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The Benson signal., 1919-05-03
LOCAL ITEMS

Mr.. w. A. F1ege, the Dragon
cattle king was in town yesterday.
E. S. Nichols, of Mesa, is here
on business trip, stopping in Pom
creme.
Mrs. w. A. Mapes and little
daughter Ruth, went to Tucson
Yesterday for a few days visit.
Supt. Wilson of the S. P. was
here in his private car Tuesday
and Wednesday, accompanied by
Division Engineer H L. Archibald.
Monday is Mexican independ-
ence day -Cinco de Mayo. A big
dance in houor of the day will be
given in the Auditorium Mouday
evening.
Miss Ruth M Byrkit, teacher of
the commercial branches in Benson
Union High School, went to Tue
son yesterday afternoon to spend
the week end with friends.
Mrs. J. C. Keen, after visit Aof
several weeks with friends in Doug
las, and later going for visit to
her sister, Mrs. Harry Huddleston,
in Tucson, returned. home last Sun
day.
Thomas Mahoney spent. the last
week end with his brother Ray
mond who is attending the State
Normal School at Tempe He re.
turned Monday, reporting pleas
ant visit
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Gibson
leave Monday afternoon for Los
Angeles, Cal, for an indefinite
stay. Their residence has been
taken by Mr.. A. G. Smith, of the
Cochise County State Bank during
their absence.
With the idea of centralizing all
of his business interests in Benson
in order to give them his direct
personal attention, Mr., c. F. Moss
has disposed of his ice and coal
business at Wilcox to Mr.. J. R.
Mckay, of that place
The American Restaurant and
Bakery has been opened in the
building formerly occupied by the
Red Cross, next door to the EtZ
meat market The room has been
painted and reftted up, and the
proprietor, V. L. Daniels, is max
ing it an attractive place. See adj
vertisement in another column.
On Sunday, April 9th. the new
M. E.. Church at Buena was dedi-
Gated by DR.. Tully c. Knoles,
president of Pacific College, San
Jose, Cal, and Rev. A. J. Rehkop.
About sixty were present, and all
enjoyed basket dinner at noon.
At 2:3O several members were re-
ceived into the church and $4,000
raised for chairs and interior deco
rations.
A very pretty wedding took
place at Cascabel on Friday last.
The contracting parties were Jose
Chavez and Lola Montoya, both of
that place. The wedding took
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Heron. There were a
good many friends present to wit
ness the ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. VIM. Brown, of
Benson. The happy couple have
gone to reside at Alamagordo, New
Mexico, where Mr.. Chavez has Sc
cured a good position.
Some of the leading business
men of this place went over to Tue
son Thursday to talk over road
matters with the board of super
visors of Pima county and the
Chamber of Commerce of the Old
Pueblo city. They were we'll re-
ceived by both bodies, and many
of the business men expressed
themselves as favoring the Benson
The Benson signal., 1919-05-03
For a Sprained Ankle

As soon as possible after the in
jury is received get a bottle of
Chamberlain Liniment and fol-
low the plain printed directions
which accompany the bottle. At
Moss Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1919-05-03

How about a new school build
ing for the Grammar School?
General Apathy seems to be in
command of the Victory Loan
forces holding the line here.
Born To Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Sabin, Friday, May 2, an 812
pound boy. Mother and child are
doing we'll.
Bring III your generators and
batteries that need working on to
the Benson Motor Co. They can
take care of them.
A pleasant Easter surprise din
ner was given by the people of
Sonoita and vicinity to the Rev.
A. J. Rehkop. When he arrived
to conduct the services there Easter
Sunday he found a dinner prepared
and long table bountifully sup
piled with chicken, vegetables,
salads, pies, ice cream and cake.
Sixty persons were present. The
people of Elgin also gave Mr.. Reh-
KEEP an Easter surprise dinner with
the same lumber of persons pres
ent. The dinner was followed by
an Easter program under direction
of Mr.. w, F. Neil, superintendent
of the Sunday school,
The Benson signal., 1919-05-03

Specialists On generators and bat
teries the Benson Garage.
The Benson signal., 1919-05-03

Try the Benson Garage for ex
pert repairing. Fifth street.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Rotten Mail Service

W hen the government is making
the promised reform in the mail Sys-
tenn, it would be we'll to fix the rural
routes so all could get their dail'es
the day they are printed. On Route
3. Prairie du Sac, our Chicago paper
comes the next day after it is printed,
while our neighbors, less than two
1n4Aes away. are getting their mail
from Baraboo, get it the day it is
printed. Our Baraboo Daily News we
never get until the day after it is
printed, and often it does not come
until three days old. then we get two
at a time 1t is oftener than any
other way that we do not get paper
Saturday, and then, If a holiday comes
on Monday, we do not get our Fri
day paper until Tuesday-a little out
OF date, we think.
E. D. KING.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

| note, in recent issue Of The
News. the sarcastic and not exactly
charitable criticism of John, Jones, of
Chicago, applied to my humble verse,
What Proof Is There?" Though
cannot avoid feeling flattered that the
very same ridicule of my little lines
was originally applied to the rean
poem of a real poet, Wis, 'Hiawatha,
by Longfellow, yet | would remind
proof nor argument, and is only used
Mr.. Jones that ridicule is neither
to influence people of feeble under
standing. The readers OF The News
are not of this class to any apprecia-
bic extent.
Mr. Jones complains OF having to
wander through a labyrinth of words
to get at the real pith of the matter.
Not at all. He need go no farther
than the first line What proof is
there | have not lived away? The
only semblance of proof to the con-
trary furnished by Mr.. Jones is that
, having no recollection Of an existence
in the past is evidence that | have
before existed But does the gay but
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Anent the Suns Heat

In the March issue 14th issue OF
Current Events" "a newspaper for
use of public schools" as explained in
in the heading, Is evidence that the
editor thereof yet clings to the childish
inane notion that the earth receives
direct heat from the sun. It is well
enough for anyone, If they choose, to
entertain such nonsensical> beliefs in
their own minds. But, in the interest
Of progressive knowledge they should
not attempt to instill their fool ideas
into the heads of instinct youth. 1t is
a we'll known fact that our atmos
phere grows rapidly colder as we as
cend from the earth's surface, until
zero temperature is soon reached.
Now | would like an explanation
from the learned editor of "a news
paper for the use of etc" as to how
any degree of heat can penetrate many
miles of frigid atmosphere and have
energy enough left to perceptibly
warm the earth. A single grain OF
common horse sense should teach
him better. 1t would teach him that
the air between the earth and sun
must first be warmed to convey direct
heat from the latter to us. This is
not done, as must be plainly evident
to ALL Let us believe Or pretend TO
believe that 6 a. m. is really Z.
Let lis not be mistaken in maintain
ing that a rabbits foot in our pocket
will ward off hoodoo, let us not re-
linquish the idea that an Irish potatoe
or buckye carried with the rabbits
foot will keep off rheumatism, let us
yet hug thousand other fool notions
but for Heavens sake let us quit try
ing to stuff our childrens heads with
such rank nonsense through "a news
paper etc. as that the earth is warmed
by direct heat from the sun.
N. G.. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
SPIRITUALISTS MEET
IN MILWAUKEE, HOTEL

There has been no growth in the
number of spiritualist mediums in the
state But mediums have become more
efficient through practice. Spiritual
ism moves through mediumship, There
has been a 9 per cent increase in
membership during the past year, y
said Miss Louise G. Goebel, Fond du
Lac. secretary of the Wisconsin State
Spiritualistic association, at their
convention which opened at the Re-
publican house in Milwaukee.
Charles r. Smith, Unity Spiritualist
society, Milwaukee, is president.
Among the speakers who addressed
the convention at the opening session
are Miss Catherine Mcfarland. La
Crosse; Miss Cora Barge, .Wonewoc;
Aldrich Hanson, Whitewater; Mrs.
Hattie Smith, Miss Margaret Jones,
and Mrs. May Mass, all of Milwaukee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
ANOTHER BAD
ACCIDENT AT
CAHOON Mine

Victor Johnson has been seriously
injured at the Cahoon iron mine and
is now patient at the Baraboo hospi-
tai. On Friday while working in the
mine slab Of ore came down upon
him and almost crushed his life away.
One leg was broken in two places, an
arm was broken in two placs and his
chest was crushed. The piece of for
nation was so heavy it required the
aid of jack to remove the piece from
his body, He was conscious during
the time his fellow workers were res
cuing him. He is son OF Mrs
Marie Johnson who resides on Ninth
street The young man lacks consider
able of being of age.
Jackson Allen was also slightly in
jured at the time Of the accident.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Never Saw a Saloon

Il is like getting welcome letter
from home TO get The News | could
not get along without it.
This is fine little city of about
4,50G inhabitants. 1t has two colleges
and many fine public buildings
At the joint celebration OF
the national prohibition amendment
held here, a roll call was made of the
people in the congregation who were
natives of the states ratifying the
amendment, and Kansas led; Illinois
was second. and Missouri third. Two
hundred and fifty people in the con-
gregation said they had never seen
a saloon or bar. l doubt If Wiscon-
sin could make as good showing
HELEN j. DRYER.
1902 South Maple street.
Mcpherson. Kansas.
Editors Note: Miss Dryer for
merly resided in the town of Dellona,
near ReedsburS.l
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

terhy have any remembrance or It's
existence as an ugly caterpillar, OF
does the caterpillar have any recollec-
tom of its ever being a gay butterfly
Does the seventeen-year locust, sing
ing on twig, have any recollection OF
the seventeen years passed beneath
the surface OF the earth?
A future existence does not neces-
sarily require a memory Of this life.
Mr.. Jones says he would prefer
oblivion, to the b1otting out of all the
sweet memories of life" In this re-
spect Mr. Jones WI undoubtedly be
accommodated with the former, for a
memory of the things of this life would
only be a repetition Of this life and
thus greatly mar or destroy entirely
future state Of happiness.
/ infer that Mr.. Jones would have a.
his friends may hold sweet communion
and entertain sweet memories of those
left in this life. But where is this
ideal place to be located? Outside or
inside the universe?
Mr. Jones cannot deny the fact that
the material portions of human be-
ing after death are resolved into the
original chemical elements from which
they sprang. Also he cannot deny the
fact that these same elements do not
pass from existence, but are only
changed in form. Maysit not be equal
ly true that the spirit also continues
to exist? May not the kindred spirits
of this life be the spirits of those
whom we knew in a past period, and
may we not again meet those same
kindred spirits in life to come with
nut recollection Of happenings in
this vale of tears? n. G. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Would Inaugurate French Method

The report in Saturday evenings
Baraboo Daily News Of the trial of the
would-be assassin OF Premier Clemen-
ceau reports expert medical opinion
unreservedly holding Coffin response
Bile for his actions" In Fridays News
Captain B. n. Robinson states the pos
sibility of his taking a postgraduate
course in a French medical university.
Would it not be we'll for our govern
ment to give all our army surgeons
in France a postgraduate course there
in the hope that those of them who
do not have the French point Of view
might acquire it? Such a course might
benefit large portion of the general
American public, also. Perhaps such
a plan would result in there being
fewer pleas of insanity in criminal
cases. insanity which persists until
the foul deed is committed and then
Immediately subsidies, less alleged pa
ranoia, fewer stays of execution Sc
cured to consult more expert medical
testimony" fewer Harry Thaw cases
to drag their gilt-edged, Shiny lengths
through years of dilatory court pro
cedure, fewer bouquets shOwered up
on criminals on trial; in short an in
creased sense of responsibility and
fewer homicides. Nj. c. CRANDALL.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Division Thirty-Two

Meath the boiling, burning sun;
They drilled all day, or worked all day
But Whimpered not one.
They crossed the sea to far-off France
To do their little bit
Les Terribles the Frenchman called
them
Because they never quit.
Mrs. Fred c. Schultz has received
Louis NJ. Schultz:
They did their bit in Texas
the following lines from her son,
They did trick at Alsace,
At Chateau-Thierry, too;
And then again at SCISSORS
They drove the arrow through!
And in the LIE Forest de Argonne,
A defense line hard TO take,
They drove wedge after wedge,
And the Dame Marie did break.
When on the eleventh of November,
Far beyond the Dun Sur Meuse
They were with the French PoiluS.
Then on to Coblenz they started
To see the whole thing through
The fighting, piercing arrow
OF the Division Thirty-Two.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
HORSE TRACED FROM
MAD|SONTO LAKE CITY
Mysterious Thief of Week Ago
Turns Up at End of of Trail Of
Depradetions

Tracing the horse and buggy from
Madison to Milwaukee, the police Fri
day located and had arrested the mys-
FERROUS thief who disappeared Wednes-
day after stealing a rig belonging to
H A Crabtree of South Madison. The
thief, who is known so far only as
John Doe" will be arraigned in SUI
perior court soon while the horse and
buggy will be driven back to Madison
from Milwaukee.
The outfit was stolen while Mr..
Crabtree was inside theater. He
had left the horse securely hitched to
a post on east Washington avenue,
within a stones throw of the police
station, and when he returned it was
gone
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Sank County's School Creed.

A recent issue of The Wisconsin
Farmer says:
One of the best expressions we have
seen from a county school superin-
tendent is that Just delivered to the
people of Sank county through the
official school paper by Jessie c. Mar
tiny. newly chosen to head Sank
county schools Miss Martiny, after
remarking on the efficient work per-
formed by George w. Davies, her pred
ecessor. who is now county agent
for Grant county, says:
AS see it, Sank county is pri-
mariIy an agricultural county, with
the welfare of the cities and the
villages depending indirectly upon
the farming communities adjacent
to them. One is dependent upon
the other. With the ever-increas-
ING cost of living, among which
are food and clothing, caused part
ly by our ever-increasing popuia-
ton in this country, believe the
industrial and future welfare of
the growing generations can be
best prepared for their life work
by a system of education that will
teach the majority of our young :
people that one of the greatest OPP
portunities for profitable, substan-
tal and happy life work is to be
gained right on the farms and in
the cities and villages of Sank
county. BY this ! do not mean
that all should stay on the farms,
for it would indeed be mistake
to make poor farmer out of a
person who has the talent for
making great success in one of
the many other professions. 1t
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

BUYS NUMBER
OF ARMY CAMPS
Fifteen Cantonments and Thirteen
Balloon and Aviation Fields In
volved in Deal

Decision of the war department to
proceed with the purchase of sites of
IS army camps and 13 balloon and fly
ng fields was announced Friday by
Acting Secretary Crowell Less than
$15,O00,0OO will be involved, Mr.
Crowell said, and it will not be neces-
sary to await action by congress as
the department now has the funds.
With these purchases the army will
have 80 training camps, including the
orig nal 16 cantonments constructed
to train the national army and 10 ava-
ton centers, most of which will be in
southeastern states, Texas and Cali
fornia. The fields to be retained in
the north will be regarded as summer
flying centers.
81 CAMPS TO BE ABANDONED
Twenty-seven camps and Is aviation
fields will be abandoned Orders have
gone out for the abandonment Of 20
camps, including nearly all the ma
tional guard training centers Con-
Struction work on the q camps, &C
cording to war department figures,
represents a cost of about $4,000, 900,
of which $45,000,000 was spent on the
four embarkation cantonments.
Approximately $230,OO0,000 has been
spent in construction work on the Is
cantonments to be bought and Is now
owned.
Most of the 80 camps are being used
as emob'lization centers, but no def
mite plans for their employment after
the war army is disbanded has been
evolved.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Doering and
Daughter Mildred spent Sunday at the
l;sarve Rabuck home.
Harry Dehler of La Vale spent Sat
ii day night and Sunday with Gurdon
I)oerirg.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Gardener have
been sick the past week.
Grandma Grover of La Vale is
pt nding a few weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Al Doering.
-dr. and Mrs. George Phiel Of North
II. Eota are visiting relatives here.
School was closed last week, for
Miss rheones was not able to teach.
EIr. and Mrs. Ferd Doering and
daughter Iva spent Sunday afternoon
at the Walter Rabuck home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
BLACK HAWK

Mr.. and Mrs. F. Griffith are enter
tanning a daughter since the 18th.
Mrs George Sprecher is taking care
Of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Gasser,
who was taken sick last week.
DR.. G.. M. Wahl killed fox on his
way home from Casse' last Saturday.
7 ne animal even ran toward the doc
tor, who had to use stick to kill it.
Fred Haberman had the roof OF his
sore shingled this week.
FIR. and Mrs. A. E. Rieser celebrated
, hi anniversary of their wedding day
Saturday evening. A-number of
guests spent a few pleasant hours at
the new home Of A. E. Hieser.
Arthur Ochsner and family are down
v It'll the flu.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Consolidation of Ringing Brothers
and Barnum and Bailey Shows
Is Announced

The boast Of all circus men in the
world that theirs was "the greatest
show on earth" is now less a matter of
opinion than ever before. for Barnum
& Bailey and the Ringing brothers
have combined their shows, thus form
ing what the press representative de-
clares to be the colossus OF all
amusement
The announcement of the conSolida-
ton was made on Thursday in Bridge.
port, Conn.,, the winter home of all
things pertaining to the sawdust
realm. The new show will be known
as Ringing Brothers and Barnum e.
Bailey Combined.
The new show will bring many new
features to amuse and thrill the chill
dren. The Barnum & Bailey show is
known to every boy and girl and every
grownup in New York. Out in Chi
cago the Ringing brothers aggrega-
ton is better known.
For some years the Ringing show
has been to Chicago juveniles what
the Barnum & Bailey show has been
to youngsters in New York For many
years these shows have, with the ex
ception of New York and Chicago, al
ternated in all of the large cities Of
the United States and Canada. The
exception was in 1909, when the Ring
ling show opened its season in Madi-
son Square garden and the other in
the Coliseum in Chicago.
The Barnum & Bailey circus was
purchased by the Ringlings from the
James A. Bailey estate in the fail OF
1907 Since then the Ringing broth
ers directed both circuses, but have
maintained them as distinctive insti-
buttons, each with its own staff OF
managers, and separate corps of for
eign agents. They kept the shows ex-
actly the same in size, the Ringing
show wintering in Baraboo until this
season.
The greater circus, which has been
formed by combining the biggest and
best features of the two shows, is what.
New York youngsters will see this
year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
Are We in Germany?

Some unknown person has sent this
office a communication with the above
title, but it cannot be used because
the name OF the sender was omitted.
Evidently the person should turn the
case over to the district attorney,
poor commissioner or county humane
officer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

Year after year for at least six
years bluebirds have built their nest
in metal mail box at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Koenig at Kirk
wood several miles west of Barahoo.
Mr.. Koenig reports the pair is again
on hand and busy as buyers at a bar
gain counter The mail box was
struck by a wagon wheel bending it
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
EAU CLAIRE GROCER
PAYS $3.50 FOR MAKING
LJNPATRIOTIC REMARKS

At Eau Claire E. Kohlhepp, a grocer,
was sentenced late yesterday in the
United States district court to pay a
fine of $3.50 following conviction for
violating the espionage act. He was
charged with having said of the war
savings stamp campaign, Nov the
government is around begging pen
MES from children
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
FORTUNE PAID FOR
ONE HOG in OHIO

Sixty-fve thousand dollars was the
price paid for fifty-four hogs by breed
ers from all parts of the United States,
who attended the sale of Duroc jersey
hogs at Springfield, Ohio. Jacksons
Top King, boar, brought top price,
$4,000, going to F. G. Goodbar OF
Tennessee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
BLUEBRDS RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR AND
BUILD NEST In A MAIL BOX AT THE HOME OF
Mr.. AND MRS ROBERT KOENIG AT KIRKWOOD

open just large enough for the birds
to enter. Here they found home
from wind and weather, and like the
place SO we'll they return year after
year, at least bluebirds are there,
whether the same ones or not no one
knows. Out of this magic box have
come brood after brood, and the indi-
cations are more will fly away into the
great and wonderful world.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
From Mrs. Kimball

do not want to miss one issue OF
The News, for being so far away from
the old home town it is a welcome Wis
itor. MRS. F. P. KIMBALL.
317 Adele street,
Anahein. Calf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
TWO BROTHERS MEET AND VISIT AT BARABOO
AFTER BEING SEPARATED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
ONE OF AREGON, THE OTHER OF BADGER STATE

Two brothers, who had not seen
each other for fifteen years. have been
visiting at Baraboo and Alderman
They are Hugh McCredie of Portland
Oregon, and James McCredie of Brook
lyn. Wis. Both formerly resided In
this region and have been enjoying
not only visit with each other. but
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27
FAIRFIELD

Joe Stott, who holds an auction in
the town of Fairfield, will move to
Madison, where he will engage as a
machinist. Madison was formerly
his home. Mrs. Stott died not long ago
and with the children he cannot get
along weldon farm.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-03-27

boo they have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred r. Farwell, and at Able
man at the home of Mrs. A. G. Finder.
They have gone to Brooklyn to meet
the family of james McCredie, one of
the brothers. ~