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Evening star., 1923-09-04
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
DELEGATES ROADS
Auto Parade Features CeIe-
bration of Completion of
New Suburban Streets.

An automobile parade featured a
celebration yesterday under the aus
pices of the Congress Heights Citi-
zens' Association, commemorating
the completion of repair work upon
Nichols avenue and other thorough
fares in the vicinity of Congress
Heights
The automobile parade formed on
Nichols avenue near Wilson Park and
proceeded south on that thorough
fare to the end of the car line, north
on the avenue to Alabama avenue,
out Alabama avenue to Sth street.
down Sth street to Portland street,
down Portland street to Nichols ave-
nue. and through the St. Elizabeth
Hospital grounds to Wilson Park,
where the parade diSbaAded.
Prizes were awarded to the own
ers of the best decorated cars. Mau-
the first prize, and Mrs. Alma Allen,
5000 Nichols avenue, was awarded
the second prize.
Mai. Bell Speaks.
Maj. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer
Commissioner of the District, made a
brief address in which he told of the
vicinity in the last few years. He
praised the citizens for their active
civic activities and told of the ad-
vantages to be had by the communi-
ty from the Anacostia Park project.
Maj. Bell explained that it was the
Commissioners desire to carry on CIV
ic development much more rapidly
stated that they had been greatly
hampered by the lack of sufficient
appropriations from Congress
Other speakers included c. Melvin
Sharp, executive assistant of William
F. Ham, president of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company,
and M. r. Clagett and w. Allen, rep
resenting the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone Company and the
Washington Gas Light Company, who
spoke on the work and the future
plans of their companies. .
DR.. George c. Havenner, president
of the Anacostia Citizens Assocfa-
tion, also made brief address.
Miss Porter Takes Part.
Miss Margaret Porter, recently
chosen as Miss Congress Heights In
a beauty contest, participated in the
festivities and occupied prominent
position in the automobile parade.
DR.. E. L. Richardson, president of
the Congress Heights Citizens Asso-
citation, was chairman of the COM
mittee of arrangements and master
of ceremonies during the festivities.
Other members of the committee
were Julian A. Marceron, E. j. New
comb, Gustave Bender, j. Edward
JOY. l.. p. Houser, G. G. Hultgen.
Perry Martin, Frank Samuels, James
Mcdonald, Frazier White and VAL
entine Walker.
The judges for the automobile pa
rade were DIR. Havenner, L. S. Steb-
bins and Jacob Breugger.
Following the celebration, the Jr.
O. u. A. NJ. and the Capital Traction
Company base ball teams played an
exhibition game.
Evening star., 1923-09-04

three on the city council together,
Councilman Doolan. he died. He was
a democrat and a good Catholic. We
all went to his funeral. and those of
US tnat knew him sent flowers and
sympathizin' words for the widow.
And then one day, less n week
after the funeral, Cal gets up in coun-
ell meetin'. He was a young feller
then-just been elected. None of us
knew him much. An he offers a reso-
luton expressing the regret of the
council because of the death Of our
esteemed fellow member and pro-
vtdin' that copies of such, properly
decorated. should be hung up In the
council room and sent to the family
"All of us old cusses Jest sat there
kind o. stunned. Here we'd known
Doolan for years and we never
thought of 1t! An along comes a
young feller, a republican, too. and
does thing like that about a demo-
crat. That made him lots o. friends
among the Irish. and he's made lot
more since.
Gals a shrewd one and don't you
forget it. He'll be 'lected President
again. He's shrewd, I'm tellin' you.
And there's nothin' more important
for US politicians. is there. Ma? Calls
a favorite of Mas
Ma. q smiling. neatly dressed
woman, stood in the doorway.
''No. there amt, Pa. Now come in to
your dinner and stop talkin'."
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-04
BULLET FRACTURES LEG
AS FUGITIVE is Fleeing
Policeman Fires When Threatened
by Man Accused of Using Dirk
/. on Woman's Nce.

: While standing at AZ and / streets
southwest about 2:15 o'clock this
morning policeman l.. p. Christensen
or the fourth precinct heard loud
talking not far away and saw a COL
ored man and three colored women
on the street. One of the women,
who proved to be Rosie Cox. twenty
six years, 81 Brown court southeast.
screamed for assistance and entered
yard in front of house on l street.
The male member of the party.
Leonard Marshall. twenty-six years. s
Ball court, started running from the
scene, the policeman following him.
Marshall is reported by the police
man to have made a move as if to
draw weapon, whereupon the police
man fired a shot at his foot, the
bullet penetrating and fracturing his
right leg.
1t is charged that Marshall had
attacked the woman and cut her
face with a dirk, the weapon he is
alleged to have had in his pocket
when he made the move as if to
attack the policeman. Both wounded
persons were taken to Emergency
Hospital, and Marshall was booked
at the police station on charges of
assault and concealed weapons.
Evening star., 1923-09-04
HARRIS AGAIN OBJECTS.

ATLANTA. September Another
protest against the appointment of ne
groes as administrative officials of the
government hospital at Tuskegee,
Ala. has been made by United States
Senator Harris, Georgia, in a commun
cation to Brig. Gen. Hines. director of
the United States Veterans Bureau.
Previous objections to the plans of
operation of the government at the
Tuskegee Institute have been filed
by the Georgia senator
Evening star., 1923-09-04

lumbia, and Mrs. Ella M. Drew, presi-
dent Northwest w. C. T. u, are dele
gates to the National w. c. r. u. con-
vention and are leaving for Columbus,
Ohio, today. The convention will be
In session from September to IA.
The other delegates are Miss Claire
Luro Lusby: District superintendent of
legislation; Mrs. Sarah Henry and Mrs.
M. G.. Copeland. I
Evening star., 1923-09-04

A Los Angeles woman seeking to
recover damages for the loss of her
while the loss of the toe was bad
enough, it was made more aggravat-
ing by the fact that it forced her
to wear a shoe several sizes larger
than hafOre
Evening star., 1923-09-04
d. C. DELEGATES ON WAY.
Representatives to w. c. T. u. Con-
vention Leave for Columbus.

Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Of the District of CO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
County Agent Resigns.

County Agent 0. E. Gibson of
Villas county has sent in his resig-
nation to the state and county,
the same to take effect january
first. At the meeting of the coun-
ty board last week his resignation
was accepted and the board will
not at this time employ another
agent, deeming it an added ex-
pense at this time. This leaves
Villas county without state rep
resentative Villas county was one
of the first of the northern coun-
ties to employ a man for the far
mers. Oscar Gunderson was agent
in the county for almost a dozen
years, while Mr. Gibson, who took
his place has been here several
years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
ASK COMMISSION FORM
Petition in Circulation in Vi
las County for Government
of County by Three Men.

Villas county voters are now ask-
ed to petition for a commission
form OF county government TINS
DONG away with the present form
OF having representative from,
each town on the county board.
A petition to this effect has
been started this week. It states
that if signed by ten percent of
the voters of the county in at
least five of the thirteen precincts
IN the county, said petition will be
presented and voted upon at the
coming April election.
Villas county, which has popu-
lation less than $4,000, shall be en-
titled to- three commissioners who
will rule the destinies of the conn
ty instead of the thirteen men
which now comprise the present
county board. The petition must
be HE'D with the county clerk for
ty days before the April election
Then the county clerk must give
three weeks notice Immediately
preceding said April election. IF
the proposition carries the county
board must on or before June Both
next after election, divide the
county into three districts. IF
they neglect to- do so before June
30th, 1T will be the duty of the
county clerk, district attorney and
county treasurer to district the
county.
The salaries paid the commits
sloner is very much less than that
paid to the members of the board.
The commission form of govern
ment in counties is being worked
out In several counties in the state,
1t is claimed, with entire satisfac-
ton to the people of the county
in which it is being carried on.
The state of Oregon has for years
had the county commission form
and have found it to be a just and
economic method of placing the
affairs of a county in the hands
of individuals who can give free
ly of their time to the business in
terests of the communities they
represent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
CHANGE THIS HIGHWAY
Trunkline 80 Discontinued
North From Pelican lake to
Woodruff.

According to state highway
commissioner who was in Eagle
River last week there will be mis-
sing from the marked highways
Trunkline 80 from Pelican Lake
north through Enterprise and
Rhinelander to Woodruff. This ac-
ton is said to have been made a
few days ago.
A couple years ago 80 was taken
from Monico and Pelican and
made into a county highway. At
a mile south of Pelican state
trunk 80 was changed to run
through Enterprise to Rhineland-
er to Woodruff. This brought
about a hardship to the villages
of Pelican and Monico and for a
year they have been without any
definitely marked route north and
south.
Now from where highway SO left
Pelican for Enterprise, Rhineland-
er and Woodruff, this route will
be placed in the county trunk line
column.
On top of this state trunk ID
will be changed to run west from
Crandon direct to Monico and to
phinelander where it will again
join itself from the Enterprise
road. Two years ago both 80 and
IA run from Pelican thru Monico
to Rhinelander, but when the En-
terprise cutoff was built both
roads were shot across that terri
tory.
Evidently state trunk AZ will
run directly north from below
Pelican through that village ON
county trunk &c" to Three Lakes,
and from there take over highway
80 to State Line where Michigan
will join with the same number.
If this is done, state trunk AZ will
become a class A trunkline high
way.
These changes if they go through
as they are now scheduled, will
leave Rhinelander with only two
short highways-14 and 63.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
Prairie Chicken Convention.

While motoring to this city
from Three Lakes Saturday, Mr..
and Mrs. Angus Mcdonald witness
sed sight which would delight
the heart of any lover of wild
life. A flock of prairie chickens,
which Angus claims must have
numbered over two hundred, oc-
cupied an oatfeld close to the
road. The birds were apparently
holding a convention of some
kind and appeared almost as tame
as barnyard fowls. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald watched the flock for
nearly fifteen minutes scarcely be-
lieving their eyes. Angus says
that all the prairie chickens in
Oneida county must have been
assembled In that field.-Rhine-
lander New North.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
Will Log This Winter.

Ben c. Gauthier, formerly a
high school student here and whose
home is In the town of Flambeau
where he operates a resort on
Sand lake, spent Friday evening
of last week in Eagle River wit
Messing the basket ball game be-
tween this village and Laona. Ben
has builded a mighty fine resort
near Flambeau, starting up a
couple years ago. He has taken a
logging contract west of Flam-
beau this winter, running a crew
of about fifteen men.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
APPOINTROAD MEMBERS
County Board Closed 1923
Business While in Session
Last Week.

Appointment of comm t e e
members and closing the yearly
work for the county, the Villas
county board finished last week
after two day session in the
county clerks office.
The appointing of new members
for the highway commission re-
suited in the following: John Ben
son, chairman; ]. H. Hunter and
John Hanson.
Committee on Agriculture; K.
M. Thompson, Peter Hedeen, Her.
man Ketz, A. ]. Austin, Frank A.
Hall.
Salaries of county officers rails
ed from $1400 to $1,000 as follows:
County clerk, county treasurer,
register of deeds. Sheriff's office
also raised to $4,000. The clerk
of courts salary was cut from
$500 to $3.50 and fees given in lieu
of the decrease.
The usual appropriations neces-
sary for the carrying on of the
county's business were made.
The resignation of 0. E. Glib
son, county agricultural agent,
was accepted by the board, and
no action taken as to successor,
the members of the board deem
ing it inadvisable under present
expenses and conditions to hire
another agent.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
Will Entertain Neighbors.

S. E. Cummings has perfected
all arrangements for get-togeth-
|er New Year celebration which he
will hold at his resort, Big Woods
Lodge, on Big St. German lake on
December 31st. He will hold open
house" to all the residents in the
st. German district and it is in
the nature of an informal invita-
ton affair. No outsiders will be
permitted to enjoy the festivities,
this gathering to be only of local
people. Mr.. Cummings has GER
tainly struck a happy medium
whereby he and all the residents
OF that section may enjoy the
coming In of the New Year; and
it will also mean a closer relation
among those people who live per-
manently in that part of the lake
region. A mighty good idea, and
it is to be hoped that other COM
munities will inaugurate just such
a gathering for their district.
These get-together affairs are the
method of building a better COM
munity spirit and there should be
more of them held.
Soccer football teams recruited
1852 men at the University of Wis
1nc%
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

IL. A Constitutional Amend
ment, forbidding any further is
sue of tax exempt bonds.
Is. A repeal of the present
Federal Tax on telegraph and
telephone messages.
Mr.. Seyfert states that the
meeting was an extraordinary
good one, and that the oranges
throughout the state are taking
much interest. Lincoln Grange in
Villas county is next to the larg-
est grange in membership of any
in the state and the meetings are
bringing out much good for the
members In this section.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
LAONA LOSES TO EAGLE
One-Sided Game Friday Night
Runs Up Big Score for Lo-
cal Team.

Eagle River Basket ball tossers
proved too much for Laona in
the game played Friday evening
in the high school gym. The score
at the finish was Eagle River 80,
Laona 3.
From the start it was seen that
Laona would not be in the run
ming. While that team put forth
every effort, they were unable to
hold the ball and a mighty severe
whipping was administered by the
Eagles. With the ball in posses
sion nearly all of the time Eagle
River run up counts against their
opponents whenever they felt like
it. The score might have been en-
larged but with 80 against 8, the
locals Stacked off a trihe.
This is the second try Laona
has made. To date the Eagle Riv-
er team has not lost game and
are playing real major stuff. They
go to Rhinelander Friday evening
for a whirl with that high school
team.
Not so we'll off were the Eagle
River girls in bueking the line
aginst the Laona girls. Laona car
ried down our home girls by a
defeat of s to 2, and it was rather
a snappy game much more equal
lied than the main game. The
local girls with more practice
will prove a hard team to beat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

section was an unbroken tract Oh
the finest pine in the state and
forty acres at that time was
valued at $4,000 for it's timber
alone. On Big Twin it was the
same in value.
But Dam lake region was the
grounds where the real fight for
homesteads took place. Wausau
men knew of the valuable timber
and they proceeded to annex it,
likewise many from Eagle River
In line at the land office were
more than enough to settle every
acre of this section. But some
how, some of the ablest lawyers
had overlooked the "squatter's
rights" and eventually lost out.
Listening to the story as told
by one who participated in the
run for this land near Dam and
Sand lakes, a picture of thrills is
given. Said the narrator: 1--WE ar
rived at dark on the opposite side
of Dam lake with our teams, grub
and blankets. Caring for the team
against the extreme cold, we ST.
lently walked across Dam lake to
where this homestead land was To-
Gated and as quietly, with no fire
to protect us against the cold, we
awaited the stroke of midnight.
We believed that we were about
the only ones who would squat"
that morning. At the stroke of
midnight we crossed the line and
lit our fire, drove stakes and made
our showing for a homestead. To
our unbounded surprise lights and
fires sprung up all over the sec
ton and in the still frosty air the
ring of axes could be heard in ev-
cry direction. Daylight revealed
the presence of seventeen squat
ters on this section.
When we went to Wausau the
next day we found that every
forty in Section 80 had been filed
on mostly by Wausau men. Then
the fight began in federal courts
and had not a settlement between
filers and squatters taken place
about a year after, litigation
would possibly be still going on.
Ask any of the old Wausau crowd
and they will tell you how the
squatter put it over on them. The
land at this time with it's timber
was worth $4,000 a forty, and as
each man had gobbled four for
ties he had a small fortune. Right
now those same tin1bered forties
would be worth about $4,000
apiece.
Some of this pine still remains
upon the shores of Dam lake. The
Briggs summer home was one of
the old homesteads and still has
intact its magnificent pine-about
the only virgin strip in that whole
section. Oldtimers here who still
own their homesteads are w. J.
Walsh. His homestead is on Big
Twin lake; Al and Clint Croker
with their holdings today in the
town of Lincoln. The property
which Jack Lawler owns on the
north side of the river was home
steaded by c. L. Perry. There are
SO many more homesteads still
owned from that Water Reserve
Grant in this section that it is
impossible to give all the names
without looking over old records.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12

In last weeks Wausau Pilot and
IN the column devoted to old-time
locals and headed Occurrences of
Long Ago" the above local appear
ed, having been taken from the
Pilot thirty-three years ago.
To the average person, and pos
slbly to the editor of the Wausau
Pilot, 1T passes as something insig-
n1hcant and but of ordinary inter
est as a five-line item. But to the
person who was in that mix-up
thlrty-three years ago it is a
double-deck scare head article
when all the facts are CLEANED.
In conversation with N. A. Col
man and several more in Eagle
River who were in that memoir
able opening day of the Water Re-
serve Grant, it devolves that it
was one of the most exciting
events Northern Wisconsin had
gone through in some time, and
If the Pilot will but ask G. D.
Jones and other Wausau men they
will affirm this statement.
During the service of Myron Nc
Cord, congressman from this dis
trict, then the 9th Congressional,
he succeeded in passing an act
whereby certain federal lands near
waterways of Northern Wisconsin
were to be placed on the market
for homesteading. The most of
these lands were adjoining lakes
and streams which, according to
the tenet of the act, would in
time be flooded by dams then in
the building for the storage of the
lake region water. McCord, it is
said, knew that these lands in gen
eral were in no danger of being
flooded, and as most of it was
valuable pine timber would give
some man a pretty holding when
numbering really started. The bill
read that "The land office at Wau-
sau would open for filing at nine
o'clock sharp on the forenoon of
December Goth, 1890. Any person
who had approached said lands
prior to December Goth, would be
barred from fling.
The catch in the wording pass
ed away over the heads of a great
many of the states lawyers and it
was understood by the fellows
who wished to secure a homestead
that it was only necessary to beat
the other chap to the land office
when it opened at mine o'clock in
the forenoon" History will show
that for three days and three
nights prior to the Goth of Deem
Der, at nine o'clock, there were
men In line block long before
the land office in Wausau. Their
meals were brought to them, and
chairs and benches and blankets
furnished in order that the indi-
vidual would be able to stand in
his place until the land office
opened. Mark Bells of Wausau
was one of those men who stood
in line, likewise many more whom
the writed does not remember. 1t
was cold job but the line held
almost intact; occasionally a fell
low would freeze out and his place
taken up Immediately.
These homesteads, let it be re-
membered, were very valuable.
Take section 1899 where Dam
and Sand lakes are located. This
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-12
THEY LOST THEIR BUCK
Three Lakes Hunters Killed
Bnck and Then Didn't
Other Tales.

We have all read of how a Rice
Lake hunter shot a buck and af-
ter he dropped placed his tag on
the antlers of the defunct deer.
Deer wasn't dead and beat it for
the tall and uncut before the
hunter numbered his gun. Many
laughed at this and many disbe-
lieved it. Here are several funny
instances which happened during
the past deer season and which
are vouched for by the partici-
pants:
w. j. Neu and son-in-law Frank
Olkowski of Three Lakes while
hunting one day during the deer
season connected with a buck
that is while talking a buck ap-
peared and both men shot. The
deer dropped and Neu thinking he
was the one who killed the deer,
asked Olkowski to dress it. With
their guns near, and sure the buck
was dead, they did not hurry over
the job of dressing. The buck
came too and started down the
runway. Again Neu shot and
knowing he had hit the deer in
vital spot, watched it again fall
Olkowski is not very sure how
1T happened, but both being abso-
lutely certain this time that the
buck was dead on account of the
hole in his side, again Stacked up
on their watchfulness, although
they discussed the shooting again
of the deer to be absolutely GER
tain it was dead. Anyhow, some
how, the deer jumped up and dis
appeared in the woods, blood flow
ing from it's wounds. Lack of
snow caused them to lose their
game. Why didn't they shoot when
the deer was making getaway
the second time is explained by
Olkowski that Neu's gun was
empty he not having pumped in a
shell after the last shot.
Another Three Lakes story about
man, a partridge and buck
deer, is being told and vouched for.
This happened during the part
ridge season and the hunter was
James Donnelly. Donnelly flushed
a bird and it alighted on the limb
of a tree few feet from the
ground. When he pulled his gun
to his shoulder he discovered the
antlers and head of a buck deer
directly in line with the bird and
gun, but beyond the bird. Cues
ton that confronted Mr.. Donnelly:
if he shot the bird he would hit
the buck in the face; if he scared
away the deer, he would miss his
bird. He killed the bird.
0. c. Tobin, Art Jackson and
John Hessen of the St. German
section vouch for the story of a
large buck they took from the
hardwood southeast of Lake Helen
near the Bent resort. Mr.. Hessen
killed what he considered thr
largest buck he had ever seen. On
account of being so heavy and no
snow to drag it the long distance
they had to go before reaching
road where their car was located
they were compelled to cut the
deer in sections. They estimate
that the buck would tip the scale.
at full two hundred and fifty
pounds. Each man declares it was
the heaviest buck they ever tack
led and want no more of such
grief during hunting season.
Will Entertain Neighbors.