The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-17

Professor V. E. McCaskill. of SUI
perior. will deliver the commence
ment address at the exercises to be
held the first of June. The subject
of the address will be "a Short
Stop"
Congressman Brown of the 10th
district has withdrawn from the
race for denomination. and the
fight is now between James Madden,
of Ashland and City Attorney Morris
Of Amigo.
The High School ball team went
to Bayfield, last Saturday afternoon
and crossed bats with the team at
that place, The home boys were de-
feated, the score being II to IA in
favor of Bayfield,.
] Nomination papers are being cir
culated in this city for Ole G.
Kinney for the office of Congressman
to succeed ]. ]. Jenkins of this dis
trict Friends of Mr.. Kinney assert
that he will be nominated.
I Demanding an increase of wages
from 50 90 to 1926 per day the lum-
Der pliers at the Hines Lumbers
Company's mill walked out on a
strike Friday morning. As con
sequence the mill was shut down.
Walter Bergland has purchased
the property known as the Barager
place on Bayfield, street and has
moved his family into the same.
Mr.. Bergland intends making a
number of improvements to the
property.
Now that the big coal strike is
over boats will begia to arrive more
rapidly at the docks of the North
western Fuel company in this city
and it is expected to have the docks
we'll filled with coal by the close OF
navigation this fall.
| The cement walks from first ave-
nue. east to first avenue west on
| Bayfield, street which were laid late
last fall and which were badly dam
aged by the frost are all being taken
up by the contractors who had the
work and are being put in first
class shape.
i William Flynn has just finished
putting new concrete foundation
under his residence On fifth street.
The foundation is made of concrete
blocks8 Is in size which Mr.,
4 Flynn made with a mold that he
recently purchased and which he
says will last life time,
i G.. A. Benson record clerk at tn e
/ States prison Waupun, was in the
city yesterday. having been called
here as witness in the case OF
State VS.. Holmes. Holmes has
served two terms in states prison,
and the record of the institution was
necessary to identify him.
| The Clarkson Coal company at
l Ashland are to double the size of
| their coal docks in that city as a
result of the rate that is now given
on the railroads for the shipment OF
| coal. Washburn enjoys the same
| rate as Ashland and Duluth which
ought to mean larger coal docks in
this city,
! Horace Barnes, of the town o
Barnes. was in the city the first OF
the week, having been called as a
! juryman for the May term of court
which convened Monday Mr..
Barnes has homestead about twelve
miles from Iron River and has great
faith in Bayfield, county as an agri-
cultural region.
| The price of hard coal has dropped
| forty cents town since the coal
strike was called off and the price is
now $7.35 per ton delivered. The
! price will no doubt raise again
about the first of September ana it
would be somewhat Of a saving to
have your next winters supply laid
in before that time.
/ An invitation should be extended
th stockholders and directors of
! he North western Farmers associa-
ton to visit Washburn and look over
the place when they run their ex-
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