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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Plan Marketing Probe Board.

In attacking scientifically the prob
lem of the better distribution of farm
products, the state board of public af-
fairs is considering the establishment
of a bureau of investigation, in coop
Grafton with the agricultural college Of
the University of Wisconsin, whose
function would be to study methods of
marketing in Wisconsin with a view
to suggesting and aiding in the intro
duction of improved methods. 1t would
be one of the duties of the bureau to
investigate the systems of co-opera-
tive marketing, municipal markets,
and public warehouses in use in other
states and countries and be prepared
to advise for or against the establish
ment of similar agencies in Wiscon-
sin. The wastefulness of the present
system of marketing has long been
recognized, but until recently there
has been no result other than an out
cry against the middlemen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
milwaukee Not Developed.

The 1911 fruit crop in Wisconsin,
especially the apple crop, was the
largest since 1896, according to Fred
eric Cranefeld, in his report as secre-
tary of the Wisconsin State Horticul-
tural society. He estimated the crop
at 100000 barrels, one-half of which
was from farm orchards, which aver
aged less than fifty cents per hushel
on the market.
In extent of territory adapted to
fruit growing, Wisconsin leads many
If not all of the states in the upper
Mississippi valley, he said, and Mon
roe, Eau Claire, Chippewa and Dunn
counties need only intelligent working
to place them in rank with Orleans
and Wayne counties in New York.
Milwaukee and Waukesha counties
mey also be classed as undeveloped,"
h. said, even though fruit has been
gown there for rs years. Milwaukee
b ayers send to New York and Michi-
gan for apples that can be grown
equally as well at home. Milwaukee
grocers are today paying 81 per bar
rel for apples. Truly Milwaukee coun-
ty may be classed as undeveloped."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Mistaken There.

The phrenologist was examining tne
bumps on Sambo's head.
Curiosity and acquitiveness apnor-
mally large"
Sambo rolled his eyeballs and
showed two rows of white ivory
''Imitativeness, casualty and consci-
entiousness small; which with your
weak mouth indicates
Don yu be so shu bout me nap
bin a weak mouf. l kin crack nuts
in ma teef"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Department Is Well Eaulppeu.

That the state department of
weights and measures is we'll equipped
to do effective work is pointed out in
the report made to Governor McGov-
ern by State Dairy and Food Commits
sioner Emery.
with the outfit now on hand" said
Mr.. Emery, ''the department is pre-
pared to do excellent work in the test
ing and sealing Of scales, weights and
measures. So far as relates to the in
specting, testing and sealing or con-
demning Of weights and measures, the
greatest difficulty confronting us is
that of testing the heavy scales, and
to perform the duties prescribed by
the legislature under the amended law
inevitably involves considerable ex-
pense. The sealer is obliged to pay
heavy excess baggage on 1000 pounds
of weights, and in addition he must
pay another bill for drayage. Owing
to the great obstacles in the way Of
testing wagon scales during the win
ter time, the commencing of this line
of work is likely to be delayed until
the opening of spring.
Upon the designation by the ex-
officio state superintendent Of weights
and measures of five dairy and food
inspectors to act ex-of1cio as state
seaIers Of weights and measures, they
were called to this Office snd about
two weeks of instruction were given
them by the chief inspector of weights
and measures to qualify them for do
ing accurate and effective work. The
instruction was followed by rigid
tests and later, visits we're made to
several scale factories and repair
shops under the direction of the chief
inspector of weights and measures,
where still further instruction was Civ
en- and more familiarity with the prac-
teal work was acquired. Advantage
was also taken to inspect the method
of sealing practiced by the deputy
sealers in the Milwaukee department
of weights and measures.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Committee to Meet January 80.

Committee to Meet January 81.
The Wisconsin fire insurance inves'
tigating committee Will meet in the
parlor of the assembly chamber, Tues
day, January 80, to open a week OF
hearings at which the representatives
of companies doing business in this
state will testify. It is the ultimate
aim of the committee to reduce the
cost of fire insurance in Wisconsin, do
away with discrimination, to reduce
the fire loss by the Inauguration of
better building codes, to provide bet
ter inspection Of buildings and better
methods to prevent fires.
The committee is composed of three
state senators, Messrs. Scott, Ran
dolph and True, and four assembly
men, Messrs. L. L. Johnson, Morton
son, Gilboy and Bell. 1t is expected
that there will be full attendance of
the committee here.
An invitation to attend meeting
of the Milwaukee Association of
Credit Men in Milwaukee January &c,
has been received by the state Off
GERS. The announcement that Gov
ernor McGovern has set aside Arbor
day as fire prevention day will be
made at the Milwaukee meeting. State
Insurance Commissioner Ekern will
attend.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
4 Hold-Up
An Oppressive Trust.

Before the Coffee Roasters Association, in ses-
sion at Chicago on Thursday, Thomas ]. Webb,
of Chicago, charged that there is in existence
coffee combine which is ''the most monstrous i'm
position in the history of human commerce"
There is very slight exaggeration about this
statement 1t comes very close to being literally
true. There is coffee combine in Brazil, from
which country comes the bulk of the coffee used
in the United States, which is backed by the gov
eminent of Brazil and financed by it, which CONF
pes American consumers, as Mr.. Webb said, "to
pay famine prices for coffee when no famine
exists
The worst thing about this is that the consum-
ers of the United States have been compelled to
put up the money through which this combine,
to further cinch them, has been made effective.
There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon
all coffee entering the United States. Those taxes
were denounced as an imposition upon the people;
as taxing the poor mans breakfast table, and the
like The taxes were removed. Immediately
thereafter Brazil imposed export duty uponS
coffee up to the full amount of the former customs
taxes in this country. The revenue which for
merly went into the treasury of the United States
was diverted to the treasury of Brazil. The poor
mans breakfast coffee continued to cost him the
same old price.
But this was only the commencement. The
''valorization'' plan was evolved in Brazil
through CnlS plsn Tic SoNeAiiiIie1l' Using 1llS AS'
enues derived from the export duties for the pur-
poses, takes all of the surplus crop in season Of
large yields and holds it off the market, thus
keeping the supply doYn to the demands of the
market ard permitting the planters to receive
much higher price than they would otherwise
have done.
The United States consumes more Brazilian COT
fee than does the rest of the world We are the
best customers of Brazil, and Brazil buys little
from u.s. Now Brazil is promoting, financing and
maintaining trust designed. and working effect
lively for the purpose, to compel American con-
suners to pay an exorbitant price for the coffee
they use. What is the remedy?-SeGttIe P0st-I"-
teEi0encer-N0c. 10, 1911.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Rural UpIift for State.

RuraI Opllrr TOR state.
The Improvement of conditions on
the farm and in the farm home is
the subject of discussion for the
Second Wisconsin Country Life con-
ference to be held under the aus
pices of the University of Wisconsin
college of agriculture, February L
and 2.
Cooperation among farmers, the
efficient use of farm labor, the coun-
try church and farm life, the banker
as the farmers business adviser,
the consolidated country school, are
among the topics that will be dis
cussed.
P. P Claxton, United States COM
missioner of education Prof. B. H.
Hubbard, Iowa college of agricul-
ture; DR.. w. H. Wilson, national Sec
rotary of the Presbyterian country
church and country life department
and w. l.. Nelson, assistant secretary
of agriculture of Missouri, are among
the speakers
Wisconsin men who will take part
include Rev. Joseph Heyde, Middle
ton: Rev. E. Christopherson, Pigeon
Falls: Rev. J. c. Martin, Abbots-
ford; Jay Phoenix, Delavan; ]. T.
Joyce, Eau Claire; c. w. Meisnest.
Manitowoc; G. ]. Zimmerman.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
WALKING for Nerves.

The nerves suffer from want of pure
oxygen. They run like network all
through the skin and when they are
overwrought the skin is apt to be dry
and colorless. Walking is an excellent
tonic for the nerves. 1t gives them
strength to control themselves.
If one has means or leisure, there
are plenty of other more enjoyable ex-
ercises. But few forms are so bene-
fetal as the regular daily jaunt of four
or five miles for obtaining a good COM
plexion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

You will notice that the man who Is
always talking about how hard he
had to work when he was young IS
usually behind with his work now.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
HortIcuIturists close Meeting.

With a heavy program to run off.
the State Horticultural society is
closing its annual meeting in the as
sembly chamber, with five-minute
talks by students in the horticultural
department Of tie university. Nurs-
erymen had the floor at the session
with talks on nursery problems by
Profs. ]. G. Moore. L. R. Jones and
]. G. Sanders of the University Of
Wisconsin, R. ]. Coe of Fort Akin
son, Nj. S. kellogg of GAINESVILLE
and f. A. Smith of Lake CRY. Sgiir
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
A Erioht.

Lady" said Meandering Mike.
would you lend me a cake of soap?
DO you mean to tell me you want
soap?"
"Yes'm. Me partners got de hlc'
cups an | want to scare him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
whv They Scout.

Mrs. Forward-And so two OF your
sons are Boy Scouts? Where do they
do their accommodating?
Mrs. Howard-In our refrigerator
Life.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Even when they have nothing to
do some people can't seem to do 1t
gracefully.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
Dedicate Arch in June.

Dedicate Arch IN June.
The Grand Army memorial arch will
be. ready for dedication early in June
Gen. Samuel Fallows, the Chicago
bishop. a former superintendent Of
public instruction, a Wisconsin sol
der who was at Camp Randall for q
time during the war, viii make the
dedicatory address. and if his health
will permit, Gen. Edward 8. Bragg,
who was a captain to q company in
tbe camp in June, 1861, the only sur
T,ivor among Wisconsin soldiers who
won high rank. will atthhd and make
a brief address
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

The total fire loss for the year 1911
is expected to total at $200,000.000 in
the United States and Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Little Nell didn't know that they
played Il Spy" in church, mamma.
Mamma-What do you mean, my
child?
Little Nell-Why, the preacher said
Lets Play" and everybody held their
hands up to their faces.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Ingredients of Life.
The ingredients of health and long
life are great temperance, open air,
easy labor and little care.-Philip Sid
nov
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Standard statistics of the coffee trade
show falling off in sales during the last
two years of over two hundred million
pounds. Authenticated reports from the
Postum factories in this city show a
tremendous increase in the sale of Postum
in like period of time.
While the sales of Postum invariably
show marked increase year over year, the
extraordinary demand for that we'll
known breakfast beverage during 1911 is
very likely due to a public awakening to
the oppression of the coffee trust
Such an awakening naturally disposes
the multitude who suffer from the i'll
effects of coffee drinking to be more re-
ceptive to knowledge of harm which so
often comes as result of the use of
the drug beverage, coffee.-BGttle Creek
Eoening NesoS-Dec. 19, 1911.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Fond du Lac.-Following the re-
fusal of the management of the
Ideal theater, a vaudeville house, to
meet the new wage scale of the local
musicians union, the entire theater
orchestra walked out ten minutes be-
fore the time for the afternoon per-
Torrance. The theater is operated by
the Orpheum Amusement company,
which also controls the Henry Boyle
theater.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Madison.-The Wisconsin fire in
gurance investigating committee
will meet here Tuesday. January
30, for week of hearings, at which.
the representatives of companies dc
Ing business in this state will testif3
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Baraboo. j. A Rundlett, the
oldest resident of Baraboo, is
dead, aged ninety-tive. He was born
in New Hampshire and entered the
New England academy with Horace
Greeley. He came to Marquette coun-
ty by way of the great lakes and Mil
waukee. D. r. Rundlett OF Prairie du
Sac; Charles M, Nome, Alaska, and
Mrs ~ M. Bliss, Baraboo, are his
children.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Kenosha. = Kenosha has joined
The list of cities in the state
offering the services of a graduate
nurse. Mrs. M. Elizabeth Stikel of
Germantown, Pa, graduate OF the
Henry G. Phipps institute of PhiIadei-
phia, has begun her duties in this
capacity here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Fond du Lac.-Deciding after an
investigation of the Sheboygan plan
by which the workhouse is oper-
ated in connection with the coun-
ty Jail, that it is not practical. the
county board will re-estabIish the
workhouse at its old location, and
have elected John Carey superintend-
ent at salary of $1,000 per year.
Justices are ordered to commit va
grants to the workhouse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Racine-EdWard Ryan stole a
fur overcoat that he might he
sent to Jail, and was given the priv
ilege of fixing his own sentence by
Judge Shielding. Ryan told the judge
he thought that in ten days the pres
ent cold snap would be broken up, and
that his frozen hands and face would
be partially healed. Judge Shielding
accordingly committed him to Jail for
that length of time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

New London.-John Wagner, aged
ninety, a resident of the town
of Caledonia, is dead at the
home of his son, Emil. Though in
comfortable circumstances, Mr.. Wag
ner preferred to be buried in a cas-
ket of his own making, and had it
ready awaiting his death for a long
time. His wife, who died three years
ago, was also buried in casket OF
his making.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Madison.-State Treasurer Dahl has
drawn zoos drafts for payment
of claims against the state uni
versity and for salaries of members OF
the faculty and employees for the
month of December. The total amount
paid out on account of the university
was $183,544. The university drafts
are about one-fourth of the entire
number issued by the state treasurer
each month
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Fox Lake-James c. Davies,
village marshal for the last TWEEN
ty years, dropped dead at his home
here of apopleXy. fifty-eight years old
He was a brother of George and
Charles Davies of the Pritzlaff Hard
ware company, Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24
WISCONSIN NEWS
.TERSELY TOLD

Green Bay. - Fire completely
wiped out the residence of DR.. John
R. Minahan. causing loss estimated
at about $4,000. The residence was
at one time used as a hospital, but
was later purchased by DR.. Minahan
and remodeled into one of the finest
residences in the city. The occu-
pants were forced to fee scantily
dressed, with the thermometer at 10
below zero. The fire started in the
basement and quickly spread to all
parts of the home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

Kenosha.-The new state law
for the building Of permanent
highways will not be called into effect
to bring the improvement of the lake
shore road through Kenosha county
one of the worst roads in the state
from the standpoint of automobile
drivers. The road was included in
the county highway system, but town
boards have declined to make any pro-
vision for its improvement this year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Ferguson will Is FILED.

The will of Charles w. Ferguson.
the Weston mountain farmer who died
recently, was filed and proved today
in the county court. BY its terms,
Martha Catherine Ferguson, his wife
is bequeathed 30 acres of the home
place and practically all of the re-
mainder of the property. consisting
of ESQ acres of land and some per-
sonal property, is left to eight of his
nine children, to-wit Margaret FL
len, Elmer Siren, Jesse Aaron, Bert,
Bertha Viola, Charles Raymond,
Chester Arthur and Martha Myrtle
Ferguson. all to receive an undivided
one-eighth interest. George A. Fer
guson, the other child is bequeathed
ten dollars and no more, The will
directs that $4,000 mortgage on the
home place and his other lawful
debts be paid from his portion of the
estate of his sister. Alice Ida Howard
Oliver Dickinson is named as the eX-
ecutor. The will was made on July
80 of this year in the presence of Guy
Delbert Boothby. and Roscoe r
Johnson. The will was filed by Judge
James A. Fee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
Pacific Coast Rescue Society Plans
to Obtain Retribution in Case of
Man Hanged Yesterday.
THEFT is SUSPECTED
Alleged That Norman Faulder,
Brother, Came With $1,000 for the
Defense and That $500 Was Mis-
spent-Faulder, Garrison and Rob-
erts are Buried in Salem.

Salem, Dec. 1.-THE Pacific Coast
Rescue Society plans to obtain a ret
ribution for money alleged to have
been misappropriated in the defense
of Noble Faulder, who was hanged
yesterday. His brother, Norman
Faulder, came from Australia with
five thousand dollars for the defense
and the society claims that thirty
eight hundred dollars of this sum was
misspent and theft is suspected. Faul-
der was buried today in the odd Eel
lows cemetery. Frank Garrison and
II. E. Roberts were buried in the City
View cemetery.
Norman, an only brother, Chaplain
Bauer, w. G. McLaren and Coroner
Clough attended the Faulder obse-
quies. The body was in wooden cof-
fin, bearing the words "at rest"
Father Moore retains Morgan's re-
mains until relatives are heard from
If no order comes to ship the body,
burial will occur in the Catholic
cemetery
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
WILL BE HELD HERE

On the same day that the school
board convention is to be held in this
city, an institute of county teachers
will also be held. according to an an
nouncement made this morning by
Superintendent Frank X. Welles. who
declares he is issuing the call at the
request of a number of principals and
teachers throughout the county. The
double convention will be held week
fl OH today, Dec. u, and 1t is propap'e
Ithat the meeting will be held Jointly
in the afternoon.
This will be the last institute that
the present superintendent will hold,
his term in office expiring at the end
of the year, and he is especially de-
sirous of meeting as many of the
teachers as possible. He is sending
out letters to each teacher and urging
them to attend and also to use their
influence to secure the attendance of
the district officers. Among the
speakers who will address the meet
ings is State Superintendent l. X.
Alderman.
The O.-W. Il. & y. company has
made reduced rates for the conven-
ton, the tickets to be good from the
Goth to the 22nd inclusive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
WITNESS is HELD ON
CHARGE OF PERJURY

Indianapolis, Dec 14.-Jail on
charges of perjury for Frederick Zeiss
Chicago, a union iron worker, the tes-
timony of Thomas Taggart, democrat
ic national committeeman about an
explosion, and speeches and reports in
which the iron workers international
Mon was accused of approving of
the defiance of the law in its strike,
were developments at the dynamite
conspiracy" trial
Zeiss, the second witness for the
defense to be held to the federal
grand jury on charges of perjury,
was q roommate of Ortie l.. McMan-
lgal when McManigal blew up a
building in Detroit in June, 1907. He
is charged with telling the truth be-
fore the federal grand jury last winter
when the indictments in the dynamite
cases were returned and with testi-
fyfhg falsely yesterday in an effort to
impeach McManigars confession.
Last winter. the district attorney
said, Zeiss asserted McManigal never
had confessed to him about explos-
ions, which was in accord with that
which McManigal had confessed.
Zeiss has testified McManigal not
only had conflded IN him, but had Of
fered to split up" with him IL he
would help him do the dynamiting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-12-14
PRESIDENT ELECT WILSON
FINISHES HIS NEW BOOK

New York, Dec. 14.-Editor Will
liam Bayard Hale, Woodrow Wilson's
biographer, got back from Bermuda
on the steamship Oruba with the
manuscript for Mr.. wilson's new book.
Mr.. Hale was the only guest that Mr..
Wilson received in his retreat, and
together they went over the manu-
script, which is now complete. The
book, which is called THE New Free
DOM" will be published in March. EX-
tracts from it will appear in Mr..
Hale's magazine, commencing in jan
uary.
"A Call for the Emancipation of
the Vital Energies of the Nation" is
the subtitle of the president-elect's s
new book, and 1t is a new statement
of Mr.. Wilson's political beliefs, in
which is incorporated much. of the
material used in his campaign speech
es.
Mr.. Hale found the president-elect
in the best of spirits full of energy
and looking forward now to getting
back next Saturday. Besides going
over his book with Mr.. Hale, Mr.. Will
son has gone through an immense
amount of correspondence, with the
aid of secretary. He has had what
he wished, however, said his only
visitor, a long rest free from things
political, and its effect on him is OBJ
vious to his friends.