The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05

OF prospective companies, and not
day passes but what we are invited
and solicited to get into one of the
companies. "The Lost Greek"
big River, Little River" s'Lone
Gulch, and numberless other invit-
ing names indicate that there is a
great mine or an oil well to be open
ed, and all that is asked of US is TO
send in a hundred or so and in three
months we will become independent
ly rich. How sad it is that person
is not able to handle few of these
things that would make him so easily
plutocrat.
The "Tomahawk, - published at
our sister city, came out under new
management this week, Mr.. w. D.
Lambert having taken editorial
charge of the business. Willis V.
Silverthorne, who has acted as man
aging editor of the paper for the past
two years, has taken a position on the
editorial staff of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press. The "Tomahawk'' make
up" shows material change under
the new management. The paper is
well filed with news matter and adj
vertisements and is clearly printed.
We predict no falling Of. in the
patronage of the paper -Rhinelald
er New North.
We are very glad to note that q
bill has been introduced in the legis-
lature to make this state a poor
dwelling place for persons of anar
chistic tendencies or sympathies.
The bill should pass for there is no
use on the earth for men who will
not work, but insist upon taking
bread from those who labor and rob-
bing those who. by industry and
economy, lay up something for old
age. The rule should apply to rich
as well as to the poor anarchist, for
there is not much difference in the
spirit that governs them in their
efforts. 1t is only the means used to
accomplish the end sought. One is
honest as to his tentions-the
other hypocrite who praises God
while SHINING the poor. Pass the
law, make it applicable to both
classes and let the fun begin. Rice
Lake Leader.
Out of the 236 counties in Texas,
under that states local option law,
104 have complete prohibition, "a re-
strict the sale of alcoholic beverages
to the county seat or principal
town, and only So grant general IL
censes. So rapid has been the
spred of anti-saloon sentiment in the
state that, fearing the enactment of
a state prohibitory law as the out
come, the more respectable and la "
abiding among the liquor men are
said to be Seeking to save them
selves by proposing as com
promise one of the most radical and
rigorous license laws"--to be opera
tive of course only in the few coun-
ties remaining wet" or allowing
sales at county seats-'sever sub
mitted to a state legislature It is
to be noted that the going dry" of
a great many counties at the last
election was directly attributable to
the defiant attitude of numerous sa-
loonkeepers in refusing to obey the
conditions of the law regulating
their traffic. Like results are apt
to follow similar attitude on their
part in other states. The only real
safety for respectable liquor
traffic is in an alliance with the citi-
zenship which not only demands but
compes obedience to all the laws on
the statute book. Pioneer Press.
During the past week or two there
has been an Improvement in the land
market, which has been owing main
ly to the improved conditions in the
weather, permitting settlers pro-
spective and real. to go out onto the
lands they are interested in and look
them over. The land men who have
choice pieces for sale have been ex-
hibiting what they hav e to the pros
pective buyers, and we are credit
ably informed that there are large
numbers of Iowa and Nebraska
people who will soon be turning this