The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-08

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the south, where he spent the winter.
Peterson & Hanson have purchased
the building occupied by them from
H. J. Finstad, and will pay taxes
and insurance instead OF rent in the
future.
The beautiful spring time showed
lup in elegant shape Monday, and
the gentlemen of leisure all sought
the sunny sideof the street, to ''talk
it over. =
Miss Armstrong, who has been
visiting with her neice. Mrs. Lamp
son, for several weeks, left Thurs
day for Duluth, where she has &C
copied a position.
George Mertz has purchased the
building he now occupies from John
Ritan. He also purchased some lots
from Messrs. Maxcy and Mcleod ad-
joining the property.
Road Overseer Bergstrom has a
crew of men at work on the Four
Mile Greek road, and is putting in a
mile of new road. The work is in
literature of Strengthening out the
old road.
0. L. Boynton has arrived in this
city, and is the new manager of the
Edward Hines Lumber Company.
Mr.. Bovnton has been connected
with the firm for some time, in differ
ent capacities.
Editor Pratt, of the Mellen Week
Ily, was a welcome caller at THE
TINES last Saturday. Mr.. Pratt is
making a success of his paper, and is
figuring some on starting another
paper at Glidden.
Mrs. Tim. Keefe will leave in. a few
days for DEBORAH, Iowa, where she
now resides. She will take her
mother, Mrs. Bell, home with her.
It is also quite likely that her father
will 90 to Iowa in a short time.
Most of the Washburn attorneys
have spent some time in Ashland
during the past week, looking after
matters pending in the circuit
court. Judge Parish has about
finished the term for that county.
Ebacher & Posey hsve purchased
the Estabrook building, now occupied
by Thoreson & Suess as a meat
market. They will move their
grocery stock into it, and will con-
duct their business. from that point.
|. HI. G.. Williams, of Ashland, has
been given the position of telegraph
operator at the, depot in this city
E. G. Lang now has his neadqua rters
on the Omaha dock, where he is
grinding out all kinds of commerce.
The trouble which existed at Du-
luth in labor circles, and which
threatened to involve the entire
Longshoresmen interests of the
Great Lakes in strike. has been
settled, and all is peace and har-
mony again.
w. T. Gardner left for Ashland
Monday were he has been engaged
by the baseball association to man
age and captain the base ball team
this season. Ashland expects to
have about the same players that
they had last season. Bayfield, Press
The committee at work on secur-
ing the right of way for the North
ern Pacific are making good progress
with their work, and expect that
they will not encounter any serious
difficulty, and that the expense is go
ing to be much lighter than was at
first anticipated.
The town board is figuring on
putting in new fire alarm system,
and are looking up the matter to
determine which system is the most
feasible. 1t is move in the right
direction as no town the size OF
| Washburn should be without first
class fire alarm system.
If in need of glasses or optical
goods call at Guinand's store in Ash
land, where you will find Mr.. C. A.
! Sweet rpcpntlv of Duhunlp Iowa.