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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-19

Answer to Yesterdays Crossword
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
Resolution No. |.

Whereas, it appears from the
verified petition Of the Chippewa
and Flambeau Improvement Com
pany, dated November 10th, 1925
and from the official records of
Villas County, that said Chippewa
and Flambeau Improvement Com
pany is a conservation and regu-
lation" company under the Wiscon-
sin Statutes, and is now and was
at the times hereinafter mentioned
the owner of property hereinafter
described, which was and is used
in the carrying on of the corporate
business and is and was taxable
and assessable for general pur-
poses exclusively by the Wisconsin
State Tax Commission, and which
was so assessed and taxed by said
Wisconsin Tax Commission in the
year 1917 and the taxes for said
year, together with ali subsequent
egally assessed taxes thereon have
been fully paid by said petitioner;
and
Whereas, In 1917, the Town of
Flambeau, in said County, within
which said lands are situated, at
tempted by its proper officers to
assess and tax said lands for gen
eral purposes, in violation of law,
and the Treasurer of said town in
form returned said lands to the
County Treasurer Of Was County
as delinquent and the taxes so at
tempted to be assessed thereon as
delinquent taxes, that said County
Treasurer in form advertised said
lands for sale for delinquent taxes.
and under date of June II, 1918,
issued tax certificates in form COW
ering the following lands then and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

said pretended tax deed was re
corded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Villas County on the
18th day Of July, 1923, in Volume 50
Of Deeds, on page II;
6. That by reason of the facts
hereinbefore set forth said tax deed
is void, for reasons going to the
groundwork Of the tax.
Wherefore, Petitioner respect
fully requests your Honorable body
to adopt a resolution canceling
said tax deed and declaring the
same to be void and ordering that
the amount paid for the tax certi-
ficate on the sale of 1918 upon
which said tax deed was issued, to-
gether with all subsequent charges
thereon, and all subsequent taxes
paid on said lands, if any, by the
purchaser of said tax certificates,
or his assigns, together with inter
est on said amounts, to be paid to
said purchaser, or his assigns, upon
the delivery of the tax deed to be
Cancelled, as provided by Section
1922 Of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Dated November 10, 1925.
Chippewa and Flambeau I'M
provement Company.
By Donald Boyd, Secretary.
| State Of Wisconsin. County Of
Vilas-ss.
Donald Boyd, being duly sworn,
on oath says that he is the Secre-
tary of the Chippewa and Flam-
beau Improvement Company, that
he has read the above and forego-
ing petition, knows the contents
Thereof, and that the same is true
Of his own knowledge; that he
makes this affidavit for and on be-
half of said petitioner and that he
is authorized so to do.
Donald Boyd.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of November, 1925.
Geo. E. O'Connor, Notary Public,
Villas County, Wisconsin,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

now owned by said Chippewa ano
Flambeau Improvement Company
as follows:
Lot number Eight (S), in Sec
ton number Four "a, Lots num-
Der Two ~, Three CD, Four (Q
and Seven Cd, in Section Number
Nine 90, all in Township number
Forty-two (42), North of Range
number Five 90 East, in Villas
County, Wisconsin; and
Whereas, Upon petition of said
Chippewa and Flambeau Improve
ment Company the County Board
of Villas County, on June 18th, 1918
duly adopted and passed a resolu-
ton (known as Resolution No. s
and recorded in Vo'ume 3 of the
Records of County Board Proceed
ings on pages 538 and $500 cancel
ing and declaring void the tax GER
tificates covering said lands issued
on June II, 1918, and directing that
the amount of the tax returned de
(Contiued on Page Severn
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

were sold in Wisconsin-the same
year that the organized fight against
the great white plague was launched
in the state. Christmas seals today
are financing that battle which, in
Wisconsin, is conducted by the Wis
consin Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
They are paying for free chest clinics ;
for monthly magazine, The Crusader,
devoted to health, and for other health
literature; for health work in schools ;
for a school which trains public health
nurses and for other work in the big
educational campaign that is spread
ing the knowledge that tuberculosis
can be cured and better still th9t it
can be prevented.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
Is Sent TO RefOrmatOry

Walter Isabel, of Rhinelander,
his been sentenced to 1 to years
in Green Bay reformatory, by
Judge Reid at Wausau, after he
pleaded guilty to shooting Miss
Grace Christian at Rhinelander.
Miss Christian was wounded in the
foot making amputation necessary.
He told the authorities that he shot
her because she was attempting to
come between his father and his
mother. He did not shoot her with
the intention Of killing her, he said,
but simply as a warning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

The third number of this win
ters lyceum entertainment will be
held at the High School auditor
ium, Saturday evening, Dec. 5, at
eight o'clock.
One entertainment number that
always takes well at Eagle River is
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
ABOUT THAT BIG BOOM
Keep Initiation Artists Away
Develop State on Our Own
Hook for Permanently

A hint that should be needed by
al who own lake frontage or prop
erty Of any kind for that matter
IN northern Wisconsin is contained
in thoroughly sane editorial
published a few days ago In the
Sheboygan Telegram. 1t points out
that Chicago real estate wizards are
seriously planning on rip-roarlng
northern Wisconsin boom, and
warns us not to let them get too
firm a grip on what we have, but
TO engineer our own developments
as far as possible. Development IS
coming up here, sure as night fol
lows day, and if we take hold of the
work ourselves, so much the better
for everybody concerned-save the
aforementioned wizards who are
now beginning to gallop from Flor
ida about as far as they can In the
other direction, to try their old in
fation stuff here. We want sound
expansion, not imitation.
The Sheboygan Telegram says;
Various statements during the
past ten days in newspapers, and
uttorances by Chicagos wealthy in
dictate that Wisconsin is about to
share in a development p an which
will bring this state into promin-
cnce as the playground Of the ma
ton. Florida has been doomed as
winter resort and a great many IN
terests are now at work in Chi
cago aiming to popularize Wlscon-
sin as a summer resort region.
THE development of the Badger
state with its remarkable highways
eading to thousands and thosands
Of lakes could not help but produce
condition Of this kind. The ma
lural advantages are here with
ideal climate from spring until late
in the Publishing boating, and
what is perhaps more important,
wild scenic effect in northern Wis
consin that has drawn many an ar
list and his brush into that sec
lion.
We can expect that much Of
this northern property will be IN
the hands of promoters within the
next year, but our advice is for
owners Of property to engineer
their own Developments except
where it is necessary to call in cap
ital. We should be very guarded
against excessive land values, bear
ing in mind that a good, fair price,
paid by one who desires to locate
resort for himself and family, is
more to be desired than having the
state overrun by spectators. It
will be necessary for outside CAPT
tai to develop resort hote,s on these
lakes, but it would be to our disad-
vantage to allow an outside ele-
ment to come in here and bleed
those who were willing to invest.
Florida is in the hands of spec
ulators, many Of whom have no in
terest in that state. Let us profit
by. its experience and put our house
in order so that when this summer
resort boom comes, as it surely will,
it will not be said that we were
undermined by manipulators Of
that character"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
Clearing Houses for Foxes

The establishment of two clear
ing houses for distributing the en-
tire output Of silver black foxes
and pelts produced by the 1900 fox
ranches in America is being CON
sidercd by the American Fox lnsti-
tute as a result of recommends
tions made by President L. Z.
Rusch Of North East, Pa, during
the annual convention held last
week at Toronto, Ont. The plan is
to establish one Of these clearing
houses in the United States and
another in Canada. Besides dis
trbuting the production, they
would record pedigrees.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
WOLF KILLERS ACTIVE
Forty-Two Laid Low in Villas
County--Big Bags Indicated
for Coming Winter


The State Of Wisconsin so far
this year has paid out over $4,000
in bounties to wolf killers, who
have 1852 dead wolves to their
credit. Most Of these were laid low
in the northern part Of the state
There have also been 365 foxes
bagged, the majority of them in
western Wisconsin.
In Villas County there has this
year, up to last reports, been killed
AZ wolves and eleven foxes. This
record for Oneida county is 20 vol
YES and fifteen foxes; for Iron
county q wolves and five foxes
and for Forest county l6 wolves
and four foxes. So it is seen that
Villas holds the championship IN
this immediate section by a large
margin. 1t is not the state cham
pion, however Sawyer county
holds that honor over Al other con
testants. Within its limits there
has been killed 103 wolves anC
seven foxes. Bayfield, county comes
next with 80 and twelve, respec-
lively; Price third with 70 anC
fourteen; Douglas fourth with 81
and one, while Villas slips into fifth
place.
There is every indication of 6
record bag Of predatory animals
during the coming winter, wher
the tell-tale snow makes then
tracks visible.
The statistics on the bags SO fan
achieved show the interesting fact
that counties with the most wolves
have the least foxes, while the
western counties, with very few
wolves have a large fox population
Buffalo county, for instance, killed
so foxes but only one lone wolf.
A number Of wildcats and lyn1
have also been bagged, but the re
turns on them show that they are
comparatively scarce in all counties
Bountias are $50 for each full
grown wolf; S4 for woIf cubs anc
a like amount for each fox. Some
hunters, especially in the northern
counties, are earning a very hand
some amount Of pin money By
running down these animals
Neighboring states employ profes
sional killers who roam the wood!
shooting all predatory things they
can get track Of, but Wisconsin ha,
steadily adhered to the bounty sys
tenn as the most effective means OF
reducing the number of wolves
foxes and the like. Wolf hunter!
often follow a wolf trail for day!
before getting within eunshot O
the ANIMAL both for the sake of tn,
sizab.e bounty and of the sport.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

a good male quartette, and the
Committee has obtained the Royal
Welsh Male Quartette, one of the
very best quartettes available
Plenty of harmony and comedy
numbers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
Doctor locates in Rhinelander

DR.. J. NJ. Bird, specialist in eye
ear nose and throat trouble has
moved from Stevens Point to
Rhinelander and has opened an
Office at II West Davenport Street.
DR. Bird practised in Tomahawll
for several years before becoming a
Pointer. The doctor is a we'll known
sportsman and his reason for com
ing to Rhinelander is said to be d
desire to get closer to the northern
fishing streams and hunti n 9
grounds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
CHRISTMAS
TREES
By MARJORIE BARROWS
In Child Life

I TITLE pines upon the hill,
- Sleeping in the moonlight still.
Are You dreaming now of me
Who bloomed into Christmas tree!
Baby moons Of gold and red
Cuddle close beside my head;
In my tangle leaves string
Of fairy stars are glimmering;
While my arms, for girls and boys,
Blossom With hundred toys.
O, little pines, it's fun to live
To be a Christmas tree-and give!
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

season llllSuL NC
used to help these
little ones and 9th
ers afflicted with
this disease. So
the sale of penny
Christmas seals for
financing the fight
against tuberculo-
sis was begun. In
1903 the first seals
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02
TABOO TB"

VxTAY back in 1903 there lived in
wv Denmark a kindly postal clerk
- who was much interested in
little children, especially children suf-
fering from tuberculosis. AS he was
selling stamps over the post office
counter one December day, the idea
came to him that the gay little seals
which the people stuck on the backs
of their letters during the holiday
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-02

The News reaches the people
throughout the county. You can
reach them through the columns of
the News.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
KENTON

Items of Community and Social Inter
est Cleaned About TOwn-PersOnals
Kenton, May 5.-The School Elec-
tion was held at Kenton on Saturday,
May 2nd, electing H. w. Hilyard.
Mr.. John f. Wiley has purchased
a new sedan.
Charles Murphy is moving his saw
mill and force from Harrington to the
Hepburn woods near Kenton and ex-
poets to be ready for operation in a
short time.
Personals.-Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Crossley and Mrs. John Titus motored
to Wilmington on Sunday and spent
the day.-Mrs. J. Dewey Crossley is
spending a few days in Wilmington
with Mrs. Leroy Miller.-Mrs. Bertha
Bailey Clifton spent Monday with
Mrs. Katharine D. Arthurs.-Mr anC
Mrs. H. B. Clark have been away &
week.-Mrs.. John Titus of Whining
ton, has been visiting Mrs. w. S. Ar
thurs.-Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Arthur!
entertained company from Middle
town over the week -end.-Mrs. Ann;
Attix is visiting in Philadelphia.-Mr
Edward Bright who has been i'll fo
several months is improving slowly.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
ASK ROADS OF LEVY COURT
jackson Snow Petitions the Spruance
Road Near Leipsic Be Improved

jackson Snow PetltlOnS the Sprudnce
Road Near Leipsic Be Improved
At yesterdays session of Kent
County Levy Court, several delega-
tions appeared asking for further con-
crete roads in the County, including
a road from Willow Grove concrete
road to the Maryland line via the
Choptank Mills. County Engineer
Todd reported to the Court the pro-
gress being made on bridges now un-
der construction in different parts of
the County. A large delegation pc
titioned the Court to build a macadam
or stone road to South Bowers. Form
er Representative Jackson Snow Of
near Leipsic, made a request for road
improvement over the Spruance Road
to connect with the Smyrna and Leip-
sic road. Coroner w. D. Ennis and d
delegation appeared before the Court
relative to improvements to LeipsiC
Creek and bridge improvements. A
request was made for an opening Of
road from Carlisle's Church in Wes
Dover to the Stone Road nearby.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswOld, Kenton
Blackbird, Townsend, Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsc, Brenford, and Their Vicines.

are being hauled to this place pre-
paratOry to shipment to Germany
where they are to be made into gun
stocks and household furniture. The
trees are said to average S25 each
paid to the farm owners. Some of
the trees measure four feet across the
stump and all of them are in fine con-
dition. AS soon as several carloads
are collected here ready for shipment
they will be loaded, and at New York
are to be transferred to boats, the en-
tire lot to be shipped at one time.
George Turner, of Magnolia, had
narrow escape from injuries when the
car he was driving ran over an en-
bankment, turning turtle and landing
upside down at the bottom of the
slope which was about five feet deep.
Turner was bruised but not seriously
injured. Turner had turned out to
pass a truck but in doing this, he went
out too far, the car being overturned
before it could be gotten back on the
highway. The accident happened near
Townsend, on the road to Warwick,
Md.
Carl Reynolds who is employed by
the State Construction Company, on
the new road being built from Ginn's
Corner to Blackbird, when going to
his work on Saturday morning in a
Ford roadster, on reaching "DOgtOwn
Corner" was run into by Ford tour
ing car operated by Elmer Blanch-
field. The roadster was badly dam
aged; having turned completely over
in falling down an embankment sew
eral feet deep. The touring car es-
capped with slight damage. Both driv-
ers escaped injury.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

noon last from the workhOuse. Hard
ing was caught in an abandoned out
house near Greenspring, where he had
fallen asleep. Ross was later caught
by Officer Conrad alone in a woods
back of his home near Blackbird.
Both prisoners were taken to the Kent
county jail Warden Leach took
them back to the workhOuse. Ross
was recently sent to the workhouSe
for larceny. The two will be given
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
CHESWOLD
Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson Cooper Enter
tanned in Honor of Their Daughter

Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Cooper Enter
tanned in Honor of Their Daughter
Cheswold, May 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
Jefferson Cooper entertained at their
home near town last Friday evening,
April "a, the occasion being the eigh-
teenth birthday of their daughter,
Harriet. A delightful evening was
spent in games and other social past
times followed later by refreshments.
Harriet received many beautiful and
useful gifts. The guests departed at
a late hour, wishing Harriet many
more happy birthdays.
Personals.-Mrs. P. L. Barcus is
spending sometime in Chester, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. MacNamee.-
Mr. o. J. Lafferty is spending some
time with his nephew at Little Greek
Miss Betty Cubbage of Clayton, has
been visiting her sister, Ruth, at the
home of their grandmother, Mrs
Amanda Vaughn.-Mr. and Mrs. vii
lard Barcus entertained Mr.. and Mrs
w. S. Stauffer and daughter Elsie
Fritz, of Wilmington, over the week
end.-Mrs. FINLEY Knots of Trenton
y. j., is visiting at the home of he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. jeff Cooper
near town.-Miss Edith Patterson
spending sometime with her sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kinney.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
J. w. DOwNEN TO LEAVE DOVER
Superintendent of Murphey School
Will Return to Colorado July

Superintendent of Murphey School
Will Return to Colorado July
J. NJ. DOwnen, Superintendent of
the Murphey Memorial School, locat-
ed at Dover, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the board Of trustees of the
institution to become effective on
July first Of this year. After being
relieved of his present duties, Mr..
Downen will go to Pueblo, Colorado,
where he will assist his brother in
carrying on the real estate business
now being conducted by his brother
Other than accepting the resignation
of Mr.. Downen, the board Of trustees
have taken no action on the matter
and it is not known when a successor
to Mr.. DOwnen will be selected. Mr..
DOwnen went to Dover last August
from Denver, Colorado, where he was
the Superintendent Of the George w.
Clayton College, an institution very
similar to the one planned for the
Dover institution. Since going to Do
yer, Mr.. Downen has supervised the
completion Of the first units for the
Murphey Memorial and will continue
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
FIND PRISONERS NEAR SMYRNA

Two Who Escaped From WOrkhOuse
Found near Greenspring and BlaclSbird
State Highway Police Officer Conrad
with Police Officer Hoch at o'clock
Monday morning caught Theodore
Harding, negro, recently sent to the
New Castle County Workhouse from
Kent county, and who escaped with
Mack Ross, negro, on Saturday after
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

ESTATE OF EDWARD FARRELL. DECEAS-
ED-Notice is hereby given that Letters of
Administration upon the Estate of Edard Far
rell. late Of Blackbrd Hundred. deceased, were
duly granted unto Edna f. Smith on the first
day Of May A. d. 1925. and all persons in
debted to said deceased are requested to make
payments TO the Administrators without de-
lay. and all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to exhibit and pre-
sent the same duly probated to the said Ad-
ministratrix on or before the first day Of May
A. d. 1926 or abide by the law in this behalf.
Address
Chas. l.. Harmonson. Attorney at Law,
Dover. Delaware.
EDNA F. SMITH
5-6-2t Administrators
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
NOTICE

All persons are cautioned against
extending credit or allowing anyone
to purchase goods on my account as 1
will not be responsible for any bills
unless contracted by myself.
w. H. TUNIS, SR.,
4-22 81 Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

to do so until he departs July 1. He
will also assist in the preliminary
work of preparing the plans for the
active operation of the institution and
the furnishing of the interior of the
buildings that are now being con-
stlucted.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

a hearing on charges Of ''s1rtne .arri1g
jail. Harding H. was .d Ross
months for larceny and rsars
years old, serving two They '
breaking and entering ,.,m d
employed some distance ~ ts.t
pa,,s',, pane wa. not noticed until 'ns ,e
returned to the vorhh''''
evening meal.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

Personals.-Mr. A. E. Porter has
returned home from New Augustine,
Florida, where he spent the winter
Miss Hilda Clark has returned home
from Newark, N. j. Mrs. Millman
has been spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. Matthew Hollett.- Mr..
and Mrs. Howard J.Carpenter of Phil
adelphia, Pa, spent the week with
Mrs. Macklin.-Mr. Merritt Pennock
of Elkton. Md, has been spending the
week with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Hoffecker.- Miss
Helen Clayville has returned from a
weekend visit in Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
TOWNSEND

Local Walnut Trees in Demand By
German Buyers.-PersOnals
Townsend, May 5.-Henry PiersOn,
of Townsend, has a force Of men en-
gagged in cutting walnut trees on vari-
Gus farms of this section. The logs
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

William H. Hoffecker wishes, thru
this medium, to thank all his friends
for the flowers and automobiles fun-
ished at the burial of his sister, Mrs.
Margaret A. Yokem.-adv.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
CLAYTON

Clayton taxpayers will find an Of
fetal statement of the towns finances
April, 1924, to April 1925, published
on the sixth page of this issue.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

Mr.. Robert H. Barnes of IrOnshire-
Md, who has been receiving treat
ment at Miss Markers private hos
pital in Clayton for several weeks, Is
very much improved at this writing.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

Trinity Church School will meet on
Sunday next at half-past two. There
will be Evensong with sermon in the
church at half-past three.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06

The Smyrna Male QuaTtette had an
unusual compliment paid them last
week, by being invited to sing at the
bedside of Father O'Connell, who IS
lying i'll at St. Joseph's Industrial
School at Clayton. This venerable
priest wanted to again hear sung
Longfellows poem, "The Bridge" and
through his physician, DR.. J. S. Cobb,
invited this we'll known quartette to
grant his request. Accordingly, on
Sunday last, the Quartette composed
of J. Z. Hoffecker, first tenor; L. M.
Price, second tenor; w. 7. Jefferson,
baritone, and w. o. Hoffecker, bassO,
journeyed over to Clayton in the af-
ternoon and rendered the following
beautiful selections, "The Bridge,
"Still, Still, With Thee" and "Beauti-
full Isle of Somewhere" Father
O'Connell before being stricken, was
for many years the priest in charge
Of St. Joseph's. Industrial School al
Clayton. He is held in the highest
esteem by all who know him, and i
gave the Smyrna Male Quartett'
great pleasure to visit him and com
ply with his wishes.
Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
DAHLIAS

Mixed tubers, $1.00 per dozen.
Named tubers, $3.50 per dozen.
Order at once.
H. H. DARRELL,
Sc 2t Massey, Md.