The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-04-18
IRON RIVER.


ing took some radical steps to cnt
down expenses during the coming
year. The Office OF chief of police
was abolished, and the salary Of the
two remaining officers was cut from
$4,000 to $4,000 per month. JAS.
Sullivan, police, was retained and
Thos. Devine was appointed in place
of Dan Mcintosh, who refused TO
take the position with a cut in his
salary A resolution was also passed
cutting the rate paid to doctors for
travel and attendance of sick who
are a town charge. G. E. Morris
was retained as town attorney at a
salary of $4,000 per year and
George Bousley was appointed street
commissioner. his salary being fixed
at $500 per day for each day ac-
tually employed.
Rev. Lee A. Brink. pastor of the
Congregational Church in this city
for the past two and half years,
handed in his resignation to the
trustees of the church last Sunday,
the same to take effect on June 1st.
No action has been taken in the mat
ter as yet.
| A number of Finlanders visited
Iron River during the past week
with view of seeking homesteads
and establishing a colony if con-
ditions were found favorable. They
looked over the government land
south of this city and seemed very
well satisfied. They wished to make
a thorough investigation of the
country, however, before locating,
| so they are now looking over the
land in Burnett and Douglas
counties, and should they be unable
to find anything they considered
better, they will return and file up
on homesteads few miles south of
this city. The spokesman for the
party, a man of unusual INTEL
| igence, said before he left, that
about fifty families will follow them
as soon as they locate suitable
place and settle. Another party
OF about fifteen homeseekers visited
this city last week, but left without
looking over the land. They will
return in about two weeks
and look over the situation
thoroughly. They represent about
100 families and should they decide
| to locate here the families will
arrive little later with bag and
baggage.
K. E. Buck met with an accident
this week and as result is going
around with his head bandaged up.
He was driving the delivery wagon
for Henry Happle and was standing
up in the rig when the forward wheel
struck stump, throwing Mr.. Buck
| to the ground. A bad cut on the
head and a severe shaking up was
the result.
A. B. Kerlin, president of the
Northern Minnesota Telephone
| Co., was in the city last Saturday
interviewing the citizen with a view
| of putting first-class system in
this city.
The Royal Neighbors initiated nine
candidates Tuesday evening. The
members of Temple Camp, M. W. A.,
surprised the ladies after the
ceremony and brought with them
many toothsome articles of food
T. N. Okerstrom, Of Port Wing,
was in the city Monday. Mr..
Okerstrom was elected assessor of
the new town without opposition
George Howard, chairman of the
town Fort Wing, was Ia Gne City
several days during the past week
on business connected with bis Office
The marriage of Eli Chantelois
TO Anna Christopherson, both OF
this city, was solemuized at the
home of the brides parents yester-
day afternoon by Justice Savage,
Mrs. J. B. Gallaher is very
dangerously i'll at her home few
miles west of this city But little
hope is entertained for her recovery.
The ladies OF the Catholic Church
cleared SAG IS on the supper given
at the Eau Claire House Monday
night
Z. Rifkin moved his stock of dry
GOODS and clothinu into his new