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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25
Wednesday

Rev. GeorE E. Hunt and Rev.
&. c. Henke OF Baraboo together
conducted the funeral Tuesday Of
Mrs. C. H. Osthoff in Madison.
Many former friends of the former
Baraboo woman attended the serv-
ices at the Presbyterian church II
the above city. Mrs. Ostoff was
killed when an automobile struck
her in Madison.
Roger Burke, the eight year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs William Barke
who reside on Center street, sus-
tanned a broken arm when he fell
from a teeter-totter on Monday af-
ternoon. The lad had the mis-
fortune to break the same arm
the right one, a few months ago.
Miss Gertrude Kraft of Seattle
Washington, who has been visiting
in Baraboo at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred LEM, has gone to Madi-
son where she will be the instruc-
tor of German in the University of
WISCONSIN this year. Miss Kraft
resided in BarabOo about twenty
five years ago and this is the first
time that she has been back here.
Miss Olga Biornsen, nine year
old laughter Of Mr. and Mrs. H. f.
Bjornsan, third avenue, had the
misfortune to lose a tooth and get
several others loosened Tuesday
afternoon when a little playmate
let go OF one end of a teetar-tOtter
on which the two were playing.
Miss Olga was dropped to the
ground rather hastily and fell on
her face thus endangering her
teeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Baldwin, at
the Farm Kitchen on the Warner
Memorial road, have been enter
tanning their cousin, Charles Forbes
Baker, of st. Paul, Mimi. Accom-
panied by Mrs. Baldwin he drove
to Oak Park, H., today to attend
the wedding of Mrs. Baldwin's Sis
ter. Miss Emily Hartmann, and DR..
Justin Williams tomorrow. Miss
Hartmann is a daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. r. S. Hartmann and has visit
ed in Baraboo several times.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25

iting here the past few weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Duncan and
other relatives, has gone to New
York where on the eighth of Oc-
tober he expects to sail for Liver
pool, England, on the Equatania.
After spending a week in London
and completing his plans at the
offices of the Whithall Petroleum
Company in whose interests, he is
making this trip, he will take pos
sage for Bombay. He expects to
spend about year at Lahore, Pun
jab, India, which place is located
about one-thousand miles inland.
Mr.. Hill returned last February
from Algiers,. Africa, where the
Whitehall company engaged him to
complete some work for a British
syndicate.
Prairie chicken season opened to
day and several men felt the can
of the sport Judging by the numb
ers, who went. Among those who
are spending a day or TWO at Ne
cedah, Wis, taking a shot at the
fowl are: Attorney c. M. Lamar,
w. E Barringer, Thomas Williams,
Jasper Warn, Baraboo, and Glen
Kindschi, Prairie du Sac.
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Tuesday

L. B. Gregory alias A. e. Doyle,
charged with using SGT, property
of the Federal Casualty Co, as
his own money was arrested in
Baraboo and before Judge Adolph
andre was given hearing. The
defendant, according to reports,
has committed similar offenses be-
fore coming to Baraboos
George McGilvra, Jr. has gone
to West Allis where he is iemploy-
ed in the National Dairy show
barns. His father, Z. j. McGil-
vra has a COW, Mora Of Hillcrest"
at this show which has been enter
ed among several contestants. The
show will be held all this week.
Mrs. e. J. Goilmar will leave
tonight for Barron, Wisconsin,
where she will visit her father, B.
S. Kipps. Mr.. Kipps is seventy
nine years old and has been in
falling health for some time. His
condition has recently become very
serious. fa.c.
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MAGELLANS OF THE AIR

Columbus crossed the Atlantic.
Magellan sailed his ship around
the world. Others as daring have
braved the storms of the Arctic
and Antarctic to reach the poles.
Again six flyers have gone around
the globe and the eyes of the
world are turned on their adven-
ture.
What is the wisdom of such
undertakings? Why should men
try to do things that have never
been done before? What is to be
gained by going to the poles or
sailing through the air around
the earth?
1t is by pioneering in such things
that men have been able to ac-
complish difficult tasks. The eff
fort may be on land or sea, in air
or water. in the laboratory or
mountain side. 1t is by expert
menting that we now have express
trains, palatial boats. swift auto
mobiles, and ships that dive. We
live in an advanced and swift age
all because some who have gone
before have made the wonders OF
another day commonplace things
of the present.
The American flyers encircling
the globe will stand in history as
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and when Mr.. Stewart asked him
what paper he read he replied,
.The News.
Mrs. G. H. Whitman and two
daughters, the Misses Matte and
Ada, have gone to Delavan to visit
Miss Alice Whitman, a former res
ident of Baraboo. She has recent
ly purchased a recidence at Della
van. After visiting Miss Whit
man the relatives will go to Illinois
for a short sojourn.
An unusually beautiful stuffed
raccoon is on exhibition at Risley
Brothers store and many passers-
by stop to look at it. The raccoon
was captured by E. F. Stabnow,
town of Freedom, some time ago
and died. The coloring of the an
imal is SO unusual. being beauti-
full fawn and yellow. that it seems
remarkable for raccoon to have
it.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Ad-
olph Platt attended the golden we'd
ding of Mrs. Platt's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Becker, at Sank
City. The day was very pleas
antly spent and only near relatives
were invited. In the evening The
choir of the First Reform church
of Sank City gave Mr.. and Mrs.
Becker a delightful serenade. Mr.
and Mrs H C Prelipp of GAINESVILLE
also attended. Mrs. Prelipp is .
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs Prelipp spent Thurs
day in Baraboo with Mr.. and Mrs.
Plat and returned home today.
George B. Dorman of Everett,
Wash, spent few hours in Bara-
boo on Wednesday at the home Of
E. F. Lueth. Mr.. Dorman and
Paul F. Lueth are head craftsman
in the Summer Iron Works at Ev-
erett, where saw mill machinery
is extensively made. Mr.. Dorman
is visiting Minneapolis, Milwaukee
and other places in the interest o.
the business at Everett. Paul F..
Lueth is a brother of E. F. and An.
ma Lueth of this city, and they were
glad to receive word directly from
their brother Paul whose family is
enjoying the best of health about
that part Of the country in which
they live. Mr. Dorman is very
favorably impressed with Wiscon-
sin and Baraboo and thinks it q
very picturesque little city.
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THE NEED FOR GOOD EYES

An eyesight census of 100000
workers in 20 states taken by
the Eyesight Conservation Coun-
ell of America shows 44.3 per cent
defective vision. At that rate, of
the 100000 men and women
gainfully employed, 18,606,0OO are
handicapped. What that means
in lost efficiency and earning pow
er is a matter of conjecture, but
it must be tremendous. These
facts point to the further need for
corrective vision work in business
organizations, as the railroads now
attend to the eyesight of their
employees, and also for improve
ment in the lighting facilities of
office and factory. The few great
organizations that maintain opti-
cal departments have found that
the investment pays. The facts
also point to the soundness of
medical examination in the schools
where defective vision is pointed
out and corrected. We shall not
have this loss if we teach the
next generation to care for their
eyes.
Increasing completely of our
life calls for dependable eyesight
on the part of the individual. Good
vision is necessary to safety in
the city. The increasing num-
Der Of automobiles makes it i'm
perative on the roads. Every 9TH
or driver is endangered by the
man who cannot see we'll. So,
aside from the commercial aspect,
the matter of common safety de.
mands that we pay attention to
our Milwaukee Journal.
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A SURPRISE TO TAXPAYERS

Tn city of Knoxville has a
happy surprise 20 offer the people
of Tennessee and other American
cities general by a splendid show
ing of the working Of it's city
manager government which pro,
poses to offer a comfortable re-
bate Of $2SO,OOO or 10 per cent
of 1924 taxes paid and unpaid,
says the Manufacturer.
This is probably the first time
that any city in the United States
has returned dividends to it's tax
payers-i. e., really it's stockho1-
ders.
In addition the tax levy will be
reduced from $2.44 to $2.191A, in
Guiding a tax for payment of in,
terest on $3,85O,O0O.
This record spells efficiency,
business ability and loyal daily
application of business principles
to city government.
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South Fairfield
Men Report
Birds Scarce

Verne Wing and Will Attridge
of South Fairfield spent two days
the past week hunting prairie
chickens near Necedah. They re-
port that birds are scarce this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kunkel and
children of Adams attended the
fair Thursday and spent night
with Mrs. Kunkel's family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ziegler and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bish motored to
Madison Monday on business.
! viii Jones lost young horse
which he had recently purchased.
Mrs. Julia Bump Of Baraboo is
visiting at the home Of her son,
Irwin Bump.
School began in the Leech Creek
district Monday with it's former
teacher, Miss Lois Portes.
Rev. and Mrs. e. o. Coontz Of
Baraboo called in the South Fair
field community Tuesday.
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STUDY TAXES!
Tribune.

A review, prepared by the WIS
consin tax commission, indicates
that total taxes paid in Wisconsin
have doubled and school taxes
trebled in the last 10 years. Just
where, why and how these in
creases have occurred is not ex-
planned. County and city taxes
show the larger percentage of in
crease. For the states taxation
has increased about One-third,
while cities and counties have
more than doubled their exactions.
And this omits automobile IL
censes.
There may be occasion for NOR
alizing about this or for protest
ing again against the constantly
increasing tax burden. Such pro-
tests are popular, though futile.
There will be no tax relief or
sound tax revision, or even clear
tax understanding, until there is
analysis. Those who believe that
taxes are high must organize and
study taxes. Merely to protest
against them is useless. Merely
to become enraged about the fam
lily budget is a fruitless proceeding.
He who would reduce his budget
first studies it, knows exactly
where it overruns proper appro-
priations, determines what he is
ready to get along without, and
then proceeds to slash, knowing
what he is slashing. The state.
county and city budgets are no
different; they, too, need careful
study. Groups of men and WON
en- ought to begin, now, to study
taxes and ought to be ready before
the next legislature meets, to
show just where taxation can and
should be reduced. To wait until
a. grist of ihaphazard bills again
appears on the legislative floor,
and then to shout wildly against
those bills, will not lead to con-
structive legislation or reduction
of Wisconsin's tax burden The
Milwaukee Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25

outside the United States this
year will be 347.26S.000 bushels
short of last years production.
This country is expected to pro-
duce 2S,0OO,O0O bushels more than
last year. The world needs as
much wheat this year as it did last.
1t hasn't got it. Therefore it offers
much higher price for what 1t
wants. That, and nothing else, is
the cause Of higher prices.
If there is any doubt about it,
take a look at last weeks mar
ket and~crop reports. The rise of
wheat prices tapered off toward
the close of the week simultaneous.
ly with new estimates of an i'm,
proved crop outlook in Canada and
the northern states. Whether or
not those estimates are accurate
or are rumors r1Oated to bear the
market, they proved that :nersas-
ed supplies would bring decreased
prices. On the other hand low sup
plies have brought high prices. In
view of such facts, efforts to at
tribute the high price of grains to
political or gambling conspiracy,
or both, are ridiculous Chicago
Tribune.
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comes from Winsted, Ct.-Provi-
dence Journal.
THF SEVENTEEN FAIR

The SEVENTEEN fair of the Sank
County Agricultural society closed
in a blaze of triumph. A more
successful fair was never held by
the society. This must be most
gratifying to the new secretary, H.
L. Halsted, and the other officers
of the society. Fine weather was
an important element, to be sure,
but much energy was expended by
those who carried the RESPONSE
bility Of the exhibition.
A county fair is a great educa-
tor and should be encouraged. A
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25
Spring Green
Lady to Florida

Miss Mathilda Schoenmann,
Spring Green, departed last Thurs
to resume her duties as a teacher
day morning for Jacksonville, Fla
for another year Miss Schoen-
mann taught in the southern city
last year.
Miss Henrietta Watson visited
friends in the village several days
last week.
Structural iron workers who
have been here reinforcing the
railroad bridge have. completed
their work. The bridge has been
made much stronger and will now
be in condition to carry larger
engines and heavier traffic.
Carl Yonker has disposed of his
restaurant business to We're Scher-
eve, who took possession last Mon
day. Carl has entered the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin as a student in
civil engineering.
Bert Hill and family Of Seymour
this state came down last week to
see Bert's father who is i'll at the
home of his brother, Thomas.
Henry Beck returned to Madison
last Tuesday to resume his duties
in the offices a two weeks vacation
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Beck.
Irene Olson from Barnum, Wis,
has entered the Spring Green high
school as a freshman. Florence
Miller of Gotham has also become
a pupil Of the Spring Green schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w Hathaway
drove to Dubuque, Iowa, last Wed
nesday on business.
Louis O'Connors has moved his
family to Richland Center where
he has purchased machine shop.
Ralph Writer'S mail carrier, ex-
hibited large RATHER last Wednes-
day which he had killed on his
route that day. The snake meas
ured three and one half feet long
and had nine rattlers..
John NJ. Prouty has commenced
excavating for a new cement block
house o. his lots near the lumber
yard. TT blocks for the structure
are being m. de on the ground. This
is the third new house being erect
ed in Spring Green this season.
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wont to float. N
The several states would save
time and money if they were to
issue bathing girls in lieu Of IL
cense plates. A car without
bathing girl is as rare as a long
haired female at a summer resort.
Using the present color combina-
tons, each state could work out a
bathing suit which would cause
Annette Kellerman to fall off the
Christmas tree.
How chic the Alabama girls
would appear in their cream and
brown creations! The Arizona
maidens clad in deep blue and
white would lend dignity to any
vehicle. California's green and
white apparel, Colorado's pearl
gray and black garb and Delawares
light tan and brown suit would
awe any speed cop The dashing
black and yellow of the Illinois sir
ems, the gold and blue of the Penn
sylvania mermaids, and the mus
tard yellow and black of the Mich
igan cause the Lorelei to shed a
tear and even Mack Sennett might
blink once or twice. These are a
few of the spectacular and stun
ming possibilities which await the
hold of the innovator
Intriguing as the bathing girls
are, who does not regret the pass
ing of the pennant? It. deluded
the beholder into believing that
one had travelled extensively. Ev-
cry village and resort contributed
it's pennant Kokomo, Little Rock
Kalamazoo and Moose Jaw fiutter-
ed in the breeze as the ubiquitous
motorist rumbled his dusty way
along the country road. So riuch
for Aud Lang Syne. 1t is the
bathing girl now.
CAROLINE JOHNSON.
Paw Paw, Mich. In Chicago Daily
News.
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THE BASIS OF HIGH 1RICES

Frank Ridgway, in an authorita-
tive article refutes the tale spread
by politicians, market gamblers,
and others that present high prices
of grains in this country are the
result Of a conspiracy to raise pr1-
ces artificaIly for its effect upon
the farmers vote.
Basing his conclusions upon the
reports OF last years wheat crop
throughout the world compared
with this years estimates, he finds
that the worlds supply of wheat
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Monday

While at the fair Mrs. Ida E..
Logan lost a pin. She was stand,
ing near the fence and near Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Dubois. She did
not discover the loss until she
reached home and returned early
the next morning to recover the
property. Mr.. Dubois picked up
the pin and returned it to the
owner through an advertisement
in The News.
DR.. E. E. Wood, Paul Capener,
Lloyd Stabb of Baraboo and Clinton
Babcock of Merrimack spent Sun
day about twenty-five miles north
of Ncedah hunting prairie chick
ems, but found them as scarce there
as in other places. They brought
home four birds. Due to the heavy
wind the mosquitoes were not both
ersome yesterday, but it is said that
they were very bad on Saturday.
A card received from Miss Wv
ian Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Smith, 216 Eighth
street, states that she had lunch
in the Imperial Hotel in Toxic on
September 5. She says Japan is
rery beautiful. When the card was
written, Miss Smith was in the
mountains at KarnizaWa, a famous
resort. The gardens and scenery
are both fine there. Her school in
Toxic opened today. 80,
It. H. Babb of Denver is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Charles. Catlin,
East street. Mr.. Babb has been
attending the Legion meeting at st.
Paul. He is a member Of the
pioneer Babb family of Reedsburg.
Mrs. Harold Baldwin, Farm Kit
chen, has returned from attending
the wedding of sister in Oak
Park, Chicago. Another sister,
Mrs. Harry Atkinson, Galveston,
Texas, returned with Mrs. Bald
win.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wickern,
who have been spending the past
three months with friends and rel
atives in this vicinity, leave to-
morrow for their home in Whit,
tier, California. Huntley Cook of
Greenfield expects to accompany
them to California and will spend
some time there.
Peter Lind, Charles Roick and
L. P. Gerou returned Sunday from
a few days hunting trip near
Pittsville. Although the prairie
chickens are scarce this year due
to the wet spring and summer,
they me Jagged to bag a few, but in
doing so were almost eaten alive
by the swarms OF mosquitoes. They
state that it was nearly impossible
to see the fowl on account of the
huge swarms of insects which
filled the air. When they took aim
the mosquitoes settled on their
faces so thickly that they were
unable to see and the shots went
wild.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25

The Milwaukee Journal has made
an investigation which shows that
advertised merchandise controls
the great majority of volume of
trade in practically every line, and
the tendency is for retail dealers
more and more to restrict their
buying to advertised merchandise,
which will show them most rapid
turn over and sure profit. The re-
suit OF the investigation has been
printed in booklet form.
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Saturday

Mrs. ]. H. Hazeltine of Mansfield,
Ohio, is visiting her sister-in-law,
Miss Anne Hazeltine, of Baraboo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cox returned
this morning to Fennimore after a
visit in Baraboo with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Henderson
of Victory, Wis, are visiting at the
homes of their sons, John and Ed
ward Henderson, in Baraboo.
Miss Florence Axen left this
morning for Madison where she
will enter the University of Wis
consin.
The Misses Alma and Emma
Harter of Chicago are visiting their
uncle, Ferdinand Keller, of Honey
Creek.
Mrs. Richard Wolfender has re-
turned to her home in Kenosha af
ter an extended visit in BarabOo
with her niece, Mrs. John Christie.
Leon Hattchell and Laurence OFT
who are in training at the Great
Lakes Naval academy are home for
few days with their parents.
Howard Lausche has gone to
Madison where he will enter the
University of Wisconsin for the
coming year.
Mrs. Henry Winchester, who has
been serving on the jury in Bara-
boo, has returned to her home in
Reedsburg.
Miss Kathryn Black is visiting
friends in Madison for few days
before she takes up her school
duties at the University Of Wis
consin.
John Fowler and Kenneth Grifi-
tbs, Chicago, have been visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Herman Grotos-
phorst. The young men have been
on a motor trip to Yellowstone
park.
Mrs. Ralf T. Runge returns from
Battle Creek, Mich, tomorrow,
where she attended the funeral of
her grandmother. Mrs. Runge will
be accompanied home by an aunt,
Mrs. Charles Smith of Battle
Creek.
Mrs. Margaret Mccoy left for
Madison today where she will
spend the winter with Mrs. Jennie
Thomas, 6O6 State street. Mrs.
Mccoy formerly made her nome
with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Fos-
not, Fifth street.
w. H. McFetridge has returned
from Chicago, having accompanied
Mrs. McFetridge and children to
the city on their way to their home
in San Diego, California. They
spent the summer at Devils Lake.
Mrs. Oliver of Eustis, Florida is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Dyke. When Mr.. and Mrs. Dyke
were in Eustis they were neighbors
of Mrs. Oliver and when Mr. and
Mrs. r. B. Griggs were in the south
they became acquainted with the
visitor.
Mrs. John Mccarthy, Eighth av-
enue, underwent an operation at
st. Mary's- Ringing hospital on
Friday morning when she had a
small growth removed. Mrs. Nc
Carthy is resting well now and is
getting along as nicely as can be
expected.
Robert G. Hill, who has beer Wis
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fair enables exhibitors tc come
together in friendly contests and
this sharpens their ideas. Today
the Baraboo fair is a wonderful
show in comparison with twenty,
forty or seventy years ago.
Stimulated by the fine success
Of 1924 the officers should look
forward to greater and greater
programs.
Now begin to get ready for the
next fair.
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AMBIGUOUS EXHIBIT

Some who note that a western
clergyman took a monkey into his
pulpit when he preached a SER
mon ON evolution will be inclined
to wonder on which side Of the
controversy no was arguing. Hart
ford Courant.
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Attire the around-the-world fly
us braved the fogs OF two oceans
and then received such great
ovations, it must be like an lii
nois man driving a car through
thick mud and then coming upon
a concrete road.
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TRUE TO FORM

A fisherman has caught a fish
and bird at the same time. Ang.
ling in stream, he pulled in a
black bass and while it was in
the air q kingfisher swooped down
and swallowed it. And anyone
who swallows this will not be sur.
prised to aearn that the story
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25

New York has many of the big
gest things in the world, but to
see the biggest clock it will have
to look across the river to Jersey
City where a clock with q so foot
dial face, made in the Seth.
Thomas factory, is to be mounted
on the Colgate building, says an
exchange A time piece that so
many people can see ought to be
made extra dependable.
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OHapodrida
Passing of the Pennant

The self-started has displaced the
crank. The acetylene sparker has
given way to the electric glare and
the bathing girl now splashes on
the windshield and curtain from
whence the erstwhile pennant was