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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-09-04
Oak Hill

burg, Mrs. 0. f. Olson and sister, |
Prone Schultz, visited last Sunday |
with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kinnaman.
Charles Ames had a phone put in
Ghe fore part of the week.
Little VAleria Riggers of Log awhile
visited the past week with her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. e. q. Luhr-
sen.
Mrs. Dora Schultz and daughter,
Mrs. Y. j. Decot, and daughter,
Lornas returned Wednesday from
Eau Claire where they spent a few
days with the formers sister, Mrs.
Wnnv Thieding.
Lena Meyer called Wednesday after
moon On Mrs. n. B. Graves.
Charles Ames and Frank Decot
were on the sick list few days the
Eoast week.
Mrs. Ernest SeeIey and children
visited Friday with Mrs. j. A. Deck
er.
Mr. and Mrs. o. w. Behn, Mr.. and
&rs. Y J. Decot and daughter, Lorna,
Mr. and Mrs. o. E. Olson, Mrs. j. A.
Decker and son, Raymond and Fred
5chafer were entertained at the home
of MIS-. Dora Schultz and family
Tharsday evening.
MRS. Charles Ames ard daughter,
ISABEL, MIS- Ned Kingsley, son, Paul,
and daughter, Genevieve, Mrs. Ed
ward Loos and two children of Mer
u1msck, Mrs. Edmond Decot and son,
Philip, of La Vale and Prone
Schutte were entertained at the
Eugene Decot home Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Deceit and
daughter, Lorna, called on the for
gneT's parents Friday evening.
Mrs. Herman Dargel aad little
daughter spent the latter part of the
week with her mother, Mrs. Afford,
an Big Creek.
Mars. Alonzo Goodrich entertained
gaer sister and two children of Dakota
abe fore part of the week.
August Zimmerman, wife and baby
were Sunday visitors at the Henry
8armeister home.
MT. and Mrs. Julius Schultz spent
Sunday with relatives at Lime Ridge.
Mrs. VIM. Meyer visited Friday
with Mrs. Dora Schultz.
Mrs. J. A. Decker spent Thursday
with Telgtiv at ITonton.
Mrs. Eugene Decot, Mrs. Frank
Decot and Mrs. Edmond Decot and
Phillip spent Saturday with Mrs.
Charles Deceit.
Mrs. Edward Loos and children OF
Merrimack are visiting at the home
OF her brother, Ned Kingsley and
Family
Marion Amss returned to her home
in Big Greek Friday after visiting q
few days with her brother, Charles,
and family.
Julius Schultz called Thursday eve
ming at the Henry Thies home.
Mr.. and Mrs, Sherman Gardner and
son of La Vale were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned
Kingsley.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIonzo Goodrich enter
&ained number of neighbors and
friends Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Decot spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Olson spent
Sunday afternoon with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Dora Schultz and family
Martha Luhrsen returned Reeds.
burg TO her duties in the new store
Monday after about two months'
vacation.
Several from here attended the
farmers picnic at the county farm on
Labor day.
School commences Tuesday 2rd
with Miss Anita GifferC of ReedsbuIg
as teacher:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-09-04
Fairfield

The Ladies' Aid of the M. e.
church in Fairfield will meet with
Mrs. Herman Beardsley for supper
Wednesday, Sept g. Everybody in
vitei.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-09-04
and Mrs. Geo. Mash.

and Mrs. Geo. Mash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Webley of Reeds
burg visited the first of the week at
the Dwight Hudson home.
School commenced Monday with
Miss Clara Severson as teacher.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-08

Down by the East river as it turns
around the Park at Corlears Hook,
there stands the new st. Roses Free
Home for Incurable Cancer, where the
Servants of Relief take care of about
SIS destitute men and women, and near
which Is years ago the first members
of the Sisterhood began to nurse the
victims of this disease, ere the in
valids have crept safely into peace
full security; they are pronounced by
physicians to be the hostages of death,
and therefore out of the grasp Of
operations or experiments. They take
constant notices of the activities Of
the park across the street from t!iciv
sun parlor windows and they listen
to their canaries and to their musical
instruments.
The river is never ending source
of interest, for it changes color and
aspect like human being and the
shipping is a fascination in its variety
and characteristics. The navy yard
is on the opposite shore and many
great ships come around the bend, an
choring near, but on the Brooklyn
side, when, last summer, Capt Will
liam j. Maxwell brought the Florida
into port, he did not forget 70 look at
the Free Home, in which he is much
interested. He steamed closer to the
New York waterline than necessary.
A sister who sees everything that
others are not likely to, summoned the
patients and they got a close look at
the battleship.
"The aid about the home" said Mo,
ther Alphonsa, who is in charge, sis
abundant and often salty in fragrance,
so that an open window means real
result. The imprisoned sufferers are
refreshed in many ways, which is es-
pecially merciful to those who have
travelled over the earth. A pastime
If the inmates, particularly among
the men, is the recounting of thrilling
tales Of adventure. The sisters some
lines come upon these monologues
and believe every word that the vet
Grams say.
"The majority of the patients are
purified, quiet, patiently smiling and
,ious souls, to whom the religious
atmosphere of the home is an hourly
comfort and consolation, and who are
making the best of their time. 1t is
from the citizens of New York that
he poor have received this home,
eady to do faithful work for the
lnwanted who will always be wanted
lere."
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-08
New YOrk's Sins
Against Children
(By Carlton Teneyck.)

written for the United Press.)
New York, Dec.8.-Father Knick-
erbocker is wholly to blame for his
delinquent children and the youngsters
are not at fault for their sins, in the
opinion of Ernest X. Coulter, founder
of the Big Brother movement in New
York, and who had great deal to do
with the establishment of the Chill
,lren's Court.
at is the sins of the city against the
children that stand out most startling
in the Children's Court" said Coulter.
"The community robs the child in the
congested district of everything a
growing human being needs for health
of mind and body-and then it would
punish him with his efforts to win
these chances for himself bring him
in charp contact with the law of the
grown-up. Were there anything like
a rational distribution of population,
were the dwellers in the tenements
not deprived of light and space, were
the tenement children not desperately
put to it for anything like play, there
would be small work indeed, for chill
dren's courts, charitable and reforma-
tory institutions.
at is in indulging the God-giving
play of the child, under proper super
vision, that best develops him physi-
cal, mental and moral side. When we
force him to dodge about the garbage
cans for his game of tag and push
him into dark and evil-smelling stair
ways and cellars for his hide-and-
seek, how can the community complain
when he does not develap into good
citizen?
"Arraigned in the Children's Court
recently for the heinous crime of play
ing ball in the street, half clad lit
tie fellow was asked by the magis-
trate: What are the streets for ?
The culprit, whose head barely reach
ed the bench, thought hard and earn
estly, his face white from starvation
and fear. Automobiles, SIR he final
ly faltered, and the magistrate
straightway sent him home.
"In one of the most crowded dis
tricts last summer | saw little girl
cry and flee in terror from a flutter-
ing butterfly that by some strange
chance had been blown across the
Hudson from the Jersey meadows
The only fields she had ever known
were the asphalt and cobbles; the
only insects within her knowledge had
been reaches and spiders, and worse.
and her only brooks were the gutter
floods when the sweeners occasional
ly turned on the fire hydrant to flush
the dirty pavements in her block.
'It is small wonder that when some
occasional charity takes handful of
tenement children into the country
for a week-those who have always
lived in the city's din and cry-that
it is so still it makes their ears hurt,
and they beg to be taken back to the
city"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-08
GOTHAM WOMEN IN FEAR
OF THE POISON NEEDLE

New York, Dec. 8-State authori-
les are likely to take hand in the
Investigation of the poison needle
MYSTERY growing out of the experience
# Mrs. Marjorie Graft in a moving
picture theater two days ago.
So far the only arrest is that of a
young South American, Armand
Megaro, who is held in $4,000 bond
IN an assault charge made by Mrs.
craft, after man seated near her
n box jabbed needle into her
arm and she was seized with drowsi-
4ess.
The cases of five young women re-
ported to have been victims of ex-
oeriences similar to those of Mrs.
Graft, are being investigated by the
police of this city, however, and the
attention of the federal authorities
has been brought to the Graft case.
United States Assistant District
Attorney Charles F. Lynch said to-
day that the government authorities
would act if it was shown that a
needle gang" was operating be-
tween this state and New York.
Sociological workers here and in
New York City have laid emphasis
on the Graft case in their public
warnings regarding methods of white
slavers in procuring girls. They
pointed out that hypodermic needles
may be bought for fifty cents each
and that degenerates have no trouble
in purchasing drugs also.
The police here are at present
Withholding the names of all the re-
ported victims except Miss Jeanette
Clark, nineteen years old, who said
today she had been attacked in the
theater on Thanksgiving night.
Reports that Miss Mary Lee, a
young stenographer had been SINH
larly made victim were denied by
her today. 1t had been understood
that she and Miss Clark were to be
taken before CRAFTS alleged assailant
to see if they could identify him. Miss
Clark stated tonight that she did not
believe she could recognize the man
"ho attacked her, if she saw him
again. The needle found in Mrs.
CRAFTS seat in the theater had not
been dipped in poison SO far as a
investigation showed.
A test of the efficacy of the South
American drug which is the sus-
pected poisen in the Graft case is to
be made. An animal will be inocu-
lated with a needle filled with the
fluid and watched.
Miss Clark later was taken to po-
lice headquarters to confront Megaro.
She said she could not identify him
as her assistant. 1t was learned to-
night that other cases are being in
in Orange, Patterson and
Jersey City.
, 1913-11-26
BY A MEMBER.
MS.
ST- CROIX STATION.

London, Nov. 24lh-The death IS amour
ctd of Sir William Bailey, a Director Of the
Manchester Ship Canal Company.
Adyices from Toxic announce the death Of
Prince Tokuguwn, President of the House Of
Peers, and last of the Shoguns, or ancient
military governors of Japan.
From Paris the death is announced of NJ.
Edouard L ,ckroy, the eminent statesman
and writer.
The Royal S%ociety's Hughes Medal has
been awarded to Professor a. G.. Bell, the
inventor Of the Telephone.
1t is reported That Lord Kitchener is to
succeed Lord Hardinge as Viceroy and Gov
eruor General of India. The latter has not
recovered from The bomb attack made on
him during the State entry into Delhi III
December last, and Is wiling to resign feel
ing the need OF a strong Admlnistrator on
account of the growing Justification.
Lord Gladstone, Governor General of the
Union of South Africa, has tele 9raphed tue
Foreign Office denying the allegations of
shooting, foggiug ana coercing East lndlans
10 make them work in Natal. He states that
force will not be used except against vlo-
lence,
Advicps from Durham states that the stu
alton there is quieter. Europeans are, how
ever, arming themselves and supplying arms
to the golfers, except Hindus, who are be-
ing kept within Larbed wires iutally cleo
tntied.
Mr.. Larkin has issued a manifesto to his
comrades in the British movement, ridi-
culing the delay in declaring a general strike
until December the 9th. He appeals to tue
rank aud file to ignore the leaders who, he
says, are falling short of the gospel OF hu-
man brotherhood, and urges all Trade
Unionists to strike an acute and honest note
on behalf of the maltr aztec wage slaves. The
Dublin halls are inadequate for his audi
, 1913-11-26

namely, that to HIS Majesty the King, which
was drunk with hearty and loyut response,
in the famous vintage of Mnanme CIi,quot
or some other renl brand then followed the
next toast Kindred Societies. also 10y the
Chairman, who delivered Il most appropriate
and stirring address referring to the sympa-
thy and bond Which should tend to unite
in sincere and lasting brotherhood all cOudi-
tons of men with the hope that this Society
would always keep true to. and worthy OF u
good name and standing among cognate
associations, This toast was responded to
by the honorary guest, Mr.. FnbiO, who at
some length expressed the pleasure 1t afford
ed him to be present at this gathering III the
position which he occupied, and his grati-
cation III observing what positively impressed
him of the appearance of frmness and steavl-
ness that was evident by the display tonight,
and which 30 him was a sure sign of the
earnest desire of The Members to hold fast
and well together, aud which it was his sin
cere wish that they always would.
In the following order thereafter was con-
tinued the other toasts of the evening namely,
'Our Country proposed by Member A. Neu-
mann, aud responded to by Member George
Jackson 'FIhe Mothcrland" by Member A.
Bang, responded TO by Member H.. Goldberg
"Ihe Mercantile Community" by Member l..
Ash, resi- ondod to by Member j. Alexander;
"Ahsent Friends" 10y Member D. H. Jackson,
responded to by Memhor j. j Johnson
and lastly, bnt by no means least, The
Ladies 10y Member A. Teytnud, responded
to by Member S. G. Harland, B. Sc, FG.S.,
Some comic and other amusing songs
rendered by a couple of celebrities of the
day, who shone still more beautifully in the
night, and particularly such a night; with
the telling OF some slde-sphttng kes etc,
brought the arranged programme nearly to
a close, wheu Member, Staff Sergeant A.
Neumanu called us Il finale for another toast
and drink to The KING with a three times
three, which was so heartily accorded that
the folk IN the neighbourhood must have
been reused to a thorough and unmIstaka-
bile sense of the existing state of affairs IN
their vicinity.
The singing of that old Scotch ne'er-to-
be-forgotten ditty "Anid Lang Syne,' with
another rousing hurrah brought this, Ohe
young Soclety's trst) nights enjoyment TO
. close, and it is hoped that among other
good things, Mr.. D.. Fabio will convey
to the Sister Isle the Mutual Improvement
S%ociety's wnrmest thanks IN permitting their
representation by 50 able and honourabie a
guest.
BY A MEMBER.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
DISMISSED AGENT BACK
WITH INCREASED SALARY

Rapid City, s. D., Jan. Us. 4.
Skeen, agent for the Northwestern
RAILROAD at this point. was dismissed
from the employ Of the road about two
months ago. following a n investigation
of irregularities in the freight DEPART
ment involving q score or mor em-
ployes and several Rapid City mer-
chants. The grating amounted to
thousands of dollars, one shipper pay
ing back nearly $4,000 which had been
deducted from weigh bills and whacked
up. At the time of Skeen's dismissal
It was stated that he was in no way
to blame for the irregularities and BEN
emitted In no way from the illegal
transactions. The road, however,
brought H. f. r. Hill here from Chad
ron, Neb.. and installed him in Skeen's
place, the latter taking a long trip over
the country. A telegram found him in
southern California and ne was sum-
moned to this city, supposedly to tes-
tify in suits involving the thefts from
the road. He arrived Thursday and
was ,agreeably surprised when lin
formed that his old place awaited him
at an Increased salary. Mr.. Hill has
been transferred to Norfolk, Neb,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
MUCH HARD LABOR
AWAITS CONGRESS-
Calendars Are TANNED and
Virtually Nothing Has Been
Accomplished.

Washington, Jan. 6.-With final adj
journment Of the e2d congress exactly
two months away, the House today
confronted a damned calendar and
grist or supply bills that promised
weary days ana sleepless nights for
the legislators up to the final mofnen
OF the session.
Only q single appropriation bill the
Legislative, executive and judicial
supply measure. has been passed by
bill Is now under consideration and
should be completed early next week.
Big Measures Untouched.
The big appropriation measures,
which involve q vast amount OF detail
likely to cause long discussion, are
still to come. The p~ostoffice appro-
priation bill has been reported from
tlfe committee and IL awaiting action
by the House. The military affairs
the army bill, which is expected TO
develop considerable friction. Besides
there remain the naval appropriation
bill, with its prospects for a fight on
the battleship program, the military
academy bin, the agricultural appro-
pr1ation bill, the fortiications appr0-
priation bill, the voluminous sundry
civil bill and the two so-called pork
barrel" bills for the river and harbor
improvements and public buildings
Must WORK Nights.
With these prospects piled up for
the next two months, Representative
Fitzgerald. chairman OF the ~appropria-
tions committee. declared today that
the House would be 900 forced to
call night sessions for the considera-
ton of appropriation bills. He said
that committees would have the supply
measures ready for action on the floor
before the House was ready for them.
Mr.. Fitzgerald believes general leg
islation will have little chance on the
floor. @
Members OF the House are looking
forward to about a month OF night
and day grinding just before the con-
clusion Of the session, nj the leaders
are already making plans to hold a
quorum Of members that work may be
rushed through.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
.DEVOE CLAIMS HONORS
OF YOUNGEST SOLDIER
IN THE UNION SERVICE
Hot Springs Veteran, Born In
1852, Sees Western Service
After War.

Hot Springs, s, d., Jan. Tn the
controversy as 10 whose is the young
est civil soldier, Henry Devoe. Of the
national sanatoriufn. in this city, is an
active claimant. In addition to being
one OF te youngest veterans, there is
scarcely q wearer OF the blue who has
seen longer or harder service than this
n n. His career as soldier. sheriff and
United States marshal covers most all
Of the period from 1863 up TO 1912. Z
Devoe was enlisted I'm Brooklyn, NJ.
Y, and has seen service In the east
with the rebels, through the west in
Indian fights, has suffered in Death
valley, and finally settled down to more
peaceful duty, such as guard and dep
uty warden In the Montana peni-
t~entiary, sheriff and the like. His home
is at Livingston. Mont, and he was
last year admitted to the government
home at Danville, Ill, Uncle o Can
mons town, and from there was trans
ferRed to the governments $1,000, 900
sanatorium here for treatment. He Is
still active and able bodied, and if this
country were called to arms he would
make an effort 10 go to the battle line.
Born in 1852 Devoe lived In New
York city till he was 10 years old,
when he ran away toajoin the army.
He enlisted at Governors island, then
called Fort Columbus. He was q
drummer boy and In all the engage
ments OF his regiment afterward he
kept UP with the soldiers on their
hardest marches.
Devoe's real name is Defan. The
head OF the New York publishing house
OF Fred Defan d Co. Is his brother.
When he was enrolled as a drummer
boy Il got on the company roll as De-
voc and, once becoming known by that
name, It was eve changed. Two
years after he ran away to join the
union army, his brother, two years
older, did the same His name was
Louis Defan. They lever met after
Henry left home without saying good
bye, though when Henry was stationed
Vat Bort Boise, In Idaho, he learned
from a comrade that the brother was
in Oregon at Camp Warner. Louis
died years afterward in T~ennessee,
while q member OF the Seventh United
States cavalry. @y
In 1879 Deyoe received his dis
charge from the Second cavalry and
took up work IN the government serv-
ice as a packer. From this he became
sheriff at Giendive, u job that In those
days required the same sort OF bravery
ard careful Judgment as had =
teriged his long service in the army.
Later he "a deputy United states
marshal and deputy sheriff az Living
ston. whore he claims residence. He
also acted as guard and deputy warden
in the Montana prison, at Deer Lodge
for a period OF four years.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
SIOUX FALLS PHYSICIAN F
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. THE fling
in the United States court of a petition
In voluntary bankruptcy by DIR, w. o.
Durham, for some years one Of the
most prominent physicians OF Sioux
Falls, and who established a hospital
some years ago, which he has con-
Quoted up to the present time. occas-
Toned surprise. AS an outgrowth of
his financial difficulties he has insti-
tuted an action claiming $1,000 dam
ages against a business man and the
sheriff, on the allegation that they
without authority attached his prop
erty at what is known as the Durham
hospital. In the schedule accompany
ing his petition in bankruptcy he
places his liabilities at $12,SS9.93 and
his assets at $4,2S6. OF his assets,
property to the value OF $3.50 is claimed
TO be exempt. DR.. Durham, 1t il
stated by those familiar with his af-
fairs, was a great money maker, but
permitted large sums to slip through
his fingers for alleged unnecessary
purposes. apparently not making any
effort to satisfy hts creditors. j
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-09
WOOD IN FAVOR OF
RESTORING CAN1EEN
Army Chief Says It Would I'm
prove Health and Morals
Of Troops.

washington, Jan. 6.-The restoration
OF the army canteen and enactment OF
legislation for the elimination from.
the United States army Of unfit officers
tare among the principal recommended
lions OF Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief
of stan. in his annual report made pub
lie today. General Wood likewise rec
ommends the concentration OF the
army on strategic lines and in areas
where 1t a be more economically
maintained and would transfer all the
personnel of the stan corps, except
ing engineers. medical officers and
chaplains to the line. Increasing Aac-
lcordingly the number of the general
officers and line officers In the diff
ferent grades
Discussing means for the elimination
Of unit officers, the chief OF STAR
says. "r1
HThe full efficiency Of an organiza-
ton Of men cannot be secured without
a system by which the merits OF the
individuals shall have some effect
upon their advancement
"The army has long suffered from
the lack OF such a system" the gen
eral continues. Sup to the grade of
ity In each branch, and there is no
way under the law by which an Of
flcer, no matter what his merit, can
be advanced a single number except
by making him a general officer.
The great majority OF the officers
OF the army" said General Wood dis
cussing the canteen question, "are OF
the opinion that the re-establishing OF
the canteen under proper supervision
would tend to improve the health, dis
cipline and efficiency of the service
through dismissing intemperance and
immortality, i concu In this opinion