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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Methodist Church Notes.

Next Sunday morning willsbe held
the Ins tallation Service Of the Sun
day Scheol Officers aud Teachers
which was postponed from last Sun
day because of bad weather. At
this service the pastor will give an
address on Sunday School Expan-
sion" to which adults especially are
invited. The subject of the evening
sermon will be ''The Great Enemy
of the Home " All who are mem
bers of homes or lovers of homes
are cordially invited. The Young
people will find the present study of
the Life of David in the Young
Peoples Meeting exceedingly inter-
esting and helpful and will find also
a warm welcome to the meetings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Call for Democratic County
Convention.

By direction of the Democratic
County Committee, a mass conven-
tion of the Democratic party of Bay
field County. is hereby called to be
held at the Court House in the city
of Washburn, in Bayfield, County
Wisconsin, on Saturday February 8
tn, 1908, at l clock in the after
noon, for the purpose of electing
two delegates to represent Bayfield,
County at the Democra tic State con-
vention, to be held in the city of
Milwaukee on Thursday February,
18th, 1908 at which convention, del
egates will be proposed to be voted
for at the primaries as such, to the
Democratic National convention to
be held in Denver, Colorado, July Z
1908, and to propose electors for
President and vice-President to be
voted for at the primary.
All voters of Bayfield, County, ir-
respective OF past party affiliations.
who believe in the principles of the
Democratic party, are urged to CO.
operate in electing delegates to such
State Convention.
Dated at Washburn, Wis. January
22. 1908.
John Walsh. Chairman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Spider Lake Mill and Lumber
Go. Disposes of Holdings
a Ike Superior Lumber & Box
Co. Pays $148, 900 for Land
and Timber.


One of the largest deals in
lands and timber that has been
made in the county in the past
two years was that of the Spider
Lake Mill and Lum Der company
to the Lake Superior Lum Der
and Box company. the consider
alton being $148,OOO. This sale
includes all the holdings of the
Spider, Lake Lumb Der company
in Bayfield, county. The pur.
chasers own and operate large
box factory at Ashland and the
tim Der from the lands will be
hauled to this point.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Hines Mill Sold.

The little mill owned by the Hines
Lumber company in this city has
been sold to a Buffalo concern and
the same is to be moved to Saxon
where it will be set up to saw lum
Der and timber for a large mill
which the purchasers expect to
build on the Montreal river. A
crew o. men are now engaged in
tearing down the mill and loading
the machinery on cars
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Walsh At Superior.

Attorney John Walsh of this
city, who is Deputy Supreme
Chief Ranger of the Catholic
Order of Foresters, presided at
a public installation of the Of
fcers of Alouez Court No. 275 of
Superior on tuesday evening.
After the installation, a mum Der
of prominent men delivered ad-
dresses. Mr.. Walsh gave the
principal address of the evening,
his subject being 'Catholic
Citizenship"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Aid for Highways

Madison, Wis, Jan. 24th.-In
view Of the general interest in
the vote. at the general election
on the amendment to the state
constitution permitting state
aid in the construction of good
roads, the extention departm en- t
of the University of Wisconsin
has prepared a bulletin on the
various systems of state aid.
The purpose is to enct urage the
public debate of the proposed
amendment and of questions
growing out of it by debating
societies and other organizations
The extentiOn division is pre-
pared to furnish material on
both sides Of this question. which
is of interest not only to farmers
but to taxpayers generally. The
use of inmates Of state and coun-
ty PRISONS and penal institu-
tions in road building; the rela-
tive advantages of the systems
of state aid for road building in
New Jersey and Michigan; the
question upon whom the burden
of building good roads falls most
directly. and similar problems
connected with the subject are
outlined in the bulletin which is
intended for general distribu-
ton. Material for the study of
these questions may be obtained
from the university through
local public librarians, or from
principals of local high schools
in com mnnities which have not a
public library. Loans of this
material will also be made to the
town, village, oity or county
clerks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Open Installation.

The members of the Local order
of Good Tenplars are planning for an
open installation to be held in their
hall on Monday evening next. There
will be several good speakers and
good music will be rendered. All
are invited to attend and a good
time is assured. The Good Tenn
plars in this city is fl ourishing or
ganization and all friends of the or
ganizatian should make it a point to
attend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
John Walsh. Chairman.

The reception which was to have
been given at the M. E. Church
Monday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. F. T. Yates, has been
postponed indefinitely. Mrs. Yates
has had an attach of the grip and
was not well enough to attend the
reception. Sometime when they
are in the city the matter will be
taken up. Mr.. Yates left Thurs
day for Minneapolis to take charge
of his new business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30

]. N. Kinney has this week pur-
chased from the Hines Lumber Co.
lots and 2, section 7-48-4. This
is about eighty acres situated just
below the Thompson mill, and ad-
joins his present farm. It is one of
the most desirable pieces of farming
property in this vicinity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30

At Bayfield, Manager D1bm of the
City Light and Water Pant has,
taken inventory and finds that
some of the people there are using
a good deal more light and water
than they are paying for. Probably
this is the reason that the plant has
been running behind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
A Large Amount of Mouev Required
TO Carry on Government.
$l6O, $50. 81, besides County
and State Taxes to be
Collected.

In the annual report of the
town clerks from which the
County Clerks Office has just
compiled reports tc the state
department, there appears some
interesting figures. Besides
levyibg $23, ,513.10 for state pur-
poses and SIS, ,587.36 for county
purposes the different towns in
the county will be required to
raise $16O,68O.92 for maintaining
the town governments and to
carry on the work of improve.
m ent. While this is an enor-
nous amount of money to be
paid into the public treasury by
the property owners in the
county, it is not as large as it
has been in years gone by. The
towns are raising the following
amounts for their town govern
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30

The game between the girls teams
of the Wash burn and Ashland High
school teams res suited In victory
for the latter the score being Ii 10 z
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30

Do your shopping with HOME
Telephone. It's the most con-
venient way.
District Attorney E. G. Alvord
and Sheriff A. B. Severson made a
business trip to Iron River last
Saturday. e,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
John O'Sullivan second and VI. A.
Robinson Third.
Eight of the Thirteen Who
Took the Examination
Pass the Mark.

George Francis of this city
stood the higest in the COM
petitive examination held by the
state civil service com mission
for the position of game warden
several weeks ago, John O'Sul-
livan stood second, w. A. Robin
son third, E. P. Peterson fourth,
O. S. Tomkins of Ashland Junct-
ion fifth, VIM. l., Walcott, of
Port Wing sixth, Lars Palm
seventh and Nels Jurgeson
eighth. The others who took
the examination failed to get the
required markings. Under the
law the Civil Service commission
will certify the three highest on
the list to the State Game War
den and he will make his APP
pointment from these. The eX-
animation was a hard one and
those who passed feel gratited.
The State Civil Service Com
mission announces general
petitive examination for the
position of stenographer. This
examination will be held Febru-
ary I4th and 18th at a few ex-
animation centerS selected to
suit the convenience of a major
ity Of the applicants.
There has been constant de-
mand for good stenographers
at salaries ranging from $50 to
$40 per month.
Persons interested should
write to the State Civil Service
Com mission at Madison, for in
formation and application blanks
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
X. A. Herring Brings Action Against
Dynamite COMPANY.
Alleges that Appliances were
Defective and not Pro
perly Protected.

Former City Clerk r. A. Her
ing who until August 26th was
in the employ of the b. l, Du-
Pont de Nemours Powder com
pany at their plant at Barksdale,
has begun suit for damages
against the company for in
juries sustained. He claims
damages in the sum of $4,000.
Attorney E. G. AIvord has been
at work on the case for some
time and papers were served on
the company by the Sheriff's
force on Monday evening. Her
ing was hurt on August Goth OF
last year. He was severely
burned about the face and head,
and it was feared for some time
that he would loose the sight Of
both eyes. He was confined to
his bed for four week and was
under the care of the physician
for four months. He alleges
that some of the appliances were
not proper and as a consequence
he was severely burned with
acid.
The case will be tried at the
May term Of Circuit court.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30

William Maitland was down from
Cussons for couple of days during
the week visiting with his f; mily.
0. G. Kinney formerly member of
assembly from Dunn county, and
candidate for member Of Congress
at the last election spcut several
davs in the city the first of the
week, visiting with friends and rela
tives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
st. Johns Episcopal Church.

Service at St. John S church next
Sunday At 7.30 p. m.
Choir rehearsal at ZOO p. m.
Strangers cordially invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-01-30
Copyright Books
For Rent

| have refilled my library with late
books and am ready to give you the op-
portunity to read a new, clean book for a
NEAR trife. Come and see them.
CITY DRUG STORE.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Vegetables as Medicines.
(Southern AHricu.turist.)

tSouthern AHrlcG.tuTistJ
The farmers vegetable garden is
the medicine cabinet Of the world,
and by thorough and well-balanced
diet of these there is no reason for
ones health becoming impaired.
Carrots are excellent for govt. Gran
berries correct the liver. Asparagus
stimulates the kidneys. Watercress
is an excellent blood purifier. Honey
is good substitute for cod liver oil.
Parsnips possess the same virtue of
sarsaparilla. Celery contains sui
phur and helps to ward off rheuma-
tism, and is at the same time a verve
tonic. Bananas are beneficial to suf-
ferers from chest complaints. Onions
are good for the nerves. Beet-root
is fattening and good for people who
want to put OH flesh. Tomatoes are
good for torpid liver, but should
be avoided by equity people. Lettuce
has soothing effect On the nerves
and is excellent for sufferers from
insomnia. Spinach has great aperi-
ent qualities and is far better than
medicine for sufferers from constl-
patton. The juice of lemon is excel
lent for sore throat, but should not
be swallowed but used as gargle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Brilliant Marriage.
lWislisiA.ton Enterpriss.)


The first marriage of autumn
solemnized in Williamson was that
of Mr.. James Grist Station and Mrs.
Fannie Chase Biggs Oh September
End, at the Church of the Advent.
Ferns, snnilax and cut flowers ar
ranged with simple but graceful
effect beautified the interior of the
church. Asters and ribbons carried
out the color scheme Of lavender
and white, an immense bell of white
chrysanthemums and carnations
symbolizing the joyousness Of the
occasion.
Promptly at 800 a. m, the ushers,
w. T. Meadows and K. B. Crawford.
united the ribbons and the bridal
party entered amid the strains of
Mendelssohn' wedding march rem
dered by Miss Mamie Smith. The
bride, wearing a going-away gown
of prune cloth with hat to match,
came up the aisle with her brother,
Mr.. Raleigh D. Carter, who gave
her away. The groom with Mr..
Alonzo Hassell, entered from the
vestry room and joined the bride at
the altar.
The marriage VOWS were given by
Robert Strange, Bishop of the Dio-
cese of East Carolina, assisted by
Rev. William j. Gordon. After re-
firing from the church the welded
pair signed the church register,
using a gold mounted fountain pen
the gift of Captain T. W. Tilghman,
of Wilson.
Mrs. Station is the daughter of the
late Captain William Tell Chase, OF
Lancaster county, Va, and the SIS
ter of Lieutenant Gilbert Chase, OF
the United States Navy. Her at
tractive personality has won host
of friends in the Old North State,
and her broad charity renders her 6
helpful worker in all that tends tc
the moral and material uplifting OF
the town and community.
! The groom is one of the most
prominent young men in Martin
county. Of splendid North Carolina
stock, he combines business sagacity
with a genial presence, and is large
factor in the business world, being
directly interested in every impor
tant enterprise in the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Station left for {
Northern tour via the A. C. L. They
will be at home after October LIST al
Kelvin Grove, their handsome coun
try residence near Williamson.
A large array of handsome ane
appropriate presents from friends
and relatives marks the esteem il
which they are held, and congratu
lations were numerous.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Farm Buildings.
forest Henry.)

tFoleSt H1eiIy.I
Every day as we meet farmers and
talk with them or go to the farm
homes and see the gross mistakes
they have made in putting up their
farm buildings, we say to ourselves,
what a pity that they had not first
more fully considered the subject
and found out what they needed and
how to built to meet there require
ments so as to economic both money
in building and time in caring for
stock after the buildings were once
provided.
We have seen good barns set in the
center Of barnyard where one will
have to open gate every time he
goes to the barn and perhaps wade
through the mud that is made by
the tracking up of the stock. Each
time he goes out or in to the barn
with team that gate has got to be
opened. when by having at least the
side where the work horses enter
face to the side of the yard, no gates
or yard will have to be entered.
In some instances we see pig pens
and corn cribs standing in the center
of yard and every time a pail of
swill is carried to the pigs it has to
through a drove Of hungry, squeal.
ing animals and very often one half
of it is wasted before it gets into the
pigs trough.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Deafness CdDn0t Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed con-
dition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
infiamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be dcs-
troyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an infiamed condition of mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars free.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, @
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
wow TALK GOOD TINES.

The Observation-Disclosures gives
some timely suggestions as fol-
lows: "The cry of panic that
began about year ago and
kept up for several months
was contagious. Everybody
who heard the cry took it up
and there was panic sure
enough, apparently worse than
it even was. Now there is talk
of good times again. We hear
it and we read of it in the
papers. Let this be contagious
also. Take up the talk and rub
off your long face and and you
will help to make times better.
Put aside the complaining and
get up and hustle for your share
of what is coming"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
WELDOH'S WELCOME.

Our neighbor, the good town
of Weldon, gives a generous
welcome to the people of the
county to attend the unwilling
of the monument to the Con-
federate soldiers and sailors of
Northampton and Halifax
counties September 18th.
Every effort possible will be
made by the people of Weldon
to make the day one of pleasure
and profit to all who attend the
exercises; and doubtless many
people of Northampton and
Halifax and other counties will
attend.
1t will be a great day for
Weldon and the good people
then will make it pleasant for
all who go.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
THE COUNTY FINANCES.

1t was given out at Halifax
Monday that Halifax county is
practically out of debt. The
money is in hand to pay the
last of the outstanding bonds
when they fall due. It will be
noted that the tax receipts this
year will have no item of bond
tax, which shows that the
bonds will have been paid with
out taking any part of the taxes
to be collected this year.
1t will be gratifying to the
people of the county to learn
this and all will appreciate the
statement made by the county
commissioners Monday that
the financial condition of the
county is better than it has
been in years.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Fewer Forests, Greater Floeds.
Norfolk Landuprk.)

OSorfolk Landmark.)
National and State Foresters, and
all others interested in the effort to
save the natural resources of the
country from destruction by ruthless
commercialists, are making timely
use of the recent foods in North and
South Carolina and Georgia to point
a moral and adorn tale. -
The fact is that such foundations
as these, costing many lives and
wrecking a vast amount of property,
are occurring with less and less pro-
vocation from the skies, because the
checks and safeguards which nature
provided are being removed with
headlong and brainless haste. When
a land has an abundance of trees, a
great deal of rainfall is caught by
them and gradually distributed
through the soil, to the immense
benefit of the latter as we'll as of the
tree themselves. Where there are
few trees, there is less rainfall. yet
such as there is is apt to work havoc
when it does come.
One of the wonders of the age is
the indifference with which an in
telligent people has permitted few
hardened politicians to throttle for
est-service legislation which is in the
interest of the Eastern and Southern
States. The West, which has its re-
serves, needs them really less than
the East, which has none.
Well, the more forest devastation
we have, the more flood devastation
we shall have also. 1t is the law Of
nature.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
P0rtlS Gold Nine Sold.
Especial from Henderson,


The celebrated Ports gold mine
property, containing 933 acres, near
Ransom's Bridge, at which point the
counties Of Nash, Franklin, Warren
and Halifax intersect, has been sold
by Mrs. Leila A. Sturges to Mr.. A.
J. Overton, Of Salisbury. the consid-
alton being $150,000. Indications
are that new machinery will be in
stalled and the mine will be operated
on large scale.
Somewhere in the twenties Mr..
Thomas Ports, then a man of small
means, owned the property, on which
gold was discovered, and mine To-
Gated, which was crudely but profit
ably worked. This enabled him to
purchase lands adjoining the original
property, until hundreds of acres
were added.
This valuable property yielded 10
its various owners thousands of dol
lars. It is said while Mrs. Ports
was seated at the loom weaving, she
espied glittering substance in a
daub of clay used in those days for
filling the chinks between the logs
of buildings. On examination she
was SO convinced it was the precious
metal she sprang from the loom. de-
claring she would never throw an
other shuttle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
GreenytI!e'S First Bale.
(Greenyille Reflector. Sept. 5th.1

fGreenvle Reflector Sept. 5th.)
The first bale Of new cotton to
come to Greenville this season was
brought in Friday by Bryant Daniel,
a colored tenant on the farm of Mrs.
Mana Brown. Most of the cotton
was picked Friday, and it was ginned
and brought to town the same day.
Owing to the high water in the river
Bryant had to have his bale of cotton
brought across the water in a canoe.
Inc bale Of cotton weighed 449
pounds and was said to be better
grade than was expected after hav-
ing taken the recent rains and storm
1t was purchased at 10 cents per
pound by Mr.. W. H. Fitzpatrick, the
wide-awake and hustling agent fol
Alexander Sprunt G. Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
To Stamp 0ut Consumption.
(Richmond News Leader.)

(Richmond News Leader)
The program of the international
Conference on tuberculosis, which
will be in this city this month, was
made public to-day by DR.. Lawrence
F. Flick, head of the Phipps Insti-
tute for poor consumptives and
chairman Of the conference. The
International Congress on Tuber-
cllosis, which will be held in Wash
ington this month. will be under the
direction Of DR.. Flick. The confer
ence, DR.. Flick explained, is an Or
ganization made up of representa-
tives of national associations for the
study Of tuberculosis from all parts
Of the world. Each year since its
inception" said DR.. Flick, 1.-THE
members of the conference have had
story to tell of great strides made
towards the eventual conquering OF
consumption and the conference this
year will be remarkable for the tell
ing of a progress twice as great as
has been made in any year before.
In Philadelphia alone a reduction
Of 300 has been made in the death
rate Of the last six months from the
same six months in the year before.
The total number of deaths result.
ing from consumption last year in
the city was $500, and if the same
rate of progress is kept up for six
years to come consumption will be
abolished"
Asked if, in his opinion, this re.
suit would ever be brought about
DR.. Flick said: Il am sure that ir
fifteen year or less tuberculosis will
be wiped out. All that is needed is
wider knowledge how to prevent its
spread. If we could teach every one
the simple methods of preventing
contagion we could Immediately stor
all further progress of the disease
and in a few years it would be gone. u
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10

POCOSIN LAND.

All persons are hereby forbidden.
under penalty of the law, to Hunt,
Trap, Fish Or Tresspass in any form
or manner whatsoever on my land
known as the "Pocosin Land" con-
tanning about 1900 acres, and bound
ed as follows: BY the land of Chas.
Pender, c. w. Albertson, tie river
road from Spring Hill to Edwards
Ferry, the land Of G. X. Moore
(known as the Ben Smith land) and
the Chas. Turner place Let it be
understood that this notice applies
to all persons, friend and foe alike.
93-6t S. 3. KITCHIN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1908-09-10
Publishers Announcement.

+, settled point in newspaper ethics that
editors aud publishers not responsible Tor the
views Of correspondents, and the publication CT
communication does not mean that the eo1oI OF
t.onnoNwEALTH adheres to these general prici-
plss.