The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-10-05
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| Methodist church Tuesday evening
which was thoroughly enjoyed by all
who were in attendance. BY special
request they gave another concert at
the Union Hall last evening to a
good sized audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Summer field are
visiting with relatives and friends
IN This city. Mr.. Summerheld has
been cooking in a lumber camp at
| Mcmillan, Mich. They have also
osan at Cumberland this state,
where Mr. Summerfield is interested
in a store with Peter Bestler.
| Conductor Henderson, of the
Northern Pacific, has moved from
t is city to Duluth, where he has
position as condu;t or on one of the
lines of the company running from
that city. William Heffner has la
ken his place on the run between
here and Iron River.
Several of the merchants in the
CITY are this week holding special
sales, and have been doing some ex-
tensive advertising, reductions from
tsp regular prices are made ranging
frem ten to twenty five percent and
sp ndid bargains may be secured.
! There is absolutely no need for peo-
| pie to go out of town to buy goods.
The local police force have receiv-
ed information from towns down the
! line that gang CT burgulars are
heading this ay and the people Q f
this vicinity will do well to be on tt e
lookout Chief of Police Wescott
and his force are keeping close
watch for all suspicious looking
characters.
William Neumann sold his farm on
the Wannebo road to c. C.. Butter
| field and Allen the latter part of last
week. There is forty acres of land
in the place for which Mr.. Neumann
rec eived $3.50. Mr.. Neumann will
move unto his land near the North
ern Pacific round house, this fall and
will improve the place.
| L. A. Simonson, special agent for
tie NJ ltual Life Insurance Co., re-
turned Saturday from Hayward
where he adjusted the claim of the
beneficiary of Oscar Moreand who
died recently Mr.. Moreland held a
| $5OO0.00 policy in Mr.. Simonson 5
company. The Mutual with its
customary promptness prepared to
pay the claim at once.
| The board of school commissioners
are considering the question of dis
continuing the furnishing of text
books to the pupils. The PROPOSE
tion is either to require the payment
of a rental fee for the use of the
books in the grades, and compellin g
all high school pupils to purchase
them or to inaugurate rental sys-
tenn throughout the schools. This
is done to save expense.
! c. B. Erickson of this city, who
has been receiving treatment in the
State Hospital at Oshkosh, but
whose condition warranted parole,
has been taken back to the ms titu-
ton. Some hopes were entertained
for his recovery, but his condition
as been growing steadily worse and
his relatives had to make application
for a recommittment. Deputy
Sheriff Boutin took him down Fri
day night.
AS a result of the big fall rush
that is now on at the Washburn
elevator a large force of men are be-
ing employed in the handling of the
grain that is coming in daily over
4 the Omaha road. A large number
of special freights are bringing in the
grain which keeps two switch en-
glnes in the local yard busy. The
elevator company have two large
steamers chartered for this fail
! business carrying the grain to the
many cas- tern ports.
/ H. NJ. PIERCE, superintendent of
the Atlantic Manufacturing Con-
pany's plant at Wilmington, Del,
and w. G.. Ramsey, general superin-
.tendent of the Dupont interests,
stopped here few days the first of
the week. They are visiting with
Superintendent Peirce of the At
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