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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
CATTLE MARKET
IS TAME TODAY
Hog Market Opens Ten Cents
Lower
TooAY's RECEIPTS.

'ATTLE-Thc market was tame today
u"e 10 the fact that there was a heavy
run ON other poIkcts Even then the
local demand cvercame part OF the slump
The market was weaker however. A
considerable lot Of short-fed cattle was
offered In the beef line with 50 O0VlO 20
taxing the bulk OF stvo"s. Butcher trade
was l0Hl cents lower on common and
medium grades, StoCkeIs and feeders
were slower but fairly steady.
Closing Quotations.
Prices OF tho various Erau0J OF cattle
are approximately us follows.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26

Mrs Hasleigh Go boarder)-"How is
it you are taking your medicine after
dinner? thought the doctor told you
to take il before meals" Boarder.--
"He said it didn't make any difference,
as long as | took it on an empty
stomach. Boston Transcripl.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26

Captain-"Are you familiar with
trench warfare" Recruit-"Wcll, sir.
/ have ridden in New York subways
Tor some wears "-Liic.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
Use This FOrm-Pin Your Remittance TO II

MIAMI METAL COMPANY
Jt-lS Bnum Rldg,
oklahoma city, OKLA
Gentlemen am pmnng to this order blank I.,,,,,.,
shares Of Miami Metal Company Stock a
the nnr value uf 81 per share. subscribe with the under
standing that the stock s a common. fully paid and non
psscssqhe mud that II entities full rata In
orcst IN nll properties the company "
own and In nl profits II may mNkce from my source
II this remittance reaches after the % 900 shares
offered 81 share al been subscribed
ptc 10 return my money
Name. observation-disclosures. '''..'''.''''''
Address. ... .','tt t,,...,,.'t.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26

done hy a typhoon said II "rcudcrrd
AGO. 600 people Harmless, Dav,
tOkIaD New.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26

Spain in 1910 produced D7l7 tons
OF Cinnabar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
DECIDE NOW! 'sE':. Ct :.s*;1 ::;'

Decide il this Is not THE lead and zinc company
with which YOU will invest Decide whether you wish to
put your along with that ol such II d. Chandler
Wells Miller &. A Nichols l. Sadlcr and Paul NJ Pope
the oi'crS OF this company and all well known business men
OF Oklahoma City Decide If You think the property will pro-
duce hundreds Of thousands Of dollars under the direct
supervision OF w Rrggc mining man Of ~ years ex-
pcucncc in the JopIn.Wcbb City fields Decide NOW
tins very hour If you are going TO get any Of the 2S0OO
share, offered AZ 81 per shareor whether you will pay 81 So
s. within few short weeks, lose your opportunity
entirely It you wait longer Write your check money
order bank draft for many dollars YOU want shares
not less than $40 Make It 500 or $500 il you possibly
can Mail It to Miami Metal Company jl6.l8 Baum
Building on the first mail wire your reservation IL you 4
want 20 make
lice This Fovm-pjn Youv Ramitionco IA 10
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Closing Quoiutlons

HOGS The market opened lOdt5 cents
lower TOP was {174O with the bulk 10
Ing for l625Al72l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
M.HM AEzAk co,
LOOK! Two of the Finest Forties in
the Whole MIami Field

The above map shows two Of the 4acc held by
The two indicated by the undoubtedly among the best
properties IN the field The the right J has been
thoroughly tested with drl holes strike proving
ledge from 20 to so feet shaft has been sunk W feet deep passing
through rich lead and into ioot face o jack ~ o aicras from
this shaft show the ledge increasing depth way Drill holes
feet from the shaft show the thickness Our shaft is about
$50 yards from the famous Lucky Extension mill Nothing lack
ing but mill 10 make th, pay huge profit, like those all
side
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26

Not share OF the capital stock than is
finance quick construction OF mill will sell II did
consider II good business sacrifice part OF the
real worth OF this stock 10 cash quickly would not have
chance to buy Miami Metal per share Haste get the mill
running the that 2OOO shares offered the
bare par value II is almost that before the mill is actually
running this stock cannot be had for less than 81 per share
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
BIGGEST OPPORTUNlTv-Qulc

safely
e
o YOURSELF Rad ever d #
See fyol ccrado onU.r rpropshi equal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-26
2sO-TON CAPACITY ONLYA STARTER-RO0M
FORA MlLLs-ss FOR 81 PROFITS PREDICTED
TOTAL CAPITAL STOCK ONLY $500, 900

Now you the vision Of what Miami metal stock
will be worth when this 40acrc property fully developed Four
2Oton mill, and have for this numberwokng shifts
each day 4000O year each profit figures Sl720O0
The total capital stock Of the company only 100000 Granting
the whole Of this is that time issued and entitled TO dividends you
gacs considerably better than % for pee year This cal
ouang only sos percent recovery and every indication points that
will run better than this This is calculating lease only
have another which looks good better and
annnlh nrnncrns
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917
GIVEN THE ROPE

Only one man in congress whose
real name is Mudd, but there are a
lot of them who will find out at the
next election that that's their politi-
cal name. This is the one and last
chance for lot of these statesmen to
shine; and not only will they go, but
all their kind will go with them, and
stay gone for half century, at least.
Man, proud man, clothed with little
brief authority, plays such pranks
before high heaven as make the
angels weep. All that is necessary
for some people is to give them rope
and they will hang themselves
Pathfinder.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
election, to meet in June, rs.

election, to meet in June, : rs.
Illinois: Submission of proposal at
general election, November, 1917; con-
vention, if favored, to meet in 1918.
North Dakota: BY initiative petit
ton a new constitution to be submit
ted to the voters in November, 1918.
Washington: Submission of pro-
posal to voters at feneral election No
vember 1918; convention, if favored.
to be held in 1919.
North Carolina: At recent ses-
sion of the legislature bill was
passed by almost unanimous vote pro-
viding for the submission to the vot-
ers at the general election next year
1913, proposition to hold consti-
tutional convention in May, 1919.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05

off the Importance Of their holding on
to their jobs. Nobody knows what is
going to happen at the elections, next
year, and nobody is doing much think
ing about it except professional poll.
ticians. But there is one thing sure
and it is that any man who plays a
little game of peanut politics in such
a time as the present, when he should
bethinking about his country instead
of his job, will be found among tie
missing after the votes are counted
This nation is at WARMTH the strong
est military nations in the world, and
our future is staked on the outcome.
Any man in congress who devotes his
time to petty politics in such crises
should be and will be retired to pri-
vate life, where, if he cannot render
any assistance to his country, he will
not get in the way of those who can.
Secretary of State Merlin Hull in
Black River Falls Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
Deed That Never Was Recorded

The disgraceful row in the Chicago
school board and city council reminds
me of the fierce battles waged in the
dim past in school district No. 5, MeT-
rimack, Wis, in the effort to provide
the scholars more suitable school
house than the old ramshackle corn
crib where | attended school first in
1867, and taught in 1868 and 1912.
Then, as ever, there were two sides to
a question, viz, the right and the
wrong.
Then, as now, there were people
who could be surely counted on to
take one or the other of these sides
and fight to the last ditch in main
tanning their position.
Then, as ever, there were those who
favored improvement and were will
ing to bear their rightful share of
the cost while there were others who
opposed anything that would increase
their taxes.
Then, as now, it was the poor man,
who always pays more than his share
of taxes proportionately, who favored
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
MAKING THE WORLD WRETCH
ED OR BETTER, WHICH?

Every person owes it to the commu-
nifty in which he lives to make that
community as good a place to live as
possible. It is not darkness and storms
the world needs, but sunshine and
happiness. Why is it that there are
those who try to make the people of
the community miserable? Look at
the Delton youth of only eighteen who
was in trouble in Baraboo only few
days ago! He went home wiser and
sadder, but not until he had brought
disgrace upon his relatievs. 1t is no
wonder the nation is after the brew
cries and distilleries. The only won
der is the world has suffered as long
as it has. Lives will be longer, hap
pier and all the more worth living if
there is light in dark places.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
WHERE THE DEVIL WILL
FINALLY BREAK LOOSE

A subscriber is in rage because
he charges that while / do not believe
in religion, I favor it as a means Of
"enslaving mankind
This man knows I never said any
thing of the kind, and do not believe
anything of the kind: He saw an op-
portunity to rave again about his fa-
vorite subject, the 'Enslaving of Man
kind and accepted it, without re-
gard to truth.
My correspondent, who is extreme
ly clever, is also angry because / do
not like what is known as Social
ism. / regard it as the greatest men
ace confronting the world today 1t
is an agreeable theory, and popular,
but the greater it's success, the great
er the ruin that Immediately follows.
He does not believe in government,
which is the first necessity. Govern
ment is burdensome in many ways,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05

but preferable to anarchy, and easier
He does not believe in marriage,
which, everyone knows, is otter dis.
agreeable and hypocritical; but it is
better than free love.
And it is equally true that industry
is finally more agreeable than idle
ness, sobriety more agreeable than
drunkenness. honesty better than dis
honesty.
No doubt this grumbling reader of
mine can sit around a drug tore or
other gathering place of idlers, and
interest his hearers with venom and
wit, but that sort of thing doesn't
help anyone-it may amuse, but it
doesn't help. He lives in California,
hot bed of idleness and cleverness.
There are more ideas in California,
and fewer good workmen, than in any
other quarter of the United States.
In Kansas, where / live, the work is
done by natives; in California, Mex
leans and Japanese do most of it, ex-
cept literary work.
If the devil finally gets loose in
this country, it will be in California,
the home of cleverness and idleness.
ED. HOWE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
CHANGING CONSTITUTIONS

Government organizations grow,
develop, evolute. This means there
must be changes in the constitutions
from time to time if pace is kept with
the remainder of the world. A mum,
Der of American states are remaking
their constitutions to fit modern
times In some states new constitu.
tons are opposed, the Kansas legis.
lature recently refusing to permit this
step to be taken. Wisconsin has been
in the same mood for many years.
Massachusetts: Election of dele
gates on non-partisan plan was held
in May; convention met on June 6,
1917.
Tennessee: Submission of propos.
al and choice of delegates at special
election in July next; convention, II
favored, to re held in October, 1917
Arkansas: A convention definitely
called by legislature to meet on No
vember 10, 1917; election of delegates
on June &c next
Indiana: A convention definitely
called by legislative act to meet on
January s, 1918; election of delegates
on non-partisan plan, September 49,
1917.
Texas: Submission of proposal and
choice of delegates at election, No
vember II, next; convention, if ia
vored, to be held in January, 1918.
New Hampshire: Convention or.
dered by voters at November, 1916
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
DUTY OF EVERYONE TO HELP
WIN THE WAR

Never in the history of mankind
was there a greater issue before the
world than the one at the bottom of
the present war. 1t is the duty Of
everyone beneath the Stars and
Stripes to help this government win
the battle with Germany and her al
lies. This duty lies with the farmer,
with the business man, with the pro-
fessions, with everybody The gov
eminent is entering upon an enter
prise of a colossal nature, and there
are bound to be mistakes. England,
Russia, Germany, France, all the coun-
tries have made errors. Man is falli-
BILE and governments are the creations
of men. But mistakes or no mistakes,
the war must be won. The union of
the allies should not be dissolved un-
til democracy triumphs over autoc-
racy. With influence, with produc-
tiOns, with money or with a gun, it
behooves every individual to give of
his best in this conflict of conflicts.
Why this country is at war with Ger
many has been fully stated, and those
reaosns should inspire everyone to
give his unselfish support in this time
of national stress.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
BUYING NICKLES AT 81 CENTS
EACH

During the debates over the liquor
issue in congress some terse language
was used, and Congressman Charles
H. Randall of California declared that
to continue the business under the
proposed schedules was the ridicu-
lous spectacle of this government buy
ing it's own nickles at the rate of
$4.49 per dozen, or 81 cents each. Con-
gresham Randall declared there was
nothing morally or financially sound
in drawing revenue from any traffic
or institution that brings disease,
death, debauchery, or any other harm
to the people, 1t is repugnant to every
moral and financial sense. But if the
LIQUOR traffic actually paid one single
little lonesome tinker's tin tirzy of
net revenue that would be both holy
and wise compared with the criminal
folly which we commit in the pending
revenue bill, for we submit to a ma
tional loss of $756 in good, clean,
wholesome money for every polluted,
blood-blistered crime-cankered, tear
stained dollar that the traffic covers
into the treasury.
The speaker then showed how the
brewers and distillers boosted a few
years ago they were able to consume
much grain and that now they would
make believe it were mere bagatelle.
Statisticst show that 3,603,911,916
pounds of grain and molasses were
used yearly in keeping J. B. going.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
NEWSPAPER VIEWS

Chicago Herald.-The best way in
which the United States can help to
make the war short is to start out on
the theory that it may be long.
Philadelphia Presst-Yankee inge-
nuity invented the submarine, and
since it has been perverted to priv
ate boat, Yankee ingenuity is expect
ed to invent something to destroy it.
Chicago Tribune. = The Germans
have made number of mistakes.
We think they will eventually coupt
it as the gravest of their mistakes
that they underestimated the power
and resolution of the greatest repub.
lie in the world.
Louisville Courier Journal.--If it's
fact that our allies cannot eat corn.
bread they need education as much as
they need supplies.
New York Herald.-Russia can be
called one of the great friends Of this
nation, and now that she has encoun-
tered troublous times it should be our
pleasure, as it surely is our duty, to
befriend her in every way.
New York Sun.-The house follow
er Chairman Kitchin's example, shut
ting it's eyes and voting for the war
revenue bill. Fortunately for the
country, the senate has been able to
keep its eyes open SO far.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
Solid Comfort in llrkinsaw

When / am jist loppin',
An hear tn mush poppin',
An smell tn bacon fryin' in tn pan,
then feel jist like restin',
An gle va sort NV testin'
Tew tibet ar easy ole do-nowthin' plan,
Cose thar hain't no use in shirkin'
Eff Teller feels like workin',
But l don't jist feel like tryin' it tew
day,
An when everything is CROWN
An muh wumman does the hoein'
wy, thar hain't no use in workin' any
way.
SO I'm gwine tew take hit easy,
Fer fear / mought git wheeZy
A talkin' 18th Tnuh wumman hoein' con
An I'm gwine tew set right here
In this good ole easy cheer,
An smoke muh pipe twell Gabriel
blows his hon.
How dew l git Twin?
Well, I never hev misgivin'
But what tn Lord fer me will sho
p'vide
Plenty hominy an hawg
So I jist let things jog,
Never worryin' bout tn stufin fer
muh hide.
Let tn rich folks hev their style,
kin beat 'em by mile
When hit comes tew takin comfort
here below
While they ac' like all possest,
/ jist set still an rest,
Ner sile muh hans workin' 18th a
hoe.
N. G. ABBOTT.
s Singleton street,
Eureka Springs, Ark
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05

needed improvement, while the rich
man, able to conceal much Of his
wealth from the assessor, who per-
jures himself in false statements OF
his holdings, opposes it.
The first schoolhouse in the district
was located on Sank street at the
foot of steep sandy knoll, between
the Smith place and the place where
j. A. Coates lately lived.
1t is probably still standing on the
Smith lot, where it was moved by
James H. Smith and remodeled into
dwelling, in 1873 or 1874. / think it
was at the annual school meeting in
1872 that the first attempt was made
to build new schoolhouse and to
change the location to one up in the
village which was not only more
slightly, but as we'll more convenient
to the majority of the scholars.
All went merry as marriage bell
until the question of location was
reached, and as this could not be set
tied at the meeting, an adjournment
was taken to allow the board to inves-
tigate and report to the adjourned
meeting. In the time between the two
meetings, the opposition drummed up
all they could to vote against the To-
cation up in the village, and by count
ing noses found they would have a
bare majority against the site wanted.
The members Of the board were de-
termined to defeat the Improvement
at any cost and selected site out of
the village just west Of the present
Oak Hill cemetery on the Baraboo
road, and to make assurance doubly
sure after the meeting was called, to
which they were to report they slipped
out to an adjoining house to sign a
deed to this lot which they would
bring in and say the deal was closed
and give the meeting no further
choice in the matter. But
''The best laid schemes Of mice and
men gang aft agley"-
knowledge Of what was being done
was brought to the attention OF those
having the best interests of the school
at noaft, and nOLlng that the absence
of he conspirators give the village
site advocates majority, monkey
wrench was thrown into their little
machine by motion to adjourn.
The chairman, who sided with the
opponents, seeing this motion, if car.
ried would put an end to the deal,
so nearly completed, refused to put
the question, but being told that if
he did not there would be trouble,
and knowing the mover not only
meant what he said about trouble,
but was able to back up his predic.
ton, put the question, which was car
ried just as the crestfallen plotters
came in and found the meeting they
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
THIS WAR AND OTHERS

Probably the most encouraging
feature of the proposed Capitalization
of the purchase of war supplies is the
smaller possibility for graft, says an
exchange. No one denies that in the
Spanish-American war, with it's en-
balmed beef scandal, and the civil war
with it's own peculiar practices, the
foundations of many American for
tunes were laid. For so great is the
money lust that men will equip the
men of their own army with inferior
clothing and food, if thereby they
can produce wealth for themselves.
Probably the greatest blame for
the graft of other wars should be
placed upon the government itself.
The willy, experienced government
contractor, wise in all Of the tricks
of the trade, bargained with the po-
litical appointee, and in nine cases
out of ten handled some commodity
of which he knew little or nothing.
But this time everything is to be
changed. The men with the best
knowledge in their respective lines
are to be placed in charge of these
departments of the government, and
the slogan of the commissary and
the supply departments of our gov
eminent should be: GAS much as nee
essary for a victorious war against
Germany, but not one cent for the
contract CRATER"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05
THE MATTER WITH GERMANY

The longer Americans study the
German government system the great
er becomes their difficulty in under
standing how Germans can tolerate it,
, and the question is far from satisfac-
torily answered by recalling that Ger
mans are without the means of amend
ing their constitution. Why, consid-
ering the tyrannical nature of abso-
lutism, do they refrain from revolu-
ton, The Germans we know in Amer
lea would attempt just that. They
would succeed There can be no doubt
of it. They have shown themselves
among the most progressive, the most
fearless, the most interviewing peo-
pie ever to seek this country.
But reflect Our gain was Ger
many's loss. We got, so to speak, the
very top of the German basket. Am
bilious, aggressive, Independent, cou
rageously forthputting Germans came
here by the million. Though less nu-
merously, the same splendid type mi
grated to southern Brazil, to Argen-
tina, and to other regions where for
tune beckoned and opportunity seemed
waiting. Whereas southeastern Eu-
rope and Asia Minor sent us their
weaklings and are ready to do it again,
Germany sent us its best. This, SO
observers of modern Germany are
wont to point out, is one thing that
accounts for modern Germany.
1t is case of natural selection the
wrong end to-the survival of the un-
fittest. Or, to a perceptible degree,
it is that. The less ambitious have
stayed at home. The less aggressive
have stayed. The less independent
and high spirited have stayed. Hence
a general docility that amazes Ameri-
cans who have known and admired
Germans in America and are sud-
denly confronted with Germans in
Germany.
German Americans still love the IA
therland. We respect them for loving
it. But they do not aspire to return
to Germany. They do not regard Ger
mans as superior to German-Ameri-
cans. If we can fathom their hearts
they think Of themselves as the pick
of their raceLwhich they are. And
their exodus from Germany has made
possible not only the perpetuation of
medi@valism there, but it's mobiliza-
ton against democracy the world over.
Chicago Tribune.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05

Wisconsin" issued by the Wisconsin
Historical society The Merk family
formerly resided in Sank City and
the parents, for many years, have
been in Milwaukee. The father at
tended the Sank City schools with
Attorney E. Aug. Runge of Baraboo,
and he has kept UP an acquaintance
with the family. The volume is the
first of series of studies to be made
of the state, and deals with the agri-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-05

culture, numbering, mining, manufac.
turing and other industries. In 1865
there were no railroads north of a
line drawn from Green Bay to La
Crosse, the line at Spring Green be-
ing the only one in this county. Some
space is given to the hop craze, and
the volume says that $2,000,000 was
paid to the farmers of Sank county in
1867, and of the above sum the net
profit was $1,500,O00