Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-08-11

Wednesday from Tomahawk where
she has visited friends the past four
weeks.
Arthur and Alfred Leubke came
up from Milwaukee Saturday to visit
their sister, and Mrs. John Zimple-
mann and family.
Herman lander, the popular tail
or of Rhinelander, looked up the
clothing business in the city Thurs
day.
Senator w. G. Bissell and family
returned to their home at Lodi We'd
nesday, after 81 two weeks visit at Dr.
Neville's cottage on Catfish bay.
County Clerk Finn Lawler spent
the latter part of the week visiting at
Oshkosh and Appleton, accompanied
by Mrs. Lawler whom he met at Fond
du Lac.
The grading of the new railroad
from Conover to Hackley is progress
ing rapidly. The grading is finished
and rail has been laid about one-half
the distance.
John Nordlund, who has operated
photograph gallory here the past
year, left for Wakefield Thursday,
where he will open up a photograph
gallery.
The Ladies of the Congregational
church gave supper Friday evening
in the building on the corner of Div
ision and Railroad street, which was
we'll attended.
The Wisconsin State Fair will
be held in Milwaukee, Sept. S-l2.
Half rates have been secured on all
railroad lines in the state, and the
Northern PeninsuIar of Michigan.
L. H. Johnson, of Minneapolis,
who built our new steel bridge, Sc
cured the contract last Monday to
build the new bridge across Mudd
creek.
Mrs. Fred Sanborn of Ashland,
and Miss Ellie Dunn, of Milwaukee,
visited at the home Of Mrs. Sanborn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. RUDE Slattery,
the last of the week.
"A. Mckenzie had the pleasure of
catching fine "musky" yesterday,
and two more were caught by the
gentlemen with Mr.. Mckenzie.
DR.. E. M. Kanouse and wife of
Wausau, returned home Tuesday, al
ter weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Graham. DIR. Kanouse is thinking
of locating here.
Mrs w. B. Andrews and grand
son, who have visited Mi. Andrews
the past three weeks, left Tuesday for
Minneapolis and other points on
visit.
The building used by Mr.. Everett
as d laundry at his resort on Catfish
lake, caught fire from a detective
stove pipe Sunday noon and burnt
down. The damage outside of the
building won't exceed $50.
The base ball game here yester-
day, between the home nine and the
nine from Buckwheat, was a pretty
tame affair. The only features of the
game was the twirling of the ball by
Frank Adams who struck out IA men,
and the square dealings by the UNI
pire. The score was 10 to in favor
of the home team.
Alex. Higgins spent the first OF
the week at Twin lake, and went on
fishing trip with a few friends. In
some manner the boat tipped and
Alex went into the lake, and when |
he came up he said, ''help, help a
drowning man" 1t is needless to say
that Alex. will learn the art of swim
ming before he goes fishing again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Hirzel were |
over to Rhinelander Wednesday where
Mr.. Hirzel attended the meeting Of
the stockholders Of the Oneida and |
Villas County Telephone Co. The
stockholders voted to increase the
capital stock of the company and to
extend their line from here to the new
town of Hackley at the head of Twin
lake. $500 worth of stock will be
taken by the Wisconsin Bark & Lum- I
Der Co., who is building their mill at
Hackley, and $500 worth OF stock will
be taken by citizens Of this place, and
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