Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-26


The red bridge over the Wiscon-
sin river in the city Of Rhinelander,
broke down Saturday, and the killing
of a horse was the only serious acct
dent reported.
Our citizens seem to taken a lik-
ing to Milwaukee's famous Atlas rye
and wheat bread, kept at Steve Bow
ker's restaurant, as three large bask-
cts are received weekly.
II dealer asks you to take some
thing said to be .just as good as
Rocky mountain Tea made by Madi-
son Medicine Co., )" ask him if he makes
more money!. Beardsley.
F. j. Thrun repaired the Croker
BROTHERS steam engine at Jos.
Tooley's farm Saturday, and it is now
in running order to finish the seasons
threshing.
John Storm, Of Sugar Camp, one
Of the prosperous farmers in that Vi
entity, in company with two friends
from Ironwood, Mich, were in the vii
lage to-day.
Jack Duce, of Rhinelander, spent
Wednesday and Thursday in town re-
neWing old acquaintance. He ac-
companied Squires' orchestra over
and acted as promptor at the Fire
mems dance.
District Attorney w. Fl. Bennett,
Of Milwaukee, arrived in town to-day,
and will spend a few days outing with
District Attorney Geo. E. O'Connor.
No doubt they will use their double
titles as a mascot to lure the fnny in
habitants from the deep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Moran and
daughter Katie, left to-day for Buff
falo, to visit the Pan-American Ex-
position. They will visit relatives at
Boston and at their old home at
Waterloo, Canada, before returning
home, and they will be absent about
a month.
The North Wisconsin Press As
ISOLATION will hold it's third annual
meeting at Ashland this week Satur-
day and lasting three days. A fine
program has been arranged for the
''scribes, !" with plenty Of amusement,
an excursion to Apostle Islands is on
the schedule for Sunday.
The date fer the Wisconsin State
Fair at Milwaukee is drawing near
fast, and yet no definite plan for the
Villas county exhibit has been formed.
The money for the expense is assured
and all that is needed is little energy
on the part of our farmers and citi-
zens, and Villas cegnty will send a
display that can't be beat in the state.
The following young people left
this morning by team for Ninocqua,
to attend the Teachers Institute at
that place this week: The Misses Ida
Slattery, Vivian Thrun, Mable Math-
ews, Grace Radcliffe, Fannie and
Marian Garrison. frankie Diamond,
Lucy Stevens, Ella Thompson, and
Messrs Charles and Ernest Adams,
Ruby Slattery and Lee Carpenter
The boat livery business started
by Art. Mathews and Son this sum-
mer, has proved to be paying bust
ness for it's proprietors, and it is a
great convenience to the public to
be able to hire boat when they de-
sire to. Mr. Mathews is contem-
plating the adding of large number
Of new boats to his boat livery next
year.
The Briggs Comedy Company,
played here last Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday night, to fair sized
audiences. The performances given
were all good, Faust and Marguerite
was exceptionally good, the electrical
display and the costumes with the
good acting, made the play complete.
The company consisting of eight peo-
pie, was the best that has been here
for number of years. The company
will play a return engagement here
sometime during December.
DIR. R. B. Crowford, Travelling
Passenger Agent for the Louisville
and Nashville R'y Co., will lecture
this week Saturday evening, Aug. 81,
at the Opera house, to which all are
cordially invited, the ladies especially.
The subject of his lecture will be
''The South, it's Advantages and Re