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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-12-17
NORTH ASHFORD

Mrs. P. S. Collins visited friends in
Worcester few days last week.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the schoolhouse on the evening of the
18th inst.
Mrs. Wallace Goodhall is recover
ing from a serious illness in the Stat
ford Hospital.
Mr.. Dechand's oldest son, Leon,
cut his foot severely last week, while
helping his father cut cordwood.
Thomas Young, who has been
spending several weeks in Spencer,
Mass, has returned to Deacon Thay-
er's.
The North Ashford Baptist Sunday
school will have a concert and Christ
mas tree at 100 o'clock Christmas
night.
The family of II. B. Buell. is in for
an extra share of sickness. Last Sun
day the doctor was called for Mrs
Buell. and Miss Edith, who were i'll in
bed, and Monday, Mr.. Buell. had tc
take to his bed with stitch" in his
side. At last account the patients
were all doing well.
John Myers was severely injured
last Monday by being thrown down
and run over by heavy wagon. A
wheel passed over his leg and hip. Al
the present it is evident that no bones
are broken but Mr.. Myers is unable
TO walk. He was thrown to the
ground with such violence that rs
was unable to breathe properly fol
several minutes. Fortunately Mr.
Martin came to his assistance in few
minutes after the accident.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-12-17
LAUGH AND THE WORLD

Man is the only laughing animal
His Creator gave him the power Of
laughter and good cheer as special
gifts. They were given 70 him as his
natural protectors, his physicians. II
people only knew the power Of laugh
ter. the constant unrepressed expires
sion Of joy and gladness, half the ply
sicians would be seeking other occu-
pationg.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-12-17
EAST PUTNAM

Mrs George Bennett died az ne,
home last Tuesday. She had been IL
faiiing health for many nonths- She
bore her suffering patiently, evel
grxkeful for any kindness shown hel
nd ever striving in some way 70 re
~ T. 6he leaves husband and FIVE
ssax- The funeral vsx held at the
eAnrch Friday at p. IA. Rev. G. c
3. GacKsy officiating. Barisl was ir
Eat Putnam cemetery.
-4seneons has gone from this strange
word Of ours,
Ne more 10 gather It's thorns with ia
dowez,
No more 70 iinger where sunbeams
r1ust fsde;
Where on alI beauty Deaths fingers
are Laid.
Weary WITH ruingiing life's bitter and
sz'eet,
Weary with parting and never TO
meet,
Someone's departed 70 heaven 3
bright shore"
Dir. and Mrs. George Burrill eele-
brzted their forty-eighth anniversary
Tuesday.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid will be at the church o. Dec. 81
at Ii o'clock.
mrs. G. z. Gibson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Gibson enjoyed a trip 70 Proyi-
dence last week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
SALVATION ARMY
RESCUINC GIRLS

Young girls from Wisconsin to the
number of 156 have been cared for at
the Salvation Army Rescue Home
and Maternity hospital at st Paul, Ad-
jutant Bertha Smith of the Home has
just announced.
Only seventeen per cent of the
young women are from cities of ten
thousand or oveA. Eighty-one Wis
consin towns have sent young women
to the shelter of the Home and seven
ty-six of these places have been small
cities and villages.
''The girls who come to us are
from many walks of life" Adjutant
Smith said, Contrary to the general
belief, all those who seek its shelter
do not come from the so-called low
er classes"
One half of the young women re-
ceived from Wisconsin are under
twenty and only six on the lists were
over twenty-six years old. Twenty
five per cent were seventeen or young
er. Seven were sixteen years old.
Eight were fifteen and three were only
fourteen. The average age was nine
teen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
WISCONSIN WILL
HAVE STATE EXHIBIT

Wisconsin agricultural activities and
development will be well shown in
the exhibit Of the state department of
agriculture which will occupy nine
ty foot tent upon the State Fair
grounds. Every department will be
the representation of the work of the
department of immigration.
Charts showing the statistics of the
number of settlers who have Settled
in Wisconsin during the past year, and
also the numher that located in the
state previous to this year will be one
feature of the exhibit. Motion pic
lures will be used to show the results
that can be obtained by Wisconsin
settlers and the picture which has
been already taken of the actual ac-
complishments of a settler will be an
entertaining portion Of the program.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
BARABOO Will
HAVE BIG
LABOR DAY

To meet the demand for big sol
dier celebration similar to those stag
ed in the surrounding cities this sum-
mer, the World War Veterans Of
Baraboo, who until recently were
known as the Rank e File Veterans
association, have decided to put on
such a celebration at Baraboo on La
Dor day, September 9Th. The afternoon
entertainment will be at the fair
grounds when a ball game between
Baraboo and some nearby city, auto
races, motorcycle races and other at
fractions will comprise the program.
A monster parade for the morning is
being considered and if the business
houses of Baraboo are willing to go
to the expense and effort of prepar-
ing floats this will be assured. In
case sentiment is not favorable to
the parade everything will be centered
about the afternoon at the fair
grounds. The merchants will be in
terviewed next week by member
of the post to determine if this pro-
ject is desired.
Mayor andre will be present at the
special meeting of the World War Vet
erans at the Y M. G.. A next, Tuesday
evening when he will assist the mem
bers Of the post in completing arran-
gements to make this one of the big
gest days in the city's history. Until
permanent committees are selected at
next Tuesdays meeting anyone desir-
ing to make suggestions for the day
or seeking any information relative to
it should call on w G. Evenson, who
is temporarily in charge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
Body Of You eHHllled At North
Freedom identified by Three
Letters
LETTERS FROM SAME
STATE, PENNSYLVANIA
Milton Raver Whose Home Is In
York, Pennsylvania 80 Likely
Description
Z From Fridays Daily)

District Attorney III. r. Bohn OF this
city has three sets of parents for the
voung man killed at North Freedom,
July % by train. The identity OF
the deceased was not determined and
now the district attorney has re-
ceiyed three sets Of letters from
would-b parents Of the youth. All
three letters are from Pennsylvania.
Two of the descriptions answer
those of the unfortunate lad very well
but Mr.. Bohn is Of the opinion that
one received from the York Police OF
York, Pennsylvania, is the most pro-
liable one. The police enclosed pic
ture of Milton Raver whose mother
last heard from him at Rock Island
Ill, sometime in June. The son stated
in his letter that he was leaving for
Wisconsin soon. The only thing the
district attorney is not certain of is
a. tattoo mark decribed in the letter
which he did not notice on the lad,
The clothing and build of the youth
answer the description and the enclos-
ed picture is very similar.
Another letter enclosing clipping
from a paper in York, Pennsylvania,
describes the deceased lad as Stanley
B. Mills of which the descriptions
also coincide in many ways.
Still third letter from F. S.. SseF
,v;A -Iye z=,---A~>iaf, I<S,trrrSy
states that his son, Evans Sechrist has
been missing for some time but not
enough description is given to show
any similarity to the dead lad.
Dist Attorney Bohn took a very ac-
cura}e account of the lad and is very
muh of the opinion that he is Miltor
Rsfer The matter of the tattoo mari
vhich Mr. Bohn did not locate could
ave easily been covered by bruises
br worn off, as the youth was badly
hacerated in his unfortunate accident.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
ROADS
GET PRAISE
Maintenance Work Continually Inn
proving Average Conditions of
Roads to Higher Grade

Though handicapped by inability to
obtain materials, the second quarter
of this year is recorded by the high
way commission as one of the best
in history. Organization has reacht
a high stage and as a result OF, a con-
servative policy, the evils of the fore
seen delay were minimized. Mainten-
ance work is continually improving
the average conditions of roads, even
if construction proper has been with
held.
sTf Wisconsin had not in 1915
adopted it's present policy of patrol
maintenance of all main highways,
says the commission, there can be
no doubt that the condition of many
of our principal roads would now
be absolutely intolerable. Reports
from many other states indicate that
many highways in them are practi-
cally impossible, worse than previous
years, while our main highways con-
tinue at least to hold their own"
Pocket highway maps have been
distributed this summer, 10000 copies
within a month of the first issue.
Many Of these maps are going into
the hands of nonresident tourists,
who are, so their letters indicate, en-
thusiastic over Wisconsin's system of
marking and maintenance.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
u. S. TICHTENS ARMS
EMBARGO TO MEXICO

The Mexican government made an
informal inquiry few days ago
through the American embassy in
Mexico City regarding the possibility
of this government closing the Ameri-
can ports on the Lower California
frontier, the purpose being to obtain
the assistance of the United States in
preventing the shipment of arms and
ammunition to Esteban Cantu, rebel
governor Of Lower California.
The state department at Washing
ton informed the De la Huerta govern
ment that such action could not be
taken without sanction of congress.
The department however acting un.
der the presidents proclamation of
July, 1918 which forbids the exporta-
tion of arms and munitions of war
from this country to Mexico has is
sued at Mexicala, to cooperate with
the American military commander at
-Calexico to prevent smuggling of war
materials across the border.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12

OF CROSSINGS
BIG PROBLEM

Although the elimination of grade
crossings through the cooperation of
the railroad and highway commits
sions, crossing accidents remain
heavy cause OF deash in the state. In
the last quarter, shows report just
issued, there were 20 crossing acci-
dents, with only 72 railroad accidents
of other kinds. In the 20, nine per-
sons were killed and 81 injured
while Is involved automobiles with
eight killed and 10 injured. The 72
resulted in only Is fatalities and "a
injuries, IL killed and injured being
trespassers.
Ivestigations have been made OF
crossings in many counties, though
much of this work is merely prelimi-
nary. Among recent rslncations ap-
proved were some near Camp Douglas,
Mauston, Tomah, Manitowoco and By
ron. Plans in Hartford and GAINESVILLE
have been held UP for further consid-
Grafton. id aEad a.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
PARENTS FOUND
FOR DEAD YOUTH
(From Mondays daily.)

r. S. Sechrist of Tolna, Pennsylvan-
la, is the father of the youth killed
July % by train near North Free
dam. The parent arrived in Baraboo
Sunday morning from his home in the
Pennsylvania city to claim his son and
take the remains back home. Mr.. Sech
rist conferred this orning early with
District Attorney H. r. Bohn, who
has in his charge articles of identi-
fication belonging to the youth. A
map taken from the atlas of the world
was the most positive proof by which
the father claimed his son, as the leaf
let had been taken from the book at
home before the lad left On July II to
see the country
The father had no idea where the
son, Evan Sechrist age II, had gone
and had not heard from him since
his departure in July: The youth left
home with liberty bond and consid-
cradle money and when found had six
teen dollars left in his possession.
Besides the map the father was
able to recognize other trinkets and
parts OF clothing carried by his son.
After comforting with the district at
torney this morning the grief strick-
en- father went to Reedsburg where he
will claim the remains and take them
home to Tolna, Pennsylvania.
The district attorney was able to
get into communication with the par
ents by notice sent to a paper In
York, Pennsylvania, stating of the.
death and received three sets of let
ters from the above state from var
ious parents. Mr. Bohn sent the no.
tice to York because of clothing parts
marked, York, Pennsylvania.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
NO SHORTAGE
OF COAL, RUMOR
Public Worked Up Into Hystef-,
ical Panic Over False Report,
Says Coal President

There will be coal enough to go
around next winter, at a reasonable
price, provided consumers do not al
low themselves to be thrown into a
hysterical panic and go bidding against
themselves for coal no W." declared
Leon Romansk, president of the Chi
cago Coal exchange. speaking Wednes
day night at the banquet Of the III;
association at the wisconsin hotel.
yellow journalism and designing
politicians have made capital of the
coal shortage bugaboo during the last
few weeks" he said. s'They have
called murder and hardship yet
when the time comes for them to
produce their bogey man, the public
will find that he never existed
There will be no fuel famine this
winter, and nobody is going to freeze
to death, providing the pubic keeps
its head Coal production thus far ir
1920 shows a gain of 4,3S0,00O tons
over a like period in 1919.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
COST
OF BALL PARK

City Engineer II. E. French and
DIR. H. ]. Irwin were out at the fair
grounds Friday where the city en-
gineer made a survey of the proposed
ball park inside the track and also
to estimate the cost of the improve
ments which will be necessary.
N4r., E,yrs.4 al,.-sssossos sstfasSt thr prUJect
will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000
to have the hill removed as it con-
tains about 5000 yards of dirt. DIR. Ir-
win and others are very much inter
ested in having a ball park in tho
city which will no doubt add much
the credit of Baraboo and if sufficient
funds can be raised to clear the dia-
,mond the work will be done; if not,
another location will be sought.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
POSTAL INSPECTORS
BELIEVE ROBBERY OF
MAIL CAR INSIDE JOB

Proceeding on the supposition that,
because there were no marks to in
dicate how the end doors Of the car
were opened, robbers who entered the
Northwestern road mail car between
Baraboo and Madison Thursday morn
ing were possessed Of a key and well
acquainted with the car. Postal Inspec
tors r. M. Bates of Milwaukee and
w. F. Esch of Lodi yesterday started
work on the case
1t has not yet been ascertained
what was taken from the car, which
contained nothing but newspapers
and magazines.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
Thief Opens Second Class Bags on
Train Between Baraboo and
Madison afs
ROBBER MAKES ESCAPE
SEARCH BEING MADE
Believe Nothing of Value Stolen.
According to Northwestern
Agent l... 1..''
From Fridays Daily

Northwestern Railroad detectives
and federal authorities were in Bara-
boo today tooinvestigate an attempt
to rob the mail car OF train 514 which
leaves Baraboo at, 1920 a. m. and
reaches Madison at 4:S0. The train
robbery was discovered ON
Thursday morning when the train
reached Madison and second class
mail bags in the storage car were
found to have been opened. yr4 y
While the robbers executed the
rifling with the utmost neatness and
made a clean escape, the fact that
their plunder was not large is attri-
buted solely to the accident that there
was no registered mail in the car.
The robbery was discovered when
the clerks opened the car at Madison
to sort the mail. The car was on what
is known as "closed pouch run,
and consisted of through mail from
Minneapolis, unaccompanied by
clerk na
1t contained a large shiment of Sc
cond class matter, which was found
strewn about the floor. Letters had
been opened, mail sacks torn, and the
entire interior was in confusion when
the car was opened at Madison, where
its run ended There it was switched
onto a siding, where it stood for half
an hour before being unlocked.
Inspection at IAlraboo had revealed
the car in first class condition and
nothing to excite suspicion. Seals on
the side doors were still unbroken at
Madison, which led to the belief that
the robbers had entered through one
of the end doors.
Thoroughness with which the con-
tents of the pouches had been gone
over indicated that more than one
person had taken part in the looting,
according to inspectors.
Loss entaiied the tIr larry would
probably be small, postal officials de-
clared.
r. M. Bates, chief inspector at the
Office, was summoned to
Madison to assist 1sp ector Esch in
his investigation of the affair. The
fact that there were no marks to in
dicate that the doors had been forced
led to the belief that the robbers had
possessed key to the lock.
The would-be thief has not been
caught nor is it known, where or
when he entered and left the train.
It is believed that certain evidence
may lead to the culprits arrest.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
CORPORAL OF u. S.
FLEES MOSCOW


After seventeen months in soviet
Russia where he was twice wounded
and captured by the bolsheviki on the
Archangel front on March 1, 1919,
Corporal Arthur Prince, of the Three
Hundred Thirty-ninth United States
infantry, arrived at the Finnish front
ier on Tuesday.
came 300 French, Danish and Swedish
refugees from Russia, who are being
repatriated by their respective gov
ernments.
Prince, whose home is at Detroit,
was one of four Americans sent out
on this refugee train by the Dol
shevik authorities at Moscow
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
WINNEBAGOES MEET AT
TOMAH FOR BIG POW-WOW

Winnebago Indians from all Wis
consin will meet at Tomah for the
annual Indian Pow-wow, a four
day celebration August 1916. Games
will be played each day, including
the Indian game of La Crosse, base
ball. and races such as canoe, horse,
foot and pony. There will be dancing
in the fansy Indian custumes all the
time. 'fhe names of those in charge
are charaeteristically Indian; Chief
Standing Water, .om Walker Henry
Mike, Henry Smith, Jesse Little Geor-
ge, Wensel Whit1 HAsis and BARLEY
Pear a Ell T
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
TO MILWAUKEE
FOR LOCAL ELKS

At the regular meeting of the B. P.
o. e. Friday evening final arrange
ments were made for the Baraboo
lodge to attend the big celebration of
the sister lodge in Milwaukee which
is going to be put on Sept. to 10.
The local order has arranged to take
the Baraboo band along and all Elks
who own autos are going.
The event is none other than the
Elks carnival supreme and the Mil
waukee order expects to have a carni-
val queen who can be any beautiful
young lady in Wisconsin. The young
lady selected will be presented with
$4,000
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
SCRATCH CAUSES DEATH
OF MADISON PRINTER

A slight scratch on his thumb sus-
tanned while at work at the Cantwell
Printing company in Madison last
week resulted in the early death or
Ralph e. King, SO. Mr.. King paid no
heed to the slight injury Thursday
and on Friday swelling developed.
By Monday he was seriously i'll with
blood poisoning and was taken to the.
general hospital.
He died Friday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
IN SPRING GREEN

The cash register in the People S
Cash Market was tapped during the
noon hour Tuesday, the thief taking
$35. C. M. Haas, who was alone, had
gone dowh, cellar to do some work,
leaving the shop unattended. He heard
someone enter and went upstairs but
found nobody in the shop. Mr.. Haas
thought it was some customer, who
had left on finding no one in. The
loss was not discovered until the
cash was made up that night.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
COW
TESTING ASSN
MAKES REPORT

July with its unfavorable cattle
weather proved to be very poor
month for records. During this month
only thirty seven cows in the asso-
citation produced over fourty pounds
of butterfat. The majority of the cows
| freshen in the fall aud winter and
therefore can hardly be expected to
hold their milk flow. Pastures are
becoming very short and only few
farmers have feed on hand with which
to supplement.
The regularly monthly report o.
the Loganville Cow Testing associa-
|tion is sent in by official tester, Alvin
w. Wardas.
Fred c.. Kruse and sons
had the two best cows. No herds
averaged over forty pounds of but
terfat this month. August will be the
last month of testing, the association
year ending Sept /. A meeting for
the purpose of reorganizing the as
sociation will be held in the near fu-
ture. The forty pound list follows:
Fred c. Kruse & Sons r. H. Al 63.6
Fred G.. Kruse & Sons r. II. 3.4 61.7
Gerhardt Schuette S. S. 6.3 $50
August Luetkens Native 3.3 55.
Conrad S. Kruse r. III. 3.3 s
VIM. II. Luetterman G. H. 3.6 SIG
Fred C. Kruse & Sons r H. 1888 sos
Albert Prouty G. G. A SOL
Conrad G. Kruse r. III. 81 49.3
Albert H. Gade G. H. 4.3 49,;
Fred G Kruse & Sons r. H. 1892 49.2
Fred C. Kruse & Sons r. H. 400 4S.e
Emil Rocker Native SO 47.0
Fred Gonsolin G III Al 46.
Fred C. Kruse & sons r. H. 3.3 Az
Edgar A. Wood G. III. 3.6 41.0
Ben Brandt G. B. L 3.8 41.0
Herman Klagos G. H. AZ 40
Emil Rocker G.. III. 81
Guy Seamans G. H. 3.9 4O4
Edgar A. Wood G.,H. 81 40.1
8&003K5f0 will 6
Conrad S. Kruse r H So 46,2l
John Schwenkoff G H 4.3 400
Claude : i-wrei,c" II 3.2 44.43
Conrad Kruse G : H 4,0rv44.z7
Guy Seamans CHI 4.S 432
Guy Seamans J 60 43.O
w Mccarthy 6 G "A APT
Guy Seamans GH 3.8 42.6
Gerhardt Schuette G G. AZ 42.5
Theo Hasz G. Fl Al 42.4|
Gerhardt Schuette G. G 40 42.3
Henry Schluter GH 3.8 42.z
Guy Seamans G. J so 42.O|
John Repke G. III Al Ait
SchWenkhoff G Fl "A 41.3
Conrad Kruse, Secretary
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
SEVERAL STILLS FOUND
AND TAKEN AT ADAMS

Detectives and United States Dep
uty Marshal have been operating at
Adams and considerable evidence was
secured against twenty-seven violators
of the dry laws Only one. arrest was
made and the guilty man was taken
into custody. 1t is reported that sew
eral stills were found and. taken by
the officers and several parties were
found in Illegal possession of liquor.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
PRICE OF FLOUR
GOES UP AGAIN

Last week and the forepart of this
week flour took a considerable
drop in price and brought about the
impression in some quarters that j
would remain lower. The market has
again switched and the Deppe Lum-
ber and Produce company state that
the price has now risen to a higher
point than it was before the decline.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
DOG HADN'T Been
NOTIFIED OF SALE

A musician at Portland who won't
tell his name, bought a house in a
fashionable neighborhood and went to
visit it A watch dog left behind by the
previous owner, removed, with vigor,
portions of his attire. The musician
went home in a taxi. / wish you'd
tell your dog the house Is sold" tele-
phoned he to the dogs owner.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
DRUG STORE ROBBED OF
CEARETS WORTH $40.

Cigarets valued at $40 were stolen
from the G. w. Sepch drug store In
Milwaukee last night by thieves who
forced a rear window. Mr.. Sepch told
the police the store was ransacked.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
LONE FIREMAN
WON'T STRIKE

Only one fireman-Leon Foltz- stay
&: on the job when the firemen at
Memphis went on strike. He refused
to quit and is working with the
volunteers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-08-12
JAPS TO SEND MORE
SOLDIERS iNTO KOREA

Japan will increase the garrison for
ces in Korea by 1900 men, owing to
unsettled conditions 1t has been an
nounced in Toxic.