Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-05-03

Miss Gehrke of Milwaukee arrived |
in the city Wednesday on visit with
her sister, Mrs. Steve Bowker.
Prof. A. P Casey and the Misses
Fannie Garrison, Ida Slattery, Frances
Diamond, Irene Abbot and Julia Dock
cray, teachers in the high school build |
ing, drove over to Msnocqua yesterday
to attend a teachers conference which
is being held there today.
Assessors William Tellefson and Chas.
Slattery were at Minocqua Tuesday at
tending meeting of the assessors of
the county, called by James McGonigal
county commissioner of assessment for
the purpose of instructing them in
their duties and giving them what in
formation was in his possession.
Judge Silverthorn now has his black
saddle horse SO trained that he can be
driven without a bride. By motions
made with a silver enameled cane,
which the Judge carries, the animal is
directed to the right or left or made to
stop, and obeys most faithfully.-Wau-
sau Pilot.
Last Monday the railway company
sent up a party of twelve or fifteen sur
veyors and they are now at work max
ing preliminary survey for a railroad
from this place to Franklin lake in
town 40 range II. There is a very fine
body of hardwood timber in there
which it said this road intends to tap
and bring it here to be manufactured.
Cattle and horses will not be per-
mitted to run at large. This is right
and the board should be commended
| for the strong ground which they are
| taking in this matter. There would be
no inducement for anyone to set out
| trees and make lawns and thus beautl-
| fly their place if cattle and horses were
allowed 10 run at large and destroy tbs
! work as fast as done,
The members Of the new town board
| met Monday afternoon and organized.
Mart HirZel was named Overseer of
highways William Persohn was APP
pointed to look after the poor and Mat
| Scheribel will look after the water
works Herman ZiebelI was appointed
pond master. The board will see that
| the ordinance preventing horses, cattle,
sheep and swine from running at large
| is strictly enforced and passed a resO-
luton instructing the police to see that
this ordinance and the one preventing
the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks
of the village is enforced. The Eagle
River Review was made the official
paper for the ensuing year.
J. C. r. Boner, editor Of the Iron
wood Frishet, spent two or three days
in town this week looking over the land
in this vicinity. He was here as the
representative of a large colony OF
Scandinavians from IronwOod who are
thinking of buying farms and settling
in this vicinity. After looking over
the country he expressed himself as
being very we'll pleased with it and
assured us that we light expecta large
colony of his people here this summer.
The four gentlemen, representatives
of the colony, who were with him each
made purchase of some land and they
informed US that the report which they
would make to their friends would
bring them here too. They will locate
in 41-1O near Pioneer Lake. They came
down here under the auspices of the
Blue Grass Land Co aud purchased
their land of them. The Blue Grass
Land Co. are meeting with a great deal
of success in their Efforts to induce set
tiers to locate in this vicinity. Every
few days they have men here looking
over their lands and 10 nearly every in
stance the would be settler Is SO well |
pleased with the land offered that he
makes purchase. Several large par
ties are expected here in the near flu
ture. One party is expected from
Charleston, South Carolina The class
of settlers which they are bringing in
is good one being in the main Scan
dinavians No better men than these
can be found to settle up and develop a
new country and they also make very
desirable citizens. This company is
doing big thing for this locality and
should receive the cordial aid and sup |
being and development of our town