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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-10
The Nebraska PATRONAGE.

Senator Hitchcock also will ess
be interested In learning who told Cen.
Sherwood about the way the Nebraska
patronage is being handled. I'll" mos,
important piece OF patronage rrrant'y
has been the Federal Judgeshlp IN the
Nebraska district. Mr.. Bryan recon.
mended an old friend. Judge Thompsun.
VINO was rejected because he was more
than go years Old n Mr.. Bryan has
not made another recommends
Senator Hitchcock made no recon,
mendation but indicated to the p,f,r.-
ment of Justice tina any one OF sty,ra.
men whose names are under cons,irfs-
ton would he acceptable 10 him
As to the Federal offices filled several
months ago there had been a lb'-
struggle between the Senator and Se.-
rotary Bryan. The President was .sN.
!ous not TO appear IN the light o. tY-n.
ing dow Mr.. Bryan after he had gone
out OF the Cabinet. because improper
inferences might he drawn from It,. IN
he induced the two Nebraska statesmen
TO divide the spoils. Each waA -. ~
nized In a way that seemed TO s,tist.
both.
Much interest was also taken In IN.
statement of Gen. Sherwood as to HtN
Mr.. Bryan is supporting tn" lrc. go
for reelection. Here III Washington
friends Of Mr.. Bryan are h.ntin1 uys
teriously that ne may be Il ,drdril',
and that he has been the vic;iw ~
treachery In the Administrator circles
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Caledonia

Henry Anacker spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Prescott.
Mrs. Albert Schmidt who was sick
is recovering.
August Schirmer of Baraboo visited
the past week with his sister, Mrs. II
Kunow and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Hamilton attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. John Sims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bublitz and child
rem of Portage spent Sunday with the
latter parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Biech and fam
lily Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Geyman.
Among the visitors at the F. Geymar
home Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Weber and family, Mr., and Mrs. Ala
tony Catfish, and Kenneth Weber, al
of Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Koch and child
rem of Portage and Miss Matilda Eber.
lein of Lewiston spent Saturday and
Sunday with their father, Fred Eber-
lein.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
NEWS NOTES
FROM LYONS
Items of Interest Gathered
by Our Regular Cor
respondent.
respondent

Rev. Jesse E. Sarles of Madison wa.
entertained at the Frank Berkeley home
Wednesday and Thursday of last week
Mr.. Schneider of Baraboo spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Desborbieux.
Ed. Hertz has new motorcycle.
Rev. Isaac B. Tracy of Spring Green
was entertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pearse Sansum last Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Berkeley and Mrs.
Alex Smith motored to Kilbourn and
Newport Sunday.
Isaac Watson has been in Excelsior
for the past week.
John Berkeley and wife spent Sunday
at the Wilbur Berkeley hom e.
E. M. Davies and r. Smith of Bara-
boo were callers here recently.
A little daughter arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Towle, May 22.
Max Hill and Will Berkeley were in
North Freedom Sunday.
F. J. Farwell spent Sunday with his
son, Rollo, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Shuts spent
Sunday at the David Sansum home.
Clarence Pressing has motor wheel
for his bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schara spent
Sunday at Ablernan,
MIR. and Mrs. Herman Smith and
daughter Of Beloit and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Smith and daughter of Baraboo
spent Sunday at the Chas. Smith home.
Mrs. N. Lauer of Baraboo visited
Mrs. L. Duve recently.
Ed. Watkins of Eau Claire spent
Sunday with his family Mr.. Watkins
is railroad mail clerk between Eau
Claire and Minneapolis.
Mrs. John Shumway and grandson Of
BaraboO spent Sunday at the Charles
AndrOss home.
Mrs. Emma Heath and son Of Bara-
boo visited at the E. J. Watkins home
recently.
Misses Harriet and Mary Hunting
ton of Baraboo spent Tuesday evening
with their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Huntington.
E. B. Winslow of Baraboo spent Sun
day at the William Vandenburg home.
We're Rich of Websters Prairie spent
Sunday at the o. S. Rich home.
Mrs. Walter Pierce of Skillet Creek
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Watkins.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27

Howard Wickersham was in Adam:
on business last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Cole and Mrs. Ed
Hallahan went to Baraboo last Wed
nesday.
Miss Lauer of Baraboo is spending
some time at the home of her sister
Mrs. Barney Russell.
Miss Emma Steinkraus left Monday
morning for visit with her parents at
Oshkosh.
Mrs. r. C. Sandberg left Monday
morning for months stay at Sparta.
Mrs. G. D. Beech is visiting her
daughter, Miss Ruth Beech, at Madi-
son.
Mrs. George Anacker and daughter,
Violet, left Monday morning for a
weeks visit with friends at Milwaukee
and Baraboo.
MIR. and Mrs. James Casserly of But
Ter are spending this week with Mrs.
Casserly's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. D.
Strong.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
SuHpter

F. w. Brooks and daughter, Alice, Of
Westfield spent a short time Friday at
the home of his niece, Mrs. Charles
Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watkins and
children called at the home of their
aunt, Mrs. o. L. Young, of Prairie du
Sac Friday
J.L. Hill was called to the Madison
hospital Wednesday by the sickness and
death of his brother, Henry Hill, Of
Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watkins and
children spent Wednesday in Lyons and
vicinity.
There was no school at Dist. No. 2
one day last week on account Of the
weather.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Sank Civ

Math Meise of Spring Green was an
over Sunday guest in the city.
George Gankel of Madison spent Sum
day with his mother in the city.
P. J. r. Post left Saturday for
an over Sunday visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Pauly.
Otto Reuter- of Milwaukee is home
for short visit.
Fila Mettel of Madison spent Sun
day at her parental home.
Mrs. Stephen Wehner and son OF
Dayton, Ohio, arrived in the city Thurs
day for short visit with her mother.
She was accompanied home by Miss
Minnie, who has been spending sew
eral months at the Wehner home.
Miss Lynda Wunderlich left Monday
for visit with relatives and friends at
Lacrosse and Fountain City.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
NEWS NOTES
FROM ADAMS
Items Concerning Former
Baraboo People in New
Town.

Mrs. Amos BriscOe spent few days
the past week with relatives at Bara-
boo.
Mrs. Chas. Frohmader and little
daughter are visiting friends at Camp
Douglas.
MIR. and Mrs. o. E. Whitcomb went
to Elroy last Wednesday to attend the
dedication of the Masonic Temple.
Mrs. S. w. Kenyon returned from
Baraboo Friday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Poppe have returned
from La Crosse.
Herman Koenecke made business
trip to Milwaukee Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tribby of La
Crosse will move to Adams this week.
They have rented the Frsd Quinnel
house.
Miss Nellie Capener of Chetek is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. W. Kenyon.
Mrs. Ernest Frazier of Milwaukee
was a guest in Adams the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Eakle are visiting
relatives at Freeport, Ill.
Mrs. William Klatt and children lef
Saturday morning for visit with rela
tiyes at Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Carr Valley

Melissa Andrews who attends school
at Reedsburg spent Saturday and Sun
day at her home here.
A few from this vicinity attended
the dance at Lime Ridge Friday even
ing.
Ray Gasser Of Blue Riner spent a
few days of last week at the Frank
Gasser home.
Peter Vosen raised large basement
barn Wednesday.
Mrs. William Obrine is on the sick
list.
Mrs, JOAN Verholtz was Reedsburg
shopper Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Verholtz spent
Sunday at the David Webb home.
A few from Carr Valley attended
the funeral of Mrs. Art Weidman at
Cazenovia Wednesday.
Mrs. Pat Obrine and daughter, Bes-
sic, spent few days of last week at
Reedsburg.
Jane Zimmerman returned to her
home at Reedsburg Saturday after
spending the past year in Carr Valley
teaching the Upper Carr Valley school.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27

A new feature was introduced this
year in the form of field day meet for
pupils of the rural schools. This was
conducted by w. Fl. Babcock, secretary
of the County Y. M. C. A.
The results were as follows:
Ginning Contest-Charles DECKER
man, Frank Brooks, Fred Dickerman.
100 Yard Dash-Charles Dickerman,
Frank Brooks, Fred Dickerman.
Lady Teachers mile walk Margar-
ct Havey, Margaret Coughlin, Florence
Gerkin.
Boys mile walK-Frank Brooks,
Charles Dickerman, Fred Dickerman.
Standing Broad Jump-Charles Dick
erman, Frank Brooks, Fred Dickerman.
Running Broad Jump-Frank Brooks
Fred Dickerman, Charles Dickerman.
Running High Jump-Charles Dick.
erman, Fred Dickerman, Frank Brooks,
Richard Adams of Excelsior and Ed
win Pawlisch of North Freedom re
ceived Honor Standard Badges in tbs
all-round athletic tests.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
EAST LIME RIDGE

Mrs. Carl Schanke was quite badly
shaken up Sunday when the team be-
came frightened and upset the buggy.
The horses got scared of an express
wagon which a couple of boys were
riding on the sidewalk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joha L. Smith spent
Sunday at the E. L. Gibson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Philip spent
Sunday at the R. N. Johnston home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rotzoll spent Sun
day at the Herb. L. Smith home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Templin spent Sun
day at the Albert Rotzoll home.
Engineer and Mrs. William Schellen-
berger left yesterday for Rochester,
Minnesota, where Mrs. Schellenbergel
will consult the Mayo Brothers. She
underwent an operation for appendicitis
some time ago, but has not been entire
ly we'll since. She is the daughter Of
Mrs. G. F. Claus and resides on Eighth
| street.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Results In The County
Contest At ReedSbuTQ

shells to keep the egg from breaking
open. The eggs were then placed in an
incubator and the chicks made their de-
but
Mrs. Mary Roach of Merrimack was
Sunday visitor at the home of her son,
David Roach, on South street.
Thomas Lusby, who has been SER
iously ill at his in Fairfield, is slowly
improving.
Mrs. c. Odekirk is enjoying a visit
from her mother, who came last week
from Baraboo and will visit couple of
weeks at the Odekirk home. Adams
Advertiser.
The work on the Frank Herfort Can
ming factory is progressing rapidly and
many men are now employed. The
office, silos and oil shed will be con-
structed of building tile and the rest of
the buildings will be of wood.
Two Baraboo autos ''locked horns"
or rather wheels yesterday afternoon
when they met on the West Sank road
with the result that one received bent
axle and slashed tire while the other
car lost wheel. The autos were not
going fast and to this is probably dus
the fact that no further injury resulteda
Each driver thought he was giving the
other plenty of room to pass but miscal-
eulated the distance.
George Martiny and Martin Werlich
of Greenfield went by automobile 60
West Bend Saturday where they visited
the plant of the West Bend Barn
Equipment company. Mr.. Werlich
was 80 well pleased with the line
of barn equipment that they manu-
facture that he left his order for q
complete equipment for his new barn
which is under construction and also for
a large stave silo. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Werlich is building one
of the largest and most modern barns
in this section of the country.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
SELECT COMMITTEES
FOR MEMORIAL DAY

The various committees for Memoir
ial Day have been selected and are az
follows:
President of Day, Mayor G. T.
Thuerer.
Speaker, Judge r. G. Siebecker.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Post-C. E. Palmer. Sam WEIGH, e,
L. Palmer.
w. r. C.-Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Weiden-
kopf, Mrs. Armbruster.
S. of VIC. E. Pelton, w. U. Odell,
G. F. Berkeley.
L. A. to S. of V.-Mrs. Carrie De
Koyer, Mrs. Emma Crouch, Mrs. ]
Hubbard.
On Transportation-Sam WEIGH and
w. U. Odell
On Decorating Graves Walnut Hill
E. L. Palmer, E. Butterdeld, G. F.
Berkeley and John Shumway.
Girls to Decorate the Graves
Phebe Pelton, Alvah Messenger, Mar
guerite Arnott and katherine Atom.
Oak Hill-Dwight WEIGH.
Fairfeld-C. r. Caflisch.
Catholic Cemeteries-W. j. Power.
Committee on Raising Flag-M. C.
johnson
Committee on Decoration of hall and
church-Mrs. J. Hubbard, Mrs. Carrie
De Koyer and Miss Fl. Meisner.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
The Coming Summer Will
Be a Busy One for the
Secretary.

The coming summer will be well fill
ed with camp life for w. Fl. Babcock
county Y. M. C. A. secretary. The in
door work of the groups ofiyoung mer
and boys has come to an end for this
season and the members OF
the county committee have given him
free hand in promoting as large pro-
gram of boys camps as he can manage
with the help of volunteer leaders.
All the Y. M. c. A. groups are en-
joying series of "one-night camps
which will give at least two hundred
boys and young men taste of life in
the OPEN
Then on June the first party of
boys, IL to II years old. will start from
Reedsburg on ten days. walking trip,
seeing Sank county" They will camp
each night in different place, tents
and all equipment being carried in a
covered wagon, gypsy style. The route
will be via Loganville. Hill Point, Bear
Valley, Lone Rock, Spring Green, Cas-
tie, Black Hawk, Sank City, Prairie
du Sac, the Baraboo Bluffs and Devils
Lake to Baraboo.
Boys who cannot go until later in the
summer will have trip over the same
route in August and the summer will
end with two weeks camp at Devils
Lake beginning Aug. %.
Mr.. Babcock expects to fill in the
gaps between camps with short stay
at the county secretaries summer
school at Lake Geneva, this state,
and in helping boys in the agricultural
clubs who are entered in the acre corn
contest. He has purchased Ford car,
80 that he can get around the county
better than before, and says he intends
to wear out more tires and less sole
leather.
Why so much camping? It has been
said that we suffer from ''too
much house civilization has been max
ing the world a hot-house." AS an
old English saying has it: when We
houses were made of straw, We men
were made of oak; now We houses are
made of oak; We men are made of
straw
Boys crave the out-of- towns and they
need it to build up physical hardi-
ness. Both more than that, right
Y conducted camp is a time of chara-
ter building. Life is stripped of artifi-
cial and conventional things and reduc-
ed to simple terms. Boys learn what
things are really indispent alb ar d whe
may be classed as luxuries. The touch
of nature, the comradship of other boys,
the wholesome fellowship with picked
leaders all these combine to make
a camp experience a time of moral
growth and not the least of all, boy
has keener appreciation of home, and
home comforts, after q week or two
Of roughing it.
These camping trips, in search of ad-
venture, satisfy the desire which every
normal boy feels, to run away, and
there will doubtless be as many boys
from the farms as well as towns who
will want to ''see Sank county" this
summer
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27

Mylo Cutler, druggist, who resides
near Pittsburg and who is also chick
en- raiser, has in his show window three
young chickens Matched from eggs that
were never laid.
He killed three laying hens and took
from each an egg which had been form
ed, but had no shells.
Cutler then took plaster, and. binding
it with strips of court plaster, ne made
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Annual Exhibition

The Domestic and Manual art
classes will hold their annual exhibition
at the high school June and 5, after
noon and evening Tea will be served
afternoons. Admittance free. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27

Serious illnesses often result from
lingering coughs and colds. The hack
ing anG coughing and disturbed SLEEP
rack child's body and the poisona
weaken the system, go that disease
cannot be thrown off. Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound has eased coughs,
colds and Group for three generations;
safe to use and quick to act. There is
no better medicine for Group, coughs
and colds. C. w. Whitman. Adver.
tisement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27

The hard working kidneys seem to re-
qure aid sooner than other internal
organs. At middle age many men and
women feel twinges of rheumatism, have
swollen or aching joints and are distress
ed with sleep disturbing bladder all
ments Foley Kidney Pills are safe,
pEompt and can be depended on to give
relief. C. w. Whitman. Advertise
ment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Tuesday

Nearly dozen Baraboo members of
Company A. First Regiment Of the wis
consin National Guards went to Reeds
burg Monday evening to listen to the lee
ture in the armory given by General
Charles King of the United States army.
The latter dwelt on the unpreparedness
of this country for war and told Of past
wars and the result that ensued from
such lack of fitness. The w. r. C.
presented the company with flag dur
ing the evening. Those who went to
Reedsburg from Baraboo made the trip
by auto.
A card received at this office from
Alderman and Mrs. ]. c. Bum, who
are touring in the west, states thai
they are having fine time and have
had a nice trip 80 far. They have met
Guy O. Glazier, who formerly lived in
Baraboo and William Brandt at San
Diego. They think the latter city fine
one and the exposition good. The card
states that they were about to start
for San Francisco and send regards to
all friends in Baraboo.
Miss Cora Nelson was given a mlscei-
laneous shower at her home, 100 Mar
tin street, Friday evening by number
of her friends and Monday afternoon
another shower was given by the neigh
bors. Refreshments were served al
both occasions and good time enjoyed
by those present Miss Nelson recelv
ed many useful and beautiful presents
Mrs. Nellie Olson, aged 80, wife OF
Simon Olson of Orfordville, was yester
day sentenced to four months IN the
county jail under the commitment law
having pleaded guilty to stealing two
garments from local store on Satur
day evening, the total valuation OF
which was SIS.
| Mrs. Olson was paroled to her hus
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Ministers and Lawyers

Will find Bankers Remedy for coughs,
colds, catarrh and rheumatism the best
thing they ever need for their throat,
while speaking in public. For sale by
Baraboo Drug stores Advertisement
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Don't Be a Crouch"

Many persons acquire a reput alton
for crankiness and grouchiness when
their dispositions are not to blames
Peevishness, irritation, morbidness,
biliousness, melancholia most often are
the result of impaired digestion and
torpid liver. Foley Cathartic Tablets
make you light, cheerful and energetic.
C. w. Whitman. Advertisement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Pupils From State Graded
and Rural Schools
Take Part.

The ninth annual county contest was
held at the training school in Reedsbure
Saturday, May % Pupils from the state
graded and rural schools of the
county took part. The winners in the
different events in the order they fin
ished were as follows:
Spelling
Edith Green, Dist. No. 2, Fairfield:
Helena Little, teacher.
Beatrice Alexander, Dist. No. s, Green
field: Irma Langdon, teacher.
Grin Singleterry, Dist. No. 2, Village
of La Vale. E ]. Nc Kean. teacher
Miss Edith Green will be the repre-
sentative from Sank county to take
part in the state spelling contest at the
State fair next fall, all her expenses
being paid by the State Fair associa-
ton.
Language
Dorothy Elder, Dist. No. 2. Village of
La Vale; Alma Schirmer, teacher.
Virgil Prime, Dist. No. 3, Excelsior;
Essie Brooks, teacher
Mary Foley, Dist. No. 4, Washington;
Ida Lawrenz, teacher.
Arithmetic
Roger Alvin, Dist. No. 5, Baraboo;
Zelpha Meyers, teacher.
Vada O'Connor, Dist. No II, Win
field; Lottie Holmes, teacher.
Bartel Borchers, Dist. No. 2, Village
of La Vale; E. J. Nc Kean, teacher.
Sewing
Ethel DahIke, Dist. No. 8, Excelsior;
Essie Brooks, teacher.
Hazel Brooks, Dist. No. 3, Winfield;
Ruth Mccarthy, teacher.
Gladys Sullivan, Dist. No. 6, Free
dom; Elizabeth Attridge, teacher.
Bread
Chrystal Cummings, Dist. No. 5. Bar
aboO; Zelpha Meyers, teacher.
Iva Buss, Dist No. 4, Reedsburg;
Viva King, teacher.
Agnes Davey, Dist. No. 7, Westield;
Vera Sullivan, teacher.
Cake
Esther Bergman, Dist. No. 3, West
field; Roswell Jones, teacher.
Hattie Gudenschwager, Dist. No. 3,
Washington; Mary Croal, teacher.
Ruth Kruse, Dist. No. 3, Westfeld,
Roswell Jones teacher.
Corn Judging
Training School Students
Emma Konklin, La Vale.
Hattie Boltzman, Washington.
Violet Struebing, City of Reedsburg.
Rural and Graded school pupils
Floyd Grosinske, Dist. it. l. Village
of North Freedom: Carrie TRIUMPH;
teacher.
Floyd Emery, Dist. No. Z, Westfield;
Vera Sullivan. teacher
Gladys Sullivan, Dist. No. 6, Freedom;
Elizabeth Attridge, teacher.
Floyd Grosinske will hold the silver
trophy for the coming year and will re-
ceive free scholarship to the Boys
Grain Judging course of one week
which will be held at Madison some
time during the coming winter. All
expenses of the trip to be paid by
James A. Stone, president of the Train
ing School board.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Fairfield

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of fairfield will meet with Mrs
M. L. Porter Tuesday, June /. A pic
mic tea will be served. Everyone Ia
invited.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
Birth

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Koepp,
town of Greenfield, daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-11
PAVING ACTION TO
Be MADE TEST CASE.
CONTROVERSY At CERDAR RAP
IDS>PRoMISES TO LEAD TO
INTERESTING ACTION.

Cedar Rapids, March 10.-Because
the railroads on Fourth street did not
put proper foundation under the
creosoted blocks and the pavement
therefore has gone to pieces, are the
railroads therefore responsible for the
injury to pedestrians who fall because
of the defective pavement? This is a
question which Is to be tested out in
the courts. Mrs r. A. Benjamin, who
was injured has filed notice OF her in
jury and claim with the city council
as the law requires, but 1t is under
stood that the test case will be made
against the railroads.
Mrs. Benjamin states in her petition
that she fell on the First avenue ard
Fourth street crossings, between the
main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul road, and the switch track
or ''cut out" of the same road. In one
place the creosoted block were entire
ly out and at the next step they had
heaved or bulged up. In the darkness
she suffered frightful fall, sustaining
bruises and commissions on her face and
head; wrenched and tore the muscles
and ligaments of her shoulders and her
knees; injured her spinal column; sur
fered, also, other serious injuries, the
exact nature and the full extent OF
which cannot at this time be determin-
ed, but it is feared they are very great.
The amount of damages Mrs. Ben
jamin expects is not disclosed in the
communication. beyond the statement
that it must be sufficient to compen-
safe her for the injuries received: for
the loss of time: for the doctors bills;
for the pain and suffering; for the
permanent injury to her health, etc.
The communication was referred to
the legal department.