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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
AS TO CHECKING HORSES

The abuse of checking horses heads
so high that the unfortunate animals
are in continual misery deserves dis
eussion in the Ollapodrida column. No
intelligent person can spend an hour
upon the streets of Baraboo without
having his sympathies aroused by the
sight of a horse gazing up at the sky
and nervously moving it's head from
side to side. Why? Because that is
all it can do. Could the animal speak
it is safe to say the unkind or un-
thinking driver would hear few
words of horse talk that he would re-
member. It is not alone the un-
skilled drivers who indulge in this
practice. Many who are accustomed
to driving are no better in this respect
than the needless boy who thinks it
looks smart to pull his horses head
up until the animal is in agony. Can
we not improve during 1917 in this
particular in Baraboo? There is much
talk about improving our roads. Let
every driver of a horse assure him
self that his treatment Of his horse
is also good in the full sense of the
word. d. ,. c.
Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
OLD PUPILS

| have noticed in several papers an
article in regard to Mrs. Amy Win
ship who at the age Of eighty-five
years is still a school girl"
I happened to know Of a college
"boy" living at Pasadena, Calf, and
if everything goes well with him this
"boy" will graduate from the Univer-
sity of California next June at the age
of one hundred years.
He is the Rev David Starr Jordan,
who after seventy-fve years in the
ministry, decided to brush up his the
ology, which he declared was getting
rusty.
A few years ago he delivered an ad-
dress before a ministerial convention
in Los Angeles on "The Compensa-
ton of Age" which was considered
so remarkable a production that the
convention ordered it published in
pamphlet form, which was done.
He was colonel Of the oath Ohio
Volunteer Infantry during the early
part of the Civil War.
The press of Los Angeles has given
him considerable notoriety, publish
ing his picture at one time, with that
of the class instructor, Prof. J. H.
Hoose, who was then over eighty
years of age Mrs J. N. Douglas.
North Freedom.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
UpHOLDS WILL OF
MAzOMANIE WOMAN
Heirs Claimed Undue influence
Had Been Brought
to Bear

Judge Zimmerman of the county
court yesterday decided that the will
of the late Susan A. Mergner of Ma
zomanie is valid and should stand.
She left an estate valued at $4,000.
Nieces and nephews contested the
will on the ground that undue inf1u-
ence had been brought to bear upon
her when she executed it. The de-
ceased willed all her property to a
Mrs. Schultz and John Segebrecht,
who took care of her. The court
found that Mrs. Schultz and Mr.. Sege-
brecht complied with their agreement
to care for her until death and that
no undue influence was used in con-
nection with the execution of the will.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
Year 1917
In Nutshell

Almanacs for 1917 are now reach
ing the homes of the people. One Of
the first uses to which everybody
puts a new almanac is to look for the
date on which Easter falls. Easter
Sunday this year will be April 8. The
next thing, usually, is to ascertain on
what days the principal holidays will
occur. The Fourth of July will be on
Wednesday and Christmas falls on
Tuesday. AS for eclipses, 1917 will
be marked by seven, which is the
largest number that can occur in a
single year, four of them will be Of
the sun and three of the moon. There
was a total eclipse of the moon Jan
uary and 8.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
GIFTS TO SAUK
COUNTY SOCIETY
CATTLE-BRANDING IRON SENT
BY MISS CLARA BRosE,
POCATELLO, IDA.

The Sank County Historical society
has received the following gifts:
Miss Clara Brose, 934 West Center,
Pocatello, Ida., sends a cattle-brand-
ing iron. The iron was made by her
father, who had to rivet the pieces to-
gether because he could not get coal
enough to heat the parts sufficiently
for welding. The specimen was made
in 1887 to be used on calves, a larger
kind being used for grown animals.
The iron is one that has been discard
ed and is known as "Circle "" The
branding of cattle is practice that Is
fast dying out on account Of the ranges
being fenced up, therefore branding
irons are not so numerous as formerly.
There is fine collection Of California
branding irons in the museum at Los
Angeles The. iron given by Miss
Brose weighs 2H pounds. The Brose
family were neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank burlington when they resided
at Twin Fails.
Fred Nelson of North Freedom gives
a saw wrench and Civil War poster.
The large iron wrench was found near
where the George w. Bloom mill was
located at North Freedom and was
probably used there. The wrench was
placed over the teeth of circular saw,
the teeth being "set" by striking with
a hammer or bending over. The war
poster reads as follows:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

All now are tame, come into the fields
to Craze and lick salt with the cattle.
Up in Baraboo is a man of means
who is a collector of specimens of ami
mails and birds. He has heard Of this
white deer and has offered 5000 for
it's hide and head. His name has not
in the record, but his offer
is known to the people of the region
where the deer dwell.
Sees $3.50 Profit
And now the farmer Of whom this
is written has conceived the notion
that if he kills the deer, pays the $50
fine and secures the 5000 of Baraboo
money he will be $3.50 ahead. In JUS
tification of this idea he pleads that
someone, moved by the 5000 prospect,
will get the animal, by surreption or
otherwise and that his plan will be
the more honorab1e-and indeed, it is
a nice question of civic ethics.
But" said Secretary Scheibel OF
the conservation commission yester.
day, "Mr. Farmer has not taken into
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
Scheme Would not Work out as
Happily as Outlined,
Scheibel Says

A Richland county farmer is in a
auandary whether he shall remain
true to his country or violate one Of
it's laws, submit to the penalty and
gain a profit thereby-and thereon
hangs tale.
In the town of Bear Creek in Rich
land county Is a monarch of the for
est, a fine buck dear, pure white ex-
cept for stripe OF black along his
back. He is big fellow, probably a
25o-pounder, with fine set of seven
point antlers. About him he has
gathered harem of six pretty does,
amd the herd has become famous as
one of the features of Bear Greek
town in which the populace takes
great pride. For six or seven years
the buck has been known, but his
aMmily is of more recent acquisition
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
A RECIPE

Mix together and boil the follow
ing for three minutes: One cup of
brown sugar; one cup of water; one
third of cup Of butter; one cup Of
raisins; one cup of currants; one cup
of chopped citron. When cool, add
one teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in
little hot water, one-half teaspoon
full of cloves; one-half teaspoonful
of cinnamon; ohe-half teaspoonful
of nutmeg; one-half teaspoonful of
baking powder, sifted in two cups of
flour. Add one cup of broken nut
meats, mix we'll and bake for one
hour in paper lined tin.
Mrs. G. A Clymer.
Madison, Kansas.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
ASSESS
MENTS ON The GALE
DONIA DRAINAGE ON
LOWER BARABO0

w. H. Roehm and J. S. Towers have
returned to Portage from a business
trip to Baraboo, where they met O.
H. Whitman, the third member OF the.
Caledonia Drainage commission. The
commission has made the assessments
and are now revising them. Another
hearing of the matter will be held
before Judge Fowler, regarding as
sessments in the near future, and it is
the intention to start work on this
large improvement in earnest next
spring.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
NEW AUTOMATIC
TRAFFIC SIGNAL

G. r. Hawks of Lodi was in Baraboo
on Thursday in the interest OF his
new invention, the Hawks automatic
traffic signal. When standing up
right the signals are readable from
any direction, and when struck by a
vehicle fold. If wagon or machine
should run over one of them, bringing
the signal to earth, the device is so
arranged that it rises of it's own ac-
cord. Reedsburg has or cred the sig
nails and nGr. Hawks appeared before
the BaraboC council on Thursday
night with a model. The signal is
strongly recommended by those who
have given it trial.
His Mother Early Resident
Mr.. Hawks mother, Mrs. Eleanor
Wyman Hawks, Lodi, came to Bara-
boo with her relatives in 1847 The
journey was made by OK team from
Michigan and she recalls many Incl
dents of that early journey. Baraboo
was but about six years old at that
time. Not long ago she visited Bara-
boo and met her former neighbor, A.
w. Foster, whom she had not seen
for forty-seven years. Six of Mrs.
Hawks brothers went to the Civil
War, four returning Emory Wyman,
now in Wisconsin, is one of them.
George J. Paddock and others here
are friends of the family, the original
home being west of Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
Ill-Health Causes Retirement of
Proprietor; Special
Sale

The Marriott Hardware and Gro
Gerry company has purchased the
building and stock of the J. P. Sprech-
er store. William T. Marriott, the
senior member Of the firm, states that
after the closing out sale the building
will be remodeled. The partition will
be removed and large room created.
The upper portion will probably be
converted into fiat, a new heating
plant being installed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT?
Madison, Kansas.

I would like to understand about
this: Why does a man that goes to
the postoffice to get his mail have to
pay for a box for the postmaster to
put it in? Other men have their mail
carried to them and delivered free of
charge, or. handed to some of the fam
lily at home, and both men pay the
same for postage stamps. 1t looks to
r1e like Uncle Sam does not tote fair
with the man who gees to the post
office for his mail w. w. Abbott.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
SHERIFF WELK
APPOINTS AIDS

Sheriff William Welk has named his
aids as follows:
Under sheriff-Otto G. Welk, Bara-
boo city.
Deputy sheriffs - Ernest Pappe,
Reedsburg city; William Tarnutzer,
Prairie du Sac village; Frank Christ
man, Spring Green village; William
Sloniker, La Vale village; Christ Kra-
mer, courthouse.
All have served before except Ern-
est Pappe and William Sloniker. La
Vale was added to the list at the last
meeting of the county board.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
TOBACCO QUID
GOES DOWN WRONG
WAY; MAN DIES

William Maveus, aged 33, Brodhead,
is dead because his topacco quid went
down the wrong way. Maveus was
chewing topacco when he swallowed
part of it by accident. The weed en-
tered his wind pipe and in violent
coughing spell he ruptured blood
vessel. The blood rushed to his
head. He was rendered unconscious
and died soon after being taken to
his home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
WORKS OF FICTION

l desire to take a course in reading
fiction during my spare time. What
books should be included in a short
list of the greatest works in that line ?
Which are the five best novels?
Baraboo. A Reader.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
PUZZLE-PROBLEM

On the plains of Persepolis stand
two statues. One rises to a height OF
so feet above the level of the ground
and the other to a height Of 81 feet.
In a right line between them stands
an ancient column whose head is ST
feet from the top OF the higher statue
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
DANGER OF MILITARISM

There is just about as much dan
ger of the United States becoming
<militaristic' by giving a few months
training to all it's young men as there
is for an office clerk to get the bug
of being a prize fighter by taking f1f-
teen minutes systematic exercises
every day"
The foregoing is from the Kansas
City Star editorial columns and seems
to me to cover the case very closely.
Ottawa, Kansas. J. e. F.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
MILCH COW BRINGS
FANCY PRICE AT
ROME, NEW YORK

At an auction sale Of the Boyson
herd Of registered Holstein-Friesan
cattle, at Rome, New York, Cramelle
Topsy Ormsby Tobe, the worlds cham
pion milk producer under four years
old, was sold to Charles Squires Of
Barneveld, N. Y, for $4,000. There
were twenty-six head in the herd, and
the average price was s407.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18

and 86 feet from the top Of the lower
statue. The distance between the
base of the lower statue and the CEN
ter of the column is rs feet. What is
the distance between the tops of the
two statues? Benjamin Williams.
Crown Point, Ind.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
Ollapodrida
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED TO INTERESTS OF NEWS READERS

IF you something timefytopc question
ask please send this department. Limit all
munications to 800 words less.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
LICENSE TO MARRY

John H. Johnson, Avoca.
Mabel Esther Stewart. Spring Green
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
WAR MEETING
The Citizens OF Sauk County are re-
auegted to meet at the Court
House at BaraboO

on
Thursday, 14th, at 2 p. m.
to adopt such measures as may be
deemed necessary best to I'LL up the
companies forming in this county, fer
the Esd regiment.
Col Guppy and Maj. J. Jussen
will be present and address the meet
ing. Messrs Chas. H. Williams ans
E. l.. Walbridge, recruiting officers,
will be present, to receive all abls-
bodied recruits who may desire to
volunteer.
Citizens of Sauk County, turn out and
at least hear the reasons assigned why
you should defend your country. ita
constitution and laws, now assailed By
base traitors.
Let it not be said that Sauk County
had to resort to draft.
Come as the winds come, when
tall oaks are blended;
come as the waves come, when
waves are stranded.
MANY CITIZENS.
Baraboo, August IL, 1862.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-01-18
Baraboo, August II, 1862.

o. d. Brandenburg Of Madison sends
a photograph of Attorney w. A. T.
Morris Of that city, real "son Of tha
Revolution" His father was a gen
eral who fought throughout the reve-
luton to win our independence FROM
Great Britain. The Madison lawyer ig
the son of a second marriage by his
father, he being about seyenty-six
when Mr.. Morris of Madison was bora.
That was about 1881 A short tima
ago there was another "son of the Rev
olution residing in Philadelphia, ana
these two are thought to be the only
ones living. Among the ancestors OF
Mr.. Morris are royal governors ana
colonial judges. His grandfather.
Lewis Morris, was signer OF the Dee
laration of independence. His fatheRs
General Jacob Morris, friend Of Waskr
ington and Lee, aide in the defense or
Fort Moultrie in 1776 and fought At
Monmouth few months later.
The society appreciates the abova
gifts, and would like to receive mora
photographs, especially of sauk counss
people.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
Old Liberty Bell
 to Ring Once More
AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO
 RAISE LIBERTY LOAN
THURSDAY AT NOON
At the Same Hour in Every City, Town, Village and Hamlet the Bells of Churches, Schools and Court Houses and Town Halls Will Take Up the Gall.

Washington, June 12-Treasury of ficials declared tonight that because of the failure of many banks to report they had been unable even to esti- since last Friday night, when only $1,300, 100000 of the $2,000,0O,OOO had been subscribed.
 Another urgent call went out from the secretary tonight asking banks to report subscriptions so officials may no longer be kept in the dark. The call was disseminated through the twelve federal reserve banks, head quarters of the loan in their star dis tricts.
 Gratifying Progress Reported.
 Reports by telegraph and telephone today from many cities told of gratify ing progress but in most cases con- tained no figures. The small sub scriber, on the face of today's general reports, has awakened to the fact that the country needs his money and of fcials expect the final count to show a tremendous number of individual subscriptions to the $50 and s10O bonds.
 100000, 900 Day Needed.
 There will have to be a tremendous number of such subscriptions if the loan is to show the $10O, 900, 900 a day needed for the closing seven days.
 One official predicted tonight that the total number of subscribers would approximate 2,000,0 900.
 As the situation stands tonight of fcials frankly do not know whether the s10O,0OO,0OO a day has been ob- tained. Thousands of banks have failed to notify the reserve banks of progress made and the tabulation showing only $500, 900, 900 stands as the latest official figures. Another tabulation may be made tomorrow.
 Old Libetry Bell to Ring.
 To. insure success the closing days of the campaign will be devoted to redoubled efforts to bring out the doll ars of the small investor. As part of this campaign the old Liberty Bell at Philadelphia which proclaimed to the world Al years ago the birth of the Americai republic, will ring once more in the cause of liberty. Next Thurs day at noon, beginning the last 24 hours of the subscription period, the clapper of the bell will be sent re- sounding against it's cracked sides.
 At the same hour in every city, town village and hamlet, throughout the country, the bells of churches, schools, courthouses and town halls will take up the call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
SUBSCRIPTIONS $7oo,ooo,ooo
 IN SECOND RESERVE DISTRICT
Working EnergeticaIIy to Obtain S1,-
 900, ,ooO,o ,ooo by Friday Night.

New York, June 12-Total bond sub scriptions received up to Monday night in the Second federal reserve district amounted to S7OO, 100000, according to a statement issued tonight by the lib- erty loan committee. In addition to this amount. $45, ,00o ,0e9 was reported unofficially today.
 Every agency at the command Of the committee will be used energetic ally in the hope of obtaining Subscrip- tions of S1 O0O GOO, 900 by Friday night.
 A reorganization of the subscriptions for the disSict outside of New ork city shows that at the close of busi- ness yesterday the figures showed an increase of $22, ,5S2 900 over the total given in a statement by the commit tee based on returns up to the close Of business on June '. Fairfield county Conn, had S4,293,0 ,000.
 Returns thus far received from the Scouts of America slro wan aggregate of S1.227, 900 for the first day of the campaign The reports received at national headquarters in this city in dicated that the scouts are not trou- bled with stage fright. Two of them held up Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo in Louisville and sold him $10O bond. Secretary of War Baker took $1O0 bond from a Washington scout In New York Mayor Mitchell put his name down for $100 on a scouts b ank and Frank A. Vanderlip for $500.
 James w. Gerard, former ambdssa- dor to Germany, subscribed 100000, half in his own name and half in that of his wife
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13

Washington. June 12. - President Wilson today took a hand in the con Sressional controversy which has been delaying final passage of the S3,2S1,- OOO,O00 war budget bill. and the meAFs- ure probably will be sent to him to- morrow for his signature.
 Necessity of Naval Base.
 Tn a letter to Chairman Padgett of the house naval committee the presf- dent transmitted and unQualifiedly en- dorsed communication from Secre- tary Daniels emphasizing the necessity of naval base on Hampton Roads. Soon afterward the house adopted a conference report on the budget meas ure with a modification of the section III dispute providing for the aCqutsi- tion of the o.d Jamestown exposition site for the naval station. The senate is expected to concur tomorrow.
 Price Not to Exceed S1 200, 900.
 The exposition site provision has kept the bin in conference a week, all the other great appropriations carried having been agreed upon. The house objected to the price of $1. 400, ,0O0 fixed for the property as exorbitant and there was talk on the floor of graft The modification written into the bill today provides that the president shall take over the site at a price satisfac- tory to him, not to exceed S1 .200.OO
 Enactment of the bill will relieve the war department of serious embarrass- ment. Because Of the delay bills of contra actors furnishing supplies for the war army have gone unpaid and some of the concerns are said to be on the verge of bankruptcy as the result.
 Hampton Roads Strategic Point.
 In his letter today Secretary Daniels said Hampton Roads, the most impor- tant strategic point on the Atlantic coast, was the only place where a naval base of 1000 acres could be acquired inexpensively He said the tract was urgently needed so that a training sta ton might be set up to take care of recruits who are now being kept a1 homo because the navy has nowhere to put them.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13

King Constantine of Greece has ab- : dicated his throne in faver of his sec ond son, Prince Alexander and with Crown Prince George, is to leave Greece Sketch of kings life printed on page 2)
 The abdication was made on the de- mand of the entente powers and thus ends tho anomalous situation which has long existed in Greece because of the refusal of Constantine and his fol- lowers to acquiesce in full in the de- mands of the entente allies for the freedom of movement of their forces in and through Greece and for their safety from attack.
 That the entente was prepared to move with expedition in bringing a change in the situa ton in Greece is indicated by the fact that simultan- eously with the arrival in that coun- try of the French senator Jonnart who bore plenary powers to act for the entente, came the occupation by near the Albanian frontier. of the strategic town of Janina. and by other entente forces of Elassona, in north eastern Greece, situabed at the foot of Mount olvmpus. and near the Gulf of SalonilSi.
 Tn the fighting zones the situation is comparatively calm, except on the British front in France, along the line held by the French troops against the Germans in the region running east ward from Soissons into Champagne and on several sectors or the Austro- Italian theatre.
 Sir Douglas Haig's troops have again smashed into the German front
Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-13
FOOD LEGISLATION TAKEN
 UP BY THE CABINET.
President Wilson Has Decided to Take
 Steps to Hasten Action.

Washington, June 12.-Congress' de- lay in enacting food legislation was taken up by President Wilson and the cabinet today and the president, 1t Is understood, decided to take steps to hasten action. He probably will not make a special address to congress on the subject, as has been suggested.
 AdelegatiOn of labor leaders and congressman who yesterday called on the president to ask him to urge early consideration of food measures will see Herbert c. Hoover tomorrow.
 Grant Hamilton, a member of the delegation and a member of the legis- lative committee of the American Fed eration of Labor, announced today that if labor generally approves the bills a campaign will be started to have labor unions urge on their congressman pas sage of their measure by July l.
 ''The reason that July 1 is selected as the latest date,'' said MT. Hamilton, lis the fact that already harvests are being gathered in Texas and by July the flow of grain into elevators will be general. It will then be controlled by speculators unless the government se- cures legislation providing it with ma chinery whereby a sufficient amount of grain can be kept in this country for our own use and a price be main tained that will be liberal to the pro- ducerS and reasonable to consumers.
 MT. Hoover expects to have the or ganization of the food administration complete when congress passes the control bill,