Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-19

ed our hardware merchants Tuesday.
Charles Case, of Fond du Lac1
visited Joseph Nemacheck to-day.
The first snow storm of the sea-
son, Sept. 20, 'O4.
Tho cranberry crop is being
gathered in this locality, also the haz-
ell nut crop.
VIM. G. Pope and family who
have spent the summer home on yell
low Birch lake, will return to st.
Louis this week.
John Diamond departed Wednes-
day for Amigo for short visit and
from there he went to Milwaukee to
continue his studies at the Medical
college.
Miss Olive Nash departs Tuesday
for Three Lakes, where she will take
charge of James Donnelly's store, dur
ing his absence on the political stump
looking after his congressional chance.
Mrs. w. Il. Dixon gave Yellow
Luncheon at her home Thursday eve
ming, in honor of Miss Fannie CARR
son. The ladies of the choir were en-
tertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Besserdich,
of Kewaunee, arrived in the city Sat
urday and the guests of Mrs. Besser-
dich's sister, Mrs. j. H. Kuehne and
family.
-Myron Mather was down from
State Line Tuesday and took the first
degree in the Masonic order. The To-
cal lodge has increa sed it's member
ship considerably during the past
year.
MIR. and Mrs. L. w. Schussman
went to Oshkosh Wednesday where
they joined Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dun
KEEL, and together they went by boat
from Oshkosh TO ST. Louis Fair. They
expect to be away three weeks.
W. D. Kollock, of Wausau, spent
Tuesday in our city in the interest of
the Standard Oil Company. Oil will
here after be brought over to our mer-
chants from Rhinelander with an oil
tank by Robt. Briggs, instead of ship
ping the oil here in barrels. 1t must
come that way for the oil company
has said so.
Otto Haubold, business manager,
and Clarence Shamel, associate editor
Of the Orange Judd Farmer, of Chi
cago. spent the last of the week in
this vicinity looking over the farms
and ia king pictures OF the same. We
acknowledge fraternal call from the
above gentlemen while in our city.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church, will serve a
grand ''chicken supper" at the Den
ton house, tomorrow, Tuesday eve.
ming, to which all are invited. The
heretofore served by the la
dies can easily be remembered for
their goodness, and the coming sup
per will excel any before given.
At the tennis court Thursday af-
ternoon, Drs. McIndoe, of Rhinelan-
der and DR.. Neville were defeated by
Messrs. G. +. Colman and E. D. Stew
art, three out of four sets. The doct-
ors won last year, but the lawyer-jew-
eler com bination was too strong for
them this year. AS they now stand
even, the rubber will have to be
played to see who are the ''real II"
The oldest sawlog seen on the
Menominee River for many day, per-
haps the oldest ever seen in the his
tory of the lumber business their was
towed down to the Marinette Lumber
Company's mill in a raft of deadhead
logs. 1t was pulled from one of the
slips OF the old X. G. company. The
log was of pine and bore the old K G
company mark with the date when
cut -.l865-stamped plainly several
times on the end. The preservation
Of this log under water for the past
thirty mine years is considered some
thing remarkable. Florence Mining
News.
An inquisitive mind wants to
know what the editorial '.we'' signi-
fled. Its meaning varies to suit the
circumstances. For instance, when
you read that we expect our wife
home to-day we refers to the editor
in chief; when it is "we are a little
Ia tn with OnY work - If ipoIuHao the