Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-04-27
Evan A. Evans, Baraboo attorney


is being considered by the department
of justice at Washington for the posi-,
ton of judge of the United States cir.
cult court of appeals at Chicago, &C.
cording to advices from Washing
ton United States Senator Husting,
it is said, declines to take any stand
other than for Judge Martin Lueck of
Juneau whom he has endorsed for the
place. According to the Washington
reports the name of Harry L. Butler of
Madison is being urged by those who
have favored John A Alyward but who
have come to believe that Mr.. Alyward
can not win.
| It has been intimsted to Senator
Husting by the department of justice
that the business in the court of ap-
peRls requires that the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Seaman be filled
and it is said that the department is
considering Mr.. Evans as a compromise
candidate.
There are three states in the circuit
Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. The
judges remain in Chicago most of the
time The salary is $1,000 year.
Mr.. Evans was born at Spring Green
March 10, 1876, attended the state uni
versity at Madison, came to Baraboo
about 1901, and married Mary Rountree
of Platteville in 1902. They are the
parents of three sons.
Messrs James Fitszimmons, Rudolph
Mart Misses Ruth Smith and Fern
Hslbman had an accident Friday even
ing at Merrimack that might have re-
suited seriously. When driving swiftly
around corner with horse and buggy
the buggy capsized and the occupants
were thrown out, The accident hap
pened in front of the home of Dr.
Martin. who with others was soon on
the scene Aside from a few bruises
and scratches none of them was injur-
ed except for "a shaking up, but they
do not care to repeat the experiment.
One hundred and forty thousand per-
sons from all parts of the American
continent, camped in 500 hotels and
boarding houses at Atlantic City, N.
j. over Easter to enjoy the gorgeous
and magnificent Easter Sunday parade
on the board walk.
The biggest affair of it's kind ever
held outside of New York was the
''white breakfast" staged in the morn
ing at one of the new hotels. The big
American dining room which
ordinarily seats seven hundred
persons, and which occupies more than
one fourth of the main floor of the
structure was used.
All of the women guests at the break
fast were CARRIED in white frocks, shoes
hose and hats. The men wore white
silk roses in their coat lapels. To en-
nance the color scheme white silk lotus
flowers, the lotus, symbol of discarded
cares, were distributed IN large bou-
Quets to the women.
After the breakfast there WINS an
Easter morning musical at which the
star was Nine. Gadski, the prima dom
ma.
Once again Chicago's unfortunate
children-the orphans and the cripples
have had little gladness brought into
their lives in the way of amusement
Following a long established custom
the Ringing brothers gave the little
unfortunates treat Friday by enter
tanning them at the matinee perfor-
nance of the circus. More than g. 600
of the city's unfortunate youngsters
attended the show at the Coliseum.
One of the performers, who pro-
missed to do special stunts for the,
youngsters is Miss Lily Leitzel
"world's foremost girl aerialist
Hugh Kelley continues te be humor-
| ist. His occupation is to keep the
heating plant at the Baraboo hig IN
school busy and this ne essitates his
arrival at the building before the stars
have gone to sleep and the birds are
after the early beetles When school
opened a few mornings since the fol-
lowing announcement appeared on the
Blackboard
! The Nature Study club will
meet on the high bridge over
the Baraboo river tomorrow
morning AT 8 O'Clock. H. Fl.
Coates, janitor of the high
school will illustrate the dan
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