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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Comes Here
To Gather
Circus Data

Walter G. Scholl Of Chicago, was
in Baraboo over the weekend gat
herring circus data which will be
helpful to him in compiling a
book which he intends to publish
entitled " The Circus, It's Origin,
Evolution and History" Naturally
Mr.. Scholl considered Baraboo, at
one time referred to as the Circus
City, as a fertile field in which to
gather information He stated
that he was given permission by
Charles Ringing to go through the
former Ringing Bros. winter
quarters with this in view, and in
company with Otto Lee, caretaker
for the Ringing property, visited
the various building on Water
street.
Mr.. School claims to have the
third largest collection Of circus
material in the world and prizes
highly an original letter by P. T.
Barnum and a note written by
Tom Thumb in 1916 when he was
8years old.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
North Freedom
Folks To Madison

North Freedom.-A very enjoy :
able time was had recently when
several from here went on trip
to Madison. Those going were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Leatherberry,
daughters Irma and Gladys, sons
Leon and Hilbert; Mr.. and Mrs
Gustav Gall, daughters Marie, La
veta and Lydia and son Carl, Fir.
and Mrs. John LANCE, Viola Dunse
and Fred Zantow. The group Wis
tied the capitol in the forenoon and
a picnic dinner was served at noon
at Villas Park. About four O'Clock
they started for home. = Carl L Gall
remained in Madison to undergo an
operation at the General hospital
Wednesday forenoon. All report
ed a joyful time.
William Powmer from st. Louis
is visiting. at his uncles, Ernest
Feller's at present.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Stolen Car Is
Found, Parts Gone

A Ford coupe owned by Miss Luz
cile Miller of Wisconsin Rapids
was stolen Thursday evening when
Miss Miller was in the AL. Ringing
theatre. The machine was located
near Southard's hill west Of Bar
aboo this morning where it had
been partially dismantled. Three
tires were gone as was the gen
orator and the horn and battery
were partly disconnected. 1t was
evident that the thieves had in
tended to include the horn and bat
terry in their loot but were prob
ably frightened away.
Miss Miller has been visiting her
friend, Miss Irene Rowson, daugh-
ter of S. j. .Rowson of Baraboo,
and had planned to return to her
home today.
An effort was made last eve
ming to locate the stolen car,
but it was not found until this
morning when Sheriff Neitzel was
notified from the West Baraboo
garage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20

Emil WoIters and family pic
niced at Ochsner Park in Baraboo
on Sunday.
Thee. Herwig and family visited
at Delton and Kilbourn last Sun
day.
Mrs. Margaret Hamburg has re-
turned from Rice Lake where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. H. Lin
dloff and family.
Chas. Mckinney spent the past
week with relatives in LaValle.
Many from Pleasant Ridge were
present at the drawing held in
Reedsburg on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hamburg and
daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gade
and sons and Geo. Claridge, Jr., of
Reedsburg spent Friday evening at
Theo. Herwigs.
Numerous one from here atten-
ded Missionary Meeting in Logan
vile on Sunday.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Car
Is Found Near
.Effinger Park

Chief of Police o. F. Harmed to-
day sent a letter to the secretary
of state of Illinois telling him of
the finding of an abandoned car
here with an Illinois license num-
Der 8O4,325.
The car was located late Thurs
day afternoon by Chief Harmed on
a road just east east of Efinger
park, and is now in the city in the
possession Of the authorities.
According to the police the auto
is a Revere touring car in good
running condition. Youths were
seen to leave the car and step into
another one and depart from the
city, according to Mr.. Harmed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Bridge Workmen
Get Water From
Spring in Riuer

The little spring that gushes out
of the Baraboo river where the
new Second avenue bridge is I'M
der construction is now serving as
a water supply for the werkmen
engaged in building the bridge.
The water is obtained by catching
the overflow in pail and furn-
ishes the men with a delightfully."-
cool drink
The spring was uncorked last
February when workmen dug be-
low the river bed some % feet
and has been flowing up above the
surface of the river ever since.
The. construction of the new
bridge will not in anyway inter-
fere with the spring and it is plan
ned to pipe the water up to the
bridge where it may serve as a
fountain when the bridge is fin
ished.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Rules Mint Machines
Telling Fortune Legal

Madison-A mint selling ma
chine in which the customer places
nickel and receives a package
of minis and by moving characters
on the machine has his fortune
told is not a gambling device and
is lawful, j. e. Messerschmidt, as
sistant attorney general, inform
cd George S. Geffs, district attor-
ney of Rock county, Monday.
The giving of card with the
sale of a coupon book by an oil
company which entities the pur-
chaser to receive $1,000 travel ac-
cident insurance policy is in VIC
lation of the trading stamp law,
]. C. Emery, dairy and food COM
missioner, was advised.
Verbal misinformation is not an
advertisement under the new
fraudulent advertising law, C. B.
Ballard, state treasury agent was
informed. Neither does the sell
ing of grade of merchandise Of
less value than was ordered and
paid for by the customer come UNI
der the law, the opinion stated.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Men Kidnapped
Girl, Is, Charge

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS county of
icials have instituted an extensive
earch for Helen Schuckhart, Is,
daughter of Irving Schuckhart, and
Gerald Dannis and William Peter
son, who are alleged to have alb
Quoted the girl Monday night. A
warrant charging the men with
kidnapping was issued by Dist. At
ty John w. Kelley on complaint Of
the girls father.
The girl is believed to have been
taken away, in an automobile which
is said to have been stolen. Helen
was last seen early Monday at the
Thunder Lake Lumber co. boarding
house here, where she was occa-
sionally employed. Dannis and
Peterson have been employed at
common labor here for several
weeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Lodi Merchant Hurt;
Train Hits Truck

Lodi.-M. sSinitzky was slightly
injured and the cab of his produce
truck demolished when a train
struck the truck as Mr.. Sinitzky
was on his way to Milwaukee with
produce.
A cut in the forehead is, the only
injury to Mr.. Sinitzky. He els in
the county hospital at Milwaukee
at the present. His partner, E.
Barkin, went to the city immediate
" upon notification of the accident.
Loses Wheel
Erman Hillestad and John Wells
got mixed up with their cars near
the condensery Monday morning
with the result that Wells had a
rear wheel on his Ford taken off.
Hillestad was driving Bert Rotzoll's
truck was not damaged at all.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Cars Collide On
Reedsburg Rood

Walter Denzer, driving a Dodge
touring car Wednesday evening,
collided with a Buick touring car
driven by William Hahn of Reeds
burg. The accident occurred about
four miles from Baraboo on the
Reedsburg road. The occupants
of the cars were not injured but
the cars were damaged to some
extent.
The running boards and tenders
on the left side of both cars were
almost torn off and front wheel
of the Buick was badly splintered
while rear wheel of the Dodge
suffered a similar fate.
Both automobiles were taken to
the Mueller garage here for re-
pairs.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Dane Official
SuccumbS To
Serious Hurts

Madison = n. c. Rasmussen,
chairman of the Dane county high
way committee, died at $3.50 p. m.
Tuesday.
+ Although doctors fought through
the day to save his life, the coun
ty highway chief remained in a
semi conscious condition and sank
rapidly during the latter part of
the day.
Mr.. Rasmussen died from frac
tured skull and other injuries suf-
fered in one of the strangest &C
cidents that evershappened in Dane
county. Mr.. Rasmussen was ex-
aiming a team of horses when
one of them reared and came
down with it's front foot through
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
.Baraboo Boys
EndCamp Work
At MukwonQgo

William French, Thomas Peck,
Milton Feinberg, Dean Kundert and
Fred Morey end their stay at the
Y. M. G. A. camp at Phantom Lake
near Mukwonago tonight. They
have been there for some time TAX
ing the training given boys in the
camp. There are $50 boys from
Wisconsin and Illinois in the camp
and c. A. HOLSTER, member OF the
Baraboo High School faculty, has
charge of part of the number. Be
sides sixteen tents with a leader
for each, there is a permanent staff
in the camp during the sumner.
The boys make their own beds,
wash the dishes, have charge of
certain parts Of the athletic
grounds, play various games, and liz
so doing develop the mental, ply
steal, moral and social sides of
their lives.
The above ideas represent four
sides of square and squares Of
gold, silver and bronze are award
ed those boys who best grasp these
ideas. The silver and gold
squares are given only after sew
eral years in camp.
On Sunday services are held and
all in all the place is made a. near
the ideal as possible for boys who
enter the camp to spend their va
cation DAYS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
treat Northern Buys
Madison Bus Lines

Madison--The Great Northern
Jad, with headquarters at st.
aul, has entered the motor bus
cid at Madison, it was learned
acently, by the purchase Of the
addison -Stoughton and Madison
dubuque bus lines for reported
considerations of $4,000.
About 10 busses were purchas-
d. The Great Northern Co. has
operated under the name of the
Mohawk Bus line and is now oper-
ating buses out Of st. Paul, Eau
Claire, Ashland, Stevens Point,
Milwaukee and Neillsville.
Negotiations also are under way
for the purchase of the Madison
Rockford and the Wisconsin Light
and Power Co.'s Madison Stevens
Point line.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Licensed To
Do Business
In Wisconsin
fBv United Press)

Madison, Wis.-New Wisconsin
corporations with articles of in
corporation on file in the secre-
tary of states Off e include the
Following:
Andray Cab company Superior;
$4,000 Dan Bloom, Mike Guzek,
and Robert E. Curran.
Peoples Finance and Thrift com
pany of Milwaukee; $350,00O; Me
ia Schranz, w. A. Caswell and Row
Hand w. Stebbins.
Strandberg Electric company,
Amigo; $4,000; Elmer Strand
berg, Walter E. Seward and Anton
Rickel.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20

his belt. The horse became fright
ened and leaped around, threshing
Rasmussen again and again to the
ground.
Deceased was So years old. His
home is about three miles east Of
Brooklyn, on a farm. He is sur
vived by his wife, a son, Harry,
and a married daughter.
The county official was well
known and widely liked in Madi-
son. He had been member Of
the highway commission three
years and many innovations were
introduced during his regime. Mile
age Of good county highways was
greatly increased, the sizes of gray
eel reduced and many other i'm
proyements made.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
will Grade
| Old Detour

Work of grading the road form
erly used as the detour of route
u, from the Warner Memorial
road at ]. L Bonham's place to
Hazeltine's corners was to have
been started today. The opera
tions, however have been delay
ed and will not be started for a
few days.
The grading is to be nanced by
the state, part of which will also
be paid by the county. In grad
ing this road route II viii be OPP
ened to travel several weeks earl
Ter this fall as the graded road
can then be used to reach II at
Hazeltine's place. The improved
highway will be opened as soon as
the concrete work from Hazel
tines place to Kings Corners is
completed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
SHOE STOCK
IS SOLD TO
LOCAL MEN
III. c.. Jones and w. p.
KOepp Take Over
Goods On Marriott's
Shelves

The stock Of the bankrupt Mar
riott Shoe company has ben pur-
chased by IT. c. Jones and w. p.
Koepp, experienced shoemen of
this city. Steps Will be taken
Immediately to dispose OF the pres
ent merchandise at a quick sale.
The stock is valued at approx
mafely $4,000.
Fl. L. Halsted, trustee of the es-
tate, disposed of the property
through sealed bids, number OF
which were received. The Bara-
boo men were the highest bid
ders on the stock which is en-
tirely up to date. A sale was con
Quoted by the Marriott firm short
ly before the store was closed at
which time most of the stock, not
strictly of the latest mode was
disposed of.
The Baraboo men who purchas
ed the business are both veteran
shoemen, Mr.. Jones has been a
travelling salesman for wholesale
firms for the greater part of each
year and during his spare time
has clerked in local shoe houses.
Mr.. Koepp has conducted a re-
pair shop for the past several
years in which he carried a small
stock of. shoes. His shop will be
kept open during the sale.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
X. Of c.
REBUILD
Thu: GLEN

Madison-The Madison Council,
Knights of Columbus, has taken
possession of DurWard's Glen,
famed beauty spot in Columbia
county, adjacent to Merrimack, and
the rebuilding of the chapel known
as est. Mary's- of the Pines" is
now under way under the direction
Of John Flad, Madison architect.
The historic chapel was destroy
ed by fire when the forest about it
burned, but the masonry Of the
structure was left practically un-
damaged. Crews of volunteer
workmen are making week end
trips to the Glen and are rebuild
ing the church with materials that
are being contributed for the pur-
pose. When rebuilt the chapel will
be semi freproof.
The historic beauty spot was
willed to the Madison council with
the understanding that the organ
ization maintain it in it's natural
state. The Glen covers about for
ty acres with a scenic gorge
through which the waters of "a
spring flow. Every effort is being
made to maintain the original wild
life of. the regions with it's native
birds and flowers.
Madison's boy scouts are to be
given a camp on the beautiful
grounds and the Glen will remain
open to tourists and picnic parties.
Founded by 3. I. Durward
The Glen was founded by Bern
ard |. Durward poet and portrait
artist, who chose it as his home
after he became dissatisfied with
life in Milwaukee. Devoutness OF
the artist founder of the Glen has
left its impress on the old estate.
An art gallery on the grounds still
houses many of the works of the
founder, while the spring bears
the inscription: Christ said, I
thirst Brother or sister, think of
him and drink"
Members of the Durward family,
together with neighbors and
friends, built the chapel in 1866.
Miss Mary Thocia Durward, mem
Der of the family is living at the
Glen this summer maintaining the
old flower garden. The heirs of the
estate are particularly anxious that
the home founded by the elder
Durward be preserved, and in full
accord with the purpose of the
Madison organization, which will
continue it's work of maintaining
the grounds and buildings as a
shrine and beauty spot for Madi-
son and the rest of southern Wis
consin.
The little churchyard where neig
hbors and friends of the family
have been buried together with
members of their own group, will
be maintained by Madison boy
scouts during their stay on the
grounds.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Start BRIDGE:
ON ASH STREET
NEXT SPRING

Plans for both an arch designed
bridge and girder designed
structure were submitted to the
members of the city solons Thurs
day evening at their regular meet
ing in the city to start work on a
new bridge over the BarabOo river
from Ash street to Walnut street
early next spring and resolutions
to launch the preliminary work
were introduced Thursday evening
by Alderman w. C.Miller and ap-
proved by the council.
According to the plans OF Mr..
French the new bridge viii cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. The
bridge proposed by the city cngi-
neer is 40 feet wide, containing
sidewalks of 51a feet width on each
side and the road width of 2?
feet. Both the arch design and
the girder design structure are of
concrete and contain deminsions
much similar.
According to resolutions APPROX
ed by the solons the old bridge will
be moved to location close by to
serve during the construction of
the new structure.
Other Business
Other business to come before
the meeting included the follow
ing:
Report of the city weigher plac-
ed on file.
Three applications for sewer con
nections approved.
Petition of Mrs. D. Chase and six
others for an all night light on
Depot street, referred.
Petition to oil Lynn street from
Depot to the residence of Mrs. Mar
tin Dyrud, approved.
Protest against the construction
of a sidewalk on Summit street
from Eighth avenue to Ninth av-
enue, sustained.
Bonds of First National Bdnsk
and Bank of Baraboo approved.
U. S. w. v. auxiliary granted
permission to use city hssl room
for meetings.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
KilbOurn Creamery
M en- Plan
New Building

Kilbourn.- Stockholders Of the
Kilbourn creamery company will
hold a meeting Saturday, August q
for the purpose of considering the
proposition of building new build
ing in the city. The volume Of
business has increased to such an
extent that the present building is
entirely inadequate to accommo-
date and handle the work.
1t is understood that new site
will be chosen for the proposed new
building.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Changes In
Bargain Store

Ben Doty has purchased the in
terests of ]. w. Meyers in the
Doty and Meyers Bargain store.
in the ELLINGTON building on Four
tn street.
Mr.. Doty will continue to oper-
ate the business he organized here
few months ago. Mr.. Meyer
was taken in as a partner shortly
after the business was started.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Transfers In
Real Estate

Lyman T. Crossman to Ray A.
Astle, land in Baraboo-$1.
John P. Gruber to B. j. Ruhr-
mann, land in Prairie du Sac-$1.
Jane McCabe to Theresa M. Tim
lin, land in Reedsburg-$1.
Theresa M. Timlin to john E.
McCabe ct al, land III Winfieid-$l
Sarah P. Fort to Myrtle Halb-
man, land in Baraboo-$1.
Mrs. S. Powell Taylor to Jacob
Friedman, land in Dellona-$1.
Sheridan S. Squires to Charles
j. Broberg, land Delton-$1.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Ridgeway Man
Shot By Accident

Spring Green. -George Torpby,
80, Ridgeway, was accidentally
killed at his home on his fathers
farm a mile out of town Sunday
morning, August End, by the dis
charge of shotgun. The young
man was found near the house al
most, lifeless, with u horrible
wound in the left side and passing
through the body. The man died
before doctor could reach him. 1t
is supposed he had grabbed the gun
and rushed out, dragging it, to kill
hawk.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Bob Jr., To Edit
Fathers Magazine

Madison, is.-LaFollette's mag
azine, published by the late Sena-
tor LaFollette, will be continued
under a new staff, headed by Rob
ert M. LaFollette, Jr., as editor, it
was announced today The sena-
tors widow, Mrs. Belle Case La
Toilette is associate editor, and her
other son, Philip and daughter,
Fola have positions on the staff.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Adolph andre.
u. S. Fire Losses Put
At S1.044 a Minute

Z New York The National Fire
Protection association III circu-
lar letter announcing fire proven
tion week Oct. to 10 says:
"The fire loss in the United
States for 1924 was the IiigEest in
the history Of the nation, and
amounted to $548,81O,639."
This. is an average OF $1,503.5a0
per day or $1,044 for each minute
of the year.
The cost of carelessness in land
ling matches, cigars, cigarettes.
etc. was S29.045.0O7.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Ford Hits Bricks
In Reedsburg Street

Reedsburg. Kinney, La
Vale, driving into the city from the
east, failed to notice the pile OF
brick set across two-thirds of Main
street, and cashed through them,
when he saw it was too late to
turn aside.
The bricks were scattered in all
directions, and a neat moull of the
car was left in the standing bricks.
The car went into the sand. but
was able to continue to 4 garage
under its own power. \ spring
was broken and the radiator dom
aged on the Ford
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Reedsburg's Heating
Plant Seems Probable

Reedsburg.-R eedsburg is con
sidering plan whereby heat will
be furnished to the business dis
trict and some other buildings and
a few houses.
e. e. Dillon, Madison consulting
engineer proposes to construct the
heat mains to extend about one
block or so beyond the business
district and could probably IN
clude the library and school.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
NEWS NOTES
OF FAIRFIELD

Fairfield-Mr. and Mrs. J. w.
Day, son and daughter Of Walton
came Tuesday evening for few
Miss Floyce Newell Tuesday at
tended the funeral of her pupil,
little Merrill Fairman, who was kill
ed Sunday at Skillet Falls and was
buried at Brodhead.
Mrs. Lillian Getchell and daugh-
ter Edna are at the home doing
some repairing and painting.
Raymond Wadden went Tuesday
to Bethel to finish some school
work expecting to return home in a
few weeks
Martin, ten year Id son of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Zieg1er, stepped
on nail and hurt his foot quite
mother, Mrs. Eldora Getchell, of
badly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Loomis and
days visit with his sister, Mrs.
Harvey Davis and husband and
family.
Lyons were Saturday afternoon
callers at the Guy Spaulding home.
Miss Mildred Waddell has gone
to the Nippert brothers home,
south west of Baraboo where she
will be employed for a time.
Mrs. Augusta Ziegler is visiting
her nephew, August Ziegler and
wife in South Fairfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scholtz are
entertaining lady friend from
Milwaukee.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
News Has Blanks
For Football Tickets

Application blanks to be filled
out to secure tickets for Univer-
sity of Wisconsin football games
this fall have been received at
this office and may be had for the
asking.
There are five games scheduled
with the Badgers, three Of which
will be played at Madison as fol-
lows: October II with Michigan;
October oath with Purdue; and
November 14th with Michigan
state.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
BdrabOO Crew
To Install
In Portage

Portage.-More than fifteen mem
hers of the local post are to be or.
ganized into a chapter of the Vol.
ture National La Society do 40
Hommes ct 8 Chevaux, known "a
mong Legion members as the For
ty and eight.
A meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing the society here will be
held August Is. The preliminaries
are under the direction of j. p.
Schaenzer. Baraboo will do the
work and a state official of the
Forty and Eight will install the Off
GERS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-20
Delay Hearing
On Libel Suit

The adverse examination of L. A.
GORDON and Louis Roche, conces-
5ionaires at Devils Lake, VS..
George II. Hood and s. J. Hood,
editors of the Baraboo Republic,
has been postponed until Thurs
day, August goth. The case was
slated to come before Court Com
missioner Adolph Andre this NOM
ing.
Messers. Gordon and Roche start
ed proceedings against the local
paper following an article that ap-
peared in the Republic on Devils
Lake.