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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Wby Gasoline Tax
Bill Was Vetoed
Poads Association Executive
n;,eus.ss Gov. Blaine's Reason.
for the Veto.
By F. A CANNON
rvseptive Secretary, Good Roads
Association of Wisconsin.

Association of Wisconsin.
n NV last article / described the
..,oFne tax bin introduced in the
i.5slature BY the joint committee on
sgbw.vs The vote in the senate
~ this bill was: % ayes. 6 noes, A
.b.,nt or not voting. The vote in
~ assembly was: So ayes, 16 noes,
end p absent or not voting. 1t will
/. seen that the vote was over
uhelming.
RI referring to the senate journal
a. Thursday, June %, 1928, you
rn find the governors message
v.topg the bin. The veto came to
uos Of the legislators like a
tbpnderelap out of a clear sky.
Senator Casperson, a progressive
.s,der and a member of the high
g,y committee, in a speech in the
pnate said that lit shot the highway
wOgram all to pieces" Senator
I.hn eastman, another progressive
esder. protested. What were the
reasons given in the veto? There
we're eight Of them. You can check
aem IN By getting a copy of the
veto and in view of recent develop
nents | would suggest that this be
done
The reasons we're as follows:
l. That it is a property tax and
not a privilege tax;
Z, That it is a tax on the con-
ameri
3 That it win be subject to
4 evasion;
4. That each dealer is his own
assessor without any assurance that
he stqte will receive the tax;
s. That the dealers will not only
pass the tax on to the consumer, but
odd an additional amount;
y g. That /. imposes an additional
burden on users of automobiles
Ehieh is unnecessary and un-
hstfiabe;
7. That it will be an excuse for an
citation in favor of a federal sales
lax,
8 That the distribution of the
idHds is moi proper.
Later at the annual Wisconsin
saad School Governor Blaine an
ioanced that he would veto
asodne tax if it were passed by
Dc legislature, and gave several
lessons. One was that the federal
s'ernment was levying heavy taxes
q motor vehicles and accessories
ia only part of it was going into
@ads. Another was the objection
o the distribution of the gasoline tax
! provided in the bill passed by the
gsIature. Finally, the governor
Aa that there would be no need
resort to sales taxes to raise
Gsaae for roads or any other
'ipose if there was a fair distribu-
|n Of the tax burden.
Later in letter to the annual
sA board meetings Governor
54Ine expressed his opposition to
gasoline tax on four grounds:
II Is one Of those painless taxes
~ ~ iiches your money little by
NJ, but it takes it just the same"
Inc cost of collecting the tax
y largely eat up anything we may
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16

The upper berths in life are the
most desirable.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16

National Safety Council which met in
Ironwood on Tuesday and Wcdnes-
day o this week
Ephty-five representatives Of the
iron mines on the ranges attended
the convention to consider safer
method Of operations
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16

Not all hold-up men are after
money Some Of them try to hold up
their regulations with an appearance
cf respect0bility
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16

Scientists are firm in their belief
that no one lives on the moon So
the man in the moor must be "A lone
some soul
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-16
Large Fund for Prizes

A total of $29,62395 has been ap-
propriated as prize money for the
dairy cattle division. OF this, 49,
690.05 has been contributed by the
various breed associations for special
prizes to breeders exhibiting in spe-
cial classes.
According to estimates made by
Mr.. Baker more than 100000
worth of purebred cattle will be
shown on the grounds during the
week of the fair, and among the
individuals many national champion
animals have been named.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22
osed Warden !
and Fletcher, L
d in $4,000 B;

'UII' !. commissioner Joe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22

non-formal organization of the
church 1900 years ago.
Tie uniqueness of his work, says
by Straton, is due to ms preaching
of the "old-time religion" This is
the attraction, he says, which has
enabled his church, surrounded by
hotels, shops and offices, to grow
while many other churches have
languished. In recent years its rate
of growth in membership and fl
nancial strength has been greater
than that of any church of its de
nomination in the city.
In spirit Dr. Straton is an old
testament prophet denouncing the
current practices of his day. In APP
pearance he is a twin to fotine,
President Woodrow Wilson. In creed
he calls himself a radical re9cti
onary."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22

terial obser"c ed for ming z
worrying. A-;,p----a
81 am no ng 70 reform the
world" says Stratcn in con-
versation al his work at the
Calvary Ba Church. II am not
reformer. l am calling to the
people of t church to separate
themselves m the worid."
Followin this policy DR.. Straton
has barred Il stunts" from his
church. H realizes that automo-
biles, movies, radio and dozen 9TH
err modern devices arc appealing
with more attractiveness than ever
before to divert people from the
church. He let's them compete.
"The church and the Y M. c. A.
will be beaten whenever they race
wit houtside agencies to furnish
amuement for the people," says this
prematurely gray chief captain Ct
the fundamentalists.
Eve are not trying to entertain
but to change peoples hearts. When
they experience that change, they
will love service rather than self in
diligence. 1t is not tie purpose of
het church to conquer the world but
to be a witness against the world.
"My message to Broadway over
here is that you cannot find happi-
ness by pursuing pleasure. Happi-
ess comes from inner forces, and 1
think I am the happiest man in New
York"
DR.. Straton would turn religious
ideas back to the complete and liter
al acceptance of the Bible ana The
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22
Tryyin To Reform World, Says Dr.. Straf0n

further trouble, either from hu5-
band or the court
ITS TOUGH WEATHER FOR THE
POOR REPORTERS TO BE OUT.
Say few prayers
For Timothy Bailey;
Reporter on
Chicago Daily.
MEAN FOLKS
A friend in need
Is friend indeed,
That's what we were
linking this morning,
AS we trudged up Lee
Street with the
Rain falling on our
Only hat and down
Dur only Neck and
People whom we thought
We're our friends
Scurried by in their
Cars and passed us
Like they owed us
Money. Tis sad
State of affairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22
When the Cub
Isn't Covering
Assignments
BY w. L. S.
WE GUESS
AE MAS
By w. K. S.

WE GUESS
HE WAS.
A young man receiving some
heavy wollen underwear for Christ
mas wrote the sender that he was
"ticklcd to death with his present"
Don't LAY all the olame on tic
hens cause eggs are hiE'h. They ne
doubt have quit work TO do tAeir
Christmas shopping.
1t is safe bet to say that lot
of people, especially thoae who OPP
pose his Muscle Shoals bill, ferI
that Underwood really is Under
wood, from his eyes down.
DON'T FORGET TIE EMPTY
STOCKING FUND.
It's hard to say who gets the most
hand shakes, a college student home
for the holidays or a politician.
The prayers Of the Coal Man
has at last been heard.
WE HOPE NO FIVE CENT CIGAR
MANUFACTURER READS THIS
"Wild cabbage still survives as
a weed on chalkly soils along the
shores of the North Sea"
We don't know which we would
rather have, a radio o. a par Of
squeeky shoes.
&&
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
IT'S Grandmother's Recipe to
Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair

You can turn gray faded hair beau
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get bottle of "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" at any
drug store. Millions of bottles of this
old famous Sage Tea Recipe, improved
by the addition of other ingredients,
are sold annually, say well-known drug
gists here, because it darkens the hair
so naturally and evenly that no one can
tell it has been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray or
becoming faded have surprise await
ing them, because after one or two APP
plications the gray hair vanishes and
your locks become luxuriantly dark and
beautiful
This is the age of youth. Gray
haired, unattractive folks aren't wanted
around, so get busy with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound tonight and
you'll be delighted with your dark,
handsome hair and your youthful ap-
pearance within a few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22
.TTERNOF'
CHARGED.
II-PE:N H
BRILLIANT DANCE
EVE AT GOLF cLl

Yuletide Gayeties LII
a brilliant script aA-TEW
CIRCUS Golf Club OF
night and continue
Eve. This dance osed War
compliment to the and FIetcE
attending school mid IN S5 q,
will be at home fot -
number OF attr; "A, Dec. -
guests. cd warden
The spacious .spended dep
club will be be S. penitent
with Christmas tn soliciting
misletoe. cpd viii rom prisoner
brillianhy4ventf D bail each la
son. Commissioners.
- II hoC hon
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-22

-,rao nj 1t has bee let Attorney Clint I
terial obsercG3ss-- ied for q ,a,;,,.. 81
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
The Winter That the Ocean Prose Across

I've never known Gay cod but old would say
we had 1t ten times than this ago todav
Or maybe he will drag you back Eighteen Forty One
When he declares he plainly cces on the SUM-
About the time this through butts in
And you're ten Summer you cannot hope to win
When was but a little boy visited Granddad
lie took his knee and told of spell they had
When his Great Granddad boy they lived Cape Cod
In them days children lied to do the
So every word of this this tale Grandad told
Which shows that Eighty Five below very
He said Twas Christmas day. the wind by
When all at once changed North like roarn beast
1t came racin down the coast swept bay
An Twin thing outside froze that day.
The runnin mountain HIGH suppose
An that there storm burned cold them
all froze
think it lasted Thirty Days, my memory is loss
But anyhow, Old Ganddad said The Ocean Froze Across
He hitched his sled, and drove to Liverpool
He said "The trip pleasant, but just trife COOL
Which the saying The liars amt all
There probably liars who could vault Grand-ad
E. F. Hayward
Conover, Wisconsin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
PAQUETTE HOME BURNS
Fire at Boulder Junction De-
stroyed Paquette Home
Causing Almost Entire Loss

According to a report from the
Merrill Herald under date of Dec
ember 18th, the William Paquette
home at Boulder Junction was
totally destroyed by fire on the
night of December 21st. The
Herald tells the story as follows:
The William Paquette home at
Boulder Junction was destroyed by
fire Sunday night. Roy Drew and
family, who left Merrill in Sep
TENDER to make their home at that
place, resided in the second story
of the Paquette residence, and all
their belongings including $50 in
cash were destroyed. The Pa
quettes saved some of their furni-
ture but lost all their winter sup
ply of feed and meats stored in
nearby buildings.
Mr.. Paquette who was sleeping
in the building awakened in time
to make his escape. Mrs. Drew
and her son, Roy Jr., who attends
the second grade of the Boulder
junction school, were at the hotel
at the time of the discovery of the
blaze. Mr.. Drew was in the woods
at the time Of the fire. Their loss
amounted to $1,000 which is par
TALLY covered by insurance. The
fire occurred at about ten o'clock
and large force gathered to- aid
in fighting the blaze but its rapid
progress prevented the saving of
the buildings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
Change Date of Meeting.

The Railroad Commission of the
state has changed the place of
meeting of interested parties re-
garding the establishment of
telephone booth in the village of
Three Lakes. The commission
writes that instead of holding the
meeting at Rhinelander at two
o'clock p. m. on january 9th, that
the place is now designated as
Three Lakes at the same time.
This meeting is for the purpose of
determining whether that village
will have Sunday and night service
by the placing of a telephone
booth in some prominent place in
the village or whether it will not
be necessary to grant the request
of citizens.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
FIRE DESTROYED STORE
Dewitt Store Building With
Contents Burned Sunday
at Sayner During Cold
Spell.

The A. V. Dewitt store at Say
ner was destroyed by fire some
time during Sunday, according to
a wire received here Monday by
Alex Higgins. It is reported as
being total loss to building and
contents, including the postoffice
This building was located on the
shore of Plum lake a half mile
from the village of Sayner, and
near it was the motion picture
house which Mr.. Dewitt operated,
while just across the street was
the Froelich dancing pavilion
These buildings were saved. De-
Witt carried a stock of general
merchandise, and in the building
was located the postoffice. Every
thing is said to have been des-
troyed, and hard work saved the
adjoining buildings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
COLD WAVE IS BROKEN IS SAID TO BE LARGEST
Sub-zero Weather Worn Out
by Continuous Bombard-
ment in the Entire North
Woods.

Weather men predict relief to
North Woods people from the eX-
treme cold spell which had held
us in its grip for the past ten days,
and which broke for the better
Monday morning of this week
with drop from around Is below
to Z below. Yesterday morning
early the registration was at zero,
according to readings made by P.
D. Walsh, official registrar for this
section.
His readings show Sunday to
have been the coolest day this win
ter. 1t was 25 below with his fore
cast, while other registrations that
same morning are reported to
have been as low as 80 below.
Thursday and Friday of last week
were cold, mercury registering
around 18 below zero. Saturday
came along with singer, drop
ping down to 20 and lowering near
the 1918 mark all day. Then Sun
day finished with record of Is.
Mondays registration was but 7
below and yesterday zero. This
morning several degrees a bove
zero was registered.
Chicago reported Is below last
Sunday and with the stiff wind
caused many deaths and untold
suffering. People in that city
were sympathizing with us of the
North Woods, imagining that Is
below up here was awful" But
it had nothing on that city or Mil
waukee.
The forecast now is a let-up on
sub-zero registration for Northern
Wisconsin; that is, continuous
hangover like we have had for
some time past.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
Parfitts Find Baby.

A letter from the Parftts at
Perdido Beach, Alabama, tells of
a baby boy left at their doorstep
one night this week. The letter
says that when Mr.. Parftt opened
the door one morning he discov-
cred a very young baby lying
there. 1t is a bright little boy and
while it had been exposed to the
night air and was some Chilled,
they have hopes of it recovering
According to the letter they will
keep the child. Mr.. and Mrs. Par
fit are spending the winter at
Perdido Beach, expecting to come
north early in the spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
His First Vacation.

With almost twenty years of
continuous service as tender of
dams, Louis Frank is now enjoy
ing his first vacation for the score
of years he has been employed by
the Wisconsin Valley improvement
company. In company with Mrs.
Frank he left. early last week for
Oshkosh where they will spend a
full two weeks vacation at the
homes of relatives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
New Club House on Sand
Lake Near Phelps, Claimed
to Have Record for Log
Structure.

Costing better t than 100000
when completed next June, the
new club house now under final
construction by the Eagle River
Fishing and Hunting Club on their
holdings on Sand lake five miles
east of the village of Phelps, is
said to be the largest log building
erected in the United States, sup
planting those in the Yellowstone
and Grand Canyon.
Made entirely Of logs placed hor-
izontal, the building has a ground
footing of 95x150 feet, and is con-
structed (the log cribs without
nails or without chinking-some-
thing unusual in a log building.
The building contains a dining
room 30x92; a lobby 50x60; ladies
room and club room 30x92 and a
kitchen 32x42. 1t has taken many
months to build, and while the
logs were being raised a crew of
over thirty Finnish artisans hewed
and fitted the giant cribs into per-
fectness.
August Krieck of Eagle River,
now home from Sand lake for the
holidays, has been general super
intendent of construction d
states that it will not be finished
until June first. It's aggregate
cost will run above 100000. and it
will take crew of at least dozen
men to complete in time for the
Clubs opening next season.
The Club has been in existence
for over twenty years and now
numbers several hundred Chicago
business men who with their fam
lilies occupy the cabins and main
club building on Sand lake during
the summer season. Not long ago
the old club house was destroyed
| by fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
Big Shipment of Chickens.

Six hundred White Wyandotte
fowls from the Hillsite Gardens on
Catfish lake were shipped by ex-
press yesterday morning to a Mil
waukee firm. L. M. Grover, owner
Of Hillsite Gardens has operated
this farm for several years and his
chicken industry has grown Won
derfully since it's inception several
years ago. During the summer
months, his gardens furnish vege-
tables and fruits for all the sum-
mer homes and resorts on the
chain of lakes. Mr.. Grover left
yesterday for holiday visit with
his folks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
Round House Burned.

Fire destroyed the roundhouse
and one cabin for the Wisconsin
Michigan Lumber Company at
their camps east of Land O Lakes
last night. 1t is said that the en-
gineer and fireman barely escaped
with their lives, having been asleep
when the fire started. They were
forced to leave the building in
their undergarments, according to
S. D. Warren, conductor on this
mornings down passenger.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
SHOWED RIGHT SPIRIT
Even With Inadequate Equip
ment Train Men on North
western Were More Than
Courteous.

Being courteous is trait some
people are willing to extend to the
extreme limit; being the opposite
IS a habit which clogs up the
wheels of good intentions and
builds for the parsonage the CEN
sure and condemnation of the
world at large.
An exemplifcation of courteous
ness to the limit was shown last
week Tuesday while the writer
was headed down state for his
holiday vacation. Boarding the
ten o'clock train that forenoon
with about a hundred others who
were like inclined-that is were of
the intention to shake the North
Woods atmosphere from their
clothing for a few days and ZEN
JOY a talk-fest with relatives and
chums- the trip started under adj
verse conditions. With one passen-
ger coach on this railroad to care
for twice the number of persons
it would seat and that at a time
when traffic is always on the in
crease the trip started. Every sta
ton down to Monico kept adding
a few until the baggage car was
put to use. Through all this Con-
ductor VIM. Nelson, in collecting
the tickets allowing you "one first
class" passage, met the congestion
with a smile and even made you
forget that while it was the inten-
ton of the railroad to allow you
a seat, you were being trampled
upon by some guy with feet like
a rhino and breath equal to a
tanneryi who was cussin' the rail
road, the conductor, the brakeman
and even the engineer for his pit
able plight. This he would get
away with and bring forth much
muttered swear words from his
fellow beings until Conductor Mel
son would amble through and
make you forget what you were
up against after you saw what
pleasure he had in caring for his
flock.
When Monico was reached and
the connecting train pulled in, it
was found that conditions on the
main line were far worse than on
the Eagle River "scoot." Through
the courtesy of Conductor Martin
the scoot coach was attached and
another portion of the journey re-
sumed. Every station piled more
people on the train and when An
tlgo was reached it was supposed
that the railroad officials would
put on extra coaches. But did
they? They did not, except attach
one coach which was far from adj
equate. Until Eland Junction was
reached there was no relief from
the crowded condition. AS one
man stated, why they don't load
stock cars as full as these passen-
ger coaches
But we did not intend to say
how the raildoad fell down in car
ing for its traffic, but this article
was builded on courtesies as was
shown every man, woman and
child by trainmen during the
whole trip. Not one of these Off
Gals but went out of their way to
extend every courtesy to the pas
senger and this is what caused the
production Of this article.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-31
Increase in OUTPUT.

Average production of potatoes
in Wisconsin for 1924 was 12C
bushels per acre. For 1923 the av-
TRACE for the state was 90 bushels
Chippewa county leads in the av-
erage per acre with 172 bushels.
Taylor county was first in 1928
with an average of 149. Brown
county pressed Chippewa county
close with 166 bushels.