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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-03-19

Leonard Wood
Governmental 4
taken from his recent speeches
81 Americas most precou. tu.t-its children, ar in the hands Of a
woefuny underpaid group of highsouled citizens, OUR TEACHERS.
The educator. Of our country, highly trained for their work, hold at their
disposal the greatest asset we have against bokhevism and the red menace.
They mold the makeup of the next generation. We must see to it that
they are paid a better wage.
"In considering the question. Of labor and property, " should remember
the word. Of Abraham Lincoln. He said: Let not him who hath no house
pull down the house of his neishbor, but rather let him industiousy
strive to build one for himself, thus, by example, showing confidence that
his own, when built, will stand Let US do all we "a to help labor give
1t is neither a commodity nor 4 chatel. tt human. Let us inject more
Of the human element into " dealings with labor and those who use labor.
Remember we cannot legnlate this into the souls Of men. Without it, there
cal never be harmony, cooperation and the progress W e want.
LET US build up a intense American spnt-not selfish but helpful
to a world in trouble, backed by the right kind Of an American conscience.
Fight loose 6bered internationaEsm as you would death, for it means ma
tonal death. America has a great mission in the world, one which she
can only perform by being a strong, united, positive people.
"Ow government must be put o N a budget system. Only by careful
y estimating or expenditures and seeing to it that all departments keep
within their appropriations can we hope to curb the criminaly insane
waste Of any administration. Washington must cease to be the spigot from
which 6ows al the foolish expenditures of the ration.
II firmly believe that the nksome war taxes which retard trade and
prosperity and make life . burden for the small business man, farmer and
householder should be spread over : longer term Of years. 1t IS not fair
that the people who worked and fought to save America for posteray
shoud have to pay ALL the bills, too.
Il believe in giving you : Department Of Agriculture that FULLY
and inteuieenhy oooperates with the farmer and The great farm organize
dona. with one It the head who knows and appreciates the farm needs from
experienee.
The nation must Be made to realize the importance Of the FARMER;
and he government you establsh m Washington must KNOW what The
hr4wotkns PRODUCES Of our country NEED99
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-03-19

Leonard Woods platform is WISE
end CONSTRUCTIVE. He kno.us
the needs Of the everyday men and
Oonnen Of this nation as does no
other mon His fearless adherence
to the SQUARE DEAL for people in
ALL waLks Of life wiu turn us back
to PEACE, PROSPERITY and
PROGRESS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
SNOW IS FILLED
With FINE DUST

Several inches of very damp snow
fell Thursday night, a regular blizzard
raging about midnight. The first
snow fell was clean and white but the
portion that followed was filled with
dust PARTICLES. The dust as probably
gathered in the eastern portion of the
United States and brought to the
earth with the storm Observations
previously made have shown that
dust particles have been brought to
this section from the Rocky Mountain
region, fossil remains telling the story.
On some portions Of the Baraboo
bluffs there are layers of loess, fine
soil, which biologists state came
from distant regions in the long ago
when the northern part of the United
States was more nearly desert region.
In the valleys the loess has been car
ried away by the streams, covered by
the glacial drift, or the wash from
the elevations.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
EARLY SETTLERS OF WISCONSIN OBTAINED THEIR
DAILY BREAD UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTIES---TRIPS
TO NEAREST MILL REQUIRED GREAT DEAL OF linz

have coffee mill used it for grinding
the grain.
By far the most common substitute
for bread was hominy, a palatable and
wholesome diet made by boiling The
corn in weak I've until the hull
peeled off, after which it was well
washed to remove all traces of the
lye; then it was boiled to soften it,
The hominy was then ready for use
as occasion required. Another way of
making hominy of corn was by pes
ting in a mortar, the mortar being a
cavity burned into tree stump Or
block of wood, and the pestle club of
wood.
The wheat in the early days was
more or less mixed with foreign sub
stances such as smut and dirt owing to
lack of proper methods Of threshing
and cleaning. Threshing was big
job A piece Of ground was cleared
off, and, if dry, was dampened so it
could be rendered compact by beating
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
NORTH BARABOO

The Walnut Hill cIuD met with Mrs.
John Rooney on March 10. Ten mem
bers and eight visitors being present
TIL time was spent in piecing quilts
and visiting. Mrs. Blakman gave a
reading entitled. The Best He could
Do" The day being the seventy fourth
anniversary of the hostess she was
given a post card, showed by the club
members. At five o'clock delicious re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Roo
ney's daughter, Mrs. Ed. Curry and
granddaughter, Mrs. ROllO Curry.
A very short and unexpected visit
from a former club member, Mr.. and
Mrs Irving Griffin, of Big Springs,
was enjoyed by all. The next meet
ing will be with Mrs Rose Rooney,
March "a
Misses Mable and Jennie Bick have
been on the sick list but are better at
present.
Jim Turner and John Joerks are
now enjoying new cream separators.
The storm last night destroyed a
machine shed for Harry Slmonds. This
is the second time this same shed has
been damaged by storms.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
JURY DISACREES
in ABLEMAN CASE

The case of l. Bernstein, whole
sale jeweler of Chicago, against K.
F.. Pope, merchant at Ableman was
heard in the justice court of H. L.
Halsted on Thursday.
Mr. Bernstein, who was not present
and was represented by Attorney j.,
w. Frenz, sued Mr.. Pope for bill OF
cheap jewelry that was sold to the de-
PENDANT on November 1918, amounting
to $6350. Mr.. Pope admitted that he
had purchased the goods at the time
mentioned but said that when he be-
gan dealing with Bernstein in 1915
it was agreed between them that the
unsold goods could be returned at any
time. Accordingly the defendant
brought the jewelry into court and OF
fered to the plaintiff and made an
offer of judgement for the amount
that he had sold, amounting to $12.68-
The plaintiff refused to accept the
goods and the case was tried by a.
jury consisting of Fred Junk. Peter
Lind, Meter Mather, Grant Pobjoy
and J. e. Won VALID. After hearing
the evidence the jury was not able.
to agree, and they were discharged.
The case was then adjourned to April
10th, 1920, for another trial.
Mr.. Pope was represented by Bohn
& Kjorstad of Reedsburg.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
IRONTON

Rev. Ingham of La Crosse held a
quarterly service Saturday and Sun
day.
d. l.. Clary of Cazenovia was vi
sitor at the parental home Sunday.
Mrs. Seamans has put in a millinery
stock in their store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Atkinson OF
Walton spent Wednesday with their
daughter, Mrs. Geo. Blakeslee. An
other daughter, Miss Elsie accompan-
led them home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Tyler and daugh-
ter, Enid, are visiting relatives here.
They are moving from Goodrich or
the Thompson farm which Ghey re-
Gently purchased.
Mr.. Hess, who has been Ill all wir
ter is no better at this writing. TT
Beavers had bee Thursday and got
him up some wood.
Mrs. VIM. Rist returned recently
from Edgerton where she has been
caring for her parents and grandma
Their, who have been very Ill.
Chas. Rebuck, Sr, Of La Vale was
recent visitor at o Palmer's.
Mrs. Scoon is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Davy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer called on her
brother, N. B Graves, and family at
La Vale Wednesday.
w. Compton and B. Carkuft and
families moved last week onto the
F. M .Seamon's farm near Lime Ridge
and B. Colemand and wife moved in
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sill
vers.
Frank Tyler of Lime Ridge called at
the Baublet home Friday.
G. A Wright is doing some paint
ing at the Catholic church and par
sonage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
FARMERS GIVE NOTICE TO WASHINGTON THEY ARE
TIRED OF BEING GOUGED BY LABOR, AND WORKING
FOURTEEN AND SIXTE EN- HOURS EACH DAY OF YEAR

difficulties under which the producers
are endeavoring to meet the demands
made them.
About 10000 communications are
are now held, and those who make
any comment beyond an explicit ans
wer to our questions, there are none
who do not complain bitterly Of the
shortage of labor, of the high price
they must pay for the same, and of
the cost of fertilizer and farm i'm
plements, and cite as indication Of
their attitude that they propose to
reduce and suspend production, and
that they do not propose to labor
fourteen and sixteen hours daily to
supply the necessities of life for high
paid short hour urban resident con-
sumers.
1.-THE uniformity Of comment was
sufficiently impressive to warrant a
reference for legislative consideration
and to that end the postmaster
general has declared in no uncertain
terms that the restrictions which
now prevent the maximum use Of
the postal service by food producers
hould be modified forthwith
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

The statement that producers OF
foodstuffs were making but little use
of the postal service in the distrlbu-
ton of their farm commodities, and
that many are threatening to cut
down production because Of the high
price of labor and farm implements,
and a disinclination on part OF the
farmer to labor fourteen and sixteen
hours daily to supply the necessities
of life to high paid, short hour urban
residents" is made by Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General James l.
Blakeslee in a letter to Senator N. B.
Dial, member of the postofice and
postroads committe Of the senate
at Washington.
The Blakeslee letter said that an
investigation showed that farmers
were sending out an average of only
one package a day by each rural mail
carrier. His letter continues:
"The replies to our QUESTIONABLE
not only indicate a desire on part or
the food producer for improved facili-
ties of transportation and distribution,
but explain in detail the tremendous
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
BULL STORY
ENDS RIGHT
FOR NC LEISH

D. ]. McLeish of Caledonia has
won his suit against Fl. Weinke OF
Merrimack in the Sank county cir.
cult court, the case coming to- an
abrupt end, according to Bogue and
Sandersons attorneys of Portage, who
represented the plaintiff.
Mr.. McLeish began this action in
the court Of Justice of the Peace c.
H. Dering of Portage and judgement
was given for the plaintiff. The out
come Of that case was an appeal TAX
en- by the defendant to the higher
court.
Mr.. McLeish, in his complaint,
averred that the defendant, who is a
stock buyer, paid him SIC for a bull,
shipped it to Milwaukee under the
claim that the animal was condemned.
whereas it was not condemned, ac-
cording to the petitions, and action
was brought to recover the balance
alleged to be due and wrongfully with
held by the defendant.
When the case was called in thf
circuit court, witnesses subpoenaed
and jury seected, the defendant ad-
mitted the facts, according to the
plaintiff, and paid the amount said by
him to be due.-Portage Register
Democrat.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

Bread nowadays is baked i'll some
distant city, Immediately packed in
caskets and delivered to the consul
mer the same day, fresh and white,
all nicely put up in sanitary wrap
pers. How different from the man
ner in which the early settlers OF Wis
consin procured their -four and corn
meal Mills for grinding it were miles
away In the more remote settle
me1lts to make journey to tins
nearest grist mill meant several weeks
travel under every imaginable diff
Guilty.
Corn to be reduced to meal was
sometimes grated upon an implement,
made by punching holes in piece Of
tin which was fastened upon a hollow
slab of wood. Upon this home mads
crater the ear of corn was rubbed back
and fourth. But this method had its
drawbacks, for as soon as the corn
ripened and dried up, it would shell
of. Some settlers lucky enough 70
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
OTHERS CITIES ARE
BONDING FOR NEW
SCHOOL BUILDINGS

Baraboo is not the only city taking
steps to erect new schJol building.
Lancaster, Wis, has voted $4,000
with which to buy site and build a
building. The site has been bought
and sketches for the new building COM
pleted
Merrill, Wis, has voted $4,000 to
build an room ward school and also
erect an addition to the present high
school, They find that the appropria-
ton is too small and are asking for
an addition $4,000. Sketches for this
work are already completed.
Oconomowoc, Wis, has voted $780,
900 for new high school. The a
mount is not enough and they are
asking for 100000 more. Plans for
this building are completed.
La Crosse, Wis, has voted $500,
for new ward school, also Junior
high school. Plans for the junior
high scohol are completed.
Westfield, Wis, has had plans COM
pleted for a high school to cost $751;
900. i
Alma Center has had plans COM
pleted for a grade and high school to
cost 100000.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
ALF. T. RINGING NOT TO RES T ON MOUNTAINSIDE
IN NEW JERSEY BUT AT WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK

Alfred T. Ringing, circusman, who
died at Ringing Park near Oak
Ridge, New Jersey, October Fl last,
will rest in mausoleum now being
built at White Plains, New York,
some 20 miles northeast of New York
City in Westchester county. Mr..
Ringing had expressed a wish to
sleep on the mountainside on his own
country estate close to Oak Ridge, but
since this property might eventually
pass out of the possession of the fam
lily it was deemed advisable to effect
burial elewhere.
The Oak ridge place is far back
in the Jersey hills, many miles off
the railroad and on a secluded coun-
try byway frequently impossible in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

Mrs. AL. Strobe, Kansas City, has
sent us an account of her husband
being held UP and relieved of $500
The mother of Mrs. Strobe was the
late Mrs. Bowman, sister of the late
Mrs. Stevens both being members OF
the Butterfield family and with a
number of relatives here. The child
hood days of Mrs. Strobe were spent
in Baraboo. According to the letter
head Mr.. Strobe is manager of the
auditorium theatre which has the lare
est stage of any playhouse in Kansas
City. At the time the money was lost
he was at the Garden theatre where
he is assistant manager. The account
from a Kansas City paper reads:
Two neatly dressed young men held
up and robbed AL Strobe, assistant
manager of Loew's Garden, Thir-
teenth and MCGEE street, at 10 O'Clock
last night and escaped with 5000, the
nights proceeds of the show.
A few minutes before the robbery
and while the ticket office was still
open the men entered the theater
lobby and requested tickets. Miss
Agnes Mudd, All Quincy avenue,
ticket seller, told them that the main
part of the show was over and nothing
but motion pictures would be shown
the rest of the evening Apparently de-
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
a4
CALEDONIA TOWN is
FOR LA TOILETTE FOR
NEXT PRESIDENT OF u. S.

Senator George Staudenmayer was
nominated for town chairman of
Caledonia at the caucus held Thurs
day. F.. G. Hillebrandt and William
Zamzow were nominated for super
visors; E. Staudenmayer for clerk !;
J. A. Jerrison for treasurer and T. e.
Williams for assessor. Fort y-seven
voters attended A straw vote for
president resulted as follows: La
Toilette II, Hoover Lowden 4, Wood
md Billy Sunday two each.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
HCIIWAYNEN HOLD UP AND ROE AL STROBE IN
;. KANSAS CITY, RELIEVING HIM OF ABOUT 5000
AND THEN DRIVING AWAY IN DARK RED MOTOR CAR

string to see the whole show the men
left.
They walked to a dark red motor
car standing at the curb in front of
the theatre. Miss Mudd gathered UP
the money taken in at the box office
and put it in cloth bag. She turned
it over to Strobe and left the building.
Srode left the box office to go to
the second floor of the building,
where the Offices are located, when the
men who previously talked to Miss
Mudd again enterede the lobby. They
advanced toward Strobe, according
to a story Strobe told to the police, and
demanded that he give them the mon
ey bag.
"Quit your kiddin'," Strobe told
them.
One of the men grabbed at the
money bag and another produced a
revolver
Come on" he said, 1--WE mean bust
ness. Strobe surrendered the mon
ey.
w. H. Tate, 3418 Track avenue,
doorman, entered the 1obbya from the
box office and saw the men leaving
with the money. He called to them to
halt and placed his hand to his hip
pocket. The men did not stop. They
jumped in a waiting motor car and
sped away.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

winter. White Plains is one OF New
York's handsomest suburban cities,
and the cemetery chosen is among
the finest anywhere. Here reposP
many notables Of the region, their
plots marked by stately monuments.
All other of the Ringlings are burr
ed at Baraboo-August G., first OF the
family to go who died in 1907; Otto
1911; Al c., eldest of the brothers,
1916; Henry, youngest of the broth
ers, 1918; also their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. August Ringing. Two OF
the famous brothers, Charles and
John, and sister, Mrs. Ida North,
survive There are some eight or
nine children of the next generation.
Madison Democrat
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
AMENDMENTS ON LEGISLATIVE SALARIES AND CIRCUIT
JUDGES TO BE VOTED ON BY BADGERS AT APRIL ELECTION

Wisconsin voters will vote for two
constitutional amcnIi2"n:. at the
April elec.' 4 beth. in" easing the
power of the lrgisI:H.:a rlc first
permits the legislature to fix salaries
OF it's personnel, the secono to fix
the number o. e:truit judges and
the arrangement and number of cir
cults.
On July, Z, 1919, the legislature
publisher Chapter $50 of the ses-
sion laws calling for vote on an
amendment reading:
A'Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his service .
ssuch sum to be paid at
such time and in such nalnel as
shall be prescribed by law i.
The compensation prescribed for
members of the legislature prior to
the adpotion of this amendment Shall
continue in force until changed by
the legislature in a manner consistent
with the other provisions of the con-
stitution."
The present constitutional provi
sion, in force since November 8,
1881, gives each member of theSleg-
islatuure for each regular session
$500, with mileage at 10 cents, mile
age by not other extra compensa-
ton to be paid for special sessions.
No stationery, newspapers postage,
or other perQuisite except the salary
and milegae is permitter TO be re-
ceived by any member for services.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

it. Then the Sheaves were unbound
and spread in a circle, the heads up
permost, and leaving. space in the.
center for the preson whose duty il
was to stir up the straw during the,
process of threshing. AS many horses
or oxen as could be used were them
kept going around in a circle untis
all the grain was trodden out.
Winds were Help
After several such 'fioorings' or
layers were threshed out, the straw
was carefully raked off and the grain
shoveled up on a heap to be cleaned
This was done by waving sheet up
and down to fan out the chaff as the
grain was dropped before it. Some
time the strong autumn winds would
perform this duty. This method of
threshing was so imperfect that smut,
black soil, and other foreign sub
stances were left in the grain and OF
course, unavoidably, got into the
bread. s,
Mill Expense High.
The expense attached TO The regular
trips to the mills for the purpose OF
grinding wheat was so great as Ia
make the value of wheat bread very
high, an early writer, pioneer CT
the central portion of the state says
"The milling trips often occupied sew
eral weeks and were attended with an
expense extremely high. If made in
winter when more or less grain feed
was required for the team, the load
would be found to be so reduced upon
reaching home, that thee cost Of what
was left, adding other expenses. would
make the grain reach the high cash
figure of So to SIS per bushel."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25

Chapter 6o4 OF tho laws publish
ed July "a, 1919 has \ direct effect
On local. crditions. a. i: was intro
duced primarily beCa lss authorities
wished to relieve the circuit court
of Dane county overburdened by
the number Ct state cases sent there
The proposed amendment reads /:
The legislature r,av alter the
limits, decrease or increase the
number OF circuits, making them as
compact and convenient as practi-
cable, and bounding them by county
lires; but mo such alteration de
rease or increase shall have tho
effect of removing y Judge from
Office In case OF an increase or cir
CUTS, the juig- or judges sshall he
elected as provided in this consti----
tuition and receive a salary not less
than here in provided for judges or
the circuit court.
For each circuit there shall be
chosen by the qualified electors
thereof one Of more circuit judges
as the legislature may from
time to time authorize. g..
Every circuit judge shall reside in
the circuit from which he is elected,
and shall hold his Office for such
term and receive such compensation
as the legislature shall prescribe"
Both of the amendments were, as
is required, passed by the legisle tiy Q
session proceeding the last during
1917.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-03-25
WINDOW SMASH
LANDS BARABOO
MAN In LIMBO
From Thursdays daily

From Thursdays daily ]
Edward Hamele is suITerlng from
a deep laceration on the forehead
and a man going by the name OF
Ernest Davenport of Baraboo is in
the city jail facing drunk and dis
orderly charge, as the result of the
former falling through the window
of the J. J. Schwartz restaurant
Monday night. According to police
Hamele was pushed thru the glass
by Davenport.
According to Chief T. F. Curry, he
had his attention called to the two
men earlier in the evening, both ap-
pearing more or less intoxicated.
After the window crash Policemen
Welsh and Knoype took both men
to police headquarters, where ply
stefan was called to Hamele, three
stitches being required to close the
wound in his forehead.
Both men were afterwards ques-
tionedby Chief of Police Curry. Ac-
cording to the later Davenport adj
mited that he pushed his companion
through the window. A half pint
bottle of wood alcohol was found on
Davenport, The men were also quiz
zed regarding their alleged intoxicated
condition. Davenport claimed that
he had a prescription to obtain whis-
key owing to illness.
Davenport, who is a returned SOL
der and lives at Baraboo, was lock-
ed up ON drunk and disorderly
charge. His companion was sent
home. Davenport will be arraigned
before Police Magistrate c. L. Der
ing. The damage to the Schwartz
building is estimated at $150.-Port-
age Register Democrat.
{ From Fridays Daily
Ernest Davenport of Baraboo was
fined SIS and costs at Portage by
Police Justice c. L. Dering, after
pleading guilty to the charge of being
drunk and disorderly A second charge
against the defendant, according to
the Register Democrat, that of mali
cious destruction Of property, was
held over pending a settlement of
the damage Of $3.50 arising out of the
breaking of the window of the J. J.
Schwartz restaurant
He pushed E. Hamele through
window.
Davenport admitted in court that he
had been furnished whisky at a drug
store, obtained on a physicians pre-
scrlption. When searched at police
headquarters Davenport had half
pint bottle of doped alcohol in his
possession, police say.
Nothing was said in court regard
ing it, but it is believed that further
action may develop through the dis
trict attorney after the police authori-
ties probe the matter further.