The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-01-04

ferred to the Allan tic Manufacture
ing com panys plant near this city,
and as a result the plant has been
working a good deal of over time for
the past week or two.
f. III. Bartlett of Drummond, ii.
p Axelberg and H. j. Finstad o.
this city have been busily engaged
in checking up the accounts of the
county officers during the cast week.
Report of the committee will be pre-
sented at the adjourned annual
meeting of the county board to be
held on the 10th of this month.
Nothing has been heard Of late
about the proposed rural mail route,
The route was recommended by the
special inspector, and it was expect
ed that it would be established with
in sixty days. Postmaster Jones
informs us that he expects 10 hear
something soon and to receive ne tice
Of special examination for. carrier.
= Munroe Sprague has been ap-
pointed superintendent of the
Thompson Lumber Cos plant In
this city and has. entered upon the
. discharge of his duties. The busl-
ness OF the concern until last week
handled by T. c. McWiliams will
not suffer as the new man is ex-
perienced in the mill anu lumber
business.
Fred T.. Rothgeber, formerly OF
this city but who has been at Glen
wood for two or three years, Was If
the city a few days ago, calling on
old friends. Fred is now on the
road for the Marshall Wells Hard
ware company of Duluth He has
recently moved his family to Memo
monte, Wisconsin.
Alfred Haselhuhn of Mason, who
formerly lived in this city, has ac-
cepted a position in the store of the
Washburn Hardware company, he
began work Monday morning, and
may move his family here later on.
Enock Rockstad who has occupied
the position for some time has gone
to Minneapolis where he has accept
ed position.
A. large number of people attend
ed the Hard Time dance given by
the X. 0. T. NJ on Monday evening.
The affair was a success in every
res pect. and the committee having
: the matter in, charge deserve a
great deal of credit for their efforts.
All danced in their every day clothes.
Don Cameron and Miss Pearl Cot
lin took first prize and Ole Hovede
and Mrs. john Supdall got the BOBBY
prize.
A certain young lady quarreled
with her best fellow and sent back
to him all the letters and little gifts
she bad received from his hands.
He not to be outdone sent her half
dozen boxes of face powder, and
with them a note explaining that he
had probably carried away that
much on his coat since their ac-
quaintance began. Western Put
Usher.
Samuel A. Hall, of Butte, Mon
tana, former Wisconsin druggist
whose parents at one time resided
at Bayfield,, visited in the city three
or four days the past week as the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. j. &. Jones at
the Hotel Washburn. Mr.. Hall is
interes ted in the real estate, bark
ing and min ny business ia the
western city, having gone there
when but sixteen ears OF age, with
but very llUtle capi Gdl. lie mas
prospered wonderfully and is now
worth in the neighborhood of half a
million dollars.
/ A pleasant surprise party was
given in honor of Walter Marsh at
the home of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Marsh, on New Years
eve, the occasion being his four
teenth birthday. Those present
were Messrs. Aloysius Rogers, Ed
ward Tracy, John Proell. John O'Sul-
livan, Jr., Fredle Arseneau, Alfred
Arseneau, Robert Mahar, Aloysius
Kearns. Edward Jacobs. Patrick