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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
BAND BOYS GO
TO REEDSBURG

Several members Of the Baraboe
Marine band went to Reedsburg on
Saturday evening, where they took
part in an open air concert played By
the Baraboo-Sauk City-Reedsburg
band. The concert was played by thu
visitors in recognition of the servi-
ces rendered by the Reedsburg band
at the time of the Sauk Homecoming
and similar courtesies shown the
Baraboo band.
After the visitors had "said Il with
music, the boys were agreeably
entertained by the Reedsburg Cham
Der of Commerce.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
Mine Officials Say Men Could NOt
Have Lived More Than Five
!. Hours in Gas
MEN FOUND BEHIND
SECOND OF TWO BULKHEADS
Mute Evidence of Mems Struggles
Showed They We're Very Cool
Headed

Ali forty-seven of The miners en-.
tombed in the Argonaut mine Aug.
q are dad, it was announced officially
shortly before 8 o'clock Monday night
A note found on one of the bodies
indicated that all the men had died
within five hours of the beginning
of the fire on Aug. 27. officials said.
All the miners were found behind
the second OF two bulkheads they
had built in a cross cut, 1850 feet
down in the Argonaut mine
Byron o. Pickard, chief of the fed
cral bureau of mines for this dis.
trict, was the first man to go behind
tn bulkhead and discovered the
bodies.
Lived Only Four Hours
Pickard, ON an earlier exploration
behind this bulkhead, had counted
forty two bodies and expressed the
belief then that there were Others
there. His second trip verified this.
The note found read as follows:
"S a. m. gas bad"
The same note bore a scrawled
figure a" apparently indicating the
same man had attempted to leave
word for those who might come
after of the condition Of the mine at
that hour.
Mine officials declared that the
condition of the cross cut behind the
bulkhead was such that life could not
have been sustained there by the en-
tombed men for more than five
hours. They said that the actions
of the men, as evidenced by the bulk
heads they built and other matters.
also indicated they had died withie
five hours after being entombed.
Men Cool Headed
The officials declared the mute
evidence of the mems struggles show
ed they were forty-seven of the most
cool headed men imaginable.
The bodies were found piled one
or top of another and decomposition
had progressed so far that identifica-
tion wUdld be impossible, Pickard re-
ported.
Sixteen of the entrapped miners
removed their clothing to provide
material for stufRug the cracks in
the wooden barrier, hastily con
structed, which was found early
Monday evening.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
STORM LEVELS TOWERS
ON TRANSMISSION LINE

During the storm that swept this
section of the state recently three
60-foot steel towers of the Wisconsin
Power, Light and Heat Co, were
blown down just east of Columbus,
breaking the power service between
Kilbourn and Milwaukee. The damage
was repaired and service restored
with only a short delay.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
THREE DAY SEARCH
FAILS TO FIND BODY

After a three day search, the
body of Howard Helmenstine, 20,
farmer of Arena, Wis, who drown
ed Sunday, was still under the
waters of the Wisconsin river, de-
spite the efforts of the universit,
soat house crew and neighbosing
farmers dragging the stream.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
LOSES TWO FINGERS in
SIL0 FILM, MACHINE

Fred Johnson who resides about
seven miles west of Reedsburg lost
two fingers in a silo filing outfit.
while assisting his son. Louis john
son.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Manning have come
from Delton with Mrs. AL. Ringing
and are now in the brick residence on
Ash street.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
SPRING GREEN HAS
NEW WATER TOWER

The new water tower near the high
school building is now completed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21


been to the supreme court On de-
murer.
The witnesses: J. G. Payne, John
Meisser, Dayton Payne, Earl McGil-
vra, George Leppla, Jacob Accola, w.
r. Kelsey, c. F. Rich, H. G.. Kinzler,
l.. f. Stone, Urban Mather, Lewis
! Young. Mrs. Jennie Spoons, Martha
Meisser, Grace Premo, Roy Powers,
S. S. Premo, Ewald Kleinschmidt, T.
Zauft, ]. P. Kindschi J. L. Hill and
+. NJ Doll
The jury: John VOeck, Arthur
Weidman, James Ferguson, c. A
Hoffman, J. r. McGurley, Mrs. Dora
Tenant, Mrs Barbara Attridge, Henry
Roehrs, Mrs. Ernest Retzlaff, Mrs.
Bertha Brennizer, w. A. Dwyer and
James Fitzsimmons.
]. NJ. Reuschlein of Spring Green
and Mrs. Meade NJ. Simons of Bara-
hoo were the bai,iffs. They had
charge of the jury while locked in
room reaching a verdict. Mrs Simons
is the first woman bailiff in Sauk
county.
Numerous witnesses testified in
duding nearly all the neighbors in
the vicinity of the Payne farm. The
plaintiff Jefferson c. Payne was rep.
resented by Bentley & Meier, and
the defendants, John Meisser and
wife. were represented by w. G.
Fvsnson of Baraboo and c. NJ. Blake
of Madison.
other Gases
In he case of Eunice Eberdt vs.
Harold Eberdt, Nellie Ward was ap-
pointed guardian of the plalntiH.
In the case of Walter Barnhart VS..
Henry Heine, Minnie Heine was ap-
! Dointed executrix of the estate Oh
Henry Heine.
The case of Mathilda Rothacher vs.
Eddie Rothacker was placed on the
calendar and order granted for sale.
tFrom Saturdays Daily)
,r,ono was voluntary non-suit on
rho mart OF the p'aintiff in the case
of John G.uth against William Born
NJ. Cluth married Mr. Born's daugh-
ter and undertook to operate the
farm OF his father-in-law. He was to
receive one-half of the crop. taking
possession in the spring of 1921 The
last Of July Gluth left the farm and
brought an action to recover about
$3.50. The non-suit was on the
ground the action was not properly
taken ana to avoid second suit a
settlement was made. The farm in
question is in the town Of Honey
Creek; the only witnesses were the
! plaintiff and Leslie Gluth
The jury: Henry Mettel. Daniel
Nachreiner G. H. Meyer, David An
drews Eve EFT Johnson, Will Ham
burg. Mrs. D. O. Stein. Theodore
Brandt H. c. Black, H. H. Stan ey.
Tchn Richards, Fl. X. Hill.
Defects in Title
A correction was made in the title
% the farm owned by Benjamin Gre n
wood in the town of Winfield. A deed
of 1857 is missing. Besides the unro-
corded deed another one had to be
corrected on account of an error in
he description and the satisfaction
of mortgage was net made on the
records. There was also another
defect all of which have now been
corrected.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21

and others returned with a verdict in
favor OF Mr. Meisser as follows:
We the jury empaneIed to try
the above entitled action find for
the defendants, that the plain
tiHs have no cause of action.
Dated, September IS, 1922.
W. A. DWYER, -Eareman
something of the Case
This was the first case at this
term Of the circuit court and oc-
cupied the attention of the court most
OF the week. The case has attracted
widespread attention in the locality
of Payne's Corners in the town of
Sumpter, the region from which most
ut the witnesses came.
Charles Payne, who died in 1907
l.ft a will devising the Payne farm
to his son, William H., for life, and
aftsr the death of William II. he
directed that il be divided equally be,
tween his four children, Isaac, Will
lam and Jefferson Payne and Mrs.
q. McGflvra He also directed that
his son, William keep the buildings
and fences in repair. This action
was brought by Jefferson c. Payne
against the executor of the will of
William II. Payne He charged that
William Payne allowed the buildings
to fall into decay and the land to be
come impoverished because of inn
proper cultivation and attention. 70
such an extent that the remaining
three heirs suffered lasting injury be-
cause Of the decreased valuation 0f
the farm. The farm was sold in 1913
to Lewis Young for $1S.OOO.OO, and
the plaintiffs claimed that it sold for
100000 less than it would have
sold for had William Payne properly
cared for it,
Charles Payne was a pioneer resi-
dent of the town Of Sumpter and he
resided on the farm for many years
The place contains 124 acres, four
acres having been added to 12O in
order to obtain water advantages
along a stream. AS stated above
Charles Payne died in 1907 and he
son, W. II. in 1919.
Judge Charges Ju~y
In charging the jury Ju"gn { "
stated to the jury the thing t.s1
must bear in mind in reach ng q H.
cision did the land deterio ate while
under the control Of w. H. Payne
and did the buildings suffer from ne
glect:
The court told the jury that Mr.
Payne had a right to sell the hay and
straw but the manure must be kept
on the farm providing it was produc-
ed from the products of the farm. In
case it be produced from feed obtain.
ed elsewhere it may be hauled away.
The hay barracks were blown down
and this was an act of God for which
Mr.. Payne was not responsible.
John Meisser, the leading defend.
ant in the case married the cnly
daughter, the only child, of w. H.
Payne. He operated the farm during
the life of his father-in-law.
During the progress of the trial the
jury and court officers made an auto
mobile trip over the bluff to the farm
In Supreme Court Before
The issues in this case were joined
August IL. 1920, and the case has
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Continued on Page Twol
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
J. {. Payne of BarabOO Brings Is
Action to Recover Damages ; S
Account of Neglect
MANY WITNESSES ARE
SUMMONED IN THE CASE
During the Progress of the Trial
a Trip Is Made by Jury and
Court Officers to the Place
(From Fridays Daily

After being out from $3.50 to 11:47
today, the jury in the case of ]. c.
Payne and others VS.. John Meisser
and others returned with a verdict in
favor OF Mr. .Meisser as follows:
We the jury empaneled to try
the above entitled action find for
the defendants, that the plain
tihs have no cause of action.
Dated, September IS, 1922.
w. A. DWYER, 'F.areman
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21

In he case of Eunice Eberdt vs.
Harold Eberdt, Nellie Ward was ap-
nointed guardian of the plaintiff
In the case of Walter Barnhart VS.
Henry Heine, Minnie Heine was ap-
pointed executrix of the estate OF
Henry Heine.
The case of Mathilda Rothacher vs.
Eddia Rothacker was placed on the
calendar and order granted Tor saie'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
AROUND HE CLOCK, .LOEW'S SCOMEDy ACT
All-Star Offering Includes Su- perIative Artists-AII Are
 Gloom ChaSerS

Another -all-star' bill is announced for the first half of this week at Loews Bijou, with a real headliner. entitled Around the Clock" q yer satile musical and dance scene, with sxtet of superlative artists. composed of Clifton Lyons. Frances Williams, Hllda Christian, Esther Starr Doris Earl, and Nadine Parker, who are said to present this timely offering of songs and terpsichorean creations with much pep and snap.
 Another feature offering Is The New Bell Boy" by Fred Grey and company, assisted by Jean Carpen- tier, a musical farce with smiles and songs. Len Carlo and Dolly Inez offer "A Doorstep Romeo" Jack Reddy in characteristic character studies from life. and Russell and Hayes in e skit entitled Let's Sing" with clever capers of high calfber.
 The Spanish street scenes and, plantation "shots'' which lend the Latin-American atmosphere to Some thing Different,- . the picture in which Constance Binney is also to be seen during the first half of this week at Loew's, were taken in Cuba The entire company made the trip to the -than-ever- popular Island last August, not in search of thirst quenchers. but of Spanish exteriors not to be found In this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

hour on the subway. there are plenty of other opportunities to exercise them.
 A little more courtesy on the part of clerk and customers would often oil the wheels of shopping. To be sure 1t is diseouraging to find that "pleases" and thank yous" are met with freezing Indifference by a sales lady and that bold speaking up gains languid attention. Still. generally speaking. reasonable amount Of pollteness is the best policy.
 One point to remember n the coda of good manners in public is to avoid being rude to your family. Quarrel with them at home if you must but it Is the height of ill-hresding to do so in shops or restaurants or on the street.
 Haven't you seen poor grand mother having the law laid down to 1 her by flapper granddaughter or | little Mrs. Suburb being iectured by Mir Suburb2 How discomforting 1t is to onlookers.
 Mons manners In public are per- haps more noticeable than women's are-that Is. noticeable only when l they are absent
 You really don't think anything of | 1t that a man let's a woman precede him into a shop or up the steps of a car, but you would certainly ba aware at once If he failed in those respects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
MRS. TATsPAUGH TO
 HE SOLOIST TO-DAY

Among the best church quartets in Birmingham is the First Christian church quartet, which, under the di- rection of Frederick Gramhs. has made rapid progress within the past year.
 With q personnel of capable and ambitious musicians. this choir Is now presenting the very best in church and secular music. The quartet is composed of Miss Winifred Winter spoon, soprano, Mrs. c. E. Tatspaugh. contralto; Fred Lewis. tenor, and Charles Bernard, bass.
 Solos are sung by member of tho quartet on one Sunday in each month. alternating regularly. This morning Mrs. Tatspaugh will be solo, ist and will sing .'Mother O Nine" the musical version by Tours, of the famous poem by Rudyard kipling. Mrs. TatspauEh Is newcomer in Birmingham musical circles. but her sterling musleianship is rapidly ad- vancing her to the fore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
IRON HAND MAKES MERELY CONNECTS Whitman Explains Prison Re- form System Practiced
 in Illinois
Hv Associated Press

Joliet, Tl., May 13.-An iron hand and more confinement make convicts and no more; a progressive scale of privileges and freedom within a prfs- on makes men,. according to John l.. Whitman, superintendent of Illinois prisons, under whose supervision the new state penitentiary at Stateville, near here, is being constructed. The architecture of the building Is design ed to facilitate application of the Illinois idea" or progressive merit system. Prisoners will be grouped according to their grade of advanc- ment under the system, and each group will be assigned to one of the eight cellhouses, the second of which will be completed and in use within a few days. Prisoners will move from cellhouse to cellhouse with their advancement in grade.
 The plan provides that prisoners may pass through the following stages: confinement under strict prison discipline: increasing oppor- tunity to merit more confidence on the part of prison authorities; posi- tions of trust within prison walls; life In cottages outside the prison but under the supervision of prison au- thorities; parole; freedom.
 The system is an outgrowth of psy- chological study of convicts which was conducted by Superintendent Whitman, the late Warden Everett J. Murphy. and a staff of experts dur ing the last twenty years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
GREAT ARRAY OF LOCAL TALENT IN "ELIJAHo


 soloists in the production of Elijah" by Mendelssohn, to be sung at o'clock this afternoon, in First Methodist church. by the Mendels- sohn club wil. co .stitute an array of local musical talent seldom heard in one production.
 The part of Elijah will be sung by Leon Cole, baritone: the Widow by Mrs. w. c. Hornsby; the Anssl by Mrs. R. P. McCowan; Obadiah by J. D. McGill; Queen Jezebel by Mrs. Herman Rich; King Ahab by c. F. Orr; and the Youth by Mrs. Harry Burn, who will replace Miss Winifred Witherspoon, who is not yet suffi- ciently strong after her accident 10 sing with the club. Mrs. Harry Burn will also sing the solo. Hear Ye, Israeli: Miss Rebecca Bazemore has the solo. Woe Unto Them"
 The double quartet. For He Shall Give His knngls." Will be sung Ly Mrs. A. J. GrefAnkamp. Mrs. J. M. Griffin. Mrs. S. F. Miller. Mrs. Jack Wood, J. D. McGill. Henry Naylor Hugh Duncan, and B. L. Muchmore The quartet Cast Thy Burden" is assigned to Mrs. T. s. Page, Mrs. A Jannette, Fred Lewis. and F. l. Nucninorot eno trio' 1iit Hii.. Eyes" to Mrs J. Alto Ward. Mrs. s F. Miller, and Miss Bazemore.
 The chorus numbers fifty-five se- lected voices. and the accompani' ments are to be played by Mrs. Alma W. Randell. the clubs accompanist at the piano. with Edwin Lyles Tay- | Tor at the organ, Mrs. c. W. Stansill violinist, and Charles Gumprich cellist. Ferdinand Dunkley will con | duct. Admission Is free, but an of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

been inaccessible because of poison ous gases. now Is being worked.
 Tho process of fighting the subter- ranean fire as developed Is not com plicated. It is an adaptation of an Idea evolved In 1884 by fire fighters at coal mine In the Schuyikill re- zion of Pennsylvania. Sand, decom- posed rock and other materials which came originally from the stopes and were discarded as tailings in the process of copper extraction. simply have been turned back into the fire area. Water. which in many cases has proved it's uslessness as an sxtin- gusher of underground fires. Is used for transportation. It conveys the taflings in the form of silt down to the fire regions. 1,200 to 2,200 feet un- derground. where the soup7like slime fills the abandoned drifts. cross-cuts and stopes and literally smothers the fire.
 Though complicated. the task of OK tinguishing the fires In the Butte dis trict has been difficult and long. be- ginning in the fall of 1917 and con- tinuinR until now, employing 250 men on a 24-hour shift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
ferinx will bs taken to defray sx penses of ths production.
NOTED SINGERS MAKE DEBUT AT
 CHURCH HERE

Writing about thiz oratorio recalls the fact that Reed Miller. tenor. and one of the most noted oratorio singers in the United States, began his pro- fessional career in Birmingham Tn 1900 as soloist in the Church of the Advent. Mir. Miller had just finished a years service in Cuba with the U. 5. army when he secured his engage ment here and was at that time just getting his voice firmly placed" He remained in Birmingham a little less than year, however, when he sought higher honors in New York city.
 Mir. Miller made his debut in concert singing in New York in 1904 when he appeared with the New York Oratorio Society. under direction of Frank Damrosch. Since. then he has ap- peared with practically every oratorio society in the United States and his repertoire includes about 125 ora torios. He has made frequent trips to Birmingham within the past sever al years.
 In 1909 MT. Miler married Nevada Van Der Veer. noted contralto. with whom he had toured the country in concert and recital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
NEWER Co3IPOsER,s ART CODE
 IS SUGGESTED

We borrow the following code of i'm struction, for those of melodio per- suasion. who would essay the new idiom from a contemporary who states they were sent in by an ohioan correspondent:
 Rule No. By no means use keysi Write in colors-jade, henna, purple. tNote: q striking combination Is one of Turner yellow and terra cotta.)
 Rule 2.--If you have by chance in serted simple triad into your work you have sadly erred. The secret of tho newer composers art may be summarized succinuy in the adage. "baffle emp
 Rule 3.-If at all possible. a love- ly effect may be achieved by unex- pectedly employing . chromatic thir- teenth.
 Rule l.-You may discover. on humming over the product of your mornings inspiration, that you have so far forgotten yourself as to emit an embryo melody. This inadvertance may be carefully concealed by hurl- ing redoubled broadside of disson- ance at your humble audience, Ct will then collectively murmur, Mar velousw whereds, otherwise 1t would say superiorly. Yes, very pretty. but much too simple for us.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
CLEOPATRA'S DANCE HEADS LYRIC BILL
Offering for First Half of the Week RepIete With Spe-
 cialty Acts

A pantomimio portrayal of the tragedy of tho immortal queen. Cleopatra is presented by Princess Radjah in her famous ''Dance of Cleopatra" which headlines at the Lyric for the first half of the week. There are two divisions to tho dano- Ing, the Cleopatra dance" and "The Arabian chair dance" Princess Rad jah is an Egyptian with all of the grace and dark beauty of her race, and that act is said to be iitte short of marvellous.
 In a skit made up of . oomtcal If heated family argument. zuhn and Dreis. offer an act of the popular nut" type. In vaudeville the crazy type of comedy Ia called nut" and Zuhn and Dreis arc real nuts. eccon- | trio and ridiculous. almost craziness
 but fow comediapS have. their rare ability to reap the laughs that they have. Their act Is entitled "Demen- tus Americanos," the 'Dementus'
 standing for an obvious meaning. An added attraction on the bill Is Doris Duncan's Musical Prescrip- tion," which is made up of dash oi
 song. a little talk. bit of piano playing, a whole lot of personality
 and still more ability, and is said
 to be in result 'non-alcoholic but in- toxicating."
 "Bounce Tn" ia for bounders opor-
 ated by Reddington and Grant. who present 1t In their comedy bouncing turn this half Redington and Grant
 feature as two bouncing bellboys
 who apparently have springs in their feet.
 Closing the list of vaudeville enter tainment Is n popular blackface act "The Black Spasm of Joy" presented lby Jack Goldle, who Is funny enough to entertain through his act without lassistance He Is said to have an ex- ceilent blackface line of talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
WATSON BELL HOPSI AT LOCKWOOD PARK.
Dance Season at the Popular Mountain Resort Has
 AuspiciouS Opening

The hundreds of couples who at tended tho opening of Dreamland pavilion Friday night and who vis- itsd the mountain resort for the Sat- urday night dance were delighted with tho elaborate decorations or DreamIand pavilion Watson's Bell Hops, the dance orchestra, scored one of the biggest hits ever accorded musical organization in Birmingham. Manager Hugh Hill has booked them for three weeks solid at the noun tain resort.
 Watson's Beu Hops will play for every dance this week at Mountain View Inn. and thers will be dance xhers every night. with the sxcep- ton of Monday night. when class dances will be held. with Prof. George W. RsctoreA formerly of the Vernon CAstls school of dancing. in charge. Mir. Rectores win also give demon- strattons at tho Tuesday. Wednes- day, Thursday. Friday. Saturday night dances
 Mountain View Inn. enc of the pret- ttest mountain dining rooms in the south is also open for business now and is catering to hundreds of lovers of real spicure. The Inn Is specially ing on dinners and has established special golf breakfasts for Sunday mornings. The Inn is in charge of MT. and Mrs. Johnsey.
 Neptune Beach. one of the finest inland swimming places in the coun- try, with its concrete walls and solid concrete bottom. will be open soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
PROMISING YOUNG ARTIST WILL SING HERE MAY 22

Miss Rebecca Bazemore. contralto and pupil of Ferdinand Dunkley will appear in a song recital in the ball hoom of the Tutwiler hotel, Monday night. May 22. Miss Bazemore is a soloist at the Church of the Advent and cordial support of the music low ser who have heard her sing at that church Is assured
 The purpose of the recital is to raise fund sufficient for this prom ising young artist to take a course of study this summer in Chicago un- der one of the most eminent vocal instructors in the United States. MT. Dunkley, under whom Miss Bazemore has studied for the past few years. states that 1t Is his be- lief that Miss Bazemore has splendid icareer before her and that the concert will jpustify the confidence of her