Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-03-16
Democratic in Politics.


la Wisconsin to send personal rep
Tesentatiye to the Inaugural Cere-
anonies held in Washington, on
March 5, we feel that our readers will
pardon the use Of some space in CIV
ing q brief account Of the impress
zsiOnS received in consequence.
The Wisconsin delegation Of some
sixty people left Milwaukee, March 3,
=at 200 p. M. over the G. & N. w. BY.
Arriving in Chicago about 500 p. No.,
gtile cars were transferred to the Bal
timore 81 Ohio tracks, and started on
she twenty hour ran to Washington
shortly before six O'Clock. BY this
time most of the party had become
acquainted with each other, and the
Review delegate found that he was
not entirely among strangers as Post
master w. j. Neu and daughter Vio-
let, of Three Lakes, were on board,
also. Mr.. and Mrs G.. r. Crosby of
Rhinelander were making their sec
Dnd trip to see President Wilson take
the oath of office Mr. Crosby is one
of Oneida county's prominent Demo
Gratis, and Chairman Of the county
committee. Mrs. Crosby proved a
true friend to ali of those not already
provided for, by attaching 20 their
coat lapels, bow in the national coll
ers, signifying the wearers devotion
to America, and its chief executive,
and also as she explained standing
for a Dry nation, state and county,
a movement she is actively interest
ed in as district president of the W..
g. T, T., for four count les including
Oneida and Villas.
Up to this time National Commit
feeman, JOS Martin, of Green Bay,
n A III n <1f
Elkhart Lake, and Secretary, Joseph
busy looking after the comforts of
each and every pilgrim, and in a
thoroughly satisfactory manner. At
ter visit to the dining car, every
enc proceeded to visit. play cards,
smoke, etc, until bedtime. The oc-
--cupants Of the sleepers woke up in
Pittsburg TO lind a heavy snow storm
raging. That il, was an unusual
Thing for that locality was shown by
the haste in which residents were
cleaning off their walks and porches,
Dn Sunday morning. Not rig on
runners was seen all day, again prov
ing that traffic in that section goes
Bn wheels the year around. The
route all day was through the noun
tain region, following the Allegheny,
cumberland, Shenandoah, and POtO-
mac rivers much Of the time. The
scenery seen for the first time, is as
a young bride of Oshkosh once said, in
speaking OF the welded state of life,
'distracUingly attractive Some who
had been over the route before, said
that it was unusually so, owing TO
the unacuStomed covering of snow
Coal mining and side line industries,
made possible by reason OF proximity,
acre much in evidence, in fact, the
only ones. Historic HarpeTs Ferry
was reached about five o'clock. For
miles in every direction this section of
country was the scene of bitter fight
ing during the Civil War and as far as
we could see has changed but little
since the famous raid of John Brown
1t may be that the natives are not SO
slow as appearances would Indicate,
but have keen perception Of the val
lie and ease by which tourists money
may be obtained.
The train Of thirteen coaches was
drawn by tvs engines, but pulled in
TO the Union depot in Washington
81 hours late, said by the trainmen
to be due to the heavy traf-
fic bound for common point that
day. AS the railroads down that
way intersect each other about every
ten feet, causing every train to come
to q full stop each time the excuse
sounded reasonable The National
Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue was
headquarters for Wisconsin's dele
cation, as well as some hundreds of
people from every part Of the U. S.
Most of the conversation heard that
night was in reference TO the sensa-
tional closing of Congress a few hours
faNo aNI I'm n-df tnn bar
was warmly supporting the course OF
action being followed by the Presi-
dent. Monday, morning Messrs. Mar
tin, LaBudde. and Guiddice went to
obtain through the assistance of SEN
atOr HuSting, seats for the Badgers
that they might hear the inaugural
address, stating however that owing
to the lateneSs of the hour and strong
demand for such seats, that they
might not be able to accomplish it.
They returned with engraved invi-
tations bearing the compliments of
the senatory for all. Some who feared
it might be otherwise had gone out
and secured seats ia the grand stands
farther down town. We happened to
be one, but for So so secured a seat
one block from the hotel that gave
as good q view Of the entire parade
AS oily ODC 1ldu O1OPpA1lS
anchor at HOO a. M. beside a charm
ing young lady from Trenton, New
Jersey, and who will never know any
of the nice things we are thinking,
and saying about her, as we forgot
to get her name and address. In
q few minutes the presidential party
strongly guarded, went by TO the
Capitol where the President and Vice
President subscribed to the oath Of
office for the second time. BY the
way, the coachman who drove the
Wilson carriage, was former COACH
man 80 the late King George, and
other European royalty, and came
from England for the express pur-
pose of driving the President on his
second inaugural ride. Returning
it was the beginning Of a parade that
was five and one half hours in pas
sing the stands, half hour stop be-