The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-10-12
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OF EILEEN;s
A Horrible Accident.


The seven year old daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto J )hnson, who live
near the cemetary road. was sc
severely burned last Friday that she
lived but a few hours. The little
girl and her six year old brothe
started for school and stopped where
their father had been burning brush
the evening before. There was still
few live embers in the ashes anC
the children gathered sticks ano
started the fire anew. The little CIR
got too close and her clothing caught
fire and the small brother gallantly
eEdeavored to extinguish the lire
which was surely burning his sister
to death, but finding he would not
be able, ran to the house and called
their mother who put out the fire
and carried the injured child to the
house and sent for a physician, but
before medical aid could arrive the
cLild had passed away. The parents
feel their Joss deeply, especially as
1t occurred in such a painful and
tragic manner. This sad accident
should be lesson to the rest Of us
who have children; to take every
precaution in our power and endeav-
or to protect them from such acct
dents Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson are
well known in Eileen and they have
the deep and heartfelt sympathy of
their nelghbors and friends.
Everyone on the Junction side will
be pleased TO learn that the proposed
piece of road from the Junction
school hous to the Omaha track is
to be built at once. Road commits
sioner, John Peterson, commenced
it Monday and before the month is
over we will have a good twenty
four foot road bed from the Ashland
line to the Stock farm without a
break.
Speaking of roads: II Deilwood
items Of last week we note COM
ment on the impossible condition of
the roads from Nash to Ashland and
that DR.. Rhinhardt had generously
engaged the road commissioner of
Washburn township to repair the
same. We hope the Washburn
township commissioner does a more
substan tial piece of work for the
doctor than he did for the town of
Eileen, when he (the Washburn
township commissioner built the
piece of road in question, for which
Eileen. paid him $3.50 as her share
in road that does not benefit one
taxpayer in Eileen. If as the Dell
wood correspondent statec, the road
is impossible it reflects little credit
on the ability of the commissioner,
who constructed it, and is probably
on par with the rest ofethe narrow
gage road beds in Washburn town
ship. We have no use for phys, clans
II Eileen.
President Soaring and Secretary
Mels trand, of the school board. visit
ed the German Settlement schools
like other Eileen schools, in a good
healthy condition, with capable well
paid teachers at the helm.
Lower tax rate, cash basis and
more roads is the prospect for Eileen
township next year and third term
an ABSURD fact for our honorable
town board.
The advent of the traction engine
in this vicinity brought out the fact
that our culverts should be put up
in more substantial manner if
these six ton farmer friends are to
be frequent visitors.
Chairman Tomkins shot wolf re-
Gently, but it is not thought to be
the one seen at the Chequamegon
Bay View Farm last week.
Mrs. Vim. Foley, Of the Home
stead Farm, is visiting relatives in
Chicago.