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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
"A n . s

We own 10000 acres of choice unimproved land
for you to select from. Low prices and easy
terms. Insurance if desired
We own from 20 to 80 good improved and part
ly improved farms with houses, clearing stock
and machinery. Ready for you to move on
and start farming.
We own 20 selected City Lots in Eagle River.
We sell you these lots on easy terms and assist
you to build.
We own few choice lots on the Eagle Chain
of-Lakes. Well timbered and with excellent
frontage. Ideal location for summer home.
See us in regard to credit plan. When you
buy from the owner you save money.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
SOME COMMENTS
Unique Special Edition

Editor D. G. Menefee, of the Vi
las County News, published at
Eagle River, has come to the fore
with another unique special edi-
ton OF his interesting newspaper.
Dedicated to the historical de
velopment of that section of the
state, the material was all pre-
pared by pupils of the Eagle
River schools, past and present.
Profusely illustrated, as are all of
Menefee's special editions, this one
Is OF more than passing interest
to his readers, especially those
who attended the Eagle River
schools at some time or other
since the first improvised school
was opened in an abandoned lum-
Der camp in the early eighties.
The edition is printed on heavy
tinted book paper, the material
dealing with the educational and
religious development of the COM
munity from the time of the first
lumber camp settlements to the
present day, arranged and printed
IN the attractive style for which
Menefee's style shop" as he calls
1T, is noted. Few publishers would
care to undertake proposition of
this kind, especially as there is no
advertising carried and Eagle Riv-
er IS to be congratulated ON the
progressiveness of the enterpris-
ing News editor = Reedsburg
Times,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13

idents since 1915 would just about
equalize the increase in the age
limit from 65 to 70 years, as pro-
vided under the present bill. The
insurance rate is increased from
$40 per month to $50 per month.
which would. make the total cost
of administering the present law
exactly three times that of the
bill suggested in 1915. This means,
opponents of the measure assert
that the total expense which
might be thrown upon Wisconsin
taxpayers if the present old age
pension bill were passed would be
more than $10,000,000.
Advocates of the law contend
that the expense of maintaining
almshouses would be eliminated,
but the bills opponents claim
that this would be impossible.
Even though many of the impov-
erished people who are now being
cared for in institutions were to
receive pension of $50 per
month, the state would still face
the necessity of providing a home
and place to live for the larger
portion of them. In addition to
the enormous expense viii h
would be placed upon the taxpay-
ers of Wisconsin such a system is
Objectionable, its opponents de-
clare, for these reasons:
The immediate relatives are le-
gally and morally responsible for
the care of their aged;
The proposed system would en-
courage improvidence;
The plan is contrary to Ameri-
can ideals which call for a living
wage and an opportunity provid-
ed for old age;
It's constitutionality is extrem-
ely doubtful.
The state of Pennsylvania re-
Gently adopted similar system
and those who have thoroughly
investigated the subject are urg-
ing the Wisconsin legislators to
postpone action on such an i'm
portant and expensive proposition
for the present so that the re-
suits in Pennsylvania may be
watched.-Iola Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
Students Edit Paper.

D. c. Menefee, editor of the vi
las County News, published at
Eagle River placed unrestrictedly
the issue of May % into the hands
of the students of the Eagle River
High school. The issue, a copy
of which is acknowledged by the
Journal-Democrat is a very credit
able affair. The students gather
ed, wrote and formulated the ma
terial into a very interesting SOU
venir number, showing them to
have much talent.-De Pere Jour-
nal Democrat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
u AN OLD AGE PENSION
WISCONSIN Legislature Has
Ri Up to Pension People
Aver Seventy Years of Age.

c..lI Wisconsin pension her de
I 01 5on+ citizens who have reach
! 60 r tr' idea of an old age pension,
..n considered remote dream
once met now receiving the serious
) ,j.iJeration Of the Wisconsin
IIsnisIature. An organized move
~ s+ hack of this proposition has
Ia 1o,is itself felt throughout the
country
Pill No. PSF, S. provides that
.rary dependent resident of Wis
s sonsin who has attained the age
If 70, who has been a citizen OF
" w limited States for Is years, a
. .,ly of Wisconsin for>15 years
w.. , resident of the county in
mich he makes application for at
least one year is entitled to a pen
,ion on the basis of S1.00 per day.
What would it cost the taxpay-
ors of Wisconsin to operate such
nension system? Advocates of
tbe bill claim that the expense
wopld be within very reasonable
hounds, while others who have
been Investigating the subject
vev thoroughly contend that such
system would cost Wisconsin
taxpayers at least S1O,0OO,O0O per
year,
The bill carries an appropriation
of about 100000 with an addi-
tionaI amount of $4,000 for adj
ministration. 1t provides that the
state shall pay one-third of the
total expense and the counties
shall pay the remaining two-thirds.
On basis advocates of the bill
apparently believe that such sys-
tenn could be put into operation
at a cost Of something over $780,
900 for the first year.
A report of the Wisconsin In
dustrial Commission which inves-
tgated the subject Of old age
pensions in connection with a pro-
posed insurance scheme in 1915 re-
ported at that time that there
were 10000 persons in the State
of Wisconsin of the age of Is
years who would be entitled to- a
pension of $40 per month. The
total costs of such a system in
1915 would therefore have been
S,6OO,OOO per year. 1t is assumed
hat the natural increase in pop
Iation and Is year Wisconsin res
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
Entitled to Much Credit.

D. c. Menefee, publisher of the
Villas County News at Eagle River,
publishes a special edition of his
paper to advertise the wonderful
attractions Of Villas County for the
tourist, and incidentally puts in a
lot of historical matter and pic
lures which add immensely to the
interest of the edition. The special
consists of II pages on heavy In
dia book paper, and it is replete
with illustrations. Mr.. Menefee
is entitled to much credit for
having presented his home town
with such fine lot of good adj
vertising. BLACK River Falls Jour
nal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
CHURCH NOTES

Episcopal Church.
Sunday, June 18th:
Holy Communion 7:3O.
Sunday School $50.
Morning Prayer and Sermon
1890.
Subject: "The Mystic Hand
Whose Grip Will Never Let Co"
Rev. John Lloyd, Vicar.
Lutheran Church.
Sunday School at 9 a. m.
English Services and Lords Sup
per at 9:45.
German services and Lords Sup
per at 1915.
JOS. w. Krubsack, Pastor.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
A 2O-Page Paper.

The recent 20-page edition of
the Eagle River News, filled with
pictures of the scenery around
about that picturesque town, and
graced as it was with history,
biography and tradition, will
stand as a memento to it's capable,
ingenious and energetic publish
er. Twenty pages of bright edu-
cational and entertaining matter
descriptive of the great outdoors
surrounding the sanctum of the
always clearly printed and cap
abbey edited News, is an accom-
plishment which merits the prais-
es and congratulations of it's read
ers and the public generally. Bra
vo, Bre'r Misunderstanding Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
CLUB PLANS A PICNIC
National Farm Loan Associa-
ton Will Hold Big Con-
vention Next Sunday a
Week.

Members of the Eagle River Ma
tional Farm Loan Association will
hold a general county picnic on
Sunday, June oath.
At this picnic it is expected that
members and their friends from
every village and community near
by will attend. Several splendid
speakers have been secured for
this occasion. Bring your lunch
for the day.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13

Christmas trees drawn up from
the depths of Lake Michigan off
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, in fisher
mems nets gave the first evidence
of the fate of the schooner Rouse
Simmons, laden with Christmas
trees for the Chicago trade, which
disappeared from the face of the
water in December, 1912. The
bodies of the crew were never re-
covered.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
A Peculiar Runaway.

Becoming frightened at the in
coming afternoon passenger train
Monday, the H. A. S. Egbert team
started down the track with the
passenger, running the full length
of the station platform, side by
side with the engine. While the
platform was filled with people,
warning was given in time for
all to escape except Walter De-
Haas who received a badly wrench
ed foot. The team halted when
near the water tank. One auto
was slightly damaged by coming
in contact with the wagon at
tached to the runaway team.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
So 1t Goes.

Some poor women haven't enough
to wear and some rich women won't
wear enough.-Louisyille Courier-Jour-
nal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
MAY Put
Dan ON Plan
Of SARNEN
BriarcIiff Board TO Decide To-
day Whether Golf Champion
Will Compete Abroad.

Gene Sarazen, national open and
p. G. A. champion, may not lead
the invading force Of American
golfers into British soil next spring
after all.
On the heels Of the decision Of
the United States Golf Association
so to arrange its dates that Ameri-
can pros could compete in the Brit-
ish classic at TrOon on June l4.16,
and their own open championship
at Inwood on July ala, comes news
from Briarclift-on.the- Hudson, that
it may oppose Sarazen's making the
trip.
cliff is the club where SAra1en
signed a two-year contract on De.
to be the largest salary ever paid
a professional golfer in the United
States.
Sarazen is not scheduled to BEGIN
his duties at Briarclife until APRIL
and Chauncey Depew Steele. Mar
aging director and chairman OF tine
board at Briarcliff. il not at On
sure that the board win appruYO o9
an absence Of three or four WeolEs
on Sarazen'a part 90 soon after 10
IL installed at his new posi-.
At any rate Steele has canwe0 q
meeting Of the board to be cal1e6
for this afternoon to pass on th0
question, which may mean 90 much
to America's chances In the British
event. It Is understood that steele
himself IL in favor Of permitting
Gene to make the trip abroad. hu1
the final decision rests with the
board Of directors ~ . whola It
had not decided yesterday whether
today'G meeting would be helA a&
the Algonquin Hotel eE at 6kaae
cliff Lodge,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
PACIFIC COAST
LEAGUE IN
SESSION
Baseball Eyes Watch Seismo-
graph for Disturbance
in Portland.
By DAVIS j. WALSH,

international News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-It was
Fort Sumter in 1861. It may be
Portland, Oregon, in 1923.
The annual meeting of the Pa
cific Coast League is scheduled for
the latter city today and major
league baseball men are keeping a
professional eye upon the proceed
ings for seismographic disturbances
that may take on the Importance
or definite and open revolt against
Judge Lands and major leagues.
The minors, with particular ref
erences to the Coast League, have
been. 'humbugged and deceived"
by lands, according to the state.
ment or William H. Mccarthy,
president Of the league in question,
and trustworthy advices have it
that the organization Is ready to
make q break for liberty.
Things equal to the same thing
are equal to each other, 1t is said,
and therefore enough is sufficient.
The league will not accept the draft
ana rather than wage q fight on
this matter within the ranks, is
disposed to step outside the pale
and conduct q species Of open war
fare on the structure Of organized
baseball.
John A. Heydler and other base.
ball men here are aware of the
threatened revolt, but have made
no comment on 1t. They decline
to anticipate the situation and for
the moment are content to watch
and wait.
That the situation is serious no
sone is foolhardy enough to disclaim.
Geographically isolated as it is,
the Pacific coast league can as
sumo an outlaw status with far
greater chances Of ultimate sue
cess than had the Federal League
and other similar ventures. These
latter were forced to assume the
burden of proof in making terri.
torial invasion, but the coast league
Is self-sufficient as 1t stands and
need reach out no further than it's
own circuit for box office popular
ity.
It would lose the great revenue It
has been getting from the sale of
players like Kamm, O'Connell, Hale
and others, but that is of slight mo-
ment. It was due to lose this any,
how, since players. not cash fig
ured In the transactions for the
most part and the majors are bound
by agreement to send no more
players to the minors unless they
| are made subject to draft.
The Coast League, therefore, fig
ures that 1t has nothing to lose in
an outlaw venture. It realizes, also
that some outlaw leagues, notably
the old Tri-State were run at a
| profit and that 1t would make it's
break under more kindly auspices
than did any Of the others.
| The Tri-state, for example, was
quite a money maker until it's sal.
airy list got out Of all proportion
to the size Of the towns in the
circuit. In this it had the double
handicap Of comparatively small
towns and major league proximity
The Coast League has neither.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

the money, there ape always some
men that they will not caddy for
in the open season; of course, dur
Ing the regular season they are
obliged to go out whenever the
caddymaster calls the number.
! remember how we used to hide
in the sand dunes when certain
members came out. You NAV think
that the caddy's opinion depends
upon the tipping, but that is not
so, for particularly, if he is Ameri-
can.born, he would almost prefer to
caddy for nothing for the man who
is kind to him than to work at the
highest price for the man who
blames him for everything that
goes wrong.
/ have heard little lads sworn
at i'm words that are unp1.intable
for the smallest possible excuse.
The caddy can have no answer
i'm return, but he is most lOQua-
ciOus In the caddy yard.
What kind of a reputation do you
think you have with the caddies,
Mr.. Golfer? Do you think you are
their friend or their enemy? Every
action of the player is watched by
the little club carrier and he knows
the man to a finish when the long
round is over. He has marVeled at
the kindness and patience OF some
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
This Wrestler Had
Great Staying
Powers

Years ago there was a
wrestler Of some note around
Chicago named Con O'Kelly.
He signed up for a match with
Frank Gotch, then world cham
pion, at a town in Michigan.
Con went there a week before
the bout and lived with a rela-
tive of his while he completed
his training.
On the day of the match his
uncle, or cousin maybe, who
knows absolutely nothing about
wrestling and it's language, said
to Con:
"Whatss this l hear about
your staying only half an hour'
tonight with Gotch? They say
you can't possibly stay longer
than that.
81 bet 1 do" replied Con.
"You certainly should; you've
already stayed a week here
with me-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Once upon a time was caddy
and I know that the little fellow
at your side frequently "sizes you
up" very quickly and If you were
in the caddy yard after your round
and the boy happened to be OF the
laxative sort you might learn what
that little brain has thought OF
you.
Although the lad works silently
on the course, that is no sign that
he is equally silent when away
from it. Any caddy will tell you
that it is joy to caddy for some
player and a hardship to perform
the same service for others.
Nowhere Is q mans true self
so shown as on a golf links, and
it is there that a caddy sees him
in a condition of mental undress.
There are two periods i'm a caddy's
life that are worth mentioning in
this connection. One is known as
"sCabbing" time and the other Is
the regular season.
"Scabbing times" are when there
is no caddymaster and the members
do not sign tickets. Then 1t Is that
the caddy takes his pick of the
members; he can caddy or not, as
he pleases, and it is his one oppor-
tunity to get back at some Of his
employers.
Badly ss some Of the boys need
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
TIGERS GET VERSATILE
PLAYER IN BARNABY

Charles Barnaby, Western sand
lot outfielder. recently acquired by
the Detroit Tigers. is a versatile
player.
Although an outfielder by trade,
but can hold down the initial sack
or take his place on the mound in
a pinch, and as for hitting, that's
his strongest asset. He hit well
above 800 per cent for every club
he has been on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

He was all through when McGoV'
ern knocked him out.
McGovern, Attell and Kilbane
also were great featherweights
Kilbane IL Q real champion. He's
Of the old school--hit, stop and
get away.
think JACK McAULIFFE was
the best lightweight that ever
lived. I've seen them oil and boxed
with Cans, Everhardt. Lavigne.
Critic and many others, but to my
way Of thinking. McAuliffe was
far above any Of them. He was
O. strong as q bull. clever. could
hit like a middlewe1ght and had a
great head on him.
TOMMY RYAN was the create
great number of fight writer's p
them. Mysterious Billy Smith and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
Harvard And Yale
Need No Proof
of This

Princeton is going to have u
real, live Bengal tiger for a
mascot. The Harvard and Yale
football teams were under the
impression last fall that Prince
ton already had a cage full of
them.
If the Princeton team keeps
up the pace it has set for the
past couple of years, the Ben
gal will be the only tame tiger
at Princeton next season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

age. Meehan quit the job the 1irGG
week. He said he couldn't stand
McCoy's body blows, ! wonder what
Mccoy would have done to him Il
he had been twenty years younger.
jim CORBETT was the greatest
heavyweight fighter.
don't mean the Corbett who
fought Jeffries. He was thirty
four years old then and at the
end Of his rope. mean the Cor
bett Of 1891. When he fought
Jackson. Sullivan and Mitchell he
was unbeatable. He knocked Fitz-
simmons out at Carson City al
though he never got credit for It.
He won that fight three times on q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
SARAZEN'S RE- EPTION ON
COAST ONLY CORDIAL.

According personal from veteran observer touring
Gene saTaaen met with cordial but scep
in that GLORIOUS climate to be easily displaced Sarazen wasat
eCo IN not Deing IS Vel w.
ing the trip by easy stages. I#88
says the attitude Of toward Sarazen
voiced by Jack Neville when said ct Is foolish and BY
youth because he has the United States
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
SYRACUSE WILL SHARE
CAMP WITH CARDINAL s

The Syracuse International, own
ed by the ST. Louis Cardinals, will
share the latter's training camp
at Bradentown, Fla, this spring,
playing daily practice games.
The big leaguers are due to be-
gin their training on February 81,
a week earlier than originally
planned.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

and he has resented the rank in.
justice of others.
The man who gives thought to
these things can make golf YIELD
him great good off the links, for
kindly and courteous spirit on the
links will be reflected for your good
in all other walks of life. Golf Is a
great teacheri
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

-
qualities with which nature didn't
bestOW rs with anything else ex.
cepttng. Under the ambush OF
that endowment We can say nm.
falteringly that we DO know the
distinction hetWtxt gentleman
and an overgroWn mouse and viii
answer the query by quoting our
selves as to Wit:
Outside Of being lame, halt,
blind and otherwise incapacitated
from the hips out, willard 81 d
worthy candidate for Dempseysg
assault and battery.
Besides suffering from an over
dose Of Imagination, excessive am
bition, self-impoeed fIaftery and
gullibility to q criminal degree,
Willard Is defying the laws Of ma
ture and gambling with his health.
Is ssss 'F'Fs-Fzssss5 sss4ss.
Furthermore, the witness de-
pOseth and sayethl without re-
course; that &c the Humans
Society doesn't appoint q, guar
dian for Jess Willard, the court
win have to appoint an admins
traitor.
II Jess has any friends left,
they'd better kidnap him out Of
New York and carry him back
where men wear suspenders and
women don't smoke anything
much but hop.
The war is over, and there IS
no further need for our boys
taking unnecessary risks with
death. Jess wants to. sacrifice
himself for something or other
nobody seems to know just what
-or why.
This is my candied. bottled-in-
bond, non-re-filIable. nn-synthetic
opinion and blueprints win be
mailed on application.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
Not So Terrible.

It is noted by the scores IN Phila.
delphia newspapers that girl bowl
ers Of Quakertown roll well at
times. Miss Kelley, of the PurpIe
team, had a 120-game and a lit.
game in her set against the Blues.
Rubber-banded naples are used In
PHILADELPHIA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
SOTHORON SHOULD HAVE
PRACTICED THEORY
j OF DIR. COUE
By SID MERCER.

NEW YORK Jam away in line that recently marked
aveed NJ
mind matter could have been applied the fielding
of bunts by this erratic moundman
still twentes
the he has
but his temperament kept him the
his unconditional release
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

know d bit more than We half
baked critics who sit and Judge at
the ringside.
Tuscon, Arix.. Jan. 8, 1928.
Dear Tadi
lam sending you my list Of great
est fighters.
There are some men IN the game
] don't like to mention. God made
man, then the rattlesuake and hav.
ing bit left over, made certain
ungrateful fighters and managers.
have seconded all sizes Of
fighters from heavies to bantams.
and from the days Of Dempsey. the
Nonpareil. to this Dempsey you
~ -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
Girls Challenge.

The Friends lassies, of Alexan-
dria, challenge any girls basketball
team in Washington to a contest
next Thursday night. Alexandria
365 is the phone number of Miss
Naomi Crump, the Friends man
ager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

Ryan repeat they wanted
of all the mdeweghs He had everything
thinker could hit heavyweight
Here's the tipoff Willie Jack
Dempsey the with
Mccoy sparring partner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15
RED SOX WILL PLAY
NINETEEN EXHIBITIONS

BOSTON, Jan. 15.-The Boston
Red Sox will play nineteen exhibi.
ton games in the South before
opening the season April 18 in the
new Yankee Stadium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-15

greatest JIMMY BARRY. Of Chicago
wonderful bantam in Casper
Leon He pleasing oboxer treat to watch him fight
GEORGE DIXON Little Chocolate the greatest teatherweght
He he lost McGovern Gin
parties had taken lot Of stuff out OF him.