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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
BARN NOT FOR PUBLIC
For Use of Members Only of
C-S Club Who Have Teams
to Shelter.

Last week the News promoted
an article which stated that the
barn on Division street which
the C-S Club members had pur-
chased recently could be used by
owners Of teams who come to the
village to do their trading. This
is erroneous according to members
of the club, and the correction is
gladly made.
The C-S. Club has long seen the
need of some place in the village
where teams could be housed dur
ing Indictment weather and last
fall purchased the barn which is
situated on the south side of Div
ision street between Railroad and
Main. The use of the barn is for
members only, this attitude being
taken on account of lack of stalls.
All room has been taken up by
the members, and the farmer who
has no key to the barn is compel
led to leave his team on the
streets or in some sheltered place
in an alley.
What is needed in the village is
sheds for public use, and the de-
mand is such that it will of ne
cessity have to be provided. Most
ever village has some place for
teams coming to town where they
may be put in shelter during the
hours the owner is trading with
the merchants.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Caught EN- Chewing

A number Of lads were expelled
Sunday night from the Eagle
Theatre on account of their chew
ing tobacco and splitting on the
floor during the performance
Manager Gorski has taken the
right course and not alone are the
youngsters the guilty parties
Many grown men are in the habit
of using the floor of the theatre
for cuspidor and they should be
accorded the same treatment as
were given the youngsters. 1t is
often wondered whether these
men and boys use the parlor at
home for receptacle when want
ing to expectorate. If they do,
then their manners are not to- be
wondered at.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
BUILDING NEW RESORT
The Wildcat Inn Takes Place
of Wildcat Springs Resort
Near Boulder Junction.

The Wildcat Spring Resort, To-
Gated near Wildcat lake north of
Boulder Junction about eight
miles, will after June first of this
year lose its identity as a resort,
according to a letter to the News
last week from ]. L. Wilson, the
owner.
But, in place of the old resort,
nearby will be put in operation
a new hostelry to be known as
"The Wildcat Inn" and which will
be operated by Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son. The Wilson's have been run
ming Wildcat Spring Resort for a
number of years, and have in that
time learned that more room is
nescessary in order to care for the
summer guests who vacation in
this North Woods each year-more
and more coming until accommo+
dations are at premium, and
crowded to the limit.
The Wilson's have started work
on the erection of a new main
lodge and number of cabins adj
joining their old resort and will
have them all finished by the
opening of the 1924 season which
starts with them on June first.
The buildings will all be built of
logs and a rustic design is be-
ing used throughout by the ar
chitect. The main lodge, compris-
ing lobby, diningroom and kit
chen, will be 44x48 feet. All of
the cabins will be 1926, built fifty
feet apart, and will comfortably
care for about thirty guests. This
new resort will be called 'The
Wildcat Inn"
The old resort, on grounds near
by will be turned into furnished
cabins for light housekeeping pur-
poses, and are expected to care
for that portion of the traffic who
desires to care for themselves dur
ing the vacation period. With the
accommodations in sight Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson will be able to care
for a host of people during the
years to come. Being located in
a section of the lake region which
has as yet been kept isolated from
the public to a certain extent, it
now stands for big influx of Wis
itors who are seeking recreation
and sport during the summer
seasons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Grandpa" Wright
and his 141a pound Pike.

Sometimes it takes the real
youngsters" to show the old-tim-
ers how to- angle and angle right
and bring in the choice game fish.
This was demonstrated last year
by youth of eighty-six years who
certainly carries the belt buckle
for 1928.
Over near Sayner way-that vii
lage lying on the south shore of
Plum lake in Villas county and the
town of Plum Lake-they have
some mighty big fish; not any
larger than in any other section,
but mighty big ones anyhow.
Anglers will tell you that Plum is
a good producer of big game fish
when they have the inclination to
bite. Many anglers vie with each
other in the landing of record fish
and many are the mighty tales
told of how the battle was carried
on-and the fish lost.
Anyhow, Grandpa Wright seems
to have placed it all over the
other opponents of Izaak Walton
during the 1923 season. He land
ed in one day a 6-pound walleye
and followed his record up before
the sun went down with one tip
ping the scales at 141a pounds.
This fish is shown in the above
view with the venerable angler.
Grandpa" Wright is the father
of Mrs. Fred Meloy and is eighty
six years young. For a man OF
his years he has that longing for
the great outdoor life and is rare
ly seen inside during the summer
months, rain or shine. He is hale
and hearty and at his age can
show the wise guy that he has
the know-how of getting the big
fellows out of Plum lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
DIED AT THREE LAKES
Mrs. Ada Locy, Aged Seven
ty-nine Years, Passed Last
Friday.

At the age of seventy-nine years
Mrs. Ada Locy Of Three Lakes died
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
Charles French last Friday after
a long illness. Funeral was held
Monday afternoon from the Con-
gregational church in that village.
Mrs. Locy was born in New
York state and for period OF
twenty years was a resident OF
Three Lakes. Three years ago she
removed to Eagle River with her
son Albert and returned to that
village last week, about three days
prior to her death. She has but
recently returned from a hospital
her health for many years being
poorly.
She leaves three sons and a
daughter: ]. B. and Mrs. Charles
French of Three Lakes; Bert OF
Little Chute, and Albert of Eagle
River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
AFTER JUICE
A Possibility That Woodruff
and Minocqua Will Buy
Power From Eagle River.

There is a possibility that this
year Woodruff and Minocqua will
be furnished power and electric
service by the Eagle River Light
and Water Commission, those vii
lagos now seeking outside Juice"
for their manufacturing plants
and for their residences. A call
was made last Wednesday by Min
ocqua to the Light & Water Com
mission of Eagle River for in
formation and Edw. Eckhoff and
Herman Behn drove over to that
village and held a meeting of in
terested citizens.
Minocqua' has a municipal plant
operated by steam or gas, and it
has proven to be an elephant up
ON their hands. According to in
formation from those who know,
Minocqua will be compelled to
spend about $4,000 for repairs
this coming spring in order to
place their plant in condition to
care for customers. They have
right now about 100 patrons but
if they had adequate electrical en-
ergy would increase their patron
age to nearly four hundred.
Woodruff would also come in on
this if the line was built from the
Eagle River power dam through
to Minocqua The mileage of the
high tension line would be about
twenty-four miles, on account of
the commission being able to
shortcut from near Big St. Ger
main dam, coming in south of
Little Arbor Vitae lake.
If Minocqua and Woodruff takes
this high power proposition, and
the line is installed, it will also
furnish every resort from Eagle
River to those two villages with
electric service Little and Big
St. German lakes and Little and
Big Arbor Vitae and the village of
A1bor Vitae also.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Shipping Potatoes.

While the weather conditions
were right last week, many of the
potato growers in Villas county
shipped to city market and to seed
buyers, a humber of cars of prime
potatoes. Villas county has many
thousands of bushels of seed po-
tatoes and they command good
price. Last week George ST. Clair
of State Line shipped two cars to
Chicago for Dunphy-Holzman of
this village, loading them out
from that village in the northern
part of the county. Sveral cars
were shipped from along the
Northwestern line in this district
within the week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
L H E GU T TRAIL
There's wind on the heath, brother
George Barrow.

1oARlNG boisterous, blustry, wind storms along
l from the West The brush bends with submissive
~ swish There's whsting through the bare birches
that stand spectral sentnels and yield only to
ng PACK TO their watch The tall pines their pumes
ana NOD IN welcome to the gust
gh WIND on wintry day, staff in hand woodsy
" CraVe us royal route to enjoyment No company by
peerace Tor company begets talk and talk banaty
When the woods One may rare wisdom from
he converse OF the treesdom that deeper than
edge old as the hills and as changeess
zeno founder Soc must have observed trees in the
VIM: roots frmlXed the earth trunks bending
compant to circumstances branches towering and dream
ing to high heaven. Comparison with mans life is obvious
- expresses the true intent OF live according
nature makes clear the distorted modern Interpretation
OF the Stoic he who with even epea
When the wind ss the tops you behold the true Sos
OF nature But have travelled far from the simplicity of
living according to nature We live complicated mech
aca age Our manners and customs regulated ap
pearance and behavior automaons stamped from the
same die shuffng with the cockvork motions We are
almost Robotssouess uninspired drudges
distorted We have lost the fine abandon of bthrgh
the ability absorb sights sounds the faculty of
ordshp creation by right we'll by
all, the freedom of spirit
Back back and woods we must 90 if
but for brief to the wilderness for wisdom Know
ledge will get bread but live mot by bread alone.
Civilization will find it's soul when the peoples realize
common roots in earth War will be
woods recognize the basic knshp of all That time is
not yet 1t may be for the American people show
lead And the growing numbers of outdoor folk who dwell
in cities and yet soourn awhile in the woods
that will hkeiest raise the whole.
Rushing mighty winds that cleanse and free the spirit
Verify there is wisdom the bosterous winter woods
Thomas Bagges
Kathan Lake
Eagle River Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
LOggers Are Busy.

Since the snow came week
ago. loggers and wood cutters are
busy getting their crop to market
The snow is said to be about four
teen inches deep in the woods and
with the lack of wind to drift the
highways, work is progressing
without any excess of cost IN
clearing roads of drifts. The
weather is just right for iced
roads for the loggers. MONDAY
morning the registration was
twenty-six below zero.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Highways Not So Bad.

Highway 70 is open to auto and
truck travel from Eagle River to
the Big st. German dam. Yester-
day Olof Valley and son Norman
drove their truck in from their
resort on Big St. German in an
hours time, the distance being
about eighteen miles. Whenever
they were able to keep the rut in
the road, they came along in high
gear, only shifting when they mis-
sed the track or passed another
vehicle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Three Lakes Death.

Theodore Budney aged twenty
years, died last Wednesday at the
Chippewa Falls home for the
feeble minded. For the past four
years he had been an inmate of
that state institution. The body
was brought to his home town at
Three Lakes where internment
took place Friday. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted from St
Theresa's church in that village
He leaves a father and mother
three brothers and sisters.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
|RY CLEARED kinney
nee Lakes Banker Tried
on Nineteen Counts in Six
Cases Freed.

ldlOwing four hours of DELHI
nion, the jury in the case of
|1a Of Wisconsin against Clark
Kinney which was on trial in
snelander for a four day per-
last week before Judge A. H.
ID in circuit court, returned a
/ airt Friday of not guilty and
defendant was discharged.
What is known as the Kinney
\ says Saturdays Rhinelander
by News, was an action insti-
.Aby the state banking depart
lt against Clark G. Kinney,
napaI owner of a state bank
Three Lakes and was one of
actions charging the defen-
y with enlightenment and IL
q banking, the six cases cover
Nineteen counts. The verdict
TIE Jury completely exonerates
Aney from Intentional viola
Of the law and constitutes a
s2on covering the entire six
Y all being tried collectively.
: stated that the jury voted
GQulttal unanimously on the
ballot and was discharged
& court at eight o'clock last
lung having been out since
o'clock in the afternoon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Are Rolling Roads.

The town of Three Lakes let
contracts. last week for the rolling
of their roads in that town dur
ing this winter. Their highways
right now are free from drifts
and cars are able to operate very
nicely. If the county or town
would roll the highway between
Eagle River and Clearwater the
entire distance between Three
Lakes and this village could see
cars in operation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
COIman Sends Cnrins-

\, .asle he got them is not the
4 ~a but what are they?
n. Ine much mooted point
n 'VaaNg the News force this
T u. mont o. part of the year. AS
~ lear present to us, Niles
h, -~ sent a bunch of nuts and
\ a4u Whatnots which we be-
n, came from the South Sea
T. y :. OF $ some other foreign ter
| n !" !, New York. Suffice it to
~. w. ~ n. has put all the guys
y Sc mVer who have a smack
49,. 12f nut lore, clean out of
I NY N and if he will kindly
, - ' N key to the curios it
\, ",e MS scalp when he re-
i h. a''ne IN the spring. He
n, !, raised Is a howl among his
Caa VnlS section. Mr.. and
\ h S Ma are spending some
h, view York at the home
/ Il r laughter, going from
''0flda for the winter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Paritts at Miami.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Parfitt write
from Miami, Florida that they
have settled in that place for the
winter, arriving there last week
from Orlando and other points IN
the state. Their trip by car down
south was not made in hurry
taking all kinds Of time after they
arrived below the Mason-Dlxle
line. and visited many places OF
interest. They will stay at Miami
until spring.
xry Al. brino roSI1 It's.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Accepted Old Position.

After three months stay in
Milwaukee where she had been
employed as stenographer, Miss
Esther Holmes returned week
ago and has taken a position with
the Wisconsin, Michigan Lumber
company as bookkeeper. Miss
Holmes was formerly employed by
this firm as stenographer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
<,THoF MRS. ALDRIcH
|. /. Resident of Eagle River
5 . Midway at Her Sons
% Sl',' Near Three Lakes
Friday.

4 friday
Ia \ E'' 4Idrich, died last FRI n
an ,,s N, n'r 18th, at the Al Aldrlc :i
b J'nu .n miles east of the vii
yce ss T5ree Lakes, aged IA years.
es ,ns tim time past she has been
soia sa, y Ferguson sr, was born in !
ash s. a and was a resident of
IIhga 10 until 1886, when she
Y I sar husband came to Eagle
d '' n " 1878 she was united in
~ ,i,cp p. to Stephen E. A5 6 at
9r Dsei5 Is Michigan. To this IN,
/. '4 t5ere was born three child
''l ,o ,Ls' one Of whom, Herrlck
/. t lS' time Of her marriage
A Mr. NJ. AIdrich, he was super IN,
% o.. 4'' Of mill construction for
a o Underwood ID at Big Rapids,
\. 4 and they resided there un-
' ,ooc el'' Thew came to Eagle
\, l'' IN that year, Mr.. Aldrich !
~ manager of the Underwood
u ..5sr Co., in which concern ne
. .oJ stock and had full charge
' tSp running of the company
Wv ~ Rbinelander. After the
p,rotion of the company's lum-
,l5r operations here, Mr., Aid
!, ~ took charge Of Mr.. Under
IN, Individual interests and
., 4i in his employ until
death some years ago.
lbopt twenty-five years ago Mr..
1 I'M Mrs. Aldrich moved from
H. River to a farm several
h, east of Three Lakes, where
4 AIdrich has lived continu-
n. About a dozen years ago
Aldrich died, and since then
!. AIdrich has been living with
\ son Herrick at the old farm
na
Burial took place at Three Lakes
lnly forenoon, services being
n from the Congregational
uch,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
HAVE WON SEVENGAMES
Local Basket Ball Team
Have Lost But One Game
Since Start---Beat Birnam-
wood.

Eagle River high basket ball
team defeated Birnamwood 1913.
Last Friday night the Eagles
played their seventh winning
game of the season against the
Birnamwood High. The Birnam-
wood boys were reputed to have
frst-class team, and Judging by
the way they had cleaned up near
ly every team they played they
have a good bunch, but the Eagles
are better according to the score
which was s to 10.
The first quarter was close and
the score 3 to A in favor of Eagle
River. Belongy was knocked out
of the game just as the whistle
blew at the end of the quarter.
AS Morgan was i'll and not with
the boys it meant that Eagle had
to play two subs during the sec
ond quarter. However Sandy and
Felt held their respective posi-
tions down we'll and the score was
still in our favor at the end of
the half, Z to 5.
Belongy limbered up during the
intermission and even tho the
players and coach insisted that he
stay out. He said: It'll play if it
kills me; we must beat these
guys" He went back in and
played a real game. The Birnam-
wood center, Dickman, was put
out of the game by the referee
for smuggling Hoover. Mr.. Kim
ball of Nation was the referee
and by the way, gave us an ex-
cellent deal. In the last quarter
Eagle began to pile up their score
and on account of the excellent
guard work by Bent and Felt,
Birnamwood did not raise their
score. The Birnamwood forwards
never got a basket off these two
guards throughout the entire
game Eagle expected this game
to be their hardest game of the
season and having won, they stand
a good chance to- win all the rest
if they play real basket ball.
Three Lakes comes here Friday
night. They will also bring their
crack girls team, so the game
Friday will include two prelimin-
aries; the girls game and the
| Freshmen VS.. the Eighth grade.
Everybody come! The school wants
to make some money on this game
to apply on their motion picture
machine.
! Dox.Loo :, ho;-o c,1oooccf17l1v
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Death of Her Father.

Word was received in Eagle
River last Wednesday by Miss
Ethel Reinhard, one of the high
school teachers, that her father
had passed away. She left the
following morning for her home
at Reeseville, a village in Dodge
county to attend the funeral.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Death of Sister.

On account of the death of a
sister, Mrs. VIM. Persohn left last
Thursday morning for Manawa.
She had received word the even
ing previous of the death of a
sister residing in that village.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Attending Motor School.

Morton Cook, Ben Surges and
Art Lilrose left Monday morning
for Detroit. The three will take
a six weeks course in motor me-
chanics in the school in that city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
! ]@ ! His Old Home

s,n pullFA Of the town of Lin
\ sfto su to Eagle River yes
tdi1s,r,.l noon. He had spent
h IoT sS at ms old home at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16
Married i'm Bessemer.

The marriage of Richard Mat
son of the town of Lincoln tic
Miss Dorothy Berg of Bessemer
Michigan, was solemnized at Bes-
semer last Saturday. The groom
is resident of the town of Lin
coin and has resided here many
years. The young couple will re
side In Milwaukee.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16

If you don't expect much o
life, that is what you will get.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16

Bamboo is being successfully
grown in Georgia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16

News Want Ads bring results.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-28

Feeling his intent black eyes
searching over her face, his hand
still clasping hers, she grew trem-
ulous. She said with an eager
rush: ''Well, you see, Mr.. Mum.
son --"
mot I! Jake-say it.
Well, you see, Jake, it's about
Jonathan. That oil investment Of
his. He doesn't know what in the
world to do. He thought you
might know"
As she went stammering through
Jonathan's story, tears filed her
eyes. Jake patted her hand, shak'
ing his head with q musing, kind
~ tolerance. II told him not to.
That's the pity-throwing good
money after bad"
''Oh! Then you can't do any.
thing?" She drew her hand away.
He caught her arms. What do
you mean, my dear? Civ ethe man
a chance. This is q big problem.
Well thrash 1t out over the din
ner table. The Star Oil Refinery,
is It? ! know the crooks behind
It. God bless Jonathan and his
oil that he sends my girl to see
me!'
mo! I can't go. I have the
evening taken" She was almost
in a panic. They were going to
the theater--she and Barry. She
haG new dress to wear. It gave
l Joy to be beautiful for him.
Jake laughed: Someone else,
Chlckie? So that's what you do
when the cats away? Let him
welt! Whet his interest, my dear!
And we can't leave our darling
jonathan IN the ditch, can we?'
He swept her into the machine;
swept her into the restaurant, 80
tulnultuous was his eagerness.
She was shaking with uncertainty,
glanc!ng about the tables with a
culver Of fear. Was this right?
What would Barry think? Oh,
she wanted SO piercingly to meas
ure UP to the look in Barry's
eyes.
Jake handed her the menu. She
glanced at it a long while, not
wishing to raise her eyes. He
touched her head, his look so
vital, so flashing with spirit, it
brought a hot stain to her cheeks:
'Chickie-this Is great. Did you
miss me? If 1t wasn't for Jona-