The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-08-01

WISH at Inc nome Ol Ter dduS HIeI.
Mrs. A. G.. Hebberd, for a time.
We do your family washing rough
dry for cents per pound. Let US
call for it early Monday morning.
WAsHBURN STEAM LAUNDRY.
Jack Smith is fixing up the sail
boat white Wings" and will soon
have her in the water. The White
Wings is one of the finest sail boats
on the bay.
Rev. Aurtur Metcalf, D. D., of
Lake Linden, Michigan, occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational
Church Sunday morning and eve
ming.
Ed Williams moved his household
goods to Ashland Monday Mr..
Williams has purchased a residence
in that city, and will live in the burg
across the pond.
!
the cinderella A story for child
rem but show for big folks. Some
thing extraordinary. It will please
you. Wednesday evening August 18th.
/ A small party comprised Of Mr..
and Mrs Harry Latimer, Miss
Francis Hamilton, Mr. A. W. Nc
Leod, and ]. E. Byrnes, of Ashland
left yesterday morning for Orienta,
on the Steamer Hunter.
The Headlight Cigar factory has a
new and very appropriate sign, be-
ing a great locomotive headlight
lighted by electricity. The engeunity
of the idea has attracted a good deal
of favorable attention
i Rev. C. Michaelson, who has been
pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church for some time, expects to
leave Washbnrn this summer for H
linois, where he aad his family will
make their home.
| The Steamers Charles HI. Eddy
and w. r. Stafford and the schooner
] Georgia discharged cargoes of coal
rt the Northwes tern,Fuel Company's
docks during the week. They
brought about five hundred thousand
tons.
J. A. Barager, of Medford, was in
| the city Saturday, visiting friends.
Mr.. Barager is an old-time Wash
burn newspaper man, and is still in
the harness publishing paper at
Medford Roy Hull is in his en-
ploy
Undersheriff Ole Johnson aud
Deputy Sheriff Jared Welton brought
in four women from Slowbridge, to-
day, charged with being inmates of
a house of i'll fame. They were fined
$40 and costs, amounting to about
SIC each, and paid their fine and
went their way.
/ North Brothers opened a three
nights engagement at the Opera
House Monday evening, presenting
princess Virgie, as pretty four
act drama as has ever been placed on
the stage in this city. The mem
bers of the company are all ladies
and gentlemen, and artists in their
line. They are being very well
patronized.
There has been scarcity of boats
at the | .mber docks during the
week, and as a result the dock room
is getting scarce The Bigelow com
pany have had but two boats and
are needing dock room very much.
On account of the scarcity of dock
room the Thompson Lumber com
pany have closed their mill nights.
While the night train was return
ing from Ashland Saturday night
carrying the large party who attend
ed the circus half breed fell off the
cars at a point near the big trestle
three miles below this city. He laid
where he fell un i'll Sunday afternoon
before being picked up. 1t was
found that one of his legs was brok-
en-, and he was in a very bad way.
He was taken to Bayfield,.
/ Col. r. L. Mccormick, of Hay
ward, was a business visitor to
Washburn Tuesday. Colonel Nc
Cormick is the uncrowned Duke of
Hayward, and is one of the solid
business men of northern Wisconsin.
He has done much for Hayward and