Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-07

j. G. Enrieht, representing The
Best of All Four" was in the CITY Friday,
to dispose of a carload OF that celebrat-
ed -four to his companv's agent JAS.
Morgan.
II. Finger, Vice President of the
Gerry Lumber Co. Was Mt Amigo the
latter part Of last week in attendance on
the law suit his company was having at
that place with Choate & Bray.
ID. Graham, w A. Bradford. A. A.
Denton and Chas. Denton, Went to
Amigo, Wednesday to tell what they
knew about the Choate & Bray w. the
Gerry Lumber Co. case. They returned
Friday
DR.. w. d. Neville went to Rhinenn-
der last Wednesday to visit Chas. Nc
Indoe who has been been very sick for
the past few weeks with typhoid fever.
Chas. has many friends in this city who
hope for his speedy recovery to good
health.
Mrs. n. NJ. Emmons is dangerously
H. and has been SO since last Monday.
She liz troubled with some spinal com
plant. 1t is the wish OF her large circle
of friends here, to hear OF her speedy aud
ultimate recovery
Attorney n. A. Colman, went to
| Amigo, Wednesday to appear III the
Choate & Bray, Va. The Gerry Lumber
Co. cnse. This case is of some few wears
standing, and grew ont of some timber
transaction between the two compan
| les.
u F. Sheehy, Of Minneapolis, is in
town and registered at the Central
House. Mr.. SheeIly claims the heavy
weight championship OF the North west
and il anxious to make arrangements
for glove contest with VIM. Daniels OF
Rhinalander.
The Houston murder case. from
Wood county which was tried at Wan
san, has come to an end, by the jury
| failing to come to ali agreement. The
defendants attorneys have demanded an
| immediate new trial, which will prob
ably come off next month.
John Monahan passed through lie
city, Friday, on his way to Conover
from Menasha. where he had been to
close deal to do some logging for the
M4nasha Wooden Ware Co., west OF Con
over. He was accompanied by a crew
of men and expected to commence log
ging operations Saturday.
People are always looking for a
chance to close bargains; onein which they
have the best end OF. We would advise
all who are on the outlook for good bar
gains, especially in clothing and over
coats. to step into Jno f. Sullivan & Co.'S
tailoring establishment and have Mr..
Rogers show you bargains. Ii he can't
convince you OF bargain then we will
| bargain that you don't what q bargain
! is.
| The papers are full Of accounts OF the
| imminent danger III which the city OF
| Chippewa Falls is in, from the ice gorges
III the Chippewa river. For distance
OF nearly fifteen miles between Chippewa
! Falls and Eau Claire the river is IL solid
mass of packed ice. The center Of the
river opposite the city ia packed to the
! bottom with ice and the water has to
make new channel for itself where it
can. Great damage has already been
done to property and the surrounding
country.
&C, Francis CoimAn, who officiates az
clerk of Villas county, editor Of the Eagle
River News, catcher OF the crack ball
team OF that village and Ward Me-
Aliister of Eagle Rivers Four Hundred
spent Tuesday i'll Wausau and for Il
period of time dispeled the anti-election
gloom OF The Herald sanctum with his
irdecsent smile. Francis will divpst him
self OF his official toggery Jan LIST next
and go to Chicago 20 enter the law de-
partment of the Northwestern Univer-
sity.-Wausau Herald.
|
One OF the large plate glasses on the
east side OF the Bank OF eagle River,
was broken, last Friday evening, a little
after seven O'Clock, by n man giving his
name as Al La Port, who had walked
into town but q short time before. He
was captured shortly after near the
river, by Under. sheriff McGill He was
brought before Justice Graham Satur-
day, where he plead guilty and received
a sentence of four months in the county
jail. The man had no reason whatever
for committing the act, but claimed he
had been out Of work for some time and
failing in getting any he became some
what desperate, 1t will cost Messrs