The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-02

the Pillsbury Academy where their
daughter Miss Mary will graduate
Friday.
A number of the business places
were closed Monday afternoon for
the purpose Of observing Memorial
day. The schools Of the city had
appropriate programs for the
occasion.
E. W. Bruce has been here from
Duluth during the week visiting
with his family. Mr., Bruce is en-
ployed on the Great Northern rail
road as a conductor, and is taking
few week lay off.
| DR.. H. G. Mertens has moved his
office from the Meehan block to the
Northern State Bank building, and
now has the offices formerly occupied
by John A. Jacobs. The Offices are
the most desirable in the city.
Overseers of highways have been
appointed by the town board of the
town of Washburn as follows; Chris.
Peterson, Nash; Henry Christofer-
son, Engoe district, and William
Daily, Fouc Mile Greek dis trict.
E. r. Barager, former news
paper publisher of this city, was in
the city the first of the week, visit
ing old friends. Lige was in this
region for the purpose of attending
the senatorial convention which was
held at Ashland Wednesday.
Mr.. William Meekir and Miss.
Minnie Kinstler we're married in this
city last Wednesday evening, the
Rev. J. E. Cook performing the
ceremony. Their many friends in
this city wish them all kinds of
happiness in their married life.
The dog license has been occupy
ing the attention of city officials this
week, and the owners of dogs are
supposed to walk pleasantly up to
the counter and lay down their
dollar or wait for the catcher" to
come around and shoot their
CANNES.
Circuit court was in session
Tuesday, and among other mat
tiers taken up was the divo1 &c
case of Elsie Olson against Enock
Olson. The action was contest
ed. and Judge Parish refused to
issue the divorce. The couple
are from Washburn and have
lived apart for a long time.
Mr.. Charles E. Ellis has been in
the city this. week in the interests
of ]. H. Beers & Company, the pub
fishing house that is arranging for
Commerative and Biographical
Record of the Upper Lake Region of
Wisconsin. The book will be out
sometime during the present sum
mer and will then be delivered to
subscribers.
A good many of our neople have
visited the trout streams of late, and
many of them report splendid sue
cess. The largest catches of fish SO
far this year seem to have been
made in the Cranberry river, and
some astonishingly large claims are
made by the fishermen, some of them
lclaiming to have caught over two
hundred trout out of the river in a
single day.
Doctor Dahlstedt, of Port Wing,
was in the city Tuesday for the
purpose Of attending the county con
ven ton as a delegate The Doctor
not only handles the mail from his
place, but attends the sick and the
wounded. In addition to this he is
town clerk of his town. DR.. Dahl
strdt served notice on the conven-
tion that his town would ask for
recognition when it came to dividing
up the honors of political affairs this
fall.
Iron River Pioneer: Washburn is
again in a turmoil over the selection
of a principal for the schools of that
city. The people over there seem 10
overlook the fact that the success of
the work OF the teachers depends as
| largely upon the cooperation Of the
people as upon the teachers. 1t mat
tiers but little what the qualifications
of a teacher might be; if the public
m nd has been prejudiced against him
he has been greatly handicapped in
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