Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-23
Phelps News.

| w r. Ashton has received some
three-inch mesh wire which he will
fence in three forties as a sheep and
cattle ranch at Little Twin lake.
Mrs. w. A. Chellis spent Easter at
Wausau with her parents.
Joe Mccormick arrived home from
overseas last Monday Joe enlisted
early in 1917 going with Co. L. 127th
Infantry, 32nd division Of Rhinelan-
der and was in most Of the heavy
battles of the war.
Mrs. Nels Christensen and little
son are visiting with srelatives at
Wausau.
The H. P. B. trainmen will give a
dance and supper Friday evening
April 25th for the benefit of the base
ball team Music will be furnished
by the Phelps orchestra. Everybody
come and help the boys as Phelps will
have base ball team the coming sea-
son which will be "a credit to the
town.
Mrs. Axel Oberg of Big Twin lake
left Monday afternoon for Chicago in
response to telegram stating that
their son Harry was seriously i'll with
pneumonia
Miss Rose Havalek spent Easter
with the Misses Janette and Mary
Bloug.
G. F. Sanborn of Chicago made
business trip to Phelps last Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j.. Duckworth on the NOR
ming of the 10Th.
The Phelps Base Ball Club enter
tainment committee with Wheeler
Beattie playing the star roll, has now
given three of their weekly dances be-
sides showing folks a good time. has
been the means of gathering in some
$40 for the benefit of the team. Pa
quette's orchestra has furnished the
music for the forepart of the evening
free of charge and Messrs. Shimmack,
Case and McGregor have closed the
evenings to everyones satisfaction.
Oscar Gunderson was in town yes
terdav to look over the big barn on
the H. P. B. Co. farm They intend
to remodel the basement and put up
big silo.
According to rumors there is to be
some big feed at the Railroad Mems
Easter Ball at Phelps on April 10Th.
Mrs. j. w. Beattie is in charge of the
''big feed' and it is pretty well under
stood that she is some cook. The big
thing on the menu is to be the chick
en-, but there will be lots more to back
it, Come and enjoy it all.
The land department of the H. ?.
B. Go. is really doing land office busi>
ness. They have not only had land
lockers from five or six states in the
Union, but what is better, land buy
ers. Satisfied buyers, is the policy of
the department and that is what they
are getting. People who live in
place do not always appreciate what
they have at home, but strangers can
see the many good points of Phelps
and it's agricultural possibilities. In
quiries have been received from near
lv half the states in the Union, Wash
ington, D. c. being the furthermost
point up to now.
Easter Sunday though proceeded by
hard days rain was some beautiful
day. The Sunday school program at
the Congregational church was well
attended. The choir was right there
with fine music. Easter bonnets and
new suits. The afternoon found all
of the young hopefuls of Phelps out
for stroll. If the popularity of Cis-
CO point, Sunday, was any symbol,
said place ought to be annexed and
bought up by the Welfare Club of the
same thriving city and reserved for
the ''young only" A certain fellow
and his friend have monopolized
the best place this time, but if the
place becomes town property, rights
can be reserved week ahead giving
others an opportunity who live farth-
er away from him.
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