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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
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Ole Problem

Mrs. N. F. Sherman. Park View
Dairy farm, Baraboo, sends an item
to this office which shows how a Kan
sas community solved problem. The
article was written by C. M. Harger
and reads as follows
For forty years the quiet county
seat town Of Marysville, Kansas, has,
like other country towns, wished it
could do something to bring the bust
ness men and the nearby farmers
closer together. But the farmers ap-
peared to think that the business men
were selfish and the merchants
blamed the mail-order houses and felt
that they were misunderstood.
Entertainments for the farmers
were planned and well attended, but
after they were over the farmers
wives found it as wearisome as ever
to sit in the stores after shopping
was done and wait for their husbands
to bring round the teams or cars for
the homeward trip.
Two years ago the leading men and
women adopted another plan. Just
off the main street was a brick build
ing, so by 1876 feet, erected by pub
lic-spirited banker for a church recre-
alton hall. 1t had not proved popular
and was about to be abandoned. The
ne reorganization transformed it into
Community House, and it is one of
the striking examples Of what public
spirit can do when rightly aroused.
Entering its broad door one finds a
large reception room. In it are the
desk of the matron, easy-chairs, tables
loaded with magazines, nerous rugs,
homelike comfort. In one corner is
the Office Of the County 7. M. C. A.
secretary; adjoining is playroom for
boys, with games and boys books and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Obituarg
William Theimann

William Theimann, for many years
a resident of Pleasant Ridge, passed
away Friday morning after few
weeks illness with dropsy and brights
disease. For the past week he had
been in Loganville under the care of
a doctor. Deceased was seventy-four
years old, and is survived by his wild
ow, four daughters and three sons and
by nine grandchildren.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
WEST MERRIMACK

Mrs. James Keller has returned to
her home in Illinois after visiting her
mother, Mrs. John Carol.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brandt and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Graf motored We'd
nesday to Madison
Mrs. Frank Rack is having a new
barn built.
Miss Rachel Mather spent few
days with her sister, Mrs. Elmer Kie-
tel.
Most Of the farmers have fnisnSa
planting corn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Mrs. William Miller

Mrs. William Miller died Tuesday,
May 80, at her home north of Reeds
lug. She was operated on nearly a
year ago for cancer, but this did not
prolong her life as was desired. The
funeral was held Saturday at 2 o'clock
from the NJ E. church.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Mrs. John Schmitz

A Clinton, Iowa, paper, announces
the death of Mrs. John Schmitz, re-
Gently in that city, aged 50 years. She
was married in Sank county to John
Schmitz in 1860 and for many years
lived in Kilbourn. Her husband died
a few months ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
William Paepke

William Paepke, an old resident of
the town of Prairie du Sac, died at
the home of his son Charles in the
town of Prairie du Sac Thursday, May
Is, aged rs years, two months and %
days. He was native of Germany,
where he was born March 2, 1888.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08

this relieves the strain on lgaments, natural
expansion takes place without undue effect
upon the nerves. And as the time APP
proaches, the mind has gone through pc
Rod of repose, of gentle expectancy. and
this has an unquestoned influence upon the
future child. That this is true is evidenced
by the fact that three generations Of mothers
have used and recommended Mothers
Friend" Ask your nearest druggist for
bottle Of this splendid remedy. He win get
it for you. And then write to BradfeId Reg
ulator Co., 4O7 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca,
for most interesting book of information
to prospective mothers. 1t is mailed free,
write today. It is book you viii enjoy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Josephine Roeser

Miss Josephine Roeser of Sank City
passed away at the County farm near
on May %, and the funeral
service was held at the Catholic
church at Sank City on Wednesday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Friday

Charles Lawson will resume work
tomorrow as driver on one Of the War
rem house buses, after an absence of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08

plishment. And if
there is anything, no
matter how simple,
how apparently trivial
it may seem, if it can
aid, help, assist or in
Any lay comfort the
exDectant mother, it is
= blessing. And such
IS q remedy called
s'RIOther's RE nd"
You apply it over the
stomach muscles. It is
gently rubbed on the
surface, and makes
the mI7seIaS DIianf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08

one week, due to an Injury received
in the storm Of May 26.
Mrs. Hanora Hengen, who resides on
Walnut street near the city limits, has
been taken to the county hospital for
treatment. Her husband, Charles Hen
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08
Maternity! The
Word of Words

1t $ written into LIES expectations that
motherhood IS tie one sublime accom-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-06-08

and, likewise, everyone used hand-mixed
paint. To-day, when machine-Spun cloth
is SO much better and cheaper, no one
would think of wearing homespun. Many
people are still using hand-mixed paint,
however, because they do not know that
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08

lnat we send outside tns harder times are nere. Innings would be dilleren. |. some ot the dollars carne back agail. through the channels Of trade and com merce. But none of them do and We are left to get along as best We can until what is lost can De regained by the hard ground. AS We can be prosperous only oy keeping the money we earn in The country. the duty of every citizen should De to assist in keeping fl here as long as possible. If we want; to keep the community on substantial basis We must spend our money at nome. in the place where we earned il. When we send 1t away unnecessarily We are rob ping the community. or that which it is entitled to.
 We may save dollar or two by patronizing the mall order houses, but stop and think whar would happen if a majority of the persons living here purchased large portion of their sup plies directly from the outside How long would the town last? With half or more of the few dollars that annual ly stay here going to the outside there would be very little left for the com- munity to do business on. And the re- suit would be that the local business houses, except. perhaps. one or two, would soon go out of business and. as they pay the larger portion of the taxes. with them would go the means by which the city government Is sup porte ed and civic benefits maintained And with the city government would go the schools-unless the government step ped IF and provided one In which the children of the community might receive a portion of the education that Is due them. In place Of a modern city with electric lights. paved streets and fro ana police protection. We would find our selves in a decaying village sans every thing that may be called a public benefit
 And all because we wanted 10 save few dollars by buying outside of the community. We should stop and think about these things before We make up our minds to patronixe the catalogue dispensers.
 In giving our trade to the mail order houses we are benefitting ourselves bul little at best and at the same time are doing the community a whole lot oi harm.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
ALASKA's MERCHANT FLEET.

For the big rush this year total of S6 large steamships will be in regular
 operation. All of these Will operate from Seattle. with the exception of three steamships which will make Vancouver. B. c. their home port In addition there will be two steamships sailing in June from San Francisco and two expected 10 sail from Panama loaded with equip ment for the government railroad. The total of SG in the regular service does not include the fleet of full rigged ships and schooners operated by the different salmon canneries. chartered steam schooners. which may be announced later. nor the hundreds of tugs. barges, halibut schooners. whalers and many other small vessels which annually ply Alaska waters The merchant fleet which is already provided for represents ten steamships in excess of the best year in the past, with corresponding in- crease in tonnase.-Railway and Marine News
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
ALWAYS IN STYLE.

If you have your suits cleaned and pressed by Us, we will make them look ike new.
 We do dry or gasoline cleaning We do steam cleaning.
 We make suits to order.
 We make alterations.
 We make and repairs furs. We do cleaning, pressing and repairing for Ladies and Gentle men. We guarantee all work and our prices are reasonable.
 First class workmanship.
 Come and see us, we will give you our. prices before we do your work.
 We appreciate your patronage.
 NOME TAILORING CO. Between Segerstrom & Hagen &
 Zehner's Jewelry Stores.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
INCONSISTENT
lvaldez Prospsctor.)

lValdez Prospector.l
 Politicians who attended the Seward convention state that the sticking point over which the delegate and the mem- bers of the party could not agree. was the plank in the platform which gave the federal patronage to the committee men of the several divisions. Possibly this is true. but on the other hand there are inconsistencies between the declaration of the platform and the action of the convention so glaring that the delegate may we'll have baked or them instead of the question of patron age. Wick may. 1t Is true, have desired to handle the patronage of the terri tory for It would mean added strength to his candidacy. but the acts of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
A RARE FIND.

There was bill under consideration in the senate and It's promoters saio that 1t did not involve any expendltur. by the general government.
 Il shall not delay this bill moment. remarked Senator Lodge. taking the floor. Tt is a rare pleasure to find a bil. which does not call upon the genera. government to spend money for tht benefit of some people which they ough to spend for themselves. It Is rare pleasure to see bill which simply opens the door to private enterprise. It is gratifying to me to vote for such a bill" -Ex.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
MEETING NOTICE.

THE NOME eARrENORR's UNION Local Ses. B. I. L. of A. (AmIiated with the A E. Of L.) meets every first sunday In each month ~ II a. m,
 AL NICHOLSON, Prss.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
EAGLE HALL

TONIGHT. I2 Reols. BIG SHOW ls Reels THE LITTLE AUTOMOBILE. A RAGE FOR A BRIDE. THE DEAR HUNTER. REss THE DETECTIVE. OUT OF THE VALLEY
 THE SKULL.
 Reels. A MODERN MELNOTTE.
 2 Reels.
 LATENT SPARKS. ANIMATED WEEKLY. WAR PICTURES. Show starts 2 p. m. sharp
 All Repeaters. Violin, Miss Bertha Johnson. Piano Prof. Bourrct. ADM. as cts.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08
Copy for regular advertisements must Dc in by 10 o'clock sn the dag ef publication.
NOME ALASKA. JUNE s. 1916.

As usual the first mail brings a large and varied assortment of mail order catalogues from far away business firms which seek to secure a share of the business of this community.
 memory. the spring boats have brought to Nome each year a veritable aval- anche of these silent salesmen to under mine the local business.
 It has been the custom of many of one of these artistically designed cata- logues to practically every adul, mem
 Der of the community, soliciting the business which rightfully belongs to the local merchant.
 Most of us do not pay any attention to them beyond. perhaps. u glance at the highly illuminated cover. but there are not a few persons who listen to the spacious argument of low prices and guaranteed satisfaction" they contain and send their sponsors many vnlua- ble order which should be given to the home business house.
 In this way many hundreds of dollars are annually lost to the community. One cannot blame a person for wanting 10 save q dollar whenever they can, but at the same time, we submit that pa tronizing the mail order houses is not only a dubious method of saving but also contributes very materially to the absence of prosperity. of which We com. plain so loudly.
 There is no town In existence which needs to retain it's dollars as much as this particular one in which We dwell. Practically three fourths of every dol lar produced by the people of this dis trict goes to the outside almost lm- mediately after It Is taken from the the ground. Three fourths of them de- part at once for the outside-and none said that the greater portion Of the remainder, the little fourth or less that is left to us, also gravitates to the out side within a short time after 1t Is taken from natures storehouse.
 h{1 bnpa hfkur to the support Of the town and it's in- habitants and forms the life blood of local trade and commerce. Upon this meager portion of the wealth annually drawn from the earth depends the exist ence and prosperity of the whole com munity.
 As we said what slips away from us never come back. We have no outside commerce nor anything to sell to attract back to us again the money that leaves us When It Is once gone. 1t Is gone forever. The prosperity of the community Is dependant solely upon what we retain. It is. therefore. as plain as plain can be that every extra dollar sent to. the outside. over and above what Is actually necessary. deprives the community of Q of It's being Every dollar taken out of the local circulation through being sent to the outside leaves the town that much poorer: leaves just so much less to support the business iits. the oity government and the schools. The more
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08

convention. so inconsistent with the platform. may alos have been an import ant factor in the refusal of the delegate to accept the terms proffered
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WE GAN DO IT.

For first esass work and prompt de livery phone Main fsi and tks pSepls's Steam Laundry will send and get your laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-08

Entered as ssoond- class matter Feb. %, 1Se7. at the postofnes at Nome Alaska. under the Act sf eongrsn of March 1878.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
A PERUVIAN RIVER OF HORROR
(New York Post. ]


 There is a river of mystery and horror in Peru, and the legends of rich rubber regions and untold wealth in gold are accompanied by tales of those who went up it never to return. Casi- mer Watkins, naturalist, recently returned from South America, tells of the stream.
 This river" he said, lis the Colo rado river, the richest river in Peru. Great groves of rubber trees lie along it's course, and gold has been found in 1t. But the Mascos, a tribe of cannibals, infest It. They still prac- tice cannibalism, and will kill a man on sight Expeditions have been fit ted out and been heavily armed to go exploring for rubber and gold, but none of them ever has returned. The savages have killed the men and eaten them and turned the canoes adrift. They have come down the river emp ty, bottoms up, or filled with supplies which the savages did not care to re- move"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
LABOR UNION HAS
 ENDORSED SULZER
ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO SUP PORT THE DEMOCRATIC DELE.
 GATE FOR coNiREsS.
(Valdez Prospector.l

At a meeting of the Sulzer Min CTS Union No. 152. w. r. M.. held June 6, the members Of that Union unanimously voted to support Chas Sulzer the Democratic nominee for Delegate to Congress from Alaska.
 A letter signed by President Thos H. Butler, and Secretary H. R. Raffle- son, of the Union, sent to Secretary Charles McCallum of the local Un- ion, says:
 At a meeting held in our hall on June 9th. 1916, all members being present, motion was made, second ed and unanimously carried to give Senator Charles A. Sulzer of the Alas ka Legislature, our entire support in his campaign for Delegate to Con gress.
 MT. Sulzer has been resident here for the past fourteen years. Un- til last year he was general manager for the Alaska Industrial Company, Dul SiuCe ldSt year ue HdS OpSidtSu the mines himself as a lessee. During all these fourteen years he has proved himself true friend of Unionism. a good fellow and a friend of labor in general
 N"He gave the S-hour day of his own free will in 1902 upon starting opera tions in Alaska, and this was long be- fore anyone else had the same rule in Alaska. He has always paid the highest wages in this district, given everybody a square deal and treated everybody as a man. There is not a man who has ever worked in Sena- tor Sulzer's camp who will not speak of him in the highest terms. and we know from long observation that he has the qualifications to ably repre- sent us in Congress.
 "The foregoing are only a few of the main facts of MT. Sulzer's charac ter which have endeared him to the workers. so we wish you to rally to his support and leave no obstacle in the way for his election for Delegate to Congress from Alaska"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
RANCHER Ex-
 TERMINATING WITH MELONS

P. A. Boyce, formerly of Snohomish,
 Wash, but now located in Anchorage,
 las just returned from a trip trough the farming district of the Matanus- ka valley and was very much impress ed with the farming developments in this section. He spoke particularly of w. G. Stevens, who hs an ideal piece of farming ground four miles above Matanuska Junction, and says MT. Stevens has put four acres of ground in cultivation since April 9th, and is experimenting in watermelons and cantalopes, in addition to plant ing the proven crops of potatoes. barley and garden truck, and will have much larger acreage under culti- vation next year.-Anchorage Times.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS
 MISSING.
(Juneau Empire.)


 Juneau longshoremen caused pat riotic demonstration on the water front this morning that was some af- fair. The incident following so clos ly on the heels of flag day was all the more remarkable. The demon stration was of short duration but was intense while it lasted.
 The trouble was caused when the steamer Princess Ena, freighter be. longing to the Canadian Pacific Com pany, pulled into port. As the ship pulled alongside the Pacific Coast Dock. the heaving lines were cast to the dock.
 Don't touch them" was the word quickly spread among the assembled longshoremen and dock hands, and the lines were allowed to slide off into the water. They were pulled aboard the ship and again thrown, but again were allowed to slip from the dock.
 By this time the captain of the ship was becoming warm under the collar and some hot words were heaved over the side of the ship to land on the heads of the longshoremen.
 The. words landed on the broad backs ol the longshoremen unheeded and bounced back to the Ena.
 What's the matter with you blank ety blank truck engineers, anyway" inquired the captain in no uncertain terms. His attention was called to the fact that the American flag should be displayed from the fore peak. Someone had blundered, but when the flag was put up, and the Canadian flag also displayed at the stern, the lines were taken and the demonstration was declared off by mutual consent.
 The Princess Ena is making her first trip to Alaska since crossing the ocean to Vladivostock with a full cargo of war munitions. The Ena is in command of Captain W. L. Gilchrist, and has 300 tons of Brit. ish Columbia coal for Juneau. She is just returning from Skagway where she delivered IS cattle, 10S hogs, one horse. 1900 cases of gaso- line, 30 tons of powder. and 225 tons of general cargo, which was for the interior.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
ORIGIN OF "CHESNUT."
Indianapolis News.)

Among the no small number of Americanisms that have been adopted by the English and are in daily use there, though they have almost or quite passed out of current speech here, is the word "chesnut" as ap- piled to the old and well-worn joke or story. Joseph Jefferson, the actor who made Rip Van Wrinkle famous
 gave the origin of the term years ago. There is," he said, "a melodrama but little known to the present gener- ation, written by William Dillon and called The Broken Sword There were two characters in it-one, Captain Xavier, and the other the comedy part of Pablo. The captain is sort of Baron Munchausen, and in telling of his exploits says: T entered the woods of Collaway, when sudden ly from the thick boughs of cork tree Pablo interrupts him with the words, "A chesnut, captain; a chesnut' 'Bah!' replies the captain. 'Booby, 1 say a cork tree I should know as we'll as you, having heard you tell the tale these twenty-seven times. William Warren, who had often played the part of Pablo, was at stag dinner two years ago, when one of the gentlemen present told story of doubtful age and originality. "A chesnut,' murmured Mir. Warren, quoting from the play. I have heard you tell the tale these 27 times. The application of the lines pleased the rest of the table, and when the party broke up each helped to spread the story and MT. Warren's commentary. And that is what I really believe to be the origin of the word 'chesnut.' !"
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19

The Princess Ena arrived in port yesterday with considera ble coal for the Northland Dock.
 To complete her record of misad- ventures, the longshoremen here, re- fused to help unload unless they were given the same price that the men receive at Seattle for the same work since the settlement of the strike. To this. the Captain demurred and put his own crew to work unloading, and while 1t is slow process, the captain does not seem to mind it. It will be unloaded eventually. said one of the crew this morning.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-06-19
REDUCED REVENUES.

What the reduction of revenues means to towns or nations, when they come from new and untried sources, is portrayed in the proceedings of the Budget Committee of Russia which met in Petrograd March 1. Their re- port showed:
 That the daily war expenditure is s15,5OO,O0O.
 That the revenue of today is $1,- 511,024,659, while the expenditures are $1,616,231,S ,S49, excess of expendi- lures over revenue being $105, 5,207, 140.
 That the most important decrease in revenue was from the abolishment of the governments vodka manufac- ture, the revenue having fallen in one year from $344,500,000 $4,500000, or reduced revenue from partial pro hibition of $34O,O00,O0 in one year.
 The government of Russia, and the brightest minds of Russia, have been figuring and scheming for nearly two years to find way to replace the revenues decreased by stopping the manufacture of vodka, and as yet have found no way In an autocratic na- tion such as Russia, measures can be used to increase revenues which could not be used in Republic like the United States, yet such as have , been applied do not reach the de sired point. They must figure out a way, and hope to do so, but they have not arrived at the solution even after long study and many experiments. Probably the trouble is that the country had grown to depend upon the revenues from liquor, just as America has until over one-third of our National revenues come from the