The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-11

throughout the WeSJ III une COURSE y
their travels.
President Roosevelt will visit the
Twin Cities, Sept 10Th, 1902, and te
enable the people OF Washburn te
see him the Omaha will sell tickets
Sept. 1926 to ST. Paul and Minnea
polls at $3.50 for the round trip.
Good returning until Sept. Goth.
Miss Mary Cardwell gave party
at their home Thursday evening in
honor of Miss Barber, Of Ashland,
| who is her guest. Quite number
of Ashland friends of Miss Cardwell
were present, and very pleasant
evening was spent.
! The St. Croix county convention
has been held and a county ticket
has been named. Nels. Sonju, form
erly of this city, who was acandidate
for the nomination for sheriff, was
defeated in the convention.
Tim Keefe, the well known base
ball man, who led the Missionaries
on to many glorious victory two
years ago, returned from the west,
where he has been playing ball all
summer, Monday.
Charles L. Willis and family left
for st. Paul, where they will make
their home, the latter part of last
week. Mr.. Willis has been employed
for the past two years as machinist
in the Bigelow and Hines mill.
The fine span of carriage horses
formerly owned by Lyman T. Walk
err, while the latter resided in this
city, and which became the property
of w. II. Gilbert, of Ashland, were
burned in a fire which destroyed Mr..
Gilbert's stables last week.
Charles F. Nelson has purchased
the well known livery horse Lot
tie, = which was the great favorite
for several years, of the patrons of
Dan McBeath's livery stable.
Charlie intends enjoying himself a
little as the world wags on.
Reverend Mcintosh and family
left this morning for River Falls,
where they will make their home for
an indefinite time. Mr.. Mcintosh
says that he will do considerable
lecturing during the next few
months, but does not in tend to enter
active work as pastor before next
spring.
f. NJ. Brace returned to his home
at Port Wing Tuesday morning,
after having spent a week here.
During the canvass which Mr..
Brace made for the assembly, he
made great many friends in Wash
bdrn- especially among the laboring
classes.
| D. M. Maxcy returned Sunday
night from Boise, Idaho, where be
has been for the past three weeks,
looking after business matters in coz
nection with the estate of the late
John w. Twiggs. Mr.. Maxcy form
ed a very favorable impression of the
western country.
For a summer of bum weather
this has taken the cake. A very
fortunate misfortune" was the fact
that summer tourists did not come
here this year in large numbers.
Had they done SO, we fear that they
would not come again another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baxtrom were
here from Ashland the forepart of
the week, and visited with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxtrom intended to
move from Ashland, but found it too
good place to leave. Possibly the
reason for this, is it's closeness to
/ Washburn.
Henry C, Prudhomme was here
from Duluth during the latter part
of the week, looking after some bust
ness matters, end preparing to 60
west. He left Monday for Portland,
Oregon, where he will spend the
next three or four months in writing
insurance, and in looking over the
country.
! L. A. LINDSAY was here from Little
Girls Point, Michigan, Monday, for
the purpose Of visiting with his wife.
Lutte has been in charge of the log
/ Ging operations of the.Rittenhouse &
Embree Company at the Point all
summer The company is banking
! 10000, 900 feet of pine and hemlock
logs and has 1900 cords of hemlock