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The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-04
A NEW BUREAU FOR ALASKA

With the Alaska Railroad in continuous and successful operation comes realization of the fact that notwithstanding it's great present usefulness, little if any progress has been made toward fulfillment of the larger pur- poses for which it was constructed.
 Supcrsedng the pioneer process of mushing and dog-teaming, the Alaska Railroad affords modern, comfortable and expeditions means of getting from one place to another in Alaska. It does not reach all the places to which Alaskans and others wish to go; but for the full stretch to which it has been completed it provides transportation.
 Failure as to the larger purposes we have in mind. is not due, in any sense, to the build CTS of the railroad or it's operating manage mcnt It was the late James J. Hill, America's greatest railroad man, who first put into words the sound theory that the success of ralroad is measured by the population and the prosperity of the country through which it passes. and on the confluence of branch lines and highways tapping the Territory at farther distances Mir. Hills policy, enlarged upon as the years went by, was to encourage settlement and activity in the development of all natural resources at every possible point in the country that his lines traversed.
 A Government ever to be blessed for build ling the Alaska Railroad has stopped short Of the duty imposed by the very fact of the railroads existence. Trains run on schedule time. passengers and freight are cared for m regular order; but of definite plans to increase the measure of Alaska's prosperity, nothing fhas been heard.
 What is HOW most needed is an imm grafton. colonization, promotion, business getting bur eau. call it what you will. And no matter what Alaskans may think of Federal bureaus in general it will be agreed that such a bureau as we have in mind belongs with the Federal Government, and should be an essential part of the Government railroad organizaton Fms bureau does not belong in Washington. but at the administrative headquarters of the h ailroad in Alaska, just as the great publicity, promotion and immi grafton bureaus of the Itranscontinental lines are located at thelr gen |eral headquarters.
 l The functions of such a bureau should be so obvious as to need no recital. Its first busl- ness would be to assemble accurate informa- |tion about Aaska-all of Alaska to be sure, h but particularly about the country most ac- ccssible at any reasonable distance on both sides of the railroad. With this information in hand organized effort should follow to bring the opportunities and possibilities within reach by the railroad to the attention of deslr- able classes of prospective settlers, wherever they may be.
 There is nothing new about this plan. 1t | has been proved out by all the transcontlnental
The Cordova daily times., 1923-04-04

What would you think if a railroad com pany decided to take down all its "stop, look, listen'' signs at the grade crossings?
 Your answer is obvious. "A most danger
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
PRIZE WINNERS
WELL TREATED
AT EXPOSITION
county Superintendent Jessie Mar
tiny and Two Pupils Returr
From Milwaukee

Every courtesy was extended toethe
winners of the essay contest who
spent two days in Milwaukee at the
Wisconsin Products Exposition, ac-
cording to Miss Jessie Martiny, county
superintendent of schools, who ac-
companied Sank county's two prize
winners, Miss Ruth Mildred Dyrud of
Baraboo and Leander Brandt Of Lime
Ridge, to that city. The local folk
arrived home on Friday night after an
enjoyable trip and an instructive two
days at the exposition, guests of the
association having the affair in
charge.
The some 100 pupils and about rs
chaperones were entertained at the
Pfister hotel, where special dining
room was provided for them. At the
exposition, they were given every OPP
portunity to get the best.
One fact which Miss Martiny no.
ticed was the Importance Of manufac'
turing in the displays. Many of the
students who had thought Wisconsin
largely an agricultural state received
an impression quite different when
they viewed the extensive manufac-
tured products.
One OF the pleasant features of the
trip was an automobile ride given
the school children and their chap
erones by the Milwaukee Optimist
club On Friday morning. The party
was taken to the chief points of in
terest about Milwaukee and then out
to the Allis Chalmers plant in West
Nils, where they were shown
through the extensive factories.
The students who attended the ex-
position are now to- write essays on
their experiences there and prize
has been offered for the best Of these.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
EXPLOSION ON
RASCHEIN FARM
George Yanke, Tender, Severely
Scalded and Blown $50 Feet
Through Fence

The boiler of an old traction en-
CINE belonging to Alex Jacoby of
Prairie du Sac which was being used
for shredding corn on the farm of
Andrew Raschein in Honey Creek, ex-
ploded Tuesday afternoon.
George Yanke Of DenZer, who was
tending the engine, was severely
scalded about the face, legs and
arms The engine had been stopped
and the crew was making some re-
pairs on the shredder, when Mr..
Yanke went toward the engine pre-
sumably to shut Off the drafts, and
when close to the same the explosion
occurred He was blown through a
wire fence about $50 feet away,
breaking three wires and leaving
some of his clothing on the wires
The young man is at the Tburner
hospital at Sank City getting along
nicely
The engine was turned half over
il tie explosion and is tcta>
wreck. Holes were torn in the
ground and the flywheel of the mach
inc sunk several feet into the ground.
A heavy log chain was thrown several
rods and the fire from the fire box
was strewn over the barnyard ard
onto the roof of the new barn. but
Iucfxi1y was exfinpI1ished quickly by
the crew. 1t will remembered that
the barn on this farm burned recently
while corn was being shredded there.
Prairie du Sac News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
Former Barcboo Man Found
In LolUa Prison Was First
Linked With SaiLstad Case

A telltale disagreement of his
finger and "a wonderful singing
voice" part of the description pro-
vided by Mrs. Eleanore La Veer,
GAINESVILLE formerly Of Baraboo led
to the identification of prisoner in
tie state prison at Fort Madison, Iowa,
known as Ward, as the husband of
Mrs. La Veer, who worked in Bara
boo and who disappeared from Eau
Claire in 1920.
The Identification of Ward" leads
to abandonment of all theories that
the disappearance of La Veer might
be linked with that of Edward j..
Sailstad, Eau Claire manufacturer,
who is held in Napa, Calf, on arson
and grave robbery charges and
thought by Mrs. I.a Veer to be i'm
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13

plicated in the disappearance Of her
husband. La Veer was formerly EN-.
ployed by Sailstad and disappeared
about the same time.
Mrs. LaVeer, formerly Eleanore
Spangler, lived for time in Madi-
son. That was in 1917 when her hus.
band was employed by the Jewell
Tea and Coffee Co. She met LaVeer
in Rockford, H., in 1915. They were
married in 1916
After LaVeer severed his connec-
tions with the teac comapny he came
to Baraboo and was employed by a
nursery company here. Then he and
his wife travelled for year and a
half for another concern and finally
went to Mondovi, Wis, and later to
Eau Claire.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
.Stauderlrnayer
Is Nam e i

Gov. Blaine on Friday announced the
appointment of State Senator George
Staudenmayer of Portage as mem
Der of the state highway commission,
succeeding the late John Hardwood.
Mr.. Staudenmayer has been a member
of the state senate since 1914 and was
chairman of the legislative committee
which recently selected $500 addt
tional miles OF state highway. He re-
presents Sank and Columbia counties
IN the state senate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
CLUB STUDIES
CURRENT EVENTS

The regular meeting Of the Catholic
Woman's club was held at the K. c..
club rooms on Wednesday evening.
There was the usual large attendance,
80 members being present. Current
events were read and discussed. Miss
Anne Donaghey read a sketch by
Harry Emerson Fosdick on "The
Twelve Tests of Character" one of
which is magnanimity, and the sketch
dwelt chiefly on that wonderful vir-
tue. Mrs. Paul Miller also gave two
readings which were much enjoyed.
A social hour followed at which re-
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be on Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 10th.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
ANNUAL PAST
MASTERS NIGHT
IS OBSERVED
Nearly 800 Masons Attend Ban
quet and Witness Work In Mas
ter Mason S Degree

Baraboo Lodge No. "a, F. & A. M,
observed the annual Past Masters
Night at the Masonic temple on Wed
nesday evening with a banquet. The
six o'clock dinner was served in the
banquet room of the temple to nearly
300 guests, many of whom were Wis
itors from Reedsburg, Portage, North
Freedom, Delton, Prairie du Sac, and
Union Center.
The dinner was followed by pro-
gram, James L. Bonham acting as
toast master Three selections were
given by the high school quartet and
piano solo by Henry Marty was
received. Short talks
were given by Superintendent A. G.
Attorney F. r. Bentley,
and the Rev. e. G. Henke Of Baraboo,
Robert Atom Of Prairie du Sac; and
Charles Stone and T. e. Walters OF
Work in the Master Mason's degree
was put on, the following past mas
tiers officiating: F. e. Warner, P. A.
Herfort, William Briscoe, G. Dyrud,
H. G. Schade, H. G. Wagner, ]. Van
Orden, H. L. Brethauer, G. A. Comp
ton, J. L. Bonham and DIR. E. P. Ellis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
SANTA CLAUS
PAYS A VISIT
TO BARABO0

If there were any youngsters in
Baraboo who had doubts as to the
validity of an honest-to-g goodness San.
"a Claus, they were treasured today
hen the jolly old gentleman himself
appeared at the OFT hardware store.
Half the Riddles in town were pres
ent when Santa Claus arrived at two
o'clock and most of the others
managed to see him at some time
during the few hours stay he made.
Santa's mail box was filled to over
lowing with messages when it came
time for him to leave. Every young
ster who visited the store was given
= candy sucker.
In a private interview with the
News reporter, Santa stated that he
has on hand an unusually large and
beautiful stock of Christmas presents
for the young folks and he asks us to
tell those who were unable to visit
the OFT store today that he will see
them in a few weeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
10Th CENTURY
CLUB MEETS
Review of Purpose of League OF
Woman Voters Is Given By
Baraboo Woman

The Twentieth Century club met at
the home of Mrs o. B. Gloyd Thurs
day afternoon Mrs. Harry Butterfield
whose subject was "The League CT
Women Voters" gave a very compre-
hensive review Of the Leagues pur-
pose and policy, along the lines they
have chosen. They have achieved
much in the three years of organiza-
ton, and are rapidly forging ahead in
their high aims for the advancem emit
Of the world, and the women in it
educating them to vote intelligently
and wisely.
To quote from their program
~ "The League offers opportuni-
ties for disinterested bipartisan edu-
cation through citizenship schools,
Institutes, classes, discussion groups,
bulletins, and educational material of
great variety and it issues unbiased
information about parties, candidates
and measures.
(2) It stimulates activity in public
affairs, particularly registering and
voting at every election.
60 1t instructs women in the ma
chinery Of election but does not tell
for whom to vote.
(4) 1t affords Wme1 an opportunity
to work for wisely cnsidered legisla-
ton on matters for which women are
primarily responsible.
60 1t works for better law enforce
ment
CO. 1t is developing methods of CO.
operation with mems and women's or
CARNATIONS working on similar lines,
and their slogan is "evory Wisconsin
woman an intelligent voter"
It is the least women can do after
their struggle for the ballot to make
an intelligent use of their privilege,
and not shirk their new responsibility
Citizenship school are springing UP III
many states, they have been held by
a large number of universities and col
leges in cooperation with the League,
The League has also begun cam.
paign to get at least rs per cent of
the votes in the next national cleo
ton. An appeal issued by the organ
ization urges all true loyal Ameri-
can citizens whatever their political
faith may be to join in the vote at
every election in order that decisions
affecting town, county, state or ma,
ton shall be made not by a minority
but the majority" Not the least Of
the League Of Women Voters WORK
is putting themselves on record
against war and for world peace. This
is a vital solution to the worlds worst
misery in which every woman should
ioin heart and soul. The the i'm
patient ones it seems we make haste
slowly in this direction, but if we
stop to consider that the best work
| Is done quiet1y-that noise is not
progress we can afford to bide our
time.
| The next meeting will be held on
January 8, place of meeting to be de
termined later.
Mrs. G. C. Astle will give a paper
on "The Middle of the Road by Sir
Philip Gibbs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
NAMES
new OFFICERS
AT PORTAGE
Fred H. RunkeI VIII Serve The
Club AS President For The Fol
lowing Year

The new officers of. the Kiwanis club
of Portage as elected at the luncheon
meeting of the club are: President,
Fred T. Runke1; vice president, Fred
e. Burbach; district trustee, A. j.
Henkel; additional directors, Herman
Senger, S. B. Ernsperger and Frank
L. Sanborn and treasurer L. E. Nc
Queeney.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
MOTORlST IS
SCALDED BY
HOT RADIATOR

Pat Bodendine vas seriously burn
ed about the face and head by boil
ing water at Lime Ridge from bis
car radiator when he attempted to
remove the cap te relieve the pres
sure caused by an overheated engine
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
FAIR OFFICERS
NAMED, PORTAGE

Columbia county fair associations
Wednesday at Portage elected an en-
tire new set of officers. They are:
Peter Doyle, Lewiston, president; DR..
A. L. Wood, Pardeeville, vice presi-
dent; Maj w. J. Dunn, Portage; treas
urer;, H. ]. Slowey, Portage. secretary
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
Set State
air Date

The Wisconsin state fair will be
held from, Aug. 25 to 80, 1924, accord
ing to an announcement made by
the Ir+e rational Association of Fairs
and Fvrositions, in Chicago on Fri
day
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
Drunk Must
Spend Xmas
In The Jail

Fred Radseck, Baraboo, charged
with being intoxicated, was brought
into the court of Adolph andre today
where the Judge ruled the defendant
would be obliged to make his head
quarters in the county bastile over the
Yuletide.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
May Prosecute
Mrs. SaiLsfad

The district attorney at Eau Claire
says he win prosecute Mrs. Sailstad
on the charge of bigamy If she con-
tinues to live with her present hus-
band.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13

Miss Gaynold Carroll of North Free
dom was a Saturday visitor In the
city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
MADISON BUYS FIRE
APPARATUS FOR 1880

The city OF Madison has purchased
new. fire apparatus aA cost Of $13.-
500.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
IRONTON COUPLE ARE
EfARRIED so YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Lawrence
OF Ironton recently passed their Goth
wedding anniversary.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13

A baby girl arrived at the homo of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Reible in the
town OF Prairie du Sac, December 2.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13
PORTAGE PASSES ORDINANCE
REGULATING DANCE HALLS

Portage has passed an ordinance
regulating dance halls and pool halls.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1923-12-13

HIGHLAND COUNTY HAS
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC
Scarlet fever Is reported in several
sections OF Richland county.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15
A JOKE ON THE HOTORTST

"Some day. said the driver Il am going
to be arrested for assault and battery Some day when
when boy who thinks he is smart jumps out from
behind bush and yells at me, when couple of
small boys get out the pavement and dance around
in front of my car just to how much trouble they
can make, l going to stop suddenly and grab a
boy and spank him hard, right there the street.
His parent will undoubtedly arrive and protest, and
| will go right spanking until the police arrive.
will go to jail if have to- but just before die
i am going to spank of those miserable little
wretches who flir with death They the kind who
rock the boat the kind who dive in unried water the
kind who send off firecrackers behind other peoples
cars. l have children of my and murder isn't
in my line. But spanking when necessary is and I've
got strong arm
To the motorst of strongest nerves the yell of the
boy behind the bush gives jerk to the wheel that at
the least bad for tires, at worst threatens upset
To maneuver between two small Indians daring you to
them down is neither easy job called
for by any regulations
Recently boy-not a 10-year-old imp but 16-
year old who should have known bettercalled out to
friend, You're losing tire" boy in the car leaned
the side of the to look and instantly
killed and his body dragged by the approaching car
which unavoidaby coided with his.
If the joker had been spanked by strange woman
motorist in public street when he 10, he might
have learned something.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15
THE TURNING TENDENCY

There is rather worrying tendency nowadays
there goes that word again. view with alarm little
movements of groups of human minds. How many
times in the last month have you read the sad phrase
IF this tendency continues such and such dire con-
illusions will come to pass?"
The silver lining to the modern tendency is that it
goes just far and then stops tending in that drec
ton.
There has been tendency for example, on the
part of young to keep working outside the
home after marriage. The pessimists are sure that
pretty soon there will be more children. But that
tendency has already shown signs of turning And
it is not really pendulum coming right straight
back always the plane, but sort of spiral,
coming back always little higher up-what happens
is that the business girl puts her business the
problem of home and babies and her babies are better
brought up, rule than those of the girl who
looked at housekeeping from without.
There are tendencies in modern education which,
if continued, might lead to sorry results. But after
the tendency to manual training has gone far enough
to prove that practice without theory is of avail
academic education Games back into the curriculum
longer dry and unproductive but hand-in-hand with
practice in a newer and better partnership.
Clothes way. And house furnishings
And politics. And everptl,tag selse. Human nature
cannot be measured with logical footruesunless the
footrues themselves show tendency to off, ac
cordng to Enstein, in the returning upward curve
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15
Chief Hears Fire
Siren; Mad Dash
From Calexico

1t has been SAID that the local
fire siren can be heard in Heber,
but Charlie Ferguson, chief of the
department, goes several miles
better; he heard the local squawker
while in Calexico Monday night.
The chief s statement was doubt
ed by many at first but he stuck
to his story and eventually ex-
planned that he was in Calexico
on business Monday afternoon, and
put in call for his electric shop
here shortly after 6 O'Clock. AS
soon as he got the connection, he
heard the ''Big BERTHA believing
away, and advised Mrs. Ferguson,
who had answered the call, that he
would tell her in person what he
wanted to say, and that he would
do SO in a very few minutes.
Charlie "opened it wide" com
ing up from Calexico, not knowing
just how serious the fire was, but
determined to be here at any rate.
He will not say just what the run
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15
AMERICAN SIMPLICITY

For century the story of Thomas Jefferson rid
ing up to the White House horseback and tying his
horse to the picket fence, then entering unattended
has stood landmark and symbol of American sim
pcity in high places. Latterly there has been not
able tendency for ceremonial pomp to creep into
governmental life. The inauguration of President
Coolidge has been refreshing return to the antique
simplicity in which this nation had its beginnings
The story is to thrill any man. or
child In SMALL old fashioned farmhouse, undis
tinguishabe from millions of others in this country
in "parlor" where the humblest citizen would have
felt at home by the light of an oil lamp, with a few
neighbors as witnesses Calvin Coolidge stood in
mon garb and received from his unpretentious father
the world.
The procedure not only simple and straight
forward, but almost automatic And 100000 900
people concurred without question or protest SO
easily and directly genuine American step into
exalted place from no matter how humble rank.
Here is return to normalcy, example
more potent than thousand sermons.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15

flowers. They had been hanging
their heads and dropping. But now
they took heart and looked up.
"Oh, how thirsty we were!" they
whispered to the evening breeze.
Uncle WiggiIy sat on the front
steps all alone, having fastened up
the end of the hose so it would
spray the flower bed. The rabbit
gentleman was wondering when
Nurse Jane would come home, when,
all Of a sudden, tiptoeing in the
gate came the Bob Cat.
"Ah, Uncle Wiggily is all
alone" whispered the Bob Cat to
himself. u shall have no trouble
creeping up and nibbling his ears. Z"
The Bob Cat crept closer and
closer. And oh, how hungry he was
for cars to nibblel He hid behind
> bush and waited for chance to
oring on Uncle Wiggily's back.
But just about then the rabbit
utlcman thought he would move
hose Il little to make it wet an
spot on the flower bed.
il would never do to make q
puddle Of water there" thought
the rabbit gentleman. "'Nurse Jane
would see it. IN pull the hose to
the other end Of the bed. "
Uncle Wiggily pulled the long,
thin, black hose along. And as it
went along BY the bush where the
Bob cat was hidden, the bad chap
heard and saw something. Looking
down, he saw, moving through the
grass, a long, thin, black thing.
FOh, my goodness! A black
snake" gasped the Bob Cat. Now
if there was one thing more than
another Of which the Bob Cat was
afraid, it was a black snake. Holl,
/ must get away from here a9jchlY
before that big snake bites me or
squeezes mei'' whispered the Bob
cat. "Oh, how ,unlueky | ami No
ears for me today!'
Then bc crawled away very quiet
~, SO the snake, as he thought the
hose to be, wouldn't catch him.
Away far off went the Bob Cat.
"Therel" said Uncle Wiggily, as
he fastened the hose 50 it would wet
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-15
TEN YEARS AGO
AuguSt Is. 1913

Col. Holabird, receiver for the
California Development Co., has
signe2F contract with Water Co.
No. 8 for the delivery of water to
that company. Many of the farm
ers under the canal have been get
ting their ground ready and in
shape for irrigation and there will
be a great acreage ready fro sow
ing to barley and alfalfa this fall.
Phil Breedlove's s ear in which lie
and his brother Ray and j. F. Sey-
mour, Jr,, were returning from San
Diego, caught fire and was com
pletely destroyed. The accident
took place on the Cottonwood grade
in San Diego canyon.