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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
PHILIP ERNST EXPIRED
Resident of Eagle River For
Eight observation-disclosures
Farmer--End Comes Peace
fully.

Philip Ernst, aged 60 years.
passed quietly away at his home
on the north side Saturday eve,
ming, September 9th at Z O'Clock.
Death was due to asthma and
old age. Since July 4th of this
year the deceased had never left
his bed, and death was unexpect.
ed by his relatives; the end came
peacefully.
Philip Ernst was born Tune 9th
1881 at Galzien. Europe. At
that place deattended school and
grew to manhood, Three years
of his life at that period were
spent in the German army. Bv
trade the deceased was a mason
and worked in that capacity
while across the wafer. At the
age of 80, February 18th, 1881.
he was married to katherine
Bardoli at the town of Dolina in
Germany. To this union a fami-
lv of eleven children was born,
all of whom survive the deceased
parent with the exception of one
daughter who died in infancy.
The children living are: Mrs. G.
w. Sayner of Wolcott, Kansas;
Mrs. K. Gohs, Spokane, Wash;
Bernhardt, who is a ieweler at
that city, and Philip, Jr., John,
Lena, Christina, susanna, Henry
and Clara all of this place.
In 1908 the family left Europe
and came to Chicago where they
STAYED for ten months, moving
from that city to Eagle River.
At this place Mr.. Ernst purchas-
ed a farm on the outskirts of the
village and there labored until
i'll health forced him to his bed
last July. Since arriving in this
country he had been aiIing for
long time but the end was not
thought to be so near by his rel
at1veS and friends. Immediate
relatives. besides his wife and
children, two brothers in Chica-
go and a brother and two sisters
i'll Europe mourn his departure.
Funeral services were held yes
tcrday (Tuesdav) afternoon at
the German Lutheran church of
which he was strong member
Interment took place at the vii
lage cemetery after fitting ser
vices in German By Rev H. A.
Mueller.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Auto to Chicago.

Albert Budde returned from
Chicago yesterday morning to
which city he made an auto trip
from this place in company with
FIVE members of the Bullfrog club.
This club has a membership of
twelve Chicago gentlemen some
of whom spend every summer at
their club house on Nelson lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

Messrs. Robt. Fletcher. Fred
Miller and Philip Goelz of Big
Portage fame were in town last
Friday. All three are noted for
their expansive fish stories and
the bunch were armed with one
that has the "Old Spoonhooks"
fracas faded to a FRAGILE. Miller.
backed bv the bunch, claims that
to get a bucketfui of minnows
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Infant Son Died.

The infant son of Mrs. John
Surges died last Friday and bur
ial services were held Saturday
morning from st. Peters Catho-
lie church. The child was but a
few DAYS old and had suffered
spinal trouble since its birth. 1t
was a twin, the other infant be-
ing a girl.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

while pike fishing all one has to
do is to rap the pike on the head
as soon as they are taken from
the water and they will cough
up. May be they will, but It's
too much for the toughened pre-
varicator of this column to take
at one bite.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Building New Resort.

Fred Morev has a crew of men
at work completing his new re-
sort OH the peninsula between
Otter and Eagle lakes. The con
crete foundation is finished and
the frame work is now going up
rapidly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

to Marathon county circuit
court at Wausau, through stipu-
latlon of the attorneys for the
state and defense. The case will
PROBABLY come up sometime in
November at Wausau. The two
Italians are still in the Milwau-
kee county Jail.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
OUT OF TOWN
DR.. r. A. Woerfe', dentist,
will be out of town from Sep
TENDER 18th to 2Oth.
Returned To Texas,

Dir. H. II. Johnston of Gle
burne, Texas. with his two little
boy companions returned to that
place last evening after spending
the Summer at his stone cottage
on Cranberry Island. This com
pletes the tenth summer DR..
Johnston has spent in northern
Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Overlooking Frontage.

S. D. Austin of Milwaukee with
a party Of buyers was out the
latter part oflast week overlook
ing his frontage holdings on the
chain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Hurt in Boiler Explosion.

Miss Ruby McSparren, assist
ant at the Clearwater Lake In
dustrial School was called to
Ashland last week by an acct
dent to her half brother, Harvey
Nichols. The man had both legs
broken anu suffered other injuries
in a boiler explosion at that city,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Catholic Ladies AID to Meet.

The Catholic Ladies Aid will
weet with Mrs. K. Slattery to-
morrow Thursday afternoon
and evening. Ice cream and cake
will be served. All are invited.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

Messrs. Wharton and Corcor-
an of Kansas City last Wednes-
day took three muskies from the
same lake which weighed 35, IS
and Il pounds respectively.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
TelIefsOn to milwaukee.

Vim. Tellefson left for Milwau-
kee and the state fair last night.
He will also seek eve treatment
while in the city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
JUST FISH STORIES

Messrs. Wildermirth and Motz-
baugh. Chicago gentlemen, land
ed a Sc and lob. musky out of
Little St. German September 5th
and 9th.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
w. C. T.U. Meet.

Saturday afternoon at three
O'Clock the members of the ". c.
T. u. will meet with Mrs. c. B.
Colman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

WANTED Good Housekeeping Maya
w A4N LIZ zine requires the service
Of a representative in Eagle River to look
after subscription renewals and to extend cir
culation by special methods which have
proved unusually successfully Salary and
commission. Previous experience desirable
but not essential Whole time or spare time.
Address with references j 81 Fairbanks
Good Housekeeping Magazine, 3S1 Fourth
Ave, New York City. Is IT
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
VIM Be Tried At Wausau.

A change of venue has been =
granted Tony Imperio and Phil /.
ipi Roberti, murderers OF oherih
John Radcliffe, from Vilascounty
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
FOR RENT

Two slips for launches at the
new boat house. James Morgan.
Soft.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
REWARD OFFERED

For information leading to the
recovery of two horse blankets
and one fur robe taken from
Morey's barn.
FRED MOREY.
G. F. GRASSIE.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
FOR SALE

Glover and timothy. Logging
sleighs, drags, plows, some furni=
ture. Near Bohemian school
house. See Emil Pesck. 1926
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
BOAT TO RENT

By day or week or for sale En-
quire at electric light plant. 16tf
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
DRY WOOD FOR SALE

Hernlock wood for sale. $50
per cord. James Morgan & Sons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
NEED DRY WOOD?

Hemlock wood for sale. ST. so
per cord. James Morgan & Sons,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13

For the Lovers.
Love makes the parloI dark and the
Heart Iient
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-09-13
Appointed Local Surgeon.

DR.. A. w. Thorpe has recently
received the appointment OF loca
surgeon for the c. & NV. Rv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
First Official Action

The first official act of James H.
Hawley on becoming governor of
Idaho was performed Immediately
after his Inauguration Monday morn
ing, when he sat down at his desk
and wrote az letter to Elizabeth Ida
Atkinson his 12-weeks-old grand
daughter, in which he notified her
that he had just BEEN inauguratedl as
governor of Idaho, and Nthat this was
the first signature written by him as
the states executive. The letter, the
envelope in which it was addressed t.
the young lady, the pen and pen-hold
er with which it was written, are
being preserved in trust by Mr. and
Mrs. Reilly Atkinson, the parents OF
Miss Elizabeth, as a memento which
she may hold dear in future years
Statesman.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
OFFICER Presents Good Record

The office Of assessor and collector
will be turned over to Moses Wright
by C. E. Crowley next Monday, and
never in the history of this county
was the affairs of the office in bet
ter shape than at present 1t is the
first time in fifteen years that the
office work was so we'll finished, and
in such good shape to turn over to
successor. The taxes ere nearer
paid up than ever before. From Sat
urday noon to Monday room there
was paid into the office s86,OO000.
There are 61 900 assessments and of
that number 4,90O are receipted for,
with 500 in the mail at the present
time, from which there has net been
time to hear. Some assessments
have been held beck on account of
errcr. Between 500 and 600 will go
delinquent. They will amount to $780,
900. Deducing the latter amount
from the 1925 900, total assessment,
it leaves the condition. of this
county in highly creditable state,
speaking well fer the prosperity of
this part of Idaho.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO ~
. 4,.4..s. --.. POULTRY SHOW.
Arrangements Being Perfected For
The Initial Exhibit, Which Prom.
ises To Excite Great INTEREST,"
Throughout This Part ct Idaho.

The date for the first annual pcul-
try exhibit of the Southeastern Ida
hu Poultry Association has been set
for January %, 26, 81 and 2S, 1911,
and judging from the number of in
quiries relative to entries received
within the last few days by the Sec
Rotary. interest in the show is de-
veloping throughout this part of the
west, as exhibitors from every part
of the state are signifying an inten-
tom to participate in the association
work by bringing their fowls here for
the four days. The Blackfoot Auc-
tion company have voluntarily do
mated their large reom next to the
postcffice as an exhibition hall for
the show and arrangements are made
for stands upon which to place the
pens. Owing to the limited amount
of capital with which the association n
starts all exhihitcrs are requested to
furnish their own pens for this year.
but I'M the event of an exhibitor not
doing so, pens will be furnished. Prof
Elmer Gimlin will Judge the birds,
which insures a. positive scoring. All
persons holding membership card
in the association will be granted the
privilege Of exhibiting as many
birds as they desire, and all persons
entering four hens and a, rooster will
be given free membership to the
organization. A charge of Csc per
head for fowls will be charged. Many
breeders Of poultry throughout the
United States are writing to the ef-
feet that they will donate articles
for prizes. AS yet the merchants CT
Blackfoot have not been solicited for
prizes but as this show will bring to
the city a number of outsiders for
four days it would be nothing amiss
for the business men to- assist the
association in this their initial eff
forts, by volunteering to give some
useful article as a prize to the win
ners
The association wishes 1t nader.
stood that no one in the United
States is barred from exhibiting
fowls, dogs or pigeons. In fact ex-
hibits from every locality are soli-
cited and inquiries directed to the
president or secretary relative to
the show will be promptly answered.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
THE BOND ISSUE IS AN
........ ABSOLUTE NECESSITY

Apropcs the. bond election Satur-
day of this week, It might be we'll
to give the public short review Of
conditions in school matters as they,
now exist. Blackfoot now has in
actual use two regular school build.
ings and the transformed gymnasium.
In the Central building there are ten
school rooms. in the Irving building
eight, In the gymnasium two; all OF
these are now fully occupied by the
pupils. There are. now enrolled nine
hundred pupils. Eighteen rooms are
used for seating purposes, two for re-
citation rooms in connection with the
high school. This gives am average
of just fifty pupils to the room for
the entire school. OF course these
pupils can not be evenly distributed
in the several grades for there are
always more in the lower grades than
in the higher. We have, as a result,
four divisions Of the primarybut have
no room to provide for more second
or third primary divisions. As re-
suit there are now in actual atten-
dance 112 pupils in the third grade
who are packed into two rooms of
moderate size, and Instructed by the
teachers. The Seventh B. class, now
quartered in the gymnasium, has
| hon Id SrH>f !,
grade has more than fifty and the
high school has 1913, all of whom can,
not be seated in the assemblyroom,
although the seats have been crowd
ed together in such shape as to leave
no room for side or back aisles, no
place for teachers desk or even a
chair i'm the front of the room. The
best efforts to ventilate a room this
crowded, are Of no avail and one only
has to see conditions here to realize
that We are at crisis, as far as
room Is concerned.
Now what is to egdcne? There are
no more school rooms available for
grades or high school. Even the
Easements are all occupied so far as
it is possible to use them The school
population has increased at the rate
OF fifteen per cent for the past two
years and the high school has made
a growth of thirty per cent for two
years and almost fifty per cent the
present year. There is no building
Or part Of building of the two now
in use, that was designed for high
school purposes, herce the present
quarters are entirely inadequate to
accommodate the pupils. There is no
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

assembly here large enough, there
are no we'll equipped laboratories no
class rooms, there is no commercial
room, no lecture room, no domestic
science department no place fer draw
ing, in fact none of these things that
go to make up a first class high
school, according to the modern un-
derstanding of the term.
The school board proposes to make
the new building OF sufficient size to
accommodate not only the high school,
and entirely moderize this department
but to make room for the seventh
and eight grades as we'll. This woul,1
provide for five more grades in the
present buildings or an increase of
$50 pupils in the grades and $50
more in high school.
The present enrolment in the
grades shows that next years com
MON school graduates from the ones
now attending will reach ninety. so
that division of the eighth grade
will be absolutely necessary next Sep
tember. s
The conditions are such that the
school is at very critical stage.
There must be more room provided
or half day sessions for at least three
uro dLoc will bo poccccorv rovt Gan,
tember, while even now the high
school is not filling its full mission
on account of insufficient room and
inadequate equipment. 8
Twin Falls has under construction
a high school building which is to
cost 100000, Pocatello now has a
$50, 900 structure, Idaho Falls contem
plates AM $4,000 building, Occur d
Alene is building a 100000 exclusive
high school, so that it behooves US
to get in line and make it possible
! to keep our schoolsystem in the from
ranks. - Z
| A modern building .cosing SEES, 1000
| which can be furnished and equipped
for less than $4,000 would accomodat
$50 high school pupils. It would be
in every way adequate to the needs
o. the town for many years to com ,
If not for all time. D
This is what the bond issue means
and in brief these are the conditions
which have given use to the bont
election. The board is asking fol
nothing that is not an absolute nee
=. go =. ~------
essity to- the community.
Respectfully yours,
w. D. VINCENT
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
Organized Basket Ball Team.

The high school has organized a
basket ball team with Charles Kiefer
as their leader. The boys have Sc
cured their first game at American
Falls ON Friday, January 9th.
The girls team will also &C.
company them to show the girls of
the Power city how the fast game of
basket ball is played. Misses Down
ing and Thomas seldom miss their
mark when they throw for a basket.
Kiefer and Parkinson are going to
monopolize the baskets for the high
school boys, and Gerdes will handle
the ball at center with perfect ease.
Pennington, Miller and Baker will
endeavor to shoe away any change
of the ball ever entering the Ameri-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

the Indians to pattern after, both as
TO their personal conduct and as
farmers. In order to get this kind
of men, the Department limits the
amount of land that one man3eis al.
lowed to lease and every lease car
ries in. it a covenant that the lessee
shall work and farm the premises
in a coed and husbandlike manner"
There is also al covenant against sub
leasing, assigning CIR in any manner
transferring any interest in the lease;
Ibis is, in order that the Department
may be sure that the lessee will be
farmer and not q speculator in lea
ses and. that lessee may not have
the right to put some white man on
Indian lands whose habits and be-
havio- would make an Indian blush
with shame. A bond by two respon-
sible men is required with every
lease to escure the payment of rent
when due. and the carrying out Of the
covenants contained in every lease.
The violation of any of the coven-
ants contained in lease shall for
felt, the contract and the lessor may
re-enter and take possessions of the
land. All leases are made in the
superjnten6ent's office on approved
Departmental forms; both the lessor
and lessee appearing in the office
for that purpose.
| 1t Is allowable for white man
t. visit an Indian for the purpose of
negotiating with him for lease on
his lands to be made in the manner
frlovided by law, but the actual max
ing hf lease, deed, mortgage or
any contract purporting to convey
any interest in an Indians allotted
land is by Section S, Act of June 25,
1910, made a misdemeanor and SUBJ
jects the offender to a fine of not
more than $500 for the first offense
and on conviction for a, second Of
fense may be fined $500. and impris-
oned for not more than one year.
There are two classes of Indian
lessons, who are termed competent
and "non-cmopetent" to manage theil
i own business affairs. may say that
for the time being every allottee on
this reservation will be deemed ta
be "non-competent" SO far as the
leasing of his land is concerned, and
all rent will be paid into this office
and be handled and disbursed as in
dividual Indian money under exist
ing regulations.
Very respectfully,
EVAN w. ESTEP,
/ Superintendent
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
New Residence Nearing Completion

The elegant new residence of r. E.
Hansen on Judicial street. is rearing
completion, and will be one Of the
finest in the city. 1t has every con-
venience, consists of seven rooms and
bath. A cellar as large as the out
side walls permit, is also a feature
that adds materially to the many
other attractive features. Mr.. Hansen
is building both his business and resi-
dence to stay, and is spending a
vast amount of money on both. His
livery business is splendidly equip
ped for everyone's convenience.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
WILL ASK FOR APPROPRIATION
TO FIX THE FORT HALL SAND ROAD

State aid for the repair early next
year of the famous .'sand. rosd"
across the Fort Hall Indian reserva-
tion between Blackfoot and Pocatello
is more than a probability, according
to Hon Peter G. Johnston of Black
foot, state representative from Bing-
ham county.
Touching on the matter of state aid
for the Pocatello-B -Blackfoot "sand
road,' Representative Johnston said
to Tribune man last evening that
he would make every effort to secure
the issuance of state bonds in a sum
sufficient to make the six miles of
sand passable for all sorts of vehicles
Two automobiles loaded with Black
foot and Idaho Falls men came down
from the Grove City yesterday as far
as Ross Fork, where they were met
by an auto party headed by Robert
]. Hayes of this city. In the party
from the upper valley were Civil En-
gineer Beech CT Idaho Falls and En-
gineer Peterson of BlackfoOt, who
were commissioned by Representative
Johnston to make trip over the roa
and prepare a map thereof for use
| in presenting the matter of a bend
issue to the legislature. They were
also instructed to- submit estimates
of the probable cost Of placing the
road in shape for automobile travel
at all times of the year. This will be
preliminary to the construction OF
a road that will be credit to the
state and which will be constituted
the real automobile gateway to the
Pacific northwest.
The auto party from Pocatello con
sisted of j. B. Trist, the garage man
R. ]. Hayes and George Greene.
The Blackfoot party included in ad
dition to those mentioned, Dan Jones
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

Blackfoot, Idaho, Dec. 80, 1910.
To the Hon. Peter G.. Johnston,
~ Boise, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
We, the undersigned, engineers of
Bingham county, hereby beg leave to
submit the report that we have made
thorough examination and investi-
cation in regard to the present con-
dition of the main wagon read across
the heavy sands between this city
and Ross Fork, with a view to esti-
mating the cost of a permanent i'm
provement In, the condition OF the
same, said road at the present time
being in an almost impossible cen
dition. I'm cur opinion substantial
mecadamizedl highway for distance
Of five (5) miles is the only perma-
nent and feasible solution of the diff
ficulty, necessitating little if any re-
pairs fer many years to- come. For
such a read eight (S) feet in width,
with turnOuts every one-qu2rter OF a
mile, we estimate the cost ct con-
struction at fifty--five cents (S.55)
per lineal foot, $2904.00 per mile. or
$14 ,52O.00 for the entire piece of road
way. Said road would have an I'M
derfilling of quarried rock or stone,
covered with crushed stone and clay,
the whole road bed thus made to be
about one foot thick at the center
tapering dcwn to- about eight inches
at the outer edges. We think such
roadway to be the only one insur
ing permanence ard stsbility.
Very respectfully submitted,
0. E. Peterson
Walter A. Funk
A. E. Christensen
Engineers