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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Famous Forts In
u. S. History
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
q. 1925, western Newspaper Union.l
Michillimackinac, "Place of
the Great Turtle"

Long before the French explorers
! pushed into the interior of North
America, the island of Michillimacki-
nae, (Macllinac) in Michigan, was a
well-known landmark to the Indians.
The first white man to visit this gate
way between Lake Huron and Lake
Michigan was Jean Nicolet who pad
died past the island in 1854. In 1911
Father Marquette established the mis-
sion of st. Ignace near by and in 1878
| the French built the first Fort Macki-
nae near the mission and from that
time until Cadillac established De
troit in 1701 it was the principal out
post Of the French in the West. Macki-
nae was virtually deserted after the
founding of Detroit, but in 1712 it was
regarrisoned and held by the French
until the English took possession of
the country in 1850.
The British built q second Fort
Mackinac on the south shore of the
straits, a palisaded structure enclos-
ing about two acres. Here occurred
one of the dramatic incidents of the
Pontiac war when on June 4, 1853, the
hostile Indians used a ball game as
stratagem for gaining entrance TO the
fort They killed 90 of the garrison
and took the remainder prisoners
among them Captain Etherington, the
commander, who failed to heed ad-
vance warnings of the conspiracy.
After Pontiacs war was over the
Pritich oUaiD occuniod Fort Mackinac
and it again became the center of the
fur trade of the Northwest. 1t was
an important British post during the
Revolution and in 1850 the garrison
was transferred to Mackinac island
where it began building the third Fort
Mackinac, a strong fortress of stone
Although Great Britain agreed to give
up all of her western posts at the
close Of the Revolution, it was not I'M
til 1906 that the young republic finally
gained control of this post.
The next few years saw Mackinac
growing in Importance as one of the
principal posts of John Jacob Astor's
American Fur company. Early in 1872
the British swooped down upon the
pIdCe anu because VI lHell oNel "holli-
ing numbers easily captured the fort.
In 1914 force of 500 United States
regulars and 400 militia attempted to
recapture Fort Mackinac, but their
attack was beaten off and the British
remained in control until the close of
the war. Mackinac island is now
state park and every year hundreds Of
tourists visit the historic buildings Of
the fort, which are still in an excel
lent state of preservation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
HIGH HONOR COMES
TO NAVY VETERAN

Ben A. Webster, new commander of
the Department of Iowa of the Ameri-
can Legion, is the first navy veteran,
the first enlisted man and the young
est man to be elected to that position.
He was born at Waucoma, Iowa,
March 4, 1892
Commander Webster was a second
class petty officer in the aviation
branch at Great Lakes. At the time
of the signing of the armistice he was
at an officers training school.
His record in the Legion is brilliant
He helped to organize a post at Wau-
coma and was commander of the
Fourth district in 1928 He is force
full speaker and an interchangeable work
err. He has spent much time going
from post to post writing letters,
sending kilograms and doing the thou
sand and one things necessary to build
up and sustain the morale which has
made Iowa LegionnaireS famous among
their fellows all over the country.
The new commander attended Shat
tuck Military academy for three years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Thirty-TUO Nations
Represented in Post

The East Side post of New York
county, which, under the leadership
of Abraham Rosenberg, increased its
membership from 65 to nearly 1000
members and captured all member
ship prizes, is not only unique among
Legion posts in quantity of member
ship, but in quality as well the posts
membership Is comprised of 80 ma
tionalities 1t is situated on the lower
East side of New York in a territory
where the population is overwhelm-
ingly foreign-born. Consequently
Americanism work embracing classes
IN English for foreigners, lessons in
good citizenship, etc. has a big place
in the posts activities.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
TUo Lady Adjutants in
Department of Florida

The department of Florida of the
Legion has two lady post adjutants,
one at Miami and one at Daytona
Howard Rowton, adiutant of the de-
partment, says his "red-headed stenog-
rapher," who is his wife, says the de-
partment has a lady adiutant if you ask
adiutants' conference at Indianapolis
recently the "red-headed stenographer"
kidded the boys into sending in more
dues to headquarters than his adju-
fancy, her husband, had succeeded in
doing in a month of exhortation and
dire threatening.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
viii Build Legion Center

When American Legionnaires from
down the country way" visit New
York city in future they can put UP
at their own hOstelry. Two hundred
thousand dollars has been raised by
che New York county American Legion
towards building an American Legion
center in the city. The total cost of
the center will be more than 100000.
The proposed building will serve for
all Legion activities and will contain
a restaurant, gymnasium and a swim
ming Rooi in addition to meeting and
lounge rooms.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Where the Social Whirl Held
SWAY.
Sway.

At the close of the second war with
England the federal government,
which had so nearly lost the old North
a chain of forts through this inland
empire to guard against future dam
gers and also to protect the frontier
settlements which were constantly
pushing westward. One of the sites
selected was in Wisconsin where the
Fox river empties into Green bay,
place made famous by the early
French explorers, a noted fur-trading
center and hotbed of Toryism during
the War of 1912.
Congress appropriated sol 900 for
this fort Ca generous sum in those
days. and in 1916 Col. John Miller
of the Third infantry left Fort Macki-
nae, Mich, with two rifle companies
to establish the post at Green Bay.
The work was directed by Capt. Lewis
Morgan and the post was named Fort
Howard in honor of Gen. Benjamin
Howard, commander of the military
district in which it was located.
Although Fort Howard was a from
tier post it soon assumed all the re-
finements of an Eastern community
and 1t became known as a center Of
social activity whose prestige in army
circles made assignment to 1t much
desired by officers and their wives. In
1919 Maj. Zachary Taylor Cater Pres
ident Taylor) took command at Fort
Howard and under the regime Of this
courtly Southerner and his wife, life
there became continual round of So
cial pleasure-dinner parties, cotillions,
boating, sleighing and skating
TO Green Bay also came many dis
tinguished travellers to enjoy the hos
pitality of Fort Howard, among them
Captain Marryat, the famous mid
shipman Easy who was entertained
at the fort in 1882, and the Prince de
Joinville, youngest son OF King Louis
Philippe Of France, who visited Green
Bay in 1S41. 1t was upon this occa-
sion, according to Eleazer Williams,
the half-breed Indian, who claimed to
be the Lost Dauphin Of France, that
the prince sought him out and tried to
persuade him to abdicate his claim to
the throne in favor of Louis Philippe.
History has shown that Williams was
a colossal fraud, but his presence at
Green Bay, whittier he had led large
number of New York Indians to es-
tablish an Indian empire in the West,
adds another touch Of romantic inter-
est to old Fort Howard.
Fort Howard was prominent during
the Black Hawk war, but after the
Indian question east of the Mississippi
was finally settled and the fur trade
was nc more, it, like many other posts
in the old Northwest, soon became
only shadow of r. former greatness.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Merry Membership War

jim Drains recent membership mes
sage to the American Legion auxiliary,
in which he said, THE potential men,
bership of the Legion auxiliary is TO-
100000, and the most the Legion ever
can have is four and one-half million
The membership of the auxiliary
should easily exceed that of the Lee
gion," is having its effect The aux
Hilary of the department of Minnesota
has just challenged the Legionnaires
of the department to a merry little
membership war to determine who will
have the most members at the end Of
1925.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
COMMENDS LEGION

SAMUEL WOODFILL, called
~ by General Pershing, Amer
ica's Greatest Soldier" speak
ing at Portsmouth, Ohio, said
OF the American Legion: 1.-The
returned soldiers, sailors and
marines have organized a body,
the American Legion, a body
0n men who would, if their
country needed, respond to the
call to the colors to the men.
In the many crises which have
confronted the cities In the
United States in which there
were posts of the American
Legion, that body of men was
the first to offer relief and as
sistance. One example, that of
Lorain, Ohio, will suffice. Mem
bers of the Legion in Lorain
worked increasingly TO render
every assistance to the suffer.
ers at the time of that disaster.
1t Is essential that the Ameri-
can Legion in every city main
tain a home. That is the hope
OF the organization in every city
of the United States"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28

He graduated from the University Of
Minnesota. He won his an" as a high
hurdler and was president of the
senior class.
He then went into the lumber bust
ness a1d is now general manager of a
chain of yards. He is married and is
the father of three children, two girls
and a boy. He now lives at Mason
City.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
|GGt Rid Of Da1j11I
|CutiCura SD0T|ll||
Soau. OiptroanR roI.,,-. Ia
Village of IT rchn.
Soap, Ointment, Talcum sold syp-vvh,, 4.
free OF CutcurA Laboratories. D,pt NM,

A village near Swansea, h
Wales, lays claim to the vOtt
pionship as a red-haired CONN
The auburn predominant NJ
manned unchanged for centuIsI
mite types persist in many tIis
south Wales, because they M
sentative in their marriage M
rarely going outside their owl
to find a partner, according n!
medical officer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
HOW TO SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

in the white
thus NO under the headed "hozonn"
slang.
in the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Considerats

Jud Tunkins says when he n
heaven he won't mind having "a
but he's afraid if he tried to b
narp it 'ud annoy the neighN
Washington Star.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28

ALASKA-THE LAND OF OPPORnI
Homestead lands, suitable ior ig
and fur-farming Opportunity iGlwy
pulp mill also hotel. Address FsiA
Der of Commerce, Haines, AlsA-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
Copyright. 1920

Horizontal.
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4-COuntry I'm Asia
Number
2O-Black
12-POsseSsive prOnOun
14-Cereal plant
16-Equality
1S-Tears
2O-RcsinOuS substances
21-Wearied
22-Bird
2S-SOuth American bird
25-Optic
2e-ItsIian province, famous Cor
wine
27-TrOubIe
2S-Thus
3O-FrOnt OF an army
32-SensOry organ
34-PronOun
36-Rhythm
39-BehOId
4O-Greek letter
4I-COarse file
42-NOt at ali
44-Small tropical tree
47-NOte of musical scale
4S-Quadruped
6O-EncIOSure
61-BibIicaI character
63-Number
54-DiSeaSes
66-TO immerse
5S-BIOw
6O-Pipe
6l-Be deserving OF
02-Thing
64-POker term
66-TO clear
67-Extreme
6S-GOd Of love
7O-PreciOuS stone
71-Her own
72-DIHerent
7S-Unit of living organism
Vertical.
bar which falls into the teeth
of ratchet-wheeI
ITO reVerberate
3-TO humble
4-PrepOSitiOn
5-RecOrd
Eyes
7-COmbuStibIeS
S-RichIy embeIlished
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28

11-Old Testament
discrimination
15-BOId
Infringement
17-FcmaIe of the ruff
19-Test
24-Because
26-Article
27-Mingled with
29-Picture drawn by fancy
31-HanGings I'm woven figures
33-An ancient imperial people
35-MarSh
37-BeVeraEe
3S-Large tree of the olive family
43-Much used as an article of food
45-Prefix denOting, insufiiclency
46-Dead, spIritIess
47-POSSessing "a cutaneOus disease
40-Article of apparel
5O-POstscriPt
52-AdVerb
53-ReveaI a secret
55-LOOkS meaningIy
57-Native of European country
59-DeliGhtfuIIy scented shrub
6O-Owneth
63-CaIcnreOuS earth used fer.
tiIizer
65-ThuS
67-Erect
69-Such being the ease.
7O-An alternative
Solution will appear In next issue
Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28

Solution of Last Weeks Puzzle.
, 1925-05-28
A Recent Scientific
Discovery
HY-PEP-SEN
THE GREAT A~NTISEPTIC-
TONIC AND
SYSTEM

A treatment prepared by a new
process of extracting the rich juices
of roots, herbs and banks gathered
in the various countries of the globe
and blended to produce the best re-
suits. How it increases Vim, Vigor
and Nerve Force by cleansing the
bowels, toning stomach and liver.
Take HY-PEP-SEN, the Liver
Tonic and System Cleanser, is the
advice of druggists today to those
who suffer with Chronic Constipa-
ton, Distressing Indigestion and Tor
pid Liver. There is no longer any
need of using harsh p%urgatives and
cathartics as HY-PEP-SEN, the new
scientific combination of Hydrastis,
Pepsin, SIENNA and other valuable in
gradients is bound to function the
bowels and liver regularly, h u S
cleansing the system of impurities
and poisonous matter.
A tablespoonful of this syrup after
each meal and at bedtime-that's all
that s necessary, no nausea, no
gripping, no distress whatsoever.
Next morning your liver is active as
the entire digestive tract is purified
and refreshed and you feel just fine
with a hearty appetite for breakfast.
Eat what You like-everything tastes
good and agrees with you.
By getting the bowels to function
daily as Nature intended, the entire
system is naturally invigorated.
Blood circulates better, nerves be-
come refreshed, dun eyes become
bright and pale cheeks glow with the
bloom of perfect health. ~Sleepless-
ness. nervousness, lack of energy,
tired. WORKOUT feeling-All become
things of the past.
HY-PEP-SEN is sold and guaran.
teed by The Wyoming Drug Co.
, 1925-05-28

site which is the southwest corner
of Third and Pine streets, directly
east of the public school, it will pre-
ent a very attractive appearance in
line with the other public buildings.
A new church has long been the
dream of st. Joseph's parish and
now hat the plans are drawn it is
the hope that the structure will soon
be a reality. A general good will
prevails not only among the mem
bers of the parish but among all our
citizens. Every n readily under
stands that a church is a public
building and the Catholics of Rawlins
have in view not only a structure
that will be adequate but one OF
which the city may well be proud.
Every new structure besides, en-
hances the value of property, and
so, there is a reason why every citi.
zen should boost for the new church,
Bishop McGovern who was here
to administer confirmation last Sun
day was loud in praise of the archi-
lecture of the new building as well
as of the site on which it will be
built. He claims that Rawlins will
have by far the incest Catholic church
in Wyoming, with the exception OF
the cathedral in Cheyenne.
Rawlins is always proud of her
reputation and cannot afford to be
~outclassed. The church building com
mittee feels confident that the citi-
zens of Rawlins irrespective of creed
are anxious to see this new church
erected and there should be no diff
ficulty in raising the required funds
The approximate cost will be $4,000
exclusive Of several furnishings. Its
seating capacity will be about 2SO
with reserve room for about so in
the gallery. The body of the build.
ing will be of dark gray pressed
brick with trimmings of a darker
shade brick and terra Gotta. The
roof will be of asbestos or tile. The
dome parts of the tower will be
covered with copper. The drawing
and specifications will be ready for
bidders in about a week from now
and it is expected that work will
start on the building as soon as the
bids are in. Mr.. Spain of Rock
Springs is the architect and has done
admirable work in executing the de,
sired plan.
On MOnuay Venln the JUNIOR re
ception to the Seniors was held al
the Ferris Hotel at eve thirty p. m
After the arrival of all the guests
the hall was opened and all took
their places at the table where a most
delicious five cours dinner was
served them. There were in all IS
guests present, the faculty, Miss Lii.
liam Jordan, Miss Doyle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur O'Connor being the
guests outside of the Seniors and the
Juniors. Between courses of the
dinner some very clever jokes, toasts
college songs and yells were enjoyed
by all present. The hall itself was
, 1925-05-28
SURVEYING ROAD BETWEEN
EOXPARK AMI KEySVnNv

Mr.. j. p. Reddick, engineer of the
U. S. Forest Service, is now survey
ing the proposed route of a road ex-
tending from Foxpark to keystone.
The road will probably follow in gem
eral the present trail from Foxpark
to Lake Creek and up Douglas creek
to Keystone. This road will tie on
to the road from Woods Landing to
Foxpark and Wycolo on the south and
to the Albany-Keystone road on the
north. If the construction of the
road proves feasible, it will probably
be undertaken after the completion
of the Observation-Disclosures
Park road across the Snowy range.
, 1925-05-28

maui cHeery ana pleasant as could De
by the addition of the very artistic
decorations in the Junior colors, red
and black. The pillars in the center
of the room were draped with vines
of red roses and the class pennants
were strung from the pillars round
the room, giving a very artistic eff
feet. On the dinner table were large
ported plants for the center of the
table and carnations and fern leaves
marked the places. A red carnation
was the favor for each guest. The
dinner lasted about two hours when
The hall was cleared for the high
school dance which followed direct
ly after the banquet.
The play given by the Seniors in
the .Iasonic hall last night was en-
titled "A Varsity Coach" and was
well played by every member who
took part in the production. The
large crowd in attendance was very
appreciative and interested and the
Seniors have reason to be proud of
the talent they all displayed in their
individual parts and in the play as
a whole.
On last Friday the members of
the Five Hundred Club and the Auc-
ton bridge surprised Mrs. Robert
Freedman by appearing suddenly at
her home to spend the evening. The
party was in the nature of a fare
well to Mrs. Freedman who has been
a favorite member of both clubs for
some time, and in token of the high
esteem in which she is held, the
guests presented her with an exquis-
lite silver mesh bag. Mrs. Freedman
and her three children expect to
leave on June 3rd for New York
where they will make their home in
the future.
NJ. B. McKillip was a business
visitor in Rawlins from Saratoga last
week.
Alex McPhail and j. d. Paulson of
Saratoga were business visitors in
this city on Tuesday.
The Rawlins baseball team has
scheduled a game with the Laramie
Stars for Decoration day. Walt Smyth
will head the Laramie boys and it
goes without saying that he will have
a good team with him. We have a
good team here also and the game
will be worth more than the price
of admission.
Pat Vasbinder, employed at the
Larsen coal mine of Rawlins. was
on Tuesday brought to the hospital
in this city suffering from several
bad burns which he sustained when
a keg of powder exploded. He was
fixed up and is now resting easily.
His face and hands are quite badly
burned. 1t seems hal the injured
man went down into the mine carry
, 1925-05-28

w. A. Mckay and wife and Mrs.
Robert Murray returned on Monday
evening from Denver where they had
spent some time. They left Denver
on Sunday morning in Mr.. McKay's
new Hudson and came as far as Lar
annie the first day. Leaving Laramie
about noon on Monday they reached
here in the evening. Owing to the
rains of the past few days the roads
were quite muddy and it was i'm
possible to- make very good time.
, 1925-05-28

sition to bond School District No. 3
for $4,000 to builu and equip a
manual training and domestic science
building. Only freeholders will be
permitted to vote at this election and
all who vote must have in their pos
session their 1914 tax receipts from
the county treasurer.
, 1925-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. James Sheahan and
two children spent Sunday in For
steele as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Humphreys.
, 1925-05-28
Ten Years Ago

New 1T. Joseph : tnufCn
A new st. Joseph's church will be
erected in Rawlins in the very near
future. 1t will be Roman style, the
interior to correspond with the e
terror. When erected ON the new
, 1925-05-28

ing a lighted candle. Some of the
tallow dropped from the candle and
hit the lid of a %coffeepot and glanced
into a key of powder standing near
by. The hot tallow exploded the
InOWder.
, 1925-05-28

Parco-Union Pacific freight and
passenger depots, under construction
are rapidly nearing completion.
, 1925-05-28

A Sheridan man who knows more
about horses than he does about
gardening, went out the other day,
dug holes three feet deep and plant
ed cucumber seed at the bottom. He
evidently thought the cucumber
needed to be deeply rooted to with
stand the cyclones predicted for this
season.
, 1925-05-28

w. p. Blackmore was a visitor
this week from his home at Bags.
, 1925-05-28

MeSSrS. Daley and Dow, the car
penters, were busy the fore part of
the week ~remodeling the building
first door south of Judge Merrell's
office, which is to be used by e. L..
Cannon as a gents furnishing goods
establishment.
Showery weather still continues in
this neck o the Rockies. Should
each season prove as favorable as
this II has thus far it would not
be at all surprising to see a syndicate
formed to bring the Red Desert IN
der a state of cultivation and con-
vert it into a vast wheat field.
Stranger things than this have hap
pened and in a year or two there
may be FIGURING mills, packing
houses, canning factories and other
industries known in grain cultivated
countries, located in Rawlins.
Henry Dahl and Andy Beason
found a very rich lead this week near
Gold Hill. The quartz prospects as
well as any in camp except the Wy
oming.
B. e. O'Neil was laying off from
the railroad a few days this week.
ID. McGraw occupied his place on
the right hand side of the 1925.
All empty stock cars that can be
found are being shipped west in order
to transport a large shipment of cat
tie to the eastern markets that will
require something over zoo cars.
~
James Weightman, who handles
the black diamonds on engine SIS
has obtained a 80 days leave of
absence. We have not learned what
Jim intends to do with himself
while resting ,
Conductor Ross received his furn-
iture the fore part of the week and
put it in place in the house lately
occupied by Mr.. Welters. Mr.. Ross
left yesterday for Kansas City where
he will meet his family and accom-
pany them to their new home.
The improvements at the round
house still continue, for in addition
to the greatly improved appearance
of the machinery and other fixtures,
the windows have been nicely clean
ed and all the woodwork of the
shops and round house have been
painted. Master Mechanic INLAND
evidently does not believe in doing
things by halves.
There was is inches of snow last
Friday It Gold Hill.
, 1925-05-28

Messrs. Daley and Dow, the car
penters, were busy the fore part of
the week remodeling the building
first door south of Judge Merrell' S
office, which is to be used by e. l..
Cannon as a gents furnishing goods
establishment.
, 1925-05-28

DR.. Eickel was a business visitor
in the city on Tuesday from Hanna.
, 1925-05-28

Mayor Rasmussen is preparing to
build an addition to his stone resi-