Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-10
The Comments Sh0zOered By Press and Public
Edition Yes Brings abundance of Praise

Printers and publishers have
come 10 look for something ex-
ira. something out of the ordin-
ary. something that an ordinary
cuss in the game cannot expect
10 equal. from ID. c. Menefee of
the Villas County News, published
nj Eagle River. This time he
marches TO the front with a holt
day edition of his paper, an hon
est to goodness" holiday edition
he calls il. And he sure lived up
10 his reputation. Teeming with
Illustrations and special articles
the edition Of Is pages is devot-
ed 10 exploitation of the resourc-
es of Northern Wisconsin and es-
pecially the country tributary TO
Eaple River. The invitation TO
come and share in the good
things just seems 10 ooze out
of every picture and every ar
ticle. The edition is a credit TO
the ability Of the publisher. me-
chemically and otherwise, and
takes the cake among holiday
editions that have come TO our
notiee.-Hurley News.
Just about the most attractive
looking special issue of a weekly
newspaper we have seen in many
day was the "Honest-to-Good-
Iness" holiday edition of the vi
AS County News sent out by
Publisher ID. c. Menefee last week.
II contained sixteen interesting
Ipages-especially well printed
with Photographic reproductions
that told us more about Eagle
River than we ever knew before.
Gillett Times.
ID. c. Menefee. publisher of the
Villas County News, goes in for
special editions occasionally, and
when he does so the result is
something worth looking over.
His Christmas number was really
the "Honest-tO-GOOdness" num-
Der that he named it. Editor
| Menefee believes in Eagle River,
his future home town, and any
one perusing this sixteen page
edition printed on enamelled pa
per and illustrated with many
photographs, is well apt to find
| his knowledge and good opinion
of this attractive community
much increased.-Wausau Pilot.
The Villas County News of
Eagle River, issued a fine Holiday
edition of sixteen pages, eight
more pages than the regular IS
| sue. 1t is devoted 10 the many
interests of that vicinity, where
/ Editor Menefee says, Mature
smiles for miles and miles" Many
half tone cuts of lakes, camps,
| golf courses, fields of prize pota-
/ toes. etc, as well as much des-
criptive matter fills this special
holiday number, which is a credit
. 10 its editor and 10 the commun-
. ity IL serves.-Birnamwood News.
! wish 10 congratulate you up
on that Honest TO Goodness
Holiday edition. Your idea Is
, original and excellent and the
work of your printers is truly a
gem Of typographical art. Ihave
never seen anything better.-A
NJ. Smith. Manager Western News
paper Union, Milwaukee.
: My family was very much IN
terested in the holiday number
of your paper and have asked m'
; TO send for four or five extr;
copies. Aside from this particu
|, lar. issue of your paper, with 1T
many interesting articles, it seems
to me that you are doing mor
than your share in keeping be
fore the public the attractions
advantages and beauties OF you
e country.-John +. Mitchell, II
: Louis, Mo.
Allow me with all sincerity
n 10 congratulate you on you
= Christmas number of the New
which just came to hand. ICON
: mend you. Mr.. Menefee upol
[ such an undertaking, for know
= full well what such a task mean
to gather together the necessar,
e material which goes into al
j. edition of this kind. Yet, never
= theless, and with no doubt u
S my mind. the citizens of Eagl
e River fully appreciate your ef
n forts. and feel justly proud o
e such a paper which represent