The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-05-18

@. w. Saunders Will leave next
week for his old home in Maine,
where ne will spend the remainder
of his life. Mr.. Saunders is an old
soldier, and has been working about
Washburn for the past two or three
years.
| Judge w. F. Bailey, of Eau Claire,
and Judge w. H. Stafford, of Chip
pewa Falls, returned to their homes
last Saturday, after having spent
nearly a week, trying the McCord-
McKinnon case in the circuit court
Chairman G. S. Hobbs, of Iron
River. looked after business matters
in the city Monday. Mr.. Hobbs has
not been in Office very long, but his
administration of town affairs is
giving very general satisfaction at
Iron River,
The members of the Forest Re
bekah Lodge, I. 0. O. f., of this city.
are arranging a social function for
their mem bers and friends to take
place at the Masonic hall Friday
night, and invitations have bee q
issued for the occasion.
W. ]. nolan arrived here from
/! Minnesota last Saturday nigh, and
Will likely remain ia Washburu.
Mr.. Dolan has as mary friends as
any man who ever lived in Wash
burn. and they have been very
much pleased to meet him again.
The Peerless railroad is said to
have been practically torn up, and is
to be carried away. This is the road
Ashland county aided with bonds,
and to the everlas ting shame Of the
county's officials they have sat quiet
| ly by while the road has been de-
stroyed.
Attorney George F. Cooper. of
Superior, was in attendance at the
sessions, of the circuit court this
week, looking after the interests of
a client in a personal injury suits.
Mr.. Cooper is a member of the
school board of his city, and helped
to quiet the riots and strikes OF
students of the Blaine high school
two weeks ago.
FEED T. Yates, of this city, has
been granted franchise to put in
an electric light plant at Glenwood.
The plant will do the pumping for
| the city waterworks. Mr.. Yates
has spent considerable time at Glen
wood during the past two weeks in
Hooking after the matter. The
plant is to be built at once.
Fred Terrill returned from his
trip to Milwaukee the latter part of
the past week. Mr.. Terrill was the
local representative at the grand
lodge of the A. O. u. W. His name
was proposed as one of the trustees
Of the order, and although he made
no canvass for the place he came
within eight votes of being elected.
Work is progressing nicely on the
/ Wiley livery stable. and the floor
has been laid. The building is to
be 50x100 feet ain size, and will set
back further from the street than the
old building. 1t will have good
front, and will present fine appear
ance when completed. Mr.. Wiley
has been getting new. stock together
and now has as fine line of horses
and rigs as before the fire. He will
continue to do business in the Nc.
Beatn barn until his new building
| is ready to occupy.
A Superior doctor warns the public
to be careful about eating fish
promiscously and lays particular
emphasis on the evils that may re.
suit from eating German carp an d
suckers. He says they thrive on
germs and sewerage and that they
may easily impart poisonous ex-
cretia that will result in typhoid .
fever. However the doctor has
nothing to say against brook trout.
and mostly anyone who is fortunate
enough to get mess will be willing