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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
WON FIRST POTATOES
Villas County Spuds Take
First Prize at State Fair on
Individual Entries.

Prize winning potatoes from the
fields of George j. st. Clair I'm
the town of State Line, Villas
county, won honors for his variety
of Triumphs. Notification to this
effect was received here the first
of the week that he won first
premium.
The field of Triumphs which
caused his winning first at the
state fair held at Milwaukee the
first of the month, was said by
the state potato inspectors to have
been the best field they had seen
during their tour over the state
several weeks ago. When the in
spectors were in Villas county on
inspection and certification, they
had visited all the fields in the
north half of the state, and had
viewed hundreds of fields of spuds
before seeing the St. Clair farm.
According to their investigation 1t
was the least affected field in di.
sease of any they had so far Wis
tied.
Mr.. st. Clair has a very large
acreage of certified potatoes this
year and the yield from his Black
Oak farm will be watched by 20
tato growers. The land in that
section of the county is perfectly
adapted to potato culture and
there are several other farmers
who are going into the spud game
with a vim. Austin Bent, who
has a potato farm on the south
west end of Black Oak will have
bio yield this fall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Rain Spoiled Opening.

Rain stopped the concert and
opening of Lake Park, the new
addition which Hirzel-Bond Com
pany had advertised to take place
last Thursday evening on their
grounds fronting on Silver and
Yellow Birch lakes and the Eagle
river. There was to have been a
band concert, bonfres and all
that goes toward the formal OPP
cning of a suburban addition to
any village or city. There is no
question but that the entire vii
lage would have journeyed to
Lake Park but a half mile from
the main business street and en-
ioyed the evenings program. As
soon as the weather man gets
down to a basis where he does
not tip over his sprinkler every
few hours, the Hirzel-Bond COM
pany will entertain their friends
by a concert and other amuse-
mcnts during some evening.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Opens this Week.

If the interior furnishings ar
rive this week The Cash Market
will open 10 the public in the
lower floor of the Sanborn build
ing on Wall street. J. w. HERE
man is the sole owner, and has
for years been manager of the
Eagle River Produce Company
Upon his resignation from that
company, ]. G. Seyfert was placed
in charge and now heads that
concern. The Cash Market viii
do a general mercantile business
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

There is complaint in every sec
ton of the country about auto
mobile thefts. An automobile is
easily stolen, and it is easily car
ried from one part of the coun-
try to another. Apparently it IS
an easy matter to find a market
for them.
When you buy a piece of real
estate, you get a perfect title to
it. Your lawyer traces the owner
ship of the land back to the orig
inal owner.
Why not do this with an auto
mobile?
When YOU buy a new autOmo-
bile, you get a perfect title. You
know it came from the factory
direct to the authorized dealer.
But when you buy a second
hand car you ought to get a per-
feet title, a statement showing
every owner of the car from the
day it left the factory. If you
will do this you will be protected.
There would not be so many
cars stolen if there was no mark
ct for them. If buyers of cars
will insist on perfect titles there
will soon be no market for stolen
cars, and the thefts will stop
Hurley Miner.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Elect Party Committeeman.

At the recent primary election
the following party committeeman
on the republican ticket were
elected: c. II. Wiegand, Eag, e
River; Frank Laundrie, Pressure
Isle, No. /; Chas. Thomas, Presque
Isle, No. 2; VIM. Paquette, Arbor
Vitae. No. 2; John Hanson, Arbor
Vitae, No. 1; w. o. Strandberg,
Flambeau, No. 2; Louis Witzel,
Washington, No. ?; c. NJ. Christian
sen, Phelps; Peter Hedeen, Con-
over.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
BRINGS EN- TOGETHER
Community Fairs Are Win
ners in Promoting Closer
Relations of Settlers and
Home Makers.

Whoever inaugurated the idea of
holding community fairs through
out the different rural districts,
certainly paved the way for better
and closer relations between fam
lies and the county at large. One
but needs attend such a little fair
and he Is convinced that social
and business relations knit them
selves into a compact form and
promote nothing but good for that
community.
The Boulder Junction commUn-
ity fair held Monday afternoon at
the village school showed this to
be a fact. 1t also showed that with
the second fair that community
has held, that the advancement i'm
the growing and treating of pro
duets for exhibition purposes has
advanced a hundred percent.
Boulder functions community
of farmers is not large-in fact it
is small in comparison with other
towns in the county. But here lies
the success Of this little commun-
ity. They all work together for
the betterment of the entire con-
munity, and are not selfish in the
promotion of individuals. And
that they had learned to get the
best of what nature had prepared
for them, was shown by the dis
play of grains, grasses and the
handiWork of the housewife in
canning. The little school was
turned into a display room of pro-
ducts, and today if you visit the
Villas county fair now in session
you will see what Boulder June
tion farmers are doing.
The one best bet of the entire
fair was the exhibits of boys and
girls who showed potatoes. There
were twelve entries in Rural New
Workers. First prize was won by
Fred Haag, an eleven year old lad.
His potatoes ere on exhibit here
today. Second pize was won by
Sylvester Nash, aged IA. These
twelve boys and girls are learning
how to grow and get ready for
prize winning the products of the
soil and they have shown their
parents that they have the know
how"
Sunday a community fair was
also held in the town of Phelps,
and was like the one held at
Boulder Junction. In both places
after the judges had classed the
exhibits and awarded prizes, con-
tests for the youngsters and old
er folks were staged. That it was
fun-producer is left to both the
participants and onlookers. After
the Villas county fair two more
community fairs will be held, one
at Winchester and the other at
Vinegar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Becomes a County Citizen.

L. V. Estes. owner of a sum
MGR home on Pickerel lake west of
Eagle River. is spending his va
cation period here and will con-
tinue to enjoy the North Woods
until some time in October. Mr..
Estes. who is from Chicago, in
tends 10 make this section, and
especially the town of Cloverland
his future home, and will become
a voter of this town this year, hay-
ing been a resident for more than
the period set forth 10y law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

A mammoth potato warehouse
for the housing of the products
of Sunset Farm at Clearwater, is
being finished to take care for
this years croppage. The new
building replaces one destroyed by
fire early this spring. Last year
the potato crop of Sunset Farm
amounted to about seventy thous-
and bushels; oats and rye to about
that amount.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Terminate Yearly Vacation.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Fem and
sons Albert and Arthur, accom-
panied by Frank Wolf, returned
TO Chicago Sunday evening after a
two weeks vacation period spent
at the Venn home on Eagle lake.
The Venn family have been spend
ing their summers on the Eagle
chain of lakes for many years
past.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

Henry Rustad of Delavan, who
operated a drug store in that city,
arrived last Thursday and will
spend his annual vacation period
at the VIM. Utley home on Cat
fish lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
I.RGEsT IN HISTORY
ri,, County Fair Has Better
sL,ving Than Previous
o-ss ,ord Exhibits

-.. -.. E.arHa against II THIS
.re aaing day of the
u a.r starts off with
number oi exhibits Of
la gives promises
..r- ans other fair held
Inland So far this year.
-.Ts-. county has the goods
show them is evidenced
~ condition of she
~ mul5ng and stock
w rain holds off, the
r also De rccord-break-
r--rr communities and
r-r entered in competition
4. .-.. rfa have made show
r after wear and grabbed
s Two communi-
t-- ans making excellent
s -r Boulder Junction and
a.-----eE district. Both these
-irs are small. and have
49, ar t. farm game very
~ r+ worth the indi-
49,. rs -ea what can be
community cooperation.
-. .r. r4rrs towns and COM
~ ur Individual booths
-- ur one viii De able 70 see
-f pa. rrTiest competition
~ II IS the one
rrrrurrefng fairs that are
~ Give Boulder Junction.
~ district and many
rfas a show and
-a.. rim Ie complete. st.
| ta won state honors on
r-. r nf his products
/ sra greatest display Of
i ever witnessed. And.
/ rrr Seem exaggerated. it
Er mon who have at
/ fairs On tho whole north
\ central mart of the state
I am r-- there has NOT boen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
HAVE THEM MAKE VISIT
Meeting Called at Park Falls
for Sept. 18th to Induce
Legislative Body to Come.

BY issuing a call for a repre-
sentative conference the Com
mcrcia' club of Park Falls has
taken the initiative in carrying
out a plan to induce the members
of the next state legislature to
visit northern Wisconsin and
study its problems TO gain knowl-
edge Ct its great possibilities.
This is a plan that the Milwau-
zee Journal suggested several
months ago and has since re-
pcatedly urged. Several hundred
thousand acres of farming
land In northern Wisconsin lie
idle and nonproductive, although
they arr capable of growing a
rich harvest of crops.
Conservation Big Problem
There are millions of acres of
good farming land in northern
WiscOn~in and these acres can be
cleared and made productive and
profitable if reasonable measures
TO that end are encouraged in a
legitimate manner. There is the
question, too, of providing play
grounds for the people of the
state, and thus encouraging the
tourist trade, for which the lakes
and woods constitute the great
est attraction.
Conservation of wild life and
She maintenance of hunting and
game fishing are other problems
of statewide concern. The pres
ervation of the peoples rights to
use and enjoy the lakes and nav
igable streams Is becoming an
important matter.
The Commercial club has sent
out invitations to 243 banks, news
papers and commercial Organiza-
tions in 2S counties to attend a
conference to be held at Park
Falls Sept. Is. to consider ways
and means of inducing the legis-
Iature to visit the northern sec
ton of the state in a body. The
invitation read as follows:
Some time ago The Milwaukee
Journal suggested that it would
oe a great benefit for northern
Wisconsin to have the governor
and the state legislature make a
tour of this part of the state next
spring.
Naturally, you are interested
in the further development of
northern Wisconsin and anything
that will help to that end. We
feel that you will agree with as
that if such a tour can be ar
ranged, there are no Organiza-
tions more capable of handling
the arrangements than the bank
crs, newspapers and commercial
clubs. A combination of the
three could give it proper atten-
ton, organization and publicity.
Therefore the Park Falls Com
mercial club Is extending an in
vitation to banks, newspapers and
Chambers of Commerce in all live
wire cities of northern Wisconsin
TO send a representative to a meet
ing at Park Falls on Monday,
Sept. Is, 1922.
The purpose of this meeting
would be to formulate plans and
definite program for extending
an invitation to the governor and
the Legislature and also determ-
inc on a program for their proper
entertainment should they accept
and make the trip.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13


Farmers and Merchants
s % be housed
MI'n within a short
.ho First National
Both buildings are located
north s'e If Wall street
d N-r..E win have the ex-
their basement finish
Che week. and building
their new garage
Their nrw building viii
corner Main and Divi-
The new high school
and the walls for
io1r win soon be fin
rtr Eaus - 0o 49,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
Removed 10 Eagle River.

Mrs. John Benson and children
have removed TO Eagle River from
State Line, in order that the child
rem may attend the village schools
Last school year they attended the
Lacrosse schools.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

Joseph Handles and sister Miss
Hattie spent Friday in Eagle Riv-
er from their home at Black Oak
lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13
The Worlds Playground

Talking with old Keg Scales last week he said Yes,
the tourists running around Wisconsin this year will
the people ten million dollars
You're crazy" said l. That's a OF money"
Alright" he replied get your pencil, sharpen
start fgger There than thousand lakes i'm Wis
cOnsn that viii than hundred folks scattered
around each Each person will average spend
hundred dollars during the months of July August and
September. There's your Million Have a tack and take
real peep into the FUTURE"
He's rght-and too conservative what will this bust
be in ten years from now? What has happened?
Good roads, the automobile with the great dis
by people that here in the NOrthand
glorious wide open country hicy Spattered
with these Jewels of lakes, whose clear cool crystalline
ters are reflected the heavily timbered shore lines.
The wild, stunning beauty of this part of Wisconsin,
which Nature has avised he attention the hills and sharp
deep valleys the great and thick carpets of bright wild
flowers the rushing and clear placid lakesa these
will be known thousands people before
many years passed. they well known TO that
old timber cruiser of long ago, when he sang
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

And when | die,
Here let me lie,
I'm this wide land of peace.
The whispering pines above me,
The flowers, close by, that love me.
From all the troubled world Surcease.
Here where the sparkling wave
Purls in TO cool and lave
This land is best.
Here where the air is clear,
Here where the stars are near,
Let me find rest.
From Wausau Pilot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

Fred Bond left last week fo
Milwaukee on a business trip.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-09-13

''g News 500 n year.
The vidette., 1922-03-23
Water Power Means Freedom
"T he Destiny of the American People
Lies / here in the Tennessee Riv-
tr at Muscle Shoals"
--Says Henry Ford.
Especial TO the Florence Times by James sweinhart)

Detroit Mich 922-Henry will
2 nfpence at his command to keep the hands of Wall Street of
interview day he said he had consecrated" himself
Il is principle.
had Mr. Ford that due to his long silence
subject of Muscle Shoals the people OF the South were beginning o
IN answer he said to newspaper M men: :,
il tie financing Muscle shoano if help it. Il
is the hg do in this world III and u
heals and heritage for the American pe
Of what they do if they will safeguard the couny
"A few ago we Company saving
representatives have with the Muscle Shoals tua
ion minute and through them known everything that has
and all have to at present is this In Muscle Shoals lies the
fr elom of american Industry.
e word nliasma mitarism fostered by International
Now in the same way we are going to fight the last
ditch to An industry and agriculture from that
We will do it by creating cheap power and cheap fertilizer to far
ltue an people catch the idea what water
costs Of industrial power to minimum and hus hongh better service
power, thy must tribute to Wall Street.
xampe lies Muscle Shoals In the destiny Of the American
people, industry
transportation wheel Today Americas depend
by the oentered in Wall Street With that
stuaon would be unspeakab to let Wall Street also ange
of Muscle Shoals For Muscle Shoals developed
along unelfs lines would work spenddy and 50 simply that
all the country and the days american industry paying
tribute Wall Street would be forever Every human being e
would the benefit As have often sad am consecaed
to the pr ciple of freeing American industry.
All chance Muscle Shoals and il it's the last thing
do earth I'll fight for that principle.
If the legislation regarding Muscle Shoals could be hurried along
spring acta
trtme Influence 10 all industry.
Think of the would employ-of the relief of the
pobn should be going forward down there all
this spring and m not begun soon The river is low
till of 1928. 1t woudbe tragic
employment of thousands Of for another
" hen the need of work s great"
D. think Congress will lease Muscle Shoals to you?' Mr.
Ford cd.
Al got that point he answered, is that have
in The American and that thy will stand
let Wall Street hing ov their
Was3i I'm worrying Bit anl he smiled broadly
The vidette., 1922-03-23
Tishomingo, Miss.
March 20, 1922.

The committee on relief secure
$500 for the Corinth storm sui
ferers. The conditions at Corint
are rather bad. No deaths reporte,
so far.
The Wednesday Club met at thf
school auditorium this week. Tht
subject discussed was gardening
Diseases and insects were includ.
ed in the discussion. The garden
properly managed will furnish hal
of our living.
The negro minstrel given at tht
school house Saturday night was
very much enjoyed by all. The
largest crowd that has turned out
this year was present. The play
was coached by Mr.. Luther Owens.
The following visited at the dor.
mitOry Saturday and Sunday: Mrs.
T. A. Clark and Orville Clark OF
Iuka; Miss Bell and Fletcher Oaks
of Springhill; Miss Bishop OF
Corinth and Mr.. Tom Duncan OF
Belmont. Toms school at Salem
has just closed and he is on his way
home. Reporter.
The vidette., 1922-03-23
ord Pledges Resources
House Bill No. 90.

An act to more effectively enforce
prohibition in Mississippi.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
lel islature of the State of Missis.
sippi:
Any person convicted of having
more than one quart or any other
intoxicating drink in their posses
sion shall be sentenced to serve
not less than thirty nor more than
ninety days in Jail in addition to
the nif ney fine prescribed by law.
Section 2. That any person con
yicted of the sale of whiskey or any
other Intoxicating drinks shall be
sentenced to serve not less than
ninety days nor more than six
months in Jail in addition to he
money fine prescribed by law.
Section 8. No justice Of the
oeace or judge shall have authority
20 suspend said Jail sentence.
Section 4. That this act tax,
effect and be in force from and af
ter its passage.
Approved March 18th, 1922.
The above copy of the new Law
was prepared for me by the Secre
ary of State. w. I. Bazzel
The vidette., 1922-03-23
Nonresident Notice.

State of Mississippi,
Tisho .ningo County.
Chaacery Court June Term 1922.
To Dan Gray, w. c. Gray, and
Tildie Gray.
You are hereby commanded
to appear before the Honorable
Chancery Court of Tishomipgo
County in the aforesaid State on
the Second Monday in June 1922,
to then and there plead answer or
demur to the bill of complaint OF
L. C. Gam, wherein you are de
fendants.
Given under my hand this the
3rd day of March, 1922.
J. P. Ford,
27-3t Chancery Clerk.
The vidette., 1922-03-23
From A Soldier Boy.
Ft. Leavenworth, Kan,
March 18th, 1922

Ed Vidette:
Will you admit soldier into
your columns? If so, I'll tell you
something about our duties as +
guard and about our disciplinar,
barracks at 1T. Leavenworth, Kan
sas.
We have about 1865 general
prisoners here. Our duty is confn
ed chiefly to nothing more than
guard duty where prisoners are on
duty, such as our dairy farm, which
consists of so fine COWS. We have
somewhere in the neighborhood oI
1000 chickens, large hog ranch and
many other things too numerous to
mention. About 1900 acres in
farm lands. We have our own
threshing machines and about 400
acres in wheat. We have some
beautiful place to soldiers, situated
on the M. P. railroad. There is a
large war college here for officers.
There's about 900 going Gto school
here. There are four large halls
named as follows: Sherman, Sher-
idan, Grant and Lincoln. The Mis-
souri, river passes on the east of oul
reservation. 1t is a muddy river
Sune's? islands appearing daily
and disappearing from the under
current. 1t isn't nayigable with
boats. 1t has no regular channel &
constantly changing its courses
Our disciplinary barrack has s.
wings. 1t has what is called the
rotunda for general entrance. Each
wing has 8 tiers and from forty to
$50 men can use one wing or cell
house. We have several places for
various kinds OF work in the yard.
The model room, the machine
shops, dry cleaners and quite a laur-
dry. We have a nice place for diff
ferent kind of amusement, audito,
rum, have a movie on Wednesday
and church on Sunday and a band
U. S. d. B. All are members OF
the Disciplinary Barracks. We
have boxing bouts here quite often,
one last Sunday but | was en- duty
and never saw it. | heard it was
real good.
For fear this letter is too long and
don't know how much the editor
will stand of such letter I que IS l
had better return to my Quarters
and await dinner.
| haven't been here so very long
but seems ages torecall Feb.3 1922,
when left Iuka fsr st Louis. Mo.
where | enlisted for here. I'd ap
preciate seeing all Of my acquain-
tancees. / haven't heard from but
a few but want to give all of those
who haven't beard from me-, my
best regards in the dear old Vidette
| must say good bye TO all this
time. Delbert Williams.
u. S. d. b Guard
Ft, Leayenworth, Kan.