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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28
Frost Again
Monday Night

A killing frost again visited Bar
aboo and vicinity Monday night,
While the frost was not as heavy
as that Of the night before, never
the-less it did some damage in
this locality
Elsewhere
The weather bureau at Des
Moines, Iowa, announced that a
terrible blow had been dealt to
gardens. In Missouri, corn suffer-
ed seriously. In Wisconsin and
Minnesota fruit trees were injured
it was reported from several sec
tons
While killing frosts visited
west lay painting in the hottest
northwest communities, the south
May weather on record. In LaSalle
county Tex, a maximum of lis
degrees was registered, mark
within four degrees of the high
temperature record in that state
in any month.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28
Likes The WQy
NewS Contest
Was Handled
TO the Editor Of the News:

To the Editor of the News:
Now that the contest is all over
l want to say a word to you about
it. It was lot of very hard
work, as all Of the contestants will
agree, but it was a daily pleasure
to meet person after person who
spoke most favorably of your pap
ell Had this not been the case none
of MS would have ben able to pile
up such orders as we did. l want
to say, too, that | was impressed
by the absolute fairness Of the
contest. 1t was a great satisfac
ton to me personally that you
maintained this high standard and
l am certain the other workers
feel the same way. And weren't
the losers good sports? | only wish
it were possible for me to share
my car with the many people who
so courteously and kindly gave me
subscriptions, but that is imposs-
ible as the Buick is a bit too ex-
travagant a proposition for me to
run. In a few days, I want to run
an ad with you to let the News sell
my car. / want to thank the News
and the contest directors for a
fair contest.
MAGDAIINE ITANKO.
Lime Ridge, Wis.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28

costing S150,00O has arrived in Los
Angeles by. special train, to he in
stalled in a SS5,O 600 building il. Rose
vile Memorial Park. The music
is expected to carry from to
miles with some Radio Co. A so
horse power motor will be required
to operate the organ.
Los Angeles with her tourist
charm is speedily taking its place
among the leading convention cit
iek of the country. Forty-two
conventions are booked for 1925,
that means a good many visitors
to the city for The summer of 1925.
Los Angeles with a population of
100000 is now the Fifth city in
the U. S. Four years ago it rank
ed tenth place. It has passed
Cleveland, St Louis, Boston, Bal
timore and Pittsburg. The only
cities that are still ahead are New
York, Philadelphia, Detroit and rum
ming Detroit a close race.
Ripple IN Growth
They are bound to make Los An
geIes grow. One family of 80 all
told put crimp in me population.
Of Wierton, West Virginia, and
blew a slight ripple in the growth
of Los Angeles when they arrived
here yesterday over the Southern
Pacific. It is the Magic family Of
eight brothers with wives and chill
dren. They came to settle here
and to enter the fruit business.
Applause for the increase is due
Carmiilo Magic, the eight brothers
uncle who sent for them and their
families. He had positions and
homes awaiting them. The uncle is
we'll to do fruit merchant.
They held the Iowa picnic this
year in Lincoln park with 100000
present, 90 counties in the state
Marry for Money
The women have a snap out here.
They catch a man that is well off,
marry him, sue for a divorce in
short time, and get all the way from
$50 to $500 a week alimony Nine
out of ten get away with it and
make a winner. One woman did
not fare so well. She was going
out with other men, one man
brought her home in his auto, came
UP on the porch, and had quite a
time kissing. The husband came
home sooner than usual and saw
them performing through the win
dow. When she came in the man
asked her how about it and she
said she thought the man was a
hold up man and thought the east
est way out of it was to kiss him.
She had a hard time telling the
Judge all about it, so the husband
got a divorce. Such is life.
With regards to all, Hanna and
Mike Maher. 1862 Mango street,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28

much to the beauty of the room
Table decorations which consisted
of gondoIas and cut flowers har-
monized with the cSiur scheme.
Inviting covers were laid for GA
and girls wearing maid costumes
served the guest.
The menu of five courses con-
sisted of:
Strawberries, French Fashion
Mock Bisque Soup and Waters
Ham loaf and Horseradish sauce
seaIloped potatoes, buttered car
rots
Rolls - Olives d Radishes
OaAee Island Salad
Brick Ice Cream Individual Cakes
Coffee MINIS
The Verthein Orchestra of Bar
aboo furnished the music during
he dinner. Between the first and
second courses Ella Wintermantel
and Mildred Schoephoerster sang
tie following duets: Sally" and
"Pal Of My Dreams"
After the banquet the following
toasts were given, Lillian Hari
acting as toastmistress: Senior
Girls, Roy Mallon; Junior Girls,
Wallace Enge; Senior Boys, Leona
Mather; Junior Boys, Mary Bah
ington; Faculty and School Board,
Lorena Ernest; Miss Boyle and Mr..
Darlington gave short talks.
Later in the evening the guests
were entertained by the following
program given by the Juniors:
Piano Duet-Hazel Schaefer and
Ellen Mallon
Recitation Freda Maulwurf
Vocal Solo-Inez Pembleton
Success" Lillian Hari
Piano Duet Evelyn Lehman and
Lorena Ernest.
The guests preser,5 were: Lillian
Wintermantel, Clarence Padrutt,
Harold Thoelke f3nnfce Meyer,
Laverne Tarnutzart lucille Neu,
Reuben Unke, Amos Sprecher,
Raymond Meng, Mary Darlington,
Harold Golden, Waiter Dahnke,
Otto Junge, Vera Madison, Olivia
Steidtmann Lynn Stoddard, Helen
Baars, Erna Baars; Mildred Atom,
Dorothy Miles, Mr. and Mrs. r. S.
Darlington, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Doll, Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Shields,
MI. and Mrs. A. H. HOFFMAN, Miss
Felix. Miss Jackey, Miss Schneider,
Miss Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B.
Wintermantel, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E..
Schultz Arthur Bliese, Alyce Con-
ger, Aaron Steuber Virgil Steuber,
Lillian Hari, Adeline Schneider,
Orville Habermann, Luverne
Sprecher, Freda Maulwurf, Rex
Dieterle, Beatrice Payne, Marietta
Atom, Earl Aecola, Bvely1L Leh
man, Hazel Schaefer, Ellen MallOn,
Roy Mallon, Marguerite Mettel,
Alvin Hoppe, Lorena Ernest Voc
let Diehl, Almira Buelow, Inez
Pembleton, Leona Mather.
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Frost SUNDAY Niaht

Crops Saturday night were not
effected by the drop in tempera-
ture but Sunday night the sky had
cleared and the wind abated en-
ough to cause a slight frost which
nipped many of the more tender
plants.
According to the forecast for
today it viii continue cold until
Tuesday morning.
Cold Wave General
The cold wave was general
throughout the middlewest, accord
ing to reports.
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NewS Notes
Of Delton

Mrs Mign Kingsley of st. Paul
is here visiting relatives and friends
The Epworth league of Kifbourn
and the one at Delton had a joint
picnic in Fiickners grove Satur-
day last About fifty enjoyed the hot
weiners and delicious dinner fol
lowed by boat ride on Mirror
Lake.
Mrs. Myrtle Maxfield has return
ed to her work in Chicago after
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28

Smith to drive his Ford in pleasure
tours this summer.
Lawrence McCIuskey and Jim
ME Smith of Sucker Hollow took
in the show at Spring Green Sun
day night accompanied by friends
OF Bear Valley.
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"a Graduate
At Lone Rock

The Lone Rock high school viii
graduate the largest class in its
history this month, it numbering
twenty four members. They are
Cyril B. Constantine, Gordon M.
Constantine, Edith E. Dorgan, Lee
ota C. Ellsworth, Francis E. Elan
merry, Lola I. Fries, Norman H. Fries
Helen E. Genge, Gage H. Gilbert
son, Milford P. Gilbertson, Harley
". HerpeI, Coda w. Hood, Marie
A. Kessenich, Glen Maxwell, Pearl
K. Moore, Harry w. Powell. Veron-
lea E. Reuter-, Hubert NJ Schooner,
Melvin L. Simonson, Pearl L. Stork-
son, Ruth Thurber. Kenneth Van
Slyke, Mildred L. Wade.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28

machine.
4th Mrs. L. Z. Webster. 1853,
600 votes S100.
5th Miss Josie Brilliott, 1882,
500.
9Th Mrs. Fred ockerhauser. /,
559,220 votes-S75.
7th Adela Beck, 6S5,8Oo votes
SO.
sth Alice Hill. 229,8oo votes
SIS.
9th Helen Groshaus, 81,4oo votes
$50.
10th Arnold Murphy, 1920 vot.
es - $50.
Three Judges
Postmaster f. F. Shuts, c. r,
Roser, manager Of the al. Ringing
theatre and e. c. Demo, proprietor
of the Donovan Drug company, act
ed as judges in the campaign.
Owing to the short amount OF
time that elapsed between the an
nouncing of the prize winners and
the time Of going to press no leng-
thy account Of the big contest could
be published today but this ac-
count will be concluded tomorrow.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-28
APPLICATIONS TO MARRY

Herman Westphal, Sandpsky.
Ina Kay. Sandusky.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
THE START OF.
BILLIARDS

NEXT to baseball, it can
IN safely be said that the most
popular sport in this country is
that Of billiards. The green
cloth-covered table, with the
smooth, colored ivory balls are
to be found in many private
homes, while special resorts de-
voted to this game are to be
found sprinkIed profusely through
almost every town and city.
The origin of this game is not
known with any degree of def
initeness. One legend current is
said to be founded on a letter
preserved in the British Museum.
1t attributes the invention of this
game to London pawnbroker
named William Kew, who lived
some time during the sixteenth
century.
It appears that this Kew. in
addition to being a money lender,
also sold cloth. In connection
with this phase of his business
enterprise it was necessary for
him to use yard-stick. One day,
business being slow and having
nothing in particular to do, Kew
took UP his yard-stick and the
three balls, which are the sign
and symbol of his profession, and
aimlessly amused himself by nit
ting them about on his counter.
He soon found this pastime so
diverting that he began to perfect
his skill in making one ball
glance off another.
Kew's game attracted the at.
tention of his friends and they
informally dubbed it bills yard
In time the name was shortened
to billiard. 1t was not so easy
to find name for the yard-stick
and 1t was evident that it could
no longer cling to the old name
called after the discoverer of the
game-a kew.
1t is difficult to tell just where
fiction ends and truth begins in
this tale. But this much is true.
It attributes the origin of the
game to England, which is gen.
orally conceded, and 1t bears wit
ness to the fact that 1t was
known before the time of Shakes
peare, who refers to it in Antony
and Cleopatra: Let us to bill
lizards; come, CHAIRMAN"
There Is a story told about the
famous philosopher Herbert Spen-
GER and billiards. He was play
ing a game Of $50 up" with a
very expert opponent. Spencer
made a shot and missed. His
opponent, taking up his cue,
made run of fifty and was out
in the very first inning.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
TU r @ UOIS
WAS MONEY
STANDARD

!. A MoNG the Indians Of the
IA Southwest, money meant
nothing. Commodities were ex-
changed. goats were exchanged
for ponies and corn for beads.
But the turquoise, symbol Of
all that was valuable to them,
was the standard Of wealth. BY
the number and the quality Of
his turQuoises was the wealth Of
a man estimated. There was
more than simply the monetary
value attached to them. The tur-
ouoise was the symbol OF ali that
was beautiful to these people.
It was the color OF their lovely
skies and OF the ocean. 1t en-
bodied all that lovely in Nature.
For turquoise they would
barter any number OF their goats
or ponies. A perfect stone OF
great age was absolutely price
less. The Indians OF this region
would travel for miles and miles
to see perfect gem or q neck.
lace OF great beauty. Without
any notice they would seem to
sense in the air the fact that
some gem had been discovered
and they would flock to the. scene
of the finding.
However, the Indians of the
plain were by no means devoted
to silent contemplation of their
game. They were the most indie
fatigable workers in the world.
House building was the greatest
activity OF their existence. As
the population increased, larger
hivas were built. A kiva was
large circular subterranean room
inhabited by unmarried men.
All dwellings were owned by
the women and when a man mar
ried he went to live in the home
of his wife or his wife's people.
All inheritance came through the
women. For centuries and CEN
turtles the custom of living in
your Wife's house or her family's
house had prevailed among the
Pueblo Indians.
There was no plutocracy among
the Bonitians. They lived simply,
in homes which were all very
much alike. Each mans work
was like his neighbours, and each
woman's was like her neighb6r's.
The government followed the
principles of representation.
The clan leaders and elected
members OF the secret organiza-
lions elected what might be called
the mayor and decided all ques-
tons of commercial interest.
They were a busy, happy peo-
pie, working hard, living sensibly
and enjoying the beauties Of the
surroundings Nature had be-
slowed upon them.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
BY Fay King

FFAIRS with married men are
n always a gamble, and nine
girls outta ten who hang around
waiting for some married man to
get rid of the wife he has and
marry them sees him marry some
other girl when the time CONTEST
Having an affair with a mar
ried man is about the easist kind
OF romance girl can get into.
After a man is married while he
is apt to wonder to himself if he.
is still attractive to women be-
sides his wife, and, perhaps, just
for the fun of it, will flirt with
some girl and If she falls for
him she is meerly flattering his
vanity!
Comes time when perhaps he
finds he cannot get out of the
Irritation as easy as he got into
tt, and so, Of course, he begins
telling her modern fairy tales
about marrying her as soon as
his wife will give him a divorce.
Suppose his wife does give him
q divorce. Then the girl whom
he has been strfnging along for
several years is beginning to be
almost as much Of d bore to
him as his wife was, and so he's
very apt to stall her along and
snap into matrimony again with
some girl whom he meets when
he is free and has the right to
marry while he is really crazy
about her.
Some girls think a married man
is square and playing fair because
he tells her right ut the start that
he is married, and does not de-
ceive her into thinking that he's
single and can offer her mar
riage. But to such a man his
legal marriage is often the best
alibi, and he confesses at once to
a girl SO that he need not assume.
any responsibility for the develop
ment of their friendship.
Al girl is a fool to waste her
time on any married man. If she
is attractive to married men, she
can be just as attractive to single
men. Many girl spends her
evenings and Sundays alone be-
ing true to married sweetie who
gloats because he keeps her away
from attractive single men who
could take her everywhere above
board and tell the world.
Even If he finally marries her,
she will have a fat chance object
ing to his attentions to another
woman!
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
SWEETS FOR
HOLIDAYS
.BY Hannah Wine

ERUIT SWEETS are becoming
more and more popular, partly
because they are particularly
wholesome and partly because
they have more variety Of flavor
than the concentrated sweet of
all sugar candies, and are Inter
esting in shape and color.
Spiced fruit sweets are particn-
larry nice as an after-dinner
sweet.
One-half cup seeded or unseeded
raisins, three-quarter cup sugar,
three-Quarter cup water, one-hah
teaspoonful cinnamon, one-eighth
teaspoonful nutmeg, one-Quarter
teaspoonfu1 ground cloves, one
quarter teaspoonful ginger.
Pick the raisins over carefully,
removing stems Put the sugar,
water and spices into q saucepan
and cook, stirring until the sugar
without stirring, until the tenn
perature 23S degrees r. is reached.
Add raisins and cook slowly for
about seven minutes, stirring only
enough to separate the raisins
and keep the syrup from scorch-
ing,
Remove from the fire. Set into
a. pan of hot water. Take a few
raisins at q time from the syrup,
drain and drop into granulated
sugar. Separate at once and roll
each raisin until well covered with
sugar. Have the raisins well
drained and keep each raisin
separated from the others in
order to make them attractive in
appearance.
If the mixture Of raisins and
syrup becomes sugary before all
are dipped out. add about one
fourth of a cup OF water and re-
cook In recooIing, heat slowly
until all the sugar is dissolved;
then cook for about five minutes
until the syrup is thickened.
Cinnamon Figs
Place two cups Of brown sugar,
one cup OF corn syrup and a half
cup OF water in a saucepan. Cook
to the crack stage, or 285 de-
grees, and stir in three-quarters
OF a cup of figs cut in shreds
with scissors and q quarter Of
teaspoonful Of ground cinnamon.
Pour into buttered pans and
mark in squares.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
LOVE LETTERS
THEY'D LIKE
TO RECEIVE
Makes No Difference

MY DEAR BOY JIM:
WI For ten years we have
longed and waited for the letter
that came this morning from YOU
and 1t has awakened in me new
hopes, new Joys. al happiness that
words cannot express has suddenly
come over me. and as read and
reread page after page with q
humping heart, many tears ran
down my old cheeks and an occO-
sional smile nickered across my
face at some OF the experiences
you have had.
Whether you have trampIed your
soul into the dust or cast our good
name to the four winds, it makes
no difference. All we want is you
to come home. Jim. Just to see
your smiling face and hear your
voice again viii do our old hearts
good.
You will find the cottage Just
the same. boy. There has been no
change in anything but your pa
and me. guess we have grown
old before our time from lust wait.
ing. but now that you are coming
we feel like sprucing up q bit. I
can see the change in your pa all
ready.
Even the birds seem to know
the happiness that has come over
the old place for they are singing
their sweetest. and the flowers in
the garden are dressed in their
brightest colors to welcome you.
Oh. Jim, if you could only peep
into my heart and your pas. too,
and see the JOY and thanks that
have gathered there. you would be
glad. yes. more than glad, that
you have decided to come home.
MOTHER.
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
Donald LOwrie's Story
Back in Prison---W hy?''

ENINALLY, I decided to stick to
Il my original choice, and parted
with $500 in cash, getting five
pasteboard tickets on Norwich
in return. 1t was the largest
wager / had ever made in my
life.
Whiskaway under frantically
applied whip responded, but it
seemed to no avail for the man
who had stepped on my feet was
standing with open mouth, in
capable of sound. Four more
jumps and the two would be
at the wire. The boy on Whisk-
away seemed to lift the horse off
his feet. In a last-second effort
he put him across, winner by
neck.
The man next to me turned,
gasping. With trembling hand he
showed a ticket before my eyes.
"What'd I tell yer?'' he exulted
chokingly.
l didn't particularly care what
he had told mel had just lost
$500-but glanced at his ticket.
He had SIS on the winner.
AALHOuSn ldu lOSI POVV Qlu
not feel disheartened or detected.
Had Norwich won l would have
had a "bankroll'' OF $4,000. But
even as it was I still had $1,000,
and had already paid for my
reservation to New York. I did
not bet on the next race, but l
placed $40 on the horse which
won the last race of the day,
and then upbraided myself for not
having the nerve to bet more.
was not conscious of any
particular overstrain of my nerves
until / got back to my room in
Cincinnati, where I hastily took
a shower bath. Then. while dress
ing, / remembered the quart OF
whiskey in my bag. and decided
to open it. The need for alcohol
had come over me with sudden
intensity.
My train was not due to leave
until 1870 that night. and
would be travelling all next day.
A few drinks couldn't hurt me
much, and / didn't have time to
The Washington times., 1925-11-28

; get beyond the control stage. /
took three or four drinks in rather
quick succession, and began to
feel like somebody.
passed several rosy hours,
seated in an easy chair in that
hotel room, drinking corn whisky
and building air castles. I packed
up and went over to the station
at IL o'clock.
Five minutes after getting into
my berth / was asleep. When
awoke Sunday morning was
nearly half way to New York. I
still had some of the whisky left,
and took drink before getting
up. During the day 1 had three
or four additional drinks, and,
when the train arrived in New
York that night, / went to a
hotel feeling very confident of the
future.
Metropolitan racing was on at
the Aqueduct track on Long Is
land, and l was over there bright
and early Monday afternoon. The
trip, including admission to the
track, cost me close to IS. did
some calculating. Counting hotel
and living expenses, would have
To WIN at I66tSL 9IO a utty W Ia CON
even. If I was to increase my
capital, / would have to make
bets of considerable sAS>.
Lucky
/ remained lucky all through
that week of racing at Aqueduct,
but saw hundreds of men, and
some women, with despair in
their eyes. especially on the crowd
ed trains returning to New York
each evening. They were losers
Here and there / saw a winner
loud, patronizing, boastful. Then
there were the regulars those
who won and lost day after day,
week after week, month after
month, with little show of emo
ton. These, at the end of the
season, came out even, or perhaps
a few hundred dollars ahead; dark
circles under their eyes, nerves
frayed.
In the long run to hold ones
own at horse racing is the hard
est kind Of work, exacting a fear
The Washington times., 1925-11-28
DON'T MISS A WORD OF lTl
Read This First

FLOSSIE and MARY MID
DLETON are two pretty Sis
ters, the daughters OF a wild.
owed mother. Both of them
work for the Dexter Auto.
mobile Company.
FIOssie helps keep the files.
under MISS MacFARLANE.
Mary Rose is secretary TO
JOHN MANNERS, the sales
manager. with whom she is
deeply i'm love. Manners. how
ever. is engaged to DORIS
Mary Rose discovers that
FIOssia has been going out on
long drives with HILARY
DEXTER, the president OF the
company. And one night
when she is at an inn having
dinner with DIR. TOM FITA.
ROY, who wants to marry her,
she discovers FlOssie there
with Dexter, her friend ALICE
JAMES, and another man.
FIOssie is very sick with acute
indigestion, and Tom takes
care of her, while the two
other men hurry away.
When Mary Rose scOIds
FlOssie and begs her to return
some valuable gifts that Dex-
ter has given her. she refuses
to and threatens to go to live
with her chuIn, Alice.
Mary Rose points out that
there is nothing for q girl In
a friendship with q married
man.
The morning after the asi.
vanture at the inn, Sam
Jessup tells Mary Rose that
Mr.. Dexter wants to see her
In his office. Dexter tells
Mary Rose that she must
never mention the fact that
he was out with Flossie.
s