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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Soldiers Brave Deed.

Asked what was the bravest deed he
had ever seen, Lord Roberts said he
,membered that while he was on his
way to Lucknow his force was s---ned
by a walled Enclosure. A little soldier,
a Punjabi Mohammedan. seeing the
difficulty, endeavored to open the door
which barred their way. When he tried
nrst to draw the bolt one of his hands
was cut off by one of the enemy; then
he managed to unfasten the bolt with
his other hand, which was subsequent
iy nearly severed from the wrist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Better Grade of Cheese.

Better Grade of Cheese.
June brick cheese just scored at the
University of Wisconsin, reached the
highest average score ever made in
Wisconsin on a collection of brick
cheese exhibits The improvement in
quality was especially noticeable.
The instructor in foreign cheese
making at the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin, who
was one of the judges. stated that the
ten entries of brick cheese were the
finest in flavor, texture and workman
ship of any that have ever been re-
ceived at the college. Four of the
ten entries were made in factories
where the milk was received once a
day and the other six were made
from milk delivered twice day.
Since the favor and texture were
good with the exception of trifle
open body in a few of the cheese, it
is plain that good milk was received
at the factories from which these ex-
hibits were sent The water content
of the cheese varied from 81 to Al
per cent. This represents the two
extremes for water found in brick
cheese.
Cheddar cheese broke the record
for the largest exhibit this year and
the workmanship on the lot was far
superior to that of the May exhibit
The greatest fault was a sweet flavor
probably caused by the cows eating
some green feed containing the
flavor. This could have been at least
partly eliminated by aerating the
milk, because milk aerated in unsani-
tary surroundings will probably take
up more odors instead of losing those
it already has.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
PRESIDENT TAFT REFUTES
CONTROLLER BAY CHARGES
Message to the Senate Fully Explains the Trans
action and Denounces the Attack on Chief
Executive and His Brother as Wiiful
and Malicious Falsehood.

Washington.-President Taft sent
to the senate Wednesday a message
that recalled some of those received
from his predecessor. 1t was in re-
ply to resolution OF the senate re-
Questing the president to transmit to
the senate all the documents relating
to the elimination from the Chugach
national forest, in Alaska, of land
fronting upon Controller bay. Mr..
Taft seizes the occasion occasion to
make a vigorous defense of his owF
honor and that Of his brother, Charles
p. Taft, against the attacks made 10
relation to this Controller baT ~Scan-
dali
The president sent in all the docu-
ments asked for, and more, and
quotes the executive order in ques-
ton, by which 1880 acres were
eliminated from the national forest.
His message describes the import
ance of Controller bay as railway
terminal and relates the operations of
the Copper River railroad, owned by
the Morgan-Guggenhe interests,
whose terminal is at Cordova.
Ryan's Application Investigated.
In December, 1909, Richard S.
Ryan applied for the Controller bay
elimination, aftsrward granted, stat
ing that he represented the Controller
Railroad and Navigation company
Mr. Talt tells how this application was
referred to the district foresters at
Portland, Ore, and in Alaska and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Cover for sathtub.

Many housekeepers spend a lot OF
time cleaning their bathtubs. Here is
q way to make the work less strenu-
GUS: Cut piece of unbleached mus
lin the size of the tub and round on
the edges to fit it, bias facing is then
stitched round the cover, and through
this a piece Of tape is run. When the
tub is not in use the cover is put on
and tape drawn tightly under the
edge. It is easy enough to wash ano
spares an incredible lot of wear ana
tear on bathtub.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Denies Fire Loss Has Been Re


ANY claim that the fire loss
in this state has been reduced re-
Gently is absolutely without founda-
tion," is a statement made by Her
man L. Ekern, commissioner of in
surance, in the forty-second annual
report of the state insurance depart
ment submitted to Governor Nc
Govern.
That a part of the excessive losses
paid last year, which, according to the
report, was $500, 1927, was due to
the extremely dry season and that the
element of arson was not a large fac
tor are other points made.
The conclusion reached is that the
excessive loss is largely due to de-
fects in plans and construction and
perhaps in large part to lack of
recognition of duty and of informa-
ton in regard to the prevention of
fires.
Following are the amounts paid by
each company licensed to transact
business in Wisconsin for taxes and
all other fees:
Wisconsin stock fire companies,
SIS, 740.04; Wisconsin mutual fire
companies, $1,10010; stock fire com
panies of other states, $146,052.36;
mutual fire companies of other states,
$3,405.86; foreign fire companies, $751;
05236; foreign marine companies, ST.
04129; life insurance companies, $47,-
1926; surety and casualty companies,
$38,185.43; fraternal beneficial So
cieties, $2,543; assessment accident
companies, 1907; assessment life COM
panies, $1,S17; live stock companies,
$18164; hail and cyclone companies,
1857; city and village companies, ST.,
463.86; miscellaneous companies,
$32494; miscellaneous cash, $240.59.
Total, $788,142.75.
Companies transacting business in
the state in 1910 follow: Wisconsin
stock fire companies, G.; Wisconsin
mutual fire companies, Z; stock fire
companies of other states, us; nu-
tual fire companies of other states,
~; Lloyds company, 1; fire and ma
rine insurance companies Of foreign
governments, &c; foreign marine COM
panies, 6; total, III.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Sampson at GAIA.

A familiar story is that of Sampson
ps41ling down the pillars of the temple
Of GAIA, whereby the roof fell upon
the Philistines. How Samson was
able to do this is now known Excava
tons on the site of GAIA show that the
pillars of the temple were of wood
and rested upon foundations OF stone
without being fastened thereto Tbs
strong man had. therefore. merely to
push these pillars OF their supporting
t-ont of the whole building
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
Call on New Phone Law.

Compliance with the new law re-
curing physical connection 10 to be
put up to telephone companies Of Wis
consin Immediately.
A petition is being prepared asking
the railroad commission to require
that the Wisconsin Telephone com
pany connect with the toll line ex-
changes of the Independent companies
in La Crosse county and also to re-
quire the independent toll lines to con-
meet with the Wisconsin company's
exchanges.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Will Form Insurance Company.
Steps toward the organization of
the Wisconsin Mutual Employers Liza
bility Insurance company were taken
at Wausau at a conference of manu-
facturers The purpose of the or
ganization is to insure the manufac-
turers against loss through the opera
ton of the industrial insurance law.
The insurance will embrace all of the
industries of the state.
The committee appointed to formu-
late a plan consists of G. F. Steele,
Port Edwards, chairman; H. w.
Bolens, mayor of Port Washington;
Nathan Paine, Oshkosh; C. c. Yaw-
key, Wausau; E. o. Brown, Rhine
lander Neale Brown, Waus9n and
w. A. Fricke, Wausau.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02
10 War on Short Weiqhts.

20 war on SNORT weights.
F. P. Downing, assistant chemist
for the state dairy and food commits
sion, has been transferred to the new
position of chief superintendent Of
weights and measures for Wisconsin.
Under the new law Dairy and Food
Commissioner j. @. Emory is ex-
off1cio state superintendent. The new
law already is in force, and assurance
was given by Mr.. Emory that it will
be pushed vigorously. ''The belief is
warranted" said Mr.. Emory, that a
large percentage of weights and
measures in the state are no: correct "
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Reedsburg Priest is dead
at the Reedsburg hospital as
result of a shooting affray at the
home of Mrs M. T. Smith Mrs
Smiths daughter, Ann Priest. and
Priest separated several years ago and
later Mrs. Priest married Ole Van
Dyke of De Soto, who is now accused
of shooting Priest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Madison.-Paul ]. Watrous, son
of Col ]. ]. Watrous of Milwau-
kee, was elected secretary of the new
Wisconsin industrial board. The sal
airy was not definitely fixed, but it
will probably be $500 at the start
and be increased later. Mr.. Watrous
served as secretary of the special leg
islative committee which investigated
the subject of industrial insurance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Manitowoc-Gottlieb Kanropsky,
aged 100, died. He came to
Manitowoc in 1854 as farmer and
later engaged in the liquor business
up to the time he was 88. He was
an Odd Fellow and was one of the
man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Superior eating dish
of ice cream, E. w. Barrett of
Two Harbors, Mimi, delegate to
Knights of Pythias meeting here, was
stricken and died from acute indiges-
ton caused by the cream. The rest of
ne meetings, including the banquet,
have been called off. There were
about 200 delegates from this city, Du-
luth, Two Rivers, ST. Paul and other
cities in attendance
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

the latter was away for his vacation
for two months. must impress every
one
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

MISUNDERSTANDING that he had
spent eight of his twenty-three
years in state prisons and jails. Wal
ter Strochein appeared In the Munic-
ipal court and asked that he be al
lowed to plead guilty to charges of
burglary and go back to prison. He
had just finished serving term at
Sheboygan, and coming to Kenosha he
broke into meat market His booty
was trif1ing. The police were out look
ing for clues when Strochein walked
into the police office and said. I've
got the burglary habit. and want to
surrender myself"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Green Bay.-A new office created
by the board of education, that
of supervisor of graded schools,
has been filled by the appointment
of Henry Sutton, who will do no teach
ing, but devote his time to inspection
of the work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-08-02

Racine.-The body of a stranger,
possibly Robert White of Racine,
was found in room at the
Jones house in Burlington with bull
let wound through the heart He had
attempted to end his life with chloro-
form and, that falling, used a revolver.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
E. r. l.. FRIDAY OCTOBER Is. 1911.

The Broadway railroad bridge is being
repaired.
A number from this place attended the
Owls demonstration at Broekton on Thurs
day.
Patrick Braney, brother of Micheal
BraneN died at Dauielson, Conn, this
week.
Excellent concerts were held on the
Square on the afternoon and evening OF
Columbus Day.
Miss Annie V. Koehler is the instructor
in sewing school, which opens tomorrow
in Library Hall
A number of olneyville people will at.
tend the Worlds Base Ball series in New
York and Phiadelphia.
St. Mary's and Father Simmons Branch
es, |. c. b. U ne,ted about 500 90 10y the
excursion held in August
The first of series of Post Chancelors
Night will be held by Ivanhoe Lodge, X
z. on Thursday evening, October 26th
Post Chancellor NJ. b. Mcmillan will pre-
| side
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
THORN TON

Frank Frazier has removed to one OF
William Nuts tenements.
Mrs. Herbert Brooks has returned from
a visit 10 friends in England.
The Johnston Town Council will hold a
regular meeting this afternoon.
Mrs Squire Hill and Miss Alice Hill
have returned from a visit to England
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mills have re
moved to tenement near the city line.
The Republican caucus on Monday even.
ing promises to be an interesting occasion
Many Thornton people went to Provi.
dence on Thursday, to witness the parade
The Thorntons will play the North Scit.
uate ball team at Yellow Pine Grove, Clay
Vile on Sunday.
The Y I. A. C's football team will
play the Olneyvilles on saturday, at tn,
Cricket Grounds.
John Crothers, a well known resident oI
this section, died at his home on Morgan
Avenue on Tuesday. The funeral ser
vices were held on Thursday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
REAL ESTATE coNvEYANcEs.
MANTON

DR. Boisyenu has purchased horse and
carriage.
James Fahey, who has been i'll, is able
to be out again.
Owen IIannaway, who has been III, is
able to be out again.
Miss Nellie Sullivan, who has been ill,
Is able to be about again.
John Remington has taken position at
the mill at NasonvIle, r.. /.
Miss Carrie Hehernan has taken posi-.
tion as s,enographer at the Esmond Mills
office.
"The Social Set" met with Miss Cora
Harrall of Greenyille Ave on Monday
evening.
The Harvest Home Festival at St.
Peters Church last Sunday evening was
well attended.
Mr.. John Equi and Miss Mabel Murray
were married on Wednesday, October nth
at Uniontown, KY.
The Dame Club organized on Tuesday
evening with James Doolcy a. president
and Judge Louis Dunn as secretary.
A celebration IN honor Of the Manton
Base Bal teams winning the City League
pennant was held on Monday evening in
Fores,ers' Hall. The hail was crowded 10
the limit by the friends and admirers Of
the team. Shor, speeches were made by
Philip Sullivan, manager Of the team,
Judge Louis Dunn and James Dooley. A
silver cup was presented 10 the pennant
winners by President Evans Of the City
League and accepted for the team by Cor
nelius Flynn, president Of the Manton
Club. An excellent entertainment was
given, after which a lunch was served.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
The Local Telegraph Office

II is understood that the local office oi
the Postal Telegraph Go. will be discon.
tinued November Ist. This Office was es-
tablished 10 Olneyyille twenty three years
ago, through the efforts Of the Olneyville
Business Mems Ass )ciation and has enjoyed
an excellent mill patronage. The buying
Of local mills by the American Woolen Co.
probably had the effect Of decreasing the
business Of the Office. The Postal Office
has been in its present location in the
Tabernacle building about fourteen years
Mrs. A. NJ. Foley has been in charge Of
the Office since It was opened, nearly =
quarter century ago.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
JOHNSTON.

Mrs. Ellen NJ. Brown entertained rela-
tives from Warwick last Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Daniel Brown Of Providence, has
been visiting relatives on Brown ave dur
ing the past week.
The Harvest Supper held recently at
the Chapel of the Good Shepherd by the
committees: Mrs, Calvin c. Waterman,
Mrs. Daniel Brown Jr., and Miss Ida NJ
Brown, was a success socially and 6nanci-
ally. They wish TO extend thanks TO all
who contributed.
REAL ESTATE coNvEYANcEs.
Iannotti Luigi to Mike Iannotti, land
with imp, n side Planfeld I'd, 65o.
Pollard Sara to Edward ii Whitney,
10, 1887, Pocasset Heights.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-10-13
SUNDAY SERVICE

The Mission, 30 Hartford Ave, Olney-
vile, J. r. Mowry in charge. Gospel
meeting at 7.3o. VIM n. Remington will
be the speaker. You are cordially invited
10 attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10
WILL PUT OUT 200
ACRES CUCUMBERS
Output Of Large Acreage Sold
to Big Firm

Mr.. E. Hicks Clark, manager of the
Investment Department of the, Ware
Progress Company, came in from Chi
cago yesterday, on a hasty trip to
the plantation of the company here.
Mr.. Clark reports the Ware-Progress
Company in excellent shape and well
satisfied with the results thus far OBJ
tanned Last year it's Sumter county
property melted a handsome return on
the investment, and this year arrange
ments are under way for a further
series of extensions and improvements
that will tend 30 enhance its value
and its earning powers.
Among other things" said Mr..
Clark, I'VE contemplate putting in a
large acreage of cucumbers, perhaps
as much as two hundred acres We
received six bids for the entire out
put of cucumbers from the largest
pickle manufacturers of the country
and have closed to deliver our output
to Libby, Mcneil & Libby. We have
reason to believe that cucumbers will
thrive and yield heavily in this sec
ton and that they will prove a very
profitable crop. There is no trouble
in disposing of them if the crop is
made sufficiently large to attract the
attention of some of the large facto-
ries consuming them. Other planters
should consider this crop"
Mr.. Clark states that several par
ties who are stockholders in the Ware
Progress Company expect to remove
to this county in the near future, buy
ing lands and becoming permanent set
tiers. Among them are Rev G. w.
Lincoln, of New Lisbon, Wis, and NJ.
and Mrs. Jesse A. White, of Pewau-
kee, Wis. The latter have already
been to Sumter and were so delighted
with the county and the prospects that
they returned to the northwest deter
mined to change residence as soon as
possible.
Mr.. Clark states that a mistak IN
idea has got abroad that the Ware
Progress Company simply means the
ownership of the plantation near
Americas This, he says, is a mistake,
as the company also owns and operates
Ware properties in Dayton, Ohio, in
Guiding the wholesale grocery bust
ness, spice mill, coffee importing bust
ness, etc. These are all covered
in the same stock corporation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10
lee COUNTY FARM
SELLS FOR $4,000
Nearly Doubles In Value In
Three Years
(Albany Herald.)

Nothing could more strikingly IL
lustrate the rapid increase in the
value of farm lands in this immediate
section of the state than the sale with
the last few days of Lee county
tract embracing 1000 acres.
About three years ago, Messrs. e. B.
Martin & Sons, of Leesburg, pur-
chased from McEwen Johnson, of Ma
con, two places which the latter
owned-the Price place and the Reese
place The two contained about 1000
acres, and Martin & Sons gave for it
a little more than $40 an acre, $4,000
being the exact sum paid.
A few days ago the tract was sold
again The purchasers were South
Carolina parties who have recently
become interested in farm lands in
this section of Georgia. They paid
Martin & Sons $4,000 for the tract,
which was at the rate of $40 an acre.
The new owners are to take posses
sion of the land on the first of next
December and will divide it into
small tracts, the latters to be sold 10
desirable class of white farmers WHO
are planning to move to Lee county
from points in North and South Caro-
lima. 1t is not doubted that there
will be a lively demand for the land,
as there is little, if any, better in Lee
county
This case of a tract Of farm land
doubling in value in three years time
is no new thing IL this part Of the
state In fact, it has come to pass
that the man who invests judiciously
in this class of property is practically
certain that he is going to make large
profits. There is not an instance on
record where land bought for invest
ment has proved anything like a
gold brick" On the other hand par
ties who were laughed at a few
years ago for paying two prices for
farm land in South Georgia have al
ready seen their investments double
in value, practically, with the steady
increase from year to year still show
ing no signs of a let-up.
The moral is clear: If you want to
see your money grow invest it N
Southwest Georgia dirt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10
Allison Furniture & Undertaking Company,
Allison Building Lamar Street, Phone 253 Americas Georgia.
REGULATION is
The PROPER Thing
Says One Of Largest Cotton
Planters

New Orleans, March 9.-The Times
Democrat this morning says:
Either government regulation or ex-
tinction, according to F. L. Maxwell,
who is one of the largest cotton pro-
ducers in the South, is the arbitrary
prospect before the future cotton
trading exchanges. Mr.. Maxwell OPP
poses legislation of the Scott anti
future trading type, which, he says.
would rob him and all other cotton
producers and cotton handlers of the
important benefits that accrue from
the buying and selling of future hedges
but he emphatically believes in gog-
eminent regulation OF the exchanges
by the federal government Such reg
ulation, he thinks, is due the far
mer, the merchant and the consumer,
and may be obtained in manner that
will help, not harm, the cotton indus
try in any way.
Mr.. Maxwell raises somewhere be
tween $500 and 5000 bales a year on
his model plantation at Mound, La
He is modern farmer and always
takes leading part in movements hay-
ing as their object the betterment of
farming conditions,
I'm my opinion" said he yesterday,
'the United States Bureau of Corpora
lions and Labor should be empower
ed by congress to prescribe the form
of contract under which the future
trading of the exchanges is to be car
ried on. Recently that bureau spent
two years in intelligent investigation
of the cotton market, and in the re-
port issued by Commissioner Herbert
Knox Smith outlined the correct prin-
ciple that should undarlie all contract
trading. This principle is nothing
more nor less than that of common
fairness. The suggestions made by
Mr.. Smith were in effect that the
buyer and the seller Of all exchange
contracts be given equal rights and
privileges, that none other than COM
mercial cotton be deliverable, that th9
grade differences above and below
mtddling at which cotton is delivered
on contract be the natural or spot
market differences, and that no artif-
cial conditions that tell against either
buyer or seller be permitted to exist
He also recommended the adoption Nv
all exchanges of the governments
standard types
Were all the exchanges compelled
to adopt the suggestions made by Com
missioner Smith, the cotton farmer
would get all that is coming to him,
the producer, merchant and consumer
would continue to enjoy the benefits
of the immensely valuable hedging
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10

system, the wings of the Spectator
would be clipped in a practical and
lasting way, and the antagonism the
farmer has been showing toward cot
ton exchanges in general would soon
be thing Of the past"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10

After a girl has been engaged three
or four times she finds it almost as
exciting as a man does when he gets
his hair cut
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10

Occasionally man visits his wife's
relations if he has nowhere else to 60
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10
FOR SALE!

1920 acres, 1000 under cultiva-
ton, 500 in original growth yellow
pine, balance fenced pasture. Two
dwellings, Is tenant houses, large
barn and other outbuildings, all in
good repair; dwellings, barn and lot
piped with water; 5 miles from r.
r, IA miles from Americas and z
miles from Plains.
+. :. DAVIS, Preston, Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-10

1t is usually a great bore for the
burglar If the safe is locked.