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Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

HOW THOROUGH the German gov
ernment had made preparation for
the great war, is shown by recent can
vass made by the United States to
locate black walnut trees from which
TO get gun stocks for the rifles. It has
been developed that in many sections
where the black walnut trees grow.
in Pennsylvania, Tennessee and other
states, that about ten years ago every
tree Of any size was bought by Ger
man agents and shipped to that conn
try. and SO completely was the cut
that since then black walnut as a com
mercial timber, is eliminated entirely.
So the United States helped Germany
to prepare for the war she is now
conducting against this country. We
for years dwelled in a Fools Para
disc" Of security, and are now getting
an awakening which must be a profit
able lesson in the future. When a
favorable propaganda is offered for
Germany after the war is over, do not
forget that it may be only the begin
ming Of an organization which will
again bring the country up against
the German forces in a trade war. If
not combat at arms.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

THE ARMY, like a college educa-
tion, does not make a sage out of a
fool, nor a gentleman out of a cad.
Its function, like the college, is not
to create, but to develop, to reveal
the real composition of the man sub
mitting himself to its influence. Many
thoughtless ones, seeing strutting uni
forms, with seemingly but little with
in them, are tempted to decry the ar
my as an institution, just as they or
others have done the colleges, now
and in times past. They forget that
these young men, but recently raised
from an incOnspicuous place in the
common mass to a distinct place in
the sun, the nations potential heroes.
are as yet untried, and even when
the fires of peril do burn out all but
their essential characters, they will
only be what they are, developed, ac-
cented, tempered, maybe. yet possess
sing the same fundamental character
with which they started. That so
many men may prove truly heroic
under test speaks well for this funda-
mental character of the race. But |
the point is, that we should laud the
army as a revealer of character, not
praise or condemn it for the individ-
ual results of that revelation, for
which the individual alone is respon-
sible.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

SHOW YOUR civic neighborliness
by Swatting the Weeds. Keep 'em
down. If your own property is free
from them, stretch a point and at
tack them on the highways and by
ways and even help your neighbOr
conquer his. All for one and one for
all.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

THE MAN who loves liberty best
and would do his utmost for it is the
one who is most willing to have the
government tell him what lie shall
eat, how long his coat shall be and
how many pockets he may have upon
it.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12
NOTICE
TO LIBERTY BOND HOLDERS

United States 4 per cent. bonds
purchased through the First Ma
tional Bank, Milford, will be for
warded for conversion into ~ s
If presented during July, 1918.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Milford, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12
GENERAL PERsHING says I

GENERAL PERSHING says that
the clean life and high ideals of the
American soldier are due to the in
huence of the American mother. Do
not be surprised if mother puts on
airs for awhile. Who could blame
her after such a tribute.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12
WANTED.

Salesgirl for Saturdays only. Boy
for Saturdays only.
c. D. Abbott & Co.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

Some one wants what you have 70
sell! Then advertise It / the Chron-
icle next week.
Milford chronicle., 1918-07-12

waute nOt-want nOtI
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
The Ringing Gift
La Vale, Wis.

I more than agree with The News
that Baraboo ought to accept the Ring
ling theatre. If it does not some of
these days it may be converted into
an office building. Then how would
the town feel? Just that thing was
an actual probability here few years
ago, before the movies came along to
help the situation. Theatres work
over very easily, with their striking
absence of partitions We have a case
here-the old Burrows opera house,
where L saw Booth, Barrett, McCul-
Tough and Salvini in my varsity days,
is now both shops and Offices That
is what the Ringing theatre can be-
come easily enough. You have the
chance! Grab it! Don't let it get
away. You may be sure the Ringing
boys will not allow themselves to be
bothered about the matter indefinitely.
They have done nobly-or tried to-
Baraboo, my Baraboo, should meet
them in all the fullness Of a grateful
spirit, and do it so promptly as to
leave no misgivings regarding its deep
appreciation. You have the choicest
little theatre Of any small city in all
America, and it is a wonderful asset.
Take no chances! Possess it perma-
nently while you may!
o. D. BRANDENBURG.
Madison, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Baraboo.
Forgery No Crime

Miss Fannie Mcclure, who has beer
employed at the Hyland home, spoke
OF going to town and Mrs. Hyland
advised her the men could purchase
what was necessary for her, but She
was determined to so. Mr.. Hyland
called in neighbor lady to knead the
bread and do other duties. The con-
versation led as to Fannies absence
The neighbor stated to them that she.
had stopped at her home, en- route to.
town. to get a. check cashed. Mr.. Hy-
land got suspicious, knowing he had
given her no check. Getting his book.
he found there were seven blanks gone.
He hurried to Union Center, where he
found she had already cashed two of
ten dollars each, forging his name, ana
had taken the afternoon train for FL
roy. A search was made by Deputy
Sheriff Smith. She was located and
pleaded guilty. She was brought to-
Union Center the next morning, where
hearing was heard before District
Attorney Clinton Price. After witness
ing great struggling and tears, he be-
ing of tender nature, granted her
sweet liberty
Mr. Hyland is of the opinion now
that forgery is no crime. l.. /. N.
Union Center.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

a "blind pig" here and there in hiding
will do less harm than whole flock
!1of pigs with their eyes wide open
roofing up and down our main street
and looking every child in the face as
he comes from the schoolhouse. Do
you not realize that our boys and girls
will be saved. and that it what we are
working for.
My dear friend, you have lost the
vision splendid. The fight between
the saloon and the prohibitionist is
a fight between the red flag, and the
Cross and the Stars and Stripes. Be-
tween the lines are the prizes of vic
tory. They are the manhood of GU"
boys and young men, with their square
shoulders and their clear eyes and
brain. They are the virtue of our
happyfaced smiling daughters; the
contentment of our homes, freedom
from crime and oppression. Surely
those are the ideals for which you
stand? The most important treasure
in Baraboo is not the money gained
from taxes. Not Baraboo's mills, in
dustries and farms, but Baraboo's
BOYS AND GIRLS. What force can
steal into this community and blight
that boys life and shatter all the
dreams which his mother must have
for his future? What force can cause
your daughters to become exiles from
the family freside, and become an in
Sc - ol~0 - 1, Ill
If you are a father, what force can
steal into your home and brand your
boy criminal and your daughter
prostitute? If you know anything Of
the history OF crime, you must know
that the saloon for which you are ar
guing is the nursery for crime the
whole world over There are millions
Of homes in this land that are happy
and contented, with children reverence
ing the thought of father and mother,
with brother and sister sitting side
by side. They are the nurseries of
virtue and manhood and the country
needs them more than it does $4,000
or battleships or political prestige.
What force can today strike at that
peaceful home and reduce all to desc
lation and misery? You know with
out my telling yOu-the saloon.
You will pardon me for writing at
length You are the type of person I
should like to know. May the course
of human events bring us together,
for surely if the saloon has any right
to life YOU could tell me what that
right is, and I should want to know
so that I might change my point Of
view. Very sincerely yours,
LAWRENCE FERGUSON.
Rector Trinity Episcopal church.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

Albert Harrison spent the weekend
at the home of Marion Risley.
TIE E. F. U. held installation at
the Suuires kali on Saturday evening.
Mr. Hall, district deputy was present.
At the close of the meeting all present
did ample justice to an oyster supper.
Mrs. Myrtle Maxfeld of Mauston
spent New Years with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clifford.
There will be evening prayer and
sermon at Hciy Cross church Wednes-
day evening, January 8. Communion
on Thursday morning.
Ethan Reynolds and family and Ar
thur Reynolds and family attended the
funeral of Mrs. Klug at Portage last
week.
About twenty were present at the
Rec Cross meeting Friday afternoon.
and quite little work was accom-.
plished.
The Ladies Guild was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Weidman en- Web
stcr Prairie last Thursday afternoon
S. s. Squires, who was acting or
the petit jury at Madison, returned
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Xmas According Xrnan

If ones pen should assume an angle
of about forty-five degrees in conse-
quence of any personal remarks seen
in The News from Sister Dudley,
Brothers Kelley, Jones or others, it is
to be hoped that the blame will be
properly located Most of us like to
see our names in the paper, and 1T
makes a person feel more important
to be noticed for something, good, in
differnt or maybe, even bad. 1t is
pretty risky to come out into the open
when wordy sharpshooters are about
a-gunning. Then, prudence is in
deed the better part Of valor. In run
ming counter to experienced manipu-
lators of the pen, seeing that "The
pen is mightier than the sword-fsh,"
one might get a white elephant on his
hands. The sale day for that expens-
i've animal has gone by, and there is
no knowing when there will be anoth-
err one. In the pursuit of happiness,
in making money and in avoiding the
danger line, I reckon it pays to be
polite Xman has found this hard
proposition to live up to. Some lovers
Of pep have suggested that Hugh Kel-
ley be lit on, in fgurative way, like
a duck on a June bug, or as the three
black crows took possession OF the
mortal remains of q certain Quadru-
ped Of the genus equus. But the pub
lie has enough of controversy and
strife upon it's hands. Let US have
peace as soon as it can come honor
ably. Since Burleson's one-cent maya
zine notice has been picked to pieces
(See "The Outlook" Of December 26)
one must be careful about the how,
as well as the what, in the use OF
words.
At the Christmas and New Years
time we are expected to become, as it
were, a saturated solution in combi-
nation with god viii to men. Julia
Ward Howe, in the old courthouse
years ago, closed her lecture on po-
likeness with these words: $50 polite
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
ABLE NAN

Miss Minnie Holtz and Fritz Popp
who have been enjoying their vaca
ton at their homes here, have re
turned to the University of Wiscon
sim
Mesdames John Beth and Freda
Wishman entertained the Damen cir
Gle on Wednesday afternoon.
The children and grandchildren OF
Henry Holtz, Sr., surprised him on
Thursday evening at the home Of his
son, William c. Holtz, in honor of his
63d birthday Well filled baskets were
brought and a most pleasant evening
enjoyed.
Mrs. Cotton and two daughters OF
Winona were guests last week at the
home John Vanderhof.
Mrs. John Brunhoefer returned home
Wednesday after spending the holi'
days in Milwaukee with relatives.
Mrs. G. F. Scharnke entertained the
Loyal Neighbors on Wednesday aft
ernoon.
Mrs. Armbruster of Baraboo spent a
couple of days here last week visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Aug Gall.
Mrs. Minnie Scharnke returned on
Sunday from Baraboo, where she spent
several days visiting friends.
Ed Hanko and family have removed
to La Rue. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vogel
are occupying the house vacated by
them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Merrimack Departm ont
BY Our Correspondent

stallation at Lodi on Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. McGilyra of Madl
son were guests Wednesday of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Gross.
VIM. H. McLeish of Portage trans
acted business here Wednesday.
w. w. Fuller and grandson, Wartne1
Anthony, spent the holidays with the
latter's mother, Mrs. Wilson, in Olivia
Mimi.
Miss Carrie Stewart was guest OF
friends in Arlington recently.
Mrs. O. Dodge and son Ralph were
recent guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carpenter, at Harvard, ILL.,
| Mrs. Mary Dennis spent last week
in Baraboo at the home Of her niece,
Mrs. Roy Peck.
Theodore Martin was recent guest
of relatives at Camp Douglas.
Walter Towers, Jr., spent Monday
with friends here at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Gross, enroute to Madi
son, where he will be employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Pigg and daugh
ter of Huron, S. D., are guests of her
mother, Mrs. Blackjack, and other rel
atives here and at Baraboo.
Miss Charity O'Keefe spent few
days in Madison.
| Mr. and Mrs. Byron Odekirk return
ed Saturday from Madison.
| Norman Astle, Jr., of Okee was q
guest Saturday Of his uncle, John AS
| tie, and family.
! Ray Astle and Charles Lee returned
Saturday from Kansas City, having
completed their study of motors.
School opened here Monday after 9
two weeks vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger of West Merri
mack and his brother, Mr.. Berger, O
Camp Grant, spent New Years witt
the formers parents, Mr. and Mrs
Edward Burckhardt.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Patriots For Office

With the beginning of the new year,
and in these days of ragged apprehen-
sion, while Mother Earth trembles and
the birth of World Democracy is await
ed, let us all as men and citizens, pass
a new resolution for the new year.
With the spring election drawing near,
let us look into the future in advance
and find men for our village and town
Offices, this next election, who are pa
triotic, eligible, conservative and fore
sighted-men who will serve our pres
ident, our God and our country; men
who will help place Wisconsin in the
front ranks of democracy.
P. H. APPLE.
10 Uo1Io Wis
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

Mrs. Olga Koerth arrived Saturday
from Baraboo, enroute to Milwaukee
to visit her sister.
Miss Edna Wolfe returned Sunday
to her school at Ableman.
Leo Dwyer Of Beloit spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs D.
Dwyer.
Miss Ruth E. Smith of Madison was
a recent guest Of friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parks and chill
dren of Chetek were recent guests of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
T. Parks, and other relatives here, and
attended the Promo reunion.
The following officers were installed
by the r. N. of A. at the Tower hall
Saturday evening in the presence OF
Royal Neighbor and Modern Woodman
families: Oracle, Miss Grace Brown
rigg; vice-oracle, Mrs. Myrta Halbman ;
past oracle, Mrs. Lucy Mather; chan.
cellor, Mrs. Minnie Kirchstein; re
ceiver, Mrs. Edna Schultz; recorder
Mrs. Susan Loos; marshal, Mrs. Hat,
tie Norris; inner sentinel, Mrs. Miner
va Stewart; outer sentinel, Mrs. Alba
Astle; manager, Mrs. Agatha Brown
rigg. Refreshments were served and
a social time enjoyed.
Miss Lucille O'Keefe of Madison
was a recent guest OF her aunt, Mrs
Frank Tryon.
Miss Myrta Farnum has been quite
i'll the past week.
Mrs. A. M. Drives of Madison is a
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T
S. Wells.
| Miss Mary Corcoran and Erwin
Gross spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry McGilvra in Madison.
Frank Herr of Reedsburg transacted
business here last week.
David Stoner attended Masonic in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
Does Not Agree

Read the letter you have printed in
The News in regard to blind pigs and
gambling places in this City Am sur
prised that you would print an anony-
nous letter at all, but as long as you
did do it, | will answer same in the
same way and do not care one bit
either or not you will print it as it is
meant for you in the first place any
how. Because the following lines are
not intended to be an answer to the
letter itself but an answer to your note
relating same.
The letter in itself does not require
any answer as it is an open secret that
blind pigs exist and gambling places
are still more open, day and night, and
even Sundays and what is more, | for
one know that city authorithys know
abaut at least some Of the places.
Now you come in your note and offer
$1,000 to anyone who will furnish eve
dense to convict a proprietor OF
blind pig or gambling place and in this
I do not think you show the spirit OF
the taxpayers in BarabOO. | believe in
private citizens to support and cooper
ate with the authoritys, but it surely
should be up to them to obtain the
evidence and enforce the laws. What
have we got a police department for?
To arrest some one driving more then
ten miles across the bridge when the
state laws permits Is? Why should
taxpayer, private citizen or business
man interior in the abaove question
when we maintain a police department
and pay them to enforce the laws?
No I am entirely against your plan
and your offer of ten dollars. | do not
believe in seeing g. justice to cause the
arrest of any man running an unlaw-
full place, but I do believe in giving
the authoritys a chnce and time to act
and in failure to do so then it is up to
the taxpayer and citizen to go to the
proper place, not to cause the arrest
of the Iawbreacker but to cause the
authoritys to tell the public why no
action were taken. | think the citi-
zens and taxpayers of Baraboo are en-
tidled to know.
A year or may be not even that long
ago l read in our paper of the passage
Of city ordinance to put away with
Greens in saloons etc. What has be-
come of that ordinance as it don't
seem to be enforced
am not signing my name to this
not because / am afraid or ashamed
but because / do not think the proper
time has arrived. A TAXPAYER.
Editors Note: The above letter has
been permitted to see the light of day,
although it should not. Send no more
anonymous letters to this office; the
waste basket awaits them. Do as
Brother Ferguson has done, sign your
name. An anonymous letter writer
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10
A Timely Rhyme

Oscar Quale of Hudson, formerly a
resident of Baraboo, sends the follow
ing lines clipped from newspaper:
Conductor McAdoo
By C. j. Byrne
You can hear the whistles footing
On the u. S. lines today;
And the public loudly roofing
In the towns along the way:
We are glad to see you coming
With the old Red, White and Blue,
For we're with you, Mr. wilson
And Conductor McAdoo.
You can hear the engines popping,
Eager now, to do their bit;
In Berlin the markets dropping
For Autocracy is hit;
East and west the wheels are spinning
With the orders coming through
The dispatcher of the nation
And Conductor McAdoo.
You can see the headlights cleaning
On the nations right of way;
You can hear the "moguls" steaming
AS they enter in the fray;
Every railroad man is anxious
Just to show what he can do
To serve his flag and country
And Conductor McAdoo
You can hear the Sammies shouting
In the trenches cover there"
You can hear the doubters doubling,
But trifle do we care;
It's just another little thing
They said we couldn't do,
So here's to you, Mr.. Wilson
And Conductor McAdoo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

The Henry White family is quaran
tined, Mr.. White and son Percy being
i'll with the smallpox.
Mrs. Frank Decot and two daugh-
tiers returned Friday morning from
Scanlon, Mimi, where they spent the
holidays with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs A Schilling.
w. o. Schultz called Thursday aft
ernoon at the Albert Gade home near
Reedsbupg.
Bessie Seeley, who is attending
school in North Freedom, spent the
holidays with her parents here.
Nelson Goodrich visited last Sun
day at the Henry White home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10

hone last Friday.
ars. George H. Adams of Portage is
visiting friends in the village.
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Huriburt OF
Reedsburg attended the E. F. U. meet,
ing here Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Thayer are Wis
iting in Reedsburg.
Misses Dorothy and Irene Hunting.
ton returned to Baraboo on Saturday
Ralph Sarington returned to his du-
ties at Camp Grant on Saturday. He
was accompanied by Charles Sumner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fox have returned
from a visit with their daughter at
Somers. So sls19. Is
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-01-10


January 4, 1918.
To the Editor:
Will you grant me a small space IN
YOUR paper? [ want to answer the
person of the anonymous letter OF
your last issue. 1t almost seems i'm
possible in this day and age, when all
the forces of the world are arrayed
against things that lower and degrade
human nature, that there should arise
some person desiring to set back the
world into an abyss. But that is not
the reason I desire to answer that
letter. We all know anonymous let
tiers are not worthy to be answered.
It has cast a slur upon the vocation
of which | am a member. And be-
cause believe that vocation to be the
highest within the reach OF man l am
answering this letter. Let me say at
the outset that | am most sure that
the writer cannot be the parent of a
child, for a parent would fight against
the things that endanger the very life
Of his boy or girl. Also the writer
has brought up a patriotic subject.
There is only one flag that symbol
ICES the dignity and the rights of man.
That is Old Glory. 1t is calling the
oppressed children in all parts OF the
world and Of them is making su-
perior race. But what we need IN
that race is education. An educated
people cannot be slaves. There is no
kinship between chains and brains.
We need the Drawn and the muscle
Of the toiler, we need the church and
the cross which continually stand as
sign to man that his destiny lies far
hevond the clouds, and we need many
other constructive forces. May | ask
the writer Of that letter: What con-
structive force does the saloon give
to the city, and what honor does II
bring to our flag? He has cast slur
upon the clergy. Does the saloon
compare with the church in up-bulld-
ing the character of men? Does 1t
co-onerate with the laborer to the bet
torment of his brains and muscles?
Does it stand side by side with the
schools and the educators? Ii 1t does
we all want to demand that it be
brought back If it doesn't, we all
want to demand that it stay out.
But the real difficulty in the mind
Of the writer seems to be that there
are ''blind pigs" and that the city
treasury is shy $4,000 dollars. All,
Benedict Arnold! Willing to sell the
souls of boys and girls for $4,000.
That has always been the old story.
Men have fooled the world for gen
erations in telling of the financial aid
the saloon gives to the city. They
try to bride us for so many thousands
Of dollars to WELD their influence Tor
one year over our sons and daughters.
Are we going to sell out? Judas sold
his Lord and Master for blood-money
and then hung himself to tree, and
7 hope if the writer of that anonymous
letter is willing to sell thousands OF
children for the sake of ten thousand
dollars, he will have sense enough to
do the same thing.
His other argument for the saloon
is that there still remains in our
midst "blind pigs" | am sure that
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