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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
TIE Telephone
Girl.

The telephone girl sits still in her
chsir,
And listens to voices from every
where;
She hears all the gossip, she hears
all the news,
she knows who is happy and who / as
the blues:
She knowa all our sorrow she know
b Il our joys,
She knows every girl who is chasing
the boys:
She knows of our troubles, she
knows of our strife,
She knows every msn who talks
mean to his wife:
She knows every time we are out
with the boys,
She hears the excuse each fellow
employs:
She knows every woman who has a
dark past
She knows every man who Is inclined
to be fast.
In fact, there's a secret meath each
saucy curl,
Of that quiet, demure-looking tele-
phone girl.
If the telephone girl told all that she
knows,
1t would turn half orr friends into
bitterest foes;
She could SOW a small wind that
would soon be gale,
Engulf us in trouble aud land us in
Jail.
She could let loose a story, which
gaining in force,
Would csuse half the wives to sue for
divorce
She could get all our churches mixed
up in fight,
And turn all our days into sorrowing
night.
In fact, she could keep the whole
town in stew,
If she'd tell tenth part of the
things she knew
Oh, brother, now doesn't it mske
your head whirl,
When you think what you owe to the
telephone girl?
Exchange
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
One Dollar on the Farm
Wort6 Three in City

In the January Woman's Home Com
panion Robert Lane Wells tells us why
the farmers money goes farther than
the salesman's or clerks.
sit u.s. commonly understood" he
says. that an income of one thousard
dollars year in the country, that is,
on farm, is equivalent to three thou
sand dollars in the city. | judge this
10 fairly safe estimate. In fact, q
goodmany farm families seem to have
no income at all, in the city sense. In
the course of the year they handle sur
prlsingly little cash Their actual needs
are few and plain, and are met in an
almost direct fashion by good old
Mother Nature,
''Our family account books, which
have not quoted, show that we spent
the first year about one half as much
for clothing as in previous years; only
a little more than half as much for
food; nothing for rent or fire wood;
practically nothing for travel or amuse
ment. We feel, though, that we ought
to spend more on amusements.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
'Don't Lend Money to Rel
atiDeS, Says Minister

Says minister in the Family s
Money department of the January
American Magazine:
eff relative ''strikes" you for q
little loan, and you have the money and
are generously disposed, make him q
present of the amount; if you do not
care to give the money away, harden
your heart and say. MOP You'll
keep the relatives friendship longer,
and you'll have little larger bank &C.
count at the end of the year ="
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
The Fort Atkinson W0g

Fort Atkinson has Town Improve
ment association which has for its
mission the making of Fort Atkinson q
better place in which to live. They be-
Iieve in municipal Christmas trees,
have public discussions and in other
ways keep the town on the map
The committees consist of ways anc
means, sanitation, ordinance, education,
improvement of natural beauties,
press and special committee to keep
the organization in touch with the
other clubs of the city. There might
be profit and inspiration in such an
organization in Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23

Friends in Baraboo have received the
information that DR.. John w. Davis,
aged 78, of Lansing, Iowa, died on De-
cember T. He was the father of Mrs.
H. w Battin, former resident of
Baraboo Mr.. Battin came to Bara-
boo as division en- Sineer of the Madison
division of the Chicago & North west
ern and later became superintendent of
ona of the divisions, residing at Fond
du Lac Mr.. and Mrs. Battin and chill
dren reside in Minneapolis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
Cpsaiing Fl ,Hday Money

When you are spending holiday none
y are doing much good. The gum eas
go jingling through the marts of trade
and there is joy in the gifts. not only
to the one to whom given but to the
giver. This encourages generosity,
increases happiness. and makes the
world better place in which to live.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
NEW CHAIRMAN
IN CALEDOI|A

Archie Shanks has succeeded Jas. S.
Towers, resigned So chairman of the
town of Caledonia. Mr.. and Mrs.
Towers have moved to Portage to re-
side. W. E. Stewart is the new side
supervisor of Caledonia in place of An
ton Jerrison, who resigned when he de-
cided to spend the winter in the south.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
Saturday

Mr.. and Mrs. James Hsffel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Al. Heffel, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Erswell went to Winfield this morning
to attend the funeral of Mrs. James
Fleming, who was a sister of James
and AL. Heffel and of Mrs. Erswell. The
remains were to oe int rred at Reeds
burg.
Those from away attending the fu-
neral of VIM. L. Wells last week inclu-
ded Frank Clark at Portage, Elm er
Clark OF Mooseheart, ILL.,, grandsons
Jasper Ewing and Mrs. Huston of Bar
aboo; Edward Laughlin and wife, Harry
Laughlin and wife, Sidney Laughlin
and wife. Miss Belle Mack and Miss
lola Mack all of Poynette. Lodi En4
terprise.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
ROAD TO HEALTH IS
THROUGH The KIDNEYS

No person alive is stronger than his
kidneys. The minute the kidneys be-
come disarranged or clogged with waste
the warning is flashed throughout the
entire system. The greater part of al
sickness today can be avoided by keep.
ing the kidneys working properly.
Fisher Bros. the popular druggists,
can tell you of many well-known pee
pie in this city whom Solvax, the stand
ard kidney remedy, has restored tc
health, often after they have tried
other methods of treatment with little
or no better.
This remarkable kidney remedy is
guaranteed to help the worst case of
lazy, stu ggish, or clogged-up kidneys,
or the general headachy, kinkybacked,
played out condition that afiicts people
suffering with kidney trouble SOlvax
does not simply relieve. 1t aims to
cure.
No other kidney remedy has made
such large percentage of cures az
Solvax. 1t is so large that Fl sher Bros
is perfectly safe in standing ready to
refund the price to any customer whom
it does not help. ADV.
Mrs. Sam Armbruster and brother in.
law, Walter Armbruster, of North Free.
dom were Baraboo shoppers yesterday
Mable and Agnes Dickie of North
Freedom spent last evening with Mrs.
M. D. Hill, and saw 1.-The Girl of the
Golden West" at the Al. Ringing thea
ire.
E. S. Leuth of North Yakima, Wash
ington, who has been guest of his
mother, Mrs. F. G. Leuth and his bro
Their, E. F. Leuth, the past ten days
eft for his home in the west this morn
Ing.
Clarence M Nutting of Greenville and
Charles e. Nutting of Seymour. were
called here by the serious illness of
their father, L. Nutting of Lyons.
Mrs. Dwight Davis spent last week
with her mother at Baraboo. Mr.. Da-
Wis went Saturday to spend Sunday
and they returned home together. 10
di Enterprise.
by happy marriage ceremonies.
Wednesday morning, Elmer Fl. Gal
lup of Milford and Daisy E.Turner were
joined in the bonds of wedlock at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. Penn;
then followed, in the afternoon, Carl e.
Cummings and Cora Russell both of
Wyocena, who were attended by Arth-
ur Jevins and Jesse RUSSELL Later in
the afternoon Peter Larson of Ran
dolph took unto himself Stella Chaplin
of Endeavor. George Chaplin and Myr-
tie johnson attendings.the couple.
Rev. Penn is of the ninth generation
of William Penn of Pennsylvania
fame.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23

Merrimack callers here today were
Herman Weinke, George Lee, Ed Van
derpool, Lycurgus Smith an Paul T u
row.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23

Born to Mr.. and Mrs Willard Hath
away, Eighth street, daughter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23
Tbs end I h0f

Notice has been sent out by state
officials that the law prohibiting child
rem under sixteen years of age from
driving automobiles wilt be enforced
The state law permits boys and girls
between the ages of 16 and 18 years to
drive automobiles when accompanied
by their parents, guardians or some
other adult person. Children under 16
years of age are not permitted to drive
cars under any condition.
About the biggest freak expedition
which has started for some time is that
of the California man who is now walk
ing backwards from San Francisco to
New York. He carries q mirror to help
matters and another man is paid
salary to go with him and asee that
he fulfills the contract.
A ANAL boy arrived at school the
other morning smelling not altogether
too sweetIy, not having washed him
self. The teacher sent him home, in
structing him to make personal use of
little more soap and water. The boy
went home and told his mother what
the teacher said, upon which the
mother became very angry and
sent the boy back to school with
the following note to the teacher:
"Dear teacher, Teach jennie, Don't
smell him. He amt rose."
A young man, an only son, married
against his parents wishes. Afterward
in telling friend how to break the
news to them, he said:
"Start off by lstelling them that l
am dead, and then gently work up to
! the climax"
A country editor wrote: Brother,
don't stop your paper just because you
don't agree with the editor. The last
cabbage you sent US didn't agree with
us, either, but we didn't drop you from
our subscription list on that account :"
Here's a problem that comes from
Missouri. Can you figure it out? A
man wanted ticket to Olathe and only
had a So bill. 1t required So to get the
ticket. He took the 81 bill to pawn
shop, pawned it for 81. 90 On his way
back to the depot he met friend to
whom he sold the pawn ticket for$1 so.
That gave him S.. Now who's out that
dollar?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-23

A country editor wrote: Brother
don't stop your paper just because you
don't agree with the editor. The las
cabbage you sent us didn't agree witt
us, either, but we didn't drop you from
our subscription list on that account
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Big Festivities Monday.

Next Monday is Washington s
birthday and the occasion will be
commemorated in Parker by horse
races during the day for a purse of
5000, concluding with masquerade
ball at night. Now whether or not
the Immortal George took any stock
i'm either horse races or masquerade
balls tradition does not say, but from
the fact that George was no coddled
autoist and always straddled horse
when he travelled, would indicate
that he liked equestrian speed con-
tests; and from the further fact that
the style i'm colonial days con sisted
in part of powdered periques, knee
breeches and other abomin ations that
are inseparable from the we'll ordain-
ed "bal masque," it would seem that
such ball would be very apropos.
So cast aside all conscientious scrll-
pies on that score and join in the
festivities that are sure to make the
spirit of the Father of his Country
look down from on high and be
nignantly smile a smile of gracious
appreciation.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
SMALLPOX AT PHOENIX.

That one must 'go abroad in order
to learn the news at home" is an
old saying, the truth of which is
very aptly demonstrated in the fol-
downing item, dated the 10th instant,
taken from the Rogue River Cour-
ier, published at Grants Pass,
Oregon:
While the members of the Ari-
zona legislature are held under
an "honor" quarantine, in down
town hotel, the state capitol building
is in the hands of fumigators and
undergoing thorough cleaning to
prevent further spread of small
pox, which has already claimed two
members of the lower house.
Peter Munich, assistant chief clerk
in the lower house, developed small
pox this morning. Con Cronin, his
room mate, assistant secretary of the
state, is under suspicion, and his
case is being closely watched.
Vaccination of all members of both
houses and attaches OF both branches
was practically completed today
In addition to the two legislators
affected, there are about 20 cases of
smallpox among residents of Phoenix
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Birthday Party.

A most enjoyable surprise party
was given on Frank Tisdale's birth
day, at his home last Wednesday
evening, by a number of young folks
Cards and games were the diver
sion of the evening while a special
feature was in watching Frank un-
wrap his many gifts, each package
containing socks, and they were of
every color and texture.
AT a late hour refreshments were
served. after which the guests de-
parted. wishing Frank many happy
returns of the day.
Those present were: Misses Lucy
Turk, Beulah Ryder, Irene Bryant,
Messrs. Frank Tisdale, J. : w. Bauers,
John Ryder, Adolph Turk, Fred
Riddle and Mr.. and Mrs Tisdale
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Big Party of Mining Men.

Thursday morning last Charles II.
Wagner, G.. w. Way, James Irving.
u. H. Hoge, Charles K. Needham. Of
Los Angeles, and c. Lenz, of New
York, arrived in Kingman and depart
ed at once to the mines of the Arizo-
ma Venture Corporation, at the
mouth of Deluge Wash. in the Big
Sandy country. Mr. Lentz, of the
party IS said to be wealthy min
ing investor of New York, and Join
ed the party here to take a look
over the mines formerly owned by
w. d. Grannis. Mr. Grannis is at
the mines and has prepared things
Tor the bunch, so that they may stay
some time and make thorough ex-
animation of the property. Mr.. Wag-
ener is Financing the deal and Jas.
Irving is the consulting engineer of
the company. Mr. Irving believes
the company has AN excellent prop
erty and that deep work will bring
to hight the big ore bodies that the
surface showing indicates.
The company has all its machinery
installed on the mines and has sunk
to a depth of 200 feet. This shaft
is being continued to the 500 level
as fast as possible. AT the present
time shaft is without the vein,
but crossruts are to be run to cut
the ore at each 100 feet.-Mohave
County Nine
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
TELLING US HOW.

IEEEiNG 70 F7OW.
There is nothing more Irritating
to the people of a small town than
the air of superiority that the peo-
Pile OF larger towns have towards
them and their village. It is hard
to say just what prompts the city
man TO feel greater than the villa
ger, but he almost invariably does,
and what makes it worse shows lit
in his actions.
1t Is a weakness of city people,
this belief of theirs that country
people are back numbers. The man
from city concern pays the coun-
Ty business man a visit and shows
plainly that he considers the little
merchant very small potato: but
Ii ne were wise enough to realize
the truth of their respective busi
nesses, he would know that the back
number merchant, as he looks upon
him, lis laying by each year more
than the city chap is drawing as a
hlred man from company that
could lind a thousand like him i'm
a days time.
I'he narrow-brained lecturer drops
into the small town, and at the begin
ming OF his talk, mentions that he
has changed his subject. "for fear
the one announced would be over
the heads of his audience, . and then
proceeds to ramble along for
couple of hours with stale stories
and disconnected ideas, boring his
auditors half to death. The Chau-
tauqua entertainer, until he has had
a good deal of experience; the tray
ellng salesman, up to the time he has
become OF some value to his house:
the transient visitor, ON a chance
business or pleasure trip; the Young
CITY employe, before he learns the
lessons OF the relation of capital TO
business, wherever it is employed
all OF them make the same mistake
OF mlsJudging the capacity, the in
telligence and the character of the
country people.
II there is such thing as super
lor'lty between city and country
foIks, the latter have the best oppor-
tun"y OF secu4 ing it. But as people.
fere is no difference between those
: ~ +.
Who live in ci' 'es and those who
Tvs in the country. They all read
the same newspapers, The same mag
aAlnes and 5he same. books: they
near the same lcctl res, and see the
sao.e theatrica' performances; they
atterd the sam hlej, schools and
graduate from NJ sam. colleges and
universities, they take the same
trips. visit the san vocation resorts.
and make as many excursions
abroad; they ride in the Pullnnans as
ofteD. and pay their bills as regular
"; and when everything is counted
= is hard to point out any differ
en*a between them, except that the
country people have the advantage of
preedom from the life in throngs,
and from the scramble for a liveli-
hood with great numbers contesting
for share
We have no contempt or criticism
Tor those who prefer to live i'm the
city, but We do object to their atti
tude OF scorn for the doings of those
VINO live in the country or in small
towns. There is no basis for their
1eehng OF superiority and, to a per-
son with proper understanding of
0he relations of things, it is nom
sensical and uncalled-for..
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
THAT PEskY PRo'BITIoN LAW.

Heaps of trouble, great tribulations
and sore travail entered the house
hold of Joseph Mcclellan and wife,
.colored people living in the southern
part of town, this week, all on ac-
count of that pesky, no count, med
dim o'bition law, and as RESULT
Joseph is fugitive from justice
while the wife was hailed before
Justice Collins Thursday to answer
to the charge of introducing intoxi-
eating liquor into dry territory.
1t appears that a few days ago
the two took trip to Calzona,
town across the state line that would
be dry only for blind pig or two,
and on their return brought a carpet
bag full of wet goods. Constable
Roberts, knowing Joseph to be a
thirsty soul, had anticipated just
such a trick, so for several nights
he watched the incoming trains.
When the freight train pulled in at
2 o'clock Monday morning, Joseph
and his wife, sure enough, were on
board, but what proved still more in
eresting was the carpetbag they
carried. An examination of its con-
tents by the officer revealed bottle
of beer and several bottles of whis-
key, so the pair were taken in tow.
The Missus was very lame, being
troubled with a misery in, her
"laig," SO they both plead for per-
mission to spend the remainder of
the night at home rather than in
jail in order to secure medical at
tendance and proper nursing. JUS
tice Collins granted the request upon
cover the expense of guard. Con-
stable Roberts then took them to
their home and deputized William
Mckay to guard them. Some time
thereafter Mcclellan, who was very
industrious in waiting on his wife,
took a candle with the remark that
he wanted to- get a bottle of lini-
ment that was outside the house.
Mckay, suspecting nothing, let him
go and that was the last seen of him
for he skipped out and the SUPPOSE
tion is he is still beating it while
his shoes is good'' Roberts at once
telephoned to different points to
look out for the runaway but up to
present writing nothing has been
seen of him.
Mrs. Mcclellan demanded jury
trial when her case was called last
Thursday afternoon. The evidence
was very plain so the jury found her
guilty. A fine of $25 was imposed
together with a serterce of ten days
in jail
AS it was quite evident to those
who attended the trial that Mrs.
Mcclellan had been laboring under
the erroneous impression that to
import Intoxicating liquors for
ones Gown use' was not not an in
fraction of the law, sympathetic
friends immediately took UP a sub
scription and paid the fine, while
Judge Collins suspended the Jail SEN
tence during the defendants good
behavior
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
New immigration Commissioner.

New Immigration Commissioner
The board of supervisors at their
meeting Saturday appointed L. w.
Alexander, secretary of the CONNER
clal club, as immigration commission
er- This is in line with the action
OF the board for the past several
years that their immigration fund
should be expended through the COM
Dlercial club. The board also decid-
ed to readvertise and offer for sale
the 100000 of county highway bonds
Yuma Sum
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Can't Lend a Drink.

That it is Illegal ito '1end a drink"
I'm Arisona, since the prohibition
amendment forbids one to dispose"
OF liquor, is the opinion of County
Attorney George O. Hilzinger of
Tucson
The supreme count of Mississippi
has ruled that it is not against the
law OF that state to lend a drink OF
whdskey with the understanding that
corresponding quantity is to be
returned
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
More Lumber for the Jetties.

Five more carloads of lumber and
timbers arrived at Parker last Sat
urday, consigned to the contractors
engaged i'm doing government recla-
nation work on the river near BLY,
the. The material was all made UP
into rafts and floated down the river
to the place required.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Likes this Locality.

J. Fl. Lyons, of southern Oregon,
who as been prospecting for some
time in the district between this town
and Needles, was here Saturday Mr.
Lyons says that while he has not
been very successful in prospecting
&c Likes this part of the country and
has settled on some land near the
Bill Williams.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
The Drys Won.

The Drys Won.
The drys won the Gherna liquor
selling case of Phoenix. The decis-
ion of the supreme court was handed
down Saturday The decision goes
the whole way and leaves the vets
not leg to stand on.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Apiary Leased.

HPIary Leased.
w. H. Mccormick, the Parker bee
man, has leased his apiary, situated
just west of town near the Indian
agency, to B. ]. Cole of Furtilla,
in the northern end of Palo Verde
valley. The bees were moved this
week. There were about 100 colonies
and dit took four wagon loads to
transport them
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
From Wenden.

j. G.Fuqua, the genial manager of
the Commercial Company's store at
Wenden, spent Saturday i'm Parker
extending the glad hand to his many
friends here. Mr.. Fuqua seems to
"toat weM' since he left Parker, hav-
ing lost nothing in avoirdupois while
his physiognomy reflects the picture
of health, contentment and beaming
prosperity
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
More Showers

Parker and vicinity was again
tr lated this we; < to some warm
rains, very much hike those "April
showers that bring forth sweet May
flowers, bidding the June bugs come
to tea" The conditions have been
very favorable this season for the
growth of vegetation, so farmers
Rave every reason to rejoice over
the providentir1 disper sation.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
stereopticon Lecture.

A stereopticon lecture was given
in the M E. church on Friday even
ing of last week. The pictures con-
sisted of views of the Yosemite and
illustrations of the life of Christ
it was quite interesting and there
was a goodly attendance.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
Iowa Going Dry.

IOWA Going Dry.
According to dispatch from Des
Moimes, of Saturday last, the senate
adopted constitutional amendment
for statewide prohibition by vote
of 80 to 10. The measure has yet to
go to the house.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
To ceIerate Bridge Opening.

AT a recent meeting of the Com
mercial club of Yuma, it was de-
cided to celebrate the opening of the
new highway bridge across the Col
orado in grand style. Dates were set
for April Fl to "a, inclusive.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20

FOR RENT.-C Completely furnished
house on c street. Address Albert
Gates, Parker. tt
The Parker post., 1915-02-20
To Vidal.
From the Quartz King.

rom the QUARTZ NIng.
John Pritt, who is doing assess
ment work ait the Quartz King mime,
came to town to order some provis-
ions and returned the same day. He
says that the showing in the mine
is very good as work progresses.
The Parker post., 1915-02-20

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