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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Coolidge Will Not Block
Bonus to Speed Tax Laws

Washington. - President Coolidge
will not attempt to stand in the way
of early enactment by congress of a
soldiers bonus bill. The President, it
was made clear, has no intention Of
attempting to dictate to congress re-
garding its procedure in the consid-
Grafton of tax revision. While he is
against the bonus and for the Mellon
tax-reduction program, Mr.. Coolidge
insists that congress must be permit
ted to exercise it's own judgment, and
White House spokesman declared
that the President will be satisfied
with any plan which will expedite
consideration of tax reduction.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Former Kaiser Wins Libel
Case; SIS Fine for Editor

Dortmund.-A verdict has been rem
dered In favor Of the former German
Emperor William in a libel suit in
st1tuted against the editor in chief
OF the General Anzeiger, Herr Won der
Heydt, for having published story,
different versions of which appeared
abroad long ago, that the kaiser in
1895 caused the suicide of Lieut. Won
Hahnke, a young officer attached to
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. A
fine Of 300 gold marks ($75) was i'm
posed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
President 0bregon'S Troops
Trap the Mexican Rebels

Tampico.-On both the west and
east fronts of the divided revolution
airy forces the armies of President
Obregon seem to dominate the stu
alton in Mexico. Guadalajara is I'M
der siege in Jalisco. The federals
have occupied the large city and i'm
portant railway center of Puebla, IS
miles southeast of the capital, and
thus appear suddenly in the rear of the
main eastern insurgent advance force,
which is battling with the main body
of the Obregon eastern army at Epi-
zaco, in Tlaxcala. only 40 miles north
Of Puebla city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Girl Detective Posing as
BootIequer Traps 100

Richmond, Cal.-The downfall of
more than 100 bootleggers operating in
Richmond can be traced to the clever
ness of Delta Halverson, twenty-five
year-old girl detective. Miss Halver-
sons methods were revealed when she
was called to testify against John
Casey. The girl said that she and q
fellow operative, Frank Orsella, had
gained the confidence of the illicit
liquor dealers by opening bootleg
ging establishment in the city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Packers Join to Sue United
States for 100000

Washington.-A number of packing
companies, including the Armour, Nor
ris and Wilson companies of the big
Five" have joined Swift & Co. in
bringing claims against the govern
ment for its alleged failure to buy
meat which they claim was produced
under purchase contracts with the
War department after the signing of
the armistice. The claims will total
about 100000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
U. S. Turns Down Plea of
Moscow for RECOGNITION

Washington. = President Coolidge
and Secretary of State Hughes have
replied with a refusal to the recent
telegram from the Russian Soviet
government urging negotiations that
would lead to restoration of diplo-
matte relations between the United
States and Soviet Russia. Their an
swer is couched in terms so direct
and forceful as to leave no ground
for misunderstanding them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Miss Ruth Muskrat, Indian
Girl, Dimes at White House

Washington.-An appeal for govern
ment help through more schools in
leading The Indians of America "back
to their rightful heritage of nobility
and greatness was presented to Pres
ident Coolidge with such force and
clarity by Miss Ruth Muskrat, q
Cherokee Indian girl, a student at
Mount Holyoke college. that the chief
executive invited her to take lunch
with him and Mrs. Coolidge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Paris Calls Berlin Request
Impudent, Disguised BIackmaiI

Paris.-Germany's request to the
reparations commission to forego it's
priority in order that she may be en-
abled to raise a $70,000,000 loan for
foodstuffs, coinciding with Strese-
manns declaration that a resumption
of military control is impossible is con-
sidered the height of impudence
"Blackmail under the guise of human
itarianism," is the mildest comment
heard.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
U. S. Ship Circles Globe
in III DAYS, a Record

Galveston, Tex.-Circumnavigation
Of the globe in three months and TWEEN
ty-ive days, believed to be record
for a ship Of her class, was reported
here by the master of the shipping
board cargo steamer Steel Mariner.
She left for the Panama Canal on
August % and arrived from Calcutta
via Suez on December Is.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Show Governor Small Put
Millions in Illinois Banks

Springheld.-Evidence produced be-
fore Master in Chancery Charles G.
Briggle in the civil proceedings against
Gov. Len Small for an accounting on
state funds while he was treas
urer showed $9.70O,000 was depos-
tied in the Grant Park bank by
Small as treasurer, and that in all
other banks of the state there was de-
posted $6,O33,OOa,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Cripple Creek Hits Gold
Again: Vein Far in Ground

Cripple Creek, Colo.-Mining circles
here were excited when word was re-
ceived that one of the richest gold
strikes since the boom days in the
eighties had been made in the old
Cripple Creek district. The twenty
seventh level digging, the deepest
mining ever undertaken here, uncov-
cred large vein, which is expected to
yield 500 ounces of gold, valued at
$10,335, to the ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Chicago Man Buys 100000
of Booze for list So 00O

Hammond, Ind.-Half million dol
lars worth of whisky in the Ham
mond Distillery warehouse was sold
at auction here to Louis Davis of Chi
cago for $4,000. In the lot were 7SO
barrels. 100 Of which, it is reported.
were made in 1910. Davis never saw
the whisky he bought.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Income Tax in Illinois
SWeIIed bv $33.OOO.OOO

Chicago.-Income tax payers in Il
linois have paid the government $685.
100000 more in 1928 than in 1922, ac-
cording to figures made public by Ma
bel G. Reinecke, collector of internal
revenue. Mail remittances are expect
ed tC swell this amount by $5,0OO,OOO.
Income tax collections during 1923
totaled $99,OOO,OO0.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Illinois Brewers Are Fined
$1,000 for Sale of Beer

Chicago.-John Torrio, president of
the Puro Products company, West
Hammond, ILL.,, reputed owner of sew
eral breweries and leader of a beer
war faction, appeared before Federal
Judge Wilkerson and pleaded guilty
to possessing, transporting, and SELL
ing real beer. He was fined $1,000.
The company was fined $1,000 and
W., Roy Strook, secretary, $1,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Two Army Airmen Die on
Trip to Get Girls Doll

San Antonio, Tex.-Capt. Harold e.
Sturcken, commanding the Forty
seventh School squadron at Brooks
field, who was killed near Temple
with Sergt. Cyril E. Ryals, when their
plane fell, was flying to Dallas to get
Christmas doll for his little three
year-old daughter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Soldiers Bonus Bill Wanted
By Vets AGAIN introduced

Washington.-The soldiers bonus
bill in the form in which it will be
urged by veterans organizations was
introduced in the house by Represen-
tative Mackenzie (Rep. Ill., and re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee. The bill is substantially the
same as vetoed by the late President
Harding. Minor changes are made to
perfect the language.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Church Storm Is Spreading
to Other Faiths, Report

New York.-Following the division
in the Protestant Episcopal church,
the fight between modernists and fun
damentalists has spread to the Pres
byterian church. Vigorous opposition
among Presbyterian ministers has de-
veloped against the adoption Of the
five articles of faith demanded ny
the fundamentalists at the general as
sembly last May.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Senate to Hold Treaties
Until Mexico Behaves

Observation-Disclosures Of tba
treaties with Mexico now pending be.
fore the senate will be DELAYED nntil
the revolt now in PROGRESSES reaches
some conclusion, according to state
ments of members of the senate for.
foreign relations committee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
House at Washington Names
Woman Head of comri++a

Washington.-For the first time .
woman will be congressional com.
mittee chairman. The Republ;can
committee on committees of the house
decided TO make Mrs. Mae E. Nolan
of San Francisco chairman of the
committee on post Office expenditures
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Former Office Boy Is New
American Express Co. Head

New York.-Robert E. NJ. Cowie.
who started work in the Cleveland
effice of the American Railway Express
as an Office boy forty years ago, was
elected president of the corporation
here. Mr.. Cowie. formerly operatina
vice president of the company in the
East, succeeds the late George c. Tay-
lor, who died last month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Coolidge Approves Private
Charity to Aid German,

Washington. - President COOLIDGE
through Senator Lenroot (Rep., Wis
announced that the administrators
approves and desires to encourage to
the utmost private charity for the 70.
lief of the people of GERMANY
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
President Coolidge to Conduct
His Campaign From Home

Washington.-Calvin Coolidge will
conduct a front porch campaign"
There will be no tearing up and down
the country on presidential special
train, with speaking dates as close
together as the local managers in the
various states can space them in the
time allotted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Canada Sends Note to
u. S. on CHICAGO Canal

Ottawa, Ont.-The Canadian govern
ment dispatched formal protest to
Washington with regard to the Chi
cago Drainage canal and the effect
it has upon the Canadian waterways.
In the protest the Canadian govern
ment has summarized all the objec-
tons from Canadian standpoint.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Railway Men Exonerated.

Fredonia. N. Y No one was GRIM
inally responsible for the wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited of the New
York Central at Forsyth December g,
when nine were killed, Coroner George
E. Blood announced here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
U. S. Troops Help Put
Out 100000 RIaza

Charlotte. n. C.-Damage estimated
at 100000 was done here by fire in
the East Trade street mercantile seq
ton. Company F, One Hundred and
Twentieth infantry. was modified to
assist in fighting the fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Florence-Jasper Gayhart, IS. a rel
dent of Tipler, was fatally hurt vhe
struck by a falling tree while empo
ed as a sawyer in the town Of Flo
ence. He lived four hours after Il
accident. No inquest was held. Ga
hart was a native of Kentucky al
had lived in Florence county maj
years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

misunderstanding, the Syesro
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Ra
nett, of Mansion, received burns vbiI
proved fatal. 1t is supposed that wifi
the mother stepped across the strs
for milk, Geraldine held paper in d
stove to ignite it. When the moth,
returned, the clothes Of the little d
were in flames.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Manawa-Sums of 100000 for road
and $4,000 for new training sChOl
for teachers were included in apprl
priations amounting to $295,OOO pass4
by the county board of supervisors 4
Waupaca county, at their last mesI
ing. This amount is the largest eV4
raised in the county In single veal
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Oconto-Eli PORTER, OF S'lleS' w. -
sentenced co serve thirty DAYS IL - :,
oconto Jail in default of So me- I,'.t ~
costs, imposed upon him Oy 'r
stuelke Of Gillett, for hunting Vlla 1s,
a license and having shot pa :. Il
out of season and having theln -
possession.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Ashland - Two brothers lau'
Storm, who were being held al u
Ashland county jail, Ashland u ID.
trial on a charge of robbing S'Ol9 -
Mellen, sawed their way TO llesa',
while the sheriff and his aldS S'l =
dinner. They made their escape IL
stolen truck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Park Falls-Roy Marsh, a ssuI
near Park Falls, is establishing !
ord as a wolf hunter. His total =,
kill thus far this season is tval,
Some of these animals were shot !,
others were trapped. He is assist
in his work by three valuable v,
hounds. Marsh has also trapped ii,
mink this fall.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Sheboygan-I. B. Wensink, VINO "a
been assessor of incomes in SheOO'
gan county since 1915, has had oAI
kee county added to his district an
will hereafter have charge OF assea
ments in both counties. He begins Ii
duties in Ozaukee county jan l. Sa'
ceeding Louis Guth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Plymouth-Elwood Helm, 20, OVel
seas veteran of the World war; DID
at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, HOSpla
for Disabled Veterans, according
word received by his father at ny
mouth. He had been an inmate Oh 20
hospital three months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Madison. shoudy well ,. ln /,
throughout Wisconsin as ~, uG tbop,
real estate and who hand llt,l.' 'ns
sands of acres of northern T wise eoa'
land for the James L. Gates Da aes,s i
pany, died suddenly in his oil'' !
Rockford.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Ellison Durant Smith, United States
senator from South Carolina, for whom
the Democrats in the senate have been
voting as chairman of the interstate
commerce committee in opposition to
Senator Cummins
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Dodgeville - Nicholas OAK was
awarded damages to the extent of ST.
eoo IN county court at Dodgeville for
tne death OF his wife a year last Oc-
eoDer in Avoca. Mrs. OAK was hit by
. Milwaukee road train.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Black River Falls-owing to IL.
usual dry fall, Black river I :,
River Falls, is so low as to ss,i ~
interfere with the light and w.
question, and bids have been o NV
for an auxiliary steam plant ~ w., !
in the neighborhood of ss5OON :
contract when let will call for n.
mediate installing of the anvil,
power. ''
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Neenah-The interrupted romance
Of August Reddin, jr., and Sadie Red
din, both of Neenah, will be resumed
shortly when, for the second time, the
couple marry. Divorced about year
ago, they have again applied to Win
nebago county clerk for license to wed.
Reddin rewooed and rewon his former
wife, and they will embark soon on
their second endeavor to find happy
fever after"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Neenah-Abe Denny, 81 t,r !,
ed Indian and veteran Of tn the l ci,a y |
dropped dead while w.,l,, wv \
down town district in NeenaSS = :!
was on a visit to his sista. . Icy
on his way to the bushes. aug i
when he collapsed and pas SIS SFet
before physicians could no an az
For many years Denny was s'l',lo 3
builder at Green Bav. os I 10 s.
he had lived at the Waupaca We WY. Y
home. '" 'e'eEa
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26
Madison-Wiscons,n =

Madison-W Wisconsin ~.
enan 00 per cent Of tho sauces !
ana consumes less than !. Isu0as |
them, Dean Harry T - Per seal
college OF agriculture ~ tS. y q
sity of Wisconsin to,s u 'As uat
representing 100 Wisconps "a csal
factories who were enro,'u sla can
course at the university r ~ u y
matte conditions in wisas eVeAtly :
cullarly favorable for no. 'u y ale
said. This industry baa raising
IS factories with an outDS St0sn
600 cases in 1905 to 1os t 81 Of l.
a production of 7OoO oo0 O'Ofles
1928" he said. 'V cases
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ke'a rs. 4
boiling water, the 7-year-oIu g rr
Of MRS Frank vegtergum, Harn ,..sI
Marinette county, was Se'e-p a. shs
cd about the chest and arms .,+,I
was taken to the Marinette n0'p'
Racine-Two dressed hogs g., Dt tr,l
a dressed steer and a mO .. r.rl vi
were stolen from the farm Of c h,re :
wan, who lives near Union
Re,oit-Franh Anastasi' Bslo aIGI ls.
ian a search of whose home , ,aii {.
e evidence of liquor violation l,,,,Pp i,t
81 600 fine in the Beloit Hu
court. He pleaded guilty
Merrill Selecting a Dli'. "a AUTO
which 10 work, thieves stole s. a. nr N
m mnldn # from Gus KasDrichS, ,p p,s, b
garage garage, Merrill, and then en-, alV sse.
Harry Krom's clothins ' .,otbirg VI
s1'2oo to $500 worth Of o asta ID
loaded into the au'0
thieves escaped.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Barron-What threatened to be q
double drowning was averted by the
presence of mind of 12-year-old Dus-
chen Monchilovach, when he rescued
two companions from Grenquist lake,
near Cumberland, Wis. Carl Baer
broke through the ice, as did Henry
Weaver, who went to his rescue.
Young Monchilovach crawled to the
edge of the broken ice and, with the
aid of a stick, rescued both of the
boys.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Birchwood-John, the young son of
Anthony Scharenbrock, Rusk county
resident, will pass the remainder of
his life minus his left hand as a re-
suit OF playing with dynamite cap.
Tap exploded in the lads hand. He
was Immediately removed to a hos
pital.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Superior - Matt Laitala, As, was
round frozen to death in the yards OF
the superior Shipbuilding company in
Superior. 1t is thought he became
aazed or i'll while walking around the
yards and succumbed to the near zero
weather.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-26

Union Grove-The Parent Teachers
association of Union Grove has Dur
chased 5000 iodine tablets to be given
public school pupils for the prevention
and cure of goitre.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-21

October, 1923, at $3.50 o'clock p. NJ,
and recorded in Book 175 of Assign
ments at page 116. will be foreclosed
by q sale Of the premises in such
mortgage and hereinafter described,
at the front door Of the Court House
in the City of Bismarck, County Of
Burleigh and State Of North DAKOTA,
on the 18th day of January, 1924, at
the hour Of two o'clock, P. ~, to
satisfy the amount due upo3 such
mortgage on the day of sale. The
premises described in such mortga,,e
and which win be sold TO satisfy the
same are described as follows, to-.
wit: The East half OF the North
west quarter (EhNWM) and Lots
One CD and Two, (2l of Section
Eighteen (l8), Township One hun
dred forty-two (l42), North Of Range
Seventy-five (75) West. There will
be due on such mortgage on the date
Of sale the sum Of Seven hundred
seventy-One and $4,000 dollars to-.
gether with the costs of foreclosure.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota
this 9th day of December, 1923.
State Bank Of Cold Springs.
Assignee of Mortgagce.
BY G.. Olgeirson,
Attorney for Assignee Of
Mortgagee,
Bismarck, N. Dal..
I2-7-l4.2l-28 Laid
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-21

er rrIeS- TO SMOKE MIN out rne pear
will not rush forth to be shot, but.
masked from view by the smoke,
will come as far as the smoldering
fire, put 1t out with his forepaws,
and then return to his hiding place.
John. 1t must be admitted, rath-
er weakened his case when he de-
scribed the behavior Of the bear in
being pursued by hunter into 4
cave.
The hunter. in addition to his
rife. Of c9uEse carried q torch. In
stead Of being q very dangerous ad-
venture for the hunter. John in
Sisted, the bear, on beholding the
light. would sit upright and hold
his paws over his face and eyes
and Femain m0tiOplesa. 80 long as
the torch burned. Without risk,
the hunter approached close ard
slaughtered the foolish fellow.
WhX . hunter, should bother to
"smoke" out the bear, when he can
20 ,convepientlx crawl into the hole
aud kill HIN Without risk John Is
not recorded "a saylng.-Adventure
Magazine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-21
sAGAcITY OF BLACK BEAR
Guide Called "John Bull" Tells
Stories Of the Animals Mar
velous Cunning.

One of the guides for the Red
river expedition of 1852, called
John Bull" was a famous bear
hunter and RECALLED the officers with
many stories. One of the officers
in his journal says that the guides
statements were repeated to him
by several Indians, in whose We.
racity he had much confidence. He
adds: Il have no doubt they are
strictly true"
The guide said the black bear
had greater sagacity than almost
any other quadruped. says Faunce
Rochester. Before making bed
the bear always goes several hum
dred yards with the wind, the off,
GERS were told, Fat q distance from
his tracks" Any enemy approach
ing along his track must come with
rxhe wind and be detacted BY the
animals keen nose. g..
When q black bear, hides. In &
cave In earth or rock and a>hunt-