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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
What Became of the Bear
Skin Owned by Will
liam Bell?
THE FOURTH STORY.

liz POUhIH OIOh1.
My wife tells what happened in re-
lation TO bear, sometime between
1850 and 1852, on the farm owned by
w. e. Cady in the town of Excelsior.
She says that it did not take eight
horses and as many men to capture
him.
1t happened in this way. There
was stranger passing through the
town on horseback, riding in an east
ernly direction. There is small hill
lying west of the Jones home and east
of the Cajy p ace, which was covered
with small timber and brush. When
the stranger was passing the wooded
place he saw bear cross the road and
when he reached the Jones home my
wife and her brother happened to be
by the roadside. The man said to
them that if they wanted to see a bear
to run around the hill and they would
surely see one. They started, accom-
panied by a small dog, for of course
the dog wanted to see Bruin, too
Sure enough, when they went around
the hill they saw the bear running
through the field. The little dog took
after the bear and my wife and bro h.
er, thinking the bear would kill the
dog, ttob after the dog and tried tc
call him back. 1t was in vain. The
more they called the more he ran aftel
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
THREE NEGLECTED HEROES.

To the Gushing brothers, theer brave
sons who fought in the Civil War, a
monument is to be erected at Della
field. They are neglected heroes. AL
most half century has passed since
the great conflict and yet no monu-
ment stands in their honor. Alonzo
Fl. Gushing was graduate of West
Point and met hero's death in re
polling Pickett's charge at Gettysburg;
William B. Cushing, it was, who
directed and exploded torpedo which
sent the Albemarle to the bottom, the
while the intrepid hero was amid a
rain of bullets; Howard 3. Cushing,
after serving in the Civil War, met
death in an ambuscade when attacked
by bIood-thirty Apaches in Arizona
The state has set aside 5000 to erect q
monument at Delafield and an effort
is being made by the Cushing Monu'
ment committee and the Waukeshs
County Historical society to induce
congress to add $4,000 to the sum.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
Sank County Bear Stories

he bear. He seemed TO know his
business better than the Sank Prairie
dog did because he nipped first one of
the BEARS heels and then the other.
When the bear turned he was too
quick for Bruin and ran about half
mile In that way until finally the bear
went up tree to get away from the
dog. Now, what was to be done--to
get the dog and return home or for one
to stay and watch the bear while the
other went for help? Well, the boy,
whose name was w. w. Jones, went
for assistance and the girl and dog stay
ed to watch, He had to go about three
quarters of mile and brought Will
liam Bell, who happened to be at
home. Bell came with his rifle to the
rescue and taking aim brought the
bear down at the first shot. There
was little difference among the party
about who deserved the hide. AS he
shot the bear Mr.. Bell claimed it and
later had it tanned and made into a
robe. [ think all of the neighbors had
portion of the bear meat. The first
or second time Mr.. Bell used his robe,
someone borrowed (?) it and, accord
ing to recollection, he never heard of it
again.
N GOMON.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
BAN ON POSTOFFICE FLIRTA-
TONS.

Postmaster E. M. Morgan of New
York City has placed bis disproval
on postoffice firtations and proposes
to stop the practice if possible. He
learned that the general delivery win
dow was being used by girls of tender
years to communicate with forbidden
boy friends. He argues that this may
mean sorrow, misery, broken hearts
and endless trouble in after years. AS
far as possible he will assist the par
ents in a closer supervision of the
letters mailed and rec ived by the Chi
dren of the city; in other words to
place ban on the general delivery
window of the postoffice as a flirting
place.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
Good Cold Weather School Record.

The following pupils of Dist No. IL,
Town of Baraboo, were neither absent
nor tardy during the fourth month
of school ending January II: Anna
Knoop, Eva Bisch, Herman Knoop
Arthur Bisch. Absent one day only:
Mildred Grosinske and Eddie Ston-
esifer. Hannah O'Brlen,
TIE cher.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
HIS SPAN ALMOST A CENTURY.

With the death of J. A. Rundlett,
his span of years of almost century
came to close. When be was born
the third president of this republic had
lust left the chair and the fourth had
but recently been inaugurated, There
were no railroads then, the stage
coaches and waterways providing the
modes of transportation. Electric
lights, telephones, the X-ray, the
modern printing press, wireless tele-
graphy, the telegraph and the many
wonderful inventions that have be-
come common, were not dreamed of
then. When Mr.. Rundlett was boy
they used tallow dip or rude oil
lamp at night, a fail beat out the
grain, twenty-five cents was paid as
postage on letter, and the old folks
bought specgacles from peddlers when
they came along.
There were then living many
veterans of the Revolutionary war
who tod the tales of rs, while the
war of 1912, just one hundred years
ago, was an event of but few years
before. Queen Victoria was child of
seven years when he was born. 1t
was his lot to live when Byron,
Beethoven, Sir Walter Scott, Goethe
and others famed in the early part of
the past century, lived. Few there
are who have sranned the hundred
years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

The citizens of Oklahoma City are
preparing to build a capitol for the
state at no cost to the commonwealth.
The structure will require a million
dollars TO build it and the tax payers
will not feel the burden on account of
the improvement. In all history
it is said, that the like of that never
happened before.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

What was the most notable achieve
ment of 1911? Oh, don't know, but
with fingers crossed and at the same
time knocking wood, we may remark
we still retain our job.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

call with boCI
and exhaustion of force. Tie Discovery ali
round tonic which restores tone the blood and
heart by initiating Natures methods of restoring waste
of tissue and feeding the heart and lungs rich
red blood.
81 suffered from pain under right shoulder blade also very
Mrs. Broolland
r. Pierce Buffalo, NJ Had four different doctors did
others said would
to have operation beddden unable to sit FOR months
Percs Golden Medical Discovery ana DR. Perces Pleasant Pellets
when had taken three bottles could do
fourteen bottles in all
then in good health My weight is 167 pounds
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
THF UNIVERSITY EXPENSIVE.

State Treasurer Dahl has drawn
zoos drafts for payment of claims
against the state university and for
salaries of members of the faculty and
employees for the month of December.
The total amount paid out on account
of the university was 1888, 544. The
university drafts are about one-fourth
of the entire number issued by the
state treasurer each month.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
Tn. Last Homestead.

Probably the last bit of government
land in Sank county or in the south
ern part of Wisconsin has been proved
up by Rudolph Pagel in the town of
Franklin by the demonstrating plan.
Mr.. Pagel went on the land in the
spring of 1910 and having resided on it
for nearly two years, today
made plication through
County Judge w. t. Kelsey
for deed of the land TO be secured
from the United States government at
Washington D. G.. The land is piece
consisting of about 40 acres of bluff
land. The first land in Sank county
was entered about 1910 or about u
years ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
N GOMON
Baraboo, Wis.

Ii anyone can add to the above or if
the reader knows Sank county bear
story kindly address the Bruin editor
of the Baraboo News. The next will
be bear hunt by moonlight in Green.
field,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Wisconsin has one dairy cow in
81 acres of improved land, Michigan
one to 1877 acres, Iowa one to IL
acres, Maine one to Is acres and
Colorado one to 28.5 acres. Of total
cattle Wisconsin has one to A acres,
Iowa one to 6.6 acres, Michigan one to
8.6 acres and Maine one to 90 acres.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

"The Chicago Inter-Ocean does not
believe that the prices Of wooden gar
ments are affected by the duty on
wool" Possibly the tall wool'' cotton
varieties are not.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

In reading that Persian news how
memories of those companions OF our
youth, Xenophon and Darius came
back to US, to say nothing of our old
friends Parasange. But, alas, it's
pretty much all Greek to us now.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

The man who expected to bring in
the first robin story will probably
evaporate after reading the robin arti-
Gle in the News today.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

For January TO have sixteen sue
cessive days with a temperature below
zero, is an evidence that the present
winter has a back hard to break.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

"The Washington Post wants 1t
made more difficult to get married"
Educate your readers in thinking on
the cost of living esteemed contempor-
ary.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
WISCONSIN A RARE STATE.

When it comes to the yield of grain,
Wisconsin takes no rear seat. No irri-
CATION is required and the results are
among the best. Look at the follow
ing from the United States agriculture
report, draw your chair up close to
tentment:
Barley-EIrst Potatoes-Second
Flax-F1rst Rye-Fourth
Oats-FirSt Corn Fifth
Spring Wheat-First Hay-Fifth
Sugar Beets-First
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
What do you know about the in
come tax law?

American hens have been declared
to be champions of the world. How
a3out the American cow with cream
cry butter retailing at % cents a
pound.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Butter-fat received, 269,70 pounds;
over run, 1877 per cent.
II cost 1.24 cents per pound to
gather the produst and the cost at the
factory was 1.12 cents. The average
ice of the butt sold was %. A cents
and the average price paid for butter
al.was 1925.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

The man whose ears were frozen
while he slept probably knows there
will be no more Indian summers for
awhile.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
TIE SECRET OF LONG LIFE.

life by allowing
An
Mandrake
in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

New Workers bought $3.50, 900 worth
of headaches in a single night. lc'
water, waiter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Germany and England should never
take a chance Of precipitating hostill-
ties by arranging for European peace
dinner.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

IfJack Frost is so ungrateful as to
freeze ones ears while in bed, why not
wear night cap?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
How does oleomargerine compare
with the more aristocratic lubricant?

Members of Congress, who really de-
sire! harmony, can get few tips from
their wives.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Anew York policeman wants to be
relieved from alimony because he is
tired of supporting his wife's second
husband" Some men are so unreasona
BILE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

There was a horrible mistake in
western paper. "Newpaper man took
a brideU came out "took bribe."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

The column of January temperatures
published in the News is something to
hand down to posterity.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
From Mrs. futile.


Mrs Mary g. Tuttle writes from 024
Center avenue, GAINESVILLE, that they
have bfen enjoying (?) severe weather
for some days past. She adds that IL
does not SEEM as if she could do with
ont the News and "as grow older all
mention of the old times Or people
grow in interest" She expresses a
wish for the SAGE 50 Of tie paper.
In a previous issue of this paper
there was piinted an aruce writ en- by
[. A. Lapham in 1849 ana in this
article he expressed the b6iirf thai
Devils lake was volcanic crater
His daughter, Miss Julia A. Laph I'm,
writes fromOconon o voc that her lathe
accepted Che more rece It theories as
shown by his notes and Publications.
From a Sanitarium.
II Bradbury sends this officr copy
of the Hinsdale Sauitarium situated 1T
Hinsdale, Illinois. From the numer-
Gus illustrations the institution is
pros porous aud has an Ideal location.
After Thirty Years.
Mrs. Heltie VI. Lewis writes from
377 South Sixth street, San Jose,
California, that she recently hal
visit from the mother of Seua'or Jo'
Donald of Madison. Tie ladies hau
not met for thirty years. Senator
Donald WIS pupil of Mrs. Lewis in
Dane county.
Just Like California.
Guy o. Glazier has sent another
copy of a big newspaper from San
Diego, California. It was so large
when rolled up that it had the diane
ter of an automobile tire. San Diego
Is exploiting the big Panama exposi-
ton 10 be held there in 1915 and for
that reason the big edition of the San
Diego Union was gotten out. 1t is
lust like California to do big things
although some of them are not equal
to what Wisconsin can do. When it
comes 10 universities, dairy products,
deep SHOWS, monster circuses and a
few other things, California is away
back on a rear seat. No doubt the ex-
position will be in comparison what
Wisconsin can do in other lines.
From M. S. Gibson.
NJ. S. Gibson of Oakland, California,
and Mr.. Glazier must have minds that
run in the same channel aud know the |
weakness of editors for looking over
pig papers. There came from Mr..
Gibson a copy of The Oakland En-
ouirer which Iauds the advantages |
aud strides of the city across the bay |
from San Francisco. Mr.. Gibson has
our thanks for sending this instruc-
tive and entertaining copy of the
paper.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Tits long cold spell that never
warns up.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

A recall may come to an office holder
but never to zero weather until it gets
ready.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

J g. Fitzgerald of Kilbourn, trav-
cling salesman for the Oshkosh Ma
chinery Co., has been spending few
days in this locality.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
Bits Of Letters
From N g OS
Z leaders.
Now in r1adison.

Mrs. G.. A. Pabodie writes to send
her paper to $50 Langdon street, Madi-
son, Wis Mrs. Pabodie is chapeTon-
ing the Alpha Gamma Delta sor-
ority.
Stay in Bed to Keep Warm.
Miss Ada M. Burnham writes from
Madison that they are very COM
fortably situated in spite Of the chilly
weather.. She says that many people
in Madison who have had no trouble
before are having difficulty in heating
their houses. In one apartment house
the tenants were obliged to stay in bed
in order TO keep warm.
Mrs. Dodge Critically i'll.
Mrs. Byron Dodge of Milwaukee,
formerly of Baraboo, who has been
confined to her bed since November 10,
is still very low.
Cold Weather at Decatur.
This office has received copy OF
TIE Herald from Decatur, ILL.,, sent by
John Vandenburg of Baraboo. The
! paper devotes cons draole space TO
the cod weather and III an item says
that the schools were closed on account
of the fsigid temperature. The pspeI
speaks we'll of The visit of La Toilette
of his illness and Of bis address
Among other things the paper says:
Bad oysters in Chicago and severe
fall Thursday in Morris contributed &c
make Senator La Toilette sick man
when he faced his audience in Decatur
His address was not political, but
rather economic. He grants as does
every other mon that reform in oul
currency system is needed. Ii he sees
flaws as we'll as virtues in the Aldrict
plan of currency refotm, well anc
good. The question should o'
threshed out. The bankers of this
state are no. pledged to the Al|I1ci
commissions plan, but they do wau
system that will permit an eXpan
sion when money is needed in large
amounts. 7 hey want system tina
will end forever the occasional money
panics with which Eurol can countries
by reason Of their better systems ar
never troubled. If Mr.. La Follett
knows of such a system, the COUNT.
should have the benefit OF hi
knowledge.
A Welcome Visitor.
Ruth M. Southland writes from l72'
Como avenue, SOuthe ST Minneapolis
Mimi, that tire News is welcom'
visitor End we regret to miss even 1
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
SAUK CITY CREAMERY
Figures Show That The
Past Year was Pros
porous.

According to the report of the Sank
City creamery the following figures
show a profit for the past year:
Balance on hand and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

January weather is pie for the plum
mers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25
BarabcO Weekly News.

n. K. PAGE
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1912
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-01-25

Ruth M. Southland writes from ITO
Como avenue, SOuthe st Minneapolis,
Mimi, that tire News is a welcome
visitor end we regret to miss even a
number.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-03
CURRENT COMMENT
Light on n Good" Trust.

The suit fled by the department Of Justice.
after five years delay against the International
Harvester Company is based og the following
charges:
That the company is combination in re-
straint of trade, such Ia prohibited by the
Sherman anti trust Law.
That it Is monopolizing attempting to mo-
nopolize the manufa cture and safeSsf harvesting
machinery.
That K has advanced the price of harvest
ing machinery ito the grave injury OF the farmer
and the general public
That it is attempting to secure control Of all
lines of agricultural implements and create a
monopoly IN practically all the tools and
chinefy that farmers use
The international Harvester Company. the
government attorneys state controls 40 per
cent Of the trade IN harSeGtars and binders
- per cent Of mowers, 80 per cent. of binder
twines and. though just now reaching out int
new deId, already has Its hands on 80 per
cent. of the trade in agricultural implements
That Is more nearly complete monopoly than
the United States Steel Corporation. the Standard
Oil Company or the American Tobacco Com
pany. Yet the Harvester Company, eminent
authority, is listed among the good" trusts that
deserve protection and encoura gemen t,--Balti-
moro Sun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-03
THE MATURE sttFHaGETTt..

out III oahiahd' 'altiofhla' NFs- H. Lawson
mn Is an&oa8y WAITING I" cast H@F nFat
Ballot Oh May "a NrS ht'l IL Iltde tate IN
ootaininE the r'Eh} 0f mahhood suffrage nut
heF decision on candidates VIII De ah3 thHs
put immature. FOR Mrs H'Il rs aged I7+
years .... ...s-~. ... ....... ....
Nneh TINS hrst-Foter was norm tnf 'h'ffl
states hao Just come flushed ana embarrassed
WIN triumph out OF the Revolution When
she Was four Years oldt England ana America
were entering upon their last war, the
Louisiana purchase had Just been concluded,
ken.ncky ~5s a wilderness. the frontier lay
at the ono. the great West in which she Is to
become a saErafelte " S an AL but hhdfean"4d
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-03
AN oMELETTE IN THE MAKING.

Working under the majority .rnle, with
practically only two candidates in the field
speedy If stormy issue into its destiny.
Either Mir, Taft will prove potent enough 70
hold together his demoralzed strength, or,
with desperate effort 10 foist a dark horse
on the party. he will give up the political
ghost and leave sadly depleted estate to Mr.
Roosevelt
Bound by precedent 10 the two-thirds rule.
the Democratic situation Is more mixed The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-03
III MN 4rIo> On PRIMARIES.

Tho gettat legal opinion seems TO be THAI
taere viii be NO use in attempting to bring
the matter Of irregularities against the
secrecy Of the ballot in the Jefferson Ward
primary before the grand jurg.
Tb. Ter the reason t4at as the laa now
stands, tbe statute which 80 IT INSIDE
oaeanor tor aoe one to cars. an official
ballot from the voting booga. - to make a
leopr thereof. applies onlg tn eioetio5,g and not
7 primaries
Although the leaaUacd primary 2li. etnas-
eHtated il eae, did contain provisions which
make tho penal provisions Of. tho election law
ppieablc 10 Marty contests the bill Itself does
not 60 INTO effect nntu June 4. ninety lays
after the adjournment of the Legislature,
The primary just held was, therefore, ot
the cid bit miss sort, whore everything
foes" and where ii IS practically impossible
70 punish any irrceolartty, however gross
which does not % ITSELF fail within the exact
Bounds Of grtmua actions
The transaction tn jefferson Ward, loosely
rs ~ has been narrated and mcaero as the
jdonre Is concerning the specific acts which
Il smoke that may wcn mean fire The flames
can t0rn as merrily as they will. however. in
al other primaries held before June ~.
Never was better illustration afforded of
the need for a scrupulously guarded primary
than the helplcssuess OF the law 10 do any
thing In am instance where the spirit of the
law was clearly fouted and held in contempt
II may seem lost motion to concern ones
self about thing that cannot presently be
Helped. especially when the remedy is at least
two years away. 1t must, though. be remem-
hcred that the present incident is only mild
reminder of other faults inherent in the pri-
MARY system. In six weeks. it is true the
vqualfy appiy TO primaries. BUT there are
other provisions which are even more funda-
mental but (which were cut ont of the care
fully drawn bil for primary reform which
came before the Legislature only to be
slaughtered. The use of money is practically
permitted. while being ostensibly limited The
machinery necessary TO the holdsng of univer-
sal primaries under control of regular election
officials was refused, and the primaries them
selves left where they may still be under the
control of the old~time political regimes
These are faults which will. unlike that of the
penal provisions. remain after June IA. To
have them remedied even two years from now,
Il is necessary that the people take present
interest In the necessity for the remedies them.
selves In this, the primary season. there
VIII be abundant opportunity for the intelli
gent voter to learn from observation exactly
what the Legislature should have done--and
what II failed to do