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soril)crn tOisronsin TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR Pride of Ownership With Goodyear tires on your car you know you have the best— your friends know it— the whole world knows it—and your speed ometer proves it. tiESE famous quality tires are itainable in the 30x3—30x32 x 4 Clincher sizes for light cars. ther Sizes in Stock. Cost No More and Our xpert Service is Free. Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes— Best —Yet— They Cost No More WABENO HARDWARE CO. WABENO. WISCONSIN WHEN IN TROUBLE WITH YOUR CAR CALL ON US All Work Guaranteed PRICES REASONABLE Full Line of Tires, Tubes, and all , Accessories Carried in Stock. WABENO MOTOR CAR CO. WABENO, WIS. The First National Bank of Crandon CRANDON, WISCONSIN The largest and oldest Bank in Forest County. Resources over $700,000. A home Bank owned by home people. We are in position to make real estate loans on improved farm lands at all times. We make no charge for services of any kind, issue drafts and letters of credit without any charsre whatever. 6 A checking, saving or certificate account with this institution may be carried with the highest decree of safety. & We solicit town and school treasurer accounts. HUNTING LlCENSES—Residents of the east side of the county can make application and receive their license and deer tag at the office of J. E. Himley. It will not be nec essary to send the application to Cranden. WABENO. WISCONSIN. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBERS. 1922 La Follette Ticket Wins in the State Me Glynn Nominated Sheriff; Mountain County Clerk; Poppy Treasurer; Conway Clerk of Court; Woodbury Register of Deeds. A light vote was cast here Tuesday. The candidates for county offices from the east side received a large home vote but lost out in the county. The follow ing were nominated for county offices: County Clerk W. E. Mountain County Treas. Henry Poppy Sheriff Martin McGlynn Register of Deeds E. O Woodbury Dist. A tty. W. A. Wescott Clerk of Court S. J. Conway Coroner H. H. Patterson The entire La Follette state ticket won out by a record vote. La Follette’s majority over Ganfield for Senator is a bout 200,000. The following were nom inated for state offices: Governor John J. Blaine Lieut. Governor Geo Comings Secy, of {State F. R. Zimmerman State Treas. Sol. Levitan Atty. General H. Tv. Ekern The contest for Congress from tfiis district is close between Judge Graass of Green Bay and Geo. Schneider of Appleton, Elmer Hall or Green Bay ran third. Following is the vote in detail at Wa beno, town of Freedom and Carter (2nd precinct of Wabeno.) Wabeno Freedom Carter Governor Morgan 62 9 8 Blaine 250 83 23 Me Henry 20 4 Lt. Governor Young 88 14 15 Commings 222 80 15 Sec. of State Zimmerman 188 30 16 Paulson 123 14 12 State Sreasurer Levitan 145 23 11 Johnson 173 21 19 Atty. General Ekern 158 23 II ' Baker 146 21 18 (J. S. Senator La Follette 294 40 31 Ganfield 58 5.4 Rep. in Congress Schnieder 84 17 5 Hall 141 33 20 Graass 88 *5 7 Member of Assembly Grandine 109 14 20 Weatherly 160 21 8 County Clerk Alexander 286 38 22 Mountain 74 11 y County Treasurer Mischo 267 44 25 Poppy 46 33 Rowlinson 49 2 4 Sheriff . Gebhart 21 3 13 Londo 221 41 14 Me Glynn 32 1 2 Miller 98 5 4 Coroner Lamond 103 22 13 Patterson 193 22 14 Clerk of Court Conway 177 27 14 Hauser 132 17 14 Dist Attorney Wescott 284 41 25 Register of Deeds Oettinger 234 22 14 Woodbury 105 26 18 Surveyor E. 0 Woodbury 3 LESPERANCE FACES AUTO THEFT CHARGE Lawrence Lesperance, who recently coEpleted o one year sentance in Wau pun, having been, convicted as an acc essory in connection with the robbery of the Wabeno bank, is now facing a chorge of stealing an automobile. He pleaded not guilty at Fond du Lac and bail was placed at SI,OOO. Henry Balt hazyr, town of Friendship, Fond du Lac county is the owner of the car, which was stolen July 13, 1921 and which was alleged to have been used by the ban dits, two of whom were from Green Bay and who are serving 25 |year sen tences. Laona Vote for County Officers Alexander 165 Mountain 86 Mischo 142 Poppy 77 Rowlinson 30 Gabhart 37 Londo 134 McGlynn 45 Miller 31 Lamond 118 Patterson 81 Conway 115 Hauser 101 Wescott 1882 Oettinger 162 Woodbury 64 LOCAL AND PERSONAL W. E. Mathis was in from Otter Lake Saturday. E. A. Plath, Chiropractor, Reese bldg. Wabeno. Adv. Albert Schwartz made a trip to An tigo last Thursday. A. F. Green of Manitowoc is a guest at the Neider home E. J. Gerl of Newald was a business caller in town Wednesday. Herman Zingler transacted business at Crandon last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Hemenway of Car ter were in town Saturday. Miss Frieda Rummel returned home from Milwaukee Saturday. Harter Enders broke his arm yester day morning while cranking a car. For Sale: Two cows. Inquire of Mrs. Wm. Charlton, Wabeno, Wis. The Reese and Krohn families re turned Monday from a visit at Marsh field. Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Reddick and baby arrived Tuesday to make Wabeno their home. Anyone having cattle to sell please leave word at the post-office. Emil Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Max Longlais motored to Marinette and Menominee Saturday returning Sunday. Paul and Walter Lemke will leave shortly for Oshkosh to resume their studies at the normal. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Rogge returned Monday from a visit to De Pere, Mil waukee and other places. Rev. Westfall of Milwaukee will preach next Sunday 10th at the Presby terian Church here at 10:30. Ted Schlafke of the Schlofke & Ber ndt Baking Cos. went to Marshfield Tuesday returning yesterday. The L. Y. P. A. of the Lutheran Church meets at the home of Ralph Theime Thursday evening, Sept. 14. Frank Ristau and family went to Milwaukee via auto last week and a ttended the state fair returning Satur day. Aug. Giesecke and familymotored ud from Milwaukee Saturday on a weeks visit at the Rummel homes west of town. Win. Moore and Elmer Koenig leave tomorrow for River Falls where they will take a course in agriculture at the Normal. W. H. Hartman and family returned Saturday from a weeks motor trip to Shiocton, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac and other places. Albert Schwartz motored to Cedar River Monday to bring back Mrs. Schwartz and children who had been Visiting there. • The annual Harvest Festival is to be held the last three days of this month, Sept. 28-30. Premium lists will be sent out this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Kinsman and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Miller left Wednesday on a motor trip to Oconto Falls, Madi son and other places. W. C Crosland, city superintendent of schools at Iron Belt, Wis , and Mrs Crosland, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson, of Duluth, Minn., have been guests at the Robt. Morris home the past week. E F. Fessenbecker, our efficient mathematics teacher, and family, mot ored here from Roberts Monday to a gain make their home here. They are occupying the Hammes residence form erly occupied by H. M. Nelson. Coney Jecklin of Sun Prairie was in town a few days this week in the in terest of the Hanger-Martin Clothing Cos., Grand Rapida. Mich., of which concern he is states sales manager. The Jecklin* resided in Wabeno in the early days of the town and conducted a hardware, furniture and undertaking ■tore. .... —Li!? '“1 The Advertised Article / is one in which the merchant J himself ha* implicit faith— M els* he would not advertise it. M You are safe in patronizing the H merchants whose ads appear m la this paper became their \ goods are np-tn-date and naver \ shopworn. WABENO DRUG STORE Bubbling with Quality We Pride ourselves on the Superior Brands of | High Grade Soaps WE CARRY Foreign and Domestic Toilet Soaps Highly Scented with Bouquet or Floral Odors Hardwater Soaps Nursery Soaps Bath Tablets Medicated Types Our Leader Today J ontee l Toilet Soap 4 c * k “ SI.OO M. O. BOEHM The Rexall Druggist WABENO, ::: ::: ::: WISCONSIN HIMLEY ABSTRACT COMPANY C. G. HIMLEY, ABSTRACTER (Successor to Walsh Abstract Company) Crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin ABSTRACTS OF TITLE Carefully and Promptly Compiled. FIRE INSURANCE-Strongest Companies Something new in AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE— “The Popular Prem ium Policy”—iusures for the FULL VALUE of the car. Applicaiions by mail receive immediate attention. Fire Destroys Crandon Vulcan Last Factory Crandon, Wis. —Fire believed to have started from an overheated motor de stroyed the factory and two ware houses of the Vulcan Last Company here at 6:30 o’clock Monday The damage was estimated at $750,000. The fire, which started on the first floor of the factory, was discovered by nearby residents. Lack of sufficient water and fire e quipment made it extremely difficult for the firemen and citizens to cope with the flames which had made considerab le headway it was reported. The factory’ one of the largest in the country, supplied four shoe factories in Portsmouth, Ohio and St. Louis, Mo. with raw material. The warehouses were stocked to ihe top with sh e blocks When a City Is Disfigured. When any part of the city is dis figured by billboards or when any res idence neighborhood *is r v uined by the unnecessary intrusion of business the whole city suffers. People don’t enjoy passing ugly or 111-kept property in go ing to their homes. It weakens the in centive for a family to own its home if there is danger that the property may be hurt at any time by the erection of a business house next door. A city cannot permit itself to be disfigured in spots. It cannot acqui esce in a policy of ugly neighborhoods here and there. If it does, it subjects itself to unnecessary handicaps, lt re tards its growth. A city is u unit. Damage to one part is damage to the city.—Kansas City Star. A Railroad Monopolist. “Pa,” said Johnny on the afternoon of Christmas. “Well, my son?” “Why didn’t you ask Santa Claus to bring you one of those electric trains if you like to play with it so much?” —Boston Transcript. Rural Community Best. Civilization, culture and develop ment of rural people are to be found in conjunction with town and small city, and not apart.—Galpin. Companionship. “Don’t you feel sorry for the poor animal that was skinned for the ftirs you bought for your wit??” “Why should I feel sorry for the quadruped? It’s true he was skinned for those furs. But so was L” NO. 5 51.50 A YEAR Win Two Firsts at the State Fair L. S. Jacobson Wins First on His Peer less Potatoes, J. A. Dixon takes First on Irish Cobblers and C. Colburn Gets a Second and a Third. Forest county potato growers did ex ceptionally well at the state fair at Milwaukee this year. Agriculture rep resentative Lee Stewart wired us yes terday, the following message: “L. S. Jacobson, of Mole Lake, won first place on Peerless potatoes, and second on Ohios and Triumphs. J. A. Dixon, of Argonne, captured first place on Irish Cobblers, and fourth place on Rurals. Claude Colburn, of Hiles, took sec ond on Irish Cobblers and third on Rur als. ” This is certianly a fine showing and the winners are to b® congratulated for putting it over the older potato growing centers. We have always claimed that Forest County is the ideal potato growing section, and it is being proven so every day.—Crandon Repub lican. To Club Members Some of the Club Members have been visited and their projects inspected We hope to see every club member make an exhibit. Record books must be kept up to date and exhited at the Harvest Festival. A full account of the prizes for this work will appear in the premium lists. Bring exhibits to be used in prepar ing a town booth at the County Fair to the high school building. All exhibits to be used for the town booth should be brot to the high school building the latter part of this week, where possible. They will be taken to Crandon Monday. It is hoped that all those whev can will bring in exhibits of sheaf grains and grasses, threshed grains, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits etc. These will be cared for so owners can enter them at the Harvest Festi val. For Sale: 80 acre farm, miles north west of Wabeno. About 40 acres clear ed of whieh 26 acres is without stones or stumps. Fair buildings. Would sell on account of wishing to take charge of, the old home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Rogge, Wabeno.