Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-10-14

sullivan O W 3. SGOfe LII UnlS pace,
has on hand neat and we'll selected
stock of tailoring goods. He also
takes orders for one of the best shirt
factories in the land, the Tuthill Shirt
Co. of Lockport, N. Y.
Jas. Mckinley reports work as
progressing finely at his logging camp
under the charge of John Landeryou.
He has got the shanties up and his
roads cut and is now hauling on wheels
He expects to get something over a
million in before snow flies.
The Congregational district con-
vention for this district was held at
Rhinelander, Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The delegates chosen to attend
from here were Leo. Thompson, rep
resenting the church, Emma Morgan,
representing the Christian Endeavor
society and Fannie Garrison, repre-
senting the Sunday School,
VIM. eastman of Mountain Iron.
was in town Friday and Saturday visit
ing friends. Mr.. eastman was one of
the first settlers of this place. Later
he went into the mercantile business
at Three Lakes. Some three years
ago he moved to Mountain Iron, where
he conducts large store, and he also
owns large store at Hibbing.
Mrs. Dickinson of New London,
arrived in town Friday and will spend
a few weeks visiting her son, Geo. p.
Dickinson. Mrs. Dickinson is 81 years
old but is still hale and vigorous and
thinks nothing of taking half-mile
walk. She made the trip from New
London alone and did not mind it any
more than a younger woman would.
1t is no easy task in these northern
and sparsedly settled countries to build
up and maintain a house of Worship,
and every effort set forth by the minis
tiers and members of the churches to
build up their parishes and pay off
their debts, should be met by the peo-
pie. more than half way. They should
assist in every way possible. We have
in our midst an example of one mans
.indnbitable courage in struggling
against odds to build UP a church for
sl IS lI}5sssop1e. When Father Goepfert
took charge of ST. Peters church, in
this city, Sept. 10, 1894, he found
parish as bare as it was possible to be,
no chairs, statues, affairs, and, in fact,
nothing at all. Not disheartened, he
set to work to fix it up, and by his un-
firing work he has built up one of the,
finest parishes in Northern wisconsin,
and one in which his members are, and
may we'll be proud: one in which the
people of Eagle River points to with
pride. A dwelling has been PURCHASED
and placed along side the church bull
ding and the grounds leveled andsa
fine lawn made; a large and handsome
bell calls the worthy to prayer; and
Stations, Statues, Pictures, Affairs,
etc., adorn the interior. A small float.
ing debt still remains and Father Goeps
fert is now endeavoring to pay this off
He is rafting an elegant, niclel-plated
heating stove, and the people of Eagle
River should, and we believe will, give.
him hearty, financial support. He will
not place the entire burden upon the
people of this city, but will send a
large majority of the tickets to friends
in other parts of this state, and sur-3
rounding states, and we feel sure that
his efforts will be crowned with sucs:
cess. The rattle will be held as SOON
as all the tickets are disposed of, prob-
ably some time in November.