The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-08-03
IRON RIVER

! 10 OL. Taul, Dulu.h and Ashland
The raspberry crop is also large.
The wet summer is splendid for will d
fruits.
Mr.. Thos. O'Toole commence d
cutting his oat crop on Monday.
The yield will be large this season.
The Alexander Edgar Company
shipped last week the remaining
logging cars to Woodruff AID are
busy shipping the steel rails and one
of thar locomotives west. The eA-
pectations are that the company will
be through here in about another
month ard it is hoped the machinery
will be put in operation by another
company.
w. Barney, who until last week
operated a barber shop at Wash
bu~p, closed up his business there
and opened up shop in connection
with the Seymore Hotel. This now
makes the third shop for the town.
The town clerk informs your cor
respondent that he has completed
the census OF our city and finds about
400 souls. Somewhat of decrease
over five years ago.
Attorney Sauve and DR.. Paterso n
attended the town meeting at Ou'u
last week on official business.
Attorney Sauve being their legal
counsel and DR.. Paterson their town
physician.
T. II. Mackmiller left on Thursday
evening for the west to look after
his interestin timber claims. In his
absence Mr.. f. Herbert will manage
his wholesale business.
This section experienced a cold
snap Monday and the evening
brought slight frost but no damage
to crops.
Burns companv's circus showed on
Tuesday in this city and the show
was of a number one order for a
small circus the trick ponies ard
dogs being hard 20 surpasS. The
day was fine and the citizens, of
whom there was large numbe r
present enjoyed the affair.
Mrs. Geo. Barnes spent Monday at
BrUle visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
Mount.
Mr.. Geo. Ripley, cashier of the
Iron River bark, left last week for
Petrolia, Ontario, to attend the
wedding of his neice. Miss Hutch
croft.
DR.. A. j. Paterson was called to
Brule, profes sionally, Monday.
The Ashland attorneys employed
| by the town board to investigate
the defalcations of ex- Treasurer Moe
and the late John Brady, have hand
ed in their report, which according
to last week Pioneer was $4,000.
The lawyers claim that f. f. Moe is
alone answerable for his own short
age and that the bondsmen of the
late John Brady are responsible for
his shortage, It is up to the town
board to carry out the wishes Of the
last annual town meeting, when the
board passed resolution instruct
/ ing the chairman to proceed to col
lect the shortage. The next move of
the chairman will be watched with
interest.
County Surveyor Nelson, en-
ployed by the town OF Barnes to map
out the proper section lines tor the
building of roads IN their proper
places, completed his work Satur--
day. The town Of Barnes is to be
commended for commencing busf-
ness right.
P. J. Savage and family and a fe W
! friends from Washburn are taking a
week. outing at Pike lake.
Mr.. Ben Schneider returned this
week from the Hot Springs, greatly
| improved in heal tn.
The Reverend John Gibson preach
ed at Dodge's Sunday afternoon an d
in the evening held an open air
meeting at Brule. The attendance
was small but the attention given by
the citizens showed that they were
interested