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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
City Solons
Hold Session

At the regular meeting Of the
city council Thursday evening in
the city hall Alfred Zimmerly was
elected alderman in the Third
ward to fill the vacancy made by
the resignation of F. j. Potter.
The new alderman will hold Office
until the spring election only.
The council concluded two
year contract with the Wisconsin
Power and Light company to furn-
ish the street lighting. The rate
is as follows: Ornamental lamps,
per month each, SIPS; eighty can
dlepower lamps on concrete posts
each per month, S1.3S3: one humid
red candle power lamps each per
month, s16S5.
The new rate is a slight reduc-
ton over the old rate with the
company.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
REPORT FROM
SAUK COUNTY
RED CROSS


According to a report made by
Miss Helen Riney, secretary; the
Sth Roll Call of the Red Cross just
closed was highly gratifying. The
city of Baraboo enrolment was as
follows:
Business section, 10: Annals,
$22.7S; Donations, S192,78 Total
First Ward-S2 ANNALS; Sl7.47
Donations; $99.47 Total
Second Ward-76 Annals; SELLS
Donations; $1O3.15 Total.
Third Ward So ANIMALS; $685.
Donations; $4SS5 Total.
Total members for city, 364.
Total donations, $8O25.
While merchants We're not asked
to arrange Red Cross windows on
this Roll Cali, it is most gratifying
to report that the window display
for the 18th Roll Call of last year
was used as a feature" picture in
the Roll Call Plan Book for the Roll
Call workers for this year. AS this
FIR. O'Reilley's absence.
Plan Book is sent throughout the
country, it was a distinctive honor
for Baraboo merchant and Ris-
ley Brothers are to be congratulate
ed that their work was so appre-
ciated. But four window displays
were featured, SO it would be i'm
possible to have recognition for
other windows so beautifully dec
Grated during the Roll Call of last
year. Sufficient to say that the
plan be featured last year was uni
versally adopted, especially where
it seemed hard work 'to put Roll
Call over"
1t might be mentioned THAT again
The Risley Brothers store went
1000, as also did the Bank of Bar.
abboo and the First National Bank.
Other parts of the country re-
ported as follows: .m f,
Prairie du Sac, -42 Donations
$1110.
Reedsburg, "a; Donations, $2.S5.
Spring Green, 80. ,as+
North Freedom, %. Donations,
$500. ar,
Park View, Is; Donations, 15c.
Greenfield, ID. f.aa
Chenille, II; Donations, $500.
Skillet Creek, IL. VII r
Ablemans, IL. 4e...
Sank City, 10; Donations, Csc.
Delton, g; Donations, $1.00.
Black Hawk, Z; Donations, $1,75.
Loganville, 6; Donations, $4.55.
Kirkwood, 5. as,,.,
Merrimac, 5. -, au
Ironton, 5. ~1
LaValle, 4.
Maple Valley, 2; Donations, 500
Lower Narrows, j.
Fairfield, 1.
Total members for county, 6l2,
Donations, $685.
On the total count of member
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
MCCOY GIVEN
PRISON TERM

Kid Mccoy, pugiiist lover, was
sentenced Thursday to San QUEEN
tin penitentiary for term of one
TO ten years at Los Angeles.
Judge Charles S. Grail pronounc-
ed the decree after denying the
plea Of defense for a new trial.
Mccoy was found guilty last
week of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the death of Mrs. Teresa
Mors.
Mccoy took the sentence calm
ly, but there were tears in his
eyes as he smiled at the judge and
SAT down.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
KigDQnis Holds
Open Meeting

This weeks Kiwanis luncheon
was an open meeting and proved
to be decidedly musical before the
final adjournment. Installation OF
officers was to have taken place
but since the president elect, II. l..
Halsted was out of the city. this
was postponed until next week.
President E. F. Dithmar presided.
Edison Crosby, who is assisting
with Week of Prayer services in
Baraboo, gave a group of much en-
joyed numbers on his Marimo
phones, an instrument similar to
the Telephone Singing by the
assembly was led by Ben Jones.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
IzQak WaltOn'S
Elect Officers

Members Of the Baraboo Izack
WALTON League met at the Row
land store on Thursday night for a
business session. A summary OF
the first year Of the organization
was given by the president, Chas
r. Rock and his report indicated
that the members may well be
proud of their years accomplish
ment
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Ferd Efinger.
Vice president-Ralph Ableman.
Secretary Treasurer-Cha r.
Roick.
Considerable time was given ov-
er to the discussion and outline of
the chapters plans for the coming
year
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
New Cashier
OF Lodi Bank
Is Selected

L. p. Moore, Poynette, has been
elected cashier of the Columbia
bank in Lodi and is already located
at the bank. Miss Marion Cald-
well, who temporarily assumed the
duties Of cashier after the death Of
the former cashier some months
ago, will return soon to Bowling
Green, KY, where she has been
making her home Miss Caldwell
consented to stay with the bank
only until a suitable person for
cashier could be obtained, accord
ing to Robert Caldwell, president.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
RECOVERY OF
u. v. Girl.
IS NOW seen
Body of Bernard Is
Sent to Relatives at
Eveleth, Mimi.

Miss Lora B. Palmer, IS, Frenc!
Instructor at the university of Wis
consin who was severely wounded
by bullets fired at her by F. X.
Bernard, Hibbing. Mimi, chemist,
Wednesday morning, will live. DR..
James Jackson, attending physi-
clan announced Thursday afternoon
in Madison. Bernard put bull
let through his own brain and died
instantly.
Miss Palmer is in the Madison
General hospital She was COM
pletely conscious Thursday after
noon and explained to her physi-
clan how the shots were fired.
Authorities have not yet questioned
her. 1t was thought that three
bullets had entered her body but
DR.. Jackson said that only two
shots had taken effect and both
bullets have been removed.
The crisis has past and there
is now little danger of blood poi
soning. One bullet went through
the right arm and entered her
chest. Another went into the pit
of the stomach and described a
downward course. This was taken
out of the right hip.
Miss Palmer said that she was
gazing down when the Corsican
started firing. The first shot took
effect and she fell and was almost
on the floor when the other shots
were fired at her. She made no
statement concerning the cause for
the shooting or of her friendship
for Bernard.
Demands body was claimed
Thursday by his relatives and was
taken to Eyeleth, Mimi, Thursday
night for burial
No one except the girls moth
err Mrs. Cora Palmer, La, Crosse,
and the physicians, were permitted
in the sick room, and District AT
torney Phil. La Toilette, who eX-
pected to conduct an investigation
said that further inquiry would be
held up until the young woman had
sufficiently recovered to be inter
viewed.
Interest On Letters
Interest today centered upon let
tiers, alleged to have passed be
tween Miss Palmer and Bernard.
Those found on Bernard's body
were withheld by the district at
torney but correspondence is said
to have been found among Ber-
nard's belongings at Hibbing.
Letters taken by police there
from a trunk in the room of Bern
ard showed the two instructors had
been friendly for more than year
and that at one time they discuss
ed marriage.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
Inter-Se Club
Hears Papers
OF Interest

The regular meeting of the In.
ter-Se club was held at the home
Of Mrs. t. J. Battles, Thursday,
Jan. 4, 1925. Mrs. j. Newman
gave an interesting paper on "The
Church and Its Activities, which
was followed by a general discus!
sion Of the subject. A sketch,
Palestine Today" by Mrs Han
nah Selleck and recitation by
Mrs. M. J.. McHugh were very
much enjoyed
The meeting then adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Frank Dwinnell,
Ven %.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
Sank County Has
Twenty-four Miles
OF Trout Streams

The Wisconsin conservation COM
mission has prepared a table Of
trout stream mileage and according
to the table, Sank county has "a
miles of such streams. Adams is
shown to have $50 miles, Columbia
has Il, and Dane county 10. The
land. which has SIS miles of
streams.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
BARABOO Wins
GAME: FROM
N. FREEDOM

The Baraboo High School bask-
Ntball team journeyed up to North
Freedom Wednesday, night and
lgain came out on the long end OF
he score. Baraboo's excellent
passing game was the chief fact
or in the defeat of the boys of the
lther town Seeley starred for
North Freedom.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
Accessories Cheap
At Spring Green

Burglars entered the Ford gar
age, operated by Schoenmann Bros
at Spring Green and, escaped with
auto accessories valued at $500.
The loot included tires, tubes
spark plugs and eaters.-Capita
Times.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
Wisconsin Woman, II
iii With Mumps

Mrs. James Miller of Mifflin, ",
is seriously i'll with mumps.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15
Score u

Havcock. Field Goals Mould,2;
4aycock, Weber, Harris, Reuland
Seeley, 3; Free Throws -Seeley
3; Haycock, Harris. Referee
Mauheinf Of Ableman
Class Basketball Tournament
The seniors and Juniors jumped
nto the lead in the elias basket
ball tournament at the high school
by defeating the sophomores and
freshmen respectively.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15

A woman just has to love some
man-even if it's only her husband.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-01-15

Referee, w. Wilkinson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
Against Death Penalty.

The League for the Abolition of Capital
Punishment is to open offices at once in New
York and conduct a national campaign for
abandonment Of what it considers relic OF
barbarism. Some powerful names are con-
nected with the movement, among them be-
ing Clarence barrow and Dudley Field Ma
lone, attorneys OF nationwide prominence
and Senator Copeland, OF New York. Power
full names, however, guarantee nothing for
the reason that names and personages just
as potent will be arrayed against them
Wherefore those who believe in society pro-
tecting itself against major criminals may
rest assured that the movement will meet
stiff resistance all along the line.
The league is nothing if not courageous
The best poof of its courage lies in the fact
that it has selected as its first battle-ground
the state of New York, in which more major
crimes are committed than in all the British
Isles. Another proof of its courage is that it
has chosen this time for its effort. 1t might
go farther and accomplish more by waiting
until murdererS take vacation-if they ever
do. When the house is ablaze any suggestion
that the fire department be discontinued
would be regarded as the rankest kind Of
foolishness.
Leaders OF the league might retort that its
chance of success is not endangered by the
saturnaIa OF crime observed everywhere.
Their argument would be that capital punish
ment has not prevented the increase in major
crimes, yet they would, have nothing what
ever to prove that the evil would not have
been greater without the check capital pun
ishment would have been. 1t is the opinion
OF many that if capital punishment had been
abandoned five or six years ago in the entire
country more murders would have been COM
mitted The News agrees absolutely.
1t was shown a year ago by newspaper
investigation Of statistics on crime which eX-
tended into more than a score of states that
murder had increased in most instances where
capital punishment had been abolished. Sew
eral states, it was disclosed returned to cap
ital punishment and forced reduction in the
number OF murders as a result.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
Farm Cost of Living.

Figures recently made public indicate that
at least a part of the farmers problem may
lie in reducing his own cost Of living at home
1t was shown in counties where investiga-
ton was made that the farmers produced
about one-half Of the food they consumed,
considering the proposition in terms OF mon
ey Just why this is permitted by the farm
ers themselves is not explained.
It has long been popular idea that the
farmers family produced practically all the
food it consumed. Just few incidentals such
as flour. coffee, tea, sugar and other necessi-
ties and uxuries that could not be produced
on the farms were purchased in the stores,
according to the general impression. There
are farmers, however, who buy lard, meat.
butter syrup and other articles Of food that
are easily produced on the farm. In this sec
ton. where the climate is mild and the grow
ing season is long, the farm actually can pro-
duce everything in food supplies that IS re-
olired save for a few minor staples that are
not expensive because they are not consumed
in large quantities. Wholesome food products
OF best quality because of their freshness and
the chance at selection may be had on the farm
by farmers families, and in great many
communities in earlier years this was the rule.
There is another thing to be considered in
this study of the cost of living on the farm.
A farmer may answer this argument by IN
sistng that he profits more by devotlng his
time to special crops that are source OF
revenue and sold at higher prices than he
pays for those things he consumes but does
not bother to produce. Perhaps some farmers
find it more satisfactory to specialize III
given direction because they can rid them
selves OF annoyance while at the same time
they can sell the product for more than they
pay in buying in the market as the town
dwellers do 1t is q question that must be
answered by the farmers themselves, wheth-
er to raise more OF the food they consume
or 10 depend on the market for necessities
that originally came from the land
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
The Inheritance Tax.

The state senate has passed bill to reduce
Georgia's inheritance tax to rs per cent OF the
federal inheritance tax and it is now on the
house calendar, where it is also expected to
receive favorable action, thus making it a
law after the governor signs it.
Its enactment will mean that the inherit
ance tax in Georgia will not increase the tax
that an estate will have to pay anyway, and
at the same time it will not lose to Georgia
the 100000 or more annually that this tax
has heretofore brought to the state.
1t must be understood, however, that this
is an improvement over the Florida law that
repealed that states inheritance tax in toto.
In a nutshell it merely provides that Is per
cent of the federal levy shall be paid to the
state and Is per cent to the government pro-
vded the state collects what the federal laws
grant; otherwise the entire 100 per cent fed
eral levy will go to the government.
A provision OF this kind, it is claimed, will
greatly stimulate outside investment in Geor-
gia without losing anything to the treasury,
or egislating, as has been enormously said,
in favor Of the rich
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
Not American.

In a recent address President Coolidge
struck at the root of rapidly growing evil
in the administration Of government in our
country. Ii the states are to preserve rights
guaranteed them by the constitution they
must perform the duties recessitated by these
rights. The president said:
The individual, instead of working out his
own salvation and securing his own freedom
by establishing his own economic and moral
independence by his own industry and his
own self-mastery tends to throw himself on
some vague influence, which he denominates
Society, and to hold that in some way re
sponsible for the suficiency of his support
and the morality of his actions. The local po-
tical units likewise look to the states, the
states look to the nations and the nations are
beginning to look to some vague organiza-
ton, some nebulous concourse of humanity,
to pay their bills and tell them what to do.
This is not local self-government. It is
not American. 1t is not the method which
has made this country what it is. We cannot
maintain the western standards OF civilization
on that theory. If it is supported at all it will
have to be supported the principle Of in
dvidual responsibility"
Federal bureaucracy is principle Of So
cialism; it removes responsibility from the in
dividual and from the local community, and
confers it upon the federal government.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
FRIENDSHIP.

The sodfying OF two people in one SO
that their thoughts, actions and sayinge are
one if friendship, whose foundation IS not
sands of weakness, but the solid rock OF
strength.
All friendship is true; it is not friendship
when it is broken by every whimsical breeze
OF adversely.
Friendship is as a chain of pearls, so pre-
cious; yet so delicate that it encloses the lives
OF people.
We make or lose our friendship, according
to our aptitude. 1t is not an inherited quality,
bat one we obtain through force OF habit,
which gives us friends whose characteristics
harmonze and when touched by the wonder
full bow of God tunes the songs OF praise that
have, and will move the universe.
Friendship sees or hears no wrongful crltl-
csm. but always hears all appreciation.
The barrier, disappointment, never de-
stroys friendship, but increases the Goliath
bonds that make friendship stronger.
Again, friendship is as flower which IS
nourished by the sunbeams, love, kindness,
sympathy and praise when applied to the
roots, or inner soul rather than the outer
surface by the people of the same thought;
this flower becomes strengthened while from
it projects the limbs, leaves and flowers OF
other friendship, which is the influence SIN
cere friendship has upon others.
1t is neither bought nor sold; not OF today
and tomorrow forgotten; for there no buyer
or seller of true friendship, no matter how
they stand socially or financially; because 1t is
priceless. being bound by the simple cords
of love from God which neither moth nor
corruption" can harm.
LYNWOOD HOLLAND.
Brentwood, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
Do You Know This Man?
From The Winder News

This installment plan IS calculated to lead
to extravagances. Here is a story read
the other day. Have you known such men?
A bank clerk earning about one hundred
and fifty dollars month, married and bought
a house with a trifling amount down and the
balance iii monthly payments. A baby
came He then argued himself into believing
the wife and baby needed the air" although
they lived in the suburbs of a small town.
SO he found a second hand car for SIPS. 1t
cost only twenty-five dollars down, and he
gave notes for the balance. 1t soon dawned
upon him that he had made mistake in buy
ing a secondhand car SO he sold it and
bought a new one. He paid all he received
for the old car and gave notes for the bal
ance due on it. He still owed the notes on the
old car as well as the ones on the new one
and the notes on the home. Thus he had
three debts to meet.
Practically every cent of this mans in
come was pledged before he received it
Whereas he was fairly comfortable before
he bought the cars, now he is getting behind.
His anxeties increase. he begins to give
checks that are turned down at the bank, he
gets mad at the bank officials, becomes rrita-
bic and winds up by losing his job. The air
has cost him whole lot.
Such placards as your credit is good here"
and pay while you ride are dangerous sug-
gestions to the average man. 1t is much
safer and more conducive to happiness to pay
as you go, and if you can't pay don't go.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
The Great Civilizer.
From the Manufacturer.

Farm population was placed by census att
thority at 3l134,000 January LIST, compared
with 81 100000 a year earlier.
Atlantic coast states showed net increases
in farm population, other sections leading III
decline.
Young and old leave the farms because
they think city life is more attractive; but the
same agency which has given attractions to
the city is now turning its energy toward the
farm Electricity will revolutlOnlZe farm lie
Just as it has the city.
Light is the great civilizer. When farm
er's wife can press button and flood her
house with light, wash her dishes, pump and
heat the water, run the churn sewing ma
chine. washing machine, ironing machine and
vacuum cleaner, make ice in the refrigerator,
curl her hair and do innumerable other things
with electricity how much more attractive
will be the farm homes.
When the farmer can press a button and
light his barn, milk his cows, chop food tor
the cattle, saw wood, thresh grain and do
scores Of other things which are now down
right drudgery farm life will become more
attractive for him and the boys.
Electric road lights will begin to appear
at crossroad cornets. The telephone and the
radio will give the same universal commune
cation facilities that are enjoyed in the city.
Moving picture houses will gradually appear
in advantageous locations which can be reach
ed from five or ten mile radius by automo-
bile
Thus, as electricity takes light to the farm
it will emphasize the advantages OF farm lite
over crowded city life and draw the people
from the thickly populated districts back to
the rural districts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
In Need of Leadership.

We hear much talk these days about the
farmer coming back into his own. 1t is true
he is coming back Farming conditions are
much better, but they are not good enough
yet. We want real prosperity and lasting
prosperity. We want a program. We don't
want guess work. We are willing to be pa
tent and work hard and struggle along, but
we want men with brains and ability to show
the way out. The farming industry Of this
country needs leader. 1t needs Gompers,
or a Will Hays or Hoover-somebody thor
oughly sold on the farmers problems who
has both foresight and the know-how to get
what he wants and make the other fellow
like it. When such a man comes along the
farm organizations OF the country can we'll
afford to pay him the price he asks to or
ganize them and get the beneficial results
that steel and oil and other industries now
have.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-08-11
'Let Your Bucket Down.
From The Macon Telegraph.

Raw E. White, of the Middle Georgian,
has a great way of advising the people OF
Jeffersonville and Twiggs county to let their
buckets down where they are. In other words
Mr.. White is telling them to have faith in
the home sod and make investments in it.
During recent weeks the faith in their
home places has been indicated strongly by
Georgians Albany has a handsome new
hotel and another is building; Dublin is to
have a new hotel; WaynesborO has one under
way;Va1dosta has one; Macon joined the pro-
cession of progress with her tourist hotel,
and Fort Valley is talking about climbing on
the band wagon All over South Georgia
last week special prosperity editions OF the
newspapers carried messages OF good cheer
and high hopes.
There is nothing that Georgia needs so
badly-with salaams to the gentlemen who
inquire whats the matter with Georgia."
as the quality of faith. Josh Billings has
been quoted so often with his old couplet
about the man who can smile when things go
wrong that we must apologize for the platitu-
dinous quality of it, but is true nevertheless.
Plattudes are often true. We have been
through such hattening defation that it has
been hard to cling to the faith that topsy-
turvy financial structure would right itself,
but we Georgians are BEGINNING to see the
light of day.
AS Mr. White says, let down the bucket
where you are. Make investments, strike
out upon building enterprises We almost
said cast out your net for fish-but we
wouldn't of course.