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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
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SUMpTFR

Fred Mather Of Minneapolis, who
has been spending some. time at the
Roy Mather home. returned last week
to his work in the post office
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Cobleigh Of
Reedsburg and son Ferry of Delton
Wis ted Wednesday at The S. Premo
home.
The Alfred Wagner family visited
Glen Wagner at Camp Douglas on.
Tuesday. Many of our citizens visited
here Sunday.
Mrs. Levantia Owen of Milwaukee
and Mrs. Will Premo OF Baraboo visit.
I'd Tuesday and Wednesday at the. S.
Promo home. "a
Misses Irna Promo and Lucille Hoo
yer spent several days fast. week at
the D. 8. Welch home in Baraboo.
The HustIers' club will meet Thurs
day, August %, with Mrs. Ere Re
bein.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
SOUTH DEl70N

Ruben Alderman of Baraboo dined
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Douglas.
Mrs. Ida Thorne and son Delmar
of Portland, Ore, visited from Wed
resday until Saturday at the home Of
her brother, Pearl Waddell.
Mrs. J. c. Roger and daughter The
oda are at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Haslett.
Mrs. George Douglas and Mrs. An
ia Barker spent Wednesd ~ after
noon at the home Of Mrs. A. F. French
in Lyons.
Mrs. James Larey and son Donald
of Minneapolis are sitting her moth
er Mrs. May Douglas and her sisters.
Miss Marie Cratsenberg and Mrs
Harry Mather OF Baraboo.
Mss Helen Cooms has returned to
her home in Baraboo after visit OF
one week with Mrs. Edward Zemp.
Vivian Douglas visited friends in
Delton Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Bass and baby of Web
ster Prair, spent Saturday with her
sister, Mrs. A. 7. Capener
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
CtSSE l..

Julius Balzer is in the general hos
pitaI in Madison, where he had d
growth removed from. his lip.
Mrs Gus Redel, who was patient
also in the general hospital, returned
home Saturday much improved III
health.
John Leykauf has sold his farm tc
his sons, Ed and Walter, and will re-
move to town.
Mr. and Mrs Charles HGeDner of
Milwaukee are spending two weeks al
the J. T. and r. S. Darlington homes.
Miss Helen Clement of Prairie du
Sac visited her relatives, the Emery
and Bills families, last week.
Mrs. +. HI. DiehI and daughter Y o.
let are visiting the John Bernard fam
lily Of Truax this week Mrs Bern
hard is daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Diehl.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
SOUTH FlnFIEL0

William Kunkel ard family Of Ad
ans motored to Baraboo Friday to
attend the Barnes show and spent IN
tt Monday at the Robert Malloy home
Frank Thomas is the first in this
y;eir:.ty to get his thresh 'ng done, Nc
Mari doing the work Saturday.
E. n. Yeardsiey is visiting rela
tiyes at Kendall.
Mrs. f. Sells and two sons Of La
Crosse spent a few days at the Gus
Sells home
Mrs B. Lenik's mother of Chica gc
came Sunday for visit at her home
Mrs. A. Attridge, Ida and Will Att
ridge and Arthur Fowler attended
the Reedsburg fair Friday.
The r Rfalloy family, Will am Kun
Fel and family helped Mr.. and Mrs
Orrin Hoege celebrate their Goth wed
Ding anniversary at Their home Sun
day.
Tcfa Mcintyre has moved into his
new house.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16

Miss Inez Bachelor returned Sat-
urday to her home at Rock Island,
IN, after a weeks visit with her
cousin, Miss Birdie Bachelor.
Hazel Cole, who had been visiting
relatives returned last Thursday to
Ter home at Gilletts Grove, la. She
vas accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Ella Carpenter who will Wis t at New
I'll and other points before returning
1ome.
Spencer Mortimer left last We'd
,esday for Oskaloosa,. Ia, where he
las a position as teacher Of chemistry
Il Penn college.
Mrs. Ella Mortimer entertained the
w. F. M. S. last Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Mortimer and
T4eota Carpenter spent last Friday at
amp Douglas.
Hollis Mortimer is home from
-horps, where he Wis ted an uncle for
eyeral weeks.
Several from here attended the W.
I. quarterly meeting at Bethel on
1aturday and Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. George Satterfey and
'aUgF ter have returned to their home
Pttsburg Kansas.
NJ. and Mrs John Peterson and
tile son Of Wonewoc were at Will
on Nortirerl: en- Wednesday.
Ms Leslie Shear and children of
~Evorewoc are guests Of relatives mere.
NJ and Mrs Charlie Satterley and
two children Of Preston, Mimi, came
asst Thursday to visit relatives:
Madeline and Myrenne Borchers Of
Oh cage are guests at the Beier home.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Smith; Nellie
Canon, Lelah Small John and Herbert
Mortimer were among those who at
tended the ReedEburg fair Thursday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16

The Farmers club was postponed
until Monday evening on account of
putting tar on the roads.
Henry Bittrich left for the Dakota
harvest fields. H.
Winifred WEIGH entertained at a
house party last week the following
guests: leila Astle of Merrimack !;
Lucille Hoover and Irma Promo of
Sumpter AVA Irish was also a visit
or.
Esther Sprecher of Reedsburg was
a gaest Friday and Saturday at the
home of Roland Schaefer
w. A. Toole acted as judge of flow
sers and vegetables at the Reedsburg
fair.
Burr Apker and fam ly came UP
from Madison in their car Bruce re
turned with them.
Miss Jameson Of the university will
give a demonstration at the Skillet
Creek schoolhouse on Thursday after
noon, August 16 She will can vegeta
bles or fruit or anything that is
brought to her. Material is to be fur
nshed by those interested. A GOOD
attendance is desired
While out riding III their car Dwight
WEIGH and family had a narrow es
cape The front axle near the whee
broke off and they had to come home
in another car.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
WONEWOC GIRL
FIGURES | LII
MADISON CASE
Hattie Schrader and Several Men
Of Capital City Are Found Guilty
and Not Guilty
Madison Democracy

Twenty-year-old Hattie Schrader,
whose home is at Wonewoc, yesterday
in the superior court made revelations
ing made against Archie Buchanan, a
married man, and in the arrest Of
Charles Schnell and two Pheasant
Branch saloonkeepers.
Buchanan pleaded not guilty and at
the close of h s preliminary hearing
Judge Hoppmann held him for trial.
Bail was fixed at $1,000 and the case
was continued until September 10 for
trial Roman Hellman, attorney for
the defendant, asked that the bail be
reduced to $500, but the court declined
the request.
Schnell made a frank statement rel
alive to his relations with the Schra-
der girl and the court paroled him to
Probation Officer Purcell for six
months. District Attorney Sauthoff
asked the court to be len ent in view
Of Schnell's frank confession.
August Wiese, who conducts sa-
loon at Pheasant Branch, pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to Hattie
Schrader, who is a minor, and was
fined $25 and costs.
Charles Rannenberg, another sa-
loonkeeper, at Pheasant Branch,
pleaded not guiltysto selling liquor to
the girl and his case was continued
until August IT. Bail was fixed at
$500 and the defendant was allowed to
sign his own bail bond.
Girl Tells All
The sensa tional developments yes
terday followed a party" which Blu
chanan held at his home in the rear Of
416 North Frances street during the
absence of his wife. The SchradeF
girl was taken out Of the house in an
intoxicated condition and since her re-
tention at the police stat on last
Thursday night she has revealed
things to Mrs. Fannie Hamilton, police
matron which implicated a number of
young men and young women in the
city With another girl Miss Schrades
STAYED at the Buchanan home several
nights. The girl with whom Buchanan
S alleged to have had intimate rela-
lions has disappeared, but the ev1-
dence Of the Schrader girl was suffi-
cient to hold the defendant for trial.
Buchanan was arrested for running
a dis0rder1y house, but this charge
was d 'smissed after the court had in
it's possession the sworn testimony of
the Schrader girl with regard to the
alleged int mate relations between
Buchanan and the girl who has left
the city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16

E. 0. Webster and Matt L. Bur
shens. members of the conservation
commission Of fisheries Of Madison,
were here last Wednesday look ng aft
sr the trout streams in this vicinity.
Mrs. Myrtle Walton (nee House)
has sold her property here, known as
he Cottage Home, TO Clarence ST.
monds. Mr. and Mrs. Walton and
daughters Frances aud Mildred left
asst Monday for North Dakota.
DR.. F. P. Thomas Of Sparta visited
Mrs. Blanche CASTOR at the Hubert
ouse last Saturday and Sunday.
The Holy Cross church, which was
truck by lightning several days ago,
IS being repaired Services will be
continued n a couple of months.
Jay Holloway Of Baraboo is occupy
ng his cottage here.
Charles Knapp of Texas is visiting
lis sister-fn-law, Mrs. Ida Knapp.
Mr.. ard Mrs. j. Meyers, after sperd.
ng several weeks at their cottage
here, returned last Thursday to their
home in Chicago.
Mrs. G. Lumdin and daughter Masy
# Chicago. after spend ng two. w alss
with friends here, returned home SAN
lay.
Franklin Head of La Vale is max
ng an extended visit at the home of
h's gran1parents. MIR, and Mrs. +. T..
Hubert,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
WIN STRAPS At
FORT SHERIDAN
Baraboo Young Nlen Are Named
New Army Leaders After Ex-
an1inations Are Held

E
The following Baraboo young men
have won commissions at Fort Sheri-
dan after weeks of training and ex-
.aminations:
Ralph A. McGilvra, second lieuten-
ant, Cavalry section, officers reserve
corps.
Clifford M La Mar, captain, second
battery, field artillery section, Off
GERS reserve corps.
Rowland E. Brennan, second Leu
tenant field artillery section, officers
reserve corps.
Lyle G. Clarke, second lieutenant,
quartermaster corps, national army.
Lieut.. McGilvra is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. George B. McGilvra; Cap
tain La Mar is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. La Mar; Lieutenant Rowland e.
Brennan is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Brennan, Madison, formerly Barahoo,
and Lieutenant Clarke is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Clarke, Lodi, for
merly of Baraboo.
Howard l. Potter of Baraboo has
received word that he is quail fed to
enter the second camp at Fort sheri-
dan. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman H. Potter, First street, Bara-
>boo. Others may also take the work.
Walter Goedecke, Ableman, second
lieutenant, infantry section, officers
reserve corps.
II. H. Lins, Spring Green, second
eutenant, quartermaster corps, ma
tionaI army.
DR.. B. N. Robinson, captain of in
fantry section, officers reserve corps.
. DR.. Robinson is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E.. N Robinson, Baraboo. For
some time he has been at Prairie du
Chen. AS to the appointment the ia
Their of DIR, Robinson, B.. N. Robinson,
Sr. says:
On my sous winning a captains
comm, ssion st Fort Sheridan in the
officers reserve corps, it has brought
to my attention the fact that he is
but keeping up the traditions Of his
ancestors since Plymouth Rock. MY
girls are both menaDers of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, with
eight bars, indicating that they had
eight ancestors in that struggle for
berty.. To my knowledge, three Brad
bury Ro5tnsons have held captains
commissions SO far, and if their lives
are. spared, have two more en- the
way for, any future trouBfe this coun
try5 may have. B. N ROBINS0N.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
PRAIRIE DU SAG

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neu have re-
turned from a weeks camping at Vie
gands Point.
Rev. and Mrs. r. G. Hallock and
Mrs. Clough motored up Saturday
from Wauconda, Ill,
G. P. Meyer and family of Kiel are
guests at the A.. NJ Bickford home.
They made the trip in the auto.
They also visited Camp Douglas and
the Dells last week.
Walter Doll has returned from
Madison, where he attended summer
school. 1850
The annual sAccola reunion was held
at Marion Park on saturday
Louis Birgen has purchased the res
idence OF Miss Jennie Baker and will
take possession September l.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Page and Mr..
and Mrs. Fl. A. Page and two children
of Chicago are camping in the Peter
Gruber cottage.
Paul Schwartz of hladeTphia is
visiting his mother
Miss Frances Drew Of La Fargo is &
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Drew.
Mrs. Chris BGehler was called to
Madison by the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ragatz of Ne
braska are guests of the G. R. Ragatz
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. silas Hand and daugh-
ter Of Reedsburg are visiting old
friends here.
Mr., and Mrs. L. \. stoddard and
family took an. auto trip Saturday to
Rockford, H., to Wis t Ralph
Prof Rotacker Of Oklahoma is Wis.
ting his sister, Mrs. Casper Acoola.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
MORE ABOUT
/. ELECTRIC CHANGE
Deal Includes Iwenty-Seyen Plants
About Wisconsin, Including the
One al Baraboo

Concerning the change of ownership
Of the power plants in this section OF
Wisconsin, the Portage Register says:
A change in the art cles OF incor-
poration at Madison relative to the
new officers in charge brought out the
information that the controlling inter-
ests Of the Wisconsin Heat, Light &
Power company, as well as the South
ern Wisconsin Power company and
the Wisconsin Power company have
been taken over by Chicago interests,
John I. Beggs ret ring in favor of
Marshall E. Sampsell Of Chicago. The
deal is considered one of the biggest
that has been transacted in the cleo
tricaI industrial world, and the new
managers. it is said, have the backing
of the Edison company of Chicago,
who control the elevated, surface and
commercial systems of Chicago.
The deal includes the dam proper
ties at K lbourn and Prairie du Sac,
as well as the property of twenty
seven local plants, including Portage,
the largest and most modern, Beaver
Dam, Berlin and interlying towns.
Some. OF the Chicago capitalists men,
toned in the deal are, Martin Insall
of the Edison company who operates
800 900 horsepower of electrical se1v
ice in Chicago and L. E. Meyers and
w. G. Sawders, also of Chicago. The
transact on also involves one hundred
seven miles of electric transmission
lines which are being built into Port
age.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
t0iETT0

M. AMI Mrs. G. J. Dawse and Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Dwyer and son James
returned Saturday after an auto trip
through Sank City, Mad son, Pewau-
kee, Milwaukee and Barab0o
NJ ssas Eulaiia and Vera Smith OF
Mad son are, spending the week at the
hcme Of W. A Dwyer
Mrs w r. Dwyer returned Monday
to Ree9sEurg after spending few
weeks at. ele home Of her parents.
Quite number from here motored
to Camp, Douglas on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Dawse Of Sioux
Falls s. D.. are spending few days
at the home of George Weitzef,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
LYONS

VT, and Mrs. Pearse Sausum enter
ta.rAd' the following Saturday evening
in F91or Of the eIe-enth wedd:no an-
= gerry OF Mt. and Mrs. RHTa-,7 Gan
srnle of FIr'cag~, Wr and Mrs T}a~'l
Saa,s4,n NJ a~d Mrs. Roland Sans'7nl
Ctt>r;rs e-ael Slr1-r. Mrs. William Son-
s,.1e, Chicago; Mrs Edward Ma~+;7l-
dale. Thomson Ill.,; Miss Na~~a-~at
Sav am Mr.. and Mrs. LOUIS Shuts
az 7aupHta- Of Fairfield.
EFsrry Martin OF Valley Junct on has
returned to her home after vif:tif' g
here with MISS Della Hask Ms for the
past week.
MIS-. John Howard OF Adams called
on relatives F4r:Gay.
la Meyers has been visiting at
the acme OF Mr. and Mrs. William
s5tinf-e n Greenfield.
Craig Holloway has purchased two
lots from George Turner and expects
to En- Id in the spring.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Knoll of Logan
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schara
OF WaSt1e,d spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs Chris Schara and attended
the circus in Baraboo.
Mrs. Charles Cone and Mrs. Albert
Schmidtke drove Monday to Sumpter
t. spend the day with relatives.
Mr.. ard Mrs. julius Hintz of Able
n3an visited Monday with their daugh-
ter Mrs Jack Meyers.
Fred Buelow of Sumpter and Mrs.
Shores OF Kansas City called Monday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
1eene
Mss Clara Washer of Chicago s
S ting at the some of Mr. and Mrs.
-'-,eost Hask;ns.
Mrs. Sprague of North Dakota
,oTne Saturday to make an extended
visit at the home of her son-in-law,
Scyd Foster.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
SANDuSkY

Mrs. Grant Powell spent Friday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Ray Grover.
Iva and Albert Thompson were Fri
day even ng callers at the Charles
LANG home
MIR and Mrs. Richard Hainstock
and children spent Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Stom-
baugh. IN
Miss Mildred Hart went Thursday
to Belvidere, H.. to sperd some time
With friends.
Mrs. Chester Powell returned Sat-
cay from Reedsburg.
The William Stombaugh family we're
entertained Sunday ct the home Of
h S parents. Mr. and Mrs. .. L. Stom,
faoxffrta
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
Caroline SchnrSdt

Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline
Schmidt were held at the home Of her
son this morning at 10 O'clock Ezv
G. E. Maves of the Evangelical Church
ofTiciated The pallbearers were Wit
liam Ode, Bert Fosnot, Oscar Gust
George Pelton, Ernest Sceafes AND
Lou Jacobs.
The sremains were ,shippeR tDday to
Lake Mills, where burial viii take
place Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and son
Gwen accompanied the body 70 Lake
Mills.
Mrs. Schn DIT was born in Germany
rs years ago and died Saturday even
ing at O'Clock, following a para
lytic stroke. She leaves Besides E
E. Smith of this city, two sons and
two daughters.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
BLACK IA TX

John Schiess and family entertained
the following Wis tors Saturday and
Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mellen
tine and children and Miss Tina Kess'
Ter and Walter Kessler. They came by
auto from Mad son.
Christ Rothacker has been at home
since Saturday. He is getting along
nicely.
Miss Mary Luetscher of Denzer Wis.
tied her sister, Mrs. George Sprecher,
last week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
FlEAShN: RIDGE

A little son came Monday morning
20 brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs.
theodore Herw 6.
William Rose spent several days Of
asst week with his brother in Tomah.
Albert Claridge of Excelsior spent
ast week at the Theodore Herwig
aome.
Martin Rose was home from West
Salem over Sunday.
School began in district No. last
Monday. with Mary Christie as teach
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
500 Positions
w ere Offered

TIE students Of the Baraboo
Business College since May.
WHY?
ThOus21.,,s lien Ss9nograp'a-
e-s an BookEzeepers have
e;;ther enlisted or have been
drafted. Their positions must
be filed. TO the young man
under q or young lady. it
IS the opportunity Of q life
time and a patriotic duty to
prepare for one OF these Do-
sitiGns.
II Term starts Monday, Sep
Der Third.
information write or cali
day between TOO a. m.
Noon, or Saturday even
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
OSCAR BANGS
PLEADS GUILTY.

At Madison Oscar Bangs, wfsh q
= q court record credited against Rfm
there and in Baraboo, pleaded guilty
to grand larceny. The court remand
ed h m to the custody of the sheriff
for further investigation
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
FAMILY JAR IS
b|RE0 IN COURT
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin De Zarona,
formerly Vivian Marquette, Fig
ure in Milwaukee Case

The following is from the Milwau-
kee Evening Wisconsin:
Edwin DeZarona and his wife, Wv
ian, were both charged with being
disorderly. According to Patrolman
Peterson Mrs. DeZarona met him on
Mason street Friday night and insist
ed that he come to her apartment in
the Majestic fats and arrest her hus-
band. She said he had severely beaten
her
when [ got up to the fat" said
Peterson, quite a crowd had gathered
in front and this woman's husband
was upstairs. When | talked to h m
he wanted her arrested and she want
ed him arrested.
What have you to say?" asked
Judge Hedding of the husband.
your honor, nobody can do any
thing with this woman. She was di-
vorced from her first husband and ]
married her last November"
"What is your business" asked
Judge Hedding.
81 have been working for the gov
eminent, but in the. summer time j
own concessions at shows.
''Well, they sell a lot of junk" said
Judge Heddings h.,
A sister of Mrs. DeZarona was
called and test fled that the husband
of her sister came to Milwaukee and
found her in her. apartment.
Look athher face Judge, and see
how he cut her up
You are fined $40 and costs and I
am going to suspend sentence on this
woman" said, Judge Hedding "Now,
if what you say about her is true then
my advice to YOU is to go and see a
lawyer But you can't take the law
in your own. hands" IXHI#NW
Mrs. Edwin Dezarrona is a daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Marquette,
$50 First street, Baraboo, formerly the
wife of Don Torpy, also Of Baraboo
from whom she was divorced year
ago last May. She remarked n No
venber of last year.
The sister referred to in the article
is Mrs. Art Loomis wife of former
bartender at the Warren hotel.
The husband has left Milwaukee,
but before leaving followed the
judges advice, consulted a lawyer,
and it is expected that before long
criminal prosecution of the former
Miss Marquette will be started, a re-
port says.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-08-16
LICENSED TO MARRY

Amos l.. Hayes, Baralzoo.
Miss Ivy Johnson, Raraboo.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-05
Hoover Restricts Trading
In Provisions Futures

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Restrictions re-
quired by the federal food admins
tration on provisions trading were
announced by the Board of Trade to-
day, effective tomorrow
There must be no manipulation of
provisions futures, which comprise
pork, ribs and lard. Six months is
the limit of future contracts. Lard
and ribs must not fluctuate more
than so cents per hundred weight on
any one day, nor pork more than 81
in 4 day
Cheese and canned salmon were
added to the fair price list of the
Illinois branch of the national food
administration. Pink Alaska salmon
should cost the householder 10 to %
cents can, and the red variety 81
to 50 cents. A pound of American
full cream cheese should cost from
80 tC 80 cents
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-05
MEx|CANS FIRE
ON U. S. TROOPS,
WoUND|NG ONE
Soldiers Immediately ylCross Rio
Gfande, Kill II Bandits
and Set Fire to
Their Shacks.

Indio, Tex, Dec. 4.--Wia Army
Telephone to Maria, Tex. .)--Mexican
outlaws opened fire on one of the
American cavalry patrols five miles
from here late yesterday, wounding
Private Keist in the thigh and leg.
The American troops stationed
here Immediately. crossed the river
into Mexico, opened fire on the little
settlement of shacks and killed II
of the bandits, including Felipe Rom
ero and Rafael Venaslado. The
shacks where the outlaws sought
shelter. were burned after the occu-
pants had been driven ouf>
Following the two fights between
Mexican bandits and American bor-
der cavalry troops during the last
three days the entire Big Bend riv.r
front was in arms last night and
every precaution was taken to pre-
vent further firing into American ter
ritory or bandit raids by the organ
lied force of outlaws under Chico
Cano, who is said to be wanted both
in Mexico and the United States on
serious charges. $50
Colonel George 7. Longhorne,
commander of the Big Bend district,
was in personal command of the
troops along the Rio Grande last
night d again today. He has the
situation we'll in hand, with reinforce
ments at his command sufficient to
run down and annihilate any bandit
tand which might attempt reprisals
following the killing of 81 of their
number Saturday- and II yesterday.