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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
CARS collide
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A Ford coupe, driven by Claire
Iawkins o. Lyons and who was ac-
-cmfanicd by Miss Elsie Retzlaff
End Arthur Rooney of Baraboo.
collided with Serge truck from
Reed&b Irg at the top of the Mty ers
till on the kiibourn road, few
miles out of Baraboo, about eleven
olock Saturday night The accident
occurred just as the lighter car had
rounded the top of the hill, going
south, and the coupe was badly de-
molished. Mr.. Hawkins was picked
up in an unconscious condition and
taken to st. Mary S Ringing hos
lital where it was found that he
had suffered a wrenched back and
numerous cuts and bruises. Miss
Retzlaff and Mr. Rooney escaped
without serious injury.
A wrecker from Baraboo brought
the wrecked coupe to Baraboo.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
A Lille Cabin i'm the Woods
FISHING AND PHILIP

almost forgotten in the progress OF
the years.
Like other boys | dreamed. and in
those dreams there were ambitions in
which the ridiculous blent freely with
the sublime. In that | was not differ
ent than many grownups, whom | see
every day making asses of themselves.
wanted. among other things, to be a
tin peddler, and that desire was Just as
real as my purpose little later to
sometime sit in the White House. The
first ambition | never realized and
when finally reached the home built
for presidents, Roosevelt, and not L,
stood at the head of the receiving line
Blessed is the man who finds his pro-
per place,
1t is just as we'll that Fate takes a
hand in our affairs and sees to it that
we do the things for which we are
best fitted. This is q very practical old
world and requires bread and meat
and clothes, as we'll as provision
against the rainy day and for old age.
But what is the harm il in youth there
- d DIlel pCIIOu III WHICH we ENJOY OuI
castles? Has not play become re-
spectacle thing since the days of the
Puritans? Ard has it not been dis
covered that in play, with not too
much work older folks may continue
to keep young?
So, having passed through period
Of dreamland, followed by doing a
fair share of the worlds work, | have
reasoned much and have wrought out
philosophy by which | purpose to
be guided. | have made no great dis
coyery but have taken firm hold up
on the obvious, with such excellent
guides as Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius,
Burroughs, Van Dyke, and Thoreau
showing the way. | have, with the help
Of these men, picked up one Of the
threads of my boyhood fancy and pur-
pose to follow it to the end, even to
that sunset where my shadow and
those of my beloved trees shall mingle
for the last time.
Back i'll the country, hundreds Of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Maple Hill
NewS Notes

Tho Home Economics met at tho
home of Mrs. Maude Uhich Thurs
day afternoon. All numbers were
present, and they spent vel
prosperous afternoon crochet ing
an edging around a set of bed room
curtains, making button holes and
sewing on buttons on differenl gar
ments, also doing some efnDIv.d.
cry work and sewing three balls Of
carpet rags all for the host ess. Miss
Myrtle entertained the club with
four o'clock Miss Myrtle prepared
sc on the player piano and at
and served very delicious lunch
assisted by Miss Alice Page. Mrs.
Oscar Herman of LaRue came as IA
guest. The next meeting will be
home Of Mrs. Agnes Walsh.
Arthur Page and George Kletch
went to Honey Creek and moved
the saw mill from the Rob. Boett
cher farm to Mr. LitchuTs where
they will have about two weeks
saving.
Marion Wood, Marie Klctch,
Evelyn Sharra Lawrence, and
Louise Hoffman all accompanied
their teacher, Francis Ohswaldt 10
Baraboo Thursday afternoon to at
tend court.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Produce Added
To Gust Firm

4 deal was closed this afternoon
whereby Paul Gust, proprietor OF
the Gust Coal Co., also became Tho
owner Of the Carpenter & Wake
field warehouse. The new enter
prise Will be known as the Gust
Fuel &, Produce company. S. +.
Wakefield, one of the former pro
Brietors Of the warehouse, win be
retained by Mr.. Gust to have charge
of the -four and feed business. The
warehouse is located near the Gust
coal headquarters, not far from the
Northwestern freight depot.
Nr. Gust purchased the Davis &
Cooley coal business, now the Gust
Coal company, in 1922 and since
that time through mis- courteous
and pleasing business-like methods
has added many rev customers to
the enterprise. Now with the ad
dition of the warehouse business
Mr.. Gust will retain -four and feed,
as well as all kinds of fuel He
will be pleased to serve all the old
customers of the warehouse as well
as new ones who find it convenient
to trade with him.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

miles from the great city, l have
builded me a cabin. 1t overlooks lake
whose waters are as clear as dis
titled dew, and is in the edge of for
est where living things come and go.
1t is a place where the soul of man
may find quiet and peace. have gone
back to live again the life of boy
and | have found it good and satisfy
ing. The whip-poor-w tells me when
it is time to go to bed and a choir OF
feathered songsters awaken me i'll the
morning. My sleep is seldom broken,
but if | chance to have an hour Of re
Election in the night, the boot of an
owl or the cracking OF stick in the
brush, tell me that my neighbors are
about and upon some important er-
rands. What a privilege to lie there III
the solitude and wonder what my
friends, the wolves, bear, and foxes
are doing. What tragedies are they
bringing to other creatures who must
give up their lives that they must
continue theirs!
The daytime is filled with excur-
sions and pleasures such as one may
reasonably enjoy Oh these l value
most my hours with the rod and the
feathered fly. | have learned from both
experience and observation that there
is just one sport that is good all the
way through mems lives. We out
grow mud pies, drop the handker-
chief, ee-cornered cat tennis, and
baseball, but notice how eagerly dad
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Sights During
tornado Worse
Than The War

Mrs. II. A. Fisher of Baraboo was
in West Frankfort, ILL.,, at the time
of the, tornado disaster in southern
Illinois. Mrs. Fisher had spent some
time in the south and on her return
rip to Baraboo, sEe stopped In
Frankfort to visit at the home OF
her son, Karl F. Fisher. In let
ter to her daughter, Mrs. Clausen
F.. Stekl she writes:
by this time l suppose you have
seen by the papers about the aw-
eul cyclone which struck here and
surrounding towns. | want you to
Know that we are all 0. K, the
only damage done to Karl's garag :,
The business district practically es-
capped with the exception CT a few
plate glass windows blown in. Karl,
and in fact most of the business
men closed their places immediate
ly.
Karl was out nearly all night
giving first aid, he said the sights
we're terrible, people blown in all
directions and lying there, dead
dying and wounded. A friend Of
Karls came in this morning and
he said he saw awful sights during
the war but nothing like this
women and little children.
Karl has been out nearly all day
doing rescue work. Nurses, doc
tors and ambulances have rushed
here from all directions. You can't
imagine such sights. They are us
ing all the halls and people have
opened their homes for the woun
ded .Ambulances are rushing back
and forth-bIoody quilts, ETC., are
scattered in the streets and OF
top Of all this the water plant was
put out of commission. Water wa
shipped in and the fire department,
is hauling it to places where it is.
needed.
81 have not been to the destroy
ed section. Karl wouldn't take us
as be said there were too many
there now and they only hindered
the workers. The Salvation Army
is doing wonders, also the Boy
Scouts. high school boys and others
The militia is also here.
Bobby and I were in the house
alone at the time of the storm,
and l tell you | was scared.
Today the weather is just beauti-
full and shrubbery is getting quite
green. | have been down to the
drugstore and outside was dis
played a sign. Volunteers wanted
to dig graves
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
MEMS CLASS
GIVES BAN(lUE:' |
(From Tuesdays Daily

(From Tuesdays Daily
The Mems Banquet which was
held in the parlors of the Evan
gcl;cal church last evening was a
decided success. The tables were
well arranged and beautifully dec
grated with potted plants.
Nearly one hundred men were
seated around the tables.
The Evangelical orchestra rem
dered some beautiful selections. w.
Gambrill sang two fine solos.
e. M Doll acted as feast master,
who after some well chosen words
introduced the Hon. j. Il. Messer-
schmidt of Madison who delivered
very able and impressive address,
which was highly appreciated.
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the Mems Bible class
of the Evangelical church.
M. E. Gale is president of the
class.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

or grandfather go back to the lake or
the stream with the boy. Somehow
the adventure of fishing never loses
its opeal
There is charm in the very word
fishing" AS a homely word suggest
i've Of a days sport | like it better
than angling" I have liked it ever
since my pal called TO me from the
neighbor's yard, Let's go fishing
1t was the one call that never failed
Of a sympathetic answer. A game Of
ball a raid Oh an apple orchard, even
a trip to a Fourth Of July or circus
could be resisted, but the gods wept
with me when the call to 60 a-fishin2
was denied by the sordid duty of hoe
ing corn or wedding the onion patch
My memory runs back to the day
when | was content with a pole cut
from a thicket, cheap line and hook,
and bottle cork for a bobber. 1t
took courage as | emerged from youth
into manhood to discard one Of the
best friends of the old-fashioned boy
| can see the cork as it floats serenly
on the surface of the water. | watch ii
for five minutes, ten, perhaps for half
an hour as lie there thinking great
thoughts that only boys can think
Then it begins to nod at me as if it
were saying, Il told you sou and then
it gets more emphatic and dips hard
several times. resist the impulse to
pull until the cork dives out Of sight
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Editorial Note wcnty years ago A. D.
porsett wa a resident Of Baraboo, an
owner Of ha'f interest in the Baraboo
Daily Nr~s lie sold his interest and
went to Chicago where he has attained
worldly sacrcss year ago lie retired
from bus, IS and built log cabin in
the deep woods Of Marinctte county, II
mics from the nearest railway station.
When he lived in Raraboo. Mr. Dor
sett was a oeghbor Of r. f. Morey, and
fishing partner o. may trips TO near
by lakes and trou. streams.
Much water has run down thc
streams since |, as a boz, dreamed O
a fishernan's paradise, where many
Zig fi,h might lie found and time a
p'enty III which to catch them. Ny
dream did no. include fancy tackle
clear pools, fewer lined banks, anC
singing BIRDS. The artistry and poetry
Of angling came when the savage de-
sire to Kill had given way to test
OF skill
Would that could turn back the
years and rc'ivc those days in which
imagination holds its spell. | would
lcel again the hot dust Of the country
road or the cool earth Of the freshly
turned furrow upon my feet. Once
more, with my back pressing the
green grass, would look into the
clouds and see there a city Of castles
or the crags Of mountain peaks, and il
my ears Tive thunders OF distant
storm would be the cannon OF armies
at Manassas or Gettysburg. Tie for
csts, not so large now as then, would
hold strange wild creatures, and the
low rumble of a train, coming from
ten miles away over those forests
would be a voice OF mystery from {
world uncxplorcd. For these | would
endure again the terror Of riding pas
the country graveyard at night, my
pony with switch playing on his
TANKS making right good time through
alternate shadows and moonlit spaces
Happy ere those days and memory
dwclls upon them with the hardship,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Sank City.Man
To Armenia

Charles K. Carol, Sank City, will
sail soon as a member OF the Near
East relief for service with the or
ganization in Armenia. Mr.. Carroll,
who is a graduate Of the University
of Wisconsin, will be stationed at
Stepanavan, a mountain so miles
from the nearest railroad, where
the Near East relief maintains an
agricultural school for it's orphan
wards. He has volunteered for two
years service as relief worker.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
POtterville Buys
SuTnnter Farm

August Fcnske sold his 50-acre
farm in the town Of Sumpter to
Henry Potterville Of Barabco. The
farm was sold complete with stock
and machinery. Mr.. and Mrs Fen
ske expect to leave for Baraboo on
Friday where they will make Their
home MI. Potterville recently also
purchased the o. J. McGilvrl farm
In Sumpter.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Cases Heard In
HalStePs Court

The following cases were heard
this morning before Justice H. L.
Halsted;
Ed. Berghagen, arrested on the
complaint of Elsie Werner, case adj.
journed to April 3rd. Complaining
witness unable to appear.
Peter Biwersi, charged with hav-
ing liquor in his possession, case
adjourned to March 28th.
Gustav Kettler waived examina
ton before Justice H. L. Halstet
and wen before Judge ]. Fl. IIiu
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Van Dyke We can say !:


lis not a proud desire Of mine;
I ask for nothing Superfine;
No heavy weight, no salmon great,
To break the record of my line
Only an idle little stream,
Whose amber waters softly CLEAN,
Where l may wade through woodland
shade.
And cast the f.y, and loaf, and dream
Only trout or two to dart
From foaming pool, and try my art
No more I'm wishing-old fashioned
fishing,
And just day OH nature 5 heart.
What a privilege il is to wande
from my cabin int othe unexplore
places and make discoveries. In ON
direction | come upon a field Of tige
lilies in an open, causing me to won
der why SO much gorgeous displa
where there are SO few eyes to behold
Another path leads through the wood
into a swamp, with a little lost lax,
in the very center OF it. There, grow
ing plentiful in the spongy moss OF
the borders, | find the pitcher plant
that strange creation of the vegetable
kingdom, its one, fleshy, cup-like lea
half filled with water and waiting fot
insects to drop in. Here | come upol
one kind of wild berries, and there up
on another, all more dehcately flav
ored and therefore more tempting than
their cultivated relatives in the garden.
And all the while | wonder how far
away that drumming pheasant may be,
or that prairie chicken calling to its
mate. Two hours slip by and forget
the days of the week OF verify,
am in contact with things that arc
worth while, and if this is the lie OF
a vagabond, then have no apology.
for being one. | taste OF the legitimate
sweets offered by the gods and con-
tent pcrmeates my being.
1t was Robert Louis Stevenson who
spoke we'll OF idlcrs Do not mistake
HMM praise of idlers, not lazy folk,
Ny neighbor, Philip, is an idler and ]
have learned many valuable lesson
from him, One day | saw him sitting
on log calmly watching a large pine
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Cases Heard;
Andro's Court

The following cases were heard
before Judge Adolph andre this
morning:
Morris Seoddard, Lime Ridge,
fined $25 and costs on the charge of
driving car while intoxicated.
> Otto Lechman, La Crosse, fined
IS and costs on the charge Of drunk
eness. Lechman is employed on
Sank Road construction work, near
EarabCc.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
North Freedom
Resident III

August Smith at North Freedom
has suffered a stroke and it 5ert
ously ILL., His three daughters, Mrs.
Augusta Geyman. Baraboo. Ms
Bertha Kuether, Waterloo; and Mrs
Lolita Brown. Reedsburg, have been
summoned to the parental home.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Haul Sand For
Sank Co, R0af

Sand is be;rg hauled from the
river bottom in "Middlctown" and
stored on highway Nc. u. The sand
is to be used on tho highway be
tween Prairie du Sax. and Kings
Corners to reinforse the road and
to spread on afte4. the asphalt pre-
paration is sprayed on.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
BQraboo Man
Ill In Madison

Word hes been received that Pa
trick Fleming of this city is very
ow at st. Mary's hospital at Ma
olson.
MI. Fleming was visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Fadness and son
Samuel Of Madison and while there
was taken seriously i'll and rushed
to the hospital
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
CazenoUiia Road
To Function

At a recent spscial election, held
in the village of Cazenovia, sum
cc $45G0 was voted to rehabilitate
the Cazenovia & Southern railroad.
with this money it has been de-
c:ded to purchase a steam locomo-
tive for the railroad to replace the
locomotive condemned last fall by
the government inspectors. The
road has not handled freight since
the engine was condemned, and
nal service has been kept up by
using a Ford car built to run on the
rails. An engine is expected soon
when full service will be restored
from La Vale to CazenoTia.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
GROW GRAPES
ON Big SCAL.|E: {.

at Pensacola, Florida Richard
Ringing has just purchased the
entire holding in west Florida Of
Porter brothers, comprising more
than $4,000 acres Of land It's To-
cation is in Santa Rosa and Okla
loosa counties, just across Escam-
bia bay from Pensacola and it is
announced that this vast tract win
be Immediately developed, millions
or dollars being expended in con
verting it into the show place of
west Florida.
Porter brothers have partially
developed the large tract with
thousands of satsumas, grapes, blue
berries and plums. This feature
will be continued and enlarged, but
this will be only a small part Of
the development work, for Richard
T. Ringing, the owner of the larg-
est Holstein registered herd in the
world, will bring from his Montana
ranch half of this herd and breed
these thoroughbrcd3 on an even
larger scale than he has in Mon
tana. Modern dairies will be es-
tablished on the place
Another feature of the develop
ment work will be the bringing OF
1000 Italian grape growers from
California and colonize them on til
tract, giving to each 20 acres for
grape growing.
A still more interesting feature
will be the establishment of the
largest poultry establishment in the
world on a portion Of the acreage.
A California breeder will be
brought here by MI Ringing, i'm
mense plants erected and incuba-
tors Of 5000 egg capacity installed
Mr. Ringling sent representa-
tives here last January and made
thorough Investigations into the
practicability of grape growing,
poultry raising. dairying and diver
sifed fruit growing with the view
of widening the scope OF their de-
yelopments in Florida The pur-
chase of the Porters' acreage at a
price said to sc nearly two million
dollars was the result OF these in
yestigations
II is announced that Mr. Ring
ling. nephew OF John and Charles
Ringing, will be III direct charge
Of the west Florida developments
end Will move his home here from
Iontana. He is expected during
the latter portion Of March and wilt
bring with him a staff Of experts
TO handle the various enterprises
that he viii launch.
The entering Of the Ringlings in.
to west Florida is believed to be
the beginning of development OF
this entire section along lines sim
liar to the great development i'll
south Florida, for it, is known that
in addition to their purchase OF
$4,000 acres they have taken OPP
tons on other immense tracts.
Editors note: The above clipping
from newspaper was sent to NJ
II. Mould, president of the First
National bank, from his sister, Mrs.
NJ. III. Marriott, who is spending tile
winter in Florida. Pensacola is
on that point of land which juts to
the west, near the boundary of
Alabama.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Had Mrs. C. E. Ryan lived, tfis
would have been her birthday an
niverysary Last night station
WCBD, at Zion City, Illinois, broad :
casted one of Mrs. Ryan's favorite
songs, Home Sweet Home, and
Nearer My God to Thee The
music came about $50
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Skillet Creek
News Notes

Mr.. and Mrs Glen Hill and dau-
ghter Glenice spent Sunday at the
George Hartman home in the city.
Al. Youngberg spent Sunday at
La Crosse visiting his mother
Chas. Spencer has the shingles.
The Rodwell family attended the
funeral of VIM. Marshall last We'd
nesday, Miss Ethel remained until
Friday. While Mrs. Louis Brandt
attended the funeral of her brother
wife, Mrs Gordon Steele's, who
was buried Thursday at Chicago
following an operation for goiter.
Fred Lombard and family eX-
,cct to occupy the Klemm house
and work for August Platte,
John Hamburg Junior has the
humps.
Walter Robson Of Independence,
Iowa, visited number Of shOrthorn
herds around Baraboo last week
working for the interest of The
Milking Short horn Society. He
spent Thursday at the Walter
Pierce home and Friday accom-
)anied by Albert Templin and Mr..
Pierce visited the herds Of F. w.
Groves Lodi George Bairwald and
John Padruth Of Sank City.
The Klemm Auction was at
ended by large crowd.
Mrs. w. Cahoon has been con
ined to her home the past month
With the grip.
All the members of the Walter
pierce family with the exception
If Mrs. Pierce have been having the
grip.
Mrs. VIM. Alvin, ST., has had
Ter tonsils removed at Grandyiew
hospital at Lacrosse.
Roger Alvin, who had his nose
broken at Larne, is getting along
nicely.
The Teacher accompanied by the
eth and Sth grade attended the
Rohn trial one afternoon last
week
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Increase Bank Stock
In Prairie du Sac

At a meeting Of the stockholders
of the Peoples State Bank of Prai
RE du Sac, a motion to increase the
capital stock from $4,000 to $40,-
600 was carried unanimously.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Steve have
moved from 627 Potter street to
Devils lake. They will assist with
the many visitors who visit the
Thieman hotel and cottages during
tie summer.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Baraboo relatives today received
word Of the birth CT a seven pound
laughter to 1Ir. and Mrs. Fred Ku-
Terra of La Crosse on Thursday.
The little Girl has been named
Thelma Grace. Mrs. Kuber~a viii
be remembered as Miss Grace Wag
ner. a daughter Of the late Cott,ieb
Wagner, of Barabco.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Miss Hazel Newell, who teaches
near Prairie du Sac is spending
two weeks vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Wayne Newell.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26
Time Ripe To
Improve The
East Sank Road

j. T. Donaghey, state highway
commissioner was in BaraboO on
Friday and exploded some import
n Information to business men
Of the city. He stated he believed
The time w2s ripe for imrroying
he cast Sank road and bel.gve>t
.eGeral aid to the extent of $4,000
and state aid to the extent Of $500
ould be obtained for the improve
4aents which would include wia-
8ning and surfacing the road from
he Warner Memorial highway to
Highway - Tie cost Of the work
ould probably be in the neighbor-
sood Of $4,000, Mr.. Donaghey
'elieved, and with $500 supplied
was up to Sank county, to devise
/, scheme to raise the remaining
$500.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Mrs. S. Weisshaar returned to
her home today from the home OF
Mrs. Thomas Bockliouse. A little
son was born to Rev and LIS
We.sshaar few weeks ago.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-26

Government expenditures have
been cut to the bone.