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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
SNOW IS DEEP
At BESSEMER
City Blocked In, Some of the Drifts
Being Sixteen Feet Deep. W.
w. There

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. McCready
have received letter from their son,
A. D. McCready, Bessemet, Mich,
which tells of the deep SHOWS there.
The letter in part says:
We are. entirely blocked with snow
again.. 1t showed since yesterday
, noon till tonight and made 16 inches
more. The last one we had two days
ago it showed over Is inches, and
west of here at Duluth and Ashland
they got up to two feet in "A hours.
1t is showing steady yet and drift
ing bad. This storm has been on now
for 48 hours, but it looks as if it will
quit, as the sun is trying to get out,
but you cannot tell by that, as he
has been doing that for three weeks.
| Everything is entirely blocked now
and it is almost impossible to walk
up town without snowshoes or skis.
get out of the house this morning. Our
windows are showed in up to the mid
die, both at the house and at the
creamery. One window on the east
side is about shut off altogether.
The Chicago train from the east was
II. hours late yesterday and the one
that gets to Ironwood at $50 a. m. is
at Rhinelander yet, and stuck tight,
SO the agent just told me. | can see
where we> do not get any mail today,
as that is a four hour run in good 60
ing.
The section men loaded II flats
with snow in the yards, and as the
switchmen did not get them out to the
dump they are entirely covered now,
and you cannot see any part of the
cars, nor where they are. 1t is just
one big heap of snow all along the
string.
We have drifts in town that are all
of 16 feet deep, so it must be some
thing fierce out in the country. I sup
pose you are getting rain down there,
but | would rather have the snow this
time Of year.
A conductor told me that he was at
Green Bay during the other storm we
had and that it rained there hard
while we were getting Is inches of
snow here. The boys will have a Job
now as they have been keeping path
open around to the back door of the
house, and this place is ten feet deep
this morning, clear from our house to
the building east Of us.
The new surety rules in this state
are going to drive out most of the sa-
loon men here, as they want some
thing the saloon men cannot give
them; that is $1,000 cash deposit
with a bank, same to remain for two
years after the state goes dry. AS I
get this it is to safeguard themselves
with the saloon men, who will natural
ly do anything and everything to get
the money this year and will more
than likely run foul of the law and
leave the surety people to hold the
bag.
Well, I will quit, do some work and
go home or to the I. w. w. meeting,
[ don't know which yet, but guess I'd
better stay away from that or I might
get busted up. I understand that they
are not making much headway only
among the wops, and some of them
will have nothing to do with them.
Commission government lost out
here Thursday, SO now we will have
booze-fighting counsel and mayor
again, as both candidates are booze
men, so there is no choice
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29

c.. H. Grubb, inventor and manufac-
turer, of the Humane Stanchion, re-
ports that he has orders in excess of
$4,000 over one year ago. The great
trouble is to obtain material, especial
ly steel. The price is high and de-
liveries are slow.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29

way, and reached Prairie du Sac with
no untoward incident. But here a bad
jolt awaited them. They were pass
ing up Main street in all their glory
and mignifcence with, as Artemus
Ward said, "colors beating and drums
flying" when Johnson broke in his
drum head from over jealous efforts,
and at almost the same moment the
springs of the "grasshopper" gave
way, and "Hank" turned a double
back somersault, the big drum and
Hank being alternately on top.
After making necessary repairs, the
rest of the trip from there to the lake
was made without incident worthy of
mention, and the unique outfit on it's
appearance, created more excitement
that Ringling's circus would create in
Baraboo today.
After this expedition, the drum
corps disbanded and the big drum
went into the discard, and was finally
"C4~AOu Wy EAll1u butOlpu IOF
reason no one could fathom, whether
for it's sound, it's size or color was
never learned. But it was always
supposed it was because of it's sound.
as it was "Elihu's" custom to give
nightly solo selections in the door
yard of Samuel Johnson, for whom
"Elihu" was working for his board
while going to school, said solos hav-
ing the power of setting all the ca
mines in the western part of Colun-
bla county, including a part of Sauk
to the Baraboo bluffs, into
barking chorus. When the neigh
bors had been rendered nearly crazy
by the boom of the big drum and
barking of the dogs, "Elihu" would
relieve the situation by substituting
for the drum an ancient flute upon
which he invariably rendered "Come.
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" The
effects of this, however, only extend
ed to the near neighbors, and had no
effect whatever on the dog orchestra.
El1hu claimed to be owner and act
i've agent for wonderful healing
salVe, and it always delighted him to
describe his fictitious experiences
while introducing it among the peo-
pie, one of which was as follows:
One day he happened into a house
occupied by an ancient dame who de-
fed all his efforts to make sale, she
declaring it to be, in her opinion, of
no account whatever. In order to con-
vince her to the contrary, he asked if
there was not some dumb animal
about the place on which he could
demonstrate to her the remarkable
quality of the salve A little yellow
dog was pointed out as something the
old lady could well spare, and Elihu
at once proceeded to amputate the
little CANNES tail and to apply some
OF the salve to the stump, and in a
short time new tail was grown. The
old lady still being skeptical, Elihu
applied the salve to the amputated
portion of the dogs tail, and soon
new yellow dog grew to it.
Elihu also possessed a remarkable
woodchuck plaster, which, when it
was applied to woodchuck hole,
would draw the chuck out at once if
at home. Otherwise it would draw
out the hole, SO no other woodchuck
Or skunk could enter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
Continued On Second Paga
LICENSED TO MARRY

Louis Koberstein, Greenfield.
Elsa Kessler, Greenfield.
Robert e. Braun, Baraboo.
Mary Ferne Haskins, BarabOo.
Victor John Sells, Freedom.
Anna H. Gaetzke, Excelsior.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
WILL VOTE ON LICENSE
AT PORTAGE TN APRIL

In Portage 1873 electors have signed
the petition calling for vote on the
license issue.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
KILBOURN

Owing to the serious illness of Edd
Bulls he has been taken to the home
of his daughter, Mrs John Ahrens.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
Grasshopper Spring Seat

A "grasshopper" spring seat, never
seen nowadays, consisted of two light,
stout, springy square pieces Of wood
about nine feet in length, fastened the
width of the wagon box apart at one
end by the seat, and connected at the
other by an iron rod passing under
meath the wagon Immediately in front
of the rear bolster. Two stout iron
hooks loosely applied to the sides of
the wagon box at about midway
point of the poles gave the seat the
elevation and springiness,
which could be increased or lessened
by slipping the hooks forward or
back.
Hank" Wendell was of a daredevil
so he ordered the seat
to be given considerable elevation and
spring, that he might more vividly
present to all spectators his ability
to manipulate the big drum.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
Big Bass Drum in Early
Days Excites Sauk and
Columbia Counties.



When Johnnie came marching home
FROM "The War;" there came with him
several boys that had enlisted from
our township-West Point, Columbia
County, Wis, as musicians in the serv.
ice. These were Samuel B. Johnson
and Hank" Haskins as fifers and
Hiram F Johnson as snare drummer
After things had settled down and a
Fourth of July celebration was being
talked of at Crystal Lake, it was
thought a fife and drum corps would
be the proper thing to furnish the
music for the occasion. The only OBJ
staele in the way Of this was the
lack Of bass drum. However, Sam
uele Bishop" Haskins supplied this
lack by the building Of a mammoth
instrument, the whole being Of home
make except the shell, which was
made Of sheet iron at Smout's tin
shop in Prairie du Sac, and which re-
serubled a sawed-off section of forty
horsepower steam boiler A couple
of calves gave up their young lives to
furnish the heads, which were home
tanned, and even the sticks to lam
bast it were turned in a homemade
lathe, by the power of a homemade
windmill. The shell was painted a
blazing red and when strapped to
SANS" broad shoulders, gave the
whole outfit a very imposing appear
anoe.
The next public appearance of the
big "tom-tom' was when it was de-
cided the next year to send delega-
tioI to a celebration gotten up by the
Baraboo people at Devils Lake, this
delegation to consist of the fife and
drum corps and their wives, cousins
and .aunts.
tow Factory Prairie du Sac
At that time, the Kelseys conduct
ed full-fedged plow factory at Prai-
rie du Sac, and employed in their bus
mess an extremely long low wagon
for hauling their wares about the
country BY a brilliant idea this
wagon was secured as a grand band
chariot and carry-all. It was to be
drawn by six fiery steeds under the
guidance and control of Larry" Kel-
ley, the only one in the neighborhood
with enough sand to tackle the job,
the most of the bunch being more fa
miliar with the handling of a yoke of
steers. Kelley afterward broke the
first ground for the grading of the c..
& N. w. railway at Lodi
After the necessary number of
horses had been secured, ranging in
size and color from Kelley's mammoth
gray horse to Johnson's fiery little
bay mare, it was thought advisable to
have several rehearsal drives to ac-
custom the horses to the waving flag,
the shrieking of the flies and the clat-
ter ana DOOm OF the drums, LnOugn,
owing to unbounded faith in Larry's
abilities as jehu, a limited amount
of enthusiasm on the part of the
horses was admissible. On the first
slowing of the delegation, it was found
there was no room left for the big bass
drum, and Hank" Wendell, young
fellow from down at Wendel's Land
ing, on the river, who was to lam
bast it. In this emergency bright
idea was suggested and adopted, to
overcome the difficulty, by attaching
a "grasshopper" spring seat to the
rear of the wagon, in a reversed posi-
ton, as a sort of appendix, giving the
rear of the wagon a peacock appear
ance
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
REAL
ESTATE DEAL, IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Trade Is Made, Paper Goes to
Bank and Lawsuit Follows
Difference in Valuations
Fight dog, fight bear,
NV dog ain't there +"


is the way the case of the Reedsburg
bank VS.. Mary X. Prentiss, Pearce
Prentiss, B. H. Glidden and Anna l..
Glidden. Attorney R P. Perry was
present for the bank, and stated that
the case reminded him of the woman
who had husband she cared little
for. One day he was seized by a pet
bear and the fight was exciting. The
woman throught about as much OF
the bear as Of her husband and this
made the situation all The more in
teresting. During the fray she shout
ed:
go it husband, go it bear!'
Biff, bangi
eco it husband, go it bear!"
Biff, bang!
Laughter.
After he had explained that this
suit was really no affair of the bank,
the institution being in the same
position as the woman, Mr.. Perry
withdrew. The whole question re-
solved itself into suit between the
Glidden interests on the one hand and
the Prentiss interests on the other.
1t came to a three-cornered fight in
which the bank corner was insignifl.
cant.
Exchange Property
Mrs. Prentiss had house and two
lots at Madison which she traded
for 80 acres of land near Reedsburg.
The Madison property was put in at
$500 and the Reedsburg property at
$11,S50. The price of the Reedsburg
land was to be $4,000, but the ques-
ton of commission of $3.50 arose,
and this was deducted. When the
Prentiss family moved they needed
$500 additional and this made total
Of $12,350. On the other hand the
house in Madison was valued at $500
as mentioned above, on which there
was mortgage of $2,75O. This left
the amount of the difference to be
$4,000.
In order to make the transaction
more clear it may be stated as fol-
lows:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
Lover of Spruce Gum

He was a great lover of spruce
gum, which in those days was ta-
booed at school, like "Mary's little
lamb" the teacher consigning each
''cud" to the old box stove on dis
Icovery. Elihu one day rolled a %
cartridge in his "cud" and proceeded
to ostentatiously chew it, The teach
er, who was hearing a reading class,
was attracted by the smacking Of Eli
hu's lips, and without taking his eyes
from his book, held out his hand for
the gum, and dropped it as usual in
the old box stove. Soon there was an
explosion that blew the lid of the
stove to the ceiling. This awakened
the teacher and wheeling around, he
thundered, What was that you gave
me, sir?" "Gum," replied Elihu, with
out batting an eye. And as .Elihu's
first name was George" the teacher
could not dispute it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-03-29
A Shower

On the day of the celebration there
was a shower of rain in the morn
ing, but finally the outT- got under
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21
Fancy Jardenieres at Half Price.
81 P..nI.r1c

Fancy Jardenieres at Half Price.
See them at Brody's.
All kinds of rubber goods at whole
sale at Brody's Stock Reducing Sale.
County Assessor James Bush is
in Boise attending the sessions of the
state association of county assessors.
Razors, Strops, mugs, brushes, etc,
at greatly reduced prices at Brody,'s
Stock Reducing Sale. adv
Tony Heppner, formerly of this
city and now located at Naples,
was a business visitor in town Sat
urday and Sunday.
B. F. Payne, proprietor of the
Is Cent Store, returned Friday from
several days business trip to coast
cities where he made purchases of
goods for the holiday trade.
Mrs. G. E. Loughney and her sis
ter, Mrs. R. F. Slater, of st. Paul,
Mimi, left Sunday for Everett and
Seattle, Wash, where they plan to
spend several weeks visiting with
relatives and friends.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid society
urday afternoon in the former Crit
four o'clock and will continue
throughout the evening. Everyone
invited. adv
Mrs. L. H. Young and her daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy, passed through
the city Saturday, on their way to
Porthill which is Mrs. Young's home,
Mr.. Young being the customs in
spector there. Mrs. Young had been
visiting her daughter in Spokane.
Miss Young has been under the care
of physicians for some time for
rheumatic trouble and will spend
couple of weeks with her parents.
DR.. and Mrs. S. T. Faucet left
Saturday evening, DR.. Faucet going
to Fort Riley, Kansas, to report for
army service. 1t is quite probable
that DIR. Faucet will be assigned to
the forestry regiment which has its
rendezvous at Fort Riley and which
will be one of the first units to go
to France. Mrs. Faucet has sent
in her application as a Red Cross
Nurse. Until she receives orders to
report she will visit with relatives
in Milwaukee, Wis. The best wishes
of scores of friends go with Mr..
and Mrs. Faucet.
D. w. Parks and family left this
morning for Waukon, Wash,
where Mr.. Parks has the contract
for the building Of a $500 brick
school house and a $4,000 modern
dairy barn. Mr.. Parks has been
working on the contract for a couple
Of weeks and expects to have it
completed in another three weeks. G.
w. Mutt, E. L. Keith, A. E. Aid
ridge and w. ]. Bone are all at
Waukon, working for Mr.. Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Parks on the trip to
Waukon today, Mrs. Keith and Mrs.
Parks expecting to remain about
week at Waukon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21
Ask Anyone Who Has Used 1t

There are families who always aim
to keep a bottle Of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in case it is needed,
and find that it is not only a
good investment but saves them no
end of suffering. AS to its RELIABLE
ity, ask anyone who has used it.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21

For Sale or Trade-Two-seatei
surry, just as good as new. Cheap.
Also an Edison graphophone and 70
records. Inquire Of M. E. Cash at
the Secondhand Store. II
Mail orders given prompt and care
full attention. We guarantee them
against breakage and pay parcels
post or express charges. Send your
next order for drug sundries to ST.
monds' Drug Store, Bonners Ferry,
Idaho.-adv-tf
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21

One-third off on Fishing Tackle
Brody's. adv
Station Agent D. c. Macdonald
and all the employees at the station
of the Spokane International Railway
company, received word last week to
the effect that beginning August LIST
their pay would be increased 10 per
cent. Of course all the S. 1. bunch
have had crouch on the past week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21

For Sale-Remington Standard
typewriter, visible and in good shape.
Will sell for less than half price.
Inquire at Herald office. If
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21
REDS

Don't abuse your eyes. If you
have defect have a competent OPP
Gcian fit your glasses for you. See
o. f. Howe, jeweler and optician. If
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21

VILLAGE TREASURER'S QUARTERLY REPORT
the Village the fiscal ending 1917
DISBURSEMENTS
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-08-21

LEWIS q SldIk
trail. on the Pacific Ocean. lies
Is miles of forest-skirted. surf
washed CLATsoP BEACH. Fine
bathing in Surf and two large
Natatoria at SEASIDE and GEAR
HART. Manifold amusements.
golf, tennis. fishing. etc. mex
pensive hotel. cottage and camp
accommodations.
Every man. woman and child
Is entitled to and needs the relax
alton and recuperation Of a vaca-
ton out-of-doors.
There is no rest. refreshment
and recreation like that by the sea.
A delightful journey to CLAT-
SOP BEACH along the grand.
scenic Columbia River via Port
land and historic Astoria. on lin
tied trains of THE ORTIZ
BANK ROAD. Low round
trip fares from all points.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21


Cleveland. Cobb got three hits and
Speaker one.
Earl Caodock, cong of Joe
Stecher, Topped Ivan Machaeloff in
straight falls at Louisville. CaddOck
took but half an hour to get the VIC
tory, though oUtweighed 40 pounds.
Benny Leonard is to enlist inme-
diateIy in the New York aeroplane
division and will be in training for at
least two months with the flyers be-
fore trying to get leave to engage in
another fight.
The boxing bill before the Iegis-
lature at Springfield, a committee
composite Of various bills introduced,
is up for third reading and is ready
for passage by the lower branch of
the assembly. 1t is more than likely
that the house will pass the bill, after
which it will go to the senate.
Miscellaneous Scores.
Northwestern 8, Purdue 0.
n. w. College, Z, Chicago 5.
DeerfieId 6, Proviso 8.
st. Cyril y, st. Patrick 9.
p meerlng OF the Dodru OF man.
ayers of the Central A. A. U. will be
held at the Hotel Sherman, Monday
evening, May IA, at 1880 p. m, to
award the following Central assn
outdoor championships for the sea-
son of 1917: Junior track and field,
senior track and field, all-arOUnd
track and field, junior cross country,
senior cross country, ten-mile run
ming, junior swimming, senior swim
ming.
The state supreme court has ruled
that golf is not an amusement, and
that, therefore, the Harlem course
need not pay license as an amuse-
ment park to the village of Forest
Park. Amusement? Not on the 18th
hole at Harlem.
SUNDAYS SCHEDULES
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21
WHAT RIGHTS ARE LEFT7

WHAT RIGHTS ARE LEFT?
The right of the city to make pub
lie utility contracts with the sane
ton of the public utilities commits
sion, to share in the receipts there
from and to grant the right use of
streets and public property to the
companies was all that was left by
the supreme court decision of Thurs
day.
The big home rule push is sChed-
uled for Monday night, when the
new council will be seated.
Ex-Judge o. M. Spencer appointed
general counsel of Burlington road to
succeed late Chester M. Dawes,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-21

avs; Mutuals and Ciceros at 48th ct.
and 18th St.; MerTimacs and Cragins
at 48th and ATmitage aV.
Chicago League
Magnets and MOhawks at Logan
Square; Logan Squares at Garden
City; NormaIs at South Chicago; Ra-
gems and Chicago League All-Stars
at Normal Park; Fairbanks-Morse
and Rockford (''Three-P') at Beloit
saturday aIso); Aurora at Joliet;
Union Giants and A. B. c. at Indian
apolis Saturday also).
Amateur Managers
Sycamores at WaUkegan; Ashlands
and Parkwyns at 18th st. and Harlem
av.; Chicago Giants at Grand Cross
ing; Blums and Jefferson Greys at
Lawrence and 48th av.; Wabada A. G.
and Eagles at Fullerton. and 46th aV.;
Clippers and REQ Maroons at Har-
rison st. and Washtenaw av.; Pas
times at Wheaton; Stanley A. c. at
haywood; Wells A. c. and Lincolns
at Wells park; Carnations and Felix
Colts at De Paul field.
Intercity Association
Commercials and HaskeH-Barkers
at Michigan City; Ashlands and
Parkwins at Forest Park; Stalls at
American Giants park; Federal Lifes
at Chicago Heights; Desplaines at
haywood; Proviso at NaperYille;
Wavlands at North Chicago; Royals
at KendaIlviue, Ind; Boring at Niles,
Mich; Highlands at Evanston.
WHAT RIGHTS ARE LEFT?
The right of the city to make pub
lie utility contracts with the sane
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
Hhe Eagles Song

This poem, by Richard Mansfield,
singing of the reconciliation of North
and South under the Stars and
with Spain, but is even more appro-
pirate to-day than it was then.
The lioness whelped, and the sturdy
cub.
Was seized by an eagle and carried
up,
And homed for a while in an eagles
nest;
And slept for a while on an eagles
breast;
And the eagle taught it the eagles
song;
ITO be stanch, and valiant, and free
and strong!"
The lion whelp sprang from the eyrie
nest,
From the lofty crag where the queen
birds rest;
He fought the King on the spreading
plain,
And drove him back DER the foaming
He held the land as thrifty chief.
And reared his cattle, and reaped his
sheaf,
Nor sought the help of a foreign land
Yet welcomed all to his own free land!
Two were the sons that the country
+ bore,
To the Northern lakes and the South
ern shore;
And chivalry dwelt with the Southern
son,
And industry lived with the Northern
one.
Tears for the time when they broke
and fought!
Tears was the price of the union
And the land was red in sea of
blood,
Where brother for brother had SWELL
ed the flood!
And now that the two are one again.
Behold on their shield the word Re
frain!"
And the lion cubs twain sing the
eagles song:
"To be stanch, and valiant, and free
and strong!"
For the eagles beak, and the lions
paw,
And the lions fangs, and the eagles
claw,
And the eagles swoop, and the lions
might,
And the lions leap, and the eagles
sight,
Shall guard the flag with the. word
:'Refrain!"
Now that the two are one again!