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Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
WEST WOODSTOCK

Mrs. Prentice Morse is visiting Mrs. Maria Royce in Brimfield, Mass
 Commencing Jan. ' services will be held at the lower church at l30 D. m.
 Mrs. Herman Teller and son Carl spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Bing- ham.
 The new teacher Tn the Red-W hite district is Miss Wright of Middleboro, Mass.
 A chimney fire at Long Meadow farm Tuesday evening caused some excitement.
 Luther Place recently dressed off two spring pigs that weighed respect ively 290 and 345 pounds.
 On Sunday Mrs. Ashley entertain ed her brother, Harry Murray, wife and three sons, of Pomfret.
 Mrs. Madeline Bensamon entertain ed on New Years Day Miss Maude Perrin and Irving W Perrin.
 Our teacher, Miss Nancy Graham, was weather bound at her home in New Haven, where she spent the hol- iday recess. Consequently school did not open until Wednesday.
 Mrs. Grace Place and two little daughters have been spending two weeks with Mrs. Charles Thayer. Mrs, Place is now keeping hcpse for Frank Johnston at South Woodstock. 
 Mrs. Ashley Hubbard and son Clar- ence have been spending few days in Worcester. the guests of Mrs. Hib- bard's sister Mrs. Philip Picard, with whom Mir. and Mrs. Henry Murray are comfortably situated for the winter.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

l Y. Hoffay returned to his work in New York on Tuesday after a month at his home here. Mrs. Hoffay accompanied him as far as Hartford.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Botham, who has been making her home with James Rotham of pomfret Center for the past few months, Is at Chester Bad gers.
 Mir. and Mrs R. w. Hughes spent New Years with relatives in Putnam While there they attended the wed ding of their granddaughter, who was Miss Georgianna Hammond.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
WEST COLCHESTER

Cyrus Place and wife were in Chepaehet. R. l.. Sunday.
 John Ennis and wife and family, were the guests of relatives in Che pachet, R. l.
 Robert Brownie, Miss Birdella Brownie and Francis Crabtree, all of Putnam, and Mir. and Ars. ". l.. Place enjoyed an auto trip Sunday.
 Clarkville school opened Tuesday of this week, after a weeks vacation
 Willard Place and wife entertained friends from Putnam on the New Year and evening.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
ELLIOTT

William Johnson of Fairhaven. Mass. was recent visitor at Clara Taber's.
 Miss Elsie Bryden was n guest of Miss Beatrice Styles of Lebanon over the weekend
 Earl Colburn Of New London sub marine base was visitor in town over New Years.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
WOODSTOCK VALLEY

George Darling is moving into his new bungalow on the hill.
 George Simpson, Brooklyn mail carrier, is spending the week with his family.
 Mrs. A. N. Hammond returned on Monday from Philadelphia, where she spent the holidays.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

the final dance of the winter season will be held Feb. 13, when a big Mardi Gras Fete. with everyone in gala at tire. is scheduled. The committee is prepared to make the event the big gest in the history of the Post
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
GirI. Club to Have whi.,

There will be whist party Thurs day evening, Jan. II, at the Grosvcn- ordale Girls Club at o'clock All members are requested to be present at the next meeting, Tuesday night
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

White ants are destroying the beau tiful old temples of Nokko. Japan. The temples. built of wood, sculptured and lacquered, are going fast under the at tacks of the insects.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Japanese water bags of rice paper are more durable than similar articles of rubber Resin is used between the layers of paper. which is soft and fex- ible. The outside is covered with lac duer.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
Plan Msrdi cras Fete

Announcement is made by the Le- gion's committee on activities, that
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Clarence Child went to Hartford oa Tuesday.
 Mrs. Will Child is visiting in Phila- delphia and New Jersey.
 Miss Rilla Child was in Hartford Wednesday and Thursday.
 The L. B. s. held sewing meeting at the home of Miss Stoutenburgh on Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. George Bass and daughter Miriam of Greenwich were guests of Valleyside relatives last week
 A junior meeting was held at the parsonage Sunday evening at half past five. The older people came at half past six and all had sandwiches, cake and cocoa.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05
ALL AROUND THE WOODSTOCKS

visited her sister. Mrs. Albert Will Hams and family for few days.
 Next week the Week of Prayer vii! be observed by the Swedish speaking people with cottage prayer meeting every evening.
 The annual church meeting of the Swedish society was held on New Years Day. Various reports of ae- tivities during the past year were giv- en and officers elected for the coming year.
Putnam patriot., 1923-01-05

Henry shenning has gone to Bridge
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
ARRIVED FROM FLORIDA
Drove as far as Amigo Sum
day; Took Trai n Remand
er of Distance Home.

Mrs. Doris Blankenberg, son
Russell and VIM. Buford, who have
spent the winter at Sarasota Flor
ida, arrived at Lighthouse Lodge
yesterday afternoon and are now
getting their resort property on
Long and Planting Ground lakes
ready for the opening days.
They drove the entire distance
from Sarasota to Amigo without
being stuck. Arriving Sunday ev-
ening at Amigo they were told
that the road conditions near Pei
lean were bad, and they left their
car at Amigo. All day Sunday
they plowed mud from down state
to Amigo, and report that owing
to flood conditions down state the
highways are very bad at present.
Mrs. Blankenberg and son own
a winter resort property at Saras-
ota, Florida, which they operated
until April 18th. Their Wisconsin
resort property is two miles east
of Clearwater Lake station.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
TO BUILD NEW CHURCH
Elcho Congregation Will Put
Up Modern Structure for
Worship in That Village.

A new Congregational church
will be erected this summer in
the village of Elcho, according to
advices received here. A meeting of
members of that congregation and
business men and citizens was held
last week and the plans for a
large edifice has been asked to be
drawn.
The old church, a very small
building, has been crowded beyond
capacity for many years, and the
need for a new and larger build
ing must be met at this time.
This church building will not be
kept alone for the Congregation
alists, but will be used by every
denomination whenever desired.
This shows mighty fine spirit of
brotherhood, and is not being
found in many communities at
this time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Busted the Snowdrifts

Last Friday and Saturday dele
cations from the St. German
country and Three Lakes region,
who had broken out highways 70
and 80, arrived in Eagle River
badly unused up. From the ap-
pearance of the Hessen-Perrault
delegation one would be led to be-
lieve that road-breaking was not
such a snap as those fellows claim
ed. The Hessen-Perrault party
comprised Fred Hessen, Ed. Per-
rault, Arthur Jackson, Chas. Blan-
quardt, VIM. Wilson, Norman Val
ley, Ben Juve and Walter DeEaas.
This bunch cleaned highway 70
with six cars and trucks. The
following day Leo Bishop and
fourteen others from Three Lakes
broke out highway 80 from Three
Lakes to Eagle River, using the
Bishop 4-wheel drive truck. They
considered it a picnic, stating that
the 4-wheel drive truck fairly eat
up the drifts. Saturday from State
Line way, came w. A. Hoy and
several others who opened that
end of highway 80 to Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
SPOILED SUGAR CROP
Sudden Breaking of Winter
Ended the Preparations for
Maple Syrup Making.

Never in the history of the state
or this northern country for that
matter, has any maker of maple
syrup seen all his hopes for a
good flow of sap killed in a period
of forty-eight hours, such as hap
pened last week. Up to Wednes-
day every indication pointed to a
good flow of sap from sugar bush
es, but within a few hours the car
pet of snow necessary for an
abundant flow of liquid was taken
away by summer weather in one
fell sweep.
Conditions might have been
good without snow had the nights
been cold and the days warm
a combination necessary for a
good run. But while the days are
warm, the nights are likewise
and Mr. Man with his hundreds
of trees tapped, pipelines in readi-
ness and men hired, finds himself
purely out of luck for this year
at least.
AS result, maple syrup for
iapjacks this year is nil.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Portage City Busted.

According to a statement just
Issued by the treasurer of the city
of Portage, that city is broke, or
so near to that it is hard for the
citizens there to realize the diff
ference. Portage collected total
tax this year of s224,O22.15, APP
proximating a tax of $4,000. for
every man, woman and child liv-
ing in the city whose population
is $500, and the general fund, two
weeks after the taxes had been
collected, stands overdrawn in the
sum of $881.11. 1t is said that the
city's tax has nearly tripled dur
ing the past year and that there
has been but little, if any gain
during that time. Reedsburg
Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
NOT CHANGED
United States Weather Bu-
reau Claims it Can Dis
prove Such Assertion Now
Being Made.

The fact that the past two
years have been unusually mild
IN most parts of the United
States has led to considerable dis
cussion as to whether this portion
of the earth is undergoing a gen
eral change of climate. The
Weather Bureau, United States
Department Of Agriculture, says
however, that records can be fur
nished which disprove this idea.
Periods have occurred in the past
and will occur again, when for a
few years, the weather has SEEM
ed or will seem to be noticeably
warmer or colder than the aver
age.
While there are well-recognized
alterations in climatic conditions,
as of wet and dry, hot and cold,
ETC., little is known with regard
to definite laws of sequence of
weather conditions over extended
periods of years. Within ordin-
airy historic times there is prac-
tically no evidence that there has
been a definite and progressive
change in the climate in one di-
rection or the other, but rather
that the same sort of alterations
are now succeeding each other in
definitely, as in earlier historic
times. 1t is also believed that the
amount of change, if any, is too
small and the extent of territory
involved too indefinite to be of
economic interest. Until definite
knowledge is available concern
ing the law of sequence of wealth
er conditions, and possible period
ic cycles affecting the weather are
quantitively established, scientific
long-range forecasting is imprac-
ticable.-Iola Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Blocked or Open-Which?

Wisconsin has 1900 miles of
maintained highways that is,
they are maintained in the sum-
mer. Of this mileage, the state
trunk lines total $500 miles.
Many of these highways are thru
routes, as necessary to the sections
they serve as are the transconti-
mental railroads to the whole ma
ton. They were built at an enor-
nous cost. No. Is, for instance,
cost $3,000,0O0.
Doesn't it seem reasonable that
highways built at such an outlay
must be kept open the year round
if we are to realize dividends on
the investment, and not losses?
How would a great transconti-
mental railroad come out at the
end of a year if it allowed it's
lines to lie idle through the win
ter while ice and snow accumu-
lated on it's tracks? And what
would be the losses to the COM
munities it serves?
The blocking of our main state
highways does exactly the same
thing-only as a state we haven't
figured it out. Play with your
pencil a bit. Figure how much
we lose on investment by having
a 100000 highway blocked for
six weeks-almost one-eighth of
a year. And figure the loss to
such great center of activity as
the Fox river valley by having it's
main arterial road cut off. Don't
you see that it doesn't pay?
Or figure it in terms of human
life-the country doctor fighting
against roads and time to reach a
sick bed in an isolated farmhouse.
Only the anxious watcher at the
window knows what this means.
The telephone, rural free deliv-
cry and the automobile have
bound all the communities of
Wisconsin together and made the
state a unit instead of the isolated
groups of pioneer days. But we
still permit the winter storm to
break it up again. The whole
state suffers in consequence.
Isn't it about time that we at
tackled this thing in earnest?
Isn't it about time that roads built
for all-season travel were kept OPP
en- for all-season service? If we
cannot sweep them, then roll
them. The problem can be solved
And only by solving it can we
fully serve the state.-Milwaukee
Journal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Season Opens Nav First

he opening day for trout is
!Aay hrSt, according to informa-
Ion gwen out this week by Con-
'a'auon Warden Oberholtzer. 1t
Pas been talked that a new law
0a.d go into effect advancing
" opening day to May 18th. but
.a' seems to be a misnomer. If
present warm weather keeps
trout fishing will be good the
]. .S OF the season, as the streams
!" Oe Just high enough to make
good catches, There is moth
certain at the present time
. 0oen the regular fishing sea-
!, ,- VIII open, some claiming that
h., WILL ,r De May 18th or Decoration
IT, mat Is to be determined bv
new law which is now before
.,.. legislature. The old law on
H., lung OF the season is June and
h HIS, nts5-the former for game
r. WITH WI. the exception of bass.
,o,S 5s,'er date being for bass,
bgn ,'[ week should give the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Entertained Visiting Guests.

Officers and directors of the
First National Bank held open
house" in their new bank building
Saturday evening from the hours
of seven until ten. This was the
initial opening day of the institu-
tion, it having moved from the old
quarters on Wall and First streets
to the modern structure just fin
ished on Wall and Railroad streets.
Assisting in the entertaining of
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. N. M.
Emmons Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Cypress,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. MacQuaker,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morey, Mrs.
G. F. Sanborn and Mrs. E. w. Ellis.
Favors of carnations were given
the guests. The bank was crowd
ed during the opening hours.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Drove From Chicago.

George Fredrickson and his
brother H. M. arrived yesterday by
car from Chicago, the first spring
arrivals this year without aban-
doning their outfit on account of
poor roads. Barring one spot in
the highways, they had no difficult
ties. Left Chicago Monday morn
ing at seven o'clock, arrived at
Amigo at seven that evening;
Eagle River yesterday forenoon.
Say that within couple days the
highways will be good all the way
from Chicago. H. M. returned to
Chicago this morning, while Geo.
will stay in Gods country this
season.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
TO START NEW RESORT
Little Twin Lake is to Have
Another Resort for Sum-
mer Tourists-Located on
West Side.

Little Twin lake southwest of
Phelps is to have another summer
resort on its shores. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Heth of the town of Con-
over who owns property on the
west shore of Little Twin are
making preparations for an active
season. They have cottages and will
build main lodge some time this
year and care for limited num-
Der of vacationists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heth returned last
week from a trip down state and
report that flood conditions and
cold weather had retarded crop
ping conditions down there just
the same as it had in this section.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Will Saw Quarter Million

The lumber mill of Fred Enge-
brechtt which is located in the
Tamarack district west of Rumm-
eles station, just north of Cnover,
will start up next week and will
saw out something like a quarter
of a million feet Of pine which has
been collected in that section this
year. Mr.. Engebrecht who was at
Eagle River Monday of this week
states his planning mill, attached
to his lumber mill, will also be
operation for custom planning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
SNOW BREAKS RECORD
Disappears in Forty-eight
Hours-Huge Drifts to Bare
Highways Result of Sun.

Flowing through snowdrifts
with a sleigh on Wednesday; US
ing an automobile Friday on bare
roads, is the result Of the warm
chinook which cleaned up win
ter in this section last week.
Never in his day has the old
timer seen the snow disappear so
quickly. On Wednesday Of last
week there were at least two feet
Of snow on the level, with huge
drifts in the highways and open
places. Friday morning, after
forty-eight hours of sunshine and
thawing weather, the highways
were absolutely bare, with the ex-
ception of big drifts which in no
way impeded the progress of the
auto driver. Put one in mind of
"moonshine spree" to be wading
through mountain of snow one
day, while a few hours later he
could kick up dust in the middle
of the same highway.
But then to the unintiated, Nor
thern Wisconsin is chuck full of
surprises. Anything one may want
in this great country of ours, can
generally be had for the asking.
And that does not bar some Of
the rottenest weather man ever
saw dished out to a suffering pub
lie.
Thursday and Friday cars and
trucks were busy breaking out
drifted roads; had they left it to
Sol for one more day, all that en-
ergy might have been saved. At
present every road is open and
while some are said to be bad, that
is due to the frost leaving the
ground. The stretch of highway
from Reeds corner to the Reed
school house between Eagle River
and Conover is said to be bad on
account of the hardwood shad-
ing that section of clay highway.
A few days will cause this to be
in good repair. The highway from
Three Lakes to Eagle River, &C
cording to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Dobbs, who came up Monday, are
in good condition.
Warning, however, is given any
person who wishes to drive from
Chicago to this section this week.
Frost is leaving the ground, and
in some places farther down the
state it is said that the roads are
pretty bad, and in some places
impossible. 1t will be another
week before the down state driv-
er can safely make the trip to the
Big Woods section. Heavy floods
down state have washed out many
sections of highway, and the wat
ers are still doing considerable
damage in the south end.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
School Contest.

A declamatory-oratory contest
will be held in the Eagle theatre
Friday evening of this week by
members of the local high school.
The contest is for the purpose of
choosing representatives to the
league contest to be held between
the schools of Eagle River, Three
Lakes, Argonne and Crandon.
There will be eleven contesting for
the honors at Friday evenings
contest. An admission to help de
fray expenses of the contest will
be charged.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Purchased New Equipment

Thomas McGregor Jr,, who has
been employed until recently by
Chas. Hebard in the barber shop
in the Gafney building, has
launched out for himself. Last
week entire new fittings and fur
niture arrived and are now being
installed in the old location which
he will occupy. John Lacrosse
will hold down one of the three
chairs which have been installed.
The interior furnishings which
Mr.. McGregor is installing are mo-
dern and sanitary and makes for
a neat barber shop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
KILL EIGHT HOUR BILL
Compulsory 8-Hour a Day
Bill Meets Death in Senate
Last Thursday at Madison.

The death of the 8-hour bill is
now an assured fact.
Last Thursday in the senate at
Madison the bill was killed by a
vote of Is to Ia. Four attempts
to save the bill was made through
amendments, but is was finally
killed.
1t was one of the most vicious
bills ever presented to the legis-
lature, and Wisconsin certainly
saved herself from a big stain by
killing it. All the socialists and
their followers are said to have
labored for the passage of this
bill.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
WANT TO CHANGE NAME
Vi, Said That Three Lakes
ps,idents Are Asking for
New Name for PostOffice.

r.formation has been given out
INV number Of the residents
lG' tbo village Of Three Lakes are
, 81 ,i to have the name OF that
s 'Ilano and postofice changed and
s .,',s' made application to the pos
TAI t,om what can be CLEANED, the
80, name asked for is identical
new the one State Line has been
.seEing to gather Inland o,
Lakes. u, rt. bo,,o
loro an opportunity to lose their
o ;Jantitv for many years by the
.Sonrinp of their old time-tried
s ' and also will lose that pub
T.;+v which only the name Three
.JG." has brought and held for
[o, Aqain the new name IS not
ooa that will bring forth all that
that bully good little village and
.nIondjd community deserves and
has builded up IN years gone by,
by the expenditure of money and
fine by her resort and business
men,
The name Land O Lakes" was
\ FIRST thought Of by State Line res
d dents as an ideal name for that
village and community. Their idea
Of changing the name State
\ Line" was for the reason that
there is a State Line, Wisconsin,
and State Line, Michigan-a con-
fiction resulting which has caus-
ed trouble in mail, freight and ex-
press Just what State Line peo-
pie will do now in changing the
name of Land o Lakes" since
RneIander has chosen that name
for their new association, is not
\ known at this time, but it is re-
ported that State Line now will
endeavor to seek some other more
appropriate name than either
State Line or Land O Lakes.
Just what changing a name will
do to a community in losing it's
Identify can be shown when Hack
ley changed her name to- Phelps.
It took many years to recover her
publicity and cost considerable en-
ergy on the part of her citizens
to again build her up.
Three Lakes will make a grave
mistake should she have her name
Changed, for her credit standing is
DuIded up on that name and it
@. result in a great loss in pub
aty alone if the change is made.
Many Of the business men of
Three Lakes are averse to having
he name changed and are making
iorts toward the keeping of that
historical name.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Knight is Improving

Walter Dickman, who accom-
panied Jack Knight of Little Por-
tage lake down to Chicago a week
ago states that Mr.. Knights con-
dition is for the better. He had
an attack of appendicitis, and be-
fore they could get him to Chi
cago, the appendix ruptured and
complications had set in. Latest
reports have it that he is recover
ing slowly. Mr.. Knight operates
a resort four miles southwest of
State Line.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
Arbutus Next Week

By the latter part of this week
IN some sections of this lake re-
gion, arbutus will b4 nearly in full
bloom. Right now many sections
show patches of this wonderful
flower in bud and with the pres
ent warm weather and hot sun,
will cause it to bl Dom within a
few days. No otheE state in the
Union is blessed with as fragrant
and beautiful flow Yer as is Wis
consln, and especially this section
where nature smiles for miles
and miles"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
oCcupleS New Quarters

,,j H. LaRenzie, merchant tail
Eaoyee5 t VI has this week
Err y''9 f,l TO MS new business pro-
En- horne formerly occupied by the
h Mat National bank, corner Wall JAIL
p,ese s, streets y. He moved to
H. ' sDa;..I place yesterday. It has
i the snff, nsIyy remodeIed inside rts
H. 5;n 'front.' re- has been rebuilt to- to-
Rajap IN IN the rear of the old
! liz ~ n..5 which will be ns S.l
eado, WORK room. The nra sert =
ap,ed 10 %'1 a.; quarters are rather
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