The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-09-26

Bayfield,, Tent No. liz, will give
dance at the Wing opera hovse, FIR
! day evening, September n. Suppe
will be served by the Ladies of til
| Maccabees. Dance tickets 30 cents
1t is expected that large crow
will come from Ashland and Wash
burn on the Plowboy.
The TIMES reporter in his round
this Wednesday morning heard
prominent business men, mentor
the names OF Currie G.. Bell, FREQ
/ T. Yates, Peter J. Savage and J. b.
Jones, as good timber to pick out q
candidate for our assembly Good.
They are all honorable newspaper
men, good fellows. and everyone
would like to vote for them all. *S*
The seventeen year old daughter
of Jerome Doucett made an unsuc-
cessful attempt at suicide Monday
evening by swallowing a dose OF
paris green. DR.. Spears was imme-
diately summoned by members OF
! the family, and used the most severe
methods to restore the girl, with the
result that she will recover. Des-
pondency is supposed to have been
| the cause of the rash act.
A very pleasant surprise party
was given at Houghton last Satur-
day night, at which time the guest
of honor, Mr.. Fred Goddard was
presented with handsome gold
ring with diamond setting, en-
blamatic of the Knights Templar.
Fred, is justly proud of the token OF
appreciation rendered by his neigh
bors and friends and exhibits the
present with justifiable pride.
Next Sunday morning at the M.
E. church; 1870 a. m. preaching.
Subject: ''The need of concentra-
ton" IL M, Sunday School. 300
D. M, Junior Epworth League.
6:45 o. M, Epworth League. 7:3o
p. M, preaching subject: "How
to get there and stay there The
public is most cordially invited to
these several services.
E. r. SIDELL, Pastor.
A young man named John Joanis,
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Joanis, while handling shot gun
last Thursday, met with a serious
accident. The gun was accidentally
discharged in some manner, and the
charge from the gun took effect in
the toes of the right foot. DR..
Spears was called, and found it
necessary to amputate two toes
Joanis is mending satisfactorily, and
will be able to be about soon.
The little town of Nash has been
furnishing its full share of work for
Judge Warden'S court this week
A saloon keeper at that place named
Otto Jones was brought here Mon
day, charged with having beaten his
housekeeper, a woman named
Wheelock. On the same day the
young son of Mrs. Wheelock was
brought here, charged with having
whipped Jones. The court will deal
with the two on the charge of as
sault and battery
A young man named Ed. Rees
was arrested at Iron River last
Wednesday afternoon, charged with
having abducted young girl of this
city. The young people left here On
the Battle Axe train in the after.
noon, and were overhauled at Iron
River at the instigation of the girl S
father. Young Rees was brought
back here by an officer, while the
girl was sent home Rees was
brought before the court Tuesday
morning, and was allowed to go.
| Mrs. Dick England, of Mason,
was found to be very sick at the
home of Mrs. Buckley, in this city,
last Thursday evening, and examina-
tion disclosed the fact that she was
suffering from diphtheria. Mrs.
Buckley refused to harbor the dis
ease in her house, and the officers
and physicians were called in. After
a good deal of delay and trouble a
team was finally secured and the
unfortunate sick woman was taken
to Mason, where she is now 'eceiv-
| ing treatment in her own home.
Max Cousineau called at The
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