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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-20

miIIionalres, a a Per capita Heaith
Of only $4,000. wsshington's per
capita wealth is from three TO FIVE
times that Of the smaller Industrial
cities Of the middle west.
Yet these same industrial cities
are so far in advance of Washing
ton in municipal government that
there Is no comparison.
! do rot charge graft or inefie-
ency against Washington's munich
pal institution. Simply. the gov
eminent Is further removed from
a sense OF the real needs Of the real
poUulation-wnich. in WashngtoL's
case Is government clerks and lab
| orzrs. strU ggling with a terrible
problem earning q bare living
than any other American c ~.
Let a recent; illustration serve 10
prove the truth cf this observation.
Some time ago there was created
for Washington Z public util ties
| commission. Great things were
predicted for this BODY. There
seemed 10 be z fertile field for IT,
Telephone and electric light rates
are sky high. Each year the gas
company asphyIia.es q score or 50
Of citizens but nothing IS ever
! done zbou,i,. Washington has tina,
city curse. the double street car
system-rwo traction corporations
which refuse to exchange transfers
and run their cars a; all hours OF
the day just often enough to insure
plenty of profitable s,raphangers.
So the public utilities commits
sion. with q good deal Of p~onderous
Importance, took hold Of things.
And with Il Of Was0ington's cry
ing needs confronting it-shades
OF lem l johnson. Mayor Piugrse
and other nunicipzI pioneers-wha,
was the first reform which this en-
iightsned body tackled
-,
= .Iifa .iu.. - go, - -.,
CHARGED for hi lido ..s-.4 -.
INNING crs..for - ,ps r., .,
tho cso,Is n -ps r.,pri, r,fr+,..
COMMISSION To .-yo,s ubo L,ou.
The hu-6ers upi.5 ara ,-. NM,
the noor Of Wasbi7g,or he ,rs
other nub,ic utilize ccrno,s.so, ,,e
thing masses the r,i,,-
sirpIy becomes 1arypahls
Bu, this Is only q samnIe n the
wav things 90 in WASHINGTON
There i M rulric s,f-i, T.,
peonIe are Submissive n all s,f,p,.
and insults. For they have M vo,s.
in their OWN gover7mept The
muDicingl government Is ovcs-rfba5
for them ready.rsde nv Congress
The people have no votes. Consc-
quently. influence at the capitol Is
what counts This influence has in
the past been SWING DO -, u;l1;..
aire population Of Wsshirgto,-tr.
real estat, and the bsrLfrg rfrr
the rich merchants. and the miIior-
aire owners Of the irsoI,n nj npb,ic
service. corporations.
The rcwspapers are se,yiIe q,
this ruling rom. M Wssbing,o,
journal eyer rases its yoice sgsi,s,
any Of the glariDg abuses .o vbicr
the population is subjected Op
YES the -ngps,s,s-s c,r, -
"crusades" but tbey confne ,b,,, =,
safe subjects II fits swat, tho %
campaign. or cleaning IN d,v ~
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-20
Better SEN.

NO pms knows bow to drive a
nail"
And what Of that? Every woman
knows bow TO drive a man any way
she wants him to go" Washington
Herald
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-20
IN. Ole srinmin. nal,.

The ''ole swimmIn hole" immortal
lied by james whiicomb Riley. was in
HancocS county Ind. . particular part
Of Rrandywine creek.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-20
LeH Him Thinking.

That's ArTani nonsense" said YE
Henpeck, about there always being
room az the top" oh his wife slr
.asceally replied. when we're you up
here 20 seer"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-06-20
LEGAL NOTICES

N JUSTICE oo-ETo ELEpTowS>HIP
rrEaa Ca--rr .. Ela1. -l4:e 90 S-gl1a
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25

When a lover OF horses goes into
mans barnyard and the horses all
come up and nose him, and ask to be
petted, he knows what sort of man
owns them. When they all crowd to-
ward the other side Of the lot he also
knows what 70 think OF the owner
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25

be permitted. Sometimes the trail
leads around crevasses half mile
long and hundreds Of feet deep, or
skirts huge holes in the ice, down
which one can look and observe the
water from natures huge ice-storage
plant starting on it's long journey to
the sea.
Several days could be spent with
profit exploring the slopes of Sperry
within an area OF five square miles
there are 60 more glaciers, great and
small to be explored, it is realized
that the glacier climber cannot ex-
haust the resources Of this American
Switzerland in many seasons.
In addition to the pleasure of gla-
cier climbing for its own sake, there
is the satisfaction of knowing that
one is, in a sense, pioneer. Gla-
cier National park has been little ex-
plored. 1t is a primeval wilderness
today, almost as 1t was when the In
dams roamed across 1t. Many of the
glaciers have never been thoroughly
explored. There are new trails 10 De
made everywhere, and countless
places where the climber will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he or she
is first to cross an alluring ice field,
or first to catch an inspiring view
from some high point. The park is
from so to 60 miles in length and con-
tains $4,000 acres.
Besides its glaciers and peaks, this
wonderland that has been opened by
Uncle Sam contains countless water
falls. In Avalanche basin, remark
able U-shaped valley about IL miles
north of Lake Mcdonald, are dozens
OF cascades and cataracts, which dash
from a great height into Avalanche
lake From almost any spot in the
park, innumerable waterfalls are seen
like silver threads against the dark
background of pine.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25
Wandered Thirty Hours in Mine.

Wandering for 30 hours in col.
liery near Cardiff, Wales. an elderly
miner named William Davies was
found the other day by a rescue party
safe but greatly exhausted, in a part
OF the disused workings two miles
away from the spot where he had
been last seen by his son. Davies
told an interesting story of how he
missed his way and got into a dis
used working place. My light went
out" he said, and l was left in dark
ness and in ignorance Of my where
abouts. Most of the time | lay
stretched out on the ground listening
for any sound of my comrades coming
TO look for me. l was hungry and
thirsty. AS the hours passed the hun
ger seemed to grow less, but the
craving for something to drink was
terrible | had no food of any kind
with me, and no tea or water. but
In my tea-can l had some moist tea
leaves, and from these | sucked the
moisture and kept on chewing the
leaves. had my watch with me, and
by opening the glass case and feeling
the hands l could pretty we'll guess
how the time was going but unfor-
tunately l accidentally broke the
hands when feeling them, and the
watch became useless. Several times
l knocked on the sides of the pit. but
could get no answer. ! did not shout
until | saw the light carried by the
men who brought me out"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25
Well Countered.

Andre de FouQuieres, the cotillon
leader of Paris. is. like most cotillon
leaders, very gentle and mild of man
ner.
During NJ. de Fouquieres' visit TO
New York a well-known matron. after
talking to him for some ten or fifteen
minutes at a dance, said In her we'll
known way:
Now trot along. M. de Fouquieres.
You're altogether too Iadylike for me. -
The young Frenchman, rising, an
swered:
I'm sorry l can't say the same for
YOU. madam"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25
SIGNIFICANT Fact
henpecked ?"

is Wombat henpecked?"
II don't know anything about his
family affairs But have noticed that
he begins TO walk on tiptoe as soon
as he gets within q block of his
home"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25

Soil taken from a well-established
alfalfa field and spread on land to
be sown to alfalfa is very good
way to inoculate it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25

The sweet cherry is the only tree
fruit that can be universally set out
in the fall successfully and be better
than for spring setting
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-07-25

A restless hen will never answer to
use as a hatcher early in the sea-
son, when steady warmth is an i'm
perative condition of success.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON

Buren, and Arthur were widowers.
Grover Cleveland alone of the line
was married in the mansion, Tyler
lost his wife while in Office, and mar,
ried again, but the ceremony took
place in New York. Benjamin Harri-
sons wife died while he was in the
presidential chair Mrs Mckinley
was an invalid, as was the first Mrs,
Tyler.
Andrew Jackson had a battle that
cost him more sleep probably than
did the battle of New Orleans, a
battle over the social recognition of
certain lady while he was living in
the presidential home. The Pierces
lost a son by sad accident, and the
calamity threw shadow over most
of their four years in the residence.
And each Of the two last presidents
has had a daughter to take her place
as the first young lady of the land
and now the new president has not
only one, but three.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Commission Asks Changes In Laws.


Simultaneous with the preliminary
announcement OF the valuation of the
% street railway companies OF Wis
consin, the state tax commission made
public its legislative recommendations
relating to the collection of these tax
es in the future. The commission asks
for the passage of a law which will
permit the street railways to pay tax
es twice yearly, one-half of the tax to
be paid before March l and the re-
naming one-half on or before Septem-
Der l. This is the method now used in
collecting steam railroad taxes in this
state.
I'm the case of steam railroads the
tax roll is to be completed by Feb
ruary l." says the report, "and one
half Of the tax is made payable on or
before the tenth day of August. The
street railway companies are not re-
Quired to pay any part Of the tax I'M
til the following December. A street
railway thus escapes any tax during
the first year of its existence. Where
some other public utility, such as the
lighting plant or hydro-electric power
plant, is taken over by street rail-
way company during the early part of
the year and thus made subject to as
sessment as a part of the entirety by
the tax commission, the question
arises whether such part of the whole
may be locally assessed or whether it's
absorption by the street railway com
pany absolves it from taxation for the
year"
The commission has always held
that in such cases the property shall
be assessed locally, but asks that the
legislature clear up this ambiguity in
the law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
BADGERS BUY Postal Bonds.

According to word from Washing
ton, D. c., Wisconsin postal savings
bank depositors have applied for $685.
O60 worth of postal savings bombs to
be distributed January 1. The Wis
consin subscriptions are from 106 de
positors, more than $4,000 in the reg
istered form Milwaukee leads all
other cities of the state with total
of $3.50, and following in order are
Red Granite, $4,000; Green Bay, ST.
400; Portage, $1,000; Plattevilie. ST.
040: KiIbourn and Racine, 1000 each ;
Manitowoc, $3.50; Butternut, $3.50;
GAINESVILLE, $40; Hudson, $500; Chip
pewa Falls. Menomonie, Stevens Point
Mauston, Bayfield, and Hortonville
$500 each.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Detectina invisible Fingerprints.

Detecting Invisible FingerprlhtS,
officers of the San Francisco Du'
reau of Identification have, 1t IS salu'
perfected a process by which they az
velop invisible 1nger-prints. Ihe US
coyerv consists of chemical solu'.On
that is kept secret. In recent mufa9,
case a former sutton of the murderer
girl was suspected. He disappear ls ~
mysteriously after the crime 0uI t .ho
detective found a time table IN 'IG
room where the young man had ll' .So
The new solution was sprayed on ~
nages of the booklet Gradually sI9o1
marks began to develop, and sns5
proved to be bloodstained fnger-pTln.s9'
This was three days after the nui G &c.
A streak made by finger SOON "a
anneared. At the end OF II "aa 4od
clearly defined fnger-print- II po nhio
straight to a small village III nd
where the detectives journeyeo 4''N
arrested their man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
SEES HE TAKES HIS MEDICINE
No Chance for Man to Escape When
a Woman is Responsible for Ad-
ministering the Dose.

Ed Howe, the famous Kansas funny
man and story-teller, has an article in
the American Magazine in which he
says:
when a woman has charge Of
sick man she feels as important as the
marshal Of the day at country Fourth
of July celebration, and, however amia-
BILE she may be at other times, she is
very bossy when she has medicine to
give a man, or lotions to put on him;
if he wants a drink of water, she ex-
presses the opinion that he is drink
ing too much, and remembers that her
Aunt Harriet's husband once drank
great deal when he was sick, and had
commissions. If the sick man becomes
impatient, and says the medicine Is
doing no good, she reminds him CURLY
that time is necessary; she has even
been known to dip into the classics
and say that Rome was not built IN a
day. The air of wisdom with WHICH
she examines the doctor books CON
virces the sick man that, however III
teIligent his medical adviser may haVe
been, after his recovery he will be IN
formed that he would have been SICK
much longer had she not used her
homemade lotions Whatever she does
at night, the doctor will agree IN tne
morning that it was very good
THE sleepiest woman in the worm
will stay up all night cheerfully II sne
can get a chance to doctor someDouy'
and If a man has medicine to take AZ
an unusual hour he will gee 1t, II tnei'
is q woman around"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08

for five or six years those of them
who have been in the house that loLg
have been virtually as progressive as
are the followers of Theodore Roose.
welt In the last campaign, and who
gave up all further thought of call
ing themselves Republicans.
If the e-Republicans shall
refuse to caucus with the Republicans,
and shall caucus by themselves. there
really will be three parties in the
next house of Representatives in adj
dition to the fourth majority party, the
Democracy
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Printing Contract Puzzles.


Whether the next Blue book should
be printed under the 1913 contract
rate. or under the 1912 basis which
will mean a saving of almost $4,000 to
the state, is involved II the request by
Secretary of State Freer for an opinion
from Attorney General Bancroft. The
company holding the state printing
contract insists the printing of the an
nual should be paid for under the rates
of the contract beginning January /,
1913. Notwithstanding the delivery of
the order and data has already been
furnished the state printer.
Writing the attorney general for an
official opinion, Secretary Frear said:
THE basis for this contention (by
the state printer) lies in the fact that
under the law such order Is to be fur
nighed to the state printer not later
than January 80 and delivery required
prior to July Is. The important ques-
ton to the state printer as we'll as to
the state is that the 1913 contract
rates were approximately 43 per cent.
higher than under the 1912 contract,
and the state printer desires to secure
the increased price for printing the
Blue book. An estimate of compare
tive prices for printing the 1911 Blue
book under these two contract rates
will show the reason for the condition.
Under the 1911 rate the Blue book
printing cost $23,71545. If the saNe
book was printed under the 1913 rate
it would amount to S31, 66363 or diff
ference. of $7,94818."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Rare Print for Museum.

From Peter Van Vechten, Jr., OF
Milwaukee, the State Historical mu-
scum has jusAreceived a rare old litho-
graph of Milwaukee Company Nc. /.
The picture shows the members of
this famous company Of volunteer fire
fighters grouped about the old hand
engine which was its pride and with
which it did heroic service at many 2
confiagration in that city. At the time
of the making of the picture in 1857,
Mr.. Van Vechten was foreman of the
company, an Office which he attained
in 1854. after eight years of service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Students Share Expenses.

That the student body of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin contributes a
large per cent of the fund necessary
to operate the state institutions is
brought out in the biennial report of
the business manager now ready for
distribution to the general public.
While the total income of the uni
versity during 1910-1912 was $4,000
1915 only S2,78O,29S.29 or 50 per cent.
came from the state. The student
body contributed the remainder in
fees or it was made in the sale of the
5y-products of the dairy and other de-
partments. according to the report.
About S279.0O0 of the biennial income
Is derived from the sale of by-Drod-
ucts, stallion certificates, dairy tests
and water ANALYSIS.
A total of E253, 559.S2 has been saved
from the current expenses up to date
and is held II a reserve fund.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Five State Islands Sold.

Five State Islands Sold.
Twenty-one parcels Of land il La
Crosse and Price coupties and five
islands on Beaver Dam lake were Of
fered for sale at venue by Chief Clerk
w. H. Bennett of the state land Office.
The lands were sold for non-pay-
ment of interest by persons who had
bought them from the state on con
tract.
The islands in Beaver Dam lake
which range in area from seven-hun-
dredths of an acre to a little more
than an acre came to the state recent
ly through a grant from the federal
government For years they were the
subject of controversy between the
state and national authorities, but two
years ago the interior department at
Washington, D. c., relinquished its
claim.
All of the above islands were APP
praised last summer and the announce
ment made that they would be sold to
the highest bidder, the appraised value
to be the smallest bid that would be
considered. These islands are five In
number and all have been occupied for
years by cottages belonging to resi-
dents of Beaver Dam. Attorney A. w.
Lueck was at Madison and bid in three
Of them, one for Frank SchingO, one
for r. A. Goeggerle and the third for
the owners of the Majestic resort. 1t
is understood that there were no bids
on the other two islands although
there are cottages on them owned by
people living in this vicinity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08

1 Got only hiss Woodrow Wilson
n been elected president of the
V United States, but, what is fully
as important in the estimation
of ,r,,,I4i+,,dnr rranrinonS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
a Proud Miss.

Miss Prinkle, understand, - s /"
away to a finishing school IN pos otion.
THANK you for the inforna. ros.
When | passed her on the street M
terday | was at loss to accoun. ~
the unusual elevation of her cI-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
Circus Comes Under Act.

Ut us NOTIISo OUuEF NCt,
The industrial commission an
nounced that the Ringing Brothers
circus has gone under the workmen's
compensation act. 1t is a Christmas
present to the 1000 employees. The i'm
portance of this newest acquisition to
the Workmen's Compensation club
may be appreciated when it is ex-
planned that all the employees of the
big show viii be provided for when in
jured in the course Of their duty. The
United Cigar stores, with offices in
six Of the largest cities In Wisconsin
Csc came under the act.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-08
ANNUAL BANKING
REPORT ISSUED
Commissioner KuoIt Sends State.
ment to Governor.
NO FAILURES DURING YEAR
Total Resources of Wisconsin InstItu
lions Amount to $2o9,037 ,498.55,
an Increase of $25, 3,851.5a
in Twelve Months.

sioner a. e. Kuolt sent his annual re-
port to the governor. In it he gives
the financial condition Of $50 state
banks, four mutual savings and thir-
teen trust companies organized under
she laws of the state. The aggregate
capital employed by the banks is, ac-
coTding to the report, $20,011,650,
amounting to a gain of $1,3600 00 dur
ing the last year. The institutions
have tctaI resources amounting to
S20g. .438.52, an increase of $685.,
033,951.58.
During the last year, the report
says, there have been no bank failures.
Nor during the last eight years, en-
bracing the panic of 1907, have there
been any failures.
During the year, thirty-four state
mutual savings bank have been organ
Szed and charters granted them. The
list IS as follows:
New State Banks.
Ableman-Farmers' State bank.
Appleton-Appleton State bank.
hppleton-The Outagamie County
bank
Arnott-ArnOtt State bank
ancroft-Bancroft State bank
BeIgium-Belgium State bank
Bloomer-People's State Bank of
BlOomer.
Chili-Chili State bank.
Curtiss-Curtiss State bank.
East Troy-Farmers and Merchants
bank
Emerald-State Bank Of Emerald.
Ettrick-Bank of Ettrick.
eenwoOd-Farmers and Mer-
chants bank
MaribeI--Maribel State bank.
Milwaukee-The Union bank.
MiIwaukee-Wisc State bank
wisconsin State Saw
2ngs bank
Minong-Farmers State bank
Neenah-Neenah State bank
Newburg-S Bank OF Newburg
New Franklin-New Franklin State
bank
New London-The Farmers State
Bank of New London.
ORtario-Bank of Ontario.
Oshkosh-The Exchange bank.
Rome-Rome State bank.
Siren-Bank of Siren.
Three Lakes-State Bank of Three
Lakes.
Observation-Disclosures and Citizens
bank
Observation-Disclosures State Bank of
Waukesha.
Observation-Disclosures State Bank.
Webster-Burnett County State
bank.
Weyerhaeuser State bank.
Wheeler-Wheeler State bank.
New Savings Bank.
The Commonwealth Mutual Savings
bank. Milwaukee.
New Trust Companies.
Janesville-Rock County Savings
and Trust company.
Superior Wisconsin Loan and
Trust company.
The new state banks have a com
bined capital of $4,000, the new
trust companies 100000, while the
savings bank has no capital stock.
A total of Is financial institutions
increased their issue of capital stock
during the year. The total increase in
stock was from $659, 900 to 81, 1S7, 600
Changes in the banking laws of the
state asked for by Mr.. Kuolt are for a
provision checking the undue and
harmful competition among banks and
for a provision to enable state banks
TO qualify as repositories of postal
savings funds.