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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
FORMER RESIDENT
WRITES FROM WEST
Frank Capener Tells of
Crops and Climate in
Naches, Wash.

The following is letter from Frank
Capener, Naches, Washington;
l often think of the Glenville people,
and have thought dozens of times
that | must write.
When we arrived here there waa
snow on the ground and no frost in the
ground go we set coward fence in
January and February and planted gin
seng and Golden Seal about March 10
to Is. | hauled baled hay for my
neighbor on March 8 to II on hard dry
roads.
Flowing started on February 27s
picked wild flowers on March 8, picked
violets March 23, alfalfa was six inches
high March 25, apricots bloom April 4,
Royal Ann cherries bloom April IL,
dandelions, peaches and pears bloom
April IL, alfalfa was 211 inches tall by
April 20. 30
The coldest weather last winter was
six above zero. There was practically
no wind all winter and but little rain.
The snow stayed until about February
Is and all soaked into the soil account
ing to the extra big wheat crop this
year.
Wheat on the so called dry lands
yields from rs to IS bushels per acre
and on irrigated lands from 35 to 40
bushels per acre. have 45 March
pigs and have % acres of alfalfa pas
ture which is divided into three parts.
The water, hogs and mower are ap-
piled in such way as to have the pigs
in clover fresh and tender six inches
high about all the time. They also
get the skinned milk from eight
cows and am caring for thirty acres
of wheat (on rented land) for them to
finish up on.
Ginseng is doing WE'LL No blight at
all as it is so cool and dry here.
In July there was hardly morning
that did not wear a sweater and
sometimes a jacket over the sweater
while doing morning chores.
The mountain breezes are in evidence
nearly every day so that even the hot
test days are delightfully."- cool
We have had our share Of Yakima
Valley fruit such as strawberries, rasp-
berries, apricots, apples, dewberrie
black caps, peaches, pears and large
sweet cherries.
My twenty acre place is all into al
falfa but expect to rent 20 acres of al
falfa next year also 35 acres for wheat.
The soil is very similar to red or yellow
clay with just enough sand to make it
mellow and no gravel. There is plenty
of black porous lava with white or graz
matter spattered all through it 70
building stone. The soil is immensely
rich in potash, phosphorus and lime but
is deficient in humus and nitrogen which
are supplied by the alfalfa.
Forty acres properly handled will
produce about 200 tons of alfalfa hay.
Carrots do exceedingly fine. Pota-
toes on old alfalfa ground are said to
yield 10 to Is tons per acre and the
price is said to average $12 per ton
for over a period of 10 years
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

A merrier gathering of youngsters
would have been hard to find yesterday
than that assembled at the II. L. Won
Wald home, Sixth street. 1t was the
10th birthday anniversary of Kenneth
VonWald and thirty boys and girls
came and gave him a big surprise.
Games were played and the happiest
time of all came when he unwrapped
the parcels brought by the youngsters.
Before they left ice cream and cake
was served, there was a large birth
day cake lllumined with candles.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
Notes From News Readers

Enclosed please find money order.f
So. so for which please extend our
paper" writes Louis Harthaus from
Colome, South Dakota. Il think it
best to keep on the good side of the edi-
tor by paying up once in awhile. |
would not want to miss the paper or
have it cut off for twice the amount.
1t generally gets here Saturday and
when it arrives everybody wants it
first. :"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
REEDSBURG BOY WEEDS
Russell Kellogg Takes
Bride at Munroe Sat-
urdaY Evening.

Russell Kellogg OF Reedsburg and
Miss Blanche Connery of Munroe were
quietly married Saturday evening, Aug.
22nd at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Honan. Rev. c..
L. Clifford of the Methodist church
performed the ceremony. Mr.. Kel-
logg is graduate of the
Reedsburg high school and at
tended the State University at Mad
ison and at present has a position with
the Birmingham and Hixon Lbr. Co.
at Reedsburg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
DEFENDANT MAY
REMAIN ON FARM
Case Of Frank Kosln
Against Michael Rettgen
Decided in Court.
from Fridav,s nailY.l
(From Fridays Daily.l.

In the case of Frank Kosin against
Michael Rettgen, both of Freedom yes
terday in Justice Andro's court, ver-
dict was rendered for the defendant.
The action was brought by Kosin to
remove Rettgen from a farm owned by
the former. The plaintiff claimed that
the defendant violated provisions of the
lease. Rettgen testified that he had
worked the land properly and that he
had in no way violated the lease. The
court decided that Rettgen could remain
on the farm and that Kosin payl the
costs of the suit.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
Traded House for Farm

Justice of the Peace H. L. Halsted
closed a real estate deal yesterday in
which John Dedie traded his house and
lot on Camp street to Chas. w. Bass
for farm in Winfield Mr.. Bass and
family will remove to Baraboo and the
Dedie family to Winfield next week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
WEDDING ON RIDGE STREET
Quiet Marriage Takes Place
on Thursday At
ternoon.

Thursday afternoon Miss Georgia
Bullard and Albert McGee of Glenview,
Ill, were married at the home of the
bride on Ridge street by Rev. c. A.
Wilson of the Episcopal church. Only
the immediate family witnessed the
ceremony. The couple left on the af-
ternoon train for West Branch, Iowa,
for visit with relatives of Mrs. Nc
Gee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
HORSEMAN DEAD

Edwin w. Roys, 7S, resident OF
Columbia county since 1843, and many
years one of the most prominent horse
men of Wisconsin, died Sunday after
noon at his home in Columbus after g
lingering illness.
The funeral was held at O'Clock
this afternoon in Columbus
under Masonic auspices. A number Of
Portage friends attended. Portage
Democrat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
Fairfield Y. N. c, A, Organized

The Fairfield Township Y. M. C. A.
was organized Wednesday evening.
Fifteen charter members were present,
and the following officers were elected
Pres-Glen Porter.
Clerk-Perry Thomas
Treas. Earl Bump.
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Births

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Holden
Fifth avenue, son.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Moody,
Fairfield, a son.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03

l am sending this letter just
as the trouble is beginning. /
do not know when we will be
able to leave Geneva. We are
in a fine hotel and the company
is looking after us. Will prob
ably come home as soon as we
we can.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wild
and daughter are here.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03

From Silverton, Oregon, S. E. Rich
ardson writes as follows:
| wish to advise you that we have
been experiencing calamity in our
nome of late, we have been missing the
Baraboo Weekly News. Kindly see
that paper is started to me each
week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03

Going back to the London Times ar
ticle the writer says that England and
Switzerland are similar as to financial
conditions. Both have great adverse
trade balance and on the other hand
both hold many investments abroad.
Both are growing richer from stock
exchange, banking and insurance bust
ness. Taxes are high in France and
many Frenchmen reside in Switzerland
on account of lower rate. Switzer-
land does not touch the sea and is spend
ing nothing for navy and not so much
as the other countries for her army.
A Long TobOggan
Not only in summer, but also in Win
ter is Switzerland a playground OF gig
antic proportions. Those seeking win
ter sports find abundant amusements
from fall to spring. The hotel people
and citizens at the resorts see that
there is something for every day. After
GIlG uuuLlllS SGoSOl Is OFSL III LIlS 1dIl
and when winter has sealed the lakes
and thrown a mantle over the noun
tains, there is tobogganing, skating,
hockeying, curling and skiing. The
largest skating place is at Devors where
the rink is flooded every night and kept
free from snow all day long The
curriers' come from Scotland and the
skiiers from Norway to instruct the
visitors. Jymkhanas includes blindfold
races, potato races, one legged races,
battle races and the like. We saw a
toboggan road eleven miles long and
the trip could be made in less than a 8
many minutes.
The struggle for living has crowded
the people up the mountains almost to
the snow line. In Switzerland as in
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03
Accident at Freedom

IvorGunnison had the misfortune to
fall from horse yesterday and break
both bones in the forearm.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-09-03

Lottie Bellows asks us to change her
paper Immediately from Oldham, South.
Dakota, to Hetland, same state.
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Continued ON Last Page.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-12
Keep Cool!

There's bloody old world going forward and the pessmst
sees farther than war-coud
Keep cool!
1t has naturally interrupted progress abroad industrial
and crippled commerce temporarily.
Keep cool!
War; know today. itself ont But while
the New World will have keep the Old World going and
will add hundredod the of prosperity which hand
1t would take blacker
shadows Europe dim the returning prosperity in this
try.
Optimiscl Why not? The record of the past reason for it,
All Isn't exactly right with the world but fact-n
its larger you make your to whatsoever
cheerfulness there may be in the situation.
Keep cool!-Alanta Constitution.
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Business Effect

When Europe gets to fighting earnest this country will be
called upon to furnish most of the food supplies To be called
feed Europe would make business good might play
hob with the cost of living in this country imports would
shrink practically nothing and is improbable that
the Democratic tariff should have degree of the
fcs of protection than under the highest Republican tariff With
lesened imports this country might for time at least
to live to itself alone Owing its unlimited the
fact that long period of protection has osteed this policy
would not be difficult.
That represents something of the immediate situation U
mae the world must for the occasioned
and trade world matter the United States
her with the rest of the nations would have stand its part
of the loss But the meantime this country would piled
up huge surplus from which could pay its share of the loss
and have plenty left
On the whole this country cannot help prong, material
way. by the war.-Santa Ana (Caif Register
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School Trustees

The coming election of school the School
cs the county, should the consideration of all the
tax and especially the Patrons Schools
office and disposition to make the progressive
consideration that the people the school should require
standard for their trustees Too happened that the
trustees have hampered the of failure
operate with teachers who endeored put life Hill
oun rural schools Put the best have settlement
especially with children boards men who are
willing for their children they know them
selves if possible Get live board of you'll get live
school.
Let be who appreciate the Importance making the
country school house the meeting place community and the
social center of all its patrons young and Old Make the schoohouse
popul and increase usefulness.
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County Commissioners
Bill Passed.

The Bills repeating the Fourth
Commissioner and re-establishing
the control of all the county's
affairs in the hands of the Coun-
ty Commissioners, passed the
Senate Tuesday and will go into
effect January LIST. The bill is
an exceptionally good one, as it
carries with it an opportunity to
get rid of a commissioner caught
in questionable dealing during
the life of his Office. The cleo
ton of Mess. Garbutt, Handley
and Dickson to the Commission
assures Ben Hill county of a
a strong board of administration
of the public affairs.
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Democratic Nominee for the 64th
Congress of the 3rd Dis. of Ga.
Provided however that such sue
cessful candidate has complied
with the rules prescribed by the
last congressional convention with
reference to campaign expenses.
7. 1t shall be the duty of above
mentioned convention to elect a
new Executive Committe for the
Bird Con. Dis, GA and to transact
such other and further business as
may properly come before it.
8. Be it further resolved that
each county chairman request the
newspapers of his county to pub
lish these resolutions, and furnish
them with copies of same.
The above resolutions iSwere
unanimously passed.
I. M. Furlow, Chairman,
H. G. Crittenden, Secretary,
Third District Democratic Execu-
tive Committee of Georgia.
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Political Comments

Gov. Slaton's conduct of the
affairs of the State has been
characterized by ability, wisdom
and progressiveness and he has
mastered the vexatious problems
as they confronted him. His ad-
misistration will be recalled by
the people in the years to come
as the best ever given Georgia.
Augusta Chronicle.
The criticisms of Slaton will
only add to his support and on
the nineteenth the Governor will
be unanimously elected Senator.
Pembroke Enterprise.
The meeting held at Chatham
Artillery Armory Wednesday
night in the interest of Gov. Sla-
ton was certainly a representa-
tive meeting Of citizens. If meet
ings count for anything it looks
like old Chatham will be in the
Slaton column on August l9th.-
Savannah News.
The house that Jack Slaton has
built through twenty years of ef-
ficient service to the State is on
a splendid foundation and full of
voters who will proclaim him
Senator at the coming primary.
-Cornelia Enterprise.
Just as we said! Gov. Slaton's
advocacy of the new tax law is
playing a great deal to his sue
cess in his race for Senator. =
Lexington Echo.
1t looks like Slaton against the
field with Slaton a winner for
the short short term Senatorship.
-Lavonia Times.
Slaton looks very much like a
winner. He certainly has the in
side on the others at present. =
Thomasville Times.
Every man who has served
with Gov. Slaton in making laws
for the last twenty years, num-
bering possibly three thousand
patriotic Georgians, could testify
as to his force of intellect and
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.S5OO,OOO,OOO TO
FINANCE COTTON

Washington, Aug. 10. That
the Aldrich- Vreeland currency
law should and will be amended
to make it absolutely sure that
the banks can accept as collateral
warehouse receipts as a basis for
currency issue to the amount of
Is per cent of the face value was
decided upon today at a confer
ence of Senator Owen, chairman
of the Senate Banking and Cur
rency Committee; Senator Hoke
Smith, chairman of the special
cotton committee of the Senate;
the Secretary Of the Treasury
and members of the Reserve
Board, called to discuss the pro-
lection of the cotton crop in the
South.
Senator Smith is drawing the
amendments this afternoon, and
they probably will be presented
to the Senate tomorrow. They
place $500,000, 900 available to
the cotton people to pick and
handle or conserve the crop until
the present stringency passes.
After the meeting Senator
Hoke Smith said the whole in
fiuence of the Treasury Depart
ment was back of the proposition
that big bankers and merchants
in New York extend credit to
the smaller bankers and mer-
chants, and that they could RELY
upon the fact that legislation
would be enacted to carry over
the surplus crop of cotton. The
universal sentiment of those
studying the situation and work
ing to secure relief was that cot
ton people should hold the cotton
and not sell at a sacrifice, as the
market price would be satisfac-
tory later.
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Having known Hon. Geo. M
Roberts, of this place, for the
past twenty years, it is with
pleasure recommend him as be.
ing worthy of the confidence and
support of the good people OF
the State. Mr.. Roberts is ar
able business man, and if elected
to the office of Comptroller Gen.
eral, will fill the office with a de.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-08-12

Has Atlanta gone to sleep? 1t
would seem so as Thomasville
has put one over on that hog-it-
sll-town in the trial of Madame
Caillaux in France. Thomasville
claims to have received visit
from one of the witnesses in the
case about twenty years. Oh,
how these little towns DO cIamor
for fame!-Tifton Gazette.
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personal worth. Most of the
laws passed by the general as
sembly in the last fifteen years
bear the impress of this man who
has at all times been guided by
justice and right. He never
shirked a duty nor lodged an
issue. -Cordele Dispatch.
1t looks like the field against
Slaton but he will get more votes
than all the others combined. :
Gainesville Advertiser.
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ADVERTISEMENT .
Is IS Years Long Enod
t. uall.O. OcC:aA
If So, Vote For
G. M. Roberts
Confederate Veteran,
for Comptroller General
WHAT PEOPLE SAY

have been intimately ac-
quainted with Mr.. G.. Nj. Roberts,
who is a candidate for the office
of Comptroller General of GeOr-
gia, for the past thirty years. He
is a good business man, having
been quite successful in various
enterprises to which he has Civ
en- his attention. He is public
spirited and enterprising, but
has not heretofore sought pub
lie office, but has been ready at
all times to discharge the duties
that fall to a private citizen,
having been foreman of the
Grand Jury of his county several
times. Any statement made by
MIR. Roberts, touching business
or political matters, | feel sure
may be relied on implicitly:
Very respectfully,
PRICE EDWARDS.
Judge Superior Courts, Tai. Cir.
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Rules To Govern
Congressional Primary

Extracts from the minutes of
the meeting of the Third District
Democratic Executive committee
held at Americas May -, 1914.
1. Be it resolved by the execu-
tive Com. of the Ord Con. Dis.
state of Georgia, in regular meet
ing assembled, and it is hereby re-
solved by authority of the same:
That a democratic primary be held
in each of the counties comprising
the 3rd congl essional district of
Ga. on the 10Th day of August,
1914, for the purpose of nominat-
ing a congressman to represent
said district in the congress of
United States.
2. Be it further resolved and it
is hereby resolved by the authori-
tY aforesaid, that said primary
shall be held under and governed
by the same rules and regulations
fixed by the state Executive Com
mite to control nominations for
State House officers. except as
hereinafter provided.
5. Be it further resolved that
the candidate receiving the plurali-
ty of votes cast in said district
shall be the nominee.
4. Be it further resolved and it
is hereby resolved by the authori-
ty aforesaid, that each candidate
for congress in said Third District
primary this day called, sshall pay
such assessments to the Chairman
of the various County executive
Committees as such committees
shall make against him; and the
chairman of the 3rd Dist. Elk.
Com. shall furnish SAID candidates
names to the proper authority in
time for it to appear on the Off
cial ballot to be used in said pri-
mary election.
Any candidate failing to comply
with these requirements on or be-
fore the 4th day of August, 1914,
shall be Ineligible to run in pri-
mary and votes cast for such can
didates shall not be counted.
5. Be it further resolved and it
is hereby resolved by authority
aforesaid that the successful cahdi-
date in said primary in said Dis
trict shall Immediately upon con-
solicitation of returns select dele
gates from each county of the dis
trict. Each county shall be en-
titled to twice as many votes in
the convention as it has representa-
tives in the Lower House of Repr-
sentatives of the State of Georgia.
and it shall be the business of the
delegates so selected to represent
their county in the consolidation
of the returns of said congressional
primary in convention hereinafter
called and declare the result of
same.
6. Be it further resolved and
it is hereby resolved blythe authori-
ty aforesaid that the delegates so
selected shall assemble in conven-
ton at Americas, Ca, on the 25th
day of August, 1914, ten-thirty
O'Clock a. N. and proceed TO con-
solidate the returns of said pri-
mary from the various counties of
the district, declare the candidate
receiving the largest number of
votes in the district to be the
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What To Expect In Europe

What begun hastily of autocracy unlikely
revolution with thrones crumbng dynastes in
Civilization the mercy disposition and the
welfare of mankind is not be made the pytng aLtocracy
all Europe drened blood this lesson is implanted
the minds of kings and courer may say
the that extermnaed human slavery judgments
of the Lord and righteous altogether"
This is the twilight of the gods.-New York World.
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gree of credit to himself and
the state.
w. o. STRICKLAND,
Ex-Clerk Superior Court.

We have known Mr.. G. Nj.
Roberts for Fl years, personally,
served on Grand Jury when ae
was foreman, and find him a fair
and impartial man, doing bust
ness between his feilow-man
fairly, and believe the good peO-
pie of Georgia will make no mis-
take in supporting him for the
office he seeks.
JOEL PHILLIPS, Ex-Mayor.
r. H. PARKER, Sheriff.
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Mr.. G. M. Roberts, of Buch-
anan, Ga, has acted i'm various
capacities on Grand Jury during
my term as Solicitor General of
TallapOOsa Circuit, and | regard
him a business man of marked
ability, fair, honest, capable,
able, and l believe he would fill
the office he seeks fairly and
with ability. have known him
for thirty years.
]. r. HUTCHINSON,
Sol. Gen. Tai. Circuit.
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l have known Mr.. G. NJ. Rob
erts 25 years as a business man
and a citizen. | find him a
straightforward, businesslike
man, worthy the support of the
people of Georgia for the office
he now seeks. He has lived in
Buchanan 81 years. 1t is the
talk of the town he will not lose
a vote in it.
JOEL A. ROWELL,
Mgr. Buchanan Bldg & SuR
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Fraudulent Checks

The law passed by the legislature Tuesday, making INSIDE
check bank when the party has
funds To meet with will with the approval
business public Nearly everybody stuck worthless
check at time and this stop the prac
tice Of the past
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We now urge all our subscribers
to renew their subscription to The
Leader Enterprise and get four
magazines one Year for only IS
cents extra. WRITE OR PHONE.
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Farmers with peas potatoes and pasture hogs
how uds the gloomy which the
alcoon farmers wearing OF the Affection farmer
all right the end bet the foodcrop going
bayeto wait fer his reward lie right away, for he sell
h Surplus srou.;s he them to market
kAY Herald.