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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-02
Resolution No. IA.

supervisors of Villas county, visions
sin, that the proposition of Ewald
Brothers for the leasing of certain
premises as in their written prop
osition now on file in the Office of the
county clerk of said county in detail
set forth be and the same hereby is
accept and the chairman of the board
of supervisors and the county clerk of
said county are hereby authorized
and directed to enter into a contract
for the leasing of the said premises in
accordance with the terms and con-
ditions set forth in said proposition.
Be it further resolved that the chair
man of the county board of supervisors
and the county clerk of said county
be and they are hereby authorized
and directed to issue and sign county
orders for the sum of one hundred
dollars on the first day of January,
April, July and October 1918, respec-
lively and deliver the same to Ewald
Brothers, said lessor.
Dated December 5, 1917.
Chas. A. Bent Sup.
On motion Resolution No. IA was
adopted, all mem bers voting aye.
Resolution No. Is.
Resolved by the county board of
supervisors of Villas county in regular
annual meeting Only assem- led that
the salaries of the several county
officers mentioned below to be elected
in the ensuing year shall be and the
same are hereby fixed at the sums
set forth herein as follows
County clerk inc dep clerks, asst -. $500
Register of Deeds, do 1900
elk cir. CT Fees, further sum of 800. 500
District Attorney do 1000
Dated December 6, 1917.
Chas. Backstsom, Sup.
On motion duly made and seconded
the above resolution no. Is was
amended to read $1400 each for the
County Clerk, Register of Deeds,
County Treasurer and District Attor-
ney and $500. 90 for the Clerk of the
Circuit Court.
All members voting aye on Resolu-
ton No. Is as amended.
Petition No. 1.
10 the honorable, the county board of
supervisors of Villas county, Wis.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
residents and tax payers of the town
of Pennington, in Villas county do
respectfully request and petition that
that part of the county highway run
ming north and south on the quarter
line in section nine (9) of township
forty [40] north of range eight Isl
east past the summer resort of Edward
Gabe be relocated and laid out on a
course beginning at the point where
said road, as now constructed, Just
north of Edward Gabe's root house,
bears off to the left, and bear to the
right on the same angle reversed and
on said course to continue northerly
to the section line between sections
four al and nine [9l and thence
westerly along said section line to
connect with the road to Sayner.
John Lundberg, Fred Hessen, John
Eliason, 10. A. Juve, A. Chabrson,
q II. Jackson, Charles Kuhn and j. HI.
Hunter.
Motion duly made and seconded
that petition No. l be not granted, all
members voting aye.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-02

Signed, Alfred Hong, County Clerk
The following are the percentages
for each town as adopted by the Coun-
ty Board.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-01-02


this and the clerk
five days from date
this 9th, day Dec, 1917.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27

less for an additional dividend in
stock-stock whose actual value
would be determined by their own
responsibility and loyalty in future
service"
Just tell me-" Mr.. Amster con-
cluded, "if such a system isn't a MOI
reasonable form of public co-opera-
ton than, say, the postoffice is to-
day. In the postoffice labor has no
voice at all. The general public is
served, after a fashion, but no great
body of the people care a. hang
whether the enterprise pays or not
At the worst, the postoffice system
is mess. At the best it is Prussian-
ism. The people of America, I am
sure do not want our railroads and
our essential industries to go that
way.
And that is just what the financial
pirates are depending upon. They
are trying to make us think that we
shall have to choose between the ole
system and this spurious government
ownership. Of these two evils,
believe, the American people will
choose neither"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
OFFICERS DESTROY STILL.

Bennettsville, Feb. 21.-R. 7.
Paterson, Jr., and Deputy Sheriff
Henry Hubbard; Constables J. c..
Weatherly and United States Deputy
Collector p. j. Coleman seized the
largest still last night that has ever
been taken in Marlboro county. The
officers found complete still Of 10
gallon capacity, with all fixtures.
Everything was ready for a run.
There was kindling near the furnace
and three barrels of mash prepared
for distillation. They found three
gallons of whiskey and five gallons
of low wines, and 100 gallons of beer
The officers left Bennettsville early
this morning and after a search alone
the creek found signs where two stills
had been operated and then located
the one ready for work. Fresh loot
prints were seen, but no one was tc
be found in charge. The still was
located on a small creek on a place
known as the fruit farm, about SIX
teen miles northwest of Bennetts.
Vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
INCREASE. INTEREST RATE,
Half Billion i'm Treasury Certificates to
BE Issued at 4 1-2 Per Cent.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Another
$5oO, 100000 block of treasury certi-
Gates of Indebtedness in preparation
for the third liberty loan was Offer
ed for subscription tonight by Sec
retary McAdoo. This will bear in
terest at the rate of 1-2 per cent.
as against the previous high mark of
per cent. and will be payable next
May 2S. Subscription books will close
March and payments must be made
between February 27 and that date.
The certificates will be in denomi-
nations of $500, $1,000, $4,000, s10,-
coo and 100000, will be sold at par
and accrued interest and will have the
same tax exemptions as previous is
sues. The treasury may redeem the
entire issues at par and accrued in
terest on or after any date before
their maturity set for the payment
Of the first irstallment of the SUBJ
scription price Of the next liberty
| loan.
The right ~ reserved as usual to
reject any subscription, to allot less
than the amount of certificates ap-
piled for and 10 close the subscriptions
at any time without notice
About $2,100,O00,00 in certificates
remain to be issued at the higher rate
of IL per cent. before the. third
loan campaign, probably in April.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
Expect Scarcity Of Flour.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 21.-'Nith
farmers holding their wheat fo,. q
hoped for increase in the govern1nen,
price, Minneapolis millers expect a
scarcity of white flour in the near fu-
ture. Stocks are said to be practi-
cally exhausted, though figures are
not available, and prediction is less
than half of last year.
Last week 242,704 barrels were
shipped, against 27O,9O9 in the corre
spending period last year. Production
was but 151,62O barrels, against 341.-
430 a year ago.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
War and the Farmer.

The Germans have built monster
submarines with scope of operation
as broad as the Atlantic; the Belgians
have invented a powder that makes
dynamite seem like a joss stick; the
French have mounted a 52-centimeter
gun that hurls ton and a half of
explosive twenty miles; the British
have constructed that terrible land
battleship, the "tank."
But American farmers have done
their share 20 render these things
possible. They have We'd with mu-
milton makers-they have made the
United States a stockyard and a
granary for Europe. They have fur
nlshed cotton and wool for uniforms,
leather for harness and saddlerv.
horse and mule power for artillery,
Deef and grain for the commissary.
They have achieved scientific farming
trlumphs parallel to the creating of
great guns and stable aeroplanes and
war machinery. And more people
are becoming farmers or studying ag-
riculture, Or reading farm literature
than ever before--well aware that.
the farmer represents one of the II
gest forces in American fifs too
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27

now, in private stockholders. Stock in
each should be sold to the public or
exchanged for present railroad hold
ings and the government should be
the one financier for all.
Dividends in these federal corpo-
rations, Mr.. Amster thinks, should be
fixed by law with a maximum and
minimum rate. There should be no
opportunity to gamble for high
stakes, but each investment should
be made secure and some encourage
ment should be given to the investors
to help make the enterprise succeed.
And how about the actual direc-
ton of the enterprises" | asked.
That" he said, should be vested
| in the various interests served. The
primary interest is unquestionably the
public at large. That is the reason
for railroads.&c. serve the public. The
dominant voice in the directorate
should be the public's. But the stock
holders should also be represented;
and no scheme of public control would
be complete without giving adequate
representation to the other interests"
''The other interest?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Amster.
Railroad labor. Under government
control it is unthnkable that the in
terests Of labor shall be ignored On
the other hand, it is unthipkable that
these millions of workers shall have
no voice except the strike. Strikes,
in fact, must Oe made impossible; but
it would amount almost to slavery to
pass law to that effect and let it
so at that. If labor is not represent
ed in the actual management of the
property to which it gives it's life and
strength, it wouldn't be democracy at
all.
Labor should not only be repre-
sentcd in the management, but pro-
vision should be made for the work
ers acquiring dividend paying stock,
stock whose dividends shall be deter
mined largely by the faithfulness and
efficiency of the labor performed.
Union labor has one valid objection
to even the most advanced profit
sharing plans today, but this objec-
ton would disappear in such sys-
TEN of public service. Today the
profit sharing plan may be used to
keep individual workers from Joining
the unions, and keep them from
striking against the profiteers who are
exploiting them. But railrbad labor
does not think of the striking directly
against the people Of the United
States.
Under this system there would be
10 proliteers to arouse the envy of
the toilers. The representatives of
the workers would sit with the other
directors, not as pleaders or as an
tagonists, but as equals whose inter-
ests are known to be one with the
other interests concerned. And in
stead of striking for higher wages
when higher income seemed neces-
'sary they would be arranging doubt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27

for now They are not particularly
concerned about the job of supplying
freight; and the $4,000 salaries and
100000 bonuses to presidents and Of
ilcials are only an item in the pro-
gramme. 1t is the job of irresponsi-
BILE private financing which they want.
for the railroads, from the very ma
ture Of the industry, must be contin~
ually financed. They cannot be fin
anced from their earnings Every
year imperatvely calls for greater
and greater extensions to meet grow
ing demands; for better terminals.
more trackaSe, more up-to-date
equipment and more and better roll
ing stock. The roads then, have
been compelled to do business with
the banks, and no one can object, if
1.-THE banks are called upon, to thci.,
getting adequate remuneration for
their services. But the tendency OF
such a system is inevitably to turn
the railroads over to the money
trust.
THE money trust" he said, 'is able
to get away with all this, simply be-
cause it is organized. The obvious
remedy is to organize the one section
of the American public which has
never been organized before, the
small investors. The remedy is not
to be found in abolishing Wall street
and it's legitimate business in the
buying and selling of securities. The
remedy is not to be found in the abo-
lition of responsible ownership and
turning our industries over to the
tender mercies of a political bureauc.
racy. 1 don't object to public owner
ship so-called because it is too radi-
cal. L object to it because it isn't
radical enough. 1t is pseudo rad dical.
ism, the lazy substitution of an eco
nomic phrase for the actual correction
of an economic evil.
| The trouble with the railroads is
not that their stockholders have
been making a Legitimate profit
Some of their worst evils have ap-
peared when they were making nc
profit at all. The trouble with Wal
street is not that brokers get com.
missions for the legitimate ex.
change of securities The trouble
with both institutions is that the,
have been under irresponsible privat.
control"
AS to the railroads, Mr.. Amster'.
plan is simple one. He would have
five federal corporations organized
by the government, each corporation
to take over all the existing railway
lines in given territory-one for
the south, one for the northwest. etc
All the roads in a given territor,
thus merged into one combination, We
would do away with most of the
present evils OF competition, duplica
ton of terminals, special routing. etc
While the government would or
SanlZe these systems and they would
be under government control, their
actual ownership would be vested, as
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27

DIR. j. M. Fleming and wife hay |
arrived in the city to make this their
nome. DR.. Fleming will be found
IN the future at Hearon's Pharmacy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
CONTROL OF THE RAILROADS.
SOME ms AND OUTS OF DIS
HONEST FINANCE.

The Main Point at Issue, II Seems, Is
Not Legitimate Service; but the
Preservation of Fertile Field of
Loot, to the High Rollers Who
Know How Best To Cultivate tina,
Held.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
DINNER TONIGHT
TOT. C. SMITH
Sons Of the American Revolution Will
Honor Their Secretary, Who
Goes to War at once With
the Selects.

Frederic c. Smith. late city editor
Of The Gate City and secretary of the
board of education of Keokuk, will be
the guest Of honor this evening at a
dinner at the Tiffany room Of the
Hotel Iowa.
The dinner is rendered Mr.. Smith
by Lexington chapter of the Sons OF
the American Revolution, Of which he
has been the efficient secretary for 3
number of years. There will be seven
or eight post-prandal speeches bid
ding Mr.. Smith godspeed.
He leaves in week for the can
torment with the party of selects for
the army, and Is visiting his family
this week before his departure. He
quit his desk on The Gate City Satur-
day noon and resigned his position on
the board of education last week. His
departure means much to many Keo-
kuk people, for he has become an i'm
portant part Of life and affairs in Keo-
kuk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

Thursday, August 90
1920 trOt, early closing, purse
$1,000.
2:14 trot. purse $400.
2:20 pace, purse $500.
Three year old pace, purse $3.50.
Running II mile. purse 5000
Friday, August 30:
2:09 pace, early closing, purse
$1,000.
2:12 pace, purse $500.
2:25 trot. purse $500
Three year old trot, purse $3.50.
Running one mile, purse 5000.
Conditions: Early closing,
Rules Of the American Trotting as
ISOLATION to govern. 5 per cent en-
trance, per cent deducted from
money winners. Three in five plan
Usual money divisions. Entries to
early closing events close May 18th
Late closing: Rules of the Amer
lean Trottlng association to govern.
Old placing system 3 in 5 heats, 5
per cent entrance, per cent deduct
ed from money winners. Win race
records made after August 90, no bar.
Five to enter, four to start. Entries
close August Goth
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

FOR ALL ROADS
Court Holds County May be Held for
Township as Well as Duly De-
cIared Roads in
Iowa.

A Lee county man, I. n. Shook,
president of the association of thresh-
ermen, had much to do with getting
a court decision on the responsibility
for defective bridges and other de-
fects in what are called township
roads. The test case was brought in
Adair county. The supervisors held
that they and the county are not res
ponsible for roads managed by the
townships and not classified as coun-
ty roads. President Shook held the
converse view. The court decided for
the threshermen.
The facts in the test case were that
a traction engine. went through
twelve-foot bridge on a township
road.
President Shook tried to effect
settlement with the board of super
,visors which board. on the advice of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
ARTFUL D0DGER
HAS NO CHANCE
Put a few drops on that old
touchy corn then lift it
out without pain

Ouch =? F? !, This kind of rough
talk will be heard less here in town if
people trorbled with corns will fol-
low the simple advice of this Cincin-
natl authority, who claims that few
drops Of drug called freezone when
applied to tender. aching corn stops
soreness at once, and soon the corn
dries UP and lifts right out without
pain. A delightful surprise awaits all
who try this.
He says freezone is sticky sub
stance which dries Immediately and
never inflames or even irritates the
surrounding tissues or skin. quar-
ter of an ounce of freezone which will
cost very little at any drug store, is
said to be sufficient to remove every
hard or soft corn or callus from ones
feet. Millions of American women
will welcome this announcement since
the inauguration of the high heels.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
OLD AGE A CRIME

Some people are young at 6o.red
checked, rudy and vigorous. Others
are old at 4O-joints beginning to
stiffen I'D a bit; step beginning to lag
and lose its springiness; occasional
touches of pain in the back, feel tired
without cause, and possibly tWlnge
of rheumatic pain.
In most cases these are the danger
signals to warn you that the kidneys
are not promptly doing their work or
throwing off the poisons that are al
WAYS forming in the body. To neglect
these natural warnings is crime
against yourself. If you have these
symptoms you can find prompt relief
in GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil Cap
sules. For more than 200 years this
has been the recognized remedy for
kidney and bladder ailments.
GOLD MEDAL Harlem OIL Cap
sules are imported direct from the
labora tories at Harlem. Holland. Get
them at your druggists. Do not take
q substitute. In boxes three sizes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

their county attorney, refused to pay
the damages. contending that the
bridge in question being township
bridge was not responsible for any
damages.
Mr.. Shook, on behalf of the asso
citation, brought suit in the Adar
county court before Judge Appellate
and the jury decided in favor OF the
association and the county is COM
PEELED to pay the damages
The decision is an important one
over the state as the question of dam
ages on the township roads and
bridges has been much disputed
one. Motorists are also interested IN
it. of course, and generally IT is cas-
Ter to collect a judgement against
county than against township.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
AMERICAN
WOMEN LEAD
THE WORLD
They Have, Beauty, Health
and Brains.

"a really beautiful woman is always
a healthy woman" remarked one of
our noted beauty specialists, "for
true beauty comes from the blood and
strong, steady nerves"
Rich, red blood, the fountain OF life
and youth, shows itself in a clear,
rosy skin, solid flesh, fine form and a
keen, bright mind. Red blooded wom-
en-, with strong nervous vitality. are
sought after by men; they are the
hope and leaders Of the world.
American women lead the world in
health, beauty and intelligence, and
their number is increasing. They have
learned the value of Iron and Phos-
pilates in keeping them in perfect
condition.
"The number of weak, pale, tagged
out, run down and nervous women is
bound to decrease rapidly. once the
power Of Phosphated Iron becomes
more generally known" said a lead
ing doctor There is not reason In
the world why women should not be
strong, happy and joy TO look upon
when the remedy is at hand"
"Phosphated Iron has accomplished
wonders with my patients. 1t has
restored health, vitality, strong nerves
and happiness to whole families. It's
the healthy, red, iron blooded. strong,
pbosphate-fed nerved men and women
that enjoy life and lead in every work. v
Think it over!
To insure doctors and their pa
tients getting the genuine Phosphated
Iron we have put in capsules only. so
do not allow dealers to substitute pills
or tablets. Insist on capsules.-Mc-
Grath Bros. Drug Co., Keokuk, Iowa,
and leading druggists everywhere.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

The number OF stars on the service
flag, recently presented to the Chris
tan church, now numbers twenty
three, the honor roll showing the
following names:
Ellis Ewing, Clifford Stone, Ted
Stone. Brant Williams, Joseph l..
Williams, Archie Reed. Leland II.
Smith, Harold c. Tyner, Esper M.
Booth, Homer Ray Green. George
Mayor, Charles c. Hendricks, Ivan
Kimbrough, George M. Hearne, Will
liam II. Bower, Floyd Niggermeyer,
William c. earle, Franklin M. Hart
zell, Leslie j. Chandler, Warren
Francis, Edward B. Hackett. George
Brewster Miller, Clay Seaton.
Hon. Chas. ]. Scofield addressed
the mems gospel team OF Carthage
Sunday afternoon at 400 o'clock, at
the Christian church, at which time
there was a very large audience
present.
The Liberty loan drive has been a
decided success, Hancock county hav-
ing now reached its quota, some
townships having gone over the top.
but as to whether or not. each town
shin has met it's apportionment, we
are not advised.
On fGDTudIy ldSI WI ~ IL. > - ~
cashier Of the Hancock County Ma
tional bank. was appointed by the
federal reserve bank Of Chicago as
director of sales for Hancock county
of U. S. certificates of Indebtedness
bearing Az per cent interest in an
ticipation Of the third Liberty loan
bonds, which certificates have been
sold to the following banks, and the
amount taken by each IS furnished by
the director of sales OF the federal
reserve bank for the seventh federal
reserve district:
First National bank, Augusta lO,ooo
First Trust and Savings bank,
Amvusta $4,000
Basco bank, Basco ....... o,ooo
Farmers bank, Bowen 5o,oUo
State bank, Burnside ........ 5,ooo
Dime Savings bank, Carthage 3o,ooo
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ia CREW
. o>>o . 100000

Miss Lenora Mckeehan attended
the Red Cross meeting at keokuk
Wednesday.
B. l.. Kyes who has been working in
Oskaloosa for some time, returned
home Saturday.
Albert Wilhelm was guest at the
Refior home Sunday.
Robert Dempster was summoned to
Peoria on account of the serious i'll.
ness OF his father.
The funearl of Mrs. Jane Henry was
held at Clay Grove, April 10, Rev. Rob-
erts conducting the services.
Mr.. Altes and son Ralph have been
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23
Move reward Committee.

His visit here has no reference to
any cases of misleading advertising
in Keokuk, Mr. Green said. but was
merely to speak to his friends the
Keokuk merchant because it happen
ed to be convenient.
A vote of thanks was given him
by the club for his address, after
which he answered some questions OF
detail propounded by members.
It was unanimously resolved that a
be appointed by the presi-
dent of the club to report at its next
meeting on the feasibility of having
n vigilance committee in Keol1uk.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-23

doing some carpenter work for Mr..
Kennedy.
Mrs. Jesse Davis. formerly of Prim-
rose, but now a resident of Wyoming,
is on the sick list her many friends
will be sorry to hear.
Mrs. S. L. Overton and family and
Joseph McChord called at the Refior
home Sunday.