The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-05-23

| barnes is one OIL Tue ola Ulfu0 lake
schooners that uses only wind power
in it's work. She is three master,
and full rugged, and sailed here from
Manistee, Michigan. There are few
boats like her on the lake, as most
all vessels have steam power, or are
towed by steamers. She attracted
considerable atten ton while here
| Mrs. M. N. Oistad and party who
accompanied her on the journey to
Black Earth. where the remains of
her husband were buried, returned
home Friday. Elmer Oistad seems
to be in fair way of recovery, al
though his condition has been very
serious, and he was operated on
Thursday for appendicitis. Drs.
Andrus and Bean performed the
operation, and it was entirely sue
cessful.
Fifty four sample trunks, owned
by travelling statesmen, were in
Washburn Friday. So great was
the demand for sample rooms that
the Hotel Washburn used all avail
able space about the building, and
then hadto call on the owners of other
buildings to help them out. The
Union hall, the Sheridan barber
shop building, the Yates building
and other rooms were used. It
was one of the greatest days for the
travelling statesmen that has ever
occurred in Washburn.
Drummond's base ball team came
to town Sunday, and demonstrated
to the entire satisfaction Of the local
members of the Columbian Guard
team that base ball was a game in
which the mill town had studied up
on. In game that lasted less than
two hours the Drummond boys won
an easy victory, the score being II
to in favor of the visitors. The
Drummond team has too husky lot
of players for the Guards, and the
latter realized that they were up
against the real thing before much
progress had been made. Drum
mond's ball tossers are as gentle
manly a lot of fellows as one could
ever meet, and if all teams were
similarity constituted there would be
a greater interest in the game here
this season.
One of the finest things that has
ever transpired in Washburn was
the reproduction of the Passion
Play at the ST. Louis Catholic
Church last Monday evening. The
views which were exhibited were ac-
companied by lecture by Mr.. Wal
ter A Kilrain, and the latter in it.
self was we'll worth spending the
evening and the admission fee to
listen to. The views were varied
and many, and gave a splendid idea
Eof the great play which has been
produced every ten years at Ober-
amagua, the little Bavarian will
age. The views were of two kinds,
first the stereoptican views, which
gave views of particular interest,
and Their the photographic, or NOV
ing pictures, which depicted the
play. There was a good sized audi
ence present, and everyone was en-
thusiastic in their praises of the
production
The celebration of Norway's In
dependence day in this city last
Saturday was very generally OBJ
served by the Norwegian people. A
large number of visitors from out of
the city arrived during the after
noon and evening, and a procession
was formed at about eight o'clock,
headed by the city band. A line Of
march was formed, and the Opera
House was reached and the exercises
commenced. There were speeches
by some of the visitors and the
come people, on the program, being
Henry P. Peterson, president of the
[. S. w. A., whose home is in West
Superior, and by Hans P. Fuley,
the well known Haywardite, also by
chairman Nels Nelson, A. w. War
den, and Nels Oscar. Baskets were
solo, containing lots of good things
to eat, and there was singing and
other exercises. After the regular
program there was a dance, which
lasted until all were ready to return to
their homes. The event was very