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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
New Boat for the Bay.

The Chequamegon Bay Transport
tation Company of Ashland has pur-
chased the steamer Skater OF Gle We
land to add to its fleet. It was re-
ported some time ago that Capt.
Brewer of the Lucille had bought th I.
Skater but that was a mistake
Captain Turgeon went to Clevelar d
and secured the boat for the Trans
portation Co. and is now o. the way
here with her. The Skater left
Cleveland Tuesday and will arrive
in Ashland in time to make the trip
to Bayfield, and Madeline next Sun
day, leaving Ashland at 9 A. M. aud
2 p. m. and Washburn at $50 a. m
and 2:30 p. m and will remain on
that run until the arrival of the new
steamer Chequamegon.
The Skater is a fast boat, making
about fifteen miles per hour and is
well equipped for her work here. The
rea pride of the Company however
will be the Cheq uamegon which will
be the finest and fastest boat ever
operated in these waters. She will
arrive in Ashland next Monday or
Tuesday and the day following will
take an excursion party from there
around the Islands. The next day
she will run an excursion from
Washburn and Bayfield, after which
she will make the daily trip to Mad
cline.
If the Chequamegon arrives in the
bay at a suitable time she will stop
at Washburn to allow people to visit
her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
Are Coming Here.

The Home Telephone Company o.
Ashland are rapidly pushing work
between this city and Ashland on
their new line. Poles have been
scattered all along the line and the
work Of extending the line to this
city has commenced. A crew oil
workmen have been engaged on the
work and the new telephone com
pany will be doing business in this
city within a very short time. They
have not yet done any soliciting for
subscribers but will first put in the
toll line and then endeavor to work
up business in this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11

plaintiff. Ogden FL. Feathers, OF
GAINESVILLE, one of the most cele.
brated lawyers in the state repre-
sented the Mutual Life ms urance
Company and Attorney Wamsley,
OF Eau Claire, appeared for Mrs.
Fahrig. 1t was one of the most
warmly contested cases that has
ever been tried in Washburn, and
was of special interest to people
here because of the fact that Mr..
Fahrig was for many years a
prominent citizen of this place
and his family now reside here.
The amount involved is some
thing like $4,000, and is a face of
a policy held by the late Mr..
Fahrig in the aforesaid company.
Payment of the policy was con-
tested on the ground that the in
sured committed suicide inside
of a year after the renewal of the
policy, and contrary to the pro-
visions Of the policy. The jury
consisted of the following we'll
known residents of the county:
Chas. Larson, Matt Robinson,
Carl Lavos, Fred Finkbeiner,
John Virgins, Martin OVERLY,
Bert Smith, Fred Terrell, Pat
Holden, D. Solberg, Gust ED and
Guy Kennedy.
After being out twenty-four
hours and not reaching any de-
cision they were recalled by
Judge Parish and given further
instructions in regard to the
nature of the question they were
expected to answer. After half
an hour further deliberations
they handed their verdict to the
court. The finding Of the jury
was that the shot which killed
August Fahrig was fred by his
own hand but that it was not
fred Intentionally. Since the
case of the defendent depended
upon proof of intentional suicide
it is a victory for Mrs. Fahrig.
The defendant in the action of
Mitchell against Olsen failed to
appear and judgment of fore
closure was granted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
The Wing Prize

The Wing prize, the interest upon
the gift of Col. Wing of Bayfield, to.
the high school, has been awarded
to Miss Lena Tetzner. Aside from
the money value of the prize which
is 500, it IS no small honor to win
first honors in a contest covering
the four years Of the high school
course. In order that the prize NAV
be given at all it is necessary that
the recipient have an average above
80 per cent in all studies pursued
through the four years. Miss
Tetzners average was above the re-
CURED per cent and highest in class
of eleven students. The contest
this year was not as close as it has
been in years past the nearest
approach to Miss Tetzners standing
being about five per cent lower.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
A Yarmouth Plant Contemplated att
That Place.
REQUIRES $500, 900 INVESTMENT
1t Is Said that Hugh Steel Plan tn hep !.
Erected at that Place.-Omcers af
the Company Visit the Place
Looking for a Site

News from Port Wing is to the
effect that a new $500, 900 steel
plant is to be erected in that burg.
Officers of a company engaged in
that business recently visited Port
Wing for the purpose of securing a
site, end it is believed at Port Wing
that the new plant will be erected.
The ore for the new plant is to be
secured across the lake in Minnesota.
Ii the enterprise goes in there will
likely be big boom at Port Wing
and the result will be that there will
be big town at that point.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
Residence for Sale.

I offer my residence on Fourth
street for sale at very reasonable
price. 100 feet frontage, hot water
heat and all the modern conveniences.
For futher particulars call on the
premises. Mrs. D. MCBEATH.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
High School Defeated

The High School base ball tenn
met with a disastrous defeat at the
hands OF the Ashland Academy team
on the home grounds Saturday.
The game was poorly PLAYED bv % th
teams and it was a question: Of who
could do the worst work lhe x. ! e
Il to - tells the tale OF the game.
The boys have been playing some
good ball this year and Saturdays
game was not fair sample of t1elr
ability in that line. They still have
games scheduled with the Ashland
and Bayfield, High Schools.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
PROBERTIN TROUBLE
Ex-WaShburnite Makes a Disturb.
ance in Chicago.
ISSUING DOCTORS DIPLOMAS.
Makes use Of the Name of Prominent
Physician Who Goes After Christ
lana Hospital" Postal Author
titles Cause Arrests.
ISSUING DOCTORS DIPLOMAS.

Two or three weeks ago advertiS-
ing matter Of the Christiana Hos
pital was received by the physicians
in this city. The plan of doing bust
ness was to sell diplomas upon which
the names of a large number of
physicians, supposed to be connect
ed with the staff of the hospital ap-
peared. These diplomas were gotten
up in Latin and English and were
for sale at fancy prices. The next
heard of the enterprise appeared in
the Chicago papers, telling of the
arrest Of the promoters of the enter
prise. During the week Probert has
been receiving a good deal of atten-
ton at the hands of Chicago news
paper men, and his scheme is classed
as among the great swindles of
recent times. The whole country
has been flooded with the firms adj
vertising matter, and it is supposed
that there has been a great sale of
the diplomas. The following is the
first news of the collapse of the con-
Germ which appeared in the Record
Herald of Thursday:
Charging the unauthorized use OF
his name as On inducement to attract
the interest of physicians throughout
the country, DR.. J. B, Murphy yes
terday secured an injunction against
the Christian Hospital of GIG LaSalle
avenue restraining the officers of
the institution from representing him
as member of their staff and from
using a letter head in which his
picture appears. This was followed
by the arrest by federal officers of
two OF the promoters of the hospital
on charges of misusing the mails.
The men arrested are N. News or N.
e. Wood AID Arthur c. Prooert.
They will have hearing before
Commissioner Humphrey a week
from next Friday and meantime have
been released on bonds of 900.
For several weeks physicians
throughout the country have been
receiving invitations to become
members of the Christian Hospital
staff. If they accepted they were to
pay from $15 to $25 for certificate,
which, it was pointed out in the cir
culars, with the judicious exhibiting
of the pocket membership card ac-
companying the document "would
bring more dollars annually than the
cost of membership. A book entitled
taking and ee-getting" was
another bonus, and it was suggested
the hospital would "split" the fees
collected from patients sent in by
the doctors who accepted MEMBER
ship, though this was to be treated
as confidential.
Physicians from all points had
written to DR.. Murphy about the
affair. One letter from Dallas, Tex
as, characterized the scheme put for
ward by the hospital as "the blue.
ribbon attempt to rob everybody
and everything il sight," Inspector
Stuart was appealed to, and Wood
and Probert were arrested for fraud
in misusing DR.. Murphy's name to
obtain money. Yesterday Judge
was asked for the iniunc-
t O. against the hospital and he is
sued the restraining order at once.
1t is said that eight of those whose
names appear as members of the
hospital medical staff are not
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
Matt johnson Sentenced for EiQht
Months in Waupun.
Other Important Proceedings of Court
This Weck,-Courf Will Finish Busi.
ness Latter Part of this Week or
Early Next.

rapid rate this week and bids fair
to finish the term by the end of
this or beginning of next week.
The last case on the criminal
calendar was finished today and
many Of the civil cases have been
tried. The jury has all been dis
charged except twelve men who
will appear Friday to try the case
OF the state against Thomas Long
staff, charged with larceny from
the person. This case was tried
last week but the jury, failed to
agree.
The case of Ed. Hunter against
Henry Deschamps was, on motion
of both parties, continued.
John Robertson, of Mason,
charged with an uncomfortable
offence was acquitted by the jury.
Matt Johnson who was convict
ed last week of assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm was
sentenced by Judge Parish to
eighteen months in the penitenti-
airy at Waupun.
The case of Ry berg VS. Coburn
was decided against the defend
ent aud Mr.. Ryeberg given a
Judgment of s150.50 Ryberg
was hauling poles from the de-
fendent's land contrary to the
wishes of the latter who sought
to make him desist by shooting
one of his horses and the court
decided that the horse would
lave to be paid for.
The difficulty between Christ
lana Swanson and August Swan
son was left to the court, as
were also the two cases against
the Minnesota Commercial Co.,
and the John Schroeder Lumber
Co.
In the case of the state against
VIM. Neugubaur, bail was fixed
at $500 and the case continued.
Neugubaur is charged with hav-
ing stolen some Merchandise
from a meat market in Bayfield,.
Ole Hanson was admitted to
citizenship.
On motion of the defendant in
the case of Mackmiller against
Culver the court was left to de-
eide and returnen verdict for
the defendent.
Henry Smith of Iron River
was given judgment against Ben
Schneider, of Iron River, for
$1OO.35. Plaintiff claimed that
the defendent had with held a
part of certain money deposited
with him for safe keeping. At
torneys Morris of Iron River and
Shea of Ashland defended and A.
Mcleod conducted the prose-
cution. During the trial Mr..
Smith hurled at one of the wit
ness an improper epithet and
was fined for contempt of court,
the sum of five dollars,
Bayfield, County Bank VS. F. T.
Yates dropped.
Court adjourned at noon today
out of respect to the memory of
the late Joseph Cover of Ashland.
Maxcy VS.. Holt was left to the
court to direct verdict.
Orvid Isabel was granted a
divorce from Mary Isabel.
McCord VS.. Ackely was contin-
ued.
The cases of the Newport Land
Co. VS.. E. P. Holgren, and Geo.
L. Bradley VS.. E. P. Holgren
were left to the court.
The case of Mrs. Lima Fahrig
againstthe Mutual Life Insurance
Company which has been on trial
this week in the circuit court,
was brought to a close today
with a verdict in favor OF the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11

Express for the Northern Express
Company will be called for and de-
livered, or may be left at Estabrook
q Olson S Furniture store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11
Notice

All Shoe Stores will keep open
evenings after this date and until
farther notice. JOHN ANDERSON
Fl. r. JOHNSON.
CLAUS DAVIDSON.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-06-11

The June sun shines on many a
fair bride made doubly lovely by the
nse of Rocky Mount tain Tea. The
brides best friend. IS cents. Frost
& Spies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
BOOKS POPULAR WITH
READERS AND CRITICS

castle Craneycrow'' is not as good
a story as "Grausrarlk," its predeces-
sor, by George Barr McCutcheon, eth
er in itself or from the point of view
of the critic. There was no literary
value in "GrauStark," but there was
a dash and go about it which carried
the reader along and held his interest
to the end. In Castle CraneycroW
there is the same large, athletic Amer
lean, Philip Quentin by name, the same
unspeakably beautiful heroine, though
she is an American this time, the
same complications in a foreign land
and the usual undoing of foreign plot
terS by the American and his friends.
Dorothy Garrison, who is afflicted with
an ambitious mamma, has had match
arranged for her with Prince Ugo Ra-
Vorelli, very handsome, dashing man,
with whom she actually fancies herself
in love. Philip only appears on the
scene about two months before the
marriage, which is to take place in
Brussels on certain date. Phil has
known and loved Dorothy when he was
a mere boy in New York and she was
his neXt-door neighbor. When he
finds here grown to a very beautiful
woman he decides that he must get
her away from the prince, particular
ly as he happens to know that the
prince was mixed up in the murder of
a woman in South America, and is in
many ways a dangerous character. The
scene reVerts to Brussels, and the
struggle begins, there are private de-
tectiveS, attempts to murder, and all
sorts of exciting adventures, the moth
er openly espouses the princes side,
while Dorothy is bewildered and can't
make up her mind whether or no she
loves the bold American. In honor she
is bound to marry Ugo and she will
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19

married Miss King in 1874 and was
for many years identified with the po-
litical life of France, being minister Of
foreign affairs, first @pfenipotentiary to
the congress of Berlin, ambassador ex-
traordinary to the coronation of the
car, Alexander Ill, and last was made
ambassador to the English court which
position he held until his death, in 1898.
The letters now published are those
written by Madam Waddington while
in England and are very charming,
as they give the most intimate ac-
count of the inner court life of Queen
Victoria and the Prince and Princess
of Wales and many interesting stories
of persons still living or only recently
deceased. The first instalment of the
letters tells of their arrival in London.
the difficulties of the management of
an English household, after her smooth
running establishment in Paris, her
reception by the queen and their first
visit to the home of the Prince and
Princess of Wales. This latter portion
of the letters will give even the most
prejudiced kinder view of the prince
(noW king, showing him possessed of
the great tact which proceeds only
from a kind heart. Included in these
letters is the story of the queens jubi-
lee in 1887 and it is one of the best yet
written, as it is not the picture of a
mere beholder or outsider.
Aristocracy Painted Black.
After reading "The Reflections of
Ambrosine," it is easy, to see the rea-
son of the severe criticisms of it which
have emanated from several well
known critics in this country. 1t is
a story of a girl of gentle almost
royal-birth, who is married by her
grandmamma-of the ancient regime of
France-to an English boor who hap
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
PIGEONS ACQUIRE A FOXY JAG
Vain Attempt to Catch Them by Whis-
ky Soaked Rice.

Speaking Of pigeons and the queer
antics they sometimes play, reminds
me of a funny thing that happened
to a well known fancier in this city,
said man who lives uptown, land /
may say right here that the man who
doesn't believe the pigeon is a cunning
member when it comes to the business
Of regulating his own affairs is very
much mistaken.
THE man in question had a few
birds in his flock he wanted to get rid
of. He could. not get close enough to
put his hands on them, SO he resorted
to a little expedient to catch the willy
members He got a lot of rice and
soaked it in whisky. By getting them
to eat a lot of this whisky soaked
stuff, he thought he would make them
matter to catch them. He thought
they would eat until they were drunk
and then keel over in the yard, SO he
would have nothing to do but pick
them up.
He shelled out enough rice to make
a drove of hogs drunk, and he began
to think his little experiment was GO
cling to prove a failure. The pigeons
did not fail to show the effects of the
whisky. They were decidedly booty,
and seemed to be having a deal Of
fun out of the game. They would hop
around on the ground quite merrily,
and would now and then take little
whirl UP in the air just for the fun
of the thing. Directly one of the pig
cons fiewo up to the little house in
the rear of the yard. Soon another
followed. The thing kept up until the
last one of the birds had flown into
the pigeon house.
There was a noisy clatter in the
house, which had been taken charge
of by the birds for a while, and then
suddenly the noise died out. The pig
cons all went to sleep and did not ven-
ture out until they had slept their jag
off. The little expedient had proved a
failure, and up to this good day the
man has never been able to get rid
of the bad lot of pigeons, and the
chances are that he will not get rid
of them until he shoots them. New
Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
BOOKS AND BookMEN.

Mr.. Jack London, the author of the
Chlldren of the Frost, is an ardent stu
dent of sociology and has lately been
spending, some time in the East end of
London, busy in observing life therehl He
dressed as an American sailor looking for
employment and carried little5or no mon
ey.
Mr. A. 2. w. Masoa, author of The
-FOUR FeaJhefs, was a collaboration with
Andrew Lang in 'Parson Kelly In
London academy recently, 1.-The Four
Feathers is one of the two most inter
esting books Of the past year.
The remarkable success OF. George TIor-
ace LOrimer's Letters From a Self Made
Merchant to His Son. reaching CO. 600
copies within three months of publica-
ton, is another proof of the wholesale de-
mand Tor humor of 9theofirst class. Mere
limitations of humor meet with little an
probation. Publishers have learned that
sure OF a. heavy sale:
/, DR.. Paolo, de Vecchi, of San Francisco!
mas presented the queen Of Italy a su-
perply pound volume OF Katharine Hook
er 'Wayfarers in italy,"
The first novel on the January list of
the Lothrop Publishing company. of Ros-
ton is Mr.. George Cary Eggleston's pic
turesque romance, The Master of War
lock. This story, which has been suit
c@bty dIIu handsomely Illustrated DV a
well known artist, Mr. C. D. Williams, is
full OF charming delineations of Southern
life with which Mr.. Eggleston's readers
are are famm dratb in The Carolina Cavalier
vivid war scenes and characters
Among Scribner's recent importations
is THE Fatherhood of, God. a series Of
lectures by Rev. John Scott Lidgett. de-
liyered to his class Of theological students
at the Bermonsey Settlement, which Rev.
LIdgett, with the late DR.. Moulton, found
ed.
The Captain a novel of American life
which has for its, central figure an Amer
lcan perhaps more't widely known than
any contemporary with the present gen
grafton, will be Published by the Lothrop
PuoLlshmg company this month. The au-
thor is CHURCHILL Williams whose 81
DeVl1n, Boss, was one of the successful
rovels of two seasons past.
The Scribners announce the publica-
ton in February of very original and
mature novel. by Garter Goodloe entitled
Calvert of Strathore." The author has
fecreated the life of the American en-
bassy at Paris during the French revolu-
ton It Is a serious, ligniffed and 'ab-
sorbingly interesting reproduction of life
in official circles during the most romantic
epoch in French history. The great
through this dark and adventurous pc
ROD, illuminatingrit with their clear in
telligenceS.
Most clever men are dull enough 10
suppose that they bore women when thew
suddenly lose their ,seleverness and saw
rather foolish things with. an air of con-
Viction instead of very witty things with
a studied Indifference" This is one of
the many clever things in Cecilia Mr..
f. Marion Crawford latest novel He
follows it up by saying that 1.-The hun
bred and fifty generations of men, more
or less, that separate us moderns from
the days of Eden, never found out that
those arc the very moments at which
a woman first feels her power and that
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
An UnIucky Lottery.

A painter and his wife, named NJ. and
Nine. Allan, at RoubaiX (Nord), were in
formed in July last that they. had won
$4,000 in a lottery. They both took
the train to Paris to claim the money,
but were disappointed on their arrival to
learn that a IErisian had put in opposi-
ton to the payment Of the money, declar-
ing that he held the lucky ticket, but
that he had lost it. From that day the
painter has not known a moments peace.
He has had to engage lawyer to defend
his interest and in consequence of the
trouble and annoyance caused in proving
his claim, Nine. Allan has fallen i'll
and is confined to bed. A few days ago,
when he thought that at last he was
about to receive the money, M. Allan was
informed that the 1000 had been con-
verted into French 8 per cent rentes, of
which he was authorized to draw the in
terest until a definite decision had been
come to- The painter is afraid that by
the time the lawyers have settled the
business the greater part of the money
which has caused all the trouble will
have gone in legal xpenses.-London
Daily Mail.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19

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via either route through to Los Angeles
or address ]. G. Rickel, city ticket agent,
1898 Robert street st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
Closed to PLAQUE Laden Sims

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. Jan. 1S.-Tbe
board of health of Guayaquil has de-
cided to close the port to steamers
from Panama or Mexican ports. This
measure was taken when it was
learned that the steamer Acapulco had
arrived at Panama from MabatIan
Mex, where there is plague Yellow
fever results in five to SIX deaths a
day in Guayaquil
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
Business Opportunities for All.

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-19
Cheap coIonist Rates

To the West South and Southwest are
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