Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-31
0, Mollie's G ne a-shopping,
And it's not her first offense;

For she easily makes %
Look like SOC.
Happily there are no milIionaires
in Eagle River, and consequently
there is no field here for the pernici-
Gus ''kidnapper.'
If you want neat and frst-class
work in iob-Work, call at this Office as
we carry the finest line Of stationery
in the city.
Sheriff Laughlin is moving hi.
household goods into the house OF.
Spruce street, lately occupied by H.
Walden.
The begininging Of the New Year
and the New Century will be celebrat-
ed in the Catholic church by solemn
high mass at midnight.
Allen McGill, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in this vii
lage for the past two weeks, returned
to his home, to-day.
Sunday night was the coolest
of the season, the thermometer drop
ping to y bellows just the kind Of
weather for the loggers.
The Christmas tree exercises at
the Lutheran and Congregational
churches, were both well attended
and the programs rendered interest
ing and entertaing.
The passenger trains on the N.
W. Railway have changed time, the
change taking place to-day. Train
No. Z, arrives at 1853 q. M; No. s,
1917 a. m; No. 9, 2:22, p. N. No. Z,
o:28, p. m.
The scenery and a new drop cur
trim has arrived for the rink, which
viii be turned into a play house as
well as a place for dancing parties.
1t is good scheme as the hall is not
fit place for an entertainment, it be-
ing cold as barn and in a condition
which is not the best.
The short days are here in all
their glory. In defense Of the far
mers' boys who have to go out and
act as janitors to the COWS at a. N.
is hard, but good many Of them
are now acting as presidents of rail-
roads. The farmers boys turn al
ways comes.
Ernest Kruger, Of Rhinelander,
merchant tailor, was in town Fri
day and rented store building on
Wall street, of John Green, which he
will use as store and shop. Mr..
Kruger comes highly recommended as
tailor and solicits a share Of your pat
ronage. He will be here this coming
week
"A certain preacher, vouched for
by the Abba Union, when preaching
on cleanliness mentioned that he had
seen a brass monkey in his town set
up in store with cigarette in h $
mouth. 1t was autom atically arrang-
ed that when the cigarette was light
ed the monkey would draw in the
smoke and puff it out again. The
worked stopped on one occasion and
the monkey was taken apart to dis
cover the cause, when the works were
found to be clodded and in a filthy
condition. The moral was drawn by
the preacher thus: IF the smole
from cigarette will stop the works
of brass monkey, what will it do for
you"
-Minooqua Times: Joseph Eli 1T,
sheriff elect has resigned his position
as Deputy Game Warden and Rob't
Stamp Of this place has been appoint
ed to fill the position. "Joe" has
made good warden, and as far as
we know has filed the position to the
satisfaction of ala hard feat to ac-
complish- and we see no reason why
Rob't cannot fill the position in a
creditable manner. The Times ex-
tends congratulations, not only to
Rob't but the citizens Of Villas county
in having SO responsible a position in
such competent hands. You law
breakers had better keep your wealth
er eye on Bob. I