Anna Rainila: July 9, 1925 Eagle River, Wis.

Hello Friends,
I hope your week was good. I don't know about you but I'm looking forward to the weekend.
It is Valentines Day on Saturday. Plus if you have not seen The Medford Area Community Theater production of "The 25th Annual Putam County Spelling bee", it would make a great date night. That is if you find yourself in the area.
Anyway here is the next letter from Anna.

As always here is what it says. ( I may get a few words wrong)

                   July 9, 1925
Hello Howard:
    I received your welcome
letter some time ago, but
sure don't seem to get time
to write to hardly anybody
which I am very sorry of.
But you can imagine a
dozen girls in one cottage
the noise they make
you hardly get a chance
to breath. "haha"
  I am sending you
some views of the place.
it sure is lovely. I
think so anyway.
The main Lodge includes
the office, parlor & dining
room.
  We have very swell
guests here, Mayor & his Body
guard from Chi. Head man
of theaters"       " Head Banker Chi.

they all are good tippers
I have made over $12.00
in tips in two wks.
  Talk about we have
had lately we go boat
riding almost every nite.
We go to the other Resort
across the lake to the
Everetts "Casino" that a
dance pavilion & joy & joy
we have fun. Nothing
but.
  kids are so busy
talking I can't hear
myself think so
Will quite & write
more next time.
         Your Friend
            Anna
P.S. I had the Punkest
        Fourth in my life.
worked all day. (haha).

It sounds like it was a very busy time at The Hemlock.
I found the mayor of Chicago for 1925 and here is a summery of what I found.

William Emmett Dever

He was mayor from 1923-1927.
He was a democrat.
While in office he did many improvements to the city's infrastructure.
  Completion of Wicker Drive
  Extension of Ogden Ave.
  Straightening of the Chicago River
  Building the city's first airport, Municipal Airport
He fought against corrupting influence of bootlegging & gangsters.
Despite considering himself "Wet" he enforced prohibition because it was the law of the land.
Media labeled his war on bootleggers as the "Great Beer War" and it resulted in a decline of crime.
He noted that although prohibition was a "tremendous mistake" he had no choice but to enforce it.
He was nicknamed "Decent Dever" by the press.
After his time as mayor he was a vice president of the Bank of America until his death on Sept. 13, 1929 at the age of 67 of cancer.

I tried to find the other two people she mentioned but I could not.

Now that I gave you a little history lesson here are a few random pictures for you to look at.

This Julia, Freda, Lille Weberg and Grandpa.

 This is Lily Johnson.

This is Ester Waleen.

At least that is what it says on the backs of each of the pictures.

Since tomorrow is Valentines Day here is a little Valentine form me to you.

Well that's all I have for you today.
I hope you have a great weekend. And if you happen to find yourself in the area it's not to late to catch a play. Which last night was a great hit.
So till next time.
Your friend,
Sandy