Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 1

and Thursday DEMOCRAT PORTAGE Unsettled, tonight THE REGISTER BOOST FOR WEATHER IT'S YOUR DUTY ESTABLISHED 1886. PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1928. 15c a Week, Delivered CIRCLES AND HUSKIES WIN PIN GAMES TONIGHT AT ABELL'S WILL BE IN THE MAJOR SCHEDULE In the minor league bowling schedule at Abell's Alleys, Tuesday night, the Red Circles took three straight from the Mueller Furnaces and the Nyal Huskies took everything from the Petersons. Following are the figures: Red Circles-2812. Roberts 180 165 202 Thurler 180 110 168 Leach 231 202 212 Nitz 224 185 184 Duffy 172 228 169 987 890 935 Mueller Furnaces-2540.

Bublitz 178 150 191 Cummings 155 172 155 Dittberner 171 164 140 Koepke 188 124 167 Heberlein 188 217 180 880 827 833 Nyal Huskies-2661. Hettinger 167 192 190 Stegman 162 160 175 Farnham 151 182 132 H. Alexander 182 191: 182 G. Alexander 191 212 204 853 925 883 Peterson Cafes-2402. Knippel 135 135 135 Peterson 135 135 135 Catlin 149 165 203 Manteufel 167 208 2191.

Sharpe 141 161 171 727 7 810 863 Major Games Tonight The games tonight will be in the major league-Loomis Motors VS. I. Downie Studios and Nu Drugs vs. Stotzers. The majors are ing that the props will be knocked from under the 3000 soon- -maybe tonight.

BUFFALO MAN IN HOSPITAL CAN'T EXPLAIN INJURIES Archie C. Deutschbein, 36, of Butfalo, who was treated at. hospital in Beaver Dam for lacerations of the head and a possible skull fracture was still unable Tues. day to account for his injuries believed sustained while he was a passenger on a North Western train. Deutschbein told physicians he remembers having boarded the train at Milwaukee, but from then until he found himself in the hospital his mind is a blank.

It is believed he was injured when he either fell out or attempted to climb through a window of the train. POLICE FIND NO CLUES IN YOUNG GIRL'S INJURIES Richmond, Va. -Nanc Davison, 16- year-old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Putney, was found today on a doorstep in the vicinity of her home in a semiconscious condition, with her skull crushed.

The police are without clues. She had been missing all night. The girl's father is president of the Putney Shoe company a large wholesale firm. TICKET SALE FOR BANQUET HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED The ticket committee for the banquet to be served in the Raulf Hotel tomorrow night has completed arrange emente for the seating of most of those who have made reservations. But there are a few yet who have bought tickets but have not made this arrangement and it is requested that this 1 be done as soon as possible.

It is also suggested that the different parties that have made reservations stop at the hotel sometime between now and tomorrow evening to see where they have been' seated, in order to avoid confusion on the final night. The ticket sale has been closed as all that can be taken care of have been sold. TWO KIDNAP A reward of $100 has been offered Jointly by the Merrill Herald and Lincoln county for information leading to the identity of the man who recently accosted two: Merrill schoolboys at different times attempting to lure them into his automobile. MASQUERADE BALL Philbrick's1 hall Baraboo, Thursday, January 26. CALEDONIA COMMUNITY CLUB OFFERS A VARIED PROGRAM The Community Club will meet at the schoolhouse in district No.

1, town of Caledonia, on Friday evening, January 27th, at 8 o'clock. A talk will. be given by' Capt. S. B.

Ernsperger op his recent trip abroad to attend the Paris convention of the American Legion, and a musical program will be presented by Charles J. Hoff, Miss Rose Landon and Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Kutzke, all of this city.

An entertaining program, consisting of recitations, dialogs, will also be presented by the pupils of the school. Following the evening's program, lunch will be served. Everybody cordially invited to attend. OZARK DIALECT A PUZZLING ONE DRAMA PRIMITIVE MOUNTAIN FOLK IS BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN "The Shepherd of the Hills," brings the strange, primitive people of the Ozark Mountains of a generation age to life on the screen, with a thoroughness never approached by fiction. This is the screen version of Harold Bell Wright's most famous novel, produced by Charles R.

Rogers for First National Pictures. Even this big drama of the Arkansas Missouri backwoods, however, coming Thursday to Fischer's new Portage theatre, cannot bring to the ears of spectators unfamiliar with the region, the language of its people. It must be heard to be appreciated. However, here are. a few bits of Ozark dialect, which I.

provides a puzzle to linguists and scholars who are striving to trace its origin and growths: "You-uns come to see weuns soon. n. We-all gets a right smart lonesome." "Pap's peaked, maw ain't peert neither." "Hit's too bad. What kind uh misery they got?" If you were a grocery clerk, and someone asked you to "put that pone in a poke," would you know what to do? In Ozark dialect, that means, "Put that loaf of bread in a sack." Alec B. Francis playes the title role in "The Shepherd of the Hills," which Al Rogell directed.

Other principal characters who step from the pages of the great author's Ozark novel to the silversheet are portrayed by Molly O'Day, John Boles, Matthew Betz, Romaine Fielding, Otis Harlan, Joseph Bennett, Maurice Murphy, Marion Douglas, and John Westwood. A two act Larry Semon comedy and the latest news events are the added features. Billie Dove in "The Love Mart" will be' shown for the last times tonight. ROYAL NEIGHBOR CAMP. 6284 INSTALL ITS NEW OFFICERS An afternoon social was held by the Royal Neighbors of Portage Camp, No.

6284, Tuesday afternoon at the K. of P. hall, and was greatly enjoyed by the large number present. A picnic supper was served at 6 o'clock. Later in the evening a regular meeting was held, followed by installation of officers, with Mrs.

Mary Alexander acting as installing officer and Mrs. Nettie York acting as ceremonial marshal. The officers installed at this time were: Oracle, Mrs. Cleo Smith; vice oracle, Mrs. Anna Smith; past oracle, Mrs.

Mary Alexander: chancellor, Mrs. Hildegarde Williams; recorder, Mrs. Frances Wright; receiver, Mrs. Lula Hamele; marshal, Mrs. Isabel Murrills; assistant marshal, Mrs.

Ferne Eickner; inner sentinel, Mrs. Amelia Niemeyer; outer sentinel, Mrs. Anna. Thompson; manager, Mrs. Sylvia Peters; flag bearer, Mrs.

Lena Cross; Faith, Mrs. Emma Burton; Courage, Mrs. Glen Gray; Modesty, Mrs. Laura Moll; Unselfishness, Mrs. Stella Hillstad; Endurance, Mrs.

Adelia Chapel; must) clan, Mrs. Anna Prieve. ADT Refreshments were a served to the guests at 10 o'clock. HOME TALENT PROGRAM A home talent play and program will be given Jan. 27 at the Fox Glen: school! No.

2 In Caledonia. Miss Bernadine Schroeder is the teacher. MAUSTON COUPLE FIGURE IN LUCKY MISHAP TUESDAY Cleaning Up -t I RAS (Copyright, W. N. MANY NAMES FOR CITY'S NEW PARK MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED NAMES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE CONTEST EDITOR Less than a week remains to hand in suggestions for naming the new park.

The contest closes January 31, SO all those who have not submitted a name for the park, but intend to do so, should hurry. The park board has offered an award or ten dollars for the most suitable name for the new park near the river. The name selected is to have a historical significance with Portage as a background. Already more than one hundred names have been suggested. The following names have been submitted within the last few days: Natural Park.

Nature Park. Drinkwater Park. Sunset Park. Kiwanis Park. Theresa J.

Pauquette. Pierre Pauquette. The Old Waterway Park. Grandfather Park. Joliet Park.

Central Park. Portage Home Park. River Bridge Park. Drinker Park. Edgewater Park.

Riverside Park. I The Armstrong Garden. Fairy Dreams. Solomon's Knoll. Old Settlers Park.

Pioneers Park. Winnebago Wigwam. The Riverview Park. Boulder Park. Pawnee Park.

PORTAGE MAN OPERATES AN ACCREDITED POULTRY FARM, Carl Berg, well known to everybody in Portage, has established a splendid poultry farm, just at the junction of the old pinery road with West Wisconsin street, on what is known as the former George H. McIntyre place, on rural route No. 3. He now has more than 400 hens all single-comb white Leghorns and all accredited under the supervision of the Wisconsin Department of Markets. The flock's certificate of accreditation held by Mr.

Berg is dated December 19, 1927, and certifies that the birds have been. inspected, culled and mated by an- official inspector from the department. The flock's egg production will be utilized in supplying day old chicks and settings for hatching, beginning during the coming month. RESTING COMFORTABLY The many friends of Oren G. Twichell who have been asking 88 to his condition will be glad to know.

that according to the report received: from the Beaver Dam hospital today he is resting quite well. BLUES DEFEAT REDS EASILY After hitting a piece of ice, turning around, knocking down two highway guard posts and then turning completely over a two-door Ford sedan driven by Philip O'Connor was brought to a Portage garage Tuesday afternoon on its own power. Mr. O'Connor and his wife were the only occupants of the car at the time of the miraculous accident and neither of them received injuries. Mr.

and Mrs. O'Connor were driving from Mauston, on highway 16, enroute to Chicago. After a little adjustment at the Wright Mo tor Company they were able to leave Portage within a half hour after the mishap, to continue on to Illinois. IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PARKS PHOENIX, ARIZONA, OWNS MOST EXTENSIVE AREA OF OVER 15,000 ACRES Parks are needed in small cities in the United States according to 8 survey recently made by the Playground and Recreation Association of America. Nearly 250,000 acres in parks and forest reserves are reported by 1,681 cities in the United States, and it is shown that practically all municipilaties ip excess of 25,000 inhabitants have parks.

At the same time the report of the association shows that there is a need of constructive work for more of these facilities in smaller cities throughout the United States. "Millions of persons in small cities and towns," it says, "have ac.cess to neither parks nor playgrounds, and other millions in the cities are inadequately provided with these places for relaxation and recreation." Automobile Plays Big Part The survey stresses the part the automobile is taking in making outlying parks, recreation centers and forest areas accessible to city dwellers and reviews briefly park area acquisitions by cities. "Owing to the influence of the automobile, Phoenix, Arizona, has acquired the largest single property, a park of 15,080 acres," it continues. Demand for sunlight and air and recognition of the importance of recreation space to the safety, health and happiness of children are the dominant, reasons for the development of modern park and recreation systems, the survey declared. SOME INTERESTING VIEWS IN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO The Register has received from W.

R. Kenyon of Venice, former Portage resident, some interesting views photographed by him in California and down in old Mexico. These are now on exhibition in the office window. In all accompanying letter, Mr. Kenyon says: "Am sending you some pictures I took on one of our trips through Topanga Canyon.

Were gone only a couple of hours. To reach the canyon we followed the ocean drive westward about ten miles where there is a wall of hign mountains on one side with the ocean on the other side, driving all the way, going up for most of the distance on hairpin curves where the road is blasted out of rock. We went up about ten miles and on the way back made the pictures. "We also took a ride down to Mexico, just across the line, where everything is wide open -horseracing, gambling, etc. Got only two pictures in Mexico and was glad to get out of the town." Among the views are some of Mr.

Kenyon's residence in Venice, showing his granddaughter, little Miss Rosemary Squire--one on the walk and in another picking Christmas lilies in January. TWO CHIMNEY FIRES Chimney fires summoned the city fire department out twice within the last twenty four hours. Last eve ning at 10:15 o'clock there was an alarm given from the Robert G. Buglass home on East Pleasant street. This morning at 8:50 o'clock the firemen were called to the W.

I. Hayes residence at Adams and Emmett streets. Neither of the fires were serious and no damages resultred. 60 al HELMANN WINS THE OPENING CURLING SERIES BY TOTAL OF 137 TO 91 John Helmann's Blues defeated "Fashion" Lauterbach's Reds in the opening night's play at the rink Tuesday evening. Every sheet.

of ice was occupied and there were many upsets in the dope, as the teams lined upon both sides appeared eugal, but it proved a walkaway for the Blues. The total score was 137 for the Blues and 91 for the Reds. The scores resulted: Helmann 4-Lauterbach 13. Ernsperger 9-Batty 5. Pteil 14--Murphy 12.

Rogers 16-Bogue 7. Van Epps 14--0. Pfeil 5. Raup 19--J. Welsh 4.

Schwantz 11-Knippel 10. LaFleur 13-Luek 5. Blass 13-Voigt 6. H. Slinger 11-Watson 3.

Eulberg 14-McQueeney 9. Two Madison rinks will be in Portage to curl tonight at 8 o'clock. They will compete with two local rinks. Portage at La Crosse Two rinks returned from LaCrosse, last Monday, after having attended the bonspiel held for curlers in that city. The rinks representing Portage were as follows: Jim Taylor, Dr.

E. W. Lyon, A. W. Jones, Dr.

A. Batty, skip; Chet Sroka, John Benkelmen, "Dud" Lauterbach and, William Eulberg, skip. Dr. Batty won third place in the second event, and the Eulberg rink was defeated by the Galesville Rink which won first place in a game of 14 ends with a score of 12 to 11. FARMERS' FINANCIAL MOVES INDICATION OF PROSPERITY "Wisconsin farmers paying up their debts" and Wisconsin farm lands are coming back," is the conclusion which Senator Boldt, chairman of the interim committee on trust fund investments, has reached from the investigation of farm loans the committee has made from state trust funds.

"No less than 19 farmers who were delinquent in their interest upon loans from the state trust funds and some of whom were also delinquent in taxes and insurance, have paid up their delinquency in full within th last two months," said Senator Boldt. "Twenty eight other farmers delinquent in interest to the state trust funds have made payment of a part of their back interest in the same period. Above $9,000 of delinquent interest has been paid to the trust funds within these two months." Senator Boldt said that the same story of farmers paying their debts has come to him from many bankers. Farmers long delinquent in their interest payments are straightening up these delinquencies, and in many cases are making substantial payments upon the principal of their debts, esaid. Similarly, there has been in recent months a noticeable increase in the number of farm sales.

RECENT BRIDE HONORED AT DINNER AND SHOWER Mrs. Joseph C. Kurtz was hostess at a pleasant dinner party and shower in honor of Mrs. Carl Woodman, Monday evening. The dinner was beautifully appointed with covers for ten.

After a pleasant evening Mr. and Mrs. Carl Woodman left for their home in Madison. Mrs. Woodman will be remembered as Miss Eva Haines.

COMMON COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS TAX EXTENSION Mayor H. H. Niemeyer has issued call to the aldermen for a special meeting of the common council to be held on Friday evening of this week, Jan. 27, at 8 o'clock ton take action on the matter of extending the tax collection period: to an early date in March and also to take ace tion on matters pertaining to the new De Witt street bridge. The reg-, ular monthly meeting of the, water.

commission will -also be held on Fri: day night of this week. Milo Walker of Caledonia wan in Portage: yesterday. of in ABELL NAMED AS COLGATE COACH WILL HANDLE MAROONS' GRID SQUAD THROUGH ITS 1928 SCHEDULE Earl C. Abell, known to his friends here. as "Toughy" and son of Mr.

and Mrs. D. H. Abell of this city--an all-American tackle on Larry Bankart's 1916 Colgate University gridiron team, has been selected as football coach at Colgate and will, handle the 1928: squad. The Utica (N.

Daily Press states that Abell's selection came after the decision of Colgate's athletic council to revert back to the graduate system of coaching. Abell. will succeed George Hauser of who has resigned to continue his studies in medicine. For the past two years Abell has been director of freshman athletics at Colgate; and previously served as either head or assistant coach at four southern institutions- Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, Sewanee and Mississippi A. and M.

A committee of three--Dr. E. c. Huntington director of Colgate athletics, W. S.

Murray of Utica and W. A. Reid, graduate manager of athletics at the university- were named to confer with Mr. Abell to urge his acceptance. It is stated that Coach Abell would have preferred to remain' in his work as freshman coach, but after several days of deliberation has finally consented to accept the proffered post.

He was a former Portage high school football, basketball and baseball star. FRIENDLY CLUB STUDIES THRIFT INTERESTING PROGRAM GIVEN AT REGULAR MEETING HALL ON MONDAY Thrift was the subject carried out in the program held last Monday at the regular meeting of the Friendly club. The following material was presented: Definition of Thrift, Mrs. R. E.

Richards. Four principles involved in the intelligent study of thrift, (1) Keep Healthy, Mrs. W. E. Gleason: (2) Efficient Training of Children, Mrs.

Shanks; (3) Saving Time, Money and Materials, Mrs. David Bogue; (4) Spend Wisely, Mrs. H. W. School.

Scotch Thrift Jokes Mrs. Mrs. Rumpf, Mrs. Raimer, Mrs. Dana Billings.

Reading- L. F. Downie. Solo- Mrs. A.

W. Richards of Lodi. Joseph Webber of Caledonia was in town yesterday on business. Earl Baird transacted business in Portage yesterday. Her is from, Caledonia.

WAS PIONEER IN OLD DEKORRA LIBERTY CROSS CAME FROM YORK STATE TO WISCONSIN 70 YEARS AGO A feeling of sorrow pervaded the entire neighborhood, January 17th, when the sudden passing of Liberty Cross at his home in Dekorra was announced. Mr. Cross had been in his usual health, but was suddenly stricken by a heart attack, which proved fatal 'despite the fact that everything -possible was done by loving hands to alleviate his suffering. Liberty Cross was born in New York state, and when a boy of nine years came to Wisconsin, where he spent the entire remainder of his life. He was a son of Henry and Angeline Cross.

His age was 79 years, 2 months and 3 days. When a young man, he was united in marriage with Ella Millard, who passed away 54 years ago. From this union four children were born, two of whom Later he was married to Lenora Lum. Ten children were born to this second union -four daughters and six sons. Four of these children passed away years ago.

He is mourned by his wife and eight children, twenty eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; also by one sister, Mrs. Hunt of Barron, one brother, James Cross of California, and a half-brother Romain York of Madison, besides a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock, Friday afternoon, January 20, conducted by Revs. Joyce of Madison and A. C.

Allen of the Seventh Day Adventist church. Mrs. Felt sang the hymns that were often heard about his home- "Safe in One." Burial was in Pacific cemetery. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto me and rest; Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon my breast." I came to Jesus as I wasWeary, and worn, and sad; I found in Him a resting place, And He has made me glad. I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Behold, I freely give The living water--thirsty one, Stoop down, and drink, and live." I came to Jesus, and I drank Of that life-giving stream; My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, And now I live in Him.

(I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I am this dark world's Light; Look unto me, thy morn shall rise, And all thy day be bright." I looked to Jesus, and I found In Him my Star, my. Sun; And in that light of life I'll walk "Till traveling days are done. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown of Waukesha and Alvin.

Brown of Rio were in Portage yesterday visiting and shopping..