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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-26
TIE Wall OF A MALE
WHO BOUGHT BY

I've see
For all the things that must be
Is this here low price mail house
al.
Here's Cross Grained Oats, 3
cents-no more
'Gainst 10 they're charging at the
store.
And If all the rest that's adver-
tiscd
Is just as cheap I'd not be sprised
That we'd save money in the end
By trading with our low price
friend"
So / shot an order into the mail
% carried nay. name, it carried my
kale.
] ordered a lamp and a rocking
chair.
A pail of prunes and some under
wear.
My wife. she ordered two petit
coats
a new false puff and some Cross
Grained Oats:
A Noah's Ark for baby's toy,
A pair Of boots for Bub, the boy;
Stockings for Nell, a waist for
Lizzie
Just writing that order kept me
busy.
Well. we shot the order into
the mail
Twas an Of a thirty dollar sale;
We figured out three days was
enough
To fetch as that dodblasted stuff.
They got my coin, but not a peep
Did / hear from the firm of Grab
a. Keep.
Twas an Of two weeks-maybe
three
Before them goods arrived for me.
I got a notice. hitched the ma'ar
And drove three miles TO the
railroad car.
I found a whacking big box
there
Some smashed up, but ] didn't
care.
CWhen you've honcd for prunes
until 70 hurts
And your back is cold for lack
of shirts.
When the goods in front of you's
labeled Must"
You grab emf the box Is bustD
So I heaved the wreckage into the
cart
And headed for home. feeling
pretty smart.
My goods had come from town
that's real.
And I'd saved four dollars on the
deal.
We soon got home and opened
the case
And looked At our purchases. face
10 face.
Well. SIR. twas an eye opener. you
can bet.
And one that I shan't soon for
get
The parcel of oats was torn to
rags
But we'd saved twelve cents on
a dozen bags,
The prunes seemed good, and the
baby's toy
Before il broke he had one days
JOY,
Ny wife's false puffs was some
horsehair stuff,
And her petticoats want half
large enough.
The stockings for Nell looked thin
and frail,
The waist was ruined by a rusty
nail
The lamp was as lurid As a three
week $ boil
And held bout a teacup full of
oil.
The boots for Bub cost the same,
no more.
Than Hoskins asks at the village
store.
But the rocking chair. built of
solid oak.
Was the funniest part of this
wholesale joke.
On. twas just like the picture,
rod and rung.
But the size of the things where
we got stung.
Ma tried il and found twas a
E.rr. ~fnvs..
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-26
Chicago, III.

Dear Mr.. Blank:
Just heard of the death in
your family. We suppose you
will need a little credit now,
as your crops, lacking your
attention on account Of your
having TO act as nurse at the
house so much, didn't turn
out good. That's all right,
Mr.. Blank. send your order
right in. We will take care
of YOU. With deepest sympathy
We are
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-10-26
A MAIL ORDER FUNERAL

Ever hear of one? Ever hear of
coincidence from a mail order
house? Ever hear of any
one who ever received a line
of coincidence from a mail order
house? Ever hear of anyone re-
ceiving a letter like this:
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
ALL FOREST FIRES
IN THIS DISTRICT
ARE UNDER CONTROL
Critical Period Is Com
ing; All Forces on the
Lookout

Al forcrt fires In the southwestern
district and under contrai. according
Ia Geographic reports received at the
headquarters office OF the forest SER
vice here from fire supervisors.
In practically al forests the fun
protective force H. ON however, and
III" lookout peaks are manned and
forces are arrnycd for any critical
period. In most places. tho super
visurs report that extreme hryness.
brisk nigh wind3 and dry lightning
s-srms makes up the summary Of the
situation. Only one forest. IN" Lin
coin. IN southwestern New Mexico.
reports SLIGHT showers. promising re-
iiof Of the dry season.
In the last ten day period about
twenty fires have occurred and cN-
copt two fires on the Coconino forest
IN northern Arizona. all were held Ca
l'ss than ten acres.
In keeping with the strenuous ef-
forts T. apprchcnd persons guilty Of
surfing forest fires the supervisors
report three treHpnss cases. ThcE,
ARE IN addition to The four arrests
L4nde near flng5tan two days ago in
connection with the two large fires
hutning there.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
Is Delegates Named
From New Mexico
To Tax Conference

SANTA re July 2-Dclogates
fruu 40 over the state to the MUM
her OF rs. have been appointed by
Gov. Merritt G. M,uhrm. To attend
the fourteenth annual conference on,
federal state and local taxation To
bee held Boo Breton Woods y H.. sept,
g. tu 10 inclusive. TIN" delegates are
az fol oWs Mrs. Margaret Medlcr
and Mas NordhHus. al Albuquerque:
ID r. HuskinS of East Las Vegas:
charles Springer Of CImurrun; ". =.
Lindsey OF rortul,s; John W. Poe,
Nlthau JaffI 49, j. HuE,rmHu and
a. e.. Hanna of Roswell. Francis %.
Tracy uf Carlsbad; Francis T.. Lester
uf las tIu'.s. a. { Denny NJ GAL
lup. j A Muhoucy 81 D,minE. \. V.
FULLY of Glrn,ur; George i. WolfinEcr
ut Alamugordo. r. g. McAulirfc OF
Ration, Federico Sanchez ~ Prralta
T. g. Becker Of Bolyn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

KANSAS CITY. Mo. July e.
Early marriage is the key To happi-
ness and the remedy Tor the country's
divorce problem"
This IN the opinion Of Michael p.
Burch. father Of ten children and
elder In a suburban church of KAN
sas City. His wife agrees with him.
Within a year they AVE permitted
a daughter Of 10 to marry ana n son
to take q bride Of ~. Other Butch
children have married AZ u and IS.
Mother Eloped.
Mrs. Burch. the mother OF the
marrying BurcheF." was IL when
she married. That was at Holden.
No. Burch vas - and he and his
sweetheart elopcd because OF parcn.
Iel objection.
III we ever have any children they
shitl marry as young Us they please -
said the bride u bridegroom after
their elopement
Their eldest daughter. Flossic. was
~ when a suitor asked her parents
for her hand IN marriage. They con
scented. Now she IN %. The mother of
a boy and perfectly happy"
When their daughter Pearl was -.
q young mar proposed to her. Again
the parents consented. Her marriage
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
ASKED
FOR THE SANDOVAL
GRANT COMPANY
Indebtedness Is Alleged
to Be in Excess of
$3.50, 900

SANTA FE. July 2.-suit has been
filed In the United States district
court hore asking FOR a restraining
order against, and n receiver for, the
sandoval Grant company. Of which
e. l.. TglimndEe ~ manager. Tall
madge made a vigorous ana rather
spectacular fight for the democratic
nomination Tor tinted States nat
In the campaign OF 1918,
The plaintiffs are the Chicago Title
n Trust GO. Of Chicago. and Tom
Catron. son OF the late Senator
Thomas -. Catron. The complaint al
lcgcs that the Sandoyal Grant com
pany now has indebtedness past due
and payable, amounting 10 more than
100000. II Ia further alleged that
the management is allowing the prop
erty to 20 to waste and to be lie
stroyed.
The company's principal place oi
business Is at Elmendorf,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

has been happy and she Is the mother
of a twenty-five months old daughter.
Last January. &c year old John
burch was head ove heels In love
with % year old Carmen Elliott. Her
parents objected. hut the elder
Burches went a%-pleading with their
son. with the result that the young
couple We're married.
About this time ministers began 20
protest and dub women began to
storm. The answer came In the an
nouncement that Jerry Hines, TWEEN
ty-two year Old assistant 20 the elder
Burch In his work M a stone mason,
was going To marry Goldio Burch,
age ~.
They M Were There.
All the Burches. young and old. at
tended the wedding.
In his religious zeal. Burch has
built u home IN the shape OF a church
su that IL can be used at some future
time az "a place OF worship. The old
est unmarried child In the Burch
family Is Robert. now II.
- amt never goin' To marry" he
says.
Just wait" smIes his mother.
Most married folks would be better
off u they had married earlier and
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
Quay County
Commissioners Lose
In Road Case

SANTA re. July Judgment OF
th" district court boo quay count has
been reversed Dos th" supreme court iu
the rls, oft th, state ,N rel T.. ~. Sis
ncy appellant, versus the board of
county commissioner appellee. This
was O. suit over damages on account
NJ q road that was established through
Slguyys property. The board Of view -
Drs fixed thv amount of damng" AZ
sl.lit and tEp board Of commission
"rs reduced the muun to 5000. The
supreme court. iu reversing % dis
tr.,t court. which had upheld the
huurd eft commissioners holds that a
board of county commissioners IN
without authority to alter the award
mad, hN u board Of viewers. except
where, the property owner o. d~i-satis-
lied with the award.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

methods, more citizens have inter-
viewed Cougens personally han ans
other Detroit mayor IN recent history.
Consolossly activc-his first vacn-
tion In 30 years was last August-he
nevertheless insists thai every per-
son who wishes to confer with him
ana who has not "a trivial errand, be
usherrd into his office.
bat there's no political handshak-
ing about Jim" It's al business.
He's ready with big donations for
nll worthy charitable causes. And he
ndmits an ubsessiOn for dominocF-
the nOn-gal,Oping varietv-plays rv-
cry duv after lunch.
viii he be- reelected this fall?
SiNty-siN per cent of the voters en-
dorscd his policies this spring.
Couzcns' first job was at 81 a
month. pumping an organ In r. church
In Chatham. ont where he was horn
In 1872. Before he had completed
high school he got work In n soap
factory, After several years as a news
butcher on the Erie q Huron rail,
road, ne became % car checker FOR
th" Michigan Central railway In De-
troit.
lie still has the reputation ~ being
the best checker the RAILWAY ever had
-dsyiHrd 70 new system FOR tho work.
a con dealer liked his nimblcncss
with figures hired him as "a book
Keeper. ana later delegated him ns his
personal representative In the Ford
company which he helped To- finance
at the start.
When Couzeus resigned after
climbing tn the top in the Ford com-
pnny he started q bank. Then he
became street commissioner. later po-
lice commissioner. and finally mayor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
BUILDING TAKES A
SLUMP IN JUNE
Permits Fall 81 | 900 Be.
low Record in Same
Month Last Year

Building In the city In June took o
slitl.t -iuup. according to Ia" report
~ the city engineer ana building In
rg,ct,r Frank kimbull. Just issued.
Tli- Is due. u IL believed, partly 10
the tact that many persons are build
ms homes ou University H.ighthS.
ouf.idc % city limits. these reports
no. being included In the building
luT ,ttoI's report.
The permits issued last mont
called tor am expenditure Of t2S.t5'.
In june 81 last ycar 80 permits were
issued calling Tor building to tht
amount OF glss.t Thlrty-twu per-
mit- were issued last month. IN
Apill uf this year the permits e. FILED
f1t un expenditure ui Sii 900.
Dt th- permits issued last month
mot called Tor repairs Ninc were
for new cottages.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

II has been said that not one woman IN
a Thousand passes this perfectly natural
change without experiencing a train Of
very annoying and sometimes painful
symptoms. Those dreadful hot flashes.
sinking spells, spots before the eyes,
dizzy spells, nervousness, are only a few
OF the symphonic. Evry woman ut this
age should profit by MN Blocks experi-
enee and try Lydia z. finkham's Vege-
table Compound.
II you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write TO Lydia 4.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
about your health. Your letter will be-
opened. read and answered by a
and held In strict confidence.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
Cowboy Newspaper
Printed at Las Vegas

EAST Las VEGAS. July 2.-what
is thought to be she first cowboy
ever printed vas Issued
here last Thursday when the Re-
union News came off the press. u
is q four-pagc, dodger size sheet.
rover up all the last minute news Of
the reunion and sketches Of various
events Another attractive feature h
m. Interpretation Of tho purple and
sold Colurs Of the Vegas cowboys.
written by phil Ie Noir. The re-
union ls ready for the biggest show
and biggest crowd in the seven years
on ita existence.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications. a. they csnnet
reach The deceased portion 81 the eat.
tlonal treatment HALLS cATARRH
MEDICINE r. a constitutional emsdy.
Catarrhal Deafness Is caused BY an IN
Tanned condition OF the mucous ining Of
lnflamed you have a rumbiing sound OF
Imperfect hearing. and when Il IL entire
Y closed. Deafness 10 the result Unless
hearing nav be destroyed forever
HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE acts
through The blood on the mucous sur
faces Of the system. thus reducing the In
tons.
Circulars free. Al Druggists.
y. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
Governor Pardons
Three Boys From
Reform School

SANTA re. July 2.-pnrdons have
been issued by GOV Merritt q. Me-
chem in favor OF three boys serving
time in the reform school at Springer.
Comp ote pnrdons are for crispin Pc
rcu and Tmerito Grijnlva, sentenced
FOR one 20 I'VE years. Conditional
pardon is Tor LoRoy Moore. sentenced
from san Miguel county In November.
1873. to serve two 20 three years.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

HIS ultimate objective. however. is
made plain by his public utteranccH
during many heated political cnm-
paignH CouzenH Is reluctant to speak
OF all his projects. The rcnEon for
his silence b. that he proposes 20 de-
velop a new type OF citizen.
''To operate large enterprises" he
SAYS. we must draw uur executives
from the ranks Of business men he
fore We can hope 90 obtain this class
OF municipal executive we must teach
business men hat service comes first.
moncy-mhking aucrward. Naturally.
intoxicating q similar spirit must cX-
end to tn" entire citizenship"
Couzcns oxemplifios In mis- own life
his ideal OF good citizenship.
He II u millionaire many times over
hue he has puit piling up wealth to
serve his city.
81 have "a hard time finding men
FOR the few important positions 1t is
necessary to Keep filed now he says
u must find more men of the type /
reed as I enlarge the scope Of our
municipal enterprises.
Cuuzens IN particularly cNnsperntcd
by IN" personnel Of the state public
Utility commissions. which he classes
mr. irresponsible bodies"
" must have home rule In all
things which affect the people of the
community vitality he declares.
tn. millionaire mayor has the ma
tion's most unique field IN which to
work. out his program.
From 1906 TO 1903. the year he
took office. Detroit doubled its area
and it, population, loapinE from 40
to 30 suuarv miles and from 500. coo
tu ] 600 600 residents.
civic Institutions and utilities did
not Keep pace.
Couzons found Detroit an over
grown village.
Immediately hc set about 20 roe
build the city. Bond issues totalinE
$4,000. 600 have been issued for
work ON th" schools hospitals. water
supply sewers parks "a the street
railway
In addition To- this amount. the ciiy
spends tG5 600. 900 annually iu or
binary maintenance.
lie made "a speeches ln three weeks
iu the campaign Goo start the munlcipt.
railway Virtually alone ho sold the
idea tu the citizens
In less than fN" Year," he ass
-crt4 now 'Nv VIII own ANA opcrlt,
every inch OF street railway lu tho
CITY w uru building ZOE miles of
extensions at present. 800 miles ol
the privately owned Detroit United
lines tr, h,iug taken over ana o.
mui- mites ui extensions are pro-
ID,trd.
"It vii Doe % demonstration Go the
cities of the country thut the real
comedy Tor Indifferent street car ser
vice ls municipal ownership
'ouzouv b. preparing TO experiment
with tru,klvs- trolley ears. which VII
travel over ordinary pavement uu rub.
| lpr-tlr"d wheels TIN" Detroit Ma.
u.,ipal railway commission has ad.
N,rhIetI far IIUa IUr .U such lYra
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

Couzens plans 10 bring al public nth
ities-telephones, gas, electric power and
street railways-under municipal owner.
ship.
He hopes TO demonstrate the practic-
ability of public operation of public util.
tiles before the entire nation.
Couzens' creed is that the fullest civic
development can be attained only when a
community as such is economically indie.
pendent. II CRATES on Couzcns to see a
large city humble itself before private own
ership cntrenched in special privilege.
One thing Mt a time, - is Couzens'
motto.
He now is in the midst Of establishing
a municipal street railway.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

two years. l saw
lydia L. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Com
pound advertised in
the paper and got
good results from
taking II. | recon-
mend your medicine
10 my friends and
you may publish
this fact as n 5
monial. ~ Mrs. RoR-
EXT BLOCK Box 542,
Hopkina MINI
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
New Land and
Development Company

SANTA FE. July 2.-The Scna Land
and Development company Of East
Las Vegas has filed lts articles OF In
corporation with the state corporation
commission. The authorized capital
stock IL 100000 OF which $1,000 IL
subscribed. The -lncorporators, with
amounts OF their stock subscriptions,
are. Apolonio A. Sena, East Las We
nas. $1,000: MaN Weller. East las We
Hus. $1,000; W Is. Fitzhugh. Colorado
Springs. 81 900. The statutory agent
b. \. a. Sena Of East Las Vegas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

sANfA Fh, 9uly THE supreme
=S=s; "s- affirmed N Judgment and
sentence of no district aourt In Grant
county In the care OF Della Crumbley.
convicted OF the larceny Of IS head ~
swine. Terrell Hightnwsr was con-
v;cted Of the same offense, hut did
not appeal.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02

wofo raising GOT ehndren aad bot
20 many doEa.
= believs IN Going ~ CHURCH aAs=
the elder hnrch. "Asf4nR1 BID families
and letting people make ~ tbelr own
miEdn"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
TowNSIrT FIRM pISSoIVTs.

SANTA re, june Tho Maxwell
Tuwu4itD company with principal Of
iIu,= in Maxwell has filed notice ~
dissolution of tho corporation The
president ut thr company was John
D. Vail the statutory agent a. ~
smith.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
HOW WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
May Escape the Dreaded Suf-
ferings of that Period by
Taking Mrs. Blocks Advice

Hopkins. MINI. -"During Change of
Life | mad hot flashes and sufferad Dor
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-02
MAYOR c0UzEMS IS STRIVING
TO MAKE DETROIT THE FIRST
FREE CITY IN UNITED STATES

DETROIT, July Mayor Jim Couzcns is striving to make DE
troit the first free city in America.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-18

Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
Etc.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey, SIS. Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Allen M.
Brown, Deceased.
Letters Of Administration on the
Estate Of Allen M Brown. Deceased,
Of Minnesota being granted to Ona
Il Is Ordered, That six months be
and the same il hereby allowed from
and after the date of this Order. In
which all persons having claims or de-
required to file the same in the Probate
Court of said County, for examination
and allowance, or be forever barred.
IT Is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday in December, 1921, at 10 o'clock
Ct fa Re b rssm e Of t said Pro,
House, in the City Of St Paul, in said
County, be and the same hereby in
appointed as the time and place when
and where the said Probate Court will
examine and adjust said claims and
And It Is Further Ordered, That
notice OF such hearing be 81, en- to all
creditors and persons Interested in said
Estate, by forthwith publishing this
Order once in each week for three sue
a legal newspaper. printed and pub
lished in said county.
Dated at St Paul this 2srd day of
Sseai Of probate court.)
BY the Court; 1S a; 2; y Pee sn...
of washington County, MINI.
Acting as and for Judge OF
HURLEY q HURLEY. Attys.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-18
Order for Creditors to Present Claims,

OHuCE AOE NEruAAOLb ~ II%BGMI NA8l"Bs
Etc.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey. IS. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of James
e. Ryan, Deceased.
Letters testamenIary on the estate
Of James e. Ryan, deceased, late of
the County of Ramsey, and State OF
Minnesota, being granted to Catherine
It Is Ordered, That six months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and
after the date Of this Order, in which
all persons having claims or demands
to file the same in the Probate Court
Of said County, for examination and
allowance, or be forever barred.
1t Is Further Ordered, That the first
Monday in December, 1921, at 10 o'clock
A. M, at General Term of said Pro-
Rouse IN the city q s s. Paul. ne in eaid
County, be and the same hereby is APP
pointed as the time and place when
and where the said Probate Court will
examine and adjust said claims and
And It Is Further Ordered, That no.
tice. Of such hearing be given to all
Estate. by forwith publishing this Or
der once In each week for three success
sive weeks in The Catholic Bulletin,
a legal newspaper printed and publish
go Dated IN sac At cs 81 Paul this 18th day of
By the c9grt; 49,,
Judge of Probate.
(Seai of Probate Courtl
DOUGLAS. KENNEDY 4 KENNEDY.
Attorneys.