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Smyrna times., 1925-07-22
Mishaps Aplenty at This Picnic

Clarence Calhoun and George Ar
mour charged that they had their
pockets picked while attending pic
mic given by the Houston ME. Church
at Slaughter Beach Thursday. An or
ganization of colored persons also had
picnic at the beach Thursday. In
going to the picnic an automobile
from Houston collided with another
machine, but no one was injured. At
ter the picnicers arrived at the beach
rain storm came up and broke up
the outing.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-22
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Moonshine stills and gambling ma
chimes, the results of a half years
work on the part of Kent county Of
ficers, were destroyed last Wednesday
under the direction of State Detective
D. D. Wharton. Included in the par
aphernalia destroyed were five slot
machines taken in recent raids in Mil
ford and Bowers Beach.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-22

Chief Titling Officer Stanley D.
Prouse, of the Automobile Depart
ment, announces the following report
for the month Of June: Receipts from
pleasure cars, $14,67O.OO; registra-
tions, $1,337; total Of $16,007OO;
trucks, 1854; re-registrations (5), $5;
tractors ODD, $655.OO; re-registra-
tions, 81; dealers, $225.00; trailers,
$1,000; operators licenses, $5,9O7.0O;
chaufreurs' licenses, $537OO; extra
weight, S13O; dead wagon, $1,000;
public service permits (5O) $50; total
S24,836; liens and encumbrances
$4,000; making a grand total of re-
ceipts for the month of $25,278.O0.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-22

H. S. Palmer, who joined the staff
of the University of Delaware this
month as poultry expert, was in Kent
county Wednesday laying plans for
poultry demonstrations to last thru
the autumn and winter. Culling de-
monstrations will be held on various
farms in the county in the month Of
August, while feeding demonstrations
will be conducted throughout the win
ter. Daily egg records will also be
kept by the several poultry raisers
participating in this work.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-22

Governor Robinson at the State
House has announced the following
appointments as members of the
Board of Barber Examiners for a
term of three years from July l: Rob
ert Black, Warren Yarnell, William R.
Seward, all of Wilmington. The Gov
ernor also announced the appointment
of the following janitor force at the
State House for two years: Harry
Blackson, head janitor; Isaac White
and Ezekiel White, assistants, Aaron
Paskins, night janitOr.
Smyrna times., 1925-07-22
Send for illustrated Catalog

II tells you what so many women have found in
KitchenAid to make the home kitchen livable. Mail
the coupon or write
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
u. 5. COURTS UPHOLD FLOR
IDA PEONAGE CASES
preston News service)

Pensacola, Fla, May. 15.-An at
tack of the validity Of indictments
charging eleven Calhoun county men
with peonage involving the working
Of Negroes against their will, in tur-
pentine camps, failed in United States
court here Wednesday. when Judge
w. B. Sheppard ruled against a plea
to quash the case. The trial was set
for May Is.
Among those indicted are three
prominent turpentine operators, Alfred
and Charles Land, M. B. Davis,
Sheriff c. D. Clark, Judge w. T.
Chafin, Attorney H. NJ. McClelland,
and Deputy Sheriff Thomas z. Cason.
The indictments aIlege cruel and
inhuman treatment Of certain Negro
turpentine workers and abuse of the
processes of state courts.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
CARD OF THANKS

The wife, daughter, son, other rel
atives and many friends Of the late
Frank L. Gillespie wish to sincerely
thank their hosts of friends for their
kindness and sympathy and for the
many rare and beautiful floral offer
ings extended to them in their late
bereavement. Mrs. Frank L. Giles
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
DorI Stern Training

Sleigh dogs begin young to learn
their future duties. Dogs, specially
bred for drawing loads, are equipped
when stil In puppyhood with NINA
ture harness for a few hours day
several times a week. The white dog
trainers learned the method from Els
kimos All attempts Of puppies to
chew or bite through harness are
gternly checked. bringing realization
that life Ia q solemn thing.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
WILL LEAVE FOR EAST

James c. Martin, exhalted ruler Of
Fl. Dearborn Lodge No "A, LB.P.-
DEW. who has made Fl. Dearborn
Lodge one of the strongest lodges in
Elkdom, will leave the city in a few
days to make a visit to Richmond
Va, prior to the coming of the ma
tional grand lodge session next Aug
ust. He will also visit several points
in the east.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Definite Wage Term

Minimum wage" is a term en-
ployed to indicate the lowest level Of
earnings for a given class Of labOrers,
which will afford them and their
natural dependents a means Of exist
ence adequate to maintain them In full
physical efficiency and social decency.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16

pie, 4524 Grand boulevard, Chicago,
III, May Is, 1925.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
GIVE FIRST DANCE

The Crystal Radio Club Of which
L. F. Emery is president, gave its
first annual dance at the Maddox
Manor, $3.50 Grand Blvd, on May
9TH at which time a pleasant evening
was had by the members and friends
and the affair proved a success for
the Club. Music by George Myers
orchestra. Mrs. L. F. Emery and J.
Miller were in charge Of arrange
ments.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16

In New Zealand many men make a
living by digging for kawH gum, an
amber-like substance used for making
fine varnish. In north Germany and
Jutland there are pits sunk solely for
the purpose Of finding amber, which is,
Of course, merely a fossilized gum.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16

Finger prints are hereditary, and
each family has a distinctive pattern
which differs in a few details for the
various members, says Nile. Kristine
Bonnevie Of the Royal Fredertk uni
versity of Norway. She also believes
there Is { relation between the finger
prints OF related races.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16

According to tradition, efforts were
made to Christianlze India almost as
soon Christianity itself came into
existence. According to records OF
the Syrian church, st. Thomas, one Of
the apostles Of Christ. visited India as
early as "A. ID. 81.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16

The pyramids of Egypt, some 20
IN number, date from the period be-
tween the fourth and twelfth dynas-
ties and were built as tombs for the
kings. The great pyramid at Gizeh
Is the largest and Is the tomb OF
Cheops.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Amarfca,s First Coli Club

II has been said that golf was
played on the Pacific coast In the Six
teenth century by q band Of old sea
captains. However, the st. Andrews
Golf club Of New York city, formed
November Is, 1883, was the first golf
club In the United States.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Aaueduct Has Lasted

An aqueduct, built by Emperor
Valens, A. D. 378, is still In use In
Constantinople It's main bridge is
1000 feet long and rs feet high, and
its arches have a span Of about thirty
feet
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Speech Muscles Actipe

The speediest muscles in the whole
body are those concerned In speech.
In one experiment it was found that
the speech muscles had made 1900
definite separate movements In one
minute.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Splendid German Churches

The cathedral of Ulm, Wuertem.
berg, Is the largest church In Germany
except tbs cathedral Of Cologne. It's
spire which was completed In 1890,
Ia $40 feet high and Is the Hottest
structure OF its kind.
The broad ax., 1925-05-16
Natural "Soap Nine,

Ashcroft, in British Columbia, has a
soap mine. How nature made 1t Is a
mystery, but it Is a mixture OF borax
with some fatty substance.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
PROCLAMATION

United States of America, State of
Wisconsin, Department Of State
SIS
Order by the Governor for Special
Election
WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in
the office of Senator in the Congress
Of the United States from the State
Of Wisconsin occasioned by the death
Of Honorable Robert M. LaFollette
on the eighteenth day of June, A. D.,
1925, whose term of office would
have expired on the fourth day of
March, A. D. 1929.
NOW THEREFORE, /, John j.
Blaine, as Governor of the State of
Wisconsin, by virtue of authority in
me vested and of the statute in such
case provided, do hereby order that
special election be held throughout
the State of Wisconsin on Tuesday,
the twenty-ninth day Of September,
A. D. 1925, to fill the vacancy in the
office of Senator in the Congress of
the United States from the State of
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
COMB SAGE TEA
INTO GRAY HAIR
Barkene Beautifully and Restores
It's Natural Color and
Lustre AZ Once

Common garden sage brewed into
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe At home, though, is trouble
some. An easier way is TO get the
ready-to-use preparation improved by
the addition Of other ingredients .
large bottle, at little COST, At drug stores,
known as 'Wyeths Sage and Sulphur
Compound" thus avoiding lot OF
muss
While gray, faded hair is not sinful.
we all desire to retain our youthful ap-
pcarancc and attractvcness BY dark
cning your hair with Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound, no one can tell. be-
cause It does It SO naturally, SO evenly
You just dampen sponge or soft
brush with It and draw this through
your hair. taking one small strand al
time; by morning all gray hairs have
disappeared After another application
or two yom hair becomes beautifully
dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant and you
appear years younger.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05

this village. We further request
that you give the property of T.. Il.
kamke which is located on the south
end Of Mercer lake your careful con
sideration. (Signed with 23 sigma
tures.)
After considerable discussion ON
the matter contained in the above
petition it was decided by the board
that the present county park on Tank
lake is much more satisfactory To-
cation for park than the site men
toned in the petition and on motion
by Angst, supported by Connors and
carried the above petition was re
Jeeted, and further, that the County
Park Commission, be, and hereby is.
instructed and authorized to cxncnd
a sum not to exceed $l25 to be paid
out of the 1925 park fund, on certain
present necessary improvements .on
the Mercer County Park on Tank
lake
Whereas, The Gogebic (Michiganl
County Fair Association has express
ed willingness to have Iron county
residents participate at the 1925
Gogebic County Fair provided that
Iron county will pay to said associa-
ton the amount Of $40O to cover any
and all expenses chat may he incur
red by said association by reason of
Iron county's participation at said
fair;
1t Is Further Resolved BY the
County Board of Supervisors, this
18th day of August, 1926. TINT the
proposition of the Gogebic County
Fair Association be accepted and the
county chairman and the county
clerk are hereby instructed anil
authorized to draw an order ON the
county treasurer for the sum Of $109,
same to be forwarded to the Gorebic
County Fair Association at once.
Moved by Sullivan that the above
resolution be adopted. Motion sup.
ported by Kolu and carried.
VII H0tiuH DA holu ana supported
by Daronco the board decided to
meet ON the morning Of Thursday.
September 10th. 1925. for the pur-
pose Of touring the county on an in
spectin trip Of the county high
ways.
The following list Of claims was
presented to the board and BY the
board referred to the Finance Com
mittee for examination:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
PEN Pointers

Sunny how folks spend the cool
evening complaining about how hot
the day has been.
lot Of people would like TO know
how to dance the Charleston WHY
just hop to it.
The radio Ia what catches all that
comes tout OF a clear sky"
Ms the waddling duck that &C.
counts for the down on the farm"
If you've ever played it. you know
it's hard to cross a good bridge
player
This is the time of year when
every man realizes he was a fool TO
buy that straw hat.
Women live two years longer than
men. Maybe it's because they've got
that much more TO say.
Summer is the time of year when
you look forward to winter, SO you
can wish summer were back.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
ToBEY AND TYKE
NOTICE OF SPECIAL PRIMARY

NoTICE OF SPECIAL PRIMARY
State of Wisconsin, County of Iron.
SIS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that at Special Primary Election to
be held in the several towns, wards,
yllages and election districts of the
state of Wisconsin, on the Third
Tuesday Of September, A. d., 1928,
bqipg the fifteenth day of said month,
! candidate for the following office
is to be nominated.
United States Senator, for the
unexpired term, in place of Robert
N LaFollette, deceased, whose term
Of office would have expired on the
fourth day Of March, 1929.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, /
have hereunto set my hand and seal
ct the Court House, in the City of
Hurley this oath day of August, A.
D., 1925.
Chas. A. Noren,
lSeal) County Clerk, Iron Co., Wis.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05

Wisconsin, occasioned by the death of
Honorable Robert NJ. LaFollette
whose term of office would have ex-
pired on the fourth day Of March
A. D. 1929, said election to be CON
Quoted, the votes canvassed, and the
returns made according to law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, |
have hereunto set my hand and caus-
ed the Great Seal of the State of
Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the
Capitol, in the City of Madison. this
twentieth day of August, A. D., 1925.
JOHN j. BLAINE,
Governor of Wisconsin.
By the Governor:
FRED +. ZIMMERMAN.
Secretary of State. (SEAL)
Opportunity knocks, but is never
a knocker.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05

~ YHAT does a Free Trial
wv really mean2" It means
W exactly this: you may
have us bring the Gyrafoam right
to your home-for your own in
spection-and you may do your
own washing with it.
You will not be requested to
sign anything-and you will not
obligate yourself in any way
You will not be told when you
must return the washer = and
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
SULPHUR CLEARS
A PIMPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
Your Skin Breaks out

ANY breaking out of the skin on face
NECK, arms ri hodp IS overcome quick
est hy applying Mentho- sulphur The
pimplc seem % dr, right ar and go
away, declares noted skin specialist
Nothing has ever been fonod 70 take
the place Ut sulphur 1s a pinplc re-
mover II is harmless and Inexpensive
Just ask any druggist for a small jar
OF RoWlcs Meutho Sulphur aud use il
ike cold cream
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
Pass 1t Alons.

The end of the vacation season is
IN sight Many will be returning to
then daily jobs soon; others have
already returned,
While away, vacationists surely
learned something. Whether the trip
was by automobile or train, some
thing new was seen. The keen OBJ
server, of course, but everyone got
view of something different-some-
thing out of the ordinary.
Those whose attention was at
tracted by anything different, who
made comparison in their own mind
with similar things at home, and
found them better, will be doing a
public favor by passing it along.
There is no community on earth
that has a corner" on all of the
novel ideas in the world. Every one
has something to recommend it.
The place that adopts the good
ideas that have been found workable
Is the one that gets ahead 1t profits
from the experience of others.
Let's not be backward about put
ting to work any good suggestions
that may be found elsewhere.
Washington, d. c. policewoman
says any saxaphone music is immoral
We all knew there was something
wrong with it.
Summer has its disadvantages,
among them the electric fan that
blows out the match just when you
think you have light.
If folks took as much trouble max
ing pleasure as they do making trou-
BILE, it would be hard to improve on
this world.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
What For

No. No. =, Claimant What For Claimed
69 Vogt Christensen supplies ............ 800
695 Rochester Gemcde Go, supplies 1850
600 Henry Peterson agricultural meetings
69 Amos M Hansen, burial of Gust MARTHA ... GsOo
698 d. r. Thomson
699 Office Service Co. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of deeds $3.50
70 c Reese deputy sheriff
Red Brick highway is 1850
$50 Bowron Murray Company assessment supplies $7s
69 News Record Printing Co. office supplies
Bndery Store office supplies .. ..... lI2o
Sheriff, police toG
7O4 Alfred Kaainen transportation l4G
7o5 Calaghm Company county library 2ooo
Chas W. Superior
7O Burroughs Adding Machine Co, adding
7o8 Security Envelope CO, supplies clerk l52G
709 John F. Sullivan supplies county liU
40 National Rubber Stamp Co supplies,
office supplies ............ ls27
713 H Miller Company, office supplies 2297
Hurley Boiler Works county Jail .... 2i9s
76 Espame Mayhem supplies sheriff. house e9ol
III Hurley Electric Co. supplies county jail 19e
F. expense .....
72o Alice Jackson, supervising teacher expense 4o55
72 White Cross Pharmacy supplies clerk ltlo
728 Margaret Hade supervising teacher 1874
724 Thos Jackson, repairs county jail t2af
25 Mrs Geo Gerry, G}aG
Iula Trer,
county board and ST.
29 David Harde county board and committee i42
county board and
Ole Olson board and committee HOS
Ed Evenson board and committee 1872
FrankA Anderson, county board
Geshe board and committee lIHl
785 J. Defer county committee 1908
board and committee
Connor county board and committee
county board ..........
Iukey board and committee 1876
board and committee
z3a ! Z hr.5 county COUNTY 5o.[d 5 an5 gon@ ,,as
7i5 Fred Durand county 54s
Cooe county board and committee
County SUPERVISOR whom schedule
County. Of claims,
Gentlemen med each # 7aid claims and
We Comatee V mend their allowance fun
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05

Opportunity knocks, but is never
a knocker.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-09-05
Proceedings of County
Board of Supervisors

Adjourned annual meeting of
county board, August 18th. 1925.
Pursuant to adjournment, the conn
ty board of supervisors of Iron coun
ty, Wisconsin, met this nth day of
August, 1925.
AT a. m. the meeting was called
to order by Chairman Reid. All
members present.
Minutes of the meeting of the
county board held on the 9th day of
June, 1925, were read and approved
as read.
Mrs. George Gerry, county nurse.
appeared before the board and re
quested permission to hold a tonsil
clinic within the county in the near
future
Moved by Evenson that the county
nurse be, and hereby is, authorized
to draw on the Health Conservation
Fund to an amount not to exceed
$3.50 for the holding Of tonsil clinic
in Iron county during the year 1925
Motion supported by Defer. Motion
carried.
Whereas, the Hurley Mercer Road
fund will soon be depleted when there
is still considerable work to be done
on construction and gravel surfacing
on that highway;
And Whereas, There will be bal
ance in the Hurley Montreal (Upson)
Road fund when the 1926 work win
have been completed on that highway.
1t Is Therefore Resolved, By the
County Board of Supervisors this
18th day of August, 1925, that what
ever balance exist in the Hurley
Montreal (Upson) Road fund at such
time that the 1925 work is completed
on said road, be, and the same here
by is, transferred to the Hurley-Mer-
Ger Road fund.
Moved by Sullivan and supported
by Coole that the above resolution be
adopted Motion carried.
Petition
To The Honorable Board of Super
visors Of the County Of Iron, State
Of Wisconsin, Hurley, Wis.
We, the undersigned taxpayers
and freeholders residing in the
Village Of Mercer, do hereby respect
fully request that you consider the
matter of relocation of a Park near
Evening star., 1925-11-08

the council here in adopting resolu-
sion in support of the bill TO create q
Department of Education.
The council, in its statement, point
ed out that the following resolution,
which, if adopted, was one Of out
spoken advocacy Of the education
bill. but had no mention Of private or
parOChial schools in it:
Resolved, That we endorse the
bill for the creation Of Department
Of Education and fon other purposes,
prepared under the direction Of the
National Education Association and
it's associated organizations and au-
thorized to be introduced into Con
greSS, at Il meeting of the rcpreSen-
tatives Of said associations held in
the city of Washington, October II.
1925, and we authorize the grand
commander to take whatever action
he may deem proper to carry out the
purpose of this resolution"
Explaining the intention behind
this motion, the council said:
I'm reviewing the Oregon school
law decision the gist If the commit
Evening star., 1925-11-08
EUROPEAN UNITED
STATES PROPOSED
Foreign Policy Association
Meeting Hears Plan
for Peace.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlsputCH TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, November More
than 700 persons attended a luncheon
of the Foreign Policy Association at
the Hotel Astor today and listened to
a discussion of THE United States of
Europe" led by Count Richard
Coudenhave. .kalergi of Vienna and DR..
Christian l.. Lange, Norwegian dele
gate to the League of Nations and
secretary general OF the Interparlia-
mentary Union, James G.. Mcdonald,
chairman of the association, presiding.
Count Coudenhave- KaIergi, leading
exponent of the pan European move
ment, argued q United States of
Europe was "a logical consequence of
the example set by America in ere
ating the United States of America
racies on the European continent on
perity and the close cooperation of
unions with the British common-
wealth for the recognition of world
peace.
'If pan Europe is not constituted
politically" he said, we shall verv
soon have another war In Europe; if
pan-Europe is not constituted e-conom.
ically the ruin of Europe is sure and
European bolshevism probable. The
only way to secure European peace
and prosperity is the creation of pan
Europe"
DIR. Lange. taking n different view.
pointed out that Europe. with its many
racial and geographical boundaries,