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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
ANGLERS PLANT TROUT
Big Shipment of Brook Trout
Arriving This Afternoon
for Nearby Streams.

On the afternoon train today
will arrive from the Bayfield,
hatchery about a hundred cans of
brook trout which sportsmen will
plant in the many trout streams
IN this section. Some will go to
Indian creek near Kathan lake
while the remainder will go to the
Tamaracks, Muskrat, Haymeadow,
Buckatoban and Long lake creeks.
1t is estimated that there will
be something like a half million
baby trout planted in this ship
ment. Many of the streams where
the fry will be placed will be
screened off in order to keep fish
from destroying the youngsters.
This method has been employed
here for several seasons during the
planting, and has been found to
materially increase and save from
destruction fry until it has become
large enough to protect itself.
Since the state has taken off the
size limit, sportsmen feel that
their efforts in planting fry only
aids the fish hog who in a years
time will be able to catch the
babies and thereby destroy to a
certain extent a greater number
of fish than would otherwise be
killed or taken with the size limit
on. This saying that too many
small fish were killed by having
the size limit on emanates only
from the fellows who wish to fill
their creel. And do you know,
this brand of pest is the guy who
rarely contributes toward fund
for the planting of fry? He is the
fellow who will take but never
gives.
But possibly this sort of calibre
trout taker is a necessary evil and
true sportsmen must of necessity
be cursed by him until some law
for fish protection can be inaugur-
ated. With the present attitude
of the law makers and others in
the state, it looks long time for
ward until sportsmen get just
what is necessary for conservation
and propagation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21

you failed to devote your time at
the show to your friends it was
case of being "out of luck.
The writer spent three days at
rambling through the Coliseum
from booth to booth; was taken
for a summer visitor who was
seeing information so many times
that on returning to the main AS
ISOLATION booths he had received
more information about the lake
region and her visible assets than
he had learned through personal
investigation during the seventeen
years he has been a native son of
Northern Wisconsin's lake region.
| want to say that during the
investigation the careful courtesy
given me showed that the fellows,
not forgetting the ladies also,
were truthful and willing to go
to any length in order to advance
information of a reliable nature to
every person 1nquiring. If there
is any resort owner who entrusted
his advertising to his friends and
who thinks he was not given a
fair shake with the rest, he GER
tainly is in error.
| witnessed one instance, and can
furnish the names of the parties
concerned, and it proved to me
without any doubt that the repre-
sentatives sent to handle the adj
vertising at the show were men
of honor who gave an equal break
to every one concerned in the
promotion of the show. A finely
dressed man and lady approached
a resort man and asked him rela-
tive to a certain resort. This re-
sort happened to be on the same
lake with the fellow in the booth.
this party wished to know what
class of a resort his competitor
operated, and all the little details
necessary.
They were given and | after
wards spoke to this informant;
asked him if his competitor would
really believe that he had extolled
the virtues of his resort to the
detriment of his own, and his an
swer was this: Dick, you remem-
Der we were sent here with the
understanding that every man was
on an equal footing and to those
who could not come we promised
unbiased information; | think
there has been no one who has
taken advantage, and | feel much
better in having done so, for | did
not realize you were listening in
on the conversation.
Anyhow, fellows, the section
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
ARBUTUs A WINNER

Another big feature of the
show was the giving away
of Arbutus to every lady
who passed the main Asso-
citation booths. Many be-
lieved they were apple bios
soms;" others when the fra
GRANGE of the flowers pene-
trated were very much inter-
ested in determining what
they were. But, take the
old-timer who had picked 'em
when a child, especially if
this lady was from the state
of Pennsylvania, there was
no question as to what it
was. And the crowd around
the flower booth where V. M.
Ferry, seventy-three years
young, was passing out the
bouquets all day long and in
the evening, usually had to
be told to pass along" by
the cops in order to stop
congestion. Hundreds of bas-
kets were passed out in
small bouquets to the ladies.
They were fully appreciated
and drawing card.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL
National Days Memory VIII
Be Remembered in Eagle
River.

The observance of Memorial Day
will be carried out in Eagle River
under auspices of the American
Legion post of this village.
The following tentative program
has been formed, and will be
changed to some extent before
the next issue:
Tribute to men buried at sea at
foot of Railroad street at 9:45.
Line of March formed same
place at 10 o'clock.
Colors-Color Squad.
Band.
Firing Squad.
Civil and Spanish War veterans.
Flower Cars.
American Legion and Service
Men.
Auxiliary.
Fraternal Orders.
School Children.
The program at the cemetery:
Selection-Band.
Recitation.
Song-America. Band accom-
paniment.
Recitation.
Speaker.
Decoration of graves Taps.
Song Star Spangled Banner.
Band accompaniment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
MILLIONAIRE GUIDES"

1t was shown by Ed Show
ers and Tom Harris that
most anything can be put
across in this north woods
and got away with easily
providing you h ave the
"know-how." That Showers
and Harris have become typ
ical natives of the lake re-
gion, clothes, manners and
everything, was shown Sun
day when the Northwestern
visitors were our guests.
A telephone message was
sent to The Everett resort
requesting two au tos to
transport the railroad men
from the depot to The Morey
for dinner. Shortly after
two spankin' big cars arrived
with lumberjack chauffers
and the visitors loaded in
for the two mile drive.
Showers drove one ar,Har-
ris fooled the other; both
dressed the part of common
everyday guides of the North
Woods. Their tales of their
years of residence in this
section; the number of not
ables they had guided; the
big fish they had seen their
guests land; thrilling stories
of earlyday warfare with the
Indians and other blood
thirsty denzens of the forests
all this was told the ten
derfoot railroad man with
out a smile. Both "got away
with it" until during the
dinner some one exploded
their disguise.
Mr.. Showers is from
Bloomington, Indiana, and
owns a summer home at The
Everett. Mr.. Harris is from
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and
also has a mighty fine home
near Showers on Catfish lake.
The gentlemen came UP last
week to this section for
their annual trout fishing
vaca on, something they
have been doing for many
years past. The part they
carried out and the way they
put it over the railroad men,
certainly was amusing-even
to the victims themselves
when told they were being
entertained by men who don't
have to work for their daily
bread like us poor cusses who
have neither money nor cars
nor private trains.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21

known as the Northern Wiscon-
sin Lake Region" under guidance
of the Resort Owners Association,
was certainly put on the map
ahead of any other section, simply
by our getting together as a
bunch of reliable and honest fell
lows, and if this summer this forty
mile square section can combine
its forces the show at the Coli
scum next year will only have one
real exhibit-and that is a fact
if you really believe half what one
could see and a fraction of what
one heard on the side-lines at the
National Travel and Outdoor Show
held last week In Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
AND THEY WERE SHOWN
North Western Railroad Men,
100 Strong, Spend Day as
Associations Guests.

Entertained by the Resort Own
ers Association and business men
of this section, one hundred rail
road officials and employees of the
Chicago & Northwestern enjoyed
last Sunday while here on a trip
of inspection in business and So
cial conditions pertaining to rail-
road work.
One hundred individuals, includ-
ing officials and employees of the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
Dies in Ashland Hospital.

Joseph Odgers, one of the pion-
GERS of Mercer, and for many years
resident of Iron county, says the
Hurley News, died at st. Joseph's
hospital in Ashland on Sunday af-
ter an illness of about years
duration. He had been receiving
treatment at the hospital for sew
eral months. He is survived by
two grown sons, Harold and Cliff
ford. lnterment took place at
Mercer on Thursday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
|uIcACo CLEANED OUT
Ike Region Boosters Return
Fuome With Record From
National Outdoor Show.

F,.+ tbis section Of The lake re-
! ''' now practically known as
|ls+born Wisconsin's Lake Re
\ y" carried off the major portion
4bo racreative honors exploited
. lo National Travel and Out
l. IS Show, which ran for a solid
Il Of the Coliseum in Chicago,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21

ed to the friendliness and warmth
of visitors and entertainers.
After the banquet the visitors
were driven to many points of in
terest in the lake region, leaving
the village at five o'clock in the
afternoon.
The principal object of this visi-
tation by the railroad men was
getting in closer touch with their
north woods patrons and bringing
about more friendly and person
Ial feeling between man and man.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21

,ighty good news to the stay
Ome element and points out
her fact more prominently
whenever the natives Of the
Of bigger things start out to
b a record they generally car
| through with a punch long
Embered after the cost has
/ forgotten,
the Coliseum during the
4 May p to 18th, many states
i showing their wares at the
lpor Show to Chicago people
are lovers Of the Big Out
and principally attractive
h the exhibits made by the
ID Owners Association and in
8RaI villages and communities
Resorts in this section of the
Region where honest-to-good-
things are produced and
never fail in being backed
n the truth-one of the most
shcing arguments man has
promulgated. That it pays in
End, was shown Saturday
M in Chicago when the show
section Of the lake region
9rthem Wisconsin, embracing
gnlticent recreative and pic
ue territory Of some forty
square, dominated the en-
pow and the results which
pparent at the close are far
OF any expectations. This
second year this section of
Fate advertised in life-like
the assets we have with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21

"nlIe many mistakes were
L turn up this year, still
Ere Of an advantage, for
year all this will be rem
r greater results will ac-
+ the opening day pro-
r. attendance n Of nearly 2S,-
H. Over twice as many
H.. Gay S attendance of the
4 nous. 'ous' Tuesday was off
H. account of rain, but the
n. went over 10000. The
IT, We're record breakers,
h. up to over 10000 atten-
Him. , D "hal happened at
Ill., ,s party "a. for city friends
4 ~. vi woods people in the
#r annex it was necessary
o ,Hg the evening Monday
il ny and firemen to close
u the Coliseum in order
I'm q eongestion-simply
A. Sle crowd thinned a
Ro engn open the doors and
F liO,s again, Any skep-
o .pIed individual from the
SOl5 region who attend nd
S il Show will the
no was not a big thine
poor n,, place to advertise
h. must of necessity ad-
ver., was wrong in his
wera rom this section.
ezactI,. resort men who
Wy Satisfied II
Ed Al benefit e5s have s''" co srie
Wy changed in their rat at.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
GIBBS AND THE KIDS

| The feature of the show
Especially the day the child
Fen from Chicago were Civ
l. entrance to the Outdoor
kbow. we're the cub bears
Known from this section. The
His we're regular acrobatic
sIowns and always held the
Eenter Of attraction when
BIaced in the window of the
4sin booths. The bears are
low at the Arcade in Mil
kaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
ITO BOB OR NOT TO BOB"

.Due 20 the wave OF bObblng the hair many
cholce articles have been written of how the
ladles are emulating the men in closely-cut
mar. Ihls had led one pen artist to spot the
following, and which appeared in last weeks
RI Atkinson Union. Credit is given joseph
s. Morris Sr., for the article:
with ApOIOges)
10 bob, or not to bob; that is the question
Whether tbs nobler on the dome to suffer
Ihe strings and snarls of outrageous long hair
Or TO take shears against mass of troubles
And by clipping them, end them? To dye, to
clip;
NO more And by clip to say we end
Ihe heart-ache of the unruly natural locks
lnaC woman is heir to- It's contamination
Heartily wish'd. Away long hair To sleep
10 sleep; perchance to dream: ay there's the
rub;
For in that sleep, sans hair, what dreams may
When we have clipped that proudful Golf
1t gives US pause: there's the respect
Dill had for those long locks of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of
time,
The tresses wrong, my proud mans discomfort
Ihe pangss of seeming loss, the long delay,
Ere the shorn locks grow once again long
For who spurns the dictates of Queenly style?
The dread of return to long hair
When ours is clipt forever gone
This rather makes us bear those ills we have
Than fly to those we know not Of
Thus style does make towards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is scklied DER with the pale cast of thought
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn aWry
An lose the name of action-What to do!
The fair tresses; To bob or not to bob
That is the greatest question:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
Acquitted of Charge.

Judge James A. Walsh was ac-
quilted by a jury in circuit court
at Crandon last week after they
had deliberated until 11:30 o'clock
of the serious charges brought
last January by Mary Mcdaniel,
his fifteen-year-old ward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
|ROADCASTED NEWS

prIng the show, the man
Pent each evening broad
E the happening at the
floor Show giving inter
\ friends at home the
! Of how it was going
| their radios. This me-
brought forth much
Reot and permitted the
4 folks to practically be
Eeet communication with
Fellows who were in Chi
working for recreation
lake region.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-21
C.-S. CLUB NOTES
} osoOOessssssssssssssss'

The next Bunco party at the
club rooms will be given on Sat
urday, May 31st. Mrs. H. H. Smith,
Mrs. Seifert and Miss Vetra Smith
are the committee to entertain on
that day.
News Want Ads bring results.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-25
FAYETTEVILLE

G. Hillery, new deputy State pro-
hibition agent, and Mr.. Parkinson
landed on the quiet of Second street
Monday night making three raids. AT
the Ace Watson establishment they
secured evidence at p. m. At $3.50
the officers made d second visit to the
consignment. At the PercivaI parlors
further evidence was taken.
Rev. Walter Snow officiated at the
marriage of his sister, Miss Margar-
ct Snow, of the town of Marion yes
terday, to Mr.. Dick Eberling of
Springfield, Mimi. The groom is a stu
dent at Marquette university, Milwau-
kee, studying dentistry.
Andrew Fritch is home for a short
vacation. He is located at Waukesha
on a contract for drilling three 16
inch wells to depth of about 1900
feet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitcher and
babe and Mrs. Whitcher's mother left
Wednesday for an extended western
trip which will include Yellowstone
Park. They will also be guests of
Mrs. Whitcher's brother in Wyoming.
Freddie Mundon, who has been in
the Darlington Jail for several weeks
was released Monday on $4,000 bail
to appear at the October term of
court. He has been paroled to Sheriff
Chas. Simmons, who will find work
for him in the meantime.
Miss Alta Alberts is home from Ak
ron, Ohio, where she is engaged in
teaching. She leaves in a few days
for Hawaii where she will spend her
summer vacation.
George Halsey and family are home
from an extended outing in the north
ern part of the state. Mr.. Halsey
states that the entire trip was mark
ed by courteous treatment. At Grand
Rapids a man in uniform was station
ed in the First National bank, to give
instructions to the tourists as to
routes, camping and best fshin.s
places. The Halseys spent some time
at Jump River, Wis.-News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-25
SURVEYS MADE
OF INDIAN LANDS

The Wisconsin Archaeological So
ciety is continuing its surveys in the
Crawfish river region in Jefferson
county, part of the state in which
many interesting evidences of early
Indian occupation still remain
Charles E. Brown, chief of the
state historical museum, has just re-
turned from this region where, in
company with Robert p. Ferry and
Stoughton w. Faville of Lake Mills,
he has been examining and making
collections for the state from several
interesting sites of early Indian
camps and villages.
North of Milford
These are located north of Milford.
From one of these a large number of
fragments of ornamental and I'M
ornamental earthenware vessels were
obtained. These vessels were of both
small and large sizes, and well made,
the clay being tempered with small
particles of crushed rock.
BY means of the interesting inn
pressed, incised and roulette marked
patterns on these shreds the tribe
which once occupied the site is read
lily identified. The party also made
surveys of two small groups OF buri-
al mounds and located several Indian
burial places in gravel knobs.
Fish Trap Visible
Near Milford the remains of an old
Indian fish-trap can still be seen in
the bed of the river. This was con-
structed of large and small boulders
in the form of letter V with the
point downstream. At it's apex there
nd Of
one on either side of it. Here the
Indian spearman formerly stood
when schools of fish swan or were
driven down or upstream.
The region was once heavily for
ested and beds of wild rice formerly
grew along both banks of the river.
These have been gradually uprooted
by the carp, which now infest these
waters.
With a burial in one of the gravel
knobs a cache or hoard of rs flint
blades from three to three and half
inches in length was obtained.
Will Publish Report
The state society expects to finally
publish a report on the Indian his
tory and remains of Jefferson county.
It also will continue it's researches
this year in Dodge, Columbia, Wash
ington and Ozaukee counties, the
work in each being conducted by diff
ferent men and field expeditions.
A report on the Minocqua lakes re-
gion prepared by Vetal Winn is soon
to be placed in the printers hands.
The numerous county reports pub
lished by the society in past years
are being Used by students, schools,
tourists and libraries. The state Of
Michigan, Iowa, Indiana and Penn
sylvania are now conducting state
archaeological surveys along similar
lines to that begun by the state So
ciety in Wisconsin "a years ago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-25
FENNIMORE

viii Imaoff, down near Anderson
Mills, reports considerable activity
among the rattlesnake colonies that
infest the rocks and crags Oh tnaI
rugeed country Migrations from the
Little Grant country seem to be tax
inc place also and some pretty Dig
reptiles are leaving their natNe
haunts for an airing. VIII last Week .si
disposed of four big fellows, one WIN
II rattIes and button, that meas
ured nearly five feet in length. on
the big hill. back of the Erin Park
farm he is now living on. Another
bic fellow had seven rattles with the
button broken off and all were aged
snakes.
Slipping away from his mother ana
starting to cross the street between
several cars near the Hetland garage
Friday morning, nearly caused the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-25

serious injury of the five year old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Chandler of Slit
ger. The little lad started to cross,
then turned back, and was knocked
down by a Ford sedan driven by Mrs.
viii Beetham, who did her best to
avoid hitting the boy and travelling
very slowly was able to bring the
car to an abrupt stop. The boy was
stunned but recovered soon after be-
ing taken to DR.. Z. c. Howelrs Of
nee. He sustained a broken collar
bone but otherwise fortunately es-
capped serious injury No fault at
tached to Mrs. Beetham whatever and
the accident was entirely unavoidable.
children will take chances, not realiz-
ing the danger from passing cars.
Sunday afternoon about 4 O'Clock
Charles Holman passed away at his
farm home near Werley. He had
been in poor health for the past two
weeks and Sunday died from dropsy.
The family have lived near Werley
for the past six years, prior to that
time they resided at Cobb, where he
was born and raised. Charlie was well
liked by all who knew him, had a
friendly greeting and a cordial word
for ali his acquaintance. He was Sc
years OF age and is survived by his
wife, three sons and two daughters.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
M. 4. church, burial taking place in
Prairie cemetery.-Times.