The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-11-20

John Holmes, owner of the Mellen
mine. was in the city during the
week, making an effort to increase
the number of his stock holders.
There are many Washburn people
who have taken liberal amount of
shares in this mine and have un-
bounded confidence in it. Mr..
Holmes says that the prospects for
something good are very flattering
at the Holmes shaft, which is an
opening eight feet square, and 1870
feet deep. James N. Kinnie is act
ing as agent for the company in this
city.
Some careless person shot a hole
through the window of the town
clerks Office Sunday morning. The
bullet picked up was a twenty-five
short, and was evidently fired by
some person in the neighborhood of
the building. The large plate glass
window was perforated by the bullet.
but as no one was in the building at
the time no further damage was
done. Such indiscriminate shooting
is certainly not safe and the people
who are in the habit of firing off
guns, especially in town, should
know pretty well before hand just
about where the bullet will strike.
Iron River Pioneer: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Crane, Of Brainerd, Mimi,
are in the city. Mrs. Crane is a
whistling soloist and will appear at
concert at, the Congregational
Church tomorrow night. Mr.. Crane
was onesof Iron Rivers pioneer law
yers and has a. host Of friends in
Bayfield, county who are glad to see
him. Four years ago he left this
city and for time was located in
Minneapolis. Later be located at
Brainerd, thriving Minnesota town
and soon won for himself a place
among the prominent attorneys OF
that city. This fall he received the
republican nomination for district
attorney and was elected.
It is reported that young Osceola
gent was at social function in one
of our neighboring towns, a short
time ago, and it fell to his lot to en-
terrain pretty young lady, and as
she was full of life he enjoyed him
self immensely. She had on short
sleeved gown, and he thought he
never saw such beautiful arms, but
she seemed i'll at ease, and finally
said: II am afraid of recurrence
of small-p ox this winter; I was vacci-
mated the other day, and it took
beautifully. I could almost scream,
it hurts So" He gazed at her fault
less arm in establishment and said:
"Why, where were you vaccinated?"
I'm DIR. Gobars Office" Appollonia,
she said, with smile, and the young
man fell off the chair. Osceola
Sun.
Locomotive number 124 was
ditched at the crossing Of the North
ern Pacific and Oma ha roads last
Friday afternoon. The locomotive
was bringing the scoot here or the
Omaha from Ashland on her regular
time. The crossing had been given
to the Northern Pacific, and the
man in the tower did not discover
the approaching train on the Omaha
until it was within a few feet of the
crossing. He then hastily threw
the rail which is for emergency pur-
poses in cases like this and the
Omaha locomotive went off the
track into the ditch, turning part
way on its side. Engineer.
jumped, and received some bruises
on the face, but nothing serious.
All passenger traffic on the Omaha
was tied up until the next morning.
A wrecking train in charge of Road
master Larson came here and
cleared up the wreck.
Club House is guarantee OF the
highest possible quality. You can
buy the coffee at RAARUP Bros.
Apples from $3.50 to $3.50 per
barrel, fine celery &c per bunch, at
the Washburn COOPERATIVE Grocery
Store.