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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
NEW RATES IN POSTAGE
Picture Postcards Must Now
Have Two Cent Stamp
Else They VIII Be Held.

Postmaster Maude Adams o f
Eagle River handed US the changes
in postage which goes into effect
today. Hereafter you can write to
your friends on a government card
for one cent, but on all picture
post cards a two-cent stamp must
be smacked on-else it will not
travel on Uncle Sans mail routes.
The following changes go into
effecte today in postage:
First class letter mail, no change
in rates.
All postcards, two cents, except
government correspondence cards.
Second class mail embracing
newspapers, &c for each two ounces
or fraction thereof, up to and in
Guiding 8 ounces in weight, over
eight ounces parcel post rates
apply.
Third class mail, embracing cir
culars and other matter wholly in
print, except End class publications,
corrected proof sheets or manu-
scripts, merchandise, farm and fac
tory products and all other mail
able matter, one and one-half cents
for each two ounces or fraction
thereof. Weight limit eight ounces;
over eight ounces the parcel post or
fourth class rate.
Fourth class mail must weigh in
excess of eight ounces and includes
all mailable matter not embraced
in the first, second and third
classes. Former rate applies, except
the additional two-cent service
charge on each parcel.
To avoid confusion in the post
office and delay of the mails, the
public is requested to make sure
that sufficient postage is paid on all
classes of mail.
Further information in regard to
the new classification and rates is
furnished anyone inquiring at the
postofice.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
EniOyed Foreign Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher Of
Lake Mamie west of Land O Lakes
station, have returned from their
winter trip to France and other
countries, spending most Of their
winter in sightseeing. Their inten-
was to have gone through Egypt,
but abandoned that portion of
their journey. They brought back
many mementoes from the lands
they visited and like the majority
who cross, believe emphatically
that there is only one real country
anywhere on the globe. Monday
they spent in Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
TILDEN HAS A LAMENT
Down in Florida and Pinin'
for the Northland, He Tells
it Politically.

South with the winter, north with
the spring
Just like the birds when they all
take wing;
No more padding in the dust for
us,
We do our hiking in a fourth hand
bus.
No more riding where the brake
beams are,
We do our tramping in a tough
old car;
We swing around as the seasons
swing,
South with the winter, north with
the spring.
Brake bands chatter and the en-
CINE knocks
AS we jolt over lots of holes and
rocks;
Steering gear held in place by wire
And there's eighteen patches on
every tire.
Oh! She looks and sounds like a
load Of scrap
AS she shakes and rattles all about
the map,
But we ride, somehow, in the
darned old thing,
South with the winter, north with
the spring.
Now and then we must stop and
toll
For a bit of grub and some gas and
oil,
Bue we don't stay long; when we
get some kale
It's Bankhead Highway or Spanish
Trail.
Chug-chug-chugging w h re we
want to go,
Where the warm sun shines and
the warm wind blows;
We swing round as the seasons
swing,
South with the winter, North with
the spring.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
ICE CLEAR THE LAKES
Lake Region Freed From its
Winter Coat and Motoring
is in Vogue.

Ice has gone from all the lakes
in the chai and in most of the
lakes in the region, with the ex-
ception of Long lake, Black Oak
and exceedingly dee p
lakes and lakes that are the last to
freeze up in the fall and hang on
over the others in going out in the
spring. Road conditions are bully
good; occasionally a sink-hole be-
ing encountered where the frost is
coming through. The need of rain
is badly felt, although there was
quite a shower in this section last
Friday night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
ROBBED GABE'S RESORT
After Carrying off Automatic
Guns and Clothing, Thief
Takes to the Woods.

Around Gabe's resort on Lost
lake the past two days there has
been much excitement and officers
Of the county and assistants are
securing the territory for the man
who is supposed to have done the
robbing.
Monday morning the loss of two
automatic revolvers, a handbag and
much clothing were missing from
one Of the cottages at Ed Gabe's
resort on Lost lake. 1t was dis
covered that while working around
the resort one of the crew, who had
been with Gabe but a week, was
seen coming from the cottage with
a handbag; he followed the lake
shore down to the creek and then
took the old highway into the
woods and has not returned. 1t is
not known whether this Individual
is the one who purloined the goods,
but suspicion points very strongly
that he is the guilty party.
Parties are still hunting for the
man, but it is thought he has
broken through the Gordon of
guards and made his way west.
Gabe's resort has been robbed twice
before this; one time not many
years ago somebody stole all of
Eds winter pork. The time before
this some guy drank all Of Gabe's
bottled beer and then replaced very
carefully the caps on the bottles.
(This was years ago when real beer
was legal and was manufactured
for the public.) Anyhow all Ed
had was empty bottles and the fell
low was minus when he discovered
the theft.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Community Kitchen Opening.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bidwell Rathbun
announce to the public of the
opening of Rathbun's Community
Kitchen, located on the North side
on Highway e. The opening will
take place from 2 to 9 p. m. on
Wednesday, April 22nd. The gen.
eral public is invited. Light re-
freshments served to those who
come to the opening. We solicit
your presence next Wednesday
afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bidwell Rathbun.
Rathbun's Community Kitchen.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Died Last Thursday.

Elizabeth Jane Judic, widow,
aged 81 years passed away at the
home of her son nine miles north
east of Eagle River in the Pioneer
district last week Thursday. Sat
urday the funeral was held in
Eagle River, Rev. Skidmore offici-
ating with short services; inter
ment in the village cemetery. The
aged lady had been living with her
son who had home near the Dryz
fox ranch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Library Omen.

The Eagle River Public Library
is now open to the public in the
G. w. Rantz store. The hours are:
$40 a. M, 2-3 p. m. and, 7-8 r. m.
They will be strictly enforced. Each
family using the library must pay
a fee Of SOC before card is issued
to any member.
There are still about 40 books
out which should be returned at
once. Won't you look around and
see if you have one in your home?
15-1t The Library Committee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
OFFICERS OF VILLAGE
Eagle Rivers Lineup for the
Year as Elected at Elec-
ton Last Week.

The following officers, elected
last week Tuesday to handle the
reins of village government until
next April, qualified at the annual
meeting held in the town hall last
Friday:
President-Supervisor-N. M. EN-
mons.
Trustees-E. D. Richmond, Ruby
Radcliffe, r. r. Ewald, J. E. Van
derhayden, Richard White, G. H.
Wiegand.
Clerk Walter Gander, Jr.
Treasurer-Thomas Macquaker.
Assessor-Robert Persohn.
Justice Peace-Frank Adams.
No business was transacted at
this Friday meeting other than the
officers qualifying. The regular
meeting has been adjourned until
Monday evening, April Goth at the
town hall. At this meeting I'M
doubtedly the question of street
improvement will be brought up
together with other important
measures beneficial to the villages
welfare. While there is very little
money to spend on improvements,
those necessary will be taken care
of.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Purchased Resort Property.

Ellis Q. Jones who operated the
White House, a resort on Big St.
German lake for a couple of sea.
sons, has sold the resort to Mr..
Thurman of Chicago. A new din
ingroom will be added to the main
building and several cottages
erected for the coming tourist
season. Mr.. Thurman is said to be
an old hotel manager and he has a
fine property on Big St. German
lake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Buys Watersmeet Property.

Miss Carolyn Smith of Rummeles
has purchased a residence and two
lots IN Watersmeet of Charles Otis,
brakeman on the passenger. She
has also let the contract to Jack
Benson of Land O Lakes for the
building of small cottage on one
of the lots. Miss Smith will re-
side at her new home at Rummeles
where she is putting in a poultry
plant of several hundred layers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Back From Flnrida

/ 1 u, families arrived back in
1. A \. Woods this week from
"aIng winter down in Florida.
/ ana Mrs. Emil Weisse came
'Sy week from Miami where
4, a"'g e been wintering, and are
4, y, y, 'aer home on Black Oak
\ NJ lo'y were followed by Mr..
h MS NJ, Herman UIrich and Mr.,
L,,r. 'l,S' Arthur Krohn of The
h ."s'A resort who arrived Fri
| \, Iron s. Petersburg, Florida.
pf -,o1' . night Mr.. and Mrs. R. D.
,m w y. 'a'saed their trip overland
, \, Nssimmee, Florida to their
n ."s0 : On Little st. German
\ All 909ot all left in Florida are
-,s @.0 Mrs. Fred Tilden, and thew
i s,, ,,, y start the latter part of
d, r .sa5 for Meta lake after
.or.S ,"' y, finish school at Lake
i ,, \, I'9Hda When the arbu-
y - h, : 10 blooming then look out
.ne wisconsin folks to start
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Walton Banquet Tonight.

Ike Waltons and their ladies, to-
gether with friends of outdoor
life will banquet at the Hotel Com
mercial this evening at $50 fol-
lowed by business meeting until
nine o'clock when all will attend a
benefit performance at Eagle
Theatre. Over hundred mem
bers are expected to attend the
banquet and theatre party.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Store and POstOme.

A. V. Dewitt of Sayner village
has started building a 40x62 store
and posoffice on the spot where his
business block recently burned 1t
is down by the lake shore of Plum
next to his motion picture house
and just across the street from the
Froelich pavilion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
BergstrOm Recovering.

Oscar Bergstrom, who several
weeks ago suffered fractured jaw
in an automobile accident near
White Lake, returned Friday from
Amigo where he had been for
treatment. The jaw is knitting
nicely and he is now at his home
on Twin lake near Phelps.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Goitre Operation.

Mrs. Ada Miller arrived Friday
afternoon from Milwaukee where
she had been operated upon for
goitre recently. She is a sister of
Mrs. John Ulrich and her home is
in Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
J &c Bodies Buried in One
Iasket When Mrs. Louis
Blawe and Twins Died
LhursdaY.
'hurSday.

sad funeral was that held Mon
n Of this week at Crevitz, when
\ body Of Mrs. Louis Glawe and
children were buried in one
ket a babe in each of the
piers arms Mrs. Glawe died
" giving birth to twins last
Thursday at Crevitz.
Pc GIawes were residents of
L Riyerup 70 twelve years ago,
husband being in the employ
|tne Eagle River Lumber com
y Mrs GIawe is we'll known at
lne'ander Watersmcet and Cal
Nood and Eagle River, her mai
name beng kittie Sexton. For
\ s. after leaving Eagle River the
l.y lived at Calderwood, a mill
y near Watersmeet. At Bar
+ Twelve miles from Waters
I" 'Ees the parents of Mrs.
'e Mr. and Mrs. Glawe were
! trends to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
.TlNG HIGHWAY 10
u..bod Of Commun-
Leadership winning


limo article appeared
o..o4 .5e Tomabawk Leader
u he h.. booster committee
= "a. and other lake region
T. =. .@oSe before the Toma-
P:r.c Club. It but shows
IVY unity boosters what
' lsne 5v systematic leader
S reproduced: ~
..r + had as its guests TOR
.s siog five gentlemen from
~ .'' @bo came to tell about
\, # the Upper Route 10
Association 4. which had
n, IN our neighboring vii
Ne north. II seems that
tn.;ness men and resort
Of Mlnocqua '.''' 4La fact
Z fna.Iy a"aHel.g' - rbe
irev oaye og7.. s..,, - P ;
y fad Of Jne O"s ~, o,,J oro
them county 80 c.I 'i,t 80
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
THE OLD MAID

Well here am at Forty One n
And living all alone &
I've passed up lots of silly fun;
Enjoyed by some I've known
I've turned down suitors by the score,
| never cared to dance
I'll never turn down any more
If l should have the chance
The "Giddy Flappers" of my day;
Are happy, loving wives.
And all the beaux I've turned away;
Are living happy lives.
My false teeth rattle in my jaws,
My dimples have eoped;
My ears deaf to Natures laws,
In darkness have l CROPPED
The smile that once made Men my slaves;
Now make them all afraid.
For where's the Man who really Graves
To wed poor OLD MAID?
E. F. Hayward
COnOver, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
BaZaar.

The Lutheran Ladies Aid will
hold bazaar Saturday, July 25th.
More definite information will be
given later. 15-1t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15

al at W annual American Legion
sar5sr "hlte Eagle pavilion on
dsco w., evening, April 18th.
laa go o55enestra, and its better
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-04-15
Rathbun's Specials.

Cup Cakes and Assorted Rolls for
Saturdays Specials at Rathbun's.
15-1t
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
Germs and War

GERMS are discounted rs the weapon
NJ of our next great war by DIR. Viii
liam II. Park. chief bacteriologist of New
York's department of health.
Anfiiifhiiation of millions by disease
germs might sound simple to the layman,
but DR.. Parks thinks execution of such
plan would be very difficult. For one
thing, he points out, healthy persons are
continuously resisting disease attacks and
many adults are immune.
For another. there would be quite a
problem to scatter them. If by explosive
bombs. the heat of the explosion would
make them sterile If released by air.
planes. much time would elapse before
they reached the earth. and the air and
sunlight very likely would make them
inert
Then, too. an enemy would have to pre-
pare himself against whatever bacteria
he planned to use. All his forces would
have to be immunized
1t might even be that an entirely new
disease would have to be discovered. such
is the resistance we have built up against
most of the known ills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
Pusllsh.a Daily
W Ths star
Fubltshins Ca
Fhens Maiu
etse
What We Waste

IF SOMEONE can solve our distribution
i problem the high cost of living will
come down-no doubt about IT,
Economists agree that one Of industry's
biggest problems is reduction of distribu-
ton cost. You get an idea of the magni-
tude of the problem when you learn that
the workers engaged in distribution
increased eight times as fast from 1910
10 1920 as those directly concerned in pro-
iuetion.
Herbert Hoover says there's too much
waste in our distribution system - too
many "links in the chain and an excess
i've number Of chains"
Some of these wastes are business
booms-and their reactions; seasonal vaii-
atoms in production; lack of proper stand
ards; inadequate transportation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
National Wealth

NTATIoNAL wealth of the United States
IN increased from little less than
SlS7 000, 100000 in 1912 to nearly $751;
00O, 000. 900 in 1922. This last figure, says
our census bureau. represents just about
United States would have cost If bought
piecemeal on December 81. 1922"
On the surface this looks like nm increase
of u per cent. However. several factors
enter chief among them the depreciation
of the dollar since 1912. The census bureau
concludes that the actual increase in physi-
cal wealth was nearer IL per cent.
Our increase in riches, therefore, shows
little tendency TO outrun population
growth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28

Mr.. Fisii! why u u that on II.
oai holidays and saHdaVa most o.
tho grocery stores arc compelled 10
oose. ,rhlc Jdpaaesc and other fof'
eionsrs are olloued 10 keep he'r
stores opcnf 10 trogld seem that an
American taxpayer should be al
loieed equal pririieocs 18th Others
In the same line. A READER
An ordinance Is being prepared.
with good prospects OF passing the
city council. 90 have all grocery
stores and meat stores close on le-
gal holidays and Sundays, IL has
the backing Of tho Seattle Retail
Grocers' association. the Meat Cut
t.rs' union and most OF the
churches.
Mr.. Firit. ~ there any trdp 10
abolish that iasanitary garbage
dump back Of the Columbia iibrdryf
10 has been IN front Of my house
for eight pears. and at times u rery
offensive. often AN unable 10
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
While We Vacillate Between Planes
and Ships, Britain Builds Both

90 planes each. No regular. out.
ando out British aircraft carrier
can carry more.
Built 10 the limit ~ the ton.
mage allowed under tho treaty
Of Washington. namely 5000
tons. carrying tho maximum
sire armament - nine i6inch
guns each and with an eati
mated speed Of 20 TO Is knots an
hour. the frs, Of these mystery
ships 10 be completed win be
used 10 quarter the admiral Of
the fleet and his staff
Thus. for the first time In his
tory. an aircraft carrier VIII be
used ms . flagship.
Tho fleet commander will not
only he In touch with bis fastest
scout craft by wireless but will
actually carry them with him on
hoard his own nhlp, Instead OF
sending his comparatively slow
cruisers and dcstroyerH ahead TO
probe for the enemy. he will he
able 20 send his own staff Off.
Ger. hurting thru the air,
4 feet which could thus locate
it, enemy aud at the same time
prevent the enemy's planes from
approaching II. would pretty
nearly have the battle won BE-.
fore shot was fired. Using
It's planes. first. 10 locate the
enemy: next. 10 gain control of
the ait. and lastly. TO spot it,
shots. Il could lie hidden out Of
sight over the horizon and pound
the other TO pieces. keeping wei
out Of range Of the enemy's guns
meanwhile.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
! NsNsFapsr IN
sysrprtss Assn.
/ sad Unitsd
| rrsaa EeFFtca


THE other day John d. Rockefeller,
i Jr., got off a mighty good line. Talk
ing about the great sacrifices all classes
of society seem glad to make in wartime,
he said;
IF men would be willing 20 make one
hundredth part of tho sacrifices to MAIN
tain peace, then never again would there
be war in any land
And then he added;
Il can imagine no greater contribution
10 the country and the world than for
each man here 10 be ready TO make his
sacrifices so that peace may come and be
maintained"
Bible class when he said that, But il goes
for all of us.
In the piping times of peace nobody
thinks very much about how TO keep
new war from coming on. Governments
least of all. Suggest a world peace prof.
ect and instantly host of politicians will
rise up 10 say it's impossible, imprac-
ticable, visionary, the rosy dream Of an
idealist.
In war, however, nothing is impossible.
Anything and everything is done to win.
No sacrifice is too great to make. It's
very fine human quality, of course. this
thing of standing by ones country to the
death when that country is in danger.
But it is also fine TO make such sac
rifice to prevent war ever coming on.
President Wilson gave mankind its best
example of just such fineneSs by sacrific-
ing his life to advance, not war, but
lasting peace.
This is not naeifist talk either We
have no patience with those who belittle
our country's defenders and pirate about
scrapping our army and navy as means
to world peace, Peace will not come that
way.
What we do say is that if we fought as
hard to prevent war as we do to win
war, world peace would not be mere
dream.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
Just an
Empty Form

TNHE news OF the election q
l. Coolidge and Dawes va,
worth a small headline and 4
short description OF the formal
ceremony OF counting and an.
nouncing the vote.
That was all. Practically N.
election was held In November.
and the newspapers counted III.
vote the next day.
Theoretically, the electors he'd
the election in January. in Their
various state capitals. and con.
gress counted the vote in Febru.
airy.
Nobody announced or certified
who was elected. The Who'll,
thing IS an empty form. and ever
the form is incomplete.
II is likely 10 remain an empty
form for a long time
But some day the thing viii
happen which La Follette's can.
didacy for a time seemed 10
threaten last fail. Then we win
wonder why the form was no,
made right in 1925. after the las
warning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
Chicago Invented Chop Suey?
BY RUTH FINNEY

NTAsHISGToN. Feb. 2s.-chl.
w caEo has Just celebrated
the 10th anniversary OF chop
suey.
And thereby hangs a tale.
II was China, not Chicago,
that should have celebrated In
vsntion OF the famous dish. For.
while Chicago invented It. China
reaped the benefits.
Chop suey is purely Amer.
lean dish--even as the ice cream
soda and the hot dog. II first
gained vogue az a luncheon dish
along State ST.. and China never
heard Of It until America began
10 demand bamboo sprouts from
the Orient for It's making. When
that happened, the farmers OF
KwanKtung and Kiangsi felt as
"A Nebraska farmer would feel
10 acres of weeds on his land
were suddenly turned to wheat.
Edible bamboo has become
an industry in China and Japan,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-28
? /? AnSwers to Your Questions ? !?

O What does the phrase. "VoN
popuu. vox Del mean and who
first used II?
A. Translated u meaIs "Thc roios
Of the people Is the roice Of God.
Tbe phrase ras first used bV Simon
uspham, archbishop OF Canterbury
as a tezi from Nhich he preached a
Sermon after Ed,eard n. had been
dcthronsd By the people aud his son
Ed,card ILL., made King.
O How many cigarets are used
annually in the United States?
4. The estimated figure for 1928
oires 10000 100000 oi0areis smoked
n the United States. or aa Average
Of SIS cioarets n year for ersFB
man. ,romGn and child IN the eoaH'
try.
O. How does a iocksmiih make
key 10 fit lock when the original
is lost?
A. A smoked blank KEY Is used
II the lock cannot be taken apart.
The blank key IL put in the Key
hole and turned. aud tchere obsirao-
tions strike the blank they iedre
mark for filing.
O. How much raw wheat does 1t
take TO make a barrel Of flour and
how many loaves Of bread will one
barrel Of flour make?
A. IL takes approximately four
and oue-h1lf bushels Of phcat TO
make one barrel Of flour. A barrel
Of flour iciB make about es5 one
pound ioaUes Of bread.
q. What is the comparative area
of the United States and Europe?
A. United States, 2,575.774 square
miles; Europe, 5.T9600o square miles.
onc-toarth larger than the United
states, ercInsire Of Ai1stn.
o. What was the longest speech
ever made by La Toilette in con-
gress7
A. A speech on the AIdrich. Vree-
land currency Bill. Uhich lasted rs
hours and % minutes.
q. In there any truth to the
statement that the head Of the
haiibut is never marketed because