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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Farmers Have Problem
That Must Be Settled
WEED INCREASE CALLS FOR
MORE DRASTIC METHODS
OF ERADICATION

The noxious weed area is ten times
as large today as it was twenty years
ago. Farmers realize this as shown
by the following incident At meet
ing last summer, Mr. A. L. Stone,
who is ia charge Of seed and weed
control Of the Wisconsin Department
of Agriculture, asked whether any of
those present could remember when
there was not so many Characteristics
in their county Sure" one of them,
a man of about forty-ive years old,
said, 81 can remember when there
was less than one-tenth as much land
covered with them as there is now. f"
Others corroborated his statement.
This was in one Of the best dairy
counties in the southern part of the
state.
If in not over twenty years the area
infested with noxious weeds has in
creased ten times, what will happen
in the next twenty years unless the
weed problem be given more thought
and consideration by the farmers
It's spread will be even more rapid as
the larger the noxious weed area, the
more rapid the spread.
Thorough and careful preparation
of all fields fer crops, rotation OF
crops, and getting more land into
grass will all help. Put more land
into grass where noxious weeds can
not spread so rapidly and cut the
amount of land in grain and corn.
Then get after the noxious weeds on
the rest of the farm and clean them
out
Now is the time to get the weeds
At this season when the weeds have
just passed the poisoning stage and
have used up most of their vitality
is agood time to attack them The
roots die but not before they throw
out new shoots to perpetuate the
plant. If the new shoots are not dis
lished. If attacked at once, it is much
easier to kill them. For Canada and
perennial sown thistles use alfalfa
wherever possible. Plow again in the
spring. Cultivate until June, 1928 and
seed to Alfalfa without a nurse crop
20 TBS. of seed per acre. Because OF
their wind carried seeds these two
thistles are the most dangerous weeds
we have.
Town Chairman, village presidents
and city mayors, and the weed com
missioners appointed by them SHOULD
push this work strenuously, The!
can perform no more useful and help
full service for their communities.
Write letter to the Wisconsin
Dept. of Agriculture. Agronom.
Building. Madison, Wisconsin, in cas-
you desire help in your weed problem
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Wisconsin Growers Spud
Show At Stevens Point
ANNUAL SHOW PROMISES MUCH
FOR THOSE INTERESTED
IN POTATOES

The Wisconsin Potato Growers As
ISOLATION wishes to call attention to
the Annual Convention and Potato
Show to be held at Stevens Point,
during the week of October SOth to
November Bird.
The Association is confident that
this will be the largest gathering of
potato growing and marketing inter-
ests ever held in America and that it
will also be the largest exhibit of
standard potatoes ever assembled in
this county. The records of previous
Wisconsin Potato Shows warrant this
statement.
The Convention Program: The Assoc
citation is making an unusual effort
this year to arrange a program es-
pecially in the interests of central
Wisconsin potato growing problems.
Arrangements are, being made to Co
operate with potato growing interests
in Central Wisconsin on this import
ant matter
The Association will celebrate its
tenth anniversary at this convention
and a report will be made of the work
accomplished during the last ten
years in the interests of the Wiscon-
sin potato industry.
There never was a time in the
history of potato growing when so
much interest has been aroused in
questions involving potato growing,
seed potato inspection, standard vari-
cites, machinery and equipment, pota-
to grading and shipping problems, and
many other important questions
The Association expects representa-
tives from several sections of the
country to handle these questions on
the convention floor
The Exhibit: The competitive exhib-
it's will represent potatoes from thirty
Wisconsin counties and will be the
result of the selection of both stan
dard seed and table stock from the,
best potato growers in Wisconsin. I'm
usual attention will be given to assem-
bling exhibits of standard seed stock
representing the varieties under in
spection in the state.
The premium lists, potato show reg
ulations and all detailed information
is now on the press and will be circu-
lated throughout Wisconsin potato
growing Counties before the date of
potssss harvest.
For general information write Mr..
J. G. Milward, Wisconsin Potato Grow
ers Association, Madison, Wisconsin.
Executive Committee: j. w. Hicks,
Prentice; H. J. Rainbow, Phillips; ].
G. Milward, Madison; M. E. Sibole,
Marinette Ed Kringle, Rice Lake;
Local Committee, Stevens Point
Wis: General Chairman, ]. w Dune
gan; Publicity, Jas. w Hull; Enter
tainment, W s. Delpell; Finance, F.
W. Glennon; Show Management, w.
w. Clark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Oneida County Fair at
Rhinelander A Success
DAY SPENT THERE SHOWS THE
NEIGHBoRING COUNTY is
UP AND DOING

A visit to the Oneida county fail
at Rhinelander, Saturday found q
large crowd in attendance and evi
dences of much improvement in the
grounds and buildings since we were
there two years ago. New buildings
have been built and others moved tC
different parts of the ground and
everything nicely painted in white.
The Oneida county grounds and build
ings as now seen are as good as will
be found anywhere.
The live stock parade past the
grand stand in the afternoon was com
posed of horses, mules, shetlands and
some nice herds of Herefords and
Guernseys. Another feature was a
wagon drawn by a pair of oxen, exem-
plifying the way that people of Onei-
da county went to the fair thirty years
ago and right behind that slow mode
Of travel was a new automobile show
ing how they attended in the year
1922
The heavy rains Of previous -
made the track anything but fast, but
two harness races were pulled off
and some heats were made in 2:20.
A couple of running races were given
that reminded old timers of the days
when running races were an important
feature of most fairs. Free vaudeville
programs took place continuously dur
ing the racing and ball game, and the
management of the Oneida county fair
must certainly be given much credit
for doing everything possible to give
the visitor and patron their money
worth
The Oneida county fair is a county
fair in every respect and Villas county
people should patronize it more than
they do, not only from the pleasure
point of view but an educational one
as well.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
WITH THE PONIES

Pop" Quinn, sitting behind a race
horse hooked to a sulky was picture
in the Superior Telegram last week
that somehow seemed familiar and
looking up the race results we found
it was none other than w. w Quinn,
of Westfie1d who drove two first mon
ely winners there that day AS Bill
has been in the racing game for thirty
years and his father before him, the
latter being killed in a race on the
Wautoma track many years ago, we
guess the appellation of 'Pop" is a
deserved one. At least he has always
raced the kind of horses that won the
money and no man knows how to
drive 'em better, not even Pop
Geers of Grand Circuit fame.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
CLINTONVILLE EASY

Eagle River copied an to 2 win
over Clintonville here last Sunday in
a game that furnished all sorts of fun
for the bleacher crowd. Through
some misunderstanding no game was
srheduled for the day with the result
that most of the first team men were
out of town when the, Clintonville boys
Unexpectedly arrived Sunday noon.
However local fans soon rdstled up
team composed of few of the
regulars, some second line men, and
some whom we had never seen base
ball suits on before. But the aggre-
cation could play ball and with Peter
son doing the pitching for the first
half of the game and Bowker finishing,
there was enough excitement to keep
the bleacherites going. Clintonville
has a good team but the locals hand
| led them easily
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
RhineIander and Eagle
Each Won One Game
TEAMS GET EVEN BREAK IN TWO
FAST GAMES HERE ON
FAIR DAYS

With an even break against the fast
Rhinelander team here on fair days,
the locals can stow away their bats
and call the season we'll finished.
Eagle dropped the Wednesday game
to the paper mill boys by the score
Of 5 to 2. Thursday they had better
luck and beat Rhinelander to 4,
which makes it their second victory
over the Oneida county bunch this
season.
From the looks of the score it
would seem that Rhinelander had
things all their own way, but such was
not the case. The third inning was
the one that caused all the rumpus.
In that fatal frame they pounded Paul
pretty hard and his support made
enough errors to put a crimp in any
game. But they frightened up after
that and allowed only two more runs
in the remaining innings. Eagle got
their two in the eighth. The locals
could not find the Rhinelander pitcher
for anything very safe,, while Rhine+
lander stepped into it and piled up
about fourteen hits.
Thursdays game was of different
caliber Bowker was on the mound
for Eagle and pitched game that
had the Rhinelander men guessing
most of the time, in spite OF the fact
that they found him for couple of
home runs dhring the fracas. Rhine
lander started out right getting three
runs in the first inning but from then
on they were held scoreless until the
eighth when their second home run
made their total four. Eagle got two
in the early part of the game and tied
the score in the eighth, when Red Luce
will. the bases loaded, connected with
a two-bagger. The game went into
the last of the ninth a tie with our
heaviest hitters up. With two men
down and two on bases Paul drove
q, long one out to the Indian village
bringing in the winning run. It was
a ninth inning rally that one reads
about but seldom .sees-a spectacular
flash of baseball that brought the
crowd up on its toes, and put a finish
to a season that can go down in local
baseball history as one of the best.
The Eagle River team has handled
some big games this year winning
from Amigo, Rhinelander, Clintonville,
Marion and some more teams not
rated quite so high. If present plans
materialize next season will see an
even faster bunch UNFOLDING the Eagle
River laurels.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
FATAL AUTO WRECK

Miss Ruth Emerson, aged II, of
Rhinelander, was instantly killed Sat
urday night by the overturning of
the car in which she was riding with
her mother and friends of theirs who
owned the car. Near the fair grounds,
a car coming from the opposite dir
ection blinded the driver of the Cole
car SO that in turning out he tipped
into the ditch with the fatal result.
Although five others were in the car
no one else was injured 1t is said
that the car that caused the trouble
was Ford and the driver went on
without stopping to see if any trouble
had occurred.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
IN NEW QUARTERS

The Sanborn Company moved it's
Office quarters into. q double suite of
rooms over the Farmers & Merchants
bank in the, Sanborn block this week.
The offices are the best in town and
will be very pleasant and convenient
place, to do business. There is anoth-
er double suite at the rear which will
be leased to others in need of office
room The ground floor just vacated
will be in operation next week as a
grocery store by the firm of DeNoyer
& Herreman Their stock is already
here and this week the counters and
shelving are being put in place.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15

Mueller furnace and other products
of their business.
c. C. Knox as local dealer in Chew
roIet cars had several models on the
ground and had man in charge to
explain their good points to any one
caring for information
Wednesday, the Eagle River band
was out in full membership and fur
nished good music and lots Of it, and
Thursday, Phelps Day" saw a very
large delegation down from there &C
companied by the Phelps band, who
acquitted themselves to the satisfac-
ton. of everyone.
The Tamarack community north
west of Conover had an excellent ex-
hibit showing what that pro
gressive colony is doing towards de
veloping theresources of Villas county.
That exhibit undoubtedly will be the
forerunner Of many more sectional
displays next season, as it is a feat
ure of the county fair that creates
great interest.
A large tent erected just east OF
the main exhibit building served the
purpose of a ladies' rest room and was
in charge of the county nurse, Miss
Anne Christman. With hundreds of
women and children on the grounds
it proved to be a very necessary sta
ton and served it's purpose well, be
sides giving a great many people the
opportunity to meet the new county
nurse.
In the way of attractions the 1922
fair ranked far ahead of any previous
events. The amusement committee
booked five of the best vaudeville acts
obtainabge, acts that play the big
circuits, and as free attractions at
the Villas county fair they proved
big drawing cards. The events were
staged on a platform. erected in front
of the grandstand, three each morning
twoeach afternoon, and the whole five
each evening. Aided by music all day
Wednesday by the Eagle River Band
and all day Thursday by the Phelps
band, it made an entertainment pro
gram we'll up to the high standard of
the other departments Of the fair
Each evening there was also money
grab for the children, a wild west
broncho busting exhibition and Indian
wrestling matches. At the north end
of the fair grounds was the Indian
village where the Lac du Flambeau
Indians staged their la crosse games,
tribal dances and exhibits of their
handiwork. 1t was a feature of the
fair well. patronized With ball
game, each day and the foregoing pro
gram it was no trouble to keep amused
tx day. Refreshment stands were
there in sufficient number to cater to
the hungry crowds that attended both
day and night fairs.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
START NEW. RESORT

Ed Ferguson has a crew of carpen-
tiers at work at his place on Catfish
lake just this side of the bridge near
the Hemlock resort, putting up several
cottages and main kitchen and din
ing room to be ready for the opening
of next years tourist season and will
get into the game in earnest from now
on With fine location and the
adaptability of himself and wife to
the resort business there is no doubt
as to their success.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
FORMER RESIDENTS

Bruce Shank, cashier of the First
National bank at Bibiwak, Mimi, his
sister Mrs. H. E. Greene Of that place
and their niece Mrs Joyce Kelley Of
New York City drove down from that
place last week bringing the latter to
visit her father n A. Colman and
wife. Mrs. Greene was well known
here years ago as Miss Cora Shank,
and she found many changes both in
Eagle River itself and also in the per
sonel of the residents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
AN APPRECIATION

I wish to hereby tender my thanks
and appreciation to the voters of Villas
county for the generous support given
me as a candidate for sheriff at the
primary election, and to say that al
though not the winning candidate, l
gained many new acquaintandes
throughout the county who am glad
to have met. and to hope that they
may also continue to consider me as
their friend.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
CLOSED IT'S DOORS

The Hotel Austin closed its doors
to the public Tuesday morning, the
lease Of A. D. Sorenson who has run
it for the past year expiring and the
recent sale of the property to the
wholesale fruit firm of Dunphy &
Holman making its use for hotel pur
poses no longer possible. The new
owners will at once make considerable
alterations to fit it up for their bust
ness and they will we hear, carry
groceries and meats in addition to
fruits.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Sole Survivor Tells of
''Old Abe's" War Record
INTERESTING INFORMATION RE.
GARDlNG WIsCoNsIN's FAM
Gus WAR EAGLE

J0nn Il. hill OF Ashland, sole sur
vivor Of the six different men who
were custodians of Wisconsin's fam
Gus war eagle, Old Abe, is celebrating
the sixty-first anniversary of the cap
ture and enlistment of Old Abe, and
! incidentally, his enlistment as a pri
vatei in the famous Company c. Eighth
Wisconsin Volunteers.
Old Abe was captured on branch
of the Flambeau river by an Indian
named o ge ma Ike zhik, who found
three f1edgelings in nest, one of
which he captured He carried the
bird to jim Falls, now in Chippewa
county and traded it to Dan Mccain
for half bushel of shelled corn. Nc.
Cam took the bird to Eau Claire and
sold it to Mills letters for $3.50, who
presented it to Company G. The com
pany left for Madison, where the wom-
en- of that city presented the company
with fine perch, in place of the home
made affair which the boys had made
Christened "Old Abe, the eagle
was carried all through the war, and
became famous. At the battle of Cor
NTH, Miss the leather strap with
which the bird was fastened to its
perch was shot off and "Old Abe flew
over to another company, but was
1eI Iofr + of II fi1a OF
John F. Hill was shot through the
body, anc nearly dead from his wound
was captured by the rebels and lay
for eight days, until he was ir5ed
when the rebels retreated. TWAS at
Corinth that Old Abe first achieved
Prominence, the soldiers having by
that time attached great Importance
to the bird, and any attempts to cap
ture him would have been met by as
severe a fight as if the enemy had
tried to capture a battle flag. Know
ing this fact, and the Importance
which the Eighth regiment attached
to the bird, one may well believe the
statement that Con Prico gave 1
ders that it should be captured if
possible Old Abe was an inspiration
to the men during the entire war
While many of the company were
killed or died of disease, Old Abe
weathered all kinds Of hardships, and
returned to Wisconsin with his com
pany, who presented him to the, state
of Wisconsin
He was an object of great venera-
ton, and was exhibited in various
parts of the United States. Mr.. Hill
took him to the Centennial EXPOSE
ton at Philadelphia in 1875, and to
other places. At the great Sanitary
Fair at Chicago, $4,000 was added to
the net proceeds through the sale of
pictures and the added attraction Of
Old Abe's presence. Returned to
Madison, the great bird was an at
traction at the capitol until 1881, when
his death was caused by a small fire
in the building. Carefully preserved,
the body was mounted in a glass case
until it was consumed by the great
fire which destroyed the capitol build
ing in 1904.
All told, six different men were de-
tailed as custodians of Old Abe, James
McGinnis, Thomas J. Hill Ed Hummis-
ton, David MecLain, John Buckhart
and John F. Hill, all of Eau Claire
except McLain who was from Menom-
inee, and all of whom are dead except
ing John F. Hill, who has been a resi-
dent of Ashland several years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
NOTICE.

Anyone who would like to take a
high school boy or girl to board please
apply to A. J. Austin, Co., Surt
Each pupil will be allowed $500
per week. There are a number want
ing places who are willing to let this
amount apply on their board and to
work for the balance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
STARTS BUILDING

August LaRenzie began excavating
for thirty foot addition to his store
building now occupied by the First
National Bank AS soon as it is vacat
ed by that concern he will occupy it
with his tailoring and gents furnishing
store.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
APPRECIATION

I wish herewith to thank the people
of Villas and Iron County for their
splendid support at the primary, and
further wish to assure them that
will continue to work in a fearless
manner for the interests of Northern
Wisconsin.
Yours Respectfully,
K. MARTIN THOMPSON.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20

Gentlemen's Night was observed by
the Sliowhegan Woman's Club last
Friday evening in the Federated
Church and parlors. The affair open
ell with a banquet served in the carly
evening under the direction of the
Working League Ct the church, OF
which Mrs. II. 5. Hopkins / presi-
dent. The tables were unusually
dainty. the color scheme of yellow and
white being most effectively carried
out. Daffodils and pussy willows were
arranged on the tables and tinE vel
low baskets We're the .ayofs. The
menu included grape fruit cocktail,
pres ed meat and ham, mashed pota-
toes, curry of vegetables. salads rolls,
assorted cake. ice cream and coffee.
The servers were members OF the
League assisted by several young la
die Violin and piano music WAS fur
nishei during the banquet BY Chas.
Nitehski and Mrs. Ethel Whittier
Ames. After the banquet the ladies'
and their gentlemen adjourned to the
church auditorium where Mrs. Flor
C1ce Waugh Danforth. the Club pres
ident, extended a gracious welcome
and introduced A. l.. 7. Cummings, of
Orono, the lecturer and entertainer
as no stranger to Skowhegan people.
This fact is due in. part to previous
vi its OF Mr. Cummings in Skowhegan
and also to The fact that his sister,
Mrs. Lora Cummings Neil, of Boylston,
Mass. WIS former teacher in SHOW
hogan high School. Mr. Cummings
spoke upon Canadian dialect both hu-
morous and serious and gave various
readings. lie told how he happened
to get into dialect reading and in do
ing So referred to Kate Douglass Wig
gin having called upon him to assist
in an entertainment after the program
had begun and for lack of something
else with which to entertain the audi
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
FORD SALES SHOW RAPID nj
CREASE
Rush Of Orders Boosts april 0ulpq
to 101,16i

Ford retail sales showed 4 rapid M.
Creai in volume during March. aBl
report from the Ford Motor Go,|
Detroit, and have pecessltated lhl
building of 101 .164 Ford cars mil
trucks in April in order 10 meet lhe|
requirements.
This is the largest output Of Foal
cars ever scheduled for April, beingl
10000 above the same month yerl
ago. 1t also marko an early opening
of the spring and summer buying mi
ems to indicate that even more FGa|
cars and trucks will be sold in ~
than in 1921, which WAS a banned
year.
Orders for Ford cars and trurs1
have already exceeded the supply u
many parts of the country and pHal
chasers are finding it necessary 10 Al
cept deferred delivery. The Ford iael
tory at Detroit is getting into capadl
ty production as fast as possible. viii
the hope of preventing a similar ihof-l
age when the spring summer rush ael
gins.
Ford dealers throughout the Unial
STAKES are urging Ford customer N
place their orders early and thus pft|
vent the possibility of having to vail
for delivery.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-20
d. A. II. NETTING
DR.. Johnson and Mrs. Alta s. Elliott
Are H0stesses

On Monday afternoon the members
of the Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, ID.
A II. held a meeting at the new Of
flee building at the State Reformatory
with DR. Cora Johnson and Mrs. Alta
Elliott acting as hostesses. Owing to
the absence of the regent Mrs. Edith
Philbrick presided. Following the
usual business meeting an interesting
program consisting of readings on
f9rhe Old Houses of Skowhegan' by
Miss Gertrude Weston were given
while Mrs Philhrick read an interest
ing accounted the Old Philbrick house,
Mrs. Birdena Conant read a paper on
the old Mclaughlin house where A.
X. Bhtler now resides. The article
wat written by Mrs. Mabel Philbrick.
The last story on the program was
read by Mrs. Georgia Wilson on the
oOld Inhabitants and their Descend
ants" which was written by Eben
Weston. At the close of the after
Moons busnets session the hostesses
served very delicious refreshments OF
sandwiches, coffee, ice cream, cake
and minis. -