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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
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BASEBALL FODDER

The baseball game bet ween
Phelps and Watersmeet at the
former place Sunday ended at
the first of the tenth inning over
a disputed decision. Both sides
claimed seven scores at the time
the game ended. Weiland of
Eagle River caught for Phelps
and secured three-bagger, the
longest bit made. Cy Luther of
this place PLAYED left field for
Watersmeet. As the score indi-
Gates it was a fast contest, the
teams being quiteevenly matched
in their knowledge of the fine
points of the national pastime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Ends Vacation Trip.

H. L. Thomas of St. Louis and
his father, j. Q. Thomas of Mari
on, Ind, returned to their homes
Tuesday after spending a few
weeks among the lakes of this
section. H. l.. Thomas is a
councillor at Camp Winnepe and
in that capacity has been here
on previous occasions and seen
much of this wonderland. Since
the camp closed Mr.. Thomas and
his father have been enjoying the
fishing in nearby lakes. Among
Mr.. Thomas prize catches he
points with pride to five bass he
took from Razorback lake that
tipped the scales at a few ounces
under twentv-one pounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
AND HE STILL SETS TYPE
Ex-Governor George w. Peck
Visits the LII or Country
Print Shop and Shows His
Ability as a Compositor.

Ex-Governor. George W. Peck
and party of four who are enjoy
ing an outing at The Hemlock,
were sightseeing at the county
capital last Friday. In their
rounds the iii OF sign of the
country print shop was seen and
the governor became unruly.
He walked right in, yanked off
his coat, and without any formal
introduction began Singing"
type. Here's what he, at the age
OF seventy-four, composed in a
very short time:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10

have had charge of the culinary
department and will return ae ain
next year Dad" Phillipson, as
ne is known to all the boys, has
been a lifelong chum of Mr.. Mar
rlott, captain of the Camp, and
through his successive seasons
here has a large acquaintance in
the village. Mr.. Phillipson and
wife are the first of the camp
people to arrivein the early sum
mer and the last to leave after
the season IS over.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Watch for the date and the
full particulars of "The Tom
Thumb Wedding"
Sees Great Future.

G. F. Wilson, Cedar Falls, Ia,
left this morning after negotiat-
ing the purchase OF a $50 acre
tract of land bordering on Snipe
lake for one of his clients. Mr.
Wilson isH a real estate dealer in
farm lands in Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Iowa. He sees a
great future development for
this region because, as he states,
hundreds of people are looking
for good land atcheap prices and
his trip here convinces him that
we have that combination.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
THE COMING SECTION
Wisconsin Advancement AS
ISOLATION Representative is
Pleased With Crop Outlook
in Villas County.

Ira r. Bush, assistant manager
of the Wisconsin Advancement
Association, who was in attend
ance at the meeting of the county
board last Thursday, is of the
opinion that immigration to the
state of Wisconsin will be greatly
retarded if the present tactics
of the forestry board in declaring
that portion unfit for agriculture,
is not stopped. While he, the
same as the rest of us, believes in
reforesting arid tracts in the
different counties in the state,
still he is far from being con-
WINGED that Villas county is to
the bad.
He expressed that what he had
seen during a drive Thursday
forenoon among the farms CON
WINGED him that we could grow
ANYTHING and grow it as well as
any county in the state.
His talk before the county
board in the afternoon was a
weightv one, showing that adj
vancement, agriculturally, could
be best made by an undivided
and systematic pull together OF
every individual in the county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
were:
John Riordan Some Chesty.

Master John Riordan put it al
over the automobile owners at
the Wausau fair last week. A
monster floral parade was held
in which every auto owner burn
ed up scads Of money in decora-
tions in order to win the prizes
Master John Riordon didn't
have any gasoline car but he
has dadbinged nice pony and
carriage which he dolled up to
beat the band-and picked off a
prize ahead of some gaily decor
ated road-louse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Reside on Boot Lake.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thurs
ton, formerly owners of the Lake
Buckatoban resort, are now re-
siding in the Green cottage on
the north shore of Boot lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurston disposed
of their resort to Larson and
Grinde, Chicago gentlemen, a
few weeks ago, and had been re-
tanned bv them as managers I'M
til the close of the season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
FIND SKELETON OF MAN
Mystery Surrounds Finding
of Mans Skeleton in Partly
Burned Log Heap a Mile
from Gagen.

Webster Morris, who was a
Rhinelander visitor the latter
part of the week, brought over
the report that a mans skeleton
had been found in a log heap a
mile from Gagen, Oneida county.
The fnd was made by a band
OF Indians encamped near Gagen.
The skeleton is that of a man
and was found under a partly
burned log heap. In the skull
there is a deep cut. Nearby there
We're found an axe and pack OF
clothes partly burned. From all
appearance the body had been
in the woods for at least a year.
Undoubted the find uncovers
the mute evidence of some muir
der, the criminal trying to hide
bis deed by firing the log heap
No clue to the identity of the vic
tim or the person responsible for
the crime has vet been discovered
but the prevalent supposition
places the deed as the result OF
some lumberiack feud.
The sheriff of Oneida county
and his aids are working on the
case.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Back to Cape Girardeau.

Mr.. and Mrs. Phillipson return
ed to their home at Cape Girar-
deau, Mo, Wednesday after a
very successful season at Camp
Nlnnepe. For the three years
that the camp has been inaugur-
ated Mr.. and Mrs. Phillipson
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Fined for Violating.

Roland Tate of St. Louis was
fined $25 and costs Friday before
Municipal Judge Higgins for kill
ing a partridge during closed
season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Snrained Her Ankle.

Through misstep while com
ing from the barn last week, Mrs.
]. ]. Roderick is forced to keep in
with a sprained ankle for few
days.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
MAN INVITED

JOURNAL MAN INVITED
Amigo Editor is Asked to be
Guest of Eagle River Ad.
vancement Association in
Tour Through Proposed
! Forest Reserve to Prove to
Him This is Agricultural
Land Will He Come?
Aninvitation has been issued
to Fred L. Berner, editor of the
Amigo Daily Journal and the
Farmers Journal, a weekly pub
lication, to come to Eagle River
and be shown throughout Villas
county's agricultural district.
Yesterday thefollowing telegram
was sent:
Fred L. Berner,
Amigo, Wis.
Can you come up Saturday morning
on limited and be our guest on agri-
cultural sightseeing Tip through
Villas county, Wire reply.
AMOS RADCLIFFE,
Sec'y Advancement Assn.
The Journal replied that Mr..
Berner lis touring East and not
at home"
The reason that the Advance
ment Association wishes to have
the Amigo Journal editor come
is to drive him throughout the
and cut-over lands in
this county and let him see for
himself the actual conditions
this is true forest land
or true agricultural land.
Last February the Amigo
Journal published aneditorial in
terview which it had with State
Forester E. NJ. Griffith regard
ing reforestration, soil conditions
and other whatnot which Griffi tn
advanced as favorable to his
scheme in killing off the agricul--
turalists in Villas and four other
counties. The Journal stated
that it believed Mr.. Griffith, and
has, since that time, advocated
that until these counties in the
proposed forest reserve showed
that Griffith had handed it
bunk would not change its atti-
tude.
Just last week the Journal took
the Rhinelander New North to
task for some truths told, and
came out with the following:
MIR. Griffith, of course, is desir-
ous of defending his position in
he best possible way, but of all
we have read and heard, we
haven't seen one statement made
oy him that he hasn't been able
% back up with facts
Mr.. Griffith makes the state
nent that only 20 per cent of
he land in this territory is true
arming land Now the reason
we want the editor of the Journal
% come up is to show him that
lies in this instance.
We've got the goods.
Come up and Villas county will
show you We are aware the
ournal wishes to be put right !
and know that when it is shown
will give us square deal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Captured a Coyote.

Wednesday, while out cunning
for blackbirds, Herman Rade Jr.
surprised couple of coyotes. de
was successful in bagging one on
which the state and county
bounty amounting to $40 was
gathered in.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Retnrned from Canada.

G. L. Carter and Austin Bent
who guided canoe party for
three weeks through the wilds
of the Rainy River country in
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
We'll Team In Runaway.

The delivery 3horseof August
We'll ran away Saturday morn
inc and before being stopped did
much damage to the rig.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10

A levy of So, 900 was made on
all taxable property as a state
and highway fund for 1914.
A sum not to exceed $500 for
expense of the state fair exhibit
was appropriated.
Board empowered ]. L. Nema-
check, with assistance of Truman
Allrich of Arbor Vitae and Vim.
Saltenberger of Eagle River, to
handle agricultural exhibit at
the state fair.
$500 appropriated for half of
the construction of a bridge
across the Deerskin in the town
of Phelps.
The sums of ST. OOand 81, 176
we're appropriated for the com
Pletion of county highways from
Eagle River to State Line and
Eagle River to Woodruff.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10

Canada returned this week after
a delightful trip. Both are en-
thusiastic over the wild beauty
of that part of Canada and have
much to tell of their canoe trip.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
uARE FOR SALE.

With foal; 9 years old; will sell
cheap for cash. Enquire
DAN E. HEDBERG,
1927. Conover, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
Begin Threshing.

Croker Bros. begin with their
threshing outfit this week. Crops
are in excellent yield this year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
GEO. w. PECK,
Governor of Wisconsin,
Author of Peck's Bad Boy"
The Governor who made Villas
County.
1S91-2-3-4

When it is remembered that il
was prior to the rebellion that
Mr.. Peck was a compositor and
earned his salary by the quick
ness of his fingers, his composing
the above but shows the wonder
ful memory he still possesses:
At the time he was governor
Mr.. Peck signed the bill which
created Villas county and also
appointed it's first officers who
were:
Sheriff-Max Sells.
Clerk Court-W. D. Neville.
County Clerk-T I. Loughlin.
Register Deeds-F. ]. Deckert.
Dist. Allyn. A. Colman.
Treasurer-T. B. Walsh.
Co. Judge-E. c. Allen.
Surveyor-Daniel Graham.
Supt. of Schools Alex Higgins.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
BIRTHS

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Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred O..
Price Tuesday, Sept 9th-a son.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10

DR.. E. Ward, Dentist, is at
Phelps on his regular trip, re-
turning next week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-10
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT
County Board Applies to the
State for Farmer-County
to Secure Site for Fair Pur-
poses-Work in Conjunc-
ton With Other Counties
to Defeat Reforestration.


Last weeks session of the
county board should produce
much benefit to the taxpayers OF
Villas county. This was a truly
bnsiness meeting and some excel
lent resolutions were adopted
and appropriations made for the
betterment of existing aud future
conditions.
Saws Resolution No. 2: Being
advisable to promote the farm
inc industry of Villas county we
should have an agricultural rep
resentative similar to Oneida
and other counties, there is here
by appropriated $1,000 to meet
an equal appropriation by the
state university to cover salary
and expenses of said agricultural
expert; and that Villas county
make application for represen-
tative.t to take charge of the work
in this county"
Resolution No. 8 appoints
committee composed of Messrs.
Kamke, Metz and Emmons to
secure price on advisable tracts
for the purchasing of land for
county fair grounds and report
at the next regular meeting.
Resolution No. 5 appoints a
committee-Pinch, Emmons ard
Hunter-to meet Sept. 10th at
Rhinelander with committees
from other counties to arrange a
campaign whereby the best in
terests of these counties in the
proposed forest reserve be fully
and fairly presented to the joint
legislative Investigating commit
tee by any person or persons
chosen torepresent said counties.
To attend all meetings and fur
nish said legislative committee
with guides, cruisers and any
and all assistance necessary to a
full and fair exposition of the en-
tire forestry plan insofar as it
affects these counties.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
GARDNER AMONG
LEADERS IN GOLF
Former Champion Enters Select
Class in Western Tourna-
ment. a...-.'s-.s ...

CHICAGO, July 4.-Robert A. Gard
national champion, crowded in among
the leaders in the Western Golf Asso-
cations annual tournament yesterday
by defeating Mason Phelps, twice West
ern title holder, three in two in the Sec
ond match round after thirty-six holes
OF brilliant play. Chick Evans, present
Western champion, went through the
rounds easily enough, defeating Frank
Welsh, the Rockford star, four and
three.
Only one out-of-town contestant re-
mains among the eight survivors in the
struggle for the championship. He Is
Ned Allis. of Milwaukee, who downed
J. n. Mcdonald, of Chicago, four and
three.
Poor putting by Phelps IN the after
noon was primarily responsible for his
defeat by Gardner. Phelps play in the
morning was SO good that his defeat
was a surprise. though Gardner was In
first-class form.
Henry Hepburn, the Louisville crack,
succumbed to A. c. Perry. a local
player, three and one, in a match that
furnished another surprise. for Hepburn
generally was ranked among the players
expected TO go into the semi-finals.
Other results Of the second champion
ship round: w. X. Wood, Chicago, de-
feated John Simpson, Gslesburg. six and
FIVE; Frazer Hale. Chicago. defeated c.
Lockett. Chicago. defeated c. B. Devol,
Chicago. three and two; Joseph D. lie
Due Chicago, defeated E. r. Morrison,
Kansas City, seven and six.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
JOHNSTOWN TEAM
IS AF TER TITLE
Amateurs Of Tribune League
Enter Proposed Games For
Worlds Championship

JOHNSTOwN. Pa, July 24.-The
pennant winners of the Tribune Base
ball League, the premier amateur base
ball organization of Johnstown, will
enter the proposed worlds series for
the amateur Championship, according to
league officials. The 'champions are TO
attend for the third successive year the
opening games of the worlds series this
fall as the guests of Congressman A.
II. Walters. President Ban Johnson, Of
the American League. is scheduled to
address the 800 amateur players in the
very near future.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Gardner Would Tackle
Winner Of Big Bout

1t isn't often that a boxer In a pre-
liminary comes through with declara-
ton that IL he wins his semi-windup he
will challenge one of the principals. Yet
that is what is credited to Shankey
Gardner today.
Gardner is meeting Buddy Williams,
of Baltimore, at Ardmore on July 81,
Just before Swat Adamson and Ford
Munger so on for the big mill, and says
that he not only wants to be In shape
for williams, but will tackle the winner
of the Munger-Adamson contest IL he
puts Williams away.
Young Thomas, a Washington boy, is
putting in some hard licks for his go
with Kid Martin, of Baltimore, is tack
ling Big Hope joe" Young Earne, and
Kid Claxton. The card offered Is ex-
pected to be the best yet put on at
the Ardmore Club.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Speaking OF pitchers.

Had Bob Groom come through this
year as he did last. the Nationals
would be at the top OF the heap. de-
spite the numerous obstacles thrown in
the way like injuries and sickness.
Groom looked able to repeat his last
years work. and must be a sad disap-
pointment to Griffith. OF course. Boeh-
ling's performances were not looked for.
Cashion or Engel were expected to de-
veiop, and while Engel has showed
flashes Of form. Cashion is down and
out. Groom. however, had he main
tanned his stride of last season, would
have shot the club to the top OF the
pile.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
BASEBALL NOTES

Fourteen home-run drives have been
made in the nine worlds baseball series
played between the American and Ma
tionaI Leagues pennant winners since
1908 Nine OF the circuit swats were
made by American Leage batsmen.
The two by Frank Baker. of the Ath-
letics, against Mathewson and Mar
guard, OF the Giants, were the most IA
nous.
A ST. Louis sport critic says: Larry
Chappell is worth every penny the Old
Roman paid for him."
Pitcher Boak, Of the Akron, Ohio,
club. OF the Interstate League, has been
purchased by the Cardinals.
Chances Highlanders have hung up a
seasons record. making tiye rast double
plays in one game.
The Maps have as much OF a look
for the pennant as We have" said Man
aser Chance the other day.
This sure is tough luck for Eddie
Grant, the former Cincinnati player now
with the Giants. Eddie seldom gets H. TO
a game with the Giants, both Herzog
and Shafer getting the preference over
him.
Outslde OF Tesreau, the Giants pitch
ers have been achieving wonders In the
line of steadtness and fine control. Dur
Ing five successive Eames they didn't
issue solitary pass or hit a batsman.
II has been agreed to paw the uu-
pires who will officIate In the worlds
series 1900 for their services. Pretty
soft for the jumps.
Joe Jackson broke his American
League record last week when he was
guilty OF three errors. Joe has mixed
up two Of his chances once or twice
hut this was the first time he missed
three.
Heine Groh. the youngster who IL
cavorting around second for the Reds.
seems to be target for the Opposing
batters. In twelve games seventy-eIght
balls we're hit to him. He made twenty
four put-outs and fifty-four assists in
the twelve contests, and but one error
Manager Higgins has given his team
q good shake-up. He has placed Rob
Harmon, his southpaw hcaVer, in the
outfeId. and Whitted, his outhoIder on
second.
Many Detroit fans are wagering ry
Cobb will lead Joe Jackson in the Amer
ieau League within the pext two weeks.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
BOB THAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"
Eleven for Joe.

Boehling has shown the fans that he
Is really a great pitcher, and deserves
the highest commentator. There Is no
sign Of temperament, nor display Of
nerves in his work. He is the same
stolid. tight little Dutchman that he
has always been, ready and eager. and
his performances are all the more meri-
torious. Jumping from obscurity to the
pinnacle OF baseballdom in three months
over the heads of recognized stars Is
calculated to make a youngster bit
chesty, but Joe Is not
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Indiana Tourists Near
End of Their Trip

The Indiana automobile manufacturers
who are making a tour TO the Pacific
coast today are back In Nevada. Their
route is from Casa Diablo. Cal. and up
through Carson City TO Lake Tahoe.
Los Angeles, the end OF the trip. Is
onty go miles away, but It Will be more
than a week before the Hoosiers see
Thai city. being compelled 10 travel
more than loo miles in order TO get
there nv way Of Lake Tahoe and San
francisco.
Yesterday the tourists had the best
run for eight days, when they toured
from GoldfieId, New. 10 Casa Diablo,
through the White Mountains, and land
ed at the foot OF the Sierra Nevadas.
The three Marion cars were among the
drst to finish the days run.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Starts Subscription For
BoehIing Floral Piece

Arthur H. Coleman. stand 113 Center
Market, one of the Boosters. has started
n subscription list for floral piece to
be given Joe Boehling at the baseball
park tomorrow. Subscriptions of 10
cents will be received.
In connection with the Boosters, Boss
Booster Bill Hoover wants it known
that the Booster buttons and hatbands
Will be on sale a. Dreyfuss Brothers
and J. Charles McGuires', and that all
of the Boosters are expected to go to
Glen Echo tomorrow night.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Yingling Still Holds
The Cardinals at Bay

BROOKLYN, July a.-Earl YIngling
still holds his peculiar record OF being
unbeaten by the ST. Louis Cardinals. as
a result of his pitching the Brooklyn
Dodgers to 7-to-2 victory yesterday.
The game was cinched in the seventh.
when Brooklyn punched two singles, "A
double. and triple. which, with a base
on balls. netted four runs
Score by innings: r. H. Z.
Brooklyn. 900 Ill 40x-7 10 2
st. Louis. 100 90 O1O-2 l. l
Batteries-Harmon and Wingo; Ying-
ling and Miller.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
ATCH|NSOh LIKELY
TO JOIN DODGERS
Southpaw Has Record of Win
ming IS Out Of 10 Games,
and Is Subject to Draft.

NEW YORK, July 24.-RaIeigh Aitchi-
son the Newark southpaw, win join
Brooklyn before August 20. according to
reports today. Although he was signed
for two years with the Dodgers he was
farmed out TO Montgomery and Newark
until he was seasoned Now. how
ever. unless he II taken on the Brook
lyn team he viii be subject to draft by
other National and American League
Clubs. With his record Of sixteen out
of nineteen victories this season. there
Is no doubt In the minds OF fans that
he will appear In a Brooklyn uniform
next month.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Were in the game.

Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb are all
that remain Of that Detroit crew which
faced Johnson six years ago, and OF
the others but few are in big league
baseball Tom Hughes is still with the
team, the hardy veteran hanging on
the heels of the Nationals pitching staff
Hughes has lot OF good ball left in
him, and has done well as a relief
pitcher. He wants to be an umpire.
and there is no reason why he should
not make a good one
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Veterans again.

Larned and Wright look good enough
now to win the Eastern doubles title
and II would be strange coincidence
IL the veterans took all Of the young.
sters into camp. Youth may still be
served at Longwood, but It begins to
look as though the veterans had every
thing their own way. In the meantime
young Johnston, the California expert
seems to be able to take care Of him.
self.
The Washington times., 1913-07-24
Maps Sspes radel

Reinhht claiming is right enough in
its place, but the Cleveland boosters
of the Maps must feel somewhat cha
grined for their efforts at such wide
spread exploitations Of the pennant bee
buzzing. The team was not there, and
never has been, and 1t was due to blow.
washington scrfbes1 were first to scout
the Nap pennant idea, and saw the de-
cline of the Naplanders long before 1t
happened. The Climbers will 90 by
the Maps in short order.