The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-07

jurisdiction to pass upon the merits
of his own case.
/ The Steamer Mary Scott has made
a rate Of twenty-five cents for the
round trip to Ashland, which will be
! in force every Sunday in future.
The Scott enjoyed an excellent bust
ness during the Carnival week in
Ashland.
Mr.. 0. A. Lamoreaux returned
Tuesday from his trip to Utah. Mr.
Lamoreaux expected to be gone for
some time yet, but was too anxious
to get back to Washburn and to the
land where the sun doesn t burn and
/ the winds do not scorch.
The party of timber land claim
ants left during the week. Some OF
them went away during the latter
part of last week, but most of them
started on their trip to the west in a
special car over the Northern Pacific
line Tuesday.
The Ashland Elk cleared about
50, 500 from their Carnival last week.
/ Ashland fcut loose for once, and
the town became so dizzy from ex-
cessive dissipation that the predic-
ton is general that it may take some
time for it to recover. Washburn
also became badly affected, as there
were hundreds went over from here
to participate in the festivities the
latter part of the week.
The new abstract office is being
installed ID the Office rooms recently
vacated by the Battle Axe rail
road. Handsome new cases for the
card system are already in place,
and new cards showing the location
and title to every description Of
Hand ii the county will be added.
julius r. Peetz, is to have charge of
(
the Office, and ne expects to have it
opened and ready for business. with
in a few weeks.
Work has commenced on the
putting in of a new electric fire
alarm system throughout the city.
There will be tlirty-six alarm boxes,
to work on the open circuit system.
A screech owl whistle will be sta
toned at the elevator, and fire
alarm turned in will set this whistle
blowing like all possessed. The sys
tenn has been purchased from the
American Electric Company, while
the work of putting it: in will be
done under the SUPPLEMENTARY of
| the local telephone officials.
The Washburn parties who left
| this week for the vest to prove up
on their timber claims say that they
do not expect that there will be any
contests to trouble them While
many of the claims are located in the
mineral belt, still at the same time
they figure that inasmuch as the
claims have noe been entered for
their mineral values for all these
/ that there is not the smallest likeli-
hood that they will experience any
difficulties when they come to prove
up at the land Offices. Some of the
gentlemen have very valuable
claims
Mrs. John ". Twiggs and daught-
ers Grace and Gladys, George P.
Twiggs, of ST. Adams, Vermont,
and w. p Corbett, Of Detroit,
Michigan, who came to Ashland
with the remains of the late John
W. Twiggs, are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. D. NJ Maxcy Contrary
to the first advices received here the
remains of Mr. Twiggs we're taken
to Ashland, where the funeral was
held from the Catholic Church last
Saturday morning. The death of
Mr.. Twiggs was due to his old
asthma trouble. He expired quite
suddenly and unexpected. Mrs.
Twiggs and family expect to return
to Boise, Idaho, within 4 short time.
The Axel Nelson bakery, which
has been in operation for a few
weeks, went kiting in the air Mon
day, at which time Mr. Nelson left
the city for Eau Claire. The silent
partner of the concern, Mr.. Hans
Amoly, took charge of affairs, and
decided that it would be practicable
to wind 10 the business. Accord