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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
GIRL BLUFFS
AT SUICIDE

Mindah Olson, we'll known to the
police of Madison and Stoughton, de-
cided to end her life. At least she start
ed to scream in room over a restaur-
ant at Stoughton and when Jack PARTS
rushed in the door she pulled bottle of
carbolic acid from ;her bosom. PARTS
hurried to nearby creamery to getsome
milk and Immediately returned to the
girls room to save her life. He forced
the milk down her throat and her life
was saved. On top Of all her troubles
Mindah yesterday was sent to jail for
80 days. 1t is said that she attempted
to drink the poison after she had had a
quarrel with her father.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES At GRANADA
Mrs. w. M. Payne Sue
cumbs at Her Home in
Minnesota Married
Here.
Here.

J. c. Payne, Second street, Baraboo
has received an announcement from
Granada, Minnesota, announcing the
death of his aunt, Mrs. W. M Payne.
Mrs. Payne was sister of the mother
of J. c. Payne and her sshusband is a
brother of his father, the late Charles
Payne of Sauk Prairie. Mrs. Payne is
also closely related to the Payne fami
lies on Sauk Prairie and the Squires
antilles of Delton and Baraboo.
Concerning her death Granada paper
says:
Lydia A Squires was born at Masse-
wa, New York, March 31st, 1910, and
died at Granada. Mimi, April %, 1915,
aged rs years and % days.
She was married at Sumpter, Sauk
county, Wisconsin, December 3lst, 1859
to w. M. Payne, who survives her at
the age of eighty.
Mrs. Payne was the mother of six
children, five sons and a daughter.
Three survive, namely, Mrs. Laura Nit
chell of Santa Anna, Cal, Clarence E.
Payne of Granada, and Roy j. Payne
of Redstone, Montana.
The Paynes came to Martin county in
1865, settling ON homestead in the
Northeast part of Fairmont township,
where they resided until 1894 when they
moved to Granada and that village has
ever since been their home.
Mrs. Payne was a woman whose life
was a benediction upon all with whom
she came in contact. She found her
greatest pleasure in the endeavor to
bring sunshine and happiness into the
lives of others. To know her was to
love her and many are they who mourn
with the surviving relatives the passing
of noble soul.
The funeral was held Sunday at the
Granada Congregational church. Inter
ment in Rose Lake cemetery where are
buried many of her friends and neigh
bors Of pioneer days.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
Some Personal Notes

Now | have spun a long story. l
shall put one over on you. | shall use
this letter as sly means of getting a
message to all my good friends in Bara-
boo. For | shall hold that each and
every one who reads this letter has had
an answer to kindly message to me.
This is an easy way Of correspondence.
But have been blessed with a multi
tude of beautiful messages from AL
gona and Baraboo and to answer all of
them would be task beyond me.
l was overwhelmed recently by the
receipt of shower of postals from
my friends old and young, parishionera
and fellow citizens. | prize these
friendships, every one, very highly.
only wish 1 could send to all personal
message.
A few days ago an Iowa friend stood
me up against a locomotive that had
been wrecked and photographed us
both. I think was the best looking
wreck
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
MINISTERS MEET
At MERR|MACk
They Preach, Play Ball and
Plan Picnic to Be Held
in June.

On Monday the Baraboo Valley Min
isterial association met at Merrimack,
the meeting being the last regular one
except the picnic to be held at Devils
lake in June. Rev. Whitcomb of ElrOy
spoke on present Day Major Pro-
phets" and Rev. Luce of North Free
dom preached the sermon.
The most exciting event of the day
was ball game between the ministers
and the Merrimack school boys. The
score was 4 to IA but no one is able to
extract from a minister who got the
and who got the IA. Rev. Ray pitched,
Rev. Henke caught, Rev. Rutter held
down first base, Rev. Coontz froze to
second base, Rev. Hall was glued to
third base, Rev. Dipple looked after
right field and Rev. White omb the CEN
ter field. There was a sensational run
by Rev. Hall in the third inning, phe-
nomical pitching by Rev. Ray, catching
by Rev. Henke, and uproarous shouting
by Rev. Johnson. The pastors present
included the following:
Baraboo-Rev. O. E. Coontz, Rev.
E. P. Hall. Rev. w. R. Irish, Rev.
James w. Johnson, Rev. e. C. Henke,
Rev. B. E. Ray.
North Freedom Rev Luce, Rev.
Dipple.
Elroy-Rev. Whitcomb.
Reedsburg-Rev. Rutter.
Merrimack Rev. Foulkes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
YALE GRADUATE
AT POWER PLANT

N. c. Pierce has taken the position
of electrician for the Power company
at Kilbourn, vacated by A. Sheur-
mann. Mr.. Pierce is a graduate of Yale
ollege, and was last employed in simi-
lar work in Fort Wayne, Ind. Mr.. Sheur-
mann has been appointed superinten-
dent of the KiIbourn water and electric
light system.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
Society Hits
TWine Plant Quiz In
Public Statement
r eD. Goddard
Writes Of
West

(In making up the other section of this
paper the foreman accidentally omitted
the following which should be at the
end of Mr.. Goddard's 8 article. The first
of the article will be found in the Sec
ond section of this issue.)
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
The Opera House.

The Opera House.
The AL Ringling opera house to cost
about $100, 900 is getting good start.
In few days the ement work for the
foundation will be completed and the
laying of brick will begin. Several
car loads of brick have been piled near
the site. There will be eighty cars
of brick in the building.
The G. w. Brunschweiler house is
being rooted.
Charles GolImar puts in the founda-
tion for his house on Ash street this
spring and will build in the fall.
The Canning Company Building.
previously stated new building
will be erected at once by the Herfort
Canning company to replace the one
destroyed by fire. The work has begun.
Plans are being drawn for the Car
penter-Deppe cold storage plant. Grav-
eI has been hauled for the foundation.
Davis & Cooley will use car load of
cement in new coal shed they are
building.
A. Boyd, who has q restaurant ''un-
der the hill' is rebuilding his house on
Water street.
The new residence being erected by
j. w. Hazen on Third street is en-
closed.
Adam Weiland, Third street, barn.
Charles Goette, Second str eet, new
house.
James Oates, Water street, is reno
deling his residence.
Harry Duncan is remodeling his
house on Sixth street.
Bernhard Volkey, who purchased
the A. w. Melzl cottage on Eighth
street, has raised the building and I'M
proved it with new wall and addi-
ton.
H. L. Halsted, new garage.
H. S. RUBEN, First street, improve
ments.
A. G. MaIloy, Ash street remodel
ing,
F. J. Holloway is building an addi-
tion to his house in the northeastern
part of the city.
H. H. Taylor is rebuilding his res
idence at the north end of Oak street.
J. w. Wright is building a new resi-
dence on Elizabeth street. 1t is enclosed
S. Thomas Williams has a new slee o.
ing porch.
Foundation With a History
Some years ago the late G. H. Bacon
built the foundation for house at the
corner of Eighth avenue and Birch
street. He intended to reside there
with his daughter but about the time
the foundation for the house was in she
announced that she expected to bs
married and instead of house a few
boards for protection covered the walls
until last fall when Price Williams be-
gan the erection of the house. It il
about ready to plaster and is a fin'
addition to that neighborhood.
H. Fl. Hubert is rebuilding th'
house in his park on Seventh street.
The Courthouse Tower.
The courthouse tower is about ready
for the ]. ]. Gattiker memorial clock
The diaIs will be about seven fee
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
The Courthouse Tower.

The courthouse tower is about ready
for the j. j. Gattiker memorial clock.
The dials will be about seven feet
across.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06
Many Improvements Being
Made in the City at
Present Time.
OPERA HOUSE THE
MOST EXP ENSIvE
More Building This Year
Than for Many Years.
Everybody Busy.

A few mornings ago we met a man
with stone hammer and trowel.
There was a look of earnestness on
his face and when we asked why his
hurry, he said; II have seven houses
to raise and place walls under them.
Never had so many in all my life.
The carpenters are so busy they do
not know which way to turn and Bara-
boo is getting more improvements this
aUmmer than for many years.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-06

yet l believe, is profitable industry,
for alfalfa is easily grown, and they
can cut it five and six times a season
here. In it's wild state it looks more
like New England soil than anything
else have seen, stony, sandy and un-
fertile. Things grow here when they
get water and fertilizer. How uld
they help it, for they have an abun-
dance of sunshine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
CHAPTER VII.

Left alone, Katherine drew long
breath. Her face was set and her eyes
were harder than it is good for a
woman's eyes to be. She pictured to
herself the future for which she had
Just bargained. There would be
wealth-no more pinching struggle
with masked poverty, her father at
ease, his political debts all paid.
There would be no more pretense that
her art was for love of it and not for
money-she would be free to follow
her desires in this as in all else.
There would be honor and power as
wife of the states chief executive
and that was but step to further
honors that she would achieve at
SHADES side-with Slade-always with
Slade-ah!
As she stood thus the horror of what
she had agreed to do swept over her,
and she sank moaning and shivertng
into a chair, covering her face az II
to shut out the hideous vision Of her
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
R0LL-TOP DESK IS BARRED
In the Interest Of Efficiency Eastern
Railroad Equips Its Offices With
Modern Furnishings.

This is an age Of efficiency, and in
the successful stores, offices, and cor
porations one sees many things that
make for more efficient work on the
part Of every one from the big boss
down to the janitOr.
Nowhere perhaps is efficiency more
rigidly demanded than on most OF
the railroads. An order just issued by
an Eastern railroad is illustrative OF
the point. This order forbids the use
of rolktop desks by any OF the en-
ployes-all offices from the presidents
down and all those along the system
have been equipped with fat-top
desks.
This is so the men will not cram
pigeonholes full of papers and pile
work and papers on their desks. close
them up and 60 home. The man with
a fat-top desk will clear 1t of be-
fore leaving, In fact it's mandatory
in this case. and he steps up to his
desk the next morning. not having to
fuss and fume over pile OF unsorted
papers, but ready to dig right IN on
the days job. There's nothing left IN
done from yesterday.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Killed by His Own Continuance.

The body of Peter Ablitzer, q
wealthy retired tailor Of Brooklyn,
was found recently in vacant lot. A
heavy charge of bird shot had been
fired through his heart. BY his side
was what seemed to be a. thick walk
ing stick with a curved handle. Ex-
animation showed that a 20-gauge
shotgun barrel had been sawed off and
inserted in the stick. A button in
the handle, when pressed, set off the
load of shot. =
Ablitzer was sixty-nine years. old
and had a wife and eight adult chill
dren. A. A. Ablitzer said hiss father
had made the gun, which he used on
hunting trips. He thought his father
must have accidentally discharged
the weapon-New York World.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30

self as SHADES wife. Che did not
hear Bob enter, and did not know he
was in the room until he touched her
shoulder with tender alarm, exclaim-
ing, why, Katherine, what's the
matter?"
He did not think he ever remem.
bered Katherine. strong, frm-willed
Katherine, looking SO pathetic and
helpless. She dropped her hands from
her face and he was surprised to see
the misery in her eyes and the drawn
lines about her mouth.
I'm cold-I'm cold I've had an
awful chill" she tried to say, her
teeth chattering with the sudden cold
that seemed to freeze her lips. Don't
touch me, Bob?" she choked I've
done it. I've done it. l always knew
I'd do something terrible-I've done
it." Her voice was hollow and her
eyes were blank and expressionless.
katherine, tell me what's the mat
ter? Can't you tell me?" There was
world of love and tender solicitude
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Earminu in Pike County,

Commenting on the railways de-
rnand for higher rates, President Rea
Of the Pennsylvania told the following
story to a Washington Star reporter:
"You can't raise much on these
stony hills, reckon?" said an angler
to Pike county farmer.
"Oh, yes, stranger, we generally get
fine crops" the farmer replied.
But you don't raise much grain?"
"Sure we do We raise sight OF
barley. l don't know what we Pike
county farmers would do if it wasn't
f)r our barley crops"
What do you get for the stuff"
ooh, we don't sell grain of It,"
Feed it to your stock?"
"You don't catch US wasting barley
like that"
well. what do you do with 1t,
them" o
"Why. we save every grain Of It for
seed"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30

Katherine answered quietly. more to
herself than to him. Her voice
dropped YEARLY. Every time he
kisses me-every time he comes into
the room. But III get used to him,
l suppose. Women get used to that
sort of thing"
Eyes. and then go to the devil. I'll
tell you what l think of YOU" he
stOrmed. You're bad woman.
You're as rotten as they make them.
There's no type SO low. You're bad
to the marrow. London and Washing
ton and Paris have done for you.
You've butterf1ied all over the world
till you're heartless Jade, junketing
| about from one embassy to another
with all your pretty little cheating
tricks and not a decent thought In
your head"
Il won't listen," she gasped, amazed
at his denunciation of her.
you will listen!"
Don't, oh, don't say such things.
Bob" she pleaded.
"Why not?" he demanded. you
| who plan to do such a devilish thing
| in the eyes of God and of men. can
you be afraid to hear what it really is
you plan? You will listen."
He took step nearer. He caught
her roughly by the shoulders. He
| buried his lips into the soft tendrils
! of hair around her ear as he almost
shouted: you are going to rob poor
| little woman-step into her house and
snatch away her husband-and the
| only excuse you can offer Is that you
want his money. Why don't you rob
| somebody outright and get away with
it? It's more honest"
Katherine shrank from him with
cry of protest.
And all the while you love me-"
he went On, passionately. you love
me"
II don't" she sobbed.
"You lie!" he accused, holly.
well, supposing l do-what can
you give me-" she asked coolly.
What can l give your" he repeated.
| Then with look Of utter loathing in
his eyes: You contemplate little"
| and he flung her from him.
You're going to sell what's mine
to the highest bidder" he painted.
But SHADES not divorced yet, and
before you get out of this dirty mire
you'll regret it. You'll find yourself
so deep in scandal"
Il WON'T" Katherine protested, We
hemently. Il won't have a scandal"
They'll say he's your lover" his
rage turning into fury.
Katherine looked at him as If she
had been turned to stone. Then the
real significance of what he had said
famed to a flame the rage that was
burning in her heart-rage at him
at conditions-at everything! She
gripped her fingers around one of the
lovely roses at her belt and crushed
it to a pulp. Then she ripped them
from her gown-his roses-and threw
them among the blazing logs in the
fireplace.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
INSULTS NOBLE GAME
fRENCHMAN ACTUALLY D:RES
TO RiDlCULE GOLF.
Osvctees Of "Ei,liards on the Green
Turf" Must Think Of Something
in the Nature of d Fitting
Punishment.

1--WE see on the green countryside
during the warm days Of summer per-
spring creatures, flushed and un-
kempt, armed with long-haldled clubs,
striking the ground with frenzy. as IL
they wished to discover rare stones or
precious metals. 1t Is golfers at
work
Thus writes contributor to the
Paris Journal in giving what he calls
Guide du Golf" He explains some OF
the pectliarities Of the game. First.
with regard to the ground. ANY
ground will do. so long as it is not
level. Having found your ground. you
then take great care to fill up all the
natural holes in it. Having done SO.
you make a number of artificial holes,
which are all of a fixed shape and
depth-the more these holes resemble
natural holes the better they are.
Golf is the direct descendant Of a
now questionable sport known as
stonebreaking, which consists Of break
ing the stones on roads with the aid
Of long hammer. The essential diff.
ference is that the golfers do not wear
wire spectacles like their ancestors,
tho stonebreakers.
"The stones have beer replaced by
small india rubber ball, which lasts
m Ich longer, being unbreakable.
"The problem is to make this ball go
into the holes Oh the golf course with.
ou+ touching it with the hands. That
would be much too easy. To push It
toward the holes you use a wooden
stick with AL iron butt. very incon'
veniently shaped so as to make the
problem as complicated as possible
This stick is called club, and it's num-
Der is legion, since it is the correct
thing to change the club between each
stroke, Just as you change forks be-
tween each course. The collection OF
clubs, contained in an umbrella case. is
carried behind thu line Of fire by a
youngster known as caddy. The
player having chosen with great care
from among his clubs one which Is
likely to make a successful stroke
flourishes it with both hands, strikes
and misses he ball. There are two
ways of missing the ball-one by using
too much force and the other by not
using enough The stroke with toe
much force behind it is the easier; II
consists in strikin> the earth few
feet behind the ball without touching
it. When this stroke is well Gone II
sends into the air a shower of earth
and turf after the style Of fireworks
display, with very elegant effect. The
Lit which misses is more delicate to-
achieve. In this case it is necessary
that your club, after vigorous -four
ish, should make straight for the ball.
pass it without touching it, and return
h. the impetus given 1t to strike the
player on the back Of the head
This is how / found golf played,
and I have studied it a number OF
years." ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

~rhere are strangers there who
,..,ned Of your-er-domesti difficult
Hes for the first time tonight" Strlck-
land continued. Merritt has thrown
the bombshell."
why, l thought" Slade began 10
protest.
! .He's all right" came the senator's
reassuring tones. ut had to come
I ant Hes got his coat off in there
for you now. He maintains that the
exposition papers are bound to take
I II up at any moment. Now, what 90
you adviser"
sThe truth" Numbered Slade. my
!. Ne Is preparing to desert me. 1t
IN happen"-Hayes jumped up and
funs himself out of the room-"to-
noerow-the next day-any hour"
n see," and the senator looked
xraye. .Is this irrevocable, Slade?'
aIrrevocable," declared Slade, posi-
fiy6ly. las l have told you several
Hines, senator. 1t is irrevocable. I'll
SAND by that"
Cumyinced that Slade knew his own
IND IN this matter as well as he had
~ reputation for knowing it in all
ether matters, Strickland returned to
he waiting politicians.
Shade had been alone but a few
minutes when Katherine returned.
well, Mr.. Slade." the girl ex-
claimed. things seem to be coming
our way"
6lade was in no mood for mere con-
versation. He was annoyed at Hayes
attitude, and incensed because his
private affairs were being publicly
discussed in the next room. Mentally
1 be consigned Hayes to the devil, his
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
Old Calls Explanation.

1.-THE late Shelby Cullom," said a
SPRINGFIELD veteran, was bad man
to argue with.
Il argued with him once on war. He
accused me of being weakened in
my principles. He said reminded him
of old Cal Clay.
HE saw Cal rolling along home one
evening, he explained, full Of apple
lack, and so he said to him:
why, Cal. you told me once that
you were a teetotaler.'
$50 All is, Mars Shelby said old
Cal. so All Is; only, sab, All hain't
bigoted.'"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30

in Bob's voice. His manner seemed
to rouse her, and she began to pace
the floor excitedly.
my minds made up. It's all over
between us now. I'm going to marry
Slade," the words were uttered
quickly, breathlessly.
You're going to marry Slade," Bob
could scarcely believe his ears. you
must be craZy!"
NO" Her voice was firmer now.
But I'm twenty-seven years old,
twenty-seven years old" She bit the
words off with a vengeance. Soon
I'll be thirty-thirty-d you hear?
And you're the only man I've ever
cared a rap for I've tried to marry
other men, rich men, men with impor-
tant positions. Once l nearly did it
in Europe Then l thought of you,
and l waited, waited. And it's too
late now. l can't wait any longer.
I've worried and wondered ever since
l got home what could do. What
could do! SHADES the answer. Bob.
SHADES the answer"
MY God, Katherine!" Hayes was
completely bewildered at this unex.
pected outburst. SHADES married"
Il don't care" sshe retorted, de-
family, gaining courage as she talked
"A woman more or less is nothing
to that man. He'll move a mountain.
He'll soon sweep her out of his path"
The hot blood surged up into Hayes
face. He was aghast at this peep into
the soul of the woman he had thought
was tender and dear and sweet. Her
complete disregard OF Mrs. Slade en-
ragged him.
$50 this Is what Slade has done!"
His fists were clinched. This is what
he's after. This is what you want.
I'm not surprised" he went on, bit
terly. 1T was always in you"
"Yes," she met this accusation, an
angry light in her eyes. ut was al
ways in me. l always had to have
everything, be everything. ! can't
stay here and be nobody. We're
getting horribly poor. If we look pros
porous, it's because nothing is paid
for When l was a child l always
had to lead all the little games She
was talking rapidly, earnestly. Then
when / grew up there was only one
leader here-Katherine Strickland,
and after there was never but one
woman left this. place and did the
things I've done and made the sue
cesses I've made, and now-to come
back here-and settle down! When
I'm Mrs. Slade I'll have the life I'm
and power and Europe
the world"
Don't forget slade." came sarcas-
tically from Hayes. Don't forget
Slade," and he came toward her.
You'll have Slade. too. You'll have
to live with him, a man who has lived
all his life with another woman
who"
DON'T" she commanded. HE ie
only marrying me for IA sort OF
You'll be his wife Just the same"
Every word was a sting.
'Yes-youll have your revenge"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-01-30
SYNOPSIS.

r.,,o, Shade suddenly advances from a
aoniiess miner to a millionaire. He Is
a saats His simple. home loving, wife fails
s = rtse to the new conditions. slade meets
W1 .se daughter of Senator Strick-
AA!n 80 coos in her all that Mary is not
s iand. de- decides to separate from his, wife
ela S tales rooms at his club. His deser-
AM anu of his vile and his constant atten-
dance dam on Katherine Strickland causes uses
,sr n The support of Slade because he
ose, otherwise supply the money for a
Tnronean trip demanded by Mrs. Mer-
~