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The Washington herald., 1917-10-06
9 Good Morning. Judge =
Human Interest Stories Of
Police Court Happenings.
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he came back with the coffee WHEY
opened the bag. smelled It and looked
at Frank. He avoided her gaze.
A woman's nose Is too sharp 70
fool. Wiley knew darn well what
brand Of coffee she had been using
/, She asked Frank about 1t. He said
It was the same as they always
bought.
Wifey set the bag down hard and
told him to take It back. He squirnn-
ed and made excuses. Then wiley
was convinced that something was
wrong.
The poor fellow had stopped on
the way, spent a dime for a drink
and bought some .sweepings" ana
brought them home.
When WHEY cornered him in a story,
he boxed her jaws. Outraged. she
had him arrested. As this is the first
offense for Frank, the court took his
personal bonds.
New Way to Garry Packages.
"Jedge. All sent dat man thar down
the street to git me a pint. All waited
for. an hour. en- All wuz sick en- All
| needed some liquor. en- he neber came
back wild 1t. at least he had drunk 1t
all up"
HE brought It back all right" an
swered the court to Joe Coleman,
| charged with assaulting Elijah Rob-
erts. "but not the way he got it from
| the bartender.
Wednesday night Joe was feeling
kinder under de wedder," and as
Elijah passed by he called t6 him and
| sent him down to the corner for q
pint.
Elijah got the pint all right, but he
carried 1t back inside of him. How
he managed to drink whole pint
! and then be able to walk. we don't
| know.
He staggered into the house to tell
Joe that he had lost the money, Joe
| knew just how he lost It,:
Sick or no sick what Joe didn't do
to Elijah was a plenty. And when
he had finished there were two sick
men in the house.
As soon as Elijah had recovered he
| called on the warrant clerk and the
court fined Joe SO.
An After-Dinner Affair.
For long time somebody had been
pouring dishwater out of a window
above a fiat where Annie Graves lived.
The woman who rented that apart
! ment always denied. 1t In fact, she
was out of towI. one day when some
one poured a whole dishpanful out
and 1t messed up Annie's curtains.
So that woman was let out. Annie
Just had to play detective. 1t took
her two weeks u find out who did 1t.
Wednesday afternoon she went 20
house across the street and watch
ed. Where she sat was on a level
with the other window.
She was there about a half-hour
when out came more dirty water. 1t
didn't make any difference how many
times she had washed her windows,
they always would get dirty again.
She raced across the street. Up
stairs she went, on through the door
and grabbed Sadie Green by the back
of the neck and thrashed her.
Sadie was the cousin of the woman
who rented the fiat and she washed
dishes and cleaned up for her room
rent.
Annie won't have any more trouble
with her windows, as the court fined
her so and warned Sadie to We more
careful with waste water.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Our best tea, 40c, Wonder coffee,
SC; IL lbs. meal. 65c; potatoes, 35c;
13 OF. Cal. sardines, 15c; 2o-oz. cans
baking powder, 12c; whole wheat
flour, SIC; our best flour, s12.75
Dbl. 412 Fourth st. 8. e. and all the
J. T. D. Pyles stores.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26

cede and defiance against the whole
neutral world. If Hughes had been
elected the same war would have
come. Wilson'S statement before con-
gress is a superb utterance, the very
life and soul of democracy. Nearly
all the great autocratic governments
of the past have persisted, and Russia
joins the democratic form. Autocrat.
ic Germany seems to think she is Goa
ordained to dominate the world. She
has been preparing for years, and now
declares she is fighting for existence.
yet the Kaiser declared he could fighb
and win against the world. Our very
unpreparedness is positive evidence
we have no designs against any mar
ton and therefore this war is thrust
upon us. Our government receives
all who come to our shores with equal
welcome The German people are
just as welcome, just as good ana
great as any other We have no fight
with the people The people are nos
the German government If they were
there would be no war. am inclined
to think the war will be comparative
ly short and that most of the South
American governments will enter the
war. Some of them are deeply stirred
and already have. But whatever
come, we must stand staunch and true
behind the government.
BENZ. SIMONDS.
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Joan of Arc

In these times of world at war,
when it is most important that our
country, with it's mixed population,
should strive, as it does, to make ev,
eryone Of us a true patriot, it were
well if Americans of all sorts and con-
ditions should read Mark Twain's
Joan of Are. 1t is wonder that
Twain, the humorist, should have
been so impressed by the character of
Joan of Arc, in her unselfish devotion
to her country, as to have written a
story of her life in which there is
hardly touch of his usual humorous
style. I quote here the closing words
of the book.
with Joan of Arc, love of country
was more than a sentiment-it was a
passion. She was the genius OF pa
triotism-she was patriotism embed
led, concerted, made flesh, and palpa-
BILE to the touch and visible to the eye.
Love, mercy, charity, fortitude, war,
peace, poetry, music-these may be
symbolized as any shall prefer: by
figures of either sex and of any age;
but slender girl in her first bloom,
with martyrs crown upon her head,
and in her hand the sword that sew
cred her country's bonds-shall not
this, and no other, stand for patriot
ism through all the ages until time
shall end?" p HI. CROSSMAN
Baraboo, Wis.
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KRPP VIEW

EhBse Aar-FeaGhing questions are
RAISED by the KTupp organ at Essen,
whether "fTightfulness" was too dear
at the sosA of war with AmsBiea, what
will be the economic consequences,
and can Germany be made esonomi-
eaKy independent of the United States.
The various answers made of course
all have the Krupp flavor, but in the
carefully worked out statement of DR..
Buekenberg of Dertmund there are
several points of interest. He con-
eludes that whether unrestricted"
U-boat warfare was bought too dear
or not, it was necessary because
America never attempted to help us
in our distress caused by England's
starvation blockade" Germany has
evidently not realized that the big
gest blockade before the present one
was that conducted by the United
States during the civil war, and that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
PINCHED BY HIGH PRICES

Among those who feel the present
high prices the keenest are those who
are not in the earning class, but who
depend upon an income. Those who
receive pensions, those who depend
upon interest, those who have a stat
sd income of any kind, are the ones
who must scheme in some way to
bridge the present abnormal times.
In the past few years the value of a
dollar has shrunk full one half, yet
the number of dollars which come to
these people remains unchanged. The
wage Garner and salaFied man in many
eases are receiving increased pay,
while others are forced 10 meet the
condition the best they can. There
will be sigh of relief when the world
has adjusted itself again.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
WHY THE ALLIES GAIN IN
FRANCE

1t is stated the allies have gained
supremacy over the Germans in the
air in France and for that reason are
winning the war. The German aero
planes are not permitted to hover over
the lines of the French and English,
while the craft Of the allies are daily
watching the movements Of the Ger
mans. When the German forces take
new positions at the rear the allied
guns are able to get the range by
means of the air craft, while the Ger
mans are forced to shoot at randora.
For that reason their fire is not as ef-
fective and they are continually forced
backward. 1t has been found that
wood is the best material for the pro-
pellers, and the British government
has purchased all the seasoned ma.
terial to be had. Much of this was
bought in the northwestern part OF
he United States, and Uncle Sam ID
buying this materias, back from Crest
Britain Ia order 10 construct what mz>
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
Has Heard the News
Barab boo, Wi:

I have learned the glorious news
with overwhelming delight. 1t seems
almost too good to be true. knew it
would come ultimately, but | hardly
dared hope for it so soon. Barabco
has joined the procession that is
sweeping over the country, yea, the
world. with unparalleled rapidity. She
has shown herself to be keenly sensi-
tive to the progressive movements OF
the time. She will not, she canAct
ever 20 back to her heshpots again.
But, mark you, the battle has only be-
gun. The saloon is persistent force,
and will fight. Don't rest easy now.
"BE PREPARED" fortify yourselves
against the assault that will come next
year. No enc rejoices with you more
than |. The news Of your victory has
come to me through the press and
dozen letters from friends who knew
of my keen interest ia your city and
it's moral welfare. In this they have
honored me and they have been SO
kind as to attribute some Of the honor
of success to the work | tried to dc
while resident of that city. Let rae
say to them through your columns il
my work has done anything toward
this victory | ana more than paid by
the success eff the honr.
All homer to those wh0 stoea stead
fast in that day and have not been
silent or idle since then. | Number
among my dearest friends these HeR
wke were fearless in their support Of
the fight Eve to ten years age without
which this victory wsuld act have
been possible.
| cannot reply to all the friends
whs have written nae ef thfs victory,
80 take this means of reaching them.
Tell them for me that hope seme day
to drop in tewa and see theM all ana
celebrate with thsm. if it has net be-
eeae an cid story by that tiMe. ara
enjoying fne healtk and werhiAs hard:
NV family are all well ana We all em-
joy this sHaAy e1ims. With EAaest
regards to all the friends. / ana
YeNas sincerely,
LOUIS A. GOHDARD.
EseeAaias, Calf
Editep'x Eete: Rev Goaa&ra Was
pastof of the assesatieEal shureh
in Barakes fer several years. he lea
the fsht agaizgt JshR b. ON sevsss4 ss-
easisns.
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THE BARABOO-KILBOURN
ROAD
Speaking of dry Baraboo, the Bar

Speaking of dry Baraboo, the Bar
aboo News says:
It cannot but be the best thing
that has ever happened in Bara-
boo. 1t will mean much to many
families, for the thousands of dol
lars wasted for liquor will now
count for a great deal TO wipe
out eighteen saloons, to curtail
the sale from two breweries, and
to have a number of business
places vacated, means a readjust-
ment"
Which leads the Events to remark:
With the popular Ringing theatre at
one end and Kilbourn with nine or
ten saloons at the other, the Kilbourn-
Baraboo macadam is apt to get into
history darkly. With the added in
ducements the terrors and perils of
this highway in the past are certain
to be intensified and increased. To
permit such driving of automobiles as
has been on that road is criminal neg
lect on the part of responsible author
tiles. It is against the law for autos
to pass each other without slowing
down. But not one in fifty on that
road but what passes at full speed
and on a road so narrow that a
swerve of few inches would result
in a collision. Drunken parties who
drive recklessly, or who break the
law, should be watched every few
miles and arrested. 1t has become
necessary for someone in authority
to,regulate traffic on that road. There
are bound to be fatalities there some
day that will make those in authority
conscious of the crime Of murder
Kilbourn Events.
The only way out of the difficulty is
for Kilbourn to go dry and for the
authorities to enforce the speed laws
with firm hand. If drunken man
causes wreck on the Kilbourn-Bara-
boo road, who is to blame, the voters
and officials of Kilbourn for granting
/ the license, the saloon keeper for
selling the intoxicant, or the man who
imbibes? There is something that
deserves serious thought.
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the only help it could give was in
against illegalities in the
conduct OF the bloekade.1 Highly
and closely related points
are this writer's contention that
president Wilson's biased judgment
of the German peace proposals
showed that America did not want a
German victory" 4and that Germany
must for a time be dependent upon
the United States because it will take
years to grow enough cotton in Ger
man colonies in Asia Minor. This
may help to explain both the nature Of
a German victory and the reason for
calling biased" President Wilson's re
fusal to approve Of Germany's terms
without knowing what they were. Elk
traordinarily frank is the statement
that "It would harm us grievously if
America should later refuse us large
loans to help us over our difficulties"
But he adds that the submarines
speak victory" and that with victory
guarantees may be negotiated. Is
Germany too. then, looking for help
from "the almighty dollar? The
United States will do it's level best not
to have to pay it as an indemnity to
the kaiser, and while there is sympa-
thy for the German people, several
ether seMntries have prior claim on
eyefsRge. ~-SRrin gfieM Republican.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
he Potency OF Punctuation

And I heard voice from far-ef
California saying, what is the matter
with r. H. Crossman? Has he worn
the point off his pen? am well aware
that my pen has been dull and in
need of mending for long time. And
ana yet writing with stub. Bat
here's the rub: l sometimes think
that can improve upon the auiK
whica others are using, but do net
know how to mend my own. And
have learned, from the experience se
the Captain Of Plymouth, that if yoW
wish thing to be we'll done, you must
do it yourself, you must not leave it
to others. With this exordium, whiek
has nothing to do With the text, let
US proceed with this sermonette.
The use Of the dash costs thousands
of dollars every year for ink, time AND
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
Meaning Of Devils Lake

In a manuscript Winnebago voeab
llary, made by one Major Thomas J
George, / found this little reference
% Devils Lake.
Devils Laks-Ta weh cun chunk
dab, Sacred Lake.
No bad meaning.
Tradition: Long years age
good Winnebago went en- the bank
Of the lake Offering his devotioHs
aloud and crying to the Supreme
Being for twenty days fasting
when he saw an animal ressm-
bling eat rise UP to the surface,
hearing the Indians sorrow, AID
told him he would help hiM 70
live long and happy life. lie
did live long.
The prayer or worship was
called s'haah tosk Ike muteh." Fac
animal was sailed week ehssh
thros aah," with long tail and
horns. Many others alse saw the
animal.
This was doubtless takeM dewa in
he Indians own way of tsIliRs it.
G.. u. BROWN.
Chief of Museum.
Madison, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
A True Story of the Three Bears

1t was just previous to the American
civil war, when | was a lad of about
seven years of age, shat bear was
occasionally seen, and sometimes enc
captured, in West Point township, &C.
lumbia county, where | then lived Ga
the school section with my parents
and two older sisters. la these days
there were three principal terrors ever
present in the youthful mind, ranging
in degree of intensity from Indians
to bears ard then ghosts. SO it was
considered very necessary wheE going
out after nightfall for youngster to
be well guarded by company in case
either Indians, bears or ghosts should
appear.
1t was during this rather trying
period Of our lives, when an Indian
raid was 80 often talked of by the
neighbors, that we youngsters fully ex-
pectsd te see the feathered topknots
of the savages appearing GA the sky
line of the blNs Barabse hills 1t any
moment Sat ny fA8AsT ssnt nay sis.
ssrs aaa nae. sas gxnIAsT evening, On
an srsAad b shs hsns Of JshA eB1deEn
eBGzkA Ghskaan Of sbsag Z mAs
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and a half. Our only escort was our
valient canine, "Boney," who, like q
United States marineS Was always
ready to fight anything, Yankee fash
ion, if occasion required it.
On our trip we were obliged to
pass big field of corn belonging TO
Samuel Bishop" Haskins We were
hurrying along this terrifying piece
of road, bordered on the opposite side
from the corn field by a strip Of vir-
gin forest extending to the river,
distance of half a mile, when all of
sudden 'Boney'' charged into the
railfence at the edge of the corn field
and gave battle to some, to us, unseen
creature "Boney" soon returned to
us, however, and SO we thought that
possibly it was house cat that he
had tackled.
After doing our errand at Cum
mings' and resting awhile, we started
on our return trip. The moon had
now risen, but it's light was intermit-
tent, owing to the scudding clouds of
a gathering storm, and as we were
of road by the cornheld, we were
met by Haskins, armed with a shot
gun and leading a horse, upon which
was seated Cummings Oldest daugh-
ter, sister of Mrs. j. A. Chrisler of
Lodi, and who afterward married r.
l.. \Nutting, and is now living at Ma
son City, Iowa. Miss Cummings, who
had been calling at the Haskin home
during the evening, reported that ON
her way home, short time previous,
she had encountered large bear and
| two cubs in the road at the point
where our "Boney" had had his mix
up, and that she had at once returned
to Haskins' for an escort. 70 say
we were scared out of years growth
would be putting it mildly. Over a
mile from home, on road lined VITA
| combined dangers from Indians, bears
and ghosts, ready to gobble us UP at
any moment, we begged and pleaded
with Haskins to go with US, but to
our wild applications he turned a
deaf ear, merely telling us to run
:. along, nawthin' hain't goin' ter eat
yuh." And, hand in hand, we did
run along as kids never ran before,
my two big sbsters. outdding MeFt-
cury's patent heel wings in assisting
me over the ground, until few rods
from home we came upon our old
tabby cat, which to our excited mag
nations appeared as monstrous bear.
But the moon shining forth just thea
soon showed us our mistake, and tab
bys apparent tranquil state of mind
relieved us greatly.
| Next day an investigation by the
neighbors led to tracking Of the three
bears across section 16 to the heavy
timber ON Johnson's Bluff, where the
trail was lost 81. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26

chimes are needed On an average
machine lasts but about seven hours
at the front. When the gun is dis
charged some Of the balls go through
the propeller blades, and in short
time these are wrecked The fight is
SO fast and the working Of the en-
CINE is so rapid that there is little but
junk in short time. The machines
cost about ten thousand dollars each,
but they are winning the war for the
allies.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
Bright and air

Are you in step?
i + + +
Sing low, paeifiSt.
+ + + +
Ii you cannot carry gun, get a
hse.
+ + + +
Have you displayed the flag? II
net, why not?
/ + + i
mule is never too cid to kick and
an automobile is Rsvsr too old to
back fire.
+ + + +
IL Maay more marry this month,
Apra, instead of Jvae, will become
the month of brides.
/ + i !
Ths Madison evangelist thought at
enc time hs would have to send cut a
tracer for the preachers.
i + i +
Next to the boy Of the average
womaa in having the first setting hen
is the first crop of garden sass.
! + + +
Those troublesome minors make
the thirst dispensers and pool-room
psOprietors feel like fighting wind
misls.
+ i i i
Those who want to knock because
Baraboo has gone dry should remem-
Der that one anvil outlasts several
hammers.
/ + / +
What is the use of going to Lodi?
Fhe town is not only dry for keeps,
but the price OF a haircut has been
raised to thirty-five cents, the same
as in Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
AN UNUSUAL RECORD

At the end of the month when City
Clerk J. S. Workman turns over the
books in the city hall to his success
or he will colse an unusual record as
an official. 1t is doubtful if there is
in all Wisconsin a city clerk who has
held the office SO long. For thirty
two years, ever since Baraboo grew
from a western village to a city, Mr..
Workman has kept the records and
given most excellent advice in the
conduct of the affairs of the munich
pality For the several mayors and
many aldermen he has been a source
of valuable information at all times.
Previous to becoming city clerk he
was alderman for three years, ia all
thirty-five years with the city.
Since the service of Mr.. Workman
goes back to the formation of the city
government it may be of interest to
look back a generation and see who
composed the original organization.
The first officers of Baraboo were as
follows:
Mayor. A. Swineford.
Treasurer-E. o. Holden
Assessor-John M. True
Police Justice. G. Train.
First Ward Aldermen-Herman AL
brecht, J. Van Orden, Frank Avery.
Second Ward Aldermen-JJ S.
Workman, James Dykins, T. T. Eng
lish.
Third Ward Aldermen-H. P. Bar
low, HI. d. Potter, P.Pratt.
All of the above have passed into
the beyond except Mess1s. True, Van
Ordsn, Avery and Workman.
The supervisors were D. Il. Welch,
J. ]. Gattiker and C. Fl. Williams,
while the justices of the peace were
r. q. Evenden, T. C. Thomas and Will
liam Bell.
Mr.. Workman asked to ka relieved
that he may enjoy life in greater
Measure. with Mrs. Workman he
viii have time to visit the highly
esteemed sons and their fns families
The record Of Mr. Workman is a
long and nonored one, enc of whish
anyone might feel prsad
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26

Senator Norris of Nebraska, the no.
tOFious hypenate senator, disgraced
himself, when he suggested the "aol-
lar mark" design for a war flag. No,
Senator, we are not fighting for dol
lara, we are fighting for liberty, lib
erty Of our descendants, just the
same as our forefathers fought a ty-
rant On the ether side Of the Atlantic,
that thsir descendants might be free.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-26
War

1t is often said that Wilson was re-
elected president because he kept US
out of the war; yet, war would have
come before if Germany had not aban-
doned, for time, her method OF sub
marine warfare. So when she re
sumed it in open defiance Of inter
national law It became as at firgt an
absolute cause for war. an open de-
aanee from which we coQId not EA.