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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

ground cork between the walls to
insure the litter against cold. The
outer or living room has a single
wall only but is wcather-tight, as
are all the dens. Some ingenuity
is required to devise ingress and
exit. The fox idea requires that
the real entrance to his living
quarters be placed as far as pos
sible from the dwelling itself and
with no apparent relationship be-
tween the front door and the
dwelling. To humor this idiosyn-
Grassy, ranches have reproduced as
nearly as possible the hollow log
which the wild fox finds so con-
venient for Disgusting the en-
trance to his den.
Once settled, the fox and vixen
find it ample for a home. The
other two dens are used only for
lounging. Near the time of
maternity, the nervousness and
anxiety Of the parents is evil
denced by quarrels Of high fire.
quency and tension. 1t is fire.
quently necessary to isolate the
fox. He is driven into the parti-
tioned-off space. All openings are
closed and father fox spends sew
eral weeks of enforced bachelor
hood. The vixen left alone finds
solitude more or less sedative. She
is constantly under observation by
the caretaker guardian in the
watch tower, and when she emerg-
es from the den exhibiting nerv-
Gus excitement ne knows that a
new family has arrived. He knows,
too, just what will serve to calm
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

the human family. Added to the
ordinary fox psychology developed
in wild environment, the ranch
bred animal has a new set Of i'm
pulses resulting from association
with man. He still distrusts and
fears mankind in general but is
quick to respond to care and at
tention from the individual.
Foxes are mated in pairs. Mat
ing usually endures for the life
time of the animals. Each pair
occupies a space about 80 feet
square inc!Osed by a special woven
wire fence. The Enclosure has a
woven wire partition, shutting off
about One-third the area of the
pen when occasion demands. A
concrete foundation for the pen
walls is sunk to about 80 inches
be'oW the ground to circumvent
the foX's desire to dig himself
out. Where the soil demands, a
piece Of woven wire about Is
inches wide is laid flat below the
surface of the pen floor just in
side the walls as an added precau-
ton. The fox starts operations
close to the obstruction. His en-
gineering does not quite run to
starting a few feet back.
i he mating season is in Jan
uary, and 81 days later the young
are born. During this time the
fox and his mate, particularly the
latter, exhibit those traits of
character which in human beings
are placed under the head of tenn
permanent. Tempers are short, and
trifling annOyances become causes
Of prolonged irritableness, while
fear may easily become panic Wis
itors are excluded from January
until early summer.
AS their main residence, the pair
select the largest den. This is a
tWO-roomed affair, the inner sleep
ing chamber being double-walled
with packing of sawdust or
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

the present time is at the point of
becoming of great general interest
rather than being confined to To-
calities. Closer coordination of
the larger producing ranches in
the opening of new producing
points will within the next few
years so increase the producing
facilities that the enormous de-
mand for these pelts can be met
from the yearly increase without
the danger of depicting the breed
ing stock. At the present time
there are not enough ranch-bred
foxes in the country to supply a
fraction of one years demand.
Raw pelts of high grade sell IN
the fur auctions at from $500 to
5000 each;, with extra fine speci-
mems commanding still higher
prices, and high-grade stock can
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23
At the Three-Quarters Mark

Wisconsin this year enters upon
its diamond anniversary of state
hood, say the Milwaukee Journal.
Seventy-fve years have passed
since Nelson Dewey, the first gov
ernor, took up his duties to adj
minister the affairs of what was
then typical frontier state. In
that three-quarters Of a century
Wisconsin has grown to greatness.
The forests, alas, are gone, but IN
their place has come a wonder
full agricultural development. Great
ports have arisen along the lake
shore, and in many of the valleys
the industrial evolution is mar
Vicious. A state capitol Of unrival-
ed beauty, a wonderful university,
roads that are the marvel of tour
lists, and hills and rivers the play
ground of the middle west. That
is the Wisconsin of today.
What a story there is here to
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tell! And still behind that, what
a romantic story of exploration,
discovery and pioneering. There
IS internal for thousand pageants
IN celebration Of this anniversary.
Some communities have already
taken steps to have appropriate
! exercises. Historical pageants
will be part Of such celebra-
1 lions. Some schools have be-
gun to collect material for the
occasion. 1t is a chance that
comes but once to impress upon
those who are now in the
schools the true history of Wis
consin.
Every community ought to
do something to celebrate this
anniversary. The act of admis-
sion took effect May %, 1913.
so, that the exercises can be
appropriately held in the beau
tlful month of May.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-05-23

s@3
I'M which has been pronounc-
b. leading Fox breeders as the
.accc,sfuI kennel Of this
ever designed.
Visitors to Mr. Henry's ranch
mioy a real treat as they will
here all the different strains
.,a Fox family which will live
Nj. climate, some Of the strains
will see are: Blue foxes from
Arctic: the large and sturdy
>.., from the Interior of Alas
some exceptionally fine Sill
from the Peace River district;
., from the P. E. Island and
4, from Labrador. Not only
they have the privilege Of
.nr these different types but
able and courteous attendant
n Alaska who has had large
varied experience in the fox
@aoss will explain each type
their advantages and char
n,tics,
Il The fur display room will be a
rat in itself as Silver Fox Furs
up in different styles, auto
.o robes Of Black Bear, Rein
and spotted Reindeer faWn
hair seal lined with genuine
Il o Indian blankets together
fla number Of smaller fur and
be-. >.cciahtics will be on dis
and for sale at all times.
Another important thing Of in
rs, especially to parties inter-
M IN the purchase Of high
o silver foxes for breeding
m., is that you will find dis
go. on the walls Of this fur
lay room a card with the
in large letters written
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
MOVIE l E

Lois Weber's latest photoplay, "Too Wise Wives" which was presented last night at the Empress Theater is another of those incomparably repro duced cross-sections of life in the best American society which Miss Weber knows so we'll how to photo dramatize and which have created for her a distinctive following.
 Claire Windsor, who a year ago was Seattle society girl, plays the leading feminine role in the picture. Her appealing winsome charms are contrasted with the mature seductive ness of the languorous Mona Lisa. Phillips Smalley, in real life the hus- band of Miss Weber, returns to the screen in "To Wise Wives" after a long absence. The other leading male role is played by Louis Calhern, until recently the star of the Oliver Mo- rosco speaking stage stock company. The play tells the story of a wife who risked her husbands faith in her in order to win back an old sweet heart who had happily married. Two kinds of wives are contrasted: The one who does everything she knows will please her husband and the one who does the things she believes should please him. One fails where the other succeeds. And the one who
 succeeds is the faithless wife. The
 finale is surprise. Showing for the last time tonight.
 "The Idle Rich," starring Bert Ly'
 tell, a Maxwell Karger production of
 Kennett Harris Saturday Evening Post story.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
WOMAN FEARS FOOD
 WILL HASTEN HER END,
 so STARVES TO DEATH

RENO, Jan. 3.-A fast of 50 days, self-imposed, resulted in thS death of Mrs. Pearl A. Cochran, who labored under the hallucination that food until the forty-ninth day, and expelled that from her mouth. Her weight at the end was only sixty pounds. She was treated at State and county hos pitals and private medical institutions. At one time an insanity complaint was signed against her at her own request. Her children were cared for at the orphan home in Carson City
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
TAX NOTICE
Town of Cordova, Alaska
 Year 1922

Notice is hereby given that the town taxes for the Town of Cordova, Alaska, are now due and payable to the undersigned Town Treasurer at his office in the Bank of Alaska, Cor dova, Alaska.
 That said taxes become delinquent on Monday, February 12. 1923, at the hour of 6 p. m. of said day. If not paid on or before Monday, February 12, 1923, at the hour of 6 p. m. a pen alty of per cent will be added; ex- cept as provided in Section l of Ordinance No. v, which provides that the taxpayer, may if he so desires, pay on or before 6 p. m. on Monday February 12, 1923, fifty per cent of the tax due and shall pay the re- maining fifty per cent of such tax with interest thereon at the rate of five (5) per cent per annum on or before D. m. of Monday, August l3 1923, and in the event of such first payment being made, said taxes shall not become delinquent until p. m. of Monday August 13, 1923.
 THOS. s. SCOTT, 1 27-2wks. Town Treasurer.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
LOS ANGELES HAS
 UNIQUE XMAS TREE

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 3.-Not every Christmas tree will wither. This Christmas Los Angeles will have tree" bedecked with lights that will never go out, nor will it's limbs ever droop. Twenty-four hun dred and twenty-four tightly twisted strands of copper wire, plus a small amount of wood, paper, lead and tin went into the making" of this tree of Christmas trees" It is electrically lighted and is a scientific copy of the evergreen
 Lew Paris, ofthe local telephone company, built the tree in about 12 hours, working from 10 to 15 minutes day on it. It is 40 inches high and has 15 tiny globes-like those that blink in the eyes of Central" when someone calls number. The sheath, or base, which is three and one-fourth inches in diameter, is made of lead and tin. Above the sheath the thin copper wires, insulated with paper of many colors, pyramid to the top.
 If the tflephonc Christmas tree were ever to Ego dead" trouble man" would shoot" it. and it would come to life again.
 All who have seen the miniature tree declare it a masterpiece.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
By ROLAND kREBS

NEW YORK, Jan. IA steady source of wonder and interest to the visitor from outside of New York is the theatrical district and it's dWellers during offstage hours. Youthful devotees of the drama, who didn't really want to go into the movies anyway, reverently pass the Friars Club, in 18th street, or the Lambs manager, in 44th street With eager ears they listen to the con versatons of the sidewalk idlers in 47th street and in the areaway be- hind the Hotel Astor.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
SINGLE MATCH IN BERLIN
 HAS TO BE PAID FOR

BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Matches, former ly as cheap in Germany as elsewhere, have kept pace with the overwhelm- ing advance of all other commodities. The value of a match is now reck- oned at about 20 pfennigs.
 Walters or tram conductors who supply matches to forgetful smokers are forced to exact payment for the service.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

krebs, New rork correspondent, writes of the cam ouflage practced on gulIibIe wis itors to the metropolis by "near actors 'ard "never-wiII-be" actors who feed their personal vanity on the open-mouthed admiration of un- tutored aspirants to hstrienic at tainment.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03
CURTAINS SPROUT FLOWERS
 TO SHAME MOTHER NATURE

EVANSVILLE, O., Jan. 3.-Mrs. M. J. Kerr washed pair of unbleached curtains. They were white, she said, when she took them off the line. When she started to iron them, how ever, she found one pair blooming with pink flowers, it is said After the curtains were ironed the flower became very distinct. Mrs. Kerr said 1t was the second time the cur tains had been washed.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Whats in a name? Barefoot Dancer lsadora Duncans orchestra leaders first name is Modest.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Football is a dangerous game. In Iowa City, 1000 autos got stuck in the mud at a football game
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Women don't throw rolling pins as they once did because now they have no rolling pins.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

A pretty girl swept out of one of the supper rooms. After her squeaked and puffed her benefactor, playing hockey from his casket
 Gee" commented another girl, "how do you keep so spry, gran-pa?"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

wife is great comfort to her husband during those distressing times bachelor never has.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

The reason some leave home is because they cant pay the taxes.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Let the Daily Times figure on your lob work.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Send the Daily Tin.es to your friends outside.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

hind the Hotel Astor.
 The amusing part of it all is that these creduiCus visitors are the vic | tins of near actors and never-Will-be actors, who delight in seeing people gape. The really good artists are too busy to be lolling around in filth street
 To these one-half of one per cent actors George White, of Scandal repute, and George M. Conan are always "Georgie White" and "Georgie Cohan." Lots of democracy in the profession, you know.
 Two down-and-outers women - put a successful actress on the skill let good and proper when they saw her leave the stage door of filth street variety theater. It was an q knew her when" conversation from start to finish.
 "Why, dearies,' said the one, em- phasizing her remarks with little pokes of a bent wrist, "she ain't got no reason at all to give me the rig. Two years ago in Toledo she had a opener. Where was l? In the gravy spot, m'dear. I done my stuff from beginning to end in pantomfme and, my dear, it was a Class A knockout And now she three sheets herself when she gives me the go by. Imagine"
 Just what per cent of the atteDd ance at the annual ball of the Actors Equity Association is made up of the profession would be in teresting to know. At the recent 1922 ball the Hotel Astor was damned. Flasks were Haunted back and forth and the amusement got g bit ribald in spots.
 But the actors themselves-Ethe Barrymore, Carl Randall, Cecilie Sorel, the Valentines, Francis Byrne and Buster Keaton-were the ladies
 and gentlemen one expects to fine at a ball. They try to keep out the
 riff,raff-tickets are $11 each-but i
 appears that nearly everyone has $11
 these days.
 The ball is the biggest event O
 the year to the profession. It go
 under way at midnight and at dawr
 was fox trotting along merrily. Ever,
 minute contains it's individual nov
 city. The ball is perhaps the mos
 sparkling New York knows. The demi-mondaine is certain tt
 be there. She is expected by now
 These girls take keen delight il
 bringing along their current daddy,
 some of whom barely can see-jus
 enough to sign a check. The olde
 and more feeble they are the proudel this type of girl is, because to he, 1 friends it indicates she has fount
 Christmas tree" that can't anno,
 her much.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

Try the Daily Times for Job Print ing
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

The amusing part of it all is tha these credulCus visitors are the vic tins of near actors and never-will-bt actors, who delight in seeing people gape. The really good artists are too busy to be lolling around in 47tf street.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-03

To these one-half of one per cent actors George White, of Scandal repute, and George M. Cohan are always "Georgie White" and "Georgie Cohan." Lots of democracy in the profession you know
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
"BELL BOY 1s" STORY SIMILAR TO
LIFE OF STAR IN INCE FEATURE
MacLEAN WAS BOND MAN

The author of the magazine story
from which BELL Boy 49, Thomas H.
Ince's latest comedy farce was adapt
ed, had no intention of writing any
thing photographed when he pen
ned his story but by coincidence he
wrote in several sequences what might
have been drawn from the life of
Douglas MacLean, who plays the title
role in the picture. MacLean, whose
father was prominent minister in
Philadelphia and who was destined
first to be civil engineer and then a
bond salesman, was perfectly at home
in the role Of the young bond broker
who didn't think much of his Job and
who was always inventing excuses to
escape the watchful eye of the head
member of the firm. For a year before
ne broke into the movies he sold Sc
curities for Philadelphia bond house
and he vouches for it that he saw all
OF the comedy gags" pulled in the hi
lariously funny Office scenes in the
picture tried many times in his own
office. BELL Boy 13" tells the story of
q young college chap whose bond
broker uncle disinherits him when he
,ries to elOpe with an actress and who |
,urns bell hop to prove he can earn
living. Douglas MacLean, in a bell |
)oys uniform, has put over one of the |
funniest characterizations of his ca
'eer. The picture will be shown at the |
nixon Theatre next Wednesday and /
Thursday, July IS and 10.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
Blanchards Station

Mr.. and Mrs. James Webb and chill
dren from Blades spent last Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman T. Webb
at Greenwood.
Charles Prettyman, Jr., and sister,
Miss Belle Prettyman motored to Will
mington on Thursday.
Charles H. Prettyman, Sr., is i'm
proved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Zott and chill
dren from Bridgeville and Mrs. Eliz-
abeth ZOtt from Greenwood spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Ca
hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mills and son
Alvan and c. L. Harmon and Miss
Helen Morris from Greenwood motor
ed to Slaughter Beach on Sunday and
spent the day.
Hammond Warrington from Green
wood has gone to New York were he
has accepted position.
Mrs. James Rogers and daughter,
Mrs. Adah Torbert, were Bridgeville
visitors on Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
RUNLISM AND REBELLION

Governor Smiths approval of the Muan-Gage repeater
in New York has brought the expected train of events
Long Island is the principal of running
tvities and the booeggers showing contempt for
law enforcement and determination get their
market that is appalling We told of recent pitched
battle between the and prohibition officers.
The latter had the best of the fight first but reinforce
of New York gunner arrived by train and motor
the prohibition agents put to flight and 600
of liquor sent to New York City in fleet of trucks
conveyed by armed patrols.
What has Governor Smith to say of that state of af
fars Where the much-advertised New York nation
guard while the Long Island battle in progress and
while the bootleggers summonng their reinforce
ments? What did Governor Smith when he said that
repeal the MullanGage law would not lesson the
activity York officials in enforcing the Volsead
act? Those are the questions that the people of
the country would like to answered. and which must
be answered if Mr. Smith becomes presidential asprant
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
fII1EAI,!RE!SA u! RS
PRIZlIA PROCESS is EMPLOYED IN
"THE GILDED LILY"

For the first time in the history of
Paramount picture-making in the
East, scenes made by the Prizma pro-
cess in natural colOrs have been in
corporated into a Paramount feature
picture. This was for "The Gilded
Lily featuring Mae Murray, which
will be shown at the Plaza Theatre
for two days, beginning Wednesday
next. Director Robert 2. Leonard, in
explaining the reason for combining
Prizma shots with the regular motion
picture photography said that "The
Gilded Lily lent itself especially to
colOred photography for the opening
of the picture and that by use of it
the main theme of the story could
be more convincingly and effectively
introduced. The colored shots were
used only for the introduction to the
picture itself. "The Gilded Lily" is an
story by Clara Beranger, and
was written especially for Miss Muir
ray. 1t tells the story of a dancer in a
New York club, and gives Miss Murray
opportunities to display her
histriOnic ability and her skill as a
dancer. In a monster cabaret set of
rare beauty, Miss Murray executed
two difficult dances, one a variation
Of the Spanish variety, the other a
bubble dance.
The cast surrounding Miss Murray
IS composed of Lowell Sherman, Jas
IN Robards, Charles Gerard, Lenora
)ttinger, and Mrs. Pauline Dempsey.
ernest Haller was the cameraman.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06

Favorable to the growth of crops yields of strawber-
res June peas and asparagus smaller than had been
anticipated in May because lack rainfall not only check
ed growth but caused the whitening of vines and berries
Pastures are poorly developed the early hay crops are
short grain crops are below the average repantng
of and truck has necessary because of moor
termination or poor growth and if heavy rainfall does
not occur soon the yields will be very small Early in the
month, heav wind and sand storms did considerable
damage to truck crops in the southern half of New Jersey
particularly to tomatoes and potatoes which were
cut by sand big fruit however, prospect and
the Department of Agriculture estimates the yield of
apples peaches, and in this district greater
than the and also than that 1922 except in
New Jersey where the apple expected to be as
large it last OF weather conditions
will exert influence fruit yields and continued
drouth may cause the fruit to drop from the trees
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
ROXANA

The Children's Day program was
rendered Sunday evening to a large
and attentive congregation. The offer
ing was $12225.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Lynch and
family spent part of the week in
Philadelphia.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. o. w. Wilgus Thursday evening
of last week. After the business meet
ing, refreshments were served which
were enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Lynch of Den
yer, Colorado, spent part of last
week with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Lynch.
Many from this vicinity attended
court on Monday and Tuesday.
Harry Derrickson is the owned of a
ten weeks old calf, weighing 800 lbs.
Martin McCaDe is visiting his mo-
ther, this week.
James Leary is in PHILADELPHIA
where he is employed as a painter.
Milford chronicle., 1923-07-06
POLITICS AND DUTY

The Democratic Club of Mineoa N Y held a carnival
to raise funds for club house. Wheels games
chance were humming merrly and protably bet by
bet and brick by brick the clubhouse seemed assured when
an nconsderate Republican sheriff stepped in and put
stop to the gambling. Straghtway the Democratic Club
accused him of being acuated by sense of duty but
by political motives.
Now this is sympomatc of the Democratic viewpoint.
Whatever the Republicans do to improve uphold
regarded by the Democrats "just politics." never as
of duty This is political dplopia with which
Republicans as a party not cursed The Republicans
fail to distinguish between politics sense of duty
The two one. To perform the duty is good
politics, the kind the people elected them carry out
What is the Constitution among riends?" once ask
ed by Democratic Congressman, whereby character
lied his party.
The Ofense of the Mineola Democrats small in
deed compared to that of the entire party when in 1916
it gambled national safety against party security refusing
to for because had adopted the slogan che
kept out of war;" compared with the campaign of
1920 when the national sovereignty offered the
league nations for sufficient nternationast support to
put Cox in the White House. Just what they will make
their stake in 1924 remains to be seen but it will undoubt
edy be wager of national consequence To get the
clubhouse get into the White House-the sky's the
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