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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
STATE Commission
WILL SOON FINISH
Finances of the City ol
Reedsburg in a Serious
Tangle.

Ever since last winter. experts from
the Office of the state~~tax commission
have been working no the water and
light books of the city of Reedsburg
to bring harmony out of chaos.
Many of the patrons have received
statements for large sums for light
and water and were surprised be-
cause they had recently paid. Some
have lost their receipts or
destroyed them and it is a diff
cult matter to get books straight.
The former city CLERK had not only
got the finances in a muddle but
had permitted some of the water
aud light patrons to run long
accounts. Just what the shortage
is will be known in short time. In
the meantime all the residents of the
Second City, who receive water or light
are finding their way to the water or
light office, in response to notices, in
order to have their accounts balanced.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
AUTOS CRASH
On SAUk RO OAD

Last evening two autos came together
on the long hill on the Sauk road in
the town of Sumpter with the result
that one car received a broken wheel
and other minor injuries; the other
car lost some of its running board and
acquired q damaged fender.
Henry Schanke of Black Earth with
several children in the car was going
down the hill when he noticed that he
would meet the oncoming car at a
narrow point in the road and states
that in order to give it room drew up
at the side of the road and stopped.
The other auto, which is an unknown
touring car, came bowling along up
the hill and crashed into Mr..
Schanke's car, striking one of the
front wheels and breaking it. The
occupants of the unknown car pro-
ceeded on their way without stopping
to ascertain the damage done and
brought their car to one Of the local
garages for repairs.
Mr.. Schanke's auto, 40 horse
power Buick, was brought to Bars-
boo by Glen Simons, who happened
along shortly after the accident
The car was repaired in jig time this
morning at the Prothero-McGinnis
garage. Mr.. Schanke states that he
has the number of the car that run
into him and there may be develop
mentS later.
The road for some distance each
side of where the accident happened
is almost too narrow for one vehicle tC
pass another and should receive at
tention.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
GREAT DROUGHT
IN OKLAHOMA
Corn and Grain are Set
Back For Lack of
Rain.

William Rindfleisch, who resides in
Ableman, returned today from busi-
ness trip to Lohoma, Oklahoma. On
his way home Mr.. Rindfieisch stopped
off in Baraboo for few hours and re-
ported that the crops in that section
were very poor. Rain had not fallen
for weeks and the drought had burned
the grain at the time when moisture
was most needed. He says that the
corn can be saved, but rain is its only
salvation. The western part of Iowa
and all Of Oklahoma were not touched
by the storms that were thought to
have been universal throughout the
middle west.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
-. HiSt
DEATH DISCLOSED fij :
A DOUBLE LIFE
Lacrosse Physician Leaves
Two Widows Who Will
Reside Together.
They BOTH LOVED HIM
He Was DR.. Fcost in Chi
cago and DR.. Montclalr
in Gateway City.

1t has come to light that DR.. w. f.
Montclair of Lacrosse and Chicago
left two wives, one in each city. In
Chicago he was known as Wilfred b.
Frost and it was discovered during his
last illness that he was leading a
double role.
AS a climax of this unusual case
word has reached Lacrosse that the
Chicago Mrs. Frost, who is better
fixed, financially, than the La Crosse
wife, has taken in the Lacrosse woman
and her children. They will live to-
gether in Chicago, because as they
both informed newspapermen there,
awe loved him."
The Montclairs came to Lacrosse
some time ago, the man posing as a
physician. He was away good share
of the time on the plea of business.
During these absences, it is said, he
was living with the Chicago wife.
The family IN Lacrosse was in need
and the Ladies' Guild of the Christ Epis-
copal church, a charitable organization
of the Christian Science church and
the Associated Charities did much for
Mrs. Montclair and the two children.
That the Chicago woman loved him
is evidenced by the fact that the
major portions of the hospital and
doctors bills during his last illness
were betrayed by her. Following his
death she negotiated with his other
wife, the correspondence resulting in
the agreement for the wife No. 2 to go
TO Chicago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
LEAVES THE ROAD
AFTER 80 YEARS
A. L. Crump and Family to
Move to Baraboo
From Kendall.
FORMERLY RESIDENTS HERE
His Successor Has Not Yet
Been Named But Will
Be Soon.

A. l.. Crump has resigned his posi-.
ton as station agent at Kendall after q
satisfactory service of six years and
will quit railroading, says the Key
stone. He will remain on the job q
few days show ing his successor the
ropes and then move his family to
Baraboo, where be expects to reside
permanently.
1t is Mr. Crump's intention to enjoy
a period of leisure and do some travel
ing. He will probably first take trip
to the Canadian northwest where he
has quite extensive land interests, but
he has no idea at present what he will
finally settle down to.
Mr.. Crump leaves the Northwestern
road after continuous service of 80
years. He began as an operator on
the Peninsula division. For about II
years he was in the office at Baraboo.
He has been station agent for the COM
pany at Footeville, Galesville, Sparta,
Madison and Kendall.
Mr.. Crump is succeeded tenn
porarily by Thomas Tracy, former
Kendall operator, who has been locat
ed some time at Evansville. The posi-
ton will be bulletined in the usual
way and it is uncertain who will have
it. However, Mr.. Tracy has put in an
application for the place and If no one
with prior rights wants 1t he will
probably get it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31

Since Devils Lake has become a
state park many are wondering why
the station has not been moved back
to its former location nearer the lake.
There would be some expenses In
bringing the sheds and building TO
their former location but no doubt the
railroad company would be glad to
make the change if the attention OF
the officials were called to the matter.
Many elderly people and others do not
90 to the lake on account of the long
distance that must be travelled in the
summer sun in order to reach the
hotels or boat, A citizen interested In
the welfare of the lake would like &c
see this done, be says.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
GUILTY Of MURDER
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Former Conductor Killed
While at a Small
Station.
RELATIVES IN THIS COUNTY
Murderer Has Served Time
for "Boot-legging" in the
West.
IN THIS COUNTY

Bert Glass, convicted of murder in
the second degree on the charge of
killing Thomas Corcoran at Mar
mouth, n. D., about two years ago,
was given twenty-five years in the
the state penitentiary at a trial at
Bowman, n. d., this month. 81 has
been serving time for "blindrigg lg"
and 'boot.legging' and awaiting trial
for murder. Tom Carberry, who is
serving thirty-years for completely in
the same murder, was the principal
witnesses. DR.. Rhodd of Minneapolis
was also a witness for the state. Thos-
mas Corcoran, formerly resided in this
state and Illinois, was conductor
and had many acqualntances and
friends in and near Baraboo. lie has
three daughters, Mrs. Bert Gross,
Mrs. Charles Kunce and Miss Mary
Corcoran, who reside in Merrimack
and vicinity, and one son, Thomas, at
Caledonia, Ill. This paper mentioned
the case at the time of the Carberry
trial. Mr.. Corcoran had assisted
Mr.. Suit in the sheep business and
had stopped at Yarmouth for some
time while enroute with sheep and a
wagon. Glass took the verdict very
unconcerned and never moved even
an eye lash.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Funeral Of ]. ]. Felix

The funeral of Jacob j.. Felix, the
Prairie du Sac merchant, was held
Friday, Rev. Peter Book of the Presby-
terian church conducting the services.
He was born in the town of Troy,
November 15, 1859. He grew to man
hood on farm and later married Miss
Emma Glarner. He leaves besides bis
wife, two sons and two daughters. and
three sisters: Mrs. George SCHNEIDER
and Mrs. William Leister of this city
and Mrs. Mark Patterson of Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
MENDOZA HOSPITAL
To De IMPROVED
Cottages Will Be Erected
and Other Changes
Made Soon.

The legislature has appropriated
$50, 900 for permanent improvements
at Mendoza asylum. Two cottages
will be built and other needed inn
provements made during the next two
years. This institution gets $164,357
a year for maintenance and to this
has been added sums for other im-
plovements. DR.. Charles Gorst, for
merly of Baraboo, is the superintend-
ent.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Funeral at RGGdSbura

The funeral of Herman August
Bernhagen, who was killed while
walking along the tracks of the Chi
cago & Northwestern, was held at
Reedsburg. He was born in Germany
about thirty-one years ago. His father
and family formerly resided in Iowa
and came to Reedsburg in 1902. 1t is
supposed he met death when he
stepped from one track to another in
order to permit train to-pass.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Manu Brick
to be Used

About 1,250,000 brick will be used
in constructing the power house at the
big dam at Prairie du Sac. The
power house will stand on cement
foundation thirty feet above the
water level. There will be two wings,
the first 328 K AZ feet and the other
2O6 38 feet. The first will be 81 feet
high and the later63feet over the foun-
dation or almost as high as the west
bluff.
Work on the Golfer dam for the
locks, log sIuice and fish way is also
under way.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Several Ribs Broken

Justice of the Peace James F. Taylor
of Waunakee fell down stairs at the
home of his brother, City Assessor R.
f. Tayler, in Madison and several ribs
were broken. He was returning from
q trip to Spring Green.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Corn and Cow School

Last winter the Agricultural college
held a five days Horticulture and
Poultry school at Baraboo and this
was so successful that they have rec
ommended that the petition for a
Grain Judging and Dairy school be
granted. The date will probably be
the week beginning January 19, 1914.
IT is expected that over 100 OF the best
farmers around Baraboo will attend
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Addition for Trinity Church

Work has begun on the new addi-
ton to Trinity Episcopal church. The
addition will be chapel which will
also be used by the choir boys. The
work will be in sandstone to harmo-
giize with the rest of the building and
will be at the southeast corner. In
time the rear of the church will be
extended.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
CASE
IS DISMISSED
William Williams Not
Guilty of Assisting Pris-
oner to Escape.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

The case of State of Wisconsin
against William Williams, wherein
Mr.. Williams was charged with hav-
ing aided Ernest Spoonholtz, who
was charged with horse stealing,
to escape from the jail at Logan
Vile, was heardin Justice Halsted's
court today. The testimony of Ernest
Spoonholtz was taken some time ago
and the testimony of four other wit
nesses was submitted by the state and
the defendant took the stand in his
own behalf. After hearing all of the
evidence the court held that there was
no testimony which even tended to
show any connection of Mr.. Williams
with the escape except the tes-
timony of Ernest Spoonholtz and
the court was of the opinion that,
in view of the many times Spoon
holtz had contradicted himself while
under oath, tnat he was not warran-
ted in believing Spoonholtz's testl-
mony, and was of the opinion that no
court would be justified in trying
Mr.. Williams on any criminal charge
upon such testimony. The court
further found that Mr.. Williams had
used the care which ordinary jailers
use in keeping prisoners committed to
their custody, and was guilty of no
negligence as jailer. The case
against Mr.. Williams was dismissed,
and many of the witnesses pres
ent In the courtroom congratulate
ed Mr.. Williams upon the judg.
ment of the court thus clearing him
of any criminal conduct. The case
attracted considerable attention IN
Loganville and vicinity, and Mr. Will
liams insisted on an early trial in
order to vindicate his good name.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
West Point
Votes Soon

The town of West Point in Columbia
county will hold a special election on
Tuesday, August II, for the purpose of
bonding the town for $4,000 for the
bridge across the Wisconsin river at
Prairie du Sac and for $4,000 for the
Merrimack bridge. Both elections
will be held on the same day. The
election in the village of Prairie du Sac
will take place on August 10.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
viii Build $4,000 Sewer.

The city has decided to built sewer
ON Lake street to cost about $4,000.
The contract will be let soon. John
Arnott has been given q contract to
buiId q sewer on Sixth street. AT the
council meeting last night it was
decided to pass an ordinance making
the property owners pay for the oil
sprinkled on the streets.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Warning to Park SIGGpGrS

This morning Chief of Police Pelton
found weary traveller peacefully re-
posing on the green in the city park.
Upon being questioned by the officer,
the visitor stated at intervals of s'hics'
that his name was Elliott and that he
was returning from trip to Chicago
to his home 10 Reedsburg. He was
placed in the city gsol to sleep off his
stupor.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
MAY DECLARE
MARTIAL LAW
If Rioting Continues Gov
ernor Ferris Will Take
Action.

If rioting continues in the copper
mines in northern Michigan, martial
law will be declared. The governor
may take charge of the situation. The
adjutant general has made arrange
ments with the railroads to run special
trains to Calumet if necessary. About
$4,000 miners are on strike.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31

Mrs. VIM. Starr of Milwaukee has
returned home after visiting friends
here few days.
William Livesley of Seattle, Wash
ington, has been visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Andrews. He
came with with his people to Sauk
county in an early day and located
near Loganville. He went TO the
war, moved to Nebraska when that
state was open for settlement and was
q pioneer in the state of Washington.
The family resides in Seattle but he
continues. to hunt new countries.
now securing land in Alberta. he
found few acquaintances here, one
of them being G. g. Allen of the city
Mr.. Allen recalls that his father moved
the Livesley family from Spring
Green to Narrow's Prairie when the
settlers were locating there. In hs:
, been 43 years since the visitor was II
Sauk county.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
REFUSES To PAY
EKERN'S LAWYERS
Assembly at Madison Kills
Bill Which Was Passed
BY Senate.

The assembly passed a bill to pay
So. 500 to the State Insurance Commits
sioner's attorneys in his suit to retain
his office. The original bill called for
* 600. The house has killed the bill
PASSED by the senate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Making Plans For Parking

Architect Glass of Milwaukee has
been given contract to prepare plans
for the Baraboo parking system. His
services will cost $500.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31
Story of the Crime.

TomsCorcoran was herding sheep for
G. FL. Suit and on Monday morning,
September 3, 1911, was found dead In
his sheep wagon which was standing
in corner of the Suit property at The
corner of First street and First ave-
nue. w. in Yarmouth. The wagon
had been hauled there few days be-
fore when he shipped sheep and Tom
Corcoran had gone to Aberdeen for a
few days, returning the Sunday pre-
vious. Corcoran had been around
town ell day with friends and had
been looking for some one to stay
with him. Monday morning when
Suit went to the yard where she kept
his horse and chickens and where the
sheep wagon was, he saw old Tom
sitting Oh a seat inside of the wagon.
He reached in and pulled his leg to
awaken him, only to find him dead
He Immediately notified Justice
Whiting, who impanelled jury and
conducted an inquest. State Attorney
Gallagher was notified and arrived
taking charge of the case. Tom
Corcoran and Glass had been in trou-
BILE there during the "open pig" days
with the result Tom had been re-
Iieved of considerable bunch Iof
cash which he never forgot.
Carberry was seen by a number
with Corcoran during the night of the
murder and was seen going to the
sheep wagon with him less THAN half
an hour before the murder. At about
1920 p. m. two shots were heard In
succession and about twenty minutes
later another shot, after which a dog
was heard to moan and cry as though
injured. Three men had been seen
by number of citizens lying on the
ground by the wagon in the evening.
Carberry was injured in the hip
during the trouble and .CoTcoran died
in the bunk and later was placed on a
seat so make it appearas If he were
sittingl there. A pool of blood was
found onthe ground Where.he. was shot
and,afterward the dog was found about
town with bullet shot in him but
still alive. Feeling was very strong
against Carberry and Glass and il
was hard to prevent lynching at once.
Glass was professional gambler
until the "pigs" were closed up then
went to shoot Logging" for which he
lserved on year sentence.
| Carberry had career as prize
Tighter, as trainer and handler o.
prize fighters. He did ''legging" fol
| Glass. Old Tom Corcoran was 1
harmless hard working, one armed
man. In herding sheep for g. FL
lSult he had held responsible and trus
worthy positions. In his ,younge
days be had been a conductor ane
] after losing his arm learned telegraph.
at which he worked for number 0
years. He was known by many an,
| all had kindly word for him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. King, who
have resided in Oshkosh for the past
two years, have moved to this city.
Mr.. King has resumed his position
with the Peck Mercantile Co.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-09-05

can easily imagine the distress in the
home when its purity is insolently vio-
lated by the vile intruder. The effect
on the children is nothing shcrt Of u
calamity. and the influence in society
is most pernicious. while the individ-
ualS directly concerned in the crime
become dchaSed.
Verses lI-17.-Sanctity of society.
All society will go to pieces if mu.
tual confidence is lost. X y So Under
hand dealing. whether in Jacob the IN.
djvidual al Israel the nation. is sternly
condemned by the word which EN-.
phatically declares. Thou shalt not
steal More important than material
property is that spiritual possession of
each individual which is called charac.
ter. The ninth commandment cen.
sures more directly the practice of per-
jury. which is so common in the orient.
In Il larger sense it condemns all SLAM
der and defamation, whose manifest
purpose is to defraud ones neighbor
OF his best treasure. which is his good
name. Thou shalt not covet." The
wealthy classes We're specially guilty
Of cheating and expressing the poor III
n greedy. desire for their goods. Such
unlawful desires shown by rich or poor
are decidedly wrong and expose one t.
penalty. This command goes to the
root OF the matter and eXhortS us to
keep pure the heart, whence issue all
things. What about the morbid desira
to live beyond our means: There are
people who do not pay their debts to
grocer. butcher and baker in order that
they may initiate their richer neigh
bors. Is this not dishonesty: VIVA,
vanity n %veXatiOn of spirit are Drel
in the hearts OF such people.
Verses lS-2l.-Impressions.
The people were filed with fear
when they beheld the unusual eXhi
billions that accompanied the storm
God is come to prove you" They are
assured of safety by Moses. who also
reminds them that more important
than the fear Of the elements must be
their fear of offending Jehovah by dis
obeying his righteous laws. MAY
Christ grant us to possess a conscience
void Of offense toward God and toward
man (Acts xiv. 18).
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-09-05

the prison grounds. The buildings.
which owe about fifteen acres. are
inclosed by q wall SO high that. even
the top and from which heavily armed
guards keep ceaseless vigil, escape over
it would seem impossible.
But there have been escapes from
the prison. and some very spectacular
ones. One Of the most extraordinary
Of them all vas that Of two condemn
ed murderers. Thomas Palliser and
Frank w. Roehl. who on a stormy
night in April. 1892. overpowered the
two guards Of the death watch. and by
Incredible daring. made their way over
the wall and into a cockleshell Of a
boat.
The rest of the story is shrouded in
mystery. There vas a hue and cry
following the escape which echoed over
the land. A reward had been offered
for the recapture Of the escaped muir
dererS. and SleuthS. amateur II regu-
lar, were searching every trail. Then
an overturned bOat was found drifting
about the Hudson. and next two bod
les We're recovered. each showing bull
let wounds that would have caused
death. The bodies We're those OF Pal
User and Roehl. The mystery is as
deep today as it was when the two
corpses were dragged ashore.
Gang Of Convicts In Revolt.
Some Years previous to this notable
effort at escape a gang Of 700 con
victs engaged in blasting rock from
the prison compound made a desperate
and concerted attempt to gain freedom.
| But ut the outset the leader IA shot
dead by Il keeper and eventually all
who had managed to get away We're
recaptured.
Although the buildings are antiQuat-
ed. there are some fine specimens Of
work wrought by the skillfnl hands Of
convicts. The interior of the warden's
office, an illustration of which is shown
above, stands today. a noble and
unique artistic conception Of its Gre
ator. an accomplished prisoner.
Chapel Organ Built by Convict.
When the prison chapels were com
pleted a convict named Howard under
took to build an organ for each Of
them. In one year and Il quarter he
had finished two organs. and II OF
them. which now stands In the CathO-
lie chapel. is said to be one of the
largest reed organs Of it's type in the
world. There are between $4,000 and
$4,000 pieces Of mechanism in the CO..
struction Of Towards organ. and its
cost. at a fair profit to the manufac-
turer, would have been $4,000. The
actual cost of it rs it stands today is
$4GO. The organ in the Protestant
chapel is only a trifle smaller than the
first.