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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
PACKARD AUTO
WRECKS FORD
Smaller Car Owned by Portage
Man Ditched and Occupants In
jured

A Ford car owned and driven by
Frank ("Hoddy'O Miller Of Portage
and occupied by himself and wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holl, also Of Port
age, was badly smashed on the road,
between Reedsburg and Ableman,
Sunday last while returning from
the ball game at Reedsburg.
Miller's car was struck by a heavy
Packard = license number 1714S,
which the state directory shows is
owned by w. H. Pier Of Richland
Center. Portage people who witnessed
the accident say that the Packard
was going at fast clip, had passed
several cars and attempted to pass
Miller's car on or near a culvert
which was too narrow to allow the
cars TO clear. The rear wheel OF
the Packard, it is claimed, caught the
front end of the Ford and threw il
from the culvert into the ditch. Both
Mi. and Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Holl
were painfully injured and are under
the care of a physician.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
DRY MEASURE
HAS2 MEANINGS
L. L. Ketchum, Baraboo, Writes
to the Wisconsin News Concern
ing Prohibition

INTERCEPT in the discussion on,
what has Prohibition Accomplished"
has created very much interest and
the Wisconsin News, Milwaukee, is
conducting column offering prize
to the one who writes the best let
ter. The following contribution by
the Baraboo citizen was printed in
the Milwaukee paper:
Prohibition has two meanings,
forbid and prevent. Prohibition, a le-
gal notice to refrain, conveys the
first meaning and the Volstead act the
second, that is, enforces the penalty
for failing to refrain. Strenuous en-
forcement will doubtless be neces-
sary during the lifetime of those hav-
ing the booze habit.
Results: Homes saved; better
homes; better clothes; cleaner living /;
pantries filed; banks patronized; !;
cleaner elections; railroad travel SAT.
er; sentiment crystaIlizing: unem.
ployed not drowning their sorrow;
workhouse activities decreasing;
statute-made law breakers revealed
as novelty; millions of former
drunkards now sober men; rising
generation not becoming addicted to
drink; floods of tears of woe changed
to tears of joy; investments in traffic
properties redeemed for human vel
fare. hypocrites exposed uniting with
y. i -
transferred from harmful activities
to legitimate service; earth'se pro
ducts sustaining life instead OF wreck
ing it.
Prohibition prohibits perpetually
enforcement must be as constant.
L. L. KETCHUM.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
BARAB0O MAN
LOSES ARM
Railway Fireman Severely Injured
. On the Seven O'Clock Train at
Lodi Saturday

Emil Jesse, Baraboo, had the mis-
fortune to lose an arm Saturday even.
ing when the member was run over
by the engine on which he was fire
man. The accident happened at Lodi
! when passenger train number 513
was there to take on water.
Mr.. Jesse was about to put the wa
ter in the tank of the engine when
he slipped and fell down between
the track and the platform. The train
was still in motion it is claimed and
the mans arm was injured to such
an extent that amputation was neces-
|Sary. He also received a fractured
leg and hip in the accident. The in
jured man was placed on cot at
Lodi and physician summoned. The
injured member was bound tightly
to insure against loss Of blood and
he was brought to Baraboo on the
same train. The arm was amputa-
ted above the elbow in the Baraboo
hospital and the other injuries were
also tended to here.
w, H. Tramblie, 4Baraboo, was the
engineer on the train.
The patient is resting today quite
comfortably after the accident. 1t is
believed the injured leg and hip will
be as useful as ever in time
Mr.. Jesse resides at 400 Sixth street
in the city and is married. There
are no children in the family.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
CHICAGO MAN
IN LOCAL COURT

Sheriff H. G. Neitzel and Federal
Prohibition Agent, T. w. Martin were
on the moonshine rampage in Sauk
County Thursday and succeeded in
catching one redhanded. w. L. Berlin
with a Chicago automobile, was nab
bed and brought to the Court of Judge
Adolph andre this morning where he
waived examination on charge of
manufacturing and transporting liq-
uor in the county. Berlin was taken
into custody with his automobile
which contained 500 pounds of sugar,
400 pounds moonshine, 200 pounds
brown and 200 granulated and small
quantity Of liquor. The car and oc-
cupant were stopped just outside of
Ableman The sheriff confiscated the
property.
Berlin and car were located clever
ly. The officers had been at Reeds
burg and other places obtaining evil
dence and were given a tip that Ber-
lin had just left Ableman They fol
lowed, caught him, and brought him
back to the Ableman lookup. A Spoon
holtz boy was in the Berlin car and
the officers took him home. On the
way the youth told the officers where
the still was located and the rest was
easy. The officers poured kerosene in
to a quantity of moonshine and mash,
leaving it for Spoonholtz to dump
Spoonholtz was found threshing at a
neighboring farm. Neither Spoonholtz
nor Berlin had anything to say but the
women on the farm did They were
not very excited, however. Two stills
were brought to Baraboo from the
farm.
The man it is charged, had still
at the Herman Spoonholtz farm in
the town of Franklin and the sheriff
and federal officer were successul in
locating two stills in the vicinity of
the farm. The proprietor of the place
will appear in court Saturday morn
ing at O'clock.
Berlin waved examination in court
today and will be brought before
Judge e. Ray Stevens in Madison at
the earliest possible date
Sheriff Neitzel and officer Martin
were also successful in locating other
suspected moonshiners in the county
and it is expected that within the
next few days general shakeup will
be made
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
LODI WOMAN
sues LOCAL co.
Damages to the Amount of $10,-
600 Against W. P. L. & H. Co.
and Dane Co. Charged in Suits

Mrs August Busacker, Lodi, filed
suit for damages to the amount of $40,
1000 against Dane county and the Wis
consin Power, Light and Heat com
pany in the Dane county circuit
court recently.
Mrs. Busacker charged that e
condition of a section of county trunk
highway about a mile north of the
village of Dane was responsible for
an automobile accident on Oct. "a,
1920, in which her husbands Ford car
was forced off the road by a truck
belonging to the Wisconsin Power,
Light & Heat company.
Mrs. Busacker claims she suffered
four broken ribs, bad bruises and
severe permanent injuries The &C
cident made her nervous wreck, she
asserts, AS she was just recovering
from an operation. @ B8 80
/ A similar action; wi t h $4,000
damages demanded, was filed at the
same time against the company, by
Busacker, who demands recompense
for the economic loss resulting from
the injuries to his wife. 9sa aa
Shortly after the accident M rs
Busacker filed claim for $4,000
against Dane county, but the county
board last February refused to allow
it.a 8E @
According to the complaint, an
abrupt ditch, about four feet in depth
and six feet in width, ran parallel to
a macadam pavement on the high
way, about 13 feet in width. The
ditch was not over seven feet from
the center of the macadam, the com
plainant alleges and no guard rails or
other barriers were placed
The accident occurred when a truck
driven by an employe of the Bara-
boo utility company passed Busacker's
Ford, going in the same direction
The truck turned back to the center
-of the road too soon Mrs. Busacker
charges and the rear wheels struck
the forepart Of the Ford forcing it
into the ditch.
Both Mr.. and Mrs Busac cker assert
the truck was going at high rate of
speed while Busacker had slowed
down the Ford to 10 or II miles an
hour when the truck passed
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
LOCAL GIRLS IN
AUTO PARTY
in MIL LWAUKEE
Kilbourn Girl and Baraboo Girl
Who Live In Cream City Have
Exciting Time Of It

Vera Mylrea, %, of Kilbourn, Wis,
and Edna Bennett, 10, OF Baraboo,
who risked their lives in leaps from
two speeding automobiles at Milwau-
kee early this morning as a sequel
to a '1moonshine party with two
strangers, were arraigned in district
court charged with Yagrancy. Their
cases were Continued a week. The
girls roomed at 257 Ninth street, Mil
waukee. Police are seeking the two
men.
Picked Up" by Men
The girls told Dist Atty w. G.
Zabelt they met the men on down
town corner and were taken ITO a
dance. aW IstsE
Arriving there, the girls said one
man produced bottle OF moonshine
and that they remained at the dance
hail. drinking until about / a. m.
when they asked the men to take
them home. The four got into the
car, but instead of going north, the
driver sped south Of Eighth ave. and
they became frightened, the girls said.
Leap From Machine
Just south Of the city limits, they
leaped from the machine, one on each
side. They were thrown heavily to
the ground, but were not seriously
injured. They ran to Eighth and CIeve
land aves., where they came upon
Edward Czubkowski, 705 Forest
Home ave, who had stopped to repair
his car.
Czubkowski, after hearing the girls
story, agreed to take them home But
Patrolman John Rydlewicz approached
and after questioning the girls, or
dered Czubkowsk to drive to the Bay
View Police station.
Attempt to Escape
When the car reached Grove and
Harrison SITS. the girls attempted to
escape. While Patrolman Rydlewicz
was engaged in subduing the one, the
other leaped from the car. She was
caught after three blocks chase.
During the rest of the trip to the
Bay View station the officer forced
the girls to sit on the floor of the car.
News
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
Neu, Story;
Jack Boyle

Jack Boyle, formerly a resident of
Baraboo and Delton, has written a
new story, Through the Little Door"
which appears in the September
number of the Photoplay Magazine,
just out. The magazine says this is
an amazing story of the invisible
power that reached within the walls
of prison death-cell. The author
deals with prison, reform, a subject in
which he is intensely interested.
While resident of Baraboo he made
trip to some of the Rocky mountains
states in order to investigate prisons
and after his return gave an address
before the Fortnightly Literary club.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
EVER SEE COW
ON A BILLBOARD?

Rhoda Royal, an old Baraboo boy,
now has a circus of his own. Mr.. and
Mrs. Royal are known to everybody in.
Baraboo and to many in Portage who
formed their acquaintance during their
long residence in the bluff city, while
he acted as an equestrian director
with the Ringing shows in the day
when what "Uncle Az said usually
'went" in the matter OF circus man
agement
Royal began accommodating the nuc-
leus for his enterprise while he was
lstill with the Ringlings-buyin an
occasional elephant and particular
ly splendid piece of horseflesh as OPP
portunity permitted.
Three years ago he started "on his
own" and now boasts whole train
load Of paraphernalia.
Intimately acquainted with Wiscon-
sons predilection for dairy stock and
dairy interests, he presents somebody
with a COW at each Of his performan-
ces in the old home state, and char
|ges the cost to advertising account.
And cow tickets are not sold-they
are free as air-there are no strings
except the rope on bossie's horns by
which the happy recipient may lead
her home. Rhoda's Baraboo friends
can imagine him holding the lead rope
on prancing horse, but on sham
bling bovine never!- Portage Regis
ter-Democrat.
Royal is now touring Wlaconsia
with his show.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
PARKS
DRAW THRONCS
Eight Areas Attract Thousands Of
Tourists During the Entire Sum-
mer

The eight Wisconsin parks located
in different sections of the state are
affording pleasure for thousands of
vacation tourists this year, G. L.
Harrington, conservation commits
sioner, says. The $500 trout streams
and 5000 inland lakes attract Wis
itors from all sections of the coun-
try. @
To meet the condition created by
thousands Of auto travellers who
make up the bulk of the vacationists.
wisconsin has established eight
state areas four of them purchased
and four donated by Icitizens.
Outside the state areas are hun
dreds of private summer resorts and
summer settlements along the
|streams and lakes Among the parks,
Devils lake, Sauk county, is most
popular
This area comprising 1,400 acres
|of mountainous scenery has been
carefully developed and is the prin-
lcipal center for tourists. Over 100,-
900 visited the site in 1920 with a
greater number anticipated for this
year.
The other seven areas set aside
for park purposes are the Inter.
state park in Polk county, Nelson
Dewey park in Grant county, Pen.
insula park in Door county, Perrot
park in Trempealeau county, Patti
son park in Douglas county, Cushing
Memorial park in waukesha county
and Brule park and Forest lands in
Douglas county.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
SAUK COUNTY
FOLK PICNIC
In MADISON
Addresses Made and Games We're
Enjoyed--RoN of Those Who
Attended Event

Some eighty former residents OF
Sauk county now Madisonians, had a
picnic supper at Villas park, Madison
Thursday afternoon, reminesced, sang
indulged in games, renewed old ac-
quaintanceships and all but resolved
to make the event annual. George w.
Davies, at one time county superin-
tendent of schools for SaGk county,
now secretary of the Wisconsin Live
stock Breeders association, was the
originator of the meeting and told OF
the remarkable country life picnics
for which Sank county was distin-
guished! Other speakers were o. ID.
Brandenburg,o J. t. Donaghy, Mis-.
Melissa Brown, Mrs. Fred Koppke.
John Gahagan and Mrs. Sophia Gross
Borchers. y Miss Helen Davies was
winner in the peanut race finals and
o. D. Brandenburg and Herman Rowe
del beat all comers at quoits. Among
those present with former homes in
Sauk county were:
North Freedom-Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
w. Davies, Mary and Helen Davies.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Ragatz, Miss Doris
Blachly, Mrs. L A. Lindsay Donaghey.
J. T. Donaghey, Mary and Anna Pat
terson, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Patterson.
Baraboo-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Koppke
Bessie Rumpf, o. D. Brandenburg.
La Valle-J. M. Fix, Alois A. six,
Margaret Fix, Mrs. Sophia Gross Bor-
chers, Helen, Gladys and Irma Bor-
ches, Mrs. Leone Barnett, Robert
Barnett, Joseph Barnett, Mrs. Annie
Gahagan, Mrs. Ella Turner Scott, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Scott, DIR. and
Mrs. w. l.. Thompson, Dorothy
Thompson.
Merrimack-J w. Smith, E. G.
Gross. Mrs. r. Smith Wilder, Mrs. r.
Wilder, Dr. and Mrs. M. T. Martin,
Theodore J. Martin, Stella Cramer,
Estella Wolfe, Mrs. G. It. Demarest,
Lonaine Demorest, Mrs. George Noyes
Ironton-Mrs. iva Mathews Piper
and Mrs. VIM. Piper, Mrs. r. M. Mat
hews, Miss Melissa Brown.
Cazenovia-Mrs. Ora Nuss Rathbin,
Reedsburg- Mrs. May Hunter Jones
and Alice and Richard Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. w. Sherman, Dorothy Sher-
man, J. A Lund, Mrs. Madeline Foss
Lund, Harris Lund, Miss Mary Don.
ahoe, Nina NJ Fish Hand, S. c. Hand,
]. M. Gahagan, DR.. l. F. Thompson.
Lime Ridge-Mrs. Belva Settle Row,
edal, Herman Rowedal, Mr. and Mrs
r. G. Nuss, Miss Flora T. Bohn.
Woodland - Mrs. George Emma
Wallace) Vergeront, Marie, Grace and
George Vergeront.
Spring Green Sadie O. McNulty.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
Large Number Gather for Address
es and Festivities in the State
Park Near Town
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR
K. L. HATCH, MADISON
Says the Outlook For Farm Prices
Is Much Brighter Than it Was
Some Months ago

On Thursday the members OF the
Sauk Country Life association and
citizens Of the city gathered at Devils
lake for the annual festivities. The
number who attended was not as
large as in some of the years which
have passed but the affair was sue
cess in all particulars.
The address of welcome was given
by William Toole, for many years the
spirit Of the organization. He mar
yeled at the advancement from the
days of the Grange to the present city
and rural folk have grown more to
gether, the way it should be. He said
the country folk could not get along
without the city people and visa versa
all should be bound together in
friendship.
Address by Professor Hatch
The leading address was given by
Professor X. L. Hatch Of the univer-
sity of Wisconsin. He was pleased to
meet the people Of one OF the great
est agricultural counties in the state
and was more than pleased to have
the business houses close in order to
meet the loyal supporters OF the eoun-
try. Good business is. to forget busi-
ness on days like the one a hand.
He declared there were four bases
for raw material-the farm, the mine,
the forest, and the fisheries. The farm
furnishes abou 80 per cent of the raw
material or as follows:
The farms % billion dollars.
The mines IL billion dollars
The forest 500 million dollars.
The fisheries a small amount
The iron and copper produced in
1919 was exceeded by the potato by
100 millions of dollars and all the
gold and silver more than twice by
the dairy products.
What is the Matter with the Present?
What is the matter with the pres
ent? he asked Business is paralyzed.
Inflated values have been taken, out
of farm products and the farmers
cannot buy Most products are now
lower than before the war and freight
Is 4U p0I CSuL n1SnOAs liz OCN1oA ON
one of two things must happen:
wages, interest, transportation and
retail prices must come down or else
farm products must come up. He
thought the counrty had passed
through the worst Of the depression
and the word of cheer was that pri-
ces of farm products would be higher.
One solution was for the farmers to
organize the same as the Door county
cherry growers and the cheese pro
ducers.
Earl Thomas presided, Rev. M. j.
Cameron offered prayer, and there
was music by. the community chorus.
Before and after the program there
were games and other entertaining
features.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
Auto Case
Adjourned

William Ward associated with
Bob" Donahue in the charge Of TAX
ing the Dodge auto of Frank Lucht
from the state park, Devils lake, and
driving it to La Crosse, appeared in
the court of Judge Adolph andre this
morning. His case was adjourned for
two weeks. Bob Donahue, who was
kept in jail for several days has been
released on bail. His bond of $1,000
has been furnished by Frank Dona-
hue.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
SHERIFF TAKES OVER PAPER
TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT

The property of the Sioux Falls
Daily Press, Sioux Falls, S. D., was
taken possession of by the sheriff of
that county to satisfy a judgement of
between $4,000 and $4,000 held by
the Sioux Falls National bank against
George W. Egan, owner. of the paper.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04

J. e. Won Wald is changing the To-
cation of his jewelry store from his
old stand at 42S Oak street to the
Werlich building. The Baraboo Clean
ing and Dyeing Co. will occupy one
side of the building and Mr.. Won Wald
the other.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
FREIGHT CAR NEARLY
GOES INTO THE WATER

A freight car went of the track at
Reedsburg recently and nearly went
into the Baraboo river. Electricians
and the wrecking crew were busy re-
pairing that day.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
PAYS FINE OF ONE CENT
BY POSTAL MONEY ORDER

Mead L. Mayhem, Chicago was fined
cent and no costs recently in Judge
Landis' court for misbranding a pack
age sent through the mails. He paid
the fine by money order.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-08-04
STREET CAR line
PORTAGE ONSALE On
System Has Not Been in Running
Condition for Some Time In
Portage

The property of the Wisconsin In
terurban System, Portage, is finally
to be sold and it's affairs to be brought
to termination.
The late J. e. Jones was the pro
moter OF the enterprise.
The cars have not been active for
some time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-11-11
Elevated to Rlshopric.

Seldom has there been discovered
more clever and effective device for
spreading the gospel than that ar
ranged by wise old Bishop Amator of
Armoricu. He evolved q scheme
which prom ~ed the linking Of the
church with The powerful state.
Catching Governor Germanus in
church one day, the bishop slipped up
behind that official A pass with one
hand and he had shipped Off the gu
beruatorial locks; a pass with the
other hand, and bishops robe was
slipped over The torsured dome Be
fore the governor could say the Amor
lean equivalent for lack Robinson"
he was Informed that the Bishop ANA
tor had resigned and that he was or
dained IN his stead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-11-11
Tomorrow The Day

Tomorrow the college football cham
pionship of Vermont will be settled
Tomorrow will decide whether the
Blue warriors of Middlebury or the
wearers of the Green, will hold the
state supremacy for another year. Beth
teams have defeated Norwich and both
teams are confident of victory in the
Centennial field classic
Middlebury is going into the strug-
gle badly crippled by the loss of some
of her star performers, but let it be
remembered that her fighting spirit is
just as keen and strong as it has been
for the past six years, when she has
snatched as many successive victories
from her rivals to the north.
The game is bound to be hard fought
interesting, well played and thrilling,
and comment from the students of the
game and close observers of the two
teams would indicate that there is
really no favorite 1t is undoubtedly
true that with clean, dry and hard
field, and with a complete lineup of
first string men, Middlebury would be
picked as a sure winner, despite the
fact that the Green team has this year
adopted a definite coaching policy and
hired coach who is in a position to
produce the goods if anyone can.
However, it is a matter Of pure spec
ulation The field condition and the
physical condition Of the players is
against Middlebury But we look con-
fidently forward to victory for the
Blue team tomorrow We are relying
on Middlebury pep, and "do or die"
fighting spirit that has characterized
her performances in Vermont games
for years, to overcome whatever IN
timely obstacles may be in their way.
Do your best Middlebury There are
many eyes upon you and many hear.s
with you.