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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

to be over sevenJty-fiye years.
The contemplatiye men shows III
less fortunately. OF 20 artists,
authors, scinetists and saints IN.
average is just over sixty -four
years.
Men of action surpass all the
contemplatives in longetivity, ex
cept the scientists, and here
again the exceptionally useful
man wins out. Philosophers and
painters are just above the com.
more acturial rate, while the SAINTS
are below it. Authors rank with
just the level of the rest of man
kind.
Activity then, is shown to be an
element favorable TO a green old
age,-Dearborn Independent
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
WISCONSIN A WELL BALAk.-
ANCED STATE


The state of Wisconsin can chal
lenge comparison with any
state in the Union in the matter
of the balance of what might be-
called is economic status. Some
states are largely Industrial, 9th
ers largely agricultural. Wiscon-
sin has q happy balance between
industry and agriculture, which
has lead it to becoming one of
the most prosperous states in this
Union. The census of 1920 shows
perty in this states that year
perty in this state int hat year
was .s2,6772S2,997, while the CAPT
invested in manufacturing enter
prises was 81, 81, 100000. Tho
gross value of the products of the
was s2,677 ,2S2 1897, while the capital
value of the manufactured pro-
ducts was $1,S46, $4,000 Cool
Roails Magazine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
FOUR LOCAL
BOYS FINISH
Tech. SCHOOL


The following letter was written
by Edward T. Riley, president of
the class Of 1924, Chicago Tech
meal college.
The fair city of Baraboo has
reason to be proud Of its students
in the Chicago Technical college
This school undertakes to give
a man a complete course in archi-
lecture and engineering, impress
sing the fact that the student
must be an exception to the or
mary class of student seeking an
education along these lines.
To succeed a man must not only
have a strong constitution but be
of a brilliant mind. m
In the year of 1922, four stu
dents entered the Chicago Tech
meal college from Baraboo, who
not only succeeded in completing
in two years. but whose efforts in
other ways have made the class
of 1924, the greatest in the history
of the school.
The students are: Hans Koppke,
Architectural course; Chief Asso-
ciate Editor of the Year Book;
1st. Prize Thesis Problem; Chair
man of graduation committee and
member Of American Association
OF Engineers and Of the Western
Society Of Engineers.
Reider Hangar, Architectural
course; Graduation committee, ant
member of American Association
OF Engineers.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Stolen Car Is
Located Here


A Ford car, believed to have
been stolen by three youths in
Stoughton was abandoned near
Baraboo on Saturday evening and
is in the the custody of Sheriff w.
II. Ode. The car was occupied by
a group of boys AID stopped in
front of the Glen Hill residence
on route IL a few miles out of
Baraboo. The boys got out of the
machine and after hanging about
the car for a short time were pick
ed up by a newer Ford machine
and went on their way, according
to those nearby at the time.
The machine has no license plate
and the engine number corresponds
to that of a machine stolen in
Stoughton. The car will not run
under its own power and was evil
IDENTIFY abandoned for this reason.
An--effort will be- made to locate
the boys who abandoned the mach
inc.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
TWENTY GIRLS
ARE DEAD IN
school. FIRE
Firemen Are Power
less to Rescue De-
fectives, Maddened
by Fear; Boy Dies a
Hero

Waking from sleep to find their
asylum home in flames, 20 girl
inmates of the Hope school for
subnormal Girls at Playa del Rey,
south of Venice, California, fought,
maddened with fear, against fire
men who came to rescue them, and
died together in the furnace trap
OF their dormitory.
With them died Mrs. J. c. Tho
mas, matron of the school, and
MILFORD Wringer, adopted son OF
Mrs. Mary e. Jacobs, the propri-
etor, both of whom persisted in
attempts at rescue. Nineteen other
girls AMI six firemen are in a hos
pitaI at Santa Lonica, suffering
from painful burns and other in
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Madison Girl
Hurt in Jump
From Machine

District Attorney Theodore Lewis
at Madison is attempting to get
complete information on the Sun
day night ride that resulted in the
severe bruising of Miss Hazel p.
Busby, 10, when she leaped from
the rear seat of motorcycle.
The girl declared that Robert
Schneider, an employee at the Madi-
son Packing plant. had driven up
to her house and asked her to go
with him to see his wife, She as
scented. The girl declared that
she was a good friend Of his wife.
When the motorcycle sped past
the Schneider home. the girl de-
clared that she pleaded with Schrei-
Der to stop when he refused to do
so she jumped A passing motorist
found her in the road and took her
to her home. Schneider has been
arrested.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
MEETINGS FOR
SOIL SURVEY

The soils department of the Wis
consin College of Agriculture and
the Wisconsin Soil survey are CO.
operating to carry out q soil inn
provement program for Sank
county.
The opening guns Of the cam
paign will be fired at township
meetings to be held in eight town
ships located in the southern part
of Sank county. The arrangements
for the meetings are being made by
the town chairman of the arious
towns, who are all taking a very
active part and interest in the
"Sauk County Soil Improvement
Program.
These meetings Will be held in
every township in Sank county as
the field work of the soil survey
progresses northward.
All meetings will be held at 8
O'Clock. The following gives the
name of the town, the, chairman,
date and place Of meeting:
Marrimack, Chas. G. Herr, June 4,
Towers Hall at Merrimack.
Sumpter, u. d. Mather, June 5,
Sumpter Town Hall.
Prairie du Sac, VIM A. Meyer,
June 6, Sank City Engine House.
Troy, Geo, w. Amber, June 10,
Sehneller's Hall at Blackhawk.
Honey Creek, Arthur G. Ochsner,
June II, Town Hall at Denzer.
Franklin, R. A. Naehreiner, June
IL, Town Hall at Plain.
Bear Creek, John Mears, June Is,
Bear Creek Town Hall.
3 Spring Green, w. b. Hayes, June
II, Spring Green Village Hall.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
WISCONSIN FIRES

More than forty per cent of the
field and forest fires in Wiscon-
sin occur during October, and
about twenty-five per cent in May.
Land clearing is responsible for at
least twenty per cent, the rail-
roads and trappers anS' motorists
about seven per cent each. Only
four per cent of the fires in Wis
consin are of incindiary origin
and among the other known causes
are campers, berry pickers, road
crews and tractors. Nearly sixty
per cent of all fires in the state
are of, unknown ORIGIN! During
1923, the total loss from forest
field and marsh fires amounted to
$207, 538, sum sufficiently large
to impress the bump of cautious
ness on the head of almost every
individual. During the past year
there was no serious loss reported
from Sank county according to a
statement sent out by Elmer S.
Hall. Madison stale commissioners
of conservation.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05


A Great Bend girl clerk has de-
clared war on middle-aged women
who are having their hair bodied.
What right have they TO take the
bob away from the girls?" she
stortned. "Look what they did to
The MILDLY! It was a garment SOLE
ly for the flapper, and when 1t
became popular the Old Girls be-
gan oppropriatdng it. Next they
began using it for o maternity
dress and then the flappers drop
ped ont. You don't hear Of the mid
dy any more; the Old Girls killed
it, and that's what will happen
to bobbed hair if they keep up their
meddling. Hutchinson News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

day. Secondly they speak of the
freedom of an enslaved race. Our
government was founded on the
idea that slavery was ordained of
God. II had become deeply root
cd in our country Many preach
ers defended it from the pulpit.
While the emancipation proclama-
ton was only war measure the
result of the union victoryy was
the abolition of an enslaved race.
Preserve Union
Again these stones speak to us of
the preservation of our union. The
South stood for state sovereignty.
1t held that a state had the right
to declare nun and void an act of
congress, that if state desired
it could withdraw from the union
Had this principle prevailed it
would have robbed the government
of head.
The men of the north stood for
national sovereignty for an indis-
soluble union OF all the states un-
der one central government. Be
cause they won we are a strong
united nation under one flag which
is respected and honored the
world over. For these blessings
Of union and strength all cominp
generations must render profound
est gratitude to these men who liv-
ed and died for union.
Just such loyalty and devotion
ere needed today to meet the indif-
ferenc and lawlessness in our fair
land The best way to honor our
patriotic dead is to promote the
spirit Of true Americanism for
which they were willing to die.
Evening Concert
A concert by the Legion band in
the courthouse square in the even
ing concluded the days program.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
OLLApODRIDA
Naughty May

Poets sang of merry May"
Even III an ancient day
They sang her praises DER and
DER,
(But not in nineteen twenty-four)
From morn till night her face was
scomed
And round our heads the breezes
howled
And chilled our bones.
AS on her icy feet she prowled.
She hid in midst of sleety rain
We begged a smile-Twas all in
vain
She ,surned 'gainst us a shoulder
cold
AS we advanced in manner bold,
And froze us with a chilly look
And every bit of warmth she took
From out our marrow,
And every gentle way forsook.
RUTH M. SOUTHARD
BaraDoo, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
NEED OF GREAT MEN

who and what are great men
Woe to the country" said Met
ternich to our ouwn Ticknor, 40
years ago, whose condition and
institutions no longer produce
great men to manage its affairs"
The willy Austrian applied his re-
mark to England at that day; but
his woe-if it be a woe-would
have wider range in our time,
and leave hardly any land uh,
reached. Certainly We hear il
nowadays at every turn, that
never before has there been SC
striking a disproportion between
supply and demand as at this mo-
ment the world over, in the COM
modify of great men.-Robert c.
winthrop in 1876.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

Louis. Isenhefg. Methanieal En-
gineering; Designer Of Glass Pin.
and member OF. Delta Theda Fra.
ternity.
Ralph Pierce, electrical course
and member Of champion basket
bah team.
The pare these students took
in the class affairs was well ex-
pressed by the president Of the
college, on the night Of the ban-
quet.
With over five-hmdred present
botr alumni and friends. the walls
of the ever famous Palmer House
re- echoed the greatness Of the
students from Baraboo.
Long will those present remem-
her Baraboo and its iilustrious
students
And long viii the president of
tho class remember. For a class
is only as great as its members;
there's reason to be proud
The officers and members Of the
class wish to take this opportunity
to wish that Baraboo members
may always succeed and be ever
remembered by them.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
LINCOLN ON THE TARIFF

/ do not know so much about
political economy, but / do know
that when we" purchase ton Of
steel rails from Great Britain we
get the rails and Great Britain
gets the money, and when we
produce the rails from our mines
and i'll our own mills we have both
The money and the rails. When
you buy the goods made abroad
you have the goods, but someone
else has the money. When you buy
goods at home we have both the
goods and the money.-Abraham
Lincoln.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

juries.
The girl victims. all Of cloudet.
mentality. were all between Is and
II. A number of others who were
sleeping in the school when the
blaze was first discovered were
rescued safely.
The full tale of the asylum ira
gedy was revealed Sunday when
after a night of horror the fireman
brought the charred bodies of the
children from the ashes of the
building and laid them on marble
slabs for identification by rela-
rives.
The finding of the body of Mrs.
Thomas. matron of The school re-
called a tragic story OF when the
fire was at its height and marked
as perhaps the outstanding hero
inc of the disaster. Resisting at
tempts of firemen to get them from
the building, Mrs. Thomas stayed
at her post trying to rescue her
charges. She started to grope her
way through THE smoke-f filled
rooms. A wall crashed in and she
was buried beneath it.
Connected with Wringer's name,
is another story of needless sa-
erifice. Believing his stepmother
within the building, young Wiring
er entered the inferno in an at
tempt to rescue her.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Running For
County Clerk

Captain H. H. Prange of Reeds
burg has announced his candidacy
for the office of county clerk OF
Sank county in the fall primaries.
He is a n-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Welk of this city.
During the World war he was or
dered 10 assist in recruiting Co. l.,
in Baraboo and when Company A,
his company, was sent to Waco,
Texas. he was ordered with them.
After reaching France he took com
mand Of Company A and was with
it until wounded in the Disc in the
Aisne offensive.~
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY
FOR The N. Wa.


Memorial day was observed by
the members of the Modern Wood
men of America and the Royal
Neighbors. All went to Walnut
Hill cemetery where the graves
were decorated by both 0rganiza-
tions and ritualistic services were
conducted by G. w. Andrews at the
grave of the last member buried
]. C..Payne.
The two orders then went to the
Congregational church where the
pastor, Rev. Henry Harris, preached
the sermon. He spoke on the
brotherhood of man and Of the
work that organizations do which
the churches fail to do. The
speaker regretted that more broth
erhood work in the world is not
done.
There are 50 graves in the local
cemeter. There was large at
tendance of the members on Sun
day about fifty being present.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Coal. CAR ON
A RAMP Age in
SMITHS SHED

Two carloads of coal being
backed into the Smith Fuel g.
Warehouse sheds late Monday af7
ternoon escaped from The control
of the switching crew of the G. &C.
N. w. yards here and one Of the
cars did considerable damage to
the warehouse sred when it plunged
through the wall and into the
street, across form the depot.
Two employees of the warehouse.
Arthur Bittendorf and Raymond
Clark, who were working in the
shed, narrowly escaped being run
over by the load of coal.
The cement sidewalk where the
car came over it was badly broken
and one of the cars baskets was
also damaged. Officials of the rail.
road here agreed to take the respon-
sibility of the accident and told n.
II. Smith, proprietor of the ware
house, the company would pay Tor
all damage.
Several of the officials also agreed
to buy coal between them so as to
unload it as quickly as possible and
Iput the car back on the tracks. The
coal is a good grade Of pocohontas
which sells for $3.50 a ton and the
railroad men were allowed to pur-
chase it at 81 ton.
William Ward was the conductor
of the switching crew when the ac-
cident occurred. The railroad
wrecker cannot be taken into the
warehouse on the track so it will be
difficult to put the big steel coal
car back on the rails.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
PRODUCERS LIVE LONGER

1t seems to be established that
rlen of action. the men who 90
things live much longer than the
rest of mankind
lis is much IS it should be.
The world prefers to retain those
who can take the initiative and
leave their impress upon people
and institutions. These are the
men the world can least dispense
with. When they are scarce, com
munity life droops.
According to q qualified investi-
gator, for los picked men Of &C
ton, he finds the average of life
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

contact of men with men and
with the facts. forces laws and
resources of nature. The first re,
volution of wheel was the great
est of all revolutions because it
helped to put men in contact.
Today man can outswim the fish,
outrun the wolf, and outfly the
eagle. If the transportation sys-
TENS of the world were suddenly
destroyed today theTtrade would
languish and The nation would
dissolve into clans ant' tribes
Good Roads Magazine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
WORD OF APPRECIATION

The reason this issue of The
News comes from a new press,
printed from a roll, the first of
its kind ever used In Sank county
is because of the large number of
advertisers and great family of
readers. BY the liberal patronage
of the members of the loyal News
family are the proprietors of the
paper able to take this step in ad-
vance. This makes the fourth
press that has been used in the
thirty years, each time step for
wtrd. Because hundreds of ad-
vertisers have been most loyal and
because thousands Of subscribers
have remained on the list
year after year and because of the
steady growth of business through
the decades, it is possible to
print a larger paper today. The
patronage of this large family,
extending to almost every state
in the union, is sincerely appre-
ciated and it is hoped from this
time forward to give better paper
and prompter service. There is II
zest like success and the pro-
prietors desire that all patrons Q
The News feel they have been
the ones who have ma Dc the re-
cent improvements in this office
possible. 81
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Memorial Day
at Reedsburg

The annual memorial day servi-
ces were held in tho city park at
Reedsburg Friday afternoon at
1:15 O'Clock. The band gave the
first selection followed by prayer
by Rev. J. Hart Tuesdale, r. T.
tombstone, Jr., gave the Gettysburg
address in a pleasing manner and
male quartette sang "Under the
Flag" The address was given by
Atty. Chas. E. Whelan Of Madison
and a better address was never Civ
en- in Reedsburg.
Then followed the march to the
cemetery and decoration of the
graves.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
HONOR FOR
LOCAL GIRL

Miss. Helen Kingsford daughter
of Superintendent of Schools A. G.
Kingsford of Baraboo, has been
chosen one of the eight women
designated as representative wom-
en- of the University of Wisconsin.
Miss Kingsford completes her work
at that institution this month.
The eight young ladies have been
selected to grace the art section Of
the 1926 Badger as the most repre-
sentative group Of University wom-
en- which has ever appeared in
Wisconsin's year book. Women's
organizations and classmates chose
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
SAME LIFE AGAIN

When | reflect as frequently
do, upon the felicity have enjoy
ed | sometimes say to myself that
were the offer made to me,
would engage Ito run again, from
beginning to end, the same career
of life. All | would ask should be
the privilege of an author to corr
rect q second edition, certain err
rors of the first. Benjamin Kranl1
lin. q
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

them and not an outsider as has
been the custom. Although they
were selected on a basis Of scholar
ship, character, and service TO their
college and state, they could equal
ly we'll grace the heanty section
which has heretofore been the basis
for the popular art Section.
Helen Kingsford is a member of
Mortar Board and Alpha Phi sorOr-
ity.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
When the Car
Left the Road


Cars cut queer capers sometimes
when they leave the road. On Sat
urday night Harvey Doering of la
Vale and a companion were coming
east from the direction Of Dream
land" when the machine left the
road on the hill facing the village
Of La Vale The automobile
crashed into the end of shed,
over a sled and took a wheel from
a wagon. It is needless to say the
automobile was ready for a repair
shop Henry Schaefer, who. owns
the she'd and who was sleeping in
his home not far away, was not
awakened by the crash.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

Grams and the following names
have been stricken from the roll:
c. G. Allen
G. M. Blake
Fred Crouch
w. o. Pietzsch
William Schubring
Other Veterans
There are two other Civil war
veterans residing here not mem
hers of the post They are r. r.
Dake and John Gillem.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

A few days ago an airplane car
'ried $3,OOO,OOO in gold from Lon
don to Paris. The wealth was per-
fectly safe from automobile BAN
dts as long as it remained in the
clouds.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
BARABOO NOW
HAS 48 Civil
WAR VETERANS
Several Have Been Stricken
From Roll In the Past Sew
eraI Months

Baraboo is one of the communi-
ties fortunate enough to have 4
large and active G. A. r. post.
There are now so veterans of the
Civil war enrolled in the post, four
of these being from Prairie du Sac.
1t is a pleasing sight indeed to see
the old comrades out on Memorial
day when the people of all COM
munities gather to pay tribute to
their bravery and patriotism and
to the memory of those who sacri-
feed their lives in the cause of
this country.
=. Honor Roll
Regularly enrolled members of
Joe Hooker post of the G. A. r,
are:
Fl. w. Abbott
Arthur Attridge
Richard Alexander
Henry Alexander
c w. Bass
G. w Billings
NJ. N. Bliss
Samuel Briscoe
c. Coleman
H. Delap
j. w. Dibble
G. D. Dodd
S. Dubois
James Farnsworth
A. Fry
A. G. Glover
E. X. Hill
o. A. Hulburt
M. Hoover
]. S. Hall
E. L. Hunter
F. Keller
P. Michard
Jesse Mather
T. ]. Nettle
C. e. Palmer
E. L. Palmer
w. d. Porter
d. M. Quiggle
Thomas Conan
b. N. Robinson
H. Roser
J. J. Rounds
Fred Schwartz
G. L. Spencer
John Wesley
j. S. Workman
e. B. Winslow
S. Wicks
Thomas Lanahan
f. c. Billiard
f. Leggett
James Good
w. Burton
B. c. Day
F. H. Holloway
There are also four veterans
from Prairie du Sac enrolled here:
d. Grotophorst, Mr.. Moore. c
Kuoni, and Steve st. John.
Several Deaths
| During the past few months, taps
have blown for a number of the vet
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
B0rQboOMQn
PQysAFine
LnP Portage

Arthur Rooney of Barabooo was
picked up in Portage by Under
sheriff Alderman Friday for driv-
ingg car while in an intoxicated
condition. He pleaded guilty Sat
urday morning and paid a fine of
S35 and costs-Portage Register
Democrat
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Picniickers A.
Lake Sunday;
Pavilion Open

Because Of the ideal weather
Sunday a number of carloads of
picnickers and visitors were seen
at the north end of Devils Lake.
Several of the younger folks, in
clined to be venturesome, went in
swimming.
The L. D. Prader pavilion and
other concessions were open to &C.
,commodate visitors.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

The Benton Courier editor is a
genius: He says in a recent is
sue: Jim Harris and wife all
nighted with his mother, Mrs. De-
liza Harris, one night last week" "
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

There are some who still fight
for beer but the name will prob
ably be bier before they get
it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05
Small BoyIs
Hurt; Madison

Joseph Sebelle, years old, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sebelle, 8 S.
Park street, Madison, was run down
by car on a West Side street.
He is at a hospital.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-06-05

The stand patter in politics has
fair sailing as long as the peo-
pie also stand pat.