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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10
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BAYFIELD,

From the Press:
Fred Fenton came up from Wash
burn Wednesday and attended the
New Years masket ball.
John Kranzfelder, who returned
from the hospital at Ashland cou-
pie of weeks ago, is getting along
nicely and will DON be able to be
out.
The Bell Telephone Company is
contemplating the extention of it's
line from this city to Cornucopia,
using the metallic system. The es.
adjustment will be good thing for
the farmers along the line and for
the citivens of Cornucopia.
The first annual meeting of the
Bayfield, Commercial club was held
at the club rooms Thursday even
ing and was most successful meet
ing The club now has member
ship OF 20, and ends the first year of
its existence with money balance
on the right side of the ledger. For
new inst tuition the lodge has ac-
compished much for the benefit of
Ba field and the outlook for greater
results along these lines is most
gratifying.
A coincidence in regard to the
steamer ireland, which it might be
well to mention, is that all of her
troubles since starting out last
spring haze happened on Friday.
Mhe Ireland began her fr-t trip on
that day. and her Last trip this fall
was on Friday. She went onto Gull
Island on Friday, tparlv foundered
at Sand Island on Friday, the der
rick with which tn rudder was be-
ing put in place with, preparatory
to making her fin Il trip to Duluth,
broke and let the rudd4r drop to the
bot ON of the lake; the second mate
Was washed overheard and was
drowned on Friday; he father of
the president of the company which
owns the steamer hung himself on
the boat on FRIDAY and she ran
aground in Lake Michigan on Fri
day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10
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GRANDVIEW

DR.. Coburn was in Grandview Sa-
turday. "
Rain storm at Grand View on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidders spent Xmas
with relatives at Grand View.
Mrs, Geo Brom IN is on the sick
It this week with others from La
Grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker of bayfield,,
spent christmas with their daughter
Mrs. Gunderman.
JAS Sidders has m wed IT, Spooner
wherp he is employed as fireman for
the Omaha Nv co.
Mr., Cedar,tro n, the VII known
iewplrr of Minneapolis was in town
on business this week.
rhe program given by the school
Friday evening was a great success,
eve, ybody seemed satisfied.
Enock Dahl was 10 town Wednes-
day having spent the holidays with
relatives at amekagon lake.
Mrs. w. J. Robinson is reported
better this week. we all hope she
VIII soon be wei again.
Geo. T.. Wright of Spooner sue
ceeded Mr. Young as superinten
dent of the Superior q Sou heastern
Raj way company.
F. w. Young, Supt of S. g. S. E
Co. has resigned his position and Is
going to ST. Paul. We do not like
to See Fred leave.
Allan Wickstrom and family of
~ icago have come TO live at Grand
View. They are 70 occupy the re-
sldence of H A. Lind
The Masquerade given at the M.
w. A. Hall Saturday evening was
we'll attended. every one enjoyed
good "yster supper and a good time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10
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CABLE.

From the Pioneer
The-South Shore switch engine
Jumped the track near the big mill
last Monday morning. Little dam
age was done,
MAC" Doyle, of Was hburn spent
Saturday in this city. He was on
his way to Northern Minnesota to
visit his mother.
Log"ers com plain about there. be-
ing too much sno ir the woods for
good logging. 1t is said that there
is no less than thirty inches in the
woods on the level.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Ripley are
visiting with their niece, Mrs. Pen
field, at Hudson, Wis, Mrs, P.
was formerly Miss Hutcncroft. a
teacher in the Iron River schools.
E. A. Ross received letter on
New Years day from Congressman
Jenkins informing him that his pen
sion had been increased by the gov
ernment to $12 90 per month. Mr..
Ross has been entirely incapic;tated
for work for the past two months.
and the increase in pension came as
cheerful news.
The engine on the Washburn
Branch was derailed near this city
Christmas night No serious dam
age was done although he train
crew report quite d shakeup.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10

Special Announcement Regarding the
National Pure Food and Drug Law
We are pleas d to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs.
colds and lung troubles is not affect
ed by the National Pure Food and
Drug law as it con tains no opiates
nr other harmful drugs, and we re-
commend it as a safe remedy for
children and adults. Q w. Frost.
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dec 20 to Jan 24)

Notice for Publication. Department of the
Interior
Land Office at Wausau, Wis, Dec. 18th, 1906
Notice is hereby given that Andrew Ri
chardson, of Washburn, Wis, has filed no.
tice Of his intention to make final proof in
support OF his claim, viz: Homestead entry
No. s475 made July 2. 1902. for the swH. Sec.
2, Township 80 N, Range w. and that said
proof will be made before the clerk of circuit
court at Washburn, Wis, on Feb 4, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon. and
cultivation of, the land, viz:
Alfred M Warden.
g. A. Perley, and
- Thomas Francis of Washburn. Wis.
William Stephenson, Houghton =
JOHN w. MILLER,
Register
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10
Chrouic Constipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic con-
stipation is in danger of many SER
ious ailments. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipa
ton as it aids diges ton and stimu-
lates the liver and bowels, estorlng
the natural action of these organs.
Commence taking it today and you
will feel better at once. Orino Lax
ative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate
Or grippe and is very pleasant to take.
Refuse substitutes. @, W. Frost.
Mothers who give their children
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup in
variably indorse it. Children like it
because the taste is so pleasing.
Contains Honey and Tar. It is the
Original Laxative Cough Syrup and
is uHrivaled for the relief of Group.
Drives the cold out through the
bowels. Conforms to the National
Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold by
M. M. Sweet.
WANTED:-Giri for general
Homework. Good wages to com re-
teht girl. Inquire OF Mrs. E. E.
Kenfield.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10

WANrED:-Ladv to advertise
our goods locally. Several weeks
home work Siary $1,000 per
week. $1.00 a DAY for expenses.
Saunders Co D pit. W 46-48 Jack
son Boulevard. Chicago, H.,
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l. Was moved by Prestgard and
seconded by Hosmer that the meet
ing be adjourned.
Meeting adjourned at five O'Clock
p. 10,
ALLEN BUTTERFlELD
Town Clerk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-10

+sxnceedings of the Town Board of the
Town of Washburn.
Proceedings Of the Town Board of
tsh@ town Of Washburn, November
18th, 1906.
"A regular meeting of the town
SA$zrd was held in the town Gle rk g
ahses
eresent-A. a. Hosmer, Charles
as@ung and Martin L. Prestgard.
The meeting was called to order
- e44ae, chairman at two o'clock p. N /.
Wee minutes of the last meeting
wzsre read and upon motion accepted
=xs egead.
The following resolution was read.
Resolved by the Town Board of
essI,e Town of Nashburn in regular
esession that we take an appeal from
=Ghe County Boards equalization of
taxes Of Bayfield, county to the
4StaLe Tax Commission and the chair
s-saan be empowered to employ an
attorney and look after the case.
Signed by A. 81. ROsmer.
The above resolution was second
I'D by Charles Young.
Resolution carried.
1t was moved by Hosmer and sec
soaded by Young that the bill of cost
~a the Nye jerks case and William
ssSay s bill be laid over until the next
saaefting.
Notion carried.
1t was moved, seconded and car
lied that the following bills be allow
ed and the clerk be instructed to
draw orders to their respective
amounts.
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Moved by Young and seconded by
Hosmer that the meeting be adjourn
ed.
Meeting adjourned at five o'clock
D. m. ALLEN BUTTERFIELD,
Town Clerk.
Proceedings of the Town Board of
the town of Washburn Novem Der
10th, 1906.
Present A. H. Hosmer, Charles
Young and Martin L, Prestgard.
A regular meeting of the town
board was held in the town clerks
Office.
The meeting was called to order
by the ch airmau two O'clock p, m.
The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and upon motion accepted
as read. ='
1t was. moved by Hosmer and
seconded by Young that William
Days bill be laid over until the next
meeting,
Motion carried.
1t WAS moved by Hosmer and
seconded by Prestgard that the bill
of cost in the Nye-Jenks case be
laid over until the next meetings.
Motion carried.
1t was moved, seconded and car
ried that the following bills be al
lowed and tue clerk be instructed to
draw orders to their respective
amounts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
NEVER SHOWED UP
JIM MANGUM's CAT DlsAPPoINT-
ED HIS OWNER.
Feline with Wonderful Record Failed
to Make Good Just When 1t Was
Most pesirabIe-Cost Him
Much Money.

ever hear about the cat-losing We
had out our way in 1872" asked the
Cairo Liar. Never heard OF a cat
losing? Why, they've often had 'em
out in my section since the first one
was pulled off at Cairo. The way IT
happened was this: There was an old
citizen in Cairo named Mangum, who
Dragged all during the summer OF 81
that he had cat that couldn't be lost.
The cat was onnery and night ma
rauder of the despised male gender,
and Jim had tried all sorts of ways to
lose that cat, he said. He had tied
four bricks to the cats neck on several
occasions and then chucked the feline
into the Mississippi, which runs pretty
swift at Cairo, but every time Jim
went home after doing this he had
found the cat sitting on the front
porch. licking off the wet and summing
himself. Jim was determined to get
| rid of the cat, though, and he finally
, tied it up in jute bag and handed II
| to a friend Of his, a mail clerh on the
| railroad, and asked the mail clerk to
lust ditch the cat, bag and all, at any
old point not nearer than 100 miles
from Cairo. The mail clerk did this to
oblige old Jim, heaving the cat out IN
the dark somewhere on the edge OF q
swamp about 125 miles from Cairo.
Jim announced down at the posi-
Office three days later that the cat was
back, looking bit hungry and witt
less of it's left ear than it had had be
fore, but still in the ring and pretty
nifty, considering. Jim by this tim'
regarded the cat as a wonder, and NJ
made a good deal of nuisance OF him
self telling everybody in Cairo tna'
in his opinion, which he was willing t
back with money, marbles or cnaiR
there wasn't cat in the state OF Ill
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
The Homema ker.

It must be taken into consideration
that every successful homemaker Is
necessarily a housekeeper-one VINO
keeps the house in the hollow OF her
hand, 20 to speak. One whose eye
guards every detail Of expenditures
ono whose heart and mind are CEN
tered in the identifying, guidance ana
maintenance of her stronghold. IL
would be foolish to insist that every
housekeeper possess the rare ana
beautiful gift of creating and evolving
q home, says Margaret Anglin in PIC
torial Review. The housekeeper WORKS
for her wages, oftentimes grudgingiy'
the homemaker takes up her daily
tasks with inspiration. Her labor Is
performed with love; and as peiieve
some poet has remarked, even the
sweeping Of a room may become
beautiful action.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
Deterioration Of the MastIm.

Some breeds there are that nav
been driven into obscurity by the UNI
oridled craving of breeders for par
ticular properties. Most lamentable OF
these is the case of the mastiff who,
Is or 20 years ago, was the sing OF
the heavy brigade. Size and massive
heads became the alpha and omega OF
the breeders. Increase in size result
ed in numbering, overfed apathetics'
that could not get out of their own
way, and only by an effort could sup
port their catfish carcasses on sprawl
ing legs and splay feet, says r. f.
Mayhem, in Everybody's Magazine
And in the intensity of desire to pro-
duce massive heads, the hither enc OF
the wretched animal was forgotten
and paralyzed or semiparalyzed hind
quarters were the result. Hence, the
downfall OF. the mastiff and. in meas
ure. of the st. Bernard. Their former
position in the dog world is now occu
pied by the Great Dane, the deerhount
and the Russian wolfhound.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
TREE As GOD OF FATE.
Odd Superstition Credited to Res'-
dents of Port Royal.


There is a blasted palm tree stand
ing in a part of the garrison at Port
ROYAL which is looked upon by the
natives as the god Of fate. No one
seems to remember how the tree came
to be blasted, but it stands like lofty,
sentinel, its blackened and leafessl
head rearing itself nearly rs feet In
the air. The trunk of this long, slen-
der tree leans slightly to one side,
the work, no doubt. Of the strong
trade winds that blow from the sea-
Port Royal residents believe that
as long as this dead tree stands the
tiny neck of land upon which they
live will be preserved from destruc-
ton and pestilence, but II ever the
palm falls to earth the existence OF
the famous old English naval station
| is doomed. Not person living there
would SO much as harm a bit OF the
sacred old tree trunk, for it Is held
| in awe and reverence.
Since the earthquake In Jamaica
Port Royal people think that their es
cape from death and destruction wal
due to the guardian pillar. 1t is salt
to be still watching over the gar
rison.
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been believed in so long. I have new
err prepared that magic drs'ignS
'twould be a thankless task in an aao
of disbelief, and for myself l have
trusted TO those charms which PROOF
gal Nature has seen fit to bcstow.
Heigho! Sirs, have the honor to bid
YOU goodnight. feel strangely moved.
The moon is at its full, and my spirit
feels a call to the empyrean heights.
Fare thee well, good sirs."
He went out. They looked at each
other doubtfully.
Hes mad" said Pinch, and the
| diagnosis was accepted.
Tom looked troubled.
81 wonder If he knows his way
homer"
Bill Jones chuckled. He had a
larger acquaintance with Mr.. Nuts
than had the others
II shouldn't worry" he said.
tom, however. went outside. He
found Mr.. Nuts a few yards away
standing still, with his face upturned
to the moon.
Look here" said Tom, Il suppose
that's all rot about this stun you
spoke about, amt it,"
Mr.. Nuts shrugged his shoulders.
who knows?" said he. Il have thu
recipe that is all"
How much would II COST" IN
uuired Tom, cautiously.
"a few paltry dollars said MI
Nuts, with fine, disdainful gesture
And. of course, it might not act. Blu
, it would certainly be interesting scier
> tifically."
/. "Ah," said Tom. adopting the sul
gestion, I'm very much Interested 1
!. that. Look here. Here's five dollars
o Make some up, and let's have 1t. Yo
' see. it might be handy thing to hav
4 in the house"
. Quite so, Quite so!" said Mr.. Mutt
+ gravely.
6 Tom trotted back to the shelter ar
n Mr.. Nuts smiled at the moon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
Death Trap for Snakes.

A hunter found, in a patch OF
woods in Connecticut, II large black
snakes tied up in hard knots and
stone dead. Two telegraph wires ran
through the woods overhead, and q
few days before there had been .
heavy blast set of in quarry neal
by. This broke down the wires, and
startled a colony of black snakes
from their slumbers in neighborine
ledge.
One of the wires was crossed In q
distant city by trolley wire. and
hence the broken wires, which lay
near the snakes den, made a death
trap.
When the snakes came to the wires
trailing on the ground, one after an
other crossed over them, touching
both wires at the same time. The,
thus short circuited" them, and re
ceived shock which caused death
Immediately upon being shocked
each snake curled up in a hard knot
thus opening the circuit and GETTING
the trap again.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

10 FOUR as you'll be tie Uost hen
necked chan in the neighborhood. And
| don't mind telling you, CONFIDENTIAL
that it'll serve you right. There's
only one thing love can't stand' no
added, gloomily. land that's henpecA'
ing"
Mr.. Nuts had been quietly ooserv-
ing Tom, and had decided that ms
prejudice against love was far TOO
emphatic to be genuine. He bent To-
ward Tom.
Believe me, sir" said he, with dig
nifty, you treat these matters TOO
lightly. Excessive misogyny indi-
Gates an unbalanced intellect.
Fortunately Tom did not understand
| this.
Love" continued Mr.. Nuts musing-
ly, supplies the only reasonable pa
sis we have for belief In PARADISE
Love. that ethereal. spiritual ecstasy
that touches us sometimes when the
mind quits the slumbering, quiescen'
body. and-aHd-well, in old times
love was an art, a science, thing to
be studied; it was even business
with some of the old soothsayers
Why, sir, in my library at nome
have a parchment containing the &C
tual receipt for that wonder-workint
. draught that made the gallants o
Queen Elizabeth's court invincible u
love. that made feminine hearts fal
: to them in scores, that brought unwiil
: ing maids willingly to their feet II
. alteration. See the local press OF tn
period"
, Fancy them silly old guys beiie'
t ing in stuff like that,'' said Tom.
note of anxiety crept into his voict
Y What nonsense it is now, amt 1t!
8 He gazed at Mr.. Nuts appealingly.
q Mr.. Nuts looked sad.
J, "Sir," said he, 1.-The efficacy OF tn
e love philtre has been an article
h faith from time immemorial. woul
9 not readily discredit that which hs
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

nois. or, for the matter of that, in the
whole blamed country, that had such
a dead bead on home as his cat had.
Somebody finally suggested that
the thing be tried. This was just what
Jim wanted, and SO committee of ar
rangements went ahead to organize
the cat-losing. 1t was finally deter
mined that all of the cats entered
should be driven out in the woods, in
a farm wagon, and then, at a point
about five miles from town, chucked
out of the wagon, free-footed, and left
to hustle for themselves. There were
80 entries, each man who entered his
cat paying S. for the privilege. The
cat that reached its home first was to
pull down the $3.50 for its owner.
"A good many of the Cairo citizens
| who had cats entered in the event re.
hearsed their felines several times be-
fore the regular catlosing was to come
| of. and all of the cats showed ex
traordinary aptitude in hustling bach
to their own doorsteps from distant
points. Jim didn't rehearse his cat al
all. Amy cat said he, that can scram
BILE out of jute bag heaved into
swamp and more'n 100 miles from it!
own Preside, don't need no rehearsing
That cats got it in him, and he'll b.
the first cat back, for money Thu
betting was lively on the event 70
fully a week before it came on.
4
well, on the day the cats wer
driven out into the woods, competen
and honest judges were placed at eacl
of the 80 homes of the 30 cats, with IL
structions to time the exact momen
of the appearance of the respectiv
felines they were looking for. Tn
cats were turned loose from the farr
wagon at exactly two o'clock on q Sa
urday afternoon, and by that time mos
of us who had bets down on the GU
come were sitting on the COURTEOUS
steps, waiting for the first Judge
: | turn up with the announcement tn,
, the cat he had been appointed to tin
!. upon its arrival was back.
I "At exactly 2:35 a young fello
named CudTlcy 1ldSS Cduc running I
to the courthouse on lope, with b
, cat under his arm. The cat had
numbered tag around its neck and '
all fully identified it as one of Il
starters. So the $3.50 was Glass, al
had won $3.50 from Jim Mangul
Following that, for a space of half ;
q hour the judges all turned up wi
" their respective cats-all except t
n Judge who had been placed at Ms
4 gums home. Jim's cat didn't cor
back that night nor the next night, n
ever again. That happened nearly
years ago, and Jim's cat isn't back y
r Jim almost went broke paying up
= debts, and after that whenever h
:. zee a cat two blocks down the strt
!, he'd shy rocks and cuss 1t ~ far Is
could see It"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
Ornaments centuriea Old.

Workmen engaged in sandpit at
Crawford, Kent, England, recently I'M
earthed a number of massive brace
let's, or armlets, of solid gold, sup
posed to be portions of the barbaric
ornaments of ancient British chiefs.
The armlets were found at q depth
of three or four feet from the surface
Their value as gold alone is estimat'
ed to be $3.50 to f300, but their an
tiquity and historical associations
make them priceless. They are In
perfect state of preservation, and
bear inscriptions on some of the jew
els, which have not yet been de
ciphered. Experts are of the opinion
that they date from period long be
| fore the Christian Era.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

Indoor life, with the numerous arti-
acial and unwholesome conditions
which it imposes, is a powerful fac
tor in lowering the vitality, diminish
ing the power to resist disease and
In maintaining a continual contact
With conditions productive of disease.
Monkeys and most other wild animals
deteriorate rapidly in captivity be
cause of the deprivation of the fresh
air and sunshine to which they are
naturally adapted. Civilized women
are almost compelled to live sedentary
lives. This fact declares writer II
Good Health, accounts in large degret
for the almost universal invalidisn
among women.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18
Just a Gentle Hint.

Chief Justice Fuller apparently
w,,.es It to be known that he has
mo intention of resigning to make
room for Mr.. Taft. The chief justice
recently gave a dinner. at which both
the president and Mr.. Taft were pres
ont Mr.. Fuller showed his guests a
new portrait Of himself and remarked
that It made him look young. Not
a day younger than the original" said
Mr.. Taft, gracefully. Thank you,
said the justice. adding with what
looked like just trifie OF emphasis:
~ never felt better in my life."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

The men and women who perish
niserably In train wrecks have the
consolation of knowing that they do
not die in vain. They suggest safe
modes of construction and running
methods. They may not, 1t is true.
appreciate the fact that they are pub
lie benefactors and may be selfish
enough to prefer their lives to the
glory Of martyrdom. but still, human
progress must have martyrs. and II
there are not sufficient volunteers
there must be conscripts to the
cause.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

Here is what Missouri paper says:
AFTER many days of arid desiccation
the vaporing captains marshaled their
laundering hosts and poured out upon
the incinerated vegetation few inchea
Of aqua pluvialis." In this instance.
Missouri will have to show US.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-05-18

Prince Henry of the Netherlands.
husband of the queen, proved his hui
manity and his courage when the
steamer Berlin was wrecked on the
Hook of Holland last month. He
learned that some passengers were
left on the vessel, and took command
of the rescue party which finally
brought them on. When he came
ashore with them he was cheered te
the echo by the enthusiastic Dutch
men gathered on the beach. King Ed
ward has bestowed on him the GRAND
Cross of the Order of the Bath in rec
ignition of his bravery.