Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-12-26

MISS DeDDle IotdlleIE, Wiz 10 C'SeoiI'
{ ing in the Mayo district, is spending Inc
holidays with her parents i'll tins city.
Secretary of School Board Graham
was the most popular man i'll the city,
with schooImams, Saturday, it being
payday.
Next Sunday launches in the new
year OF 1899 AS this is the last issue be
| fore that time we wish you all IL Happy
New Year"
Robert Stewart came upfrom t'avom
Friday, where he had been looking after
his logging interests, and spent Christ
mas with his family.
Donald Baer came W from Nausau,
Saturday, and spent Christmas with his
sons who are stopping with Their grand
mother, Mr.. l.. Copeland.
Mrs. A. NJ. Shank and son Bruce, and
BESSIE: Colman spent Christmas at Rhine
lander the gaests OF Mr. and Mrs. H p.
Green. They Went down Saturday eve
ming.
1t is understood that a common
sense and etiquette club is to be organ
lied 1t will undoubtedly receive good
patronage and be of great benefit to
many.
Harry Frank has added new chair
to his tonsorlal shop, also new marble
wash stand. Both are very nice arid add
materially to- the looks OF his place OF
business.
The Minneapolis flour output for
1898 will approximate 14,2OO,OO0
barrels. against 1865 900 iii 1897.
This represents the consumption of co.
100000 bushels OF wheat.
When the citizens of NIinocqua feel
like RECALLING themselves with fine music
these days al they have to do is TO ring
Mart Hirtel up and have him put his
music box at the telephone.
DR. W. C. O'Connor, Of Tony, DR.. H
C. O'Connor, OF Rhinelander, and George
E. O'Connor, of Crandon, arrived i'll the
city, Saturday, to spend Christmas with
their mother, Mrs. Ann O'Connor.
All the city schools, with the excep-
tion of the Higher Department, closed
Friday for the Holiday vacation. The
higher department will keep in session i'll
order to make up time lost during Prof.
W alsh' g absence.
Last Wednesday was the shortest
day in the year, and from thence on until
June q, the daylight hours will gradual
Iy Increase. An old saying is that when
the DAYS begin to lengthen the cold be
gins to stl engthen,"
We understand some very heavy bets
were made, yesterday, rs the outcome uf
certain points (ten points, but We're de
clared off by the umpire, he claiming an
over production al wind with the bets
and tendency to delay the game.
The Amigo Republican finished its
nineteenth volume with it's issue last
week. The Republican is one OF the best
journals i'll the state and with John
Ogden at its helm it is sure to keep step
withthe advancemellts made in journal
ism.
a " Mcleod is at Eagle River
spending Christmas with his parents
and the future Mrs Mcleod w ashburn
News
There, that ought to bouy mp the hopes
and give food for thought to some
OF Eagle Rivers fair dan.sels.
-Wausau Pilot: w. D. Neville. OF
Eagle River, was visitor in Vausau
on Wednesday j ames Langill, OF Eagle
River, was visitor i'll thecity Oh Thurs
day.-Wiliam A. West, of Eagle River,
arrived in the city on Thursday to ac-
cept d position as scaler for the Curtis
& Yale Co,
Mat Scherbel has taken a contract
to put in the timber on Robert Fett's
and William Beyers omesteads, and IS
rushing things right along. He has en-
gagged the services OF Robert Hayes as
floating boss" position which Mr..
Hayes fills admirably and and carries his
honors with dignity.
IS. w. Smith got moved into the
Hotel Smith Thursday and his guests
took supper there that evening. Electric
lights have been put into every room and
when all are turned GU it makes quite an
illumination and adds greatly to the APP
pearance of that corner OF We'll street.
Mr. Smith has closed the Denton House
but says he expects to sell it before long.
The Denton House is nicely located and
would be a paying investment for the
light kind OF man no has the proper
"Qit' to his mYke-un