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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

: ASHLAND jet.

III re was six applicants for posi-
e on of mail carrier on Rui al ROui e
&, be established 10 he iowa OF
Eileen, March 4th.
Mr.. Wof who i saving lumber on
On X vstnnr propert, at the june
6on, has put ID steam power TO re-
place the gasoline rig which proved
unsatisfactory. He expects to finish
kAis tn.
We understand VIM. Foley has
offered his place for sale at figure
tbat ought to prove attractive tc
,xDme settler looking for an ideal To-
cation close to town,
Mr.. j. L. Pope. the teacher of the
Strike school, called on Mr.. Searin e
Friday evening on business concern
ihg his School.
Constable Childs is at Marengo on
business
Mr.. and Mrs.. Rounsavel, who are
visiting their daughter in the East,
expects to return to the Junction
ABOUT March Isl. They report a
very eni oyable visit.
Jack Colby is hauling ties and logs
from his Peaceful Valley place. He
expects to do conslderab bic i.n proving
ON his farm tbs summe
0. Scott Tomklns has invented a
combined wood and hay rack and
may manufacture some for the trade
in he near future.
Ms. Gle Anderson. Jr., has been
louking over the land between the
school house and Zenith Farm sever
al times lately with a view to locat-
ing
Mrs. J. H. Kitchen, of Cheq ua-
npAun View Farm, has beat The grip
aud is again enjoying good health.
Mr.. A. P. Tomkins spent two days
p Lifting a member Of the French err
Hard ware Co. around Eileen. They
sold over one hundred boxes for the
NV route ard there will probab ly
b. fifty m ore before March 4th
WI,h free delivery of mai, telephone,
good roads aad good schools. there
is nothing more to offer in the way
of inducements to prospective Set
tiers in Eileen township.
| is now tins TO consider who we
are going to support in the sprip G
election.
Miss Thelma Soaring visited
friends liz Ashland recently.
Mr.. John Peterson, of Hdz .Idale
Farm, is hauling wood 10 Ashland.
He expects to put in power saw 10
the near future and go into the bust
ness extensively.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
Second Trial Against j. A. NcDon
aid RESULTED in Disagreement.
Case Will Probably Ne yer
Come up for Trial Again
at Bayfield,.

The second trial Of the state
against J. A. Mcdonald which
came up in Judge Davis court
at Bayfield, last Monday morning
resulted in disagreement and
this will probably end the case
for good.
Mcdonald, who is town clerk,
also runs saloon at Iron River
and he was charged with selling
liquors to minors. Two others
we're arrested for the same Of,
Tense but the cases against them
have been dropped but the per-
sons swearing out the warrents
PERSISTED in prosecuting Nc
Donald. The first trial at Bay
field resulted in a disagreement,
the jury standing five for acquit-
tai and one for conviction, and
the second trial resulted about
the same.
The trouble all came about
several weeks ago when private
detective was hired by the w. c.
T. U. for the purpose of gather
ing evidence against the saloon
keepers While the motive of
the temperance Union may have
been all right others mixed in
and soon the whole thing became
obnoxious. Because Mcdonald
had taken quite lively interest
in the last spring election there
were few who were down on
him and SO the cases against him
were continued when the cases
against the others were dropped.
People at Iron River who
know Mcdonald and who are
not mixed up in the affair at all,
are glad that the end of the case
has come. Mcdonald is a man
who is we'll liked in the commun-
ity in which he lives and by the
way he run ahead of the entire
ticket at the last election it was
we'll to be seen that he was con-
sidered a popular fellow. Those
who knew him say that he al
ways keeps his saloon in an order
ly manner and that they we're
surprised when the charge was
brought against him.
The regular meeting Of the
town board was held at the office
of Town Clerk Mcdonald last
Saturday afternoon, all mem bers
being present. Besides allowing
a number of bills no other bust
ness of Importance came up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given by the IN
dersigned town treasurer of the
town Of Eileen that the tax roll OF
said town for the year 1907 is in my
hands for collection, and that tax
charged therein are subject to pay
dent at my Office on the farm Sec.
14E-5. at any time prior to the 81
OF January 1908.
Dated this 10th day of December
N07. Chas. Ellison,
Town Treasurer of Eileen.
Box 1902, Ashland. Wis.
home Telephone Rural Z.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

Order HOME Telephone now
and get your name in our big new
directory.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels
the cold fromthe system as it mild
Iy laxative. 1t is guaranteed. The
genuine is in the yellow package.
O. w Frost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

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BAYFIELD,

From the Press:
Ben Finch, of Superior. was in
the city Saturday last looking after
business interests of the Finch Bell
Go.
E. K. Brig ham is ia Madison this
week attending to business matters
which require his presence in that
city.
L. J. Stevenson. of Minneapolis,
was in the city this week looking
after business interests.
Louis Sharbank, of Chicago. is in
the city looking after his numbering
interests 10 this vicinity.
Mr.. Wilson, of Menomouie, one of
the Wilson Lumber Company, is in
the city transacting business.
Harvey Nourse, of the Carver
Quayle-Nourse Land Co., is trans
acting business in Chippe wa Falls.
S. F. Snively, of Duluth. came
down from that city Wednesday and
tran acted business in this city,
Mss Alice Fentop, of Washburn,
was in the city Saturday and Sun
day, a guest of her sister Miss
Gweudolyn.
Auditor Zimmerman. of the Dor
mer F sh Co.. of Buffalo, is in the
city this week checking up the ac-
counts Of the Dormer- Boutin Fish
Co.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

Grippe is sweeping the country.
Stop it with Preventics, before It
gets deeply seated. To check early
colds with these little Candy Cola
Cure Tablets is surely sensible and
safe. Preventics contain no qui-
nine, no laxative, nothing harsh or
Stckpning. Pneumonia would never
appear if early colds were promptly
broken. Also good for feverish
children. Large box, 48 tablets. %
cents. Vest pocket boxes 5 cents
Sold by all dealers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
To Come up To-Day

The second case of the state
against L. T. Stratton, the detec-
tive who is charged with obtain
ing liquor for minors, will come
up before Municipal Judge Sauve
today. A great deal of interes
is conferred in the case and the
court room will likely be crow d.
ed to overlooking. The first case
was decided against Stratton and
he was given fine Of fifty dollars
and cost. He has appealed this
case to the circuit court.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

The fool laws which ccmpells wit
nesses and defendants to travel
across the county, to spend their
me and money in attending court
in distant town when the same
cases could be tried before one of
the justices at home should be
changed and changed at once. II it
is not the fault of the law then those
who bring it about ST ould be taught
a lesson. Not only does it incon-
venience those who must attend
court, not only does it compel them
to go to considerable expense, but a
large cost is built up which must be
paid by the innocent Tux payers of
the county. Not the large property
holders, because they have system
for fighting every just tax, the same
as they have done in this city, but
you dear r ader, you who own a
small home in town or a piece of
land out of town, you are the one
who will 'pay the fiddler, for his
tom-foolery. The crazy idea of
dragging these cases to Bayfield, is
an insult to the intelligent citizens
of Iron River.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
Editor

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Ali Dealers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06

To fell strong, have good Appetite
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jhe great system tanic and builder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
(Jan, 80 to March 5th)
Notice for Publication-Depart-
ment of the Ii terror.

ment of the Interior.
Land office at Wausau,~ Wis. Jan. %, 1908
Notice is hereby given that Gjert Gjertson
of Washburn, Wis, has filed notice of his
intention tie make final five year proof in
support OF his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
No. 56i7 made Oct. 2Sth 1902 for the sw4
section IL, Township 48 Range CIV. and that
said proof will be made before the clerk of
the circuit court, at washburn, Wis, on
March 10th, 1903
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion Of, the land, viz:
Ole Lium
And Lingren
Sievert jackson and
Peter Larson of Washburn, Wis.
JOHN w. MILLER,
Register
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
La Grippe and Pneumonia

La grippe and Pneumonia.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures la
grippe coughs and prevents pneu-
monia. Refuse any but the genuine
in a yellow package. O. W. Frost. Z"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-02-06
A BUSY SEASON
Expected That Business Will be
Brisk Here This Season
Business Men and Others
Making Preparations for
Big Rush.

AS the time for Spring to open
up is drawing near it begins to
look as though there was a lively
business season ahead of Iron
River and preparations are be-
ing made by the business men
and others for prosperous sea-
son.
The large mill of the Iron
River Lumb Der company which
has been idle for the past winter
is expected to start up about the
first of March and this will give
employment to a large number
of men in town. The starting of
the mill will also mean that
woods work in and around the
town of Iron River will have to
be resumed in order to supply
the timb and large mum Der
will oe employed at this work.
Other concerns employing labor
will also start soon after the
first of April. With this amount
of labor employed in and about
the town it ought to liven up
conditions to great extent and
make Iron River one of the
busiest towns in the county.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
Waste of Iron Ore.

In connection with the convention
held recently at Washington to con
slider the conservation of the countTy's
natural resources the Iron Trade Re
view has been discussing in its Ell
itorial columns the comparative!y
small waste Of iron in comparison with
the waste of other natural produces.
The Review declares that where waste
has resulted modern mining methods
have a tendency to repair the waste.
To quote:
The iron industry has not been guilt
less in the past Of taking only the best
and that most easily obtained, but it has
been fortunate in that the formation OF
ore bodies and the methods of mining
them do not make irreparabie the tenn
porary abandonment of ore because Stoo
lean or too difficult of extraction, even
when the mine workings are caved in
upon the ore body. In stating this fact
1t is Of course conceded that a wasteful-
ness is involved in the more expensive
future operations Of recovery and the
losses which may result from the mix
ture Of ore with nonferruginous mate
rial It is patent also that the practice
of taking only the best creates a tend
ency toward a generally leaner average
raw material and consequently higher
cost OF manufacture.
1t is pointed out that In mines where
formerly the operators passed over all
ores containing less than 90 per cent
iron drifts have been pushed under
the old caves" within the last few
years and all the ore removed The
working of hundreds Of mining prop
critics under one head, this paper
thinks, tends to the establishment Of
better general grades Of ore and to ad-
NIT Of the profitable mining Of the low
grade ores. Thus the waste Of the
past becomes resource of today.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
The Laborer and the Job.

If Secretary Straus can supply the
demand of the country districts for
labor by the effort recently set in mo-
ton for the distribution Of immigrants
he will perform a service to labor and
to commerce. Under the name of a
division of information in the bureau
of immigration government intelli-
gence Office has been established to
do the work of an agent between the
immigrant and the man who wishes to
employ labor. This is the first organ
lied effort, either public or private
to meet the demand for labor in dh-
ferent localities in different seasons OF
the year.
The congestion Of the unemployed Is
largely due to causes that are remedi
able, and Of course the government
will be acting wholly for the welfare
of the public in distributing immigra-
ton so that the man and the job Will
meet. Very many of the Immigrants
who crowd the American seaboau
cities are as anxious to get into the
interior as the farmers of the interior
are to employ them. According 10
official figures, 80 per cent of all I'M
migrants from Europe and 90 per cent
Of those from southern Europe are
farm laborers. A bureau has been es-
tablished In Chicago, and effort VIII
be concentrated the next few months
in supplying the demand for harvest
ers in every section where the farmers
are found unable to get sufficient help
from around home.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
The Too Handy Pistol.

Police chiefs must know what they
are talking about when they declare
that we need law restricting the sale
and use Of deadly weapons. The po-
lice have to handle the shooting cases
and often have to search for the guilty
ones with few clews to guide them.
Now it has been shown in cities where
the dealers in pistols are licensed and
compelled to keep records of sales that
persons guilty of mysterious shooting
are often brought to book through
data furnished by the shopkeepers.
Naturally person who has to sub
NIT to cross examination when buying
a pistol may think twice before taking
the chances of using it wrongfully and.
being caught Few are desperate
enough to buy a gun with intent to
Kill under circumstances which can
easily be brought out and will prove
the intent. Recently a number Of wo-
men have used pistols with deadly ef-
feet upon men whom they accused of
wronging them. Perhaps they did not
care to conceal their purpose beyond
effecting surprise of the victims. Yet
a slight check will sometimes lead to
a sober second thought But pistol
owning and pistol carrying are far too
common There are too many pistols
within reach of the angry and the ir-
responsible. That is the long and short
of It The citizen who has legitimate
use for pistol can easily prove it, and
the citizen or alien who has no legiti-
mate use for one should be brought up
with a round turn by very rigorous
law If found having one in possession
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
The Cheaper Postage to England.


There seems to be no doubt that the
reduction of letter postage between
the United States and the United King
dom from cents an ounce to 2 cents
an ounce will result In loss to the
treasures of both countries for time.
The English estimate that there will
be a falling of on that side of the
water of about $4,000 the first year.
and our postal department expects to
feel a like decline in receipts from
this quarter.
Reduction Of postage on correspond
ence generally tends to increase the
number of letters, and ultimately the
revenue reaches the same plane as be-
fore the cut in rates. The lower the
rate the more trif1ing the postage
seems, and people having friends at
distance are continually having occa-
sion to drop a line" to let ''the folks
know what is going on" Increasing
: the weight limit on letters is undoubt-
edly boon to the public. Last Octo-
ber the limit for five cent stamp was
raised from half an ounce to the full
ounce. But the permitted weight of a
letter for the minimum rate is Of slight
consequence compared with that of a
marked reduction in the rate for the
ordinary letter.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
nh. Dead Ex-President.

The public career of Grover Cleve-
land from the time he became can
didate for the highest office in the land
was UNIQUE when the tendency of the
times which produced him and contin-
ued to do him honor is taken into ac-
count. He was devoid of personal pop
ularity and of the elements which at
tract personal supporters and admirers.
Evidently he did not care for popu-
larity himself, but left 1t to the public
to declare its taste and judgment by
Its verdict upon what he said and did.
The fact that this type Of man seized
suddenly the respect of the people is
a compliment to the national character.
No one would contend that Cleveland
was always right, but he always had a
hearing, a fair trial and stalwart back
ing. He appealed for support rather
for the ideas he expounded than be-
cause he was behind them or believed
In them, leaving it to be taken for
granted that he was simply an indi-
ytdual citizen Of the great mass OF
Americans and would do the obviously
proper thing with all the power in
trusted to him.
James G. Blaine's hold upon the
minds of his following was analogous
to that of Cleveland. People believed
In his opinions and his ability to put
them to good use in Washington. Nei-
ther of these men had the romantic
role of the untried Lincoln In 1850 or
the dazzling war record Of Grant in
1868 to work upon popular judgment
In his second and third campaigns for
the presidency Cleveland enjoyed the
of a record in the White
House He had made good" even to
the extent of a housecleaning which
stirred up enemies in his own camp
With, our national policy on national
problems becoming more and more
complex. we shall doubtless incline in
the future toward the leader of strong
mental force rather than to the hero.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
The Vacation Habit.

In spite Of the predictions which had
reference to the money pressure the
outgoing European steamers at the be-
ginning of the hot season were crowd
ed with Americans. If the records OF
travel are not broken this year, there
will apparently be no marked decline
in the number who are seeking some
sort of an outing abroad. The state of
business here may not be Indicated one
way or another, for the great mass o;
those who take the European trip have
been saving for it for years and. hay
ing the money in hand. may as well go
as to stay at home. so far as business
conditions affect them. Dull times may
give the opportunity TO a few to go
come from the salaried class. and busi-
ness fluctuation does not concern them.
UnQuestionably a change once year
n q good thing for every one. The at
traction to Europe is great, but the
trip is too expensive to become habit
with the industrious and thrifty. To
very many it serves as an incentive to
study the home country and to finding
cut new ways of having good time
at very little cost. The tourist abroad
observes that the natives and also
many of the foreign tourists are get
ting enjoyment out of the simplest
things and, that it isn't really worth
while TO go so far, at least not second
or a third time, for what can be en-
joyed at home. We have at home sea-
shore and mountain, Incompatible
lakes and stretches of forest The
'.just as good" vacation outing here
has the extra merit that it costs less
In the long run, and the money ex-
pended stays at home and may get
around to the same pocketbook again
after awhile.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
The Army Reserve.

The idea of making the state troops
a permanent reserve for the regular
army has taken definite shape. If the
plan outlined by the assistant secre-
tary of war is carried through, all the
available military strength OF the coun-
try will be under q single system and
the confusion of the past done away
with. Opinions will differ as to the
advisability of having state troops In
dependent of national control. The
fact is that, while few states have in
recent years maintained fairly efficient
establishments, the general status of
the militia has not been on par with
the general military development of
the country.
1t Is difficult to keep up the proper
spirit in militia. One soldier enlists
and undergoes training in the belief
that be is to have a chance to defend
the nation in time of war. But when
war comes he finds a majority OF the
regiment disposed to take advantage
of the militia laws and refuse to take
up arms except in defense of the state.
Again. the opportunity to keep up to
date In the matter of drill, camp train
ing and equipment has not been equal
for all the states nor for all the regi-
ments in a given state. An earnest
young man does not care to bear the
name of being a soldier unless he can
show himself the equal Of the best or
nearly equal and improving. This type
Of militiamen is the one to foster, for
when the need Of a Reimbursement 10
the regular army Is upon US 1t would
be a calamity to find that the ready re-
serve was made up Of material lack
ing soldierly qualities. The fact that
the militia was instructed by regular
army officers stimulated the spirit Of
the men. for Occasionally it brought
them In touch with thorough soldiers.
The opportunity to train in camps with
regulars and TO be measured by the
standards set for regulars viii bring
to the ranks of the state volunteers
the best raw material in the land, and
there will be less likelihood of disap-
pointment when. the reserve is called
out for action.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-07-09
Under the New Currency Law.

Two New York national banks, which
stand at the head of the conservative
banks of the country, recently return
ed to the federal government certain
federal funds which they have held on
deposit and at the same time gave no
tee that they will not in future re-
ceive for deposit any government
funds upon which interest is demand
ed. 1t is an irrevocable rule Of these
two banks that they will not pay in
terest upon any deposits, and, as they
do not pay interest upon the deposits
of other people, firms and corporations,
they win not make an exception in IA
vor of the government
The recently enacted currency law
provides that national banks receiv-
ing deposits of federal funds must pay
j per cent interest on such deposits.
This clause gives governmental ap-
proval and Endorsement to question
able principle. In the competitions
likely to arise In banking for an In
crease Of business interest on deposits
Is sometimes paid by certain banks,
with the result that as the interest so
paid mounts higher and higher the
banks involved increase the rates of
interest on the money which they lend
10 cover these higher rates and In so
doing take risks on insufficient securi-
E. The creditors Of the banks in Or
der to get even for the high rates they
pay must also take speculative risks,
and in every financial trouble like that
Of last October it is noticed that those
banks which pay high interest on de-
posits are most seriously involved