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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
MUSH AND MILK

. Corn meal 'muSh for sale in loo
al grocery stores! A far call from
the days, or evenings rather, when
we came home from school and
mother greeted us with Better
stir up a kettle of mush for supper
and be- sure to make enough to fry
for Breakfast Stirring up a
kettle Of mush meant getting out
the huge iron pot which we espec-
tally detested to wash, and care
fully Sitting and stirring, stirring
and Sitting the yellow meal to the
tune Of flup, flup, flup. Burned
fingers were usually incurred in
the process. But the mush must
be stirred continually else it would
be nmpy, and lumpy mush was
not q part of our mothers scheme
of living. "She can't even stir uE
kettle Of mush," was the most
expressive opprobrium that could
be heaped upon the head of a
.slovenly housekeeper.
There is a time for all things,
the Good Book says, and SO there
were psychological nights for sup
pers of mush and milk. Nights
when chill east wind went to the
marrow of our bones. Nights when
without being urged we heaped
the woodbox high with fuel a,
gainst the threatening storm
Nights when it was good TO be at
home by the fire when the plate OF
apples on the table, seemed red :
der and the light from the kero-
sene lamp was cheerier. Mother
sensed those nights and with a
rare gift of timeliness set upon
her board the plain, nomeIy sup.
per of mush and milk which her
family in it's ham-and-eggs biscuit
and peach-preserves mood, would
have scorned.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
DTJE To NAPOI EON

Prior to 1923 Britian's foreign
commerce was characterized gen.
orally by an excess of exports-or
payment on money borrowed a.
broad. Interest rates in England
were high; in the principal lend
ing -Holland-they were
low. Dutch holdings of British
securities amounted in 1776, to
100000, 900. When Napolean ov-
,erthrew the Dutch republic and
imposed a heavy indemnity and
the Bank of Amsterdam failed, the
financial hub shifted to London.
At the close of the Napoleanic
wars, Great Britain was able to
command big sums for home in
vestment and equally big sums for
foreign work. In 1926 the effect
Of these investments became man
fest in the trade balance; and
England developed an excess Of
imports that has continued ever
since.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

President Coolidge is working
out foreign policy. He should
have the support Of his fellow Re-
pubLeans in the senate. 1t is hard
to say exactly what the Coolidge
majority piled up last November
means; whether it was a mandate
for economy and nothing else, or q
general order to congress to follow
Coolidge in d general way on all
matters national or international.
But congress will be safe if it fol-
lows the president in the matter of
foreign relations.
He is no visionary. He is not an
isolationist. He is an honest man,
who if he has no very profound in.
formation himself, knows where to
go to get the wisdom of the wisest
and the common sense to follow
that wisdom.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

When the majority report on the
Teapot Dome and. kindred oil
leases was presented to the Sen
ae, there was widespread praise
even from Republican papers Of the
moderation and impartiality Of it's
author, Senator Walsh OF Mon
tana. The minority report by
Senator Spencer of Missouri
shows more of a partisan motive
than the majority report. 1t is
much to the credit of the Senate
that the majority report has been
accepted in preference to the
other. Whatever may be the out
come of the government suits in
these cases, there was never any
popular conformation, and never
can be any, of the administrative
methods employed by the interior
and navy departments in disposing
of the navy's oil lands Spring
field Republican
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
By The Way

J. VanOrden has received from
the New Hampshire Historical Soc
iety a new copy of picture of
Abraham Lincoln. The original
was taken when he was. probably
in the thirties. The likeness is
one much younger than most that
are shown and quite interesting.
The picture is covered by copy
right.
* s. *
A letter has been received from
Mrs. Dirks, Sis Rockland avenue,
Eagle Rock annex. Los Angeles,
California, which mentions the
death of her husband and mother
a little more than a year ago. 1t
will be recalled that while Mrs.
Dirks was in Baraboo bringing the
body of her mother, Mrs. Erasmus
Thompson, for burial, she received
a message that her husband had
died quite suddenly during her alb
sence The Thompson family viii
be remembered by many in Bara-
boo. Mrs Dirk's sister, Mrs. c.
H. Allen, also resides in the west.
s. * s.
Mrs. Fannie Chandler, Flint,
Michigan, formerly of Baraboo,
writes to Miss Ruth NJ. Southland
of this city as follows:
The eclipse OF the sun
was momentous event in the
city. Thousands of people
viewed the wonderful sight with
the same delight that a youngster
witnesses a circus after crawling
under the tent. On the streets, in
the windows and on the roofs of
buildings they waited patiently
for the big show to start. The
groups Of earnest watchers on the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
5. of Y. Present
Flag to M. E.
Church, Westfeld

An enjoyable event took place
at the German M. E. church in
Westfeld on Friday evening the
occasion being a program and pres
'entation Of an American flag by the
Sons of Veterans of Baraboo, in
honor of the ivil War veterans liv-
ing and dead who went from here
to fight for their country several
Of whom are buried in the GENE
terry here. The meeting opened by
singing America and prayer by
Rev. Weisshaar. Other features
Of the program were:
Reading, The Two Banners
Ruth Rindfleisch.
Instrumental piano solo-Mrs.
Albert Shauf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
OUR INDUSTRIAL NATION

Prior to 1880, the position Of the
United States in the international
distribution of functions was to
supply foodstuffs and raw mater
ials. Today we find a steadily
increasing ratio in our exports of
manufactured goods. In the first
eight months Of 1923 our exports
of manufactured goods totaled
81, 1863, 100000; and in the same
months of 1924 they totaled $1,477,
100000. Or, in terms of percent
age--in 1880, the ratio between
the total of manufactured exports
and the grand total of all exports
was Is to 100; in 1900 it was 35s to
100; in 1910 it was As to 100; in
1890 the ratio had risen to 81; in
1900 to IS; in 1910 to As; in 1922
to 46; and in 1924 to Sc.
We've become, in other words,
a great industrial nation. Hence
forth, our program will be, not to
wait for the world to. come to us
to buy, but to cross the seas to
sell.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

roofs shivered with cold as the
moon pursued it's course across
the face of the sun. Exposed film
paper was at a premium and the
people streamed to the roofs of the
down town buildings armed with
field glasses, opera glasses and
telescopes. There were many
negroes who were suspicious and
alarmed. The papers had funny
story of course. Just as the eclipse
was alt its maximum Z woman
threw open her front door, and
called to her little boy who was
lowering around crowd watching
through smoked glasses. Johnny,
whats the matter there? Come
right into the house Z
"A-w-w, ma, they's having an
eclipse Of the sun, and I'm watch
ing it," {.
well, all right the mother re-
Piled, "but don't get to close"
y y y
Law giving alimony, even though
insufficient for support of the
children and mother precludes
benefit Of the mothers pension, ac
eording to a recent opinion sub
mitted by the attorney generals
office. The mothers pension law
makes no provision for woman
who is receiving aid from her hus-
band, although the aid may be in
sufficient, Assistant Attorney GEN
eral J. E. Messerschmidt informed
George F. Merrill, district attor-
ney OF Ashland county. The hus-
band, who had deserted his wife
cannot afford to pay more than
$25 month toward the support
of their three children, all under
IA. The woman applied for a pen
sion, but the fact that she is re-
ceiving aid from her husband pre-
vented her taking advantage of the
law, Messehschmidt said.
A letter from Mrs. Frank r.
Melcher, 216 West Gilman street,
Madison, says that she is a mem
Der Of the committee of the
Daughters of 1912 (the state Soc
iety) for the purpose of marking
the graves of soldiers who partici-
pated in the above war and who
are buried in Wisconsin. Accord
ing to a list of names from Wash :
ington, there are three Of these
soldiers buried In Sank county:
In Baraboo, James Crawford.
In Raraboo, Isaac N. Brett, died
Nov IL, 1877.
In Prairie du Sac, Luther KeZar,
died Feb. IL, 1879.
An effort is being made by the
organization to suitably mark
these graves or to have 1t done by
someone else.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Reading, me american rag
! Mrs. C. Schultz
Song, Red. White and Blue and
1 The Flag-Ethal Schultz. Gladys
Repka and Alma Harms.
Reading. Abraham Lincln-Mrs.
Percy Alexander.
Song Battle Hymn of the Re
public.
A Memorized Reading, The New
South was given sby Benjamin H.
Towle of Baraboo. Mr.. Towle is
e veteran of the Civil War and his
number was especially enjoyed by
those present. Mrs. VIM. Beige of
Baraboo, president of the Daught-
ers of Veterans in behalf Of the
Sons of Veterans presented the
flag to the church She gave the
names Of the twenty-seven soldiers
who went from here some of whom
did not return, only two are still
living. Henry Alexander of araboo
and Andrew Stackhouse of Vim
CHIMES. Ind Mr.. Alexander being
present, the guest of honor. Rev.
| Weisshaar in we'll chosen words
| thanked the donors and accepted
| the gift. He spoke of 1.-THE Tive
Banners-the Star Spangled Ban
ner and the Banner of the Cross
the one IMPLYING the other, the
ity, and the red, the blood of those
clue representing truth, white pllT-
who died that others might live.
After the singing of the Star Spang
1 led Banner by those present, Rev.
| We.shaar gave the Benediction, A
social hour followed during which
t time the ladies' of the church serv-
ed refreshments. Beside Baraboo
folks already mentioned the follow
| ing visitors were present: Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Alexander, Mrs. Mary
Rote and Mrs. Maud Hanley.
Several young people gathered
at the home of John Repka on Sun
day evening in honor of Joe Polag
who has been living at the Repka
home the past year. Mr.. Polag
leaves for Milwaukee on Monday
where he expects to find work as
La interior decorator.
T Mrs. Maud Hanley and Mrs. VIM.
| Beige Of Baraboo were entertained
at the Percy Alexander home Fri
day and Saturday. Henry Alexand
er was also visitor at the Percy
and Will Alexander home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weidman of
/ Sank Prairie visited at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weidman
on Thursday.
There was a party on Wednesday
evening at the Henry Wolslager
home in S. Westfield, several from
here attended.
Mrs Will Alexander and Mrs.
Ed Behn spent Thursday at Able
the guest of their mother, Mrs.
Chris Schmidt.
Mr. and Mrs. John Homer and
fson Albert of Ithica were guests
on Monday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Shalf.
Thomas Repka, Sr. and Joe Rep
ka Leland called at the John Rep
ka home on Tuesday.
Albert Zimmerman has been SER
iously i'll for the past three weeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
NeuJs Notes
OF Denzer

The Leonard Smith family of
Lodi spent Sunday at the Paul
Schara home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Unke and
George Zick spent last Friday in
Baraboo.
A number from here attended
the masquerade at Sank City Fri
day evening.
The Ed. Markert family will
move to the Raymond Block farm
after March list, where they win be
employed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Business Change
On Oak Street

t
The building now occupied by
the Sherm Luce Livery stable has
been sold to the Gem City dairy,
possession to be given on Marc \
first. Mr.. Luce wiz probabiy
move his business to another loca-
ton.
The dairy will be located in the
Oak street building by the first of
May, alterations. on the place re.
qtiiring month for completion.
The present location of the dairy
on Ash street is not large enough
to permit proposed expansion i'll
the business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Prairie du Sac
Neus Notes

Ashton Gregg Of Superior was a
recent guest at the home of Mrs.
Emma Felix
Miss Betsey Mann Foye Of Los
Angeles is a guest of Mrs. Lloyd
Tarnutzer, having been called here
by the death of her aunt. Mrs. Jen-
ME Keysar.
The many friends of Mrs. Hugh
Owen of Waukesha who was form
erly Prairie du Sac resident, her
husband having been pastor of the
Presbyterian church, are grieved
to learn of her serious injury in an
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Congress wvihich Is pretty much

Congress which is pretty much
shot to. pieces with 'factionaiism,
and. the echoes Of the past follies,
will: do well to follow Coolidge up
on the foreign matters. The people
probably will sustain the president
upon any matter where he leads
eonservatively and definitely to-
ward an attainabIe solution of the
worlds great problem.-Emporia
Gazette.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

al 1890. ''.'-
Thursday evenings Feb. 18th, we
meet for bible stud yIans deyotions
at Mrs. Steve Prenlosg I We are
taking up the study of the book of
Ruth. Come and JOIN Sssin a pro-
fitable hour. 2sMs
Thursday evening, @TNeb. 18th.
The Cleaners class meets with Mrs
Wagner fir their regular monthly
meeting. g4oas.s.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

The American tourists in 1924
left $2O2,5OO,OOO in France and all
but ten per cent of it for pleasure.
No doubt the French thought the
visitors typical Americans.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

For a long time the heirs of An
neke Jens have been trying to gain
possession of the site of Trinity
church and other property in New
York, A new set of claimants
have now appeared and the first
claimants arB outraged.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Topeka Capital.

Certain people predict the world
will come to an end on February g..
This kind of amusement was quite
fashionable in the forties of the
last century.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

One hundred years ago the der
tachable collar was invented by
Hannah Lord Montague of Troy,
New York For a full century Troy
has been the collar center and
without this invention white collars
could not have been.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
WORK AND WAGES

Every increase in wages for
which no equivalent return is Civ
en- automatically adds to the cost
of living; and it is the fact that on
the whole the workmen are not bet
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

They are talking of eliminating
McAdoo and Smith as National
leaders. They might as we'll
there is not much left for any
body to lead since Calvin wiped
them off the earth-or nearly SO.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

night. This popular stock COM
pany Will present. seven nights of
repertoire, with "The Old Soak,
s"Connie Goes Home" and "Barnnm
Was Right" among the seven diff
fcrent plays to be seen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

otis winter time" advertises
London's famous Smithfield mark
ct; "Fortify yourself; eat more
meat and see that you get either
Scotch, English, or best chilled
Argentine" Why the omissions,
please?
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Jud Tunkins says if profanity
becomes any more prevalent, he's
in favor of a constitutional
amendment against it.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Insistent reminders of the ex-
pense of the recent war should
have their effect in stimulating
efforts to prevent another one.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

In 1924 not single sailing ves-
sci was built to sail on the ocean.
Soon the wind will have nothing
to do on the sea.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Another thing old Noah missed
that might have reused his ire
He never had to stop the Ark and
change a flat tire.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Ed Howe says that the rarest
thing he knows Of is a completely
bad man. But he would probably
admit that the next rarest is a
completely good one,
Topeka Capital.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Thursday, February IL, 1925

At Madison many bills are get
ting into the legislative woods.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

'sThere is no fool like an old
fool' but the young fool with coolies
oil money is worse.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
APPLICATIONS TO MARRY

Walter E. Steinhorsit, Alderman.
Elsie Wiley, Honey Creek.
Albert Liegel, Plain.
Elizabeth Kraemer, Plain.
Lee Curry, Flint, Mich.
Emma Capener, Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
Visits Sturgeon
Bay Hospital

Jane Herbold and family Of Men
asha were at the Peoples hospit.
al in Sturgeon Bay ito visit Mr..
Herbold's brother Rudy. who has
a, serious operation. They also
called on Mrs, A. w. squiress 50 as
to report on her conditionFto her
cousin, Tavern Payne, at Neenah.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12

Methodist Church. Sumpter
Sunday, Feb. 18th. Preaching
at 1890 am. Bible school
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-02-12
BARABOO WEEKLY NEWS
PnhlisheG

Published
1acc Week on Thursday
Entesa7 ii the post Office at Bara-
p ad class matter
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
Anniversary Column
IN UEADS hCN
ATLANTA, GA.
10 YEARS AGO
Fitz. Leader, Mar. $40, 1915

Fitz. Leader, Mar. $40, 1915
The announcement of the wedding
of Miss Ora WEIGH of St. George
formerly of this city and Mr.. G.B. Car
penter of St. George has reached this
city as having occurred Feb. II in
Atlanta and the place of their resi-
dence to be St. George.
Complimenting their visitor Miss
Grissard of Winchester, Tenn, Misses
Jeanette and Halloween Venable en-
tertained with a delightful St. Patricks
party at the home of Mrs. G. P. Ming
ledorff. A color scheme of green and
white and appropriate souvenirs car
ried out the scheme. Assisting the hos
tess we're Misses Minnie Colsher, Je-
annette Evans and Mary Lizzie Rad
ford Those present were Misses Hell
en- Osborne, Pauline Crawley, Inez
Thompson, Jeffie Persons, Zelma
Shannon, Ethel Adams, Elizabeth Pry-
or, Barbara Reynolds, Esther Benton,
Bernice Geddes, Ida Mckay, Nellie
Avertte. Hattie Taylor, Mildred Hang
err, and Messrs VIM Harrell. Hoke
DOSSS, JOlllI w. dlCS, Altilul Ddh-
iel, S. G. Pryor, yr., Aubrey Matthews,
Pinkie Koplin, Ed Pittman, Needham
Harper, Frank Taylor, Carl Fellars
E. G. Everett, Stubs Dorminey, Jelks
Taylor, ohm H Jones. Uric J. Ben
nett and DR.. Warren Royal.
Miss Luc'le Blackwell gave a thea
ire party at the Amusu for her guest
Mrs. R. c. Allison of Brevard, N. c.,
which was followed by light lunch
con at the drug store. Tables were dec
GRATED with violets and the refresh
ments included hot chocolate, sand
witches, olives, ice cream and minis.
Other guests were Mesdames C. G.
Smith, L. G. Watkins, G. w. Mclean,
R. NJ. Mann, R. B. Fletcher, and Miss
es Fannie Boyd, Esther Benton, Jeff
lie Persons, Zelma Shannon, Nell Fra
ger, Inez Dorminey, Maud Glover and
Helen Osborne.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
MUST PLANT MORE SEED
TO INSURE STAND THIS YEAR

On account of rains last fall, there
is serious shortage of cotton seed
of high terminating power this year,
and farmers who are planning to plant
seed which were ginned from cotton
that was in the field during the long
raing season, should plant much lar
ger quantity of seed this year in Or
der to insure stand
That is the advice OF F. C. Ward, cot
ton specialist of the State College of
Agriculture, who says that a number
of samples of seed tested this year
ruin as low fifteen per cent in germ
nation. All seed ginned from cotton
that was in the field during the heavy
rams will run low in termination and
if this is the only supply available,
more seed must be planted, else a
poor stand will result.
Vitality of cotton seed can be easily
tested by taking a sample of the seed
to be planted and placing them between
damp cloths or mats for six or seven
days and keeping in warm place.
The number terminating will indi-
cate the percentage OF seed which is
sound, and will serve as a guide as to
the amount to plant. This is the only
way to determine the vitality and I'M
less this is done, it is advised that
larger amount be planted than usual in
order to guard against a poor stand.
+. Seed from cotton that was picked be
fore the rains are, of course, to be
desired and where available farmers
are urged to use these for planting
purposes and not avoid risk by plant
ing from supplies which are likely un
sound
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-12
ROAD GUIDE
Out of Fitzgerald

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Route to Savannah:-Via Abbeville,
cross bridge to Rhine, Milan, McRae,
Alamo. Mt Vernon. Vidalia, Lyons.
Re;dsville, Claxton, Pembroke. Take
road via Burnsed bridge to Louisville
road road good to Canoochee river
bridge; east of Claxton just fair to
Pembroke and Louisville road; Chat
ham county paved.
bridge, take north route two miles east
of bridge to Eastman, Dublin, Wrights
vile, Barlow, Louisville, Wrens. Road
fair entire distance.
Route to Montgomery, Ala via
Irwinville, Sycamore, Ashburn. Syl-
vester. Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert
Georgetown, Eufaula, Union Springs.
Road fair to Sylvester, paved to AL
bany and good road to Georgetown.
Cross bridge to Eufaula.
DIXIE HIGHWAY
Central Route"
Route to Macon-via Abbeville,
Hawkinsville, Perry. Good to Bib
County line then paved into Macon
Route to Jacksonville-Via Ocilla,
Douglas, Nichols, Folkston, Jackson
vile. Good road to Nichols, rough to
Waresboro, good to Waycross, excel
lent to Folkston and Jax'ville.
ROUTE TO CORDELE
Via Rochelle, Seville and Pitts,
road good to fair all the way.
(This information will be printed
each week in this column; should any
serious changes be reported, will make
notation of such.)-Leader-F Enterprise
Promoter of Good Roada