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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Watersmeet News.

William Kelly of Green Bay arrived
here Monday to spend the rest OF the
winter,
Claude Larson of Ironwpod was
here Monday.
Jack Ronette of Bessemer spent
Monday here.
Geo. Reynolds returned to his home
in Ashland Tuesday.
Miss Bea Kelly returned home from
Gren Bay Tuesday.
Mrs. Began of Amigo spent Thurs
day here, visiting her husband.
Bill Maher spent wednesday here
visiting his parents.
Mrs. T. wester was here wednes-
day.
Mr.. Pat Kelly returned home
Thursday after spending the past
week with her parents at Amigo.
Theodore Saterstran of wausau was
here visiting his brother Thursday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22

girls gave banquet for the basket
ball teams. The table was decorated
In green in honor of ST. Patrick.
A large crowd attended the game
and cheered the team on to victory
The dance which followed the game
pro Fed a success. The Tigerton boys
are as fine bunch as we ever care
TO meet and we sincerely hope that
we may keep up athletic association
with Ti9erton for many years to
come.
Verna Luther, Jennie Holmes, Mae
Erwin, Harvey Nash, warner Erick-
son and Edward Bauer gave rhetori-
cal selections Monday and Tuesday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22

sisting of the Executive Secretary ona
TWO members of the the Board in anv
one year. - 9" }
NO salary shall be paid to
any ofhcer except the Executive Sec
.e'aryi the Board Of Directors shall
pe Paid their actual expenses incurred
~ attending not more than two meet
lngs OF said Board, the members of
Tue Executive Committeeshall be paid
tneir actual expense incurred in dis
charge of their duties.
Inc entire management of the bust
ness of the Association to he in Tho
hands OF the Board of Directors.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Treasurers Making Returns.

Town treaSurers are making
returns to the county treasurer
this week, this being about the
tag end of time allotted. Her
man Fabian brought in the
returns from the town Of Plum
Lake yesterday. M. j. Hessel-
sweet, who is treasurer Of Presque
Isle, also made his annual pill
grimage from Winchester the
same day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Walter Dickman to Hospital.

Walter Dickman of Donaldson
was taken to the Green Bay hos
pital Monday suffering from an
acute attack of appendicitis. He
was accompanied by John Kno-
bla. Mrs. Dickman went with
the party as far as Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Hotel Fire at Phelps.

A blaze in a guests room at
Hotel Phelps last Friday morn
ing at an early hour, threatened
for short time the destruction
of the building. Beyond the de
struction of bedding and badly
scorched furniture, the loss was
very small At the time of the
fire Mart Hirzel of this place was
guest in the burning building.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Cut Wrist On Saw.

Frank Gibson, sawyer at the
-Bolte camp south of town, in
f1icted a severe wound on his
wrist with saw Thursday eve
ming. Three stitches were neces-
sary to close the cash. During
the same week Ohlson's son cut
his foot with an axe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Purchased Heitenen Farm.

Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Loo, who
arrived Monday from Chicago,
have purchased the improved
farm formerly owned by Mr.
Heitenen south of town. Their
household goods and implements
are now being taken out to the
new home.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
ORGANIZE

.tsresting Meeting Held at
Court House Wednesday
Active Interest in County
Affairs Shown BY Property
Holders.
LAST Wednesday at the court
.,nse in Eagle River, the tax
''rers of the county had their
Emo. Those who attended
III anticipation of seeing Are
rorks and verbal clashes were
s;appointed. 1t was strictly a
n+ting for organization and
~ attempt to inject politics or
orsOnalities into the proceed
rgs found little sympathy.
As a non-parisan effort to or
erize some controlling agency
Governor on county and town
16cnditures, the call met a
rarty response. The attend
,ace IS estimated to be the larg-
St of any held in recent years in
he interest of public affairs.
SMALL taxpayers and large met
% common ground. Town and
county officers expressed with
rare EXCEPTIONS their hearty ac-
cord with proposed movement
10 organize the Villas County
taxpayers Association.
The fact that taxes have been
heb and threaten to increase in
The county was not disputed.
While the reasons expressed were
yaried, the determination per-
sisted throughout the meeting to
reate an organization which
should find the cause.
representatives of the larger
interests were present from St.
Paul, Minneapolis and other
points. They entered dispassion-
ately into a discussion with the
smaller taxpayers as to a meth
Cd of organizing an association
in which every interest can be
represented and thru which
every taxpayer in the county
may hope to find some relief
from inequalities of assessment
and extravagant expenditures of
public funds.
The meeting brought clearly
home the fact that the total tax
able acreage within the county
comparatively small. OF $780,
22S.73 acres, but 3S5, 2OS.66
are taxable. the balance being
lands of the forest reserve and
the Flambeau Indian Reserva
ton. 1t made vivid the fact that
there is a woeful lack of infor-
nation concerning town and
county affairs on the part of the
small taxpayers.
The purpose of the call was ex-
planned by Alex Higgins.
Roy H. Beebe was elected tenn
POrary chairman and Finn Law
Ter temporary secretary. Brief
addresses were made by Hon. A.
v. Sanborn of Ashland, and
Oeo. 7. Halbert, John F Nichols,
and ". y. Dennis of Minneap-
Oils, Ira S. Parker of Tomaha wk
and Vim, Saltenberger of the
town of Washington.
The chair appointed the fol-
owing committee on organiza-
i 4 A. W. Sanborn, Geo. 7.
H. IaIbert, W. Y. Dennis, John F.
Nichols, Chas. H. Wiegand. Geo.
Jackson, Chas. Kampke, Hilbert
jonker, F. ]. Strong, L. l.. Den
lon n, and Alex Higgins.
The committee reported at the
Venng session which was called
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
Mrs. Ernst to Rochester.

Mrs. Katherine Ernst left this
morning for Rochester, Mimi,
where she will enter hospital
for medical treatment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22

Ziebell Very I'LL.
August Ziebell is reported to
be very sick at his home on First
street.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Swanlund-a daughter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

.1793-Frst death in yellow epidemic
which ragged with great fury in Phil
adelphia, making about $500 victims
during it prevalence.
.1s19-South American Revolutionists ur-
der Bolivar inflicted a disastrous de-
feat 10 the ~Spaniards at Bojaca, in
surfing the independence of New Gran
ada.
1S25-Lafayette bids last farewell 10
America. at end of second visit 10
this continent. all the flags in the
United States floating in salute.
lS30-The throne Of France declared va
cant by the Chamber of Deputies
after important notifications to the
charter. the chamber called Louis
Philippe IL reign.
1S5S-Ottawa. formerly Bytown. chosen
as the capial Of Canada.
.1S70-Paris declared = a state of siege.
1574-10O0th anniversary of the colonial
tion of Iceland celebrated at Rykia-
vik.
lsS9-Kaiser Wilhelm III of Germany re-
views "a 200 British troops AT Alder
shot.
lS9S-The Rough Riders left Santiago for
New York.
1911-70,000 men thrown out of employ
ment by London dock strike.
l912-The National Progressive party
convention at Chicago nominated
Theodore Roosevelt for President and
Hiram W. Johnson for Vice President.
l913-Col. F. S. Cody, Anglo-American
aviator killed in hydro-aeroplane
flight at Aldershot. England.
19l5-Dr. Bernardino Machado %inaugur-
ated as President of Portugal. Born
1850.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
TODAY IN HISTORY

Miss Billie Burke. one of the most ia
nous dramatic stars on the stage or
screen. j. 80 years old today. Contrary
to popular belief which classes her as an
English actress. Miss Burke was born in
Washington. ID. c.. August I. 1866. She
was educated in England. however, and
made her debut there. at London in 1902.
The fragile beatty. grace and charming
m~anneriSms which have since became tam
liar 10 millions Of admirers. cnickly won
the young girl favor. AT twenty she was
a star. adding each succeeding yer TO
her fame and her throng of enthusia tic
followers by remarkable new impersona-
tons. For some years past Miss Burke.
though making frequent tours in Great
Britain. where she j. much of n ~favorite
a in America. has made her residence in
New York, and in private life j. Mrs.
FlorenZ Ziegfeld, wife Of the manager Of
Ziegfield'S Follies. Last year Miss Burke'S
services were secured for the movies. and
she has since been starring in brilliant
screen productions al the enormous salary
of $4,000 a week. the highest sum paid any
screen artist with the exception of Charlie
Chaplain.
Baron Gustav Krupp Won Bohlen and
Halbach, who became through his mar
riage to Bertha Krupp. heiress Of the ia
nous Krupp Gun works Of Germany. active
head of that organization. 46 years old
today.
Stanley Weyman. famous English nov
ehst. 81 years old today.
Congressman Elijah G.. Hutchinson Of
New Jersey, Republican, 81 years old to-
day.
Prof. John a. Anderson Of John Hop
kinS University. astronomer, 40 years old
today.
Ellen Fitz Pendleton. president Of Well
esley College. 50 years old today.
Charles X. Crane. Chicago capitalist and
philanthropist. So years old today.
DIR. James J. JOINER. superintendent Of
public instruction in North Carolina, 81
years old today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
A Long Story.

"May | ask the cause Of Ill this excite
ment9" asked the stranger in the little vii
lage.
Certainly" replied the countryman
"Wc're celebrating the birthday Of the old
est inhabitant. sir. She's 101 today"
'Indeed. And may ! ask who j. that
little man with the ~dreadfullv sad conn
tenance walking by the old lady's side' =
ooh. that's the young lady's son-in-law,
sir. He's been keeping up the payments
on her life insurance policy for the last
thirty years i"-Tit-BitS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
Eating Grow

Crow. as IN edible, is not as palata.
bie as qLail or chicken. or even pos
pr" %c'iurc. when a heated political cam
paiyh Is under way. 10 say hard things
about the candidate one happens To CD
pose-to di>pdrage him as a man of in
competent. not to he depended on-a
man whose election would be a disaster
u sometimes happens that the people
uIncr and select the man YOU dispar-
aged. Then what happens? He is q
democrat, so are you, and by party rules
you must accept him. lie il your candi.
date If he wins. At all events. if yuor
conscience will not permit YOU to vote
Tor him as the party nominee. YOU must
NJ least keep your mouth shut about
nm and not support the other man.
That j. the way the game is played in
politics.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

lie schools assuming correct lines 10 an
swer this questions?
Evidently child labor abolition and the
substitution Of supervised industrial train
ing presents perplexing problems. and
probably can only be brought about by de-
|eree~. The wickedness to go after now
j. child slavery in factories. Industry.
the hand maid of capital. is a tenacious
fighter for her own and will give up child
labor only after a hard fight. To com
pei them suddenly to hire only grown per-
sons would, IN many eases, be almost If
not quite certain to result in bankruptcy
for many industrial plants. The families
of the youthful laborers, too, doubtless
would suffer, for many Of them depend
upon the combined earnings of all their
members for a bare s~ustenance.
Farming. in Texas-shame. perhaps to
say it-and many other states would be-
come largely a losing proposition without
child labor. The tenant farmer who has
40 large family Of children and a female
slave, called his wife, would find HIM
self in a woefnl predicament.
II j. only about a half century since.
after bloody war, this country was ridded
of a dark blOt-negro slavery. At this
date fifty years later, we are hardly one
whit further ahead, for, while we have
given freedom 10 the negro race, We still
maintain in child slavery a system that in
its dire effects upon our own race Is no
whittier than slavery.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
With Other Editors


What is said 10 be the Largest era-
phite and mining plant III the world
has been qaieLy Constructed III the
Bnrnet country during the past ten
months. The concentrated ore from the
Texas mines is 10 be shipped 10 i rein
ing plant now under construction in the
East. Ii may BE- that Texas can hold
the graphite business after Mexico has
subsidized into ways II peace and scclr-
ity and the war in Europe is over. ANY
way well established new trade chan
nels are not readily changed. II is up
to Texas. Beaumont Enterprise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

The story Of the North Texas cotton
mill man as told in th0 Post Buy Ii
Made in Texas page OF Monday is rep.
resentatiyc Of the experience Of every
mau who has tried to supply the home
market with made in Texas goods. Here
was a cotton mill with every facility
for turning out the very best goods thai
could he made and of "A kind of which
Texas people used a great deal. II was
built and directed by Texas mcrch.
ants ana business men who had every
claim L. the patronage of the iobbers OF
the state. They were almost in a posi-.
non To demand that patronage. Yer
when they had completed seven yarloads
81 a splendid product. they found that
there was no jobber in Texas who would
handle q yard of il. 1t had a t~ell-tale
trademark that kept it from having h
value in the local markets. That trade
mark contained the Lone STAR and
showed conclusivelv that the product
was made in Texas. There was no mark.
Ct for a cotton goods made in the state
where the cotton grows. The home PEG
- 'hht ~ bta lHt Hbllt pTDttlt1 10
ef2ape bankruptcy. this mill was oh
iised u remove the trademark from its
products. Then they found n market
for IL among the johbers If New York
City. 1t was shipped up there and then
rcshipped 10 Texas and sold 10 the very
men who had refused To buy il of the
mili-and they paid the added freight
both ways and the New York iobber's
commission besides. That mill has been
IN successful operation ever since they
discovered the New York market Tex.
ans are still paving the freight both
ways on every yard Of their product.
They are still enrirhing the New York
middle men. 1t is time for Texas 10
learn whether her people are the fools
the Texas wholesalers would have US
believe. Ii is time for Us Ia take an in
%ventory of our common sense. 1t il time
for ns In stop enriching the North M
the expense of the South. We need the
money in our " pockets. Let us put il
there.-Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
All but Him Had Fled.

"What il your f~avorite poem!" asked
the literary young woman
'irhe boy stood on the Burning Deck
answered the commonplace Young man.
~ used to recite it every time father and
mother had company"
"And did YOU recite il with effect 2"
"Father thought the effect was pretty
good. He said he honestly believed il
kept Us from having 50 much company
Washington Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
IN BEHALF OF THE LITTLE Chill
DREN.

President Wilson's effort 10 have a law
against child labor enacted BY the present
congress Il one which does credit to both
his heart and hi head. All who cherish
a feeling Of tenderness for the little chil-
dren, and an who hope for the future bet
terment Of the nation are with HIM on TIN,
great question.
Should the Wilson administration. or
the present generation. Tor that matter,
witness the enactment Of a child weilare
law that should result effectively, the ilr~t
half of the Twentieth Century would truly
90 into history wearing mn nntarnshabie
and unfadahlc aureola Of gold.
Whether the abolition II child labor
with It's corollary influences for the eman-
cipation Of children from the heels Of
greed and ignorance shall come about
through separate state legislation or
through national effort. j. q trivial CON
sideration.
A child labor law. however. i not some
thing that c,u bc established at the wave
Of the hand. Not the most ardent aud
enthusiastic supporters of the blll before
congress believe that the Legislative sup
porters Of the bill before congre>. believe
that the legislative and administrative ma
chinery Of the country can accomplish
that end by merely saying Go 20, now. |
will abolish child labor"
They know a. All who think know. that
this IS bat a step upward. II Is a he
ginning Of better child welfare conditions.
1t has been 2000 years. about. since the
Divine Teacher touched upon this subject
Ia His few followers IN language So for
chile and - broad IN meaning that the
words are known by heart bv Christians
throughout tha world. For 200 wears the
world has been slowly and hliudlv crop
ing towards the ripe time for putting the
ChriStly precept into living execution.
Closely knitted with. perhaps one with
the child labor problem i thu. OF educa-
tion. II does not require 4 Newton or
Lord Kelvin To figure out that should com
pulsory education he made 4 law through
out the United States today there would
be far too few schools a. take care Of the
pupils.
Even il educators had reached the point
that they could he sure thar present day
education educate>. in the highest mean
ing of that much misunderstood word.
they would he unable To apply it 10 al the
children in the country under present con-
ditions.
Ii il. under present conditions. a serious
question whether it j. possible to remove
child labor from the industrial world mt
one sweep. If a mother has a right-from
the welfare of the child point of view
To compel Mary 10 sweep the floor and
wash the dishes. has not the father also
the right in the same sense to compel
John to hoe the weeds from the corn?
Does not well balanced physical. moral
and mental manhood and ~womanhood re-
quire that children engage in activities
similar 20 those Of their parents or of l.
kind that they must follow in after hfee
If the parents are too poor 10 have work
nj home for their children. must the latter
be doomed TO run the street, Is the pre-
vocational idea now developing in the pub
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
~RanSacking Heaven, Earth and the Border

The republicans are ransacking hca-
ven ana earth ~ an attempt 10 get some
thing on the democrats. But their very
worst attempts seems 90 have ended in
failure when General Funston rounded
up a bunch of their paid writer's down
ON the border and s'ared them nearly
10 death. Clcburne Review.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
l915-TIIE WAR.

New Allied army landed in Gallipoli.
Report that the Kaiser is to bring
ton factories IN the United States supply
ing war munitions to the Allies. greatly
stimulates naturalization among Germans
IN America.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
A Briqht Subject.

Mr.. Gnaqgs-You're always growing
about something. Why don't YOU say
something 70 brighten up the home! Mrs.
Gnaggs-What shall | say7 Oh. YES. !
forgot. The gas bill came today, dear
San Francisco Bulletin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
THE EUROPEAN WAR
A YEAR AGO TODAY
19li=TIIE WAR

Germans occupy Liege, though some
forts Still hold out.
British troops seize Togoland on the
gold coast of Africa.
Germans lombard Libau.
First British troops land on French soil.
Serbians occupy Nishegrad, in Bosnia.
French capture Altkirch, Alsace.
President Wilson appoints War Relief
Committee.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

Checks should be made payable to The
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co. Business
communications should be addressed TO the
company, and items. letters, etc, intended for
notification should be addressed 10 Editor, The
Herald, Brownsville, Texas. Letters intended
for publication should BE- signed with the full
name Of the writer. The name will not be
printed II not desired, but il Will be evidence Of
GOOD faith ON the part Of the writer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
Militiamen Need SeaSOrjnn

When the boys Of the militia station.
ed over toward San Antonio. fell down
III a ten mile hike and had To be hauled
back TO camp on motor trucks. the mill
tary camps got a pretty good boost.
There are very few of US who do not
need the season of seasoning Eel Paso
Times.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

Doctor Examining recruit)-And do
You always stutter like that7
Recrmt-N-n-no, sir. Only w-w-w-
when | t-t-talk.-Punch London.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
Most Difficult lob.

Sillicus-What i your idea of the most
difficult job that ever confronts a man ?
Cynicus-To convince others that he is n
good as he thinks he il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07
Then Smile A While
Highly Accomplished American.

"lle's different 10 most men, anyhow
'In what wayf" 'He even knows all the
words in the second verse Of America 2
Detroit Free Press.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

The Iron ClaW-Flrst and second cpl
sode Mt the Dittmann Theater tonight.
Don't miss this greatest serial picture
adv.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-08-07

Subscribers In the city Of Brownsville who
eau to receive The Herald regularly are re-
Quested to notify the Office promptly, Telephone
No. z. New subscribers should receive their
1rst paper not later than the second day after
TIE order is in the office Of The Herald. Every
subscriber, even in the most distant sections Of
tie city, should receive his paper not later than
o:AS u. IN