The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items of Interest Concerning
qour NeighbOrs

n large anu enthusiastic meeting
of the local colony of Beavers was
held at the Odd Fellows ball last
Monday evening, at which twenty
three new members were initiated
into the order. This is the result OF
the weeks work in this city by
Deputy Wood worth. Next Monday
evening a meeting will be held at
the Commercial club for the purpose
of obligatiLg members that are Sc
cured during the present week.
Attorney Trip of Iron River
spent few hours in the city on
Monday.
A large crowd attended the Sun.
day night performance at the Opera
House last Sunday evening.
DR.. Mitchell and George Franc
of Bayfield, spent few hours in the
city Sunday.
Ole Severson of this city has the
contract for building for John
Kransfelder at Bayfield,. He left
for Bayfield, yesterday to begin his
work. John Suess accompanied him
and will assist him in the work.
Andrew Anderson was brought
to the city Tuesday from Iron River
to serve sixty day term in the
county jill. He was convicted oil
blowing up trout in Iron River
Game Wardens Lund of Iron River
. and Craig Of Superior made the
arrest. His partner Steve Olson
was acquitted.
Two of the sisters of DR.. Pope
are here from the southern part oil
the state on visit.
Miss Gussie Kearns left Thursday
afternoon for Rhlnelander, where
she will visit with relatives for sew
eral weeks.
Manager G. l. Larson of the Ma
son store was in the city a few hours
Friday.
Mrs. III. w. Woodwork of Neils-
vile, Wis. arrived in the city Satur.
day evening and will assist her hus-
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Beaver Colony.
Osten A nderson is thinking some
of moving his grocery store into the
Oistad building formerly occupied
by the Cooperative store.
Arthur Mcleod of Port Wing
transacted business in the city on
Satu rday lest.
Sheriff .oeverson has purchased
the Peter Jensen farm just west of
the city on the Houghton road.
The deal was consumated on Friday
This is one of the best farm proper
ties in the vicinity of the city. and
it is said that Mr.. Severson bought
it cheap. It is expected that the
new owner will make many improve
ments, especially in the matter OF
clearing up the land.
Rev. p. Peterson of Green Bay,
agent and solicitor fer the Orphan S
Home Finding Association of Wis
consin, spent few days in the city.
soliciting subscriptions for his insti,
tuition and trying TO find homes for
little orphans.
Mrs. Dave Define and children of
Minneapolis arrived in the city Sat
urday for couple of weeks visit
with relativea and friends. Mr..
Define will come up later in the
week for visit.
Miss Maud Perley returned home
from Minneapolis Saturday. She
will be employed in the Office of Bay
field County Abstract Company DUR
ing the summer.
Thos. Taraldson Of Duluth is visit
ing with relatives and friends in
the city. He is taking his annual
vacation.
Trustees, Jefferson of Hudson,
Rittenhouse of Minneapolis and Shea
of Ashland transacted business in
the county court Tuesday. They
are trustees of the estate of the late
Col. Wing.
Arvella and Kenneth Kenfeld
went to Cass Lake yesterday where
they will probably rem ain for the
summer.