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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
Unique Case
Is Settled

The case of the State of Wisconsin
against Frank White, who as arrest
ed on the charge of stealing a hub
from an Overland car belonging to
his neighbor, Alonzo Goodrich, was
heard before Justice Halsted on Wed
nesday Mr. Goodrich testified that
his hub was taken from his car on
Thanksgiving day and that he dis
covered few days later that the de-
fendant had been looking for SINH
lar hub to repair his car, that on
the day following Thanksgiving
White had taken X hub to the gar
age in Ironton to be placed on his
car. White testified that he had pro-
cured a hub in Raedsburg from a
nile of junk and was introduced to
show that there was car or part Of
q car of a similar model on the junk
pile
A jury was summoned, consisting
of S. H. Klawatter, Roy Turton, R. l..
Glazier, William TIunzelman, James
Ryan and William Hattie and the de-
PENDANT was found not guilty.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
MINNESOTA WOMAN SAYS
SHE WAS ROBBED OF $40

Mrs. Henner Anderson Of Mime
apolis who arrived in Portage to be
present at the hearing for the con
struction of the will of Ole G. Tive
ten, reported to the sheriff and city
police the loss of twenty dollars from
her purse which she believes to have
been stolen just after she alghted
from the train
In trying to manage her baggage
and bundles, Mrs. Anderson told the
authorities, she dropped her purse
which young man picked up and
handed to her. Later when she looked
in her purse, the money was gone.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
OFFICERS ARE
INSTALLED AT
JOINT SESSION

A joint installation. O. officers Of the
G. A. r. anu the W r. G. was h lid on
Saturday night. MIS-. Laura W. u.
assisted by Mrs. N. Hurlbut install
o. lie G. A R Officers and Nj -, A'lre
Cull5, ASST. By y Zubia ~ Is IS.
ir tailed thu " 9 Office,
E. l.. Palmer, commander received
check for $50 from the W. R. c., as
is customary, and the president, Mrs.
Laura Newman was pres ented with a
beautiful recognition pin from her
corps. The retiring officers also pre-
scented here with silver ladle. Souvi-
ners were also presented by the presi-
dent to her retiring officers.
A beautiful bouquet of cut flowers
was given Mrs. Curry, installing Off
Ger.
After the, annual reports Of the sew,
eral committees had been read, re
freshments were served and socia
time enjoyed. All reported a pleasant
and profitable evening, although sew
eral were prevented from attending
by the cold
A short synopsis of the work done
during the past ear may be of inter-
est:
The total receipts were $1,13627,
including $47.22 in donations from the
public. The corps has extended aid
to old soldiers and dependents to the
amount of $5144 and expended for
flowers for funerals of old comrades,
$3.50. Clothing valued at $3.50 has
been sent to the needy; $50 donated
for child welfare work; Thanksgiv-
ing baskets sent to the needy and
shut-ins valued at $48.
The Sunshine committee has visited
the sick and shut-ins and carried
fruit and flowers to them.
The ladies of the w. r. G. appre-
ciate the kindenss which has been
shown them and thank the public for
generous donations to their work dur
ing the past year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
Traffic Out
OF Baruboo
Is IrreguLar
{F'rom Thursdays Daily

Railway and bus traffic out of the
city is still much upset by the recent
heavy snowfall which has filed the
highways with impossible drifts. Com
munication with Portage by way OF
the bus lines is shut off and drivers
do not know when tGaye Ivyl be
resumed.
Rural mail carries are finding the
state highways bad with snow drifts
and many of the SIDE roads are en-
tireIy blocked with snow They have
abandoned cars for horses.
The morning mail train due here
at nine o'clock did not arrive until
nearly noon and other trains were
late in arriving on account of wealth
er conditions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10

alone, declared ex-governor E. l..
Philip, who was in Madison the 9th
er day to attend the dairy show con-
ference. Mr. Phipp said he was sure
that delegate slate, in opposition to
the La Toilette delegates, would go
on the ballot. He said he had heard
nothing of Conservative Republican
conference but that he had no doubt
that either conference or some 9th
err device would be employed to start
the Coolidge campaign.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
GUESTS
IN ABLEMAN

Misses Marie and Madeline Storch-
mann returned to Beloit on Tuesday
after a weeks visit with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Storch-
mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bartenbach
received a message announcing the
birth of son born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Schafer on Christmas night
a. Owatona Mimi.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Scharnke visited
friends at Baraboo on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dalton and
daughter Julia returned home on
Sunday after weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs w J. Dalton and family
at Harvard, ILL.,
Miss Phyllis Bentley visited friends
at Baraboo on New Years day.
Ed. Geison left for GAINESVILLE
Tuesday where he will be employ
ed
Mr. and Mrs. F. Feagans and daugh-
ter of Milwaukee came Tuesday for
visit with Mrs. Feagan's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mepham.
Otto Kruger of HeTland, South
Dakota and Charles Krueger of Mex
leo are now the guests of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kruger
Miss Marguerite Hindes was a Reeds
burg shopper Monday
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
MERLIN HULL AT
KIWANIS MEET
FOme. ,ecretary Of State Ad-
dresses Club on the subject Of
'Grafters" Finds Many Evils

Former Secretary of State Merlin
Hull, Black River Falls, spoke on
"Grafters" at the regular luncheon
of the Baraboo Kiwanis club
at the Warren on Wednesday and
said the hope for the future was in
such organizations as the one before
him.
AS to grating in the United States
the situation is not bright, the speak
declared in his address. He men
toned the following:
1. The graft of reaching into the
federal treasury as revealed in the
Veterans bureau disclosures.
2. Grating as EXPO - .--e SKY
eight invaa cations in connection
with the United States shipping
board, millions of dollars being lost
The government is now paying from
sixty to eighty millions annually as
subsidies
3. Such scandals as revealed in
the Secretary Fall disclosures - 500
millions involved
4. The irrigation scandals in the
west-projects bigger than the water
supply.
5. The 600 combinations in restraint
OF trade-many not regulated.
6. Pittsburgh plus.
Z. While building a hotel in New
York a large sum in graft was paid.
8. In the Chicago school scandal but
one man was punished The amount
involved was $14,000,O00.
What is the remedy? asked the
speaker. The voters must take these
matters into their own hands. Polit-
zeal rings, not in on party alone but
in all parties, are organized for graft.
In 1922, "a senators we're elected by
only "a per cent of the voters. Sen
atcr Lodge was elected by less than
% per cent of the voters in Massa-
chusetts. At the last federal election
there were 55 million voters and only
20 million went to the polls.
There is no immediate remedy for
graft will go on for some time but
the voters should take enough inter-
est in these matters to stamp it out
There must come a time when there
is common honesty in politics.
Jcdge e. Ray Stevens, a Madison
.Kiwanian, was present and spoke on
the splendid work such organizations
as he Baraboo club is doing.
Rev. Henry Harris said grace.
Secretary Elected
President e. f. Di,hmar reported
the board Of directors had elected E.
M Doll as secretary in the place
OF L. H. Hill
DR.. c, f. Stekl reported the club
had contributed $4683 toward the
baskets sent out by the Ell1s through
the w. R. G.. Mrs. J, H Hubbard di-
recting the distribu ion.
The sum of $500 was voted for
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
RAILROAD TRAINMEN
ELECT 1924 OFFICERS

Officers of Baraboo lodge No. III
B. of r. T. for 1924 are:
Past Pres.-R. Littlejohn
Pres-B. Rooms
Vice pres-L. B, Waters
Sec-L. J. David
Treas-C. NJ Dubois
Agt. Off. Pub-A. A. Davis
Con L. j, David
Chap. Foster
Warden-R A, Sansum
I. G-M. Douglas
0. GIL, Corsaw
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
STUDENTS GONE, MADISON
WATER USE CUT TENTR

Students of the University of Wis
consin apparently are heavy drink
ers and users of water. officials of
the Madison water plant report that
since the Christmas acation started
and a majority of the 1000 univer-
sity students left Madison, the daily
consumption water has decreased
approximately SO 600 gallons. During
ordinary times when the university
is in session, Madison uses approx
mately 100000 gallons of water dali
ly it's is said: This average dropped
to 100000 during the holidays.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
HAS NEW
MODERN TOWN HALL

Arlington, near Portage, has for
mally dedicated new town hall, 40
by so feet, with furnace heat and cleo
trio lights. The cost of the structure
is approximately $4,000 and the hall
will be used as opera house, music
and dance hall. and basketball gym,
nasium.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10

the German relief fund
Superintendent A. G. Kingsford
announced that on January 16 the
ladies would be entertained.
Hereafter the club will open with
formal proceedings.
Ben Jones led the singing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10
BUILDINGS ARE BURNED
ON FARM NEAR LODI

The harm, silo, and tobacco shed
on the Ed Markgraf arm, located
just a mile south of Lodi on the Dane
road, were totally destroyed by fire
recently. Overheated corn fodder in
the barn caused the conflagration.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10

'Pape'S Cold Compound"
Breaks a Cold Right Up

Take two tablets every three hours
until three doses are taken. The first
dose always. gives relief. The second
and third doses completely break UP
the cold. Pleasant and safe to take.
Contains no quinine or opiates. Mil
lions use "Pape's" Cola Compound.
Price, thirty-fve cents. Druggists
guarantee it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10

children of GlenviIle and Mr., and
Mrs, Marion Frazier ate Christmas
dinner at the Charles Higgins home
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-10

RAILWAY ENGINEER DIES
AT PORTAGE, AGED SO
Engineer Charles P. Hudson, aged
50, is dead at Portage from paralysis
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
TINES ACRE.

Beat beat with your soft grey feet.
Tear at the cold, rough stone.
His grave is here, but it's many year
Since the grass on it was mown.
His ears crumbled to bitter dust,
His eyes are a hollow bone.
Your twisting hair is bright and fair
But he is under stone.
Go back again to your own wide tomb
Leave him in peace within
Hi grave that is narrow and shallow and small,
There is no room for two between either wall,
And the walls are caving in.
There are nests of worms in the underground.
And the grassroots wind across.
Like Counterpart to keep out the rain
is the green-eyed, clutching moss.
Go back to your tomb a mile away
30 back through the still bronze door.
The arms which carven upon its front
Are there as they were before.
o trace of escutcheon is on this stone.
And burdocks have pushed it awry.
And the flowers on tiptoe out of his mouth
Are staring into the sky.
Over his grave is moan of wind
And hemlocktrees bow down.
And a hemlock cone les the stone
Stained with smoke from the town.
What have you to do in this dismal place
BY dingy, broken stone?
ne mas no nands ana he has no face,
And bone cannot wed with bone.
You took his flesh and you took his heart,
But his bones are his to keep.
knuckle and straight he has them all
Down in the gravel deep.
Perhaps he. laughs with his hard grey mouth,
Perhaps he shouts with glee
And cuddles his bones up one by one,
And wishes that you could see.
Perhaps he plays jackstones with bis bones,
And bets how long you will stay.
lie knows all about those bright brouze doors
Waiting mile away.
For you in the flesh teased him in the flesh
And would not let him be-
Till you leased him out of his flesh for good
And into Eternity.
But what is fire to a living man
Is nothing at all to a bone.
He lies at ease in the cold and TIE mould,
And he lies at ease alone
He viii be part of the earth in time.
You will be only dust.
And your carven door will be nothing more
Than a heap of eating rust.
So much for your azure fleur-de-lis
And your cross in a chevron dor.
He will be in lilies in a morning breeze
At the foot of a sycamore.
The world goes round. and the world gees round
And who knows what may come out OF the ground
When man is planted under a mound?
Amy Lowell in The Dial.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
SAN ANTONIO IS DIFFERENT

San Antonio has more of the charac-
teristics OF different" city than anv
other large population center in the
United States. The old Spanish settle
ment OF St. Augustine, in Florida. has
some of this old world touch. and every
tourist 10 that land of Ponce de Leon
is supposed to have taken drink at
its fountain of departed romance and
adventure. New Orleans, which is near
ly as old as San Antonio. had much of
this same air, fully described by George
w Cable in his creole Days" and there
is still much to interest the American
tourist in the French quarter of that
old French city All modern growth in
New Orleans. however, is away from
this southern European architecture and
atmosphere
1t seems incredible to globe trotters
that all American cities have such a
deadly sameness. Dallas and Indian
apoliS. Harrisburg and Des Moines, Aus
tin and Albany preserve the same identi-
cal air, in speech and railway stations.
and rectangular streets. A master in oil
st. Pauls school, at Concord, New
Hampshire. who had travelled far, once
asked like traveller, "Is there any CITY
i'll America that is not like every other
city," His fellow wanderer replied.
New Orleans. San Antonio and San
Francisco are somewhat different" "Pray
God they may remain so.' remarked the
one who had seen the ruins of Athens
and Rome, and who had studied the
feudal cities of middle Europe. Today.
travellers go we'll out of their way to sec
the populous toy city of Nuremberg, in
Bavaria, which maintains by statute. a
strict adherence to the Gothic architec-
ture and bright-tile roofs and facades,
which have marked its history from the
earliest Christian era.
There is still an indefinab1e air about
San Antonio, which arrests and interests
travellers. Its streets wander about as
does its river. One observant visitor de
clared, after long study of the San
Antonio river, that its wanderings seemed
to spell "San Antonio" as near as he
could determine by tracing it on a map.
The Alamo stands out, as it always
will, as something which did not come
into being. last week. 1t does not bulk
large TO the eye, but it spells Of long-ago
years, and has hidden in its walls the
Imost heroic page in American history.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
"SWALLOWERS"

An odd operation was performed re
Gently. A doctor removed kom man:
stomach one hundred and ten nails, sew.
enty-seven safety pins. twenty-five paper
clips. four bolts, twenty tacks, two nuts
Ithrty-three thumb tacks. two beer checks
and miscellaneous collection of wash
ers, screws, cartridges, coins and a can
opener.
This man was professional "swal-
lower" He made his living by startling
the pcpulace. His was different line
and in his continuous strivings to be
extraordinary he swallowed a big spike
which punctured the walls of his stom-
ach and made the operation necessary.
Ii seems extremely odd to be "swal-
lower" but after all. it may not be as
odd as it seems. 1t depends altogether
on what one swallows whether one is
considered human freak or just an or
binary member OF the body polite. Ev-
eryone has learned since surviving baby
hood, when one swallowed everything
that could be found and carried to the
mouth that certain chemical compost
tons can be taken into the stomach with
safety and others cannot. The same
knowledge, however does not extend to
the sort of mental ''swalowings" in
which one may indulge.
1t is easy enough to fill oneself with
one hundred and ten prejudices, forty
nine hobbies. eighteen fads, three hun
dred and fifty superficial conceptions,
e:ghty-rine narrow-minded views, sharp
spike of bigotry and pedantry. an end
less collection OF liasty conclusions, judg-
ments founded on gossip and rumor, a
heavy and indigcstible mass of dogma.
a batch of fears and worries, and still
expect to be happy and free and well.
This is no freak performance, but the
blind effort of humanity to understand
itself and its world. and the man who
refuses to Swallow" what is handed
out to him in the way of what he ic
TO believe. comes nearer land
ing in the freak class than the more
obliging of his fellow men.
A gentle little person who was en-
gagged in social work. and who was in
constant collision with all manner Of
things which exploded her preconceived
comfortable, conventional, and orthodox
notions of life, decided that "lifc was
not simple and let it 60 at that. She
is not alone in her conclusions, and one
needs to exercise constant vigilance,
backed by experience and every means
of enlightenment. to know what to "swal-
low and what not.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
CHAPTER V.
Michael's Quest.

On the same evening as that on
which the conference was held in Mrs.
Copeland's library and only n few
hours earlier Ma Brennan sat in her
kitchen hundred miles away, sunk
in grief too deep for further tears
and on the other side of the table De-
tcctive Sergeant Curtis rested his head
on his hand and gazed unseeingly into
the warm glow of the. stove.
A sympathetic chief had relieved
him Of duty for day or two and he
had gravitated to the little home on
Roundhouse Lane, empty now of all
save memories for him and the COM
radeship in misery of the old friend
who alone could gauge the depth Of
his bereavement.
'Tis me should be where she's
lyin' now" Ma Brennan moaned for
the hundredth time. If hadn't let
her go an take in that wash o. mine
instead O. doin' it for myself you'd
have her now with We. Michael"
Mide dropped his arm Imply, and
raised his heavy head.
airy not to think of it. Ma, that's
the only way. I've got more TO re-
proach myself with than you for she
has gone from me in anger when the
word that / was too proud to speak
would have set everything right be-
tween u.s."
"She knows now. Michael; take
comfort to yourself with that" Ma
Brennan said gently. "The poor
child didn't understand that a detec-
tive's sometimes got TO do things in
the line o duty that he can't explain
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

"Spring fabrics" interest the
men folk, but old Dad will meI
shed his vest as usual.-Baltim
Morning Sun.
1t must be fine TO engage in
uplift if the grand Jury will let
alone.-Vancouver Sun.
Love in a cottage is likely to
successful if the cottage has
rooms and couple of servants
Buffalo Evening News.
The poet who sings of "the sh|
of night and eloquent palm" KIND
the great American porter all rid
New Brunswick Daily Home Me-
Hazel-Did she marry him fcsl u
or money? Helen-For love.
course; he's newspaperman.-Pd
land Evening Express.
well! What are you stopp|
for?' asked the young man as
taxi came TO halt in the middle|
the block.
Il heard the lady say stop" 8
the taxi driver.
swell, she wasn't talking to VI
was ?"-Team Work.
Manager-Where did you keep Il
diamond >tiara which you say
been stolen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Beein Here Today.

Sallie Peck, employee of the Fail
Deal Five & Ten, quarrels with her
policeman sweetheart, Michael Cur
tbs. That night Sallie goes into the
back yard to take down washing
for Ma Brennan. with whom Sallie
lives. A crash shakes the earth and
something strikes Sallie a blow on
the head.
When she regain consciousness the
girl finds herself in strange surround
ings, handsomely furnished. A
French maid calls her Alva Copeland
and Madame Copeland. tall richly
gOwned woman. claims her MS her
step-daughter. Sallic is taken to meet
Cousin Wheeler, who makes love to
her.
The girl resolves to solve the mys-
terry. She discovers that she is to
be doDed. SO pretends to take the tab
lets given to her but keeps them in
her hand. She steals down stairs
and listens at the door of a room,
where a conference is taking place.
Now go on with the story.
81 listened. If the girl had not
been hopelessly unconscious she
would have heard her and then of
course we've should have been CON-
polled to admit our mistake. 1t is
safely over. however. and we have
only the future to face"
Il don't know about that" Sloat
had recommended his restless pacing
back and forth and Sallie watched
his shadow approach her and retreat
through the crack in the door as though
"There's possibility that
we've none of us considered; it was
only suggested to me by a chance re-
mark of the girls today but there was
something in her tone l didn't like.
1t was when she had asked me about
the wreck and ] was telling her my
version of it. She said: Suppose
somebody else had found me and I'd
walked up without being wise to who
l was myself? I mightn't even be
who people doped it out l was.' Bel
lows, to use her own language. are
you sure you've got the right dope
about her after all? Are you sure
you know who the girl upstairs really
ISL"
"Preposterous!" DR.. Qualters ex-
claimed. Didn't she attempt to en-
list Miss Tidmarsh's aid today in get
ting away as soon as she realized she
was being detained here?"
"Are you coward. Wheeler?"
The dominant tones of Mrs. Cope
land broke in unon him. "We arc
playing for millions. reinember-mil-
lions! Aren't the stakes worth the
risk? We know who the girl is, up
stairs. She shall be persuaded to ac-
cept our terms. gentlemen, and we'll
play the game"