The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-14

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week for Chicago, where he will con-
tinue to follow the drug business.
Martin has been with the Frost
& Spies stores for several years, and
his many friends here will wish him
success wherever he may be, or
whatever he may engage in.
During the heavy electrical storm
of last Saturday night the Congrega-
tional tower was struck by lightning
and quite seriously damaged. The
shocks of lightning were felt in many
localities in the city, and for time
some of the electric bulbs had diff
Guilty inkeeping aglow their lights.
Rev. E. r. Sidell and wife expect
to leave Washburn at the close of
the church year, and they will go to
Middling, Maryland, to live. Mr..
Sidell has been very popular clergy
men, and the Methodist people were
so we'll satisfied with him, that they
requested him to remain for another
year.
Earl McOlatchie has resigned the
position rendered him as one of the
teachers of the High School, and has
accepted a position as agent for the
New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company Mr. McClatchie will be-
gin his new work Immediately, and
will continue to make this city his
home.
Mrs. WI Calkins, who has been
president of the Ladies Aid Society
of the Methodist Church for the past
four years, was remembered by the
members at the last meeting, and
was presented with a handsome set
of spoons. Mrs. Calkins was obliged
to retire from the presidency, as
the family is leaving Washburn.
Mrs. Billings has been elected to
succeed her.
Democratic caucuses will be held
throughout the county on the 18th
day of the month. The democratic
county convention will be held on
the Both, There will be sixteen
delegates, if SO many can be found,
who will represent the different
towns in the convention, and they
will elect three delegates to the state
convention.
The Northern Pacific Railroad ex-
pect to begin next week in hauling
logs for Akeley & Sprague of this
city, over their line. There are
about ten million feet in this tract.
They will also haul about eight mil
lion feet within short time for w.
HI. Gilbert, of Ashland. The latter
logs will be hauled to this city, and
taken across to Ashland in RATS.
Mr.. H. D. Stanley, special editor
ial writer of the st. Paul Daily
News, is spending considerable time
in this locality. He will write some
very entertaining articles for his pa
per, which will be Illustrated by
views he has secured. Mr.. Stanley
is very much taken up with the Is
lands, and expects to rusticate to a
considerable extent at Madeline.
The Bayfield, Gazette claims to
have discovered that there is rich
deposit Of copper in the heart of
Bayfield, county, " and that a capital
list has paid $75, 600 for the property.
While this is decidedly ''newsy'
to THE TINES, we nevertheless hope
it may all prove true, as there is
most certainly big deposit of
copper somewhere in Bayfield, coun-
ty, and some day it will be found
and mined.
Currie G.. Bell, chairman Of the
county board of supervisors, and
Chairman Nels Nelson, OF this CITY,
have been investigating the condi-
ton of the 800" River bridge, and it
is likely that at the next meeting of
the county board they will endeavor
to secure county aid to be used in
the filing of the long space between
the two sections of the bridge where