The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-06-13


their school vacation at their home
at Tomah. The ladies have both
been very successful teachers in the
Washburn public schools for the
past two years.
The Washburn City Band gave a
dance at the Opera House Monday
evening, and as the attendance was
not as large as was hoped for, yet
the event was very pleasant one,
and all who attended enjoyed a
delightful evening.
At the meeting of the local lodge
Of the I. S. W. A. Tuesday evening,
delegates were elected to attend the
annual convention to be held the last
week in July at West Superior, as
follows: 0. 0. Lund Nels Nelson
and John A. Anderson.
The persistent fisherman is still
making for out of the town and is
hieing himself towards the streams,
where is meeting with very fair
success. The trout are doing their
part towards making fishing sue
cessful, and is biting pretty fair
ly we'll.
The coal dock has been a busy
place during the week, and lots of
coal has been unloaded here, perhaps
eight thousand tons in all. The
boats that were handled at the dock
were the steamers Sitka and Attic,
the Schooners Myrtle and Twin
Sisters.
Ralph Manning, John Kearns
and Henry Oscar left Mo nday for
the Siskiwit for the purpose OF
catching all the trout in the stream.
Mr.. Manning has been very much
under the weather for the past
month, and says he intends to fish
until he catches his health.
Superintendent Johnson, of the
Booth Packing Company at Bayfield,
was in the city Monday making ar
engagements for the Steamer Barker
to begin its seasons run among the
islands. The first trip will be made
next Sunday, and daily thereafter at
at 800 o'clock in the morning.
Miss March has gone to her home
at Schullsburg, where she will spend
her vacation Miss March has been
one of the most successful and COM
petent teachers there has ever been
in the Washburn public schools, and
nothing but praise is found for the
work she has accomplished here.
Mrs. S. A. Hull and son Roy have
leased the Drummond House at
Drummond, and left for their new
home Monday. They decided after
looking over the prospects that they
would not 60 to Park Falls, as was
their original intention, and suisse
quently rented the place at Drum
mond.
Attorney John Walsh and wife
left Monday for Milwaukee and
Kewaunee, where Mr.. Walsh went to
attend to some legal matters that
occupied his atten tion before coming
here. Mr.. Walsh has opened an
office for the practice of his profes-
sion in one of the rooms over the
post Office.
John Willette has been elected as
the delegate from the Mill Mems
Union to attend the meeting of
the International Longshoresmen'
Union at Buffalo, which convenes
the first week in July. Mr. Willette
will look well after the interests of
the local mill men. and will perhaps
find time to take in the Pan Ameri
can Exposition.
Sheriff L. FL. Lien assisted by his
wife took Mrs. G. F. Anderson. who
has been living across from the
Lincoln school house, to the hospital
for the insane at Oshkosh Sunday
night. Mrs. Anderson became quite
violent. and was committed by order
of County Judge Howard Benton.
The unfortunate woman S husband
accompanied her.
DR.. and Mrs. A. G.. Hebberd left
last Thursday for Buffalo and other
eastern points. They will visit the
Pan American Exposition, and make
a trip to a number of the eastern
cities. and the Doctor will return in
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