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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-24
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The two airmen had dispute about
the steering, and flew into an airhole. /"
What happened them"
They few into a passion"
Then what?"
Naturally. they had falling out"
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

town. the market. which will pay the
interest on the cost of the investment
to make these extensions. is always
assured so that its growth and bust
ness is in no way experimental.
The various units of the system are
so distributed that in case of a dis
aster to any one. it cannot seriously
affect TIE system as whole. The
three water powers are supplemented
by half dozen steam plants at
various places so that in case of an
accident to any one of the powers the
steam plants can be put iato action
and the business of tre company car
ried on uninterruptedly.
These things are naturally taken
into consideration when person is
going into an investment and there is
no test which can be applied to the
proposition of the Otter Tail Power
company which does not bring out its
safety. 1t is not unlikely that DUR
ing the next FIVE years the company
will need half million dollars to
make the extensions and distributing
systems which are necessary to use
the product as it is developed. and if
it is possible tic raise these funds in
the community where it does busi
ness by issuing its z per cent preferred
stock the company desires to do so,
instead of going into Wall srteet or
other eastern banking centers for the
necessary funds. adv.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

ment we're made. The only tract that
has recently been thrown open former
ly lay within the forest reserve over
in central Oregon. but the land is said
to be worthless for farming purposes.
1t is not known whether Keefe sent
his victims maps of this tract or some
other tract that has not been thrown
open.
"The advertisement which Keefe
inserted in numerous middle western
papers reads as follows:
"A large tract of good valley
farming land just thrown open for
free settlement in Oregon. Over
200, 900 acres in all. Good climate,
rich soil. and does not require irriga-
tion to raise the finest crops of grain,
fruit and garden truck. For large
map, full instructions and information
and plat of several exceptionally good
claims send So. 40 to John Keefe,
Eugene. Ore., three years U. S.
surveyor and timberman. An op-
portunity to get good, fertile, free
homestead near town and market. =
eff Keefe is prosecuted it will b'
on the alleged charge of using the
mails to defraud. -
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Lutheran Services

Divine service will be held in the
German Lutheran church of Morris
next Sunday morning at 1920
o'clock.
S. S. at $50.
German service in Chokio at 2:3O
O'Clock.
English service in Chokio at A
o'clock.
On Aug. 16 there will be mis-
sion festival celebrated by st. John s
congregation of Donnelly.
Gustav A. Pilgrim.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

Sunday. Aug. 9th, 1914.
Morning worship at 1890 o'clock.
Subject. "Calling out the Reserve. =
Evening worship at 500 O'Clock.
Subject, lettings that are Mine"
Sunday school at IL loom.
Christian Endeavor at z :OO p. m.
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at 8 100 o'clock.
F. A. Stever, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
G. N. Fast Mail Boosts Record

The Great Northern Fast Mail, the
worlds fastest long-distance train,
has again added to its splendid record
by completing eighty nine consecutive
trips from st. Paul and Seattle,
1914 miles, and delivering the mail
there on schedule time each day. This
new record was taken from April IL
to July 15. Furthermore, during this
time the trains leaving st. Paul had
to make up II hours and 55 minutes
time which was lost by the trains
between St. Paul and New York, and
in one instance the train had to leave
st. Paul hours and SO minutes late,
but even this was made up by the
fearless engine drivers who put the
train into Seattle on time in AZ hours
and 35 minutes.
Postal officials in Washington, D.
c., state that the record of this fast
train is unprecedented in the history
of the mail department, and excellent
compliments have been paid the G..
N. Ry. by the government authorities
for the excellent, continuous service.
The mail in this train is taken from
New York City across the continent to
Seattle. 1892 miles. in 79 hours and
SO minutes at close to 40 miles ar
hour, every day in the year and only
once or twice the train has beer
slightly derailed during the time since
the service began, in Sept. 1909.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
First Methodist Episcopal Church

Sunday, August 9th, 1914.
Morning subject: Building Gods
Cit'
Evening: Special musical programs
Sunday school-12 noon.
Epworth League p. m. Leader
Miss Nobbs.
Tuesday. Aug. 18th, moving piO-
ture entertainment at the M. E.
church. College life presented by
Hamline students and illustrated by
moving pictures.
Rev. Henry Nobbs, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
AID. WAS FRAUDULENT
About Homstead Land in Ore
gon, by John Keefe

J. B. Anderson, formerly of this
city, but now of Eugene, Oregon,
noticed the advertisement in the Tri-
bune of John Keefe, and sends as
clipping from the Morning Register,
of that city, showing that the adver-
tisement is fraudulent.
Country newspapers receive any
number of proposals for advertising
and the only safe course is to investi-
gate as to the reliability of the ad
vertiser before the advertisement is
published. Readers of newspapers
would be surprised to know how many
fraudulent advertisements are being
constantly offered to country publish
srs, and are. as promptly consigned to
the waste basket without any further
investigation. The experienced coun-
try publisher learns to "spot" the
unreliable advertisers but an adver-
tisement which bears the earmarks of
coming from a reliable person will
sometimes "get by without investi-
cation.
Keefe's little advertisement of home
stead lands looked as tho it were gem
uine, but here is what the Morning
Register, of Eugene, Oregon, says of
him in its issue of July 26th:-
Government officers are investi-
eating the methods employed by John
Keefe, the man mentioned a few
weeks ago by the Register as prob
ably making a mint of money in the
sale of maps of alleged homestead
land on Oregon. which he claimed had
just been thrown open for settlement.
"a few days ago County Attorney
j. M. Devers received word to cause
the arrest of Keefe if he could be
found here and watch was placed at
the postoffice for him, but he did not
appear.
"a telegram was received few
days ago by Postmaster j. L. Page of
Eugene, from the postoffice inspector
at Portland to look out for the man,
but the postmaster wired back that he
could not be located. 1t now appears
that the inspector has located Keefe
in Portland. A letter was received
from Inpsector S. Fl. Morse by the
postmaster yesterday, asking that
all mail received here for Keefe be
/ forwarded to the inspector and en-.
| closed was request signed by Keefe
on letterhead of the Inspector tt
send his mail to that official. The in.
tspector writes that the man has also
appeared under the names of j. C.
| Dearborn and York B. Conway.
/ "Keefe, it will be remembered
J has been running an advertisement
in large number of country paper
J in the middle western states, claim
ing that fertile valley tract has jus
] been opened to homestead settlemen
and that for the sum of So. 40 h
! wou send a map and full particulars
} In some of the advertisements b
gave Eugene as his address and i
others he gave Oregon Ciy.
Postmaster Page says that eve
I Esince the advertisements began t
: appear a number of weeks ag
9 Keefe has received a large numbe
s of letters, on some days perhaps
r hundred arrived at the local Office
b The man called in person for his lei
= ters for few days but most of thel
! since have been forwarded to Orego
t City.
' "The attention of the postoffic
s authorities was called tothe advertise
n ment. and inquiries as to probahl
i tract of land thrown open for settle
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Ev. Lutheran Church

Divine services will be held next
Sunday at the Norwegian Lutheran
church.
German service with sermon al
2 100 p. m.
English service with sermon al
500 p. m.
All are cordially invited to wor'
ship with us. Strangers in the city
and those having no church home
are always welcome.
Fl. E. Ziemer, Pastor.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
For Sale

At once Three lots on Main street.
Eight room residence on Third
street, one block east of the Catholic
church, water. lights, pantry, cistern,
cellar. fine fruit trees and large barn.
Eight room residence on Fifth
street. second house west of Synod
church, lights, water, cistern, cellar.
barn.
Joyce L. Berkin.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
MRS. WILSON DYING.

Washington. August 6. - Mrs
Woodrow Wilson is at the point of
death this morning. Physicians prac
tically have given up hope of her re-
covery.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson. the wife OF
the president, hovers between life and
death today. She is steadily growing
weaker.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Lutheran Free Church

Communion services in Kongsvinger
church next Sunday at II 100 .. m.
There will be English services in
the Lutheran Free church next Sun
day at Z: :45 p. m.
A. Olson.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
c. & A. EXPOSITION
BENSON PLEDGES SUPPORT
TO SHOW
will Go the Limit" in Making
This Years Exposition Even
Greater than Last Years and
Surprise to even the Most
Enthusiastic.

The second annual Corn and Alfalfa
Exposition given by the West Central
Minnesota Development Association
will be held at Benson, Swift coun-
ty. The dates. not definitely fixed
as yet, will be probably November
10, 20 and 21.
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the association it was voted
to hold the exposition at Benson if
the citizens of that place wanted it
enough to pledge financial support
and active cooperation. After can
vassing the local situation, the Benson
business men held a meeting and un-
animously passed resolution accept
ing all the terms made by the associa-
tion and definitely deciding that the
big event be should put On there.
The local committee, appointed by
President S. H. Hudson of the COM
mercial club to ascertain how the busi-
ness men felt in regard to holding the
exposition were: F. c. Thornton. w.
E. Coles, F. L. Stone, Leo McDer-
mott, ]. c. Peifer, P. l.. Larson,
and H. G. Hansen.
Mr.. Thornton. who is also trea-
surer of the development association
made the following statement after
the committee had done this prelimin-
ary work. ''We didn't meet with
any objections. The response of the
business men of Benson was what it
always it, unanimously and enthusiac-
tically in favor of the big undertake :
ing. The necessary money was sub
scribed quickly and, what is more
important, everyone expressed q will
i ingness to get in and work to make
this years exposition ever greater
than that of last year and thus an
even more remarkable advertisement
of the spirit and possibilities of Ben
son and West Central Minnesota. We
are going to go the limit. = /,
The general Offices of the develop.
ment association at Morris, will be
moved temporarily and all opeE ations
will be carried on from BENSON
during six weeks or two months prior
to the big event. People all over
the district will work to make the
showing of their respective counties
record breakers and when the public
is let behind the scenes next Novem-
Der it is predicted that even the most
enthusiastic will be surprised at what
West Central Minnesota really car
produce.
, Last years event at Morris was .
J remarkable success and surprise tC
people in the district as well as t
those from all over the Northwest.
Practically fifteen thousand people
attended during the three days
Over twelve hundred men made ex
hibits of corn and alfalfa. The show
made history, not only for Wes
: Central Minnesota but for the thou
> sands of people, thousands have come
to the various counties and are max
ing homes, and the people alread,
here have lnade rapid progress to
ward "better farming, better bust
ness and better living"
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Exposition Date Set

Secretary M. E. Harrison spent
Wednesday at Benson conferring with
the committee on the Second Annual
Corn and Alfalfa Exposition. The
dates set for the exposition are
Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Nov.
ember 26th, 9th and 18th.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Copyright applied for.

could pull? Worked eight
ITSELF S25OOO
of according statistics
Of collective capacity
the Minnesota
speed
treated bersay
America %
Be exhibited evening Become OF the features O ne
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Important to Farmers

A car of Nashburn- Crosby Gold
Medal -four will be on track. August
Is, I6, IL, 18. We bought this car
before the price went up SO give Us
your order at once and get our lowest
price as it is going up every day.
ad2vt. /. C. Danielson.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
WOUNDED BROUGHT IN.

London, August Ga wireless
message received by the British de-
stroyer Viraga orders her to prepare
to receive 200 prisoners and wounded
who are being brought in.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK.

New York. August Cit is an
nounced at the British consulate that
the captain of the steamer Uranium
had intercepted yesterday a wireless
message from the steamer Lusitania,
saying that 20 German cruisers which
had been pursuing the Lusitania, had
been chased and sunk by two British
Warships,
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Weekly Resume Cleaned from
Official Records
Real Estate Tranfers.

Mary L. Gordon, Edith Gordon
Cronan, and Ethel E. Thompson to
Garrett P. Murphy, nj. sec. II, Ever
glade, $1.OO.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Juniors IL, Starbuck s

The Morris Juniors won from Star
buck Ito 6. The Morris boys played
out of their class but still they won.
The feature of the game was the hit.
ting of Pearson, who got three doubles
and two triples in FIVE times at bat.
Score:
RH E
starbuck 1OO2O12OO / 6 6 8
Morris O21O21212 13 Q
Johnson and Olson; Cain and Man
key.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

The Independents will play the
fast Graceville team Sunday, Aug.
9th.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
GERMAN FLEET DEFEATED.

New York, August Ga dispatch
of the Journal says that the British
feet defeated the German feet in the
North sea in FIVE hours battle of
the Dutch coast in which 20 English
sailors we're wounded and 100 Ger
mans killed.
The German squadron was convoy.
ing mine layers and it was in this
fight that the Koenigin Louise was
sunk and two German ships surrend.
cred.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

If lisa ''vesu'' photograph it's .
good one. adv.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
BELGIANs HOLD FORT LIERs.

Brussels August 6. German arms
sustained another defeat today. Two
regiments of cavalry attempted to
make a surprise attack on the Belgian
position at Liers. The Belgian artil-
lery was intrenched beyond nigh and
strong Notifications at Fort Liers and
repulsed the invaders with heavy
losses.
Liers is small town about FIVE
miles north of Liege.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
Marriage Licenses.

Frank C. Wartman to Emma A.
Olson. issued July 31st.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
GERMANS LOSE THOUSANDS.

London, August 6. Germany in
pushing her advance thru Belgium is
meeting the opposition of the Bel
gians. The Belgian forces are re-
ported to have repulsed the Germans
the latter losing several thousand
killed and wounded.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
BATTLE IN NORTH SEA.

London, August 6.-The Chronicle
correspondent at Warwick says that
an action is proceeding in the North
Sea.
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07

Norris Independents tied the high
sign on Herman 8 to 2, Sunday, Aug.
2. in a red hit game. Berns did the
sIabbing for Morris and held them to
eight hits and striking out six and
gave three walks. Several times
Berns pitched himself out of bad holes
and the boys behind him gave him gilt
edged support. The Herman lads
were touched up for nine hits, two for
two sacks, and one for three.
The score:
Morris tribune., 1914-08-07
LATEST WAR NEWS

With five great European powers,
Austia, Russia. German. France and
England at war, millions of men on
land and sea today waited under arms
ready to strike. Any moment may
witness opening of general warfare.
Reports from France, Belgium,
Holland and German show that the
Germany armies are steadily moving
east and west.
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work brings them into the hospitals
have been advised to submit to anti
typhoid innoculation, but the i'm
humiliation treatment has not been ap-
piled to the troops in general. 1t will
be resorted to only in case of neces-
sity.
Great concern is expressed in press
and public utterances lest prisoners of
war receive anything in the line of
favored treatment. Newspapers have
conducted an angry campaign against
women who have ventured at the ra l.
way station to give coffee or food to
prisoners of war passing through: COM
handing officers have ordered that per-
sons "demeaning themselves by such
unworthy conduct" are to be immedi-
ately elected from the stations. and in
response to public clamor official an
nouncements have issued that such
prisoners in transport receive officially
bread and water. The attention seems
to be an Inheritance from the Franco
Prussian war of 1901. when German
women were reproached with treating
the captured enemy better than the
defenders of the fatherland.
War has brought in its train wide
spread involuntary idleness, in spite
of the millions Of men withdrawn from
productive employment. Factories are
closing down or running shorthanded,
and the pinch of nom employment is
felt everywhere among the workin 9
classes.
symptoms of it are seen in the num-
bers of workingmen appearing on the
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OBTAINING Of GERMAN
RESERWSTS HELD LEGAL
England Acted Within Rights at
Hongkong, According to the
State Department.

SAN FRANCISCO. September s.-Great
Britain acted within her rights. as de-
fined by the State Department. wheI
she detained forty German reservists.
taken at Hongkong from the American
steamship Manchuria OF the Pacific mail
feet.
This was made clear in the detailed re-
port brought by officers and passengers
Of the Pacific mail liner China, which
has arrived here from Hongkong, Yoko-
hama and Honolulu. The previous state
ment that twenty Austrian reservists were
held at the same time was declared I'M
true. War between Great Britain and
Austria had not at the time been de-
clared.
The port authorities boarded the Man
churia within the three-mile limit. Pre-
vious dispatches had not made clear
whether she had been searched within
the treaty limits of British port or on
the high seas.
Ludwig Reichert, a merchant in the
Philippines who is an Austrian reservist,
was aboard the China. He said the two
battered vessels which were reported to
ago were the British cruisers Lance
shire and Hampshire. which had been in
battle with the German cruisers Gneise-
nau and Schanhorst in the south China
sea. His Information came from the
Austrian consul in Shanghai. he said.
Capt. Hans Thompson and Purser G.
NJ. Landers of the China said no battle
SCARED cruisers were in Hongkong when
the China left there August II
The China brought cargo valued at
81, 100000. Capt. Thompson said food
prices in Japan have advanced.
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MANILA, September S.-Steamships and
other vessels arriving here make reports
indicating that Philippine waters are be-
ing constantly patrolled by British. French.
russian and Japanese warships to inter-
cept German merchantmen.
The Hampshire Is west Of .Luzon, a
Russian cruiser with seven destroyers, is
patrolling to the north, while the French
armored cruisers Kleber and Duplex are
to the southwark, and the Japanese war
ships Off San Bernardino.
Chases German Cruiser.
HONOLULU. September s.--The Watson
Navigation Company's steamer Wilhel-
nina reported on arrival here that she
picked up a wireless message from the
British dreadnought Australia. then in
Hawaiian waters. saying that she was
In full chase of the German cruiser Nurn-
berg. which left here September 1.
LONDON. September 9. -. Another
Grimsby steam trawier. the Revigo, has
been blown up by. q mine which exploded
under the engine room. The skipper and
two engineers were injured. but, with the
rest of the crew, escaped in the boats be-
fore the vessel sank.
The sinking of fishing trawler which
is reported. The skipper and a fireman
were drowned. Ten others were rescued.
Urge Naval Expansion.
A dispatch to the Express from Amster-
dam says: -. ,.--- 80.
According to a Berlin message state
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streets as newsboys, or seeking other
unusual employment. and in the heavy
calls for assistance from the municipal
and labor union funds.
Unemployment in Berlin.
An idea of the situation is given by the
statistics of the greater Berlin employ
ment register. The largest labor union
in the Berlin district-that of the metal
workers. with 5000 members-reports
1000 unemployed. although some 1900
members are with the troops in the field.
OF the $1,000 members of the Truckmen
and Transport Workers Union. one-tenth
are idle. The woodcutters' union reports
1900 of its - 900 members out of work.
Of some 1909 unorganized woodworkers.
largely employed in the piano industry.
only 40 are at work. The bookhinders'
union has $500 of its $500 members to
support. Other branches of industry re-
port similar conditions.
Some trades. however, are affected in
the opposite direction. Bakers and butch
ers are being advertised for, so many
having been called into field service with
,.,e /. oops that for time interruptions
IN the city's supply of bread and meat
were feared. Brewers are also In de-
mand, the breweries being in full opera
ton to supply the increased demand
from the cafes and restaurants where tine
public gather to await the war news.
and saddlers tailors and carpenters are
working overtime to supply the needs
of the army
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BRITISH TRADE SUFFERS
AS RESULT OF THE WAR
Exports and Imports Both Show
Losses Running High Into
the Millions.

LONDON, September s.-The effect of
the war on British trade is seen in the
board of trade returns for August. I'M
ports compared with the corresponding
month last year show a decrease of up
wards of s65.OO0,OOO. while exports have
fallen off nearly 500, 100000. The i'm
ports of sugar have dropped more than
S7,5O0.0O0. of which the loss of 100000
falls on Germany alone. Manufactured
articles show a decrease of s42, 800. 900 in
imports.
In exports. coal is down $4,000, 600 and
manufactured articles s75.O00,0OO. OF the
latter 81. 10000 was lost on ships and
war munitions and $30O00,0OO on cotton
and wooden fabrics. 1t is pointed out by
the board of trade that the decrease in
exports is due largely to the fact that
certain classes of exports are prohibited
during war time.
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streets as newsboys. or seeking other
unusual employment. and in the heavy
calls for assistance from the municipal
and labor union funds