The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-05-30

| Otto FahrnOltZ Tor appendicitis las
Friday proved very successful, and
the patient is steadily improving.
Mr.. Fahrnoltz's sister, Miss Louise
Victor, of Rush City, Minnesota, is
here looking after him.
The greatest skin specialist in the
world originated the formulr for
Banner Salve. For all skin diseases
all cuts or sores, and for piles, it's
the most healing medicine. Beware
of substitutes. Sold by Owen,
Frost & Co.
0. 0. Lund has been awarded the
contract for building mile of road
east from the Ashland line, in the
town of Washburn, his bid for the
work being 1923. The road is for
the purpose of accommodating some
settlers who have been in that re-
gion for number of years.
DR.. Fl. G., Lampson, acting in his
official capacity as coroner of Bay
field county, was called to Nash
Monday, where he coducted an in
quest over the remains of a man
named William O'Neil, who was
accidently killed while working on
one of the trains of the Ashland q
Si5kiwit railway. O'Neil has been
employed Oh the road for four years
as brakeman, and met his death by
falling beneath the cars.
| The children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alphonse Lazure, the mother of
whom died by her own hand last
week, have been taken in charge and
will be taken care of by the orphan
asylum. The father appears to be
about as worthless an individual as
the town has ever produced, and is
absolutely without sense of re-
sposibility.
Mrs. J. w. Twiggs and two
daughters left here last Thursday
morning for their new home at
Boise, Idaho Mr.. Twiggs went
west several weeks ago, and is so
thoroughly taken up with the coun-
try that be decided to make Boise,
his future home. The Twiggs, have
many friends here and at Ashland
who regret very much to have
them leave.
If you want to see how improve
ments improve, just take stroll for
the purpose of observing, up Wash
ington avenue. Don't go along with
your eyes shut. and say that you
did not see anything, but look at
the many little things that have
been done to beautify the street and
enrich its appearance. 1t has been
wonderfully improved during the
present summer.
Sunday was about the first desir-
able day of the season, and IS a re-
suit row boats, sail boats, and ex-
cursion boats were to be seen upon
the bay in any direction one might
look. The bay was beautiful and
the atmospheresjust right. While the
boat owners congratulated them
selves on having good days bust
ness, everyone else felt glad, becaus :
it was really the first nice spring
day. This has been an unusually
backward spring, and nice day is
thoroughly appreciated.
Skerbeck's circus did no show here
Saturday afternoon as they had
advertised to do. During Friday
night freight train was partially
wrecked just north of Superior juno
tion, and fourteen freight cars were
ditched, with the result that traffic
was practically discontinued all day
Saturday The circus was behind
the wreck, so it had to wait until
late Saturd day afternoon before the
train cane here with the circus. An
evening performance was given, and
was pronounced very satisfactory by
those who attended
Mrs Alice Hetzel, wife of Jake
Hetzel, died at the Washburn hos
pital last Saturday. The deceased
was born at Louisville, Kentucky,
December 25, 1858, and was forty
two years of age at the time of her
death Three years ago she was
married to Jake Hetzel, and the two
have lived in this city for several
years. The funeral took place at
the home of the deceased last Sat-