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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-11
some COUNTY FAIR DATES
IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Following are the dates of some of
the county fairs in this part of Hi
nois:
Rock Island-Joslin, Sept $40.
BuTeau-Princeton, Sept. IA.
Henry-Cambridge Aug. 1921.
Heenry-Kewanee, Sept. I'll.
Knox-Knoxville, Sept. Sill.
LaSalle-Ottawa, Sept 1918.
Stark-Wyoming, Aug. 1928.
Stark-LaFayette, Sept. IA.
Whiteside-Morrison, Sept IA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-11

estry at the imperial university OF
Toxic, Japan, has been making a tour
of the national forests of the United
States to learn the governments meth
DDS of selling timber and of reforest
alton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-11

ing the text, Joshua 1:16-17-1S: What
we pastors want and need is help from
the congregation when We go to them.
With new pastors there is much to be
done. Dig in and help him. If he
comes to you and asks for aid, give it
TO him.
IF he takes up a new project and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Cifg'S T am e
Is Spr e0ding

Baraboo continues to gain notoriety.
Is it due to the work Of the Com
mercial Club, to the fact that
Ringling's circus winters here, to the
locality's fame as summer resort or
is it because people like the euphonious
sound of the word B ra-b-o-o-?
We have now been discovered in cos
mopolitan crowd in the east, at least,
in the June American magazine in a
sto7.v entitled "The Man Within Him
appears the following: "An amazing
sight it is-that crowd. Baraboo helps
swell it, and Spokane, and Berlin,
and Budapest, and Pekin, and Paris,
and Waco, Texas. So varied it is, SO
cosmopolitan, that if you sit there pa
tiently enough, and watch sharply
enough you will now and again even
see a chance New Yorker.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Keystone Of
Kendall Sold

The Kendall keystone has been sold,
possession to be given Aug. 1st. The
arrival of the Keystone at this office
has always been a welcome one and we
join with the multitude of readers in
regretting to see the present editor
leave. Alex J. McCleneghan, who has
been in charge of the paper for the
past nine years, will turn the office
over to A. H. York of Atkinson, Ne
braska. In regard to McCleneghan'
leaving the Norwalk Star says:
Most every town has newspaper
that is a little too good to suit some
people, but the Keystone is little
better than the average. The present
editor has been there nine years, but if
Kendall lives to be ninety and nine we
doubt if she will ever have a better
paper than the Keystone. But she is
no doubt glad to have kept Mr.. Nc
Cleneghan that long and MAC" is
glad he was there. and that's a good
feeling to have at the parting of the
ways.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25

L. Fay Locke, the first volunteer
from Sauk county to enlist in the civil
war and veteran of the Mexican war,
has been spending several days with
Baraboo friends, and he attended the
G. A. R. encampment at Madison last
week.
Mr.. Locke passed his 82nd milestone
on the tenth Of this month. He was
born in Westport, Essex county, New
York, and moved to Baraboo with his
mother, two brothers, and one sister in
1847. When the Mexican war broke out
he went to ST. Charles, ILL.,, and enlist
ed in February, 1847, He was
from service at the close
of the war in July, 1848.
When the call came to Sauk county
for volunteers Mr.. Locke was the
first to enlist. He enlisted at wood
en- building called the American hote
which stood at that time where the Url
ban house is today. This was Go. f.
First Wis. Vol. Inf. There were thir
teen from this county who enlisted in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
AQed Citizen Crossed
Pan anna EsfhK7uS in 1885,

or SO. Mr. Moulton said person
could find gold easily enough if they
hunted for 1t, but the cost of living IN
California at that time was very high.
He spent two years in Californ la and
then returned to New England. Soon
after he came west he located in Mer-
rimack in 1856.
He took np a farm north of Merri-
mack and lived there until three years
ago when he moved to Baraboo. He
is now making his home at 322 Ash
street. The only person now living at
Merrimack, who was there when MIR.
Moulton arrived in 1855 is Mrs. Eliza
beth Hill.
At the age 81 he is well and able
to be out of doors every day. When
asked if he made a fortune off the
gold he found he answered negatively
but added thai he never regretted the
trip nor the gold hunting experience.
Mr. Moulton has son living in
Wyoming who is past go years of
age. George M. Hill of Baraboo is
nephew of the old gentlemen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
CLOSING EXERCISES,
ST.JOSEPH' SCHOOL
Crowd Gathers for Exec :
lent Music and Other Fes-
lures of Program.

The closing exercises of st. Joseph q
school were held in the school auditor
ium Wednesday evening before pack
ed house. At 8 O clock the initial num-
ber, a chorus of patriotic songs was
given by the entire school after which
the primary pupils, in caps and aprons
gave ''The Little Cooks The fifth
and sixth grade girls gave successfully
a ribbon phantasy, drill in which
streamers of red, white and blue were
used. Miss Marie Hillebrandt furnish
ed music in the interlude between
the first part of the program and
the playlet, "a Convenient Distance" j"
which was given by five upper grade
girls.
The impersonations were all well
done, Lucille G raft as Nora Brady, the
servant, being especially successful. A
recit ttion in concert and sailors song
by the third and fourth grade boys and
a dumb bell drill by the fifth and sixth
grade boys were both we'll received.
The third and fourth grade girls gave
a most effective rose drill, after which
THE Millionaire Janitor" was given by
a cast composed Of the upper class
boys. The enjoyment in the per-
formance which the young actors dis
played helped to make this playlet
highly successful. Howard Monroe as
Herman Schmaltz, the janitor, and Leo
Doodle as the portly Professor Flogg
were much applauded, as, well as other
members Of the cast. Harold Griffin,
Orlo Kiefer and Howard Murphy
as prank playing students, and Charles
Coughlin as their studiousss companion
caused much amusement. Harold Room
ey, Paul Crawley, Leroy Siberz and
Kenneth Friend, who completed the
cast, also deserve much credit.
After a song and tableau 'sThe An
gels of Buena Vista" by the seventh
and eighth grade girls, the Rev. Father
E. G.. O'Reilly addressed the audience.
Father O'Reilly said that education
should prepare one to live more fully
and that temporal existence is but a
preparation for eternal life. On this
principle rests the aim and the key
note of Christian education, the con-
temporaneous training of the morals and
the intellect. Before concluding
Father O'Reilly spoke few words to
the members of the graduation class:
Monica Crawley, Marie Hillebrant,
Gladys Dwyer and Howard Murphy
and presented them with their di
plomas.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
WORDS BY MISS NJ.
WILSON At MADISON
Eldest Daughter of Presi-
dent Inter 9sted in Pub
lie Schools.
(From Fridays Dally.)

eff we, the people of the United
States, are really to have part in our
government, we must organize. These
were the first words of Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter of President Wood
row Wilson, as she stepped from the
train at Madison to attend the prelimi
mary conference on civic secretaryship
which will begin at Madison tonight
and will be participated in by many
leaders in education and social move
ments.
eff we do not want the Office holders
whom we elect to be under obligations to
political machines not of our making,
we must make our own machine-the
machine Of democracy and demand
their allegiance to it," she added.
Ia the party that arrived with Miss
Wilson were Miss Zona Gale, the au-
thor; Mrs. Maggie W. Barry of Sher-
man, Texas, notable leader among
southern women; Herbert Quick Of
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, editor
of Farm and Fireside; Frank Parker
Stockbridge of Chicago, manager
editor of Popular Mechanics. Dean
Walter T. Sumner, Chicago; John R.
Richards, superintendent of play and
sport in the South Parks, Chicago; Miss
Genevieve Turner, Chicago, who pio-
neered the Prescott, Wisconsin, social
center movement; and Edward J. Ward
of the University of Wisconsin Exten-
sion division, secretary of the confer
ence.
Miss Wilson will speak in Portage on
Tuesday, June %.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25


P. C. Moulton, born Oct 6, 1926, and
one of the oldest citizens of Baraboo,
walked across the Isthmus of Panama
in 1851. Mr.. Moulton sailed from the
New England coast for California at
the time of the gold rush. The ship on
which he left New England moored off
the coast of Panama at the point where
the canal has been constructed. Natives
took the occupants Of the ships by
means of small boats to the shore,
there being no wharf Of any kind there
at that time. The journey of about
sixty miles on foot across the isthmus
was made in three days. When they
arrived at the west side of the ist hmus
the gold hunters then boarded ship
again and sailed to San Francisco.
Mr.. Moulton said when he arrived at
California, he commenced
hunting gold and was quite successful.
He carries small piece Of gold in his
pocket book which is in the same con-
dition it was when he picked it up. The
pure nugget is about the size of q
piece of popcorn and is worth about S8
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Home From European Tour

The Misses Edna and Mildred Perry
arrived at their home in Reedsburg
Monday afternoon Miss Katharine
stopped at North Hampton, Mass, to
attend the commencement of her college
and will be home later. Miss Florence
Ramsey who was also one of the quin-
tette of girls who have been touring
Europe, stopped at Springfield, H.,
and will be home the last of the week.
Edna and Katharine were gone about q
year studying in Europe and Mildred,
Florence and another classmate from
Massachusetts joined themin February.
They visited all of the principle coun-
tries and places in Europe.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
First In Sauk Co4ntg
To Enlist In Ci0u War

this company. This call was for three
months service. At the close of this
period Mr.. Locke reenlisted in Co. F.,
18th Wis. Vol. Inf. for a period of
three years. When this term expired
Mr.. Locke reenlisted again and served
until the close of the war. He was
made first sergeant of Co. F. and.near
the close of the war received the COM
mission of second ieuten ant. Mr..
Locke has at present one of the enroll
ment books with the daily record of
the men of his company.
Some of the battles Mr.. Locke took
part in are: Champion Hills, Mississippi;
Black River bridge, Siege of Vicks-
burg, Capture of Mobile and Fort
Blakely. The old veteran was wounde q
once by ball striking him in the left
hip, but he refused to go to the hos
pital and continued in service. During
The four years in the war he never
spent day in the hospital.
Mr.. Locke now makes his home with
his sister, Mrs. Helen Fuller, at Barron.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
NEIGH8Qa IS HELD
ON MURDER CHARGE
Controversy Arose Between
Farmers as to Opening
of Road.

E. B. Trimey has received word
from relatives at Kingwood, Pennsyl-
vania, to the effect that his brother,
VIM. Trimpey, of that place died on
June IL as result of gun wound.
The murdered man and a neighbor by
the name of Henry D. Cramer had had
some controversy over road which
passed over the Trimpeylfarm. svs1s.@ -r9
On his death bed Trimpey elaine d
that Cramer stepped from behind a
tree and opened fire on him. This
statement was verified by neighbors
and relatives familiar with the circum
stances.
The following is an account of some
of the testimony at the preliminary
examination:
One of the important witnesses was
County Detective W. gner, who testi-
fed that he went to the Cramer home
in company with Sheriff Hochard to
make the arrest at which time Cramer
denied that he ever had a gun. Later
he told him the gun was in an unoccu-
pied clubhouse, where the weapon was
found. Detective Wagner Estated that
the right barrel of the weapon had
been discharged, but that the exploded
shell could not be found On the win
dow of the building stood two loaded
shells. On the way to Somerset, De-
tective Wagner testified, Cramer told
Sheriff Hochard and the detective that
he did not do any shooting that day, but
that later he made the admission he had
fired twice at ground hog, missing
the animal both times.
Kingwood is the former home of E.
B. Trimpey of Baraboo, his father s
farm adjoining that of the son who
was murdered
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
DRIVER 0F OXEN
GETS IN TROUBLE
Prairie du Sac Farmer Re-
fuses to Let Aui mails Eat
Beside Road.

Charles Wassem, the man who passed
through Baraboo last Saturday with
schooner and oxen on his way to the
centennial celebrate at Belleville,
Illinois, had rather unpleasant exper-
ience at Prairie du Sac. A man owning
land on which oxen chanced to Craze
for an hour or so refused to give up
the cattle until he had paid Sl.50 for
the grass eaten. But Wassem went up
town, invoked the aid of the town mar
shall who quickly obtained a refund for
the amount. This was his most dis
agreeable experience-a 'skin-f1int
trick, Wassem frankly calls it. In a
North Dakota city seven banners
were stolen, and some money was TAX
en- from his raincoat; and at another
place, hotel, young commercial
traveller struck man of 65 in his pres
ence and he in defence, hit the aggressor
twice himself, much to the gratifica-
ton of the bystanders. However,
Wassem, has none the appearance of a
bully. He is 1.-THE, handsome, open
faced lad of 27 years, unmarried, and
regards this trip in the nature Of
lark. He finances himself by selling
postcards of his outfit at 10 cents each
but, said he, 'I'm not wholly dependent
upon this. :" Living costs him little
his oxen nothing They forage by the
wayside and live high, while he takes
his meals where he can.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
STATE CROPS BEAT
RECORDS FOR YEARS
Secretary of Agriculture
Says Wisconsin Will
Lead in Grain Yield.
DECREASE IN SUGAR BEETS
L. D. Burtch Says Con-
gress is to Investigate
Beet Question.
DECREASE IN SUGAR BEETS

Secretary James G. Mackenzie of
the state board of agriculture said in
the monthly farm crop report issued
on Wednesday that the conditions OF
all farm crops in Wisconsin were most
promising and that the prospects we're
that Wisconsin would again lead all
other states in the yield per acre of all
grains and grasses.
The report is as follows:
''The present prospects Indicate that
Wisconsin will again lead in the yield
per acre of all grains and grasses. The
average condition of winter wheat in
the northern division Of the state is
96.1 per cent; the central division, 951;
the southern division, 95 1; the gener-
al average condition for the entire
state being 95.4: this average is 2 per
cent better than for 1918.
L. d. Burtch of Baraboo, we'll known
as a sugar beet raiser, reports that al
though his crop will not be as large as
in former years, he has about twenty
five acres of sugar beets that are
looking fine. He says that the crop
was delayed somewhat because of the
uncertainty of the opening of the beet
factorie this year. However a commit
tee of congress has advised one of the
factories to operate the same as usual
this year and statistics will be taken to
learn the effect of tariff regulation
upon the growing of Wisconsin sugar
beets.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
JUNE WEDDING

At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs VIM. Barker, last evening the mar
riage of her dau ghter, Miss Bell to Orel
Clough of Winnebago, took place. The
bride wore dress Of white crepe trim
ed with real lace, and she carried a
shower bouquet of white roses. The
impressive ring ceremony was read by
Rev. E. G. Henke of the Presbyterian
church of which the bride is member.
After congratulations, wedding sup
per was served. The couple will leave
for Winnebago where the groom
has employment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Death in South Dakota

George Hindes, "a, son of Post
master Henry Hindes of Elkton, S. D.,
died this week at the family home.
His mother is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Funk of Catalonia. He was a
nephew of Mrs. Peter Hammer of Por-
tage, who received a telegram announc-
ing his death. Because of i'll health
Mrs. Hammer cannot attend the funer.
al.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Injured In CahOOn Mine

Virgil M mich, son of Franklin Min
nich of this city, had two of the fingers
on his left hand badly crushed Wednes-
day while at the Cahoon mine near this
city. He had worked at the mine only
a few days, having been attending the
Baraboo High school until it closed for
the summer vacation. 1t was while he
was loading cars from one of the raisers
n the drift that he was struck by a
large chunk of ore that came crashing
Gown the chute.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Hen Goes Down River

When Howard Hodgson and young
son of Clarence Porter of Arena were
crossing. the railroad bridge at Spring
Green they saw, in the middle of the
wild, rushing Wisconsin, an old hen
calmly sitting in box floating down
stream. If the old hen happens to have
duck eggs under her and they should
hatch out before she reaches the point
she has started for, her troubles will
commence.
The Wisconsin river is so high this
year that it is believed that the marsh
hay will be spoiled. Home News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Here from Prairie du Sac

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonham went to
Baraboo Wednesday morning accompa-
MED by their little niece, Laura Pal-
mer, from where Mr. Bonham and
Laura went to Winona, Minnesota,
where the latter will spend the summer
with her brother and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bonham returned Thursday even
ing. Sauk County News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Bride-tO-Be

Dwight Davis and Miss Iva Green
will exchange the marriage vows at the
home of the brides parents in Baraboo.
Miss Green is well known here as she
has been a milliner for Mrs. E. n.
Davis for the past few years. Lodi
Enterprise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Fatal Motorcycle Accident

Herbert Fox of Leon died as result
of injuries received in motorcycle ac-
cident. The young man was on his
way home from Sparta when he was
thrown from the machine and was
found in an unconscious condition in
the road.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Came for Operation

Mrs. Earl Bass, who resides. s.some dis
tance north of Reedsburg and whose
post office address is Lyndon Station,
Juneau county, came to the BaraboO
hospital Thursday to undergo an oper~
alton. She has been troubled with
the gall bladder for some time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
No Decision Yet

The supreme court on Wednesday
deferred handing down decision in
the Merrimack bridge case until Sep
tember. The decisionin in the good roads
appropriation case was also postponed
until that time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
lJalerglGs Operation

Fitz Hinz has undergone an opera,
ton at Reedsburg. The operation was
performed by DR.. Fitz R. Winslow Of
the Baraboo Hospital staff.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
AUTOMOBILE LAWS

So many have asked concerning laws of automobile
driving that abridged statement is here given:
person age of 16 years. unless accompanied
by person. intoxicated shall operate
motor vehicle any public highway.
person shall drive motor vehicle recklessy or at
rate of speed greater reasonable and having
gard to width traffic and of the highways and the
general usual rules of the road The speed inside city
or village must not IS miles hour outside of city
village not exceed twenty-five miles an hour in
cemetery park passing school ground must not
eight miles hour AT corners curves sharp declines
intersection of streets roads, the speed must De re-
duced insure safety.
Must keep the right when meeting vehicles and
to the LIFT when passing vehicles overtaken all times
giving half of the road.
At the right of driver is
preaching from left except when police duty
Mufer must always closed when in cities and villages
Speed must not exceed miles hour while within
one hundred fifty feet in passing other vehicles
There be space of three feet between vehicles
when passing.
When passing speed must exceed ten miles
and the distance away must be four feet.
Whenever person operating motor vehicle shall meet
on public highway any other person riding driving
horse or anv other vehicle easonaby the
right any operating motor vehicle Shall on over
taking other vehicle pass on the LETT SIDE
thereof of such horse possible
upon signal right of the center OF the beat
an highway so as to allow passage left and if
necessary road condition. such driver of horse
or other veh ong enough to allow said automo
bile to pass.
Penalties
The penay for violating range from SIS to
5000 in fines or 10 days TO -nhs in jail both
For second subsequent conviction in one year.
the punishment shall be Of $50 $500 90 days in
Jail or both.
When Injuries Occur.
When person is injured accident, the driver must
STOP give his name and subject fine not
csed 81 600 mprisonnen d three 1anths 10 two years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
When Injuries Occur.

When person is Injured in accident the driver must
stop give his name and be subject fine not to ex-
csed 81 900 impriscnmenf three antas 10 two years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-06-25
Penalties

The penalty for violating the above laws from S5 to
5000 10 days tnree m nths IN jail or Doth
For the second subseq conviction in one year.
the punishment shall be Of $50 $500 90 days in
Jail or BOTH