Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-20

resort on kentuck lake, are constructing
two more cottages. Men and teams
have been busy the past week hauling
lumber to the lake.
Father Russlnan, lately OF Sturgeon
Bay, has been appointed Us successor OF
Father Goepfert i'll ST. Peters church
here. Father Russman held services
yesterday for the first time.
The Advancement Association at
/ Rhineander have closed a deal whereby
a branch OF the G. M. 4 st. =. Railway
| will extend to their city. This means n
great boom to the shipping facilitles OF
| that city.
/ The men4enployed by d. j. Murray,
of Wausau, who had tie contract Of re-
moving the machinery of the old Sheri-
dan Lumber Co.'S plant, finished their
labors Friday. They shipped the
machinery last week to Munising. \ 1t
comprised twelve car loads.
Nj Gillette OF Eau Claire, president OF
the Dels Lumber Co., was i'll the city
Wednesday and Thursday. He came
here for the purpose OF appearing before
the Board of Review in the interests OF
his company which OWNS considerable
timber property in our town.
-Blueberries are coming i'll at II rapid
rate. JAS. Walsh has bought as high as
! Il IfI6
ians. He ships daily to southern points.
The berries are larger and more plentiful
this. year than fora number OF years iii
| the past
Last Thursday murning the peals of
the Congregational church sbell called
together the teachers and scholars OF
that church for their annual picnic. The
day passed off pleasantly the little ones
enjoying themselves immensely. The
picnic was held at Gagen Hill OH the
shores OF Yellow Birch Lake.
The Misses Harriet O'Connor, Anna
IsaSalle, Anna Riordan and Mrs. hon
lnelIy, and Geo. and Henry OConnOr,
Judge Riurdan and DR.. Neville are camp
ing OH Cranberry Lake. They went up|
last Thursday in the yacht "Eaglet,
taking along proyisionsand OF the palat-
able kind, that would make less forum
ate ones sighsMith envy.
Number Of parties from here have
been trout fishing near Rummeles the
past week. In numbers bat few trout
have been caught, but what We're canght
Were exceptionally large ones, averaging
in weight nearlya pound Il piece. They
seem to be about six year old trout.
1t is Il singular fact that no smaller onps
are caught.
The base ball tever has struck the
towns in the WESTERN pait-o the county
in full force. Minocqua, Woodruff, Star
Lake and Arbor Vitae all have credit
able ball team, who are only to anxious
to try their mette against a team from
this village. We have no regular team
this year but might pick up one and
give 'em a game for sociability sake il
nothing more.
The dam at Mnocqua went out the
l 1th inst causing several thousand dol
lars worth of damage. Three bridges
were swept out besides Il large amount
OF hay destroyed. 1t seems to be the
| feeling over there that had there been Il
fshdam constructed as required by law
it would never have happened. The dam
was owned by some OF the paper com
panies located AT Grand Rapids.
--Manawa Automatically M. L. San
born, who has practiced medicine here
| for two wears past, has decided to locate
at Eagle River, the county seat OF Villas
county, and left for hisnew field OF labor
ON Sunday evening. driving to New Lon
! the Northwestern During his stay here
|'Dr. Stubborn has made many friends in a
professional capacity and socially, who
much regret his deciding to leave Mana
wa, and who wish HIM all kinds OF sue
cess in:his new location. He still retains
his office here aud expects to have an
other physician in his place in short
time.
-Chas Hall, who left here early last
spring to search for greener fields, re-
turned to the city Friday. Since his depart
ure he has visited nearly all the new
towns in Northern Minnesota, including
Hibbing, and for the last month was
located at Munising which is receiving SO
much attention from these parts at pres
ent. He reports times in Northern
Minnesota as very quiet, tl.e mines not
operating at present. At Munising
things are little better but over done.
A stripeof white sand thickly scattered
with pine stumps is selling at 500 per
foot in some parts of the village Chas
still thinks Eagle River good enough for
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