Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20
Eagle River Directory of Industry and Business

house which disguised it so much
that it burnt up last winter.
Across the street is where Martin
Carlson the painter lives. He was
formerly in business in Chicago and
since coming here has had plenty of
work to do, as in fact, all painters
in Eagle River do.
While handy to the Court House is
good time to mention the occupants
there in their official capacity.
Entering the building the first room
to the right is the office Of Register
of Deeds. Miss Fern Scott is the pre-
sent incumbent and is serving her
second term, after becoming thorough
ly versed in the work by serving sew
eral years aS deputy 1t is an evidelc
of the steady growth of the county,
in her statement that the work in
that office has grown many times
over what it was when she first be-
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very competent official is shown by
looking at the vote she has received
on both occasions when a candidate.
The next office on that side is
that of the Clerk Of Circuit Court at
present held by Hunter Case of
Phelps and for whom Miss Scott acts
as deputy except at such times as
when testimony is being heard that
might schOck the ears of a lady. Moth
ing like that bothers Hunter in the
least and it is said that when the
county board last week made sweep
ing reduction in the salary of that
office, that he didn't start calling
any pet names even under strong pro-
vocation.
The next office room is that of VIM.
Hunter, county highway commission
err. He is a busy man the year around
as it is no snap to look after the
highway mileage of Villas county. He
is practical highway man as he
spent several years in highway con-
structiOn work before assuming his
present position and considering the
fact that he has to keep up his roads
dam and that the traffic over them
is very heavy, does it very WELL
Next to Hunters office is that of
the county treasurer, Chas. H. Adams
He has held the office for several
years and has made an excellent Off
cial so that no one thinks, seriously,
of disturbing him, and when they do,
find out that his ability as vote
getter increases with every campaign
He is secretary of the Villas County
Fair Association, and clerk of the
Eagle River High School Board. With
all of these various matters to attend
to he still finds time to raise some
fancy show birds of the Rhode Island
Red kind and for his vacation general
ly goes out to the Adams farm to
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The next room is where the county
board holds it's sessions and where
the county clerk Miss Mary Hong
very efficiently presides She is also
doing her second term as an elected
clerk and was deputy clerk for two
terms before that so that she thor
Oughly understands the work and
everything connected with it, a fact
appreciated by everyone who has oc-
casion to ask for information regard
ing county and state matters.
On the second floor of the building
are the quarters of County Superin-
tendent A. ]. Austin and supervising
Teacher Miss Ella Beversdorf. They
spend all of their time in the inter
ests if the Villas county schools and
are recognized as capable officials
who have done a great deal to raise
the standard of education in the coun-
ty.
The office of the County Nurse,
Miss Ann Christmas is also on this
floor. Since being engaged something
over a year ago she has accomplished
a great deal in the behalf of mothers
and children of Villas county, and
| there are but few now, who do not
consider that a county nurse is the
best investment the county has ever
made. She visits every part of the
county and once a month, health cen
ter meetings are held in Eagle River
attended by representatives from the
state board of health, at which many
children are brought for examination
by their parents, and if child has
any ailment of any kind, it isdiscover
ed there and means taken to remove
the cause.
While in the court house is a good
time to mention other county officers
who for lack of room maintain offices
down town. The first of these in al
phabetical order is the County Judge