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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Washington Folk
Visit Walton

Mr.. and Mrs, John Griffith, son
Clifford and Warren and daughter
Marcella of Entiat, Washington,
are visiting relatives and friends
They formerly resided here but
went to Washington about Is
years ago.
Rev and Mrs. r. P Targgart, Mrs
Nellie Mortimer and Edna Hutch
ms spent a couple of days last
week attending the camp meeting
at Burr.
DR.. and Mrs. F. S. Mortimer left
last Saturday for Appleton and
they may visit Niagara Falls and
Buffalo, N. Y, before returning.
Mrs Lulu Small and daughter
Sylvia and Mrs. Annie Hackett of
Grinnell, Iowa, are guests of rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hanson of
Chicago visited at the Fred Small
home last week.
Sam Turks of Sioux Falls, S. ID.
and Tom Turks of Kendalls were
guests OF their nephew, Fred Hut
chens, and family last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Mortimer,
Mrs. Della Mortimer and daughter
Lucy were Reedsburg shoppers
Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Small was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Charles Casey,
in Winfield recently.
Quite a number from here at
tended the closing services of the
camp meeting at Burr Sunday even
ing.
The sad news of the death of
Horace Harvey at his home in On
tario, California, was received here
last week. Mr.. Harvey was long
resident here and has many
friends and relatives who mourn
his loss.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23

the following benefits to be ex-
pected from an area test: Healthy
herds. healthful milk supply re-
moval Of a source of human in
lection, increase in the sale value
of cattle, hogs and dairy products,
and protection for the herds, al
ready tested. Wisconsin has been
scupplying to other state a large
number Of grade dairy cows each
year. The amount of our sales has
been in direct ratio to the amount
of tuberculin testing we have done
in this state. We cannot expect
farmers from other states who
want new cattle TO come here and
buy cattle unless we can offer
them cattle from clean tuberculin-
free areas.
Petitions have been circulated to
place Sank county in the area
test. If you are a cattle owner and
have not signed this petition see
your town chairman at once and
help Sank county to get the benefit
of the test.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
North BarQboO
News Notes

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Church of Milwaukee a son, Thurs
day morning, July 10th. Mrs
Church is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John ELLINGTON of North
Baraboo.
John Goerks has purchased a
Ford touring car.
Daisy and Dorothy Cone visited
their grandmother, Mrs. Cora Wat
son several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. ELLINGTON
and family of Adams, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Ellington and family OF
Detroit, Michigan, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Max Seeley of Amorilla, Tex
as, gathered at the John Elking-
ton home recently for family
reunion.
Mr.. Coolidge picked a ripe to-
mato on July Is.
Mrs. Leal Harrison of Milwau-
kee, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Holtz and
children, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Bali,
Mr.. Vim Fenster, Miss Irene Fen
ster, Harry and Harold Fenster of
Loganville, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kapelka of Baraboo, Mrs. John
Bick and Miss Hazel Bick enjoyed
a picnic dinner in Ochsner Park
and supper at Devils Lake last
Sunday.
Mrs. James Long of North Ia
kota is visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Blakemann.
George and John Wukadinovich
of Milwaukee have returned home
after a two weeks stay at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs George Tur.
ner.
Mrs. Turner and Mrs Buelow
attended the Helpers Union at the
Albert Capener home in South
Delton last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kruger Wis
tied at the Harry Simon home last
Wednesday night.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Free Board, Room
Obtained, Portage

BY representing himself as the
boss of a road gang in Portage
restaurant and hotel in the same
city, a man of some rs years OBJ
tanned free board and lodging for
several days.
At the restaurant he was given
a meal ticket with the understand
ing he would pay for it when 9TH
ers for his workmen were pur-
chased. He stated his workers
were not expected in Portage for
a few days. At the hotel rooms
for himself and the mon were en-
gagged, with the same story. After
two or three days when the work
men" did not appear and the
story began to appear doubt
full, the man disappeared.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
StOrk In Visit To
Hickory Ridge

A little daughter came to gladden.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Peterson, July II, in Hickory Ridge.
Ray Stauck is employed at the
Arrow Giles home for the rest of
the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Arrow Giles Of
Reedsburg spent Tuesday afternoon
at the William Giles home.
Miss Olga Haeling and Guy
Hinze were callers at the Carl
Tyler home on Friday evening.
A number from this neighbor-
hood attended the party at the J..
Laridan home on Saturday even
ing.
oliver Austin spent Sunday at
the L. A. Austin home.
Ray Struck spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Freu
Struck.
Mrs. Orloff Twist of Loganville
spent Sunday at the William Giles
home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23

Hattie and Iva Hewitt Of Lyons
spent last week at the E. Hewitt
and o. Erickson homes.
Miss Mable Schultz has had two
weeks vacation from her duties at
the Overall factory and she and a
friend visited at Leeds, Poynette,
and Stevens Point. She resumed
work Monday.
The Misses Maud Plummer and
Elizabeth Attridge Of Madison
spent the weekend at the homie of
their parents.
Mrs. Jennie Thomas and two
daughters Of Madison spent last
week with grandpa Thomas.
Henry Schultz has purchased the
Percy Thomas threshing machine.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
BaraboO Bluffs
News Notes

The Geo. Stephenson family of
West Allis who have been occupy
ing SHADY Rest" cottage at Ski
Hi Resort during the past week,
returned to their home last Sat
urday. Mrs Stephenson will be
remembered here as Minnie Leub-
Ike. While here she renewed ac-
quajntances with many former
classmates, pupils and friends.
Miss Jaunita Goold is spending
a week with her friend Josephine
Bassett at Skill Farm.
Mrs H. A. Bell of Fremont, Ia,
arrived last Saturday for a short
visit with her mother, Mrs Aug
usta Martin.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Mind WanderS
After Crash

Harry Brooks, %, lies IN a stu
por at the home of his parents Mr..
and Mrs. John Brooks, near Union
Center, in which condition he has
remained since the evening of
July z, the result of an injury caus-
ed by the upsetting of a Ford auto.
mobile on highway S3, a short dis
lance from his home.
Brooks, with four companions,
was returning from Wonewoc. A
tire had been lost at Union Center
and from there to the Wink farm,
half mile away, they had drivn
without a tire back and forth a.
cross the road, until the car finally
upset. Brooks was the only mem
Der of the party to be seriously
hurt, he apparently suffering con-
cussion of the brain. He has had
but few lucid intervals since.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23

sir" AS a sampler she informed
the hotel man his luck was due to
change the 10th of next month. In
few minutes the Portage man
thought the luck was going to
change Immediately and not wait
for August, for when he opened the
cash register to get the nickse 70
have his fortune told gypsy lady
laid hold of the bills.
Mr.. Kinnane was a little too
quick for her and caught her
wrist firmly. The trick having
sailed she swiftly departed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Car Wrecked At
Spring Green

Last Saturday afternoon Ford
touring car went over the bank
on the river road south of Spring
Green. The car contained a man
and his wife and several small
children The driver attempted
to pass a truck going in the same
direction. The road on the grade
is somewhat narrow and in turn
ing out he got to close to the edge
and was Obliged to head his car
straight down the blink. The
car remained right side up and
stopped when it struck tree The
family was pretty badly shaken
up and the youngest Of the child
rem received several bad cuts
across it's face by broken glass
from the wind shield. Two of the
other children were thrown again
st the back of the front seat and
somewhat bruised.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Federmann
Of Baraboo have been visiting rel
atives in town the past week.
The Spring Green Canning Co.,
began packing beans last Tues
day. The crop under present
weather conditions is growing fast
and it is necessary to run night
shifts to take care of the beans.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Farris and
little daughter have gone to Dew
lis Lake to camp for several weeks.
While there Mr. Farris will dec
crate a portion Of the Ringing
theater. This is particular
piece of work and Mr.. Farris was
selected to execute it.
Henry Schulz of Winter Haven,
Fla, son of w. II. Schulz at one
time a resident of Sank county and
principal of the Spring Green high
schools has been visiting the old
home grounds the past week.
Hurt In Blast
Frank Brunker and a young man
by the name of Carmody employ
ed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his
stone quarry, were badly injured
last Friday forenoon, when they
attempted to drill and a charge OF
blasting powder that had failed
to explode. The charge ignited
from sparks thrown by the drill
and both men had their faces pep
pered with powder and dirt, Brun.
ker being injured most serious
Both were at once taken to Mad
ison hospital where it was stated
that their eyesight could be saved
Archie Mabbott, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis about eight
months ago, has so far recovered
that he is able to take up his work
as usual mail carrier again. Mr.
Mabbott, spent the winter at the
nome of his daughter in the north
ern part of Wisconsin where he
received medical treatment. He
resumed his duties as carrier from
the Spring Green post office Mon
day.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Family Gathering
Ebenezer alley

A large number of relatives gath
cred at the home of Loranz Klein
Of EbenezeF Valley on Sunday to
spend the day. Those present were
as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schultz
and daughter, Marie of Dellona,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schuelte of
Reedsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Schuelte and daughters Ruth and
Margaret of Hillpoint; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Klein and grandson
Charles of Randolph; Mr.. and Mrs
John Red and Mrs. William Mueller
of North Freedom; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Grosinske and two sons
Freddie and Edward and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Rehe and family.
Mrs. Charles Botimer and son
Billie of Cleveland, Ohio, is spend
ing some time with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grosinske.
Mrs. Ed Martiny and sons OF
New Mexico have been calling on
friends in this vicinity.
A number from here motored to
Camp Douglas Sunday to spend the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Kuhnau and
family spent Sunday at thehome
of the latter's parents, William
Weitzel of Witwen.
Mrs. Fred Shale returned to her
home in WATERFOWL, S. d., after
spending a few days with her rela
tives here.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Find Mans Body
Badly Mangled

The body of a man, !
gled was discovered by a roao
crew working some 1000 feet west
of Lake George crossing, near
Portage. The body was lying on the
north side of the west bound main
line of the Chicago & st. Paul
railroad.
Coroner C. w. Baker, of Col
umbia county and undertaken Fred
r. Ingle were called to the scene
and determined that the man had
been killed sometime during the
afternoon, but it could not be
ascertained whether the man ha'
been a passenger on a train or
had been walking across the
tracks.
His head was cut beyond rec
ognition, feet and legs smashed
and bruised and gashes covered
his body. The man wore tan duck
trousers, a dark brown coat, blue
denim shirt, light felt hat and black
laced shoes. He was about so
years of age, with CRAVING hair,
was about feet s inches tall
and weighed $50 pounds.
Apparently a working man, it is
probable that he was going to
find work in the harvest fields
There was no mark of identified
ton on the body and it is consid-
cred doubtful if the mans identity
S ever known. The body is now
at the Ingle's undertaking parlors
and Miss Dorothy Walker, district
attorney and Coroner Baker are
taking steps to identify the man
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
This Elephant Had Bad Temper
But Young Lady Could Manage
Him Once Owned By Ringing

Ringlings he carried thousand
pounds Of chain. The Colonel re-
moved the chains and taught his
daughter, Mable, to handle and per-
form Big Charley. When they were
loading the show in New York for
Havana, Cuba, he refused to go on
board the boat. They sent for Mable
and she came and walked up to
him and said: "Come Charley,
and the big fellow went with her
onto the boat without any further
trouble. When they arrived at Ha-
vana no box car could be found
large enough to transport him, so
they secured a flat car, put in
posts and boarded it up. He was
fastened to ring in the floor of
the ear and in this way he was
carried all through the Island of
Cuba.
Big Charley finally went insane
and had to be chloroformed. His
hide weighed a thousand pounds.
His tusks were about six feet long
and weighed over 200 pounds. His
remains were buried on the colon
els farm home.
The above is from "Pioneer
Days of Evansville and Vicinity. ("
by Byron Campbell. 1916. The Hall
circus had its home i'm Evans
vile.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23

Ringing Brothers once owned an
elephant called big Charley" He
mtweighed lhe famous Jumbo,
owned by P. 7. Barnum, but had
a very bad temper, ana caused his
keepers lots of trouble. Big Charley
was captured in Central Africa and
belonged to what is known as the
ivory producing hlephantsi He
was nine feet high and weighed
six tons.
Elephants are very intelligent but
treacherous and like many human
beings have very strong likes and
dislikes. Old Charley belonged to
the noted Lockwood group of per
forming elephants, the first train
ed elephants to form pyramids in
the ring. Ringlings bought this
troup of performing elephants OF
Mr.. Lockwood and put them In
barge of their trainer, Earl Saund-
!.
Charley took a dislike to Saund-
and one day Knocked him down
ortunately he fell near friendly
elephant and before Charley could
get him he rolled under this ele-
plant which kept Charley at bay
until Saunders could escape.
Ringlings did not like to take him
on the road with the herds fo1
fear he might cause trouble. Al
the time Col. Hall bought him Of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23

closed from the four corners two
miles out to the city. This was
necessary as there is no nearer
road leading into the city that
could be used for a detour.
Autos coming over Highway SO
must now go north at the corner
until they come to the old Kilbourn
road, that leads into Reedsburg on
Eighth street. The detour has
been graded and is in fairly good
shape for travel. The blockade
will be taken down as soon as the
sewer work is completed.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Portage Man Sees
His Car Disappear

A. S. Heberlein, Portage, parked
his car in front of the Methodist
church in the above and went into
the postoffice. When he came out
the car was disappearing around
the turn on West Pleasant street,
some 100 feet away. The car and
it's unknown occupants sped down
West Pleasant street, finally turn
ing toward Cook street.
The description of the car is:
Chevrolet touring, 1922 model, IL
cense B 159-5O0. Motor number
3A59756.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
City Hotel Is
Re-Opened By
BaraboO Man

Phil Abel has re-opened the city
hotel at the corner of Water and
Ash streets and is prepared to Of
fer lodging and meals at reason
able prices. The building has
been closed since last December,
Mr.. Abel managing the business
for some months previous to that
time.
The manager has been in the
lodging house and restaurant bust
ness in BaraboS for a number Of
years and he has had experience in
all branches of the business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Get MOOnshine
And Car But
Occupants Escape

Two young fellows were at
tempting to get their car out of the
ditch near Klenert's slaughter
house on Highway 20 near Por-
tage at 2 o'clock in the morning
when Sheriff w. p. Irons Of Col
umbia county happened along.
The men took a jug of moon
out the car and when Sheriff Irons
confiscated it, the men disappeared
in the darkness and have not been
seen since. Their names are not
known, but their car is being held
at the Columbia county Jail.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
South Fairfield
NewS Notes

Miss Maud Plummer of South
Fairfield has accepted a position in
the office of teachers agency in
Madison and began work Monday.
The Eugene Hewitt family spent
Sunday at the L. Hewitt home in
Lyons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kamensky of
GAINESVILLE, spent Sunday with sis
ter, Mrs. p. Hewitt, and family.
The Oscar Schultz family enter
tanned The 0. d. Johnson family of
Hampton Sunday. The two lad
les are sisters.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Action AUertS
Gypsy Trick

Dark eyes, flashing smile,
pieces of eight for a necklace and
the traditional trapping of a syp-
sy, all these failed to trap Ed Kin
name of the Emder hotel, Portage,
into a gypsy trick, when a young
member of the band, which passed
in three cars through the city,
stopped at the Portage hotel.
She smiled, teeth white against
crimson lips in an olive face, and
asked for a handkerchief When
that was not forthcoming, she beg
ged nickel ito tell your fortune,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
NewS Notes ." ="
Of Adams

Mrs. Barker and two daughters,
Doris and Elyle. of Houston, Texas,
sister and nieces Of J. w. Duncan
are visiting at the Duncan home
in Adams. They made the trip
from their Texas home in their
automobile.
Mrs. John Sheath returned home
Tuesday from Richmond, Indiana,
where she has been visiting her
brother and daughter. Evelyn will
visit in Milwaukee before she re-
turns to Adams.
A. c. ELLINGTON Of Detroit, Mich,
has been a guest the past week
at the home Of his brother, Geo.
Ellington in Adams.
George Anacker and family Wis
tied relatives at Portage last week.
Mr.. and Ms. William Rowland
of Baraboo spent a few days Of
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Rowland in Adams.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
Want COUNTY
IN AREA TEST
Effort Being Made to
Eradicate Tubercu-.
lOsis from Cattle l.
This Section

At the last session of the coun-
ty board of supervisors a com
mittee. consisting of Ora Schluter,
chairman Arthur OchsRer, Earl
Thomas, Robert Nachreiner and w.
II. Won der Ohe, was named to
take steps toward the eradication
of tuberculosis in cattle in Sank
county. To remove the disease
means purer milk and higher pri-
ces for stock when shipped to the
packing plants. On Thursday the
committee met at the court house
and it was found that but 500
names are short before the work
can go forward. The members of
the committee are now making an
effort to secure the additional
names.
Concerning the work the follow
ing is contributed:
AS we view the map pertaining
to tuberculosis eradication in the
office of the commissioner of ag-
riculture we notice great and
progressive change. We find that
80 counties have had a complete
test on all their cattle, all the re-
actors slaughtered, and the herds
in which the first survey showed
infection, have been retested once
and in many cases twice. A num-
Der of the counties which three
years ago were completely tested,
are preparing for the general re-
test this year. We find that eight
counties have their petitions on
file with the state department of
agriculture and no doubt will be
tested within the coming year. The
legislature has provided the funds
requested by the department of
agriculture, and we therefore feel
that the coming year will advance
the woIA greatly in our state.
This brings US to a considera-
ton of our own county, SauA,
with cattle population of $1,000.
Are we interested in an area test?
Should we manifest an interest?
The time has arrived when, in
order to facilitate any sale OF cat
tile either inter state or within the
Estate, it is necessary to have the
test. The area test has alrady reach
ed our neighbors La Crosse, Mon
roe and juneau, and experience
points out that any pure bred or
high grade cattle that are tor sale
can be marketed in those counties
at an advance in price. The area
test revealed a low percentage of
reactors in these counties, and we
feel that we would have no greater
percentage in Sank county, and If
the county were tested, we would
have survey on each herd in the
county, which would give protec
ton and encouragement to each in-
dividual, he then feeling If he
tested he would not endangered by
his neighbours herd, 1t would be of
value to the swine breeders if the
county were a modified accredited
area, in order to receive the 10c
per hundred additional paid by
the packing companies for hogs
from such areas. Another advan
tage that would accrue il the
county were tested, would be the
sense OF security, feeling that
your milk could be marketed In
any market regardless Of the ex-
istence or pending milk ordinances.
The work would be carried on by
the state and u. s. department of
agriculture cooperating, and in
demnity paid to the farmer, for
the loss of his tuberculous cattle.
In conclusion we can sum up
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
No Present Danger of
Flood In WiScOnin

The water stage in the Wiscon-
sin river at the government sta
ton, Portage, as observed by Lock
master ]. H. Martin, on Sunday
morning, was SO feet and falling.
Sundays heavy rains may check
the decline, but no apprehension is
felt here of a flood at present.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-07-23
BarabOO Man Has
First Tomatoes

]. o. Haugh of this city reports
securing ripe tomatoes out of his
garden. Mr.. Haugh is the first in
Baraboo to pick the vegetable as far
as the Baraboo News has learn
ed.
Mr. Haugh has also picked pep
pers.