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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-06

al the ferver Of former
interesting In the fact
DEALS with a few Of the
attendant 90 an early
erng.
Extract From an Old Diary
Eagle River, Wis.
Jany. p, 1921
Gle fall of 1913. two men
from the Wolf River,
ts feaD made up their
o. trap In that portion of
present. County of Villas,
90 the west by the east
Trout Lake and bounded
east by the west side of
kE Desert. Their trapping
ti betB previously Sc
during the summer of %.
leaving the Wolf River in the
r,E they procured their
I'D winter supply If pro-
u SlaUano. 10 miles,
Military Road. % Virgin
E about 3 miles east
~ lakes Thence by canoe
u the Eagle chain of
Eiee creek 10 the west
. IeseueI lake.
@ two canoes. one a
@ birch and a rs foot
Leaving the log canoe
t end VT Pickerel lake.
au. BE- out Of the water
les they proceeded with
u. canoe and their pro-
@. q point On the S.W- ).
So Town q North. Range
p little north and east Of
as. a.ene they built their
90. logs Is feet long
.et a.le split shake roof.
@ messed and chinked,
W place and everything
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-06

for dinner and supper combined.
and called it good. We also OBJ
tanned some good old plug tobac
co, which we smoked. We felt
pretty happy that evening.
Next day we sent an Indian
down the Wisconsin with some
furs to the John Curran camp,
with instructions TO try and OBJ
tain some flour and tobacco. Next
morning we started for the Wolf
river, made Lynx lake when it
commenced to rain very hard. We
put up our tent and camped there
all that day and night.
Left next morning, crossed the
Deerskin river just below the spot
where the bridge is now located,
started east for the Military road
We had a light lunch about noon
and when we made up our packs
after dinner the writer left our
shot bag, which we did not dis
cover until later on. 1t was nearly
dark when we struck the Military
road, just a little north of the
Nine Mile creek. Saw no game all
day. When we got close to the
creek, my chum took the gun and
made a little sneak along the
creek, where ne jumped two saw
bill ducks which he killed, one
with each barrel. Pretty good
luck for hungry men. | asked
him if | should cook one for sup
per and the other for breakfast?
He said mo, we will cook them
BOTH" which we did. We ate
them all and drank the soup for
supper. For breakfast next morn
ing we had a cup of strong tea.
I We broke camp pretty early the
next morning and started for
Pine lake, the head of the Wolf
river. When we arrived at Virgin
lake, we met two friends who had
worked in n logging camp near
the head of the Wolf, all winter
and who wanted to catch some
pike and muskellunge and who
had patched up an old fish trap
for that purpose.
They had plenty of the staff of
life and camped with them until
next day, gorging myself in the
meantime. Ny chum, after eating
good breakfast, continued on to
Pine lake, ten miles farther south
where Dan Gagen lived at that
time, and with whom he was well
acquainted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-06
For ouestroom Door.

thoughtful touch in the furnish
ing and decorating OF the guestroom
is the addition Of a knOcker on the
door There are many quaint fiow-
cred ones designed. which are as dain-
" as they are practical.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-06

f. X. Rick, Piano Tuner, will be
in Eagle River about April 18th.
Leave orders at Morgan's store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-04-06

Quite a number of old timers in
and around Eagle River remember
bud" Fernandez of Oshkosh. He
is now in the city of Oshkosh but
still remembers the place where
things were. happening pretty
frequently when he used to make
stated trips here in the interest
of business. His letter to Finn
Lawler follows, and to those who
remember the instances spoken of,
will prove very interesting:
Oshkosh, March 10, 1921.
Finn Lawler,
Eagle River,
Yours of 18th is right on the
spot and your suggestion that |
GO back" in the history, calls to
mind many things that happened
when Eagle River was minus a
school house, a church and other
modern contraptions. visited
the site of the present County
Seat of Villas County as a mis-
sionary. / knew everybody, even
Dan Gagen, and hundreds of good
fellows, and l hope all of them
that have gone west are now tun-
ing harps up there. | remember
old Bills" store, run in opposi-
ton TO Dickinson e. Cook. It was
made up of small saplings piled up
and called a store. Customer
stood on the outside while Bill
handed out the Adams Standard
and shoe packs through a hole
about about two feet square. Bill
ordered goods from about every
wholesale house in the u. SHUT
the goods failed TO show up. He
took me into his confidence and |
told him that | had reasons to
think that the agent at Monico
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26
WANTED


WANTED-Elderly woman to keep house in
family Of three. One who can speak Norwe-
gian preferred. Inquire at Censor office. 43-l-p
wANTED-To hear from owner Of good farm
for sale. State cash price. full particulars.
D. F. Bush. Minneapolis. Mimi. 40-i3
WANTED-Giri for general housework A
steady place. Ten dollars week Write Mrs.
Don Lescohier. 2ii7 Chsdbourne Avenue, Mad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-3-burner oil stove, practically
new Ceeelian phonograph. center table, lin
INQUIRE over Sellers Electrical Shop. T. Dus-.;
43-tf.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-Toulouse geese. your choice I
out OF sixty, $500 each. Others at So each.l
Henry Tobias. Viroqua RI. 42-tf.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-Or will trade for city prop
erty, farm of 80 acres miles southwest OF
Viroqua on Dach ridge n acres under cui-
chine and wagon sheds. corn crib, granary and
stripping house. Good well. wind mill and
cistern Alfred jacobson, Viroqua. 42-2p.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26
LOST AND FOUND

FoUND-Between Viroqua and Liberty Pole
chime whistle for auto. Owner can call at
Smith & Stacks Office and claim property.
LOST-Between Viroqua and La Fargo,
about two weeks ago. one chat nSix4. set of
side curtains. one tire pump. rim wrench and
Jack. Finder return 10 Larson's garage. dip
LOST--Two yards OF cloth. tassies and
hair net in one package. in Viroqus last
Saturday night. Finder please return to Ro-
FOR RENT-First class garage. room for
tive cars. Rent reasonable w. N. Corisnd.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALELGuernsey bull. 4 years old, reg
istered. Also two grade yearling bulls. Ok
ford sheep some lambs, some male yearlings.
Two registered Duroc Bears. Inquire of AL
bert Getter & Sons, VifoQua. Wis 43-2-p
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

For Sale-Duroe Jersey boar pigs, hne IN
dividuals, from as good a strain as there isl
in the state; none better. Prices reasonable
A. ]. Johnson. 4l-3pl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-Two bull calves, Guernseys.
registered one soon ready for service. Price
7e per pound. Also want to trade full blood
Poland China 200 ID. boar for one Of same
breed. f. J. Dahl. Viroaua. re-, Westby
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE--Gc,d quitting frames. with
clamps carpets and rugs. Must be taken
soon F. Haughton. BIS E. Parkinson st.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR sALE-From to 6 months old Rose
Comb White Wyandotte cockeres. $3.50 to 81
each. Mrs. P. N. Wig, So. Washington Ave,
Viroqua Wis. 43-l-p
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-A few choice White Plymouth
Rock Coekerels of show type. Can also sell
some April Matched pullets at 81 each. M l..
Hanson. Phone 17R4f2. 43-l-p
FOR SALE-Three fox and coon hounds. |
Well trained Inquire of w. III. Lehman, VII
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-Single Comb Black Minorci
cOekeres. Pekin ducks, both sexes. Mrs. Car
J. Hagen Westby. Wis 43-2-l
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE--Pure bred Duroc Jersey boar.
weight 200 pounds price $4,000. Erick Z. |
Bolstad, on the Maurice Lind place. Pleasant
Ridge. Xiroaua RS. 43-l-p \
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1921-10-26

FOR SALE-F0rty acres OF farm land Win
house tobacco shed and other outbuildings. on
state highway. miles southeast Of Blooming
dale Half mile from school and church Will
sell with or without crops. Henry Running
Vfrooua. 3T-tf
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
WHISKY ABUNDANT

Nearly a million quarts of whisky
were withdrawn from bonded ware
houses and distilleries during June.
This makes you reflect that for a
dry country we're still rather wet. Or
possibly the national health is very
low.
But the stream of liquor is gradually
drying up. In the first six months of
this year only 5,949,224 quarts of whis-
ky were withdrawn from bond. Same
period year ago Withdrawals were
2O,6S2,3 1872 quarts.
Perhaps the new liquor bill, which
proposes to allow men to brew and dis
till liquor in their own homes for their
own personal use, will do a lot toward
keeping the supply somewhere near
the demand.
1t is certainly opening doors which
it will not be easy to close, and reve-
nue. agents are likely to find their task
far more difficult than it yet has been.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
The Calling Of Wild Geese.

There are certain bird notes which
strike strange chords, whose vibrations
are lost in a mist of dreams. l remem-
Der a little runaway boy who stood
in clover field in gray twilight
and heard the changing calls of wild
geese shouting down from midsky.
Frightened he ran home vast distance
at least the width of two fields. AS he
ran there seemed to come back to him
he memory of forgotten dream, II 1t
were a dream, in which he lay in an
,ther land on a chill hillside. Over
head in the darkness passed burst
If triumphant music and the strong
singing of voices not of this earth.
;'rom that day the trumpet notes OF
he wild geese bring back through the
fog of the drifting years that same
dream to him who heard them first In
that far away, long ago clover field.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
MISERABLE POLITICS

When the Hon. j. w Fordney, the
distinguished chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, open
ed the debate on the new revenue bill
he severely criticised Woodrow Wilson
for having taken over the railroads
during the war.
When this proposition was before
Congress Mr.. FOrdney voted to author
ize Mr.. Wilson to do this very thing.
Asked to explain this striking incon-
sistency, Mr. Fordney, according to the
Congressional Record, said:
Il voted to put the President in a
hole, and we did"
This is an astonishing admission
coming from man of the high char
acter of Mr.. Fordney. 1t shows to
what extent partisanship may cause a
man in political life to forget plain
duty and seek to serve mere politi-
cal purpose.
Mr.. Fordney frankly admits that
he voted to give Mr. Wilson authori-
ty to take over the railroads. not be-
cause breakdown of transportation
which might result in defeat in the
great world war threatened, but sim
ply to put Mr.. Wilson in a hole.
Every fair-minded man in the land,
regardless of his political affiliations
and convictions will agree that such a
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
INDUSTRIAL NOTES
BY e. N. Rogers

Many small textile, dyeing, candy
and Eliminating establishments dot
Bergen county, fiourishing alongside
larger neighbors, such as the Bellman
Brook Bleachery and Rabbits Soap
Works. Their operators will find an
opportunity to size up the new Ameri-
can made dyes and the latest wrinkles
in air conditioning, air drying or air
humidifying at the Chemical Industries
exhibition. This will be put on at the
Eighth Coast Artillery Armory during
the week of September II to demon
strate recent achievements of Ameri-
can chemists. The two national chem
ical associations will hold conventions
in New York next week, during which
a representative British delegation will
be housed at Columbia University. Mr..
r. p. Perry, vice president of the
Barrett Manufacturing Company in
Edgewater, and Professor Backeland
of the university are on the advisory
committee of the Exhibition of Chem
ical Industries.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10

motive was mean, if not a treacher-
Gus motive.
That was no time to play a political
game-a great war was in progress
and our lives and property were at
stake. 1t was the business of every
patriotic man and woman to do all
possible to help win that war and to
help win it thousands gave money and
bought Liberty Bonds until it hurt"
until the last cent they could spare
had gone to help swell the vast sum
needed by the government to pay war
expenses and aid our allies who had
been bled to the bone"
And in this great crisis Representa-
tive Fordney was casting his vote to
help put Wilson in hole.
1t was bad politics-bad Judgment
bad citizenship-bad business.
That is not the way to play any
political game, national, state or city.
Political contests are certain to Oc-
cur at stated intervals and it is well
that there be two great parties so
evenly divided that great conserva-
tive vote tlldI Is HlSifHiiHueo anu I'll
selfish can settle the issue when those
of strong political prejudice engage in
big fight over the ''loaves and fishes"
When heads of governments are
elected it is the duty of all of us to
give loyal support to those officials
so long as they are doing their best
to give their country, state or city
the best possible service and the low
,est possible cost.
1t is mighty poor business to try
and put president, governor or a
mayor 'in hole" simply for the pur-
pose of getting the outs in and kicking
the ms out.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
The omnipresent Reporter.

American newspapers are spending
considerably more on their service
abroad than for parallel service in
America. Who knows better the
things Americans are interested in
than the managing editors who au-
thorize this? Any event of more than
local interest in Europe calls the
American journalists to the spot. For
example, one morning at 10 o'clock
in London, strolled into a British
labor congress. met there six
American newspapermen, and but
three or four British. Let any trou-
Bile start in Ireland and every New
York paper will have it's man on the
scene inside Of twelve hours, If he is
not there already. All over Europe,
stationed at strategic centers, is the
American correspondent within reach
ing distance of anything that may
happen.-From the New Republic.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
NEWS ITEM

Director Roberts was responsible
for the permanent organization of the
Association of Chosen Freeholders of
New Jersey at Trenton last winter for
the following purposes:
Section l: The purpose of this as
ISOLATION shall be:
G) To consider all proposed legis-
lation affecting county government.
(2) To suggest and endeavOr to
have enacted such laws as will best
meet the needs of the various counties
of the state.
CD To increase the ability of it's
members to better serve their constit-
uents by conference together on the
problems that confront us.
The association was very active; 81
bills were approved; "a bills passed
both houses and became laws. Among
them are the following:
To allow pensions to widows with
five years residence
To restore old law limit for commit
ment of insane.
A uniform plan for state aid for
lOWHSiilp IOdoS.
To permit freeholders to alter high
way grades.
Important law affecting home life
of dependent children.
Allowing county to keep detour roads
in condition.
To make bridge and tunnel APP
proaches state highways.
Providing commitment of epileptics.
Additional fish and game commits
sioners.
Measure affecting children in Morris
county.
Allow freeholders to fix salaries of
county detectives.
Limiting small board referendum to
once in five years.
$16000,000 bond issue for state in
situations.
To continue one-mill tax for state
highways to reduce local taxes.
Entirely new motor-vehicle act, in
creasing income to state from this
source $1,500,O00 in 1922
And many others.
Opposed: All measures against home
rule.
One man state highway commission
en-
Counties to outline advance road
| program.
Release of epileptics on own appli-
cation.
| And many others. OF the % bills OBJ
posed by the association only two were
| passed.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
NOTHING "s0FT" ABOUT THIS
Heavy Outfit and Intense Heat Make
Life Miserable for Sentries at
Buckingham Palace.

A reporter Of the London Daily
News writing sketches of the heat
wave is especially sorry for the SEN
tries outside Of Buckingham palace.
Their plight, he writes, would have
melted the heart Of Mr.. Winston
Churchill could he have seen them.
In the full glare Of the sun, clad
in thick serge trousers, heavy scarlet
tunics, with tight belts and bearskin
BUSHES, the guardsmen stood perspir-
ing and half stif1ed.
Their outlook was upon a roadway
stained with oil and reeking of petrol,
flaring beds of scarlet geraniums,
scorched brown grass and the SHIN
mering heat rejecting copper work
surmounting the Victoria memorial.
The fountain was not playing and the
surroundings were as devoid Of cool
ness as an alfalfa plain. One almost
expected to see scurrying tarantulas
and lizards. 1t was tropical military
service in English kit.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
Small Clouds on jupiter.

Prof. w. H.. Pickering, in recent
address before the British Astronom-
ical association, recalled the fact that
during his observations at AreQuipa he
noticed that the surface Of Jupiter, in
stead Of being composed Of uniform
bands Of yellowish white or brown,
really consisted Of an enormous num-
Der Of extremely minute reddish brown
clouds seen upon perfectly white
background. The effect Of belts was
produced where the cloudlets were nu-
merous, and the light spaces where
they were scarce. He compared the
appearance Of these spots to the WELL
known rice grains" on the sun. Their
length lay in the direction Of rotation
Of the planet He said he had since
observed the cloudlets in Jamaica, and
they have been seen in England by
Phillips and Steavenson.-Scient
American.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
DAMS WILL PREVENT FLOODS
Catastrophe That Overwhelmed the
City of Pueblo Can Be Avoided
by Proper Action.

A disastrous flood occurs, causing
loss of many human lives and mil
lions of dollars worth of property.
What happens next? What precautions
are taken to prevent disaster?
Usually what happens is that the suf,
fering community courageously under
takes the task of reconstruction. The
food is called an "act of Cod" and
confidence is felt that there will be
no repetition of the calamity. But
the conditions that gave rise to the
disaster continue to exist, and such
being the case, there is no assurance
that it will not repeat itself.
If the catastrophe that overwhelmed
the city of Pueblo is not to be repeated
again and yet again perhaps, pre-
ventive measures must be adopted
Dams must be built and reservoirs
constructed at the headwaters Of the
Arkansas river to impound its floods
The government reclamation service
points out that floods not less destruc-
tive might occur in any year on the
MO UTduUc IL luc WdlcES VI luul
stream were not held in leash by the
great Elephant Butte dam. Before
that dam, with it's vast reservoir, was
constructed, flood time and again
wreaked havoc In the vicinity Of FL
Paso.
The Elephant Butte dam Is one of
the greatest engineering works on the
globe. 1t is 306 feet high, nearly one.
third Of mile long, and creates the
largest irrigation reservoir in the world
AN artificial lake covering 63 square
miles and averaging 70 feet in depth
The water contained in the reservoir
would cover the whole state of Con
necticut to depth Of ten inches.
Development of similar works on the
headwaters of the Arkansas river
would not only prevent future floods,
but would store water for irrigating
hundreds of thousands of acres, and
furnish water power for all the manu-
featuring industries in that part OF
the country.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
HAD GENIUS. FOR INVENTION
Man Who Began Life as Prairie
Sheep Herder Made Most Re
markable Record.

1t Is probable that Walter Turner
was the worlds most prolific inventor.
Starting life as shepherd on
prairie sheep ranch in the far West
he knew nothing of the mechanics OF
railway engineering. One day, how
ever, while tending his sheep on the
prairie in the neighborhood of rail-
way, Turner came to where the ruins
Of train were scattered, and among
the fragments he picked up as curl
Osity vital part of the Westinghouse
brake. This he was allowed to carry
away. During his lonely life on the
prairie he would ponder over the
mechanism of this brake. His chance
came when, having failed as a sheep
farmer, he got job as wheel Taper
on the railway, ultimately being pro-
NOTED to the engine shops. A series
OF inventions, improving brakes pat
ented by the company, led to his fur
Their advancement. Mr.. Westinghouse,
who took him into his works, finally
made him the head Of the engineering
department. Westinghouse patented
two hundred inventions, but the shep-
herd from the prairies patented four
hundred. Westinghouse made an air.
brake that would control fifty railway
carriages; Turner improved it till lit
would control a hundred. When he
died it was said that the value of the
shepherds inventions to the world
was over thirty-five million dollars in
gold.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
Can't Lose Their Addresses,

New Jersey seaside mothers, who
have been bothered in keeping tab on
their children, have adopted the meth
Oh of embroidering their addresses on
the back of the bathing suits worn by
the youngsters. Il live at 81 South
Texas avenue" read a neatly en-
broidered inscription across the shoul-
ders of suits worn by two young bath
ers who strolled about the Chelsea
beach the other day. When they were
tired of the beach and breakers they
turned their backs to the life guards
and inquired: How do We get where
1t says on our backs?" The necessary
directions were given and they
reached home safely.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1921-09-10
Steam ENGINE History

BY the death of George Tangye the
career of another captain of industry
passes into history. Starting in bust
ness at Birmingham, England, about
1857, the speciality of Tangye steam en-
gines developed into an enterprise of
international Importance. Mr.. Tangye
lived at Heathfield Hall, which had
been the home of the pioneer inventor,
James Watt. He preserved, in the
condition in which Watt had left it,
the garnet in which he had worked,
together with a collection of original
letters and relics of the very first days
of Engineering"