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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
BLACK HAWK

Charles Cownig and his mother have
taken possession of the home and
blacksmith shop which he bought of
John Barlen.
Mrs John v. Accola of Prairie du
Sac visited at the home Of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Andrew Hossig and other rel
atives last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hossig and chill
dren are visiting at Baraboo this
week.
Miss Alma Barlen is spending al
few days of this week at Prairie du|
Sac.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25

usually brings on court troubles in
the end. Afterwards other investors
place the business on its feet. Our
informant states that sum between
$4,000 and $4,000 has recently been
invested in stocks by Baraboo resi-
dents and that deep water may he en-
countered ahead. Liberty. municipal,
and some industrial bonds are consi-
dered safe investments but only those
who are able to lose should fiirt with
stocks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
Thursday December Is 1919

Emma Goldman fears death in
Russia. If Emma had behaved her
self she would not have been deported
she would have enjoyed the free air
OF America Some people never know
q good thing when they have it. Emma
reminds one of young man who
commits dido and then hurryS to the
local newspaper office to keep it out
of print. Look before you leap, was
said many years ago, and it is wisdom
atiH.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
SAYS COLLEGES NEED COMB
ING

Now that the search is on for reds
it would not be amiss to pretty
thoroughly comb the collee faculties
of the country In many of our col
leges there is group of professors
or instructors making no secret of
destructive principles and exercising
a mischievous activity in poisoning
the minds of our youth. California
gladly pays the taxes required to
support the State university, but that
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
ONapodrida
Short Communications Are DESIRED.
Please Limit 70 400 Words or
Sermons From Germany

Rev. E. C. Henke, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church. submits the fol-
lowing from Tho Christian Work"
The degree to which the German
clergy united In the wild militancy
OF the people during the war has often
been illustrated by extracts from SER
mons published in their papers.
According to the former Berlin
correspondent of the Christian
World" change is notlclble in the
preaching Of later lays, and This Is
sometimes illustrated in a striking
degree In comparing past and present
sayings Of the same men. No doubt
many good sermons have been preach
ed at all times are interesting because
of their attitude towards the national
life and their condemnation of the old
ideals. Thus DR.. Fraub. of the Evan
gelical church at Dortmund about this
time last year said: with Luden-
dorf and Hindenburg the angels will
fight; our enemies have the dark
forces of Mammon behind them. the
great Lie and Hypocrisy" Recently at
Charlottenburg. he said:
We German people have forgotten
God. not that God of armies and kings
and kaisers, not the God of state and
show and noise, but the God Of just
ice and mercy. the Creator OF the still
small voice OF conscience, the Father
OF our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
And until we return to Him and ac-
knowledge His right to rule us and
follow His precepts as our supreme
law we shall never be able to accom-
lish our great destiny in the world. We
are sunk in the depths, we have be-
come a reproach and a warning. Only
in one way can we risa."
DR.. Conrad. formerly one Of the ex-
Kaiser''s court preachers, addressing
his Berlin congregation recently, used
these words in speaking Of stricken
Germany: May we then turn from
evil ways. may we turn from our i
pride. our injustice, our unworthy
aims, our base, selfish. sinful desires
But the most striking words are those
OF DR.. FasSbinder, a Franciscan Monk, |
to Catholic Confraternity at Munich: |
I'VE wanted to gain the whole !,
world, and were willing to barter our
souls for the prize Would it have pro-
flied us? When / reflect upon the in
iquity and sin which governed our
lives both as a state and as indivi- ,
duals, am forced to believe that it
was pride avarice, greed and envy of
the welfare of others which were the
active driving forces within us. Think
Of what world dominion would have
made us Germans! We should have
walked the earth as gods Supercili- !
ously we should have looked down
upon the inferior races of mankind,
and not chink or Granny would have
been left in our brazen aTmor through
which the divine graces of charity,
and mercy might enter. We
have sinned grievously, we have dis
graced our German name, and it will
be Gods own way of healing us if
He casts us on the bed Of humiliation
and does not stretch out His AL
mighty Hand to raise us until we
are again ready to walk with Him and
He. with us" ],
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
ACat Tale

One night as Archie B
Was driving down the street
He heard funny sound.
Underneath the buggy seat
So Archie stopped his horse,
And said What's that"
When there bobbed into view
A tiny pussy cat.
Hello" said Archie,
sand who are your
And the little pussy answered.
'Me-i-o-oo! Me-i-o-oo!"
II see I see!" said Archie,
"And what is your name?"
For the tiny pussy cat
Appeared quite tame,
And answered at once,
In a voice slightly higher,
"Me-io-oo! Pore Moriah! Pore MoriafS
NOW see here!" said Arch,
As just as plain as day,
You are a naughty kit,
And are running away.
So think Miss Moriah,
It's time for you to git
And the cat here alighted
Saying "Phit! Phit! Phit!
Now this whole proceeding
Has mighty queer look,
For the little pussy cat
Belonged to Mr.. Brook ~
And was home body
And never known to roam
But always stuck around
In dozen rods OF home.
And as for Archie B.
Well, guess I'd better quit
And let go the tale
OF Me-i-o-oo Moriah Phit.
N. G. ABBOTT
Lodi, Wis.
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This and That

Never kiss a girl who doesn't want
to be kissed If you can ever find such
a girl.
s. * y
Most women's idea Of light house
keeping is to live at hotel and have
breakfast in bed.
& y =
A. G. Parfrey closed LIES book at
Richland Center few days ago. He
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25

institution must not be made a school
of heresy in relation to principles
fundamental in our system The
Argonaut.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25
N. ". A. LODGE
AT La VALE ELECTS

AT La Vale the M. W. A. lodge has
elected the following:
ConsulS A. Towne
Advisor-E. A. Richards
Bankex-H. J. Anderson
Clerk-D. Elder
Escorts. w. Gardner
WatchmanAChas. Gardner
Centry-Ge Curtis
Physician DR.. w. J. Miller
Manager-Chas. Gardner
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w. o. w. ELEcT oFFIcERs

w. O. w. ELECT OFFICERS,
G.. C.--John G. Bum
AID. Luit--Frank Kalaher
Banker Charles Rutland
Clerk-Adolph andre
PhysicianA. l.. Farnsworth
Escort Mearl Okern
Watchman-T0rn Anderson
SentryArthur Johnson
Mngr. 3years-Oscar Altpeter
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pened? Manufacturing and other in
dustries are growing. are Increasing
their plants and capital. If citizen
Of Europe is attracted to America he
will come, booze or no booze.
y y 4;
Mrs. Anna Mitchell Evans of Eadi-
r on contributes an article to the
last number Of Cutters Recreation en-
titled ION the Night Stage" The
story is that of number of persons
arriving at station on train hours
late and in a downpour of rain. There
were clouds darkening the disposi-
|tions of all who climbed into the stage,
day the sky was clear. the passengers
the driver not excepted. The next
were in the sushine. doing things Of
which one would never dream. Mrs.
Evans writes with clever pen. draw
ing her incidents with artistic skill.
The first article was received by the
|elitor OF the magazine with so much
favor that ne will welcome anything
the author desires to contribute. Mrs.
Evans was for a number of years .
resident of Baraboo and her husband.
the late r. D. Evans, viii be remem-
|bered as an able attorney of twenty
years ago. She is now member of
the staff OF the State Historical So
|ciety. Madison.
* 81 "
Spring Green News: Mrs Erastus
Mercer and Mrs Thomas Evans are
entertaining their five year aid grand
nephew, who with his grandfather.
Henry Spyker, were the only surviv-
ors when their home was swept away
in the food at Corpus Christi. Texas
in September. The little boys grand
mother, Mrs. Spyker. his mother. Mrs.
Leith Prater. and a little brother were
drowned. The food carried Mr.. Spy
ker and his grandson across the street
to a cement house which withstood
the force Of the tidal wave They es-
capped wit honly the clothes they wore.
and these were almost torn from them
by the driftwood.
s * s.
The Washington decision surely
gave John B. solar plexus. The
prohibition people have been building
on the hope for years the country
would go dry in 1920 and their de-
sire is to be realized before the
first new moon. The followers of old
]. B. may feel little blue but it all
goes in life time and there is no
use for one to but his head against
stone wall. The world will be hap
pier, just as it was after slavery went.
The bringing about Of the arid age
has been wonderful revolution. not
bloody as was the Civil war, but
peaceful. just as 1t should be. The
Punishment of slavery and liquor in
this country have been great steps
forward, the entrance into new
epochs; above all, things that make
men free.
s. * =
Evidently profteers in Chicago are
looking for harvest. There are
more butter and eggs in cold storage
now than a year ago and no wonder
these commodities are high. There
will be sag some day and prices
will fall. Here are some interesting
figures compiled by a Chicago COM
missioner, showing the amount of
butter and eggs on hand as compared
to year ago.
Butter
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-12-25

DIE UMATlS M is generally be
= lieved to be caused by uric acid In
ne blood. Hood Sarsaparilla relieves
byits power as a BL GOD PuRtFIEP
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4 ~ II
A Madison man says that many
persons in his town are buying Ger
man marks as an investment A Ger
man mark in normal times is worth
nearly "a cents and now is worth
about two cents. Mighty has been
the fall. The Madison citizens rea-
son the mark will return to it's for
mef level lat some future time and
they then will have made little vel
vet. Of course they derive no interest
while their money is invested and
must rely on appreciation in the fu-
ture. When war came some Madison
folk We're foolish enough to purchase
German bonds and these same per-
sons have distressing feeling near
the pit of their stomach our infor-
mant says. Just think what they
could do with the money in purchas-
ing German marks if they had a
chance to invest now. But man is
blind and cannot see into the future.
For that very reason those who in
vest money should use exceeding care.
* * *
Speaking of German marks. one
might invest in Russian money if he
has the spirit of adventure within
him. Money in Europe is in an up
rorous condition and it may be some
time before quiet arrives. AS to pa
per money there are all kinds. enough
different varieties to fill a scrap book
1t may be worth it's face value in gold
some day but that will not be until
Watermelons are ripe again.
* s.
1t is whispered number of eiti-
zens are not very well satisfied with
some automobile truck stock they re-
Gently purchased. Possibly the firm
has a million dollar contract and pos
slbly that contract was made a year
ago, meaning the trucks could not now
be delivered at a profit. Moreover il
is said the stock sold was velvet. !,
l. e., when the bonds were delivered
the stock was retained, this being
sold to the Baraboo investors. The
purchasers of the bonds were none the
wiser, perhaps, because they were not
given the stock that should possibly
have gone with them, but those who
bought the stock may fully realize
the situation in time to come. Bonds
are mortgage on the property and
stock is 81. Those who sell stock in
concern usually receive about Is
per cent commission and this eats
into the yitals of a new enterprise,
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pened? Manufacturing and other in
dustries are growing. are increasing
their plants and capital. If a citizen
of Europe is attracted to America he
will come, booze or no booze.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Agnes HOItOn Dies
From Severe Burns
FORMER REDWOOD CO. GIRL
DIES AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS
OF GREAT SUFFERING

Miss Agnes Holton died at st. Paul
last Friday as the result of bad burns
received from lamp explosion sever
al weeks ago. Death occurred at ST.
Josephs Hospital where Miss Holton
was taken Immediately after the burn
ing. Funeral services will be held at
the Church of ST. Catherine at ten
thirty o'clock Wednesday morning and
interment will be made in the Red
wood Falls cemetery. The funeral par
ty arrived here Tuesday.
Miss Holton was filling a kerosene
lamp at her home at st. Paul about
four weeks ago and the lamp explod-
a, setting fire to the loose gown she
h.ore and burning her so severely that
Ter life was despaired of from the
first. Her suffering since that time
has been intense. Her father Law
renee Holton died a few days after
the accident to his daughter occurred
and his funeral was held here short
time ago. The sympathy of the en-
tire community is extended to the rela-
tives in their double bereavement.
This family is one of the Oldest OF the
Redwood County families, having liv-
ed in Sheridan township for many
years.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
New Association
Is Given Charter
REDWOOD NATIONAL FARM
LOAN ASSOCIATION is
ACTUALITY.
FARMERS TO BENEFIT.
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS ARE A.
S. KENNEY, FRED BANKER
AND w. w. WHITE.

After Recommendation by the Fed
eral Land Bank Of ST. Paul to the
National Board at Washington, the
Redwood National Farm Loan Asso-
citation passes from the problematic
to the actual. The Association re-
ceived its charter, No. 1868, last week.
The Federal law governing the
management and conduct of the pre-
ent Federal Land Banks authorizes the
formation of an Association when not
fewer than ten farmers tilling their
own soil join together for the pur-
pose of securing money from the Fed
eral Land Bank by giving to it a
mortgage upon their respective
farms. The limit under the law at
present for which farmer may make
application is $4,000. But there is
bill pending In Congress to increase
this maximum to $4,000. After the
formation of the Association of the
Association, the retary-Treasurer
elected by the original ten members
is authorized to accept applications
one at time. There is no limit upon
the number who may apply nor the
total amount which may be loaned.
There is no registration tax upon
a Federal Farm Loan mortgage. This
means saving to the borrower on a
$4,000 mortgage of $25 which he
would have to pay if borrowing from
an individual or private corpora
ton.
A mortgage is made to read Sd 1-2
years, upon which the interest rate
is 1-2 per cent per annum. The bor-
rover pays per cent annually on
the principal toward the extinquish-
ment of the debt but it does not re-
quire hundred years to pay off the
mortgage for the reason that the pay
ment on the principal increases pro-
portionately each year and the amount
of the interest payment decreases,
thus closing out the mortgage in 81 1-2
years. A mortgage may be paid in
whole or in part at and after five
yearss.
The borrower is required to take
5 per cent of the amount of his loan
in Federal Land Bank stock. The
Federal Land has not been long en-
ough in existence to forecast what its
dividends will be but it is enough to
know that they will probably equal
or exceed the dividends of most of
the country banks of this section of
the country A close examination of
the net income of the Federal Re-
serve Bank discloses that last year
it earned about 81 per cent on it's cap
ital stock. This 5 per cent Federal
Land Bank stock is used in making
the last payment of the loan, the bor-
rover not being allowed under the
law to retain possession of this stock.
Neither is any of this stock on the
market for sale to private individu-
ais.
Continued on last page
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Delhi Takes Step
For Better Future
FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN
OF DELHI AND VICINITY
UNITE.
ORGANIZATION STARTED
JUDGE WILSON HELPS LAY
PLANS FOR BIG COMMUNI-
TY CLUB.

A community club was organized in
the Town Hall in Delhi last week at
which over one hundred enthusiastic
Farmers and Business men attended
Judge James T. Wilson of Saltwater,
Minnesota, was sent here by the Uni
versity of Minnesota Extension Bu-
reau to lecture on the subject and lay
the plans for it's organization. His
talk was extremely interesting and he
cited the experiences of other commu-
mites where similar clubs were in sue
cessful operation.
The main object of this organization
is to bring closer and a more mu-
tual feeling between the Farmers and
the Business men and for the general
Improvement and betterment of the
community. To attain this end and
to make the organization an assured
success a rousing meeting was held
Thursday evening by the Chairmen of
the various committees. The follow
ing officers and committees were ap-
pointed.
Executive Officers: Harry F. John
son, President, Otto Flom, Vice Pres
ident, R. V. Ochs, Secretary.
Committees: leadership, Harry F.
Johnson, Chairman Otto Flom. R. v.
Ochs.
Membership, J. M. Archer, Chair
man, c. L. Maurstad, NJ. j. Monson,
Albert Reek, John Mckay.
Finance, r v. Ochs, Chairman,
Fred Starr, Robert Parker, C. E. Schu-
macher.
Production, E. E. Peterson, Chair
man, Christ Johnson, A. G. Sandburg.
Distribution, H. C. Engeman, Chair
man.
Transportation, VIM. Parker, Chair
man. Albert Reek, D. R. CcCorquodale,
E. E. Peterson, F. NJ. Stronach.
Housing, H. T. Helgeson, Chairman,
Otto Nantke, Kenneth Mckay.
Decoration, Mrs. H. S. Welder,
Chairman, Miss Dean McCorquodale,
Mrs. A. L. Leonard.
Health. Neil Mckay, Chairman.
Recreation, F. E. Patten, Chairman,
Miss Roberta Rogers, Miss Grace Tib-
bets, VIM. Stronach.
Public Affairs, Otto Flom, Chair
man, NJ Christensen, Miss Emma
Wieman.
Publicity, Miss florence Parker,
Chairman, Mrs. A. L. Leonard, II. n.
Lungwitz.
The above named sor2mittees are
now hard at work ma ing plans and
arrangements in their respective lines
of work and nothing will be left un-
done to make the Delhi Community
Club a great success.
A general meeting will be held next
Saturday evening at the Town Hall
and special invitation is extended to
everybody. A program will be rem
dered for the occasion and a pleasant
evening is assured to all who attend.
Turn out and boost.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Carlyle Rain
Taken By Death
BELVIEW MOURNS DEATH OF
SPLENDID YOUNG SOLDIER
AND CITIZEN.

The death of Carlyle Rain of Belview
was a great blow, not only to his fam
ily and numerous relatives but to ev-
cry person In the community of which
he had been a part for so long time.
A friend of Carlyle's, one who is deep
ly grieved by his early death, sends
the Gazette the following sketch of his
life which we gladly publish.
"The death of Carlyle Rolline RAIN
marked the close of one of the most
promising careers in Redwood Coun-
ty. His view of life had depth and
breadth such as one seldom finds in
young man of twenty-one. Altho
he could enter into clean, healthy sport
and derive much enjoyment from it.,
yet these lighter things of life meant
very little to him. At the end of the
day when he had finished his bank
work. he read law In the period of one
year he had completed one-third of the
course mapped out which would lead
to an attorneys degree. 1t was his
plan to return to college in the fall
complete his law course in the mean
time and then enter the University
Law School in order to become an eff
cient lawyer.
"Not only in the business sphere did
he bid fair to rise high; but in the
musical as we'll Whenever he want
ed recreation, he turned to his music.
AS a musician he was fast becoming
proficient. When not taken up with
his business affairs, he fairly lived in
music. In the recent world war, he
heard his country's call and enlisted
as a cornetist in the 308th Cavalry
Band. Under the able leadership of
George Bittrich, director of that band,
he progressed rapidly. So much did he
think of Mr.. Bittrich that it became
his aim and purpose to secure Mr.. Bltt-
rich's services as band-leader for Red
wood Falls in order that the people
of Redwood County might enjoy the
benefits Of tais wonderful leader, even
as he had enjoyed them. And by work
ing in conjunction with the Redwood
Falls Band, he was successful in pro-
curing Mr.. Bittrich as Musical Direc-
tor at Redwood Falls. Even when very
sick, he asked if Bittrich had arrived
Continued on last page
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
They Believed Him

Jimmie Dolan, who just recently
arrived from France, told of his ex-
periences on the battle front to a
packed house in Vesta, Monday even
ing. Jimmie said he was no speaker,
but we are sure that if the best orator
in America had been on the platform
with jim, he would have been unable
to hold the audience as Jim did, in re-
lating his experiences of going over
the top with his company. We have
heard a lot of people right here In this
vicinity say they did not believe re-
ports in the papers, but those who
heard Mr.. Dolan Monday evening, are
satisfied the papers never told half
what should have been told.-Vesta
Censor.
Redwood Falls has not yet had an
opportunity to hear Lieutenant Doian
publicly, but those who have been prl-
vileged to talk with him know that
the young Redwood County officer has
real message which he tells with
startling force. It is probable ne will
be heard here during the Victory Bond
campaign April q to May 10.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
New York Learns
From 9th District
SUCCESS IN LIBERTY BOND
SALES HAS MADE WEST FA-
NOUS IN THE EAST.

The fame Of the smooth running
machinery of the Ninth District War
Loan organization is rapidly spread
ing to all parts Of the country.
The success of the Ninth District
in going over the top without any diff
ficulty in the four Liberty Loan cam
paigns has won admiration of Treasury
Department officials and the men high
in government offices.
The latest evidence of the renown
of the Ninth District was seen last
Wednesday with the arrival in Mime
apolis of Guy Emerson, vice-presi-
dent of the National Bank of Com
merce of New York and publicity di-
rector Of the Second Federal Reserve
District. which embraces New York
City with all it's great institutions.
The New York man told A. r. Rog-
ers, chairman of the Ninth District
War Loan Organization, that he had
come out here to find out to his own
satisfaction just how the Ninth did
such wonderful work.
"A district that goes over the top
so splendidly as the Ninth does in
all its campaigns is worth coming a
long way to see," Mr.. Emerson said.
1'I have made the trip from New York
for the sole purpose of studying the
methods used here"
The Redwood gazette., 1919-03-26
Birdsey Pickett
Passes Away
SON OF FORMER RESIDENTS OF
THIS CITY DIES OF
INFLUENZA.

Birdsey Picket, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. S. Pickett of Wabasso died of in
fluenza March 10. A funeral service
was held at his home at Wabasso Fri
day and interment was made in the
Redwood Falls cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pickett were formerly residents
of Redwood Falls and the young man
was born here twenty-five years ago.
In 1910. after the family moved to
Wabasso the deceased was stricken
with infantile paralysis and has since
spent his life in wheeled chair, prac-
tically helpless. However, when the
war made the need for Red Cross work
urgent, he took up knitting and make
wonderful record knitting socks,
sweaters etc. His life was CHEEKY,
useful one in spite of his great afflic-
ton and his death leaves a great gap
in the circle of his acquaintance. He
is the second son in the Picket fam
lily to have died recently, the other
son Payson, passing away at Luverne,
Iowa. The young men are survived by
their parents, two sisters and broth
er. Howard, who lives at Wabasso.