Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-07-27

On account Ct the hard times it has
become necessary for rue to do business
strictly on cash basis and hereafter
l shall sell only for cash.
F. Beardsley.
p. Bogrand 10 making reduction
in the price Of photographs for the
next two weeks. He Is taking fine
cabinet photos for only two dollars and
q half per dozen.
j. II. barrow contractor OF IRON
wood Michigan, was in town Tuesday
and Wednesday looking over the plans
and specifications for the new court
house with the view Of putting in a bid.
The camping out party consisting
of Robert Stewart and family and
guests returned Saturday from Bucka-
tauben. TLey reported very pleasant
time and that the fishing good. They
caught something over seventy Ave
fish.
According to the Rhinelander Vim
dicator the Rhinelander mill owners
are contemplating big reduction in
wages. Very different times these
are from last year when the men were
striking for shorter days and got them
too and this year are accepting a re-
duction in wages withouta grumble.
ID. E. Riordan has located at Eagle
River, Wis.,, and hung out his shingle.
He seems pleased with the prospects
for business at that place and as Dan is
q bright, active fellow, we predict that
his legal light will so shine as to be
seen Of men. The Argus wishes him
success in his new home. - Waushara
Argus.
j ohm. Ley the taylor has just re-
ceived word Of the death of his mother
in Germany at the age of eighty two.
She was quite well to do and left John
the tidy little sum of five thousand
dollars. 1t will take some little time
to settle the estate and he does not
expect to receive his money before
February.
Geo. c. Flett of Merrill, brother
of w. FL. Flett, the prominent attorney
of that place, arrived in town yester-
day and has determined to locate here
for the practice of law. He graduated
from the law department of the State
university this last June. He is a
bright appearing young man and will
fession.
We are almost certain to have six
departments in the school this year.
The school board think 1t will be
necessary to devide the scholars in the
| first primary room and make another
room. Last year there were about
seventy FIVE pupils in this room and the
prospects arc that there will be more
this year. This is altogether to many
scholars for one teacher to take care
of.
--Earnie Stewart has received a
letter from his brother, Guy, who has
just come down from a trip to their
claims in Minnesota where he went to
investigate the damage done by the
forest fires there in June. reported
all but about five hundred thousand OF
the timber on his own claim and all on
John Prusch's as burned EArnie Stew
! arts claim did not suffer so much al
though his house and about five hun
dred thousand of pine were destroyed.
For the last four or five days forest
fires have been raging again in the
northern part Of this state and Michi-
gan. Ewac, Michigan was entirely
destroyed. On Monday Marshfield
was entirely surrounded by fires which
were burning up to the city limits.
Fire was raging In the woods on all
sides OF Prentice and Melleone, small
town O few miles west of there was re-
| ported as burned up.
Bills are out announcing that the
Redmond Dramatic Company will play
here all Of next week commencing Mon
day evening, August ,3lst. 1t is un-
necessary for us to say anything about
the merits of this company. This is
the same company that played
here for week last spring, and to
crowded houses every night. Their
plays are all new and there will be
| change of programme each night.
| The saw mill at Ashland have made
reduction in the wages OF lumber
showers engaged in loading vessels.
The men refused to accept the reduc-
ton and struck. Plenty OF men offered
to work at the reduced wages but the
strikers prevented them. In conse-
ouence the Shores Lumber Co. have
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