The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Louis Void left this morning
for Shell Lake, where she will visit
her parents for a short time.
Peter Fox left yesterday for his
old home in Pennsylvania, where he
will visit for several weeks.
Why not put little enthusiasm
in this campaign? There has been
no indication of anything of the kind
yet.
So the town boad is negotiating
another loan of $4,000. Look out
for taxes-they will be higher than
the peak of fame.
According to this report 1886. $50
in gold bullion has been produced at
the Mikado; at the Sultans, $413.-
900; at the Olive, $4,000 and at the
Regina, $4,000.
There are ninety-seven cases OF,
typhoid fever in the three hospitals
of Ashland, according to the Press.
Ashland is certainly having an awful
time with the disease.
An exchange says: That any one
passing the Opera House last night
would have thought that there was
political convention session. The
cheers and applause given Carriers
Remember the Maine" was a re-
hinder of old war times.
Lee Skatvold, who has been in the
employ OF John A. Jacobs for the past
year, has severved his connections
with Mr.. Jacobs and las entered the
employ Of Iohn II i ok Chi
cago, as purchasing agent He is
engaged in buying railroad supplies
timber, etc. Mr. Skatvold will con
tinue to make his headquarters in
Washburn.
Christ Rolla is now in full posses
sion of the Norman House as its
proprietor and landlord The former
proprietor, Louis Void, expects to
soon fix up his building, now being
used for millinery, and will open a
saloon Or store in it. He expects
to re-engage in business in a month
or two. In the meantime he is TAX
ing life easy.
Alba Haywood and his company
gave an entertainment at the Opera
House Monday night. The company
was good in many respects, although
some of the parts were weak. Mr.
Haywood, himself, grew very tire
some owing to his too frequent APP
pearances.
HARDWOOD M. Bacon, assistant
superintendent of the registry sys-
tenn of the Post Office department
for the United States, looked over
the registery department. of the local
post office Monday, and expressed
himself as well pleased with the
manner in which the work was con-
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"Billy" Bennett tent show
played here last week in their tent.
Their plays were of an ordinary
character neither good nor bad
just what you might expect of tent
show. Owing to continued poor
business the company was com
PEELED to disband Saturday. and the
members of the troop went from
here to Minneapolis
Rev. Chr. Forum, has organized a |
Norwegian Lutheran Church society |
in the Engoe district, and expects to
move to Engoe in a short time to
make his home He has purchased |
seventy acres of land and will build |
a home and, besides the ministry
will engage IN agricultural pursuits.
At present Rev. Forum is pastor of
the Trinity Lutheran Church of Ash
land.
How about organizing republi-
can club? There are a thousand
voters in Washburn and
it s time that the campaign was
opened Two years ago one would
never have known there was to be
an election, as there was absolutely
nothing in the way of public meet
lngs, speaking or club work. Now
just because everything is republi-
can in Washburn is no reason for
such political inactivity. Let's have
a little enthusiasm in this campaign
Nothing can promote it more than a
club. Let's have the
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