Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-16
Phelps News.

o. G. Henderson and Louis Lugar
drove their cars to Amigo this week
for general overhauling and paint
ing. jeff went down Sunday to bring
his car back but has not returDed at
time of writing.
A number of Phelps people and cars
went to Eagle River Sunday to see the
game of ball between Eagle River ard
Rhinelander. The game was quite a
disa ppointment to the spectators as
it was an entirely one sided affair and
ending ii to 6 in Eagles favor. 1t is
understood that Eagle believes she
can trim the Phelps "Giants" next
Sunday. but Phelps money says it
can't be done. [I'll take $500 that
you can't do it.-Editor.
DR.. Wilson of the First Congrega-
tional church of Ripon, Wis, gave a
fine sermon at the Congregational
church at Phelps Sunday evening. 1t
is understood that everyone who
missed it lost a real treat. Several
other good speakers are expected this
summer.
The local jazz orchestra consisting
of Shimek and Case, gave little
dance Saturday after the show. The
weather however, doesn't favor siren
uous exercise and everyone left for
home early, or earlier than usual
would be better.
DR.. Frankel, Villas county's crack
dentist. was in town Monday looking
after the decayed and decaying. The
doctor thinks Phelps is pretty live
town however, as he discovered very
little dead matter.
Enid Bennett, in the desert Woo
ing" was much appreciated by those
present Saturday evening at the Hap>
Ply Hour Theatre. Fatty Arbuckle al
so caused lots of laughs in his "Trip
to Coney Island" Next Saturday
evening the "One More American"
will be presented with Mack SEN
nette comedy entitled, 1.-THE Pullman
Bride" If you are looking for good
hour or two of pleasure it will pay
you to attend.
The smiling face Of Walter Chellis
may again be seen at the Phelps de-
pot. Walter has been over to the 500
fora few days court session. No, he
wasn't being tried himself. just as
witness.
Have you been out to the Phelps
suburbs lately? 1t would pay you, if
not, to take walk on the Eagle Riv-
err road The company bungalow is
about completed, even to painting,
and the homes of the Reightley's and
Martis are coming along nicely. The
land along the lake shore, just beyond
the company's bungalow, has just
been lsyed out in lots by Surveyor
Walsh of Eagle River. These lots con-
tain from fraction of an acre up to
couple of acres and are now on sale
by the H. P. B. Land Dept. There
are some choice lots there and they
ought to 60 fast.
The big silo on the Nestor johnson
farm is nearing completion. Mr..
johnson is also adding several other
improvements to his fine place.
E. w Zimmerman is now the own
er Of team of Broncos. He says he
almost made them pay for themselves
in his first trip with them Sunday,
blueberrying. Lets see; if he picked
seventy quarts at fifteen cents quart
how much did his team cost? Some
mathematician figure this out and
we'll print the answer next week.
Talk about blue-berries. Gee, it
seems as if they were all over this
year. If there is nothing else to eat
next winter, Phelps people ought to
be able to get along on blueberries
and hay for both crops are big ones.
First pub. July 9-last July 23-3 wks.)