The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-28


past week, looking over the grounds
and sizing up his chances to land
the nomination.
A letter from George w Martens,
formerly Of this city, says that he is
now engaged in running a depart
ment for the depensing of wines,
liquors and cigars, at 118 Second
street north, Minneapolis, and he
wants his old Washburn friends to
call on him when they are in the city.
A. Paulson is transacting business
in Milwaukee and Chicago. Mrs.
Paulson will join him this week, and
the two will enjoy two weeks visit
lat their old home in Dare county.
| Will Hellend is in charge. Of Mr..
Paulson's business while the latter
is away.
| D. J. Estabrook has received a let
ter from p. T. Hackett in which he
says he is now employed on one of
the railroads running out from
Spokane, Washington. Mr.. Hackett
and family resided in Washburn, and
Mr.. Hackett had the position of SUI
perintendent of the old Battle Axe
railroad.
Mrs. r. S. Downs and children
left Saturday for Libertyville,
Illinois, where Mr. Downs has fine
position with the Frost street rail
way interests. The family have also
moved awap their household goods,
and will make their residence ia
| Libertyville. They are frst-class
people, and have a great many friends
in Washburn, who will wish them all
manners Of prosperity in their new
home.
One of the attractions being ar
ranged for the Iron River fair will
be match between the gun clubs of
West Superior, Washburn and Iron
River. The members from here con-
slider themselves ''some pumpkins,
and they will make a big effort to car
ry off the honors in the contest. If
the Iron River people make the pro-
per kind of a hustle this year they
ought to be able to have very sue
cessful fair.
Attorney Hanitsch, of the North
ern Pacific, was in the city Thurs
day, looking after matters in con-
nection with the right of way of the
road. Several civil engineers of the
line have also been here during the
week. The road is getting ready to
do something big, from all Nindica-
tics, and the new depot will perhaps
be among the first Of the improve
ments to be made. Agent Duffy, of
the new line says that the Northern
Pacific is doing very satisfactory
business at this point, and that
prospects for the future are very
promising.
| The official call for the republican
county county convention and eau
cuses appears in this issue of The
TINES. The caucuses will be held Sat
/
urday evening, September 9th, and
the convention will meet at the
Court House in this city on Wednes-
day, October 1st. A complete ticket
OF county officers will be nominated.
There will be twenty-four delegates
IN the county convention. Current
report has it that Washburn now
has four candidates for the office of
sheriff, and unless some of them de-
eide to pull out of the race at an
early date there will perhaps be an
unusually warm contest for the dele
gates.
Frank Hamlin, Of Chippewa Falls,
was in the city Thursday, as the ad-
vance boomer for the North Wis
consin State Fair, which will be
opened September 10th and last four
days. Mr.. Hamlin says the agricul-
tural society has been making some
extensive improvements about the
fair grounds, and that everything
indicates that the fair will be the
biggest in the history of the associa-
ton. He says thatin every section
OF northern Wisconsin he finds a
lively interest in the coming event,
and he predicts that there will be
the biggest gathering ever known to
the history Of northern Wisconsin,
when all the people come toghther
for the purpose of seeing the big
Chippewa show. There will be a
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