The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-21
Local s. Personal.

very sick, but is thought to be i'm
proving.
Miss Mabel Whitrock has gone TO
Stevens Point, where she will spend
the vacation.
Mrs. Thomas Dalziel is enjoying
a visit from her brother L. NJ
Crawford. who lives in Kansas.
Miss Mabel Evans, one of the
teachers, is visiting in Ashland
during the time the schools are
closed.
All agree the Northwestern news
service of the St. Paul Dispatch
is unequaled. Only rs cents by
mail per month.
Nelson Roberts, the genial sales
man for the Standard Paper com
pany, of Milwaukee, called on his Gus
toners here Monday.
Saturday and Sunday were two
very 'sblizzardy" days but the deer
hunters did business in the woods,
Notwithstanding.
E. G., Brode. of Milwaukee, has
been in the city part of the week,
representing the Smith Premier
Typewriting company.
Miss Mabel Grant, one Of the
teachers in the public schools, left
Tuesday for her home at West
Superior, to visit while the schools
are closed.
A gray and brown steer one year
old, came TO my place about July 10.
Owner can have same by calling and
paying advertising and keeping
charges. CARL HIRsCH.
Dean Swift, who for many years
visited this city in the interests Of d
Duluth concern, was in the city
Monday for the first time in three
years. Dean has many friends
among his old customers here.
Have you seen the ST. Paul Dis
patch rural mail box? The only
government approved box in the
market, and furnished as q premium
with one ears subscription to the
paper at $500 paid in advance
e. ". Blanchard. of Maine, has
purchased the Viking saloon which
was recently opened by Jack Jack
son and has already taken posses
sion Mr.. Jackson will likely remain
in the city, and will perhaps re-en-
gage in the saloon business.
Mrs. Mahar, the aged mother of
Mike Mahar, died last Saturday from
old age. Owing to there being con-
tagious disease in the house at the
time, the burial occurred the same
day Mrs. Mahar has lived in the
city with her son for a plumber of
years.
Iron River Pioneer: n. W. Bar
ker returned last night from NATION,
Wisconsin, having given up the
management of the hotel in that
city. He says that the saw mills
there have closed for the winter and
business has dropped off consider
able.
Bayfield, Press: J. L. Laub went
TO Duluth last week to get
men to work on the Bayfield,, SUI
perior & Minneapolis railroad. Mr..
Laub offered 81 25 per day but was
unable TO get any at that IGle men
are a scarce article because there is
plenty OF work at good wages. and a
man that is idle these days, it is be-
cause he does not want to work.
Washburn's saw mills, with the
exception of the John A. Jacobs
mill, which has been closed for a
short time, are still running, and
will perhaps continue cutting for
another week The plan is always
to run up to the last minute the
weather will permit The season
has been a very successful one for
mill owners and lumbermen although
prices have not been quite as high
as they were last season. But YOU
can't find any of them complaining
any, which is a very good indica-
ton in itself
While the regular. passenger train
over the Battle Axe was making It's
trip to Iron River last Thursday
morning, Conductor Joseph Franks
found the body Of a dead man lying
near the track at Benton. Later
the man was Unidentified as John
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