The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-24

hOOerI vi. LaFOllette'S special
train to this city last Thursday.
Mr.. Burnham is chairman of the
republican committee of Ashland
county.
At the Congregational Church
next Sabbath morning the pastor will
preach on "Small Beginnings. AT
night he will speak on Thoughts on
our Political Campaign" All voters
and others invited. Other services
as usual.
Woodsmen report that mosQul-
toes have been doing good bust
ness in the woods during the past
week or ten days. The second crop
has materialized, and they are quite
as strong in point of numbers and
ability to bite as the mid summer
article
John Bodin, of Oshkosh, has been
appointed local manager of the
Wisconsin Telephone company, and
will have charge of the company S
interests here and at Bayfield,. The
| Central office will be moved 10 a
point as near Washington avenue as
it is possible to place it.
Congressman John J. Jenkins will
address the voters of this city at the
Opera House next Tuesday evening.
The local committees will likely
arrange for Dinner Pail parade for
the occasion. Mr.. Jenkins will also
speak at Bayfield, on Monday even
ing and at Iron River Wednesday
evening.
NJ. t. Haines, of Paramount,
Minnesota, was in the city Monday,
and made arrangements for lecture
here under the auspices of the
Masonic order, by Captain S. L..
Berti, who for eleven years was in
the Russian army, and who was
sentenced to Punishment to Siberia
in 1898, and miraculously escaped.
The lecture will perhaps be delivered
on December 18th.
Hon. J. B. Smith, Of Madison,
Prohibition candidate for governor,
will speak at the Opera House,
Saturday evening, October 9th,
Mr.. Smith is good speaker
and will present the greatest issue
in this election. He will be accom-
panied by good soloist, Mr.. Cork,
and there will also be local Quar-
tette. Turn out and hear a good
speaker and some good singing.
COMMITTEE.
The Spinster's have postponed
their entertainment until Monday
evening, October 10Th. It gives
promise of being as good an enter
tainment as has ever been given by
local talent. It. is brimful of fun
from beginning to end, and the CO.'S
tunes will be worth seeing. Prices
20 and 35 cents. Don't miss it..
Opera House, October Goth.
H. T. Engoe left last week for a
trip to the Pacific coast. Mr.. Engoe
dropped line to The TINES saying
that a straw vote was taken on the
Northern Pacific train, on which he
was riding, between Fargo, N. D.
and Montana, with the following re-
suit: Mckinley, 131; Bryan, Il.
Mr. Engoe adds that small lakes
along the line of the railroad near
jamestown, n. d. ARE covered with
ice. He concludes: s'Prairies,
prairies and prairies, nothing else"
J. A. McMulligan, agent for the
Minneapolis Tribune, was in the
city last week. Mr. McMuIligan
makes the proposition to trade a
Mexican dollar for an American
dollar and send the Tribune free for
six weeks. AS the Mexican
dollar contains the most silver he
says that all a person would have to
do after Bryan was elected would
be to take it to the mint and have
it coined, and be more than your
original dollar in-while the paper
would have cost you nothing
A noticeable item in the town
board proceedings published in this
issue is the very large amount Of
bills drawn upon the poor fund. It
appears that there are large
amount of poor people who are being
very literally provided not only with
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