The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-09-05

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society are making every effort to
have great exhibition. 1t IS pro-
bable that good many from here
will attend.
Miss Maud Daily, of this city, was
sentenced to the reform school in the
| Ashland courts last week, to remain
until she is twenty-one years of age.
Miss DAILY pleaded guilty to having
stolen few dollars of money. The
young girl is quite well known here,
having lived in this city for num-
Der of years.
Judge Stack, of Madison, deputy
railroad commissioner for the state
of Wisconsin, was a Washburn visit
or last Thursday, and was a welcome
caller at THE TINES office. Mr..
Stack lived a great many years at
West Superior, and is a product of
northern Wisconsin. He was here
on business connected with his Of
fetal position.
D. Witherspoon, who has been
master mechanic, for the Battle Axe
railroad here for some time, has &C
cepted position as shop foreman on
the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad,
and will leave at once for Coal City,
Illinois. r. B. Campbell, formerly
general manager of the Battle Axe
railroad here, is the general manager
of the road upon which Mr.. Wither-
spoon will work.
Captain L. M. Fuller, who has
spent two years in the Philippines
as Chief Ordinance Officer under
General Macarthur, is in the city,
and is spending the week visiting at
the home of his sister, Mrs. D. E.
Cameron. Captain Fuller is grad
uate OF West Point, and through
military man. From here he will go
to Rock Island, Illinois, where he
will visit for short time
Editor George G. Cooper and wife,
of the Black River Falls Banner,
visited here during part of the week,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. l..
Calkins. Mr.. Cooper was until
recently, state oil inspector, and re-
signed the position to give all his at
tention to his newspaper when the
law reduced the compensation to
81 800 year. Mr.. Cooper is the
new treasurer of the Northern Wis
consin Press Association.
John Halloran has recovered from
his recent sickness, and is again at
home and giving his attention to
business. Mr.. Halloran has not
looked as well in years and he says
he cannot remember when he was
in better health. All are glad that
John has fully recovered, and is able
to be among US and attend to his
affairs again. He has considerable
work in view in the contracting line,
and will at once enter upon his work
just where he left off.
P. Haynes, wife and daughter and
two sons have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. S. Cox in the city
for time, and all but one of the
family returned to their home in
Chicago last Monday. Mr. Haynes
is very favorably impressed with
Washburn, and upon his return
home will extend an invitation to
Mayor Carter FL. Harrison, from the
mayor and some of the citizens of
Washburn, to spend some time here
during the hunting season. Mr..
Haynes is III the real estate business
in Chicago, and was for time a
member of the board of aldermen of
that city.
cat Valley Forge" VIM. Z.
Roberts latest will be the attraction
at the Opera House next Wednesday.
The play is spoken of as one in
which the heart interest dominates,
the plot unfolding itself in most
logical and interesting manner; the
comedy element being a parallel
counterpart in which the laughs are
earned in the spontaneous wit and
ludricous situations in which the
characters find themselves. The
cast is reported as being one of
enviable balance and absolute fitness
while the scenic investure is complete
in every detail. 'At Valley Forge
is said to be one Of the class of
thoroughly SATISFYING productions