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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
4
A funnied rundown reviews a political conference joke about a potential presidential run and a flivver vote. It mentions Ireland conflicts and Chicago crime hindering crooks, plus Will Head and Hugh Kelley fish and elephant tales. Harding skips the national woman’s party corner stone ceremony amid bloc alignments.
The piece contrasts Heine’s view of America with US racial norms, arguing that mass opinion opposes interracial marriage. It notes white women marrying black men is deemed dangerous for both races, framing freedom as a mass will rather than poetic dream.
The passage contrasts ancient and modern burial practices, noting that while modern roads lack street tombs and crosses, wayside memorials remain suitable and proper for travelers and public remembrance.
Fairfield and White Plains host fragments of Washington era earthworks with a granite tablet and mortar marking the final stand of General Washington. Norwalk’s Nathan Hale fountain commemorates the spy’s perilous mission, funded by the local DAR chapter alongside a horse trough and stone shaft. The piece also notes a teacher’s quoted resolve and laments the fountain’s dry state as editorial voices reflect on life’s daily dramas and world events.
President Howard of the Farm Bureau argues for adequate merchant marine laws and widened waterways to keep American farmers supplied through foreign outlets. He warns excessive protection hurts exports, citing Canada as an example, and warns tariffs raise prices for manufactured goods while harming markets abroad.
The piece notes twenty thousand people in the United States took their own lives last year, reflecting on modern life’s pressures. It suggests history’s unfolding panorama tempts with big events around the corner, yet concerns linger about collective well being and meaning.
The writer reports on life near Ontario and Pomona with orange and peach crops, timber scarcity, and oil drilling activity nearby. They mention visits to Alhambra to see the Reuland family, Albert Reuland from Los Angeles, and occasional gaps from E S Brswell. The writer, BE. J., notes a new rental house and work with Shell Oil Co.
Four rowers including Gust Lefore, Miss Vivian Brown, Miss Eunice Routh and John Potter narrowly escaped drowning when their boat was swept over the Neenah dam. Fishermen witnessed the catastrophe and aided the victims.
George P. Hambrecht of Madison, longtime Wis. Industrial Commission chairman, spoke on Workmen's Compensation law administration at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Warren hotel. H. L. Halste announced Baraboo merchants will close Thursdays at 12:30 starting June 8. President Quale reminded members on proper flag display for Memorial Day and Flag Day.
Hartwell Farwell was convicted of second degree manslaughter for the shooting of Phil Hosten. The county court estate records show $1,010. Public administrator J. C. Harper started an investigation after receiving a letter from an Illinois friend claiming Hosten had a wife, mother, and brother in Belgium. Harper wrote to Woumen seeking heirs.
Twenty two students will receive diplomas from Lodi High School this year marking the school’s graduation roster.
Helen Hovde of Des Moines an Indiana student at the University of Wisconsin and her friend Marguerite Sherwood of Chicago were injured when Hovdes racing automobile turned turtle near Madison. The car swerved and rolled over three times.
Leroy Gates recalls his mother S. S. Gates died after settling on the Dells. The grave near Kilbourn was found empty when opened for removal, with physicians accused but unnamed. Gates’ father S. S. Gates was assassinated nearby and Pat Wildrick hanged. The Kilbourn cemetery Gates lot bears inscriptions about murder and trouble.
The Wisconsin Power, Light and Heat Company based in Madison doubled its capitalization to two million dollars on Wednesday. The firm operates a plant in Baraboo.
Police seek Mrs. Anthony Spayer of Flint Michigan after she allegedly lived with two husbands a night patrolman and a day factory worker A warrant for her arrest followed her disappearance and claims by both men that they married her in 1916 and 1919 respectively.
The report notes S. S. Gates was killed near a bridge over Hulbert creek east of Kilbourn. He fought with a knife and carried a grain sack, possibly intending to pick cranberries near the Wisconsin river bed. The body of Mrs Gates is buried near a deserted Canfield-era cemetery between Newport and Delton, with Gib son or Gilson misread on old maps.
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