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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Rhinelander-P. J. Cain, county
treasurer, is the owner of a deck of
German cards, taken from German
prisoner by his son Reuben. Lieut.
Herbert Frogner brought them to
America at the request of young CAIN
and gave them to Mr. Cain while in
Rhinelander recently.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
War Prices.

He-I feel like thirty cents.
She-How things have gone up since
the war.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
casus BeIIi.

"Yes'm," through his bruised lips
confessed the little boy whose hair
sprangled uncurriedly and whose
freckles were as the sands on the sea-
shore, 1--WE been fighting. Skinny
Smith bet me a thousand dollars that
his brother who is in the army would
kill more Huns than my soldier broth
er would. l bet him million dollars
his old brother wouldn't do any such
thing. Then he bet me billion he
would, too. I didn't know any bigger
number than that, and so, O. course,
had to whip him" -Kansas City Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
DAISY FLY KILLER
|ER placed anywhere.

m FFMFA watson L. Coleman, wash.
KH RM ~ ington, DC. Books free High
~ &sv " sst references. Best results
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Madison-The state school for the
blind at GAINESVILLE is experimenting
in trades to be opened to soldiers
made sightless in the war. Ihrteeh
men and women are now being gwen
a special course of instruction at the
institution.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

United States has 26S,000 Civil war
veterans on pension rolls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
some Exceptions.

Talk is cheap"
Il didn't find it so when / got mad
and talked back to the judge"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
Verv Much So,

"How are the German troops do
lng?"
81 notice by the news reports they
are still in the running"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Watertown-Mrs.A August Krause, a
widow here, was killed, and Mrs. Ame-
liza Schumann, another widow, mother
of eleven children, and her daughter
Miss Martha Schumann, were serious
ly injured, when struck by an interur-
ban car which split switch while the
women were waiting for it to pass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Antigo-Peter w. Krier of this city
has been appointed senior examiner of
the United States employment service
and will have charge of Langlade and
Oneida counties. All laborers in his
territory will be registered at his
Office and the requirements of each
employer will be tabulated
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Mauston-E. l.. Yoder, former Maus
ton high school teacher, now located
at the West Point Military academy
hoe baen assigned to Camp Douglas as
instructor for the salte guards.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Chilton-St. Augustine's parish 90
mated $3.50 to the American Red cross
during the last six months. This Is the
var record for 100 families. The Rev.
J. E. Moegher Is pastor OF the
chunch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Madison Madison is now over The
top in the drive for young women To-
the United States nurses reserve
More than 100 have enlisted here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Sheboygan- by heat at
the Charles S. Weisse & Co. tannery,
August Splittgerber fell into vat OF
boiling liquor and sustained severe
cut on his jaw and painful burns about
his body.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Oshkosh-An exhibit of the crops
grown by the boys and girls of the
Oshkosh schools will be held at the
high school early in September under
the direction of T. G. Brown, super
visor of agriculture in the schools.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Kenosha-Harold Hart, manager OF
the truck department of Nash Motors
company, and one of the best known
men in the automobile game in the
middle west was commissioned cap
tain in the United States army.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

JanesvilIe-Word has been received
in this city telling of the wounding OF
Capt. E. N. Caldwell of Company L.,
Twenty eighth infantry. United States
regulars, Capt Caldwell left this city
in command of Company M OF the
Wisconsin National guards and has
been in action for some time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

eboygan-Private Henry Meyer,
son of Mrs. Louise Meyer, town OF
Sheboygan, died in the base hospital
at Camp Zachary Taylor from the ef-
fects of a heat stroke.
Beaver Dam-The Board of Educa-
ton of Beaver Dam by an unanimous
vote decided that hereafter the study
of the German language in the public
schools of the city will be eliminated.
Madison-An increase of passenger
fare to 4 cents is asked by the La
Crosse & Southeastern, railroad
operating between La Crosse and
Viroqua.
Neenah-An ordinance prohibiting
bathing in the Fox river and hxlng
the length of bathing suits was voted
down by the city council.
portage-Federal authorities raided
tbH Hagenbeck-Wall circus at Ste
vens Point Just before it left for
portage and took $50 men from the
show as Stacker subjects. The show
left with small boys filling places OF
men taken.
elander-Martin Pollen, far
mer in the town of Cassian, was snot
and instantly killed by George Tomlln-
son. on Tomlinson's farm, in Rice Lake
on the Tomahawk river. The shooting
is said to have resulted from cspx
Tomlinson owned Pollen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21
!: HAPPENINGS /;
OF THE WEEK
" In WISCONSIN

Madison-Charles Mohr, Jr., state
Oil inspector, was arrested at his home
In Portage by William Touton, federal
deputy marshal, and accompanied to
this. city where he was arraigned be-
fore Court Commissioner F. w. French
on charges of violating the espionage
act by statements tending to discredit
the United States and in support of
the imperial German government Mr..
Mohr pleaded not guilty and he was
held under $4,000 bonds. His hearing
was set for Aug. 23
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Neenah-Dr. c. c. Del Marcele,
lieutenant in the medlcal corps III
france. and former city physician
here states in letter that he was
recently taken prisoner by the Ger
mans. but was released when Amer
can troops stormed the shell hole IN
which he was being guarded.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Washington-The following Wiscon-
sin men were granted army commits
sions: Donald Campbell, Delavan, and
Karl Haughen, Appleton, second lieu
tenants, air service; Warren F.
Smith, Waukesha, second lieutenant,
sanitary corps: Stanley J. Comrie, La
Crosse, and John Rupps, Milwaukee,
second lieutenants, quartermaster
corps; Harry w. Morris, Madison, cap
tain of engineers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

Neenah-Neenah's honor roll, huge
framed affair bearing the names OF all
Neenah boys in service, has been hung
on the side of a building, on one OF
the main thoroughfares. 1t contains
over 400 names.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
MUCK AT THE MEADOWS

About twenty years ago Christian
AK, of Baltimore, Nd, millionaire
tobacco manufacturer, purchased the
Black Sink Prairie in Marion county,
Florida, and renamed it The Meadows.
There is about 10000 acres in this
prairie, and like most of Florida
prairies it was covered with water
varying in depth from one to six feet.
Mr.. AXIS scheme was to drain this
prairie by a system of drainage can
ais, divide the land into small farms
and sell it to truckers. as the soil of
the prairie was composed of muck ten
to fifteen feet deep. The scheme was
plausible one, but after years OF
work and fortune spent in digging
the canals it was found that there
was no outlet for the water, the
stream into which it was proposed to
drain the water being separated from
the prairie by ridge, which if cut
through would let the water from the
stream into the prairie, instead of
from the prairie into the stream. For
time the water was pumped over
the ridge, but it being impossible to
provide guarantee that this pump.
ing would be continued indefinitely,
the whole scheme was abandoned.
visited The Meadows few weeks
ago and found that the muck was be-
ing dredged out of the prairie, con-
veyed to a drying house, where it was
run through long horizontally in
clined cylinder heated by steam,
where it was thoroughly dried ana
pulverized and conveyed to the store
house. This dried muck is sold to one
of the largest fertilizer companies in
the United States and is used by it
as one of the constituents of chem
ical fertilizer.
The muck from these prairies has
been used by the orange growers for
fertilizing their groves.-Southern
| Ruralist.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
ODD FELLOWS OFFICERS

At their meeting Tuesday night,
the Odd Fellows installed the follow
ing officers:
Fl. D. Stokes, noble grand.
F. ]. Burden, vice grand.
NJ. M. Little, secretary.
G. L. Taylor, treasurer.
The noble grand appointed officers
as follows:
w. L. Colbert, right supporter.
L. II. Pillans, left supporter.
Chris Simmons, chaplain.
w. 7. Whitley, warden.
A. Slott, inside guardian.
The vice grand appointed the fol-
lowing:
Joe Potter, right supporter.
Chas. X. Sage, left supporter.
The installation was conducted by
w. L. Colbert, D. d. G. NJ, aided by
Jake Brown as grand marshal. After
the work, number of speeches for
"the good of the ORDER" were made
by various brethren, and another
year of fraternal work for Tulula
Lodge begun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
MAN FROM FLORIDA
AMONG THE MISSING

Word has been received that Cap
tain Frank Vans Agnew, who has
been fighting on the western front
for nearly three years, is missing. It
is supposed that he was taken pris-
oner early in December when the en-
emy counter attacked in the Cambria
sector. Captain Vans Agnew was in
charge of three tanks when last heard
from. On July 7th he was slightly
wounded in the battle of Messines
ridge, when his tank caught fire from
the inside. However, he was able to
put the fire out and go ahead. For
this he received his captaincy and
the military cross.
The cablegram states that it will
be the end of January before any
news of his whereabouts can be OBJ
tanned. 1t is known that prisoners
now in German hands receive much
better treatment than they did in the
early part of the war. Possibly this is
due to the object lesson in the good
treatment of German prisoners re-
ceive in Great Britain and the United
States, or it may be due to fear of
reprisals. als.-Kissimme Gazette.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
LOCAL LEGISLATION

The old city council at it's meeting
last evening heard the reading of
minutes of former meetings and ap-
proved them.
The election of city recorder was
then taken up, and Mr.. Mel Ferguson
was elected for the unexpired term of
Major L. T. Izlar, deceased.
Council then adjourned sine die.
The newly elected members then
convened and elected as their TEN.
porary chairman Mr.. d. E. McIver.
Mr.. George A. Nash, alderman from
the fourth ward, was placed in nomi-
nation for president of the body, and
Mr.. d. E. McIver as vice president.
There being no further nominations,
the clerk was instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the council for
their election.
President Nash then handed in his
appointments as heads of the various
departments under the new charter,
which were as follows:
Department of Public Safety-A. A.
Winer.
Department of Public Health-A.
T. Thomas.
Department of Public Service-E.
A. Osborne.
Department of Justice-G. A. Nash.
Department of Financed. E. Nc
Iver.
The new charter provides the fol-
lowing duties of the heads of depart
ments:
The department of public safety
shall include and embrace all matters
pertaining to the police and fire de-
partments of said city, not hereto
fore included within the power given
to the mayor, and all matters pertain
ing to buildings and structures within
said city,
"The department of public health
shall embrace and include all matters
pertaining to sewer, sewerage sys-
tenn, and proper sanitation of saio
city; the prevention of disease, and
the betterment of health within said
city; and the care and repair of the
streets and public grounds of said
city
"The department of public service
shall embrace and include any and all
matters relating to the electric light
and water plant and other public
utilities of said city.
"The department of justice shall
embrace and include all matters per.
tanning to the laws and ordinances of
said city, except the enforcement
thereof by the police and the power in
regard thereto heretofore granted to
and conferred upon the mayor.
That the heads of the different de-
embrace and include all matters
touching the finances and accounting
of said city.
That the heads of the different de-
partments shall have general super
vision of all the matters under their
control, subject to the power of the
city council"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
LAKE KERR

Lake Kerr, Jan. 8.-We are glad tt
have some pleasant weather once
more. The weather man must have
forgotten that this was sunny Florida
when he was sending so much snow
and ice last week.
Mrs. j. G. Boatright and children
spent a few days>of last week at the
horne of Mrs. Cowart of Fort Mccoy
Mrs. d. E. MacRae and children
have moved back to Churchill. We
regret seeing these folks leave and
especially for the children to be tax
en- out of school.
Messrs. Smiley and Boatright went
to Fort Gates Saturday to bring in 9
party Of newcomers who came up or
the boat.
Miss Sarah Forbes spent the holl
days very pleasantly at her home II
Anthony. She returned Sunday anG
resumed her duties in the school Mon
day.
A large crowd enjoyed the preach
ing service Sunday night at the chap
,el.
We are glad to see Mr.. Georgt
Smiley up again after a short illness
Mrs. Joe Rou of Norwalk spent
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. j. c
Boatright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Smiley, Mr.
and Mrs. Hulburt and Mr.. ]. G
Boatright went to Ocala Monday. Mr.
Smiley has been suffering from {
painful carbunkle and went to con
suit a physician. We wish for him I
speedy recovery.
Annie Belle and Rodolph Smell
grove were the guests of Mrs. Ma
Williamson this week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
ANOTHER TEUTON
NAVAL VICTORY
Hospital Ship Rewa TOrpedOed With
out Warning and Also Outside
Barred Zone"
ASSOCIATED Press)

London, Jan. 9.-The hospital ship
Rewa, 1900 tons, was torpedoed and
sunk in the British channel january
4th while returning from Gibraltar,
it was announced officially today. All
the wounded on board were saved,
but there were three casualties among
the crew.
The official statement says the
Rewa was displaying all lights and
markings required by the Hague
convention, and hadn't been in the So
called barred zone.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
ONE THOUSAND ACRES
OF PEANUTS

Mr.. Gus Morton of Williston was in
town today. Mr.. Morton this season
will plant no cucumbers or other veg
etables, but will turn his entire iatten-
ton to the raising of peanuts and
converting them into oil. Mr.. Morton
will plant one thousand acres of pea
nuts, near Williston and near Ocala,
and is also interested in the big pea
nut oil mill at Gainesville, construc-
tion of which has already been begun.
Mr.. Morton says there is more money
in peanuts made into oil and the by
products of same than almost any
thing one could grow. Plant peanuts,
it is good advice, so good that the
government is handing it out.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
oCALA's HONOR ROLL
Navy Recruiting Station,
Postoffice Building,

Ocala, Fla, Jan. 9, 1913.
Thurman A. Pope of Santa Fe, Fla,
who made application for the navy,
was sent to Atlanta for final exami-
nation.
Registered Men May Enlist in the
Navy
Any man who has registered ana
prefers enlisting in the navy may do
so, providing he has certificate from
his local board releasing him from
the next draft under the new cIassif-
cation. If your number is not needed
to fill the quota on the next draft, you
can get this certificate, so get busy
now while you have the chance and
get your release and enlist for the
navy before it is too late, as you viii
have to do your bit. Enlistment ages
from 18 to 35, pay $3.50 up per
month to start, including your board,
medical care and a $50 clothing al
lowance. Men grasp this opportunity
and enlist. Amy information desired
about the navy and its advantages,
promotion and chances of getting a
commission may be had by calling at
or writing the above station.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
MRS. ]. R. FOLKS

Mrs. Folks, who was brought here
from Leesburg one night last week,
died last night. The remains will be
taken to Inverness this afternoon,
where Mr.. Folks was buried several
years ago. Mrs. Folks son and her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter of Leesburg, have been
here all. during Mrs. Folks illness
and will accompany the remains to
Inverness.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
HEADS OF CITY DEPARTMENTS

George A. Nash, president of the
council.
D. e. McIver, president pro tenn.
A. A. Winer, Department of Public
Safety: Police, fire, buildings and
structures.
A. T. Thomas, Department of Pub
lie Health: Sewerage, street and san
itation.
E. A. Osborne, Department of Pub
Tic Service: Light and water.
G. A. Nash, Department of Justice:
Laws and ordinances.
D. E. McIver, Department OF Fl
nance: Finances and accounting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
yoRWAERTS DISGUISED ITS AP.
PROVAL

Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 8.-The Vor-
waerts, the principal organ of the
socialists, commencing on Premier
Lloyd d-George's speech, declares the
premier masqueraded in carefully
selected disguise. 1t says the speech
was framed so that some parts would
meet the approval of German work
ingmen, and adds his restoration of
territory ideas would not call forth
contradictions.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
A FRENCH SUCCESS

Paris, Tuesday, Jan. SIN a sur
price attack east of st. Mihiel today,
French troops penetrated on nearly
nearly a mile front. After demolish-
ing enemy positions, they returned to
their own lines with $50 prisoners
and SONS machine guns, says an off,
cial statement.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
BARRED ZONE IS
MADE BROADER
However, Nowhere on the Seven Seas
Has the Hun ANY Regard
for Humanity
ASSOCIATED E,ressJ

London, Jan. "a further extern
sion of the submarine barred zone is
announced in wireless statement by
the German government, to become
effective January 11th- 1t includes
the Cape Verde Islands, MADEIRA, off
the northwestern coast of Africa, and
part of the coast of French Senegal.
alleged to be enemy supporting
points"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
MAGMA CHARTA Of
FUTURE PEACE
Appropriate Name Bestowed by
Leading English Paper on
Wilson's Address
ASSOCIATED Press)

London, Jan. 9.-President VIII
sons speech takes the leading place
in both the news and editorial col
umns of the London press. One news
paper describes it as the magma
Charter of future peace" The eve
ming papers find no disagreement in
the essential policy between it and
Premier Lloyd Georges recent speech
to the trades unions.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
ANOTHER OUTBREAK
ANOTHER OUTBREAK
IN PORTUGAL
Warships Have Bombarded the Forts
as Lisbon but Army Re-
mains Faithful
Associated Press)

Madrid, Jan. 9.-Another outbreak
has occurred in Portugal. According
to news from across the frontier, the
crews of Portuguese warships mutin-
led and bombarded the Lisbon forts.
The army appears to have remained
faithful to the government. Tran
guilty was restored.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
SLIGHT RELIEF FOR
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE
(Associated Press)

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Two steam
ers carrying nearly thirteen million
pounds of Cuban sugar, arrived here
today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
MEETING OF LAKE WEIR CLUB

The Lake Weir Club and the asso-
citation will hold their annual busi-
ness meeting Thursday, Jan. 10, 1913,
at 7 o'clock p. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09

A full assortment of the famous
RPAKRO Seedtape. just the thing for
the small fall garden, Ocala Seed
Store. Z
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09

her children, she leaves twenty-seven
grandchildren and fourteen great
grandchildren and scores of other
relatives and friends to mourn for
her. Yet we know our loss is her
gain and we hope to all strive 20 be
ready for the summons when it comes
so that we all may meet with her at
Jesus feet.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09

The largest and best assortment of
WHITE IVORY SETS ever shown IL.
0cala. The prices are right. The Court
Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
Saturday, January 10Th.
Adv.

Nunnally's Candies (the standard
of the South) a limited quantity at
Gerig's Drug Store. 1SS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-01-09
WATER WAGON IS
On ITS WAY
Mississippi First State to Ratify
Prohibition and Virginia VIII
Probably be Next
ASSOCIATED Press)

Richmond, Va, Jan. 9.-Prohibition
legislation which will include a rati-
fication of the proposed federal
amendment, is expected to be the
most important matter before the
legislature which convened today. An
effort will be made to make the state
"bone dry"