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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-21
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Anpusl 9th tQ2n

"a TX uSN wi 1871.
The board met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Meeting called to order by
Chairman Reid. On roll call, the
following answered present: Super
visOrs Moore, Olmsted, Clark, Olson,
Evenson, Bertagnoli, Defer, sherman,
Schaus. PenrOse. LaFave, Reid and
Lukey; Absent kolu, Hannula, Fitz.
gerald and Oliver.
Journal of adjourned annual meet
ing of county board of supervisors of
July 10th, 1920, was read and approved
as read.
Report of Highway Commissioner.
A report by the highway commission.
er, William Weber. showed the follow.
ing amounts expended this year in
Iron county, on road work, TO August
lst, 1920.
state trunk highway systems L, S26. II
state highway system. 49,. 2,l33 Il
Road No. 2, Hurley-kim-
bail-SaXon. ..........:.... t,774.94
Road No. >, SaXon-Lake
Superior. .......... ..... 2,5725.
Road No. Upson-Saxon.. /, S64.i4
Road No. 4, Iloyt- X imball.. "a. 4C
Road No. :, Saxon unit. 666 "A
hOad No. 3, Moore unit. 81
hoad no. d, ! ps0n-SaXon.. 12T.s4
IotaI ...-'. ....-........... is, 064 II
The above report was ordered placed
on file,
The sink hole project was the topic
of considerable discussion II being nn-
decided whether 10 relocate The lInr-
ley Mercer road to avoid the sink hole
near Mercer or repair said sink hole.
Moved by PeurOse and supported
by Sehaus that the highway commit
tee be and is hereby authorized to re-
locate the Hurley Mercer road around
the sink hole.
unanimously carried
The following letter from Nels NJ.
Oscar, cOuntycieTk of Bayfield, county,
Wisconsin, was read to the board:
July 26tb, 1920.
w. d. Tyler, Esq
Hurley, Wisconsin
My dear Sir:
Your favor of the 23rd
to Mr.. o. NJ. Axness, Chairman of
our county board, has been handed to
me for reply; the committee, Mr.. Ak
ness informs me-, has agreed that the
counties to cover the deficit of SIS .00l
should be made on the basis Of the
last equalized value of each county
This being the case eachcOunty should
appropriate the following amounts.
Ashland county equalization ga .8g5 =
7s5 should provide for 4134s of tne
3l5, 900 or 81, POI 100 Bayfield, COUNTY
equalization s23, 768. Stoshould proyid.
for ,39s0% of the Sl5, 600 or s5.q70
Iron county equalization Slf, 262. rs.
should provide for 1863 of the SIS,
0rG or S2S29 90.
Might say that the basis used fol-
The original appropriations were made
on former years equalization aud wer,
somewhat different.
Bayfield, county has already appr0p.
rated $500o.00 and / assume that pro
vision will be made TO have the ques
tion Of making appropriations for tn,
rest of our share will come up al Tn
next meeting
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-21

All kinds of household electrical
appliances for sale at the Hurley Elec-
lrlc Il Battery company.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-21

Office as County perintandent Of ne
schools Of Iron county, 10 take effect
on September lsl, 1920
Respectfully yours,
Della &. Emunson.
County Super. ntendent o.! schools.
Moved by Schsus and supported by
Hanuula that the resignation ofDella
G.. Emunsou, County Superintendent
OF schools. be and the same 4 hereby
accepted; that % appreciation Of her
very efficient and faithful services
rendered the county during her i've
years ln Office, the Chairman of the
board be- aud Is hereby requested TO
appoint committee Otthree members,
the duty OF which committee will be
to draw mp a resolution in respect 10
the resignation of Miss Emuhs0u.
Motion carried.
Chairman Reid appointed Super
visors SCnaus. Moore ami EveusOn az
the committee TO draw up said resoI-
uti0n. watch resolution shall be pres
/ euied to ne board at their next meet
ing
/ The following list OF claims was
presented 10 the board and by the
board referred to the Committee on
Finance aud Printing for their exam.
nation and recommendation.
Name Of What Am'i
Claimant for Claimed
II { Miller Co. marriage
record book. ..........,....... s 81
! II. C. Miller Co, income
tax book Observation-Disclosures. 2.O9
n G Miller Co, assessment
+ roll hn0ka - Ok
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14

FREE
New Royal Cook Book
containing these and
scores OF other delightful
recipes. Write for ittO-ddv.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.
lis Fulton Street
New York City
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
Business" and Social Life.

Each business person has self that
assumes direction and control during
Office hours and should have quite a
distinct and separate self for after
business hours. The moment the lid
Of the office desk is down he ought
to change automatically into his $50
cial" self and let his business self have
a complete rest until the lid of his
desk is raised the next morning. In
that way the self that must be so
keenly alert, that must concentrate so
surely during the day, can sleep for
eighteen hours out of every twenty
four.
The person who has mastered the
secret of thus alternating his mental
currents can stand enormous strain,
carry heavy burdens and overcome I'M
told resistance without being in the
slightest danger Of nervous break
down"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
A GREAT PRIVILEGE

Music lovers who failed to hear
Frances Ingram last Saturday even
ing missed what, in the writer's esti-
nation, was the finest vocal concert
ever given in Pullman. This asser-
ton carries no Disagreement OF Cad
ski, Schumann-Heink and other ia
nous singers who have visited this
city Miss Migrants voice may not
have the reputation or training of
those Of some of the older great
prima donnas, but it has something
better, the freshness and vibrancy of
youth.
Her stage presence is gracious and
charming and, while a grand opera
and mannerisms appropriate on the
grand opera stage but incongruous to
concert singing, and gives vent to her
emotions solely by her wonderfully
expressive voice inflexions. All her
Plumbers were sung with splendid eff
feet, but her rendition Of Christ in
Flanders" was alone worth many
times the price of admission.
In her singing and appearance
there is no suggestion that she is
thinking of the box receipts or the
plaudits of her hearers, but she pours
out her rich, velvety notes with the
abandon of a meadow lark for the
sheer joy of giving voice to the liquid
melody.
If this talented prima donna ever
fayors Pullman with another visit
she can count upon being greeted by
a capacity house, for there is every
reason to believe that in the near
future she will have attained her am
bition of being recognized as the fore
most contralto singer in the United
States.
The opportunity to hear such con-
certs is a great privilege which
should be more deeply appreciated
than it is by the people of this COM
munity.
VIM. GOODYEAR.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
Acid Test Of Warrior.

Among the Mundurucus, a tribe of
the upper Amazon, no youth is con-
sidered to have attained the dignity
Of manhood until he has endured the
"ordeal of the gloves" In that coun-
try there is a kind of ant, as big as a
wasp and quite as venomous; likewise
another species, known as the sire
ant" whose bite feels like q red-hot
needle piercing the flesh, says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. Two bamboo
tubes are closed at one end and into
each of them a number of these poi
sOnous ants are put. Then the tubes.
called gloves" by courtesy, are tied
upon the arms Of the young man
whose fortitude is to be tested, and,
wearing them. he goes about the vii
lage dancing and singing. If he shows
the slightest sign of distress he is pro-
nounced a failure and becomes an OBJ
iect Of dersion to the girls: but, II
he endures the agony without wincing,
his promotion TO the rank of warrior
js accomplished.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
FREE SPEECH AND PRESS

The times require that we make a
discrimination regarding freedom of
speech and freedom of the press. We
should protect every individual in
the exercise of freedom of speech and
freedom of the press in the discus
sion OF the acts of any official, in the
criticism of any public servant, and
in the advocacy of any change he may
desire made in form or methods or
details of government so long as this
is to be secured by constitutional
means. There the line should be
drawn. Any man who attempts to
use freedom of speech or freedom of
the press to advocate the overthrow
of this government by force or VIC
lence should be sent to the peniten-
tiary or sent out of the country
Those who advise force should be put
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
MARKED PROGRESS OF RACE
Much Significance in What Might Be
Called the Division Of Chinese
Shoe Periods.

chinese shoes may generally be
divided into two periods-the bound
teet period and the natural-feet period
according to an article by Miss Yen
Wei Using. During the former period
the women were secluded and their
chief business was embroidery, even
their shoes being deliberately embroid-
cred Each shoe consisted of two
pieces, at the border Of which a mar
row strip of silk was sewed so as to
make a smooth edge. The two pieces
were sewed together at the pointed
end with several fine cross stitches. A
wooden block about one-third inch
thick served as the heel of the shoe.
the wooden block being wrapped in
several layers of cloth.
Later the small shoes with the tiny
soles became fashionable. This kind
of shoe also consisted of two pieces.
with a silk cord at the juncture, to
prevent the seam from being seen.
When the Manchus became the ruling
class of China, women were released
from seclusion in the more progressive
homes and their chief interest was no
longer embroidery. They had no time
to pay much attention to their shoes.
and they stopped binding their feet
and entered into the natural-feet pc
Rod with the Manchus.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
BARGAINING A BIG
SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA

The farmers of California have de-
yeloped collective selling more sue
cessfully and extensively than per-
haps any other group of farmers in
the world. They market through CO.
operative associations, it is said,
about $350,000,000 worth of pro-
ducts a year, or fully two-thirds of
all they produce. The California
farmers go on the principle that the
farmer is an expert producer because
he works at that job the year around
but, except in rare cases, he can never
become a successful salesman, since
he has experience along that line
only few days in the year. There
fore, when the farmer sells as an in
dividual he matches his unsharpened
wits against those of the most ex-
perienced and expert statesmen in the
country, and he puts his small pro-
duct against that of the man who
handles enough to influence the mar
ket. So how can the farmer hope
to succeed when playing the other
mans game except by playing it as
the other fellow does? Hence the
farmers of California pool their pro-
ducts and hire an expert market man
20 sell for them.
But the particular point of distinc-
ton between the California farmers
marketing associations and those or
dinarily formed is that the organiza-
tons is built around single product,
like eggs, alfalfa, prunes or raisins,
| instead of being an organization of
farmers who produce a variety of
products which are marketed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
Graphite.

The purest graphite found In the
United States is at Ticonderoga. N. Y.
II yields 800 per cent pure carbon.
Some few years ago a rich graphite
mine was discovered In Texas. Years
before a ranchman had bought the
land for SO per acre, constantly re-
GREETING that he bought such rocky
place. never dreaming that those
rocks contained fortune until New
York man offered him $4,000 for
20 acres of it. He closed the deal
quicker than the New Yorker could
wink. He still has 1925 acres of the
same kind of rock-plus his cattle.
and the same old hole in the Colo
RADIO river from which he extracts
catfish
Graphite is also mined In Bavaria
Bohemia. Norway, New Zealand and
Mexico
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14

in the same class with those who
employ force. The man who adj
vises another to use the torch or
bomb is no better than the man who
uses them. This distinction should
be very clearly drawn so that we may
sacredly protect the rights that are
necessary to popular government as
free speech and as free press are, and
exclude the abuses that have no place
connection ! may add that ! think
the time has come to make the Eng
lish language the language of the
United States Those who come to
this country to live here and share
its blessings should understand our
language, not only for their good,
but for our safety. If we are to sub
NIT great causes to the conscience of
our people we must have a language
in which to submit them. The man
who does not understand the Ian
guage of the people among whom he
lives, the language that our govern
ment uses in its documents, and the
language of the press, is not in a po-
sition to understand as he should the
questions upon which he is called to
act.-William j. Bryan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14
LAND OF LONG coURTsHIPs
In Country Districts Of Holland the
Young Couple Think Nothing OF
Waiting Three Years.

There is story told In Holland that
one evening in the catechumen's class
an amorous youth was called upon
to answer the first question in the
Heidelberg catechism "What is thine
only comfort in life and deathT To
watch the young man replied: ITO
marry Geertie de Koning and to have
a farm of my own" A curious feature
in the evolution of Dutch courtship
is that it begins at church. Eyes
meet eyes there. A visit is then paid
by the young man to the home of the
esteemed beauty Papa is APP
preached as to whether the visitor may
speak privately, to the daughter, and,
if no objection is offered, both par
ents are called in to ascertain the is
sue of the conference If both parties
are agreed to open courtship, it begins
that night in coffee-drinking and So
cial enjoyment and then the court
ship lasts for at least three years, dur
ing which period of time the Dutch
maiden will attend to the dairy work
OF the farm, baking, mending, and
cooking. The young man will have
amasSed enough guilders to invest in
farm, and then the clergyman is
called in, and the neighbors revel for
many days, celebrating the event in
true. generous, hospitable fashion.
Needless to say, this order of nuptial-
tying does not apply to cities.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14

through one sales agency. They have
a separate organization for selling
each important product, and only
those who produce that product are
members of the association. And
they endeavor to have enough grow
ers of that crop to belong to the as
ISOLATION to influence the market de-
/ cisively. Thus the prune growers
belong to one association, the raisin
growers to another, and so on,
through the list of California pro-
| ducts. So large a majority of the
growers belong to these selling asso-
Citations that nearly 80 per cent of
the prunes are controlled by the
prune association, nearly 80 per cent
oil the raisins produced are sold by
one set of statesmen, and more than
so per cent of the eggs are market
ed through the egg selling organiza-
ton.
If one farmer produces several
products, as frequently he does, such
as eggs, alfalfa and raisins, for ex-
ample, he belongs to three separate
selling organizations. These associa-
tons have no connection with each
other except to consider matters of
legislation and education. As a SELL
ing entity they are entirely distinct
and independent.
Some of these organizations, as
that of the orange producers, have
been in existence for more than 20
years, but most of them have been
developed within the last five years.
The selling associations have no
capital, but operate entirely on an
enforceable, long time contract with
the grower to sell to the association
all they produce at an unnamed
price, but at the actual sale value of
the material, less the expense of SELL
ing. The responsibility for grading,
classifying and pooling the products
rests entirely with the selling agency.
No attempt is made to fix the price
at which a product is to be sold, ex-
cept to endeavor to have it bring a
fair return to the farmer and to in
sure the sale of all the output
1t is not claimed by even the
friends of the associations, that
they get the highest price for the
farmers products in all cases. 1t
frequently happens that growers who
do not belong to the association will
sell their products at higher figures
than the association, but on the aver
age the price to members is better
than to non-members, it is asserted.
Besides, it is believed that by reason
of the existence of these organiza-
tons the price to all producers is
very much better than if they were
selling individually.
In a word, all the selling organiza-
lions claim to accomplish is to mar
ket the farmers products to the best
advantage and at the least cost, CIV
ing the grower the profits which, I'M
der individual marketing, goes to
speculators.-H. ]. Waters, in Kan
sas City Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14

Fire yourself with ambition and
enthusiasm and you are not likely
to be fired by anybody else.-Mrs.
L. M. Hattenbach.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-05-14

hate to see things done by halves.
If it be right, do it boldly; if it be
wrong, leave it undone.-Gilpin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
WASTED ENERGY Or ~, :,
only a Minute Fraction 0, H..
d'u' Heat Strike. h. y E !. Inc y,
Becomes Useful. Nj ~

n. a DEPRESSION Dig on the snsr,, :. .
past p sun may be Permitted " % d =
the earth has caught, 70. ~ Al u
lions of years that It h.. - 40 a' o
the merest fraction Of wis. .N !, /
has radiated in the sam. in" TN. lie .
ing to q lecture by Sir o Cvs Is'e'i
reported PC, in the Scientific A =. to's
The earth to the sun Is ill., -''i'''
er's full stop at e distance ~ ''''
from a halfpenny. Some o. - =, ''a e
s sl1n from globe one inch in d sI, ,.a'
fails on the spot one ODa'bU al'a:'s
inch in diameter ten feat a-''.s
mat little speck only catcbss IVA. :. u
dred and fifty millionth no.. w 10
whole. What has becou = ~ ~ u d
OF the solar energy? i INNS. 'a .'d y
careering through space. tn . NY I
perfectly transparent and opl, ' "ss, !
encounters matter will the ,, s-s-
be mopped up and turned int, ,' vac
Not our sun only, but al II. :.
lions Of other suns, have likeviss :
always pouring cut radistion y,
space. Is there any hope Of ss,., y.
and utilizing It? I trow nor -
of all this constant food Of IVY, ~
space is cold; very near absoInts ~ ~ !
The reservoir is so enormous tb., :, :
these taps, running for ages b.-
made no impression on #. bsy. :.
raised the level a perceptible ,m.. =
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
HISTORY REVEALED BY NauE,
BY Them II Is Possible to Asc.,,,
What Races Have Inhabited
Different Districts

In the earliest days of the hum
family, all known persons, place, nj
groups of human beings must b,n
had names by which they were ress
niZed.
The study Of these names and ia,
survival in civilization enables us q.
ten to ascertain what races inhsNbl
districts now peopled by those Of a
tirely different speech.
The names of mountains and rirx
in many parts Of England f9 b
stance, are Celtic.
Ancient local names are, as a ri.
purely descriptive. A river is cI4
by some word which merely sguis
"the water" a mountain may ha
a name which means the peak ID
CASTLE" "the point"
English place names generally SIT
some simple fact, and often dsla
no more than property; the name
a town or hamlet being formed !
adding 'ton" or "ham' to the ala
of some early landholder.
Quite often a bit Of even hslia
morous description will survive
such a name, as when a stony, STARE
and weedy district is called Sta7sa
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
Observation-Disclosures

There Is not anyt hing like so many
deaths from thisdisease now AS before
Chamberlain Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy came into such general use.
" hen t his remedy is given with castor
oil as directed and proper care is tax
Ell as to diet, it is safe to say that fully
ninety nine out of every hundred cas-
IS recover. Mr.. W. q. Campbell OF
Butler, Tenn, says, Il have used
Chamberlain 5 Collie and DiarrhOea
Remedy for summer complaint in
children. 1t is far ahead Of anything
| have ever as, for this purpose.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
THEY TOOK HER LITERALLY
But Probably Musical Comedy Star
Did Not Mean Just What She
Threatened.

A popular musical comedy star was
taking her summer vacation In New
England village this year, and good
naturally agreed to participate in an
entertainment" to be given at the
town hall for the benefit of local char
tiles. She procured from New York
one Of the costumes from her last win
ter's show, and fetching poster show
ing herself In that same costume. Soon
after the poster was on display dele
cation Of village ladies waited upon
the committee of gentlemen who were
engineering the entertainment and pro-
tested against the chic costume Of the
poster, which was, In fact, that Of the
conventional prince" of musical com
edy, with frank If pleasing display
Of silk-encased limbs.
Let's send for Miss de Lancy and
see If we can't fix it up" commit
teeman suggested, and this was done.
Now, besides being good natured,
Miss de Lancy is high-sprited, and
rather thought that the costume which
had been good enough for her to ap-
pear in for some hundreds of times in
New York would do for one appear
ance in Hicksville.
There is no use talking" she an.
nounced with decision, "Pll appear in
that costume or nothing !"
There was a moment of Mortified ST.
lence, then quick whispering among
the lady delegation. and moment lat
er their protest against the proposed
costume was Philadelphia
Ledger.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
Fun for the Girl.

One evening, coming home from the
theater on the street car with my lady
friend, l stepped from the car and
noticed an automobile coming up be
hind the car. / kept my eye on the
automobile and took the elbow Of the
next person alighting after me, ex-
pecting 1t to be my friend. Still watch
ing the motor, led the elbow safely
to the walk, and then turned my at
tention TO her But, TO my embarrass-
ment who should l find myself escort
ing, but a great, tall man, who said in
the sweetest voice: THANK you,
was never escorted by young man
across the street before; you are the
kindest fellow l ever met" My lady
friend was following US. and she gig
gled over the joke all the rest Of the
way home.-Exchange
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-07-17
New Idea in Storing Coal.

The ingenious plan of storing coal
In carbonic acid gas, as undertaken at
Dortmund, Germany, gives the safety
from spontaneous ignition of under
water storage, while the container of
fers the convenience of the overhead
bunker. Each of the three cylindrical
bunkers constructed, with a capacity
of $500 tons, has semi-spherical top
and bottom, and three filling openings
at the top, with three discharging out
lets at the bottom. The lower outlets
are gas tight when closed, but as the
carbonic acid Is much heavier than
air the upper openings do not require
being absolutely leak proof. A grab
on a structural steel tower unloads the
coal from a barge. The coal is dropped
into small hopper, and then fed TO q
push-plate conyeyor, which is so placed
that it may serve in filling or empty.
Ing the three bunkers. The small
amount of carbOnic acid gas that leaks
out In removing coal can be readily
replaced.