Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-01-02

Miss Harriet Pier, Of AiliWaukee, -
III the city today
Finn LAWYER was transacting bust
ness at North Crandon last week.
Grant Cook leaves, TODAY, for Mill
waukee to resume his studies IN the col
lege there.
p. D. Shay. county clerk of Forest
county, transacted business in the city
last Thursday.
The running Of the evening passen-
ger train through to Rhinplander has
been discontinued.
&C. 0. Law, the Chippewa Lumber
man, was i'll the city, Thursday, paying
his company's taxes.
-thas Mather. manager OF &. Otto $
business at State Line, transacted busl-
ness in tie city Wednesday.
M. Bohman who is cooking at Nc
Kinleys camp, and j Demars and Tom
Foley were i'll the city yeste' day.
Herman Finger arrived in the eitys
from Duluth, last Tuesday, and has been
transacting business III the city since.
The names Of the new county officers
can be found in the first column on this
page under the heading county officers.
-. p. c. Hoffman, better known as
Tag Alder john" was in the city the
fore part Of last week interviewing his
clients.
A. Jay Bolger, chairman Of the conn
ty board, came over from Mlnocqua,
Thursday, to attend to some official
duties,
The right hand, which is more sensi-
tive to touch than the left, is less sensi-
tive than the latter TO the effect OF heat
or cold,
County Treasurer W.. Kyes arrived
in the city from Arbor Vitae, SATURDAY,
to be in readiness to assume his official
duties to day.
Will Roderick, formerly Of Eagle Riv-
er but now OF Surfing, arrived in the city
Thursday to visit friends. lie expects to
return home tomorrow.
Andrew Regenfuss, who was called
to Marshfeld weeks ago owing tothe
death Of his sister, Mrs. +. ]. Deckert,
returned to tins city last Wednesday.
The Empress Dowager Of China is Ga
years OF age. HetitIe runs as follows:
"Tzu-hsi- tuan- yu- Kangl-s ao-yu-chuang
cheng-shoukung-chi n-hsien-chang- hsi.o
Robert Ziebell leaves, to day for
.Ieffris where lie will take charge Of the
station. Robert is a steady and indnst-
mous young man and we predict his
rapid promotion.
-Drs. Henry and Don O'Connor leave,
tomorrow, for Green Bay where they
have decided to locate permanently and
practice their profession, dentistry and
medicine respectively.
Robert Starr, Of Star Lake, was ii
the city the fore part Of last week. He
made fnal proof before the Clerk Of Cir
cult Court on the homestead Of Harry
Starr, deceased, as administrator.
F. +. Deekert, formerly one OF Eagle
Rivers prominent business men but now
in busint IS at Marshfied arrived in tha
city last Wednesday to attend 10 some
business matters. lie returned home
Saturday.
Harry Frank has come to the con.
clusion that the wise man is best of
when his money is invested III real
estate and last Friday he purchased
the residence in which he has been living,
from i. J. Deckert.
Two car loads Of ice, from down the
line, one day last week, was the first
ever known to have been shipped north
through Eagle River, and attracted 9
great deal Of attention. The ice WAS
shipped to Watersmeet, Mich.
The doctors OF the Pasteur Institute
are authority for the theor, that grip
germs are transmitted through the mails
This on a par with the theory chat the
microbes Of disease are transferred BY
kissing. People wifi be afraid even to
shake hands, after awhile.
"A special en- CINE andscar cameupfrom
Amigo, Saturday night. The car was
billed from Rockford, ILL.,. to James Me
K;nley OF this city. and contained sup
plies and span ofhorses. As there is no
freight leaving the Amigo division Sat
urday evenings, the North Western offic-
5als very kindly sent the car here BY
special.
Merrill News: Miss Minnie Hewitt,
one OF Arbo Nitae's prominent young
ladies, who has been guest at the Il. A.
K yes residence for a few days, returned
home this morning While it is Hewitt
now, we have it from the best ofauthol'
itv that IT will be iii the near future Mrs