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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23
The Thompson Lumber Company
and RittenhouSe & Embree.

The Thompson Lumber Com
pany is one of the big institutions
of Washburn which is just now
busily engaged in grinding out
lumber at the rate of. 35,O0O,OO0
feet a season. The mill is in
operation day and night and
gives employment to one hun
dred men for each shift. The
two hundred men employed in
the industry are all quite as anxi-
Gus as the owners of the institE-
ton that a record be made for big
saving this season. Mr.. Chas.
F. Thompson, of Chicago, is the
head of the institution. while L.
G. McWilliams, of this city is in
charge of this end Ofthe concern.
Last year was a light year for
many of the mills, and the
Thompson Company was one
that did not make the average
cut, still the figures given below
show that the enterprise is a
huge one. The following is
last seasons cut, day run only:
Lumber, .28. 5000, 900 feet
Lath, 10, 100000.
The pay roll last year run over
100000, while this year it will
reach $4,000. The difference is
owing to the mill now working
night and day.
The Thompson Lumber Com
pany originally owned a large
amount of timber in Bayfield,
county, all Of which has been
sawed in this city. The mill has
been in operation a great many
years, and for the past few years
has been doing the saving for
the Rittenhouse & Embree Com
pany, of Chicago, one of the big
lum bering concerns of the coun-
try. M. F. Rittenhouse is presi
dent of this concern; J. ".
Embree is secretary and treas
urer; and J. E. Byrns, is the
manager, and looks after the
company's interests in this
locality, besides attending to
their sales, and it might not be
amiss to state here that he is
considered one of the strongest
and most energetic. statesmen in
the numbering trade.
While the Thompson Lumber
Company and the Rittenhouse &
Embree Company are Two dis
tinct concerns, yet the nature of
their operations are so closely
identified that to the people of
Washburn they appear more
like one great institution. Ritten-
house & Embree own the tim Der
and do the logging, while the
Thompson Company is the
manufacturing end of the enter
prise. During the past six
years Rittenhouse & Embree
have logged 100000 feet of
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ate the plant nights this year,
although it was kept in constant
operation a good part of last
year. The shipments last year
amounted to over 100000, and
has greatly increased since the
time that accurate figures are
available. The wire reels manu-
featured by the factory are used
for winding barb wire upon, and
nearly the entire product of the
factory goes to the American
Steel and Wire Company. The
Grating is mostly used for
stoves and sewing machines, and
this product goes principally to
the American Stove Company.
The heading is used for ordinary
tub bottoms and is supplied to
the trade in the states of Mich
igan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The principal part or the ship
ments go to the cities of Pitts
burg, Chicago, Cleveland and ST.
Louis, and there areaon an aver
age thirty-fve carloads shipped
each month. The immense bust
ness this represents may be i'm
agined when one stops to con-
slider that there are no products
of the factory that represent
pieces of boards over two feet in
length. A half million of the
the smallest pieces shipped can
be placed in an ordinary box car,
seven to ten thousand reels are
required for the same class of a
car, other classes of product
take 100000 pieces to the car.
At the present time the COM
pany receives 200 cars a month
of the waste of the Ashland saw
mills, which is costing them
about 81, 200 g month. They also
pay the Washburn saw mills
about $4,000 a month for their
waste. Here we have represent
ed in the sales of the mills to
this concern at least $4,000 al
month for material that in for
mer times went into smoke.
In addition to the business of
their factory the firm have re-
Gently evidenced their faith in
the future of the city by pur-
chasing a large number of city
OTIS. They are one of the most
prosperous firms in Washburn
md owe their success to original
methods devised for the manu-.
act ufing of little pieces of wood |
hat formerly had no value.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

carry a part of the shipments
from the mill, but this company
operates mostly by rail. The
saving done for other parties
than the owners went to the
steamers, while the $4,000, 900
feet sawed for the company was
shipped out over the railroads.
The company has a pay roll of
$4,000 a month during the sum.
mer season in their mill, making
a yearly pay roll for the mill of
about $4,000. Including the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-23

small piece of board is now avail
able for the uses of this firm.
The firm actually ships great
quantities of pieces of boar Is
not more than three inches in
length in cars to Minneapolis and
other cities, where it finds a mar
ket at a profit. Even the saw
dust and shavings of the plant
are marketed, being sold for fuel
to the Electric Lighting plant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
GOLF AT 0NIvENTSIA.
c. H. z,mmermas., of New Haven, in
 soiace Finals.

Chicago, July 30.-C Close matches were the order to-day in the golf tournament at Onwentsia for the Ravinoaks cup with the completion of the fifth and serni-finaI rounds Walter Egan of Ex- moor and Roswell F. Murry of River side are left to fight it out to-lnorrow in the finals. Mason Phelps, who put Chandler Egan out of the game We'd nesday, was defeated today by Walter Egan at the nineteenth hole
 Play in the second and third flights also reached the finals
 For the solace cup, c. H. Zimmer- man, the New Haven veteran, will be up against George Clergyman of Home wood, and for the Tyro cup, l.. H. Conklin of Princeton university will meet Douglass Cadwanader of Spring field, H. To-day's results:
 Fifth round Ravinoaks cup:
 Mason E. Phelps, Midlothian, defeat ed sam T. Chase. OnWentsia, 6 up, 5 to play.
 Walter Egan. Exlnoor, defeated Wi. 3I. Rowland. IT.. skokie. ? ID and 1 to play.
 Ned Cumnins, Ex1noor, defeated Blair Larned, Onwentsia, 1 up, 19 holes.
 Roswell F. Murry, Riverside, defeat led William Waller. Onwentsia, up, 1 to play.
 Semi finals: Walter Egan defeated M. E. Phelps, up, 19 holes; R. F. Mur- ry defeated Ned Cumrnins. 2 up.
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LOWELL,S DISASTER.
Two Other Victims May Die Making the { List Twenty-one.

Lowell. Mass. July s0.-A long line of hearses moving slowly through the city streets to-day was a pathetic re- minder of yesterdays terrible catastro- phe at Wigginsville when an explosion Of tons of nitroglycerine, dyanmite and gunpowder snuffed out a score of lives in an instant, painfully injured more than double that number of persons. and scattered half hundred buildings over a space of several acres To- night the number of dead stands at nineteen, but it may be increased to twenty-one at any moment by the death of two of the ten victims now at St. Johns hospital. All day the search CTS probed through the debris for any traces of possible unknown victims of the tragedy but nothing was brought to
 light which would indicate that the number will be greater, than already re- ported. A small bit of cloth, later identified as the lapel of a coat worn by one O. the victims already known, and human eye, were the only gruesome reminders lInearthed. Every portion of the ruined territory has been carefully covered.
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TO DEPORT TROUBLE MAKERS.
Chamberlain Determined to Have Peace tn South Africa.

London. July S0.--In the house of
 commons to-day during the discussion
 of the colonial office vote, replying to a
 bitter attack on the governments policy
 and Lord Miners administration of South Africa, by MT. Markham, liberal,
 in the course of which he charged that affairs were growing worse, Colonial
 Secretary Chamberlain lengthily de-
 fended the administration of South Af-
 rican affairs. He said the greatest diff
 ficulty was not the reconciliation of the Boer and Britons, but the reconciliation Of the Boers with the Boers. The sec- .retary called attention to the fact that the Boers were making every effort ito develop the country and were for1n- ing local agricultural associations, of which the chairmen in many cases were former leaders of the Boer forces. MT.
 Chamberlain admitted that much re-
 mained to be done and said that if it was found that the work of pacif1cation was prevented by irreconcilables the government would not hesitate to use its strong power to deport the mischief
 makers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
SUIT TO RECOVER BOND.
The Southport National Bank Moves
 Against Hartford Company.

Hartford, Conn, July SO.-United
 States Marshal Bishop to-day filed with the insurance commissioner papers in a suit brought by Ellis s. Pepper, re- ceiver of the Southport National bank, against the Fidelity and Casualty com pany of New York, surety for Oliver T. Sherwood, the defaulting cashier The suit is returnable to the United States district court on the second Tuesday in October the plaintiff sues to recover on the bond of $15,000 furnished by the Fi- delity and Casualty company, which was first issued August l. 1887, and which was annually renewed by Sher- wood, the last renewal being on August l, 1902. The complaint sets forth that by series of false entries Sherwood, between August 1, 1902, and May 19, 1903, the date on which the bank closed its doors. conveyed to his own use more than s36, ,482. Specific cases are cit- ed, wherein Sherwood failed to make a record of deposits received, the total amounting to about $2S,000. Further sec tions of the complaint allege that in one case Sherwood cashed a check for $4 and entered it as $5,004, and another where a check for $1620 was entered as being s1, ,216.20. Itis charged by the re- ceiver that he had made formal demand on the surety company for the amount of the bond. which it has declined to pay N,"2' N
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LEADER OF ESCAPED CONNECTS.
Woods Deserted to Fiiipinos, Fought
 His Own Country

Sacramento, Cal, July 3O--J. l.. Woods, the leader of the escaped con victs, is said by the prisoners here to have been a soldier with the United States regulars in the Philippines. Ac- cording to their story, he deserted from the federal troops and joined the Fili- pinos. He was regarded as a hero among the convicts, who say he was once surrounded by a detachment of troops and managed to break through their lines at night, and, gathering a
 force of Filipinos, captured the United
 States soldiers and had them shot to death. Later Woods was captured and
 was tried by mixed court-martiol on a charge of deserting and aiding the
 enemy. He was convicted, but the sec retary of war disapproved of the finding for the reason that Woods, being a reg
 ular, could not be held by the decision of a mixed court.
 Woods was never tried again and re- turned to America. It Is said he led the Filipinos in many encounters and is thoroughly familiar with the tactics of guerilla warfare N
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DoHERTE BROTHERS WIN.
Some Interesting Tennis at Nahant-
 Mahony Beaten.

Nahant, Mass, July S0.-The chief in- terest of the invitation tennis tourna- ment at the Nahant club courts this afternoon centered in the match be- tween R. D. Wrenn and H. s. Mahony, the British player, which was left un- finished yesterday on account of rain, with players standing one all and seven games all in the third set. Wrenn's work this afternoon was very snappy, while that of Mahony was
 rather slow. Most of Wrenn's faults were of the strenuous order, he putting the ball out of bounds several times. Mahony lost many points by driving into the net. Wrenn won the match, 6-s. 7-5.
 R. L. Doherty put up first-class exhibition with G. L. Wrenn, his smash ing and volleying being an especial fea- ture. Wrenn was kept in the back of the court for most of the time. Doherty won, 6-I, 6-1. s, .,,. In the doubles the Doherty brothers played fast exhibition with Goldman and Horton, winning 6-s, GO. The sum- maries:
 Singles, second round-W. J. Clothier
 beat T. Motley, 6-3, 6-3; R. D. Wrenn
 beat H. s. Mahony. 6-3, 7-5; H. l.. Do herty beat c. |. Wrenn, jr., 6-1, 6-1. Doubles. first round R. F. and H. L.
 Doherty beat A. Goldman and K. Hor- ton, 6-3, so; R. D. and G. L. Wrenn,
 jr., beat H. J. Holt and R. Huntington, 6-1. 1-6. so: R. c. Seaver and W. s.
 Warland beat ". J. Clothier and H. s,
 Mahony. 6-S, 6-2; E. P. and w. A,
 Larned beat A. s. Pier and T. Motley,
 4-2-rain.
 First round consolations-E. P.
 Larned beat R. Huntington, 6-4. 6-3
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
NEW CANADIAN RAILRoAD
Premier Laurier Announces Details to
 Parliament.

Ottawa, Ont, July S0.- Sir Wiifrid
 Laurier announced to parliament to-day. details of the contract between the Grand Pacific and the government for
 the building of national trans-conti-
 mental railway. The road will stretch
 from Moncton, N. B., to Port Simpson,
 on the Pacific ocean, a distance of $500
 miles. @ssg
 The government will build with pub- lie moneys the lines from Moncton to
 Winnipeg and lease the line to the com
 pany for fifty years. For seven years
 the lease will be free, the company pay- ing operating expenses. The next three years the company will pay over all net earnings. For the remainder of the life of the lease the company will pay the government per cent. on the gross cost of the section. The government will su- pervise the building of the line but the company probably will do the work.
 From Winnipeg to the Pacific the company must build the line within sew
 en years. The government will guaran- etc 75 per cent. of the cost of construc- ton up to $1S,000 mile on the praiSe section and s50.0OO a mile on the moun- tain section The government will hold a first mortgage on the line between
 Winnipeg and the Pacific as security of its guarantee and the Grand Trunk rail- way will guarantee the bonds of the grand trunk Pacific for it's proportion of the cost of the section. The company will have running privileges over the Inter- Colonial. All companies will have running privileges between Moncton and Winnipeg subject to the company's s terms. Unrouted traffic in the winter must go to St. John and Halifax at Portland rates. The company must de- posit in sixty days S5,OO0,00O as security for the fulfilment of the contract. The money will be released for the building 1 of the final section.
 Sir Wilfrid Laurier spoke at length in explanation of the project. He said the
 road would be built through the mari time province that Canadian port be opened on the seaboard to render Cam
 ada independent should the United
 States at any time stop the bonding
 privileges. The best way, said he, to
 remain friendly with the United States
 is to be independent commercially. "
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
KINGS 1RIUMPH IN IRELAND.
Royalty Welcomed by Rural Inhabi-
 tanfs-A Motor Trip.

tanfs--A Motor Trip.
 Galway. Ireland, July so.King Ed
 ward and Queen Alexandra continued
 by motor to-day their inspection of
 some of the widest and most pictur-
 esque regions of Ireland. The start was made at g o'clock this morning from the little town of Leenane, on the shore of Hillary Bay, where the mayor, the local rector. the parish priest and a deputation representing 10000 inhabi- tants of the wild Connemara noun tains presented an address. The king, in replying, said he had already in
 spected some of the cottage industries,
 and he wished to assure the inhabitants that he was equally pleased with the spirit of industrial activity and the warm, hearty welcome of the people, which he and the queen both would long remember.
 The hearty tone of his majesty's speech was received with every evil
 dence of appreciation.
 E | FIiidJESNlSp8 III lllOlOl 0 through the beautiful lake and noun- tain country, everywhere greeted loyal | ly by the inhabitants, many of whom journeyed leagues across the mountains to catch a sight of the royal party. The motor journey ended at Recess, where the party had luncheon. The ! town was decorated and the hotel was surrounded by a guard of honor of Con- nemara cavalry, peasants from the sur-
 rounding country astride of saddleless I ponies and wearing Jerry hats decor ated with tri-color ribbons and green rosettes.
 Their najesties then took a train for Galway and arrived here late in the af-
 ternoon. They met with an enthusias- tic reception.
 At Recess. where their majesties
 stopped for luncheon, an extraordinary incident occurred. A poor old woman approached the queen with a petition l for the remission of the remainder of
 a sentence Of six months passed upon | her husband. Inquiries proved that the
 mans character justified clemency and the queen, with the kings permission, rernitted the sentence on the spot. The surrounding crowd, learning what had
 occurred, cheered wildly. II
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DoYLESToWN BANK FAILURE.
Wrecked by yspccuiution- Director Crit-
 fcises President and Cashier.

sH : 55
 Washington, July So.- The Doyles- town National bank of DoylestoWn, Pa, has been closed by the comptroller of the currency Bank Examiner J. w. Schofield has been appointed receiver.
 A statement issued by the comptroller of the currency says thatsthe failure of the bank was brought about by specu- aations in stocks on the part of the off, cers and a number of the customers or the bank. .,,
 Doylestown, Pa, July S0.--The follow ing notice was posted on the door of the Doylestown National bank to-day: .sThis bank closed and in the hands ot the comptroller of the currency"
 The losses.' said Deputy Comptrol- Ter Kane to-day, Twill absorb the en- tire surplus and capital stock of the ' bank. Tn other words, the total loss will amount to $215,0O0, and 1t devolves upon the. directors and stockholders to make up this deficiency"
 Francis L. Worthington, a director, said: sgThe president and cashier ran things to suit themselves They had no right to do so. They ought to have 5 consulted the board of directors, and this trouble would have been avoided, No one suspected anything wrong. Our stock has been increasing in value, ad- vancing from $35 share to $153. ] suppose I will lose all through misman- agement of the officers. I understand there was some speculation Consoli- dated Lake Superior, I believe, and in that stock most of the money may have been sunk.
 MT. Brock, cashier, declined to reply to the accusations of MT. Worthington, saying, Our investments did not turn out as well as we expected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
lNSULTED B I. WASHINGTON
ENEMIES CAUSE DISTURBANCE
 AND ARE ARRESTED.
Riot Almost Occurred and Twenty-five Policemen Had to he Called fin to eaeli the Row-Both sides Issue states mont . The Ana,r Pre-arrsngsd- Trouble Occurred in Church.

Boston, July 30.-An attempt on the part of half dozen colored persons op- posed to Rev. Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee Institute, to ask questions at a meeting which he was addressing tonight at the Zion church resulted almost in a riot and twenty five policemen were called in to quell the disturbance Several arrests were made, one policeman received a deep stab from a hatpin, while man said to be one of those opposed to MT. Wash 5 ington received several razor cuts and is now in the hospital.
 After the arrests MT. Washington was allowed to proceed and spoke for nearly two hours.
 Both factions at the close of the meet ing issued statements. MT. Washington said in his statement that the colored people of Boston should not be held re- sponsible for . few riotous individuals; while William Monroe Trotter, one or those who was arrested, stated that the cause of the riot was the absurd ruling of the chairman, William H. Lewis, in ordering the arrest and election of any person who hissed or manifested any objection to the speaker of the evening.
 It is said that the disturbance was pre-arranged, and after the meeting MT. Trotter and his friends admitted that they went there with the idea of asking MT. Washington number of questions and to resent any attack that might be made on the New England representa- lives to the recent Afro-American coun- cil at Louisville.
 The meeting was held under the aus pices of the Colored Business Mems as sociation of this city, and Hon. William H. Lewis, one of the United States as sistant district attorneys, presided.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
MRS. BURDICK TO BRING SUIT. Wants Poasession Of S4I, ,000 Worth of
 Real Estate Left by Ianshand.

Buffalo, July 3O.-Attorney Frederick B. Hartzell, representing Mrs. Alice Hull Burdick, applied to Justice White in special term of supreme court to- day for an order appointing Mrs. Bur dick as guardian ad litem for her three children, Marion, Alice and Carol Bur- dick, infants-in-law, for the purpose of bringing action to contest the transfer made by the late Edwin L. Burdick of his real estate to Riselay Tucker and Charles S. Parke. MT. Burdick trans ferred his real estate, valued at $41, 1,000, to Messrs. ParFe and Tucker shortly prior to his death in order that his wife might not get possession of the property in the event of his death.
 MT. Hartzell stated to the court that the daughter, Marion Burdick, joined her mother in the petition to the court for the appointment of Mrs. Burdick as such guardian. E
 'sI cannot see on what grounds you propose attacking the transfers" said Justice White. However" he contin- ued, you may take your order'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-31
CANADIAN BOAT WINS.
American Challenger outsaissd-A Alss
 Meets With Accident.

Montreal, July S0.-The first race o6
 the series for the Seawanhaka chai-
 lenge cup was sailed today on Lake
 Saint Louis and the Thorella, defending
 for the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht club.
 defeated the challenger the Kolutoo,
 representing the Manchester. Mass.
 Yacht club
 The course was triangular. giving q
 beat and two reaches. The Kolutoo
 out-manoeuvred the Thoreiia and led
 the way across the line after a pretty
 bit Of jockeying. The American boat
 did not hold her position long and the Thorella sailed through her lee and took the lead.
 On the third leg Of the second round the rudder of tie Kolutoo was carried away, leaving her helpless. At that time the Canadian boat was minutes
 and 42 seconds ahead. It is probable the American would have been decis- ively beaten in any event, for the Ca nadian boat drew steadily away from her on every leg.
 The Kolutoo was lowed to the finish line and there awaited the Thorella's | last round. As the Canadian boat crossed the line the Americans cheered her heartily. After the race MT. Hig- ginson, one Of the owners of the Kolu- | too, said he was satisfied that the Thor ella was the better boat in the eondi- tions that prevailed to-day. There was brisk breeze blowing. The Americans hope for a light wind to-morroWs