Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-12-07


favorite Moose and other we'll known
makes. Mr.. Thomas enjoys large
patronage Of his Villas county made
cigars.
-Pillsbury's Best Flour makes
bread that is real food, and those who
know what good food means-clear
heads and hard muscles will take no
other BRAID. At Carter & Emmons.
Don't forget the Xmas bazaar and
supper Friday night at the Denton
house, when there will be aprons,
dolls and needle work, suitable for
Xmas presents on sale. The Ladies'
Home Journal booth will also attract
considerable of attention. All are
welcome.
1t is reported that NJ. S. Moran
and family, who moved To Grand
Rapids several months ago, will re-
turn to Eagle River in the spring TO
reside. There are worse places on
the map than Eagle River to live in,
and those who move away generally
return.
The pulpit at the Congregational
church was occupied yesterday by the
Rev. A. G. Wilson of Rhlnelauder.
Both the morning and evening SER
vices were largely attended by an APP
preciative audience. The sermons
were well delivered and showed Rev.
Wilson to be man of deep thinking,
and experience. Rev. w. X. Dixon
occupied Mr.. Wilson's pulpit Mt
Rhinelander yesterday.
The funeral of the infant son of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Finn Lawler. was held
from the house Wednesday afternoon,
the Rev. w. II. Dixon officiating, and
was largely attended by sorrowing
friends. The little one was laid into
the arms of Mother earth, surrounded
by a profussion of flowers.
To-day the winter term of Cir
cult court for Villas county convenes
at the court house, Judge w. c. Sill
verthorn and Court Reporter George
Hart of Wausau presiding. Phe cal
endar for this term of court is not
very large and the session will not
likely last very long. The County
Board also re-convenes to-day after a
short recess. Take il all around this
week will be busy one for Eagle
River.
An Xmas bazaar will be held at
the Denaon house, this week Friday
and Saturday, by the Ladies Aid
Society of the Congregational church,
when many pretty and useful articles
for Xmas will be sold. A beautiful
booth has been received from the La
dies Home journal Co., of Philadel-
phia. The needle work. apron and
the doll booths will be enjoyed by all.
The Ladies will also serve hot sup
per Friday night at O'Clock to which
all are cordially invited.
w. NJ. Hart returned Thursday
from Hawkins, Wis, where he mas
been the past month looking land and
estimating timber for Grand Rapids,
Michigan parties. He reports good
land and fine hardwood timber in
that locality. Hawkins is small
but growing village on the $500" line
about 80 miles west of Prentice, and
u miles east of Ladysmith, the Coun-
tv seat of Gates county. The Elling1
son Lumber Company have fine.
saw mill at this place newly rebuilt,
and doing a thriving business. They
ore also Offering good farming stump
lands at very reasonable prices and
many settlers are locating In that VI
entity.
". II. Bennett, the well known
and popalar lecturer and tenor solo
ist. will appear at the Lyceum Opera
house this week Thursday evening,
under the auspices of the Eagle River
Band. Mr.. Bennett comes well rec
ommen,,cd by the press where ever he
has been; Thursday night he will de-
liver his popular lecture, 1.-The Man
Who Can't" This is the second en-
tertainment of the series of four
which the Band boys have contracted
for. The first proved a success and
the one Thursday will no doubt be
the same, and should by largely at
tended by our citizens, and show your
appreciation to the hoys for their ef-
fonts in giving the public such high