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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

pointment fo, tb ~ al, ai vacancies by ap-
on SdeGelon 2 This act shall take effect
Gnu pe IN force from and after ire nee
9aSe ana publication 80 Pc"
approved June Z, 1911. C,onv Tau
40 C GH :. J%d Poublished June 9, 1911.
section 10 amend section 11-22, sub
ffta noo Of section 11-2S and sec
r lion La; relating to the choosing of
f To- iSo5 electors and form of ball
rot used at elections for delegates fo
national conventions ~
Inc people Of the State of Wisconsin.
do e enact 20 ms IN Senate and Assembly,
,,+ oectlon l. Section 11-22 of the stat
q'es IT'S is amended to read: Section 11~22
dee,adhe candidates for the various state
offices and for the senate and assembiy
nomination by each POLITICAL naTtW ~
Sucn primary, and senators Of such no
he eIGal party whose term Of office extends
the year next ensuing, shall meet at the
eapltol at twelve O'Clock noon on the
t 10 nm tuesday Of September in the year
to ~ anT g any primary is held preliminary
I0rthWith formulate the state platform Of
their party. They shall thereupon pro
Ceeo 70 eject state central committee
VI at Ieast Two members from each con-
| 81 essional district and a chairman Of
sucn committee by ballot IS They shall
preIor11, S other business as may
properly be brought before such meeting
Inc platform Of each party shall be
framed at such time that 1t shall be
made public not later than six o'clock In
/ the afternoon Of the following day.
2. The chairman and secretary of the
Pla[torm convention of each party shall,
within thirty days after the holding OF
sa1d convention, file with the secretary
OF state certified copy of the proceed
ing thereof and Of the platform adopted.
40 section 2; Subsection l Of section IL
% is amended to read: Section 11-28. /.
a. An official ballot shall be printed and
provided for use at each voting precinct
| IN the form provided herein and annexed
hereto. The names Of all candidates for
delegates for whom nomination papers
prescribed shall have been duly filed.
| shall be printed thereon.
Epresident and vice-president shall be
Bplaced first in each party column under
meath the party designation, and imme-
| words, for president" "for vlce-presi-
Section 3. There is added to section
| 11-26Sa new subsection to read s.
For the purpose of enabling every voter
to express his choice for the nomination
! OF candidates for president and vice.
president of the United States, whenever
/ there shall be filed with the secretary
/ of state petition as provided by sec
ton 80 Of the statutes; the names Of such
candidates shall be certified to the coun-
! ty clerks and shall be printed upon the
official party ticket used at said election
No signature statement or consent shall
be required to be filed by any such can
didate.
OFFICIAL BALLOT
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO MA
TIONAL CONVENTION.
Designation Of party.5
To vote for a person whose name Is
printed on the ballot make a
cross CX) IN the square -. ag ISL
IN
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

NO TX H3F 81 [gP Pg June 10, 1911.
|A4N AL TO create sections 1920 1S02d
an9 I6O2e of the statutes relating to
mi railway track connections.
ne peonIe OF the State of wisconsin,
40 enact as follows:
81 SeGtdon l. There are added to the
SScattuites three new sections to read:
t3fectIon 16O2c Every railway corpora
tlon whose track crosses the track Of
any other railway corporation at grade
IN "a any any town, city, or village, or whose
tracks and right of way shall be ada
cent 70 the tracks and right Of way of
any other railway corporation, within
Inc Inc limits Of any city or Incorporated
1 vIriia4tge, snail within sixty days after
WIllten request Of the railroad commits
SION, or the town board of supervisors,
make track connection between each
oIneF WITHIN such town. city or Will
age TO afford all reasonable and proper
iaclLtles for the Interchange of traffic
between their respective lines for for
WarqIng and delivering freight. and
Shall transfer or switch and deliver
W4tuout unreasonable delay or discrim-
NATION any freight or cars, loaded or
empty, destined to any point on its
expense thereof shall be borne equally
between each of the said corporations
unless otherwise ordered by the rail-
road commission.
Section 5000. The railroad commits
sion shall, upon written request of any
conslgnee, upon notice to the applicant
ana the said companies, make such rea-
sonabIe rules and regulations for the
switching of cars from one of such con-
hectlhg railroads to the other as shall
be reasonable and proper.
Section 1929. Any railroad corpora
ton neglecting or refusing to com
ply with the provisions of this act shall
pc nuntshed by Line of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars for each offense, and
each day shall be held as constituting
new offense
Section Q. This act shall take effect
and b. in force from and after its pass
age and publication
Approved June 8, 1911. Copy Law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

0eCC1Ou q. 10lS act Sud1l lAhO OAAOS'
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June s, 1911. Copy Law
NO. coz, Al Published June 10. 1911.
CHAPTER S15, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to detach certain territory
from the town of Meenon in Burnett
county, and to create the town OF
Oakland.
Il he people of the State Of Wisconsin,.
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
section 1. All that certain territory
in the town of Meenon in the county
of Burnett and state of Wisconsin, de-
scribed as follows, towit: Township
hereby detached from the said town of
Meenon and is constituted and created
a separate town, to be known and
Section 2 The qualified electors Of
the town of Oakland shall meet at the
Oakland school house in section fifteen,
teen west on the first Tuesday of April,
1912, and the qualified electors of the
town of Meenon shall meet at the
Webster school house in section nine,
township thirty-nine north, range six
teen west, in said town of MeenoI.,. CT
the first Tuesday of April, 1912, and at
each of such meetings in each of their
respective towns in the manner pro-
yided by law, shall elect town officers
Tor each of their respective towns, and
the qualified electors of each of said
and all things that the qualified elect
orS of any duly organized town have
the power to do. Notice of such first
town meeting shall be given by the
clerk of the town of Meenon by posting
notice thereof in at least three public
places in each of said towns.
Section 3. When such election shall
have been held as herein provided, and
the town officers required by law elect
ed and duly qualified, the said town Of
shall be deemed to be duly or
gained and shall possess all the rights,
powers and liabilities of other towns in
this state.
Section 4. On the tenth day of April,
1912, at ten o'clock q. m, the town
boards of the town of Meenon and the
town of Oakland shall meet at the Of
fee of the town clerk of the town of
Meenon and apportion the assets, cred
it's Indebtedness and liabilities between |
the towns, and divide the same accord |
ing to the provisions of section 672 of
the statutes, and the town board of the !
town found to be indebted to the other !
shall have power to levy a tax on the |
town so found to be indebted to pay |
such Indebtedness. A copy of such |
apportiOnment shall be filed with the |
clerks of the town OF MeenOn and the |
town of Oakland.
Section 5. This act shall take effect |
and be in force from and after it's pas |
sage and publication
Approved June s, 1911. Copy Law. |
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
Published June 10, 1911.

No. zoo, Al Published June 10, 1911.
CHAPTER 81, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 1850 of the
statutes by adding a paragraph to
subsection 2, relating to dlscrimina-
ton and rebating by agents in dis
tributing commissions to agency cor
porations.
The people of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows
Section 1. There is added to subsec-
ton 2, of section 1850, of the statutes,
one new paragraph to read: (Section
1955o) 2. d. This section shall not
prevent the payment of the whole or
any part Of any commission to a do
mestic corporation, except that no COM
mission shall be so paid where any Of
hcer, employee or stockholder of such
corporation shall be interested in the
property or risk, the insurance on
which produces such commission, other
wise than as an agent authorized under
section 1875.
Section 2 This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June s, 1911. Copy Law.
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--------- rPublished june II A911'
Id4 3 @nfnd ssG the ss7 for q pdb
f ioation Of lssas tn aG5iS Of Wisconsin
The people @ Of in nns Senate and Assembly
DO enact as ff ollG%S 4275 of the STAT glE
utesr Is a faes for PUBLISHING legal no
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

ice ice; when not otherwise specially pre-
s sfTtD d p{ law, shall be not more than
sert;o,,o ents per folio for the first in
IoP each insertion after the FIRST.
NH, provided that in all newspa pers
PP r6 Ied In city Of the first or sec
81 gu cIass, the fees for the publication
81 q legal notice when not otherwise
specially prescribed by law, shall be
f foIio more more than eighty-five cents per
coI1 iD LOT the FIRST insertion, and fifty
ter the first eioii al
Section 2. This act shall take effect
ana n.o pe In force from and after its pass
Approved June 8, 1911. Copy Law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09
Published Iuna 9. 1911.

No. "a cH& p: 255, IAWs OF 5Fn fsii. ISL
AN ACT to amend section 1953n and
an paragraph 1851 and the following part
n section 1864 of the statutes, relating
- reports by life insu, ance companies
Soi1g business in this state, or having
in force any policies issued or deliv-
cred therein, and prescribing q penalty.
rba neople of the State of Wisconsin,
treanTesented in Senate and Assembly,
d5 enact as follows:
Section /. Section 1851 of the statutes
&c amended to read: Section 1851. 1.
Erarv life insurance company doing
BUSINESS in this s+4Ie or having in force
rr roIicies is Jed or delivered therein,
sh3Il on or before the first day of March
IN each year lie in the office of the COM
Tan+ required by section 1854
end include as a part thereof an ex-
hIbft of the gains and losses
spngratelv for its participating and nom
narficipating business and its ordinary
md industrial business, and
sanarately as to eacn for the first years
business and for the total business of the
company.
conformity with blanks prepared by the
commissioner in substantially the form
heretofore required.
items required on such statement shall
rot he kent as to this participating and
ron-nqrticipating or ordinary and indus
rial business OF any company, such
statement shall state what proportion Of
such items IS appOrtioned to each kind
az such buslr ess.
VI Such company shall also furnish
9r-n other information IN regard to said
matters as the commissioner of insur-
Provided that any such company
heretofore licensed in this state but not
licensed therein at the time, in lieu
a. filing the annual statement required
b. subsection 1 hereof, may file the an
pral statement required by the law in
force in this state during the year pre-
reling the last year during which such
company was so licensed.
Every such company falling TO file
every such statement at the time re-
CrireI by law shall forfeit five hundred
dollars and an additional five hundred
dollars for each month elapsing there
after while such company shall have
m force any policies issued or delivered
In this state until such statement be
filed.
Z. Every such company and every
such officer, agent, or employe thereof,
vIEgly making any false statement in
any such statement, snail forfeit five
Section 2. Paragraph (35) and the
Cd to real: (ScctiOn 1850. (35) Num-
be-, ana amount. Of loans on Wisconsin
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be In force from and after It's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June Z, 1911. Copy Law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

Section Q. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage and publication.
Approved June s, 1911. Copy Law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

No. 388, 81 Published June 10, 1911.
CHAPTER BOB, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to amend section 378 of the
statutes, relating to the board of re-
gents of the university.
The people of the State of wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly
do enact as follows
Section l. Section 378 of the stat
utes is amended to read: Section 378.
The government of the university shall
be vested in board of regents, to con-
s1onal district and two from the state
at large, at least two of whom shall
be women, to be appointed by the gov
ent and the president of the university
shall be eX-officio members of said
board said president shall be a mem.
the board, but shall have the right to
vote only in case of a tie. The terms
of office of the appointed regents shall
be six years. except as below
February in the year in which they are
appointed and until the appointment
and qualification of their respective
successors, unless sooner removed by
vacancies before the expiration of the
term shall be for the residue
of the term only. Two of the appoint
ments of the five regents whose terms
expire in 1911 shall be for a period of
three years, two for a period of four
years, and one for a period Of five
and 1915, RESPECTIVELY; one o. j tn whose
Rta fiiftg Of I'll the r51EEe shall be for
period of four years and two Tor
Years Years 1916 and 1917, respectively; two
Of the appointments of the five regents
whose terms expire in 1913 shall be Tor
a period of FIVE years and three TOT
Da1i0d of six wears: that is, to the years
I Isl ga and 1919, respectively; thereafter
as the various terms expire all appoint
ments shall be for period OF SIX ye years
and be in force from and after it's pass
age and publication.
al & 1911. CODY la y
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Z. Every such company and every
such officer, agent, or employe thereof,
viEEgUv making any false statement in
any such statement, snail forfeit five
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

No. 873, Al Published June 10, 1911.
CHAPTER SIG, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create sections 4432-1 TO
44S2-S, inclusive, of the statutes, re-
and Stamping of gold and silver ar
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-09

No. 373, Al Published June 10, 1911.
CHAPTER 312 LAWS OF 1911.
the statutes, relating to assessments
for sewer work.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact q follows.
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Section T6gF9 : : aq qssd to Section t6f 5'@
st s3@ s Syst as : Such third gaSs
ssS Fl s IL s sa} fS ssa
5asR s seq a o S65 5s sasi ls me-
diateIy ee IF the meeting to the secretary
of state. rbts act shall take effect
sage n@1 and Pu5P une /. 1911 Copy Law.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeloy, lawyer goes Ia
isittsburg with the forged notes IN the
5rpnHon case to get the deposition OF
i1uhn GILMORE, millionaire a lady re-
1,igsts Blakeley "a buy her 4 Pullman
taine lower 10 He finds 4 drunken man
~ lower ~ and retrss In lower
He awakens IN lower and
sAiida he clothes and bag missing, The
man n lower % II found murdered Cir-
Hlnketey and the man who stole hts
clothes. The train Is wrecked and Blake
AeY n rescued from a burning car by a
ssiri " blue, His arm q broken, The girl
Rsosas = Pc Aliaon West, his partners
ssssstheart Hiakeiey returns home and
mnda he 4 under surveillance. Moving
picturFF Of the train taken lust before
tHc wreck reveal to Hl1keley man leap
WIS from the train with his stolen GRIP.
isess,t,igati9n proves that the mans name
whom blAkeley bought Il Pullman ticket,
AfieA % mako d bargain with him for the
apfGed noieH, not knowing that they arc
sttlsslnR biakrley and m amateur de-
sffttlNe lnNeNukate The home OF sulivan's
gsiintst from servant Blakeiey learns
lnHt AiiFnn West had been there on a
Nislt ana sullivan Rad been attentfye IA
AeT sullivan " the husband OF d danRb-
ct OF the murdered man Blakeley's
nOhhe N ranaacked by the police. Ue
learpa TINT the etfair between Alison ana
nis partner e on. Alison tells Blakeisy
ABOUT the attention paid her by sullivan
Wnotn she waa on her way 10 marry when
aas wreck eAine. ~ Is planned 70 give
change for Sullivan. Mrs. CONWAY Kills
hsrHelf and BRONSON. and the ashea IN
me tnrBCd notes are found IN tho ronrn
SULLIVAN e found ana explains how IN
~ " tue power OF Bronson, who ordered
Nv 70 steai the forged notes from Blake
n
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22

we're mainly silent. My thoughts
would slip ahead to that hour, later in
the evening, when should see Alison
again.
/ dressed in savage haste finally
and was SO particular about my tie
that Mrs. Klopton gave up in despair.
Il wish, until your arm is better,
that you would buy the kind that
hooks on" she protested, almost tear.
fully. I'm sure they look very nice.
Mr Lawrence. Ny late husband al
ways"
That's a lovers knot you've tied
this time | snarled. and, Jerking open
the bow knot she had 50 painfully ex-
ecuted, looked out Of the window for
Johnson until recalled that he no
longer belonged In my perspective. /
ended by driving franticalIy to the
club and getting George to do it.
] was late, Of course. The drawing
room and library at the Dallas coun-
try home was very empty. could hear
billiard balls rolling somewhere and
I turned the other way. found Alt
son at last on the balcony, sitting
much as she had that night on the
beach-her chin In her hands. her
eyes fixed unseeingly on the trees and
lights Of the square across. She was
even whistling little, softly. But
this time the plaintiyeness was gone.
It was tender little tune. She did
not move, as stood beside her, look
ing down. And now, when the mo
ment had come, all the thousand and
one things had been waiting to say
forsook me, precipitately beat re-
treat and left me unsupported. The
arc-moon sent little fugitive lights
over her hair, her eyes, her gown.
"Don't--do that" | said unsteadily.
"You-you know what ! want to do
when you whistle!"
She glanced up at me and she did
not stop. She did not stop! She
went on whistling softly, a bit tremu.
lously. And straightway l forgot the
treet, the chance of passers-by, the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22

Where did you find that chain n
Sullivan asked, hoarBely, looking for
the first time at Alison.
ON the floor, near the murdered
mans berth"
Now, Mr.. Sullivan" said the detec.
tive. ciyilly, Il believe you can tell us
In the light Of these two exhibits, who
really did murder Simon Harrington. "
Sullivan looked again at the dagger.
sharp little BIT of steel with Flor.
entine handle Then he picked I'D the
lecket and pressed a hidden spring
under one OF the canoes. Inside, very
neatly engraved, was the name and
date.
Gentlemen he said, his face ghast-
", II Is Of no use for me to attempt
q denial The dagger and necklace be-
ionged TO my sister, Alice Curtis!"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22

assemble in the hall, whence tbav
marched into the parlor. the niono
meanwhile Keeling out some rollickine
tune. Let someone who does not en-.
ter INTO competition for the prize do.
clue which costume is cleyerest and
most laudable, and present the win.
her with Christmas card or a comm
copia of candy.
Appoint some lively person as mas.
Ter OF reVels. or better stfn, using the
olu bedtime phrase, lord of misrule
invest thls person with a gilt wand
TO which a bunch of holly is tied with
DOW OF scarlet ribbon or tfssue -,
per- AS soon as the Lord of Misr,,Io
mas oeen so invested all his followers
are Obliged to exactly copy all that he
says and does. If he speaks his
phrases must be repeated verbatim.
II ne makes a gesture the rest of the
company must make the same ono
using the same hand or foot.
A clever leader will give his fo,,o,.
ers a merry dance around the room
climbing over sofas, crawling undor
tables, pirouetting, gesticu,at,no,
whatever he does, the others ar"
obliged to keep up with uptiI everr
one is out of breath with exertion
and laughter. '''"
Very little people for whom +ho
character game would be too difro,,It
might enjoy a rhymed pastime caIlad
Ivy and Holly, Suggest the plan ~ ~
to them and they will amuse tbor,
selves with the adventures Of +ba
two heroines until the prosrar,
changes. "H
Chairs are arranged in two rowe
and the children sit facing each oth
er. One youngster begins with sonaa
adventure as Holly and Ivy went o,,t
to party" The child sitting on NV
site must complete the rhyme VIII
another couplet, for instance, "tJoiIu
and Ivy came back hale ana baa-.
Indeed. there is no reason WIN y.
pastime should be entirely releg.t .a
to the kindergarten. On accn,,st
the rapidly with which the rhrrea
must be thought up the Older h mes
and girls will find IT amusing ton
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22

Then there is the fun-provoking
contest called Dramatic AdjectIves.
| here the company is divided up into
TWO bands, one of which retires
while the other remains in the par
lor and decides upon some adjective
to be acted out in gesture language.
lor instance, Gay or DolefuT or Viva
clous. When the word has been de-
clded upon the absent members must
De summoned and they are called
upon to guess from the pantomfme of
the others what the adjective decided
upon may be. II they can guess it
IN three minutes point is won by
Their side, and the others withdraw.
AFTER three minutes the pantomime
can be kept up If the opposition is
determined to discover the right
word, but success point NO longer
represents point won As soon as
word is guessed players turn about
and those who have guessed become
actors
By all means try to- keep from the
supply of Christmas novelties one lit
Tie figure of Santa CLAUS Git may be
candy box or simply figure, but
the former is bettery. i'm order to have
the amusing game of silence form a
part of the revels.
someone is decided upon who will
hide the Santa and the rest are asked
TO adjourn for moment to the hall.
fhe player instead of hiding the fig.
ure completely simply places it in
some rather out-of-the-way position
where it will be visible but will not
Immediately catch the eye of the
player. For instance, it may be placed
upon something approximately the
same color or on one end OF tall
shelf or bookcase, Players coming in
scan the room for the figure and the
nrst one to perceive it, without men,
tioning the fact to the others, quietly
takes a seat This is general signal
ior the players to be seated, but In
the excitement of the search many
VIII fail to observe that one person IL
no longer standing. The last person
70 sit down is obliged to- pay q for.
felt
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-22

pration. 1t would be interesting to
trace them to their original sources,
me following are well-known legends
which abound throughout different
countries.
Many flowers, it is said, have put
forth their first blossoms on Christ's
natal day. A pretty French legend
tells us that rose-colored sanfoin lay
among the grasses in the manger.
Suddenly it put forth It's blossoms
ana formed itself into a wreath to
crown the sweet Babes head.
When the Star Of Bethlehem was
nrst seen the people exclaimed upon
It's resemblance to the star that
guided the Magi; and so it received
lts pretty name. The helIebore. or
christmas rose, also lowered at the
time OF the birth of Christ, and so it
is also known as "Christ's herb,'
many people believe in the miracu.
'ous properties of the Glastonbury