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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
INTER-SE CLUB
Mid Winter Picnic at the
Methodist Parsonage on
Tues day Evening.

Thirty-five members and friends of
the Inter-Se club gathered at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. E.. P. Hall Tuesday
evening for their annual mid winter
banquet. The program consisted o.
al. is4s-ssfsluaenGal solo by Miss Morley;
reading by Mrs. Chas. Davis; solo by
Mrs. j. j. Brooks. The numbers were
all greatly appreciated. After a guess
ing contest the ladies brought in a
large number of oddly shaped pack
ages and each gentleman was present
ed with one. They were greatly sur
prised on opening the parcels TO find
a variety of the latest spring styles of
ladies' hats with needle and thread
and material for trim ming. Then each
proceeded TO do his best. Some really
artistic ability was shown and the
ladies of the Inter-Se have decided 1t
will not be necessary to purchase new
spring bonnets. Dainty refreshments
were served. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. J. E. Steckl Feb. II.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
GEORGE D. PERKINS
DIES At SIOUX CITY
Form eriy Resided in Bara-
boo and Learned Print
er's Trade Here.
LONG IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Mother Was PcstmistreSS
in This City in Stage
Coach Times
LONG IN PUBLIC SERVICE

George D. Perkins, aged "A, died 1T
his home in Sioux City, on Tuesday
after a long iIInesB.
He was editor of the Journal at
Sioux City, Iowa, wss born in Holly,
Orleans County, N. Y, February 20,
184O. Nearly all his boyhood was
passed in Wisconsin. He learned the
printers trade IN BaraboO, and in
March, 1880, in company with an
elder brother, established the Gazette
at Cedar Falls, Iowa. In August, 1862,
he enlisted as private soldier and
was attached to Company B. Thirty
frst Iowa Infantry. He was serious
Nv ill and was discharged in January,
1863. In 1855 be Ne1t to Chicago,
where he served as agent for the North
western Associated Press. In t1e
spring of 1859 he bought the Journal, {,
then published as a weekly; took
possession of the property the first of
May OF that ear and has since bee ;
continuously with the Journal. In
the spring of 1870 the deiIy issue was
established. The paper is nov publish
ed morning and evening AMI semi
wet kly.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
Otto Mile0aukee Tots Hate
Gen Lifting Grandparents

a freight clerk for the Chicago, Mil
W ukee and st. Paul railroad here,
wing at 1887 Booth street. His
nome was formerly in Auburn, Neb.
Their mother, before her marriage,
was Edith Baumgarten, Selby, s. d.
On their fathers side, the little
girls grandparents are: Mr.. end Mrs.
George W. Thomas, Be atr1ce, Neb.,
aged 48 and As respectively; and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. J. Vetter, Tecumseh, Neb.
each IS. Their great-grand parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Thomas.
Adams, Neb., SO and 68 years old re-
spectively.
On their mothers side of the family
the grandparents are: Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Baumgarten, ,,Bowdle, s. D.,
aged 55 and 81 respectively; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Baumgarten, Tomah,
Wis, aged II and IA spscsively.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12

best help and will accomplish just
such things "a Fairfi9ld has done. Tie
best educated Doy or girl is the one
best educated to fill his place in Iife
There is more in life than acres and
dollars.
Professor G. ,lpin of the Agricultural
Department of the State university,
came with his lanterns All slides
He showed building where all the
pupils of an entire township were
taught and many views of ru a. lie
and rural advancement. His words
were most c3ngratulatory and encouI-
aging to those in the community.
Those who furnished The music CT
the evening were: E. r. Thomas.
Frank Thom as, Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin
Bump, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bump
and Earl Thomas, Mrs. Frank
Attridge playing the accompanimeDts
Mrs. Davies aud Mrs. Smith accom-.
panied their husbands to the dedication
A rumb,r from Baraboo were present,
the trip being made in E. D. NeweIl's
IN schines.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
BARABOO CITIZEN
SUES RAILROAD
Robert c. Carroll Seeks to
Recover $4,000 From Illi-
nois Central.
met DETECTIVE AT RED OAK
Says Man With The Star
Bumped His Head Sever
al Times at Station.
madison Democrat)

Two cases of action are alleged in
an amended complaint filed yesterday
in the circuit court by Robert @. Car
roll of Barsboo against the Illinois
Central road. Mr.. Carroll claims that
he was violently assaulted by man
representing himself as dete Give for
the road and that he was falsely i'm
prisoned in the Green county Jail at
the request Of the agents OF the road.
He demands $4,000 damages.
Mr.. Carroll alleges that on June 18,
1918, he purchased ticket at Flee
port for Mol rJe and thas at Red Oak,
LII he stepped off the train to COM
plete business transaction with r.
f. Butter. He further declares tat
a man, representing himself 10 be
detective and exhibiting astar, violent
ly assaulted him and bumped his
head several times against the station
building in the presence of the conduc-
tor and brakeman. Mr., Carroll also
AYERS that the supposed detective told
him that if he got back on the train be
would be thrown off.
Mr.. CARROLL further alleges that after
the assault he was stunned and dezed
and bIee ding and that the train pulled
out of the station, leaving him behind.
He charges the conductor and brake
man with having tallet to prevent the
assault and dem ands $4,000 damages.
Mr.. Carroll Gains that he was fore
ed to walk 10 Monroe and when he
arrived in that city the chief of police
arrested him at the request of the
agents of the railway company. He
alleges that he was falsely and mali
ciousIy imprisoned for six hours ard
seeks to collect 81 600 damsges.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12


Mr.. Perkins was a membe- of the
Iowa State Senate, 1374-6; later he was
Immigration Commissioned for two
years by appointment of Governor
Gear; he was Uoited States M arsha al
for the Northfrn district of lows, by
appointment OF President Arthur, and
was re noved by President Gle yeland
to make room for Democrat He
was elected to congress in 1890 and
served four terms He was q delegate
at large from Iowa to tne Republican
National Convention in Cincinnati in
1876; to the National Con ventions in
Chicago in 1880. in 1888 and 1908. In
1906 he was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for CIV rnor.
and was defeated by Governor A. E..
Cummtrs.
AS noted bis birthday occurred on
February 20, and this gave him an
opportunity to celebrate the passing
of a milestone but once in four years
But recently he begun the erection
OF new newspaper building to cost
$175,00O.
His mother was q pioneer postmis
tress of Baraboo, the home being near
where the high school building stands
and nearly across the street fTonl the
German Methodist church. The build
ing has been altered since the early
days and is now occupied by Mrs.
Ida Logan. Mrs. Perkins was the
only postmistress Baraboo ever had
and when she had charge of the office
she stages came in from several direc
tions bringing the mail.
Concerning Mr.. Perkins the Des
Moines, Iowa, Leader say: tile is re-
garded as the father of Sioux City.
While he has has never cut down any
cherry trees, he has cut considerable
ice. He is the Nestor of Iowa Jour
uslism and has graduated more
thorough newspaper men than any
editor in the west. He has demanded
cleanliness and purity in all editorial
utterances of his paper"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
DECISION REACHED
IN GREENEY CASE

The supreme court has hande d
down its decision In the Greeney cat Q,
reversing the decree of the circuit
court, and ordering the action dis
missed. The real estate involved con-
sists of The Greeney farm of 24O acres
near A bleman, held by title refersb!e
to the will of Gen. Starks, who died
in 1870. The will provides that Mrs.
Greeney, his daughter. shall have the
farm for life and at her death 1t shall
be divided among her surviving chill.
dren.
The action was brought to have the
farm sold, subject to the life estate of
Mrs. Greeney, and the proceeds di-
vided. The plaintiff is the divorc d
wife of one of the sons of Mrs. Gree
ney. The defendants are the other
children of Mrs. Greeney. The di-
yorced wife claimed a one-fifth inter-
est In the farm under her divorce
Judgment assigning her husbands
interest to her. The defendants
claimed that she had no interest In
the land, for the reason that her hus-
band had none at the time she Oh
tanned the divorce judgment. In the
circuit court, Judge Qulnlan, sitting
for Judge Stevens, found for the
plaintiff and ordered the farm sold for
partition, subject to the life estate.
The defendants appealed.
It was contended by plaintiffs
attorneys that the interests of the
children of Mrs. Greeney under the
will vested in them at the death of
the testator, SO that they could sell or
mortgage their interests and that the
farm could be sold for partition sub
ject to the life estate and the pro-
ceeds divided during the life of Mrs.
Greeney.
The supreme court held. as contend
ed by appellants attorney as follows:
That only those children who are
alive at the death of Mrs. Greeney
shall share in the division of the prop
erty and that the will, by clear and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
Their Mother is a Niece of
Mrs. Emma Armbruster
of Baraboo.

A Milwaukee paper contains an ar
ticle about two tots in that city which
interest Baraboo people in that their
mother is niece of Mrs. Emma
Armbruster of this city. The Mil
waukee paper says:
Two young women, Miss Lorraine
Thomas, 6 months old, and Miss
Edith Lyle Thomas, years old, en-
joy distinction that probably no
other Milwaukee children can claim.
Their boast is in the number of
grandparents. The sisters list of
grandfolks includes ten persons.
Their father Is Floyd Lyle Thomas,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
LINCOLN TICKET
IS GIVEN SOCIETY
Campaign of 1864 Is Re-
called by Presentation
of Relic.
old SPEAR OF IRON
New Volume by a Baraboo
Author is Donated to
Collection.
OLD SPEAR OF IRON

Thefollowing are among recent gifts
to the Sauk County Historical So
ciety:
George w. McCresdy of BarabCo O
gives National Union Lincoln and
Johnson ticket. It was found among
the articles left by the late Captain w.
8. McCready, brother of the donor.
The ticket was like those voted In Sauk
county in the fall of 1864 and has upon
it the picture of cannon being fired
and the words:
"The Union. it Shall be
Preserved"
There were but six electors in Wiscon-
s,n at that time aside from the two at
large. The Sauk county end of the
ticket included the names of S. M.
Burdick for sheriff, Thomas D. Lang
for treasurer, James G. Train for regis
ter of deeds, w. L. Carver for clerk, S.
!. Barlow for district attorney, J j.
Gattlker for clerk of board of super
visors, D. B. Hubert for surveyor and
A. West for q roner. With Lincoln's
birthday at hand this makes an sp-
propriate gift.
William Wedel gives an iron spear
13 inches long. He found it in field
at his home near the pumping station.
Iron spears are not common, but a few
have been found in Wisconsin. They
we're made oy the whites and trade d
TO the Indians.
Mrs. w. M. Cowles gives a forma-
ton taken from one of the tunnels
near Sparta abb ut 1875 by her father,
P. P. Calhoun, who gave it the late
w. IL. Garfield. The relic has been
on exhibition at the f. A. Nehs store.
w. Fl. Hatch gives twenty dollar
Confederate bill which Lieutenant
Johnson brought from the south and
gave to Mr.. Hatch's father.
VI s. Pease gives a cloth bound
volume, geneology of the descend
ants OF Levi Wood, 1866 1888, The
Wood family located Ia Massachu-
setts and then moved westward. Mr..
Pease arranged the book for an aunt,
Mrs. Mary Wood Church, whi61
gives a picture of southern life and
also sketches of a historical nature.
Former Sheriff e. e. Nichols OF
Wonewoc gives the following:
Six pieces of wood and box of chips
showing the biting power of beaver.
Some of the specimens are stumps
where the animals have cut off the
little trees and others are of sections of
trees that have fallen over before being
cut entirely off. The pieces come from
Bayfield, county, Wisconsin. Mr..
Nichols also gives six pictures showing
the beaver dam where the trees are
felled and other phases of their work.
The donor killed wolf and deer while
hunting last fall and views of these
are also given.
The society appreciates all of the
above gifts.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
FA|RF|ELD'S new !
HALL D[D|(<<lD.
Social Center M : 4nent-|
Substantial Building
Erected.
MANY SPEAKERS Present
Town Votes Money, A. J..
Newell Gives Land and
Others Aid.
MANY SPEAKERS Present

The new town hall and social center
building 10 the town of Fsirtie!d was
dedic ated on Wednesday night under
the auspices of the Klover Klub, a live
organic alton of that community. This
club was organized in 1910 and has
steadily grown in usefulness and in
fiuerce until it las a new and perma-
nent home In the all just completed
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12
Oldest Wisconsin Woman Dies

Josephine DE- Dzwonkowski, the oldest
woman in Wisconsin, recently died in
Portage county, aged los.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-12

explicit language, posEpones the vest
ing of any interest in the remainder
men until the death of the life tenant
and that the judgment for divorce
which gave the plaintiff her husbands
interest in the farm, conveyed to her
nothing for the reason that he then
had no interest to be conveyed
and that the plaintiff has now
no interest in the land, and is
therefore incapable of maintaining an
action for partition of the same; and
that even if the children had taken
vested interests in the land at the
death Of their grandfather, partition
can not now be maintained, for the ree-
son that the testator by his will plainly
directed that no division or partition
thereof shall be made until after the
death of his daughter, and that courts
have no more right to disregard such
provision of a will than they have to
disregard any other valid provision
thereof clearly expressed.
The case was argued in the supreme
court by Attorney A. j. GemmiIl for
the appellants, the appellants. winning
the suit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
IMPORTS UNDER
NEW TARIFF ARE
100000 LESS

Washington April 3.-Under the re-
duced duties of the new tariff law, i'm
ports into the United States during Feb
ruary this year amounted to s14S,O00 600,
or 100000 less than the total for Feb
ruary. 1913.
\ decline of s20,OOO,CoO in exports for
February, 1911. also is shown in de-
partment of commerce statement issued
to-day. For the first eight months Of
the present fiscal year, imports totaled
sl,2l6o0O,0oO, a reduction of 10000 900 COM
pared with the total for the previous
eight months of 1918
The trade balance shown in favor of
the United States in February last was
s9d 10000 In February. 1918. it was ST.
1',"o For the eight months ending with
last February, however, tho balance was
SN9,VoG0 in favor OF the United States,
an increase Of sio0.0CO over the total
for the same period of 1918
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09

the streets and houses. Great pNres had
incincrated the bodies, and the wounded
had been removed to temporary hospitals.
CHARTERED IN HOMES OF RICH.
The most poignant reminder of the bat
tie was in the arrival of wounded soldiers
being brought in from the field hospitals
where they fell in the preliminary battles
at Sacra mento, Noe and a dozen other
towns through which Villa cut his way to
his great victory.
The retreat of General Neasco the fed
cral commander, from this city. recalls
that Of General Mercado from Chhua =
hua When the latter fed to Oinaga on
the approach of General Villa, the rich
families and their retainers who were
said to be plainly identified as Huerta S
friends fed with him. taking with them
| such valuables as they could carry.
| A similar train followed Neasco, for
investigation to-day shows that their
houses have been abandoned, stripped OF
| easily portable property. They are now
| serving rs quarters for rebel officers and
men.
At Gomez Paacio and at Lcrdo the
conditions were the same-the Cientiflcos
had fed into the desert, there, with their
/ women and children, to face the hard
ships of thirst, hunger and exposure,
until kiudlier section of the country
is reached in the direction of Monterey
Nclasco cut the wires behind him, and 1t
could not he learned here whether Cen
eral Herrera had succeeded in checking
the retreat or not"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
After Confirmation of Daniels's
Nomination Defies Secrecy
of Executive Sessions.
EIGHT OTHERS FOLLOW HIM
Act Is Outcome of Bitter Fight
over Appointment of In
terstate Commerce
Commissioner.

WASHINGTON. April ? --Nino members OF
the Senate, headed by Senator La Fol-
lette. openly revoltcd against proceedings
behind closed doors Tonight, after an
executive session in which the Senate by
vote of SO to = confirmed the nomin-
alton OF Winthrop NJ. Daniels OF New
Jersey to be member of the interstate
commerce commission. Senator La Fol-
lette declared on the floor that he pro-
posed to defy the rules of the Senate
In future and discuss publicly legislation
not affecting foreign relations and later
it was announced that Senators Bristov,
Cummins, Clapp, Kenyon, Norris. Jones
and Gronna republicans and Poindexter,
progressive, would maintain the same
attitude
Tho revolt caused something OF a SEN
sation, and there was much speculation
as to the effect it would have upon future
executive sessions The general opinion
was that there would he no attempt to
take action against members who dlsre-
garded the rule Of secrecy
Confirmation of Commissioner Daniels
closed thi ,e-day fight marked by one
of the bitt res. debates heard at the CAP
itoi in many years.
OPPOSITION WAS NETTLED.
Opponents to the confirmation based
their objection on the ground that NJ.
Daniels views on the valuation of public
service property We're unsound. Senator
Hughes Of New Jersey threw his weight
into the fight in favor Of his constituent
to-day. He was joined by Senators
Newlands, chairman Of the interstate
commerce committee, Pittman and Will
iams.
The opposition was nettled by the
patching up Of the split in the demo.
cratic ranks over night. They had con.
scented to postponement of vote yester.
day, when victory apparently was r
sight. in order to allow democratic sena.
tors to talk with the President about
withdrawing Mr.. Daniels name after the
nomination had been recommitted. They
denounced the determination of demo
cratic leaders, after a visit to the White
House, to force vote on confirma tior
as little short of bad faith
NERMONTERS VOTE AYE
The vote resulted as rotows:
For Observation-Disclosures Bryan
Dillingham;. Fall. Galingcr. Gore
Hughes, James. Johnson, Lee Of Mary
land Lewis, Lippitt, Lodge, Mclean
Martin, Myers Newlands. Oliver, Over
man, owen, Page, Perkins. Pittman
Pomerene, Ransdell, Sha troth. Shep
pard, Simmons, Smith of Georgia, Smitl
of Maryland, Swanson. Tillman. Town
send, Warren, Weeks and Williams
Against Observation-Disclosures, Bora h
Brstow, Burton, Catron. Chamberlain
Clapp, Crawford, .Cummins, Hitchcock
Hollis. Jones Kenyon. LaFollette. Lane
, Lea of Tennessee, Norris. O'Gorman
PoindcXter, Smith of Michigan, Smoot
Sterling, Thompson, Vardaman, Walsl
and Works.
The Senate voted down a motion Il
remove the pledge of secrecy as to tn
session and Immediately began conside
alton of another nomination benin,
! clos doors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
THE VALUATION OF WOODLAND.

The last Of the series of cards, No. e.
issued by the State Forester shows very
plainly the income towns lose when their
tax assessors over-value timberland. This
card is very timely, for this coming spring
all property will be revalued.
If the tax assessors put n fair valuation
on timberand they will encourage own
ers of immature timber to hold 1t until
mature, and owners Of nature timber 10
cut it in such way that another crop,
more valuable than the present will be-
sin to grow on this same land
On the other hand, tax assessors who
over-value timbcrland wifi force the own
ers to cut all land clean and to cut many
young stands before mature. In order that
| the taxes may not eat up all of the final
returns.
A forest fire, or any other similar force,
which would clean off all the timber in a
given town. spoil the producing ability OF
| the soil. drive the wood-usinG industries
out OF town, decrease the population, and
| thereby greatly raise the taxes, for the
remaining property owner, would be con-
| sidered a menace, The tax assessor, who
| over-values timberland, especially young
| cumberland, brings about just those re-
| suits
Incidentally, it may be remarked that
young timber. valued at It's present value
for cutting. is over-valued because COM
pound interest on each tax paid until the
time 1t is fully grown, must be added to
| the actual taxes paid This factor is so
great that according to the best yield
| tables, In 30 years a two per cent. tax on
a sta OF white pine revalued every four
years will amount to nearly so per cent.
of the final stumpage value.
| Exa NIPPLES are to be found in Michigan,
and many other States, where this has
been carried to its natural conclusion. In
many towns OF New Hampshire, and a few
In Vermont, the detrimental effects are
beginning to be felt In view OF these
facts every real citizen should use his In
huence to have timberland valued con-
servatiycly as it has been in the past. in
most towns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-09
ST. AUGUSTINE FIRE SWEPT
Records md Curios of 10th Centur,
Lost in S5OO.OOO Blaze in Oldest
City of United states.

ST. Augustine, Fla, April 2-Historic
st. Augustine, the oldest city in the
United States, early to-day was swept by
half -mllion-dolar fire which destroyed
five tourists hotels and burned record
and curios dating back to the days of
Spanish rule in the sixteenth century.
Two persons were seriously injured
Guests in the hotels fed into the streets
before daybreak. many leaving valuables
ard personal belongings behind. Several
escaped clad only in their sleeping APP
parel.
Rescue work by the employees of the
Florida House where the fire originated
is believed to have saved many lives
About 300 guests, who were slow in being
aroused, We're rescued by firemen with
ladders, but two persons leaped from the
second floor to the ground.
They We're Miss Alice c. Smith of Am
! herst, Nova Scotia, and W. r. Gddings of
| CRANKY, Que. Miss Smith sustained an
| injured spine and broken leg Her condi-
tion tonight was said to be critical one
of Mr.. Gddings' ankles was broken and
| he was otherwise hurt but physicians to-
| night said he would recover Several
other persons received minor injuries
| As soon as the extent Of the fire became
apparent, Company q of the Florida Ma
tional Guard was called out and formed
fire lines to keep back the crowds Later
they guarded the ruins of the burned
! buildings to prevent lootng.
| Besides the Florida House. the other
| tourists hotel destroyed were the Mum
son House, the Clarmont Hotel, the Cen
| tral Hotel and the Atlantic Hotel.
| The st Johns county courthouse also
was burned, Its historic records, how =
ever, were in safe and were believed
to be intact
The Bedder House, one of the most
famous landmarks of the city, and in
| Whlch was kept the collection of the
| st Augustine Historical society, was
| destroyed, Much other property of
smaller value was destroyed, including
several private residences.
| Ihc presence of mind OF Charles
Hopkins saved the speed boats here
FOR the southern championship speed
| boat races and valued at $4,000, from
destruction. When the flames attack
ed the boa. houses, he cut the boats
loose and pushed them into the bay.
The fire caused the postponement of
to-day's races.