Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-14

a few weeks at her home in Phelps.
Mrs. Pray, who has spent the past
two years in Idaho and Washington
arrived in Phelps last week and will
spend some time with her son Albert
and family.
Mr. Merk lein of Wausau is taking
charge of the meat department for H
P b. Company.
At meeting of the Welfare Club
held last Sunday afternoon the follow
ing committee was appointed with the
power to draft organization papers
and commence immediate building Of
a cheese factory: X Martin Thomp-
son, chairman; w. L. Covey, Charles
Gerner, Will Waffle and John Salo.
R. E. Hagen who has been employ
ed as scaler for the H P B. Co. the
past year, purchased a farm at Foun-
tain City, Wis, and left for that
place last Saturday.
/ John Jaaska has a crew of men at
work on the county road in the Smoky
lake district dynamiting stumps and
getting the road in shape for the
grading crew.
Mrs. Geo. Long and children spent
Sunday with Mrs. C. P. Smith, leav-
ing on Monday for Green Valley
where they will reside.
Homer Beattie of Amigo left for
home Monday. Mr.. Beattie who is
potato buyer got over carload of po-
tatoes from the Phelps farmers dur
ing his stay here. He addressed the
the Welfare Club in a meeting Sunday
IN the potato question and due to his
talk number of the farmers have de-
cided to give the Rural New Yorker
variety trial.
Thursday the 9th, the Baseball
Club gave another one of their enjoy
able weekly dances. A nice crowd
was present, the music fine and the
floor better. everybody had
good time.
Friday night a couple carloads of
Phelps society visited Three Lakes 20
attend the big dance there. Craw-
ford's orchestra furnished the music
and that spells regular dance. They
will be with us at Phelps June 9TH.
Members of the Base Bail Club and
other baseball fans have put in con-
siderable work an the base ball field
this past week. The county road
grader with the tractor. ripped off
g IL ~
boys with teams and dump carts dis
posed of it. 1t was quite surprise
to the people how many loads Of sod
can come off the infield of diamond
After the sod was taken off heavy
rail was dragged over the intield to
level it off. This was in turn followed
by raking and picking up stones and
loose sod The boys hope to have the
scraper do a little more leveling for
them ard then will follow it up with
rail, plank and roller A goo / ground
should be the result.
The band is getting in their regular
practices and under the able leader
ship of Mr.. 2 quette are coming along
nicely. The fine weather we are av-
ing makes everyone think of the band
concerts, open air pavilionS, boating
and even bathing. All Phelpsites are
glad they live in Phelps for such
things are really possibilities here.
The land department had their star
week this week, probably due to the
warm spell getting into the veins OF
would be land owners. number OF
pieces were disposed of east OF town
on he Hazen road. Two Ohio men,
who moved here few days ago pur-
! chased Joint forties some two and
half miles from town. The incoming
BUYERS have spurred into action other
citizens who have been here for some
time with the result that there were
some ten or more sales in the past
| week
Saturday evening the local chapter
of the F. r. a. entertained and were
in turn entertained by drill team OF
the Rhinelander chapter OF that or
ganization Several carloads OF the
Rhinelander people were over. The
meeting was followed by a short ad>
dress BY the Hon. E. Hicks OF Osh-
kosh, which everyone present enjoyed.
Light refreshments in turn followed
the address and little dancing closed
the evenings good time.
Did you ever hear of hunting angle
worms at night with a light. you
trout fishermen and others? Well it
can be done and with good results
However, this hasn't anything to do
with worms, but arbutus. 1t was
discovered by carload OF Phelps
hopefuls that the best and proper
time to get arbutus was just trlfle
after dusk with the aid of an electric
flash light. They claim that just at
that time in the evening, the arbutus.
getting tired of its day in hiding
peeps out its head and is easily cap
tured. For further details of this
rare discovery. inquire of Miss Marie