Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-12-13
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.


Nick Murphy made a business trip at
Three Lake.
r.. ID. Mcleod made a business trip to
tonover Friday.
H. Hewlett was downfrom Conover,
Friday on business.
Miss. Edith FLETCHER left Friday, for
Wausau, where she will visit for some
time.
RI. Stewart took one Of his perioddi.
cal trips to his camps near State Line.
Thursday
Fred Ra, mond went to Minocqua
Saturday to do some wiring for parties
at that place.
Vim. Murphy is expected home to-
day from his trip to his homestead in
Mrs. Vail Stewart came. down from
State Line Friday and visited with the
family OF r.. Stewart.
Judson Hall, representing H g. Razel \
Co. OF Milwaukee was i'll the city We'd
nesday and Tharsdav.
Mart Hirzel expects leave tomorrow
for .llwaukee to purchase some new
fxturessforll:n new building.
Nj. Scheribel went to Milwaukee,
Thursday. to visit frien,ies and relatives
and to Transact business on theslde III.
III. n. Jewell, OF Amigo was in
teryiewing his customers in the city
in the piano and machine line.
Mrs. Il. Mcleod, who had been
visiting friends and relatives in Miehigon
for the past few weeks returned home
Friday.
Go ano see Roderick aud get some
bargains in furniture. New stock just
received.
Barney Finannow looks after the
carving Of Uncle Sans mail, 4. Rpgell-
fuss having other work which takes nj
all his time.
~. d. Day, one OF Rhlnelandel.'s
prominent business men was in the city
last Tuesday, looking after his interests
in this vicinity.
Mart Hirzel and wife, OF Eagle River,
were Rhinelander visitors last Friday
r. Stewart, d Eagle River, was in the
city Monday North.
Last week Will Roderick purchased
the building know, as the Goodwill
building on the south side Of Wall street
next to the Opera Hall. He will con
tinue hiH tonsorial business there and i'll
vites you all to call and see
Ralph, Dickinson, who has been as
sists1ig gent Cure at the station here
Torsome time is now ut Bryant where
he:w,ls sent by the company to relieve
tire agent at that place who went On u
visit. He went ther Tuesday.
R. Slattery has about recovered
from the effects Of beng bitten by hors' !.
the cut being healed. He will carry a
scar for the rest of his lifs but it dues
not lnconvience HIM in the least, the only
thing he regrets is that he il unable to
whistle.
The putting in Of the wires in private
dwellings aud business places is prog
ressing very rapidly under the super
vision OF Fred Raymond, the expert
from Milwaukee. Since his coming here
Mr.. Raymond. has made a host OF
friends and the work he has done is
highly satisfactory to all.
THE habit of snoring may be offensive
but New York man owes his liberty to
his ability in that line of nocturnal ex-
preston. The man was accused of crime
but an alibi was establishe on the very
testimony OF the members OF
his household, who swore that OH the
night the CRIME was committed, they
were unable to sleep owing to the reson-
ant snoring OF the defendant-Ex.
The snow disappeared very rapidly
for few days last week owing to the
warm weather. 1t makes it inconyient
for loggers az the ground, as yet, is not
frozen hard enough to make good log
ging roads, especially through the
swamps. The lakes are not in shape to
haul large loads on for the purpose Of
Although many are unable to
haul many logs vet they are having
great weather for skidding and when
good cold weather comes accompanied
by good sleighing the will be that much
ahead.