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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13

self in water so deep and went un-
der. The Kenners boy called for
help and his cries were heard by
Kenneth Auburn, who was in a
boat at some distance from the
two boys. He reached the drown
ing lad in time to throw him an
oar but the boy was unable TO cling
to it and went down for the last
time.
The drowning occurred in the late
afternoon and il was more than
two hours before workers were
able to locate the body which
was not far from where the boy
was last seen. The bay at this
point is some seven feet deep. The
body was brought to the surface by
Archie Kirehstein of Merrimack,
many other persons from the Will
age assisting in the search for the
lads body.
Because of the rain there were
few people on or near the water
which accounts for the fact that
the boys were able to get little
attention when the plight of the
Ellis child became evident.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Hook Elk In
Fishing Trout

Reedsburg, s-Did yoI ever go
fishing and catch an elk? That's
what Theodore Miller formerly %!
ReedSburg, did near Thompson
Falls, Mont. Here's the story:
Accompanied by his grandson,
Harold Ro4enthal-wh whose father,
Louis, also was an erstwhile resi-
dent of this city-and a neighber,
Mr. Koegler, Mr.. Miller went trout
fishing. He was all set for a big
day when a monster trout grabbed
the hook. Mr.. Miller jerked bard
and the minus the trout, We
understand back over his
head. He snagged the line be
hind him, and, turning, saw that
he had hooked huge elk who had
been watching the fishing with ap-
parent interest and understanding.
Plenty of Line
This turning of the tables, how
eyer, did not meet with Mr.. Elk's
unqualified approval, if one II ay
judge from his actions. In fact,
he decided suddenly that he had
business in some other neck of the
woods. Mr.. Miller, we under
stand, played" the animal in the
most approved Waltonian fashion,
giving him plenty of line without
any undue slack. But, unfortnn-
ately, he wasn't equipped for any.
thing like Jonah's whale, and the
line broke.
It's just as we'll that the mon.
arch of the woods got away, though
for in the excitement Mr.. Miller
forgot it's closed season for such
lordly game. From present re-
ports, he's taken to hiding every
time he hears that the sheriff is
anywhere in the vicinity, as he
fears arrest for hooking an elk out
of season.
The above story is yOuched for
by Mrs. Anna Roper, in a letter TO
friends here. Mrs. Rope: is
spending a month or more in
Thompson Falls.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Lone Rock Farmer
Has Ideal Farm

One of the most beautiful and
best kept set of farm buildings
in Wisconsin is 20 be found on
Fred O'Donnell's Prairie Farms
near Lone Rock. Mr.. U'Donnell
bus a here of SO purebred Bro on
Swiss as his chief hobby one the
500 acres of Prairie Farms.
Hi; herd is headed by Bettior OF
Allynhurst, a large deep Bodied
aged bull which he purchased from
the herd of John Ingold, Monroe.
foundation stock of the Prairie
Farms herd came from the herds
of Voegill Brothers, Monroe, John
Ingold, Monroe, Ira Inman ,Beloit,
and N. C. Schmid, Monroe.
This herd averaged 800 pounds
of butterfat in tie Lone Rock cow
testing association last year.
Before coming to the farm near
Lone Rock, Mr.. O'Donel was
a business man in Chicago. While
he was not used to the hard knocks
and the ups and downs Of farming,
he states after 10 years of farm
life, that he would not think OF
giving up farming and go back to
the city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Despite Bad Outlook
Lodi Cannery Packs
Over $4,000 Cases

Although the Lodi Pea CanneryIs
yearly run was about rs per cent
below normal, the local company
canned 100000 cans of early and
sweet peas.
With "a cans to the box this
makes $4,000 cases.
Labelling, shipping and revising
the factory for the corn pack oc-
cupies most of the time between
now and the middle of August
when the sweet corn will be, ready.
The corn crop promises to be
unusually good this year, accord
ing to DR.. T. o. Goeres, president
of the company, and they have
about 405 acres contracted for
this season.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
BarabOo Man
And Legion Post
Giuen Praise

The convention number OF the
Badger Legionnaire, official ptfbli-
cation ofsthe American Legion con
tains a group of pictures OF the
state Legion leaders, among them
Vice Commander ClaNsens F. Stek
of Baraboo. This, article which
accompanies. the pictures has the
following to say of DIR. Stekl:
CDR. C. F. Stekl, Baraboo, depart
ment vice commander. has a
record of Legion activities for a
number of years. Previous to his
election to the Office he now holds
he was executive committeeman
for the Seventh district,
CDR. Stekl was the man who was
responsible for the most success
full Midwinter conference in the
history of the organization at Bar
aboo early this year. He was re-
sponsible for program which
could not have been improved up
on. and upon him rested the task
of obtaining such speakers as
Stafford King, former Minnesota
adiutant, Mr.. Johnson, president
of the Wisconsin Manufacturers
association and John A. Kuypers,
president Of the Wisconsin Press
association as we'll as others OF
like caliber.
sThat section of the state un-
der the jurisdiction of Vice Com
mander Stekl has shown real Leg
ion spirit. Not only have the posts
done their share on the Endow-
ment Fund campaign but have
held up their end of the state
membership.
s.Visits to the posts throughout
the state have been made by DR.,
Stekl and his machine gum talks
have been an incentive to Legion
members squirting them on to con
centrated efforts whenever they lag
ged in carrying out the greatest
program in the history of the
organization" s.s.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
New Pastor
Baptist Church

Last evening a splendid crowd
gathered at the First Baptist
church and extended unanimous
call to Rev. w. H. Sproule to be-
come pastor of the local church.
Mr.. Sproule has been supplying the
pulpit for the last month.
He is a graduate of the Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago. He has
also taken studies at the North
ern Baptist Seminary, Chicago,
and at Taylor University, Up
land, Indiana.
Mrs. Sproule took nurse train
ing at st. Luke's hospital, Duluth,
MINI. Later she studied at the
Nyack Missionary Institute, New
York, and has recently been a
student in the college of music at
Taylor University.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Flower Shop
Sends Seeds To I
Far off Jana

On Aug. Sth the following mes.
sage was received by ". q. Toole:
Tangerang, June 49,. 1925.
Mr.. w. A, Toole,
Garry NEE Duie, Baraboo, Wis,
Dear Sir:
Please send me your new
catalogue Hardy Plants for the
Home Garden" re to your adyer'
tisement in the Garden Magazine
to my mentioned address as soon
as possible and beforehand thanks
Yours truly,
Souw Hong lie.
III Tangerang
Java, d. E. !
Whether HE is him" or 9
'her" is a question Mr.. Toole can
not answer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Relative OF
BQrabOO Folk
Has Bad Luck

81 s. / q 5 : g-i I
Daniel Crosby reports that the
family of Mrs. Crosby's nephew,
Walter Huber, has met with addi-
tional misfortune through storm
which visited their home near
Rockham recently. Mr.. Huber lost
nearly everything on his farm in a
cyclone last spring and now his
crops have been destroyed by a
wind and hail storm
A small cloud that gave promise
of nothing more than gentle show
er developed into the most de-
structive storm that has ever Wis
tied the region. Farmers who had
grain standing saw the work of an
entire summer wiped out in few
minutes, saw their corn cut as
clean as if by a mower, and saw
their gardens beaten into the
ground. SEQ
A territory a mile and a helf
wide was covered by the destruc-
ton, the strip widening out into
a fifteen mile territory at its ex-
tremity. Several barns, windhiilis,
and small buildings were blown
down and chickens and livestock
injured.
One of the heaviest losses was
at the farm of Emil Schmidt,
where $50 acres of crops were
total loss. Mr.. Schmidt had the
entire crop insured, however.
Another farmer reported that a
number of his hogs were out on
the farm and when they returned,
several had their ears amputated
by hail. In a small radius OF a
field he counted seven dead crows,
two pheasants and jack rabbit
that had been killed. A colt IN
the pasture was found blown up on
top of an alfalfa stack.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Mass Meeting
Is Enthusiastic

Members of the Advancement
association and others interested
in bringing the Chicago refriger-
atort car line shops to Baraboo
were much encouraged by the en-
thusiasm shown by Baraboo citi-
zens at a mass meeting held at the
city hall on Friday night. The coun
ell chamber was filed to overflow
ing and a vote showed that every
one. present was in favor of the
project.
The discussion brought out the
fact that it will be, necessary for
a fund of $4,000 to be raised by the
local people in order to fill the
requirements as agreed upon. The
property upon which the company
will locate is the Ringing tract OF
nine and one half acres lying west
of the Oak street bridge and form
erly used as the Ringing car
barns. The immense. building with
the railroad tracks already laid to
it suits the requirements of the
Chicago firm very WE'LL
Negotiations are now under way
with the Ringing brothers for the
transfer of the property and there
lis no obstacle in the way OF Sc
curing the enterprise for Baraboo
LII. the people of the city wish it.
The company would locate here
in thirty days, ready for business
as the building would need little
alteration. The Advancement as
ISOLATION has the matter in charge
and from the enthusiastic express
ions at the mass meeting last
night, that body can go ahead con-
f1dent of success.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
BARE PLOT
TO DEFRAUD

Milwaukee Milton G. Kribs and
Paul A. Porter, both of Minneapolis
exposed a gigantic conspiracy to
defraud merchants and banks in
the northwest when they were. ar
raigned before Judge George A.
Shaughnessy in municipal court
charged with. passing bogus travel
ers' checks.
Both men pleaded guilty to. pass
ing the checks in .Kilbourn, Bara-
boo and Portage and other Wiscon-
sin cities, and each was sentenced
by Judge Shaughnessy to serve
from one to seven years at Waupun
state prison.
Statements by the men showed
them to be agents of Minneapolis
syndicate which is issuing thous-
ands of the fraudulent checks and
distributing them to disrepatable
characters, who PISS them on a
percentage basis. Kribs and Por-
ter admitted passing $500 worth Of
the checks in Portage alone and an
additional $4,000 worth in other
Wisconsin communities.
George A. Burns, special assis-
tant district attorney told the court
he was convinced they were oper-
ating from the Minneapolis bad
check ring, and that steps would
be taken at once for the apprehen-
sion of the principals.
A. M. deVoursney. special agent
for the Wisconsin Bankers asso-
citation, has estimated that mer-
chants and bankers in FIVE north
west states have been defranded OF
more than $2e9, O00.
Porter and Kribs told MT. Burns
THAT they had received the cheeks
from a man in Minneapolis named
Williams, who they declared to be
on the inside of the check ring.
They said they were never taken to
the fake check headquarters. They
said the check ring had its own
printing and engraving equipment
and turned out the checks by the
''basketful."
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
BOY KILLED
AT PEWITT'S
NEST, SUNDAY

Merrill, the seven year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fairman,
was instantly killed about ten
O'Clock on Sunday morning when
he fell from the cliff at the Pewitt's
Nest and struck on the rocks at
the foot of the gorge, fracturing
his skull.
The lad had gone to the Pewitt's
Nest with his brothers to explore
the scenic little spot which is fay
orite picnic site and often visited
by tourists to this region. Ac'
cording to the children who were
with him Merrill slipped aad fell
backward, striking on his head 20
feet below the place he had been
standing. He was brought i'm
mediately to the Office OF Or. A. l..
Farnsworth but was dead before he
reached Baraboo, death probably
resulting Immediately after con-
cussion of the brain.
Merrill was born at Brodl4ead,
Wis, Dec. IS, 1907. The family
previously resided on route two ont
of Baraboo and is now living on a
farm west of Rock Hill cemetery.
about a mile and half from le-
Wits Nest. Besides his parents,
Merrill leaves six brothers and a
sister: Clyde of Beaver Dam, Ken
meth of Harvey, H., Lyle of Omaha
Nebr., and Erwin, Leo. Roy and
Roxanna, at home.
The remains were taken to the
Scheible & Dyrud undertaking par.
fors. Funeral services on Tues
day morning at nine-thirty at ths
home and burial at Brodhead.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
North Dakota Folks
Are Glenville Guests

Chenille, Wis.-Mr. and Mrs.
David Turner of Dickerson, N. Oak.
spent the weekend with their aunt,
Mrs. Charles Gall.
John Fisher is spending his va
cation with his brother, James Fish
er.
tanned their sons and daughters at
Mr. and Mrs Chas. Gall enter
their home Sunday, in honor of
their son, Walter and bride who
were married Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs Emil Kowalke and six chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gall and
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Gall and son Ivan, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Gall, Mr.. aud Mrs. Her
man Federman and son, Eddie,
were present.
Louis Lucht of Milwaukee called
at the home of his father, Julius
Lucht, recently.
2 Miss Florence Lucht attended the
wedding of her sister, Miss Juliet
Lucht, last Tuesday. .
Miss Anna Mueller of Chicago is
visiting at the home ihersm0sl1eBs
Mrs. Fred Mueller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Moyes ars Wis
iting relatives in CrOokston, Mimi,
and other places in Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Kluender, Mr..
and Mrs Leonard Steve, and Paul
Reppenhagen are taking a motor
through northern Wisconsin and
northern Minnesota calling on old
neighbors at Adah. Minnesota.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
KIbourn Woman
Badly Hurt In
Auto Accident

Kilbourn-M Mrs. John Smith is
in a critical condition in a lIadi
son hospital and her husband is
suffering with a broken arm and
decorations about the face as the
result of an automobile accident.
The Kilbourn couple in their car
collided with another auto near
Madison. They were on their way
home after visit with Mrs.
Smiths sister, who is i'll.
Mrs. Smith received broken
hip and other serious injuries from
the crash, and the husbands arm
was broken in three places.
They are the proprietors of the
Schofield hotel in the Dells city.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Indians Dance
At Stand Rock

Kilbourn, Wis.-These are busy
nights for the Winnebago Indians
up river. Every night finds them
engaged in their harvest festival,
and thew never fail to have an aud
fence of white people to hear the
singing and watch the dancing. For
it is by this method that they OBJ
serve this annual festival.
Their meeting place is at the old
tribal amphitheater near Stand
Rock. The celebration is held for
the purpose of commemorating
their victory over the Sioux and
Dakotas who attempted many yrs.
ago to acquire the land Inhabited
by the Winnebagoes.
The festival began on July 25th
and will continue Cor one month.
There are Winnebagoes from Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa. and Ne
braska, there being an effort TO Sc
cure those who were the best sing
ers and dancers for the occasion.
The festival is also s laid to mark
the anniversary Of the greas coun-
Gil meeting between the United
States government and, the Indians
of the middle states, which was
held at McGregor, Iowa, August
10Th just hundred years ago this
summer. At that time he Indians
were awarded tracts Of land and
assigned to reservations.
It is said that the Winnebagoes
at one time numbered a hundred
thousand or more, but their numb
ers have dwindled until there are
now no more than $500 Of them
left. They were a peace-lovine
national, differing entirely from the
plains Indians, who were a fierce
warlike people of more than ordin-
airy cruelty.
For ten years past the Indians
have been gathering at Stand Rock
and carrying on their ceremonies,
after a cessation of many years.
The dance or powwow as it is nsu-
ally called is witnessed nightly by
a large number of white people who
go up on one of the steamers u
the Dells Boat company, returning
after the dance is over.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Bdzer Murder
Occurred Three
Years Ago Tonite

1t was just three years ago to-
night that Sank county's worst
tragedy occurred, the brutal MUIR
der OF Julius, Mary and William
Balzer at their little farm home
in the town OF Troy. With the
passage of the years it becomes
more and more likely that the
crime will go d Wn as an unsolved
mystery, no clews having been
left by the murderers who struck
down the two men in their garage
and fatally wounded the woman,
whose body was found clad only
in a nightgown near the road. The
fansaeked home gave evidence of
the motive of the crime, robbery.
Today there are few people who
are thinking of the tragedy which
occurred three years ago but those
who reside near the scene of the
crime win probably never forget
that night of Aug. s, three years
ago. and the. terror and fear which
struck into their hearts then is
still evident by locked and barred
doors and windows and the caut-
ions reception which all strangers
who venture into the locality at
night receive.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
DiDine Service
For Indians

Z 4
Kilbourn, Wis-Rev Karl Rose,
Lutheran pastor of LaValle, re,
Gently conducted divine service for
Indians at the Fats west of XII
bourn. About thirty-five Indians
attended. Connected with this ser
vice was the baptism of three chill
dren of Russius DEBORAH, who lodg-
es of Stand Rock. The three chill
dren baptised are Lorraine years.
Angelina 4 years, Luvernon mon
tbs. Acting as special witnesses
to the christening were Henry De
eorah, Ernest DEBORAH, Bertha
johnson, Mrs. Karl Rose, Concordia
Rose and Leena Duddleston, the
latter three of LaValle.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Vacation Bible
School Opens

A splendid crowd of boys and
girls turned out this morning at
the opening of the Daily Vacation
Bible school at the Baptist church.
An Invitation has been extend
ed to all the children of the COM
munity to attend. 1t will beheld
for two weeks, each morning ex-
cept Saturday from 9 o'clock un-
til 11,3O.
Among the teachers will be Rev.
and Mrs. w. II. Sproule, Miss
Francis Simonds, graduate of the
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago,
and Mrs G.. Endthoff.
The children will learn hymns,
choruses, scripture verses, bible
stories, etc.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Raising Flowers
Tn Sank County

The raising of flowers on a COM
mercial basis in Sank county is
meeting with success.
Fred G. Kruse of Loganville al
ready has make a good start and
now has grown more than an acre
of gladioli alone.
The Kruses will specialize in the
flower raising and the production
of honey, already having many col
onies of bees, and being among the
biggest producers of honey in this
part Of the state.
But it is a distinct innovation,
the raising of flowers on big
scale.
Last spring Mr.. Kruse secured
from the best growers in the coun-
try ten bushels of gladioli bulbs
and these were planted in addition
to their already large and choice
selection of these flowers and is
looking towards giving his whole
time and attention to the flowers
that he IS this year making prepar.
ations so that next year he propOs
es to have bloom by the millions
and be ready to handle orders al
wholesale and retail in a CONNER
cial way
1t long has been known that the
soil of Sank County is especially
favorable for the growing of this
kind ,of bulbs and excellent 'speci
ments are now annually produces
in small way by flower lovers il
this county and the grand way in
which the glad grows here brings
EXPLANATIONS of surprise from the
visitor every time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
LIFE
IN Swimming
Dunnell Ellis, IA, Chi
cagO, Goes Out Be
yOnd His Depth

Mrs. Dunnell Ellis, of Chicago,
the sorrowing mother of Dunnell,
Jr., IA. who was drowned Friday at
ternoon in the Wisconsin river at
Weigands Bay, arrived in Prairie
du Sac today. to take the remains
Of her son from the Gruber under
taking parlors to her Chicago
home.
The Ellis boy had come to Wei
gaRds Bay to camp with relatives
who are spending some time there
and he was in swimming with a
cousin, Jimmy Kenners, when he
got into deep water and became
frightened. The boy could swim
but not very well, and he evidently
lost his head when he found him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Ringing Is
Named Ensign

Culver, Ind.-Henry E. Ri ngling
Wisconsin boy and member of the
family long identified with the
famous circus, has been appointed
an ensign in the culver Naval
School which he has attended for
several years. He is an expert navi
gator and swimmer. The Ringing
home is at Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Valley
. NeUS Notes

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Caflisch are
rejoicing over daughter born re-
Gently.
Mrs. Henry Steinhorst enter
tanned the Ladies Aid at Ableman
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. HUFFMAN are rid
ing in a new Oakland car.
Floyd Randall has been busy
white washing a number of barns
in this vicinity last week.
Gottlieb Wawrock of Honey
Greek was caller at the Loranz
Klein home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rehr and chill
dren motored to Merrimack Sunday
and called on Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Ahrensmeyer and family.
Mrs KAUFMAN of Prairie du Sac
spent the week end with her son,
L. HUFFMAN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steinhorst
and children went to Loganville
Sunday where they spent the day
with the formers brother, Herman
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grosinske and
son Fred went to Merrimack Sun.
day and called at the home of the
latter's brothel Herman Kamin'
ski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Echenbach
and daughter of No Freedom were
in this vicinity one evening last
week.
Mrs. Richard Prime had an OPP
GRAFTON at the Baraboo hospitaf last
Friday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-13
Neu,s Notes
OF KIbourn

Frank p Vogt of Ohio is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Amelia Vogt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Procknow entertain
ed following guests last Sunday.
Mr.. Arnold Procknow and Oliver
Procknow of Markesand, Mrs. Stien
clouss of Oshkosh.
Mrs. Anna e. Wood motored to
Mansion last Sunday.
Frank Guyer of Minneapolis, was
here Sunday to see his father, G.
Guier, who is quite i'll. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. l.. Laabs of Lyndon wene
guests in the same home. Mrs.
Laabs is a daughter of G. Gujer.
Mrs. Stella Coyle and two chill
dren Of Milwaukee is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Marlcw.
Hurt In Fall
A. w. Elliott was somewhat in
iured and shook up from falling
from a roof, where he was working.
He slid off and fell about seven
feet.