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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
START WORK OFPAVING
Three Blocks in Village Will
be Built This Fall; Contrac-
tors Came Monday.

Active work began yesterday
morning by Chris Johnson and crew
from Oshkosh, who will lay three
blocks Of concrete in the main
streets of Eagle River, expecting to
have them completed as soon as the
work can be done. The first thing
to be done will be the laying of the
curbs and cutters, followed by ex-
cavating and laying of the con-
crete.
While the streets of Eagle River
are a trifie' narrow, still it has been
figured out that with a greater
slant given to the parking of cars
this can be done on both sides of
the streets allowing twenty feet
clearance in the center for traffic.
An ordinance on parking will be
established by the board and the
all-day parking of cars by native
sons will be eliminated. This is
found to be necessary on account
OF the major traffic during the
three months of the summer sea-
son. Eagle River streets show more
cars parked; more cars going in
and out, than any place twice the
size. While the streets are con
gested at all hours of the day and
the late evening, and mixups are
numerous, it but gives that touch
which shows the visitor just what
traffic really means in the North
Woods.
The cost of the three blocks of
concrete will be borne by AUDITING
property owners, the village and
state and county. Wall street,
which gets two blocks, and Rail
road street which will carry one
block, are both on Highway 26, a
state-federal highway which starts
at Beloit down state, runs north
through Eagle River to the state
line between Michigan and Wiscon-
sin and on north to Houghton and
Hancock, Michigan-to the end of
the land on Lake Superior.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Settler Struck By Tree.

In telling trees at his farm last
week Monday, Otto Flodin farm
er who resides in the Tamarack dis
trlct in the town of Conover, was
struck on the shoulder and severely
gashed when a tree which he had
chopped down lodged against
another and sprung back. A por-
ton of the limbed trunk struck on
the left shoulder and penetrated
the flesh for some distance. He es-
capped with only a flesh wound.
Mrs. Flodin who has been in a
Chicago hospital for several weeks,
arrived home last Thursday very
much improved.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02

is being handled by Henry Kuhn
ert and others in that section. This
will be some six miles from Eagle
River in a southwesterly direction.
The day of the golf course is here
and many new clubs will be formed
this winter to devise some means
of building a course for the bene-
fit of the people who come up IN
the north woods by the thousands
each summer and who demand this
sort of recreation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Dock Breaks; Narrow Escapes.

Several guests at Eagleton's sum-
mor resort near Minocqua had a
narrow escape from drowning last
week when a dock on which they
We're standing collapsed, hurting
them into IA feet of water. Two
men succeeded in rescuing the party,
the majority of whom could not
swim. One girl was saved as she
was about to sink for the third
time.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Cottage Fire.

One cottage at The Everett was
destroyed by a night fire Wednes-
day and the contents together with
the building practically destroyed.
1t was only by hard work from
guests and townspeople that other
buildings were saved, the burning
building being the second from the
main lodge. The destruction of
shrubbery and trees near the burn
ed cottage is an added loss.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Firearms and Firewater.

Walter Everbach of Milwaukee
was arrested last Friday at Sandy
Beach resort for being intoxicated
and pointing a revolver at Charles
Harrington, also of Milwaukee; he
was assessed $50 and costs in muni-
cipal court. Everbach and Har-
rington are said to be deputies to
the sheriff of Milwaukee county
and were up on vacation at San
dy Beach. Too much hootch Of the
firebrand kind pulled knots into
the brain of Everbach and he pro-
ceeded to clean up on his chum.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
DEATH MRS. j. B. LOCY
Resident of Three Lakes for
Thirty-one Years Died This
Morning After Long Illness.

A telephone. message from Three
Lakes this morning tells of the
death Of Mrs. Joshua B. Locy, a.
resident of the village for over
thirty years. Her illness has been
of long duration and for some time
had been confined to her home. The
funeral will be held Saturday after
noon at two o'clock with interment
in the Three Lakes cemetery.
Mrs. Locy's maiden name was
Anna Hoffman and she was mar
ried to J. B. Locy at Oshkosh in
February, 1894. One child resulted
from this union but died at the
age of twenty-five months. Mr..
and Mrs. Locy first started home
making in Menasha; from there
they operated a resort in Green
Lake county, coming to Three
Lakes the fall of 1894. The first
ten years of their residence in the
Oneida county village, Mr.. Locy
followed painting and decorating,
but they returned to the hotel
business in 1904, operating the
Three Lakes hotel for one year,
then started what has been known
ever since as the Hotel Locy.
Mother Locy," as she was known
to her close friends, builded for
herself an increasing friendly cir
Gle of friends; it was usually said
that she made,a home for the trav-
eler and it was in that manner she
became known so largely. Her
home was her religion and in that
she created for herself and husband
an Overwhelming circle of people
who deemed it a pleasure to visit
them when in Three Lakes. Their
residence of thirty-one years
builded an esteem throughout this
. whole community and she will be
greatly missed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
PAY ALL OBLIGATIONS
Eagle River Country Clubs
Annual Meeting Shows
Work Finished and No
Debts.

The first real financial and bust
ness meeting of the Eagle River
Country Club held Monday after
noon at the new club house on the
Golf course, showed that the club
financially is free from any debts
starts out with an absolute clean
slate and has all of the work in
buildings and grounds finished
ready for the opening next year
when the season breaks, with the
exception Of the quarters for the
caretaker.
At the Monday meeting it devel-
oped that siXty-five memberships
had been sold and fully or partially
paid for and that the funds thus
provided by the sale of these mem
berships was ample to pay off ali
obligations except a balance on the
land which is not yet due. This
will be met, according to John
Mitchell and N. M. Emmons, by
the sale Of lake frontage owned by
The club which is not needed for
club purposes. This frontage, ly-
ing on the shores of Yellow Birch
lake in a body, can be disposed of
for more than what the club paid
for all of the ninety-five acres it
owns; it is the clubs intention to
dispose Of the surplus later in lots
which will be used for residence
purposes only.
The club finding that it had no
need for additional funds, it was
decided at this meeting Monday to
increase the price of the remaining
unsold ten memberships to $500
each; an increase Of $500 per share.
A visit to the grounds shows a
super building for club purposes
and it is completed in every neces-
sary detail, with the exception of
the home for the caretaker. 1t is
we'll worth a trip of inspection; it
commands a perfect view from all
sides of the lake and course and
came from the ideas of Mr.. Nit
chell who has devoted his entire
summer outing to the superintend-
ing Of this undertaking.
The golf course, entirely com
pleted as to minor details by Mr..
Mitchell, will be open for play the
first of July next year. The course
is regarded by competent judges as
one Of the best and sportiest in
natural lay of, any in the country.
TO show the amount of work neces-
sary which confronted the superin-
tendent, the course has been made
ready for active play in less than
two years. Add to that the feature
that the club is entirely out of
debt before the course is opened
shows for able management and an
accomplishment rarely met up
with.
The annual meeting was called
for the inspection of the work
done, followed by the election of
members of the board Of directors.
The members of the board are:
e. A. Everett, p. j. Schaefer, F.
@. Weydell, G. F Sanborn, N. M.
Emmons, Frank J. Seng, John E.
Mitchell, E. w. Parsons, E. w Ellis.
Following the business of the
meeting, Mrs. E. w. Parsons and
others rendered refreshments in
the club lobby.
The Country Club was organized
without capital and memberships
Of $500 each and incorporated UNI
der the laws of the state of Wis
consin on October 10th, 1924. The
first meeting was held October
18th, 1924 and the first directors
elected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Band Will Play at Fair.

The Eagle River band has
been engaged for both Thurs
day and Friday afternoons at
the fair. In justice to those
business men who are in the
band and who must of necess-
ity close their places of bust
ness the two afternoons, why
not the merchants of the vii
lage meet these fellows half
way and close as a unit; every
store close for the space of
from 1:30 to 5.
Just think this over and
close your place and make it
a 1000 proposition. Take
your customers to the fair
and make it a boosting prop
osition.
Don't let George do all the
closing meet him the bal
ance of the way. It's your
fair and my fair.
If | can close and show my
patriotism, why can't YOU?
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
BUY LAND FOR COURSE
Seventy Acre Site Chosen by
Three Lakes Golf Promot-
ers for New Club.

Three Lakes is to have a golf
course, according to Saturdays
RhineIander News, who in an inter-
view with Angus Mcdonald of
Three Lakes, and who is president
of the golf club in that village,
states that work will begin at once.
The News says:
Purchase of tract of land of 70
acres on Stone lake, just out of
Three Lakes about four miles and
fronting on the Eagle chain OF
lakes, was voted at a meeting last
night of the Three Lakes Golf
association, according to Angus
Mcdonald, president, who was IN
Rhinelander Saturday.
The tract is beautiful site for
golf course, Mr.. Mcdonald said,
and includes 1900 feet of lake
frontage. The purchase price was
given as $4,000.
The course, of nine holes, is to be
built by Thomas Bendelow, Chicago
golf architect, who attended last
nights meeting. Work will be
started at once, Mr.. Bendelow as
sured the association, and the
course will be ready for play next
season.
No club house will be built for
the present. but two cottages on
the land will be remodeled and
used for that purpose next year.
Practically all of the $4,000 cap
italization is expected to be sub
scribed within day or two, Mr..
Mcdonald said, adding that appli-
cation for charter would be made
within a few days.
In the heart of the resort dis
trict, Three Lakes has been with
out a golf course for years. Real
ling the need for such recreation,
and the added prestige it would
give the district as resort center,
Mr.. Mcdonald and others organized
the association and took steps to
have the course built.
The Sand Lake Club located on
Sand lake some six miles east OF
| Phelps, are building a course this
year. Another course in the max
/ mo iS one near Kathan lake. which
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Proclamation

Tomorrow the Villas County Fair begins.
This is one occasion when all good people
should lend their support and presence at the
fair.
Employees in all stores and mills and bust
ness establishments IN the village and vicinity
will certainly appreciate half holiday both
Thursday and Friday (afternoons) and will be
boosters for something that benefits every last
of US; shows a get-together spirit of pro-
gressiveness and patriotism to our county and
to the state at large for that matter Then the
employers will also have opportunity to take
in the fair free from any business worries and
activities.
Therefore, |, in the interest of frendlness
toward the tillers of the soil, the laboring men
and the heads of business houses in Eagle
River, ask that in all patriotism we close dur
ing the afternoons of Thursday tomorrow
and Friday.
N. M. EMMONS, President
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
The Villas County Nea0S Asks You
TO COOPERATE

The Villas County News asks you to cooper
ate.
This is the occasion when we all, no matter
in what walk of business life we travel, should
lay aside our business cares and burdens for
few hours and not only live ourselves good
time, but aid the Villas County Fair-an enter
prise given for you and me and the others out
side who see the patriotic attitude we take and
join in with US in making gaiety for everybody
True it is that business must not suffer; there
will be many who will not want to see the pun
kins the chickens, the stock, the side ~attrac-
tons including the big ball game; but just let
those people wait few hours until you render
your allegiance to something which is of direct
worth to every man, woman and child. 1t is not
that we build a fair for our own selfish needs:
neither do we build it for selfish gain.
The county fair, while not in class with the
state institution by long shot, is more vital
to all of us, whether we be natives or visitors.
Somehow the little old county fair gets under
your hide, for it brings back to the older heads
the happy days of years gone by when that was
all we had in the entertainment line outside of
July Fourth or Christmas or New Years.
Now with fiivvers of every class and snappy
the fair as beneath his dignity as hesheik or
walking delegate for matrimony He might
sheer at the attractions, pass up the "red-hots"
and doll racks; yet he knows he is missing
something that will give him enjoyment that
is clean and wholesome and where he will be
able to show his future" to his friends on the
fair grounds.
Then the older people will not stay away, for
they know it is their one opportunity to meet
friends in the agriculture stock game; swap
yarns and ideas and go home feelin so bloomin'
good that they erase several years from the
span allotted them.
Agriculture is the basis feature of the bust
ness world.
1t is an aid to bring about better and bigger
business ideas and make for the better every
class of business men step into for livelihood.
If all this is true, then we as citizens of
Villas county, owe it to our country and to our
selves to attend Thursday and Friday.
Big ball game and plenty of exhibits and ex-
element.
The band plays both afternoons, and the side
attractions are said to be good.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Governor to Hear Pardons.

Governor Blaine announced last
thursday that he will hear, petit
Tons for paTylons on Sept. 16. The
calendar, he says, will be heavy due
to the fact that no applications
We're heard during the months of
July and August.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
TOOK SPAWN BUT TWICE
Fenske Article Relative to
Hatchery Depicting Fish in
Chain Without Foundation.

Several weeks ago an article was
published in the Villas County News
and the Eagle River Review by
William Fenske of Milwaukee, and
a summer resident on the Lower
Eagle chain of lakes. In this ar
ticle Mr. Fenske stated that due
possibly to the hatchery at Eagle
River taking the spawn from our
game fish in the chain and after
Matching it shipping to other
points, there was of necessity a
depletion in game fish in the lakes.
At the time Mr.. Fenske handed
in the article he was told by the
writer that his idea on fish deple-
ton either from the hatchery or
any other cause was erroneous, and
that his article would be mislead-
ing and without any foundation;
that the lakes were fully stocked
with game fish and were not de-
pleted. In fact he was told that we
had stopped stocking the lakes be-
cause of their being filled with pike
from previous years in planting in
abundance.
On top of all that he handed in
his article requesting that it he
published under his signature. It
was. Not having the absolute data
on how many years the hatchery
had been in operation here, and not
knowing how many springs spawn
had been taken from this section
OF lakes which he claimed had been
depleted, the writer deferred from
answering until the data from the
conservation commission could be
secured.
Then ex-game warden Oberholt-
ger answered the Fenske article
and incidentally took occasion to
slam the News editor in the mid
riff for allowing such an article as
that OF Fenske to be published and
without comment. The fact of the
matter was that both Fenske and
Oberholtzer went off at half-cock
over matters which they knew
nothing about.
Just to end this controversy of
mlshaps and misstatements eman-
atlng from other sources than the
Villas County News, the following
paragraph taken from a letter re-
ceived this week from the state
superintendent of fisheries. B. o.
Webster, fully gives the facts of
just what damage the local hatch
cry has done in the last ten years
to the chain of lakes:
Replying to your letter, the
fish hatchery at Eagle River.
Wisconsin, has been operating
since 1915, and to my know
ledge only two years during
that time have we taken spawn
from the Eagle River chain
and that was the first and Sec
Ond year."
We feel Mr.. Fenske understands
that the above fully gives all that
is necessary in backing up the
assertion made him several weeks
ago that there had been no deple-
ton of the fish stock in the chain
of lakes. To further emphasize
this, we might add that Tomahawk
lake, Twin and Lac Vieux Desert
lakes furnished the spawn for
Matching all these years and that
is the reason carloads of fish fry
was shipped out of the hatchery
in Eagle River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02
Bruce Files Papers.

Nomination papers for William
George Bruce, Milwaukee, candi-
date for the Democratic nomina-
ton for United States senator at
the special primary Sept. Is, were
tiIed with Secretary of State Fred
zimmerman last Thursday at Mad
lSon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02

Goats are sometimes driven over
the plowed fields of the Nile Val
ley to help break the clods.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02

Tourists undertaking to climb
the higher mountain peaks are res
pectfully requested to settle their
accounts in advance" So reads
a placard in a local hotel in Par
tenkirchen, Bavaria.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02

The Sand Lake Club located on
Sand lake some six miles east of
Phelps, are building course this
year. Another course in the max
ing is one near Kathan lake, which
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-07-23
Radio Vigilance Committees

The American Radio Relay League
is fostering a plan to better radio re-
ceiving conditions and to improve be-
tween the transmitting amateurs and
the broadcast listeners. A local "Vig-
lance Committee" is to be formed in
every city where there is any trouble.
This committee is to have five anna
teurs who are League members, a
representative broadcast listner, and
a representative Of local newspaper.
The existence Of the committee and
request for complaints are to be
made known through the newspaper.
All reports of interference are to be
followed up and the blame to be justly
placed. Where a transmitting anna
teur is at fault, the ARRL will en-
deavor to secure his cooperation in
eliminating the disturbance. II the
cooperation is not forthcoming the
matter is to be taken up directly with
the Department of Commerce.
The formation of these Vigilance
Committees seems to be a big step
towards the elimination of one source
of interference.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-07-23
ROBERTS ITEMS

Miss Esther Wilson who has been
spending the last week in Red Lodge
returned to her home in Roberts on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bergan and
daughter Leone and Miss Bertha viii.
son were Laurel visitors Sunday.
Mr.. Ralph Drew, who has been at
tending the Life Insurance conference
in Salt Lake City, returned home on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hill who spent
the winter In California returned
home last week
Mr.. Fred Walker of Billings was 0
Roberts visitor Sunday.
Miss Carolina Stymen of Colum-
bus is visiting her friend Miss Mil.
dred Walker.
A number of Roberts people attend
ed the dance at Peterson's Pavilion
Saturday.
A large crowd attended Alter So
ciety given at Mrs. James j. Barry's
home Thursday.
Mr.. Thos. Hogan was Red Lodge
visitor Monday and Tuesday.
A large crowd attended the circus
given here Friday night by the Hal
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-07-23
RICHEL LODGE GUESTS

Guests at Richel Lodge for the
past week have been Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
P .Freese of Helena, Alfred Atkinson
of Bozeman, Bessie H. Geitz of St.
Louis, Missouri. Katherine Beunger
of Granite City, Illinois,, Miss Marea
Martin, Great Falls and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gull, Clara Gull, J. Selvig, wife
and daughter, Mrs. w. G. Sturdevant,
Mrs. A. j. Movius, Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. E.
Hawkins, Billie Hawkins, Mrs. Hattie
Pearsall, G. E. Daley and wife, A C.
Hahron and wife of Billings. Red
Lodge guests included Mrs. nj. E. Mar
tin, M. Rogers, Grace Carey, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Fugua, Mrs. S. M. Souders
Margaret, Helen, and Mott Souders
Giramalo Celico, f. A. Williams anC
wife, Mike Dimich, F. H. Alden anc
wife, Joe Jelich, Rev. Frank Durant
Mayor G. A. Jeffrey, Mary Dickinson
and 0. H. P. Shelley.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-07-23

M. L. S. asks: How long should
dry cells which are used on the fila
ments of UV199s last. Also, viii these
tubes be damaged if more than 100
volts is used on the plates?"
Ans.-With two such tubes, you
should get about two months Of nor
NAL use out of the usual No. 8 dry
cells. For short intervals higher
plate voltage would not hurt the tubes.
Continued use at greater voltage
would gradually reduce the sensitivity
of the tubes.
K. t. A. says: my loud speaker
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-07-23

Bros.
Miss Ernid MORN who is attending
summer school in Billings visited with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. NORM
over the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Budas, Sr. and
son Albert and Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram
and daughter Jovita returned from
their trip to Hunters Hot Springs.
Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Barry was reported i'll
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Arvid Wilson and
daughter Bertha and Leone Bergau
were Red Lodge callers Thursday.
Mrs. Shafer was in an auto acei-
dent near Roberts Saturday morning.
A large crowd from Roberts attend
ed the carnival which was held at Red
Lodge last week.
Mrs. Will Schank will have Ladsss
Aid at her home Wednesday.
Rev. Fulford was in Roberts Mos-
day calling on friends.
Mrs. Harry Monahan, Mrs. Miks
Hogan, Mrs. Shafer and Mrs. Lou Tun-
nicliff motored to Red Lodge Satur-
day.
Mr.. s. ]. Epler, Of Billings, SuperiH-
tendent of the 0ccident Elevator Co.
called on Oscar Bergan, the local buyer
of the 0ccident Elevator Co., at Rob-
erts.
Some of the base ball fans of Rob-
erts motored to Laurel to see the
game beween Bearcreek and Laurel
Laurel won by score of s to 1.
A large crowd is expected to attend
the dance at Roberts Saturday night
Music by Arts Melodians.
Miss Fern Bergan was visitor at
Miss Martha Hills home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Rowland and
daughter Martha Ann and Mrs. Carr
and daughter Bessie went picnicing
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gibson and
daughter Joyce visited with Mr.. Glib
sons parents Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Glib
son Saturday.