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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
LOCAL CHURCH HAS
PROSPEROUS YEAR

Rev. f. w. Schoeller, pastor of the
local Evangelical church, returned
from the conference session, which
convened at Milwaukee, in the church
of which he formerly was the pastor.
He reports a blessed session. The re-
ports at conference indicated progress
along all lines, pressing towards the
objectives of the Forward Movement,
going over the top in some. Nine
promising young men were licensed
to preach.
The local church has also made
splendid progress. The Ladies Aid
eclipsed their former good record;
the Women's Missionary society more
than doubled it's membership; the
Sunday school had a 26 per cent in
crease in membership and has reach
ed rs per cent attendance of it's
enrolment last quarter; thirty-three
new members were received into
church fellowship, and fifteen by let
ter, making total of forty-eight; thir-
ty-nine made decision for Christ,
many of them heads of families, of
which number received the sacra-
ment Of baptism. The budget, which
was over $4,000 more than the pre-
vious year was fully raised and all
obligations were met before the close
of the year. Great interest is shown
in Young Peoples Alliance work. The
attendance at the mid-week services
has more than doubled, while that st
the regular Sunday services has
greatly increased.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
BIOLOGISTS SEE
BARABOO REGION

More than fifty geoglogists from
the University of Wisconsin are see
ing the wonders of this region. On
Friday morning they trailed over the
east bluff at Devils lake, tramped to
the Cahoon mine, on to Skillet Falls,
and then to the Warren house at
Baraboo. Today they went to the
Lower Narrows in automobiles to see
where the quartzite lies in contact
with the rhyolite, the ancient lava
bed. They also climbed Pine bluff
to see the upper formations of the re
gion. Tomorrow will be spent at the
Lower Narrows, Ableman. The stu
dents are under the direction of DR.
wv. H. Twenhofel of the geological de
partment.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
CITY S0LONS
HOLD MEETING
Police Salaries Again Considered;
Local Board Of Health Is Or
ganized at Meeting

The regular meeting of the city
council was held Thursday evening
in the council chambers at the city
hall Mayor Adolpn andre presided
and the aldermen all answered to
roll call.
An application for an air and wa
ter station by the proprietors of the
Philbrick garage was put in the
hands of the committee on fire and
city buildings.
The board of health was organized
for the coming term and is composed
of T.. r. Deppe, chairman, A. jude
vine and Henry Graft members and
DR.. L. w Sayles health officer.
An ordinance was introduced to-
change the police officers salary to
a reduction Of ten per cent, instead
of the reduction agreed on at the last
meeting, which was not sanctioned
by the Fire and Police commission.
The ordinance was placed for consid-
Grafton at the next meeting. The re-
duction will include: Chief of Police
$112.50; assistant chief SOB; patrof>
men 500 per month.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
A. STONER
IS SCHOOL CLERK
Merrimack School Board Contro-
troyersy Disposed Of Until
July

The excitement in Merrimack rag
ing to the full last week, has subsidized,
and David A. Stoner, leading mer-
chant Of that village is now installed
in the Office of school district clerk.
The district consists of the village
of Merrimack, part of the town of
Merrimack, and part of the town Of
West Point, in Columbia county.
On April 18th, last, Mrs. Solomon
King, then school district clerk, re-
signed her position, to take effect
April Is. Mrs. King later attempted
to withdraw her resignation, and as
sumed to act as a member of the
school board after her resignation had
taken effect. The school law pre-
scribes that the remaining members
Walter M. Dobratz, director and Geo.
A. Gross, treasurer, shall fill the va
cancy occurred by resignation Of
the third member of the school board
If such vacancy is not filled within
ten days, then the village clerk
fills the vacancy by appointment. On
April %, Messrs Dobratz and Gross
met on the street, and it is claimed
appointed David A. Stoner to fill the
vacancy caused by Mrs Kings re-
signation Mr.. Stoner Immediately
qualified as school district clerk to
succeed Mrs. King A meeting was
called for last Saturday evening by
Mrs. King and Mr. Gross, who gave
notice to Mr.. Dobratz to attend the
notice reciting that the meeting was
called to fill the vacancy and to tran
sact other business. Mr.. Stoner hav-
ing already qualified as clerk also at
tended the meeting, and both he and
Mrs. King acted as clerk. With two
clerks present and both assuming to
act, the meeting was deadlocked. The
old board, with the exception of Mr.
Dobratz, sought to proceed with the
selection of teachers, but were foiled
in this attempt by Mr.. Dobratz, and
the meeting adjourned about midnight
with nothing done Mr.. Stoner's ap-
pointment was not signed by Mr..
Gross, one of the remaining members
of the board, and early Tuesday morn
ing, the village clerk, G. E. Kirsch-
stein, came to the rescue, and re-
moved all doubt concerning the valid
ity of Stoner's first appointment, by
himself appointing Mr.. Stoner to sue
ceed Mrs. Solomon King. The appoint
ment is effective until July when the
people may make their choice, but in
the meantime the newly constituted
board, with Mr. Stoner as clerk, will
choose the teachers for the coming
school year, and that was the real
subject of contention. The matter
while pending became interesting
enough to require the services of
three attorneys, and of the state de-
partment of education. City Attorney
v. H. Cady represented D. A. Stoner
in the case.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
HOLD HIGH SCHOOL
LEAGUE CONTEST

A league contest was held at North
Freedom High school Friday evening
in which were contestants from Reeds
burg, Waunakee, Poynette, Lodi and
North Freedom. Following are the
results:
Declarations
Fihst prize, Lorraine Hickey "a
Reedsburg, subject, "The Man in the
Shadow" second, Beatrice Loveland
of Poynette, subject, Friday After
noon at the Little Red Schoolhouse'
third, Marjorie Draper of North Free
dom, subject, "The Citizen
Orations
First prize, r. t. Johnstone of
Reedsburg, subject, "The Triumph of
Peace; second, Gordon Caldwell of
Lodi, subject, t'HardingB Jnauguarl
Address; third Robert Schwartz of
North Freedom, subject "The Flag
on the Firing Line"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
LEGISLATURE TO
DELLS BY AUTO;
THRU BARABOO
State Officers, Also, Coming for
the Inspection of the Natural
Winders at KiIbourn

! Just before noon, Saturday, May
according to present plans, large
| party, including several state off
GERS and most of the legislature, will
| PASS through Baraboo for visit to
! the Dells at Kilbourn, accompanying
special committee of two senators
and three assemblymen appointed for
the purpose of reporting on the ad-
VISIBILITY of the state taking over the
Dells.
The plan is to leave Madison at
about 1880 in the morning by autos
furnished by Madisonians, inspect
the Prairie du Sac electra-hydraulic
plant at 8, reach Devils lake by 10:-
80, Baraboo soon after II, go to the
Man Mound if time permits, look
down on Mirror lake at IL but not
making trip on the water, taking
dinner in Kilbourn hotels at 1890
three hours going through the Dels,
return to Kilbourn for supper at 5,
guests again of the city, and leove
for Madison via Baraboo at 6.
Speaker Riley S. Young, Chief
Clerk, c. E. Shaffer and Sergeant-at-
Arms J. T. Cretney of the assembly
will be along, also Lieutenant Gov
ernor G. F. Comings, Chief Clerk, O..
G. Munson and Sergeant-at-Arms Vim
cent Kielpiuski of the senate, also
Governor Blaine probably, State
Treasurer Henry Johnson, Attorney
General w. J. Morgan, Secretary of
State E. S. Hall, scores of senators
and assemblyman, o. D. Brandenburg
newspaper correspondents and 9TH
erS
The resolution authorizing this in
Quiry respecting the Dells was offer
ed by assemblyman Thomas H. Con-
way of Milwaukee, who was boy at
Kilbourn and whose two sisters are
teachers there now. -
Speaker Young has named T. FL.
Conway of Milwaukee, j. L. Dahl Of
Rice Lake, and John Verkuilein of
Thorp as the committee for the low
er house. Those in the senate have
not yet been named.
Should the weather be adverse or
the roads bad, the excursion will be
deferred
On May IA, similar trip will be
taken, with a special committee to
the prehistoric city of Aztalan thirty
miles east of Madison and two from
Lake Mills.
1t is said by legislators that the
Dells will pay for themselves in few
years, while % acre tract on the
Craw Wish river at Aztalan, that in
cludes numerous linear and conical
mounds prqHaHly IA ceremonial
place long ago-will cost only $4,000.
Or that jaunt Lake Mills folk be-
come hosts at noontime Incidentally
the intaglio eff1gy at Fort Atkinson
will be visited, also Lake Ripley.
There will be no speaking on the Kill
bourn jaunt but some at A8talan.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
Still FOUND IN
HARVARD Home
Prof. Shaw of University Is Held
In Bonds of $500; Pleads Net
Guilty

Federal prohibition agents, with
search warrants (they have required
sucl l. Boston since the Gd.s C the
s'h'r.: Scorge) inv.1 Ine home Of
rrnf I.cL Agassiz S - of Harvard
university at Boston, and Friday he
was held for trial in bonds Of $500. He
had pleaded not guilty to charge
|of manufacturing whisky.
Whatever shock may be given to
the residents of those sections by the
court action, the dry agents who did
the invading say the professor took
their visit coolly
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
Personal Property

Personal property is to be assessed
at the market value Horses no
change from last year, best $500.
Many are not worth over $3.50, some
still lower. Count and assess, is the
rule.
Voice in the audience: One man in
nv district keeps about 100 head of
cattle When it comes MAY he
drives mart of them to another coun-
ty. What would you do with him9~
Mr. Stone: Assess all he has In
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
RED CROSS IS
FACING PROBE
OF ACCOUNTS
Audit of Books May Be Followed
by Divorce From U. S. Gov
ernment, Belief

Many in Sauk county, in fact all
lover the country, have contributed to
the American Red Cross. At Washing
ton Paul Hanna has written an arti-
Gle for the newspapers which reads
as follows:
Complete divorce of the American
Red Cross society from the u. S. gov
ernment may result from a double
overhauling of the Red Cross accounts
now under way here.
In view of plans being made by
the society for new drive to col
ilect funds from the public, such a
separation from Uncle SAM without
alimony, is something that it's Of
ficers will exert all their efforts to
prevent.
When it became known few
weeks ago that the government
would undertake an audit of the Red
Cross acc24nts, designed TO 'et The
new administration know just how
the funds of the socieey are being
handled, there was q fluttpr among
the official caste of the organization
1t was felt that the Harding ad-
ministration might misunderstood
and misinterpret" the facts revealed
by it's own audit
Refused to Touch 1t
To prevent such a misfortune, the
Red Cross decided to confront the
government audit with an "indepen-
dent audit" of its own For this pur-
rose 1t is said to have requested
that the federal reserve board as
sign an accountant to go over the
books. The board respectfully de-
clined to have anything to do with
the task Several other public and
semi-public accounting bureaus like
wise refused to touch it.
An auditor from the postoffice was
finally secured, and has already re-
gretted his assignment. In recent
talk with intimate friends he is said
to have remarked that while the pub
lie is richly entitled to- know the as
tonishing things he has learned, he
breads the punitive power of the Red
Cross too much to make the full dis
closure
One Big Salary
The Red Cross, it appears, has at
this time $3O,O0O,OOO on deposit in
few large banks in the United States
It's new drive aims to collect another
fund of s1Oo,0O0,O0O. It's highest paid
officer receives some $4,000 yearly; /
part of it as salary, part in the form of
a home dwelling, $4,000 for "home
maintenance and the rest for other
justifable purposes
Two main complaints are made
by those who dislike the present
status and activities of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. The first and old
est complaint is made by the war
and navy departments, whose tper7
manent staffs desire to extend and
improve the military and naval hos
pital services, and who fear this will
never be adequately done so long as
public attention and funds are di-
verted to the semi-private and large
ly irresponsible Red Cross society.
Other Complaint
The other complaint has to do
with the alleged commercial activi-
ties of the hundreds of Red Cross
officials who are stationed in nearly |
every part of the globe. Certain of
these agents are said to be acting
virtually as business agents either
for firms with which they were as
isociated before entering the Red
Cross or for banking and other in
terests in the United States.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
TORNADO VISITS
REEDSBURC AND
NEAR VICINITY
Much Damage Done to City Build
ingS and to Structures on Farms
Also

The storm, which struck Sauk coun-
! ty and in fact all of Wisconsin the
first part of the week, was real tor
nado when it visited Reedsburg and
vicinity. Following are a few of the
damages reported:
In Reedsburg
When the wind struck Reedsburg a
few days ago the door was blown
from stock car and some of the ami
mails jumped out. The section men
had lively chase to catch them.
AT the home of John Burgess in
Carr Valley the barn came down ON
the stock but none of the animals
were killed. The iron stanchions saw
ed them.
While Mrs. Ed. Thorn was driving
along the street in Reedsburg the
wind carried away the top of the car.
A man was unloading potatoes at
the warehouse. When he looked
around there was a corn crib on his
wagon.
Many windows about town were
blown. in. Training school suffered
most fourteen windows being broken.
The top of the skylight roof of the
postoffice building was blown off.
Reedsburg Supply Co. received a
shock which tore off part of the roof
and threw it into the street.
Numerous bill boards were wreck
ed
The big chimney of the Methodist
church gave way and went crashing
down, part of it going through the roof
to the floor
A number of trees were blown down.
In the Vicinity
The Tom Johnston barn south of
Lime Ridge was blown into the road.
This was a large, well made building.
Guy Wheeler of Wheelerburg lost
his barn. blown to kindling wood
On the Clarence Christie farm in
the town of Ironton, but little was
left except the house, barn off the
foundation, silo down, etc.
Some of the damages reported on
places near La Vale are: Frank Buss
lost his silo and part of his barn.
At Frank Douglas tie roof was torn
from the kitchen. Charles Hochmuth
lost his barn by fire. 1t is thought the
wind carried the fire from burning
rubbish. The tin roof on Joe Duddlea-
tons hotel was blown Off The big
barn on the John Burgess farm was
wrecked. On the farm of Will Head
the porch was detached from the
house, the chicken coop blown in the
road and many swarms of bees scat
tered over the farm
More than two hundred tornado in
surance claims have already been fill
ed with the Reedsburg agencies. The
claims are not all large ones, in fact
the larger portion are for minor loss
es such as broken windows, wrecked
barn doors, portions of roofing, etc.
August Miller, town of Woodland,
lost his barn and A. Mortimer of the
same town lost all buildings.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05

this county"
The best COWS will be assessed a.
$50; they were $120 last year. Other
cattle will be graded down. Pure brec
stock will be assessed at about twice
the value of ordinary stock.
Sheep will go down at Sc; last year
SIS.
Hogs will be reckoned at Sc; last
year $12.
Wagons, carriages, and sleighs are
hardly considered any more.
Merchants nd manufacturers
stocks are to be considered at the
present wholesale price.
Tobacco. logs, lumber, timber and
other property were considered. A
firm outside the county has consider.
able value in logs in this county The
property will be assessed here this
year.
Banks will be assessed on the cap
itaI, surplus and undivided profits.
The buildings go in as part of the cap
ital u
Automobiles lose 20 per cent of
their value the first year, 20 more the
next and 10 thereafter, as a rule.
New Dog Law
Mr.. Stone said there was every in
dication the new dog law would make
the tax 81 and 81, to be collected with
the other taxes in January. This would
aIax int Lot ~ "A
six months old will have the glory Of
being placed on the tax roll with logs
and hogs. The assessors will list them
as they go.
List Of Assessors
The following are the ones who will
smile on the Sauk county tax payers
during the merry month of May and
jovial June.
Baraboo-Paul NeitZel.
Bear Creek-James Ferguson.
Dellona-Wm. Scott.
Delton-W. I. Cole.
Excelsior-Fred I. Metcalf.
Fairield-H. S. Porter.
Franklin-Jos. Weiss
reedOm-EdmOnd Frederick.
Greenfield-James O'Neill.
Honey Creek-Wm. Wenzel.
Ironton-Myron Conklin
La Valle-Chas. Pearson.
Merrimack-John D. 'Steuber
Prairie du Sac-Ernest Marks
Reedsburg-C. w Schultz
Spring Green-J. A. Lins.
Sumpter-H. K Hill.
Troy-Henry Guhl, Sr.
ashington-Henry Kruse.
Westfield-J. G. Verthein.
Winfield-Dave Bennett
Woodland-Orlo Walker.
Villages
Ableman-Wm. H. Schultz
Ironton-H. H. Thomas.
La Valle-M M. Grover
Lime Ridge-M E. Brice.
Loganville-F. M Wheeler.
Merrimack-C. F. Bayles
North Freedom-John Voeck.
Plajn-Jesse Voelkel.
Prairie du Sac-Samuel Darlington.
Sauk City-Jos Schmidhofer
Spring Greene. N. Dodge.
Cities
Barsboo-J R. Hofstatter
Reedsburg-J. H. Claridge.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-05-05
MORLEY COMPANY OWNS
VALUABLE ANIMAL

The r. A. Morley company of Bara-
boo has purchased Lord Decline, No.
S4496, black Percheron from the for
|mer owner near Spring Green. He is
Registered. After driving the animal
about five miles he weighed 1895
pounds, almost ton.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Eggs - Nearby, 38c: Southern,
3Sc; average receipts, 3Sc.
Rutter-Print, Tic: creamery, ex-
ira. 6Sa69c.
chees-June-held, 31a32c; new
made, 28a29c.
Poultry-Alive: BOOSTERS, 2Oc; tur-
keys, soc: spring chickens, asa
3Sc; White Leghorns, SIC; hens,
SAC; keats, SOC; dressed fowls,
55ci springers, 4Oc; turkeys, 55a5Sc:
roosters, 23c.
Calves and lambs-Calves. l5c:
lambs, II; prime, Ice.
Green Fruits-Apples, per basket,
75caS2.OO; Western, per box, ss.5Oa
500; apples, new, per bbl., $3.50
also; pineapples, $5.OOa6.5O; Cal
ifornia oranges, S4.0Oa5.0O; Cali
fornia lemons, per box. s3.5Oa4. 90;
grapefruit, per crate. S4.0Oa5 90:
Flasida oranges. s4.O0a5.O 90.
Negeta tables-POtatOes. nearby. per
boE. S2.0Oa2.25; Northern, per sack.
S2-25a2-5O; string beans, per basket,
FlaSida, $5.OOa7.OO; cabbage. Der 100
lbs, S1.25a1.50; beets, Florida. ner
crate, S2.00a2.5O: lettuce, romaine
per crate, S1.50a2.0O; Florida, crate,
H.Ra2.75; peppers, per crste, S4a4. so
cymings, crate, S3.OOa5.0O; egg
plant. per crate, s4.OOa5. 90; onions
per. sack, S1.5Oa1.75: spinach nar
bbfS s3.0Oa3.5O: Florida tomatoes
per crate, $4.5Oa6.O0; sweet potatoes,
No l. per Dbl, s4OOa5 so: vans
S3-5sa4.50: Brussels sprouts, 15a25c:
F1orida celery, per crate s3.a325:
bunch celery. slOOa1 .25; peas. nar
basket, S3.OOa6.OO.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
LOCAL.

CW' B. Hibbs a Co.. Hfbbs BIDS
Members Washington Stock
ExehssEe.)
SALES
Washington Gas TVS. 1900 at, lcok.
81 900 at 1o0h.
After Call
Potomac, Electric cons, Sc, 81 900 at s.
81 900 at g..
Capital Traction, at san
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. I4.-Bar silver
domestic, 99Isc, unchanged; foreign
6oSfc; a decline of 11zc.
TN CStraits shipments), JAN
, uarS February, February March
ManOh-ApriI, ApriI-May, offered 341L
market quiet
Lead, spot. offered 500: February,
March, April, offered 40: market
qGisa.
Spelter Cast St. Louis). spot, Feb
ruary. March, April, offered 500
naEset dull.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
Financial NomadS

Among persons whose
callinCs require freCL'r'
shiftinEs from place 10
place. the saying is that
three moves are eQuiVslcrr
to a FIRE" Damages incurred
in assembling and ro-as-
SemblinE furniture. in Dsuh-
ing and unpackinE. soon
make these. belong. nEs
worthless.
Tho saving is w0-rHv 0'
consideration by p, ~s0nS
who engage m speculative
investments accompanied nv
frequent changes Expense
Of brokerage fees. f,uc'uaf-
ing values, INADEQUATE in
veStiEation too often wipe
out your principal
For the steady investor -
the man or woman With 3
well considered investment
pOlicy-onr First NorrEaE,
Notes on improved Wash
inEton real estate provide
source OF income that Is
constantly reliable
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
RECORD OF STOCK AND BOND
COMPLETE N. Y. BOND SALES

NEW YoRk Feb sales Stock Exchange
as @ sG Is0 and two
Following today
security and the high low and closing prices gvn
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
STANDARD ISSUES
SHOW STRENGTH :
ON STERLING RISE
Stock Market Develops
Activity Just Before
Close.
SUGAR PRICE RISES
Exchange Was Quick TO Feel
Influence From
Buying.
SUGAR PRICE RISES

NEW YORK. Feb. I4-with the
exception Of about fifteen minutes
before the close, the stock marksr
session was devoted today 10 the
marking up OF the prices OF som.
Of the specisIties. II was not until
near the close that the so-cslIed
standard issues began to show any
signs Of activity. The strength then
became pronounced and the upward
movement was in full swing when
the day closed.
Improvement in prices was attrib-
utable to several favorable develop
ments Ohe Of the most important
Of these was the continued advance
in sterling exchange to a new high
price for this movement and the
topmost figure since the rate crossed
81 for the pound sterling last year
The steady rise in the quots-ion for
sterling is attributed by some Of the
largest international bankers TO tho
narrow market existing and the
fact that in view OF the reduced sun
ply Of bills, II takes but relatively
small purchases to cause a rise in
the az ~ AAlAE AalllE 4AAAAAlIFF
orable influence was Announcement
Of an increase by one refining com
psny in the price OF sugar and
rise made public by one oil company
( in the price OF crude oil
The latter two actions would in
dicate that there is at least some
uncertainty among those industries
as to whether prices have been
/ brought down too far.
Eases Cr~dit system.
Industrial corporations and for
eiEn governments msdo further de-
mands upon investors today for ad-
ditional capital when total -
about $4,000. 900 of new financing
was announced. About Sla 900 00n
. CT this financing will lift that much
/ Of bank loans and ease the frozen"
| credits situation TO that cN'en, The
/ financial district was Eratifed with
the further marking up of the re-
serves OF the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn as shown by last weeks r,-
nort Call money continued firm al
, per cent
The Washington herald., 1921-02-15
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