Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-17

nant smile lowering on his face. When
asked the reason for having the smile he
said 1T was ten penny spike boy and
weighed nine and IL half pounds.
Frank Murphy returned Thursday
from Tomahawk City. He brought
back with him an abundance OF the
Electric Polish The company did not
meet with very good success, but they
report having an excellent time.
-Thos Hill, Of Three Lakes. and J.
Doyle, Of Rllinelander, We're visitors III
the city couple OF days last week. The
atmosphere Of Eagle River seemed to
agr4e ujtl the hops as they experienced
IL sociape time and vowed TO return
soon
Art Matthew'S is putflngup q building
at Swamp Lake. He has, heretofore
met with good success in plotting
tourists III the waters of the above lake
and his putting up a neat building for
their accommodation will greatly add
to his facilities.
-Why not leave your loose change at
the Gerry Lumber Go. $ store when you
can get good roasted coffee at I3 cents
per pound, eggs at nine cents per dozen,
uncolored Japan tea at IS cents per
pound. sardines at cents per can, and
goods III proportion.
Marshall BalIor Of Minonqna WAS IN
the city Friday. He brought over 3
man who showed inclination for II posi-
ton in the county seat AS Mr.. BalIor
is OF an accommodating disposition he
put the fellow under the care OF Sheriff
Bradford in the county Jail.
Al Croke~ came into town last Non
day bat as. we had the paper on the press
and got otherwise complicated we could
not givpexpresslon to lis iHbflant ceilings
He said it wsl4sssazbos and that s}lona
that hoy have a spmbFanca Of speech il
would be either for papa. mamma or
gold.
C II. WpbstF who has been holding
IL position in Jasper Roderick' : tonsolial
shop 'eaves,ior Minneapolis tomorrow.
Mr. Webster has accepted position OK
dpyuty claim agent for the Wisconsin
Central road and as he has had eXper-
fence in that line before the work VIII
not be new to him.
AT meeting of the .Oaaida County
Board Saturday the territory which
was attached to the town Of Gagen from
the town OF Pelican bv the Legislature,
was detached and again attached to the
town of Pelican This leaves the town
of Gagen Oneida county with only three
townships.
attorney A. W. Shelton of Rhine
lander came mp last Wednesday and III
company with n. A.. Coiman went np
TO Mr.. Colman' $ RESORT on Kentuck Lake
to spend a few days fishing and have
recrearlon They returned Saturday,
bringing home with them 121 brook
trout which 'tlley caught out of Welton
Creek.
Paul Stroucl1, Edward Wall, Mike
CauIey and d. Mitchell, all OF Wausan,
arrived III the citv, last Wednesday, and
thFf .@pnt 90 Sank Lake. They We're
accompanied by Gus. Schumm who
reports that the party got to their DIES
tination in a right side, up with care
manner
Mr.. and Mrs Nv. Babcock. Mr. and Mrs
II. A. Babcock and Miss Ida Schultz and
I'll. Babcoclz arrived in the city last We'd
nesday, from Neenah, aud registered at
the Veronica. Thursday morning the
party left for kentuck Lake where they
have.a resort and spend several weeks
there each season enjoying the luxures
OF the best outing in the state.
-Wausau and other prominent cities
in Northern Wisconsin, are making 9
scramble for the locating OF the new
leformatory created by the Legislature
last winter. While the several places are
making their polnponscl'ies for recogni
ton, wily.not have it located in this
neighborhood Bring it north. What's
the matter with Eagle River?
THE party consisting Of ~. A. Col
man, E. y. Stewart and the Misses
Mildred Stewart and Maggie Mcleod
who were at Black Oak Lake trout, fish
ing a week ago last Saturday returned
Monday. They report having good sue
cess, and brought with them eighteen
nice lake trout. One OF ourenyious fisher
men made the remark that Vail Stewart
and himself had captured these trout the
week before and that they had been left
on icefor the above party.