The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-12

burn. Among those from here who
went to Hurley were Messrs. A. W.
Mcleod, f. w. Jones, and Geo.
A. White.
Mrs. A. G.. Hebberd and Mrs. J.
E. Jones left today for Minneapolis,
to take in the season Of Grand
Opera. Mrs. Hebberd goes from
Minneapolis to her old home at
Virooua, for a few weeks visit,
while Mrs. Jones will spend few
days visiting her parents and frienns
at Shell Lake.
The TIMES office is located in the
same building, and right next door
to the Washburn post-office. This
little item is published for the in
formation of some of our subscribers
who seen to have forgotten our To-
cation, and didn't know just where
to drop in and settle those accounts
for subscription.
The delivery wagon of M, N.
Oistad's grocery store took a very
rapid circuit behind the delivery
horse Monday, with the result that
there was a great mixing up of
sugar, kerosene and syrup. Seven
oil cans were smashed, and the con-
tents of the wagon were badly de-
moralized; although the loss was not
very heavy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben E. Runkle en-
joyed visit during the week from
Hugo Kerble, of Merrill, vino is a
relative of theirs. Mr.. Kerble has
but recently finished term Of three
years service with the pay master S
department on the United States
Slip Baltimore, and was with that
great boat all through the Spanish
American war.
A course of concerts will be given
this winter under the auspices of
the Congregational Church. A con-
cert will be given on New Years
night, while some time in January
Miss Amanda Kidder will visit here
Quite a number of distinguished
artists will be on the list of this
winters visitors, who will take part
in the course.
There are from 800 to 900 county
orders, that have been issued, and
are awaiting in the county clerks
Office the signature of Chairman
L. III. Lien. The aggregate amount
of the orders is from twelve to
thirteen thousand dollars, and this
is in addition to several thousand
dollars already on file in the treasur-
ers Office. The county treasury
will likely remain 'broke" until
March.
The new Washburn Ice Company
is rapidly coming into existence, and
it has progressed so far that the
articles of incorporation are now a
matter of record in the Office of the
Register of Deeds. The stock hold
ers met Monday evening at the town
hall and chose their Board of Direct
ors which is as follows: E. S.
Owen, L. N. Clausen, D. w. Corn
ing, M. N. Oistad, S. E. Swanson,
J. E. Jones, Fred T. Yates, Nels
Nelson, Ed. Williams, L. A. Simon
son, E. G. Stevens and G.. A. White.
The first meeting of the directors was
held Tuesday afternoon, and con-
siderable discussion of the future
policy of the organization was had.
The election of officers resulted as
follows. President, e. S. Owen;
Vice president, NJ n. Oistad; Secre-
tary, George A. White; Treasurer,
l.. N. Clausen. A committee con-
sisting of j. E. Jones and Fred T.
Yates was named to draft bylaws.
The first twenty-five per cent of
stock will be collected at once, and
the company will get down to bust
ness as rapidly as possible.
The first Of the month the debtors
/ of THE TIMES were notified by mail
of the amount they were in arrears.
A few have been in, or in some other
manner did the thing honorable,
but although we sent a great many
statements, the majority receiving
them have not yet complied with
the request for settlement of their
account; and if you are included in
the meaning OF this little item, you
will perhaps know it, and we would
say to you that it costs money to run
a newspaper, and to our mind there
is nothing more abOmniable than the