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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
Clintonville, Wis.
January 26th, 1924


Mr.. Verne Richards,
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Dear Verne: Last year I dropped
you a line when we defeated your
boys. | would surely be poor sport
if | did not do likewise this year
when the tables were turned.
In bitterly but Clearly fought
game Thursday night the Eagle River
boys trimmed us to a score of IA to
Z. The game was much closer than
the score would indicate, a thing you
might guess when I'tell you that the
score was 6 to 8, believe, at the
end of the first half, in favor of
Clintonville.
You are to be congratulated on the
well-conducted group of boys on your
team. They made good impression
here. We like to entertain fellows
like them
Well, as Mr. Kracht will be report
ing the game in detail I will let this
be mere expression of congratu-
lations.
Yours very truly.
F. D. WARTINBEE
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
JOHN MONTGOMERY DEAD

The Tomahawk Leader last week re
ported the death of John Montgomery
at Merrill where he dropped dead on
the street. He was one of the old
woodsman of the Wisconsin River
country and will be remembered by
some of the older Eagle River resi-
dents who were familiar with the
old~logging camp days
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
STUDENTS VISIT sTRoNG's

Prof Kracht and the high school
students spent Wednesday morning
as guests at the Strong & Manley gar
age and witnessed the different oper
ations employed by the mechanics
when repairing or putting new parts
on Ford cars when the owner is in a
hurry to go.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
ENTERTAINED THE BOYS

Principal and Mrs. E. w Kracht en-
tertained the boys OF the High School
Basket Ball team to six o'clock din
ner at their home on Tuesday evening
Later they chaperoned the school stu
dents of both sexes at an informal
dancing party at the high school
building. A most enjoyable time was
reported by those present.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
WILL OPEN REPAIR SHOP

Frank Werlich returned last week
from Cleveland, Ohio where he had
been attending an auto school and as
soon as it opens in the spring will go
into the business of battery and tire
repairing in his building on Railroad
street, formerly occupied by the
Eagle River Millinery and Art store.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
M. FRANkEL GOES ABROAD

M. Frankel left Monday for visit
in Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit and
New York and from the latter city
he will embark for trip to his ma
tive land of Poland He left there for
ty-two years ago and will no doubt
greatly enjoy renewing acquaintance
with many friends with whom he
spent his early life. He expects to re-
turn in May
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
THE qARENTTEAcHERs ASSN.

The Parent-T Teachers meeting will
be held at the High School Monday
night February 4th
The program is as follows;
Instrumental Music Miss Rose We'll
Pantomine- interrupted Courtship-
Seventh and Eighth grade pupils.
Vocal Solo-Mr. Ben Strong.
Paper-High School Boys and Girls
of to-day--Mrs. Fred Strong.
Instrumental Music-Mr. Johnston.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
ATTEND FAIR MEETING

Chas. H. Adams and Frank W. Car
ter, members of the Villas County Fair
Committee attended the state conven-
ton of County Fair societies at Osh-/
kosh last week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
CARD OF THANKS

l wish to tender my sincere thanks
and appreciation to the people of
Eagle River for the many courtesies
and sympathy extended my deceased
wife and to myself and children in her
recent illness and death, and I shall
long remember the kindness and fav-
ors shown us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
Ors Shown us

Cordell Hull, of Tennessee,
Chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee has already es-
tablished headquarters in New
York and started organization
plans for the National Convention
there in June.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-31
AmeriCanizatiOn Classes
Will Begin Next Week
FOR ANYONE SEEKING THEIR
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS COME TO
NIGHT SCHOOL

An evening school is to be started
for those who desire help and in
struction in the gaining of their citi-
zenship. This is sponsored by the
government and all supplies and
books needed will be provided. A
room in the old High School building
has been granted us for this work.
Reading and writing English, the con-
stitution and our government will be
studied.
The first meeting is called for Mon
day night at 7:3O. Let us have good
turn out so as to get an early start.
Concerning certain promotions
made in the grades the second semes-
ter, have this to say. We were ask
ed by the state department to make
an age grade survey This survey re-
vealed that a large per cent of peo-
pie in the grades were from year
to two or three years behind their
grade according to age. l mentioned
this fact some time before Christmas
when l appealed for better attendance
and prompt enrolment at the Begin
ming of the year. A communication
from the state department stated that
we should advance all the average
pupils that could handle the advance
work and at the same time take care
of all the make up work. We have no
authority for promoting anyone else.
We hope many capable students who
cannot be advanced because they do
not come under this ruling of the
state department LAREN
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
TELLS OWN STORY

You never will know what a really
interesting story an automobile can
tell until you've seen "Flexibility,
the latest film production OF the
Ford Motion Picture Laboratories.
1t will be shown at the Eagle Theatre
next Friday Nov. 21st and then you
will have an opportunity to see for
yourself what an interesting life an
automobile lives.
In this picturei the Ford tells its
own story, and it is a fascinating one.
1t starts when the car leaves the fac
tory and enters its life of travel.
First it appears as a passenger car
and you are sure to get a. good sort
of feeling around the heart when you
see what lot of pleasure it brings
to the family. There are father,
mother, the children, even grandma
and grandpa, all enjoying the car in
many, many ways-little visits, shop
ping tours, trips in the country and
outings in the parks.
And there are other scenes where
the Ford truck enters business, to
speed up delivery of merchandise and
to modernize commercial activities.
It's the Ford's own story of SER
vice to humanity, told in an interest
ing way and illustrated with many
beautiful and charming scenes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
GREATEST IN HISTORY

With the official announcement
from Washington that President Cool
iage has accepted their invitation 4
attend the Twenty-F'ifth Anniversary
of the International Live Stock EXP
sition, which will be celebrated at Oh
cage from November 10Th to Deem
Der 9Th, the management of that "a
nous show is preparing for the great
est gathering of agricultural people
ever brought together in the history
Of the basic industry.
This will be the first time that the
Chief Executive of the United State
has attended the international" the
opening Of Congress having always ii
terferred, but the Importance of thi
quarter-centennia event is deemed b.
President Coolidge to be Sufficient to
justify his absence from the Capito
for short period. Congress had pre-
viously recognized the unusualness Of
the occasion by aushorizing, at it
last session, the issuance Of Official
medals to be awarded by the United
States Department of Agriculture tc
the principal winners in the live stool
competitions at the coming show.
The history making character of the
Twenty Fifth Anniversary is further
emphasized by the fact that sever
foreign judges from three continents
will assist in designating the victors
Canadian exhibits will be out in full
force, headed by a herd of prize-win
ming Shorthorn cattle from the Prince
of Wales Alberta ranch and entries
from the Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations of the Dominion
AS an added incentive for Canadians
to compete in the Grain and Hay
Show classes, the provincial govern
ments are offering cash bonuses to
their farmers who are successful in
the various contests.
Spurred on by the challenge of out
side competition and the unusual op
portunity to enjoy the honor of re.
ceiving official recognition from the
President and Congress stockmen and
farmers of the United States are put
ting the finishing touches on theig
finest cattle, horses, sheep and swine
and selecting their choicest samples
of seeds, small grains and hay in
preparation for the coming struggle at
Chicago, which promises to be the
greatest battle for agriculture supre-
macy ever staged
In addition to the snecial honors
and trophies, over 100000 in cash
prizes will be awarded in nearly nine
hundred separate contests, $4,000 Of
which is offered bv the Chicago Board
OF Trade as Drepiums in the Grain
and Hay Show More than eleven
thousand animals and five Thousand
SAMPLES of crons will cnmneta. tha
number Of entries received estahIieh-
ing new records IN nnarIv every de
partment Of the Exposition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
WILL SPEND WINTER IN FLORIDA

Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ulrich and
nephew, Arthur Krohn, left today for
Chicago, and from there Mr.. and Mrs.
Ulrich will go to st. Petersburg, Flor
ida where they have spent several win
tiers, and Mr. Krohn will visit his
mother in Cleveland, Ohio. They ex-
pect to return in April to get the Hem
lock resort ready for the summer
tourist business as usual. The Hem
lock will be looked after in their alb
sence by Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Kilpi of
Anvil lake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Within twenty-four hours, girl of
fourteen, scolded by her father shot
herself to death. An eighteen year old
boy, beaten by his father, killed him
self by turning on the gas.
Strange that man, said to descend
from the higher apes" or some ami
NAL like them, should treat his own
children with brutality of which no
gorilla, orange-outang or chimpanzee
was ever guilty
A man that would not allow any
body to beat his young horse or dog
for fear of breaking its spirit" will
break the sensitive spirit of his own
child.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Traffic Census Reveals
Enormous Auto Travel
CHECK UPS SHOW THAT THE
HIGHWAYS MUST STAND A
TERRIFIC STRAIN

AS usual the Wisconsin Highway
Commission has taken series of traf
tic counts, 5 in ALL during the sum-
ner of 1924 at selected points on
he highways in every county in the
state. These counts have been taken
every year since 1919. This year they
we're taken on days throughout the
,eason. in the months of June, July,
August and September beginning
With June 18th and ending with Sept
ember 17th
The total number of vehicles count
this year was 1,O53,9O5 or 2,O3S
er station. OF these S35,2O5 were
Wisconsin cars representing 1872 per
cent of the total; 1878 cars from
Their states representing Is per cent
If the tital; 44,26O motor trucks
I.2 per cent of the total; 5,99S motor
cycles or 0.6 per cent of the total;
nd 10,7O4 horse drawn vehicles re-
presenting l per cent of the total. 1t
interesting to compare these fig
res with those of previous years. IN
loing so the comparison will be
made on the basis of the average mum
1er of vehicles counted at each sta
ion and Of the percentage of the
lifferent types Of vehicles. The com
arison is not made on the basis Of
he total count as in 1919 the count
vas made on only 6 days, in 1920 on
5, and in 1921 on ida VS.. In 1922 and
923 the counts were made on 8 days
80 for these two years the totals may
% used in making the comparison.
In 1924 1,O53,9OO vehicles were
counted; in 1928, S74,5777; and in
1922, 67O,6S9. This shows remark
able increase.
So far as foreign cars are concern
ed 15 per cent of the total count in
1924 is represented by foreign cars:
1877 per cent in 1923; 12.1 per cent in
1922; 1877 per cent in 1921; IL per
cent in 1920 and S.S per cent in 1919.
This shows that the number of for
sign cars almost doubled in years.
The number OF trucks counted in
924 was 44,26O while in 1918 it ran
only 1861 which shows an amaz-
ng increase In the use Of trucks. In
900 it was 1851; in 1921 1900; and
hen came a big leap in 1922 when it
,a e e. Ess; "a big increase in 1923
jg,s Ssdka goodly Increase In 1924
1920.
Perhaps the best way to visualize
he traffic increase in Wisconsin is
,ound in the number of cars counted
at each station. In 1924 this was 2,038
and in 1919 it was only 500. Almost
31a times more cars were counted in
1924 than were counted 5 years ago.
N 1920 the average car count at each
station was 947; in 1921, 1908; in
-922, 1920; in 1923, l,676; and in
1924, 2,038..
These figures are highly signifi-
Gent in considering the road problem
It is traffic, vehicles, that wears out
roads and creates the demand for
hem When we think that over
lines more vehicles were counted at
he checking points in 1924 than were
5 years ago we can easily visualize
what the road problem is today and
t is food for sober thought in deter
mining a highway program,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
Optimist Club in Eagle
River Would Help Out
MANY CIVIC PROJECTS COULD BE.
FOSTERED BY SUCH AN
ORGANIZATION

In reading the other day of the ac-
tivities of the Optimist Club, of Mime
apclis and other large cities, we were
reminded that Eagle River needs just
such an organization right now One
of the first important things that it
could turn its attention to would be
taking the proper steps toward get
ting new hotel. AS it happens that
there is a man waiting to hear some
favorable sentiment expressed from
the people in regard to his contempla
ed outlay of some hundreds of thous
ands of dollars, he naturally, desires
to receive some assurance of good
will and support from Eagle River
property owners and business meI
who would benefit both from the in
prise would bring to all of them, an6
in addition, there is scarcey~ piect
of real estate in town whose value
would not be<increased with the Ioce
ton of modern hotel of a size tina
would take care Of the transient hote'
trade for years to come in the future
If an Optimist Club never accom-
pIished more than the securing
such hotel, it would not have lived
in vain, and the probabilities are that
organizations that are found to pa
good returns in Minneapolis an6
other places of that glass, could also
find many other matters that it coul6
finance with faith and optimism, witt
advantage to the village OF. Eagle
River as a whole.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
MARRIED AT iRoNwooD

Miss Blanche Pelong of Rhinelan-
der and Gustav Hanson of Conover
were married at lronwood, on Saturs
day. Nov. /. The bride, dauglatera
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Pelong, of Rhine
lander, has been a teacher in the Con
over schools for the past few years
and the groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Hanson of Conover and is
a young man highly respected where
ever known. They will reside on the
Hanson farm of which Gust has been
in charge for several years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Modern crime turns an ancient test
upside down.. In Exodus, goth chapter
5th verse, you are told that the iniqui-
ty of the fathers is visited upon the
children unto the third and fourth
generation"
Now the crime of the child is visit
ed upon the father. Albert Loeb
whose son killed the Franks boy, is
dead, killed by sorrow and disgrace.
That should satisfy the bloodthirsty
that demanded somebody hanged. 2
That unfortunate father died a
thousand deaths to atone for his sons
hideous crime.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
LAST BRICK WAS LAID

The last brick was laid on the tower
of the Congregational church Tuesday
Nov. IL and flag put up in COM
memoration of the event, something
like 100000 brick having been laid in
the building since Sept. 23rd when the
corner stone was laid The roof is also
completed and Contractor Jahnsen ex-
poets to turn the job over for occu
pancy by Christmas and some months
in advance of the calculations when
the project was first put under way
by the congregation of the church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Have you noticed how little men
seem to think about their souls while
they are alive, and how much they
think about what will happen to their
bodies after they are dead? A corpse
left behind is no more important than
a pair of wornout shoes thrwn aside.
Yet men of power, from the Pharaoh
that built the first pyramid to million
aire Cone with his concrete grave,
have worried about their bodies.
The question interesting to one
thinking of death should be. Where
do go from here?D not "Who is going
to steal my body?"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
APPRECIATION

We desire to express our sincere APP
probation to our friends and neigh
bors for their volunteer assistance in
helping to put in the basement for
our new barn to replace the one des-
trcyed by fire a short time ago. It was
very helpful aid that we will always
remember with gratitude.
JOHN FIEDLER AND FAMILY.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
School Note,
"sHERLock JUNIOR COMING!

The movie Sherlock Junior featur-
ing Buster Keaton in six reels will
be shown at the High School Auditor
ium on Wednesday evening, Novem'
Der 10Th. This is comedy through
out. With it will be shown three reels
of educational features, all of them
interesting and worth while The adj
mission will be only 15c for children
and 25c for adults. Come and patron
ize your school Your money goes for
good purpose and we try to give
you things worth while. This picture
is run in connection with the Athletic
Association
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Elmer Ratliff, aged %, son of Lewis
Ratliff, farmer of the town o
Phelps was accidentally shot and kill
ed late Thursday afternoon Will
hunting with his father and brother
in the woods, from the discharge OF
his gun when he stumbled in attempt
ing to step over fallen log. EIe lived
but a short time after the acciden
The body was brought to Eagle Rive
Saturday morning to be prepared TO
shipment to Indianapolis. Ind, fol-
burial
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
DIED IN RHlNELANpkR HOSPITAL

Mrs Edw. Dustin of Phelps died at
the Rhinelander hospital Monday after
brief illness at the aga Of 40. Funer-
al services were held at Phelps on
Wednesday, afternoon A daughter,
Miss Sylvia Dustin was graduate
from the Eagle River high school last
year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
CELEBRATES GOLDEN WEDDING

Mrs Amos Radcliffe and daughter
Irene left last week for a visit with
relatives at Glare, Mich, and where
they will assist in the celebration of
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mrs. Radcliffe's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Schaffer, on Nov. 18th.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
DIED AT AGE OF n YEARS

Miss Jemima Rush, aged "a died at
the home of her cousin, NJ D. Rush
near Lake Buckatoban, Wednesday
after long dropsica1 illness. She had
been housekeeper for Mr.. Rush for
the past tweive years, Hire remains
accompanied by him were shipped tn
morning to their former home at Den
yer, Miami county, Ind. for burial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
IRIS Up TO HIM

F. D. Wartinbee came up from
Clintonville Wednesday to get located
in his favorite deer hunting territory
He stated that it was more necessary
than ever this year to furnish his
family with venison as on Saturday,
Nov. 9Th, the home circle was in.
creased by the arrival of baby boy
whose appetite for nourishment indi
Gated that it was up to father to pro-
vide plenty of provisions.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Some 1923 loan baggage libraries
on 719 subjects. were sent to 248 Bad
ger communities during recent
month by the University Extension di
vision.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
MiNocoUA HERE THURSDAY

On account of deer hunting the
game with Minocqua has been sched
uled for Thursday night of this week,
November 49, The game promises to
be a good one as Minocqua has a
real team this year. They also intend
to bring a real crowd with them to
boost for Minocqua How about it..
Eagle River? Is Minocqua going to do
al the boosting? Come on, let's gol
The Minocqua girls are coming too.
Come and see our girls play!
What could have been more fasci-
nating than An Evening in Many
Lands? Imaging yourself in all the
the countries pictured, throwing cocoa
nuts at your enemies from the fir
trees of Switzerland, climbing the
Alps in the Netherlands, crossing the
desert of Cobb in Alaska, touring the
canals of Russia in your little old
Ford, and all the other things you
did, what more would be necessary to
spend a pleasant evening? The movie
and lecture was well attended and
proved to be very interesting.
Another six weeks term almost
gone. Tests next week, and then re-
port cards. Can you get extra credit
in any subject if you're nice to the
teachers, run errands for them, and
do anything they ask you to-?
Who's going hunting? All the boys
are. Why don't we all go? We should
because: It's very unhealthy to stay
inside all day long all the time. We
learn something about trees and
plants, if we have time to notice them
that we never do other times. It's
lots of fun. And, if any of us, in later
years, turn out to be detectives, we
can make use of the knowledge we
have acquired in the art of trailing
Why does the bell stop ringing al
the end of the third period? 1t really
wouldn't need to, you know.
Test marks around rs. Let's keer
it quiet.
X X
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

George Bernard Shaw, self-appointed
Vice-Regent of Omnipotence, thinks
little of meat eaters. He's wrong. He
says: Armies fed on barley have con
quered half the world" Perhaps so,
but men that eat meat RULE THE
ENTIRE WORLD. Don't forget that.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

The Government, which found so
many billions for the wars of other
people in Europe, ought TO find a few
dollars for building the canals that
this country needs. One canal would
unite the Lakes and the Mississippi
Valley with the Gulf and the Pacific
via Panama Another canal for ships
unite the Lake country with the Allan,
tic. Every big American city sea
port" should be our motto.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Besides the men on the Varsity
team, almost 800 others PLAYED foot
ball at the University of wisconsin
last year.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
AFTER THE BUCKS

A light fall of snow that would have
been sufficient for tracking purposes
was hailed with joy Friday by those
who were planning on a deer hunt
vacation. Sunday however, change
of weather caused it to disappear and
was followed by a heavy rain all day
Tuesday, much to the disgust of evry
hunter They all moved out to their
respective camps regardless though
and are in hopes of getting tracking
snow before the end of the season,
and apparently this Thursday morning
they will not have long to wait.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Badger physicians obtained 5O,eS6
meteorological tests from the State
Laboratory of Hygiene during re-
cent month period.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13

Some "a men learned how to fence
at the University of Wisconsin last
year