The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-23


and candidates, but thee "Grassand the widely
known exhibit on wheels the Northern Wisconsin Farm
Association is closing tour today and tomorrow that
surpasses ANYTHING of the kind ever known. The car
reached Saturday night and at once illuminated by
Manager Tomnson of the local electric light plant 1t was
soon filed with people and admired by large crowds
teray night Today it is to be at Lake Nebagamon
will visit the Douglas county towns between
here and Superior
At the bio meeting of the association at Ashland March
Z it was decided Grassland to all of the towns in
the lake shore counties to get renewals OF last year
1900 members and as many new members as possible
There about the matter there bill pend
ing before the Wisnnson legislature to give the Farmers
association S. 800 provided raises for this year member
ship 800 The bill up for hearing next Thursday
SECRETARY FAIRALL SPEAKS.
Secretary Faral in charge of the expedition was
tired man when cot He said to the News Tribune:
II did not think possible but it is fact that
within eight days has visited every city and town
that has railroad the counties of Ashland, Bayfield,
Iron and there have passed through the not less than
5000 of our home people. Really this is a low estimate
ssYou See our meeting Tuesday, March Z. On
Thursday following the still being at Ashland began
work city. By Friday under the direction OF
our committeeman there J. c. Roeem, got nearly 2Oo
members as At m Friday were at Bayfield,
over the Omaha by II o'clock morning had 100
members This done through the effective work
of the chairman of executive committee Hon. William
Knight, A. f.. Wilkinson, the Banker, and Mayor Wacf-
~smuth.
o'clock Saturday afternoon the business men of
Washburn headed by D. NJ Maxcy, who in the
wanted what expected of Washbun and with
In fewh hours $50 members securedal that were
asked for.
Sunday entertained hundreds at Washburn
and the evening into Iron county at Saxon
'Iron county youngest of the allied counties in
this and timber county, but it has spen
did farming and it is being developed rapidly around
Saxon Here the members of the executive
nittee took us in hand Defer the busiest
of the of North Wisconsin Before Monday
bob adu xty Qmbp Sandm
SCHOOL CHILDREN AT CAR.
cat Saxon Monday morning, the visited by
children of the town. headed by their teachers
might say that at and Bayfield, the children
bodies accompanied by their teachers The higher grade
children we're armed with paper and pencil to take notes
OF the products the order to write essays that they
would lecture the pupils the Of North Wis
illustrated by the Grassland This would be WE'LL
nearly all of home towns and elsewhere throughout
the stae it remarkable to us of children who
distinguish between wheat, OATS flax or barley
'sWe eached Hurley Monday at Mayor M. G. Nc.
Gheehan committee man, met and had everything
electricity down at hand committee of business
took up the matter of memberships and at the
day had 100 added to list and in view
'"me getting short forthe Grassland and when
switched from the Northwestern to the Wisconsin Central
overlooked in going again into
Ashland county These Iron Belt and Epson A
aspecial' made for the Grassland" and with
Tainmaster ohnstone veteran railroad in charge,
husky locomotive pulling out IN great shape At Iron
Belt mining town. had fine crowd and with Captain
Rowe president in charge the came in lively
over twenty-five signed and other giving their names
New MEMBERS ADDED
eve had only minutes at Epson, but VicePresiden
Mike White hand with array of members, Then
we went to Mellen where billed for o'clock and
where the enerprising people hand to meet
Committeeman Peck and DR. Lockhart assisted by Agent
Beach and Landlord Smonds by early Wednesday morning
had us 100 members.
"wednesday we visited Butternut and Glidden and
had another hundred to credit and Thursday forenoon
Hghbrdge had big turnout OF farmers and with the