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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
boys ON THE FARM
| PROBLEM DISCUSSED
Those of Two Glasses
Leave for Better
Conditions.
PROFITS OF THE PACKERS
Part of This Sum Should
Go to Them Who
Grow Meat.
OF THE PACKERS
BY l.. B. IRISH

we have been hearing lately con
siderable talk and learned conclusions
on how to keep the boy on the farm.
Some say 10 keep the girls there,
others say to surround them with
good reading, better c0nveniences
and more chance for pleasure. These
things are all very good and have
their place but we we'll know that the
natural trend of boys ambition is to
make money and this is alright If it is
not done at the expense of char acter.
Now as I understand from Dean Rus
sel's most excellent paper read before
the Country Life Association the
farmers are divided into three classes;
one class make a $1,000 year and
upwards, another class just about
break even aud the third class lose
money each year. Now it may be
that the first class is largely made up
of farmers that have fallen heir To
their property and have been energetic
and shrewed enough to profit by the
good sEars they had. We are led TO
believe that The greater percentage of
noys that leave the farm come from
the second and third classes. II is
very plain that the boy whoi is depend
enE on bis own efforts for his future
home and comforts and that is smart
enough 10 see things as they really are
and not as niae-tentas OF the people
would make him believe, is the boy
that leaves the farm.
Mr.. hull, speaker of the assembly
said that the Packers ia 1912 made G3
per cent on their capital stock. Why
were they permitted as well as other
trusts to oppress the masses to make
such enormous profits. Right here
may be q partial solution to our
threatened meat famine aud high cost
of living. The farmers are ceasing to
raise beef because their profits are so
small. [ think if the stock raiser were
given part of this large trust profit
they would raise beef and plenty of it.
But, making the farmers present of
sum of money or loaning them
money at low rate OF interest, will
not encourage them to engage in
business where the buyer of his product
is able and willing to suppress COM
petion and buy this stock at very
small prof if not actual loss.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
EAST SIDE CULB
HOLDS MEETING

The E. E. s. Q. was royalty enter.
tained Monday evening in the spacious
parlors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Mattke, Eighth street. A pre-
gram was rendered as follows: Quo
tations, Alcott; instrumental music,
Bernice Mattke; recitation, Dora New
ell; EDITORS paper, Wayne Newell;
recitation, Airline Weidenkopf and
Alice Poison; song, Charles Poison
quartette, Misses Pierson and Miss
Mattke; discussion, Woman Suffrage.
Light refreshments were served at
the close. The next meeting of the
circle will be at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ches. Poison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05

We started at the concrete bridge
at ten o'clock on New Years day. So
mild was it we could adjust our skates
out of pratice as we were, without the
usual haste and numbing of hands.
let'1 axe q look at the underside OF
those shree low arches. The bridge
rail is cracked and delapidated. Every
body notices that, but who thinks of
examining the more important arches.
Not crack in them, true and beauti-
fuI they span the river, they will out
live the race of men who erected
them. But come on, let's skate. A few
unsteady but determined strokes and
we are over one of the submerged
piers of the old railroad bridge. An
awful accident that was when the
middle of long freight train wen'
through it, nearly the whole train
piled into the river. yet mira
culously no one was hurt. What
times they had getting out the wheat!
The ice is new and it cracks and
roars, roars musicalIy aDd wonder
fully. In fe " weeks Plat, the ice
man, will be cutting it into square
CAKES and filling his houses. 1t is
ptionally clear this year, but nc
one should ever put iG in what ne
drinks.
Soon we slow up and glide under
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
ANOTHER SIDEWALK
CASE UNUSUAL, SIR!
City Lays Cement and At
tempt,xs ollect-Nay!
> 1line.

NJ ~ gers of Bsra boo have not
- 4e neat sum they had to
Ghe w. Il. Hatch piece Of land
~ emo of the cement bridge over
IT, Baraboo river. The cost was not
for the land 50 much ss for the law
suit growing out of il, the joke bein g
that Mr.. Hatch received more money
sfter the suit was b gun than he Of
fered to accept from the city.
1t was supposed the controversy
over the pieca of land was st an end
but not so. When Mr.. Hatch went to
the city hall this week he says
he found a special of about $4,000
assessed against the property where
the old ice house stood. AT the time
the suit was settled and he decided the
city piece of land at the end of the
bridge, be says the transfer included
land for several feet north Of the ap-
proach to the bridge. Last summer
the city laid new cement walk at
the approach to the bridge and when
Mr.. Hatch visited the city hall he
says be found a special tex of about
$4,000 for the walk. He also says the
city wns strip of land about four
teen and one-half feet bet tween the
walk and his property and that he
does not pro oss TO pay for the i'm
pr0vement,
From the way the city got the worst
of the deal in the other eess with Mr.
Hatch and from the way Attorney f.
r. Bentley won sidewalk case before
the county board, (the matter arising
from an error) il is net likely the
council will take mold # another buzz
saw st once. Mr.. Hatch is not losing
any sleep over the walk The city built
abutting its own property.
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Many Things Of Interest
Seen Along the BGraboo
W6af Mag Be Seen and Past EGentS Recalled in a
journey Up the Beautiful Stream.
Bg w. Fl. MCF'efridge

the Lyons bridge. Here the ice is
dusty and little stones have froz5n in
to 1t. Over to the left look carefully,
and you will see an old sandstone wall
all but envaloped ia the steep grassy
bank. The wall marks the site Of 3
pioneer Industry, the making OF hubs
and spokes. Little remains Of the dam
that furnished the power, and that
little is several feet under the ice.
Like monument tiny mound OF an
island made by the short race dug
sixty years ago or more also marks
the spot.
In 1897 the last raft was f1oated
down the Baraboo, the river which
formerly fioated hundreds of thous-
ands of logs. just as this particular
raft grounded on the dam score of
great, prilliant-finned red horse were
forced up between the logs Of q
sudden the raft was alive with them
fl ashing in the sun, another mom-
ent and they had Topped themselves
to safety.
The big red horse are nearly all
gone, the sluggish carp and buffalo
fish have taken their place. So also
have the latter displaced the game
fish. Speaking of game fish, right be-
low where we are now skating, among
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
Noo1 .Aged
an d Gray
From Worrg

Thirty-three years ago George Cad
man. a resident of the town of New
ard, died, leaving small estate. A
son, E. g. Cadman, of Beloit was
named administrator.
He was young man then, but to-
day when the estate was finally closed
by partition sale, he Is old, gray and
worn with constant worry. Family
difficulties made it impossible to settle
the estate previously and for thirty
three years Mr.. Csdman has cared for
the property.
What was triff1ing matter when
he assumed his duties had become an
irksome burden and be had feared for
some time that he would not live to
conclude his trust. The partition was
made an order of the circuit court.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
additional
OerrifOriOz
r eSidentS

Those who were in Wisconsin te'ore
1t became 3 state on May %, I848,
should send their names to this office
at once. AS soon as the list is COM
plete certificate will be mailed to
each. Since our last issue the follow
ing names have been received:
Lewis Prothero, Nisngus, Missouri
was born in the town Greenfield,
Sauk county, October 8, 1S47, and re-
sided In Sauk and Juneau counties
until November 26, 1910.
Mrs. VIM. Vandenburg, nee En-
dolpha M. Bassett, was born in the
town of Salem, Kenosha county, Wis.
May II, 1847: moved TO the town OF
CoIOma, Wauahsra county, in 1856,
and married VIM. Vandenburg Nov,
rs, 1866.
w. ID. Porter of Baraboo was born
In the town of La Grange, WaIWorth
county, January II, 1899, and came to
Baraboo in 1850. He is q veteran OF
the civil war.
Mrs. c. II. Dame, nee Mary Fuller,
of the town of Fairfield, was born al
Crown Point, E sex county, New
York, and came with her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Fuller
and sister, to illinois in the fall of 1845
and in the summer of 1916 she came te
what is now the town of Fairfield.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wagner of Madi-
son are guests at the Torpy home here.
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
Supply About Normal

According to report issued by the
Ucited States government, the supply
of potatoes in the country is about
normal.
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From Adams

Mrs. Willis GolImar writes that she
thanks her many dear friends of Bars-
boo, who have remembered her with
post card greetings.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
DODE FISK To
TEACH THE TANGO

Dode Fisk of Wonewoc, we'll known
in Baraboo where he raf11ed eff cow q
number of years ago when bis show
was here, has opened dancing hall
In Wonewoc and will make aspeclalty
of teaching the tango. Oh!
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-02-05
RETURNS FROM
TRIP To TEXAS
N. Fl, Smith Visits in the
Great Southwest Texas
Border.
SEES MEXICAN REBELS
People From the United
States Are Taxed Both
Coming and Going.

N. FL. Smith has returned from q
trip to Texas and Mexico, visiting
Brownsville and Matamoros. Some
of the members of the comp papy bathed
in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico,
but it was SO chilly there was no
pleasure in the plunge.
Cabbage, onions and alfalfa are
being harvested. He saw oranges and
bananas growing, but these are not
produced il abundance in Texas. He
went with land company and ell
of the acres for sale must be irrigated
with water from the Rio Grande river.
Mexicans work for 81 so to 81 .75 per
day and board themselves. While
In the cotton belt it is necessary to pay
about 81 25 per day and furnish board.
Rebels Hope for Victory
Mr.. Smith visited Matamoros, Mex
leo, which is one of the rebel strong
holds. When going into Mexico it is
like the negro's coon, they catch them
both going and coming, Visitors
who desire to cross the border must
pay about ten cents and whea the re-
turn trip is made another dime must
be forthcoming. He talked with a
number of the rebels, saw the wound
ed, observed the Off GERS riding about
in automobiles and noted much dis
tress on the part of the inhabitants.
Some of the soldiers are in uniform
and some are not, all think they will
soon have the possession of the city of
Mexico and enjoy smuggling whenever
the opportunity presents.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
UNFORTUNATE SAILORS
ARE'.lN Two WRECKS
REVENUE CUTTER, AFTER RES
CUlNG MEN, is DASHED
AGAINST A REEF

Seattle, Washi, Sept. 26.-The'
steamship Cordova, bound for Agattu
Island, Alaska, to take off the officers
and crew of the wrecked revenue cut
ter Tacoma and shipwrecked crew
picked up by the Tacoma before her
own mishap, probably eight men In all,
Passed Builder Island 80 miles north
cast of Agattu, at o'clock last night.
1t is believed that the Cordova now
has the shipwrecked men on board.
She is a freighter and probably will
carry them to Unalaska for a transfer
to q revenue cutter The Tacoma
struck a reef so miles east of Agattu
Island Sunday and was totally wreck
led. Her crew took to the whale boats
land headed Tor Agattu, which is IN
lint ablte5
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
Two Hundred Men are Lost in First En-
Sagement OF New Mexican Rebellion
PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT EXPECTS BlOODSHED
Statement Issued From the Capital Lays Blame for Revolution
Upon General Villa, But Shows That Jealousy the Part
Of Carranza and the Rebel Leader is at Bottom OF the
Entire Iroube-Vera Cruz Rail Line Cut

Washington, Sept 26.-General Car
ranza called a meeting of the diplo-
matte corps in Mexico City yesterday
and informed them that further fight
ing in Mexico probably could be avoid
ed, according to official advices reach
ing here today.
General Carranza outlined to the di-
plcmats the fruitless negotiations with
General Zapata and gave them details
OF the rupture with General villa
Carranza's explanation followed the
lines Of a statement he had given tC
the press.
Advices from Sonora today confirm
ed reports of fighting yesterday neal
4 Gananea, the Carranza forces unde
hGenerai Hill having 21 wounded. The
1tenor Of the dispatches indicated thai
tx.overnor Maytorenas troops were
more numerous ana might foros Viii
to cross the border.
American Consul Silliman viii re
turn Immediately from Laredo to
Mexico City.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26

hold of Przemysl, heretofore empha-
sized in dispatches in Petrograd as
forecasting a triumphant Russian
march to Cracow and thence to Wen
ma and Budapest apparently had been
made complete by the occupation of
Khyrow, 20 miles south of Przemysl
and close to the junction of railroad
lines connecting with Jaroslau, the
important railway center taken by the
Russian troops some time ago.
On the British Isles the public is
awaiting with keen interest the out
come of Premier Asquith's appeal to
the Irish as voiced in Dublin last night
With a Welsh army corps already in a
tentative stage of formation, English
men believe that the Irish will not be
outdone.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
GERMANS FORTIFY The
COMMUNICATION LINES
TAKE NO CHANCES UPON BEING
CUT OFF FROM SOURCE OF
SUPPLIES

London, Sept. ga dispatch from
Amsterdam to Reuters Telegraph
company says that, according to the
Telegraaf. the whole German line Of
&C ommunications in Belgium has been
fortified to the northwest of Antwerp
where the invaders are building for
tlfications and are digging trenches.
Communication with Antwerp now
is extremely difficult, the newspapers
say, nobody being allowed to enter
the zone of Notifications unless they
can produce pass signed by the mill
tarv governor of the Belgian fortress
The Volks Zeitung of Cologne says
the Germans have heavy siege guns
around Antwerp The street car line
between Brussels and Minove, this
newspaper says, is being exclusively
used by the Germans for the trans
pcrtation of provisions to the Ger
man position on the northwest oi
Brussels, where skirmishes with the
lBeiglans are Of daily occurrence.
The Zeppelin airship Which q
Thursday night dropped bombs on Os
tend, cruised, according to the Volk'
Zeitung over the whole province o.
Flanders.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
MRS LACKING DEAD

Santa Fe, Sept. 26.-Colonel @. d.
Jackling, who has immense mining in
terests in New Mexico and who is
vice president of the Chino Copper
company, operating IN Grant county,
hurried back from a trip to Alaska to
reach the bedside of his wife at Los
Angeles, but arrived too late. The
couple had separated two years ago
at Salt Lake City and since then
Mrs. Jackling has been ailing. She
was brilliant, beautiful woman
whose philanthroples had endeared
Iher to many. she was SS years old
and a native of Keeseville, N. Y. She
was almost as wealthy as her mil
Ilionaire husband in her own right
However, she was teaching school a
Victor, Colo, when she met Mr. Jack
ling. then mining engineer.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
200 Soldiers Killed

Two hundred were left dead on the
field between Santa Barbara and
Santa Cruz, after the battle between
the forces of General Maytorena and
General Benjamin Hill yesterday, ac-
cording to fugitive Carranza soldiers.
General Hill is here today awaiting
orders from Mexico City as to whe-
ther he shall make another stand at
this point against Maytorena-
Meantime 700 of Hills men have
evacuated Cananea and come here
Seven hundred others we're marooned
when locomotives pulling their trooT
trains ''died" from lack of coal, about
2G miles east of Santa Cruz. Two
other locomotives were sent from her'
today to rescue the stranded troops
The rout of Hills troops yesterda.
lis said to have been primarily due t
lthe wounding of Lieutenant Colone
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
THE SUPREME COURT

Santa Fe, Sept. 26.-The state su
preme court today finished up hearing
the cases that had remained on the
docket, including the Sandell VS.. Per
ry, the Lobato VS.. Catron and the
Clayton Townsite VS.. Clayton Drug
Co cases. One more case was set for
hearing and that tomorrow, being a
demurrer in the Collins case A mum
her of opinions are to be handed down
soon. The three tax cases from Col
fax county which arose under the old
low. we're especially interesting in the
law points that we're raised and very
ably argued.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
NEW GAME PRESERVE

Santa Fe, Sept. 26.-Permission TO
establish a 10000 acre game preserve
Oh the Dry Cimarron in northern I'm
ion county, was granted today by
Game Warden T. G. de Baca to Geo
A Fowler. Jr.. of Folsom Fowler has
elaborate plans for the propagation
Of deer and game birds. The propos-
ed park is in the most wildly beauti-
full portion of northeastern New Mex
leo. not far from Emory's Peak
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
Maxtorena Took Officers

Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Sept. 26.
Governor Maytorena reported today
that among those of General Hills
army slain at the battle of Santa Bar.
bara yesterday were Majors Vidal and
Durazo, Captains Florencio Padros
eslsl raossann Gastelum, and Lieutenants
Estrada and Villar Maytorena TOOK
% prisoners.
The governor declared Hills forces
had been routed at two points be-
tween Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
$4,000 Men Make Guns

Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. ga
Scottish woman, who has returned
here from Germany, where she mas
been staying with friend at Essen,
relates that work is going on at the
Krupp gun factory feverishly day and
night. The gun and ammunition de-
partments alone are being operated,
but these keep $4,000 men constantly
employed.
This woman relates that foreign
spies are numerous and that one day
IA Russians dressed as women were
shot She says that food is abundant
in Essen and some of it is ever
cheaper than before the war.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
bloody Battle is Fought

Naco. Sonora, Mexico, Sept. 26.-
Under orders from General Carranza
at Mexico City, General Benjamin Hill
beean mobilizing troops here today for
another stand against Governor Jose
Maytorena of Sonora, who defeated
him in battle yesterday at Santa Bar
bara.
General Hill officially reported to
Mexico City today that only rs of his
men were wounded yesterday. None
was killed. He also declared that
Maytorena lost % killed and 80
wounded. Soldiers who fled from the
field of battle declared. however, that
at least 200 dead we're left where they
fell.
| General Hill expects reinforcements
from Aqua Prieta as well as from
Cananea, which is reported TO have
Iheen deprived of all troops He de
clared also that General Jesus Car
rama was en- route from Tehuante
pec with 10000 men. Naco is bein
entrenched with a semi-cirele Q
bitches stretching from the interni
tional boundary on both sides of th
town. Hills tr6ops are lying on thei
! arms in the trenches, awaiting tn
: approach of Maytorena, but battl
!, is not expected before tomorrow.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
carranza Issues Statement

Mexico City, Sept 26.-General We
nustiano Carranza, the acting head Of
the Mexican government, in the long
statement which he gave out last
night reviewing the difficulties be-
tween himself and General Francisco
Villa, states that the situation is
grave, but that the constitutionalists,
are ready for any emergency. Cen
eral Villa, he declared, demanded inn
possible changes in the call issued for
conference of constitutionalist chiefs
on October IA. General Villas de-
mands, he says, were that the general
conference pledge itself to re-establish
the national and state civil regimes
within 80 days after the conferences
concludes it's discussion; that no
present army officer shall be eligible
las a candidate for any elective Of
fees: that the federal state legisla-
ture be convoked Immediately and
that the electoral college be chosen
for the election of permanent prest
dent.
To these demands General Carranzs
replied that only the conference it
self was able to take up the questions
Regarding the cutting of the railwa,
lines north of Aguas Calientes, Gen
eral Carranza says this is not hos
tile, but a necessary act, in view o
General Villas warlike preparation. !
anarchy comes and blood Is spilled a
a result of this, the blame, he say
is on the head of Villa.
: Nearby garrisons are assembling 70
5. transportation to Aguas Calientes.
9 is reported here that special trai
E will leave Mexico city for Vera Cru
L tomorrow night, carrying passengel
booked on steamers to sail for IL
'e north. The gap in the railroad liz
e. to Vera Cruz. it is reported here,
"a several miles in extent
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26
AMERICAN VESSEL AIDS
A GERMAN WARSHIP
THE BRITISH CONSUL GENERAL
MAKES PROTEST TO THE
a UNITED STATES

New York, Sept 26.-Courtenay
Bennett, the British consul general
here. announced this afternoon that
the steamer Lorenzo, registered as a
United States merchantman, and the
Norwegian steamer Thor had been
captured by British cruisers in the
act of coaling the German cruiser
Karlsruhe at sea, and had been taken
to the st. Lucia to await disposition
by prize court.
Sir Courtenay added that the Ger
man cruiser had made its escape. The
| two steamers were captured off the
West Indies, he said,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26

Weather conditions have now i'm
proved along the west wing of the
allies, according to an official com
munication given out in Paris, and a
battle Of extraordinary violence is
raging in this locality.
Reports continue to come into Lon
don of trouble between Bavarian and
Prussian troops in Brussels, and 1t is
said that the German military author
tiles in the Belgian capital have or
dered all Bavarians in Belgium to the
scene of operations IN France. These
reports, however, are officially denied
| in Brussels
Germans Rule Cracow
Dispatches from Petrograd declare
that the Austrian civil government o
Cracow has been taken over by Ger
many. The inhabitants of Cracow arr
said to be in flight.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-09-26

Angra Pequena, Germany's diamond
field in southwest Africa, was follow
ed quickly by German raid on the
British harbor at Walfish bay, in
Cape Colonia.
According to Cape Town dispatches
these raiders are only a patrol ana
appear to be the advance guard Of q
larger force. The patrol attempted
to dynamite the jetty at Walfish bay
and a tug moored alongside it, but
the damage they inflicted was slight.