The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-02-02

ner home Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 4th. Among those who will
take part in the program are Miss
Evans, Mr.. Layton and the Misses
Mussell of Bayfield,. A very pleas
ant time is anticipated ard it is
hoped there will be large attend.
ance OF both ladies and gentlemen.
E. K. Brigham, of Bayfield,, met
with painful accident Sunday.
While splitting some kindling wood
he accidently struck what must
have been a dynamite cap, and the
ex plosion threw him back wards. A
small piece of the cap struck him in
one eye, and it is feared the loss of
sight will follow. Mr.. Brigham is
receiving treatment in the st,
Joseph's hospital at Ashland.
The "Bachelor's Dream, the
prettiest musicale pantomlne ever
given. Opera House, Monday, Feb
9Th.
Jack Frost has been doing very
thriving business during the past
few DAYS, and succeeded in pulling
down the mercury about twenty-five
noints below the line of zero.
Aurora Borealis and Medicine Hat
have also. been contributing touch
of cold chilling winds. and the result
has been that the weather has oeen
altogether too C. Id for any comfort.
There is feeling of safety among
the pupils and teachers of the public
schools since the fire escapes have
been placed on the public school
buildings. It's good thing, and
should have been done years ago.
And now the authorities ought to
90 a little further and insist on
escapes on some of the other build
ings of TIE place, notably the Opera
House.
A monster locomotive at the ON.
aha round house got freak notion
to start down the track last Satur-
day morning, when there was no
one aboard, and succeeded in reach.
ing the turn table, ard as the latter
was not adjusted for travel the
''loco" plowed it's nose deep into the
bottom of the pit occupied by the
table. 1t took special crew and a
lot of machinery to get the machine
back on the track again.
The library board had a meeting
Tuesday afternoon and finished set
thing with the con tractors. The or.
iginal contract price for the building
was $15.466 In addition Their,
was special contract for 1884. The
bui Id ing is entirely completed, and
the desks, tables and furniture will
arrive this week. The steel sheiv-
is not ready, but it is expected that
it will be in place in the course OIL
the next two or three weeks, after
which the library will be moved into
it's next quarters.
W. J. Maitland has been appoin t
local manager for the Edward Hine:
Lumber Company, and has entered
upon the discharge of his new duties
Mr.. Maitland has been with thu
Hines company ever since their ad
vent into Washbnrn, and with th
Bicelow people, who were the con
sequently predecessors Of the Hines
here, and has thorough knowledge
of all the affairs of the company
He is in every way qualified to lool
after the business OF the company
and as he is popular with all til,
I business and laboring interests O
the city, his appointment to so re
sponsib;e a position is well received
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