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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
MAY LOSE TERRITORY
Or Else Village Will Be Com
PEELED to Incorporate. An
ldiotic Act in Levying the
$4,000 for Road Purposes
Causing Tax Increase and
Trouble for Eagle River.

Whoever was instrumental in
drafting up the idea of slipping
through that appropriation Of
$50, 900 for highway purposes at
the Dec. 4th, 1912 meeting of
the county board and thereby
causing the same to be placed in
the 1912 tax roll, should amble
OFT to parts unknown and pull
in the hole. 1t was one of the
most aslnine acts ever perpretra-
ted upon the public, and will
without a doubt work extreme
hardship upon the town of Eagle
River, not mentioning that Of
the other towns.
]. T. Ross and M. P. McCul-
Tough, representing Brooks &
Ross of Scho6eld, were in Eagle
River last Friday, paying the
compay's taxes on their holdings
IN the town of Eagle River. The
compapvs representative was
IN attendance at the board of re-
view meeting last summer and
was satisfied with their assess
ment. But, after the county APP,
portlonment was made, which
of course included that $4,000
for highway purposes, and was
placed upon each towns tax roll
in proportion thereto, Brooks &
Ross found there was a trif1e
increase in their taxes-more than
So, 600 which must be paid.
They are sore, and we cant
blame them. They say they will
do one of three things: Be
placed in the town of Pressure
Isle; have a new town created;
or have a legislative act passed
compelling the incorporation of
the village of Eagle River.
With the high school and other
improvements to support the
village taxpayer is up against
the fight OF his life, and also the
taxpayer in the town is iii the
same boat
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Lent Begins Today.

Today. Feb. 9Th, marks the
beginning of Lent, which to the
devout COMMUNICATE means a
cessation of all worldly pleasures
until Easter, March 23rd. This
year Easter falls on an earlier
date than it has since 1856 and
earlier than it will come again
until the year 1000. St. Pat
rick's day this year will come
in Holy Week and as the church
forbids all feasts during that
week there will be no celebration
of March 18th except the wear
in of the green.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
OPERATING IN MINERAL
Drillers South of Conover
Hang to One Spot, Sinking
Number of Test Holes
Pittsburgh Company Now
Operating at Dam Lake.

To the holder of mineral rights
IN this ore belt it begins to look
good, especially in the strip south
OF Conover about two miles.
For the past two months one
OF the diamond drilling outfits OF
the F. l. Carpenter interests has
been sinking a great number OF
holes In an eighty acre tract To-
Gated between the railroad and
Wisconsin river south of Conover
giving that territory a thorough
test. For the past two weeks
the dri.lers have been sinking new
shafts at an angle to the old
holes.
1t is said that there are two
ct Carpenters outfits at work
drilling east from Mercer IN Iron
county. In the meantime there
Is al increased activity in real
estate circles throughough the
entire north and west halt OF
Villas county.
Another concern from Pitts
burgh is now in the field with a
drilling outfit and is sinking a
great number of test holes
between. Dam and Sand lakes
twelve miles southwesterly from
Eagle River. This company has
been operating in that vicinity
Tor the past six weeks.
W. c. Rogers and A. B. McVay
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
WAS 83rd BAKER.

Thomas Barnes, aged 81, was
born on Old Broadway, New
York. He came of English des-
cent ard was the eighty-third
successive baker in the Barnes
family, the trade having been
handed down from father to son
for generations.
He suffered many set-backs in
his later years but despite his
misfortunes, the fear of dying a
pauper and being buried in the
potter's field prompted him to
save his nickels and dimes
picked up at odd jobs and, rely
ing on the honesty of his friend,
Joseph Tooley, store them away
that he might have decent bur-
ial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
: NEED OF SIXTY GIRLS

Idle River Knitting Works
NJ Must Have More Help if it
!, to Remain in Eagle Riv-
Inducements to Begin
ners.
The trip of Emiel wicker to
,.oieron discloses a condition in
5 5pPi River that allof its lnhabi-
I Vt should take to heart. Mr..
s.;cter is proprietor of the
s ~ River Knitting Works
LS. US here, and at Appleton
~, o'a week endeavored to secure
~ nany girls as possible to work
a. ., his Eagle River factory. The
o. o,rorv now has on its payroll
snt sixteen girls, not half enough
" take careot the increased bust
..ss Sixty girls can easily be
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Pass State Bar Examination.

c. H. Weigand of Eagle River
oassed the recent examinations
of the Wisconsin state board OF
bar examiners according to the
report issued Saturday by the
examiners. TweItv-one out of
a class of sixty seven passed. Mr..
Weigand is now on a visit with
relatives at Massena, N. Y, and
Cornwall, Canada.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Real Estate Man Here.

Chas. M. Wagner, the real es-
tate man, arrived from Milwau-
kee Saturday to spend a week in
Eagle River. Mr.. Wagner has
extensive holdings around Car
penter lake which he is disposing
of to summer people.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Brakeman to Milwaukee.

Brakeman Johnson of the
local scoot went through here
this morning on his way to Mil
waukee to appear before the
court as witness in a suit result
ing from the wreck at Lvndhurst
last fall. Johnson was the only
member of the train crew who
survived.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
A BIT o NOTHIN'
Here's the latest stunt:
FORESTRY TO RAISE HODAGS
Griffith's Proposed Game Preserve
to Propagate Hodags From the
Famous Herd Owned by Gene
Shepard at Rhinelander.
[Aerogram to the News.]

lAerOSrdUl 70 the NeWS.J
Plum Lake Sta, Ieb. 3.-It is
reported here that Gene Shepard
OF Rhinelander has disposed of
his famous herd of Hodags to the
state board of forestry as an adj
dition to the game preserve
which State Forester Griffith
plans to open near here. Besides
Hodags from Wisconsin, elk
from Wyoming, moose from
Minnesota and carp from Bara
boo thepreserve will also contain
mice from Africa. The mice will
destroy the antlers of the elk and
moose and horns Of the Hodags
during shedding season From
5000 to 10000 acres of arid p
land around Plum lake will be
preserved - likewise Shepard S
family of Hodags.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
JUDGE RADCLIFFE WON
His Chickens Garry Off Two
Third and One Fourth
Prizes at Wausau Poultry
Show.
Woops, my dear!

Woops, my dear!
When Eagle River poultry can
win prizes at the second annual
exhibition of the Central Wiscon-
sin Poultry Association, which
was held at Wausau last week,
it shows that this is some pro-
ductive section. 1t must be that
or else one of two other things
the strong personality Of Judge
Radcliffe or the extra quality OF
his birds.
Judge Amos Radcliffe, who en-
tered a cockerel and four pullets
of the Single Comb Rhode Islard
Red variety, in contest at the
Central Wisconsin Poultry Show
at Wausau last week, received
notice yesterday that he had
captured three prizes: third on
pen and third and fourth ON sin
gle pullets. The pen scored 1914
points and the two pullets 81
and 91s4 each. Some OF the best
fanciers in the state exhlb1te !
their birds,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Caretakers at Wallace Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Poisman
have moved to the Wallace sum
mer home on Eagle lake, as care
takers. Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Chase have removed to their vii
lage home on Wall street.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
Finished Training School.

Miss Agnes Gander returned
from Rhinelander Monday hav-
ing completed her course at the
Oneida County Training School.
She will return the latter part of
June to graduate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
SAVES FUNERAL MONEY
Thomas Barnes, Rather than
be Buried in Potter's Field
Saves Small Wages for De-
cent Burial--Honesty of Jos.
Tooley.

Oftentimes those events which
seem of but little Importance at
their occurrence, on investiga-
ton disclose facts that are not
only interesting but which often
throw light on those pathetic
scenes of life which the average
well kept individual seldom sees.
The case in mind is that of
Thomas Barnes, "Old Tommy
Barnes" to all Eagle River peo-
pie who knew him, who died at
the Marathon county home and
hospital last week. There was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05

That was some January, Bo.
Old-timers notwithstanding, it
was the most ideal January for
many a year No cold weather..
only a few days with the mer-
curry at 200 below; no Billiards
and no heavy SHOWS. But what
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
WITH THE SICK
s;s:sss.sssssa:sss:sssssee

Miss Elsie Bent of Cisco who
passed through here Monday on
her way to Wausau, is slightly
i'll with scarlet fever at that city.
Her mother, Mrs. c. A. Bent,
went through to Wausau Satur-
day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05

Pat and Mike Morrison and
Emmet Marco, northsiders who
have been laid up with the grippe
for the last two weeks are now
on the gain. Mr.. Marco was
quite Ill at the Morrison home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05
BIRTHS.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rath, Friday, January 3lst-a
lib daughter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-02-05

OF Pittsburgh are the representa-
yves on the grounds watching
the operations.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
BAD MOTHERS
ARE BETTER, SAYS
Or. BLUMENTHAL

Washington, D. G., March 15.-That
bad mothers raise better and more
vigorous children than good mothers,
was the assertion made last night by
Dr. Gustave Blumenthal, a noted
physologist, of Australia, before the
home and school association. DR..
Blumenthal also declared suffragists
were "spinsters who had missed the
matrimonial market" He asserted
that women suffrage was a complete
failure in Australia.
"'Good mothers send more boys to
iaii and into the evils of crime" she
said than do bad mothers. "The care
of bad mother IS better for the
child in it's battles with life later on
than the pampering and loving lavish.
ed on him by an overfond parent" :"
DR.. Blumenthal would encourage
fighting among boys and said he
would even go SO far as to give his
boy a reward for every black eye the
lad gave his opponent without receiv-
ing one in return. He declared there
were too many ladies and gentlemen
and not enough men and women in
the present age.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
FOREMAN HELD
FOR EXPLOSION
OF DYNAMiTE E

Baltimore, Nd, March 15.--Wm. j.
Bomhardt, an assistant foreman of
Stevedores, is held responsible by the
coroners jury today for the dynamite
explosion aboard the British steamer.
Alum Chine, March Z, which caused
the death of 80 or more men. the SER
ious injury of three score others and
a property loss estimately at nearly
million dollars.
Bomhardt's alleged act in striking
with baiehook box containing dy.
Mantle, was sworn to by number of
witnesses at the inquest, is declared
by the jury to have been the direct
cause of the explosion.
Bomhardt was Immediately arrest
ell by order of the coroner's jury.
Employees of the concern engaged in
loading the steamer were criticized by
the jury for alleged ignorance of i'm.
portant rules regulating the handling
of high explosives and for gross
carelessness in handling this danger
ois commodity
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
REALTY DEALER
MARRIED GIRL
FOR Her MONEY

Chicago, ILL.,. March 15.-David A.
Wardell. 33 years old, a San Francis
co real estate dealer, who is alleged
to have used the name of Donald
Coleman when he married Miss Laura
Crew in Los Angeles early in Febru-
ary, was brought to Chicago from
Rochester, N. Y. today by detectives.
Three thousand dollars of the $4500
which the woman had turned over to
her alleged husband" was recovered
by the police He was booked on {,
charge of operating a confidence
game.
Miss Crew is convinced that she
was lured into false marriage by
Wardell merely for the purpose of
getting her money. He persuaded her
to sell her hotel business in Los An
geles when they were married, she
told the police, and she intrusted the
proceeds, $4,000 to him when they
reached Chicago last month War
dell did not know his wife was in
Chicago until she met him at the po-
lice station today. Mrs. Wardell
threw her arms around his neck, de-
claring her forgiveness.
you'll go back home with me and
We'll live fine" said the wife, appar-
emily forgetting that her husband
was charged with crime
Recovering from his surprise, War
dell said: Il have only one wife and
she is here" He would not talk about
Miss Crew
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
SLIFERAGET yNARCHER
USED CLUB SHE SAIS

II say man leave the crowd and
chuck a girl in the line under the chin,
tear her sash and try to put his arm
around her. | went to her assistance
and hit him crack on the nose and
he disappeared in the crowd. l think
his nose is swollen to this day."
did any one attempt to interfere
with you?" asked Senator Dillingham;
Some Of them attempted it but
they got the worst of it, replied DR..
Mark, emphatically.
Another man broke into the parade
and almost tore girls coat from her
back. hit another one of them pretty
hard.' she continued. Il heard him
make very ugly remark to woman
In front of me. He appeared to say
something to me, but as he opened
his mouth my baton accidentally
struck him in the mouth. His teeth
went dwon, because he gulped a great
deal. l haven't heard yet what he was
going to say"
Miss Bliss Finley, who marched
with section of striking girl gar
loent workers from Baltimore, told of
a number of attempts by men in the
crowd to ill-treat girls in her section.
She said that several times she was
forced to go to the assistance Of girls
whom men tried to pull from the par,
ade.
The police made no attempt to in
terfere with these men," said Miss
Finley. Several other witnesses said
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
GIRLS TELL OF
SHAME AND
Low WAGES
TWO WITNESSES KNOWN ONLY BY
THEIR INITIALS, ARE PLACED ON
STAND IN PEORIA, ILLINOIS, BY
VICE COMMISSION.
YOUNG MAN GIVES
HIS IDEAS ALSO

Peoria, ILL.,, March 15.-Many wit
nesses and few spectators were pres
ent when the session of the Illinois
vice commission opened here today.
Frank d. Young, manager of the local
Woolworth store, testified that Of
sixty-one girl employees, the lowest
wage was $4 a week. Twenty five
girls, he said, received less than 20
a week. The witness did not know
what it would cost a girl to live.
Young was asked if in his opinion.
low wages and immortality are cause
and a result Il think there is only
slight connection he answered.
Edward c. Heidrick. president of
the Peoria Cordage company, was al
SO a witness, and asked his son to as
sist in answering questions Eighty
girls are employed by the concern, at
a minimum of So week. Mr., Held
rick said he did not know what it
would cost girl to live in Peoria, but
"son" whose initials were not an
nounced, said that the girls could live
on Sc a week--"I mean its enough to
keep them from going wrong he said.
Heidrick then volunteered the infor-
nation that while he was i'll college
in the east thorough investigation
of the causes of the social evil was
made and that it showed that the
chief causes of the downfall of wom-
en- were drinking and lax divorce
laws. The committee smiled at the
seriousness of the young man.
Several girls identified by initials
only testified
&C. 81 said she worked in candy
store for SO week and was there
led astray. "P. j." with much emo
ton, told of her lapse from virtue
because of man friend. She was
then earning IS a week.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
BANK CLERK COT
away WITH BIG
ROLL, But CAMBLEO

San Francisco, Cal, March 15.-HoW
much money Charles +. Baker stole
from the Crocker National Bank was
still conjecture today.
1--WE are not yet in a position to say
how much Baker is short said H. N.
Morris, the federal bank examiner.
'In fact, we are completely baftied.
We don't understand yet in detail
what his method was. The best esti-
mate is thai the populations will be
in excess of $160,000, but it is impos-
sible to be more definite.
$50 far as the federal statutes go,
there is no possibility Of prosecuting
criminally the brokers with whom
Baker gambled,"
The bank itself is fully protected
against loss by its contract with an
Insurance company
Baker is confined by illness to his
home, under watch of United States
r,arshals.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
DISSOLUTION PLe)4N
FL]VeaLLY IS eHBA.NDONED

st. Louis, Mo-, March 15.-Char
man Lovett of the Union Pacific sys-
TEN announced in the federal court
here today that the modified plan for
the dissolution of the Union Pacific
Southern Pacific had been abandoned
because of the opposition of the Cali
fornia railroad commission.
AS a result of the abandonment Of
the dissolution plans, it now is nee
essary for the representatives of the
Hartman interests and the attorney
general to devise new plan that
shall meet the approval of the judges
of the eighth federal circuit, who are
sitting in this case as the district
court of Utah.
When the new plan will be ready
to submit, Judge Loyett did not indi-
cate further than to say that the SUI
preme court had granted three months
for compliance with it's dissolution
decree. AS the dissolution decree
was handed down in the latter part
of December, it is thought that the
new plan will be devised within a
few days.
Judge Lovett said the failure of the
plan was due to the opposition of the
railroad commission of California to
the traffic arrangement contemplated
between the Southern Pacific and the
Union Pacific.
This arrangement, which provided
for the preferential interchange of
traffic by the two roads in the use of
the short line between Oakland and
said Judge Lovett in
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15
FROST PLEASED
WITH BALLlNCER
APPOINTMENT

Chicago, ILL.,, March 15-Richard
A. Ballingers appointment as secre-
tary of the interior pleased Ebert G.
Frost. one of the five defendants on
trial for Alaskan coal land frauds be-
fore Federal Judge Lands, according
to letter introduced today IN evil
dence.
1907. and was addressed to II. Os-
borne, Toronto banker, who was a
business associate of Frost. In this
communication Frost set forth his
and close aifiliation with
the former cabinet official. An eX-
ccrp from the letter read:
q was very glad to learn that Hon.
Il. A. Ballinger, of Seattle, Washing
ton, was appointed commissioner of
the general land Office. Mr., Ballinger
is one of the firm of Ballinger,
Renold, Battle & Tenant, of Seattle,
aud has been my attorney there for
the past five or six years and know
him personally well.
Therefore, we will have the ad-
vantage of anything we want from the
land office"
The letter came as a surprise to the
attorneys for the defense. A. A. Davi-
son, alleged dummy entryman' and
former auditor for the Frost enter
prises, was called on by the prosecu-
ton to identify the letter The wit
ness, although evasive in many of his
finally identified the letter
for the record.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15

Washington D. c., March 15.--Some
samples Of militant suffrage were to-
day expounded to the senate commit
tee investigating the disorder which
attended the suffrage parade of March
8 DR.. Mary D. Mark, of Maryland,
told of her physical efforts to defend
the girls in the parade from the at
tentions of men in the crowd. DR..
Mark is robust woman and she
drew considerable applause when she
said:
Some of them attempted to man
handle me. ! carried baton and they
got the worst of it." DR.. Mark said
that the police all along the line dis
played Jelly fish indifference"
Il marched in the Maryland college
women's section, she said. THE
Maryland section just ahead of US car
ried a large Maryland state flag. The
police stood by, while the crowd,
which surged close about the march
ers spat on the flag and threw light
ed cigarettes and matches into it. The
police appeared to get great deal Of
pleasure out of the parade and the
antics Of the crowd. They jeered and
smiled at the marchers.
"Cne woman who was marshal OF
the section preceding mine was pinch
ed by men all along the line of march
Tho uolica made no effort to- Interfere
/ could see them pinch her from
where marched. She showed me her
arm afterward. 1t was black and blue
from wrist to shoulder.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-15

judges in the Fifth Judicial Dist
rict
No. 53--Ceding jurisdiction TO the
United States over Fort Bayard mill
tary reservation.
No. 54-Ceding jurisdiction over
Santa Fe National Cemetery TO the
United States.
No. 213-Authorizing the commits
sioner of public lands TO quit claim
certain lands.
No. 174--Providing for a tax to aid
public health by the drainage OF
swampy sections.
No. S2--Plescribing the fees to be
charged by the secretary Of state.
No. 17--Providing for additional
good time for convicts.
! No. 06--Providing for county appro-
priation to fairs for prizes for live
stock and agricultural displays.
| No 2S6--Providing for the refund
oi moneys paid to the irrigation com
mission.
No. 1SS-Relating to the sheriff's re-
'turn on attachment papers.
No. 350-Fixing salaries for district
attorneys.
RESOLUTIONS AND MEMORIALS.
House Joint Resolution No. t--ln-
viting T. R. Marshall to address the
state legislature.
7 Senate Substitute for Senate Joint
Resolution No. 3-Ratfying The in
come tax amendment to the federal
constitution.
House Joint Resolution No. 12-Pro-
testing against transferring Of Pueblo
I.dian lands to United States.
House Joint Resolution No. In
memory of Solomon Luna,
| House Joint Resolution No. 16--Giv-
! ing desks to ST Mchael's College
/ Senate Substitute for House Joint
Resolution No 11-Paying expenses
of 1911 canvassing board.
House Joint Resolution No. 13--Pro-
viding for the r. P. Marshall reception
committee.
| House Joint Resolution No. IRE
lating to the International exposition
al Ell Paso in 1915.
| House Joint Memorial No. ASK
iLg government to donate Fort Win
! gate TO the state.
! Senate Joint Resolution No. 12--
| Providing for an amendment to state
constitution, Art. WILL relating to tax
alton and revenue.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 90
Ratifying amendment to federal con-
stitution for direct election of sen
ators.
Senate Substitute for Senate Joint
| Resolution No. 10--Amending consti-
tuition SO as to provide two year
term for county officers.
! Senate Substitute for House Joint
Resolution No. G-Proyiding for a
state seal.