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Arizona republican., 1919-08-03
BATCHER'S MECHANIC GAN HANDLE YOUR
 TROUBLES WIRES ANGEL CITY GARACEMA|V

under water, but was finally pulled onto the roadway, only to find that it would not run. Mechanics of the community were. baffled and it finally became necessary to wire to Los Angeles for aid.
 The Los Angeles people immediately wired back that an expert mechanic, one who could solve the difficulties, could be secured at Watchers garage in Phoenix.
 As a result, the Batcher's garage received a wire late Friday afternoon, July 25, to send their best me chanic.'
 Saturday morning, R. A. Hunsick the mechanic in question, left for Seligman, arriving there Saturday evening.
 He started work on the machine al o'clock Sunday morning and com pleted the job in time to catch a train at 10:15 o'clock for Phoenix, arriving here Sunday morning.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03
CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE MITCHELL DELIVERIES

For the first time since the in troduction of the, new Victory model Mitchell six some six months ago are we able to make immediate deliveries of both roadster and touring models of this sensational car" stated $. E. Lannis. sales manager of the Motor Sales Co.,. Inc. local distributors.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

MYE CARRY a complete line of the w famous KelIy-Springfield tires and tubes. They are made better and last longer. We guarantee this tire against damage from any cause and keep it in repair free of charge for the entire life of the tire.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

''We have received three carliods during the past month and are prom ised still better deliveries from now on. as the Mitchell factory is rapidly getting up to full production"
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

It makes no difference what your wants may be-. you can have them sup piled by using and reading The Repub- lican Classified Pages-Arizona's lead ing advertising medium.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03
IT OUGHT TO
(Buffalo Commercial

(Buffalo CommerciaD President Wilson may have to pay an income tax of s21,4 on his 75,OO0 salary This should convince him that the high cost of living is real and evil dent anyway.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

The Oldest Cut Rate Tire House in the State. Goods Shipped c. o. D.
 We handle all such High Grade Tires in First Quality" goods as
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03
ANOTHER ADAGE GONE WRONG
(Brooklyn Eaglel

Hereafter there will be no new wine to put into old bottles, so that one bibli7 cal warning is more or less obsolete, Also a million Timothies may plead stomachache in vain. Another revised edition of the New Testament is ill or
Arizona republican., 1919-08-03

suit. &
 Have each cut vulcanized Ke your tires up like you do your tes and little troubles will not grow F big ones and you will get a surprisi length of service.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
ROXBURY COUPLE
in DEEP TROUBLE

Following the suit for divorce
brought by Margaret Trautman of Rox-
bury against her husband, John Traut-
man. carpenter an answer refuting
his alleged i'll treatment, laziness, and
failure to perform his brandy duties
was filed by the defendant Monday in
circuit court at Madison.
He admits that at the time of their
marriage she was a divorced woman
and he was a widower, and that his
wife has one child born of her first
marriage, who is living with her at
her present home at Roxbury. He al
leges that she has always been
Of fault finding nature, and has not
been satisfied with his earnings, which
totaled nearly $3.50 a day.
He claims that he has made pay
ments every month on piano for
her but denies that she was induced
to invest $809.31. left to her from he
mothers estate, in property for
home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
BUSINESS TALK
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Commercial Association Secures
Lecturer on Business Methods;
Meeting Poorly Attended


1.-THE Troubles of Merchant and
How to Stop Them was the topic OF
the screen lecture given at the high
school auditorium Tuesday evening by
W. III. Farley who came here under the
auspices of the Baraboo Commercial
association. The object of Mr.. Farley's
talk was to help build up better trade
He lectured with the aid of stereop-
tican slides and dealt with retail fail
ure and their causes, store organiza-
tion, newspaper advertising, selling
methods, credit business system, and
many other points advantageous for
business men to know.
He also showed a moving picture OF
retail business; one example OF which
was an old style building with high
windows preventing good display
and a poor arrangement OF goods; also
no management and poor system which
adds to failure in the business world.
Mr.. Farley said the last place he was
at a crowded house turned out to hear
him and was surprised to see very
few business men at the meeting last
evening. The lecture was sent by the
National Cash Register Company.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
JUNIOR LIVE STOCK
BREEDERS PREPARE

Final touches are being put on entries
for the Junior Live Stock exposition at
Madison, November to z.
Wisconsin's junior live stock breed
ers are not lacking pep: rs counties
have enrolled and from those virious
counties there will be 103 baby beef
entries. 162 dairy calves. 228 pigs, 81
lambs, and s colts. according to the
latest figures. Competition will be
keen. 1t will be a chance for Badger
youths to find out how they rank
among the countries best. This is the
first Junior Live Stock Exposition in
America and bids fair to rival anything
of it's kind.
The judges have been appointed
G. G. Humphrey will look over the
dairy calves, Frank Kleinheinz will
inspect the sheep, j. G. Fuller will have
the pigs, George Hutton will judge the
colts, and J. G.. Imboden of Decatur
Illinois, will pass on the baby beeves.
Sauk county will be well represent
ed. George Premo; Stanley M. Premo
Howard Roser, and Merton Webster,
of Baraboo; and Philip Hirchinger,
North Freedom, will have some fine
baby beef exhibits, Lila Premo, Bara-
boo, will be there with a good entry
for the sheep exhibit.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
TRAIL COUPLE
TO BARAB0O

When the afternoon train from the
north rolled into Reedsburg on We'd
nesday afternoon there was large
crowd Of students present to give Mr..
and Mrs. William Arnold, nee Flo
renee Schewe, farewell Mr. Arnold
is connected with the schools. The
newly married couple was not to be
seen - they had come to Baraboo in
an. automobile. Before the train
reached here number of Reedsburg
automobiles had come and the air at
the station was full of confetti and
rice. Several had horns and these lent
a din, din, din. When the train stopp-
ed score more piled off and gave
vent to their pent-up feelings all
OF which was received with laughter
and smiles by Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
as the train went round the bend.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
SILVER WEDDING
Is CELEBRATED

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Miller were
pleasantly surprised at their home at
715 Fifth street the occasion being
the 25th anniversary of their wedd-
ing.
At 8 o'clock about 80 friends and
relatives invaded their home to con-
gratulate the worthy couple and wish
them many more happy anniversaries.
also presenting them with a beauti-
full electric reading lamp as a token OF
the high esteem in which they are
held.
Their two daughters Miss Arvilla
and Miss Erma who are employed in
government Offices at Washington d.
c., could not be present but remem-
bered the happy occasion with
beautiful bouquet of red roses and a.
dainty gift of silver.
Rev. Mueller addressed the gather
ing with a few appropriate words.
The evening was spent in visiting
and at about IL O'Clock refreshments
were served after which the guests
departed wishing them health and
prosperity that they may live % cele-
brate their golden wedding.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
BARABoo. WIS. THURSDAY OCTOBER 80 1919
ALFRED T. RINCLING WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL
CIRCUSMEN BEGINNING HIS CAREER WITH THE
FAMOUS ORCANIZATION--WAS LOVER OF ANIMALS

institution and become enthusiastic
over it's worth and later he pro
posed in letter to o. D. Branden
burg, to provide more elephants
bears, horses and other beasts to the
number of twenty-five or thirty if {
trained animal show, whose features
he roughly sketched in long letter
penciled while he was i'll in bed
was established at Villas park. The
generous offer had. to be held in
abeyance because zoo funds would
not permit of the building of an
arena and the large expense OF main
tenance. Mr.. Ringling's conception
involved several performances a
week at lowest prices-a strictly ami
NAL show having important educa,
tional characteristics, perhaps linked
up TO the university. At the same
time he was earnestly discussing the
creation OF great game preserve
somewhere in the warm south where
the perpetuation OF the various
species could be insured. He was
fearful OF the early extinction of the
giraffe and other rare animals. Pos
slbly by will he makes provision for
such refuge.
Two years ago when Mr.. Ringing
was in Madison he was guest OF
honor at a supper at DR.. C. q.
Dwight's Mendoza Beach cottage
among others present being DR.. G.
H. Villas Magnus Swenson, e. 3.
Steensland, O. D, Brandenburg. Fl. L.
Butler, Carl Fl. Tenney, DR.. J. 8.
Evans, and John Grinde and after
ward, when the circus came to town
last year and again this, Mr.. Ring
hng's advance man saw to it, under
scrupulous telegraphic directions
that all members of that amiable
party were profusely supplied with
tickets. Alfred Ringing was a sing
ularly human character, gentle gen
erous, affectionate, loyal.
AS Snowman he became. with
his brothers the first in the world.
For many years the Ringlings have
owned the Forepaugh and Barnum
circuses as we'll as the one bearing
their own name They absorbed
Forepaugh & Sells in 1905, and add
ed Barnum & Bailey in 1908, also
Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. For
a season or SO they operated them
all but gradually got down to two
the Ringing and the Barnum &
Bailey; and this yea these two
were united, forming one stupen-
dous affair with winter quarters at
Bridgeport. Conn.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
COLONEL MOTT OF MILWAUKEE, TELLS OF THE RISE
OF THE RINGLINC BROTHERS in THE CIRCUS FIELD
STARTED WITH LITTLE; BECAME KINGS In BUSINESS

Col. G. w. Mott, Milwaukee, knew
Alfred Ringing and the Ringing
brothers in the days when a five
legged horse was the big feature OF
their circus, He knew them when
they had to walk back to Baraboo be-
cause they did not have money to
buy railroad tickets,
81 have known the Ringing broth
ers thirty years. said Col. Mott. in the
Milwaukee Sentinel. "Their father
was common sense man, who
thought things out in a logical way.
Their mother was a strong character.
"The Ringing brothers were not
born to the show business, They did
not come from a family of actors.
They were born business men. The
strongest element Of their success was
perfect team work and cooperation.
Alfred became director of publicity
for the Ringing Brothers circus, and
it was largely through his energy and
fine personality that the show was so
generously treated by newspapers.
He was a man of charming personality
lovable and kindly and became the
greatest publicity man in the coun-
try. He contributed to the perfect
team work that made the Ringing
brothers kings of the circus business
MusicalIy Inclined
When the Ringing boys grew into
young manhood" continued Col. Mott
they wanted to go into the show
business. They were all musically
inclined, SO they formed an amuse-
ment company and played in cities
and towns near Baraboo.
In the early days Charles and AL
fred were the musicians. John was
the comedian and one of his stunts
was wooden shoe dance. Otto was
the financial agent or the doorkeeper
Albert was the magician. On many
occasions in those early days, they
walked back to Baraboo. because they
could not afford railroad tickets.
But they were fired with courage and
ambition and never turned back.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30

Their first circus was in a tent
made Of sheeting. On a bright day
those on the outside saw almost as
much of the show as those on the in
side They travelled by wagon and the
feature Of their show was a five legged
horse. They were pretty proud of
that horse.
Ringing Brothers gave tone to the
circus business. They got rid OF the
crooks and gamblers who for many
years followed in the wake OF a cir
Gus. They were especially kind to
those associated with them. Charles
Fishback, who became famous as a
bareback rider with Barnum joined
the Ringing show. Fishback, like
many other performers, spent all he
made. When he died the Ringlings
paid his funeral expenses and erected
monument to him. They never
failed to visit the graves Of their for
mer employees in cities where the cir
Gus showed.
Always Dressed ModestIy
RED neckties and velvet vests u.s.
ed to be popular among circus peo-
pie. Ringing brothers always dress
ed and talked modestly. They were
not much on shop about hotel lobbies.
was nothing of the showoff about
them.
fAt one time they owned or con-
trolled all the big shows, representing
millions, but it never turned their
heads. They started out as poor boys
to become the greatest circus men in
the world and they made good. Their
education was confined to the public
schools but they were keen observers
and readers. They became well
read men.
THE Ringing brothers were all
Masons and all received their thirty
second degree. I recall meeting of
the Baraboo blue lodge years ago.
The father presided as master and
Ringing brothers filled every off,
ce in the lodge.
Their success ought to be an in
spiration to young men Of today.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
REEDSBURG VOTE
SCHOOL ADDITION

A special meeting Of the school
board was held at Reedsburg on
Tuesday evening to consider plans for
large Accommodations for the high
school work It was voted to build a
100000 addition to the present build
Ing, 2O4 votes being in favor and 145
against.
Reedsburg needs new building as
the present one is far too small. The
main room has 240 pupils at the be-
ginning of the day and was only in
tended for about $50.
About $50 voters of the city turned
out to give their vote on the question.
The city will be bonded for the $50,
900.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
JUDGE STEVENS
HEADS SOCIETY
Is Elected to Preside Over Delibera
tions of State Historical Organ
izaion

The new officers of the state His
torical society of Wisconsin elected
Thursday at Madison follow: Presi-
dent, Judge E. Ray Stevens, Madison;
vice presidents. Chief Justice Winslnw
Judge Siebecker, and Frederick L.
Paxon, of Madison: John Lucksinger,
Monroe Bishop s. G. Messner, Milwau-
kee; and H. E. Cole, Baraboo:
treasurer L. s. Hanks, Madison.
Just before adjournment the board
of curators decided to establish an
editorship research department .oe
which Mr.. Quaife will be the head.
Mr.. Quaife will take charge Of his
new duties just as soon as a new
man can be found to take his place
as superintendent OF the society. Mr.
Quaife has been the superintenent
for six years and his appointment to
this new position proves that his
work has been satisfactory. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the new de-
partment Will probably be under
way in few weeks, as little difficult
ty is expected in finding new man
to take his place.
The report Of the committee ON
finance showed that the library had
been successfully managed. The
society receives $59,149 from the
state and $123,7300s from private
ersources. OF this amount $53,397.59
has been expended. With 2O6 new
members voted in at the meeting, the
membership is now 1885. The society
WI soon come into possession OF the
Burrows bequest amounting to over
SSoo,O00. Many other gifts and addf-
Iions of books were made during the
year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
CATHOLIC CLUB
! HOLDS MEETING
Mrs. NJ. ]. CoughEn Reads Paper
On the Ruined Cathedrals and
Colleges Of France and Belgium

! '.The ruined cathedrals and colleges
of France and Belgium" was the sub
ject of the paper read by Mrs. NJ. J.
Coughlin at the Catholic Woman's
club on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Coughlin said in part-"The cathedrals
and colleges OF France and Belgium
are world famous. When the terrible
world war broke out, Belgium, being
first in the path of the invading army
was the first to suffer. The most
noted of her buildings was the uni
yersity of Louvain. The collection of
! books on theology and history in the
Louvain library was priceless. The
whole religious history Of the 18th
and one-half Of the 17th century were
here. Cardinal Mercier said that be-
loved city of Louvain, which cannot
put out of my mind,--the superb col
legiate church of st. Pierre will never
again region its splendor the ancient
college of Ives. the municipal school
OF art, the commercial and consular
college of the university, our wealthy
library and art gallery, all are ami
hilated. Among the other unfortunate
towns were Malines and Lierre. The
former is the home OF Cardinal Her.
cier. Notre Dame was made a target
for German shells, also the beauti-
full cathedral at Ypres. In the past
history Of Europe there is nothing to
compare with the destruction of the
cathedral at Rheims save the Aero
polls OF Athens by the Venetians.
Rheims cathedral was pitilessly bonn
oarded for two days. Probably no
monument OF art was better known to
the world than this cathedral. All
the kings Of France save six were
crowned in 1t. It took one hundred
and fifty years to build 1t and it
was the center Of culture over nine
hundred years ago. To destroy hui
Iaan life In WARTS bad enough, but to
destroy work OF art like this, is to
destroy the human soul, for it is in
such monument as Rheims cathedral
that the souls of men in the middle
ages whose bodies have long since
decayed are still alive in the world.
OF many churches no trace at all re-
mains; just a heap of stone and
wood"
The musical program for the after
noon was given by the Misses Flor
ence Axen and Phillis Jaquish.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
ELECT OFFICERS
AT CONVENTION

At the district convention of the
w. r. G. at Madison last week the.
following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. Kate Humiston,
Madison.
Senior ce-President-Mrs. Ella
Sweet, Sun Prairie
Junior Observation-Disclosures Carrie
Ruff, Belleville.
Treasurer-Mrs. Gertrude Briggs.
Baraboo
Secretary-Mrs. Alice De Voc, Madi
son.
More than a hundred delegates
were present among them: Mrs.
Isaac Fort, Mrs. Gertrude Briggs.
Mrs. John Newman, Mrs. N. M.
Bliss, and Mrs. M. Hoover, Baraboo;
Edish Luther, Nettie Hayes, Mary A.
Jones and Lille M. Rely, Spring
Green.
Some Of those from 2araboo were
on the program for addresses.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
o. D. Brandenburg in Madison Demo

n =
/ Alfred T. Ringing was one Of the
Originators OF the Ringing circus
which was found in 1884 at Bara
boo. Albert, Otto, Charles and Johr
were the others Of the group later te
become world famous. Henry
youngest of the brothers joined the
others as an active member Of the
combination upon the death Of Otto
in 1911. The latter, unmarried left
an estate assessed for inheritance
taxes at some 100000. and Henry's
portion enabled him to gain entrance
to the organization Otto, first OF
the quintet to pass away died at So
Albert eldest Of the group, died
Jan. l, 1916. aged 64, and August,
who worked with the circus but not
as an owner, died at 53 in 1907 the
first among all the eight Ringing
children to go. His mother died the
same year. aged "a, and his father,
August Fredrick Ringing, in 1898,
aged 70.
The parents were Franco-Ger-
mans. The mothers maiden name
was Marie Salome Juliar, and she
was Alsatian. The name Ringing
was Rungelin prior to the present
generation and earlier yet, Richelin,
"a Huguenot refugee who fled from
France and settled in Hanover.
Otto was the only son born in
Baraboo. Alfred being born at Nc
Gregor, Iowa, with others and one
or two of the boys elsewhere. When
the senior Ringlings came from over
the sea they settled first in Canada,
then at Milwaukee, at various times
afterWard living in Chicago, Nc
Gregor Prairie du Chen, Saltwater
Rice Lake and Baraboo. They were
good Lutherns, and the sons were
most generous to their church.
Road Show Starts In 1884
AS early as 1882 the Ringing boys
had a concert company, in which
Albert juggled and balanced, and
Charles was the musician, playing
many instruments BY 1884 tthey
had saved $500, and with that sum
they started wagon show, their
father making the harnesses, their
uncle the wagons. Their first ele-
phant was bought Of Burr Robins
at GAINESVILLE. Now they have 40 or
more the greatest herd in the world.
One of these gigantic creatures Al
fred gave to the Madison ZOO two
years ago, after he had visited that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
COMMITTEE TO
AID COLLEGES

At the meeting on Friday at which
superintendent A. c.. Kingsford pre-
sided, the following committees were
named in the Wisconsin college move
ment:
Quota and big gifts-N. M. Quale
and Rev. G.. E. Weed, Baraboo; DR..
DAILY, Reedsburg.
w. j. Tanghe of Baraboo was elect
ed secretary of the county executive
committee.
The committee on. organization, A.
Q. Kingsford being the chairman, will
continue its work until a county or
ganization is perfected.
The colleges desire to raise $5 .OOO.-
600 in the state. A public meeting will
be help in Baraboo on the evening OF
Nov. 2.
John L. Clymer of Madison was in
Baraboo on Friday in connection with
the movement.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
SEIZE LOT OF DRUGS IN
RAID AT DETROIT MICH

Drugs valued at about $4,000 were
-seized in Detroit when rooming
house was raided Aron Lowrey
was taken IN custody.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
MANY FOREIGN BORN IN u. S.
OVER A MILLION SINCE 1910

According to the 1910 census the
United States had 12,95O.03z foreign
born men and women within its bor-
ders; about 100000 have entered
the country since that date.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-10-30
CAMP RANDALL BARRACKS
USED BY UNIVERSITY

Two OF the barracks built at Camp
Randall durng the last war ara being
used as hog and steer barns and two
others are filled with stores.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-04
MUFFLERS WIDE-oPEN
BOTH DAY AND NIGHT

1t is generally known that Greene
vile has more automobiles owners
than any other town in the state for
its size. Greene county, we dare say,
has as army car owners as any other
county, population considered. But
the point we desire to make just here
is the neglect, seemingly, of local Of
ficers or officials TO enforce the "muf-
fer" or "cutout" law. The nights
are made hideous in the resident sec
tions of the city until after mid
night. Both speeders and pleasure
seekers apparently have not given the
least consideration to the comfort or
rest of the citizens in general. There
is law forbidding the operating of
an automobile within the city limits
with the "cutout" or "muffler" open.
This law should be inforced. This
newspaper has been asked time and
again to call the matter to the at
tention of local officers. This is the
second or third time we have done
SO. It is to be hoped that more strin-
gent measures may be restored to at
once looking to putting a stop to this
most aggravating practice through
out the city.