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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

as reported by newspaper execu-
btives.
I Here are some of the reasons for
predicting increased fall business:
/ Good crops, which the farmers
will, in all probability, sell at pro-
ftable prices.
Farmers in most sections free of
the debt that has oppressed them
since 1920, leaving the 1925 in
come available for purchase of
home necessities and Injuries.
| Bank clearings at the highest
totals ever recorded.
Tremendous activity in building
of homes and commercial and in
dustrial structures throughout the
country, with frequent records in
value of building permits.
| Revival of mining in several
sections where inactivity has been
the rule since the war.
Little unemployment anywhere,
ercept in steel centers, where bet
! ter conditions are expected later
in the year.
| General confident attitude of re-
! tail merchants, evidenced by their
purchases for fall sale and their
advertising commitments.
Unusually early beginning of
fall national advertising in news
papers and the outlook that news
paper advertising will reach new
high marks in many regions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Thursday, August II, 1925
ORIGIN OF INDIAN CORN

The ancestry Of Indian corn is
still botanical mystery, accord
ing TO Professor Paul Weather
wax, Of Indiana university, in a
paper just published in the pro-
ceedings of the Indiana State AGA
DENY of Science. We know more
or less about wild wheat, wild
rice, wild oats and wild rye, but
nothing about wild corn. One of
the many theories advanced to
explain the origin of corn is criti-
cised here. This theory proposed
several years ago by Luther Bur
bank, and recently reported indie
pendently by L. Blaringhem,
French geneticist, holds that teo-
sinte, a wild grass of Mexico, is
wild corn. Tn the description of
Burbank's experiments which are
given in many books and news
papers, he is said to have chang
ed teosinte into corn by eighteen
years of selective breeding. Blair
ighem reports, in a recent number
of Annales des Sciences Naturells
Botanique, that Bento de Toledo.
working in an agricultural expert
1nent station in Brazil, obtained
parallel results in five years.
These experiments apparently
give convincing evidence. But
their weak point is explained as
follows: fTeosinte and Indian
corn hybridize freely. Pictures of
the teosinte with which Burbank
and Toledo worked ar shown.
This plant is shown to be very
different from what is generally
conceded to be real teosinte. Hy-
Drids which | have produced be-
tween teosinte and corn are
shown to resemble closely the fig
ures given by Burbank and Toll
edo. Therefore, it is concluded
that all that these investigators
cid was to select out of the hybrid
the corn characteristics that it
had. 1t is an interesting expert
ment, hut nothing new; and it tells
us nothing about the origin of
corn. Indianapolis News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
THRESHING TIME

"Threshing engines are shrek
ing songs in S. Tables of steam"
It's threshing time. We pro-
ounce it "thrashing," and would
spell it so, but it's no use. 1t has
to run the gamut of the editor,
linotype and proofreader, who are
not up ON rural photography.
Threshing time was one of the
truly big occasions Of the year for
us when we were children. 1t was
a job which lasted for days
sometimes longer than a week
for threshing with the old horse
power separators was a leisurely
task and the threshers were apt
to Iinger in the homes where the
grub was extra good. All the men
in the neighborhood came in and
helped. They snapped work, so
the more the merrier. The women
came along to assist mother with
the cooking, bringing with them
an army of small fry and hinder
ing more than they helped. The
big social event of the year was
threshing time. Women in those
days had little chance to visit dur
ing the farming season when the
horses were working in the fields,
and so when their husbands went
to swap work with a neighbor,
they hustled the youngsters into
clean aprons, tied their sunbon-
nets under their chins and accom-
panied them without the ceremc ny
of an invitation.
Getting ready for threshers was
a stupendous task. One of our
duties was to scour every knife
and fork on the place. This includ-
ed the silver ones which mother
kept put away so carefully. the
second best ivory handled ones
and the old steel set with the
wooden handles which we used
every day. Then We took our lit
tie wagon and went to a neighbor's
to borrow some extra dishes and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Kilbourn Man In
BirthdaySurpriise

Kilbourn About twenty-five
friends and relatives surprised
Charles Maske last Sunday even
ing IN honor of his birthday. The
evening was spent N playing
games after which bountiful
supper was served. All return
ed to their homes wishing him
many more happy birthdays.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Foster a daughter. Monday, Aug.
"a.
Mrs. Chas. Maske is on the sick
list
Word has been received here
that Mrs. Milo B. Harris is dead
at the Waupaca home and the re-
mains will be brought to Delton
for burial. She Was a former res
ident of Kilbourn and Delton. The
deceased was aged about 20 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Latham, My
ron Bishop and Mrs. Anna Flet-
cher spent the weekend with
their niece and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. f. Nehring of Pardeeville,
Miss Margaret Procknow was a
Baraboo shopper. Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Coe returned home
last week from California where
they have spent several months.
Mart Sly has sold his residence
n Church street to Chas. Fits OF
Easton Mr.. Sly will build a new
residence on Broadway having pur
chased lots of Mr.. Wrezinski
Mesdames Charlotte Bulls, Mary
G. Peck and Alice M. Pierce are
visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Cora Willard and other relatives
at White Creek.
Mrs. Clara MELONS returned to
her home in Cadott after spend
ing the past two weeks with rela-
tiVes in Kilbourn.
See Indian Doctor
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hairless and
Mrs. Bertha Kaufman motored to
Arlington last Sunday to see an
Indian doctor in regard to the two
ladies health.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Mrs. ArmiLla Johnston

The funeral OF Mrs. Armilia
Johnston was held Sunday after
noon from the home at 100 Eighth
avenue and later at Lime Ridge
where burial was made. Rev. J.
E. Kundert officiated.
The singers were Mrs. Charles
Starkey and Mrs. Louis Capener.
The w. r. c. of which organiza
ton Mrs. Johnston had long been
a member attended in body and
the pallbearers at Baraboo were
members of the Sons of Veterans.
They were: Reil Plummer, w. r.
Dubois, George 1ndermauer, Geor-
ge Hammermeister, Louis Bass
and Charles Rote. ~
The following pallbearers at
Lime Ridge were nephews Of the
deceased: William, Walter, Mar
BILE, Thomas and Fred Johnston
and William Willis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
A WONDERFUL INVENTION
An instrument has been invent

An instrument has been invent
ed so sensitive that experts can
detect the movement of a worm
when gnawing the interior of an
apple. There are number of
fellows in Wisconsin who would
like a collection of these instru-
ments- they would place them on
the suspender buttons of senator
ial candidates to learn what they
are thinking of the opposition.
The senatorial skein is sadly twist
ed at the present time and there
is much prophesying as to where
it will all end.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Mrs. Leonora M. TerriIl

d. M. QuiggIe has received word
of the death of his sister, Mrs,
Leonora M. Terrill, who passed
away in Rapid City, S. D., on Sat
urday. Mrs. Terrill was aged &c
years and she resided in Baraboo
and Merrimack some fifty five
years.
There survive her two daughters,
Mrs. G. M. Kellam and Miss Ger
trude Terrill of Minneapolis; and
three brothers. d. M. Quiggle of
this city; Frank Quiggle OF Selby
Iowa; and Henry F. Quiggle, at
whose Rapid City home she passed
away.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
OBITUARY
Fred ]. swartz

| Funeral services for Fred j.
Swartz were held, at the home Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 and at 800
at the German M. e. church, Rev.
Weishaar officiating.
Singing was furnished by a quar-
tet consisting of Dan Roberts, L. H.
Bump, Henry Koppke and Ben
Jones.
The pallbearers were Arthur
Cheek, C. M. Dubois, Walter Dubois
Rev. ]. E. Kundert. Albert Roser
and E. H. Roser.
The local G. A. r., of which Mr..
Swartz was a member in the Joe
Hooker post, had charge of the ser
vices which they attended in a
body. Interment was made in the
Oak Hill cemetery.
Friedrich John Schwartz was
born in Wurtenburg, Germany on
March 8, 1912. He migrated to
America to 1850 and settled on a
farm near Merrimacks When the
call of his country was heard he
responded and enlisted in the fall
of 1861 serving over three years.
In the year 1866 he was united in
marriage to Miss Loise Siebecker.
This union was blessed with three
children. His companion preceded
him to the other world in 1904.
For the past AZ years the depart
ed has been a resident of Baraboo
and vicinity, during which time he
had gained many friends. Brother
Schwartz had been ailing consider
able for the past year, inspite nj
the splendid care of his devoted
daughters his condition became
critical, and on Friday Aug. Is in
the early morning hour his soul
took it's fight. His age was 81
years, months, A days.
Those who mourn his departure
are his three daughters, Miss Ida
and Miss Meta Schwartz and Mrs.
E. S. Lenth of Yakima, Washington
besides many near relatives and
friends.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Miss olga Lueek

Portage Miss Olga Lueck pass
ed away August 10, after linger-
ing illness.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. VIM. Uffenbeck from the
home of her sister Mrs. Earl HI.
Smith, 1923 West Wisconsin street,
on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock. Burial in Oak Grove Gem
etery.
Deceased is survived by her sis
tiers. Mrs. VIM. Scherbert, Stevens
Point; Miss Anna Lueck, Chicago;
Mrs. Earl H. Smith and Miss Lydia
Lueck of Portage, and three broth
ers Carries r. Lueck, William G.
Lueck and George A. Lueck,, of
Portage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
QUEER QUESTIONS BY
TOURISTS

r The following contribution which
tells of the trials and tribulations OF
a cottager at the Messenger shore
of Devils Lake has been sent us for
publication. In a humorous way
it describes some experiences with
/ the touring public which really
must be mirth provoking even if
at times trifle aggravating:
Some one, / guess David, once
said 81 had rather be doorkeeper
in the house of my God than to
dwell in the tents of wickedness''-
Yes, so would but / guess if he
ever tried to be a doorkeeper at
the Williamson ranch he't take the
tents. r. All days are alike, Sun
day possibly few more. This is
a fair sample of an average day.
Out of state car halts at top of
little hill and people shout: SIS this
the end of the road and how do we
get back Pm a minute another
overtakeS this one and they
drive in at the back and unload -
sometimes a million things and
come down and are aghast to be
told: "This is not the Kirkland
hotel" Two women at front door
want to buy paper plates and at
back door a man buy gasoline
and says: "Why isn't this a filling
station?" I say yes three times a
day, but we don't take gasoline "a
board front Where does
Mrs. Fannie Picklehouse live, we
can't find any one who knows. but
we want two ham sandwiches any
way" and couple at back door
want to rent bathing suits and
buy some kodak films. Two timid
women who claim to have driven
from Maine to California ask if
some one will drive their car for
them to the top of the awful little
hill, the very wrist in the world.
A man begrimed wants to know
if this is Thiemanse's hotel yet /
say, mo, not yet"
Will we let a family come in kit
chen and make coffee and cook a
steak and loan them a few dishes
and a kodak to take to the Dells.
Nearly all observe how lucky that
the tree grew out OF the hole
in the front of the house; of course
it might have come up through the
kitchen floor. Dozens a day ask
where is the Kirkland Hotel and
where is the turist camp?
A family wants to know if we
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
eottLieb euier

Kilbourn- Gottlieh Gujer, pion-
eer citizen, prominent G. A. r.
man and civic leader died at his
home in Kilbourn August 10Th,
1926, at the age of 70 years. He
had been in failing health for the
past three years. He spent the
past two winters in Florida ae-
companied by his wife and daugh-
ter Marie in the nope of recuper-
ating his health. On July 31st,
1926, he suffered a slight stroke
and in spite of the best medical
aid and loving care he quietly
passed to his reward.
Mr.. Gujer was horn in Griefen-
see, Canton Zurich, Switzerland,
August 7th, 1S46, coming to Kill
bourn with his parents at the age
of 10. He answered the call of
his adopted country be enlisting in
the 9th Wisconsin regiment, at the
age of II. He served In the fam
Gus Iron Brigade, being the first
man over the breastworks: at the
battle of Five Forks iii 1865, and
was present at Lees surrender in
Richmond.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Dixon-sones

Portage-In the presence of i'm
mediate relatives recently occur
red the wedding of Miss Ruth
Dixon and Everett Jones, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Dixon of Fort Win
fnebago. Rev. Godfrey Tietze OF
the Moundville M. e. church per-
formed the ceremony They were
ATTENDED by Eunice Dixon, sister
of the bride and Willard Jones,
cousin of the groom. They enter
ed the room to the strains of Men
Edelssohn's wedding march, played
by Mrs. Max Wade, sister of the
bride. Mrs. Hume Jones then
sang, 81 Love You Truly"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Wall : AdeIman

Riehland Center-At the Gaze
novia Catholic church on Tuesday
morning took place the marriage of
Morris Wall, of this city, and Miss
Evelyn Adelman, of Cazenovia.
Both bride and groom are we'll
known in the city. Mr.. Wall is
the proprietor of the Richland Cen
ter bus lines that go to Madison,
Prairie du Chen and Reedsburg,
and in his years residence here has
made a host of friends. His bride
is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake
Adelman, who conducted the Main
Cafe in the city up to the time OF
the fire in May, after which they
returned to their former home in
Cazenovia. After a short wedding
trip they plan to make their home
in the city. 1.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Mrs. Marie c. WeiIand

The funeral of Mrs. Marie c.
Weiland was held Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home at Greenfield
and at two o'clock at the German
Lutheran church, Rev. Pieper Of
floating.
Pallbearers were: John Guerth :
line, George Kang, John, Louie,
Joe and George Koberstein.
Mrs. Weiland was born in Ba-
varia, Germany, January 81, 1863,
and died of cancer of the stomach
August 16, 1925 at the age of 81
years. Mrs. Weiland had been a
She came to America October %,
patient sufferer for some time.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
MARRIED
Observation-Disclosures

Portage-A wedding of inter-
est took place Wednesday morn
ing at ST Mary's church when
Miss Gladys AnkenoraAdt, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Anken-
brandt, and DIR. N. C. Trauba, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Trauba,
Marathon, Wis. were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony. Rev.
J. B. Petite officiated at the mar
riage ceremony and the nuptial
high mass.
The couple were attended by
Miss Theresa Tadych, Manitowoe
and Mr.. Stuart Mccormick, Madi-
son.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

additional kettles and pans. An
othe task was put all the leaves
in the old extension table and exc
out the tablecloth, which was new
er long enough, with a napkin or
two. There were apples to be
brought from the orchard and
peeled and CHARTERED for sauce,
custard pie, and our playmates
and potatoes to peel Threshers
consumed mountains of potatoes.
The hated task of picking up cobs
in the feed lot and carrying water
from the old pump was mitigated
somewhat by the presence of
neighbor children, who went along
hindering our progress. The most
despised task, however, was that
of standing and shooing the flies
from the table with a cottonwood
branch while we watched the
threshers devour the last piece of
romped outdoors on the bluegrass
in the shade.
end how mother cooked! Great
juicy hams, boiled in the old iron
boiler; rows and rows of pies, pre-
dominantly apple and custard,
which were put to cool on the
swinging shelves in the cellar;
stone jars filed with cookies-the
soft sugary kind and the thin,
snappy ones sweetened with mo-
lasses and favored with ginger;
cucumber pickles which she had
put down in brine were soaked
and put in vinegar and big
crock of beet pickles was made;
huge bowls of apple sauce and
Cole slaw, 1oaves and loaves of
bread, and the old earthern bowl
of sweet, golden butter. No won
der the old separator broke down
often and the threshers stayed on
and on.
"You feed them to WE'LL" sage
Aunt Mollie once told mother
when the news came to the house
that the machine had again brok-
en- down and the men had gone to
town for repairs.
Threshing has been made easier
for the women folk. They have
been emancipated by machinery.
They were busy days-those old
threshing days which began at 4
o'clock in the morning and ended
when the supper dishes were done
and we tumbled sleepily on the
old hot feather bed. But we doubt
if women nowadays enjoy cooking
for threshers as they did back n
the years before Kansas began to
boast of growing the finest wheat
in the world.-Jennie S. Owen in
ElDorado Times.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Mrs. Theresa Berkan

Funeral services for Mrs. There
sa Berkan, So, will be held Sunday
at 8 p. m. at the Webster Prairie
cemetery.
Mrs. Berkan formerly resided in
Baraboo and had a number of
friends here. She had been in a
Madison hospital for some time and
suffered stroke Of paralysis Thur
sday evening which caused her
death.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their kindness during our
mothers sickness; also the Ladies
Aid, and those who assisted in ear
ing for flowers; also Rev Gerhard
Pieper for his many kind visits,
comforting words, aEd prayers.
A. Weiland and family.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

red and cream.
Plants as well as animals are
subject to change. A few years
ago. DR.. A. B. Stout, formerly of
Baraboo, produced many colors
from a colius cutting. By select
ing the parts of the plant which
showed tendency to celor vari-
alton he was able get all Varie-
ties.
The same has been done with
many animals, plants, birds and
the like.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
GOOD TIMES AHEAD

Prospects for prosperity through
out the nation never were bright
err; not cloud can be seen on the
business horizon, according to Ed
itor & Publisher, which recently
completed a survey of conditions
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
BARNARD EXPLANATION

Mr.. Rooster-Why you're up be-
fore breakfast this morning, Mrs.
Biddy.
Mrs. Biddy-Yes; / thought I'd
get my laying done early and have
the rest of the day to myself
Legion Weekly.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

will keep the two small children
and the dog while they go to the
DelIs and how much does it cost to
hear them Where can we get our
piano tuned, it leaks wind.-Won't
someone lend a hand?
A few days more and we will be
converts to evolution.
A COTTAGER.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

ed from visit with relatives in
Milwaukee and Chicago.
Mission services at the Luther
an church Sunday, Aug. 30, at
1915 am. Rev. Rose Of LaValle
will render German services.
English service 2:15 pm.
Conducted by Rev. Cert. Green
field. Apache missionary from
Arizona is also expected.
Everybody cordially invited.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27

Portage.-Mrs. Louis F. Schultz
nee Mary Uphoff, died at s o.
clock. Thursday evening, after a
lingering illness.
Deceased was born in Westphal-
ia, Germany, January %, 1854, and
came with her parents to America
when she was four years old. Her
parents settled in Madison where
she resided until her marriage to
Louis F. Schultz of Portage, Dec.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Joha Webster

Reedsburg John Webster died
at his home in LaValle, Aug. Is.
He was born at Lawrence, Mass,
Oct. 18, 1857.
Burial was made in, the Oak
Lawn cemetery at LaValle, after
Adventist services were conduct
ed in the home and at the ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Webster is survived by his
wife, four children, thirteen grand
children and seven great grand
children and also by four sisters
and one brother in Massachusetts.
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1880.
Mrs ArmiIla Johnson

The funeral of Mrs. Armilla John
son will be held at the home at
$50 Eighth avenue Sunday at 100
p. m. and at p. m. at Lime Ridge.
Rev. ]. E. Kundert will officiate.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
TIE LIMIT

I used to know neighbor who
borrowed another neighbor's child
to borrow sugar or us.-Chicago
Daily News.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
BY THE WAY

The jury drawn for the next
term of the circuit court includes
IT women and 10 men. The num-
Der at the term last spring was
evenly divided, IS to Is.
* * *
Baraboo friends have received
cards from Miss Mary Ruggles
who is spending, the summer in
Europe. The cards came from
Lugano, one of the famous summer
places in nothern Italy. Miss Rug
giles was a former resident of
Barahoo and taught here for a
number of years
* **
A few days ago a count was
made of the vehicles passing the
cemetery ~at the junction of high
ways 10 and 20, few miles south
of Portage. A total of 1872 ma
'cnlHeS pdSSeu uuIiAS Inc udy Oue
mary" horse hove N sight. Ev-
identity dobbin has about had his
day.
- * -
The raceoon at the farm of Mr..
and Mrs. E. F. Stabnaw, a few
miles south of North Freedom,
are taking on many colors. The
natural color of coon in the native
state is grey or grey with black
stripes on certain portions of the
body. To the natural color the
Stabnaws have added black, white
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
See Indian Doctor

Mr.. and Mrs. Will HAIRLESS and
Mrs. Bertha Kaufman motored to.
Arlington last Sunday to see an
Indian doctor in regard to the two
ladies' health.