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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
PUBLIC RIGHTS TO BEACHES
is RESTRICTED
Supreme Court Says Public Can Use
Waters of Wisconsin But Not
the Shore Line.

Madison-The public will find it's
right TO the use of beaches sur
rounding Wisconsin lakes, restricted
hereafter as a result of the recent
supreme court decision unfolding
the property right of the riparian
owner Of all land down to the water
line, Franklin n. Bump, assistant at
torney general declares.
This decision of the court, written
by Justice Doerfler, overturns the
ruling of the attorney general that
the property between the water line
and the highwater mark around in
land bodies of water, was open to I'M
restricted use of the public, Mr..
Bump said. According to the as
sistant attorney general, it will pro-
hibit the use Of the shore by hunters,
fishermen, or other persons, except
insofar as the owner permits.
In his opinion Justice Doerfler ar
rived at the following conclusions.
Fright of the riparian owners are
based on the title to ownership of the
banks of the uplands.
Such ownership gives him the cx-
elusive privileges of the shore for
purposes of access to his land and
the water.
"The puplic can only acquire priv
ileges from him by purchase, pre-
scription or eminent domain.
Such rights include the righl of
using the shore for bathing beaches,
piers, wharves, harbors or booms
and walls to prevent erosion.
when the waters in the lake re-
cede to the low water mark the pub
lie has the privilege to use the water
up to the water line and when the
water extends to the ordinary high
water mark, such rights Of the pub
lie extend
Justice Doerfler concluded further
that the public use of the waters
in navigable bodies like the meander-
ed inland lakes, is confined to and
is founded upon the original basis
by English courts and maintained by
American courts, that such bodies Of
water constitute highways for navi-
gable purposes and that in the course
of time in the development of law
and its application to existing local
conditions and in response to public
requirements, these rights have been
extended so as to include fishing,
recreation, boating, bathing, hunting
and other things which are denomi-
mated incidents Of navigation There
fore, the use Of these waters for the
various purposes is open to the pub
lie when exercising the rights Of
navigation"
This decision Of the supreme court
allows the public the right to the
use Of the water in Wisconsin lakes,
but not to the shore line, Mr. Bump
said 1t win in his opinion have a
tendency to restrict the use Of lakes
ny sporssmen and persons seeking
recreation.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
Iron County To Get Carload of High
Grade Heifer Calves.
BY County Agent Shaffer

By County Agent Shaffer
The county agent in cooperation
with local parties is contemplating
the purchase of carload of high
grade heifer calves for distribution
among the farmers of the county
These calves are all high grades,
sired by pure bred sires and come
from good producing herds. These
calves can be purchased at the age
from one month to six weeks old at
about veal age and can be laid down
here very reasonable. These calves
come from dairy farms supplying
whole milk for the city trade and
therefore the calves must be sold.
Calves at this age offer a wonderful
opportunity for farmers to start a
high grade herd of dairy cattle with
a small outlay of money. The calves
are not scrubs, and they will all be
inspected before they are bought.
Calves viii be purchased only from
tuberculosis free herds and from
herds using a good pure bred sire.
Farmers desiring to buy calves Of
this kind should get in touch with the
county agent at once as we have "A
man looking over the proposition at
the present time in one of the
southern dairy counties. Now is the
time to get in line for real dairy
herd by purchasing two or three of
these calves.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
DRYS CONTROL
/ STATE SENATE
s..olution Adopted by Assembly
Amendment of Volstead
Act Turned Down.
VOTE WAS Is TO IS
A.. Claim That This Shows That
Arv Attempt to Change Liquor
Laws Will Be Blocked.

hJadison-The dI'ys scored a victory
Il the senate Thursday when the
- house by vote of 10 to l5
sefnsed to concur in the Peterson
Solution adopted by the assembly,
! smorializing congress to amend
H. Volstead act to permit manu-
Il eture of beverages with an alco-
49, content of more than one-half
al one per cent.
This .tand Of the senate is direct
i, onnosite from that of the assem-
a. which has consistently passed
q measures throughout the ses-
bon Drys claim that it indicates
a. the first time that those favor
h. strict prohibition enforcement
lii be able to prevent passage of
a. measure that will curtail ap-
nication Of the state liquor law.
There was no discussion preceding
b. vote. A motion by Senator
huber to lay over consideration for
b. week lost Is to IA. The resolu-
En- was then taken up and killed.
The resolution stated that the
Kolstead act arbitrarily and with
hi basis Of fact defines intoxicating
Eouor as all liquor containing alcO-
hi to the amount of one-half of
one per cent" and asked that con-
press amend this Law to permit
Manufacture of beverages with IAN
alcoholic content compatible with the
Intent and meaning of the eighteenth
amendment of the constitution"
Those opposing the present prohi-
ktion enforcement act backed this
resolution as one of their principal
moves in the session. 1t was oppos-
b in committee by the anti-saloon
hague.
Roll call on the measure folio VS.:
For Barber, Bentley,
Plgrien, Burke, eastman, Czerwin-
d., Gettelman, Hirsch, Moran, Nor
lis, Polakowski, Quick, Schumann,
Titus White-l5
Against ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Clark, Carey, Heck, Huber, Johnson,
Kemp, Kuekuk, LANCE, Ridgway,
Roethe, Severson, Smith, Stauden-
mayer, Teasdale, Werden-16.
Paired-Senator Mahon for the
resolution; Senator Skogmo, against.
The Kamke bill reducing the an
HuaI appropriation for the prohibi-
bon enforcement department from
$4,000 to $4,000 was laid on the
tble by the assembly today The
sote was As to As. Wet and dry
nembers voted on both sides so the
Strength of neither side was clearly
revealed
The bill was opposed by Assembly
pan Price, a dry, and Assemblyman
Perry a wet. Mr.. Price said the
Frohibition commissioners depart
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14

A recent dog show held in New
York was very sraPpy affair
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
FARMS IN CUT-oVER COUNTIES
UNDER STUMP HANDICAP
More Than $4,000 Farms So Filled
with Stumps That Owners Can
Barely Make Living.

Madison-About $4,000 farms Of
Wisconsin are still so filled with
stumps that their owners can barely
make a living by tilling the soil.
More than $4,000 farms in the cut
aver counties Of the state are still
under the stump handicap.
These facts have been announced
by the state department of agricul-
ture following a survey of farming
conditions in the northern part of
he state.
If all the stumps of the state were
eradicated there would be room for
fully 100000 more farmers in the
state occupying 80 acres each of
potential good farm land.
1t is pointed out that many of
the farmers Of northern Wisconsin
are now farming elearings so small
that their cost of production is dis
proportionately high and that they
cannot afford adequate machinery
Frequently these farmers cannot
raise sufficient to maintain their
families due to the stump handicap.
New settlers are coming into
northern Wisconsin from other
states at a rate of many hundreds a
year. If these thousands of stump
farmers of northern Wisconsin fail,
their failure will be liability on the
state. If they stick and make good,
their success will be assets.
This is the way the northern Wis
consin agricultural situation is sum
married. by state agricultural eX-
perts.
use Of either cooperative or in
dvidual efforts of power and pow
der has helped to make land clearing
easier, cheaper and quicker If the
cost can be reduced by even few
percent it runs into millions of dol
lars and it is this practical problem
to which the forces of the state have
addressed themselves" the state
agricultural department says.
The Wisconsin College of Agricul-
ture studied the stump waste prop
osition in 1916. A definite survey
made when this work was started in
dicated that under the best Of con-
ditions in the northern counties that
farmers were wasting "A to 20 per
cent Of the money spent for explo
sives because of no cooperation and
inefficient selection and distribution.
The first job was a matter of
marketing, pooling Of buying power
to eliminate waste. At this time 20
percent dynamite, efficient and
cheaper than dynamite commonly
used, was unknown. The old miners
who introduced explosive into the
cut-over section were users of 40,
so and so per cent dynamite. Good
cap crimpers, electric blasting, and
proper placing Of charges were Of
infrequent occurrence. Clearing
was going on at rate of about
three-fourths acre farm a year
Within five years a saving Of
S35O.OO0 was effected through CO
operative buying of explosives which
cut the cost Of dynamite to the
settlers Of the north by 40 percent.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
/ NEW STREET
RAILWAY CARS
Rolling Stock for Local and In
terurban Service All Here. In
Service Soon.
UP-To-DATE EQUIPMENT
New Cars Have Modern Improve
ments Designed for Safety and
Comfort and Are Attractive.

The new rolling stock of the Lake
Superior District Power company,
operators of the local and interurban
street car lines. has been received,
the final shipment of cars arriving
this week Orders for new street
cars were placed several months
ago, but on account Of delays due to
one thing and another shipments
could not be made as soon as ex-
pected.
The new rolling stock includes
four of the smaller type of cars and
five of the larger, The smaller cars
arrived last week and this week with
the arrival Of the larger cars the
shipments were completed. The
ears We're unloaded at the Windsor
location crossing, this being the most
convenient place to transfer them
from the railroad cars to the street
railway tracks.
The cars are of the latest type
with modern improvements and
attractive in appearance, and win be
decided improvement over the old
cars which have been in use for
many years They are equipped
with modern safety devices, de-
signed for their efficient operation
in the interest of the public. They
have air brakes, up-to-date hentng
and ventilating systems and other
modern improvements. The cars
are painted yellow with red
trimmings.
The smaller cars, which will sup
plant those in use on the local
system, have a seating capacity of
80. The larger cars for use on the
interurban system have seating
capacity of ga. They are all
pay-as-you-enter.
The cars will be put in service in a
short time, as soon as equipment
which was not included at the fact
DRY, such as trolleys, etc, have been
added and the motormen have been
instructed in their use. The old
cars, it is announced, will be taken
off the system and will be dismantled
and rebuilt and held ready for
emergencies.
In order that the appearances Of
the motormen might be in keeping
with the new cars the motOrmen
have been provided with new
uniforms which they will wear for
the first time upon taking control of
the new cars
The new equipment provides the
street car company with the
necessities for giving the public
better service, which, no doubt, will
be duly appreciated The new cars
have more power than the old ones
and thus win be able 70 make better
time, their speed being much
greater This, Of course, will tend to
give better service.
Along with the street railway
equipment comes the announcement
that the power line from the com
pany's new station at Ladysmith has
been completed and this week an
additional 10000 horsepower was
made available for users of electric
power on the Gogebic range This
new power line has been under con
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
Have You Ordered Your
picric Acid?

The orders for pierre acid came in
rapidly the past week, have you
ordered your share? We only have
about q boxes left, and as soon as
we have orders for a half a car we
will order another car Get your
orders in at once so we will be able
to have the powder here when you
want to use it. Cash in on the cheap
land clearing by using picric acid
The caps are on the way, will be
here in a short time will be dis
tributed after arrival. We are Civ
ing a box of caps with box of
powder Ask for your caps when
you get your powder.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
Population of United States
Increasing Rapidly.

Washington-The population of
the United States win be 110,663,-
502 on July first this year according
to an estimate of the census bureau
of statistics. The country's popula-
ton is increasing at rate of one
million four hundred fifteen thou
sand one hundred and nine annually.
This would give a total Of 199,SG1,-
TO by the time the next census is
taken in 1880. The last census in
1920 showed population of 1885,
710,620.
One reason Washington never told
a lie is a traffic cop never asked
George how fast he was going.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14

ment had done good work with its
limited force Of II men and that he
could see nothing to be gained by
Gripping its activities through re-
ducing the appropriation.
Mr.. Perry declared that the
Saehtjen bin restricting search and
seizure engrossed by the assembly
yesterday, would protect the people
against over-zealousness on the part
of the department. To reduce its
appropriation on top of restraining
its activities would be going too far,
he said.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
Urbahns Now President of
500 Line.

F. w. Urbahns, for the past
several years assistant superinten-
dent with headquarters at Chicago,
has been appointed president of the
Wisconsin division of the 500 Line
to succeed Major c. NJ. Winter, who
retired on a leave Of absence on ac-
count of i'll health.
Major Winter has maintained his
office in Fond du Lac. He is a
veteran railroad man, his connection
with the 500 Line dating back to the
time it was known as the Wisconsin
Central railroad.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
Engineer For Fifty-Four Years.

Charles Abrams, veteran engineer
Of the Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way has just completed fifty-four
years Of service with that company
and has been retired on a pension.
Mr.. Abrams lives in Amigo but is
well-known in Ashland, having pulled
a train into this city for over thirty
wears. Mr.. Abrams began work as
d water boy and was promoted to
engineer after u years. He
brought the fiEst train into Amigo
in 1881. being'eagineer on the train
hauling the rails.
Mr. Abrams has received a letter
from Marvin Hughitt, chairman Of
the North Western board Of direct
ors. complimenting him on his re.
cord He is 50 years Of age and il
the best Of health-Ashland Press
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14

struction for many months. With
it's complication the company is thus
better prepared to serve users of its
product, especially the mining com
panies, whose demands for electric
power are continually increasing
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14

Entirely too many r ep.e 90 70
the movies without cough drops.
Did you kuga the spring poetry
for magazines must be .n br Maica3
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
THROWS LIGHT ON WALL
STREET BOMB DISASTER
A Los Angeles Prisoner Tells Detec-
lives He Made the Missile Which
Killed SO.

Los Angeles. -Herbert Wilson,
former evangelist, alleged mail robber
and convicted murderer, has told
postal inspectors he can solve the
bombing of the J.. Pierpont Morgan
offices, in Wall street, New York,
September II, 1920.
The explosive which Files the
destroyed property varued at many
thousands Of doirars was manufac-
tured by Wilson, according to his own
admission, and sold by him to a man
who has been charged with guilty
knowledge of the crime.
Wilson, a prisoner in the Los
Angeles county Jail, who formerly
maintained a strict silence concern
ing all of the crimes attributed to
him, has changed his attitude and
has talked" according to jail
officials.
Men are likely to make mistakes
in life Wilson is quoted, land after
wards regret them. | believe | will
be rewarded if | assist in clearing up
activities of criminals"
He is said to have decided some
weeks ago to fall in line with law
and ORDER and Sheriff William
TRACER took him at, his word, when
notified of the reported change OF
front.
Then, although Wilson was watched
with no less vigilance. it is said, he
was questioned at length at variou
times at conferences held by hhe
sheriff, Eugene Biscailus, under
sheriff; Clark Webster and George
Cellar, postal inspectors, mad Richard
Kittrell, his attorney.
Details of these conferences have
not been made public, but one result
of them is said to be an investigation
extending all over the United States
and into Canada and Mexico.
Wilson, according to federal Off
GERS, is believed to have knowledge OF
mail robberies in New York, Buffalo
Detroit, Toledo, Columbus and Los
Angeles, although 1t was only for one
of these. that in Los Angeles, March
| 3, 1921, when securities valued at
more than 3 1000, 900 were stolen, that
he was arrested.
In addition, he is believed by Off.
GERS to have knowledge of robberies
of the Fifth street store here. Hale's
department store in Oakland, Cal, and
other mercantile establishments
throughout the country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
SOUTH DAKOTAM IS
SHOT AND KILLED
Ranchcrs Residing Near Geddes "a"
ticipatc in a Deadly Battle with
Guns.

Geddes. S. Drank Wilcox, 20
year-old son of r. b. Wilcox. a proml'
nent rancher, shot and killed William
Kemery, II years old, and wounded
his stepfather, Robert Walters, also
a well known rancher and an o!d
resident in this county. The shooting
occurred at the Nick Oldham ranch,
nine miles west of here, on the banks
of the Missouri river.
The Wilcox family were vacatins
the ranch and the Walters family had
moved in to take possession. There
had been a great deal Of trouble be-
tween the two families for the past
two weeks, the Walters claiming that
the Wilcoxes were moving out a part
OF their cattle and other property with
their own. The elder Wilcox and
Walters had a violent quarrel over
the possession Of some corn, which
was taken up by Kemery and the
Younger Wilcox. Kemery rushed in
to the house and returned with a
shotgun, firing at young Wilcox, who
drew an automatic revolver and shot
Kemery through the head, then firing
two shots at Walters. striking him in
the elbow and the hip. Walters viii
recover. Keiery was hurried 10 the
Frank Wilcox, who did the shooting,
drove to Platte and gave himself UP
to the sheriff.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Dry Bill Scores.

Lincoln, Neb.-The Nebraska house.
after a debate of over an hour,
recommended the passage Of the bill
intended to strengthen the state pro
hibition law. 1t amends the present
law by providing that possession in
a house of intoxicating liquor shall
be prima facia evidence that it was
illegally secured and the burden of
proof is on the person who has it. A
second amendment says if a person
threatened with arrest for violation of
the prohibition law, shall in the pres
ence Of an officer, pour out or throw
away, from a vehicle, or shall break
any bottles, jugs or containers when
under suspicion it shall be evidence
he a violating the law and he must
prove he was not.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Woman Murderously Assaulted.

Washington, ID. C.-Mrs. Elizabeth
O'Brien, wife Of Matthew O'Brien,
we'll known Washington lawyer, was
~murderously assaulted while in bed
ct her home here by a mysterious
woman welding n hammer. The first
blow dealt by the assailant struck
Mrs. O'Brien in the head, while she
was asleep, the mysterious woman
having chosen for her crime a time
when Mr.. O'Brien and has son were
out of the city. leaving Mrs. O'Brien
and her daughter alone in the house.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
MOVE IS MADE TO
HALT CRIME WAVE
600 MORE MEN PUT ON PATROL
DUTY IN NEW YORK
CITY.

New York.-Precautions against Il
crime wave in Greater New York
were taken by police officials after
an unusual 4S-hour record Of holdups
and robberies had been totaled up. All
patrolmen on special duty in hospitals
and routine departmental work were
ordered to uniform patrol duty. Off
GERS were detailed to patrol duty in
their respective precincts and vaca-
tons were suspended.
The order, il was said, would place
500 additional patrolmen on duty.
A messenger carrying a pay roll to
the Venida Hair Net company plant
in Brooklyn was held up at a sub
way entrance, struck on the head and
the money bag snatched from his
hands. The thief fired a shot into
the air to brighten passersby and
escaped.
Three armed bandits held up Louis
Seer in his drug store, took $56 from
the cash register and fled. Five en-
ployes on duty in a Columbus avenue
restaurant were bound by three men,
who emptied their pockets and took
$500 in money from the register.
Joseph Nofi. the proprietor of the
place, was struck on the head with a
revolver and seriously hurt.
Three men accused by police of
lettering in front Of the Chatham and
Phenix bank, on the Bowery, during
an hour when numerous young women
visit the bank for pay rolls were ar
rested.
Brill Bros. clothing store at Forty
ninth and Broadway was robbed OF
goods valued at SIS, 900.
Carl Berfg, of Cleveland, O., charged
with the robbery of a Madison avenue
store was held without bail for grand
jury action when arraigned on q
charge OF robbery. -m,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Five Perish in Fire.

New York.-A spectacular fire
which swept the Princeton apartments
on West F~ifty-seventh street, occupied
chiefly by members of the theatrical
profession, caused the death of five
persons. The blaze, believed to have
been started by a drunken man toss
ing a lighted cigar in the hallway,
soon attracted the upper floors of
the seven-story building. Frightened
tenants crawled on to window stills.
Several jumped. There were many
dramatic escapes and rescues.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
One Live Topic.

They were thrown into each others
society in p country house, without
common ApterestS or the least attrac-
ton for each other.
Finally, after casting about for a
fertile subject of conversation, only
TO fail In every attempt, he said, des-
perately: "Will you marry meY"
She considered long and deeply.
az think I'll say yes," she replied
at last. 1T will give US so much more
TO talk about while we're here."-Los
Angeles Times.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
$4,000 Autos Stolen in U. s.

st. Louis.-Statistics announced by
tn National Automobile Dealers asso-
cation show that 1888 automobiles
were stolen in 20 principal cities of
the United states ind922, as compared
with 1854 in the previous year.
Clarence A. Vane. manager, ascribed
this decrease to low price levels for
new automobiles, which he said, ARE
rapidly eliminating the possible
market for stolen motor vehicles"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-04-06
Two Aviators Burn to Death.

Kokomo, Ind.-Lieut. Gilbert T.
Baker, OF Frankfort, Ind, and Private
Earl Thornung, of Whittier, Cal, were
burned to death when their airplane
caught fire, after falling at Fagley
field here. The plane was just be-
ginning to take off when it was
turned over by a gust of wind. One Of
the wings punctured the gasoline tank
and the plane broke into flames.
Spectators were unable to release the
men, who were pinned beneath the
machine.