Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-04

may be found at his residence prepared
to transact the business of the office.
C. L. Dixon physician and surgeon
has located here. Calls may be lef'
at Mr.. Bcardsley's drug store until per
manent Office quarters can be obtained
Residence with Mr.. Geo. p. Dickinson
Peter Doyle, a Medford contractor
and builder: spent several days in town
the latter part of last week and the
fore part of this week. He came oven
to look over the plans and specific atlons
for the new school house to put in a
bid for the contract to build it.
Senator Neil Brown of Wausau
was in town Tuesday and Wednesday to
advise with the new county board and
aid them in getting started right. He
was an active champion OF the Villas
county bill in the last legislature and
has warm place in the regards of the
people Of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. j G.. Deckert, par
ents Of T.. j. Deckort who have been
residing here for some time left the lat
ter part of the week for Kilbourn City
to take charge of their farm near that
city. T. j. Deckcrt and little girl ac-
companicd them as far as |Tausau Fl ON
which place they went to Marshlicld,
returning home Tuesday.
A T.. Howard has bought the west
twenty five feet Of Robert Stewards lot
on wall ST. across from the photograph
gallery and will at once begin the cree
ton Of u store building % X 50 and two
stories high He has already began
clearing the lot and has purchased his
lumber and has it ON the ground. The
building will be used for Il furniture
store.
Fl. f.. Mathews of Merrill has NOV
ed to this place and Intends to east his
lot with us for the future. He will
Il real estate and insurance office in this
village. Besides Other property in this
vicinity, he owns about two thousand
'tNlc0 VI Sppll isttlii JilHb t'h1o VI
the village which he intends to divide
up into SO acre farms which he will OF
fer for sale to actual settlers who Will
come III and improve them.
Judge Mccormick OF Rhineander
WAS in town Monday. He came over
to attend to the defense in the State VS..
Sexton which was set for hearing
that day. The affidavit on which the
warrant was issued placed the value Of
the article alleged to be stolen at n sum
which would make the crime grand
larency and the case was tried on that
theory as on examination the dcfendent
not being required to plead. 1t was
appeared that the value Of
the articles was less than twenty dol
lars and the prosecution asked the court
to find the dcfendent guilty Of petit
larency. On motion of the defendants
attorney, the defendcnt was discharged
for the reason that he had not been re-
quired to plead Another warrant was
sworn out for the arrest of the defend
Chu. liz t.tSC w stc At1iiS'i tiAN hNNo "t'
and the defendcnt discharged for the
reason that he could not be tried twice
for the same olTensc. N. A. Colman
appeared for the state. ~
The first meeting of the county
board of Villas county was called to or
dor at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon
by county clerk Loughlin and organized
by the election OF II. W. Rodgers Us
chairman OF the board. AS soon as the
board was organized the bonds OF the
county officers were fixed Us follows
Sheriff, $4,000, Treasurer, $4,000; Clerk
$4,000; Register Of Deeds 50, 900, Clerk OF
Courts. 900; Dist. Atty. 81, 800; Survey
or, $500; superintendent Of Schools,
$500; County Judge, $4,000: Coronsr, $500
The following is the salary of the differ
erent officers as fixed by the board
Sheriff, fees: Clerk $1,000; Treasurer,
$1,000; Register of Deeds, fees; Clerk of
Court, $500; District Attorney, $500;
fees: Superintendent OF
Schools, $500; County Judge, $3.50; Cor
ouor, fees. The board appropriated
fifteen thousand dollars to procure the
ground and build county buildings and
propose to issue bonds to that amount
for that purpose due in one, two, three
four and five years respectively. A. t.
Stockwell, G.. p. Dickinson and Il. 3.
Walsh were appointed committee to
procure plans and specifications and
select site sor court house. The coun-
ty clerk was appointed to procure all
books, blanks and stationery required
by the county officers and l.. j. Cook
was appointed to purchase all other
things that may be required. The pro-
ceedings were ordered published in the
three county papers at 20cents per folio
each.