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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29
He Cut the Cross From the
British Flag

aA8 N1A the NEue8 rom AlG
British Flag
In 1885 The co}ouiSts of Massachu-
sctrs bay were 10 state Of great rsr-
turhauon. The master of British
ship which had sailed into Boston har-
Dor had demanded TO know why no
flag was flying ever the little paH-
Saded fort on Castle island 20 render
him q salute and be saluted In turn
That was an euharrHssiSg question.
for short time before one Richard
Davenport. acting upon the orders az
stern old John Endlcott had cut the
cross out oil the British flag berause
e. that dour Puritan Lender it SYM
holi1ed the ancient Catholic enelou
Of the mother country. That was onn
reason why no flag few over Castle
island ana Is took considerable ex.
planning to nvoid unpleasant results
Thus early in Massachusetts his
tory, Castle island this little scrap If
land hess than "a dozen acres IN ex-
tent, became nn important spot TIE
next Incident 10 It's history came IN
1889. when the hatred 81 the cojanIsts
for their governor Sir Edmund Andres
resulted IN revolt and one Of ,he
first places they seized because Of rs
strategic Importance, WAS the little
fort on Castle island
In l105 Colonel Romer, "a famous
English engineer was employed 20 re-
pair the fort. whose palisades had
fallen into sad disrcpair He demo,-
ished alI OF the old WORKS and erected
new ones OF tlmhers ana ogrth, md
this new fortldeatan. the most for
midahle that had yet rraccd Castle IS.
land. was named Castle William. or
Sort WHlBm. In honor OF the rnl'ng
British kinc
During the French wars, Fort WI
Ham was one Of the most Important
defenses along the Atlantic coast and
at the close of these wars g had q
total Of 120 guns mounted an rs wallis
1t was strongly garrjsoned by the Brit
ish at the outbreak Of the Revolution
as an aid IN holding the rchclnous col
onlsts IN Subsection. hut when Lord
Howe evacuated Boston tn 1T7G rhe
british Hag WINS lowered over Fort
Wnllau. never 10 be raised there
again
In l7qs Massachusetts ceded Fort
william 70 the federal government.
The next year when Preadcn. John
Adams visited Roston ne suggested
that Fort Independence would BE =
more appropriate nano FOR th defeu-
der o American lihgr1ies ana his aug.
eeston was adopted I'm 1882 Fort
Independence was enlarged into "a
caswnated. peniasonaI Fashioned for
uacaton end for The FIRST time In
nearly 2pO years Ro4ton had defen-
der worthy of the name Of fort
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29
Where Our Flag First Faced


on the morning ofAueusi 3 t771 an
army of 700 rdtsb Forbes and IN
dlaas ira ~ Cca Barry 50 Ieeef st.
reared before ii little pnlisaded ruc
ture Known as Fort Schuyler watch
STOOD on the prcsen site 0f Rome n.
T.. and which was earrlsoued hF "a
small force nf Americans commanded
bv Col. Peter Gansevoort aud Gel.
Narinue WHlct Aa the mt drew
near they sass fging above 'he fort q
strange flag. red and white stripes
with 18 stars on 81 blue field.
Having heard that congress had
adopted this form OF emblem, the gar
rle0n had mnde It's owns flag the
white stripes from soldier shirt.
the red ones from the pcttiront Of one
az the women ia tire fort and the blue
FIELD from au old clmB worn bg one
Of the officers Thus for the 6rs5 time
IN history the stars and Stripes faat-
ea In me face 81 an enemy. aud IT'S
annaaranee sras 81 historic occasion
III ST. Lecer succeeded iu mbia .he
fort ho could proceed Down the Mo-
bavE valley without ouu1 tom {au
forces Witch General EHrgUue at Al
haug and together the t~o generals
would march on We've York ana ~
the Revolution hg cutting as M
aHeaa Nev EnglaBd from ihe a...aa
colonies Tor more thau ltea
the RHHeh leader laid siege a Ha
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Cecil-That home markets cut costs
and reduce labor in handing alfalfa
is the experience Of G.. r. Rousseau.
wellknown farmer near Cecil Pls
ueighbors bought all the aIfalf. he
had for sale this summer and paid
him good price for 1t right IN the
field He cut the hay, rakea ii with
side delivery rake and let the buy
ers use his hay loader Under this
system every load he was willing to
sell brought him from So to SIC as it
lar in the wrindrow. His labor cost
was reduced TO a minimum From the
81 acres Of alfalfa cut this year he
has about $500 in cash and all the
hay he needs for 80 head Of livestock
on his own fam Four Of these acres
were one OF the first fields OF alfalfa
III Shawano county Mr.. Rousseau put
them in the new crop six years ago
and they are still GOOD for at least
another .sar in hay
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29
Major League Clubs
Pick Training Sites

Major League Clubs
Pick Training Sites
All major league clubs with
the exception of the Boston
Red Sex have declded on
sites for their 1925 spring
training quarters. Flurida draws
II clnhs, they helue the PIN
ade'phja Athletics ut Fort
Mver. Washington at Tampa.
Phnlles ut Bladeutowu. BOSTON
braves and New York Yankees
at ST. Petersburg. Brooklyn at
Clearwater 81 Louis Browns at
Tarpon Springs, Cleveland at
Lakeland. Cincinnati mt Orlando
and New York Giants at Sara
sofa Three clubs 20 10 the Pa
citic coast all being National
IearuerS 81 Louis st Stockton,
Pittsburgh nj Paso Robes and
Chicago at Catalina island The
Chicago White Sox Journey TO
Shreveport. La, and the Detroit
Tigers go back % Augusta Gs.
The Red eox are undecided he
tween SIM Antonio, Texas. and
Sanford. Fla
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Darien-J B. Johnson, IS. former
assemblyman Of Walworth county
Civil war veteran and pioneer settler
and plainsman, died in Darien after
2 long illness. Mr. Johnson, at the
close OF the Civil war in which he
served with Co. K Of the 18Sth Wis
consin infantry crossed the plains
with team Of oxen. settling at ViI-
Filia City, Mont, where he built the
first grist mill He afterward returned
To Darien. where he served for sew
eral years as chairman Of the town
board
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Esrinette - WE.Ie watching for
ducks near the city limits o. Nan
neete Oh ne By shore. Jacob Wltrie
former mayer and veteran hunter
brought Gown Canadian b-arl Tals
ii he nineteenth bra1 kr T.Gae
mas bagEed. although raey are rare
IL ms vicinity.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Green Bay-Fines aEGegatine 81
600 were collected IN municipal court
at Green Bay from liquor law viola
tors arrested II the raids waged by
a flying squadron" Of dry agents this
week
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Oshkosh-Vagrant and bootlegEeTs
viii find it hard picking in Winnebago
county this winter-there will be no
more nice warm Jail to loaf IN The
county board took affirmative action
on requests and recommendations
from the Oshkosh police department
district attorneys office ami Judge Of
the municipal court and arranged to
reopen the county workhouse, closed
for several years. Hereafter those
serving jail sentences win devote 10
hours day TO making little ones
oct of big ones"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Tomahavk Margery Jane Carlson.
2-year-old daughter o. Mr. and Mrs.
Gunnard Carlson. died al Touahawk
atter eating greer grapes The grapes
are believed 10 nave uo!s0ue2 har.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Madison-A movement to increase
to nine months the minimum term Of
all rural schools in Wisconsin has
been started by the Wisconsin Par
entTeacher association and viii be
carried before the next legislature, &c
c0rding to local officials Of the asso-
citation a bill placing the minimum
term at nine months instead Of eight
months as at present, and requiring
all children 10 attend school for that
length OF time. VIII be introduced into
the legislature, it is said
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Glen Serious injuries were
received by George Rathsack. Gien
Flora. IL falling 10 the ground when
the limb OF q tree. OF which he was
climbing broke He crawled Tor near.
IS z mile through the woods on his
hands and knees before found b. a
party Of hunters. He was taken 10
q -adysmith hospital
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Green Bay--A profit OF $4,000 was
netted on the 1894 Northwestern Wis
consin fair, It was reported by the
fair committee at the meeting Of the
county board OF supervisors, The fair
association ts in excellent financial
condition, and upon receipt OF the
county aid appropriation Of $4,000 for
1925 and the state aid for premiums
paid IN 1924, all Indebtedness can be
paid and balance Of $4,000 viii re
main in the treasury.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Chippewa Falls-Falliug into a Ave
gallon jar Of water while al play
Richard Reyord, ~ was drowned IN
4 few inches Of water. TIE boy, a son
CT Air and Mrs Harry Revop1. ChiDpe-
va Falls. was playing with small
sister and cousin on porch Al this
rear Of their second story apartment
While leaning over the rim Of the jar
To splash in the water, the youngsteT
lUgt his balance and toppled II.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

-Pyrotol. the latest cheap
war salvaged explosive, is finding
favor with farmers Of Grant county
tor clearing s&Inp land and digging
bitches a car load. 10000 pounds,
las been ordered. Farmers having al
loment have been advised to obtain
the Illuminating caps. as under federal
ruling the explosive and caps cannot
b. carried IN the same conveyance.
Enough orders have been received
since the drst car was ordered To send
Tor q second car.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

-hut0nville-The explosion OF q
gasoline lamp in the farm house Of
s3al kiefe2 OF Bear Creek Corners
seriously injured Mr.. Klefer. Tine ex-
l-Jslon not only shattered all the win
COWS in the room bur moved wall
-ae house three inches from its
Eas ton
Ippewa Falls 49, TuInDliua into
VIA was said to be a jar Of home
I-aae wine Richard zs-moutns-old
A- q. ar and Mrs Harry EevOrd.
~Va Z Ills was drowned at their
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

When Rlighting from
school bus, David Peterson, 6-year-
old son Of Henry Peterson, Argonne,
Wis was struck by an automobile
driven by ". Gabil, jr., q. Wausau,
and killed. Gabil who, with a party
OF friends, was returning from a deer
hunting trip, was held BY Forest coun-
t. authorities. pending an investiga-
ton
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Cum b erlan Herman Buckner
hunting near Cumberland with Walter
-".ert, Shot himself in the leg. Detery
Was sitting on a log with his gua
pointed downward. BuoEner, climbing
lyon the same log. lost his balance
and grabbed the gun in ar attempt
90 eady himself the gun dischargine
1lTo the feshy part o. mis- leg. Both
men are from River Falls.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Rhinelander-J John J. Reardon. 81,
pioneer druggist and president Of the
Oneida National bank of Rhinelander
died following long Illness. He es
tabhshed the first drug store IN Rhine
lander nearly forty years ago, coming
from Big Rapids, Mich. He was an
ardent sportsman and lover Of outdoor
life
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Merrill-The Lincoln county board
increased the salary Of the county SD
perintendent OF schools from $500 q
$1,000 q year The board elected l.
Il Wniett Frank A Kudick and NJ L
ParshalI members OF the county roAd
AMI bridge committee f. J. Smith
was elected treasurer Of the r1ral
school board.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Residents OF Mikana
Etz miles south OF brentwood were
greatly alarmed when a large black
bear numbered through the main street
o. the little village The bear evident
ly was chased by deer hunters and ae-
claentaiiy came out Of the woods near
Mikana. The men Of Mikana were SO
Gstonished by the visit that they failed
ID give chase until the bear had disap-
psared again in the woods
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Amigo County Clerk V. T. Rath.
Amigo, defeated for reelection By
William Strong. presided al his last
county board session this week after
a service Of o years Mr. Rsth.
whose term closes the first Monday
IL January, has been treasurer Of the
County Clerks association for many
years
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Monroe-Misa veya NJ nvau. OF
Monroe, for two years girl pig cham
pion Of Wisconsin. has won additional
honors- She l. now state champion
home economics girl For this she
wins free trip to the third annual
national boys and girls congress. at
Chicago, Nov. @ To Dec. 8.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-11-29

Wausau-Zeke zenen. 10, son Of Mr.
ard Mrs Mike Zeneu, OF the town Of
Bevent. lies IN a critical condition IN
hospital IL Wausau. suffering from
a bullet wound IL the left leg below
the knee. The boy says ne was shot
by che Of TWO hunters walking along
the road near hia home The hunters
ran when they saw the boy was hit
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
LAFOLLETTE Runs
AS independent
Wisconsin Senator Indores
by Progressive Confer.
ence for President.

Cleyeland-Senator Robert NJ
roulette OF Wisconsin is the presided
tlal candidate of the conference Il
progressive political action.
The conference Endorsed his cands
dacy as an independent progressive l.
resolution which stated its nroor.
to back up Mr.. La Follette's "a
paign, and, after the election. to srnT
mon national conference to creat
new third party, the dream Of M
delegates who are gathered here
The terms of the resolution aDpaa l
ed to satisfy all but a small minorit7l
The resolution was carried with
storm of ayes, drowning out a meel
response of noes from a few dissent
erS.
That the La Toilette program wouId
be adopted was assured when MorriI
Hillquit, New York socialist leader
spoke for it. His speech sweDt asidl
the possibility of socialist opDosition
The platform contains IA blanks
about 1000 words, rewritten from SEN
ator La Follettes statement tn tbe
conference, or from the Wisconsin
platform. The conference version doe,
not mention Muscle Shoals bv name
in declaring for government owner
ship of water powers. 1t declares fo,
the creation of a government mar
keting corporation to provide a direct
route between rural producers and
urban consumers. 1t asks for common
international action to effect the eco
nomic recovery of the world from tba
effects of the World war. In declal
Ing for referendums on war, it omits
Mr.. La Follette's clause, Except id
cases of actual invasion"
The committee supplemented tba
platform with a number of resoIlI
tons, dealing with subjects not cou
cred by Mr.. La Follette's platform
Among them are independence for tba
Philippines; civil government for thd
Virgin islands; sympathy with aspira!
tons of the Irish people for indepen!
dence; aid by the United States ID
Germany, and opposition to the policy
of the United States in Haiti and I'D
central American republics.
Prediction that the sociahstic nd!
tional convention will indorse the can.
didacy of Senator Robert La Toilette
for president was made by Congress-
nan-Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee. /
Senator La Follette's indorsemenl
for the presidency by the conference
for progressive political action as I'd
Independent will not affect the ND
chanics of Wisconsin politics. Cow.
James ]. Blaine, the other state cans
didates, the IL La Toilette congress-
men and all legislative candidates will
be on the republican ticket as usual
The only possible result may be ID
gtiffen the fight Of the conservatives
who will claim that these candidates
are not entitled to places as regulars.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
10000 EDUCATORS
HEAR PRESIDENT

INTERPRETATION of new cabi-
net position of secretary of education
and relief at the head of a Depart
ment of Education was Endorsed by
President Coolidge in his July Fourth
address before the closing session of
the National Education association
convention here.
The President took opportunity in
his address to voice the patriotic SEN
timents of the nation on the one hun
dred and forty-eighth anniversary Of
the Declaration of independence and
to express himself upon the question
of education. Unknown to the assem-
blage, he left the bedside of his then
seriously i'll son, Calvin, Jr., long
enough to make the address and then
hurried back
Declaring that ignorance is the
most fruitful source of poverty, vice
and crime Mr.. Coolidge came out
for compulsory education.
The ten thousand school teachers
and educators who crowded the Cen
trail High School stadium gave the
President the warmest of receptions.
His remarks were loudly applauded
and his hearers interrupted him sew
eral times by standing and cheering.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Ex-Rail Official Kills
Wife and Self, Belief

Michigan City, lnd-A gruesome
tragedy was revealed here when the
police forced entrance to the home of
Charles N. Wilcoxen, sixty-eight re-
tired president of the Chicago, Lake
Shore & South Bend Electric railway,
and found Mrs. Wilcoxen dead, her
head crushed by an ak, and the body
of Mr.. Wilcoxen hanging from a rafter.
BY the side of the body of Mrs. Will
coxen, who was seventy, the police
found bloody ak, razor and potato
masher. Wounds and bruises indi-
Gated all three instruments had been
used. 1t is believed Mr. Wncoxen, de-
spondent over old age, first killed his
wife and then committed suicide.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Income of United States
Equal to Nation S Deb

Washington, D. CA total net in'
come Of 21,336,212,5OO, an amount
equivalent to the gross debt of THO
nation, was reported subject to fed
eral taxes by citizens of the United
States for the calendar year 1922, il
was disclosed in statistics of incomes
for that year made public by tha
treasury.
On this income the federal govern
ment received 1851, 057,30 from thd
6,787,481 persons who admitted tax
liability. This shows an increase over
1921 of $141, 670,2O2, or 1869 per cent
in tax paid, of 125,305 in the number
of returns filed and of $1,759,000,OOu
in total income subject to taxation.
The average net income per return
for 1922 was $3143.46 per taxpayer
while each theoretically paid $l26St
toward the upkeep of the government
and their taxes were at the rate Of
4.04 per cent OF their net incomes.
Based on the 1920 census, 6.2 psi
cent of the total population paid taxes
and by the basis of calculation, eacI
American citizen, whether man, WON
an or child, had a net income for 1871
of $194.72, just $40 higher than IL
1921.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Police Arrest Farmer
in Blockn1ail Plot

Rockford. Ill.-John Wright, wealthy
farmer living near Westfeld Corners,
was arrested by the police here after
his name had been mentioned in a
confession of one of his farm hands
held for attempting to extort $4,000
from Senator and Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick. The person who made the con-
fession in which the details of a we'll
defined plot were explained is George
Peek, who until his arrest while in the
act of picking up a decoy package left
according to directions, was hired as
milkman by Wright.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Lorain LockjarO Epidemic
After Storm Injuries

Lorain, Ohio.-Gangrene and lock-
jaw broke out alarmingly among those
injured in the storm which wrecked
Lorain and other northern Ohio cities
a week ago. Insanitary living con-
ditions were blamed for the epidemic
of infection by Capt. H. o. Whitaker,
medical officer of the One Hundred
and Sixty-sixth infantry on duty here,
who urged ell injured persons to re-
port for vaccination Immediately.
Thirty persons were treated for gan
creme and lockjaw in one day, Cap
tain Whitaker said.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
DAVIS IS CHOICE
OF DEMOCRATS
FOR PRESIDENT
West Virginia Man Noni-
mated by Acclanation
on 1O3rd Ballot.

New York July 9-John w. Davis
nominated today as the presidential
candidate by the Democratic national
convention on the one hundred and
third ballot. The choice was made
after all ballot records in selecting a
nominee had been broken and after
one of the most obstinate deadlocks
in the history of American politics
had been ended. Mr. Davis was the
ambassador to Great Britain during
the Wilson administration and is
lawyer of international reputation
Beginning with this mornings bal
loting the movement to Davis gath
cred momentum which could not be
retarded and gradually but surely
through the succeeding ballots the
votes Topped over into the John w.
Davis column as state after state
either increased its offering to him or
turned over it's whole quota.
The opposition of William Jennings
Bryan and the attempt of William
Gibbs McAdoo to deliver his strength
to E. T. Meredith of Iowa failed to
stop Davis.
Bryan's opposition was swept away
in the rain of Davis votes which
swept over the convention. The at
tempt of the McAdoo forces to make
Meredith of Iowa the heir to the Nc
Adoo strength commanded a follow
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Geneva City and League
Pay Honor to Wilson

Geneva.-With snow-crowned Mount
Blanc looking on from afar, Geneva
was never more glorious than on the
Fourth, when with the simplest cere-
mony the northern half of the famous
Quai Mont Blanc was renamed "Quai
Wilson" On the garden wall of the
League of Nations palace, overlooking
Lake Leman, has been placed plain
stone tablet which bore the chiseled
words: ITO the memory of Woodrow
Wilson, President of the United States,
founder of the League of Nations" and
below, "The City of Geneva"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
EDUCATORS ELECT
NEWTON PRESIDENT

Observation-Disclosures of committees
on resolutions and nominations were
adopted at the final session of the Ma
tional Education associations con-
vention. Resolutions approved called
for Endorsement of the Sterling Reed
bill, demand for permanent tenure
guarantees and pensions for teachers,
approval of the child labor amendment
and the anti-narcotic measures, recon-
mendations for tribunals for consider
alton of international disputes to pre-
vent wars, and regret for the disre-
gard for laws, especially those forbid
ding liquor. Jesse II. Newton, super
intendent of schools of Denver, was
elected president
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-16
Illinois Man Stays Father
After a Violent Quarrel

Dixon, In.-Dr. James M. Durin,
fifty-six, of Steward, one of Lee coun-
tvs most prominent physicians, was
shot and killed by his son, Gilbert,
twenty-three, in a fit of anger at their
home. Refusal of the boy to answer
a question asked by his father at the
supper table led to the shooting. Doc
tor Durin, angered by his sons refusal
to talk, is said to have slapped him.
The boy arose from the table, went
to the coal house at the rear of the
residence, and returned with shot
gun, shooting through the screen door.
without a word, it is charged.