Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-28
Phelps News.

Will Kernohan purchased ftrm
adjoining Chas. Corners place and
has moved his family and will begin
farming at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Anderson and
children left last Saturday morning
for Marshfield and other points for a
two weeks vacation, making the trip
in their new Buick.
The Company is shipping in car
load of potatoes this week from their
big farm. The potatoes are of the
variety known as Rural New Workers.
1t is carload of beauties.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Henderson of
Long lake dam, entertained the young
people of Phelps last Saturday even~
ing in honor of the teachers of the
Phelps graded school, who left for
their respective homes on Monday
morning.
The movies Sunday evening, Billy
Rhodes in 1.-The Girl of My Dreams, +"
was very good. Everyone present is
Billy's friend for life Next Sunday
Weed has high priced and big
feature production, Hearts OF the
World. "
Following the school program Fri
day evening, the floor was cleared and
given over to those who enjoy trip
ping the light fantastic. From the
size of the crowd that stayed, we
would say that there are good many
who enjoy doing so.
Mrs. Danny Kane, we'll known
throughout this vicinity died at her
home on Alevoy river last Saturday.
The Kane home was noted for its
hospitality and the deceased will be
greatly missed by the trout fishermen
in this section of the country.
Word has been received that Mervin
Blong and Lauri Anderson have ar
rived safely from overseas and will be
home shortly. Both boys have been
in front line trenches for eighteen
months, and their many friends in
Phelps will be glad to welcome them
home.
Memorial day is fast approaching.
Maybe Phelps will have program.
Maybe they'll have have ball game
in the afternoon and maybe a picnic
sometime during the day or evening.
However they do say that there will
be big things stirring in Phelps, 4th
of July.
Game wardens Oberholtzer and
Fisher of Rhinelander accompanied by
James Oberholtzer, spent several days
on Big Twin lake locating fish beds,
in view of obtaining spawn next
spring for the Eagle River hatchery
instead of bringing same from Toma
hawk Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. Zimmerman
entertained a number of the young
married and unmarried people of the
village at their home Tuesday even
ing. Everyone had pleasant evening
and enjoyed the refreshments, which
Mrs. Zimmerman knows so well how
to serve. The party was in honor of
our school teachers who leave us this
week.
Alvin Simmonson left for Milwaukee
last week where he enlisted in the
navy. Uncle Sam needs several young
men in this branch of the service. 1t
is understood that recruiting officer
will be at Phelps, for a few days in
the near future. Any young man
who wants to obtain a first class
education at Uncle Sans expense
can do so by giving his name to the
postmaster.
Walter Chellis and wife entertained
Thursday evening at their home in
honor of the parting school teachers.
Fine refreshments were served. Most
of the evening was spent in singing
such songs as, It'll We Meet Again
and others appropriate to the sad
occasion. Noticeably, the strongest
voices in these same songs were those
of Joe Mccormick and Miss Reed
Wick SAYS he would have been heard
more, but he felt too sad for words.
The graduation exercises of the
eighth grade pupils held at the Lake
View opera house last Friday evening
has received much praise. The play
Cup to Freddie was one of the best
ever given by the eighth grade pupils.
The music furnished by the Phelps
Orchestra and the duet by Misses
Mccormick and Reid was pleasing
addition to the program. After the
exercises dancing was INDUCED in for
short time. The class consisted OF
seven girls as follows: Marie Nelson,
Ruth Holland. Geneva Benson, Vera
Benson, Myrtle Muir, Anna Lustic
and lynne Salo.
Now in regard to the baseball fu>
ture for Phelps this year. We know
the weather of this spring has been
such as not to encourage the national
game greatly, but we want team in