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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
THREW HIS voice.;
DR0fS The COFFIN

please let ME down easy, mister,
came a deep voice, apparently from
the casket, as Andrew j. Wilson. a
negro employed by Long Beach
California; company, was engaged
with another workman, in unloading
at a freight station there coffin con
tanning a body that had been shipped
to Long Beach for burial from town
in the middle west.
Wilson was just letting his end OF
the box down, with about two feet
to go. He let it fall the two feet with
a bang, and with a flying start he
sprinted down the street.
Police Sergeant Clyde Allen Of Long
Beach, who was standing near the
scene with a ventriloquist friend
vouches for the story.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
YEGCIMEN CRACK
SAFE AT LODI
(From Thursdays daiTy.)

Yeggmen in the vicinity of Madison
have staged comeback. Lodi was
host in their latest visit. The steel
safe in the Office of w. w. Steele, lum-
Der dealer, was blasted Tuesday night.
Mr., Steele has refused to say how
much loot the robbers obtained, but
there are rumors here that upwards
OF $1,000 was in the haul. A bundle
Of notes and checks was untouched
The thieves gained access ito the
office through window. Authorities
believe the job was not done by ex-
perts as the safe blowing was not a
particularly artistic job.
Sheriff Schultz OF Portage is on the
job with two men and two blood
hounds which we're brought here last
night. No clues had been reported to-
day-Milwauke Journal
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
GIVEN ENTERTAINMENT
AT LYONS CHURCH

The entertainment given Tuesday
evening by the Liberty Boys club was
another one added to their list OF en-
joyable entertainments given this
winter. They have been free of charge
and public appreciation was expressed
by the overlooking house that greeted
them.
To Prof w. L. Gates is due mueR
credit for organizing such a club as
it has proved to be a great benefit To
the community.
1t has associated these men together.
made them understand each other bet
ter, and made home ties more binding
Any reputable citizen in Lyons will be
glad to give his record here He has
been in it's school for the past two
years and superintendent of it's Sun
Gay school the past year and has
filled all places with credit. This COM
munity heartily endorses him in any
good work The HOlioways have
added much to the entertainments
with their excellent music.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
$500 SOLDIERS
OF A. I. T. ARMY
STILL MISSING
Re-Burial of Bodies and Study Of
All Records Gradually Bring to
Light Names Of Many

General Pershing reported at Wash
ington that there are still $500 officers
and men of the expeditionary forces
listed as missing. This compares with
British official figures of 161, 800 mis-
sing and French of 100000.
All have been reported as miss
ing in casualty lists published, the
report said. Re-interments of bodies
from insulated graves in centralized
cemeteries is furnishing additional
Identification in many cases and for
this reason records of the grave regis
tration service are being studied.
REORGANIZATION of grave registra-
ton reports and also of hospital re-
cords referred to by General Pershing
was said by officials to explain the
''illed in action" "and wounded in
action" casualties still appearing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03

E. J. Seaver of Beloit knows he has
killed 100000 rats in the past eight
years and cannot guess how many
more have died. through his efforts.
Killing rats is Mr.. Seayer's job. He
studied the problem for twenty years,
he says. In drive in Beloit recently
he carted away eight heaping wheel
barrow loads OF dead rats after the
first feeding of his poison. He killed
365, 600 rats in thirty days in Rock
ford, Ill. He has been called to all
parts Of the country to clean UP bust
ness districts. He has personally fed
more than twelve tons of poison to
rats and mice. He says a rat will
travel blocks to get a taste of the ia
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
IS FOUND GUILTY
Ar EAU CLAIRE

Bad Kenyon socialist orator, was
found guilty by jury in United
States district court at Eau Claire on
three counts of Indictment charging
violation of the espionage act and
was sentenced by Judge A. l.. Sanbom
to one year in Leavenworth prison
Kenyon, among other things, is al
legged to have said that liberty bonds
were not worth a cent and that the
fight with Germany was rich mans
war.
Although Kenyon had an attorney
he persisted in cross examining all
government witnesses and in deliver
ing his own argument to the jury.
His statments which were made up
on the streets of Richland Center
caused a near riot and Kenyon was
hustled off to jail where he remained
several days and was then taken to
Madison where he has been confined
for several mOnths.-Richland OBJ
server.
Spring Green once upon g. time There
Bud who shot through door at
Spring Green one upon time. There
was a woman on the other side OF
the door.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
MISS GETMAN SPEAKS
BEFORE WlTWEN CLUB
(From Saturdays daily.)

Miss Leila Getman, who is working
in Sank county in the interest Of the
county Young Women's Christian as
SOciatiOn, spoke last evening at Wit
wen before the community club of
that vicinity. Her topic was the Y.
w. C. A. and What it Will Mean to
Sank County" The club is composed
of people from a number of school dis
tricts and is very progressive, the
members being actively interested in
consolidation of schools and other for
ward movements of the day Many ex
pressed a desire to cooperate in this
latest movement for women and girls.
The work preparatory to organization,
which was dropped on account of the
war, is again being resumed. Miss
Getman will be in the county mum
Der of weeks getting in touch with as
many rural communities as possible,
and it is hoped that in a short time
the county's budget will be raised and
that definite steps toward organization
will be taken.
Miss Getman has been work ng in
county since the last of January and
will make her headquarters in Bara-
boo for a short time She will be at
the home of Miss Jessie Holden, Fifth
avenue Miss Getman was accompa-
MED to Witwen by Mrs. G. w. An
drews, Mrs. Ethel S. Horton and Miss
Rim Ruggles.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
PAUL EEEALUTECK
FOUND GUILTY
Former Resident Of Reedsbuzg
Faces Fate in Federal Court at
Eau Claire

Paul J. Fauteck, former editor OF
the Medford Weekly Sun and once a
resident of Reedsburg, was found gull
ty by jury in the United States dis
trict court at Eau Claire of failing to
report for classification under the
draft, and guilty on all six counts in
the indictment for violating the espi-
onage law, among these being the pub
LEGATION of disloyal editorials and ad-
vising men not to enlist. Fines of $500
were assessed on E. Swanson, a Bay
field shoemaker, found guilty last
night, and DR.. X. l.. Desombre OF Med
ford, who entered plea Of nolle con-
tendre.
A tall, fair William Sweeney OF
Rhinelander was brought by federal
agents into the United States court at
Eau Claire to face trial on a charge OF
violating the espionage act Wit
nesses who had been brought by the
government to testify against William
Sweeney, stared at the prisoner, but
knew him not.
The man against whom they came
to testify was short and dark. lnves-
tigation revealed there were two Will
liam Sweeneys at Rhinelander. The
tall, fair Sweeney was released and
agents sent after the short, dark one.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
L0GANvILLE COUPLE
MARRIED so YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Leicher of Lo-
ganville celebrated their fftieth we'd
ding anniversary Wednesday. All OF
the children gathered at the Logan.
vile home to celebrate the day to.
gether, including four sons and one
daughter with their families, besides
other relatives, who enjoyed the big
wedding dinner at noon, and in the
evening big reception was held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leicher have lived for
almost fifty years in Loganville, where
the former and his son now have a
truck factory.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
GIVES LIE TO CHARGES
MANY YANKS LOST LEGS

Maj. Gen Ireland, surgeon general
of the army, said this week in Wash
ington there was no foundation for
persistent reports of basket cases" in
army hospitals. A basket case" is a
soldier who has lost both legs and
both arms and therefore cannot be
carried on a stretcher. General Ire
land said there has been no instance
of an American soldier so wounded
during the whole period of the war.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
O o q 0 o o 0 0 o =
o FRIDAY .
:. Q O o y - ~ 80 Q q =

M. Feinberg has purchased the build
ing at the foot of Ash street, the one
next to the river, and will use 1t fOT
storage and will also handle second
hand automobiles. Mr.. FeinbeTg has
been dealing in junk for some time,
and will make the building his head
quarters, there being three floors. The
building years ago was used by the
Brown livery, but the passing OF the
horse has left the structure empty for
a number OF years.
Among the things considered at the
council meeting on Friday evening
were the following: Advertising for
bids for paving Fourth with brick,
from the Wellington to the city hall;
authorizing silent police with lights at
prominent corners; obtaining crushed
rock for street paving, and introduc-
ton of an ordinance against throwing
broken glass in the street. Charles
Rutland filed a claim for being injured
while working as a. volunteer fireman
The bill of the doctor has been paid
he Cld1lQ 1OI tiIC Wcbo ACASA ~
Clerk of Court Frank A. Cooper,
has turned over the documents Of the
draft board to the war department
consisting of the records and cor
respondence of the board since the
war. Their were 26 cases of these
records and each case was 24xl6Xl6
inches and they all weighed about a
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mcfarland
and neice, Portia Wiley, have re-
turned from Ft. Morgan, Colorado
where they spent the winter with the
formers son, Eldie Mcfarland.
Roy Tschumpert, grandson Of MIR
and Mrs. Richard Alexander passed
through Baraboo on his way to Mime
apolis after returning from overseas
service in the army. Mr.. Tschumpert
formerly lived in Baraboo and now re
sides in Minneapolis.
About 25 friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry >Moeller surprised them al
their home last evening. The evening
was spent in games and refreshments
were served. All present report gooc
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Lesser have beer
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. 81. ]
Borchers who are moving from Eat
Claire to Merrimack, where he viii
have charge of division of the
American telephone and telegraph
lines. On Thursday evening Mr.. anf
Mrs. Lesser gave six o'clock dinner
in their honor and among the PRIESTS
were Mr.. and Mrs. e. Klett Of Glen
Vile. ~
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
TIGRIS is THE NILE
OF MESOPOTAMIA

Just as Egypt has been made by the
Nile, so Mesopotamia has been made
by the Tigris and the Euphrates. The
view put forward with some authority
that the rivers sould be kept exclu
sively for irrigation and not be de-
pended upon for transport is challeng-
ed on many grounds, one Of which is
that irrigation and navigation can be
effectively combined, and indeed made
mutually advantageous for years to
come.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
MEMORIAL FOR
DR.. VAN .HISE

A memorial service in honor of the
late President G. r. Van Eise will be
held by University Of Wisconsin late
III April, according to plans now in
preparation. The exact date has not
been announced as yet.
The speakers at the memorial ser
vice will be: Prof. 7. c. Chamberlin,
of the University Of Chicago, vino will
talk on DR.. Van Hise's relation to
science; DR.. Albert Shaw Of The Re
view of Reviews, who will speak on
DR.. Van Hise's relation to the public;
and President E. A. Brige, of the uni
versity who will speak on DR.. Van
Hises relation to the university.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
MAY RE-ESTABLISH
HOMESEEKERS RATES

Plans to re-establish the old home
seekers excursion rates are being con
sidered by the railroad administration
at Washington. Homeseekers' rates
were abandoned by the railroads short
ly after the war broke out. The de
partment of agriculture is behind tn
movement, which is calculated to help
in the colonization Of farming country
not fully developed
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
BEL OFT MAN KILLS RATS BY THE MILLION AND
CANNOT GUESS HOW MANY MORE DIED THROUGH
HIS EFFORTS-STUDIED PROBLEM TWENTY YEARS
tai norsel.

tai morsel.
"a rat is one of the smartest ami
mails" he said. ''No trap will exter-
inmate him. You may catch a few
but the rest are soon warned"
He knows how many rats he has
killed because he conducted hundreds
of tests to learn just how much poi
son it is possible for a rats stomach
to hold. He makes his poison work
slowly so that every rat for blocks
around can pass out the word where
there is tasty feed before he dies. His
system has been used In foreign coun-
tries.
Mr.. Seaver is also an annihilator OF
cockroaches, red ants and flies.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
CIVIL WAR VETERAN OF
IS YEARS TAKES BRIDE

Waupaca set new record on wed
dings when Christoger Danielson, aged
So. civil war veteran. was married to.
Gsgs. Mary Peterson, aged Is, by Rev.
Anthony Jacob
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
GEORGE BELL, THE EIGHT FOOT NEGRO GIANT,
MEMBER OF THE CHU CHIN COMPANY IS DEAD
AT MILWAUKEE,, KILLED BY COLORED W0EFlv

several drinks. The tragedy occurred
at a rooming house and the woman
says she shot in self-defense. She says
he tried to kick her. Bell weighed 80
pounds and she weighed $50 pounds
Bell wore a 26 collar and % shoes
After his death bis brain. was weighed
and was found to- be less than the
average white man by one ounce
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03

George Bell, the eight-foot negro
RANT, was killed In Milwaukee Tues
lay, Miss Maceo Ealy being charged
With the crime. Bell stood feet, IL
inches, and was playing a minor part
n the Chu Chin company, now in Mil
waukee After the play the man and
woman Quarreled. Bell having taken
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
Married
Struck-Meyer

StTuck-Meyer
Albert Struck OF Reedsburg was
married to Miss Anna Meyer of Chi
cago, Marrh Is, according to announce
ments just received. The ceremony
took place at the home of the brides
eiste.. Mrs. John Graft, at Chicago
The couple will live on farm west Of
Reedsburg as soon as they return
from their wedding trip
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
RAILWAY MEN ACCEPT
OFFER OF GOVERNMENT

Delegates to the conference of the
national union of railway men in Lon
don decided Thursday to accept the
offer of the government for the settle
ment of their demands.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
HANG GREAT WIRE ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

In order to unite two electric sys-
TENS, a great wire is being swung
across the Mississippi near Prairie du
Chen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
BROCK, HOLLAND, is
CLEANHIEE.S17 CITY I'M WORLD

II. is said that the cicanect town in
the world is Brock, Holland. 1t has
been famous for cleanliness from time
immemoriaI. The yards and streets
are paved with polished stones inter
mingled with bricks Of different
,cclors.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
FREE NEGRO WOMAN WHO
SHOT THE NEGRO GEAN

In NJ lwaukee Miss Maceo Ealy, &C.
cused of killing the eight-foot negro,
has been freed on a plea she shot in
sei-defense.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
JOHN NOLEN TO PLAN
CITY OF GAINESVILLE

John Nolen, Boston authority on
city planning, has been engaged to
give expert advice to GAINESVILLE.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-03
HOSIERY COMPANY MAY
USE MI. WAUKEE BREWERY

In Milwaukee a hosiery company
may use one of the large breweries.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
NICE WEATHER
Is Making Our Ice Men Sit up
and Guess

Some diamond "A men a couple
days ago were driving fifteen head
of cattle over to bunns island
when all of them broke thru the
ice. Only seven of them were
saved
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

This is another Of the weeks
when locals seemed to filter in to
our desk without our having TO
chase around outdoors after them.
Perhaps the warm weather was the
cause of it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

The many friends of ex.County
Treasurer j. f. Weaver and family
will be sorry to learn of the death
of his son Roy, which occnrd Sun
day at Minneapolis, where he had
previously been taken to have an
operation performd
The. funeral was held at Gettys-
burg Wednesday, and was largely
attended, including q body Of sol
der boys in uniform.
Howard Weischedel and Mr.. and
Mrs Will Ripley were among those
70 attendance from this vicinity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

Capt. Henry Olson and Jos.
Lambert were over Monday to do
some work on the ferryboat. The
day before Capt. Olson while leis-
urely paying the boat q visit dis
coyerd that the gasoline tank locat-
ed in the hall had sprung a leak
and let all the gasoline out, quite a
large quantity. The hull being
composed of iron. most of the fluid
was recovered and put in a new
tank. 1t is lucky that it was dis
coverd, as it might not have made
a very healthy combination with a
lighted cigaret, or kids playing
with matches lin imitation Of their
eldersy.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo,
Lucas County, 49,:

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that
he istsenior partner Of the firm Of r. j..
Cheney Il CO., doing business in the City
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid. and
that'said firm will pay the sum OF ONE
HUNDRED dollars ior each and every
,c0ae OF catArrhthat cannot be cured by the
fuseof Halls Caser Medicine. $1,000
ss FRANK j. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
nv; presence.this 9Th day Of Dec. A. D..
i006, A w. Gleason,
a(seSl Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is taken intern
allVsG Sctas thru the blood on the mucous
euSfac6osofsth the system. Send for testimo-
nlals, free. +. J:Cheney 4 Co., To.
Gold ~ al druggists. 7bc ledO. Ohio
HaIls Family Pills for constipation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
CHEYENNE AGENCY

VII L GAN ~ u AOLNOl
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. II.
McGregor, of Cheyenne Agency,
S. d.. Jan. 10, 1919. a daughter.
Miss Claussen, a trained nurse
from Mobridge, and Mrs. q. Gear
of Forest City assisted in the
honors of the occasion
Dick Fielder made a trip to La
Plant Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Luke Gilbert made
Il trip to Gettysburg Tuesday.
1t is announced that the Board
ing School will reopen next Mon.
Charley LaPlant of White Horse
was down Monday for n short visit.
Ambrose Travcrsic went to
Omaha Monday on Il business er.
rand
Parker Gage is down today from
Timber Lake calling on relatives
in this vicinity
Capt. Olson is in charge of the
carpenter shop, filling the position
OF boss carpenter temporarily
Mrs. Dick Fielder who went to
the Yankton reservation to visit
two weeks ago, is reported to have
died last week
Harry Powell, who was princi.
pal of the boarding school here a
few years ago, is reported to have
died recently in Minnesota
Mrs. Susie Carter went to the
Iankton reservation Monday to
get Dick Fielder two motherless
chlldrcn-as we understand
Master Johnny McGregor was
reminded of his nindh birthday
Monday by some of his young
friends presenting him with a nice
cake
Oscar Rousseau of LaPlant was
at TT Pierre the first of the week
returning with his sister Mrs. w E
Powell who will visit relatives here
for a few days
Carson Williams of Philip SD an
oldtime cowboy of this locality was
here Monday en- route to Pierre in
company with Babe LaPlant and
Eugene Rousseau
The report has reacht us that
a bunch of 500 sheep strayed
away from Fred LaPlants ranch
during the snowstorm of a few
weeks ago. They have since raecov-
erd some 800 of them which were
found down on the Cheyenne river.
A force of men have commenced
to clean up and renovate the east
half of the basement Of the Gov
ernment building so that MI. Cor
man can move his quarters into it.
Besides a partition dividing it from
the boilerrooms, the walls and cell
ing are to be plasterd and painted
white. The basement windows are
|also being enlarged, with one OF
two more to be added.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
CHANCE OF

No county in the west oases better IN
ducements today to the farmer desiriEa
% build Q home OF to the capitalist look.
hg for . profitable investment for his
money than IL offered In the fertile lands
Of Potter county, South Dakota, which
al BE- purchased at>prices which ars
merely nominal hsncompared with lsa
productive lands but . short distance
east. Herr can befcund railroads, school
houses, towns and villages ready bullA
society organized and equal to that al
the east on the one hand, and cheap fes
tile lands q the other-a combination
impossible to and In . country arhes
older or newer than this. That this COZ.
dition cannot long remain 70 attested b.
the fact that some Of tho shrewdest invee.
ton Of the yst, oonvsrsant with til
yalss Ct suih land - rapidly bsyta0
III
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
RED SEAL BATTERIES For
Sale, at, the Pioneer Store.
BARGAINs-.tn..FARM LANDS

We have some real bargains in Farm
Lands, wild and improved. Good soil. no
crop failures country we'll settled, close
to railroads. good markets. good roads.
SCHOOLS. churches, RID. and telephones.
have you to trade for q farm?.
IL you wish to visit this country, write
Tor our special Observation-Disclosures
GO REAL ESTATE co, Sank Rapids,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

We are requested to print the
particulars of a ''National Tourn-
amcnt in Health Knighthood" to
be conducted for the school chill
dren of America, beginning Febru-
airy 9th. A school committee has
been appointed in every Red Cross
chapter and instructed to assist in
this modern Health Crusade Tour
nament. This school committee
has authority to use the funds of
their local Red Cross chapter with
which to purchase all necessary
supplies. which will be furnisht by
the R CSeal Commission at whole.
sale cost prices.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
We ARE A "DRY" NATION.

Nebraska capt the climax last
week when its legislature voted for
the national Prohibitory amend
ment, making the necessary num-
Der to adopt it, viz 36. A procla-
nation of the President, however.
as a war measure, makes TIE coun-
try dry beginning July l this.year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

For insurance, land or other
General Business, call. phone or
write William School, Gettysburg,
S. ID. "
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23

Mrs. Harry Albright left for
Gettysburg today to take the train
for the purpose of r%ejoining her
husband
Forest Gates has embarkt in the
pig business TOO. lie bought
three from Mr.. Congdon today.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-01-23
NOTICE.

Entered as second class matter at the
at Forest City,S. ID.