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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
MAN is killed
BY train WHEN
1T HITS Wagon
Lifelong Resident Of
Columbus In Fatal
Accident Near AS
ticO

Sanford ST. john, Lifelong resi-
dent of Columbus and vicinity was
struck and killed by Train No. s
at what is known as the John
Powers crossing, near Astigo.
The train struck the wagon he
was driving at about the front
wheels, causing instant death to
the driver and also killing one of
the horses. The train was brought
to stop and the body placed a
board and taken to Reeseyiile
Relatives were notified and the re-
mains were later taken to the homo
in Elba
MI. St. John was on his way
HON after shopping trip to Col
umbus over highway 20. AS the
view toward the west from this
crossing is somewhat INSTRUCTED
and Mr.. st. John was heavily cloth
ed because of the cold weather he
very likely did not see or hear the
train.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Coolest Morning
OF The Winter

On Friday evening the wind
changed to the north and another
cold wave came down upon this
region. For a short time about
nine o'clock Friday night, there
was binding snow storm for a
few minutes. The temperature
this morning ranged all the way
from fifteen to twenty degrees be-
low zero. For more than a week
the thermometer has been crouch
ing low and many of the older in
habitants are not able to recall
when there was SO much bitter
weather at the Christmas season
of the year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
ASKNEW DEPOT
or RAILROAD
At kILB0lJRN
Kiwanis Club COnfers
With the ST. Paul
COmpany's General
Manager

Kilbourn business men have join
ed in an attempt to secure early
action by the c., NJ & st. P. road
in providing better freight housing
facilities at that place. d
The Kiwanas club at Kilbourn
recently sent A. w. Luettgerodt
and w. P. Mulligan to hicago for
conference with General Mana
ger Gillick, but they returned
home with little in the way of de-
finite assurances.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Milwaukee Cop,
Killed in Brawl,
Had Reedburg Kin

Paul Luedtke and Mrs. Henry
Wagner, both of whom live near
Reedsburg were called to MilwaU-
kee last week by the tragic killing
of their brother, Patrolman Walter
Luedtke. who was shot while at
tempting to apprehend man NAM
ed Salmon. The shooting occur
red within a block of Luedtke's
home. Salmon. crazed with moon
shine became incensed because his
two nieces had bobbed their hair
and created such a disturbance
that the entire neighborhood was
aroused.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
ReU. O'ReiNy,
Ill, Plans To
Leave BQrabOO

Announcement was made here
that the Rev. T.. c. O'Reilly, pastor
Of st. Joseph Catholic church, viii
leave Baraboo in the near future
for an indeterminate stay. Rev
OReilly has been in poor health
for several years and plans to lay
aside all work for time and reCup
crate. Preparatory to Rev. O'Reil
ly's departure there will ba meet
ing Of the congregation in the
school auditorium at which plans
Will be made for the formation of a
lay committee which is to take
over te financial business of the
church Heretofore. church finances
have been in the hands Of the
priest.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Transfers In
Real Estate

D. G. Schweke ct al to G. c.
Schweke, land in Reedsburg ST..
Aprian Raschein to Florian Ras-
chem, land in Honey Creek-$14,
0OC.
Laura e. Foster to John Wesley,
land in Baraboo-$1.
John Wesley to Laura Foster,
land in Baraboo 81
Barbara Keller to Carl Raatz,
land in BaraboO, 81.
Arthur E. White to Clarence S.
Powell, land in Reedsburg 81.
James A. Stone to Otto Roeling,
land in Reedsburg $1,000
Nina l.. Gabriel to Otto Roeling,
land in Reedsburg- 81,
e. e. Bunge to Mrs. Winifred
Holton, land in Dellona- 81
Mrs. S. Powell Taylor to Stephen
Fl. Riess, land IN Delton- 81.
Mrs. S. Powell Taylor to Mrs
Effersena Riess land in DeltOn- 81
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
John Ringing
Gives Million
As Memorial

John Ringing has created mil
lion dollar community center at
Sarasota, Florida, in renown of the
late President Harding, long his
intimate friend Details are lack
ing regarding the exact form of the
foundation. In the old days when
ever the circus visited the Marion
Region, Mr. Harding was wont 10
dine with the circus folk, enjoying
the frolic like a boy.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Reedsburg Man
Suffers Stroke

Chris Wintermantel of Reeds
burg suffered stroke Saturday
evening which paralysed his left
side and he has been unconscious
much of the time since.
He is a partner in the Winter
mantel Meat Market firm and he
and his brother have done bust
ness in Reedsburg for many years.
He was a little improved Monday
morning.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
farm
EFFICIENCY
is 1925 goal.
Jones Offers Program
for Agricultural De
velopment in State

Cooperative marketing, greater
efficiency on the average farm UNI
it. and a rational land policy"
should be stressed in Wisconsin 5
agricultural program for 1925 to
offset the effects of the low prices
and diminished quality during 1924.
John d. Jones, Jr., declared in a
statement Monday in Madison.
Lower prices for milk were cited
by Mr.. Jones in pointing out 1924
as an off year for Wisconsin agri-
culture. Decreases were particu-
larly noticeable in prices of butter,
cheese and condensed milk, he
said. Dairy cattle values also de-
clined.
Land Policy Needed
wisconsin agricultural pro
gram for 1925" the statement says
should stress:
''The need of rational land pol
icy. To establish a rational land
policy involves classification OF
idle or partly idle lands, to deter.
mine the use to which they are
best adapted, and the manner in
which they may be best utilized
for the benefit of the state and its
people"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Train Deraiiled
Near Portage
By Icy Tracks

A sleeping car full of chorus girls
bound for a Milwaukee theatre mar
rowly escaped injury when a part
of train No. IL, on the Chicago,
and st. Paul road jump
ed the track west of Portage Sun
day.
Slippery rails and slight incline
on which the train was travelling
are blamed for the near tragedy
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Two Christmas
Babies Born To
Madison People

Two children. both of them
boys. were born in Madison hos
pitfalls on Christmas day.
The General hospital reports the
parents as being Mr. and Mrs.
George Peters. Madison route 5,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Meats, 20i
n. Brearly st.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Licensed to We'd
In Rockford, Ill

Frank Watkins of Baraboo and
Beatrice Murray of Delton were Ii
censed to marry at Rockford, H.,
yesterday. according to message
from the Yards News Bureau.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
Grant DiUorce
Portage Couple

A divorce has been granted by
Judge A. F. kellogg in Portage to
Philip Savidusky. in his suit again
st Florence Savidusky. Savidusky
was given the custody of their son,
Jack.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01
KlbOurn Tax
Rate Is Lower

The tax rate in Kilbourn is lower
by 40 cents per hundred dollars Of
assessed valuation this year than
last. The rate last year was 1919
per 500. This year the rate is
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-01

Some feminine compilations are
affairs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
$4,000 GIVEN.
T0L0CAL MAN
FOR INJURIES
Adolph Kutchera Is Given
Verdict in District Court
Here BY Jury

A jury in district court here late
yesterday afternoon returned a ver-
dict of $4,000 in favor of Adolph
Kutchera of Bismarck, against the
500 Railway Company, for personal
injuries sustained October 6, 1921,
when he was injured on a gasoline
speeder near the> state penitentiary.
Mr.. Kutchera sued for $4,000.
Kutchera, proprietor of the Mod
ern Machine Works, had been en-
gagged to repair the speedster for
the railroad company. He had made
repairs and was testing it out when
it jumped the track, and he suffer-
ed bodily injuries.
The case had long been in court.
On a demurrer filed against the
complaint, it being alleged that it
did not state a cause of action, the
case went to the supreme court, and
trial before jury was. ordered. The
theory Of the plaintiffs case, as out
lined by his attorneys, O'Hare and
Cox, was that the three wheel
speeder was dangerous in that it
often jumped the track, and that
before he went to test the speed
ster he was not warned by the rail-
road company. The jury was out
about an hour considering the case.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
ROOMS NEEDED
FOR DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION

With between 600 and 700 dele.
gates expected to attend the North
Dakota Farmers and Grain Dealers
Association convention to be held in
Bismarck on March "a, Is and 26
the Convention Bureau Of the Asso-
citation of Commerce is asking the
people of the city to throw open
their homes to accommodate the del
egates who will be unable to secure
rooms at the hotels.
"The members of the North Da-
kota Farmers and Grain Dealers
Association will be guests of the
city" A. F. Bradley, secretary of the
Association of Commerce, said to-
day, "and the people of Bismarck
must make their stay here pleas
ant one in order that the visitors
may have pleasant recollections of
Bismarck"
Any one having rooms they will
have available for the convention
delegates are asked to call the Con-
vention Bureau Of the Chamber Of
CoYmerce, phone 1915.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
TWO TICKETS
| IN FIELD FOR
CITY ELECTION
H. A. Thompson Candidate
for President of Commits
sion on Economy Platform
SEEKS TO LOWER TAXES
A. p. Lenhart, Incumbent,
Out for Reelection on Busi-
ness Administration Plat
form
SEEKS TO LOWER TAXES

Two tickets were in the field for
the city election, which is to be held
on April 7, when time for filing
petitions expired last night.
One ticket is headed by Harry A.
Thompson, now a member of the city
commission, for president of the
commission. Jack F. Runyan and
Alex Rosen will make the race for
commissioners on the ticket headed
by Mr.. Thompson. Their platform
is: For decreased taxation and ef-
ficiency and economy is city man.
agement.",
A. p. Lenhart, now president of the
city commission, heads the other
ticket. George T. Humphreys and
Charles Wachert are the candidates
for the two places on the city COM
mission. Their platform is: "For
economical and business administra-
tion Of city affairs"
. The candidates are to meet late
today to draw for places on the bal
lot.
Headquarters for both tickets will
be opened in the business district
this week.
r. H. Crane is candidate for city
justice of the peace, and candidate
for police magistrates are w. C.
eastman, incumbent; William Cook,
W. S. Casselman and H. r. Bonny.
All terms are for four years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
FATE OF MEN
IN MINESHAFT
YET UNCERTAIN
Rescue Workers Continue
Hunt for Miners EntOmbed
BY Gas Explosion

Farimont, w. Va, Mar. 19.--Tire-
less rescue workers continued, their
struggle today to reach the "a min
ers entombed by a terrific explosion
that. Tuesday night wrecked Mine
No. Al Of the Bethlehem Mines Cor
poration three miles from here.
Hope that some Of the entombed
men may be rescued had not been
abandoned, but it is the belief of
experienced mining men that those
in on the property at the time of
the explosion have perished.
r. M. Lambie, chief of the De-
partment of Mines, announced last
night after trip into the mine with
a rescue crew that fire was burning.
Chief Mine Inspector r. NJ. Lambie
and a companion, descended to the
bottom Of the wrecked shaft in a
temporary bucket and were able to
penetrate to the room where the
mine horses were kept. All of the
animals were dead. They could see
no trace of the 33 entombed miners.
Rescue workers managed to clear
away part Of the wreckage which
had clogged the shaft and entered
the mine proper.
As the rescuers pushed short
way past the dead horses, however,
they found no trace of the miners.
It was believed, however, that those
working nearest the shaft were half
mile away, while others we're as
far as mile and a half.
Lambie and his companions re-
turned to the surface with the report
that they had explored for some dis
tance the. headings leading from the
bottom OF the mine but had found
none Of the men. Lambie said res
cue teams would go down immedi-
ately in the hope of finding them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
CASUALTY LIST

Chicago, March l9.-( BY the A. P.
Reports Of casualties from the tor,
nado and storm which Wednesday
struck five mdwestern states, com
piled at P. NJ. today were as fol.
lows:
Murphysboro, Ill.,, dead, $50 to 800
injured, 800 to 500. ...,
West Frankfort, H., dead, ll6 to
$50, injured 800 to 400.
DeSoto, H., dead 35 to so, injured
$50 to 800.
Parish, Ill.,, dead 25 to SO, injured
100 to $50. ...
Gorham, H., dead so to 100, injur.
ed l5O.
McLeansboro, Ill.,, dead II, injured
S5 to 100.
Logan, Ill.,, dead Ia, injured 30 to
Benton, H., dead -, injured SO to
Is.
Enfield, Ill.,, dead l2, injured IS
to 60.
Hurst, H., dead G, injured 40
Thomsonville, Ill.,, dead 8, injured
GO.
Bush, Ill.,, dead s, injured so.
Carmi, Ill.,, dead 2, injured rs.
Crossville, H.. dead !, injured 10.
Glasgow, KY, dead 8.
Scottsville, KY, dead 4.
Springfield, KY, dead 2, injured
25.
Lexington. KY, dead l.
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, dead 7, in
jured So.
Beihle, Mo-, dead 10, injured SO.
Annapolis, Mo-, dead 3, injured
100.
Allenburg, Mo-, dead /, injured 10.
Wiltham Tenn, dead 80, injured
so.
Griffin, Ind, dead 40 to 100, injur.
ed $50.
Princeton, Ind, dead 25, injured
60 to 100.
Owensville, Ind, dead Is, injured
so to 100.
Elizabeth, Ind, dead 3, injured 10
to 20.
Poseyville, Ind, dead 5, injured 80
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
State Experiment
SubstatiOns To
Be Re0rganized

Fargo, March 19.-Plans for imme.
diate reorganization of the substa-
tions of the State Experiment Sta
tion, as a consequence of the cut
made in appropriations for them by
the legislature, were discussed at a
preliminary conference yesterday OF
the officials of the stations, includ-
ing DR.. Coulter, President of the
College, here.
Substations at Dickinson, Willis
ton, Hettinger, Langdon and Edgeley
are affected by the reduction from
about 100000 for biennium ia
about $4,000 for the next two years.
,According to officials, this will bare
ly provide caretakers for the sta
tions. Recommendations are to be
made to the state board at Bismarck
Saturday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
Bismarck Shoe
And Clothing
Men To Organize

Organization of the clothing and
shoe group Of the Merchants Divi-
sion Of the Association of Commerce
will be made at meeting to be held
at 8 p. m. Friday in the Association
Of Commerce rooms. The dry goods
and women's wear merchants will
organize tonight.
The object of the Merchants Divi-
sion is to promote better merchan-
dising methods and practices with a
view to giving better service to the
buying public, to develop better un-
derstanding among the merchants as
q whole and to aid or sponsor any
movement that will stimulate a
greater development and expansion
Of Bismarck's trade territory,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
Boys on Rampage
Caught and Licked

Beach, N. D., Mar. 19.-Three To-
cal boys averaging Is years of age
ruefully recalling three separate Sc
ances in the family woodshed, prob
ably will not again soon start on a
wild and woolly path to the pen
itentiary.
Securing revolvers from the re-
spective hiding places the three
started out for Wibaux, Mont, where
they had heard there were wild
gambling dens with the intention of
holding up the gamblers and win
ming wealth.
One of their confidantes spilled
the beans and the boys were hauled
from Northern Pacific Train No. Z
by wrathy parents, disarmed and
the red applied.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
10000 HOMELESS
IN TOXIC FIRE

Toxic, March 19.-(By the A.
P.)-Ten thousand were home
less, 800 injured, 20 missing
and 1000 houses destroyed in con-
flagration that swept northeastern
Toxic last night, police check OF
the situation revealed
A barracks has been constructed
to house the homeless, Z. subscription
list headed by the emperor providing
Immediate relief funds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
FLAMES LEVEL
& BIG HOTELS
IN PALM BEACH
Blaze For Time Threatens
Entire Business Section
of Famous Resort
A FEW STORES BURNED
Property Damage in Fire Is
Estimated in Excess of
Four Million Dollars
A FEW STORES BURNED

Palm Beach, Fla, Mar. l9.-More
than $4,O00,O00 worth Of property
lay in ruins here today after the fire
which swept through the Breakers
and Palm Beach Hotels, destroyed
several shops and cottages and for a
time threatened destruction of that
entire section Of the city. Smould-
ering ashes were all that remained
Of two Of the most noted hotels Of
the playground of millionaires.
= Groups paused in the dull glow Of
the graying embers to discuss the
fire or make an effort to identify or
recover valuables that had been
flung from windows.
On the golf links groups of mill
lionaires slept upon expensive rugs
and draperies torn from the floors
and walls of the burning buildings.
Less happily quartered were 20
persons, most of them negroes, ar
rested on charges of looting after
the fire, while thousands of dollars
worth of jewels, money and clothing
they were alleged to have stolen was
guarded by police.
The cause of the fire had not
been positively ascertained.
In addition to the two hotels, the
Poinciana barracks and number Of
shops were burned. Bradley's club,
long noted as playground for rich
persons visiting Palm Beach, was
saved although for time it was
thought certain that this widely
known resort would fall victim Of
the flames.
The fire started late yesterday
afternoon in an upper floor of the
south wing of the Breakers Hotel,
which had nearly 900 rooms and
provided accommodation for nearly
1000 persons. The cause of the fire
was variously reported as a careless
ly handled cigaret, a plumbers torch
and woman guest using an cleo
tricAl appliance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
j. s. ECONOMY
NULLIFIED BY
STATE TAXES
Federal Taxation Lower But
Cost of City and State
Government Increases
DEBTS STEADILY MOUNT
Local Officials Fail to Fall
in Line With Work
Started by Coolidge
DEBTS STEADILY MOUNT
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

Washington, Mar. 19.-What dis
courages President Coolidge-so his
advisers say--is that federal gov
ernmental economies can't do much
good so long as state, county and
city governments 60 on spending
money at their present rate.
: Federal taxation is being reduced,
as everybody knows. This wouldn't
be SO satisfactory if it were being
done at the cost of an increasing
national indebtedness.
Such, however, isn't the case. The
national debt is being whitfield down.
too.
But state, county and city taxa
ton is increasing-fast. 1t is in
creasing faster than federal taxation
can be reduced.
1t wouldn't be so bad if the money
were being used to pay off old state
county and city debts. However
this isn't the case.
States, counties and cities aren't
even paying their way as they GO
along. The states debts are increas-
ing faster than their taxes are, and
counties and cities debts are in
creasing nearly as fast.
In 1902 state, county and city
taxes averaged 1922 per capita
throughout the United States. In
1922 the average was $32.23. The
increase continued steadily during
the entire 20 years, amounting, a,
the end of that time, to nearly 25(
per cent.
n.e increase was not uniform ir
all the states, but it was universal
not one single state but had high.
er taxes in 1929 than in 1902.
Between 1902 and 1922 state debts
increased nearly $40 per cent. Coun.
ties ard cities did not borrow quite
so heavily. The average Of all three
indebtedne esses-state, county and
city--was $22.73 in 1902 and $799(
in 1922, or fraction under 23S per
cent.
The nations total of state. county
Wand city debts in 1922 was $8,9l4,-
$4,000.
In other words, on an average
each man, woman and child in the
United States pays 1929 in state
county and city taxes yearly and
is in debt 5000 on the states coun-
ties and cities account.
The figures are the Treasury De.
partment's. Exact amounts are not
yet available later than 1922, but
enough have been gathered to show
that the increase-in both indebted.
ness and taxation-is still going on
Obviously, if states, counties and
cities are going to pile their taxes
on faster than President Coolidge
can take federal taxes off, the more
the president reduces. the more the
taxpayers will have to pay. That's
the situation now.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19
Boys Crops Pay
College Expenses

Marmarth, N. D., Mar. 19.-Nor.
man Tanning, IS, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. H. Tanning, farmer in the
Mound vicinity near here. has the
will to succeed.
Graduating, from high school in
1923, the family finances would moi
permit Of his attending an institu'
tion Of higher learning. In the
spring Of 1924, he borrowed money
for seed, secured q piece Of land
and doing all the work himself, sow.
pa so acres of flax. The receipts
are paying his tuition and expenses
this winter at the N. D. Agricultural
college. i
Now he is sowing an acreage Of
winter wheat to pay for further
education.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-03-19

Sell Water Works Supplies to City Contractor
FACTS FOR HOME OWNERS

Do you think you your own home, even if
you have the deed?
Perhaps, the government, mostly the city and
school part, and the mortgage holder really
your home.
Just study the facts and figures below and learn
who really owns your own home.
Here are the figures which show the debt rest
ing your home. first mortgage put there by
the state, the county and mostly the school and city
government
Total Debt in 1924 Bismarck's share
$20,O59, 100000 STATE. ......$ 11,233.04
100000 COUNTY ..... 36,400.00
SCHOOLS. ..... 221, ,1O7.73
CITY GOVT. l 594, 111.84
Total Observation-Disclosures .$1862, 62,852.61
The full or 100 per cent value of all
Bismarck property is. s......... 1854, 10000
Every $100 Of property which you
own is debt mortgaged just $3.50. 24.73
On $5, 900 home this mortgage is. 1,23650
The government mostly the city, owns about
one-quarter of your property, which you must buy
back through high taxes.
Isn't it about time to put on the brakes and get
little more efficiency and economy in the city hall?