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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
AS Others See II
ROAST FOR BURR
(Palatka News.)

Following the hearing at Gainesville on Feb.
10 the Gainesville Sun, in an editorial captioned
Happy Prospect" took occasion to insinuate that
the people of that city need not expect favor
able decision from the Florida railroad commits
sion in Ganesve's protest over the elimination
of certain schedules on their lines. The Sun sad
"Pausing outside the door of the court house in
Gainesville during the hearing of the plea Of the
people of this city and section for the mainten-
ance of their train service and listening to an
argument being presented to the hearing, one was
naturally surprised on moving into the room to
find that he had not been listening to the voice
Of the attorney for the railroad company, but the
voice that Of the chairman of the railroad
commission and the argument the child of his
BRAIN, .
ut appeared that Mr. Burr had already deliv-
cred himself on the subject of curtailment of SER
vice in speech made as far south as Miami, and
the present case would have to be brought into
accord with that deiverance Happy prospect for
those who wish to feel that appearing before the
railroad commission is not vain hope.
1T is perhaps within the province of the chair
man of the Florida railroad commission to record
his sympathy with the railroads, imply his dsre-
gard for the needs of the patrons of the railroads
and resort to the full measure of publicity to
these views in hearings where his attitude should
have some semblance Of judicial consideration,
bu we submit that If he takes this public method
of displaying preferential attitude that public
condemnation of his act will not be lacking"
The News holds no brief for Mr. Burr. But he
is public servant, which means that he repre-.
sents the railroads, with their millions of dol
lars in investments in the state just as he repre-.
sents the other taxpayers. If the railroad pro-
posal was one Of sound business Judgment wheth-
err it might be personal inconvenience to some
OF not, the railroad commission is obligated to
withhold interference. If Gainesville furnishes
facts and figures to disprove the roads conten-
ton that it is hauling Improbable trains over
its lines it would be better argument than it's
rather personal criticism Of Mr.. Burr the chair
man CT The commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

A tourist visitor called at the Telegram Office a
day or two ago to ask that we come right out in
print ard say that the management of Tourist
Headquarters as conducted by Miss Roseberry
for the Chamber of Commerce, could not be i'm
proved in any way. 1t is pleasure to pass on
this tribute because it is justly due as representing
the sentiments of all who enjoy the privileges of
this department of Chamber of Commerce activ-
iy. Some day Lakeland will be able to provide
more elaborate and more comfortable quarters but
ii the meantime Miss Roscberry is putting to good
use the facilities now available
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

Lena Clarke, former postmistress at West Palm
Beach, will again be in the newspapers and there
fore in the lmelght. through an Indictment brought
in by federal grand jury at Tampa charging
her with the taking of money belonging to the
postofice department to the tune of $4,000.
There has been too much joking over the Clarke
tragedy and it would be welcome relief to dis
pose of the poor girl one way or another just as
soon as possible. Most people will agree that re-
trement to a sanitarium the remainder of her days
would be TIE best and cheapest plan for the gov
crnment in her case
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
MIGHT BE WORTH TRYING

The great state of Virginia may possibly make
an experiment in welfare work that will be inter
estng if not profitable for other states to follow. A
bill has been introduced in the Virginia senate
creating a state beard of public welfare and
authorizing that board to establish children S
bureau for the supervision of boards of public
welfare in towns and counties. This might result
in bringing about coordination and system for the
elimination of waste through duplication of money
and energy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

Somewhat of sentimental interest attaches to
the fate of the giant liner Leviahan, formerly the
German steamship Imperator, at one time the pride
of the German mercantile feet. This huge ship
was seized early in the war and later was used in
Transporting thousands of our boys across seas
to the world struggle. Such an enormous sum of
money as $8,200000 seems a great deal to pay
for restoring ship to active service but in ~
instance of the Leviathan patriotic sentiment will
unite in saying to Uncle Sam. Go ahead; the
expense is justiGable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
PRESIDENT HARDING ON BONUS

Of great importance is the announcement Of
the views of President Harding en- the method
of raising the money necessary to provide bonus
fer the soldiers of the world war In most quar-
tiers no surprise will be felt because Of the altitude
of the president as opposing any forms of add-
tonal taxation on the many items suggested by tic
ways and means committee CT the House of
Representatives. 1t did net take great while to
ascertain the trend of public opinion and to come
to realization that an imposition Of added bur-
dens on the great masses Of the people through
taxing gasoline. automobiles, amusement tickets and
sundry other things would not be at all popular
The only other alternative seemed to be the sales
tax Strong opposition has already been offered
TO this method but it is significant that those OPP
posing the sales tax plan have never been able to Of
fer even suggestion of better way. The returned
soldier boys tell how the system worked in France
in war times and it is agreed that the French and
British governments have experienced no serious
difficulties in working out the sales tax along prac-
teal lines toward the attainment of the object
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
PLACING THE BLAME
(Sanford Heraldl

After 100 or more have been. killed in defec-
tive theater the government is investigating the
cause OF he disaster and they, will probably put
the blame on the man who owns the building. He
is not the one. The man who designed the build.
ing and the firm that build the building and the
Inspector of Washington are to blame. What
does the average man who builds home or a
store or theater know about the construction.
He leaves it to the people who are getting paid
for knowing and yet when sAythins happens /: Is
the owner who gets the fun blame.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
OUR HOME CARES
Stanford Herald.l /,

They are starving in Russia and the Near East
and the Far West and many other places and 1t is
all right to send them money-after we take care
Of the starving in Florida the poor in Seminole
and the local hospital and one hundred or more
her local institutions right here, at home. The
first thing for Sanford people to think about is
keeping more of their money here where it will
do the most good and there are no overhead"
expenses TO eat up eighty per cent of the sum
total.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

Press dispatches indicate that with the approach
of the spring season the time has come for a
fresh outbreak along the Mexican border. The
holding in reserve of FIVE thousand United States
troops at Fort Bliss indicates that Uncle Sam is
prepared should these excitable neighbo.s CT ours
become too demonstrative in their affection for
enc another by starting another rebellion or revolt
just to keep in practice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

sought, fair and reasonable method of meeting
war obligations. The proposition is one capable
of solution and surely it is not beyond the mental
ability of our best minds to make the plan work
III the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17

George Bailey CT the Houston Post remarks:
"As we understand it. Secretary Weeks will be
heartily in favor of Henry Ford taking over Mus
sci Shoals if there is any prospect that it may
break him. -
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
NORTH FREEDOM
And REEDSBURC
WIN CONTEST

North Freedom and Reedsburg car
ried off the honors at the district de-
clamatory contest which was held at
Reedsburg recently. Five schools
were represented: Lodi, Poynette,
Waunakee, Reedsburg, and North
Freedom.
The first place in the declamatOry
contest was won by North Freedom,
Reedsburg taking second place. In
the oratorical conteb1 however,
Reedsburg took first and North Free
dom second. The winners of the dis
trict contest are to go to Whitewater
on May 5.
Miss Dorothy Draper, winner of
the declamatOry contest, gave "Twen-
ty-five Years After" and James
Doherty, who won second place in the
oratorical contest chose for his Sc
lection, The Voice of Armenia"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

for the sap to collect in one set Of
holes, he flies to another and thus
keeps going.
The yellow-bellied sapsucker is Of
ten confused with at least two other
woodpeckers, the downy and the
hairy. II is easy TO tell them apart il
you learn TO observe them carefully.
The bodies of all three are black and
white. The sapsucker has a pale vel
low color on the belly and a red cap
on the front part of the head extend
ing down 10 the beak. The male in
addition has a red throat patch but
the throat of the female is white. The
bird is about eight and one-half in
ches long. The downy woodpecker is
less than seven inches long and has a
small red patch on the back OF the
head. The female has no red patch.
The hairy wOodpecker is the largest
of the three, being about nine and one
half inches long. He is marked quite
similar to the downy but differs in
size. Everyone should learn TO distin-
guish these valuable birds instead of
following the common practice OF cal
ling them all "sapsuckers."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

couraged. THE war is at an end"
land our Home Interests should take
up the attention of all public spirited
men," so another meeting was pro-
claimed.
A. w. Stark wanted to sell ga yoke
of stays"
NJ. c. Waite advertised for sale
fruit trees, grapevines, strawberry
vines. tobacco seed and pieplant, and
futile. Clark & Co. did likewise
S. V. r. Alderman & z. C. Watson
offered for sale four or five extra
good farms" from three-quarters to
one-half miles from the following
oonvient facilities already in success
full operation-school and mail, black
smith shop. cooper shop, wagon-mak-
er shop, and carpenter and joiner
shop" They operated in Excelsior.
Fifty-siS years ago-that was just
tx years before the railway came
and the very year the the Civil war
ended-prices were high in Baraboo,
NullG DIS WdS the Ease upOu Tic CtOSC
of the World war. This is shown by an
advertisement in a local paper where
in y. w. Blake, afterward an editor,
and Z. b. Calkin, who conducted the
"Ohio Store" sold teas at SIPS to
$40 per h., sugar at 121s and 24c
tobacco at 40c to $3.50, and syrup at
$1.25 per gallon; also fce-cold lemon
ade."
The Sank County Bank in June of
1865 had capital of $4,000 and re-
ceived subscriptions "for the 7-30 and
1G-40 government loan" T. Thomas
was president, T. c. Thomas, cashier.
Monuments, grave stones and ia
Bile tops. &C., &c." were made by II.
d. Baldwin & Son, ION Fourth street,
North Side of the Court House
square"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
DC SNAKES SWALLOW THEIR YOUNG? MRS.
COODELL OF HILLPONT REATES WHAT CAME
UNDER HER OBSERVATION YEARS AGO

| have come to the conclusion that
there is something about the snakes
we do not know. l believe that they
devour their young because if they
did not or if all the snakes lived, the
earth would be covered with them as
each female will produce thirty or
more young at one time, copper col
ored little things about eight inches
long, a regular little snake.
l will tell what / saw with my
own eyes. One of these large yellow
rattlers crossed the road ahead of
my mother and myself, after we had
been for water. l remember my moth
er had filed pail and | was carrying
a tea-kettle full of water, so / would
not spill it. The snake crossed dia-
gonally to the other side of the road
before us. Mr.. Kaney, our neighbor,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

Mable Green and Earl Crandall, and
six grandchildren, all of Hope, Idaho.
His wife, Mrs. Emma Crandall is a
daughter of the late George Capener,
who built and operated the old Bara-
boo opera house, at the corner OF
Oak and Fifth streets. Mrs. John H.
Powers, now of Salt Lake City, is a
sister 1t will be recalled that Mr.,
and Mrs. Powers conducted the Bara-
boo Republic for many years.
Mrs. Crandall also sends from Hope
the diploma of DR.. Crandall which
was given him when he graduated
at Keokuk. 1t was the Request of
the late husband of the donor the
relics of his father be deposited here,
the pioneer home.
Much Of the information contained
in this article was furnished by Miss
Ruth NJ. Southland and NJ. c. Crandall,
relatives.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
HOW The PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN CAME TO BE
CALLED BADGERS Is EXPLAINED By STAFF OF
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT MADISON

As TO why the people of Wisconsin
are called Badgers DR.. NJ. NJ. Quaife
member of the staff OF the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin, Mad
ison writes:
One of the questions most fire.
quently asked about Wisconsin by
strangers, is why it is known as the
Badger state. A common, but none
the less erroneous answer is that it
was thus named because of the abun-
dance of badgers in Wisconsin. The
fact is, that the badger never has
been particularly numerous in Wis
consin, and the name Badger" was
applied to the residents of the state
for quite other reasons in the very
early period of settlement.
The name originated. according to
veracious historians, in the lead
mines of southwest Wisconsin about
ninety years ago. and from the set
tiers of this same region another
great common wealth. Illinois. EeA
ceived its familiar cognomen. At that
early day, outside of the old French
settlements of Green Bay and Prairie
III Chen, the only settlers in all Wis
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
JUDGE HILL SPEAKS
AT SPRING GREEN CLUB

Judge Hill was in town last Thurs
day evening and spoke at the COM
munity advancement club banquet at
the Park hotel.
Thomas Hill was in Madison last
Tuesday on business.
The village board has let the con-
tracts for the erection and installing
Of the new water works system.
Frank B. Sherwood OF the state
board Of health was in the village
last Wednesday afternoon and gave
the high school boys a talk.
Mrs l.. A Brown of Madison spent
several days in town last week with
her daughter Mrs. John Jordan and
family.
b. d. Sherwood has begun excava-
ting for his new residence which
he will erect this summer.
Percy Hatfield of Madison was out
for a short visit with the w. E.
Davies family last week.
Kenneth Hood, who is EMPLOYEE in
q hardware establishment in Mil
waukee was home to attend the fun
eral of his relative, H. D. Hood last
Monday.
G. B. Evans of St. Louis spent sew
eral days last week at the home of
his mother, Mrs f. w. Evans.
VIM. Ellington spent a few days
in Milwaukee last week.
Henry c. Jones of Baraboo was
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

, cOnsins and in the northern half Of
Illinois as well were lead miners.
They came chiefly rom Missouri,
southern Illinois and Kentucky by way
Of the Mississippi river. Galena, found
ed il the e:rly tweptfes, was the
com .nLrCia: spitai Il be mines.
Through the simmer months Cal
ena as , Lbsy center of activity,
through the winter season. when RI
yer "a. igatIon WAS closed by the ice,
the DlIfs h'iernated. Prom an early
DAY, i, Wy e.. there were men in the
mines who had come f-ome New York
Pennsylvania and other eastern
stties. and &c. the: e N IN there was
questio Of gong nCnc IL the fall.
1hCv th"rrfuce Fuilt rVdr log huts,
an so-, a.iTCes fugou;s. n which they
passed. til wi: Ter In tnat readiness
in the manufacture of slang which
has ever characterized the American
people, these men were promptly dub
bed Badgers" from the supposed
similarity OF their habits 20 those
quadrupeds in question. IT will be
noted that the Badgers" became per-
manent residents of Wisconsin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
Baraboo in 1865
Cuiied From Cid Newspape. i'iles With Comment
BY O. D. 5RANDENRURe

According to an advertisement in
a local paper of June, 1865. just at
the close of the Civil war. almost 81
years ago. for Kirk brothers cur
rant wines Orvis & Lang had "the
exclusive retail sale" at the "old
Rogers corner" Today their wine
cellar has fallen to the i'll status of
storeroom for boatmen's supplies.
BY the way, Noble c. Kirk, out hunt
ing one OF the earliest days after he
had arrived from Mt. Pleasant, Ohio
in the spring OF 1850, first beheld De-
wills lake fn)m atop the west bluff and
though alone. wildly twirled his cap
and hurrahed, so afterward he told
his wife. who died in Florida some
months ago. after she had resided
upon the very area which he beheld
that joyous spring day seventy-one
years ago. At that instant he resolved
10 possess home upon the lake and
Immediately sought out the lon &C.
cupant OF a solitary shanty rom
whom, after three separate negotfa-
tions, with the price raised at each
succeeding interview, he bought the
bluff and valley since known as Kirk
land. When. in 1895. he died, the place
included about $50 acres. He loved
the location ardently and when, many
years later. an effort was made to
purchase his holdings for a refrac-
tories company which contemplated
the devastation of the bluff, he ex-
claimed in astonishment:
Why. it's not for salel l wouldn't
let it go for such purpose at a thou
sand dollars an acre.
Chas. A. Williams was then presi-
dent and ]. ]. Gatitker secretary of
the Agricultural Society of Sank
County" and meeting that had been
called was SO poorly attended that
these officials were well-nigh dis
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

came along and the snake stood still
and made a slight sound. Immediate
ly as many as thirty or more little
snakes about eight inches long came
from among the leaves and ran down
the old ones mouth, Two or three at
a time. The she started to crawl
away but Mr.. Kaney killed her with
big stick which he used to carry
for protection. He then threw the
snake onto brush pile and set fire
to it.
Now, do snakes have a pouch to
carry their young or did she bring
water to them or did she devour
them? / have often wondered. Now,
this is not hearsay, but something
that / saw myself.
MRS. o. G. GOODELL
Hillpoint.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27

the delivery of the product to the
home or market.
Gardening is taught in many
schools and there should be a wide
spread request for the up-to-the
minute contribution in this field of
literature. 1t is a volume that should
resist the passing of the years and
should give to the gardner ideas and
inspiration in his pleasing task of pro-
viding food for the table. 1t is through
and through just the book TO fill the
place for which it is written.
). Paul Jones, Waukesha, formerly
a Y. M. c. A. worker in Baraboo.
writes for the Waukesha daily as fol-
lows concerning the sap-drinking
woodpecker:
There is a woodpecker commonly
seen at this time of the year on trees
in both city and country. He does not
obtain his food in the usual vigorous
woodpecker style. Instead he perfor-
ates the bark with row of holes from
which he collects the sap as his food.
He is the yellow-bellied sapsucker
His beak and tongue are not strong
enough to cut the hardest wood and
spear grubs as most woodpeckers do
so he has found on easier way. Per-
haps these parts have always been
different but they may have become
weakened through change of habits
which have been practiced by the
bird. This particular sucker
does some damage to lumber through
injury to growing trees but his record
is not all bad. According to reports
from the United States department
of agriculture, about half of his diet is
composed OF insects. Some of these
he doubtless catches where they are
attracted by the sweet sap running
from the holes in the bark. A sap
sucker usually has several trees per-
forated at one time and while waiting
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
By The Way

Judge James O'Neill writes from
Neillsville that he has been reading
a number of books Andrew Carna-
gie's Autobiography, Irving Bachelors
Man for the Ages, Henry Van
Dykes trip to Palestine, Boswelrs
Johnson, Dickens, "Tale of Two
Cities, Plato, and others. He writes
his son-in-law is getting a good law
business and that as counsel he has
all that he cares to do. Judge O'Neill
hopes to be in 5araboo during the
summer
This office has received an Easter
copy of Our Hope, published at Men
dota, Illinois. There are special pages
devoted to the growth of the publish
ing business in connection with this
magazine and other efforts on the
part of Aurora college. Rev. o. r.
jerks is president of the institution
and DIR. George H. Dewing, formerly
resident of Baraboo, is a member
Of the faculty.
Harry w. Abbott has a fine col
lection of views of the home of his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. II. Tenney, Madison The house
stands on the bank of Lake Mendoza,
near the shore and with a sweeping
view Of the lakescape. Trees fill the
space not occupied by the house and
wild life make merry in the branches.
The pictures are of both the exterior
and interior-of the entrance, rear,
enclosed porch, hall, library, dining
room and kitchen. The views were ia
ken for "The House Beautiful" and
have appeared in that magazine.
4 y X
DR.. A. B. Stout, director of labora-
tories in the New York Botanical gar
den, formerly a member OF the Bara-
boo High school faculty, is the author
OF new book, Gardening" published
by the World Book company, Yonkers-
on Hudson, New York. The author
has been a home gardener all his life.
He has had occasion, professionally, to
grow thousands of plants, has taught
the subject in the schools, and pres
ented the topic to convalescing SOL
diers and sailors after the World war.
The volume contains over $50 pages,
is profusely illustrated, several of the
pictures including the son and daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. Stout. The author
approaches the subject from almost
every conce'vI5l angle, the interest
ing, instructive, and profitable road
from the preparation of the ground to I
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-27
FIRST AUTO EXHIBIT In TWIN CITIES
BRINGS OUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE - HELD
AT SCHMALZ BROS GARAGE, PRAIRIE DU SAC

The first automotive exhibition
for the twin cities-Prairie du Sac
and Sank City-was reported a success
The exhibition was under the direc-
ton of the Twin City Automobile
Dealers association and most of the
members had exhibits on the floor.
Excellent music was furnished by
Bach's orchestra and on Saturday
afternoon, Judge j. H. Hill of Bara-
boo and others made short addresses.
An automobile curiosity was the