Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-26
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| At Madison, bond of $1,000 having
| been posted, Erwin E. Shaffer, who is
| alleged to. have confessed to sending
a letter in which an attempt was
made to blackmail Mrs. William F..
Villas, was released Saturday after
] noon by Sheriff Henry Ireland. He
was turned over to relatives, who took
him to Mendoza hospital. He will be
| placed under observation.
! Wisconsin artillery mobilization
| camps near Sparta will be wearing
| Lands lids" military style, shortly.
A sweeping investigation into liquor
traffic with soldiers was opened in
court at La Crosse on Saturday.
| George Smith was held to the grand
| jury under $4,000 bond for alleged
perjury, and Judge Lands issued
subpoena for Louis Sceppke, Sparta
| taxicab proprietor.
| District Attorney A. c. Wolfe al
| 1eges Sparta taxis have been carrying
on a regular trade in liquor on the
army reservations.
With the passage of the administra-
TONS food control bill by the senate
and the movement of the spring wheat
crop, -four prices are due for drop,
according to dealers.
County Clerk F. A. Cooper reports
he is all at sea as to when the exemp-
| ton board will meet. Many young
men are calling at the office to learn
! the particulars of the draft.
On Friday afternoon the Arachne
| club met with Mss Bessie Baer, the
attendance not being large on account
of the busy season of the year. The
work of the afternoon was on sponges
| and other articles for the Red Cross,
a leading member of that organization
being present to explain the nature Of
the tasks to be done. After o'clock
refreshments were served.
Governor E. L. Philip said Sunday
night in Milwaukee that he could not
give out the names of the members of
the various draft boards Of appeals,
because they have not as yet been con-
firmed by the president Five of these
appeal boards are to be created for
designated sections of the statej and
each board will consist of five mem
bers.
Those selected for service under the
draft will be permitted to enlist in the
regular army or national guard at any
time prior to their call for oxam:na.
ton before exemption boards, prob
ably ten days hence, Provost Marshal
General Crowder announced Sunday
might at Washington. They will not
be allowed, however, to join the ma
rine corps. s'"
The first men actually drafted prob
ably will be detailed to the regular
army in order to bring that branch up
to it's full war strength of 100000, il
the 35 900 enlistments needed are not
obtained before exam nations begin.
The rest will be put into the national
guard. 't@ .>s#
Deputy United States rnarshals
have gone to the federal prison at, At
1anta, Ca, and the penitentfafy at
Jefferson City, Mo-, to bring Alexxan-
der Berkman and Emma Goldman, re-
Gently convicted in New York for con-
spiracy against the selective draft law
back to New York to give them an OPP
portunity to offer bail under the writ
of error granted by Justice Bradne1s,
of the United States supreme court.
The bail for Berkman and Miss
Goldman will be $4,000 each. An
archists are planning to welcome the
prisoners on their return.
Under the writs of error granted the
supreme court will review the cases
only in so far as the prisoners question
the constitutionality Of the law. A
ruling will not be given before Octo-
Der l. ..-....L
A pair of screech owls nested this
spring in shade tree near w. I.
Pomeroy's residence in Edgerton, and
since the Matching of their young they
became quite belligerent. They would
drop down on passersby and peck or
scratch their exposed faces or hands.
The limit was reached few days ago
when one of them flew into the face
of Mr.. Pomeroy and fastened its
claws deeply upon his nose, A per
nit was then secured and both the old
birds and their young were shot.
Sheriff Klabunde Of Portage arrest,
ed George Swarthout Of Fall River on
a complaint from the state food de-
partment, charging that milk was Of
fered for sale that was not properly
kept. Justice Deripg at Portage as
sessed fine of $25 and costs.
A United States marshal was in
Portage last week and went to Anack-
er to subpoena julius Rusch, Alfred
Nelson and Julius Kopplin in the pro-
ceedings of the federal court VS.. Buck.
ley, case in which violation of the
no-license laws at Anacker is being
probed. 40 ss
A Baraboo girl in packing eggs,
wrote her name on one Of them.
Auav off in California If fell into the