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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Villas County Teach IS Rep"
resented at Seventh Annual
Meeting in Milwaukee.

Many teacher from Villas county
TENDED the seventh annual con-
ention of the Wisconsin Teach
RS Association, held at Milwau-
ZEE last Thursday and Friday.
Hundred from every section of
he state were in attendance and
comprehensive program was
laced before the teachers. AL
most every question of value to
the average teacher, whether in
country or high schools, was
brought forward and thoroughly
explained and discussed.
The faculty from the Eagle
River high attended the conven-
zion and many teachers from the
schools in the county did likewise.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
MONDAY OBSERVANCE
When Holiday Falls Upon
Sunday, Monday is Then
the Legal Day to Observe.

Quite a bit of discussion has
come up over the proper day to
observe Armistice Day, which this
year fell upon Sunday. Accord
ing to previous customs the day
following, Monday is the proper
day to observe. The Oshkosh
Northwestern says on this subject.
The fact that Armistice Day this
year falls on Sunday has started
discussion over whether the fol-
lowing Monday should be observed
as legal holiday. In 1921 con-
gress passed an act establishing
Armistice Day as legal holiday,
but this act makes no provision
for the observance of the follow
ing day when November II occurs
on Sunday. Nevertheless, it is Gus
tomary to follow this rule in the
case of other national holidays,
and it therefore is held by some
that an executive proclamation
would be in order to apply this
same rule in the present instance.
There are others, however, who
contend there is no call for a
double holiday in the observance
of this particular event. They ar
que that experience has shown
that only the banks and govern
ment offices would be affected,
for Armistice Day not yet has
come into that class of holiday
when business in general suspends
and most of it's followers engage
IN sport or pleasure, rather than
In historic or commemorative ex-
ercises. They hold, in other words,
that the observance Of this day
should be confined to the one date
on which it actually falls.
1t is, perhaps a fortuitous cir
cumstance that Armistice Day
this year will have its real observ-
ance on Sunday. The holiday is
of such special and spiritual sig
nificance, in its dedication to the
memory of those who died for the
country, that it blends admirably
with the religious spirit and habit
of the Sabbath. And after such
observance Monday would be
merely day of celebration, the
real tribute having been paid on
the day when it was most meet
and most appropriate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
,INOUET IS A SUCCESS
c.,..ntb Anniversary of the
To,,IW. Ct. u. Celebrat-
n in Fine Fashion.

r.. Iocal branch of the Woman's
e ,1 Temperance Union cele-
. 1 ..sJ the fifteenth anniversary
I, +Ssir organization last Wednes-
" evening at the Masonic Hall.
,t,nt sixty people, members and
III .Sr' husbands and friends, sat
y, to Sumptuous banquet
r .,p5 by the branch with a half
s,sn Of our popular young ladies
/. / mattresses.
The tables were laid out in the
.,,m Of a 7 and decorated with
Elbow and white, woman suffrage
|@Io,) and yellow and white car
,r+iops. Overlooking the table
!, the large bow of white, the
'.nbIem of the w. C. T. U.
The guests of honor were the
s,+er members: Mrs. G. Nash,
" ". Bonner, Mrs. Alex Hig-
n. Mrs. Finn Lawler, Mrs. Fred
|Sng. Letters Of greeting were
sd from Mrs. Emma Cook and
. k l. A. CaIlum. Others of the
s,ter members were Mrs. Col
AN. ST., Mrs. FELTON,, Mrs. A. Mac
lnie Ada Ames, Mrs. VIM.
lgsohn and Mrs. w. Camden, Sr.
After eating heartily the COM
any enjoyed lively program.
MS A. ]. Austin was toast-mis-
hess and opened the program with
rgopriate remarks. Solos were
ug by W. ]. Davies, He's Only
hanged the Place of His Adj
rss," and Ben Strong, Its In
he Constitution and It's There To
Va" An amusing and stirring
-lnber was singing of a round by
axtette, "Old Johns Dead" to
lie tune of Three Blind Mice"
brief history of the local branch
rs given by Mrs. G. Nash. This
ilmerated the trying times when
was so difficult to get petition
! d for local option and the later
by times when sentiment had
Hanged for a dry town. Mrs.
ian Lagler recited Kit Carson's
fte' very feelingly. Rev. W. j.
-aTes, Mrs. Fred Strong and
Age Higgins also spoke. Judge
higgins very forcibly presented
Re status of enforcement and
'hle he deplored the fact of too
llh political playing, he never
4ess believed that the Eight
zenith Amendment never would be
Sngated and gradually but de-
1mnedIy the government would
IKE the United States a bone
F land,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

> A loss of about $4,000 to build
ings and contents was incurred
when the main building of Camp
Kentuck, the new boys camp on
Kentuck lake was destroyed about
midnight of October 4th. This in
cluded the contents of the main
buildings; in fact nearly all of the
equipment for the camp, which
had been stored for the winter.
That the fire was of incendiary
origin there is no doubt to N. A.
Colman who visited the place ear
y Monday morning. The building
was closed, and had been since the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Ziebell-C lauhs Wedding

The marriage ceremony of Art
Ziebell and ELY Clauhs was per-
formed by Rev. Krubsack at the
Lutheran parsonage last Saturday
evening. Ziebell is one of our
best known young men and Mrs.
Ziebell is a niece of r. E. Zwicker,
whose knitting factory is on the
southern edge of the village. AT
er the wedding a supper was
served to the principals and guests
at the Robert Ziebell home. The
young couple win make their
ONE in Eagle River where they
ropose to build in the near flu
ture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
MANY. AUTO ACCIDENTS
In Three Months Eighty-two
People Killed and 25OWere
Badly Injured.

That automobile accidents are
increasing is shown by the quar-
terly report of A. R. Hirst, state
highway engineer. The most dis
astrous month of the year was
August.
Reports for June, July and Au-
gust show that there have been
1,014 accidents on the state trunk
highways, with 5,463 persons in
volved, says the report. "As re-
suit, 80 persons have been killed
and $50 seriously injured. This is
q marked increase. During the
month of August there were 302
accidents and "a deaths. The re-
ports indicate that, as usual the
majority of the accidents are due
to speeding and reckless driving.
"A few counties have appointed
deputy sheriffs from their high
way employees, patrolmen and 9TH
ers, under the new law enacted by
the last legislature. They have
not operated long enough to de-
termine whether this will be. of
any great benefit in preventing ac-
cidents."
For the quarter ending Sept. 80,
the steam roads have reported to
the railroad commission the oc-
currence of Sc accidents, resulting
in the deaths of Is persons and
injuries to 81 others. Of these &C
cidents, so involved autos, in
which Is persons were killed and
49 injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Purchased ConOver Land.

Charles Meier, who operates a
garage at Conover, has purchased
nine acres of land, together with
buildings which were owned ami
occupied by Miss Carolyn Smith
at Rummeles. Miss Smith reserv-
ed three acres and is building a
home for herself on this tract.
Miss Smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
Meier were down to Eagle River
Saturday making the transfer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Swett-Kewer Nuptials.

Last Thursday evening at the
Congregational parsonage, Rev.
Davies tied the knot which made
Jesse SWEET of Cloverland town
and Dorothy Kewer, of the same
town, man and wife. Friends of
the young couple witnessed the
ceremony after which all drove to
the SWEET farm northeast of
Eagle River for a wedding supper
and reception.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Will Tour the East.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Love, for
mer owners of Hillside resort ON
Lac Vieux Desert, left Friday ev-
ening for Chicago. After short
visit with their daughter in that
city they will go to Detroit where
they will start on an automobile
rip through New York state
here they have relatives. They
viii. not return until next spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Celebrated Birthdays.

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Morgan en-
tertained party of eight young
men Friday evening at six o'clock
dinner, the occasion being the
birth anniversaries of Francis Nor
gan and Bob Trumble. Chums of
the young men, six in number,
who participated were Franklin
butcher, John Foley, Thos. McGre-
gor, Donald Morgan, VIM. Rand
and Einar Staffin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
IHREE LAKES BIG FIRE
warehouses; and Contents
Valued at $4,000 Destroy
Last Wednesday Even
lnu

'aen the two warehouses be-
.slg to +. H. Dobbs & Sons
~ ~ burning at Three Lakes last
lSSGay evening, it was thought
,,.15 while that the entire village
/. 'a 0e destroyed. A change in
n. g ', saved the village. As it
,. We loss to Dobbs & Sons will
~ y to $4,000.
!, 5'S e two warehouses, one 7Ox12O
= vie other 3Ox4O, were discov-
nm = De IN flames about eight
N Sl last last Wednesday evening.
4. 'T u were located north
4 S -. Fe0pIe State Bank building
s, WIN a wind blowing. south
N, ,.,'% "a the bank and the
~ apolning. With no fire
! n ' a. the citizens did yeoman
Ia a Aeeplng the fire confined
NJ u two buildings. :
4 b, I S@enouses contained feed,
d MAJ. Jay general merchandise
n .@'l,lnery of various kinds,
u wiz; tSAS y and two automobiles
WIN all the contents destroy
\ pi SAID that F. H. Dobbs &
Ss,ns,.' eoulld as soon as the
Companies. '''e iiiSur-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
More Wolves in Michigan.

Wolves and coyotes are bowling
more than ever in the upper pen
insula forests of Michigan, accord
in to Holton Knisely, member of
the Dickinson county board of
supervisors.
Despite the assertions recently
made by officials in charge of
state trapping that it was produc-
ing better results than the old
plan and that the good work was
killing the former strong opposi-
ton, the fight to GUST state trap
pers and return to the bounty sys-
tenn in Michigan will be carried
on vigorously.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

caretaker finished his fall duties
IN locking UP after packing away
equipment.
The building destroyed was one
of the finest log structures in the
North Woods. It was three
story building and of peeled logs,
vanished, with verandas ten feet
wide entirely surrounding the
first two stories. On the first
floor are the offices, store rooms,
laundry, manual training shop and
water and light. On the second
floor large kitchen, diningroom,
reading and music room. The
third floor was equipped with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
New Barber Shop.

An addition to the businss hou-
ses of the village is the new bar
Der shop of John La Crosse who
opens up for business today. The
shop is in the new Richmond
building on Wall St. La Crosse
has been in town for several years
in the employ of the Hubbard shop.
Tom McGregor will have chair
in the new shop.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
Secures $50 for Carcass.

A coyote captured in one of
John Aliens traps last Wednesday
Melted him $50 bounty. John is
dam tender at the Big St.
German dam on highway 70, and
is running a line of traps this
winter. The state now pays all
the bounty on wolves and coyotes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
years past.

"Savages on the South Sea Is
lands get more satisfaction and
happiness out of life than we do
with our incessant pursuit of the
dollar" said Dean Charles R.
Brown, of Yale Divinity School.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

Airplanes will be used for bus
mess and pleasure in the United
States within the next ten years
on a scale to commensurate with
the extension of automobile traffic
between 1905 and 1915, it is pre-
dicted in statement issued by
the Department Of Commerce.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14
! aarried Oct. Goth

Srso.lne Ketz and William
b o. ST. wv We're united in mar
&Sns 3Vth at Crystal Falls,
>s5er ! The 4, bride is the only
Pa is -, :, Mr., Fred Ketz, the
sSesbsrsa''es @ only son of Mrs. VIM.
n i St ~ Sr = and both are res
B we Town of Washing
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

sleeping rooms for counselors and
guests. The music room was
equipped with a splendid radio
outfit.
Camp Kentuck was established
a year ago, and the 1923 season
was the initial one. Several cot
tages were built the past year,
and about twenty were to have
been added this year. Whether
the lodge will be rebuilt is not
known at present. DIR. Harry H.
Sherwood, one of the owners, came
up last week from Plymouth, Wis,
but made no statement as to the
future of the camp buildings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

Hotels and refuge huts in the
mountains of Alpine Switzerland
are to be fitted with wireless tele-
phones.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14

About the only article that j:
homespun, nowadays, is gossip.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
TOM SIMS SAYS

Postmaster of PhiIemont, Va, is
80 years old, and works instead of
chasing around to dances.
Tunnel may be dug under the
English Channel, which may keep
people from trying to swim it.
Spokane men have an anti-rouge
club. Motto should be "chceks that
touch rouge shall never touch ours "
Every day you see more people
sitting up playing the piano with
out moving their hands.
Cane crop promises to be short
this year, so sugar buyers may have
to raise little cane.
Man says he prefers Jail in Kan
sas to freedom IN California. This
probably suits California.
lrade WIN turkey IS ABOUT 10
be cut off. Then we can't ship
them their Turkish cigarets.
difference between art exhibitions
and dances is paintings don't dance
at art exhibitions.
Summer resort folders indicate
they have to sweep the snow off the
lawn to cut the grass.
Music is getting 50 you can't tell
if the neighbors are playing the
phonograph or washing dishes.
y
Tourists report many girls walk
ing to Hollywood. Many, also, will
have TO walk back.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Jury Goes Over
Scene of FRITZ
Mann's Tragedy

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July liter
ritory where FRITZ Mann was last
seen alive the night of January IA,
and where her body was found the
following day in the surf of Torrey
Pines Beach, was gone over by the
jury this afternoon in the ease of
DR.. l.. l.. Jacobs accused of murder
ing the dancer. La Jolla, the cot
tage where FRITZ and her compa-
nion spent part of the night, the
beach and roads leading to and
from Camp Kearny, where the de-
fendant was arrested, were offered
in evidence by the defense.
DIR. \. L. Wagner, Los Angeles
county autopsy surgeon, testified
today that he made experiments
with rabbit, whoeh he drowned in
the surf, to determine if surf drown
ing results in sand being left in
the lungs of a corpse. He said he
found sand in his specimen.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
A CRYING NEED

Sunday night two deputy sheriffs chased truck,
loaded with furniture stolen from rancher Cal
exco for several miles in vain effort capture the
thieves and recover their loot before they crossed
over the international line to Mexico and safety. Sew
eral times the officers almost caught up with
the thieves but unable to overtake them and the
thieves travelling in truck. There is moral
in this.
A truck was able to keep ahead of car in which
Imperial County officers supposed to catch law
breakers. If the thieves had had passenger in
stead of truck, the officers doubtless would never
have caught sight of them. There is little use in
giving the officers nice strong handouts shiny rifles
paced automobile and expect them to apprehend
night meant great deal to the rancher who lost 1t,
it wasn't much from dollars and cents standpoint
Supposing the bandits had been heading for the oor-
der following rich haul from some valley bank or
of the larger stores.
They could have laughed at the officers with i'm
punty the furniture thieves doubtless did Sunday
night. Such news spreads rapidly among thieves, and
when it becomes known that the county officers can
not travel much faster than a brisk dogtrot, the
county is likely to hear much of criminal activity
The small light cars we'll enough for the con-
duct of the routine affairs of the sherlffs depart
ment but Sheriff Gillett is right when he states his
office should have at least large, heavy high pow
cred car in good condition. capable of speeding over
the rough roads at good clip, in order to give his
break with criminals racing for the
border or elsewhere One would be good but two
would double the efficiency of the department. The
time to lock the door while the horse is in the barn.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
JENKINS STARTS
EAST TO ATTEND
R. R. HEARING
Valleys Interests in Dry
Car Controversy to
Be Guarded

That Imperial Valley is to have a
representative present at the hear
ing held before the Interstate Com
merce Commission in Chicago next
Monday was made known this morn
ing when it was announced that G..
C. jenkins. manager of the Impe-
rial Valley Farm Bureau, would
leave this afternoon for the east.
According to Mr.. Jenkins, he will
not be alone when the hearing on
the subject of the shipment of dry
ears is given, as representatives of
both Los Angeles and the valley
who are in the east at the present
time will be present.
Great credit is due to the Farm
Bureau, and to Mr.. jenkins in par
ticular, for the tireless manner in
which they have kept up the agi-
tation to see that this issue of such
vital Importance to the valley wa"
not lost sight of in the rush and
confusion of the present Shipping
season.
1t is perhaps difficult to be in
terestcd in the problems of next let
tuce season while the cantaloupes
are still on the move, but the noes
sarv attention no may mean many
thousands Of dollars saved for the
growers and shippers next spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Melon Shipments
to Pass 1000
Cars is Outlook

With today's figure of total ship,
ments to date this year resting at
1867, it would seem that the esti-
mate of 10000 ears for the season
was yer yaccurate one. Tomorrow
will undoubtedly see this number
reached, and the '~pIing activities
Will draw near their close. Already
many of the shippers have sent out
their last car.
The office of the shipping point
inspection service, which has been
located in the Oregon Hotel, is
closed, although there are still one
or two inspectors located here to
close out last shipments. The Braw-
ley office handling the Pittsburgh
auction sales has also closed. The
United States bureau of agricul-
tural economies at Brawley will
close tomorrow.
The rise which the market has
been taking the last few days seems
to show cOnclusively that there is
no trouble in selling our melons in
the east at good prices when there
are not too many dumped on the
market at once, as the prices have
been the best during the ear short
age and when the shipments are not
going out in such bulk. Like every
past shipping season, the present
one furnishes additional reasons for
a cooperative association to plan
the acreage in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Matlin Says All
Trains Preceded
by an Inspector

Contrary to reports published
last week, that train wreck had
been averted on the San Diego and
Arizona Railway at Dos Cabezas,
only through the vigilance of see
tion worker, who discovered a burn,
ing trestle, C. +. Matlin, travelling
freight and passenger agent for the
railroad, who returned yesterday
from Yuma, stated that the danger
of wreck at any time is greatly
minimized by the preventative mea'
sures taken by the railroad.
Mr.. Matlin stated today that
every passenger train which pro
ceeds over the route through the
mountains, is preceded by 4
"speeder' or gasoline car, carry
ing man whose duty it is to in
spect carefully every foot of track
and stop the train if everything is
not up to standard. This inspector
saw the burning trestle and was
with the section man when the
train was tagged, says Matlin.
Dos Cabezas is about 10 miles
west of Coyote Wells and is a sid
ing on the main line. The burned
trestle was quickly replaced by d
new one and traffic on the line
was interrupted less than foul
hours, causing several commenda
tory letters to be sent to the San
Diego office from passengers, COM
plimenting the railroad officials on
the efficiency of its working force
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
WOMEN CROWD in
COURTR0O M TO
HEAR MOVIE CASE
By Unltcd Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 11.-The
court room of Judge Frederickson
was crowded with women of all ages
today during the trial Of CASTOR
Glass, movie star; Louis Cashier,
producer and director, and two
women on charges of moral va.
krancy and "'being dissolnte per
sons.
Shortly before noon Glass him
self, dressed in the height of fash
ion, took the stand in his own de
fcnse.
He said that he and Miss Alma
Rhoadcs, one of the defendants
"hud gone together as sweet
hearts for some time.
lie vehemently denied that he
had used any obscene or profane
language. He denied any of the
acts which the officers, who claimed
to have peeped through the bedroom
window for an hour and half
charged him.
Cashier, taking the stand, said
that he had gone to the house be
longing to Mrs. Helen McCloskey
in response to want ads announcing
it for rent. He negotiated for 4
time, he said, and left to keep an
$3.50 clock engagement. He re
turned later in the evening.
''Did you return to pay more
rent'' asked Prosecutor Krowl.
Cashier said that he had not, but
did not explain further. He said
that he had never taken a drink in
his entire life, refuting testimony
of officers, who said he had ap-
peared to be under the influence of
liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11

Note-The following article is
the first of a series of splendid
talks on the importance of co-ordin-
alton between the advertising de-
partment and the sales force. This
series, prepared by one of the most
eminent authorities on advertising IN
the country today, will be of par
ticular help to every business man
in the valley who advertises, wheth-
er he spends five dollars month or
five thousand. 1t will reveal new
ways to get 100 per cent efficiency
from every dollar spent for adver-
tising purposes. The second article
will appear in these columns very
soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
DRIED PEACHES
80 PCT. LOWER
THAN LAST YEAR

FRESNO, 3uly II. - Revised
Prices more than 80 per cent lower
than the opening quotations of last
summer were announced last night
for dried peaches of the 1922 crop
by the California Peach and Fig
Growers Association.
The new figures arc as follows:
Blue Ribbon peaches, practically
peeled and packed in 25-pound
boXes-YellOw standard 6H cents
per pound; choice, cents; extra
choice, IN cents; fancy, 8 cents
per pound; extra fancy, 1912 cents
per pound.
Muirs-Standard, 6% cents per
pound choice, Z; cents per pound ;
extra choice, ~ cents per pound !;
fancy, 10 cents per pound; extra
fancy, liz cents per pound.
Blue Ribbon package peaches
Eleven-ounce carton, 60 to the case,
81 per case; two-pound carton, "a
to teh case, S .425per case.