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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
Nothing Wrong With Baraboo
Baraboo, w:

In the daily papers published in
this city last Monday there appeared
an article by Frank r. Bentley en-
titled What is Wrong with Baraboo?'
In this article the attitude of our city
government and also the attitude of
the people of Baraboo is criticized. The
article claims that the people of Bara-
boo lack patriotism and loyalty, and
this criticism is based upon certain
alleged circumstances.
1t appears that last Saturday after
noon Albert Marquardt a soldier who
lost his life in the World war, was
buried; that on the Sunday following,
June 18th, the body of Donald Duncan
can, also a deceased soldier, was bur
| led at BarabOo. 1t is alleged in this
article that the city took no action or
steps to properly honor these deceas-
ed soldiers. This criticism is not fair
to the people of Baraboo and to the
city government. | do not think that
there is a city in the state that has
shown more appreciation for the boys
| that went to the last war than the
| City of Baraboo and I think that the
young men who fought SO gallantly
during the World war will corrObor-
ate this statement. Mr.. Bentley thinks
that the city ought to have issued a
| proclamation ordering all business
houses closed during these funerals.
1t must be remembered that one Of
! these funerals was on Saturday after
uoon and it is certainly a question
upon which people might differ as to
whether or not all business houses
/: should have been ordered closed dur
ing that time. No such order was
necessary for the following day be-
cause that was on Sunday and no
business houses were open. One would
! think from the article that nothing
! was done by the city to appraise the
people of these funerals, but we find
that on the 28th, day of May last a
proclamation was published in the
| local papers by Honorable Adolph
! andre, our Mayor. in which he ex-
pressly called attention to the fact
. that the bodies of deceased soldiers
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

to the nine normal schools when we
were winding up at his home school,
President Royce loosely remarked
to him: Doctor, it is time you got
back to your garden, your corn is
waiting to- be planted" eyes," replied
the eighty-four year old doctor of
philosophy, 81 planted two hundred
hills this morning before breakfast"
latter which he had come down to
examine the graduating class.)
For more than half century DR..
McGregor was in touch with the edu-
cational interests of the state. Who
can say how many Of Wisconsin's
youth drew from Linn help and in
spiration?
Contributed by Mrs. Clara T. Runge
Member Board Of Regents Of Normal
Schools.
Baraboo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
MRS. H. A. PERKINS, FORMER RESIDENT OF
BARABOO AFTER MANY. YEARS, VISITS SCENES
AT HER OLD HOME--ENTERTAN IN HER HONOR

the sons, George w. Perkins, going
to congress. None of the members of
the Perkins family is now living.
The father of the visitor was an
editor, SO was her husband, her
brother-in-law and she has son-in-
law who is now on the staff of the
New York Tribune. Her daughter al
so writes, John W. Blake IN editor
of several Wisconsin papers, was a
near relative, and others in the fam
lily have been welded to the art pre-
sentative.
The Perkins family had for neigh
bQrs in the pioneer days the Moves
family, the Holah family, and others.
It is about thirty years since the
visitor was in the Baraboo valley.
Entertain in Her Honor
On Wednesday the Misses Gatti-
ker, 107 Seventh street, entertained
in her honor, the guests including
Mrs. E. N Marsh, Mrs. j. Fl. Newman
Mrs. Rose Morley, Mrs. H. G.. Merit
IKE, Miss Eliza Chapman, Baraboo;
Mrs Helen Keith, Reedsburg; and
Mrs. Mary Barney, Mansion. Senti-
ments were read and in the guessing
contest arranged by Mrs. Perkins the
first prize was taken by Mrs New
man and the second by Mrs. Marsh.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

Mrs. H. A. Perkins, nee Sarah Am
bier, came to Baraboo with her rela-
tives in the summer Of 1854. For sew
eral days she has been the guest of
Mrs. William Stanley and enjoying
a visit to once familiar scenes. Her
father, Jacob Amber, died a few
weeks after they took up their home
at the southeast corner of West
street and Fifth avenue. The house
is still standing looking much as it did
in that day. She found the grave of
her father in the Baraboo cemetery,
the inscription on the stone stating
that he died on September Is, 1854,
aged A years, 10 months, and 16
days. Mrs. Perkins mother is buried
in Michigan and her step-mother at
Baraboo. Her grave is by the side
of her husband Other relatives are
also buried ON the same lot. Mr. Per
kins is buried at Sioux City.
After being in BarabOO short time
Miss Amber and H. A. Perkins were
married. Mr.. Perkins was the old
est son of Mrs. Lucy F. Perkins, the
only postmistress Baraboo ever had
She was appointed May 8, 1853, and
held the Office until James H. Wells
was appointed February 81, 1857. The
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
TEEL FARM CASE
NOW SETTLED

Before Judge E. Ray Stevens the
dispute between the heirs of Henry
Teel and Adolph J. Zantow was
Thursday amicably settled in circuit
court at Madison. Olive Grisim, one
of the heirs, through Bentley G Meier
had started proceedings for the GUST
ing of Adolph J. Zantow from the
premises, because he had not compil-
ed with the terms of the sale, and be-
cause he had taken possession with
out order of the court. They procur-
ed an order to show cause which was
returnable on the 18th, of June, and
was continued for hearing until
Thursday morning. A great number
of witnesses appeared in court to
testify as to the value of the land in
controversy, SO as to show that Fan
tow did not pay any more than what
the farm was worth. Zantow insisted
that there were sixteen acres less
under pillow than had been represent
ed to- him, and that by reason thereof
he claimed that he suffered a damage
of from four to five thousand dollars.
Attorney V. H. Cady resisted the
application and Attorney H. H. Thorn
as represented three of the heirs. Be
fore the matter came on to be heard
an effort was made to settle, and the
case was finally settled and an order
Ientered by Judge Stevens. SO as to
put the settlement through it was
agreed that ZantOw is to remain in
possession of the farm until Deem
Der 1st, this year, to pay 100000 in
damages for failing to comply with
the terms of the sale, and to cover
the expenses inquired by his failure,
land $1500.00 as cash rental for this
season. This will entitle Zantow to
the crops, excepting the roughage,
which is to remain on the place, and
by the order of the court he was per
united to remove ten tons of straw
when he leaves; he will not be per
mitted to cut any timber. Referee
Joe Ragatz was authorized to enter
into a lease with him for the purpose
Iof fulfilling the terms of the court
order. The property was ordered re.
sold in November, with possession to
the purchaser on December LIST. This
was matter that was long drawn
out, and has been a bona contention
in the court for several weeks past.
All of the parties to the action have
expressed satisfaction to the attor-
neys of the settlement.
When Mr.. Zantow purchased the
place at public sale last spring he
paid $4,000 down After the $4,000
has been deducted he will receive the
pemainder, $4,000.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

would be buried here in the near flu
ture and he requested all comrades
to attend these funerals and recon-
mended that all employers of sold
iers, etc. permit the boys who had been
in the war to attend these ceremonies.
Furthermore, we find that our Mayor
not only attended both of these fun
erals in person, but he loaned his car
for the purpose of taking mourners to
the funeral.
It is a laudable effort to exto1 the
brave deeds of our boys who fought
so CALAMITY for the preservation Of
Democracy. 1t is easy to criticize
the action of others, but in this con-
nection may we not be permitted to
ask, what, if anything, did Mr.. Bent
ley do to make the occasion of these
funerals more memorable? Did he
attend these funerals? Did he offer
his car for the purpose of taking
mourners to the funeral? Not so. On
the afternoon of June 11th., when the
funeral of Albert Marquardt occur
red, instead of living up to his own
high ideals and showing due homage
and appreciation" of the dead soldier
by personal attendance, he found it,
apparently, more enjoyable to cast
his wabbling Dowagiac ON the placid
waters Of the Briggsville pond, try
ing to induce the snake pickerel to
bite at the attractive lure, and that
on the afternoon of June 18th during
the funeral of Donald Duncan, Mr..
Bentley was seen on the banks of the
Wisconsin river at Newport. Praise
worthy is the preacher who practices
what he breaches.
! Lee II. Jeffries
| G. w. Goette.
| Finance Committee
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
IN
REAL ESTATE

Ernest F. Kirschner to Fred Pre-
tsch, land in Sank City, $4,000.
George Carson to Eva Carson, land
in BaraboO, 81.
I. w. Foster to G. F. Endthoff, land
in Baraboo 81.
w A. Stricken to VIM. Stricken,
land in LaValle, 81.
Burton Peck to D. d. Jones, land
in Spring Green, 81.
H. w. Riggert to F A. Kruger,
land in Reedsburg, 81
Henry w, Meyers to J. H. Claridge,
land in Reedsburg, 81.
Mrs. Emma Huntington to Gilbert
Gilbertson, land in Baraboo, 81
Inez Gibbons to w. A, Lamberton.
land in BaraboO, 81.
R. E. Organ to Henry Bittrick.
land in Baraboo, $1,700.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

mood he may crave the tragic poetry
of Job and in another the refined
cynicism of Ecclesiastes or the opu-
lent imagery of the Song Of Songs. In
nearly all moods he delights in the
great stories told in the old books.
The Harvard program presents in
tact and without emphasis on select
ed portions the two basic influences
in English life and letters. Harvard is
doing well by her undergraduates,
and her example cannot be followed
too generally.-Daily News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
A TWO-BOOK SHELF

England and the United States have
heard the voice of H. G. Wells crying
out in the popular periodicals for a
new bible to match the new history.
Much of the old Bible, most of the old
Shakespeare, Mr. Wells would Danish
to his new apocrypha.
One answer to Mr. Wells comes
from Harvard university, Harvard,
henceforth, will require acquaintance
with the English Bible and the plays
of Shakespeare from all candidates
for it's bachelors degree in the lib
eral arts. Harvard declares THAI
these are 1.-TWO works of literature
without which an adequate apprecia-
ton of English letters is impossible"
The Importance of such a declara-
ton lies in the fact that it stands for
the great old books intact. Mr.. Wells,
of course, would not forbid the world
to read any part of the Bible or
Shakespeare, but the preferred hit
erature which he hopes to urge upon
''the average man" would include
only inspirational passages of a spec
ial Wellsian bias, culled from a thous-
and sources. Mr. Wells, reformed
novelist, would also Danish the story
element from literature.
How is Wells or anyone else to say
what will inspire the average man?
The average man has a thousand
moods and thousand tastes. In one
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
KEEPING THE TREATY

It looks now as though the Yer
sailles treaty would be respected by
all parties concerned remarks ian
exchanged The French are not going
into the Ruhr Valley. The Poles seem
to be calming down. Great Britain
appears to be satisfied and Germany
is doing her best. When the treaty
becomes thoroughly settled and it's
status is recognized, the time will
arrive to amend it. For it is on the
whole a bad treaty But good or bad,
it should be respected and amended
rather than broken. If the war meant
anything it meant the restoration of
law into the world, for respect for law
is the first test of a democracy. If
democracy is to last on this planet,
it must last under the obedience to
law. The treaty is the law--bad as it
it-until it is amended by the parties
that made it, And the most hopeful
sign of the year is that all signatory
parties to the treaty now seem salts
fled to obey it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
MISS Finn TO
CHERRY CAMP

Miss Edith Finn of Barahoo, who
has just returned from the University
of Wisconsin, has been chosen one
of the fourteen young college women
advisors at the cherry picking camp
near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, that
the Y. w. C. A. is conducting in Door
county this summer.
This is a camp where one hundred
and fifty girls between the ages of Is
and 20 may earn their vacations and
a little pocket money besides by pick
ing cherries for the farmers during
the season. Miss Ethel Troy, secre-
tary for county Young Womens Chris
tan associations, is camp executive
and has made every arrangement for
the happiness and comfort of the
girls.
Regular barracks are provided for
sleeping quarters; there is an open
air dining room and attractive re-
creation hall. The camp is a mile
from town, and not far from a lake
where there is good bathing, so that
all the regular summer recreation
swimming. campfres, stunts, and
stories-will be in order for the free
hours. There is a special recreation
director, nurse, and best of ALL q
good cook
The girls wear overalls and large
shade hats when they ara working i'm
the orchards.
This is a new idea," says Miss
Troy. Although the Y. M. c. A. has
conducted such camps for the boys,
we have never tried it before for the
girls; SO that associations all over the
country are watching with interest
to see how we succeed
There is still room for a few more
pickers. Any girls Interested win
learn more by calling on or writing
Miss Finn, by applying to Miss
Blanche Monette at the Y. w. G. A
in Baraboo, or by writing to Miss Troy
1404 Stevens Bldg, Chicago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
HARDING'S THREE MONTHS

A friend in Washington who wat
ches the game, sums up the first
three monhs of the Harding admins
tration thus:
Assets
Strong Cabinet.
Favorable impression created by
Harding personally.
Re-entry of the United States into
Europe.
Passage of the Colombian treaty.
Adoption of the budget system.
Substantial list of creditable ap-
pointments.
Spoilsmen kept out of the postoffice
Soldier relief initiated.
Liabilities
Muddling tariff legislation.
Promises of economy shot to pieces
by practices of extravaganza and nc
relief in sight.
Nothing much accomplished, or
in prospect, in the way Of Govern
ment reorganization.
No leadership to speak Of in Con
gress.
Harvey.
4 Which is about the truth Harding
is making few mistakes, few friends
and no enemies. He has no strong
purposes and no strong prejudice. He
makes a good President but little his
tory.
It is likely that he has no reserves
of force, and that the three months
which the nation has seen, will typi-
fy the three years and nine months
before us of his first term.-Empor5a
Gazette.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

Mrs. Perkins resides with a daugh-
ter at 247 Lion Canal, Venice, CalifoT-
MIA. She is making a trip across the
continent to visit her daughter in
New York and other relatives in
Connecticut. Although more than 80
years young, Mrs. Perkins is very
active and travels with as much ease
and comfort as one not more than
half as old, a great satisfaction when
one desires to travel from ocean to
ocean.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
ABOLISH EN- ALL

The esteemed lola Register, lola
Kansas demands that the primary be
abolished because the scoundrel who
betrayed the state of Florida as gov
ernor was nominated at the primary
Why not also abolish elections, be
cause he was elected at a general
election? Remarks the Emporia Ga
zette. The Gazette also says:
1.-THE primary is not established tc
secure good government; but to Sc
cure popular government. 1t is vast
" more important in democracy
that the people shall be responsible
for their government, and make their
own mistakes than it is that they
shall have good government and let
their rulers make their mistakes.
"If you would abolish the pri
mary because of it's failures, you
would abolish all government be
cause of it's failures. The thing
to do with the primary and the cleo
ton and with all institutions of gov
eminent is not to abolish them, but
to educate the people to use them in
diligently"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
JUDGE ALFRED K NIPPERT OF CINCINNATI
OHIO RELATES HOW HIS FATHER MADE THE
JOURNEY TO BARABOO BY DEGREES IN 1849

Judge Alfred K. Nippert, Cincinn-
att, Ohio, ~~no has been visiting at
Baraboo, stated while here that he re-
Gently came across his fathers Jour
nal which contained an account of a
pioneer journey from the Buckeye
metropolis to this region in 1849. The
father made the trip with great diff
ficulty while the son came from Gin
cinnati with his wife and two sons
lin high-powered machine in about
two days.
The father, Rev. Louis Nippert,
came by rail, a wood-burning lOcomo-
tive pulling the train, from Cincinn-
Iati to Saudusky, the journey occupy
ling about "a hours. He then came by
boat to Detroit, by stage to New
Buffalo, probably New Haven, and by
boat to Milwaukee. Leaving the last
named city on stage the vehicle
broke down when about ten miles out
and the remainder of the trip to
GAINESVILLE was made in farmers
wagon. A stage conveyed the traveller
from GAINESVILLE to Madison and on to
Fort Winnebago (Portage) where the
traveller remained for the night. Rev.
Nippert then walked from the mill
tary post to Baraboo following a trail
most of the way. He found his faith
er, mother brothers and sisters re-
siding on farm just west of Rock
Hill cemetery, the place being oppo-
site the Slentz place. The journey
was made in the spring of 1850.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

The father Michael Nippert, with
Michael Hirschinger had marched
with Napoleon TO Moscow. They were
among the last TO cross the bridge
near the city on the retreat just be-
fore the Russians blew up the struc.
ture with guns.
After the war was over he came
with about twenty families to the
Captain Hills, Monroe county, Ohio.
The place was Powhatan and the
Mingo Indians resided there. The
Nippert family went down the Ohio
river in the first side-wheel boat on
the stream-in that part of river
and later the company reached Free
port. Still later they came by OK
teams to Sank county, following the
Hirschinger family who had come
some months before, probably in
1847, The parents of the minister are
buried in Rock Hill cemetery.
After leaving Baraboo Rev. Nip
pert went to Germany and at Frank
fort established a Methodist Episco-
pal church. He returned to America,
died in Cincinnati in 1894, and is
buried there.
This was the initial trip for Judge
Nippert and family to this region and
they left SO delighted they expect to
return next year The son James
was in the late World war and the
other son Louis is student at the
Culver military academy. Culver, In
diana.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

postoffice was in the home of Mrs.
Perkins, 122 Second street, now much
changed and occupied by H w. Haw-
kins and family In those days there
were no railroad trains at Baraboo
and the numbering stays rolled up to
the door with diminutive pouches of
precious letters and few newspa-
pers.
Later the Perkins family moved to
Sioux City. where they operated one
of the leading western papers, one of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
Thursday, une p 1921

The nation is becoming dryer and
dryer. In New York a quarter of a
million have asked to march in pro
test parade and in this country 400,-
600 Camels ask for law changes.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
REEDSBURG WILL HAVE
FOURTH JULY CELEBRATION

Preparations for the Fourth of
July celebration in Reedsburg are pro-
crossing nicely. Prof. A B. Hall of the
University Extension department will
deliver the Grafton. He was a ma
tional reputation and Reedsburg is
fortunate TO secure him for this oc-
casion. Sports and amubements of
all kinds are being planned for the
day.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
ONapodrida
Short Communications Are Desired.
Please Limit to 800 Words or
Less
Six Changed for Four

Mrs. l.. A. Dudley of Durward'i
Glen received the following note:
Mrs. L. A. Dudley
Will you please explain why
Miss Durward exchanged six
glass cans for four?
Why didn't she use four of the
six she had and keep the other
two?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

Five cities in the state now have
policewomen. The states include:
Madison two, Racine, Superior. Eau
Claire and GAINESVILLE one.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

IMPURE BLOOD, boils, eruptions,
rheumatism, that tired feeling, loss
of appetite and other ills are relieved
by HOODS SARSAPARlLLA
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23
Yours

If N. P. will ask the same question
of Miss Durward concerning the
glass cans she will most likely tell
you.
MRS. L. A. DUDLEY.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-06-23

A friend in Washington who wat
ches the game, sums up the first
three monhs of the Harding admins
fro fiOn fhuc.
The Seward gateway., 1921-02-26
SEWARD HOTELS ARE
 FILLED WITH GUESTS

The following guests are registered 1t the Hotel Overland: L. Bandit, Fl. L. Morris, R. c. Wakelin, Maurice Rugg, Geo. Auyuisait, W. J. Harith, aura Crawford, W. Johnson, J. w. Harris, T. c. Tebuk.
 Those who arc registered at the Ho el Seward are: B. Johnson, E. Cour- -sr, Mrs. J. Robins, Dan Spider, Mrs. 1. Bishop, Miss L. Wood, H. Young, Irs. Flynn, c. E. Shea, wife and baby E. Buckner, Duncan Little, D. ]. .cirdon, c. A. McDougal, E. B. Cur an, Mrs. H. E. Pratt.
 Hotel Sexton guests are: Ed Legris, harles Cleague, Ed Hubschmilt, A.. :. Shaw, John Olsen, T. o. Nyberg, Cecil Clegg, Matt Bsllanger.
The Seward gateway., 1921-02-26
TRAIL WEATHER REPORT

TRAIL WEATHER REPORT
 SEWARD, 34, Cloudy, Calm. ANCHORAGE, 2S, Cloudy, Calm. MATANUSKA 46 Cloudy, Calm. CHICKAnOON, 25, Pt. Cloudy, Calm WASILLA, 35, Cloudy, Calm. TALKEETNA, 30, Cloudy, Calm. HURRICANE, 32, Cloudy, Calm. SUMMIT 30, Cloudy, South HEALY, 2S, Cloudy, Calm. NENANA, g, Cloudy Calm. FAIRBANKS, 16, Cloudy, Calm.