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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25
april Is to May 30.)
CONTEST NOTICE.
Attorneys for Plaintiff

Department of the Interior, United States
Land Office, Ashland, Wisconsin. April 4th,
1900
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by Robert Am bargey, con-
testant. against homestead entry No. 1888,
made May 4th, 1895 for VIE nwI section s,
township A north, range west, by Julius
Billack, contestee in which it is alleged
that the entryman has wholly abandoned
said land for more than four years last past;
that he never made any improvement what
ever. nor has he resided upon or cultivated
the same as required by law. Said abandon
ment was not due to his employment in the
army navy or marine corps of the United
States; said parties are hereby notified to
appear, respond and offer evidence touching
said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on May
31st. 1900, before the Register and Receiver at
the United States Land Office, in Ashland
Wisconsin.
The said contestant having. in a proper
affidavit. filed April 18th. 1900, set forth facts
which show that after due diligence person
al service Of this notice can not be made, it is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication
AUGUST DoENITz
Register.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

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without the least bit of danger. It
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throat or obstinate coughs. For
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

Running sores ulcers, bolls,
pimples, ETC., quickly cured by Ban
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the world. No other Gust as good"
Sold by Owen, Frost & Co.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

Cures dizzy spells, tired feeling,
stomach, kidney, and liver troubles.
keeps you we'll all summer. Rocky
Mountain Tea taken this month
35c. Sold by Owen, Frost & Co.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

Whereas Ole P. Smerthu offers to pay the
sum of forty dollars for the south west ID of
sonth west ID of section Is, township AZ
north of range west. and
Whereas. said Ole F. Smurtz intends to
cultivate the same, making home thereon
for himself. therefore be it
Resolved by the county board of Bayfield,
County, that the county clerk be and he is
hereby authorized and instructed to issue a
quit claim deed on the aforesaid premises to
the said Ole P. Smertnu, upon the payment
of forty dollars therefor.
GEORGE QUAYLE.
The following bid of M, G. Craig was pre-
sented and the resolu ton in regard to same
was upon motion unanimously adopted.
To the board of supervisors of Bayfield,
County
/ the undersigned make application to
purchase the following described lot upon
which Bayfield, County holds tax deed. and
offer to pay the sum of $500 therefor,
to-wit. Lot block of the village ofCable.
Dated this 9th day of Feb. 1909.
Respectfully Yours,
M. C.CRAIG.
To the board of supervisors Bayfield,
county.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

The undersigned hereby make application
to purchase the following described upon
which Bayfield, county holds tax Deeds and
offer to pay the sum of fifteen dollars ($15)
therefore, viz: Lots 1. 2, 8, A. and In block
of the village of Cable Respectfully
M. @. CRAIG.
TO the County Board Of Supervisors. Bay
field County.
Gentlemen
Whereas, the county of Bayfield, holds tax
deeds against Lot in block g. and Lots /. 2, 8,
and 5, in block 4 village of Cable, this
county, and
Whereas, M. G. Craig offers to pay the sum
of $4,000 for the county's interests in the
above named lots, therefore be it
Resolved, by the county board of super
visors in adjourned annual session assem-
bled, that the county clerk be and he is here
by authorized and instructed to to ez ecute
quit claim deed on the above named pre-
misses to the said M G. Craig upon the pay
ment Of the aforesaid sum of forty $4,000
dollars. A. O. BLK
Dated at Washburn, Wisconsin this 9th
day of March A. d. 1900.
The following resolution was upon motion
unanimously adopted.
To the county board of B ayfield County.
Gentleme NJ
The undersigned Jacob Ledin, hereby
offers to pay the sum of $41.OO for quit claim
deed from county, on the following described
land upon which county holds tax deed
dated March 18th 1899, to-wit:
South west n of the south west n of sec II
town AZ, Range 6, Respectfully,
= JAKOB LEDIN.
OF 70 zoe hold hv
Sale of 1895 $5S "a decided.
50 - 1896 II 66
60 /" 1897 375 g
60 1898 367
/" !" 1899 Al s.
ss2 43
Resolved that the above proposition be
accepted and the county treasurer is hereby
authorized to turn over to the said applicant
the certificates above noted at SAL co and the
difference charged back to the town in which
the land is located. DAN MCBEATH.
The following resolution was upon motion
unanimously adopted.
Whereas, pursuant to a resolution Of the
county. notice of sale of the tax certificates
of Bayfield, County at less than the face
value thereof. was duly published. and
Whereas, the county board Of said county
does not deem it expedient to accept any or
either of said bids at this time, there
fore be it
Resolved by the County Board OF said
county that said sale DE adjourned until the
both day Of March 1900. and that the county
clerk be andis hereby instructed to cause
notice of this adjournment to be published
in like manner as said notice.
Dated March 9th, 1900. DAN MGBEATH.
The following proposition of A. L. Morse to
purchase the dead and down cedar timber on
the VIZ of NV a of Sec IL town Al Range 6,
was presented. and upon motion the county
clerk was instructed to sell the same.
Ashland Wis. Feb. 18th, 1900.
To the Honorable County Board, Bayfield,
County.
conference.-the would respectfully
offer you the sum of ten $40 dollars for the
dead and down cedar timber on Wa of NV a
sec II township AZ range west, and refer you
to Mr.. Jared Welton. Under-sheriff of Bay
field County, for an estimate of the timber on
saiG section, Mr. Welton having looked it
over. Yours Respectfully.
A. L. MORSE.
motion the board adjourned until 10 o'clock
a. m. March 30th, 1900.
JOHN FROSETH,
County Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-25

Adjourned annual meeting March 30, 1900.
Pursuant to adjournment the board of
Supervisors of Bayfield, county met at the
Office of the County clerk, this Both day of
March 1900.
Upon roll call the following members were
found present: L. II. Lien, Geo. Quayle, E.
Sauve, A. Habelt, and Dan McBeath. Absent.
Frrnk Drummond.
The fol owing credentials were read and &C.
cepted:
WashbuIn, Wis,
Gentlemen:-At a meeting of the town
board of Drummond held at my office this
9th day of March 1900 A. O. Blk was duly
authorized to represent the town of Drum.
mond at the county board meeting, to be held
at Washburn, Wisconsin, March 10th, 1900, in
place Of chairman F. Drummond.
F. w. FITzE, Town Clerk.
Minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved.
Paid county orders and court certificates
to the amount of $54, 722.43 we're cancelled
Upon motion the board took recess until
l:3O p. m.
The meeting was called to order at 1870 D.
m. with the same members present as at the
morning session.
The report of the committee on county
officers accounts was presented, and upon
motion accepted and adopted.
To the county board of Bayfield, county:
Whereas it appears from attached certi6-
cate from United States land office at Ash
land, and from schedule from county
treasurer also hereto attached, that the
county now holds sundry tax certificates, the
tax of which was levied while the title of the
lands were in the United States, therefore be
it,
Resolved by the county board of Bayfield,
county, now Sin special session assembled
that the county treasurer be and he is here
by authorized and instructed to cancel all
such certificates, illegal for reason of said
taxes having been levied when the tiUle Of
such lands were in the United STATES, and be
it further
Resolved, that the face of such tax certif-
Gates be charged back to the respective
towns in which such lands is located.
Dated at Washburn. Wisconsin this Goth
day of March, A. ID. 1900.
A. o. BLK.
(COntinned yyaalzA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
BOOKER WASHINGTON SPEAKS.
Need of the Negro is Industrial Edu-
cation and Thrift.

MACON, GA. Jan. 1.-Booker T Wash
ington spoke on emancipation here to-.
cay, opposing The emancipation speech of
Bishop Turner. He says the negro
problem must he solved by the best e e.
7ne!ir OF the negro race, with the aid of
the best element of the whites. The
North does not contain all the good white
people, nor are they any better friends
10 the negro than can be found in the
South" he said, For every negro that
is sent TO Liberia negro baby is born
in the cotton belt. so that scheme is a
failure AS we came to this country at
the urgent solicitation and expense of the
white man. we would be ungrateful to
run away and leave him now. and we are
not going TODD il ] was asked the other
day In New York What the negro can do
10 get his rights. answered make him
scf useful. Ills citizenship viii be recoE-
ni2ed and valued in proportion as he is
worthy. Industrial education is the key
TO the situation. The negro must keep
pace with progressive civilization Old
Sam and has poor mule can no longer
compete with The white man who cult
Yates corn by riding under an umbrella
on a cullirator that does the work of four
1sicn: nor can The, black woman at the
wash tub long compete With the e'ectric
washing machines. The negro must have
cocCation and thrift They. must know
how 20 apply their education. We have
enourh ministers and professional men
for ,he present. We need 10 :each the
masses how TO get out of their shiftless-s
ness and Anticipated ways
A large number Of white people were
IN his audience
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
TIL: Two LINES
May CONSOLIDATE !:
Mr.. WalIerstein Thinks That They.
VIII Do So:
TAXATION OF PRopERTYoWNERs
For use of sewcrs-The Question Of
Conduits, Electric Wires aud Gull.
vcrts Discussed Much Busi-
ness of Interest Transacted.
TAXATION OF. PROPERTY OWNERS.
For use of scwcr-Tho Question o

Quite prolific and exactinS arguments
came up in the Common Council last night
over the question Of the levying OF taxation
upon property owners for the.use of sew
ers of the city and exhausted the lntorrna-
ton of many Of the members on the SUD
ject-
The Council also considered the time
given the Richmond Power ana Passenger
Company to accept the provisions OF the
ordinance recently passed.
Other questions involving great time and
interest was the consideration of the taxa
ton of the proceeds of the Richmond
Traction Company, and the awarding Oh
an increase in salary to the the sum OF
$500 per annum to the steward of the City
AlmshouSe.
Those present We're: Sol l. Bloornberg,
William C. Camp, William H. Curtis, r..
c. Ebe, +. FL. CARRIER. John r. Grimes
Marx Gunst, T. A. Harrelson Henry
Heeke, julius A. Hobson, d. F. MCCARTHY,
Morgan r. Mills, e. w. Miner. r. L. Pc
tiers, G. *. Pollock. Phil. Shea. c. w.
Tanner. Joseph Wal!ersten, John T. West.
NJ. T. Nhalen, T. 3. Williams, and James
Casl:ie
The ordinance fixing the salary of the
steward Of the city almshouse was laid
on the table, as enough members were
not present to vote on it.
The resolution instructinS the City En-
gineer to purchase or acquire by condem-
nation or otherwise the snnd bar known
as the Justis Island, was adopted.
The Committee on Charter Changes
recommended The following changes in
the charter Of the city:
AS TO A QUORUM.
A recommendation that a majority Of
either body Of the City Council should
constitute a quorum, but that i.-e-
thirds vote should be necessary in either
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!: 10
sbrea ksons Broad street tomorrow the city.
could charge the property owners for the
repair.
Mr.. Pollock said that he trusted that
the amendment would not be voted on.
3 The vote was then Ia ken on the am end
ment, and it was adopted.
Mr. Caskie moved to strike out the
words on line SIX "for a term of one year
or more, = on line seven is $500 or more
in same line after word such strike. out
words amount Of money" and insers "in-
crease of Salaries; on line eight after
the word more insert the words Sin any
one year. The amendment was carried.
The minority report was adopted.
CHARTER COMBINATIONS.
The Committee on Charter Changes al
SO recommended a bill providing that the
Board of Police Interests should meet.
at the call of the chairman, instead Of
each month. The resolution was adopted.
A further resolution to amend the char
ter by the extending of the city limits
SO as to relieve the property holders in
Lee District from excessive taxation.
The resolution was opposed by Mr..
5Bloomberg on the ground of lack Of in
formation as to the burdens which would
be paced on the city by relieving the
property owners of Lee District OF taxa,
ton
owners had carried the matter into the
courts. it had never been contemplate
to incorporate Lee District. He said that
the city had spent about S135GGO in taxes
and had spent about $4,000 in street i'm
provements, and that the court of APP
peals had not as yet decided whether this
. was the proper plan Of taxation.
ASSESSMENTS TO BE MADE.
Mr.. Bloomberg Withdrew his motion to
reconmit and offered an amendment pro-
Nidin- that all assessments hereafter
made shall be met by the property hold
Fers, unless the courts, where the matter
is now pending, rule otherwise.
The amendment was adopted, as was al
so the section as a whole.
Mr.. Bloomberg moved that the Council
dispense with the reading of the COM
munication from the Board OF Abdomen,
which was done.
Mr.. Wallerstein introduced an amend
mont to the taxation clause of the Rich
mond Traction Company, fixing the rate
of taxation as follows: Three and one
half per cent. per. annum on the gross re-
ceipts up to 100000 and 5 per cent over
$4,000 and not exceeding $500. 600: { per
cent. over s90o.OnO and not exceeding S4O0, =
Geo and 10 per cent. on :El receipts in en-,
cess of 100000. This system, Mr.. Wal
lcrstein said. will increase the payments
made by the company to the city on the
present basis of earnings by $.14O.
CONSOLIDATION. INEVITABLE.
The amendment makes the company
liable to genera! taxation on all property
owned by the company.
Mir. Wallerstein said that it was essen
tial that the rate of taxation should be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
branch to appropriate money exceeding

branch to appropriate money exceeding
the sum OF $780,
A recommendation that the city shall
have power to condemn land tor public
Improvement. and to subject. lease or
sell such property of the land as naV
not be found necessary to such improve
ment: also. authorizing the city to con-
struct conduits to supply the city w!tc
electricity.
CONDUITs. WIRES AND SEWERS.
To authorize the laying down of tracks,
and constructing of same over the streets
of the city: that the City Council ::.ay
acquire by condemnation or otherwise.
conduts for. electric. wires and running:
Of same for the cityS- beEeit. To compel
payment for the use Of culverts, sewers,
&c, and acquire by condemnation or
otherwise all such culverts in the city
for public use. The City Council may
state what money shall be paid for any
improvements deemed eXpedient that it
shall have the right to assess such fees
as may be deemed necessary for SUCH i'm
Drovements.
The minority Of the committee submitted
another report recommending adoption of
a bill to amend the city charter SO as to
authorize the city to operate or maintain
railway lines of the city; to authorize the
city to collect funds for the use of sewers
and culverts. &c.
Mr.. Caskie said that he fayorad the.
adoption@os the minority report as far as
it referred to the ownership Of street rail-
ways. He thought that the conservative
element would favor the recomnl e?datioa
OF the majority He did not think that
the Legislature would pass it. He stated
that so far as he knew the corporations
would accept the provisions of the ordi-'
nance. He said the contingency which
may cause the corporatorS not to accept
the provisions of the ordinance was the
making of compromise for the purchase
of the bonds. He said that the compro-.
misc had to be made, and that If they
could have made the proper compromise
the ninety days would not have been
asked: that after the expiration of ninety
days the corporators having refused to
accept the provisions of the ordinance
the Council would then be able to take.
other action on the matter.
Mr.. Pollock stated the attitude OF the OBJ
iectors to the maioriy report
Mr.. ERoCn,berg offered as an amendment
to the bill the word reconstruct oafol-s
low the. word construct. It was
adopted.
AS TO VESTED RIGHTS.
Mr.. Bloomberg was opposed to con-
demnfng he vested rights which they
have invested in sewers. He offered an
amendment TO the charter that would be
more liberal.
Mr.. Pollock opposed this amendment,
It was costing an immense sum each year
to keep old sewers in repair. not cent
sof which, he said, could be charged to-
the property owners. Is
Mr. Bloomberg said that the city had
a perfect right to charge the property
owners. He said that II sewer were to-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
New Assistant Secretary,

Rev. J. R. Willingham. D.. D., CORE
spending secretary of the Foreign Ms
SION Board of the Southern Baptist Con-
svention, will have as his abe assistant
secretary Rev. E. E. Bomar, D. D., of
South Carolina, who has accepted the
place rendered him recently.
3 DR.. Bomar is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Virginia and of the Southern Bap-.
fist Theological Seminary. at Louisville.
He has he'd, pastorates in kentucky and
South Carolina
The new assistant secretary is thirty
seven years old, married. and has four
children: HIS wife was Miss Landrum..
formerly OF this city. He VIII enter upon
his duties the LIST Of February. and viii!
remove with his family to Richmond
about that time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02

compare with the lunar eciipses at a ra-
ito OF about to ). Eight of the solar
eclipses that have been predicted TO &C.
cur will be visible In the United States.
these being in the years 191S, 1875. 1926
1916 1888 1885,, and 1891 There Will Also
be twelve translts of Mercury, four OF
which will be entirely visible and two
partially visible In the United States. On
the other hard there will be no transit OF
Venus. the first date for this event having
been set for June s, 2G04. The Only comet
that IS expected during the next hundred
years is the one that is known as usrlley's.
1t last appeared in 1855 and it is due to
show itself again shortly after 1916 II
the Leonids have not entirely Disappeared
from the heavens by that time they will
make three appearances during the twen-
tieth century.
While It is impossible to predict the
wonders of invention and the narvels OF
science research that may make the next
century far more important than the
nineteenth it is possible to forecast q few
OF the happenings and readers of such
facts may be able to imagine many things
that will BIO called to the mind of their
children and children's children after, they
themselves shall haves followed the cid
century into the realm of past things.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02

fixed without delay. HE thought that
consolidation of the two companies would
inevitably come TO pass. He did not want
ID go into discussion over the matter, but
felt compelled to say what he did
Mr. BloomberS offered an amendment
providing that this taxation should be
made subject to the condition that the
company shall concrete its roadbeds
wherever required SO to do by the City
Engineer, otherwise the taxation shall be
5 per cent. additional.
Mr.. Grimes insisted on withdrawing,
and in the absence Of a two-thirds vote,
the matter was laid on the table to be
taken up at special meeting to be held
next Thursday night at 8 o'clock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
Hotel Arrivals

a''tti 1Arrlt:' Is.
At the ST. Claire-C. L. Watson. Peters
burg: 3. r. Butler, Fayetteville, N. c.;
= w. Hudson. Newport News; H c..
Levitt. Dinwidd!e: A. J. QUINN A. J.
Arnold, Newport News.
AT the Alhambra-J E. Lane, Esmint,
Va: L. 4. Parker, Rocky Mount, n. c.:
B. D. Adams and wife, Charlotte county:
w. N. Ader. Winston, N c.; J.. R. Bugg,
Chase City
AT the LeSinsten-C. +. Hamlet. Law
rencevilie: +. a. Smith. Petersburg: c. r.
Jones' -Arvon.a: Hunter and G. Peatross,
Danville; NJ. G. Perrow. LynchbIrg: r.
II. Edmun3soG and 4 r. Nobbtn South
Boston: DR.. T. ]. Wright Empo.ia :sJ.s1N
Johnston. Midlothian. H. Warren Walker
Farinr!l e: ]. b. Tutwuer, Lexington: j.
d. Hornaker, Bland.
At Murphy's-C. w. Compton, Roanoke:
Colonel William Henry Maine. Peters.
burg: Howard Holland. Georgia: B. N.
.Coffman Albemarle county: John r.
Moss. buckingham sCour,house:y Charles
S. McNuttS. Lexington; Harry T. Rid
dick Virginia: James Hay. Jr. University
OF Virginia.
: AT New Ford's-James A. Perry. Lester
Manor: r. w. Taylor and daughter. Neck
icnburg county: J. a. Mum. North Caro-
lima: Hiss l.. "A. Bigger and Miss n. "A.
.preher, New York,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
Quantity and Quality.

TIN sorry, Mr.. ballroom, that we
were obliged to make the portions of
steak SO small this morning." said Mrs.
starvem apologetically. You may per-
haps think it parsimonious, but
Not at ALL Interrupted Hallrooni, who
had been struggling with MS portion Il
think It very considerate of you. Our
suffering is over so much sooner."-Cath-
Ole Standard and Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
BLAZE IN NEW YORK.
Feared That Suldcnncss of the Fire
Has Cut Off Escape of Some

NEW YORK. Jan. 2-Three alarms
have been sent In Tor lire In nve-story
fat-house, No. IJI First avenue The
flames which suddenly belched from the
building were discovered by men work.
ing in the United Dressed Beef Company's
plant. They carried out hat a dozen wo-
men, While many persons got to the street
b. means of fire-escapes.
It is feared that the suddenness OF the
fire has cut off the escape Of some of
the tenants, and it looks as though it
would be serious blaze.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
CAUCUS TONIGHT.
Blackburn Will be Nominated for

Blackburn Will be Nominated for
Senate by .AccIamatton.
FRANKFORT. KY. jan 1-Senator
Goebel. OF the Democratic joint caucus.
issued a call for caucus tomorrow
night. He states that the caucus Is for
the sole purpose OF nominating a candi-
date for United States Senator.
OF course Blackburn will be the only
name placed, and he will be nominated
by acclaim ton
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
MRS. HARRIS DEAD.
"A Residento of Virginia Dropped Dead
m, 6, ,cet Il, Now York

d. on Strcet III New York.
z NEW YORK. Jan. Mrs. Margaret
Harris. sixty-seven years cd, whose
home is in Harrisonvilie Va, died sud-
denly of heart failure to-day at the corr
ner of West and Barclay streets. She
fell to the sidewalk without warning and
expired in few moments
The woman was the wife of James
Harris, Of Harrisonvi!le. and sister-in-
law OF General T. Harris, who served in
the civil war under Generai Mcclellan.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
Found No Indictment

CONCORD, n. H, Jan.s1.-The grand
Jury reported 20 Judge Aldrich to-day
( that no indictment was found against
Senator G allinger, charged with violating
Z the civil service laws. in soliciting sub
Fedora. office-ho ders.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-02
Perhaps.

Perhaps.
why. It's nothing but her last years
dress witt, one Of those latest trains tack
! ed on TO It,
II suppose she thinks Ais swell that
ends swell Catholic Standard and