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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
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triaca

Published and Distributed Under !
4 PERMIT NO. 341
Authorized by the act of October Q,
1917. on file at the Postoffice Of Phila- |
de1phis, Pa.
by order Of the President.
A. 8. BURLESOl1,
Postma ster General.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

NJ 6AHOGANY. that beautiful
vi wood so favored by our an
- ceStors. has come into its own
once more. Everywhere we see Co
lonial furniture occupying the place
Of honor in the homes and lending
distinction to whichever room Il
adorns. At A. Pomerantz & Co.
1926 Chestnut street, there are
number of beautiful pieces, suitable
for the' library or bedroom, which
will make most acceptable Christmas
gifts. For men there are mahogany
smokers tables. with humidors, built
on most graceful lines, and among
the smaller articles the newest are
the mahogany desk sets, which look
stunning on oak OF mahogany secre-
taries. They run in several sizes for
men or women and include all the
usual pieces. Besides these sets
there is also full line appropriate
for Office desks.
deprived of your Whitman's candies
will get them for yourself and others.
ere never has been a greater demand
, need to explain why to those whose
nths, but the lifting of the sugar ban
ate to catch up. Everything goes as
, be quite, quite sure Of getting your
Vhitman's place your orders early, at
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Helped Prepare Turkeys for
Pershing's Sann1ies

A letter dated January 2 was re
ceived recently from John J. Gerou,
a brother Of L. P Gerou Of this city,
who is with Pershing's men in France,
going over with the first contingent.
The young man writes in part as fol
lows: 81 received the Christmas
package you sent and am very thank
full to you for your kindness in re-
Numbering me way over here in
France. am still in the best of health
and feeling better every day. We have
a lot of snow here now and it gets
very cold some days
81 had quite a nice Christmas, but
was working all day in the kitchen
helping to prepare turkey dinner for
the boys, and ''eve me they made
those turkeys look sick when they
started on them"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Mrs. irwin Thorne

Mrs. A. E. Capener has just re-
ceived a letter from Portland, Oregon,
telling of the death of her sister, Mrs.
Irwin Thorne, who passed away, or fell
asleep in Jesus on January "a at 12:1
D. M, at her home in Portland, Ore,
of chronic Bright's disease. Mrs. Ida
Belle Thorne (nee WaddelD was the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Waddell, and was born on farm
near Baraboo on September II, 1872,
and was aged 45 years, months and
Is days. She spent all of her farmer
life here and was married to Irwin
Thorne on December II, 1890. Three
children were born to them, all of
whom were present at the bedside of
their mother in her last sickness. They
are Mrs. Carl Blair, Mrs. Roy Braaks
and little Delmar, aged 6 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorne went west in
the fall of 1901 to Washington, and
later to Portland, Ore. Mrs. Thorne
had been back twice to see her people
and many friends since then. The last
time was this last summer. She real
ICED the seriousness of her condition,
and made the trip back to her old
home to see her people once more and
bid them all adieu for the last time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Helen Minerva Holden

Helen Minerva Holden was born
and brought up in the city Of Baraboo.
Her home had always been in this
city, her vacations all being spent
here. She worked her way through
five years at Northwestern university,
Evanston, Ill, and was graduated from
that college in 1887. She then taught
in the first ward Of this city several
years and then went to milwaukee,
where she taught for p years in what
known as the Ghetto district, her
pupils being Russian Jews, many of
them unable to speak the English lam
guage. Her work among these chill
dren, teaching them the language,
morals and patriotism won for her an
enviable reputation as a teacher.
She was president Of the Milwaukee
Teachers association a body of nearly
a thousand teachers, for three years.
and was faithful and valued officer,
going as delegate to the meeting of the
National Teachers association three
times, once to San Francisco, Calf.
She was a woman of more than or
binary ability. Early in life she be-
came a Christian, uniting with the
Presbyterian church and keeping the
faith to the end. Her quick percep-
ton, sound judgment, respect for the
rights Of others and great executive
ability made her a valuable worker
wherever she was placed There are
many who can testify to the help she
gave them, the pleasure they found in
her society, and the influence she ex-
erted for good over all with whom she
was placed.
During her % years of teaching in
Milwaukee she never lost a day for
personal illness until last June, when
she came home to rest Everything
possible was DONE but to no avail, and
she passed from this life into rest on
February 1, 1918, leaving two sisters,
Misses Susan and Jessie Holden, to
mourn her departure
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Reach Land Of Sunshine and
Flowers

Leaving BarabOo on Monday, Janu-
airy ri, for California, via Ell Paso, we
reached here Friday night in time for
supper, making this the shortest trip
we have ever made. 1t is quite an
experience to leave the land of snow
and ice and gradually come into the
land Of flowers.
In Chicago we saw an army Of five
hundred men with snOwshovels march
ing in line, coming from their day s
labor Many Of them had been drafted
to the work We saw snow as far
south as Ell Paso and in fact it was
not until we were in Arizona that we
saw the last Of the snow.
We saw soldiers, soldiers every
where, at every station, especially in
Texas. We passed through Fort Bliss.
We saw company of colored men,
negroes and Mexicans, all of huge stat
ure. There was something about them
that made ones heart beat more quick
ly, and made us feel not at all sorry
to be out of their company.
My daughter, Doris, stood the trip
nicely, but has had sick spell since
she came, due to over-eXertiOn. 1t
seems as though she must get better
in this lovely land Of sunshine. Ev-
erywhere the birds are singing, flow
ers blooming and all nature rejoicing,
and over all the smiling sun. Every
day is like a beautiful day in June in
Wisconsin. We had nice rain the
first night we were here, and every
thing looks fresh and green.
We have had tomatoes, lettuce and
carrots fresh from the garden. My
brother-in-law has three acres of cab
bage just heading out-some sauer-
kraut field!
Our address for the present will be
just Chino, Calf. Chino is a very
beautiful town of about two thousand
inhabitants, and is we'll built up, with
city water, electric lights and city
gas. There is an oil refinery here,
and a large beet sugar factory, where
about four hundred men are employed.
At Narod, about two and one-half
miles from here, there is a packing
plant, where oranges and lemons are
packed.
Pomona and Ontario are but six
miles from here, and are very attract.
i've cities. The roads are excellent
and it is but a short ride to many
of these surrounding towns. My sister
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
A CHILD'S TONGUE
SHOWS IF LIVER Or
BOWELS ARE ACTIVE
IF CROSS, FEVERISH, BILIOUS,
GIVE FRUIT LAXATIVE
AT ONCE

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup OF Figs"
that this is their ideal laxative, be-
cause they love it's pleasant taste and
it thoroughly cleanses the tender little
stomach, liver and bowels without
gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, Mother! If coated, give
a teasp0Onful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all this
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, and you have a WELL playful
child again. When its little system is
full Of cold, throat sore, has stomach
ache, diarrh9a, indigestion, colic-re-
member, a good inside cleansing"
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions of mothers keep "Califor-
MIA Syrup of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
bottle of California Syrup of Figs"
which has directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and grown-ups printed
on the bottle Beware Of counterfeits
sold here, so don't be fooled. Get the
genuine, made by California Fig
Syrup Company"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Radio Student Is Also a VersiGel

Olympia Daily RecOrder)
H. A. Campbell, son of E. ]. Camp
bell of this city, who is now taking
radio at Harvard university in prep
aration for war duty, has written some
clever verses on the radia students
point Of view, which have been pub
lished in "The Oscillator," the school
paper.
Campbell left the University Of
Washington last October for Harvard
and has passed with success all ex-
aminations he has taken, with high
honOrs. He was one Of the twelve
highest students in his radio class at
Harvard and writes his father that all
Of the twelve came from the Univer-
sity Of Washington, a fact which
caused the Harvard radio school head
to write special commendatory letter
to the U. of w. school.
The verses are as follows:
The Wall of the Radio Cob
Say, this exam on Friday morn
Has got me feeling very forlorn,
Cause I know questions will be asked
What's been forgotten with my past.
1t seems that | need some assistance,
Cause my old dome has big resist
ance.
e~~
When l go up against the test,
Although l do my level best,
Somehow a grade of one-pOint-ei
Seems to mark my mental state.
Give copied from a bonehead sheet
trying hard the game to beat)
But when the chief checks up this rot
My mark is "sent up for a shot,"
And so | find, l must admit,
| find myself a sad misf1t.
So I decide right here and now,
Gin fact, I'll make a regular VOW {"
I'll learn that junk they teach in class,
DOG GONE MY HIDE, I GOTTA
PASS.
Editors Note: Mr.. and Mrs. Camp
bell and son were formerly residents
of Baraboo and moved to the state of
Washington a few years ago. The
many relatives and friends in the
county will be glad to learn of the
young mans success.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
WOMAN SUFFERERS
MAYNEED SWAMP

Thousands upon thousands of wom
en- have kidney and bladder trouble
and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to
be nothing else but kidney trouble, OF
the result of kidney or bladder disease
If the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other
organs to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of
ambition, nervousness, are often times
symptoms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR.
Kilmer's Swamp-RoOt, a physician
prescription, obtained at any drug
store, may be just the remedy needed
to overcome such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle
Immediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation, send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N
Y, for a sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the BaraboC
Weekly News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07

Mr.. H. E. Cole, Editor,
BarabOO, Wis.

Mr.. H. E. Cole, Editor,
Baraboo, Wis.
My Dear Mr.. Cole: The twelve-year
fight to keep the nations water power
from capture by the power monopol-
lists is at. last on the verge of being
won The administration water power
bill, now before congress, opens the
way to save for the people of the Unit
ed States their most valuable natural
asset. Some fifty million water horse
power is at stake.
The bill in question was formulated
under the direction Of the secretary
of agriculture, the secretary Of war,
and the secretary Of the interior, was
submitted to the president for his ap-
prevail, and recently put forward as an
administration measure. 1t deals with
water power in national forests, pub
lie lands, Indian lands and navigable
streams. A special committee of the
house has been created to consider it..
1t is an admirable measure, drawn
with thorough knowledge and unusual
skill. The principles essential for
the wise use and development Of our
public water powers in the public in
terest are all embodied in it.
Cd The thing to do with water
power IS to develop it. Whatever re-
tards or restricts the development of
public water powers on terms fair to
the public is against public policy and
hostile to the general welfare.
(2) Water power belongs to the
people. The sites where it is pro-
duced should always be held in public
hands, for only so can effective con-
troll in the general interest be secured.
co Where public development is
not desired, the right to use water
power sites should be leased for pc
RODS long enough to permit sound, at
tractive, and profitable investment, but
never longer than fifty years. At the
end of each lease all rights should re-
turn to the people who gave them.
(4) In order to protect the con-
sumner against extortion, rates and
service should be regulated by fed
eral authority when state or local au-
thorities fail to do so.
90 Reasonably prompt and COM
plete development and continuous op-
Grafton, subject to market conditions,
should be required. Already millions
of water horsepower are held out of
use to further monopoly by private
corporations.
CO Corporations or individuals who
make money out of rights granted by
the people should share their profits
with the people.
CD The public his a right to com
pIete information about every business
based on the use of public property.
1t is a real pleasure to tell you that
everyone of these principles is fully
safeguarded in the administrations
water power bill. What remains, there
fore. is for congress to put this meas
ure through without delay.
CLIFFORD PINCHOT.
Milford, Pike County Pa.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
COGENT REASONS
FOR ACCEPTING
RINGL|NG GIFT
Such an Investment Promotes Com
munity Spirit, Like Present War
Work Of Several Organizations

Should Baraboo accept the Al. Ring
ling theatre.
All the reasons that appeal to us in
favor of accepting the proposed gift
of the Al. Ringing theatre cannot be
set forth in a single article. Hence
we submit this and propose to pub
Iish other articles.
We urge BarabOO voters to read
the terms of the gift carefully. Do
not accept misleading, hearsay state
ments purporting to state the urovi-
sions concerning control, use, ETC.,
from others.
Probably the greatest good that can
come to the city at whole through
this gift will be the development OF
community spirit-a community inter
est. The best thing any city can pos
sess is the pull-together, work-togeth-
er, live-t9gether spirit-commonly
called community spirit. Such spirit
we find in the Red Cross work, the Y.
M. c. A. work, the Knights Of Column
buss work, during this war. 1t makes
men and women out Of moving bodies
of clay
Without such a spirit a city is worse
than dead With it all things are pos
sible. Size, population, location, natural
advantages must all give way to this
much sought, hard to get community
spirit.
The All. Ringing theatre offers the
opportunity for the development of
this community cooperation. The
building is our pride. Of it we can
boast. Through it can we not reach
that pride that leads to municipal CO.
operation. Let each one for himself
picture the possibilities.
A city cannot reach it's fullest growth
through material prosperity alone.
The spiritual and intellectual demands
of the people must be satisfied. This
demand today is met in Baraboo solely
by the churches and well met so far
as opportunities are available. But
the churches are entitled to re-en-
fOrcements, to support and encourage
ment from the outside, which for obvi-
Gus reasons can only come through an
fnstrumentality that is not connected
with any church.
The late Mr. AL Ringing set an
example that will inspire many for
years to come. We owe it to our bene-
factor to avail ourselves Of the oppOr-
tunity TO make the greatest use Of his
generosity. This can only be done
By making his theatre municipal
theater.
THE BARABOO COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
ISSUES WARNING To-
AMERICAN PEOPLE

Warning the nation not to let re-
ports of strikes and internal disturb
ances in Germany slacken it's war
preparation, Secretary Baker at Wash
ington in his weekly military review
also made the official announcement
that American troops are at last
holding a portion of the actual battle
front.
For the first time also Secretary
Baker declared that it is fully be-
Heved the allies have a preponderance
Of men and guns on the western front
despite the fact that the German line
has been strengthened by troops from
the Russian fields. Secretary Baker
declared reports of numerical super
iority have been spread by the enemy
themselves.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07

She spent three months with them
But her, health failed so rapidly that
she saw her plans could not all be real
lied, so her sisters, Mrs Elizabeth
Kerber from st. Louis, Mo-, and Miss
Nellie Waddell from the Battle Creek
(Mich) sanitarium were sent for, and
the former went home with her, as she
was too weak to travel alone. They
left October 81, and Mrs. Kerber re-
named with her till the end came
Mrs. Thorne suffered a great deal.
although the rallied two or three times
and it seemed as though she would
recover. She was a devoted Christian
and a member of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist church at Portland. She was
very patient sufferer and said, IF
my work here is finished and it is
Gods will that should go now, say
Let Gods will be DONE
We do not mourn as those without
hope in future life, for she will come
forth in the first resurrection. She
leaves, besides her husband, three
children, and three grandchildren, five
brothers and three sisters. They are
Mrs. A. E. Capener of Caledonia, Will
liam H. Waddell, j. Edward Waddell,
Pearl E. Waddell and George A. Wad-
dell all of Baraboo; Mrs. Elizabeth
Kerber of st, Louis; Miss Nellie Wad
dell of Battle Creek, and c. w. Wad-
dell of Rogers, Ark, besides host of
other relatives and friends to mourn
their loss. This is the first death in
a family of nine children.
The funeral was held at Portland
Ore, January &c, at the church at 3.
D. m. MRS. A E. c.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Jacob Gasser

Jacob Gasser died at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gasser, ST.. in
the town of Prairie du Sac on Satur-
day, January &c.
The deceased was born in Halden
stein, Canton Graubuenden, Switzer-
land, January %. 1858 He ,ame to
this country in 1866 with his parents,
Florian and Elizabeth Gasser, who died
twenty years ago. He leaves to mourn
two brothers: Leonard Gasser, ST., of
the town of Prairie du Sac, and George
F. Gasser of Sank City and a sister,
Mrs. Anna M. Weber, who resides
near Denzer, besides many other rel
atives and friends.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
ColG. Weather at Camp Grant

H. H. Hubert has received a letter
from Frank Link, whose address is
Regimental Supply Sa., 343 Infy, Camp
Grant, Ill. Mr. Link says that they
are having snow and cold weather
there and that the boys are properly
clothed and cared for He also states
that there have been several compa-
MES in his regiment guaranteed. The
boys are all in the best of spirits and
patiently waiting for an opportunity to
get in the fracas.
Editors Note: 1t will be rendered
that Mr.. Link took an active part
In our trouble with Spain and came
home with a clean record.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
ONE dose RELIEVES
A C0LD--NO QUININE
"PAPE's COLD COMPOUND" ENDS
BAD COLDS OR GRIPPE IN
A FEW HOURS
Relief comes instantly.

hSIICI COIuSS lllSldhIiy
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end grippe
misery and break up a severe cold eth
er in the head, chest, body or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages in the head
stops nasty discharge or nose running,
relieves sick headache, dullness, fever
ishness, sore throat, sneezing, sore
ness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up! Quit blowing
and snuffing! Ease your throbbing
head! Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Colo
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance, tastes nice, and causes
no inconvenience. Be sure you get
the genuine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07

the late Monroe Bentley, the grandson
being given the name of his GRANDPA
Their. He enlisted from Cherokee, Ia,
with |. G.. railroad men, and the vOlun-
teers made up crack Co. A Of the regi-
ment. The letter runs as follows:
Dear Brother:
Your letter of December 9 received
Sunday afternoon and will answer
same now. Am we'll and busy. Hope
you passed your exams o. K. Will try
and answer a question or two for you.
Food is pretty plentiful here, but
the people live in a very primitive
manner, cook over an open fire, live
in old stone houses with the barn
right next to the house, only wall
between. They do the washing in
the river that is near by, or a creek
with house built to break the wind.
Many of the younger people are COM
ing to America after the war is fin
ished, especially some of the young
girls. They have woke up to what
real living is like, it seems.
Most all of the French people are
very good and kind hearted, and do
their best to make life pleasant for
us, but it is hill sometimes at the
best.
Am pretty busy, so can only write
a short letter this time. Hope you
and the folks are well. Got a letter
from home, and they are all well.
Must quit this time. Answer soon.
With love, your brother,
PRIVATE MONROE S. BENTLEY.
Co. A 18th Engineers Ry.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Obituary
Mrs. John Reuland

Mrs. John Reuland formerly a resi-
dent Of Reedsburg, passed away at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. H.
Rogers, in Usage, Iowa, Wednesday,
January %, after a long and painful
illness. The remains were taken to
st. Paul, where interment was made
on Saturday, January &c.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
THINKS TEUTONS
MAY REVOLT SOON

Reverend Lloysus Daniels of Hewitt,
Wis, has reached this country direct
from Germany, and says that great
revolt is impending.
"The people of Germany are starV-
ing" said DR.. Daniels, who for three
years has been studying in WestphaIia.
"There are few left who are more
than fifty years old, all succumbing to
lack of nutrition, while the death rate
among the children is friehtfuI."
Germany is tragically short of food.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
On Active Service
WITH THE BRITISH
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

in FRANCE
ROuen, December "a, 1917.
Mrs. W. H. McFetridge,
Baraboo, Wis.
Dear Madam: Your Xmas greeting
to a soldier over the sea was allotted
to me, rather strange, as / have had
many pleasant days in Baraboo and
Devils Lake. Uncle Sam is providing
us with turkey and the trimmings for
a Christmas dinner. We will also have
entertainments, so we will not fare
so badly. Of course this will hardly
fill the void Of being away from home
when you leave wife and four kid
dies behind and have one in France in
the army.
Mr. Mathew Mould is my mothers
uncle. Remember me to Mrs. Matte
Marriott, if you should meet her.
Thanking you for the greeting,
Sincerely,
w. PERCY GUNTHROP.
Sgt. U. S. A, Base Hospital No. 10.
A. E. F., France.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-02-07
Mrs. Bloom Dies in Florida

Mrs. R. B. Griggs has received a
message stating that her sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bloom, died at Kissimmee,
Florida, on February 1, at $3.50 in the
morning. The remains will arrive
Monday night or Tuesday. Her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Porter, will
not return from the south at this time