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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Elect Seventeen Judges.

The secretary of state has pre-
pared notice of the 1924 spring
election in Wisconsin next April,
when judges and national conven-
ton delegates will be chosen. One
amendment, propos-
ing an increase In salaries for
legislators, will be voted on.
One supreme court justice, four
circuit court judges, one civil
court Judge, nine municipal judges
and two county judges will be ell
ected. Presidential preferences of
the electorate in Wisconsin are to
be expressed.
Justice Christian DoerHer of the
state supreme court, appointed by
Gov. Blaine to success Justice
James C. Kerwin, who died dur
ing 1920 will be up for election to
the regular 10-years term.
Judges are to be chosen in the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Will Move to Eau Claire.

Announcement has been made
to the effect that Attorney A. w.
Macleod will discontinue his law
office in Washburn shortly and
move to Eau Claire where he will
take a partnership in one of the
oldest law firms in that city. Mr..
Macleod came to this city nearly
80 years ago, just after leaving
the university, and has become
one of the most capable and prom
inent attorneys in the northern
part of the state. He served as
member of the assembly from this
district some years ago, and just
previous to the world war was
mayor of this city for one term.
He owns a beautiful home on the
corner of Fourth street and Third
avenue east, and is also quite heav-
lily interested in real estate and
lands throughout the country
Washburn News.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
WHEN is HE A CITIZEN
Question Puzzling Conserva-
ton Commission to Deter
mine Legal Rights.

A grave matter is now before
state officials of Wisconsin, espec-
tally members of the conservation
commission, just what rights a
man has in states before he, is a
legal citizen. The following ques-
ton comes up so often that it is
a puzzler to most and will have
to be fought out in court: y
When is a man a citizen of
Wisconsin"
That question is puzzling state
officials with the problem of
whether to make a resident of
Wisconsin Rapids pay a non-resi-
dent fishing license.
The man is a former resident of
Wisconsin Rapids and still owns
his home at that place. He has
moved his business to Chicago
where he spends most of his time
but he spends some time each year
in Wisconsin Rapids on fishing
and hunting trips. He votes in
Wisconsin Rapids.
The question of the mans resi-
dence has been puzzled over by
Elmer Hall, conservation commits
sioner, who in turn submitted the
problem to Robert M. Rieser, dep
uty attorney general. Mr.. Rieser
replied that on the information
given it would be hard to deter
mine what state the man is a
resident of although the fact that
he votes in Wisconsin, if not ille-
gal, may make him a Wisconsin
resident.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
CURB ON PROFITEERS
Cities Now Allowed to Sell
Coal Should Exorbitant Pri-
ces Be Charged By Deal
ers.

The department of marketing
OF the state of Wisconsin has is
sued statement declaring that
cities are now empowered by the
statutes to enter into the coal
business should local dealers
charge exhorbitant prices.
Subsection 10 of section 66.O6
of the Wisconsin statutes pro-
vides, ANY city may, by a vote
of three-fourths of all the mem
bers of the council establish and
and operate equipment for the pur-
chase, sale and supply of fuel to
its citizens, under regulation of
the council" the statement said.
The margin that goes to the
retailer approximates 20 per cent
of the selling price. 1t must be
borne in mind that this covers
more than the hauling part of the
business. There is the matter of
interest on the investment, main
tenance of equipment and reward
for risk taken.
AS for the cost of coal at the
mines or cost of distribution,
these are beyond the control of
the retailer or of the department
of markets. AS to what these
various costs are the department
of markets is able to furnish in
formation, and if the profit of
the retailer is too large, the cities
now have the power, under the
above section of the statutes to
deal with the situation"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Celebrated BIRTHDAYS.

at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
-'& Hermansen at the power
en- on Otter rapids Monday of
'S week, a celebration of birth
'4'eFSarleS was held. This oc-
Non was in honor of Chris. Her
!. 1l IS and his mother Mrs. An
- aetmansen. The former had
S %l'a the age of forty-nine,
Jug 'Ae latter that of seventy
y years. At SIX o'clock in the
Y, ,;1lng dinner was served to a
g ~sF Of visiting relatives and
,'S from Illinois, and from the
~ @'uIate neighborhood in this
~ ,~'I' The out-of-town guests
n ! 5ohn Hermansen, Mr.. and
n 4 Daqd Melville, and Mr.. and
! p aaorew Measuer, all of For
\ t'IA' Ill, The latter guests
a W.. W I Tor a two weeks visit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
SEPTEMBER MARRIAGES
Miss Helen Rade of Wash
ington and JOS. F. Handles
of State Line Welded
Other Marriages.

At Crystal Falls, Michigan on
September 9th, the wedding of
Miss Helen Rade of the town of
Washington and Joseph F. Hand
los of the town of State Line, Wis
consin, was solemnized. 1t was
very quiet, but very few friends
being given the facts of the APP
preaching wedding. After the
wedding the couple spent a week
touring upper Michigan and the
lower part of Wisconsin, return
ing to their new home on Black
Oak lake last week Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Handles is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Rade ST., residents for years past
in the town of Washington north
east of Eagle River. Mr.. Hand
los, the only son of Mrs. Augusta
Handles of the town of State Line,
has been resident of that part
of the county for the past sixteen
years. He is now connected with
"Leehurst," the summer home and
farm of L. w. Barber of Chicago,
located on Black Oak lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Handles will make
their home at "Leehurst." Both
are exceedingly popular in this
section and congratulations are
extended them in their matrimon-
ial venture.
A double wedding took place at
Ironwood, Michigan on October
End, when Miss Bertha Farrell was
welded to Orville Small, and Miss
Esther Meier to Frank Conyers.
Miss Farrell is a daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. F. F. Farrell of the town
of Washington; Mr.. Small resi-
dent of Three Lakes. Miss Meier
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meier of Haymeadow Farm north
of Conover; Mr.. Conyers resident
of the town Of Phelps. The for
mer couple will reside at Three
Lakes, the latter at the Carroll
home on Lac Vieux Des-
ert, where Mr.. Conyers is care
taker.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
DIED TWO DAYS APART
Father and Mother of Carl
Jensen Died of Paralytic
Strokes at Old Home in
Ringle.

The father and mother of Carl
Jensen, formerly of Allemand,
Louisiana, but now of Phelps, died
at the advanced ages of eighty
one and eighty-two years at their
farm home fourteen miles from
Wausau, Marathon county. Both
were taken after having suffered
from paralytic strokes. Mrs. Jen-
sen died September Both; Mr.. Jen-
sen October End. The former was
81 while the latter was almost 80
years of age. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Jensen have been with the aged
people since last July, and Sunday
drove up from Ringle to their
home on Twin lake near Phelps.
They will possibly stay here all
winter, but might return to Louis
lana where they have been living
for several years past, going their
from Phelps.
Mr.. Jensen's parents were born
in Norway, coming to the United
States in 1880. In 1889 they
moved to Ringle where they have
spent the years on a farm. Two
sons survive-Carl and John, the
latter in Louisiana at present.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
: AIMS A MILD WINTER
-. Has Weather Man
Sr oaI;sves All Signs Point to
Other Easy Winter for
No,th Wisconsin.

Amigo Journal tells us, says
nv T +1 Pilot, that the com
BE . Dn will be a mild one, ac-
1g r sn'' to the forecast of E. {.
..',.1sre. who has been a student
! 1'l weather. conditions for o. !. many J,
d weave you understand" said
:, .3als I.zeere, in making the pre-
~ a..;an there is nothing official
5.a3 nv forecast. 1t does not
''o y. from governmental sources,
. .as is no scientific authority
I, i and it must be taken only
mba+ it is-my own personal
i u, Tazelere, IN speaking of
" known theories about signs
Y. vi conditions which foretell the
,,,+ber of the future, declared
,,4 the old signs and natural
',,nomena which are popularity
.Sared to be a true index to
awning weather have no scientif-
foundation"
indians are accredited with the
,ver to forecast winter weather,
r,nD rats are supposed to build
,mes according to the intensity
+be cold to come, and hundreds
other methods are believed au-
|1stic, but they are based only
a observations from other years,
nd may or may not prove true.
of all the forcasting methods
vogue. | would have faith in
hat employed by seasoned mar
hers on vessels Of the older
Tes. Years ago, before the var
ns government we're able to use
he radio to advise sailors of the
rmoach of a storm, the seagoing
zen read the weather forecast in
be skies, in the color of the wa
hi. in the barometer and in gen
,a air conditions. The old salts
Lyay watched carefully for the
act hour of the autumnal equi-
0z or as they called it, the hour
be sun crossed the equatorial
be. Then, if the wind was from
be south, they knew a mild win
g was in store, but if from the
|nth northwest or northeast, ev-
" tar saw to it that his warmest
.ahing was in shape for the win
E,
have observed that this me-
bod has been very accurate in a
lanber Of years past, and so l
ltIee this is to be a warm win
\. At 0:O4 p. m, on September
the hour of the equinox, the
1d was almost directly from
a south. Mind you, this is my
'n personal guess, and has no
aPntlfic basis, You will know
1conect it is in a few months.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Hold Meeting Friday.

Resort owners and business men
in and around Three Lakes will
hold a booster meeting Friday ev-
ening of this week in the town
hall in that village. They will en-
deavor to get together for the
placing of a booth at the coming
Outdoor Exposition at Chicago
during 1924. Almost every COM
munity in this section of the lake
region will have booth at the
biggest recreational show ever
placed in the United States In
this manner the recreational as
sets of Northern Wisconsin will be
shown by wild life and other at
tractive methods to the person
who has never spent vacation in
the Big Woods lake region of Wis
consin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Visiting i'm California.

Mrs. George Hall accompanied
her father George Dickinson to
Santa Rosa, California, last week,
and will spend the month of Octo-
Der in that state. She and her
father spent several days in Min
neapolis prior to their starting for
the coast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Woman Gets Wolf Bounty.

Once in while a woman brings
in the carcass of wolf to claim
bounty. This year, Mrs. Virgin
ia Hadley is the first. She brought
wolf cub to the county clerks
office at Hurley. Mrs. Hadley
trapped the animal near her home
in Mercer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

fifth, sixth, eleventh and twelfth
judicial circuits of the state. In
the fifth circuit the term of
Judge Sherman E. Smalley ex-
pires; in the sixth circuit, the
term of Judge Edward M. Hig-
bee expires; in the eleventh cir
cult the term of William R. Foley
expires, and in the twelfth cir
cult the term of Judge George
Grim expires.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Attending Amigo Meeting.

Several resort men and business
men from Eagle River and Three
Lakes drove down to Amigo this
morning to attend the annual
meeting of the Land O. Lakes As
ISOLATION, which is scheduled today
in that city. 1t is understood that
the association will remove it's
headquarters from Rhinelander to
Amigo after this meeting, and it
is proposed to make this organiza-
ton state wide. 1t has been in
operation a year with offices at
Rhinelander.
Lenin and Trotzky each receive
about SIS monthly.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Blaine Proposes
Mammoth State Park

ing and maintaining park proper
! ty is an important question from
The standpoint of economy and in
this proposed area we have all the
major improvements and the state
IS in a position to care for and
manage the park so as to furnish
the highest service to the public
right at the start, without the APP
preparation of a single dollar by
the legislature, inasmuch as the
present and continuing appropria-
tions will take care of the financial
end without collecting a single
dollar in any form of taxes from
the people,
The west entrance to the park
is Alt miles from Hurley and 82.5
miles from Ashland. The south
entrance is 9.4 miles from Min
ocqua, 34.5 miles from Rhineland-
err and 88.5 miles from Wausau.
1.-THE state owns all these lands
with an exception of about $1,000
acres and there is no immediate or
prospective necessity of purchas-
ing such lands for the reason that
the state owns practically all the
lake shore property on the AZ
lakes in this area" Gov. Blaine de-
clares. Therefore, permit me to
suggest that in the administra-
ton of this area that it be con-
sidered tentatively a state park,
and that in making Improvement
thereon all expenditures be made
within the terms of the appropria-
ton therefor, with the assumption
that such area will be designated
by the next legislature as a state
park and an appropriate name
given thereto.
Il further suggest that study
be made Of the adjoining lands
with view of having them clas-
sed as to forestry lands, park
lands, and the whole state owned
area outside ofthe possible forestry
and park lands classified as to
their agricultural possibilities, and
a study also be given with respect
to the local taxation quest ton and
the alignment of the local units
of government in order that the
localities may be afforded some re-
lief"
Little difficulty is expected by
Gov. Blaine in getting the approx
al of the legislature of the pro-
posal park.
II find that there is no provision
in the law by which a state park
can be established without an act
of the legislature" Gov. Blaine
said. However in this case the
act of the legislature, while neces-
sary, is mere matter of form, if
there is a desire for state park.
Should the state want to add to
the park area from time to time
there is much more land available,
Gov. Blaine points out. To the
south there is a whole township,
nearly all owned by the state, to
the north there is strip mile
or two wide, nearly all state own
ed.
However, as to the present, it
is best to commence with mod
crate acreage, and after the lands
have been classified and study
made of the situation with refer
ence to taxation and the align
ment of the local units of govern
ment in order to relieve that terri
tory of the burden now placed up
on it by reason of the state owned
lands, additional acreage could be
added to the primary area as cir
dictated, taking in
some very important and beautiful
lakes and rivers
The present park area takes in
three miles of the shore of the
Manitowish river.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

last week is made by Gov. Blaine
that he will endeavor to pass g
bill calling for the formation of 8
state park in Villas county, which
will embrace all of the Trout
Plum, Star and Ballard lake re-
glon, right from the center of the
county. The following comes from
Madison and will undoubtedly be
OF interest to people living in the
section where the park is to be
located:
Madison, Visa playground of
IA square miles in the heart of
the Land O. Lakes region of
northern Wisconsin to be the
states largest park was recon-
mended by Gov. John ]. Blaine on
Saturday in a letter to Elmer S.
Hall, state conservation commits
sioner.
The park includes:
$4,000 acres of which $4,000 acres
are now owned by the state.
There will be no further area pur-
chased at the present time.
Forty-two lakes including larger
ones such as Trout, Plum, White
Sand, Star and Ballard.
The state game farm of 800
acres enclosed by wire fence 20
feet high within which are 38 elk,
dnoated by Elk lodges of the state,
and $50 deer.
The headquarters of the state
nursery at Trout lake and the
head rangers cabins. Over 1000
acres of land within the areas are
planted to new trees from the
state nursery. Some of the best
tracts of virgin timber in nor
thern Wisconsin are to be found
ON this land.
Steel lookout towers used by fire
wardens to watch for fires.
Bills for the establishment of
the northern Wisconsin park were
passed at the last two sessions of
the legislature located near Phil
lips but were vetoed by Governor
Blaine. The initial cost of this
project would have been 100000
while the proposed park will cost
nothing being on state owned
land.
With the designation of this
tract as a tentative state park and
the suggestion with respect to the
prospective additional lands for
this proposed state park, | feel
that we will Immediately enter up
ON a well-defned park program
for Wisconsin, without burdening
the taxpayers with large appro-
priations, Gov. Blaine said in
his letter to Mr.. Hall.
''The first state park was estab-
lished in this same region and in
cluded many of the lands describ-
ed. By an act of the legislature
in 1878 a park consisting of $4,000
acres in Villas and Iron counties
was set aside for park purposes
and held intact for 10 years, and
then, unfortunately, put ON the
market and sold. Subsequently
the lands were purchased by the
state for forest reserve and
many improvements have been
made during the past 10 years.
Across the west end of this
proposed park runs state trunk
highway No. 10, and the state has
not less than Is miles of local road
built and maintained at state ex-
pense, telephone stations, includ-
ing the main station at Trout lake,
lookout towers, and an organized
system, with 1000 acres planted
with pine, besides forest nursery,
the game farm, and many other
to lakes and streams
and the area in general.
Moreover, the cost of improv-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Shipping Spuds to Chicago.

Herman Ketz of the town of
Washington returned the latter
part of last week from Chicago
where he had been selling his crop
of Potatoes. Godfrey Ketz will
leave today with a couple cars of
potatoes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
Winter in Chicago.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. S. Egbert, own
ers of a farm on Highway 80 a
couple miles southeast of Eagle
River, left week ago for Chica-
go where they will spend the win
ter. Mr.. Egbert will enter a hos
pital while there for the benefit
of his health. They expect to re-
turn in the spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10
j.. O0Od Partridge Season.

sj ~ The closing Monday of the
,- S% Partridge season in this
!, , s.. section, hunters after
M 'I Ls 0lrd claim that it had
s,ra5 |'y En- better. While the law
\ %.. oOr five, it did not take
Ill.,, long to secure that
|as} :, most of the hunters fol-
l>r5n. me s9 letter of the law in
|e,is,. 'aelr guns encased while
ks,oS =, 70 the hunting territory,
sm,. aept within the bag limit.
5sro mere are always some
| ss, 5s no respect for the limit
Rsse O "a one should observe in
s !, OuI that brand of sports
+ NJ Man, becoming fewer each
M ' y cars from down state
L Ia st TOT T51 the five days, begin
FL sid thursday and ending
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

Have you tried the Sunday Din.
ners at the Olde Muskie Inn at
ElchO? 3-tf,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

At 'f IL. 'f ned the Sunday Din
y VIC olde Muskie Inn at
3-tf.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

Villas County News $500 a year
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-10

Villas County News So 70 a year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21
Must Have Mail Receiver
Orders Post Office Dept.

The Uallowell post office wishes to
Gale attention to the following lactS,
which in their application affect Hal
lowell people in their receipt of mail.
The Postmaster General. under date
of Aug. %, 1922. in pursuance of ms
authority to prescribe regulations LOT
the performance of business under
his jurisdiction. issued an order con
corning the free delivery OF man at
dwelling houses. This order is TO
take effect March !. 1923. 1t recoG-
nizes the mutual advantage to the
carrier and to the patron OF having
at the dwelling either door slot or
4 mail box ready for the immediate
recent of the mail as the carrier ar
riNcS.
That this order is reasonable and
mutually advantageous is evidenced
hv the fact that before it was made
about 20 per cent Of the dwellings,
in tho country under free delivery
service had been thus equipped.
Since the order was issued. very
large majority of tho remaining 80
Der cent have complied. and it is be
licvcd that there should be httie IL
any difficulty in connection with the
completion of the program. There
MAY he patrons Of the office who pre-
fer to come to the office for their
mail rather than to erect box or
cut a slot in the door. Such. of
course, will he permitted to do so.
1t is not the purpose of the order
to deprive any one of the use of the
mails, but rather to perfect an en-
cicnt system so that all may enjoy
more expeditions service. and our
carriers be relieved from constant
source of irritation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21
Leighton Wins Mile
Race at Portland

Very few people realize the cx-
cellent work done by John Leigh
ton. q sophomore in the Gardiner
high school, in winning the mile
race in the Portland high school
gymnasium last Friday night, and at
the same time breaking the State
record for that track
He not only had to fight off and
through group of Is or 20 Port
land men. but also had to run on a
bowl track. to which he was I'M
accustomed. and in spite of this at
the end of the 22nd lap he passed
Portland's fastest man. who has been
consistent winner this year. and
did not allow him to again go to the
front. sprinting in the last two laps.
leaving his strongest contender a
full half lap behind and finishing
the - laps for the mile in five
minutes. one second. In the Port
land Evening Express. this race was
stated as the sensational feature of
the meet. Powers of Portland. has
won every race this winter, up to
this time.