Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-24

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chartered e. Tambling's steam yacht,
Saturday, and spent the day up the
lakes.
The marriage Of Mr.. Jasper j. Rod
ericll and Miss Katie Cunningham, both
of this city, is announced to take place
at st. Peters church on the End day Of
June next.
JAS. Oberholtzer expects to leave IN
few days for Cleboygan, Mich, to take
the position as filer in I. J. Sheridan 8
mill at that place, position he filled
with success last season.
James Hughes came down from the
Sand Lake summer resort last Monday
to get a boat he had shipped from Chica-
go. The boat is IL fine one and he ex-
poets three or four more in week or SO.
-Chas. La Forge, Of Rockford, ILL.,,
representing Woodruff { Nc Guire, was
| in the city Wednesday and Thursday,
looking after that firms extensive pnr-
chases of logs III this immediate vicinl-
! ty.
A. Nc Kenzie, T. S. Frankel and Will
! Diamond were fishing at Catfish Lake
last Thursday. Although the day was
not the best in the world for fishing they
succeeded in catching over thirty-fve
NICE fish.
The young ladies Of st. Peters
church gave an ice cream and strawberry
social last Thursday evening. The
social was Il success throughout, and
netted the young ladies about twenty
FIVE dollars.
y G. Enright. representing the Best
OF all Flour was III the city Friday.
Mr.. Jas Morgan has the sole agency for
this celebrated -four and enjoys q large
patronage in the sales caused by hand
ling the -four.
d. w. Bartran's mill has been closed
down for the past few day owing to the
O'Dav 4 DAILY drive going through.
| The mill ulll start up again tomorrow
and will continue it's run for the balance
Of the season.
Lester Carter. n NJ. Emmons, Earle
Stevens and Frank Johnson composed a
party Of fishermen who went to Mlscs,l-
Ionge lake Yesterday. They gathered III
eighteen fish among which were six
muscallonge.
Mr.. Joseph Grove. OF Rhinelander,
has accepted a position as filer in the
Gerry Lumber Co.'S mill in this city.
The Company is to be congratulated, as
MIR. Grove IS an experienced filler and all
all around mill man.
Paul Strouck and NJ. Cauley, who
with u few Others from Wausau are
camping at Sand Lake, We're III town
last Wednesday. They report fishing as
being excellent and expect another
party up from Wausau.
Watch for the change i'll J. j. Rod
erick's .'ad' in our next issue. He has
an excellent stock OF furniture and wishes
| to dispose Of the same aud will give a
reduction in all goods. look for his
reduced price list next week.
-Eroy BoWker had the misfortune to
loose the ends OF three fingers OF his
right hand last Monday He has charge
of the single department Of the Gerry
| Lumber Co S mill, and while running the
single saw he met with the m1shap.
Walter O'Connor, who has been at
tending the Detroit Medical College at
Detroit, Mich, for the past wear, return
ed home Friday Walt has lost some OF
his avoirdupois through hard study but
will soon be back to his old time form.
MIR and Mrs. Moses Goodwill return
ed from Amigo Thursday, where they
have been for several weeks taking care
of Mr.. Goodwill's mother, who has been
very ILL., Her health is now SO much I'M
proved that she was able to return with
them.
The fish ara beginning TO bite in good
shape now. Every day parties from the
village are out and MANY OF them meet
with good success while others rot
thoroughly initiated have the satlsfac-
ton of spending a very pleasant day on
the axes.
A number of the boys who had been
| in the Dakotas last year are much III
clined to make this, their staying quar-
tiers this year. They find plenty OF. work
| and less hardships. Logging operations
have started for the summer and when
taken in connection with the drives all
who show willingness to work are sure
ofajob. The wages are not whatWould
entce many, but at the same time, the
employers are giving far better wages
J than lumbermen south Of Eagle River.