Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-19
Thayer's Mountain Lion.

ABOUT COlOnol EDWARD mayer OF III
dianapolis, assistant sergeant-at-arms
at the Coliseum. The colonel had a
near adventure with a near mountain
lion, and, take it from him, it was a
thriller.
Colonel Ed" has bungalow in Ari-
iona. He started for the woodhouse
one evening to get back log for his
fire. Here's the rest of the story as
he tells it:
when l got to the shanty started
to feel around for the lock on the
thing. 1 put my hand on something
that was alive Every hair on my
head stood straight up and I don't
know now why I didn't let loose yell
that could be heard in Maine.
Il thought of mountain lions first
then panthers, wildcats, wolves and,
in fact, everything in the wild west
chased itself through my mind.
Next morning I went out to see
what kind of tracks that monster had
left. The tracks were there. So was
the monster. 1t was an innocent lit
tie burro that had crowded close to
the shed out of the rain
Teddy Hats in Drinks.
Rough Rider" features in the cam
paign received an added attraction at
the Congress hotel in the shape of a
Teddy Hat" made of orange peel,
which was placed in all drinks served
In the Pompeian room during the eve
ming. Look at the Teddy hat in the
lemonade" said one of the Taft fol-
lowers as he flushed the orange peel
from the drink. Il guess they will
give US Teddy hats in our bread and
butter next"
Deserted Wives RetaIlate.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed by
the wives of politicians here assem-
bled for the convention, because they
haven't seen their husbands for two
weeks.
What do you think of such and
such measure, Mrs. Hayward" ask
ed some one of the pretty young wom-
en- in her big suite overlooking the
lake.
Gracious me, / haven't seen my
husband since that came up. Don't
come to me for any news Of the con-
vention. When l hear it it will be-
stale indeed"
In retaliation the women have in
stituted what might be mildly called
boycott. They have appropriated
the machines rented by the politicians
for their stay in Chicago,-Snd have
scattered to the four winC. Mrs.
William Hayward, in the temporary
family car, took her small son, LIE
land, to the South Shore country club
for the day and evening. Mrs. Victor
RoseWater went on a sightseeing tour
from nine in the morning until well
beyond dinner time. The latest seen
Of David Mulvane he was wondering
wildly where his wife was. Mrs. Jo-
seph Healing went out into the sub
urbs, where she would have some
one to talk tot was lonely to be
alone in big hotel"
No Photos for Niedringhaus.
Thomas K Niedringhaus of Mis-
souri, has a great antipathy for pho
tographers in general and newspaper
photographers in particular.
mo, sir, will not stand for my
photograph" he said to group of
pleading photographers. Photos are.
worse than sketches and anybody
knows l don't want one of them.
What's that? Been snapped while l
was talking to you? Say, let me out
of here. You're too many for me-"
Mrs. Joseph Dixon and her large
family had no complaint to offer and
remained ION the job" She and the
little Dixons, including two-year-old
Betty and Mary Joe, who is five, en-
tertained the reporter for more than
an hour. 1t was extraordinarily fine
entertainment, too, and led to the
formulation of an axiom, simpler is it
to manage a presidential campaigy
than to bring up one Mary joe
Selects His Own Portfolio.
The secretary of agriculture has al
ready been picked No others need
apply.
G.. R. Werner of Brewster, Kan, is
to be the man. He also says he is the
only man that can fill the place.
81 am confident that Colonel Roose.
Welt will be nominated" he said, "and
after he is l shall take the stump for
him My work will have telling ef-
feet. When l go out for man it
means a whole lot to him. 1t is not
going to cost me anything, for the
common people. l am confident, will
be willing to pay all my expenses, for
they will want me in the cabinet.
There is no one can I'LL the place and
do it right except me-"
Green and Orange Decorations.
"An Irishman picked it,"
That's the never-failing exclamation
when a Republican convention dele
gate enters the holy of holes where
the national committee sits.
BY sit" he means the color scheme.
Green walls, green mating, green fur