Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-07-29

River and Sand Lake summer resort
is now completed, and the builder
Amos Radcliff, has done the job well
Miss Gertrude Baackes, of Cleve-
land, o., is guest Of her brother F.
Baackes and family. at their Lodge on
Lake Content.
Thunder and tightening storms
were the prevailing order in this sec
ton last week, and were the seyerest
received here in many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Higgins and
children left for Wausau Saturday,
for weeks visit with relatives, also
to attend the big NJ. w. of A picnic.
Mrs. Al. Denton was down from
their farm near Rummels, few days
last week, and returned home Satur-
day morning.
Mrs. Hammond, of Minocqua, Wis
.ited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Elliott few
days last week, returned home Satur-
day.
The telephone line between here
and Eyerett's resort, was badly Grip
pied by the storms last week, about
16 poles were blown down.
If the few mud holes along the
South side of Wall street, between the
postoffice and the depot were filled,
the toWp board would have the graft
tude Of our citizens for ever.
Alex Higgins and Jas. Langill
have been appointed as delegates of
the local NJ. W. Of A lodge to repre-
sent them at the big Woodmen picnic
at Wausau this week Thursday.
"A temperance pool room has been
opened in the building formally occu-
pied by Tim Donahue, on Railroad
street by Harry Mcintyre. Cigars and
soft drinks only will be served,
Ruby Slattery and Oscar Walsh
have engaged in the handling of blue
berries, leave your orders with them
early, as this years crop IS not very
abundance.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Singler, of
Watersmeet were requests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hirzel the first of the week, and
were in attendance at the Hirzel an
niversary.
Prof. and Mrs. H. A. O'Hare, Of
Iron Mountain, was in town last
week. Prof O'Hare was examining
eyes and fitting glasses to those in
need.
FOR Cheap for Cash-A
fine Is foot square stern row boat,
Of southern Cypress, Z foot spruce
oars. Used about 4 weeks. Inquire
at this Office:
Al. Everett left for ST. Louis,
Wednesday, where he has accepted a
position as express messenger on one
of the railways running out of that
place. AL. visited friends at Rhine
lander and Chicago on his way.
DIR. r. B. Crawford, Travelling
Passenger Agent for the Louisville &
Nashville R'y, will speak at Wausau,
Rhinelander and Eagle River, some
time during August. His subject will
be ''The South and it's Resources.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnes, and
children, of Rhinelander, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dean and children, of An
tigo, returned to their respective
homes Wednesday, after pleasant
outing at the Barnes-Colman Lodge
on Lake Emogene.
Walter W. Conklin, of St. Paul,
representative of the Hanover Fire 1nv
surance Company, of New York, was
in town Tuesday looking over thier
business. barnes & Weesner, OF
Rhinelander are the companies agent
in this locality.
The Postmaster of this place can
issue money orders hereafter on Can
ada, Cuba and the Philippines at the
same rates as are charged in the
United States. Heretofore, a money
order of fifty cents sent to Canada
cost the sender ten cents, and now it
only costs three cents, under the new
ruling.