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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
HACKLEY PLAY HERE
Home Talent Production "All
A Mistake" by Hackley
Company Here Friday Eve.
Mar. 18th.

"AllA Mistake, the farce CON-
edv staged by the Hackley
Dramatic Co., at that place Feb.
25th, will be given Friday eve
ning, Mar. 18th, at the Lyceum
opera house. This home talent
production was affirmed an I'M
paralleled success in the line OF
such efforts and Eagle River peo-
ple will. without doubt, ENJOY
a Measurable evening by attend
ing. The comedy as the name
suggests, is one huge mistake
and case of mistaken identity
whereby arise complications OF a
bewildering nature creating a
laugh at every turn.
Admission Is and 25c, reserved
seats 35c. -
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

! HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Clifford Thompson gave an i'm
personation before the high
school Monday morning
The members of the physics
class have completed the course
in Light and taken up the study
of Heat.
The boys in the grades have
dropped the game Of marbles,
and taken up base ball as pas
time. A sure sign Of spring.
The senior class is making pre-
parations for commencement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
A BIT o NOTHIN'

The women are apt to be hard
hit this spring, There is d bill
before the legislature which pre-
scfibes the size hat they shall
wear, that is Of the brim. 1t
must be less than six feet in cir
cumference and must not be SO
large as to unreasonably OBJ
struct the view Of other persons
who NAV be on the street.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
AND Spring HAS CAME
AT Least Appearances Are
Here, IF the Genuine Arti-
Gle is Not---Green Grass in
Evidence.

Has spring really ''came?'
And is it now really amid our
mongst?
Picking pansies from meath a
three-foot snow drift IN one
flower garden during the gusty
month of March in Northern
Wisconsin, isn't showing such q
harsh criticism against the vim
ter conditions we have been
Dragging about for winters past
and which we have endeavored
to convince the out-of-town skep-
tic is not rarified fabrication IN
the whole.
And, with the green grassy
grass showing boldly from be-
meath it's tasty disappearing Gov
ering Of piled up snow flakes
commonly called snow drifts by
the nature fakir and worse things
by the individual who gets fast
in one and is compelled to call
for help one is itnbued with the
fact that it is time to dig UP
what was left oflast seasons UNI
derwear and plan on purchasing
gaudy straw lid to replace the
har-lipped affair of last year.
When the snow took hike the
other day from q certain spot in
Mrs. August Ziebell's flower gar
den, pansies in full bloom were
discovered in fine condition.
While this may sound sort Of
pipe-dreamish, still several were
placed upon exhibition and later
put upon a strictly water diet in
order to bring forth the bloom of
several buds in the bunch.
But, as the snow hasn't entire
" disappeared it might be pre-
mature in predicting that spring
has arrived. There is no telling
what his nibs, the weather man,
NAV deal out to us before this
article appears in print. We
have hopes that he will not make
us out wrong in the entirety. If
he does, Carriers delivery will be
compelled to dof the wheels
which were substituted for run
ners Monday, and Hirzel will
have to put the little rig way
back in the shed and wait a little
longer. Here's hopin'.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
choose site for Pickle Plant.

Messrs. Brown and McHugh,
representatives Of the Squire
Dingee Pickle Co., of Chicago,
left for thac city this morning
after having selected the place
for the location of the sailing
station. 4 site to the west OF the
depot was selected. The build
ing will be 60xl00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
A Live Newspaper.

The Rhinelander News, former
" the old indicator, comes to
us this past week in regular har-
EN- skirt stvle-new, natty and
full OF news. The paper has been
equipped with new presses, type,
etc, and its new building must
be dude. Don't blame it at
all, but glad of it. Here's luck
to Rhinelander's best paper.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

The mail order house Of Sears
Roebuck & Co., in Chicago did a
business in 1910 amounting to
SOL, $40, 387, and made about
20 per cent net profit on it's CAPT
tai stock. Evidently this house
cut into the business Of the local
merchants of the northwest serl-
ously, and Melted bigger profits
than the local merchants would
dare to hope for. There are
many people who will not pat
ronize their own town if they
can avoid doing so.--Hurley
Miner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

August Stefan, Hans Hanson,
Dan Hegstrom, Jacob Johnson,
Ed Osterberg, Andrew Nortwen,
John Olson and August Ifendrlck
son were down Monday from
Pioneer lake, town OF Conover,
settling up with John Bolen, tor
whom they have been logging
near Conover this winter. They
finished last week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
Andy Goes to Michigan.

Andrew Manbeck will labor in
Michigan the coming summer,
and fill in the odd moments by
visiting with home people. MIR.
Manbeck left Monday for Sparta,
Mich, where he will join his wife
who preceded him four weeks
ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

LATER: The above article was
composed Yesterday while the
sun was shining brightly amidst
the cawing of crows and the
cackllng Of hens-sure % signs
of springtime. But it was a mis-
take. A rip-snortin' blizzard
struck here last night and it's
overcoats for the poor horse
who had his hair mangled yester-
day by a clipping machine. B-r-r.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
Took the Examination.

Law Cook was over to Rhine
lander last Friday, taking the
civil service examination for
forest ranger, under the state
forestry commission. Over 10
took the examination and were
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
n,smantlirg Burned Building.

The razing of the O'Connor-
Riordan building, corner Wall
and Railroad streets, was begun
Monday morning. The building
was Quilted BY fire year ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
ST. Patrick's Day Friday.

Friday, March 18th. is St.
Patrick's day and al good sons
of Erin s emerald isle will cele-
brate the day of their patron
saint By wearing a sprlg OF the
renowned shamrock.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

Says a newspaper last week;
The soft weather Of the past
few days has started the sap
running" The question is, does
this mean when fellow has an
extremely bad cold?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
CARD OF THANKS

We take this means to express
our deep gratitude to the great
number of friends who did SO
much for us in orr recent bereave-
ment
FRED MoREY
Mrs. B. WALSH AND FAMILY.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15
nARRlAdE LICENSES

The following marriagelicenses
have been issued by the county
clerk:
Mark NJ. Riggs Of Woodruff
and Isle Davis of Arbor Vitae.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

friends to bear. The numerous
beautiful floral tributes were
tokens of the high esteem in
which she was held.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-03-15

from nearly every part Of the
state. There are twelve places
to be filed.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

FOR SALE Fopr choice two-acre
lots fronting Tupelo and Poptotoc road
bals mile from corporate limits. T. 6.
Bogg an.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Officers Elected.

AT a meeting of Tupelo Cotton
Exchange Monday the same Of
ficers were reelected as follows:
President. j. E. Motlow; Vice
President, Asa w. Allen; Sec. :
Treas, G. F. Maynard; Board of
Directors, J. E. Motlow, Asa W.
Allen, G. F. Maynard. B. T.
Clark, ]. H. Ledyard.
The Standard Wire was leased
again from Mr.. w. H. Arm
strong. and quotations will be
furnished as heretofore. The
president appointed an Arbitra-
ton Committee, composed of j.
R. Jones and R. A. Weaver, to
settle all differences arising be-
tween members of the exchange
in regard to cotton. In case they
could not agree third man to be
selected by them. A committee
composed of G. F. Maynard, j.
R. Jonessand R. C. Wagner was
appointed to look into the advis-
ability of having the exchange
represented by a float in the Tri-
County Fair parade on 26th inst.
Two new members were elect
ed to membership in the Ex-
change. The Bank of Tupelo, and
the Peoples Bank & Trust Co.,
to be represented by the cashier
of each bank.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Saltillo High School.

The Saltillo High School will
open Monday, September IL.
Patrous are urged to start their
children the first day and take
full advantage of the entire nine
months term. 'Thoroughness is
our motto. We have the inter
est of your child at heart, and
our aim is to make good. Pros
pective patrons will do well to
confer with the authorities Of
this school before making fur
ther arrangements. The faculty
is well equipped; composed of
scholarly and earnest teachers.
M. LaGrone Rogers, principal;
Miss Kate Kennan. first assist
ant; Miss Sallye Thomason, Sec
ond assistant; Miss Annie Tow
cry. primary; Miss Olga Linton,
music.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

The first census taken in this
country in 1880 found a popula-
ton of 1929, PA. The cost was
$44, BIT, or one cent per inhabi-
tant. The thirteenth census,
1910, found a population Of
81, ,972. .266. Including Alaska,
Hawaii and Porto Rico, the mum
ber was SO. 402. Isl. The Phik
ippines and other dependencies
were not counted, but estimat-
ing these, our total population
is 1O1, 173, 400 souls. This puts
the United States fourth in pop
ulation, China having 400 mil
lions, India 800 millions and
Russia l61 millions. We have
nearly as many people as Ger
many and France combined;
more than the United Kingdom
and japan: double the popula-
ton of Italy and Spain; double
the population of South Ameri-
ca, and fve-sixths of the popu-
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

In travelling through the South
one is more and more impressed
with the fact that the very hest
land in nearly every State is not
yet in cultivation. It has not
been drained. Into these wet
bottoms the fertility of the hills
has leached down, and yet our
people ha Je too often baked at
the little extra work of canaling
and ditching that would make
these lowlands outyield the prsi-
ries of the West. Very like y
on your own farm, Mr.. Sub
scriber, there are branch bot
toms or creek bottoms which #
cleared and ditched would give
you So for your labor for every
81 the poorer hillsides will pay
you? And in that case isn't it
folly to keep hiring yourself to
the unappreciared field. The
Progressive Farmer.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Free Advertising.

Some time since" says the
editor of the Wellington (Kan. }
News, I'VE quit giving advertis-
ing to those who are able to pay.
We have opportunities every day
to give away space, but all of
these fine chances are now de-
clined with thanks. Several fair
associations have furnished us
with entertaining stories about
their amusement enterprises, ask
ing that we kindly give them
several dollars worth of space
that others pay for. Also there
would be inclosed two compli-
mentary tickets.
Now we have tried compli-
mentary tickets fried, stewed,
on toast and smothered in onions
and found them unLalatabIe in
every style. Chopped fine they
might make good breakfast food,
but we have no chopper. And
at the end Of the week we are
unable to unload them on the
pay roll, the obstreperous employ
es seeming to prefer cash. And
so much of the time in days
agone the help got all the money.
leaving the boss to subsist on
complimentary tickets and COM
mendary resolutions. It's a poor
diet, and we quit it some time
since.
"A baseball team will pay rent
for grounds to play on hand out
money at the drug store for a
ball-give the hardware store
the price of a bat-fork over to
the clothier the cash for a suit
LAY down the coin for a pair of
shoes and then ask the news
paper to donate sufficient space
to get a crowd out to see the
game.
church society will gixano
chicken pie supper, dishing up q
bunch Of antiquated hens encas-
ed in destructible crusts, and
the newspapers give sufficient
free advertising to bring out a
crowd of customers. Maybe they
say thank you. and maybe they
lay down a couple Of tickets. In
the latter case it is nine chances
to one that when Mrs. Jones sees
the editor approach, her nose
curls into a pretzel and she says,
spiteful y: We'll, there comes
deadhead Brown to sponge two
meals off Of the church. ="
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
NO. 2.

lation OF North America. tt
estimated cost was fourtee
millions, or fifteen cents per il
habitant. The increaae is a
counted for by the fact that tt
census is more 'aborate, go'
farther and takes cognizance
more things.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Will Organize Quitman Fair.

Clarksdale, Miss, Aug. 80. 8
Commissioner H. E. Blakeslee
Of the department of agriculture
and commerce was q Clarksdale
visitor yesterday, en-oute from
Parchman to Marks in Quitman
county. Mr.. Blakeslee is sched-
uled for an address to the citi
zens of Quitman today, the oc-
casion being an org anization OF
a county fair association.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Tri-County Fair.

To the Farmers of Lee and Ad-
joining Counties:
The management of the Fair
Association are trying to show to
the world at large what can be
done on the fertile lands of this
section, and would be very much
elated if every farmer in this
section would exhibit at least one
article of farm product, and as
many more as time and oppor-
tunity will permit, for the Fair
management is going to heavy
expense and giving time and tai
ent to have attractions that will
bring people from all over this
and adjoining counties to the
Fair. For what purpose? To
show them what our farm lands
will produce. This we are un-
able to do unless you, as farmers,
will go to the little trouble nee
essary to get one or more meri-
torious exhibits and put them on
display at the Fair, that these
visitors may see for themselves
what we are doing, not what
can be done. The management's s
greatest desire is to boost you,
your lands and your products, and
this we can not do without your
full CO. operation.
We are going to have the peo-
pie here to see the products of
your land. and we hope and ex-
pect you to have the produce
here for these people to see. In
fact, what good would it do
should the management bring
fifty thousand to the grounds
each day and not have meritor-
ious exhibit of farm products to
show these visitors? Virtually
none save to have a days outing
and a little fun. This we are gc-
ing to give you and your familgs
and we know you are going to
come, but bring something with
you to show.
Do not get the idea that the
Fair Association is giving all the
money in the racing department,
for it is not. Our rules call for
a number of entries in every
race, thus giving us IS per cent.
back in entry fees, and a major
ity of them we collect a good deal
more than this. We have care
fully examined a large number
of county fairs in the South. and
we find ours as liberal as any,
and far more so than some Of
them. Come, cooperate with
US. Cooperate with your neigh
bors, for nothing can be done
without cooperation. Come.
Push, don't knock. Boost, don't
kick. Get busy, be a booster and
cooperate with the Fair Associa-
tion in boosting our section.
Make an effort to get one or
more exhibits for the Fair. Do
it now.
For a catalog, a personal or
written request to either of the
following parties will bring same
by return mail: E. C. Kinds,
President; G. w. Hall, Supt.
Poultry Dept; S. B. Kinds, Supt.
Dept; w. P. Long,
Secretary.
Let everybody get busy for the
best Fair in Mississippi.
TRI-COUNTY FAIR ASSN.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
County Prizes for Corn Clubs
Mean Lots to the Boys.

The State Fair is urging every
county in the State land some
have agreed to do it, to offer as
prize to their corn Club boys
a free trip to the Fair.
The Fair requests that these
counties make three of the best
prizes offered their Corn Club
boys free trips to the Fair, in
which event the Fair will pre-
sent with its compliments a sea-
son ticket, provided there are
not more than three boys and
two girls from any one county.
This proposition is good one.
and certainly deserves the at
tention of every county anxious
to make the most of its future
citizens.
The boys who have up to date
visited the Fair land the girls as
well) from the Corn and Culture
Clubs have certainly gained
more from observation, practi-
cal study and association with
other young people, land with
the teachers, experts and lee
turers, than they could learn in
an entire year at home or in
school.
1t will cost, comparatively, so
little, that every county ought
to make an effort to bring about
this interest and rivalry among
the school boys and girls.
FOR SALE Fopr choice two-acre
lots fronting Tupeio and PoDtotcc road
hall mile from corporate limits. I. g.
Bogg an.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

WANTED BY family Of fonr, room
and board convenient to Frisco freight
Office. Parties having two rooms suit
able for light h0usek 4epIng please ans
wer.-R. B TOLBERT, 20 St
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Originality.

Strictly speakins. it 10 impossible.
Of course, to be original. Originality
consists in perceiving the permanent
behind ephemeral. be old behind the
new. In tracing the eser-li, .ng spring
Of human motive from It's latest mod
ern faucet deep down and back to its
hidden source IN consciousness and
will.-Allen Duvall e Atlantic.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Farmers Close Institute.

3
tute of 1911 came to close here
Yesterday afternoon. In the
opinion of the agricultural de-
partment of the college it has
been the most successful ever
held at this institution. About
800 farmers attended the meet
ings and showed their apprec-
iation and interest in the work
by rapid fire of questions to
the various lecturers. Every
man who attended the institute
went away wiser from having
heard dissertations by eminent
authorities on every branch OF
farm industry.
The most interesting feature
of the weeks work was the dis
cussion on reclaimed lands. held
on Friday morning. D. w. Rob-
bins of Tupelo, the owner and
reclaimer of large tracts OF
swamp lands in his district. read
q paper on the method and recla-
nation. The first canals were
dug in the swamp lands of Town
creek and Coonewah districts OF
Lee county. They were cut If
regularly, imperfectly and ex-
pensively by mules and scrapers
The channels at first were mar
row and shallow, but by sys-
tenn of fall blowing and the wash
ing of the winter rains the chan
nels were enlarged and deepen
ed with each succeeding year.
The results proved so beneficial
that numbers of owners of swamp
lands in Lee county had channels
dug in the same manner. With
the increase in demand for canals
there arose demand for larger,
better constructed and less ex-
pensive canals. This demand
was supplied by the introduction
of the canal dredgeboat. which
cuts canals of the desired width
and depth at the reasonable cost
of 10 to 16 cents yard. With
the use of this dredgeboat and
the reclaiming of the swamp
lands of Lee county vas soon
completed. 1t is conservatively
estimated that the increase of
these lands approximates $780,
600. and the cost of draining
about one fourth of that amount.
Statistics also show that the
great increase in production in a
very few years returns to the
owner all that he has spent on
drainage.
O. F. Vaughn of Shannon,
Miss, who spoke after Mr.. Rob
bins. described the system, of tile
drainage which he has installed
on his lands. He uses tiles from
three to seven inches in diameter
the smaller ones being employed
where the drop is great and the
larger where there is but slight
incline.
In the afternoon the question
of drainage was again discussed
The first speakers. H. McCrory,
of the United States drainage
bureau, decribed the work of rec
lamation going on at present in
Louisiana and in other sections of
the country Prof. Scoates of
this college, speaking next, advo-
Gated system of tile drainage
He advieed a strong glazed tile,
one that would last indefinitely
and not require frequent repair
ing.
Drainage is a topic vitality in
teresting to the farmers of cer-
tain sections Of Oktibbeha and
Lowndes counties. There is a
long. swampy valley, starting
from point almost in front of
the Agricultural College and ex-
tend considerably beyond Artes-
ia. This yailey is almost worth
less at present, but with the mu
tuaI consent of the land owners
ord mith tho pynendlt1lrp of a
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

500 reward for any watch | can,
make give satisfaction. Clopton,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

Call on or 'pbope 63. Mrs. John Ca
ruth, if you want your braids made.
cleaned u dressed. l9-tf
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
Limitations Of the Brain.

.You cannot educate or draw out OF
any brain more than nature has al
ready put into 1t Some day, perhaps.
we shall try to adapt our education to
possibilities - Anato|e France
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08

| ha We finished cours in Hairdr
sing, Braids, Pnffs, etc., and will
pleased to get your orders. Call on
phone your wants to Mrs. Jol
Caruth. Tupelo. l9-tf
NY price may be little higher but
Ciopton, the jeweler.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-08
TnE neaTEa WINCH MAINTAINS
STEADY, Even rEl1pEnaT aTuaE

Throughout ssro weather you can keep you{
house plants BY using Coles Original Boz
blast Heater. It holds nre over night an4f
next morning with the coal put In the nigh
before. Allow % to show Jog this heater
Prices &12.0O and up. (R-l2
Tree Raymond Hardware Co.