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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Notice to Build Sidewalks

To the owner or agent of Lots g.,
10. II, IL. Is and IA, in Block %.
of the original townsite of Wash
burn, Wisconsin,
You are hereby notified that at a
meeting of the Common Council of
the city of Washburn held on the
third day of August, 1909, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted. towit
Resolved, by the mayor and COM
mon council of the city of washburn,
that the common council hereby de-
clare that the sidewalks on she
north side of Pine street, commence
ing on 9th avenue west and running
westerly to 9Th avenue west, and
abbuting block % of the original
townsite of washburn, are unsafe.
defective and uns efficient, and be it
further
Resolved, that before new stand
ard sidewalks be laid, the street
commissioner, under the direction of
the committee of the common coun-
Gil known as the committee on
streets and bridges, prepare the
grading of the sidewalks to be laid,
so that the same when laid, will be
laid to the established grades of said
petitions of said street.
Dated August Sd, 1909.
You are further notified that the
space for the sidewalks AUDITING the
lots aforesaid. in your charge as
owner or agent, has been graded and
filled, and that you are required.
within ten (1O days after the SER
vice of this notice on you by publ
cation, to place standard sidewalk
on said space, or one as good as the
standard, to be approved by the
board of public works.
Dated September 18th, 1909
I'll. p. Axelberg,
City Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Very Considerate.

Four old Scotsmen, the remnant Of
a club formed some fifty years ago.
were seated round the table in the
clubroom. 1t was a. M, and Dougal
looked across at Donald and said in a
thick, sleepy voice:
Donald, dye notice what an awfu'
peculiar expression there is on Jocks
face"
"Aye," says Donald, II notice that.
He's deed! He's been deed these four
hours
"Whet? Deed! Why did ye no tell
me?'
"Ah, no-no-Ilo," said Donald. "A'm
no that kind O. man to disturb con-
vivial evenin~."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Eddie" said the teacher, ''can you
give definition of cursory? The word
is generally used in connection with
public speaking. For example. we
often read that somebody made few
cursory remarks Please write SEN
tence containing the word cursory."
After brief struggle Eddie evolved
this masterpiece:
Yesterday my pa helped my ma to
hang pictures. and when the ladder
fell after pa had climbed to the top
Of it be bumped his head against the
corner of the dining room table and
then made few cursory remarks,"-
Chicago Record Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
On Their Minds.

1--WE got sonnet thing on my mind that
I've got to get rid Of" said the author,
bursting in and Selling pad and
pencil.
And when you have got rid of it
and have received check for it there
is something down in the milliner's
window that I want to get on my
mind" said the authors wife. picking
up his hat. coat and umbrella.-Ex-
change.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
NEWS ITEMS

E. E. Kenfeld left this morning
for Cass Lake where he will again
look after the affairs for the Kenfield
& Lamoreaux firm. He has been
home for the past month or so re-
cuperating his health, having BEEN
operated on for appendicitis at
Rochester some time ago.
A German syndicate has recently
purchased the weyerhauser lands on
Onion and Sioux Rivers north of
here. They have purchased with
the intention of improving part of
their holdings. The men in terested
are we'll acquainted with this section
of Wisconsin through close observa-
tions the past few years and they
will be valuable men for the country.
The Ladies Aid society of the M.
E, church will meet on wednesday
Sept. 18th at the home of Mrs. Jos.
McIlree.
T. W. Dowher has been in the city
this week with his family.
Peter Clovett of the town of
Barksdale transacted business in the
city yesterday.
Register of Deeds Myhre and
Sheriff Max Happle left this morn
ing for the Eau Claire Lakes in the
town of Barnes where they will hunt
for few days.
Mrs. John Gautschi returned
Tuesday from visit with friends
and relatives at Milwaukee and
other points in the southern part of
the state. She also visited with her
daughters at Red Granite, Wis.
Miss Irma who graduated from the
washburn High School last spring
will enter Ripon college at the com
mencement of the school term.
Rev. Christensen returned the
first of the week from three vaca-
tion where he visited with friends in
illinois.
will Hamilton was taken to the
hospital at Ashland the first of the
week. He has been taken down
with typhoid fever.
Mary, Lille and Mae Arseneau
are visiting with friends in Odanah
today,
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
will Marsh yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns, Mr.. and Mrs,
Donahue, and Mr.. and Mrs. M. Lar
son have returned from Minneapolis
where they attended the Minnesota
State Fair.
W. FL. Lemke of Harlon, Iowa,
has been in the city this week trans
acting business and shaking hands
with old friends and acquain tances.
Mr.. Lemke was for a number of
years in the Dry goods business
here.
Subscribe for THE TIMES.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Subscribers of the Bayfield, Co.
Telephone company may obtain the
daily forecasts and special warnings
of the weather Bureau of the United
States Department of agriculture
from central after IL a. m. These
forecasts usually cover the 36-hour
period ending at s p. m. of the
following day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Desirable.

A lady just arrived from Australia
was recently negotiating with an agent
in London for house il one Of the
newer districts of Kensington. She
asked if it awas a nice neighborhood.
1T is thoroughly desirable, madam"
replied the house agent. They are,
without exception. soup and fish fam
iIinS "
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

IF were YOU" he said as they
started ont to dinner, I'D get me an
other washerwoman. That waist of
yours is very badly ironed. What's
the natter" for suddenly he saw a
tear III the eye OF the impecunious girl.
u irOned it myself" said she.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Life is a good deal Of puzzle but
If we were more resolute in our deter
mination to enrich it by worthy serv
Ice than we are In our desire to solve
its mysteries we should be happier.
If we put more into it we should get
more out of it.-Epworth Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Not In His Lifetime.

A well known scientist was lectur-
ing on the suns heat and in the course
of his remarks said: "It is an estab-
lished fact that the sun is gradually
but surely losing its heat and in the
course Of some 100000 years it will
be exhausted. Consequently this world
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
The Life Giving Touch Of Sympathy.

A man may have become almost a
demon, he may have resolved upon i'm
mortal hate and study of revenge, but
let him once feel the life giving touch
of sympathy and love, and the seed,
long dormant, will spring up and bring
forth it's harvest in the field Of life
]. C. Sellers, Jr
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Sammy Told.

Mrs. Smith was showing visitor
new hattree she had recently pur-
chased when little Samuel came In and
neglected to remove his hat. Thinking
to teach him a lesson she said. Sam
uel, what did / buy that hattree for!"
For $685." answered Samuel
promptly, but you said l wasn't to
tell anybody"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Time to Rebel.

For three weeks he had borne all
the horrors of housekeeping without
q murmur. Then his patience gave
way.
"And you," sobbed his wife-"you
used to tell me / was your queen"
'Yes," he said, with wild glare In
his eyes, "but when a man finds his
queen has used his best tobacco jar
for pale oak varnish and his meer-
schaum pipe for tack hammer he
begins to grasp the advantages Of a
republic"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
The Worth of a Woman.

Whatever the wage of the world may be
At the close Of the toiling day,
For a task too slight for the world to see
AS it measures mems work for pay,
He is rich In the tribute Of rarer lands
That reckon worlds wage above
In the touch of a woman who under
stands,
In the thought of a woman's love.
Charlotte Louise Rudyard in Harper's
Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

'How MANY YEARS DID YOU SAY 1T WOULD
BB?"
Of ours will be dead and, like the
moon, unable to support any form of
life"
At this juncture member of his au-
dience rose In an excited manner and
said:
Pardon me, professor, but how
many years did you say it would be
before this calamity overtakes us?'
The Professor-Seventy millions, sir.
THANK Godw was the reply. Il
thought you said 100000. "-Success
Magazine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Womsn's Catholic Order Foresters
st. PIaciduS court No 2y7
Josephine Maher u. Il. Phoebe Arseneau 5.
Meets first and third Thursdays in month
at ST. Louis Hall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

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Tue THOMPSON PUB. 10, st Louis Me.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Odd Fellows

Independent Order of ForeSters
Court Chequamegon No 1904
John Gibson q. X. @. D. Sowder Fin. Sec.
Meets at Odd Fellows Hall third Saturday
| in month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

deposits, loans on farm mort
cages. Has savings department.
Bank Opposite Hotel Washburn.
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LODGE DIRECTORY
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Knights of Maccabees.
North Star Tent No4
L. 4. Oscar CON-, K. Bryan Rec. Keeper.
Meets at Meehan Hall first Monday III each
menth.
S. H. & K. h. of A.
Morgenstj<rnen No6
ole Markstedt Pres, Nels Myhre Sec.
Meets every Thursday evening at John
sons Hall.
Sons OF Norway
Eidsvold No "a
ole Garberg Pres, John Monsos Sec.i
Meets every other Friday evening at *. of
L.. Hall.
Catholic Knights
Wisconsin Branch No 102
Tim Kearns Pres. Albert Beausoliel Sec.
Meets at ST. Louis Hall first and third
Sundays in month,
Womsn's Catholic order Foresters
st, Placidus court No z97
Josephine Maher y. Il. Phoebe Arsenesu S.
Meets first and third Thursdays in month
at 81, Louis Hall.
odd Fellows
Chequamegon Lodge No 33a
Marion Hull. N. &. Guy Hacker sec.
Aeets at Odd Fellows Hall every Wednes-
day evening.
indie pendent Order of ForeSters
court Chequamegon No 1904
John Gibson q. X. G. .. Sowder Fin Sec
Meets at Odd Fellows Hall third saturday
in month.
Good 1emplars
Pete Wick Chief Tenn. A, Holgren Sec.
Meet every Monday az eehan HALL
Modern Woodmen
Bay View Camp No 1929
sam Bailey We. Robert Steinert Clerk.
Meets at neeh;.n Hall fourth Friday in
month.
Kebeccas
Mrs. Holmes N. G, Mrs Q. w. Frost Secs
Meets first and third Friday evenings at
odd Fellows Hail.
United Order OF Foresters,
ID. j. kstabrook G. X. Mrs. Asa Freeman Sec.
Meets Second Thursday in each month at
Uud Fellows Hall.
L. s. Wa
Nordlyset No4,
Nels My lire L res Gust Ugren Sec.
Meets at Union Hall every other Thursday
evening.
Commercial Clue
"A, l.. Lien Pres. Nels M. Oscar Sec.
Meets at Cluh rooms first FRIDAY evening
each month.
Beavers Reserve f und Fraternity
Washpurn colony No 500
q. A. Calder W. 49,, III. L. AXelberg Sec.
| Meets at Udd Fellows Hall second Monday
| in month.
Lady MaccaDees
| Northern Light Hive No II
Mrs. y, Peterson Lazy +onl., MIS-. Gilbert
Olso.-, kecoru keeper.
| MeeLs al Meehan nall irst Monday lii
! month.
CaLholic Order Of FOresIers
Marquette Court No 474
Joseph MonetLe y. IL Joseph -Beaulieu. II.
| sec.
! Meets St. Louis Hall every second and
| fourth 4 thursday III month.
| LquILable tlaterli,l Union.
| WushuurD Assembly No l60
i Ii. Robinson Pres, Ii +. AXeiberg sec.
| Meets at Uuu Fellows Hall every third
Monday III month.
| Improved Uruer Of Ited Men,
Sioux Tribe No %
q. Wright Sacham, NelS OsLrum G. OF Il.
Meets at Meenan Hall third w Wednesday, in
each month.
| Knights OF PythiaS.
Apostle Lodge No 139
A. Il, Hoffman q. c.. "A. L. Lien X. K & s.
| Meets every tuesday evening at odd Eel
| lows Hall.
1 II Nlao4
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

Entered at the poSt-office at WaShburn
Wisconsin. as SecOnd-class mail matter.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22
THE GROUNDS in THE COFFEE

The Omaha Bee prominent Republican paper points
cdenay the government of Brazil would profit the
of taxpayer by the imposition Of tariff duty
coffee The article is short and interesting and follows
the greatest coffee consuming nation the world the
United gets about per Of its supply Of that beverage
Brazil and yet the IS made that Brazil will IN
way object proposition offered by the and
committee Washington find OF by placing
tax Of pound coffee little history OF the recent
coffee situation Brazil throws interesting light the proposed
tax and its effect
Some SIX or seven years ago production of coffee in Brazil
generalization Of prices the growers that the govern
hand and bought and stored all the surplus
order to maintain prices Today the Brazilian government has
stock of 1544 100000 pounds OF coffee in cold storage
The government issued bonds the OF S5O0OOO0 to carry
this stock being rather hard pressed financially keep that
much money up awaiting the sale of the surplus If the United
should impose duty OF pound coffee the Brazilian
government would promptly ship that stock the American
houses prior when the tariff should become effective
When tariff schedule should into operation Brazil would have
in the neghborood 600 pounds OF coffee this country
duty promptly advanced price by pound and
placed American market The result would be the net poht
of something like S5O000OO the Brazilian out OF
the pockets the United States That accounts for the
grounds in the coffee tax plan
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22
BOISE. IDAHO. JANUARY 22, 1909

ether matter dparagement OF Mr. Roosevelt follows
Senator Foakers arragmen Of the president and the late
secretary Of Presidene Taft relation
vile affair borders the sensational constitutes altogether
hardest single blow that has far been struck Mr. Rooseves
title consideration orderly and awabdng aud ustceov
ling chief executive His speech affecting the Of the negro
soldiers will cali for further attention finds pubcanon in full
What presently specific charge awessness
brought against president fully santated appear
speak Of the OF going outside OF and against
persecution Of what Mr. Foraker we'll speaks OF
helpless beings only oense that pesump
Of guilt has been raised against few Of them by the president
himself
appears in the first place, that federal violated
when the president employed private detectives the
service Next seems, payment for such unlawful service
made of department emergency fund appropriated
years ago. obviously for contingencies growing Of the conflict
with Spain and appears that detailed statement Of the
which money from this fund has been expended has been
made congress- contrary the commands Of law There has
evidently of the fund question: and disregard of the
requirements OF law in failing make report OF the
gess The promptness with which the passed resolution
calling upon the secretary of the treasury for detailed statement OF
expenditures from emergency fund indicates how that body
as whole regards the seriousness of these charges
The president has made the country ring with his denciaton
and prosecutions detection OF offenders against the law
as well as congress And he himself appears quite
Indifferent law when stands the way Of the pursuit OF his
Roosevelt began give attention to his Of conducts
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22
COMPLIMENT TO MCDEYITT

Ada county, popular gives promise OF being OF the
coming men the The Idaho City World gives him the
following complimentary notice:
Senator John McDevit elected the higher branch OF
the Legislature county of the Republican strong
holds OF State defeating Republican has been selected the
Democratic leader OF This honor to be proud Of
Mr. McDevtt being probably the youngest member OF the Senate
He Of idaho City, but when young moved with his
parents Mr. and Mrs James AcDey Pacervle where he
resided years ago when he moved to Boise and engaged
in the clothing business
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22
SILVER IN THE ORIENT
THE Divergent MONEY STANDARDS HAVE UN-
Settled INTERNATIONAL TRADE

may supposed by many people since the United States
affirmed the gold standard Mexico other
nations adopted money pretty much
gone Of existence but such far from being case says
the Portland Journal While there probability OF this
try adopting the silver standard
in international trade interesting and important and likely
become more so.
large part South America all Of Asia continue to use
silver standard of value and medium of exchange and
the people of the United States with those countries
necessarily begins to appear according
keen observers that get gold the Cnaman Indian
declines pay gold prices for goods hence recently there
has been great falling off Asatc trade This
been very noticeable and the principal explanation
money Standards The fall in silver last YEAR says
Moreon Frewen letter. every thoughtful
NIT has practically suspended the effective demand of 80OOO0OOO
people for goods Less than years ago the Chnaman buying
products paid bill of exchange New York silver
dollars gold for which he would get goods His earnings
and the silver price Of what he sells the that his Ae
purchases have been increased onehd price Being
full trader he simply quits buying American products hence
Asiatc trade decreasing rush Mr. Louis w Hill lately said
Of the oriental trade I'VE have none
These facts presented in advocacy suggestion
Of another silver craze but merely interesting
iton that the the world
sder points out not concern
much does England live and prosper without
oriental trade though cgh be able to do good deal OF
While English working classes begin the Asia be
gins diminish her takngs OF British manufacturers We
all food and and could export
manufactures it would would simply that Of popua
would have take the land and raise their food instead
II buying OF the farmer
The desped silver metal seems to the Asiatc hordes
pretty well and they getting the better the gold standard
account OF it. Mr. Frewen Under the stimulus OF
rec silver, the has awakened vigorous industrial e
given quarter century exchanges low today
tee and leather industries together with countless small
where the labor of the article produced bears
lgh proportion value will pass bodily the Pacific from
pittsburg Lynn and Lowell to Asia.
Teller recently stated the situation thus a quarter Of
century ago gold dollars exchanged for FIVE silver tael which
aid days wage 25 Chinese mill hands today FIVE gold dollars
xcange than u taes, which pay days wage so
nee mill hands So the cheaper Silver IS in Of gold the
heaper Chinese labor with this China entering upon
and becoming independent the which
threatens the world upside down. All this may be
against the OF the gold standard this country
shows that the silver standard with silver falling price
running the orena enabling them to become nduay
Independent and together with gold standard costing the
rental trade.
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22

President Roosevelt has again nterfered with the Of
California regard anti japanese laws One danger from Jap
immigration that extremely that japanese born
soil declared by the supreme be American
citizens and the majority OF children born Hawaii Jap
will have all the rights of citizenship and will prove
whole Pacdc 1t have occurred
congress that Chief Justice Fuer dissenting view is the
and logical one child whose father become natuazed
become American citizen by the fact OF birth
American The should be made conform with this
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22

For the purpose of obtaining is proposed place
duty of five perpod upon coffee IS singular that coffee
was selected as the and that there
reared general demand the puocratc press favor of the
But the cat the bag appears that syndicate has been
formed to take over the pounds Of coffee that Brazilian
government bought from the effort to keep TIP the
price 50 that the syndicate could rush the coffee America before
the tariff would go effect thus reapng the benefit Of the
The way of the plutocrat is various
The Nanpa Record having wobbed the brink OF Insolvency
for number of years finally fallen in the good luck that the
average chorus girl always hoping for At last good angel IS
putting up the dough
The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1909-01-22

The gentlemen who kindly all the way from the to
Boise proposition looking towards the building Of rail-
Butte accomplished good object They have shown
Boise and will show Butte business how the road be built
BY without the necessity Of calling any outsiders
miles of the read and Butte do the
could be bonded for sufficient construct the
ediar territory and outsiders need be called in The task would
be big but it would be alon gthe right lines.
4 writer in the current Hampton Magazine predicts that
acons and bureated nuneg viii be placed the
free that this will be the total of tariff reform during
the Taft administration
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-23
THt MURDERS h he RUE MQRQUE

horror and alright. commingled
with the fiendish gatherings of the
brute.
/ have scarcely anything to add.
The ourang-outang must have es-
capped from the chamber by the
rod just before the breaking OF
the door. 1t must have closed
the window as 1t passed through
1t. 1t was subsequently caught
by the owner himself. who obtain
ed for it very large sum at the
zoo.
Lebon was instantly released
upon our narration of the circum-
stances with some comments
from Dupin) at the police head
quarters. The chief, however
could not altogether conceal his
chagrln and was fain to indulge
in a sarcasm or two about the
propriety of every person minding
his own business.
LET him talk" said Dupin.
Let him discourse; 1t will ease
his conscience. l am satisfied
with having defeated him In his
own castle. Nevertheless, that he
failed In the solution of this mys-
terry is by no means that matter
for wonder which he supposes II,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-23
Y EDGAR ALLAN POE

cular arm It nearly Eevered her
head from her body. The sight
of blood inflamed its anger into
frenzy. Crashing it's teeth and
flashing fire from It's eyes, 1t
flew upon the body of the girl and
imbedded its fearful talons In her
throat, retaining its grasp until
she expired. Its wild glances fell
at this moment upon the head OF
the bed, over which the face of its
master, rigid with horror, was
just discernible. The fury OF the
beast, which no doubt bore still
in mind the dreadful whip, was In
stantly converted into fear. Con-
scious of having deserved punish
ment, 1t seemed DESTROYS of con
cealing its bloody deeds, and
skipped about the chamber In an
agony of nervous agitation, throw
ing down and breaking the furni-
turf as 1t moved and dragged the
bed from the bedstead, In con-
|elusion, it seized first the corpse
of the daughter and thrust it up
the chimney, as 1t was found ;
then that of the old lady, which
lit imm ediately hurled through the
window headlong.
As the ape approached the case