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New Britain herald., 1915-08-12

The attention OF Lodges, Masonic Orders,
cIubs and organizations of all sorts is called
TO the splendid facilities afforded by The
Connecticut Company through the medium
of Chartered Cars?
Modern, fifteen bench open cars, the best
that money can buy. seating comfortably ~
10 90 people, can be chartered for the t1-
elusive use of your party, by the hour, day
or trip. This Company has crews trained
between any points on the system from as
far west as Stamford, to Stony Creek on
the east and north to HARTFORD ana STA,
way of enjoying the scenery of your State
New Britain herald., 1915-08-12
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you. plans for your outing vi
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All the Beaches. Amused
Summer Resorts In Connec
reached conveniently and "a
ley. Let us help you pis|
For rates and other inform
the Local Superintendent
General Traffic Agent
Second National Bank =
Haven, Connecticut.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

On motion resolution No. /. was
adopted by the following vote on roll
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
Resolution No. 3

RESOLUTION No, 8, offered by Supervi-
sor Fred Meloy Resolved by the County Board
of Supervisors of Villas County Wisconsin, that
the balance remaining in the Smoky Lake
Highway Fund be transferred to the Eagle Riv-
er to Woodruff Highway Fund and expended
on said last named highway.
Dated July 2Sth, 1915.
FRED MELoY, Supervisor.
Resolution No. 3 was then adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Supervisors, Kamke, Sandbeck,
Emmons, Gabe, Pinch, Erwin, Meloy, Back
strom and Bent voting aye Supervisor H, j.
Mack voting no.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

The communication to the county
highway commissioner from the
State Highway Commissioner, was
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

the Court.
Emil Mayall, committed April I, 1915,
Tor months; employed by f. G. Hail.
q Co.; daily wage, $780, days worked
to date, 80; amount earned to date.
5000; amount needed for clothing ne
cessfties, (paid by sheriff;) earnings
paid to, Villas County.
Dated July 18th, 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. HALL, Sheriff.
State S, Of Wisconsin Visions Iss.
|, Frank A. Hall, being first
duly sworn, do depose and say that
the above statement is correct.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July, 1918.
W. B. Raymond, Notary Public, Villas
County, Wisconsin.
On motion the report was accepted,
and the check for 5000 was delivered
to the County Treasurer.
Proposition of Strong g. Manley to
sell the county an automobile for the
county highway commissioner, was
presented and read.
On motion the purchasing agent
was authorized and directed to pur-
chase Ford automobile.
Proposition of G. II. Jackson, was
then presented.
Proposition.
Eagle River, Wis, July 9Th 1915.
To the County Board of Supervisors,
Villas County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen
| hereby offer the county
of Villas the sum of seventy-fve dol
lars for the Ford car which has been
used by the County Highway Commits
sioner. Very truly yours,
G. H. Jackson.
On motion the proposition was ac-
cepted, and the purchasing agent was
authorized and directed to sell to G..
III. Jackson, the old Ford car owned
by the county for the sum of $500
On motion the county board appro-
priated the sum of $4,000 for coun-
ty exhibit at the State Fair for 1915.
The claim of r. B. Tweedy for re-
endorsement on tax certificates on
State lands, tax sales of 1913 & 1914
was referred TO the District Atty.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
Ins and Outs.

Brcnzed by foreign suns. he entered
the Office of his colleague. But the
cashiers chair was vacant.
is Mr.. Smith out?" he asked, anx
lousy. Il am an old friend of his"
mo, sir" returned the clerk. Mr..
Smith is not out. He won't be out for
10 years"
Here the clerk smiled grimly,
The firm is out, though" he went
on, "one hundred thousand Just"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

steam or gasoline roller. Possibly
arrangements for this roller could he
mace with Forest county. which 7
understand has roller which is used
TO very slight extent.
IL must be remembered that the
sGd1e AID law prohibits surfacine wild
CT IMAM IL feet outside of Milwaukee
county. Ii the material is laid wild
er than this width, the additional
width must be paid for solely by the
county, by abutting property or both.
In other words, the Improvement of a
width greater than Is feet cannot be
PAID Tor out of the Joint county and
state funds made available under the
PROVISIONS OF the state highway law.
our statement that there were
0,OOO yards to be hauled lead me to
peileve that possibly parts of the
streets were intended to be surfaced
wider than Is feet. AS matter of
TACT, they probably should be, but on
~ width between 9 and Is feet, in
elusive. can be paid for under the
state and county plan.
Yours very truly,
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY COMMISSION
by A. Il. HIRST, State Highway Eng.
Resolution No. D.
Resolution No. offered by Supervis-
or VIM. Saltenberger.
RESOLVED by the Board of Sup
ervlSors of Villas county, Wisconsin,
that the sum of Three thousand dol
lars be transferred from the General
Fund of said county and placed in a
fund to be known as the ''Graveling
Fund, which fund is to be expended
IN graveling the County Highway as
follows: From the Mud Creek bridge
on the Eagle River to Woodruff high
way easterly along said highway to
the intersection of Railroad street in
the village of Eagle River, thence
north along Railroad street and the
Eagle River to State Line highway
to the northeast corner of the north
west quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section q township 40 north,
of range 10 east, also from the corner
of Wall and Railroad streets in the
village of Eagle River east on the
Eagle River to Three Lakes highway
to the corner know as GertZ' corner.
All payments from said fund to be
made upon order drawn by the COun-
ty Highway Commissioner.
Dated July %, 1915.
VIM. SALTENBERGER, Supervisor.
On motion resolution No. 2 was
adopted, all members voting aye.
Recommendation.
Eagle River, Wis, July 28th, 1915.
To the Honorable County Board,
Villas County. Wisconsin.
With reference to the balance of
81 ,235. lS remaining in the Smoky Lake road
fund, have made thorough inspection of the
road and beg leave to report to your honora-
BILE body that owing to the continued wet
weather and the lateness of the season, work
cannot be done this particular road and get
anything like satisfactory results. Work on
this particular road should be done in April,
May and June to have any success.
In order to receive the amount of state aid
apportioned to this road of Sl,25olS now re-
manning in said Smoky Lake road fund be
transferred to the Eagle River and Woodruff
road, The amount so transferred will about
complete the Eagle River and Woodruff road
Respectfully submitted,
j. r. NEMAcHEcK,
Highway Commissioners
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
County Board Proceedings

Eagle River, Wisconsin, July II 1918
10 the county clerk of Villas county
Wis, We, the majority of the mew 9'
6erS OF the county board of supervis-
oFs tb REQUEST quest That you call a meeting
to meet on Wednesday the 18th d av ~
July, 1915, at 800 o'clock D. m. for Or
the purpose of reconsidering tha an Ul
portionment of the county. and for
fore said board. o0 'e-
CHAS. KAMKE. Sunervisor
CHAS. BACKSTROM, Supervisor.
ii. j. MACK, Supervisor
n. M. EMMONS. Sunerv;Cor
PETER SANDBECK, Supervisor.
July p, 1915.
A call for special meeting of the
county board of supervisors of Villas
county, Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
Progress.

"Oh, yes, he's pretty deep ia pull.
tics now"
We'll, that's not surprising; that
has been his bent for years"
Bent? Huh! He's positively
srooked now. "-Philadelphia Press
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

Town Long Famous in Histcr
When Manchester, England was
rural market. Client was the center {
the textile industries of Europe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

highway commissioner from the
State Highway Commissioner, was
read.
Communication.
Eagle River, Wis. July %, 1915
To The Hon County Board,
Villas County, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen:
Herewith attached L hand
you letter received from Mr.. ~. Il.
Hirst, State Highway Engineer with
reference to graveling certain parts OF
the County system of highways in
the town of Eagle River and the
town of Lincoln.
The work referred to begins on the
Eagle River and State Line road at
about the n. e. corner of the sw of NV
of section Il town 40 range 10 and ex-
of Eagle River and in westerly
course along the Eagle River and
Woodruff road to the Mud Creek
bridge situated on the NV Sc of sec
tlOn 81 town 40 range TO- Also that
piece Of road on the Eagle River and
Three Lakes road beginning where
said road joins the Eagle River and
Woodruff road and extends east to
what is known as the Gerts corner.
The total distance to be graveled is
about four miles and approximate
yardage 5000.
A contract can be entered into with
+. j. Thrun to haul and place the
material for so cents per cubic yard.
To which should be added the esti-
mated sum of $500. for preparing the
road bed for the proper placing of the
This four miles of road referred to
is without doubt the poorest we
have on the entire county system
and the character of the soil is such
that no amount of work can put 1T in
like paSSable condition I'M
less the same is surfaced with gravel.
In view of the fact the State has
to allow the work to be
done during this season and allow the
amount of State aid for 1916. would
recommend that the sum
of $4,000 be transferred from the gen.
eral funds of the County and placed
in a fund to be known as GraVellng
Fund to do this work.
Respectfully submitted.
]. T. NEMACHECK, Highway Com.
Madison, July %, 1915.
Mr.. ]. Il. Nemacheck,
Eagle River, Wis.
Dear Sir:
| have your letter in regard
10 crawling certain streets in the
village of Eagle River.
Provided the county board makes
an appropriation for this purpose ana
furnishes the total sum necessary, we
nave no objection to having this WORK
lone this year and to paying into
Inc treasury of Villas county the sum
allied for by this specific improve
nent. in accordance with the a!loG-
nent made to it from the state hlgh-
yav fund available for the county oy
he county board. 1-
BEFORE work is definitely unGerbak-
IN we must however, insist that the
Jrayel be examined by MIR. Sargent,
md the contract for hauling the gTa,
1el approved in the usual way ana
teps taken for its proper appllcatloHi
In a lob of this kind, the material
.hould undoubtedly be rolled with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
Resolution No. 4.

Resolution No. A. Offered by Super
visor VIM. Saltenberger.
Resolved by the County Board of Sup
ervisors of Villas County, Wisconsin,
that the sum of thirty dollars per an
mum be paid the town of Eagle River
for water furnished from the water
works system of said town at the
court house and county jail, said sum
to be paid in the following manner:
In four equal quarterly installments,
the first payment to be made on the
1st day of August, 1915, and on the
first of each and every third month
thereafter, and the chairman of the
county board of supervisors and the
county clerk are instructed to draw
orders in favor of said town of Eagle
River in compliance with this resolu-
ton Dated July 2Sth, 1915.
VIM. SALTENBERGER, Supervisor.
On motion resolution No. was
adopted, all members voting aye.
Resolution NO. D.
Resolution No. 5: offered by Super
visor n. NJ. Emmons.
Resolved by the county board of sup
ervisors of Villas county, Wisconsin,
that the appointment of R. n. Van
Doren by Judge A. H. Reid, as coun-
sci to assist the District Attorney In
the defense of the action entitled
State ex rel Irwin VS. County Board of
Supervisors of Villas County, ct al be
and hereby is confirmed.
Dated July 28th, 1915.
N. M. EMMoNs, Supervisor.
On motion resolution No. 5 was
adopted. all members voting aye.
To the Honorable, Chairman OF the
County Board and Members Thereof.
/. Frank A. Hall, Sheriff OF
Villas County, in compliance with
Chapter 625 Of the Laws OF the state
of Wisconsin for 1913, hereby reportto
YOU that since your last meeting IN
January the following named persons,
committed to the county Jail of said
county at hard labor, have been placed
at, work for time shown and their
earnings distributed in accordance
with said law and the instructions OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11


NAME FCLAMAN NAruREoF CLAm
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w. Meyer 200 1N
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On motion the OF committee
chairman this
directed
Dated this 23h day of July
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11
Eagle River, Wis, July 2sth, 1918.

= Eagle River Wis. July 2Sh
10 the county board OF supervisors Villas Wisconsin:
Gentlemen Your
against Villas
to 81 inclusive and recommend that they dsaowd
schedule
chairman of this board county county
allowed, after the expiration of five days
Dated this 18th
Chas A. Bent, Erwin
Chas Baokstrom, supervisor j. Winch
Sandbe uneryisnr N Ennnnn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

BE II FURTHER RESOLVED that
the County Clerk be instructed to
charge back to the several towns,
which under the 1914 apportionment
paid less than their share of the State
and County Tax as determined by
the above reapportionment such sum
as is justly due from them, and to
credit the Town of Phelps with such
sum as is justly due it upon the
above reappOESt9nment.
Dated July %, 1915.
CHAS. BACKSTROM,
Supervisor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

On motion the bills for mileage and
per diem were allowed. and the chair
man of this board and the county
clerk were authorized and directed to
issue county orders for the same.
mittee on general claims was accept
ed and adopted and the chairman of
the board and the county clerk were
authorized and directed to issue coun
ty orders for all sums allowed after
the expiration of five days from date.
On motion the county board of sup
ervisors adjourned to the 22nd day of
September 1915.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

\ " uCIOl - Plum Lake
To Backstrom Pressure Isle
To Bent .. state Line
To Salten berger . WASHINGTON
To you and each of you, notice is
hereby given that pursuant TO a re-
quest for special meeting of the
county board, signed by a majority
OF the majority of said board, there
will be special meeting held at the
county clerks office in the court
house at Eagle River, Wednesday the
2Sth day of July, 1915, at 8 O'Clock p.
M, for the purpose of reconsidering
the appOrtionment of the county, and
for any other business that NAV come
before said board.
Dated this 21st day of July, 1915.
w, A. Bradford, Co. Clerk
Eagle River, July 18th 1915.
Pursuant TO the above request and
call, the county board Of supervisors
of Villas county convened at the coun-
" clerks office at the court house,
Wednesday, July 18th, 1915, at 300 o.
clock p. m, and were called 10 order
by the chairman, ChaS H. -Kamke.
The following named members ans
wered to the roll call: Chas H Kamke,
Peter Sandbeck, n. M. Emmons, Ed.
Gabe, }. w. Pinch, Chas Erwin, H.J.
Mack, Fred MelOy, Chas. Backstrom,
Chas. a Bent, William Saltenberger.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The matter of the reapportiOnment
OF the County was then taken up and
discussed for some time but not ar
irving at any agreement.
On motion the Board took a recess
until 1870 o'clock p. NJ.
The board met at 1870 o'clock and
were called to order by the Chairman
ChaS. H. Kamke, all members pres
ent.
The matter of reapportioment was
again taken up and the following
resolution presented:
RESOLUTION No. 1.
resolution No. l. offered by Super
visor ChaS. Backstrom.
WHEREAS the Town of Phelps has
GaKeh an appeal to the State Tax
commission from the equalization of
UaAeS py the County Board of Super
ElSoTS OF Villas County, Wisconsin, at
GHeiL annual meeting held in Deem
Der, 1914. and
WHEREAS the State Tax Commits
sion mas ordered a reassessment of
Was County upon the aforesaid ap-
peal, and
WHEREAS it is deemed for the best
interests Of Villas County that the
board OF Supervisors Of said County
effect compromise in the matter of
said reaSsessmenU with view to saw
ing the expense incident thereto.
Now, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED
BY THE County Board of Supervisors
of Villas County, Wisconsin, that the
percentages of the State and County
Taxes for the year 1914 which the
several towns in said county shall pay
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-11

On motion resolution No. 1. was
adopted by the following vote on roll
call:
Chas. H. Kamke Yes
Peter Sandbeck
\. NJ. EmmOnS
Ed Gabe
j. W. Pinch
II. J. Mack
Fred Meloy I"
Cuds. BackStrOm
Chas. y. Bent
Resolution No. /. was then declared
adopted.
The report of the committee OF
Audit of highway commissioners Of
lice, was then presented, and on mo-
ton was accepted and adopted.
Report
To The Hon. The County Board of
Supervisors of Villas County, Wis.
Gentlemen:
Your Committee appoint
eQ 70 Audit the accounts of the office
OF the County Highway Commission
e from January lSt. 1915 to June "A,
1919, beg leave to report:
mat the Books, Time slips, Board
DIS, Road orders and Vouchers and
ali other contracts and papers: have
compared with the books and records
III The County Clerks office and the
county Treasurer Office. And have
lQaAa the hereto attached report
showing all receipts and disburse-
Aehts IN that Office from January !,
Evening journal., 1915-06-08

Value 25c. In sand,
putty and white back
grounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

The men started up when they saw
me. crying, You have been stung by
tie agyr Some OF them led me TO
seat. others rushed for water from the
river, and two on three brought sand
heaped MP in their hands. Then they
chafcd me with the sand and water to
take out the singing hairs which
they knew caused the mischief. As
they rubbed me | felt the pain ahate,
and after they had chafed me for
about quarter Of an hour was com
paratiyely free from pain. While the
men were rubbing me ] was able to
discern to some extent the cause of my
distress Countless hairs, like tiny ar
rows. almost transparent. pointed at
either end and from a third to fourth
of an inch long had dropped on me in
an invisible shower from the agy tree
as | stood under it. Before | came
away that afternoon, very cautiously
ventured to examine the tree ut little
distance and found that the tiny hairs
grew outside a thickish pod or shcii
not quite so large as small banana
The pods were fully ripe (unluckily for
mel just ut that time, and the light
wind was scattering their coverings,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nsws of the Town and Village Toto
Briefly for Busy Readers

Edward l.. Sibley suffered a shock
Sunday morning affecting his right
side. His condition this morning
was thought to be improved.
Cholmondeley Thornton is expected
home from Boston to spend the holt
days with his mother, Mrs Guy b,
Johnson OF Old Bennington
Clifford Atkins of the Wood iewelry
store will leave Christmas day to
spend week with relatives at his
former home in Lancaster n. H.
The January number OF Ladies
Home Journal containing full page IL
Illustrations of the Recreation work
etc, of Bennington on sale at Evans,
Adv
Christmas exercises, with tree, are
to be held by the Old First church par
ish, at the Academy hall in Old Ben
nington at 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon.
a five-part V, l.. S. E. vivid photo.
play of life "A Mans Making" with
Richard Buhler supported by Rosetta
Brice and an all star cast, opera
house tomorrow. ADV.
John Cronin of Villa Nova college
in Philadelphia has returned to the vii
lage to spend the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. F.
Cronin OF River street
Miss Rena Macomber of the New
England School of Rhetoric and Flo
cution in Boston, is to give a reading
in connection with the Christmas con
cert in the Methodist church next
week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
STING OF THE AGY.
a Madagascar Plant That Can Drive
Men Mad Win Pain.


Among the many peculiar and dis
eoncerting plants and creatures that
abound in Madagascar, probably none
is more surprising and dsconrerting
than the agy tree, so called. which is
not tree, but climbing plant The
following incident. quoted by Mr.
james Sibree. f. K. G. $. in ~ Nat
uralist In Madagascar" illustrates the
painful result OF contact with the agy.
The story is told hy Mt Montsom-
cry:
Walking under some trees and push
ing aside the resds and grass, was
startled by n sudden tinging and
prickling sensation over the backs of
my hands and fingers. stopped in
sudden surprise. for the pain was Sc
we're, and l had touched nothing eXr
cept the grass. But in another minute
the pain increased, the tingling, burn
ing sensation seemed to be extending
rapidly up my wrists, and | could see
nothing to cause it. AS | lowered my
head TO look scalding pain shot into my
ears aud neck and grew worse every
instant. Dazed and bewildered, | stood
a few seconds in helplessncss. for |
cou neither see nor guess at the cause
of me i"rrble distress. Then got
back 10 company with agony writ
ten plain euough on every line of my
face.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
One Kind of a Platform.

An American gentleman got ac-
lnainted with Frenchman who was
very anxious to acquire the English
language. The American, in order to
help him, said that If he would send
bis exercises to him he would willing.
ly correct them.
Nothing was heard from the French
man for some time. but finally let
ter came couched in the following
choice English:
an small time l can learn so many
English from his textbook and her
dictionary as think l will come at
the America and to so on the scaffold
TO lecture"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
Nervv Reply.

As they sat watching sailboat out
in the lake said he:
Can you tie a true lovers knot, Miss
Willing?"
Said she. "No, but can give you the
address of clergyman who would be
only too glad to oblige you, I'm sure
Buffalo News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
Then She Smiled.

The tall, cheerful young man glanced
up at the naughty blond behind the
counter and smiled Il sunny smile.
81 beg pardon" said he, but you
don't care thing for beauty, do youf'
"Sir!' retorted the naughty blond.
"How dare you. What do you meanY'
"Oh, nothing very particular, only
you've got a mirror right there behind
you, and you've not looked into it
Once!-New York Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20

Silence Is n figure of speech, unan.
swerab BILE, short, cold, but terribly ST.
yere.-,-Parker.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-20
Poor Adam.

Tn. Who was the first inyentorT
"AGum, my son.
what did he invent?
"The poor excuse - Boston Tran
script.