Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-04-30

and Mrs. Bruce McCready, in Troy.
George Pelton of Reedsburg is visit
ing his son, Chief of Police S. A. Pei
| ton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Little have re-
lived telephone message from their
son, W. Lloyd Little, who resides near
Evansville, that daughter has arrived.
Tais is the first experience of Mr.. and
Mrs. Little with being grandparents.
Mrs. Fred Ellenberg of Reedsburg
sails from New York for Europe this
week to join her mother, Mrs. Lassa :
lette, who has spent the greater part of
the past year there. This will make
the fifth trip abroad for Mrs. Ellenberg
and as on former occasions she will
take advantage of the trip and spend
some time with the masters in piano
and French.
In the cities they are continually
bringing up the question, what shall
we do with our unemployed" This
trouble is being fomented principally
not by men who cannot find work, but
by those who do not want to work. The
advertising columns of the daily papers
are filled with opportunities for those
who are willing to work; farmers are
begging for laborers, and yet the cry
of nothing to do goes up in mighty
wall every day. There is plenty OF
work to be had in all parts Of the Uni
ted States for those who really want
it.
Among the students in agriculture at
Madison who came to Baraboo with
Professor Otis and other members of
the class to make observations in this
vicinity were Miss Mary Hanitch of
Superior and Miss Mildred Wagenhalls
of Fort Wayne, Ind. Both are gradu-
ates of Smith college and are enthusiast
tic with the "pack to the land idea.
AS soon as the university closes they
will go to Indiana to put into practice
the ideas advanced by the greatest ag-
riculture school in the world. The
young ladies were gnests OF the Misses
Gattiker on Seventh street and while
here were shown the Marshall, Bunker
and other farms. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. c. A. Swineford OF
Madison, a former resident OF this city.
John E. O'Keefe, democrat, resi-
dent of this city since the early 5Os|
and prominent merchant for many
years, will be the next postmaster at
Portage. The decision Of Congress
man Burke to recommend Mr.. O'Keefe' 8
appointment was announced in an eight
page circular letter to the thirteen can
didates, dated Washington. D. c.,
April 25th and received by them Mon
day morning. The term of Postmaster
Thomas J. Wells, the republican IN
cumbent, expires Nav 10, 1914. He has
served nearly four years.
The circular letter was addressed to
J. F. O'Keefe, M. J. Howard, A. j.
Klenert, P. J. Lemon, D. Leary, nj. ).
Downey, E. c. Osthelder, Frank 81.
Sanborn, Henry A. Schultz, Richard B.
Tobin, Harry w. Williams, E. W.
Rohde, Hal. S, lockwood.
The congressman gave reasons why
several should not have the office and
then told why his choice from the re-
mainder fell upon Mr.. O'Keefe.
At Washington Wisconsin was paid a
high tribute by Director Harris of the
census bureau on Saturday in state
ment showing thaC the states debt Is
proportionately in better shape than
that of any other state. The average
in forty-eight states is So. 52.6 per cap
tia, while in Wisconsin it is SO cents.
Director Harris says:
"An inspection of the tables for Wis
consin shows that from 1891 to 1913 the
state had no bonded Indebtedness. In
1880 bond issue of $11, 900 was re-
corded. The floating debt was small.
1t reached the maximum, 1868, 600, IN
1897, but fell to $23,O0 in 1898. an
disappeared altogether in 1903.
'In the case of funds and invest
ments the securities advanced steadily
from SIS, SIG, 600 in 1891 to Sc, 6e3, 600 IN
1912. The cash changed naturally from
year to year, the largest amount re-
corded being So, 1862, 900 in 1912.
'Tn 1880 the per capita debt was $l.87.
In 1881 it fell to 81. 81, decreasing con-
stantlv until 1913, when it amounted to
SO cents.
cat the present time about 2.5 per-
cent of the total population of the Uni
ted States would be found in the state
of Wisconsin, and OF per cent OF the
total debt is attributed to that state.