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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

retreat through the gardens. A scat
tered fire is heard on all sides. At
the end of the street, behind bar
ricade of overturned wagons and wine
barrels, some of the Germans who still
hold out open up on us. Charge bay
onet!'
I'VE rush on, when suffered Win
dow bursts open and the head Of
Lugagne, the bugler of the Third, pops
out, blowing a frantic charge. Our
comrades, making the frontal attack,
have won their way through.
Sweeping everything before them,
our comrades join US, shouting with
barricade. By groups, rallied at haz-
ard, we search the houses. All who
show fight are finished; those who sur
render are rapidly hurried to the rear.
At last there are no living forms but
those clad in French uniforms and we
arrive at the other end of the village,
which is now completely cleaned out.
Our officers, in the dusk, rally their
men, bringing order out of the confu-
sion. Some three hundred prisoners,
livid, trembling, are herded into the
courtyard of a house, under guard Of
the sergeant major and twenty men.
They will be well guarded.
But what is this? Crash Booooom!
They are opening fire with their artil-
lery upon the village, The captain
comes running.
Corporal, what are you loafing
there for? Find the major and ask
for orders!'
Il go running, aimlessly. The ma
jor? Where is he? Bodies, bodies
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
Wisconsin Postal Workers to Meet.

Wisconsin Postal Workers to Meet.
The program for the seventh an
nual joint convention of the Wiscon-
sin state branches of the United Ma.
tional Association Of Post Office
Clerks and National Association of
Letter Carriers, which will be held in
Wausau on July and 5, has been
completed.
The delegates and visitors will be
welcomed on Sunday at the conven-
ton headquarters in the knights of
Columbus clubrooms. In the afternoon
the pre-convention baseball game be-
tween the Merrill postal employees
and the Wausau postal employees
will be staged at Yawkey park Each
team has won two games, and the
fifth will be to decide the champion
ship.
The opening joint session will be-
gin at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning
Hugo Fruechtl of Wausau will be
chairman. The address of welcome
will be made by Mayor John Ringle
T. II. Ryan, postmaster will also ex-
tend welcome. William E. Sullivan
of Madison, president of the State
Clerks association, and Henry H.
Thiel of Appleton, president of the
State Carriers association, will make
short responses. In the afternoon the
clerks will hold their business session,
and the carriers will do likewise
A banquet will be rendered the Wis
itors at the Bells hotel in the eve
ming. S. B. Tobey, superintendent of
the city schools, will be the toastmas-
ter. Following the meal, addresses
will be made by Postmaster T. H.
Ryan; E. j. Gaynor, president Of the
National Association of Letter Car
riers; Frank T. Rogers, president Of
the United National Association of
Post Office Clerks; Senator Paul o.
Husting, Congressman Edward Browne
Of Waupaca, A. w. Trevitt of Wausau,
G. B. Bird and Fred R. Becker of
Wausau.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
"BOXc CAR ANNIE" is BACK
Woman Hobo Calls Again for Drug
Cure at Hospital in Kan
sas City.

Kansas City, Mo-"Box Car Annie"
is back at the General hospital again,
seeking a second trial of the drug
cure. 1t was in March, this year, that
the stringent enforcement of the fed
eral drug act sent the woman hobo
to the City hospital After taking
the cure she "bummed" her way south,
visiting Oklahoma, Louisiana and
Texas.
A few days ago she felt the old de-
sire for drugs coming back to her and
Immediately started north for Kansas
City where, she said, they have a
fine bunch to help you"
Maggie Draper, alias Annie Smith,
alias BOX Car Annie" is thirty years
old and a well-known character in the
western part of the United States.
She has been professional hobo for
about twelve years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
FLYER 70 SPOT Forest Fires.

An aviator has been appointed
hunt forest fires in the north Woo's
of Wisconsin. Jack Villas is the man
and will use his hydroaeroplane, no"
at Trout Lake, in detecting aid report
ing the extent of fires.
E. M. Griffith, head of the state $
forestry department, visited TroHt
Lake and made an ascent with Was.
They went up 1900 feet The ease
with which a little fire several miles
away was located impressed the chie-
forester.
Heretofore the view ranger mas
lad of the surrounding country has
been limited to that given from o.
foot tower at the forestry station
Villas recently discovered a fire 80
miles off and on investigation FOUND
he had made an accurate estimate OF
its distance and extent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
SINGS WAY OUT OF COURT
Told Not to Let It Happen
Again.

Chicago.-Joseph McGilloch has a
burr in his speech that betrays his
Highland ancestry, but he sings.
He stood before Judge Rafferty, and
heard him say, "One hundred dollars
and costs"
McGiloch smiled a rueful smile.
Then he was moved to song.
stop your ticklin', Jock" he sang
with a chuckle.
Judge Rsfferty's eyes twinkled.
Go" he said. but don't let it hap
pen again"
McGiHoch was arrested at Van Blu
ren street and Wabash avenue for re-
Sus!ng to set ont Of a taxicab.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
cIeary Named Risk Commissioners.

Gov E. L. Philip announced the ap-
pointment of M. ]. Cleary as insurance
commissioner to succeed Herman l..
Ekern, whose term expires on June 30.
The appointment is for four years at
a salary of $4,000 year
The appointment went over under
the rules until the next calendar day,
as there were very few senators pres
ent when it was sent in.
The appointment is considered one
of the most popular that the governor
could have made. Mr.. Cleary is well
liked, both in the administration and
antiadministration camps, and, for
that reason, it is expected that the ap-
pointment will be confirmed without
difficulty.
Mr. Cleary has been acting as coun-
sci for the governor since the begin
ming of the session, and has had mucn
to do with the drafting of legislation,
carrying out the party policies. In the
matter of the central board Of educa-
ton he has been especially active and
II WAS uu0 10 HIS emu 70 IAcAe 1AN 1-~-
is in as perfect a shape as 1t is.
The appointment gives universal
satisfaction around the capitol, outside
of a few department heads. Every
where, when it was known that the
governor had sent in the appointment,
members of the legislature gave ex-
preston to hearty approval OF the APP
pointment
Mr. Cleary comes to his new office
well equipped for the work He has
been close student of insurance
matters for some years and is con-
versant with al the requirements such
a. will go to make successful ener-
getic and fair-minded commissioner.
He is Wisconsin boy, born in Mos
COW, Iowa county, in 1877. He was edu-
Gated in the common schools and the
state university, where he took two
year course before entering the law
school, where he graduated in the
class of 1910. He has resided in
Blanchardville, Lafayette county, for
the last fourteen years, where he is
practicing attorney, as we'll as en-
gagged in banking and insurance.
An indication of the feeling toward
him among his home folks was shown
in 1908 when he was elected to the as
sembly from Lafayette by large ma
jority, although at that time the coun-
ty was intensely La Toilette and it
was we'll known Mr.. Cleary was
conservative. That, however, made no
difference to his people, and it was no
ticed that the nearer the section was
to his home city the bigger his major
ity was.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

everywhere. Wounded men who whim-
per, helmets, knapsacks, rifles, strewn
about. Blood everywhere-on the
walls, on the doors, on the paving
stones. Cries, shouted orders, the
plants of the wounded. A stream
of injured men looking for the sur
geon.
Somewhere a bugle blows the as
sembly and rush through the wound
ed, who are patching themselves up
as best they can, some dragging a
leg, some with arms in sings.
1.-The major? Where is the
major?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

Amite City Hears This "Broth of a
Man" Hasn't Shaved in Two
Years.

Amite City, LA reminder of the
once Bloody Tangipahoa" is in jail
here. He is Louis Singleton, the most
powerful man physically in Tangipa-
hoa.
Without a haircut or shave for two
years, Singleton looked more like
huge grizzly bear than human. His
relatives say that they have been IN
able to keep him at home.
Singleton has two brothers, Walter
and Ezra, and the old 250-acre home
stead is situated three miles north
east of Kentwood. The brother, Wal
ter, together with Louis Singleton, is
charged with shooting a neighbor's
COW and disturbing the peace.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
AVERAGE Life Of an officer.

London.-It has been figured out
that the average life of a British off,
Ger once he reaches the firing line is
only % days; cavalry horse lasts ten
days in actual fighting and an auto
mobile about one month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
interpretations.

Interpretations.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the office Of the secretary of state
as follows:
The Rowe Mining company, Platte
Vile; capital, $4,000; incorporators,
R. E. Davis, T. F. Cummins.
The Halls Garage Supply company,
Wausau; capital, $4,000; incorpora-
tors, o. C. Lemke, L. H. Hall and w.
E. Hudtloff.
The Public Improvement company.
Seymour; capital $4,000; incorpora-
tors, Robert Kuehne, George F. Fled
l.r and e. c. Smith.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
Drink Denison's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.

Paraffin paper tubes have been in,
rented to aid the users of bubbling
drinking fountains.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

YOu OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, WEAK Watery
lust Eve comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
81 mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07
NEWS OF THE STATE

Grand Rapids.-Lottie Richardson
had shoes which were uncomfortable,
owing to nail through the heel, which
scratched her foot. She continued to
wear them for one day. She died of
blood poisoning.
Milwaukee. - NJ ]. Cleary, now
personal counsel to Governor Phil
fpp, was appointed insurance COM
missioner to succeed Herman Ekern.
radical La Toilette follower whose
term expires June 80.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

A kiss may be a reward or punish
ment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-07

In the Trenches.
mo blankets, captain"
well, boys, Wen just have to cover
ourselves with glory"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
OHIO ELECTRIC CARS
CUT Down SCHEDULE
New Time Card Calls for
Faster Time Between Rich
mond and Dayton.

Theatre-goers from the towns east
of Richmond will be benefited by the
change of schedule on the Ohio Elec-
trio railway which took effect yester'
day. The last car now leaves Rich
mond at 11:2O at night and goes as
far as West Alexandria.
Cars will now arrive in Richmond at
20 minutes after the hour, and Will
leave on the half hour instead OF the
hour. The running schedule between
Dayton and Richmond has been short
ened almost twenty minutes for the
round trip.
The first car will leave Richmond
at $50 in the morning and hourly SER
vice to Dayton will be given until 4:3O
o'clock. The $3.50 o'clock car will on
ly 20 to West Alexandria. Cars will
70 to West Alexandria at 1880, $3.50
and 1920. There will be no car east
at 1890.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
FOUR new men
RECEIVE PLACES
ON CLUB BOARD
Jordan, Bowman, Hiatt and
Slifer Become Directors of
Commercial Chamber at
Annual Election.

The Commercial club election last
night cut to pieces the two tickets
which were presented and elected four
new directors and reelected four old
directors.
The new directors are C. w. Jordan,
retiring secretary who will become
head of the German-American Trust
and Savings bank March / l.. S. Bow
man, county auditor whom committees
depended on for much Of the valuable
information secured for the club along
research lines; Edgar F. Hiatt, presi-
dent of the Dickinson Trust company;
c. D. Slifer, Pennsylvania freight
agent and well-know Commercial club
worker.
The reelected directors are James
A. Carr of the American Seeding Ma
chine company; Henry Gennett of the
Starr Piano company; John l.. Rupe,
attorney; George e. Seidel, club presi-
dent, manager of the Seidel Buggy
W.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
OF OLD COURT HOUSE
RECALLS COUNTY SEAT DISPUTE

The destruction Of the historic old
court house by fire today recalls the
story of the fight between Richmond
and Centerville for the location of the
county seat waged for fifty years and
only settled forty-one years ago.
When the old court house was
abandoned. even the prisoners IN the
county jail being removed to Rich
mond under guard. the men, women
and children of Centerville lined the
streets and broke into chorus of sobs
as the last wagon moved east along
the old National road and was lost to
view in the dusk of summer evening
Story Of Fight.
The Interesting story of how Cen
terville secured the court house from
Salisbury, a town which is only
memory now only to lose her coveted
prize to Richmond, follows:
Wayne county was organized Feoru
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11

Meeks slept in a hallway leading
from the pharmacy room to an office
room in the rear. The office room
and the pharmacy were separated by
a brick wall and there is no basement
under the pharmacy. Mr.. Dunbar says
that when Meeks came to arouse him
and his son he was fully dressed.
The two Dunbars say they dressed
hurriedly and saw a fire in the room
in the rear of the pharmacy. Ora
Dunbar shoveled snow on the blaze
and had practically extinguished it
when other people, who responded to
the fire alarm sent in by the Dunbars,
discovered a lively blaze in the front
part of the pharmacy. They are pos
tive that the blaze in the rear room
did not spread to the phi macy be
cause of the brick partition wall.
Cooney Sees Blaze.
Thomas Dunbar says that Clinton
Cooney was among the first to dis
cover the blaze in the front part of
the pharmacy and that he told him
Meeks attempted to prevent him enter
ing the room. Dunbar also says that
Cooney told him he saw a suit case
and an umbrella which he thought be-
longed to Meeks on the sidewalk in
front of the pharmacy. Prosecutor
Keller called Cooney before him this
morning and secured a detailed state
ment from him.
Il do not know how the fire started
l think maybe some matches fell from
| the cigar case and rats ignited them
by gnawing them," Meeks told report
ers. Il was awakened from sound
! sleep, almost suffocated by smoke.
heard at once the noise of breaking
bottles. l don't know how the fire
in the rear room could have started
unless it was by spontaneous combust
ion of some things stored in the base
ment which is under the rear room.
No Steam in Engine.
Frantic efforts were made to start
the fire engine but 1t was not unit
blaze was beyond all control that suf
| ficient steam pressure was developed
to pump water out of the fire cistern
Then it worked splendidly. Men ant
boys and even a few women fought
the blaze gallantly with buckets, bu
the fire was too big to be successfully
combated in this manner.
The Richmond chemical truck made
quick run to Centerville and arrived
there a little after o'clock. 1t wa:
realized at once that there was M
chance of checking the fire will
chemicals so the Richmond firemeI
confined their efforts to protectins
other buildings which were threaten
ed. Centerville people say that If i
had not been for the Richmond fir
fighters the Christian church, thu
frame residence of John King, th'
residence of Oscar Hurst and a barr
owned by Thomas Dunbar would hav'
been destroyed. II the flames had no
been fought away from these build
ings it is also possible that a create
part Of the town north of Main stree
would now be in ruins.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
GUILD PICKS WORKERS
Cambridge Women Plan Sale
Dinners.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Feb. IL
At a meeting of the Presbyterian
Guild held Tuesday, at the home of
Mrs. George Babcack, the following
committees on arrangements for meals
to be served at the horse sales were
appointed: Soliciting committee, Mrs.
B. A. Carpentar, chairman, Mrs. ]. E.
Wright, Mrs. Wesley Cornell, Mrs
Carl Boyd, Mrs. Roy Schepman and
Mrs. Omar Manlove; lunch counter
Mrs. George Babcock, chairman, Mrs
F. J. Harvey and Mrs. w. B. Wilson
dining room, Mrs. Howard Whiteley
chairman, Mrs. Walter Krone and Mrs
Harry Scheidler; kitchen, Mrs. George
Robey, in charge Of work. The meet
ing in two weeks will be held with
Mrs. Carl Boyd as hostess.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11

baseball club, figures that Americans
consume on the average barrel OF
wheat flour a year. From each bar
rel 275 standard scent loaves Of bread
can be baked. For each rise of one
cent in the price of the loaf, every
American must pay S2.75 year. The
census department figures that the
population of the United States passed
the 1O0,OOO,000 mark some time in Jan
uary. So each one cent rise In the
price of the loaf means tax on the
country of $275, 100000! A rise from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
HONOR PROF. PICKELl

Principal F. G. Pickell has been
search Bureau Of Indiana University
and present data which he has COL
lected on the economic side Of school
administration.
Professor H. G.. Childs, who visited
the school not long ago was very much
impressed with the work that was be-
ing done in the local school along
these lines, and was instrumental in
inviting Mr.. Pickell to appear at
Bloomington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
GERM CARRIERS
Menace HEALTH
OF entire CITY
Dean Emerson Tells Club
Members Danger Turks in
Persons Who Are Uncon-
scious of Affections.

"The problem of public health today
is the problem of the acute Infectious
diseases of children and the living ba-
cillus disease carriers who are filled
like test tubes with live germs but
feel we'll"
This was the statement of DR.. Chas
F. Emerson of Indianapolis, dean OF
the Indiana University Medical school,
in his address to Commercial club
members last night on THE Relation
of Health to Business"
DR.. Emerson condemned the sanity
inuuest and commitment laws which
compel a person adjudged insane to
remain in the county pail for mini
mum Of ten days to maximum of six
ty days.
DIR. Smith at Easthaven is fighting
the insanity problem almost single
handed" declared DR.. Emerson
Where he should be receiving the
thanks Of the entire state, he is find
ing it difficult to put even decent
conditions in insane hospitals.
Beas for Hospitals.
There are many men working to
day, many business men who feel goct
and have only slight headaches Al
times, but have good self-control ant
are slightly nervous. Some of these
men have the same disease in milo
form that men are raving with in the
insane hospitals in an advanced form
It is impossible for these mild cases
to go where they can be cured with
out first going to Jail.
"Why are you such barbarians as t.
keep the insane man behind jail wall'
d ~,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
BREAD IN new YORK ADVANCED ONE CENT;
INCREASES COST OF LIVING $4,000, 900

Let the city retail all this bread at
cost at it's fifty-six public milk sta
tions.
eff the increased cost Of wheat is a
legitimate excuse for raising the retail
price Of bread, why doesn't the United
States government place an embargo
on exporting wheat?"
The bakers deny the charge that
they have raised the price improperly.
They assert the cost Of flour has COM
PEELED the raise. Statisticians, how
ever, present figures showing the ac-
tual increase in cost per loaf to the
baker, due to the rise in the price of
flour, is less than one-quarter of a
cent and that the one cent increase in
the price of loaf Is not justified.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
Fire Engine Refuses to Work and
the Richmond Chemical Truck
Checks Spread of Flames to
Other Buildings of Town
Keller BEGINS FIRE PROBE
Walls of Old Court House Endanger
Traffic and Will beRaZed---Bank
Saves Records and Re-opens
in Dry Goods Store

Keller about o'clock this morning started
at Centerve the of fire which de-
sroyd the historic building which formerly the court house
of Wayne county, and three other buildings the central section
of the town. The total loss to buildings stock and furnishings
will be approximately $4,000 with insurance estimated at
300 That the fire disastrous is due the
ceent of members of the Richmond motor chemical
who prevented the blaze spreading adjacent buildings
Prosecutor Keller this afternoon sad There
suspicious features connected with the big Cente fire and
making thorough investigation have also asked the state
marshal send two his most expert investigators inquire
into the of the fire. have other statement make
at this time" -T@T
The fire. which originated in store used
Joseph Meks could have been exngushed
had not been for the failure of the Center fire engine
operate until the blaze had been under headway
The fire first noticed about 5 this morning Thomas
G. Dunbar who with his loser
he notified by Meek The two Dunbas
double house Main Cross street the the building
occupied by the Cente State bank northeast
and Main Cross street. the last building to be gue
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Indignant
protests are being voiced by house
wives today as the result of raising
the price of bread from five to six
cents. The increase has added to the
cost of living in New York City the
annual sum Of $16,000,000 increasing
the total bread bill from $45,6O0,00O to
$61,600,0O0.
Investigation by state and municipal
authorities has already started. Alder
man Dowling advocates a plan OF GER
tain bakers organizing and selling
bread at the old prices to aid the poor.
"The city Of New York bakes bread
for the poor in Blackwell's Island and
other city institutions.
LET the city buy bread at wholesale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-02-11
Temperature

Local-PartIy cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Friday: moderate temper
ature. "
General Conditions-H1gh barome-
trio pressure over the states east of
the Rocky mountains and low baro-
metric pressure over the states of the
north and northwest is the cause of
the present mild weather. A storm
crossing the Great Lakes is the reason
for the high winds. The western
storm continues to move slowly caus-
ing rain over the Rocky mountain pla-
teau. w. E. MOORE, Forecaster.