The Baraboo news. [volume], December 28, 1911, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED MAY 26, 1884
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- Laws Are Openly
Violated at Our Very
Doors.
SSO FOR EACH CONVICTION
Citizen Comes Forward
With Emphasis to Pro
tect Timid Animals.
To the Editor: The item in a recent
issue of your paper mentioning the
finding of the carcass of a deer on the
Devils Lake bluffs calls for more than
passing notice. I was disappointed
that you should have made no com
nent deploring the shooting of deer,
not only in violation of the law bat
almost at our very doors.
When one considers the significance
of finding a second deer th.s season,
both of them probably shot, it is in
deed deplorable. Since two deer have
actually been found dead it means
that there has been much shooting—it
is not reasonable to suppose otherwise
It means also that in all probability
more have been killed. It is not in
any way presumable that these two
have been the only ones shot at or the
only ones killed. It is also probable
that others have been wounded.
Every hunter knows that during
the open season when deer hunting is
allowed (as it never is in Sauk coun
ty) that there are hundreds of shois
fired to one deer killed id that prol -
ab ! y of all the deer shot had at leas-t
get away and of these a large number
do net survive their wounds.
A number of years ago the legisl 1-
lature made the closed season perpetu
al in Sauk county. At that time the
deer were rapidly disappearing. Since
then they have begun to increase, not
very rapidly, and there are not very
many on our bluffs now, not so many
as there may appear to some. The
reason why it appears to some that
they are now so plentiful is because
they are becoming tame. The deer
are beginning to have faith that they
are not going to be shot. The % v are
seen in the oj>en more often. Man L
beaming less of a dread enemy and
more as a friend.
To shoot one now 7 here in Sauk coun
and either on or close to the state
park lands is far more than a legal of
fense. It is a wanton, cowardly
crime, deserving the severest punish
ment.
The state through its gam 3 wardens
should prevent the molesting or shoot
ing of deer, but it can not do so with
out the backing of public sentiment.
Any law is a dead letter if not backed
up by the people.
It is everyone's duty who has a care
for the protection of these deer right
here within a few miles f us, a little
surviving band, isolated in one wild
spot, surrounded and cut off from es
caj eby towns and cities and culti
vated lands, the furthest from the
great north woods and the closest to
the great cities of any deer in this state
—it is everyone’s duty to raise his
voice for their protection.
To that end I will offer a reward of
§SO for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons who shot or shoot at these deer.
I will make the same offer cf reward
for past or future violations of the
deer laws for Sauk county.
I plead with all interested in the
protection of these deer to aid in their
protection. The reward which I offer
is not large enough and I ask that
others join with me and make it
larger.
Sincerely Yours,
W. H. McFETREDGE.
Undergoes an Operation.
Mrs. Mabel Dutcher and others in
Baraboo have received letters from
Mrs. Guy Dutcher of Oshkosh stating
that her mother, Mrs. J. N. Vander
veer, has undergone an operation of a
serious nature. The patient is at St.
Mary’s hospital. Mrs. Vanderveer is
one of the estee med residents of Bara
boo who, with her husband, is spend
ing the winter In Oshkosh.
The Baraboo News
HONORS FORMRS. LEWIS
F'* x S° Resident
-veceives National Dis
tinction In W. R. C.'
Mrs. Hettie M. Lewis, formerly a
resident of Baraboo but now at San
Jose, California, lias received national
honors according to the Mercury pub
lished in that city. The paper in
recent i-sue says:
“For the thir 1 lime National honors
have been bestowed unsolicited upon
Mrs. Hettie M. Lewis b / the National
President of ihe Woman’s Relief
Corps. Mrs. Cora M. Davis, National
President, has appointed her National
Special Aide of the W. R. C. Mrs.
Lewis is a descendant of a Norman
soldier who was knighted by the King
for bravery on the fidd of battle dur
ing the Crusades. Both her great
grandfathers were office's in the
Revolutionary wor and two brothers
gave active service in the late Civil
war. It is not straige that her zeal
has been thus rewarded after many
years’ service in the auxiliaries of the
various Gr nd Army organizations.”
Has Big Task Before Her.
Mrs Lewis is a .sisier of Mrs. W. H.
Newell, East sLreet, Baraboo, and is a
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MRS. HETTIE M. LEWIS.
Recently rppointrd Specil Aide by
h Prrsif’er t of the Woman’s
Relief Corps.
nativ. or Haiabio, Up' old borne being
in ne iw;i . f K i fit 1 . S>e was a
scbooim lie in th j Bn moo b gh school
of Mrs Beiie (’a-* 1 Li H'oJle l<~, and of
cours *is e <iriuM t >v r S -na or La
b'olletle i* r pres and ot. ill- women in
California vote now nd are taking a
great ii W s in polities Mrs. Lewis
writes ibar ->ne h •" a *re tt t,a>k on her
hands in converting the editor of the
Mercury to tne L Follelie c tuse. The
e iilor, Mr. Hayes, is the congressman
from S ii .lo e an i was an old school
male of the senator
Will Teach Again.
Mrs. Lewis taught school and music
at Mount Horeb in Dine county and
was married in Barab . Her husband
and two children are buried at Mount
Horeb. She is active in ihe Eastern
Star and W. C. T. U. besides the W.
R. C. Two of her daughters have
graduated from the state normal in
California ad the mother, who is
now taking the regular teacher’s
course, will resume the profession of
teaching after graduating. Her eldest
daughter passed aw 7 ay four years ago,
the normal faculty attending the
funeral in a body and when Madam
Lillian Nordics heard of the young
lady’s death she sent a letter of the
deepest sympathy. The great singer
had pronounced the \oung lady’s
voice a remarkab’e one for grand
opera.
DEVILS LAKE ROCK DEADLY
Several Workmen Have
Died at the Crushing
Factory, Is Report.
According to a message from the
Yards News Bureau, dust from Devils
Lake rock is declared to be more
deadly than that from rock from other
places owing to its containing 97 per
cent of silicon. This has been found
by the the American Refractories
company, Rockdale, 111., where sev
eral workmen have died from dust,
necessitating costly improvements re
commended by a state official.
BARABOO, WIS., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1911.
They Had Stomachs
In Those Early Days
It Would Kill Us to Eat Such Dinners as We Ate
in Our Childnood.
By Peter Richards , Lodi t Wis.
I was greatly pleased in reading
Mrs. B. H. Strong’s article descriptive
of the old fashioned Vermont kitchen
in a late .issue of The Baraboo News.
It was so nearly like the one I was
accustomed to see every day until I
became a boy of sixteen years, that it
carried me back to the days of my
childhood and revived old memories of
our home away back in the forties.
Besides my brothers and sisters, the
three Avery boys, Horatio M., Frank
and Allen A.,—the last late of Bara
boo —were in the company.
The big fireplace had its crane and
pot hooks, also iron kettles used for
baking beans, johnny cake, and what
ever mother thought best to cook in
that way. Then there was the old tin
Dutch oven, in which turkeys and
pigs and spare ribs were roasted before
the kitchen fire, impaled on a spit by
means of which either side could be
held to the blaze, as was necessary to
uniformity in cooking; added to theie
was the old tin refiec or for the baking
of bread, three or more big loaves at
once, standing close to the andirons
before a good hot fire; while over the
blaze, hanging from the stout crane,
were a variety of pots and kettles con
taining vegetables of various, I might
say all kinds, of which the family was
to partake at the noon meal, then uni
formly known as dinner, though
sometime* called a “boilei dinner.”
These vegetables were, in company
with salt pork and corned beef, all
boiled in one large iron pot. That salt
pork and that corned beef were cured
by my bouored father, who grew the
pork in his own frrn-yard, the beef
coming from some country debtor in
payment of a doctor’s bill.
Then there was the large brick ov<n
in the chimney b side the fireplace.
What a joy it was to see thfj bread,
cakes and pies prepared for that and
then when the oven was hot, to see
them taken on a long handled iron
shovel and carefully placed as far back
as possible so there would be plenty of
room for all; albeit I myself had to
split the ‘*oven wood” which was al
Recalls Baraboo Fire
of Forty Years Ago
The Old Courthouse Pump Did Good Service When
Prop erly Agitated.
By Mrs. John Luce , Baraboo.
In a recent issue of The News is an
interesting article on the fire in Bara
boo in 1871 by Peter Richards. I was
in town at church on that - October
Sunday. Our Sunday school at the
Congregational church was in session
when Mr. Prouty came rushing in,
saying, “The drug store of Lang &
Camp is on fire.” Of course a stam
pede followed. No more Sunday
school that day.
Mr. Richards says be thinks there
was no fire apparatus in town at that
time but in this he was mistaken.
There are many people who will re
member Joe and Dan Mansfield, the
“pump men,” as everybody called
them. In front of the courthouse in
the park was a pump, and soon after
theory of fire the Mansfields were
there, one at the handle, which he
wielded vigorously, while the other,
taking the filled pail from the spout
RETURNS FROM
NASHVILLE, TENN.
W. A. Powers of Prairie du Sac was
in Baraboo on Wednesday on his way
home from Nashville, Tenn., to which
city he was called on account of the
serious injury to his son, P. L.
Powers. “Major” as he is known in
Sauk county, was employed in a saw
mill in Alabama. He remembers be
ing near the boiler and the next
thing that he can recall was being
hurried to his home in Nashville. He
was seriously injured about the head
ways demanded for the heating of the
oven.
But if it was a joy to see all of this
in preparation for the baking, what
was it to stand by and see all those
good things removed after they had
passed through the fiery ordeal! I
can smell those mince, pumpkin and
apple pies as I write these lines though
sixty or more years have passed since
the sight was witnessed. And the
saintly mother, who presided over it
all and directed all the prepar
ation, has been for all that time “rest
ing from her labors,” while her own
boy—the last of the family—and her
grandson for a shorter term, have been
wandering over the face of the earth.
They were never hungry, to be sure,
but they have never witnessed such
preparations for the homecomings at
Thanksgiving and Christmas, nor
looked forward to the joyous reunions
fiorn widely separated homes, in which
the venerable father and physician of
many years in the town, wields the
carving knife; the mother, God bless
her, presides at the coffee pot, some
one might say urn, in these days. But
I am not writing of these days but cf
the times long past when coffeepot
was accepted and good enough name
for that useful and indispensable
article.
But now ail are gone but “Pete,”
and how long he may 1 ist no one can
say.
In those days we had “stomachs for
our meat as well as meat for our
siomacns” and they were expansive,
too, while now-a-days “condensed”
anu “contracted” .are the adjectives
most applicable for them. ’Twould
kill us now to eat such dinners as we
ate iu our ebildhooJ, and we are glad
we don’t have *o. We like to choose
. ” . A .' r i
and and we will eat, but the quantity
is less important. We got our growth
long years ago and now we would
simply conserve our strength. That is
what one in advanced years most
needs.
PETER RICHARDS.
Loii, December 18, 1911.
and replacing it wRh a i empty one,
passed it to the next man and so on
down the line to the fire. There was
a row of men from the pump to the
burning building. This was the fire
apparatus of 40 years ago and proved
to be sufficient, as the fire was soon
subdued and the bank was safe.
Speaking of “Shanghai” Chandler
recalls a little incident which occurred
just before his death. Someone ssid,
“His feet are cold and that is a sure
symptom that one is dying.” Hear
ing the remark he said, “How about
John Rodgers?”
[Editor’s Note —John Rodgers de
nounced popery in England when
Queen Mary came to the throne in
1558. He was tried before the bishop
of Winchester and condemned to be
burned at Smithfield, February 4,
1555. ]
and is still in the hospital.
Whije in Dixie Mr. Powers attended
a farmers’ convention. He brought
with him a sample of the corn growD
in Tennessee and they are some ears.
The grains are large and the big grains
make big ears.
The grass is still green and the stock
is flourishing in the pasture fields.
They plant potatoes in February
and again in July. Two crops a year
for them.
Land some distance from the cities
is worth from §ls to §25 an acre.
There are fine springs of water and
the chesnut trees sprinkle tine nuts
along the roadside.
HOG AS RIG AS A HIPPO
Forker Taken to St. Louis
That Got Its Picture in
the Papers.
Accounts have appeared in this
paper of big pigs being grown in this
region and the St. Louis papers are
now giving accounts of a porker that
was taken to that city and the speci
men was so large that it was like
Ringlings’ hippopotamus The account
says:
The heaviest hog ever received at the
National Stock Yards in East St. Louis
was slaughtered last week. It was a
white porker, weighed 806 pounds
after being dressed, and was shipped
by Capt. S. Haines from Fulton Coun
ty, 111. Extra heavy shackles were
required to hold the hog, and although
the killing was not attempted until
alter the regular day’s work w 7 as con
cluded many spectators were present
to witness it. The hog reached the
market Tuesday and caused a ser
sation. It was as big as a polar bear
and caused a shudder of fear when at
tendants started to drive it on the re
ceiving platform. When stretched
full length the hog measured 10 feet
from lip to tip.
It dressed 87 per cent of the gross
weight and furnished 20 pounds cf
leaf lard. The age and history of the
big hog were not learned at the stock
yards, as it came in a car load ship
ment withont previous notice and
caused a sensation when discovered
among a lot of porkers one-third its
size. The big hog was bought by
Swift & Cos. at $5.50 a hundred. By a
coincidence the big hog was received
on the day when all records at the
East Side yards for a year’s receipts
were broken,
THE NEWELL REUNION
Family Gathering in Honor
of One Long Ab
sent.
From Thurscwy’s Dally
A half-dozen or more families have
been reunited in Baraboo this year
after being separated foria quarter of a
century or more. The last reunion is
that of Ernest Newell, Asotion, Wash
ington, Addison and Llewellyn New
ell, Baraboo; Mrs. Joshua Crosby,
Menomonie, Wisconsin; and their
mother, Mrs. Homer Newell, also
a resident at Menomonie. When Mr.
Newell came from Washington he
stopped at Menomonie and his sister
accompanied him to Baraboo. It has
been twenty-eight years since he
crossed the Rockies ana located in the
land which not only promised much
but which has provided homes for
many. The visitor will remain until
after the New Year comes in that he
may have ample time to visit all of
his former friends it; Fairfield. His
wife and five children are at home.
The parents of the three brothers
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Homer New
ell were early residents of Fair
field. The father was taken to his re
ward years ago but the mother still
enjoys good health and will return
with her son when he makes his
homeward journey. There will be
family gatherings galore during his
stay in Wisconsin.
Friday’s ’Daily
On December 20th the home of Addi
son Newell was the scene of quite a
large gathering. Thirty-three Newel Is
met to renew old acquaintances. The
party was in honor of Ernie Newell of
Asotin, Wash., who had not been here
boy hod, twenty-eight years ago
and his sister, Mrs. Crosby, of Menom
inee, Wis. A bountiful dinner of oys
ters, turkey and every other good
thing was served to an appreciative
company. Everyone reported a fine
time and determined it should not be
the last of its nature.
Those present from abroad were:
Ernie Newell, Asotin, Washington;
Mrs. Crosby, Menominee,. Wis.;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Newell, Del
ton;
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shultz, Dellona;
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Chamberlain,
Reedsburg;
Mr. and Mrs. Addison New r ell and
family,
Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn Newell and
family,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Newell and
family,
READ BY EVERYBODY
WISCONSIN NOTES
OF IIERESI
Janesville Boy Falls From
Bridge and Drowns In
Rock River.
LANDLORD DROPS DEAD
‘iiKD
Madison Man The First to
Wear a La Follette
Button.
At Janesville falling from the top of
the unfinished structure of the Llacine
street bridge while playing tag, Ed
ward Swanson, 12 years old, drowned
in Rock river late Thursday afternoon
before aid could reach him. The
water is exceptionally high.
Drops Dead Going to Depot.
Gilbert Johnson, manager of the
Huggins house at Mazomanie, three
miles west of Nero, fell dead as he was
about to start for the depot to meet a
passenger train Wednesday evening
Heart trouble was the cause.
La Follette Button Out.
Sol Levitan, retired merchant of
Madison, claims to wear the first La
Follette 1912 button. It i just out of a
Baltimore factory, shows a virile look
ing, up-to-date picture of the Wiscon
sin senator and b?ars this legend, “La
Follette to Win—l9l2 ”
Will Relicense Cattle Testers.
The state live stock sanitary board
at Madison is relicensing the present
testers of cattle, of whom there are
over 500. The board at a recent meet
ing decided to relicense them on the
basis of their previous examinations.
Mother Gives Up.
At Kenosha, after a disappearance
of twenty-four hours, during which
time she asserted she had been follow
ing clews in that city and vicinity
which might lead to a solution of
mystery of the disappearance of her
15 year old foster daughter, Violet,
Mrs. Anna Buehler returnei to her
home on Thursday heartbroken at her
failure to find any definite news.
DIES IN MADISON
Frank Marquardt Passes
Away In Hospital After
Undergoing Operation.
Frank Marquardt passed away yes
terday at the hospital in Madison after
an illness of a month or more with an
abscess on the brain. He has been at
the hospital the past month and un
derwent an operation a couple of weeks
ago and was thought to be improving.
It was necessary for him to undergo
another operation recently.
He was 23 years old and a son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Marquardt near
Baraboo. He was born at Sumpter
w here he lived nearly all his life. Be
sides his parents he leaves four sisters,
Nellie, Eau Claire; Linda, Elsie and
Mable at home.
WILL BE SOME APRON
Big Improvement Being
Made on Kil
bourn Dam.
Work has begun on the extention of
the apron to the dam at Kilbourn.
While the dam stood the unpreceden t
ed strain of the big flood without a
quiver, it is thought best to extend
the apion, orcrio work below* the dam.
An additional row of crips b e
placed below the present work, filled
with concrete, and the whole work
covered with concrete. It will take
about three months to complete the
job and will employ 25 or 30 men.
The work is in charge of R. S. Lander,
a civil engineer in the employ of the
Southern Wisconsin Power Cos.
Ernie Newell and family,
Hite Porter and family,
Miss Emma Newell,
Miss Cenia Newell,
Winfield Newell,
Mr. and Mrs. John Davenport, all of
Baraboo and vicinity.