Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 3

CALEDONIA WEST CONFERENCE ON IN PORTAGE EIGHTY IlES OF WORK DONE Brief News Notes Is up to the report of Engineers Stewart of Madison and Fiileo of Grand Rapids and the circuit court of Columbia county It la probable that their report will be made In the near future Tho success of the drainage of this vast area of land in Caledonia and Fairfield depends greatly on tho report these engineers 523 East Canant street street Sarah Watson 523 Conant atrepL received a letter from him on Aug 28tb and be expects to reach Portage on a fulough soma time In the near future "A son was bom Mr "and Paul Budde is at the borne of her parents Mr and Mrs Schuster in Milwaukee Mr Budde who wlia formerly engaged In the Kutzke ft Meyer Hardware store la now with the 22nd Co which recently left Fort Columbia for the sea coast to go over seas Mr ForeBt Felt is visiting la Kenosha Monday I Labor Day and a legal holiday Mr 0 llyland of Beaver Deal 1 visiting friends in the city Mtb A Grace and aon of Columbus have been visiting Portage friend and relative M- Corning of Kllbourn underwent a surgical operation In a Chic ago hospital this week A shower wa given In honor of Mis Helen Judson last evening by a number of her club frienda Hev Fr Thomas Cosgrove ha been guest at the McManman florae at Kilbourn for-a number of 'day past Mr and Mrs Coapman of Kilbourn visited Portage Thursday They came to attend Bishop Jecture Two more Columbia county boys have arrived in France Thef -ara-John rKirley I and Kennedy "of Doylestown- -L-Z-ZT' family to Lodt Abel will remain there Will Martin wife and daughter of Fall River visited his mother here on Saturday Mr and Mrs 'J Wheolcr and Kittle girl of Columbus were In town Saturday on business License to marry in Madison papers of last Friday included Robert McDaniels of Madison and Jessie Buz-ifel of Poynette -A 11- Tomlin so Saturday to visit her daughter- She will also visit it Madison 7 'Albert Mountford aud family of Fall River visited his imdher and her Bister Mrs Carmichael Miss Edith Curtis went to Portage Saturday to visit Mrs Thomas Sanderson-and sister Mrs" Thomas Eagan returned Saturday front lux- extended visit to Austin Minn with her relatives Thomas Doudna of Richland Ceii- tep came Friday evening for a few daya visit at Frank Mrs Pearl Thehwen and Lillian Boh ling tit to bodl Friday to visit over Sunday at Dave home Miss llcssle Clithroe visited a few dnya-with Mrs -Teed and Miss Green M4 and Mrs Frank' Berry-of Chi-' cago were week end visitor at 11 Mrs Mary Edmlster ha been on the sick list' the past week -Bom a aon to Mr abd Mrs Robert Mankie of Arlington August 20th Air and Mrs Kidder went to-Madison Thursday on business Dr Helen Blnnle attended (he closing meeting of Medical session at Madison Thursday morning Alisa Helen Batty of Madison visited her uncle Jobh Batty and family the past week i Henry Cutsforth and Arthur Zypse of New Hampton la visited thU week with friends Mrs William Hllliar visited her son and family at Madison Thursday Dr Murdoch of Columbus wa a recent caller here with friends THIS CITY IS HISTORIC CENTER (Continued from First Page) Klnzio who wrote Waubun the-famous book of historical whitings of this historical annals' in 1808 Madam community devots nearly a chapter to this Indian giving proofs that shs was 140 years of age at the time of her death John Kmkio her husband was the first postmaster of Wisconsin and whs in charge at the Fort Winnebago Indiun agency at an citrly date and -was the son -of the celebrated Kenzie when the Fort Dearborn Indian massacres of -lh whites which occured in Chleggo when linder the protection tho British in about 181? DOYLESTOVN 1 Poynettc Aug 22 Miss -Kate Mountford left tlw last of week tot Milwaukee and Chicago Mr and lira Harry Conioii had business at county seat Saturdu Frank Wooistone made a business trip to 1 Madison last Saturday Ike Curtis and family motored to Portage Saturday'- Miss Louena Luce wenlo Randolph Saturday where she wlJT teach school near tbpre Mrs McAuslln Sryknd granddaughter returned from adison Friday after several days yfslt Mrs McKenzie viaited In Portage Saturday lhm Cordinir who was located ou the Cording farm has moved his -rf DRAINAGE PROJECT IN CALEDONIA WILL BE ONE OF IMPORTANCE There are' 1 about 19000 acres of marsh and low lands just west of PortagiT tbaT caiT em nil lilt good tillable soil To show the splendid fertility of the land there is a field of 270 acres of buckwheat owned by Mr Binder on the old marsh which will yield a splendid crop lie has wheat oats and clover also growing on the drained marsh lands and it is all coming along fine There are also a number of other 00-acre farms In that vicinity which tare laid out in this drainage district which it is believed will become exceptionally valuable as soon as the river is straightened There has been completed in tho drainage project nine: miles west of Portage In 'Caledonia about eighty miles of drainage tile Used varying from 5 to 10 inches in diameter and is being manufactured on thu site by Charles Binder 1 Mr Binder shows confidence ttv the' jroject by purchasing for himself 40U0 acres of wtlfl land including the Keith-brook estate all situated a few miles vjpst pf Portage Besides thes 4000 acres purchased by Mr Binder there still remains approximately 15000 acres of the marsh and low land west of Portage that could be drained and placed into good faim lands Of course to make the project more complete will be neceRsary to straighten theRaraboo river This question is now in' the bauds of a commission consisting of II Boehm and James Towers of Portage and 8 Palmer of llarabfto The report of Engineer Tennant on the feasibility of shortening the river Caledonia Aug Russell Hoeker son of Mr and Mrs Emil Rocker Portage Is spending bis vacation with bis cousins Lester and Clarence Funk Wilt Haight and son Roy are out at Charles painting and varnishing new rerdence Willie Scherbert has a fine new carriage Mrs-ylliggms-haa returned to her home In Chicago after flatting a few days with her brother Will McMahon and family Mr and Mrs Will Geyman were Portage callers Friday Mr and Mrs Will Varnsworth and daughter Myrtle and aon Irwin of Fox Lake were week end guests of Mr rnd Mrs Rudolph Ruraann Mr and Mrs Will McMahon have heard from their son Roy who was wonnded in action-' He was wounded In the -arm and is unable to write Mr and Mrs Will Blanton of Tacoma Wash who visited relatives and friends in Caledonia have arrived home safely in Tacoma with their Fofd- They visited in Coear Idaho with Mra A Thompson formerly Mbw Mayipe Schult of Caledon ta on their way homeward Market Report Market as Follows Our cash buying prices today are: Hens hsavy 28c Hans light 26o 8prlngt 28o Roosters 20c Duck young Beef Hides 16c Calf Hides 32c Horse Hides (as to size) $6 to $675 Eggs 37c Timothy Scad $850 to $9 per cwt Lowering Bin Paul Rahn and Dick Roberts of Fall River are now located at Camp Upton Brooklyn expecting to sail overseas within a few days Miss Blanche Satzman of Doylee-town underwent and operation for removal of tonsils at' St hospital and is how about fully re- covered The Catholic girls will meet on Friday evening at the Knights of Columbus hall for Red Cross work: All are asked to be present at 7:30 The condition (if Patrick Doyle the aged gentleman who fell tend bdoke his hip is considered serious He is at the home of his daughter Mrs Charles Roob The ladies of the town of York near Columbus and at Waterloo have organized base ball teams and -are having homo exciting contests The York ladles met their first defeat of the season from the Waterloo lad-i-lesin the game afew days ago Nelson Austin wants to be counted among the big war gardeners He brought a cucumber that looked like one of the big that our boys are practicing wflth at the Sparta range The official notification of the injury at the front of Elmer Bain was received from the war-department on Betts reported missing in the Register last week -appeared in the official -Washington lists in -the Sentinel of this week The Columbia Liberty band will be out on the streets tonight to herald the umlsuui event or the "great lecture of Bishop Mitchell at the Methodist church The lecture la the Matter with will take place at the Methodist' church this evening at 8:15 o'clock The public ig urged to be present According to letters from France Sergt Raymond Watson hag arrived In America 'to serve as instructor at an army cantonment in New Jersey his mother Mrs Watson DO YOU KNOW THAT 1 Albert Dahle of Pardeevllle broke hi pranking "his auto a few days ago John Williams picked 60 bushels of cuoanvbere- an4- markete4 thm at Packwaukee The service flag In the town of New Haven wa unveiled by Erma Hindes lt has 3o stars A patriotic social was given Aug 23 at the Moundvitle church Proceeds go to the pastor's salary tenter Douglas of Portage has re covered from his accident and baa resumed' his work for Will Angus at Pardeevllle Mr and tarsi A' Briggs have been enjoying a' visit from their granddaughter Miss Ellen Team of Augusta Bert Efusenburg Guy Lafler and George Heath of pardeevllle an working in a canning factory in Illinois Nathan Davis has bought the Taylor residence at Randolph Mr Taylor Ig a son of Mrs Taylor of Portage Work pn the new concrete flume at the Eagle Mills In Brlggsvllle has been started by contractor Herman Kutzke of Portage- Melchior Mack Albert Loeser and Lonis Breunlng head the 15090 Roxbury Light and Power company to be located at Sauk City The sum of was netted for the Red Cross by the Marcellon social The material for the ice cream was furnished by the farmers of the conl-munltv and the cream was made at the Wm McElroy home Just before -leaving for Kansas City cantonment Lloyd Hume" son of Mr and Mrs Home of Moundville was given a fine farewell party 7 The funeraLofMrs EJWllllama aged 72 was held at Kingston ro eutly -She was the wire of the late Editor Williams of the Kingston Spy People In the rural districts should be sure and vote at the primary on Sept 3 important to get good officials to serve us The country vote should have its say as well as that In the cities So do your duty and vote at the primary on Sept 3rd Lieutenant Fox Killed In Plane With the American Army in France Aug Second Lieutenant Franklin Fox of Philadelphia attached to headquarters staff was killed when an airplane In which he was riding caught fire The pilot an experienced aviator Jmnicd and was killed NOTICE OF AUCTION Mrs George Zeller will hold a pub-lie aalo at her farm 2 miles north of Lowlaton station on Sopt 2 1918 bee ginning at 10:00 a28 6t ltw (Continued from Page I) lem of the church and the country but that It was the salvstlou of the future The Missionary Centenary Germany can never win the w-ar utitil and unless she break the heart or a possibility? Yes It I How may that possibility be made impossible? There la a way and only one way It is the power of Almighty God Imparted to human hearts it makes them unbreakable Enlisted in ahy undertaking it Is an absolute guarantee of success God Is still thq final arbiter of battles The Christian church of America has the wondrous opportunity now of proving Itself to be the salt of the earth If the church senses Ameri vital need of the approval and power of Almighty God and with perfect -trust and obedience dedicates herself wholly to the spread of 'the gospel of the Son of His Jove through out the worlds then America will surely have that approval and powerT The question is often asked: will bo the status of (he church "after The war? That' question will be peed-less if now during the war the chiirch 'fulfills her mission to the nation and to the world What is pakslohately needed 4s a church that does not stand bnt moves and drives ahead and for this reason we are launching the program to raise eighty millions Bishop Mitchell Sounds Keynote The keynote of Jhe conference was sounded by the bishop In his opening address to the conference are met together in the most momentous times that the country haa ever seen and it behooves the conference not only to express themselves in the most emphatic patriotism but ta remember that the times demand prayerful spirit obtained throughout th entire conference The hearty reception of the conference to the presidency of Bishop Mitchell is everywhere evident A "new "departure "for entertainment of the conference was brought out by a resolution Introduced by Tomlinson and A Brenner the securing of entertainment for the annual session of the conference is becomming Increasingly different and whereas the time seems to have arrived when the con-foresee must bo largely woll oatortaln-lig! And -whereas the conference session Jsl held not for the personal benefit of the ministers bnt the good of the whole church and whereas neighboring conferences are successfully carrying out plans-that distribute the burden of conference attendance to the whole church A committee of five will be appointed to consider best plans Nino Conference Men In War- Following communion service the officers of the conference were elected as follow's: Roberts Secy Davis statistician Horth treasurer Roll call found 85 members and six probationers Nine men were marked present who are serving their country in war work they are as follows: Thos Beavin Dodgeville A Secretary Liverpool American Cantonment Gyy Campbell Lawton Okla YAl-C-A 'J Vance Prairie du Chien chaplin A Willett chaplltjv Hammond Eau Claire Dint p-oodrich Washburn Lieutenant Hestekina Ashland corporal Frederick Lieutenant )E Stone Pr tv Krenneman Xireat Lakes Training station MC A Reports of7 the District superintendents -were given and each showed that theyear had been a good one in many particulars Tuesday Afternoon Session At 2 the anniversary of the Home Missionary society wa observed by an address by Miss Swarty a deaconess of the home mission board who very" ably portrayed the work of the home board in America Not only did she reveal the great outstanding fact that what we owe to the people of Europe begins here in America to the foreign population of our country This also was linked with the great War program of the church and of the country at large The work of the church in the camps and cantonments were ably portrayed and a special plea was-made that we do not lag in our effort to make not alone the camp pleasant hut that the outside be made safe Advertise in the Register WANTED Whistle the pig'4 21 da BRINGS YOU THIS CABINET With the Wonderful Automatic Flour WEATHER REPORT Forecast for Portage and vicinity for next twenty-four hours Partly cloudy tonight and Friday lising temperature IEMPIKATORIS Highest Lowest a- At 7 a At 12 today 83 49 49 69 Attend the big sale and demonstr'ation Get all the facts regarding 3tllcrs Cabinets See the wonderful Automatic Lowering Flour Bin Think of the work it saves A gentle pull bring it down to the table level No climbing with heavy sacks of flour No straining! You fill it with ease then a slight push swings it silently back into place And it holds 50 pounds Look at tho Automatic Baoo Shelf Extendar-inother labor oaver -Look at ail tha other diatlnctiva worth-while Sollere Improvements Never before haa it been possible to have all theta labor" and tima saving convenience In one cabinet just the cabinet you've been looking for And only $100 brings It Into your kitchen Tha Best Servant in the is a marvelous time and labor chock-full of most beautiful best In the market Now sold on most liberal term ever devised" 7 TASK Memories of the past and dreamt of the future do not so largely engage the- attention of successful people as do the practical plans which are to be executed today Before you spend money in your pocket now perhaps part of it should bo placed in your savings account hero Cabinet on such easy terms a we offer Come in today or tomorrow cure Learn all about tho Sellero Cabinets and our and Easy Terms thia wonderful cabinet in your home will pay for it In a abort time Don't today and aee the Sellero dero j-- -i i 1 Take Advantage of This Opportunity You tnay not get such another chance to hSva this grand Kitchen See Display in South Window I Geo Mirkoini Low Prices Merely one dollar will put and then one dollar a week miea thle chance Come in onetratlon City Bayk of Portage rOUTACS KflO.