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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Has Planted Forty-fve Acres.

Forty-6ve acres of spuds is the
"war garden" of Louis Grenier,
the potato king of the town of
Arbor Vitae, for the year of
1918. Mr.. Grenier, a county
seat visitor last Friday, had just
finished the planting of that
acreage to Green Mountain po-
tatoes. Last year he had about
thirty-nine acres and harvested
over 1000 bushels of spuds OF
the above variety. This year he
is going into the game a little
stronger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Knox Now in France.

A card Monday to Mrs. Vim.
Knox, notifies her that her
son Wilbur Knox has arrived
safely in France. Billy is now
Corporal Knox of Battery B
10th Field Artillery, American
Expeditionary Forces. Cards
were also received saying that
all members of Battery B.
arrived safely.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Davis on the Coast.

William Davis, son of Rev. and
Mrs. w. ]. Davis of Eagle River
has been transferred from Great
Lakes naval training station to
some point on some coast OF the
United States. William has been
at Great Lakes for the past
month, having enlisted at that
station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Sentence of the Court.

Mr.. Potter, an Irish magistrate, IN
pronouncing the sentence of the court,
said to q notorious drunkard: You
will be confined in Jail for the longest
period the law will allow and l sin
cerely hope you will devote some por-
ton of the time to cursing whisky"
81 WILL" was the answer, land Por-
ter, too"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
JUST FISH STORIES

This will constitute the opening
of the fish column for the season
of 1918. And its opening so
early is due to the arrival OF
Frank Seigel and Louie Dear
dorf, the former from Kalamazoo
anb the latter from Kansas City.
Large stories barred.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Eighth Grade Graduates.

The graduating exercises given last
evening by pupils of the 9Th grade
was exceedingly good, and an
enthusiastic audience filled the court
room where the exercises were held.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Home on Furlough.

Fritz Draeger, soldier son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Draeger, is home on
a furlough till the oath of June,
from his duties at Camp Greene, N.
G. He is in artillery service.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
BIRTHS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Mykleby of Arbor Vitae, May
26th-a son.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Until Quota is Filled

NJ partial shipment of sweaters
will be made by the Red Cross, until
the entire quota, seventy-fve, is fill
ed.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
WESTERN.

Consumers have been asked by the
national fuel administration to take
part in the big coal drive set for the
first week in June.
Fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the postoffice and general store. an
unoccupied store building. two private
dwelling houses and rooming house
at Copper Hill. suburb of Globe.
Ariz.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
FoR0soN.


Field Marshal Viscount French was
sworn in Saturday ~ lord lieutsnane
and governor general Of Ireland
An army OF 100000 Russians =
marching on Finland from PstroGrad.
according to informatioo received ae
Copenhagen.
Two women spies. Josephine A.
wares and victorins Faucher. con-
dsmned to death by court-martial Jan
Is. were executed at Nantes. Franco.
Andrew Bonar Law. speaking for
the government In the House Of Com
mons, announced that the home ruls
bill would not b introduced before
May 10.
From army postoffices scattered
throughout France-just to the rear Of
the front lines to far southward-A
deluge Of Mothers' Day letters was
poured in Sunday upon the American
army postoffice.
So many German wounded have ar'
rived from the Flanders battle front
that the German authorities in Sel1ao-
ter, Getvelde. Terdonck and various
other towns In western Flanders have
closed the schools. converting them IN
TO hospitals.
The appearance Of American ma
tional army men on parade In London
aroused the enthusiasm Of the Lon.
don Sunday papers - have few events
in many months. The writer's unite
in giving unstinted praise to the men
and predict for them . record OF splon-
did achievement at the front.
The hospital established near the
front by DR.. Alexis Carrel Of the
Rockefeller institute has been per-
sistently bombed by German aviators
and now is almost entirely destroyed.
despite the fact that II constantly
flew = flag bearing . huge red cross
and was further identified by an i'm
mense white cross marked on the
lawn.
The Lloyd George ministry won .
notable victory in the House Of Com
mons. BY q vote Of 2S3 to 106 the
House voted down . motion intro
duced by former Premier Asquith pro
viding for the appointment Of . spo.
cial committee to investigate charges
made by Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Aau.
rice. recently relieved Of his post Of
chief director Of military operations
at the war office.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
SPORT.

Missouri university defeated Kansas
university in \ game Of basketball.
Columbia. Mo-. 73 to 3e.
Victory crowned the efforts Of both
the varsity and freshmen crews Of the
University Of Pennsylvania in their
annual races with Yale over the Hen
ley course Of one mile and five.six.
teenths on the Schuylkill river 1t
Philadelphia.
Col. J. c. Miller. promoter Of the
proposed Willard-Fulton bout Of July
4. tossed In the sponge as his project.
groggy from the mauling Of numerous
state officials. was hammered out Of
Maryland. The colonel formally called
off the match.
At Louisville. KY, 10000 people
viewed the running Of the derby. and
while Exterminator passed under the
imaginary wire a length In front Of
X. D. Alexander's colt there was .
momentary hush. Then when the
numbers were finally posted there was
ripple OF applause. but only ripple.
The great majority Of the thorough.
bred lovers at historic Churchill
Downs had hoped to see Escoba VIC
torions. not alone because his owner
is kentuckian, but because he 10 In
the United States aviation service. and
some time age declared his intention
OF donating the rich derby purse to
the Red Cross, in the event his good
colt should win.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
Where His Doubt Lay.
[r. George KObey dearly loves q

Where He Doubt Lay.
Mr.. George KObey dearly loves q
Joke.
Recently certain well-known
brother comedian whom he met casu.
ally in the street remarked to him
that he had great mind to write a
book.
Il doubt It," replied George.
doubt whnt!' said his friend in an
injured voice; ''that l can write
l,Ook?"
''Oh, no." was the reply; "that you
have great mind"
Knowing G. RS reputation for be-
ing a bit of wag his friend readily
fOrgave him.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
STORY OF the week
SHOWING THE pRooREso or
EVENTS IN our OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union news service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Americans repulse German raid on
Picardy front
Bulk OF German reserves still at
rear OF Somme front
Six more Americans have been dec
Grated with the croix de guerre.
British casualties officially pub
lished during the week ending May IL
totalcd 10000.
Italian troops stormed Monte Como
and took about 100 prisoners. two guns
and four machine guns
French troops captured Grivesnes
Park. five miles northwest Of Mont
didier. the Paris war office announces.
Russian warships have bombarded
German forces III the harbor OF Mar.
tupol. the Berlin war office announced.
The Seicheprey salient shows signs
o; again becoming active. The enemy
deluged the place with machine gun
bullets.
French troops advanced their lines
slightly east Of Locre. on the Flanders
front. the London war office an.
n0unces.
Italian troops Saturday stormed an
Italian post at Col Della Orso. on the
northern mountain front. destroying
its garrison.
in the Don Cossack territory and near
the mouth Of the Don river. has been
occupied by the Germans.
More than 100000 men have been
called In the draft SO far and either
are in France. in camp. or under call
10 60 into service before June l.
The German air service has been
battered to pieces. Since March Il.
1t 10 estimated. their losses total zoo
pilots. observers and machine gunners.
while 1000 machines have been de-
stroyed.
An important section Of high ground
near the Vyerbeck river. north OF
KENNEL. has been captured by the
French in strong attack. Both hill
No. ~ and Goddezone farm. which
lie between La Clytte and Vierstraat.
we're stormed and occupied.
the German naval base at Ostend. on
the Belgian coast, blockading the en-
trance to the harbor by sinking the
old cruiser Vindictive, which partici-
pated In the recent raid on Zeebrugge.
The previous raid. which was carried
out early on the morning of April 2S,
was conducted simultaneously against
Ostend and Zeebrugge. The latter
port 10 believed to have been COM
pletely blocked throSsh the sinking
Of two concrete-filled cruisers in the
channel
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
GENERAL.

The Sherwood bill. granting Z min.
imum pension Of $25 month to Civil
War veterans. was passed b. the
House.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
indian Warlor1

A company of soldiers recruited from
the Mohawk tribe Of Indians was sent
to England for training several weeks
ago and IL now in action on the CONT.
nent.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

A diplomat Is a man who Is able to
use the truth economically and judi.
ciously.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

Good breeding keeps q woman from
eating as mucs dinner ~ she wants.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

B2th 9Th ..4 Ends 5.:!:a!@]
Against
The Middle
(Ths PAcker)
The consumer wants to pay q low
price for meat.
The farmer wants to get q high
price for cattle.
The packer stands between these
conflicting demands, and finds 1t I'M
possible to completely satisfy both.
The packer has no control over the
prices Of live stock or meat, and the
most that can be expected of him Is
that he keep the difference between
the two a. low as possible. He does
this successfully by converting animals
into meat and distributing the meat
ct minimum of expense, and at q
profit too small to be noticeable IN the
farmers returns for live stock or IN the
meat bin Of the consumer.
Swift 4 Company's 1917 transac-
tions in Cattle were - follows:
Average Per Head
Sold Meat to Retailer for .. $6s.97
Sold By-products for 2zo9
Totar Receipts -. 1906
Paid 70 Cattle Raiser >. o4.45
Balancs(not paid to Cattle Raiser) 8.6l
Paid for labor and expenses at
Packing House. Freight On Meat,
and Cost of operating Branch
distributing houses .. 7.32
Remaining In Packers hands %
The net profit was $l.2e per head, or
about one-fourth of a cent per pound
Of beet.
BY what other method can the diff
ference between cattle prices and heef
prices Be made smaller, and how can
the conflicting demands of producer
and consumer Be better satisfied
1918 Year Book Of interesting and
instructive facts cent on request.
Address Swift q Company,
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois
The Keota news., 1918-05-17
cvtleura Heals Ecsema

And rashes that itch and burn. II
there IL . tendency to pimples, ETC..
prevent their return by making Cuti.
cura your daily toilet preparation. For
free samples address. 'Cuticura. Dept
Z, Boston" At druggists and By mail.
Soap 23, Ointment . and t0.-Adv.
The Keota news., 1918-05-17

Gooti intentions would be worth
more II man could get them cnshed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
LANGDON BRANCH RED CROSS.

Notice to Members of the Langdon
Branch Red Cross-The Langdon
Branch of the A. R. C. will serve all
meals at the County Fair. Mrs.
Docksteader is in charge of all com.
mittees in come ction with this work.
Miss Prinyer and Mrs. C. E. Johnston
are in charge of the soliciting. Every
family in the Langdon Branch will be
solicited for baking or supplies of some
kind to help towards these meals.
About $1.0 worth will be expected
from each family. If it is not con-
venient to give the cooking then the
$1.0O in cash will be expected as
many of the supplies will have to be
bought. You will be solicited next
week. If you are missed it will be
an oversight. in which case kindly call
up Miss Prinyer or Mrs. Johnston.
Your hearty cooperation is requested
in this matter. also in helping in this
work. This is large undertaking
but not too large if all will help.
Tom Smi tn, Chairman
Langdon Branch A. R. C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04

Today's observance of the Fourth
of July will be saddened here in
Langdon by the home coming of the
remains of the father of Mrs. w. A..
Scott, who died on the 9th ult., at
the Seattle home of his son. The
late Newcomb Kinney, a veteran of
the civil war is quite we'll known
by large number of people here. The
funeral is expected to occur during
the afternoon from the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Foley officiating. Re.
spect is to be shown as far as pos.
sible the war record of this old sol.
dier, whose casket will be draped
with Old Glory and "taps" will be
sounded as the body is lowered to its
inal earthly resting place. Veteran
Kinney was in his seventy.sixth year
and the end is thought to have come
quite unexpectedly as a letter was
received from him on the same day
as the message announcing that he
had passed away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04

The annual picnic of the organza-
tion formed by old residents of the
state of Illinois, who have of late
years located in different parts of
Cavalier county, is announced to be
held on Wednesday Of next week, July
10th in what is known as the Stod :.
dard grove, one mile west of Lang.
don. For some time the picnic has
been big yearly event each summer
with the hundred or more families
who are residents of this county
and originally came to Cavalier
county from the state of Illinois.
The secretary of the clubs organiza-
tion is Chester Denler, of Lanedon,
to whom correspondence regarding
membership, ETC.. may be addressed.
This paper is asked to extend fan in
vitation to all the old residents of
Illinois to attend this picnic, whether
they are members of the organization
or not. They will be most heartily
welcomed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04

high above the circus rings, twice
every twenty-four hours, is really the
easiest thing going-when you know
how. She has had some hard falls
in her youthful career, to be sure !;
but she doesn't have them now any
more because she knows every spring
and characteristic of her wire as one
knows the traits of an old, old
friend. "It's just as easy!' laughs
Miss Bidwell when one asks her
about her work. 81 know just what
I'm going to do before I climb up on
my wire. I know whether I'm going
to do good work or poor work. Some.
\ thing-I don't know what-tells me.
After get out on the wire I don t
think a thing about being of the
ground. l don't even watch the wire
very closely My feet just find it and
l alway know just when I'm going
to fall, too. Whatever sense it is
that tells person when one is stand
ing upright or leaning over seems to
be acutely developed in wire walkers.
We know about two seconds in ad.
vance when we're going to lose our
balance and fall. Then we simply
prepare for it, Every girl ought to
walk the tight rope. 1t is fine,
healthy exercise 1t developes rare
acts of muscles and self. confidence
and teaches one how to walk properly
on the street.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
MONDAY, JULY 18TH IS
CIRCUS DAY IN LANGDON

Dainty little Irma Bidwell, who
playfully pirouettes on a slender,
swaying wire under the tents of the
Sparks circus. coming here on Mon.
day July, 18th, affirms there is no fun
like it. And Miss Bidwell ought to
know, for she's been walking the
wire ever since she was able to walk
at all. She says it's quite the
healthiest thing she knows of for
girs, and it's profitable to--oh, i'm
mensely profitable. Did someone re.
mark that it was dangerous Oh,
dear, no! Miss Bidwell says that
dancing over her precarious footing,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
Crowds Predicted
County Fair Week
Langdon Host of Record Break
ing Crowd of Visitors All
During Fair Week

Monday nights meetingof the city
Council had quite an important batcf
of matters up for disposal and which
were given definite and satisfactory
disposal.
The matter of harvest and thresh
ing help was taken up by the club,
which is acting in cooperation with
j. w. Haw, who is the epresentative
in this county, of the the federal boarc
having control of the matter. 1t il
understood that if farmers will make
known their needs in the way of helr
for proper handling of the crop this
fall, right now, the situation can be
kept pretty we'll in hand, as men car
be secured when needed if the matter
is taken up between the farmer anc
the county board at this time. 1t is
of greatest Importance, however, t.
act at once-do it now.
With the crowd drawing attractions
which Langdon has ahead of it during
the present month the question pre-
sents itself generally as matter Of
convenience and public safety,
"What are we to do with the auto
mobiles that are coming into the
town?' The indiscriminate running
of the cars along side of the side.
walks of the main thoroughfare on oc-
casions like the week of July 18th to
21st would soon result in the block.
ing of the traffic. Plans are being
carried out in detail for the "park.
ing" of cars in the center of all the
down town streets, and officials will
have charge of seeing that car own.
ers do their part. A
The Langdon commercial clu
named at it's meeting of Monday
evening the following committee to
cooperate with the ladies of the
Langdon woman's club in the looking
after of the business details connect
ed with the coming here of the Chau-
tauqua for its five ssday engagement
from July 18th to Goth. The com.
mittee is composed of Messrs. r. T..
Burke, Simon Schetter,C. 8. Robert
son, Feed T. Ober and c. E. John
ston.
The committee of the club which
had the looking after of the local coal
problem stated that inquiry Of both
the state fuel administrator and the
local dealers elected response stat
ing that within few days it was ex.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
LAAGDON MAKES $4,000
WOOL SHIPMENT FRIDAY

j. w. Haw states that the two
carload shipment of wool that went
out of Langdon last week, the clip
of Cavalier county sheep breeders for
this season, is an item in the de.
velopment of the county of no incon.
siderable Importance. Sheep raising
both as an item for the stock market
and for their yearly wool clip is
comparatively in its infancy in this
county, but the $4,000 pounds of
wool, of which the shipment com.
prised, will bring to farmers in this
county from the wool market ssof the
east something like $50, 600, which
isn't bad item for starter. What
next years shipment will be in COM
parison is of course merely conjec-
ture, but it should be at least double,
even if the results which so far have
attended the experiment do not induce
others to make the start, which it is
most certain to do. Regarding last
weeks shipment it may be noted that
Ia, 600 pounds of the total of 35, 900
| came from farms in the immediate
vicinity of Wales and Dresden, show
ing greater activity there than else
where over the county in the raising
of sheep. The wool was shipped from
here to Philadelphia the purchase be.
ing controlled by the government,
which apportions out the wool to the
manufacturers, for the production of
such materials as are needed at the
present time. The price of the raw
material on the market at present
is sixty cents. Portions of the ship
ment sent from here came from Ed.
more, Hampden, Beaulieu, Munich
as we'll as from points along the nor
thern border of this county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
Another Langdon June Bride

One of the last of the June wed.
dings of Langdon young people oc.
Cured on Thursday of last week, tn G
9th u]t., at Fargo, when Mr.. Her
bert Baker Sullivan and Miss Jessie
Mckenzie Mahon were quietly mar.
ried. Their evident intention had
been kept pretty much to them
selves and none Of their Langdon
friends know aught of the affair until
their return to the city on Monday g
train. Their home will be on the Sui
livan farm south of town. Both have
lived and grown up right here in our
midst and have the we'll wishes of all
for a long, happy and prosperous
married life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
Service Stamps-We sell them. 1Ot
in an envelope for 10 cents.

On Wed nesday evening of next
week Red Cross films will feature the
program of movies at the Electric.
There is to be reel of "With Gene
raj Pershing in France" also an.
other "Humanity's Appeal" a
touching story of Red Cross work.
In order to give the people their full
moneys worth there will be four
reels of Douglas Fairbanks. Two
shows, for the benefit of the Red
C ross. Next Wednesday evening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
Langdon Boys
Are Wounded
Lothspeich "Gassed" and Drury
and Horgan Get "Theirs"
With Shrapnel

Langdon homes have been sadden-
ed during the past week by news Of
three of our boys having been wound
ed in action on the western front in
France, during the heavy fighting
that occurred during the last days Of
May and the first week in June.
Thursdays mail brought letter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Lothspeich, from
their son, Ben Lothspeich. who is
with Co. c. of Grafton, that he was
in a base hospital where he had lain
at the time he wrote for ten days as
a result of being severely "gassed''
while fighting in the front line Of
trenches. He had not heard the fate
of the three men who were with him
in a dug out at the time when he sue
cumbed to the gas. Although now
practically no longer in danger it is
uncertain as to whether this will put
Ben out of the fighting, and return
him home with an honorable dis.
charge, or not. He had been in the
trenches eight days when it happened
and has been in action several times
within the past three months, or to
be more exact since the first spring
drive in March.
Monday letters came from beth
Albert Drury and Roy .Horgan, writ
ing in cheerful strain of how "they
had got theirs They are together
in the u. S. marines and have seen
q good deal of active service since
reaching France several months ago.
The letter which first brought the news
was from Drury and under date Of
June 18th, written in a hospital in
Paris, resting easily though wounded
in the left arm by the explosion of a
sharpnel she'll. The doctors had to
insert silver tubes into the arm to
drain the wound, but danger of in-
fection or any chance of an opera tion
would appear from what he writes to
be passed His letter tells of his
being aware that his chum and COM
rade, "Happy" Horgan, is in an other
ward of the same hospital, being
brought there later on the same day.
The wound in Horgan's case is stated
as being a good deal similar to that
of Drurv's only on the opposite arm,
probably caused by the explosion Of
the anne she'll. 1t would seem that
there is no occasion for serious alarm
in either case.
I According to the latest news from
the boys of Company E., letter to
reach Langdon during the past few
days from Serg't Charles Lothspeich,
all of the boys are we'll and in good
health, and have not as yet taken any
position on the fighting front, still
being in training but within easy
distance of where they can at any
time respond to call to bring their
trench mortar battery into action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-04
DRY POPLAR POLES

Two hundred loads of dry poplar
wood POLES to be sold at auction on
June 9th, located on the farm know
as the Brusseau farm, the south half
of Section Seven, Township 162,
Range 81. Olga township, located
south of the Ed Thibeadeau farm
Henry Porter, Owner.