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Milford chronicle., 1916-07-14
FREDERICK.

The Japanese Tea given by the Sun
shine Society in the town hall Friday
evening last was a delightful affair
The committee spared no effort tC
make everything pleasant; the decor
ations were beautiful in white and
yellow, the colors Of the society. Re-
freshments were served in fancy bas-
kets; Japanese maids presided at the
tea and ice water booths, which were
well patronized. Charming girls in
Japanese attire served the guests and
added much to the picturesque scene.
A delightful program under the super
vision Of Miss Sallie Sharp was given
consisting of drills, music and recita-
tiOns. Miss Gertrude Atkins sang a
Japanese son very effectively. A
greeting to the society was beautifully
written by Mrs. Wilhelmina Sharp
and read by her daughter, and was
much appreciated. The Tea proved
a very delightful social affair.
The following merchants have now.
agreed, beginning July 18th and con-
tinuing throughout the month of Augs
ust, to close their stores at six o'clock
p. m, except on Wednesdays and Sat
urdays: Frazier Store Co., A. W.
CarrOw, Slaughter Bros, Melvin &
Co, W. W. Wilson, j. R. Rogers, S.
X. Belts, Walter Oarrow, B. F. Bur-
ton and b. c. Morris.
Oscar Harrington and Marion Stew
enson are visiting in Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. John W. Hall and Miss Ethel
Pennewill Brown left Monday to
spend several weeks at the Clifton
Springs Sanitarium in N. Y. They
were accompanied from Philadelphia
by Mrs. Charles Lister.
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Burton is visit
ing Mrs. Elma Sapp.
Miss Mary Hopkins has returned
from the Hahnemann Hospital accom-
panied by her nurse. She is much
improved.
Miss Margaret Price is visiting Mrs.
Allan Smith.
Mr.. Hesselburg is in Philadelphia
this week.
Mrs. Clarence Magingan of Will
spent several days this week
with Miss Lillian Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble of Philadelphia
and Miss Gertrude Atkins of Milford,
have been visiting Mrs. Henry Har-
gadine.
William Denney of Milford is visit
ing Mrs. Samuel Fisher.
Mrs. Rachel Carlisle, Mrs. Lester /
L. Carlisle and son Lester, spent the |
week end in Cambridge, Nd. as the |
guests of Mrs. E. L. Hubbard.
Mrs. Thomas Spurry and son Bur-
ris are spending the week at Houston.
R. r. Postles and family are occu-
Dying their summer cottage at Bowers
Mrs. William Hudson OF Smyrna Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Leander Hop
zins.
Mrs. John Spurry and Mrs. Will
liam SDurry are visiting in Philadel-
Dhia.
Mrs. A. W. Boone entertained
number Of friends at dinner party
IN Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-14
BOWERS.

The past two weeks of hot dry
weather has caused quite change il
the number of our population at this
time, and from the present outlook
the year of 1916 promises to be ban
.uRT year in the line Of sOjourneTs and
visitors at this bayshOre resort. Very
NEARLY all the cottages are now Occu-
pied, and the writer was informed by
parties who had cottages to rent that
they we're afraid there would be a
shortage Of cottages this season, as
Inquiries were coming every day for
"a EAase to come to spend the vacation.
The road leading to Bowers is GER
tainly in first class condition, thanks
to our np-keep man, w. S. Camper,
aEho surely is the right man in the
aight place and he deserves much
praise for the manner in which he
handles the work.
The streets of Bowers Beach have
bean greatly improved and it is a plea
sure for the visitor to drive into
Bowers Beach. and the public is cor
daily invited to enjoy a full summer
AT this famous health resort.
The steamer Frederick is delivering
"a host of the city cousins at Bowers,
ANAAl 1J AAAGAA AoNho al e AEouy " Gil
JOY the sailing, fishing and bathing,
-SR1a all the spring chickens we can
manage to barbecue, and the chickens
need met be small at that, as they
SAY they have come for a change, and
thad springer" is part of the change
from city diet.
The hotels are busy taking care of
tlhe host of transient visitors. There
are many bOarders already dOmiciled,
and some for the season, and to judge
Sr the past, it won't be but a short
sine when they will all be filled to
s9vEr1owing
Mrs. T. d. Hudson has purchased
a new Paige automobile, and the way
she shoots it around over our shell
road makes one think she has a steady
arm and a straight eye.
Captain George Spayd has prOcur-
ead 10r himself one of those famous
wUrld-beaters, Ford, and when the
Captain is not otherwise engaged, he
IS out in his machine seeing how fast
ne can go by the telephone poles.
" S. Davidson Of Bowers is i'm
proving his dwelling by a coat of
SAINT, and when finished it will add
very much to the looks Of that part
OF town
The farmers in this vicinity are
very busy this week getting their
wheat threshed, and the reports from
those who have finished is to the ef-
sEzat that the yield is very satisfact-
E1ry
.1srB- John COverdale and daughter,
Jennie, who have been on an extend
I'd gisit in Philadelphia, have return
ed home.
Miss Annie May Galloway, Of Cam
d8sn, N. j.. Is visiting her father. John
Galloway, and enjoying the cool sea
breezes.
HisE Violet Wilcutts, Of near Bow
sas is making a weeks visit with rel
1fzves and friends in Camden and
PHILADELPHIA.
Captain Thomas Morris, OF Bowers,
made a business trip to Philadelphia 4
ne first OF the week by steamer.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-14
CANNON.

Mr.. and Mrs. McDevitt of Pbila-
delphia spent a part Of last week with
Mrs. Annie Allen.
The Heath show, which is here is
anording pleasure for the old as we'll
as the young. "e'i
Tne rain Of Tuesday was welcomed
Dy the farmers, especially those who
mad their wheat threshed.
anna and Bertha Short and Anita
Messick spent Tuesday with Marv
Brown Of Atlanta.
Milford chronicle., 1916-07-14
SLAUGHTER NECK.

BayshOre Grange Has Interesting
Meeting.
Bayshore Grange No. SO, Of SlauRh-
ter Neck, held a special meeting last
Tuesday evening which was not only
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
THE SWITCH HANGING BEHIND
THE DOOR

Precisely as children must be regu-
lated, so must adults be regulated.
There is no switch hanging behind
the door for your punishment after
you become a man or woman, but
there are switches in plenty, and
adults are whipped more promptly
and severely than children.
Look at the policeman at the busy
crossing; he is regulating adults, and
seeing that their manners are correct;
No children in the jails or penitenti-
aries; only grown people;
No children in the courthouse; the
grave gentleman there is trying to
decide how severely an adult shall be
sWitched-E. w. Howe.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

ton of the poor farm, the loss includ-
ing 100 acres. A citizen learned the
patent had never been taken from
the government and proceeded to OBJ
tain patent. Counties cannot OBJ
tain patents-Only individuals. Adams
county was powerless and could only
sit by and see the land taken. 1t has
been learned that in many cases a
patent has been applied for but, for
some reason, never taken from the
patent Office. Owners Of farms would
do well to see that patent has been
taken from the government In the
Black Hawk case the stranger was
told that if he valued his life worth
anything he had better not pitch a
tent, as he contemplated doing. He
went away thinking about it.
Edward L. Luckow, formerly editor
of the Sank County Democrat at Bar
aboo, and who was appointed by Pres
ident Wilson as auditor of the navy
department at Washington, is now in
Milwaukee assisting with the state
campaign. Mr. Luckow is at the pub
licity bureau Of the Democratic state
central committee, where he will be
engaged until election day. Mr.. Luc-
kow is clear, concise writer on pc.
litical subjects, and his intimate
knowledge Of national affairs acquired
through his four years residence at
Washington makes him q valuable
addition to this branch of party serv-
ice-Portage Democrat.
At Chippewa Falls, The Rutledge
Home for the Aged, which was built
upon such extensive plans a few
years ago, that it was thought that
it would be years before it was filed,
already has all the people it can care
for. 1t is noble form of public bene-
faction, and it is to be hoped that
eventually there will be other simil-
ar homes which will supply all the
demand for such institutions. Mrs.
c. M. Ferris, Baraboo, resides at the
home.
An exchange paper bids farewell
to a departed citizen, as follows:
HE was man of push; he played
marbles with a boy for keeps and
cheated all his playmates out of their
allies; he snapped b1adeless knife,
unseen, for four BLADDER, sold it for
SOC; bought pound of sugar, made
barrel Of lemonade, which he sold
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
RED LIPS AND HEALTH

The first place that anemia, or thin
blood, shows is in the lips and gums
and the membranes that line the eye
lids. You may be naturally pale and
still be healthy but when these mem
branes lose their bright red color your
blood is deficient in quantity or color.
Thin blood is danger. It invites
disease. The organisms of the blood
fight off disease germs. Thin blood
means less power to do this. For in.
stance, when you cut yourself it does
not heal so quickly if your blood is thin
and weak.
To build up the blood there is one
remedy that has been a household word
for a generation, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. They tone I'D
the entire system, make the blood rich
and red, strengthen the nerves, in
crease the appetite, put color in the
cheeks and lips and drive away that
unnatural tired feeling. Plenty of sun.
light, good wholesome food and fresh
air will do the rest.
Two books, Building Up the Blood's
and "What to Eat and How to Eat's
give just the information that every
mother of a growing girl needs. They
are free. Write for them today to the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
THE HIGH COST OF LEGISLA.
TON

According to some statistics just
compiled by the Wisconsin civil serV-
ice commission the cost of legislation
varies almost as much from state to
state as the price of eggs. Wiscon-
sin, which gets it's work done cheap
est, pays $3155O daily to legislative
employees. Pennsylvania, at the 9th
er end of the list, pays out $1172
daily, and New York expends 1851.
California stands third from the top
or bottom, according to the stand
ard of iudging-and pays $998.50 a
day Of course, these figures do not
cover the pay of the legislators them
selves-they merely include the re-
Enumeration Of those clerks, messen-
gers, doorkeepers, and so forth, who
do much of the work for which the
senators and representatives get the
glory. Their striking feature is now
that the two most corrupt states in
the union pay out most for the rather
low-grade of legislation that they turn
out, but that enlightened, progressive
California should pay so much. Wis
consin uses strict merit system.
Perhaps California will go a little
further in that direction at the next
session of the legislature.-San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
THE. RESOURCE OF THE
FARMER
cisco Bulletin

The harvest season to city folks is
yer ypoetic. They lean over the fence
and muse about the golden haze of the
sunlight, the shimmering of the leaves
in the landscape, and the splendor of
the fruit laden trees.
They write poems about the fruition
Of harvest and it's setting Of autumnal
beauty.
If they think about the workaday
side of it, they imagine the farmer
has an easy enough time. He prob
ably rides around in his auto telling
others what to do.
Actually, though, the farmer is up
against some real problems through
the harvest season, and lot Of hard
muscular work. He faces the con-
tinually increasing shortage of farm
help. He bought land and established
his enterprises on the basis of the
cheap labor that could be had few
years ago. Now he finds that labor
obtainable only at high prices, often
not at all.
The help he does get can perhaps
not speak English. The farmer must
be everywhere at once. He must often
take hold and show an ignorant man
how to perform every process. And
there is no pep" in his hirelings if
he gives his orders from the seat of
an automobile.
OF course the existence Of farm ma
chinery makes practical many agri-
cultural enterprises that otherwise
would be impossible. The old-fash-
Toned days Of reaping by scythes and
sickles seem incredibly toilsome and
barbarous now. It would seem as if
even the small farm, with help so
scarce, would have to fit out literally
with machines and improved tools. 1t
will takn GOOD dnaI nf oo.>i+or -,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
HARK FROM THE TOMBS

Did you ever see such a campaign?
Not a rockets red glare" not torch
light procession, not case Of may
hem or assault with intent to kill, not
a roorback nor boomerang, nor q
canard. Nothing but leaves, and the
spirit grieves Ger the wreck of a
wasted life! Did you ever see the
like?
Has anyone since the June conven
tions heard another human being hur
rah for Hughes or give three cheers
for Wilson? Does anyone care a
whoop down an oil we'll what hap
pens? A political rally resembles a
compromise between a memorial serv-
ice and directors meeting The can
didates sob mournfully over the short
eomings Of their rivals. No one is ac-
cused of being train-robber or a
bank wrecker Platforms are read in
sorrow, not in anger, and the whole
atmosphere Of the campaign is ZACH
rymose, suffering and doleful
Into this funereal situation like a
hook and ladder wagon in a cemetery,
put the Colonel with his rip-snorting
helLfire and damnation speech.
And does that get anywhere?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

work and washing for eleven and I can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
to me for would have been in my grave
today but for it. / would tell all wo-
men suffering as was to try your valu-
able remedy. Mrs. VIM. GREEN, 332
S. Addison Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.
There is hardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write to the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

to find out how much rural school
teachers got. Reports were obtained
from all but six counties. Of the 5,S47
teachers listed, 1889 got from forty
to forty-nine per month There are
Last Of them getting salaries between
sixty and sixty-nine dollars monthly.
Four teachers get from eighty to
eighty-nine, and only two Of them get
salaries so low as to come under the
forty dollar mark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

Nope. A few old penguins on the
tombstones flop their atrophied wings
and squawk-some in rage, some in
approval-and the church-yard is
quiet again.
Isn't this a gloomy campaign! Get
ting pep into is would be like throwing
o hypodermic milkshake into a mum
my.
Did you ever-in your whole life
see such a campaign! William Allan
White.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
Tbs ond O6of

Samuel P. Fleming, Gilfort, Mon
tana, writes to his father, P. Flem-
ing, Baraboo, that he receives The
News regularly, and it is better than
several letters from home.
X x 4 y
Let us eat, let us drink and be merry,
And with never thought of the
govt,
Let's forget every sorrow today, for
tomorrow
Well have indigestion, no doubt
Nixon Waterman.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

on circus day for So. He started in
business and sold tough meat for
choice cuts and made fortune. When
he got g. thousand dollars he started
company with five million dollars,
mostly water, and sold the stock az
par When the company busted it
was found that he had long since sold
out. He died a millionaire and Left
all his money here. Il is very warm
where he is now"
Or. Percival Lowell, for twenty-two
years head of the Harvard observad
tory at Flagstaff, Ariz., in an address
at the University of California, an
nounced as his most recent deductions
from the study Of the planet Mars
that the so-called canals were not
water channels, but strips Of vegeta-
ton under human cultivation and uR-
doubtedly watered by artificial ca
nails.
A previous issue Of this paper con-
tanned a request from r. Schwartz,
Wonewoc, asking for a name for the
community where he resides. G. M.
Bird, Beloit, Wis, writes as follows:
think Social" Sank county, Wis,
would look we'll, and be appropriate,
SO suggest Social as a name for
Mr.. Schwartz's new center, or neigh.
borhood.
No charge for this. I remain,
Very truly yours,
G. M. BIRD
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
LEWIS COWLES IS
NOW EIGHTY SEVEN
(From Wednesdays daily.)

(From Wednesdays daily.)
Lewis Cowles reaches the 81 mark
tomorrow. The family is remarka-
BILE for the length of years. The mem-
bers of the family are as follows:
Mrs. Zelpha futile, so, Geneva, O.
Lewis Cowles, g. Baraboo.
S. e. Cowles, 49, Beloit
Ralph Cowles, 80, California.
Mrs. M Bentley, 70, Baraboo
In New York city there is an fnsti-
tuition, called the Life Extension insti-
tite, which has for it's object the in
creasing of the span of life. This
family could surely give the institute
a few ideas in how to live long.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
WHAT CATARRH IS

1t has been said that every third
person has Catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal Catarrh
often indicates general weakness
of the body; and local treatments ia
the form Of snuffs and vapors do little,
f any good.
To correct catarrh you should treat its
cause by enriching your blood with the
Dil-food in SCOTS Emulsion which is
medicinal food and building tonic, free
from alcohol or any harmful drugs. Tryit.
Scott & Bovine, Bloomfield, N, ]. >
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

With the manager OF the sports
man's club of America the fayorite
sport apparently was making 'em
come across.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

Some people get their laughs from
charlie Chaplin and some from Doug
las Fairbanks. Others again read the
diatribes of the opposing candidates
and their able assistants.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

The farmer must be very handy
man, mechanically resourcefdl, able
to make all necessary repairs on the
spot The days of the farm tractor
are coming, and the farmer must be
able to tinker his motor as we'll as
the pleasure car garage. He may not
get up nowadays like his father at !
a. N. But the chances are that he
works more intensely from Z o'clock
to e.-La Crosse Tribune.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

When the philosopher remarked
that "What goes up must come down."
he must have been thinking about Yep
pelins, not food prices.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
FIT FOR FINISHING

We're calling out the firing squad
For Hiram Henry Houth,
Who tries to talk with quite q wad
Of breakfast in his mouth.
youngstown Telegram.
We're going to electrocute
Old William Samson Roth;
He always wipes his fingers GA
Our Sunday tablecloth.
gainesville Telegraph Republican.
There's talk of the hangman's moose
For old Elisha Cole,
Who always asks for soap when they
Pass him q fngerbowl.
Brooklyn Eagle.
But, after all, why should we sniff
At Lish, and Bill and Hi,
When heightened folks might see in us
Some things they might guy?
Waterbury American.
Just as hint it might be this,
eve do not care a whoop)
Should they hear a careless noise
When we devour our soup.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

down that | could
not work. I was
thin, pale and weak,
W Gig h e d but 109
pounds and was in
b e d mos t of the
time. | began TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams V e ge t a bl g
Compound and five
m O n tn s la ter I
weighed 1873 pounds.
T do all the hO11sa-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

Europe refuses to stop fighting,
even while the United States settles
the worlds baseball championship.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
Under this mound
Is all we found
Of little Tommy Green,
Who went one night,
BY candle light,
To get some gasoline.

Why not call community meeting
Of farmers and merchants of each
trade territory, monthly, for the pur-
pose of discussing the markets and
the causes thereof. Not only discuss
in these meetings the prices as they
relate to what the farmer has to sell
the merchant, but what the merchant
has to sell to the farmer, such as gro
ceries, dry goods, -four and sugar.
In that way the consumer would
understand the causes of high prices.
Everyone is willing that a fair profit
should be made in all trades. If the
people could have an idea as to
whether prices were just and fair all
around, there would be a much better
community feeling.
Mrs. Jessie Tiller.
McCracken, Kan.
The majority Of rural school teach
ers in this state receive between forty
and forty-nine dollars per month, &C.
cOrding to statistics just compiled bv
the state board Of education. An in
vestigation was started by the board
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

Trade restraint after the war
sounds too much like hymn Of hate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26

There ought to be a closer affinity
between sportsmanship and fairness.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
Not a Masterpiece


A Scotch laboring man who ha6
married a rich widow exceptional fol
! her plainness, was accosted by his
employer. "Well, Thomas" he said
Il hear you are married. What sort
of wife have you got?"
"Weel, sir,'' was the response
"she's the Lords handiwork, but
| Gamma say she's his masterpiece. .
Harper's Weekly.
x X
There was a small boy named Nc
ginty
Whose heart was so hard it was finty
The queer little rogue
Always talked with a brogus
And when he meant plenty said
plinty.
A recent issue of the Chicago Daily
News contains an article by Paul O.
Husting Of Wisconsin telling why the
administration of President Wilson
has Deen successful. To sum it up
he says we are at peace, we are pros
porous, we are happy and we are con-
tented.
A politician remarked a few days
ago there was not much in the local
papers in the way of political news.
Evidently there has not been much
excitement. There has not been a
tOrchlight procession down the street,
there has not been a band playing,
there has not been a pole raising nor
any Of the thrilling events that were
enacted forty or fifty years ago. Set
the air to vibrating, and the news
papers will throw headlines across
the first page.
There continues to be uneasiness
amongst some of the Sank county
land owners as to the titles to their
farms. Some time ago the residents
of Bear Creek were agitated, and
well they might be. It was found by
strangers that patents had never been
taken from the government for GER
tain farms and the strangers took
steps to enter the land. So far as is
known none of the owners have lost
their land, but there was grave dan
ger. 1t is stated there is a farm
near Black Hawk on which the pat
ent has never been secured from. I'm
Gle Sam. A stranger has been inYes-
tigating and may attempt to obtain
the property. The farm is valuable
one, has been cultivated for years,
and has over it mortgage of sew
eral thousand dollars. In case a pat
ent has never been taken the mort
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
WIFE TOO ILL
TO WORK
IN BED MOST OF TIME
Her Health Restored byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
. Compound.

Indianapolis, Indiana. = My health
was so poor and my constitution so run
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1916-10-26
What's Your Hurry?

What's your hurry, Mister Man?
Slow down somewhat if you can.
Lies no sprint by swiftness won,
But a lengthy Marathon.
And the prizes of the race
Go to him of steady pace.
With the long and sturdy stride.
Stop your hurry! Heed this rhyme!
Using up your strength and powers
Pushing on the worried hours,
And though prizes may be had,
Through this pace so swiftly mad,
What's the use Of prizes won
With the zest Of laurels gone?