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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-02
Oklahoma City.

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1.-(Spe-
cial. THE returns from "a of the Sc
precincts as tabulated by the Okla
homan, show that Guy +. Blackwell
der was reelected as commissioners
Of public works by more than l10O
votes over his democratic opponent,
Henry NJ. Scales, In Tuesdays cleo
ton. The returns also show that c.
A. Mitscher. republican, Is Leading
Judge j. T Highley. democrat, by 3
votes for commissioner of public safe
ty. Woolrldge apparently was elect
ed as treasurer Of the school board.
In the race for treasurer of the
school board, Woolridge received a
majority over Hess Of S5 in the "a
precincts reported.
The returns show the following
vote for school board; First ward,
long term. Clark {. Hudson, demo.
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t1arenorc.

CLAREMORE, OKLA, April l.
Especial. THE democratic ticket
successful at the polls in thi, city
today. an entire corps Of officers be-
ing selected with the exception of one
position on the school board which
will be filled by h. a. Patton, re-
publican. G. B. Holtendorff was
elected mayor, Chas. Garden, clerk;
John w. Leach, chief of police; w.
ID. Mcclure. treasurer; T.. A. Stewart,
police Judge; L. S Robson, attorney
John Draper, street commissioner;
and II. T. Brown, George Feezell, II.
NJ Martin. j. s. Ault, and p. c. Rem
Ter were successful for councilmen.
The question of the adoption of the
commission form of government car
ricd by "a majority Of two votes.
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sixteen BILLS
GIVEN THE AXE

any right In the river bed, the right
to sue the state. This would no doubt
entail the state in numerous law suits
and since II Is the policy Of the state
not to permit the state TO be sued the
governor thinks the greatest care
should be exercised in granting such
right the laycrine court bll which
would establish branch OF the
county court In Harper county is We
toed by the governor because he
thinks that court should not be held
In a town other than the county seat
In such measures the governor says
ne should otherwise not interfere but
hundreds Of people Of Harper county
have asked that he veto the bill,
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ton he presented legal argument
ou the question cilng various aulhori-
ties. Speaker MaNoy finally suggested
mittcc ~ nye 10 report on the quos-
ton of lH constituiionallly ana the
motion was adopted The committee
la 10 report on the constltutionality Of
the option BIN for county offices
which In subject 10 the same legal OBJ
lcctlous The speaker appointed Rep
roscutatlycs plukham, Toheo, Nc
Guirc, Wright ana Smith of Pottawa-
tonic on the committee
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BInckWcll.

BLACKWELL, April 1.-(Special)
j. c. Blackaday, democrat was
elected mayor Of Blackwell in Tues
days election, winning by large ma
jority Frank Kennan. also a dem
ocrat. won in his race, for city mar
shall The following councilmen' all
republicans, were elected; First ward
Elmer Stephenson; Second ward
Charles Lashbrook; Third ward N.
IS. Rogers: Fourth ward, JOHN Hiatt.
Interest in the election was keen and
heavy vote was polled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-02

WASHINGTON. April /. - Carl
Rothcnherg. an S-year-old boy who
was seeking to qualify as a coming
Marquard. is in the hospital today In
a serious condition as the result Of
being struck by n batted ball The
lad was hurt yesterday In the course
sot a game. but continued TO play.
Las, nigh, he suddenly collapsed on
the street and the physicians at the
hospital diagnosed his injury as cere-
bral conyulsions, which may prove
fatal
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Elk City.

ELK CITY, April Especially y
The election Tuesday resulted in a
complete victory for the Democratic
ticket The results: For mayor,
Robinson, Democrat 3O6; Briggs,
Socialist ST; for marshal, Russell,
Democrat, 2S2; Ludlow, Socialist, 100;
Council, Second ward, two to elect,
Hays, Democrat, 100; STREET, Demo-
crat, 90; Bartells Socialist so.
School board, First ward, two to
elect" McComas, Democrat A; Ward
Democrat, 80; Patterson. Socialist, 21.
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BETTER chance
FOR ACTION NOW
TWO SEPARATE CONSOHDATlON
BILLS ARE RErERRlD no
COMMITTEES.
LEGAL objection RAISED
Claimed Tint Amendment To- tonsu-
tuition Should BE First Pro-
yldcd for.

OKLAHOMA CITY April l. (Spc-
cial) Chances Of the house sgrecinB
upon any plan OF nbolifhlng county
and township offices wcra greatly
mnlmlzod Tuesday morning when
two separate bills providing for Local
ferrng to special committees after
referring to special committees pftcr
having been considered on the floor
House Rn A by H. II Smith, T. j.
Brown and l.. y. Lewis which proNld-
ed that upon "a petition signed hy 20
per cent uf the voters the question OF
the consolidation OF any office with
another office in the county should be
submitted 10 vote of the people was
first considered II was amended so
that such question should be submit
ted AT general or primary election
and SO that the petition should state
with what office the Once squpht to
be abolished should bc consolidated.
The chief objection to the bill was
raised boy Bonds of Rogers who moved
to strike out section ono which would
have Killed the measure. Bonds CON
tended that the bin would create
endless confusion In the state az one
county would abolish a certain Office
while another would dispose Of dif-
fcrcnt office and SO on over the slntc
destroying all uniformity In such po-
siuons He suggested that the lcgis
laturc should submit the question Of
abolishing certain specific Offices TO
the people Of all counties Smith Of
PouaWatomic replied that at the reg
u'ar session the house spent four days
trying to aRrco upon what office It
would abolish ana could not SO that
he considered ii would be useless to
try to follow Bonds suggestion.
Speaker MuXey finally suggested
that the house should. pass a bill
abolishing some county dfGces; out
right and naming specifically fl few
others which might nc abolished IN
any county by vote of the people of
such subdivision and moved that the
bin he referred to a special committee
Of five to draft IA bill along these lines.
This motion carried,
The other bin which the house was
unable to agree upon IS 10y Lemon
and others providing FOR adjustment
of township government Upon Il ma
jority vote of the electors Of a county
the question to be submitted when 10
per cent Of the voters petition.
The bin was amended SO that the
question might be submitted at a
primary as well as a general election
Of 1914 and at any general OF primary
election thereafter Emanuel and
others objected to the low percentage
required to secure the submission of
the question ON the grounds that So
cialists would keep county In con-
stant turmoil 10y frequent Petitions
and an amendment by Smith OF Pot
taVatomle was adopted Increasing
the number Of signcrs required to %
per cent of the Legal electors.
Representative Tehoero ,ChsoSce
raised a serious legal question 9Fainst
the bin. lie contcndcd that tho state
by general legislation cannot confer
legislative powers upon amy codnty
TVssooct first amending the cousrtd-
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NcwlirlI.

NEWKIRK, April 1.-(SpeciaL)-'
In Tuesdays election the following
candidates were the successful ones;
Miller, democrat, mayor; Hodges
democrat, city clerk; Stevens, repub'
lican, treasurer; Brown, republican
city attorney; Avery, democrat, mar
shal; Herr, republican, state commits
sioner. The election was quiet.
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pOnCa City.

PONCA CITY, April 1.-(SpeciaD
AT the city election held today the
full Republican ticket was elected
with the exception of three candi-
dates, w. H. McFadden, well known
oil man formerly of Pittsburg, Pa,
was elected mayor by a majority of
nearly three to one over his Demo-
cratic opponent, an unprecedented
majority In the political history of
this city,
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lawton.

LAWTON. Okla. April 1-(Special)
All three city commissioners, running
for reelection in Tuesdays election
were defeated. The vote, the largest
in the history of the city, Is as fol-
lows: Commissioner Of finance, W. d.
Turner, ga A. r. McClennan, e19;
commissioner Of public safety. r. A.
Jones, 1872: M A. Nelson sol; COM
missioner OF public safety, George
Short. 57e. All three commissioners
elected are democrats. In the only
contested school position, the Second
ward. DIR. Il. S. Dunlap, democrat.
defeated j. c. Harper, republican by
a vote of 264 to los.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-02

WASHINGTON. April Am earth
quake of unusual intensity was reg
Istored last night on the selsmograph
OF Georgetown university The prin-
Ipal tremor occurred at II 80 T. m.
although the quakcs lasted until
1880 this morning The disturbance
apparently was between six and seven
thousand miles from Washington.
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crat, 625; Gross, republican, 564;
Johnson's majority, 261. Short term,
First ward, owen, democrat Sl4; RI
ley, republican, 45O; Rathburn, pro-
gressve, 1871 Second ward, Hope,
democrat, 6S7; Wells, republican,
51g; Wardwell, progressive, II. Third
ward Young, democrat, 926; Rolli-
son, republican, 4S3, Fourth ward:
Fleener, democrat, SS4; lockwood,
republican, 210.
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ArlnlNre.

ARDMORE, okla. April 1.-(Spe-
cial)-W. r. Roberts, democratic
nominee for mayor, wa selected over
A. V. Doak, Independent candidate.
in Tuesdays election here. The vote
stood: Roberts 573, Doak 322. The
other successful candidates were: ID.
L. Booker, Chief of Police Thomas
Carter, and w. S. Fraley, commission
er. The democratic ticket had no OPP
position except in the mayoralty race.
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COr1lClI.

CORDELL, Okla. April 1.-(Spe-
cial. There was btu a light vote
cast in Tuesdays election here ana
not a great deal of interest manifest
ed. X. l.. Hardey, democrat, was
elected mayor by big majority; j.
W. Whatley was reelected marshal
also by big majority. He. too, is
democrat. by majority of so votes,
the pool halls were voted out.
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TeunnSCh.

TECUMsEH, Okla. April 1.-(Spe-
ciaD-A non partisan ticket was elect
ed in the municipal election here
Tuesday. Interest centered chiefly in
the race for chief Of police in which
there were six candidates. All men,
bers Of the school board were re-
elected. the following candidates be-
ing successful: NJ. L. Caldwell. re-
elected mayor; Charles X. Surbee.
chief OF police; Frank Douglas, city
clerk.
Wagner.
WAGNER, April 1.-(Special. -
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WASHINGTON. April 1.-Governor
Carranza at the head of the revolu-
tionary forces in the north. decalred
himself provisional president. accord.
ing to advices received here today
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Ol,nlulgcc.

OKMVIGEE, Okla, April l.
Especial )-Richard Jenness, an old
newspaper man was elected commits
s,oner of finance over f. II. Moody
nou-partisan, in Tuesdays election.
Both candidates are republicans. The
entire school board has been re-
elected.
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ELECTION HELD
ALL over STATE
Continued from page ~

held here Tuesday. the following were
elected First Ward, Fay Todd; Sec
ond ward, Frank Leonard; Third
ward j. u. Benedict, Fourth ward, d.
A. Fink
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-06-26
Friday

Frank Horton has returned to his
home near Lodi after visit with his
brother and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Horton, who reside about
mile east of the city limits.
Myrtle, Lucille and Alice Baumgrath
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Baumgarth, who reside about mile
east of town, have returned from a
| visit with relatives on Sank Prairie
Mrs. Frank Plummer has returned
from Madison where she attended the
commencement exercises at Edgewood
academy. Her daughter, Miss Anna
Plummer, was one of the graduates
and returned to BRrabo0 with her
mother.
Miss Mary Souther left for her
home in Mauston today after spending
a few days at the F. Risley home.
Miss Souther was an instructor in
Latin in the University of Wisconsin
the past year.
Some of the young children about
the city are engaged in a very dan
gerous practice. They ride on the
rear of an automobile for a short dis
lance then drop to the ground and
run for the sidewalk. They are in
danger of being struck by passing ma
chimes and should abandon the prac-
tice at once.
About twenty pupils of the pri-
mary and intermediate rooms pleas
antly surprised Miss Nettie Kimball
at her home in Lyons Wednesday af-
ternoon. The afternoon was spent in
playing games on the lawn after
which delicious refreshments were
served. About ive-thirty the little
guests departed wishing Miss Kim
ball happy time during vacation.
Thursday the Modern Woodmen of
America held their annual picnic on
the beautiful hill which overlooks
Wonewoc. Large delegations were
present from Hillsboro, La Vale,
Tomah and Baraboo. Lodge No. 800
of Baraboo was the only one that en-
tered a team. Their drilling was a
credit to any fraternal order. In the
afternoon a field meet was held which |
was carried ouG with muoh interact |
The hundred yard dash was won by
l.. Schneider Of Baraboo and s. Neitzel, |
also of Baraboo, ran close second. H. |
Peters of Wonewoc took the running
board jump and L. Kaufman and |
Peters were tied for the high jump at |
five feet two inches. The relay race of |
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1nterment az

sons and daughters. Interment al
Reedsburg.
Magnus Swenson of Madison, who
is interested in the Kilbourn dam
and who has purchased much land
along the Wisconsin river for the
Prairie du Sac dam, leaves Saturday
for Christiana, Norway, to attend the
first annual meeting of new steam
ship company of which he is a direct
or. He sails from New York the fol-
lowing Tuesday and will be gone
about a month. The new organiza-
ton is the Norwegian
Steamship company, with head
quarters fn Christiania. Mr.. Swenson
will make the voyage IN tie first
steamer launched by the company,
the Christiana Ford, which arrived
in New York yesterday on its maiden
trip. Il 1t clears port next Tuesday, re
turning directly to ChIistiania.
mere was meeting IN the @. A. r.
hall this afternoon at which time
the offer of Dean Henry of the
State University was maze. rgHe
says he will give $500 to assist in es-
tablishing cooperative laundry
among the farmers near Baraboo pro-
vlding fifty will join the organization
and providing the laundry is kept
running for one year. There is a sim
liar laundry at ChatfeId, Min
nesota, which is very success g.
full. M. Yves. Tubbs, secretary of the
Wisconsin branch of the American
Society of Equity, Madison, expected
to be present but could not. The plan
was presented by William Toole,
president of the Skillet Greek
Farmers club. If possible the
laundry will be organized.
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tation of girl laborers to work on the
sugar estates in District Piriatin,
Province Poltava, Southern Russia.
The excited villagers fastened
all means of escape from the
wooden barn in which the girls were
housed for the night and set fire TO TIE
building while the inmates slept. The
message said none had a chance to
escape and all burned to death
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-06-26
Narrow ESCAPE.

According to the Portage Democrat
the manager of the ball team from
that suburb had 2 narrow escap c
when in Baraboo last week. The
paper says the manager had difficulty
in recovering his betting money and
that the Barabooans attempted to lick
him by a concerted rush, using feet,
fists and dngernails. 1t must have
been a narrow escape. The Portage
papers have been left at the Ross
flower store to be perused by those
who desire to so so.
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Black Hawk

The many friends and relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gassner were
shocked to hear of the unexpected
death of the infant son, who died early
Tuesday morning after an illness of
only or days. The bereaved family
has the sympathy of all their friends
and relatives. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon at the Black Hawk
church.
VIM. Hssheider is the owner Of a
Maxwell auto and John Rieser is the
owner Of a Ford.
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four hundred and forty yards was won
by L. Schneider of Baraboo and u.
Kaufman of HilIsborC. The music
of the day was furnished by the
Tomah band. All reported very
enjoyable time.
N. G.. Abbott, formerly a merchant
Of Okee and now editor of the Harris
burg, South Dakota, Journal, con-
cudes the story Of wreck near his
place with a reference to the Chicago
and Northwestern. They are slow in
Dakota in clearing the track and this
caused Mr.. Abbott to say:
Perhaps we have been spoiled by
living for many years on the line of
the G. & n. w. Ry. in Wisconsin,
where, had such an accident ever &C.
CURED, Big Bill Mulcahy, Cummins
and Hub Risley would have been on
the job inside of an hour or two at
most, with a powerful steam wrecker
and the derailed train would be, again
under way in short order.
But then, the old North western
didn't wait on orders from the railroad
commission when the accommodation
of their patrons was in question.
Its officials also possessed different
kind of efficiency.
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Thursday


Harry School came from GAINESVILLE
to Baraboo on Wednesday to reside
with his parents.
Irwin Rau, who has been teaching
during the past year in Merrill, Wis,
is spending the summer in BaraboO
Miss Eva Snyder of Platteville,
Wis. hasireturned after short visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. G. Snyder.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has taken its wires from Oak
street and have sawed of the poles.
| Mrs. f. Collentine returned to Nun
roe this morning after attending the
/ Standardization wedding yes
terday.
Mrs. E. E. Wilson returned to Mil
waukee today after spending few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L.. Nc Hugh.
Mrs. Frank Cromie and daughter,
Alice, returned to their home in
Woodbine, Iowa, after having spent
several weeks in this city.
Mrs. sWm. Vandenburg Of Lyons
and mrs. 5wigert of Burlington
visited at the home OF the formers
cousin, Mrs. e. 3. Winslow.
Charles Wild has returned to
Kenosha after visit in Baraboo. Mr..
and Mrs. Wild were at Sycamore, ILL.,,
to attend the commencement exercises,
their daughter, Miss Keitha Wild,
being one of the graduates.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Williamson of
Boston, Mass, who are spending some
time here, are planning on buying a.
cottage at Devils Lake. Mrs. William
son is a daughter of Mrs. w. E. Con-
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Eddy and son
and daughter from La Porte, indiana,
arrived ct the Kinney farm EMonday
noon, coming by overland route in
their auto.
The members Of the Inter Sc club
held their banquet at the spacious
home of Mis-. n. NJ. Bliss, East
street, Tuesday afternoon. The day
| oF+
pleasantly spent in telling stories and
giving c0nuudrums. After an elab-
crate banquet, which was served on
the porch, toasts were given bring
lingout the beauties of Baraboo.
Others responded with stories and
original poems.
The new marriage license law makes
several changes of notable nature in
the application for marriage license
and before any licenses are issued affi-
of witnesses. These affidavits are en-
tireIy different from those in use in
the state previous to the passage of the
law. An affidavit must be made that
neither have been divorced within a
year and neither can be an idiot, an
epiIeptic or an insane person. The
new forms will soon be in use.
D. r. kellogg, for many years a
photographer at Reedsburg, died at
Onalaska, Wis, to which place he
went to reside about two years ago.
The news of his death was rot expect
ed by his Reedsburg friends.
Mr.. Kellogg was born in Topkins
county, New York, December 5, 1910,
and came with his parents to White
water, Wis, in 1916. In 1866 he
learned photography at Beaver Dam
soon after opening gallery at Reeds
burg. He also sold musical instru-
ments and sewing machines. He was
married twice, his first wife being Miss
Lucy kellogg and second Miss G. g.
Saunders. There are a number OF
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Tuesday

have gone to La Vale where they
will visit friends.
Mrs. w. s.Mortepsen has gone to New
Lisbon where she will visit her par
ents for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Whitcomb and
children came from Friendship today
to spend q few days with friends.
Miss Ma1cella Coates Vent to West
field today to visit friends and relatives
for few days.
Miss Mary Crawley went to La
Vale this morning for visit of few
days.
Mrs. J. L. DaIling and daughter
have gone TO Barron for few days
visit and to attend the home coming
of that place.
j. P. Kosher and Frank Capener left
this morning for Vancouver, Wash
lngtOn, on a land seeking trip. They
will be gone for several weeks.
Miss Stella Schultz returned today
to her home in Westfield after a visit
of several days with her sister, Mrs.
Otto Harman.
Mrs. Thomas Pfaff returned to her
home in Wyeville today after spend.
Ing few days with her parents. Mrs.
Louis Block and Miss Gertrude Cooper
accompanied her home.
Mrs. q. J. Sturdevandt returned to-
day from Galesville after having spent
some time at the home Of her son,
Harry She was accompanied home
by her little niece.
Mrs. J. B. Crosby and daughter,
Pauline, left today for their home in
Lovelle, Wyoming, after visit of
several weeks with Mrs. CrOsby's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Thomas,
She will visit friends at st. Paul.
Lincoln Hall of Trinidad, Colorado,
came yesterday and is visiting at the
Willis Ryan home west Of the city.
Mrs. Hall stopped at Oregon to visit
relatives before coming to this city.
The members of the G. A. r. and
their friends have arranged seats IN
der the fine trees on the lot which be-
longs TO the Ellis estate just east of
the library on Fourth avenue. Here
they pitch Quoits and enjoy the sum-
mel days. There are seats for sixty.
Michael Griffin has purchased a new
model % Buick touring car from Pro
there & McGinniS. The auto was
driven from Madison to Baraboo Sat.
urday night, Mr.. Prothero, Mr.. Griffin,
son and nephew making the trip.
Mrs. q. 5. Williams and son, Newell,
have returned from st. Paul Mimi.
where Mrs. Williams addressed the
Twin Cities school of missions and 8
union meeting of the Presbyterian
churches of st. Paul. The week pre-.
Vious she addressed similar mass
meeting in Min nesota.
Among those to receive degrees al
the Wisconsin University ct Madison
this week is Kenneth l.. Martin, son
of Mrs. Laura Martin of Baraboo Mr..
Martin is graduate of the BaraboC
high school and has completed the
course at Madison with an excellent
record. He will spend the summer on
the shore of lake in Minnesota and
next fall will enter the theological
school at Neshota and when the course
is completed will enter the ministry
of the Episcopal church. Mrs. Martin
has spent the winter in Madison and
may return to Baraboo to reside.
According to message from st.
Petersburg, Russia, eighty women
were burned to death last night. The
villagers were enrsged at the impor.