became greatly excited and
after the wardens left after find
ing the evidence they wanted, laid
down on the couch where he was late
found dead. The sons claimed the
wardens handled the old gentleman
roughly and caused his death. The
wardens claimed they did not lay
hands on him at all, but that his
death arose from getting excited"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
OFFICERS HURRY
WITH HANOCUFFS
Find Drunken Man In
Road Near Nc Arthur
Linen Mill.
(Frmo Thursdays Daily.)

Anton WolkOwski, the tailor, was
again hurried to the county jail yes
terday afternoon on account of being
in an Intoxicated condition. A tele-
phone message came to the sheriff
about o'clock to the effect that q
couple Of men were lying in
the road near the Nc Arthur linen
mill in Glenville and should be taken
care of. The county officer notified
Chief of Police s. A. Pelton and the
two armed with biIlies and handouts
boarded an automobile for the scene.
The officers imagined all kinds of
bloodcurdling encounters on their fly
ing trip to the mill.
On arriving at the place one can
realize their attitude when they
noticed the drunken tailor, who had
swallowed more than he could carry,
lying in the ditch snoring like a
lion.
After taking a long breath of relief
the men loaded Wolkowski into the
car and he was taken to the coop. The
tailor is on the posted list and will
probably be detained until he squeals
on the liquor dealer who furnished
him with booze.
Mr.. Pelton says the tailor pleaded
strongly against being locked up and
stated that had it not been for his dog
he never would have gone fishing and
got drunk. Wolkowski's companion,
l.. Kaufman, managed to crawl into
the brush and out of sight from the
road.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
CITIZEN DESCRIBES WONDERFUL
HOP PICKING MACHINE
Several Friends Stand Ready to Vouch For The
Ouixotic Statements of the Writer
BY HUGH KELLEY
By HUGH KELLEY

cou'd not reach them. OF course after
the hops were picked the poles were
still to pull, strip and stack, butIwhen
you remember that it did away with
the costly hop house, kiln, drier, press
pickers and boarding house, you can
imagine what boon it was to the
growers. Unfortunately it did not make
its advent until the year that brought
the crash and for this reason many
who had been in the hop business
never saw it. We were to make the
test in the yards of M. E. Spring on
the farm now owned by L.. ID. Burtch ;
and one morning in the early fall of
1858 we started from the woolen mills.
On leaving the Lake road at the late
Geo. Capener's home we had to climb
sharp incline and in hitting the en-
gine unusually hard broke link
litter. This let the forward end of the
blade drop to the ground, breaking the
eccentric strap into several pieces. We
hurriedly took down the main rod on
that slide, covered the steam ports and
blocked the side valve. After several
attempts we found the one engine un-
able to move the machine. Just then
Abe Johnson came along with yoke
of oxen and helped us over the hill.
when we made our way to the yards
Here we found that although we could
DO all the other work we did not have
power enough TO do the pressing. The
ne Arrest machine shop was at MausJon.
Mr.. Spring borrowed Vim. Fl. Canfield's
buck aboard, the lightest rig in the
country, and hitching up the fastest
horse in his barn, started the hired
man for Mauston. At the shops of
Ben Boorman he secured a machinist
by the name of I'll. II. Hubert, after
wards sheriff of Sauk county. They
fastened their tool box onto the plat
form behind the seat, drove all night
and next forenoon arrived here. Mr..
Hubert took the wheel out of the
wellhouse, knocked the spokes out
and 'mEde an eccentric strap out of the
rim. The link litter bothered him
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
THIEVES ENTER
R|NGL|NG HOTEL
Carried Away $100 Worth
Of Bedding And Sold
It Cheap.
>o~~w~I
GOODS ARE RESTORED
Sold To Saloon Keeper
Men Claimed To
Be Agents.
GOODS ARE RESTORED

During the last few nights couple
of thieves have been busy at the Ring
ling hotel, corner Water and East
streets, and they made a successful
haul. The hotel is closed when the cir
Gus leaves town and the men gained
entrance by breaking in the CELLAR
door. They carried away several hum
dred pounds of sheets, pillow cases and
blankets.
One of the men who gave his name
as James r. Farmer, came to Carl
Zimmerly, who conducts the saloon at
tho corner of Ash and Water streets on
Wednesday afternoon and offered
hundred or more sheets and pillow
cases for sale. Mr.. Zimmerly felt rather
suspicious about buying the goods but
the man claimed to be an agent and
said be could get Identification from
residents in Baraboo if necessary. The
liquor dealer finally purchased the
goods for $40 About $3.50 O'Clock last
night two men came to Mr.. Zimmerly
and this time they had about ten dozen
blankets for sale. The saloon keepers
suspicion was again aroused and he
told the men that they would suffer
if they had stolen the goods. When
the thieves offered them for $5 Zim-
merly bought them. The bedding was
stored in vacant room over the sa-
loon and this morning when Mr..
Zimmerly heard that thieves had been
stealing at the Ringing hotel the
goods were turned over to Chief of
Police S. A. Pelton.
In all probability Farmer, the agent
and his running partner have sought
another locality and the joke is on
Zimmerly who is minus $l5.
b. S. Doty has charge of the Ring
ling buildings during the summer
months and he discovered the robbery
this morning.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
Bullet Strikes His Hand
While Attempting to
Shoot Stranger.
MISSILES STRIKE BUILDINGS
1t is Thought the Same
Men were Seen Near
the Lower Bridge.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

About 3 O'Clock this morning pistol
encounter took place on Oak street in
the business part of town and as re-
suit Night Officer Charles Rutterfield
was wounded.
Mr.. Butterfeld was on low plat
form at the rear of the Goldfarb store
watching the alley when he noticed
two men step from Oak street and
walk toward him few PAGES. The
strangers stopped few moments and
on discovering the policeman they
yelled, GLANDS Up" AT this Mr..
Butterfield reached for his revolver
and he had no more than raised it to
Ievellng point when one of the strangers
fired. The ball struck the Oihcer's right
hand near the second finger and pass
ing through the entire length of the
hand lodged in his wrist.
Raymond Ebert, night call boy at
the Northwestern roundhouSe, hap
pened along Oak street at the time
the men yelled and on tearing the re-
port of the pistol he saw two men
come out of the alley on Oak street.
Mr.. Ebert and Mr.. Buttertield fired
a half dozen or more shots at the
men before they reached the corner OF
Second street where they turned to-
ward the Degan laundry. Sevetal
more shots were fired at the strangers
as they hurried along Second street
but they made a successful escape.
Plans Unknown.
What the strangers had thought OF
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09

Several years previous to the shop
boom" John Dean was running the
Dean woolen mill. located on the lower
water power, where the city pumping
station now stands. Being of an 1nven-
tive turn OF mind and seeing the straits
; the growers were subjected to in pro-
curing pickers, Mr.. Dean began evolv-
ing picking machine and inside of a
year had it revolving. The writer may
experience a little difficulty in convey
ing a clear description of the machine
after lapse of so many years although
[ was the engineer on the first COM
pleted machine and operated it during
it's initial trip. The motive power was
steam, gasoline being then practically
unknown. The steam was utilized
through two cylinders, much after the
pattern of our traction engines only
much smaller and about one-third the
weight. On top of this carriage was
mounted a crane-like arrangement,
much resem bling steam shovel, with
a hood carrying "a steel fingers work
ing Just the opposite from hay tedder
gathering instead of scattering. This
hood went up one side of the standing
pole and down the other raking in all
the hops and leaves. These dropped
down through pipe in which was
working a cylindrical fan that sent the
leaves scurryjng across the field. At
the lower end of this pipe was heated
drum into which the hops fell and
where they were partially dried. Un-
der this was another drum filled with
the fumes of burning sulphur and here
the drying process was completed and
the proper coloring given to the hops
They were then pressed by machinery
into a burlap sack and when it at
tanned about 200 pounds weight it was
dropped from the machine. The boiler
consumed few barrels of water and
one cord of four foot wood every II
hours, and all the help required was
two women to sew up the bales as they
were dropped from the machine and
two men with fish poles to push in the
arms or laterals that stood out so far
from the parent vine that the fingers
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
MISSION CLUB
Entertained At Home Of
Misses Helen and Hattie
Huntington.

The Misses Helen and Hattie
Huntington of Greenfield enter
tanned the Mission club of the
Congregational church Wednes-
day afternoon. The afternoon
was opened with devotional exercises
by Mrs. @. w. Brunsch weller. Re-
ports were heard from the Eau Clairie
convention by the delegates, Mrs. d. A
Lewis and Mrs. George Hill. Mrs. Nut
ting gave paper entitled, "Under the
Foothills" A story wasIpresented by
Miss Maud Hoover entitled, "What
the Deacon Said.'
There were about 35 present. An
elaborate supper was served and the
assistant hostesses were Mrs. Will
liam Ritchie, Mrs. Willis Cowles and
Mrs. Frank Attridge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
FUNERAL OF EARL SIMONDS
Held Thursday Afternoon
at the Home In Green
field.

The funeral of Earl Simonds, who
was accidentally shot and killed on
the bridge at Glenville, was held
Thursday afternoon at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Simonds'
in Greenfield. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. L. A. Goddard and
Mrs. julius Lucht, Mrs. Elijah Hardy
and S. s. Pearson sang. The bearers
were Elijah Hardy, Roy Langdon,
Ed. Loeser, Charles Glover, Guy
Thompson and Alger Pearson. There
were many floral offerings among
which was large design given by the
employees of the linen mill. The
young man was laid away in the
city cemetery.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
LODI HAS A
CIRCUS PERFORMER
Young Man Thrusts His
Spurs into Horse and
Studies Astronomy.

Will Folsom tried circus stunt the
other day, and he now carries MS
right arm in sling. He put on a
pair of riders spurs and mounted the
family horse in the dooryard, expect
1ug to ride him to the barn. The
horse had neither bride nor halter,
and when he started off Will instinc-
lively 'sdug into" the horses sides
with his spurred heels in order to re-
main astride. Here's where the cir
Gus act came in. The horse wouldn't
"stand for" the spurs and in the re-
bellion that followed Will landed on
the ground. Result-a fractured bone
and dislocated joint in the right
wrist.-Lodi Enterprise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
Sank County Bear Stories

made q daring dash toward bruin,
armed with cudgels and clubs.
There was whooping and halooing by
the men and great hurrah on the
part of the dog. In all this excitment
the ground was no place for the bear
80 he proceeded to mount upward,
undisputed in his intention.
A gun was procured and the bear
came down like fat man dropping
from height into field recently
plowed. Generous portions of the
bear were distributed to the neighbors
roundabout and here the story be-
comes intensely interesting to Charles
Stoddard of Prairie du Sac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Shuts were
among the favored recipients of bear
meat and steaming hot the portion
was served at the monday meal. After
it was over Mr.. Shuts remarked that
he had enough bear meat and supposed
in those days of antibellum-suffrage
passed the subject from his mind.
Along in the afternoon a travelling
butchers wagon went that way and he
noticed Mrs. Shuts returning to the
house bearing package. About this
time Mr.. Stoddard, repairer and
dealer in pumps, drove up and was
promised entertainment for the night.
Little did he dream that he was not
only to be entertained but was to fur
nish his share of the entertainment as
well. When the supper bell rang and
the family gathered about the board,
the host remarked to the guest that he
had missed rare treat at noon for
fresh Sauk county bear meat had been
served, the gift of generous nelghbor.
"Ho," says the gentleman from
Prairie du sac, "it was fortunate [
was not here for [ surely would have
refused the dish. [ consider bear meat
no better than dog.
The delectable dlsh that evening at
the Sc1u is home was a steamlng
casserole of appetizing hash of which
all ate with avidity. 1t was good and
why should they not? The visitors in
| particular found joy in the fare but
took occasion again and again to ex'
press his disgust for bear meat and bis
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
FAIRFIELD FARM SOLD
William Millner Buys the
H. S. Holden Place for
81, 500.

Ell. s. Holden has sold his farm in
Fairfield to his grandson, William
Millner. There are $50 acres in the
farm and the price paid was S4,5OO.
Mr.. Holden has no living sons or
daughters, the nearest relatives being
his grandchildren. The venerable
resident is now 81 years old and desires
to be relieved of the care of the place.
He was born in Ohio, went to the war
from Illinois and came to Baraboo at
the close of the conflict. Soon after he
moved to the place where he has re-
sided for fifty years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
UNKNOWN H0L!!!!!!P| H, !!!!!!| MAN
SHOO1 IS i n INI|GHT OFFICER

oing is not known but they had un-
doubtedly planned on some unlawful
proceeding which was checked when
they met the night watchman. One of
the men was tall and the other some
what shorter, this being the only in
formation the officer and call boy
could give as to the description. Off
Ger j. E. Buckley was on the south
side and claimed he heard the reports
of The guns. He says be walked to The
middle of the low bridge where be re-
manned until someone came from town
telling him of the shooting. According
to this the criminals remained on the
Eorth side of the river. Several claim
they saw two suspicious looking men
on the streets about midnight.
This morning DR.. Cahoon removed
the ball from Mr.. Butterfeld's hand.
1t proved 70 be from 80 calibre re.
vo.ver. 1t is very fortunate for Mr..
Butterfeld that the shooting was not
more serious and that the ball hap
pened to strike his hand which was
directly in front of his body. Evidently
the stranger who fired the shot is a
good marksman and he believed that
he had struck the body of the officer.
Heard Balls SizzIe.
Otbor oi+ioc hoxyo toon notified and
several stories to the effect that the
men have been captured have been
circulated which are not true. The
authorities believed today thet the
criminals were still in town.
Many were aroused from their slum-
bers during the firing and one resident
who was sleeping over Degan's laun-
dry states that he moi only heard the
reports but the sizzling of the balls as
they passed his window. Some OF the
balls struck the brick fronts of the
stores along Oak street out no damage
was done.
w. G. Curry found flattened' lead
bullett in front of his clothing store on
Oak street and number of lead marks
on the brick wall near the large win
dow show where bullets struck.
About II o'clock two strangers were
seen near the lower bridge. About that
time door to one of the bottling
works was found open.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
The Flesh of This Bear
Fooled Both a Host
and a Guest.
THE NINETEENTH STORY
"What will people eat?"
Said the big black bear.
"Your meat if they can,
Go keen in vorr lair.u

Said the big black bear.
"Your meat if they can,
So keep in your lair"
The old stage road between Portage
and Kilbourn is winding way. In
places the thoroughfare hugs the River
Wisconsin, either on highland or low
land and elsewhere marks its course
half mile distant, all the while fol-
lowing the general trend of the stream
as it ceaslessly seeks the sea. For years
along this course the pioneer process
sion pushed forward into the western
woods or to untamed prairies. But
the stage coach, with its diffident
driver and horses four, has disappeared
amid cloud of dust around distant
curve in the road, never to return.
By this highway in the town of
Delton is the James Steel homestead
facing level track some half mile
from the river. To the rear is deep
woods with rough ravines just suited
for the abode of big black bears.
Along in the summer of 1891 the
members of the family had observed,
on several occasions, the pigs come
tearing out of the timber with many a
whoof, whoof, but were unable to con-
lecture the cause of the apparently un-
wonted excitement. AT last fthey
caught sight of bushy black bear
and this explained why the pigs per-
sisted in turning their tails to the
timber.
One August afternoon while
two brothers, l.. M. and Theodore
Steel, were repairing thresh-
ing machine, the porkers came
pell-mell to their sites and bear was
discerned in hasty pursuit. Bruin
paused beneath a big walnut tree and
this was the signal for a grand on.
slaught on his bearship. The two
young men, with the dog in the lead
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
WEDNESDAY WEDDINGS
Well Known Young People
Leave Ranks Of
BenedictS.

Miss Catherine Thomas and John
Kabele, both we'll known Caledonia
young people, were joined in wedlock
at st. Mary's church at 6 O'Clock this
morning. Miss Grace Kabele acted as
bridesmaid and Joseph Weber as
groomsman.
Emil Kleist, one of the popular
members of the Bee Hive sales force,
and Miss Emma Gardell were married
at the brides home near Mauston this
afternoon. They will reside in
Portage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
DISASTROUS FIRE
At LOGANv|LLE
Automobile and Two Val
liable Horses Destroyed
Early This Morning.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

w. r. Schultz returned this morn
ing from Loganville and brought with
him the news of a serious fire in that
town. At one clock this morning the
barn connected with the Otto Meyer
hotel was totally destroyed. MI.
Schultz auto and two valuable horses
that were in the building as we'll as
several rigs and quantity of harness
were lost. The animals were full blood
stations, one belonged to man by
the name of Hamburg of Plain and
the other to a Mr.. Hunt.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-05-09
Married al Wesifield.

F. &. E. Welk of Baraboo and Miss
Ida Pinkowskie of Westfield, Mar
quette county, were married on April
2S, at the home of the bride. A large
number of relatives and friends were
present including Frank Welk of Bar
sboo, Mr.. and Mrs. Welk have ar
rived here and will reside at $40 Fifth
avenue.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-09

~rhs 0ypsy." . romantic operetta
BY Pix1ey and Luders, comes to the
Ppfk Theatre on Thursday night.
T1o piece saans its romantic aspect
from the fact that LADY Alicia,
ho1Sess to vast estates. 10 the leader
a the gypsies. The cast includes
violet Ssaton. Vera Allen. Eleanor
Esat. Anna Wilkes. Ernest Stambart.
John Hazard. Francis IAsb and Will.
M 0sllsry.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-09

Martin. Pleaded guilty. First offense'
Penitentiary one year.
Frederick Gallsnd, twenty-three years
old. Indicted with Martin and Bruce.
Tried and convicted. Penitentiary SIX
months.
James Smith. thirty-one years OLD
negro. Pleaded guilty grand larceny
stole four coats valued 800. FIST Oh
Tense. Penitentiary nix months.
Thomas Brancoto. twenty wears oId
Pleaded guilty unlawful entry. Second
offense. City Reformatory.
Charles Matsun, thirty years old.
Pleaded guilty assault. First onense.
Penitentiary one year.
James Morano. eighteen years old
Tried and convicted Of assault First
offense. Eimira Reformatory.
~ JUDGE MuLoUEEN.
George Meyer. fifty-three years old.
Born In Switzerland. Pleaded guilty OF
bigamy. Fourth offense. state Prison
five years.
Lyman Resnek. forty-two years old.
Born in Russia Tried and convicted OF
receiving stolen goods. First oKense.
State Prison one year and six months
to Ave years.
Peter Cornell. twenty-four years old.
Pleaded guilty Of grand larceny Stole
package from errand hoy. First offense
Sentence suspended at request OF com
plainant.
Joseph Brownstein. twenty-five years
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-09

born in Russia, pleaded guilty grand
larceny. Stole PURGE containing - from
man on street. First offense. Elmira
Reformatory.
James Clark. twcnty-six years old.
pleaded guilty grand larceny. Stole 9S7
from employer. FIRST offense. City re-
formatory.
James NJ. wallach, twenty-six years
old, pleaded guilty attempting to sell
cocaine. First ofrense. Pemtentiary
two months.
pleaded guilty petty larceny. Dishonest
servant. First offense. Sentence sus-
pended.
Emma Shutter. twenty-five years old.
pleaded guilty grand larceny. Stole
diamond ring from landlady. First Of
Tense. Sentence suspended.
Alfred Minis. negro, thirty-three
years old. Pleaded guilty petty larceny.
Stole watch and chain from landlady.
First offence. Sentence suspended.
Daniel Sullivan, sixteen years old
Tried and convicted petty larceny.
Stole brass fittings Of street cars. Sec
ond offence City Reformatory.
BY JUDGE FOSTER.
Mae McCarter, twenty-six years old.
Pleaded guilty grand larceny. Dishonest
servant. First offense. Bedford Re-
formatory.
Benjamin Natkin. twenty-three years
old. Pleaded guilty carrying revolver.
Fourth offense. State Prison two years.
Clarence Harston. a negro. twenty
years old. Pleaded guilty grand larceny.
Dishonest servant. First ofYense. FL
mira ReforTatory.
william Stevens. twenty-one years old
Pleaded guilty attempting to sell cocaine.
First offense. City Reformatory.
eY JUDGE GRAIN.
Harry Martin. twenty-one years old
Tried and convicted petty larceny.
Stole jewelry valued go. Furnished
room thief. First offense. Sentence
suspended.
Wilfred Bruce. twenty-seven years
old. Born In England. Indicted with
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-09

'srhs WHIP" big English drama
from the Drury Lane Theatre. will be
produced at the Manhattan Opera
House on Thursday night Tho play
takes Its name from q race horse that
figurss largely in the plot The sen.
sat1onal scenes include . horse race
~ automobile collision and a train
wreck. A huge cast will Be employed
In he performances.