The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-07-24
when it is finished, will be one Of
the finest buildings in the city.


The St. Louis Athletics played ball
at Lake Nebagamon last Sunday.
The boys played a good game but
the Nebagamon team was SO strength
ened by outside support that they
were outplayed. The score was 6 to
0 in favor of Nebagamon. Lake Ne
bagamon is defeating all Corners this
season.
! Carrie Nation arrived in the city
last Wednesday evening and before
she gave her lecture she visited sew
eral saloons and admonished all
whom she found there, especially the
bartenders, to give up their evil ways.
She was treated good-nat,lredly.
Carrie is looked upon as good OF
a curiosity, but her temperance
work does not seem to be proving
very profitable so far as results go.
The BURBERRY crop is fast ripen-
ing and large parties have already
started for the barrens where the
berries are most plentiful. The crop
is reported to be one of the best that
has been seen for several years and
in few days hundreds OF bushels
will be shipped to points farther
south, Burberry shipping has be-
come quite an item Of business dur
ing the summer and this year pro-
misses to be an exceptional busy one.
Herbert Urquart was drowned off
the tug Bennett last Saturday while
the tug was working near the north
shore. He fell from the boat during
the night and nothing more was seen
of him. It is supposed that he was
taken with cramps. He was single
man of about twenty seven years of
age. He was brother of A. j. Ur-
quart of this city. The body has
t0OU O6en recovered.
L. A. Lindsay was in the city
Monday, after an absence of sew
eral weeks. He is in charge of
the Rittenhouse and Embree log
ging interests, which are located
in the vicinity of the Montreal
river. Lutte expects to spend
most of the summer in his pre-
sent location, and he reports
| that the firm which he is work
ing for will do some big work
this season.
| Rev. Mcintosh of the Congre-
gational Church, and Rev. Sidell,
of the Methodist church, ex-
changed pulpits Sunday. This
is evidence of a very satisfactory
feeling between the denomina-
tions of the city, and it is GER
tainly encouraging that one of
the pastors of a Christian de-
nomination is willing to take a
, little of his church hay to his
) neighbours pulpit in exchange
for the others straw.
And now the land owners and
} timber men are preparing to
leave again for Oregon and other
points of the west. The party
that were out couple of months
! ago expect to leave again next
week, for the purpose of making
their proofs on the lands which
they entered. Several railroad
men have been here during the
week trying to induce the party
, to travel over their respective
j lines.
Richard England, formerly Of
this city, died. at Dodd's Hospi-
tai in Ashland Tuesday night,
from the effects of a bad fall
which he received Saturday.
: Mr.. England slipped and fell on
; the walks Of Ashland, and land
ed only distance Of about four
feet below. Dick landed on his
9 head, and his neck was broken,
, so it is claimed by the doctors.
Complete paralysis of the body
5 resulted, and there remained
S practically nothing that could be
t done for him. Notwithstanding
d his serious condition he retained
: consciousness up until almCs
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