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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
OBSERVE THESE
RULES, PLEASE

The National Council for Industrial
Safety is trying to reduce the number
of automobile accidents by speeding
broadcast the following recommended
tons:
l Be considerable.
2 Go slow: l, Passing children; 2,
passing vehicles; 3, approaching cross
ings; turning corners.
3 Stop: Lat railroad crossings; IL,
behind standing street cars.
a Use chain on slippery pave
ments.
5 When in doubt go slow or stop.
If every driver observed these rea-
sonable rules, the columns of the Mon
day morning newspapers would have
fewer accounts of accidents.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
COUNTY FARMERS
TO HOLD PICNIC

The County Asylum Farm near
Reedsburg will be the meeting place
of several hundred Sank County far
mers and their families on Monday,
September 6, when the annual demon
strstion of crops and live stock will be
held under the supervision of the
county board and the department of
Farmers Institutes of the College OF
Agriculture.
AS usual Superintendent Christensen
and his assistants intend to make every
thing pleasant for their guests. who
are invited to bring their basket lunch
es to eat on the lawn of the institution
at noon. Coffee will be served free by
the committee.
The principal themes for the days
discussion will be crop rotations, the
handling of manure, alfalfa and clover,
weed eradiction, and general livestock
management, with particular reference
to dairying. The speakers, beside c.
P. Norgord, superintendent of Farmers
Institutes, are F. H. Scribner, dairy
cattle, John Irmie, general farming,
II. n. Griswold, cattle breeding and
cultural problems.
The women folks" will not be for
gotten either. Topics Of vital interest
to farm wives will be taken up and dis
cussions lead by Miss Elizabeth Kelley,
Madison, Wis.,; Miss Nellie Maxwell,
Neenah; and Miss Laura Breese, Wau-
kesha, all of whom are specialists of
some years experience in the line of
domestic economy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
ACCIDENT ON WAY
HOME At NIGHT

Considerable stir was caused last Sat-
urday morning when the report went
round that horse and driver were
found dead near the Heilman crossing
below town. Several auto loads of
people fastened to investigate and
found that the rumor was not altogeth-
er true. The horse, driven by Albert
Sholts, was found dead in the wire
fence near the CT ossing, having evid-
emily jumped from the track and brok
en- it's neck in the fall, the head being
curved under the body.
Mr.. Sholts, however, was found in
Norwalk about as much alive as ever,
but he couldn't give any very lucid ex-
PLANTATION of the accident. He was re-
turning from Wilton sometime during
the night and whether he went to sleep
and fell from the buggy, or whethe r
the horse became frightened and threw
him out nobody knows. At any rate he
was around town looking for the horse
which lay dead down the track, and he
was pretty lucky to be alive. -Wone-
woo Reporter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
LORE1TT0

Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hutter and chill
dren and John Davey motored to Prairie
du Sac Sunday.
Miss Vera ClarY of Cazenovia is visit
ing at the home of W. A. Dwyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Volk and Mr..
and Mrs. Alois Volk of Plain, attended
mass here Sunday.
Miss Name Dryer Sundayed at Wen
eel Roessler.
Misses Helen, Maggie and Agatha
Dryer and Vera Clary, spent Sunday
with their friend Marie Davey.
Misses Ella Walsh and Helen Fergu
son are visiting friends in GAINESVILLE.
Miss Fredonia Croal spent Sunday at
the home of Mike Fleming.
The annual picnic of st Patricks
Catholic church, will be held Con the
church grounds, August 18th. Every
body is invited to attend.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
IN
BARRON CREAMERY

w. S. Carpenter of Barron, formerly
of Baraboo, sent copy of the News of
hat place which devotes more than q
page to the Barron county creamery
which claims to be the largest co-opera-
tive creamery in Wisconsin. During
the month of June it paid to it's patrons
SAT, 160 72 for cream. The amount of
cream was $40. O83 pounds and the but
ter fat was 1T, 14O.4 pounds. During
1914 the creamery mades l, H. $50
pounds of butter valued at 1913, 756. So.
During June of this year two of the
patrons received checks of more than
5000 each and sixty-six received checks
of more than $100 each.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
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LAST Of FAMILY
TAKEN BY DEATH

Mrs. Abigail Clsridge died in Spring
Green Sunday at noon at the age of 81
She was an old resident of Spring
Green having resided around Spring
Green since 1852. She was twice married
her first husband being John Baer, who
at one time was sheriff of Sank County,
and q member Of the assembly. She
was an aunt of A. L. Young and sister
in-law of Mrs. John Young of BaraboO.
Besides these she is survived by three
grandchildren in Illinois and several
nephsws and nieces. She vas born in
Ohio and the last of the family. The
late John Young of Baraboo was
brother and Mrs. Hannah Davis of
Spring Green was sister.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Funeral Of Mrs. GRAY
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

The funeral of Mrs. Alice Gray who
died at Huron, South Dakota, on Sum
day was held at St. Joseph's Ichurch
this morning at 8 o'clock, Reverend
Father E. C. O'Reilly officiating. The
following acted as pall-bearers: James
McGinnis, Charles McGinnis, E. A.
Terry, John Corbin, Chris Ennis,
Thomas Larkin. Mrs. Gray was for
merly Mary McGinnis and made her
home with her brother, Patrick. The
body was brought to the home OF a
neice of the deceased, Mrs. John Cor
bin.
Those from out of town who attend
ed the funeral were: Mrs. Mary Gray
Wheeler, daughter of the deceased
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Leepy of Huron, S
d., and Mrs. D. Hawkins and family
from Madison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
CasSeII

The w. S. Pierce family received
word Monday that Mrs. W. A.'Iferce,
who ID. well known.here, is.in hospi-
tai in Oakland, California, where she
submitted to an operation for appen-
dicitis. Her case was very serious
one but it is hoped she will get alosg
nicely now.
J.;H. Diehl has had corrugated tin
roof placed on his barn and new gar
age built.
The Jas. Hoxie family, Mrs. Clark
Henry Farris and wife spent Sunday
at the Farris home here.
C. A. Hueborer and wife of Milwau-
kee.are.here for two weeks visit at
the J..T. Darlington home. W. d.
Prisch and wife of the same city came
with them and are spending the week
at w. S. Pierce's.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Tbre& Boy
Under Train

At Merrimack recently, several
young men who were under the in
fiuence of liquor, were put off the
train that stopped there. AS the jail
is not fire proof it is not used and so
these young men played some high
jinks. One thing they did was to pick
up young boy and throw him under
the train. The boy got safely away
before the train started. -Durwards
Glen correspondent in Portage Demo
crat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
South mGSttiGLd

Mr.. and Mrs. August Heintz were
visiting at the Florian Luck home Sun
day.
Miss Emma Schimiok, who has been
staying at the Thomas Repka home for
week, has returned to her home near
Prairie du Sac.
The dance at Charles Hanusa Satur-
day night was we'll attended.
A number from here attended the
missionfeast at Ableman Sunday.
Miss Ida Knuth has gone to Racine
to work again.
Miss Sarah Voss from North Free.
dom spent few days st the Frank
Voss home.
Herman Schwenkopf spent Sunday
with his friend, VIM. Knuth.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

Miss Mable Hall of Bar aboo, Miss
Goldberg and Miss Fox of Indiana
have returned from trip in the west.
Miss Goldberg and Miss Fox will visit
with Miss Hall before returning to
their home.
The city fathers at Kilbourn are get
ting a lot of condemnation because the
street at the end of the river bridge is
being paved at this season of the year.
1t is almost impossible for automobile
to get in or out of the city on &C
count of the bad condition of
the street. Machines must make
detour of several blocks over rough
roads and this is not attractive to tour
lists. Those interested in the welfare
of Kilbourn think the street should have
been paved early in the spring or later
in the fall when 80 many tourists are
not going to the dells.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
NEWS NOTES
FROM ADAMS
Items Concerning Former
.Baraboo People in New
Town.

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jepson and
two children of La Vale are spending
few days at the r. c. Sandberg home
Mesdames j. B. Murphy and G. A.
Cole were Milwaukee visitors last Sat
urday.
Chas. Brandt, wife and two children,
Mrs. A. Harrison and daughter, Au'
drey, went to Baraboo Saturday in Mr..
Brandt's new car. Miss Lucille Har'
rison, who has been visiting in Raraboo
the past two weeks, returned home
with them.
Miss Lena Koerth is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Supry, at Sparta.
Mrs. Bert Tucker returned from Che
tex last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland have been visit
ing friends at Waseca, Minnesota.
Miss Elsie Techlow and Miss Martha
Berg, who have been visiting Miss
Stienkraus the past two weeks, return
ed to their home in Oshkosh last Satur-
day.
Mrs. M. N. Smith is visiting rela-
tives in BarabOO.
Mrs. P. M. Keefe and Mrs. Gilbert
johnson spent Saturday in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w. Lee of Sparta
were Sunday guests at the r. G. Sand
berg home.
Mrs. AL. Lueth and two children are
visiting friends at Baraboo.
Mrs. Gilbert Johnson entertained the
"Wednesday Crochet club this week.
Mrs. R. B. Wood was taken to Mil
waukee where she was operated upon
for appendicitis last Tuesday morning.
She is getting along nicely.
A. ]. Workman has returned to his
duties as traipmaster after spending
the past two weeks in camp at Devils
Lake.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
lHItOn

H. D. Keyes returned home last week
from the Philippines where he has spent
the past three years. He visited
several places of interest on the return
trip; one of them being the Panama
exposition.
Ed. Rady of Blue Island, ILL.,, is
visiting at the home of F. L. Hubert.
Sherman G. Spur of Milwaukee took
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Timme
last Thursday.
Miss Florence Frier attended the last
two days of Chautauqua at Kilbourn.
Miss Lydia Dunklelow, who has been
spending several weeks in 1.-THE village,
returned to her home in Racine last
Friday.
Mrs. Pearle Timme went to Baraboo
last Saturday to visit with MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Andrus of South Haven,
Michigan. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrus were
for many years the Superintendent and
Matron of the Sank County farm, and
were called to Reedsburg by the death
of relative.
Charles Turner has purchased q new
car.
Miss Flora Stanley of Raraboo spent
several days last week at Cottage
Home.
George H. Adams was home from
Prairie du Sac to spend Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

afterwards the hawsers broke and the
steamer turned over on its side and was
drifting toward the middle of the river.
When she went over jumped and held
on to the upper side.
ut all happened in two minutes. The
cause is a mystery to me. | have sailed
the lakes for twenty five years and pre-
vious to that sailed on salt water
twelve years and this is the frst SER
ious accident ever had. | do not know
how it happened.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
FAIRFIELD

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society will meet with Mrs. George
Reynolds Tuesday afternoon, August
8. There will be the yearly business
meeting and picnic tea will be ser
we'd.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

Rioting started around the head of
the Clark street bridge, few feet from
the half submerged steamer with its
burden of dead, when Tony Santonis
was arrested as ghoul. Two police
men said they saw Tony attempt to
take rings from the hand of q dead
girl lying on the dock. He had to be
dubbed into submission.
When the reason for the arrest be-
came known hundreds surged across the
roped off space with shouts of Lynch
him" and ''kill the grave robber." The
police for the moment were IN peril of
being swept into the river. but manag-
ed to club back the mob.
Three pickpockets. robbing distraught
mourners, were arrested during the
day.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

A party consisting of MIR. and Mrs.
J. B. Donavan and daughter, Rather
inc. Miss Margaret Hill, and Miss May
me Meyers left today for Minnesota in
the Donavan automobile. They will be
gone fortnight or more.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

Acott-Gust Clothing store will close
Thursday, July 10Th, at 10 a. m. 30 as
to attend the Country Life association
picnic at Devils Lake. July Clearance
Sale bargains continued all this week.
ADV.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Temporary Morgues Full

There was row upon row of bodies at
a score of temporary morgues in first
floor offices throughout the neighbor-
hood. And the pitiful thing was that
for every body of a man there were
from three to five bodies Of girls, child
rem and women. In the stiffened arms
Of some of the women were clutched
their babies Rugged tight to them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Denounces Inspection

Victor Olander, secretary of the
Lakes Seamen's union at Chicago de-
nounced the government inspection of
lake boats.
The men who are to blame for this
calamity" said Olander," are George
Uhler, supervising inspector general of
the federal steamboat inspection serv-
ice; A. L. Burman, solicitor of the
department of justice, and Edwin F.
Sweet, assistant secretary of the de-
partment of commerce.
Il wrote to Secretary of Commerce
Redfield last year that the lake inspec-
ton service was faulty and notified
other officials that twelve ships had
gone down with their crews. The let
tiers were referred to Uhler and moth
ing was done.
Not Afraid to Spoil the Boat
"Hey, stop that, you'll spoil the
boat"
That was Capt. Harry Pederson's
greeting to the fifty steel workers call
ed from work on a new skyscraper to
1t holes in the side of the overturned
steamer, Eastland, to rescue thou
and imprisoned men, women and chill
dren, according to some of the rescuers.
The men, armed with powerful acety-
lene burners, were melting holes in the
stsed hull.
"Who told you to do that" the cap
tain demanded.
1.-THE police" answered E. Nelson, a
welder.
"Well, / don't want the boat spoiled
you get off here, shouted Peterson.
Just then First Assistant Supt. .of
Police Herman Schuettler saw Peder-
son.
ARREST that man and every member
OF his crew." shouted the commanding
police official. ''This damned old tub
ought to have been burned before this
happened. Spoil the boat.
Captain Tells Story
Capt Harry Peterson, 81 years old
of Benton Harbor, Mich, who was in
| command of the boat said:
81 was on the bridge and was about
ready to pull out when noticed the
boat begin to list. | shouted orders to
open the inside doors nearest the dock
and give the people chance to get out.
Tho boat continued To roll and shortly
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Work of Rescue Delayed

The work of rescuing the victims of
the disaster was seriously delayed by
the panic on the docks as we'll as on
the illstarred ship.
On the boat itself the scene was be-
yond description. Men, women and
children struggled fercely for safety,
and the weaker were trampled upon by
the strong.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
From Sioux CITY.

Mrs. Jennie M. Pabodie, 2125 Sum-
nit street, Sioux City, Iowa, writes
that she finds much of intrinsic value
in The News. Mrs. Pabodie was for
many years a resident of this city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

A party composed of Miss Hedwig
Becker, Carl Becker, Chicago; Attorney
and Mrs. Arthur Church, Milwaukee,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Seeley, Amarillo,
Texas, Mrs. John Ellington. and two
Miss Elkingtons are in camp at the
north end of Devils Lake.
Mrs. H. L. Simpson and daughter,
Evelyn, of Madison, who have been
guests at the John Paddock home left
this morning for Unity and Marshfeld
where they will visit relatives.
1aSsAsH Sya
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

Harry R. Overton, representing Gen.
try Bros. Famous shows is in the city
today paving the way for the exhibition
at Baraboo on Friday, August 9Th.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
W. S Picnic Party.

All were members of $500 employees
of the Western Electric company who
had chartered five boats for picnic at
Michigan City, Ind. The other boats
were known to thousands as safe. The
Eastland, which was not regular Chi
cago excursion boat, was advertised
for this trip as 1.-The biggest, safest and
best excursion steamer on the great
lakes" That was printed on the tick
cts.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
The Cause of the Disaster

The immediate cause of the disaster
was the faulty ballast. The ship had
no heavy cargo and the plan was to
let water in as the crowd came aboard.
This may not have been done and when
about 2, 500 were on, the ship became
top-heavy. 1t listed and the rush of
the people to one side did the rest. The
boat drifted as it listed and rolled over
in the stream with the masts and
stacks blocking the stream.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Crowds Death Scream

The shouts changed to the united
scream of 2, 500 threats. Those on the
top decks, except for few who chung
to the rails, were thrown clear over
board.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Held Two Women

Little Jim Crawley, ''candy boy" on
the boat was dragged senseless from
the water. Although small, he held
two women up until he lost conscious
ness. Both were drowned.
II tried so hard to save EN-, were
the first words Jim" uttered when the
pulmotor brought the color back to his
cheeks and the life into his weakened
little body.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
BOAT DISASTER

The Chicago river has yielded 9l5
bodies as result of the Eastland dis
aster and it is thought there are 300
more. Some of these are In the i'll
fated ship and will be removed by di-
vers or when the boat is righted. while
others are in the stream and some Of
thess may never be recovered. 1t il
thought the total loss of life may reach
1,500. 1t 10 estimated there were
about 2, 500 on board and that 1000
were saved.
It will probably take three days to
raise the boat aud it will be impossible
to extricate many of the bodies until
that is done. The vicinity of the dis
aster 10 q blaze of light at night, the
work going on without interruption.
Great holes were burned through the
iron plates on the side Of the ship and
through these the dead bodies are re-
The divers face many dangers
n their W ork.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
Found His Daughter Dead.

Showing terrible wrath which made
the police and all others stand aside,
was that of Louis Schweichert carrying
the body of his daughter, Louise, from
the Eastland to his home at 1850 South
Loomis street, miles away. Part of the
journey he made by street car and
part by wagon.
He was among 200 firemen getting
bodies from the ship and the river. He
pulled at dress which looked familiar
when one of the copper helmeted divers
came up from the black depths of the
hold with one more victim.
The fireman pulled the body through
a hole up the slime covered deck and
saw the face of his child. For five min
utes he stood cursing the Eastland and
her crew. Then he picked up his dead
girl, boarded launch for shore and car
ried out the body, swearing vengeance
upon anybody who stopped him.
Officers instructed to see that all bO-
dies were taken to one of the temper
airy morgues, stepped aside and let the
big uniformed fireman pass with his
dripping, dropping burden.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29

to the rails, were thrown clear over
board.
Street in Mourning
Kolin avenue, a homely west side
street is an avenue of mourning. For
blocks there is hardly house which had
not felt directly the shock of the East
land disaster, for many of its residents
were employees of the Western Electric
company. One large house in which
dwelt two families of workers in the
factory was without light Saturday
evening and neighbors said that every
one of the two households had been lost
in the wreck.
Notes of the Tragedy
The horror of the tragedy struck the
city dumb. Both the American league
and the Federal league baseball games
were cancelled and signs of mourning
displayed.
The overturning of the ship stopped
business in the neighborhood of busy
thoroughfares.
Xxx
Several living persons were found
among a mass of bodies, Two sisters,
taken out and revived with pulmotors,
were taken to hospital, temporarily
insane.
X X
Eight hours after the tragedy l
year-old infant was found. It's dress had
caught in what was the side and be-
came the roof of state room. It's
dress was not even wet.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-07-29
The Blame

The blame for the disaster will pro-
baby be placed on faulty inspection by
government officials. Those who claim
to know say the boat was not sea-wOr-
thy, even with the water ballast work
ing. Warnings had been given in the
past that the boat was not safe.
The boat was owned in st. Joseph,
Michigan, and some of those who have
stock in the company are Frustrated.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-17
ELLIS COUNTY STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN UNIVERSITY

Ellis county is represented IT the
University of Texas this year by the
following students.
james Randall Alexander, Oliver
Alonzo Fountain, Josh Leon Rumbo,
Joseph Fearis Caldwell. Fred Jen-
nings Crumley. Byrne Virchlow
Baucom. Carroll Jerome Harpold,
Herschel Leon VOORHEES,. Carl Wal
ton VOORHEES,, Randolph A Haynes.
VIM. Ezerkiel Grimes. Mary Maple
Evans, Charles David Hamm. John
Landlord Bice. Fred Hancock,
Annie Ellinor Martin, Sydney John
son, Vim. Trabue.
or these. Mary Maple Evans and
Fred Hancock are candidates for
degrees and will probably be gradu-
ated next June.
The University is now in its 33rd
session and has registered larger
attendance than at any previous
time in its history. Twenty-three
hundred students are now enrolled
at the Main University at Austin
(Sio girls), and 800 at the Medi-
cal department at Galveston. 1t is
likely that the total registration be-
fore the end of the session will ex-
coed $500. or course. these figures
take no account OF the 1909 SUI
dents taking work in the University
by correspondence
Texas thus has. easily, the largest
registration OF any university in the
south