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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
9
Six months. 400 750 1.25. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Straw hats are rapidly becoming superanuated. It is now for the campaign manager to place salt on the shy contribution. Now that the Dizzy case is off the stage the Bell case will proceed to enter.
A rural carrier gazes over a serene landscape and contemplates the wide view of the world beyond his route. The scene emphasizes tranquility and a moment of reflection on distant horizons and everyday duty.
A Reedsburg man jailed for 90 days is scheduled for release in time to greet Jack Frost as he travels toward town. The sentence came from the county jail, with local officials noting the inmate’s early release date.
Reedsburg justice sentences 90 day hobo to hammer rocks on roads instead of county jail, a critique of the judge's leniency amid several Baraboo area weddings among local businessmen.
An Oklahoma clergyman argues only marriage in eight is happy. Some people appear determined to take the entire eight chances.
A humorous remark claimed that about every third man in Argenta is a millionaire, while a temporary worker weighs in on the servant question as a fiercer issue in the town.
The Philadelphia Enquirer reports ninety nine divorces, a city record for a single day. The note calls Philadelphia the Cradle of Freedom as it notes the high tally.
The weather bureau prided itself on adaptability predicting showers or clear skies as needed. The quip notes the agency’s flexible stance and its readiness to adjust forecasts to suit circumstances.
Records from the Sauk County circuit court adjournment urge young men and women to be educated about marriage to prevent tragic outcomes.
A Missouri man rescued two people from drowning and was harshly reprimanded by his wife for getting his clothes wet. He remained a gentleman and did not tell her to dry up, choosing restraint over confrontation.
The passage notes that sixty doctors attend the Mikado each day suggesting he receives many kinds of advice and can act as he pleases. The remark implies the royal entourage exerts wide influence over decisions and favors.
A Harvard graduate claims Dr. Eliot could easily out walk the President but notes Roosevelt would not be out walked under full steam. The remark contrasts Eliot’s supposed stamina with Roosevelt’s energy.
A Tennessee man deposited two thousand dollars as bond to secure his wife’s future production at a trial under a court order. If the wife were ever asked to perform a similar service for her husband she would post sixty cents.
John T. Donaghey, having sold his North Freedom business, plans to exhibit his ideas for improving roads and highways. The article suggests he is well suited to advance the project and improve transportation infrastructure.
It is estimated that Arthur W. Kopp has about 2600 votes to spare in his forthcoming contest, indicating a narrow margin and potential for late shifts as results come in.
The Platteville Witness notes Mr. Kopp ran a vigorous yet modest campaign with universal endorsements. The campaign left no sore spots and signals a likely November election victory for Kopp.
The piece notes that Illinois and Missouri moved from caucus-boss control to direct primary systems, acknowledging initial flaws and cross-party voting abuses in Chicago and St. Louis. It argues that despite imperfect rollout, direct nominations empower voters and place people on top, reducing boss control.
A visitor to a Jewish synagogue in Kansas City declines an invitation to sit in front after a brief exchange with the rabbi. In Wisconsin, a proposed bill would shift county school superintendent appointments to a three member county board, removing politics and tying salaries to attract capable officials.
A brief verse describing a journey to a warmer place away from harsh cold. It contrasts endless cold with steady, uniform weather and the burden of coal bills on a poor man in the game.
Cincinnati journalist notes a murder with a negro porter as witness. He describes hearing two shots in quick succession, then swears he was polishing a gentleman's shoes in the hotel basement and later passing the Big Four depot, illustrating rapid testimony.
Baraboo Wisconsin resident Mrs Sadie Montange describes long back and kidney pain misattributed as rheumatism Then reports relief after using Doan’s Kidney Pills purchased at Evenson’s Pharmacy She endorses the remedy and warns to remember the name Doan’s with the price of 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells as sole US agent
John Brown and Miss Laura Carl wed at the Congregational church on Wednesday afternoon officiated by Rev. L A Goddard. After congratulations guests shared supper at the groom's sister Mrs J T Pugh home. They plan to reside on a Greenfield area farm after October 1.
A story recalls Lord Aberdeen stopping a sailor about to strike his wife. The peer admonishes him for striking, noting the wife is the weaker vessel, while the sailor retorts with a joking defense about teaching her to carry less sail. A Radnorshire churchyard tombstone verse also appears, contrasting life and death with shrubs surviving.
A reader recalls that 4,000,000 letters originate in New York daily and the post office earns fifty to eighty thousand dollars a day handling them. The poster notes postmaster general shortages and rural free delivery as a cause, while defending mail service and urging support for the government. Clement L. Webster of Charles City Iowa praises the Man Mound tablet and the park’s contributors. Van Orden’s tablet donor has drawn broad appreciation from archaeology enthusiasts nationwide and favorable journal notices.
General W H Parsons ex senator and ex judge reports benefit after one week of Peruna for lagrippe. Colonel William Bailey cites kidney recovery and improved health. Col L Patten praises Peruna as tonic and cough remedy. Hon R S Ryan from Nome endorses cold and catarrhal relief. Alaska Congressman Thomas Cale also backs Peruna for coughs.
A series of land transfers recorded in Baraboo and nearby towns shows multiple buyers and sellers. Transactions include Seneca Corbin to G A Van Pelt in Baraboo for 375 dollars and Albert Pound to H P Acker in LaValle town for 1 dollar.
Excerpt from General Howards Famous Indian Chiefs in October St. Nicholas portrays Sitting Bull as cruel and fearless in planning campaigns yet cowardly at the moment of victory. The portrayal notes his harsh temper toward officials and self-dramatizing leadership contrasted with fear of death.
James Gibson longtime traveling passenger agent for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway was brushing dust from proprietor A L Averill in a hotel waiting room at Northwestern station. A pompous stranger entered with a travel bag and asked for a brushing, which Gibson complied with as bystanders laughed.
A barn owned by Marvin Day at Brown place in Delton burned Wednesday afternoon at 5 30 PM. Day had fed the horses and turned them out before dinner and barely saved the team as flames enveloped the barn.
Norman L. Dahl and Nora Nelson married this morning at 8 W. R. Sweet residence by Justice H. L. Halsted under a special permit from Judge W. S. Stroud. The couple planned to drive to their Newport home this afternoon. the groom is a prosperous young farmer.
John Leifer announces an auction sale on Wednesday Oct 7 at his farm two and a half miles north of North Freedom and six miles west of Baraboo. Items include a DeLaval separator 12 milch cows pigs hay household furniture and numerous other articles.
Residents report quail being killed along the road to the Man Mound. It is unlawful to kill these birds and offenders are liable to arrest. A heavy penalty imposed on hunters at Devil's Lake days ago should warn sportsmen in Wisconsin.
Franklin A. Hiney of Madison and Mrs. Lottie Adonk of Sauk City receive a license. John Dankert of Deltona town and Miss Meta Woltmann of Delton town also obtain nuptial permission. Henry Strickert of Sandusky and Miss Lois Frost of Washington town are licensed to wed.
A sensational claim ad promises cures without questions and with a trial. It urges readers to contact the Illinois State Specialists at a Rockford address for one week of treatment, claiming rapid results and painless methods with no faith needed.
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