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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Will be Brisk.

There is every indication that
the business of selling lands to
settlers will be more brisk the
coming season than it has been
for some years past. Land men
are beginning to receive inquiries
concerning the land and many
have expressed a desire that
they would like to come and
make their homes on the land
adjacent the to city. This region
is becoming advertised far and
wide for the different crops that
can be raised and many of the
farm of the older regions are
beginning to turn their attention
this way. The raising of fruit
in this section has also bad good
'sboom" since it has been demon
strated what the land can be
made to raise and several fruit
farms of no small portions will
be opened up during the coming
season. The stump question
does not have effect that it used
to on these not so familiar with
the land and it is selling very
readily. Land can as yet be had
at reasonably low figure.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Lost his Finger
Frank Arseneau Met With
Accident at Coal Dock
Friday.

Frank Arseneau, residing on
West 9TH street, met with a pain
full accident while at work at the
coal docks last Friday morning.
Mr.. Arseneau was engaged in
watching a drill while a hole was
being made through some steel.
AS the steel filings gathered
about the drill Mr.. Arseneau
brushed them away and it was
while doing this that his glove
was caught by the drill and his
little finger on the left hand was
forced down with the drill and
the finger pulled completely of
before the machinery could be
stopped. The accident was
very painful one but the wound
is healing nicely and it is expect
ed that it will get along alright.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Should Have one
Citizens Shoald ask for Meet
ing to be Held
Here.

The college of agriculture OF
the state university is planning a
series of meetings to be held in
the northern part of the state at
which the results of the expert
ments at the sub-stations in
northern Wisconsin will be made
public. Any person dosing to
have one of these meetings held
in this community can do so by
writing to E. ]. Delwiche, super
intendent of the North Wiscon-
sin sub-stations at Ashland.
The communication must be
signed by a number of repre-
sentative citizens of the place in
in which it is desired to hold the
meeting.
The results of the experiments
with farm and horticultural
crops, soils and fertilizers, sur
face and tile drains, and related
subjects will be discussed. 1t
is felt by the university authori-
ties that there is much in the
work accomplished at the sub
stations so far which would be of
great value to the public if known.
Nothing which is not of practi-
cal value will be discussed at the
meetings. Bulletins and reports
concerning the experiments will
be distributed free Of charge to
those present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

Case Will Come up to be Dis
posed of on March
24th.

No action in the Peterson
case was taken by the Com
mon Council at their meet
ing held last evening. The case
has been adjourned for one week
when the matter will again be
taken up to be disposed of in
some manner. Chief of Police
Oliver Wescott has asked that
the Council revoke the Peterson
license on the ground that gamb-
ling had been permitted on the
premises and the case is now
drawing considerable attention.
The council was all prepared to
take action at their meeting last
evening and had witnesses sum-
moned to give their testimony in
regard to the case. Just after
the meeting had been called to
order Mr.. Peterson appeared in
person and asked that the meet.
ing be adjourned for one week,
stating that his attorney A. w.
Mcleod had been called to Madi-
son and that he was without legal
advise. The council, after some
discussion consented to the re-
quest and the meeting was so
adjourned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Felix Lacrosse of GrandvieW Trvs it
Without License.
Would not Permit his Neigh
bors to Suffer for the
Want of Drink.

Felix Lacrosse of Grandview
has been in the lime light to a
consider able extent of late. He
is not improving and on Monday
was convicted of violating the
excise law, which. stripped of all
fourishes means that he sold
liquor without a license. A jury
of citizens of this city found him
guilty and Judge Warden imposed
a fine of $4,000 and costs on him.
He gave notice of an appeal to
the circuit court. But this was
not all the trouble Mr.. Lacrosse
had to contend with. In the first
place he was brought iuto court
charged with using abusive and
obscene language. intended to
provoke an assault or breach of
the peace. He was not convict
ed of this offense. Then the
charge of selling liquor without
a license was preferred against
him, and he was convicted as
stated above. A second charge
of the similar nature was also
preferred against him and he
will have to stand trial for the
second offense on the 26th of this
month, to which time the case
was adjourned. Lacrosse was
defended by Attorney A. w.
Mcleod of this city while Dis
trict Attorney Alvord looked af.
Ter the. interest Of the State. 81
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Creamery Meeting.

Chairman VIM Olson of the
Creamery com mittee of the Com
mercial Club announces that a
meeting of the farmers will be
held Saturday after noon at 200
o'clock for the purpose of per-
fecting the organization for oper-
ating the institution. All farm
ers who are interested in the
proposition should be present.
Mr.. Olson also announces that
a rate has been secured from
the Omaha Railway company so
that the farmers living down the
line as far as Cable will be able
to ship their cream to this city.
A rate of one cent per gallon has
been made with free return of
the cans, the minimum charge
being five cents. This exceed
ingly low rate had onght to en-
able the farmers to ship their
cream here alta good profit.
Supt. E. Delwiche of the North
Wisconsin Experiment Stations
will speak at the Farmers meet
ing on Saturday on the subject
"Dairy Farming in it's Relation
to Maintaining and increasing
soil Fetiiity." /"
Mr.. Delwiche will also deliver
lecture at Port Wing on Wed.
March 24th on the same subject
Everybody interested in farm.
ing and the Development Of Bay
field County, should hear this
very interesting and instructive
talk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
It's good time to start your subscription. Begin NOW
The Boy Murderer.
Gets Sentence of Eight Years
for Killing His
Father.

Frank Turelle. the boy MUIR
derer of Hurley, pleaded guilty
to the charge of killing his father
before Judge Parish at Ashland
this week, and was sentenced to
the industrial schoo. at Waukesha
until he is 81 years of age. He
was 13 years old when he COM
mitted the crime.
The extreme youth of the boy
and extenuating circums tances
connected with the case had a
great deal to do with the sentence
inflicted by Judge Parish. It is
said that the boy had been away
from home for several weeks and
had returned on Christmas eve
and unbeknown to his parents
crawled up to the garret of the
house, carrying with him 303O
rife. All Christmas day he lay
in the garret and until the next
morning when he discovered his
father lying face downward on a
lounge in the room beneath him.
The ceiling of the room was not
plastered and he stuck the muz-
zle of the rife through a crack
and pulled the trigger, the bullet
striking his father in the back,
inflicting injuries which caused
his death several days later in
an Ashland hospital.
Young Turelle seemed to care
little of what became Of him. At
the Inquest he admitted the kill
ing. At his preliminary ex-
aminations it was brought out by
the testimony of his mother,
that the dead father had i'll treat
ed the boy and made him steal
and when he would not do these
things he beat him. This and
the fact that he had sent him to
the reform school caused the boy
to hate Elm and was the direct
cause of the murder.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

Birthday Party.
Neighbors and Friends of
Amos Elliot Surprise
him.

What was perhaps one of the
most remarkable birthday par
ties ever given in this city as
well as the most pleasant was
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Elliot on Monday evening. 1t
was remarkable for the mum Der
of people who attended who had
attained almost to the century
mark. Mr.. Elliot was 81 years
of age on Tuesday. Among
those who attended were Grand
ma Hoffman who is 81 years of
age, Grandma Gustin who is SO
years of age and a number of
others who were above the 70
mark. A splendid supper was
served and the evening spent
visiting. Grandma Hoffman
read a beautiful selection entitled
''Growing DID," Those present
were Grandma Hoffman, Grand
ma Gustin, Miss Corning, Mrs.
Plunkett, Mrs. M, H. Robinson,
Miss Hart. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Moore, Mrs. w. A. Fenton, Mr..
and Mrs. @. W. Frost, Mr.. and
Mrs. ). T. Spears, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Johnson, Miss Jessie N.
Smith, D. W. Corning, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels M. Oscar and son and
DR.. and Mrs. t. r. Spears.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

Henry Wachsmuth of Bayfield,
ira sacted business in the city sew
eral davs ago, Mr.. Wachsmuth is
4 candidate for the office of Chair
man of Bayfield, at the spring elect
ion. He will be opposed by Currie
G.. Bell. Both men have had con-
siderable experience in town affairs,
both having occupied the position OF
Chairman. A lively fight is 10 'ked
for.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday at 1870
a. m. AID at Mason at 7:30 %. m.
Confrmants meet every Satus-
day as follows:
Swedish Class9:2O 1000 a. m.
Norw. :. 10:00-11 100
English 8 11:OO-12.0O /"
Confrmants now enrolled:
Washbarn 80. Mason 8.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

DR.. G. Fl. Beale will speak at the
congregational church next Wednes-
day evening March Oath in the inter-
ests of our Estate Campaign of Edu-
cation" DR.. Eeale is Pastor OF one
of the largest churches in Milwaukee
aud is noted throughout the state
for his oratorial abilities. The lec-
ture will be free. and everybody is
welcome.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Passed the Senate.

The bill to prohibit the sale of
smoking tobacco to boys under
eighteen years of age was passed
by the senate on Monday OF
this week. The billagainst Sun
day barbering also was passed
by that body.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

Proprietor G.. A. calder of the
Steam Laundry is having new
boiler put into his Establishment
this week, which add greatly to the
efficiency OF the equipment of the
laundry. He is also having the
smoke stack rebuilt. AS a result OF
The Improvement being made the
laundry is not being operated this
week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
Cacus Held Last Saturday in Town
of WaShburn.
All of the old Officials are
Nominated. A Spirited
Scrap.

Last Saturday afternoon at the
Three Switch School house in
the town of Washburn the caucus
for the purpose of nominating a
ticket to be voted on at the com
ing spring election, was held.
AS is usually the case in the
town a very spirited contest was
the result and sOme of the off,
cials we're only nominated by a
margain of a few votes. The
biggest scrap was over the Of
fee of chairman and Louis Kin
stler and Jacob Strecker were
the opposing candidates. Kin
stler was nominated but had only
a few votes to spare. There
was also a scrap over some of
the other Offices. The following
is the ticket as nominated:
Chairman, Louis Kinstler.
Supervisors, Jacob Strecker,
E. Sten.
Treasurer, Andrew Rockstad.
Clerk, Nick Sorrensen.
Assessor, Ed. Flodin.
Another ticket will be placed
in the fed before election and it
is expected that a hard fight will
be put up.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18
North Mis- Teachers ASSa. MEETING
March 26-27.
A Good Program has Been
Arranged for the
Occasion.

The seventeenth annual meet
ing Of the North Wisconsin teach
ers Association will be held at
Ashland on Friday and Saturday
of next week and it is expected
that the meeting will be the lar
gest that the association has yet
held. A good program has been
arranged and is as follows:
Friday, March 26, $50 A. M.
Piano Solo
Miss Bertha Ask, Ashland.
Address of Welcome
Hon. Walter Cate, Ashland.
Response
Supt. ]. E. Murphy, Hurley.
Study Methods in the High School
Assembly Room
Supt. H. V. Stohl, Bayfield,.
Supt. S. A. Oscar, Washburn.
The Greatest Need of the Rural
School
W. E. Larson, State Inspector
of Rural Schools.
Friday Afternoon.
Vocal Solo
Mr.. Howard Welty, Mellen.
The Teachers Duty Toward the
Dull Child
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, Stout
Training School
Arithmetic
w. N. Ferris, President Ferris
Institute. Big Rapids, Mich. j
Civics and it's Relation to Moral
Education
Prin. A. G. Shong, Nelson
Dewey High School, Superior.
Friday Evening.
Vocal Solo
Mr.. Allen Pray, Ashland.
Lecture "The Building OF Man.
Mr.. w. N. Ferris.
Saturday Morning.
Piano Solo
Mrs. J. D. Paladeaux, Ashland.
History from the Ethical Standpoint,
Prof. Arthur D. f. Gillett,
Superior.
Human Nature in the School Roem
Mr.. w. N. Ferriss.
The Value of Ethical and Moral
Training in the Public Schools
Supt. W. E. Maddox, Super
ior.
Business Session.
Reports of Committees and Elect
of Officers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

RAYMOND Hudson has purchased
the Lamb property GU west Pine
street.
congressman Stafford was the on
ly member from Wisconsin that re-
fused to vote with the insurgents on
the changing of the rules, all the
rest lining Up solid against cannon
ism. On the vote for speaker all
but three refused to vote for can
non, those three being Davidson,
Stafford and Kuesterman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-18

Attorney John Walsh was at Iron
River Tuesday where he acted as
~feree in a lay suit.
Dennis Sullivan of Ashland, trans
acted business in the city Tuesday.
Nelson Roberts. the genial sales
man of the Standard Paper Com
pal.y of Milwaukee, transacted bust
ness in the city the first of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
PRESIDENT MURPHY
 ROUNDLY SCORED

Cincinnati, October 27-President Charles w. Murphy of the Chicago National League Baseball club was roundly scored by the National Baseball commission in an official ruling by the commission to- night in the matter of complaint of the Chicago National League club with ref erence to Pitcher Cole of the Bay City Mich, club.
 The commission in it's statement of the case alleges that MT. Murphy purcha sed Cole from the Bay City club for $15O0 pre- vious to August 20 last and that on Sep tember MT. Murphy put in a draft for the player in question for S300.
 After reviewing a mass of correspon- dence between Murphy and the commits sion regarding the controversy the com mission concluded it's decision by finding that the Bay City club was the legal holder of title to Cole at the time he was sold to Chicago, notwithstanding an option held by Little Rock. and that the Chicago club will be required to pay Bay City the $500 stipulated.
 The commission announces that 1t will also reply ''to some of the unwarranted statements of MT Murphy in a bulletin to be issued later
 MT. Murphy in one of his letters to the commission charges that body with eagerness make the Chicago club pay $l2OO more for the player than it should.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
Barney OldtIeld WiH Be
 Here for Feh Hours Today

"If my time to die is to come at Bir- mingham, then there is no use of my trying to stop fate. and am not 90 ing to worry about 1t. I am going after the worlds mile record on a mile track and if the course Is anything as near as good as the people who have tried 1t recently say, then look to me to break into the exclusive figures
 Barney will be in Birmingham today for short visit. He teleph oned from Montgomery yesterday that he would run up today and meet some of his old friends and get acquainted with the Business Mems league which Is bring ing him here.
 At a special meeting of the Business Mems league yesterday afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce building, prac- tically all arrangements were com- pleted for the great meet sch eduled for Tuesday afternoon to open the Taft celebration.
 Dr. Dedman of the Birmingham No tor club notified the Business Mems league that he had secured the sanction of the American Automobile association and that the races would be run abso- lutely In keeping with every rule.
 For the races at the fair grounds there will be special policemen to guard the track, special ushers to direct every person present to the proper place iron which to see the races, and there will be the most efficient corps of men in charge of the races that can be secured Parking space will be allotted occus pants of automobiles next to the track and in the arena
 The races will begin promptly at 2 o'clock. Music will be furnished by Nappfs military band
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
LETTERS ARE READ
 IN ICE CASE TRIAL
STRONG EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT AMERICAN ICE COMPANY MADE EFFORT TO CRUSH OUT ALL COMPETITION.

New York October 27.-Extracts of let ters written by officials of the American Ice company to agents and customers were read in court today as evidence that the company was guilty of illegal monop- oly in its dealings with Independent pro- ducers and retailers
 Our opponents are steadily weakening and are very much worried" wrote Pres ident Oler to R. F. Hopkins of the Bos- ton Ice company in June, 1904, according to one letter
 The ice men here are sick unto death and full of anxiety" was an extract read from another letter sent by MT Oler to Walter Lee, manager of the eompany's $ Pennsylvania branch, three months ter
 T think we are in a position to ex- pect our advice to be needed and our directions followed" the same letter con tinued
 A letter written by MT Oler to l. W. Richards of the Hancock Ice company of Philadelphia, said:
 ''The time has not yet come to get excited over the ice situation. We do not want to infiame the public mind so early in the season. Later on 1t might be wise to do so.,
 Still another letter from MT. Oler to d customer in Newport News said that the company controlled 99 per cent of the Maine output.
 The states attorney began presentation of evidence today to show that the Amer ican Ice company, in order to enforce famine prices, put the knife into the Maine ice industry, keeping the crop down to a minimum and allowing most of it's ice houses in Maine to rot and fall down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
TAXES CRATER
 ID CATCH GRAF TER And Loeb Will Keep RaSCalS in
 the Service MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT Policy of Administration Is To Employ A Few Dishonest Men to Catch
 Other Dishonest Men With
 Whom They Deal.
MAKES PUBLIC STATEMENT

New York, October 27.-It takes graf ter to catch a grafter in the United States customs service, says William Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York, in an official statement issued to- night and Federal Judge Holts opinions to the contrary notwithstanding the four weighers who confessed and testified in the trial of Phillip Musica and his elder- ly father, Antonio. cheese importers, which was concluded today. are to hold their jobs along with honest men.
 Judge Holt of the United States circuit court before disposing of the case today. which resulted in the elder mans aequit- tai and the sons incarceration in the Tombs for sentence. denounced the re- tention of the four weighers as discredit to the government and an injustice 10 the honest men in the service.
 Mir. Loeb quickly said in reply:
 .'The views of such a distinguished judge are entitled to the highest respect and 1t is not my purpose to make them the subject of controversy, but It seems to me that Judge Holt can hardly have understood the situation with which the administration has to deal.
 "It was deemed imperative to break into this combination to get the truth from somebody on the Inside who knew; to get in an entering wedge and break down this system. It was then decided to secure the testimony Of several weighers by promising them immunity and reten- tion in the service.
 "It was not a question of choice be- tween haviS-g all honest men in the gov ernmen~ service and keeping four men admittedly dishonest in the service, but the choice was between keeping four dis honest men in the service where they could be easily watched or allowing a great many dishonest men to remain in the service and have them and all the corrupt merchants who have bribed them escape punihsment at the hands of the criminal law. The administration decided on the former course and it's decision was based upon the highest motives.
 Tt is deemed only just to the admin istration that the public should have this statement when it reads Judge Holts opinion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-28
IRON CONDITIONS
 REPORTED GOOD Railroads Show Intentions of
 Liberal Buying QUARTERLY STEEL REPORT Lack of thrilled Orders Is Due to Caution Rather Than Lack of De- mand for SteeI-Pig Iron
 Movement Is Still Strong.
QUARTERLY STEEL REPORT

Cleveland. O., October 27.-(Special.)- The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will say:
 Railroads have given further evidences of intention to buy literally and it is now estimated that 40.00O cars are under negotiation. including 10000 for the Penn- sylvania.
 Other evidences of prosperity have not been lacking during the past week, but the weakness of the old material mar ket in several centers and the difficulty that has been experienced in establish ing s15 as the price for No. foundry at Birmingham and the rather exasper- ating competition of brokers, which has kept down the price of basic pig iron in the Pittsburg district, all indicate that the continuance of the conservative or ders of the Steel corporation shown in the report for the quarter ending Sep tember B, the tonnage being smaller than that given in IS quarterly reports of the Steel corporation. while the net earnings for the past quarter have been exceeded in only four quarterly reports In the corporations history
 The comparativey small tonnage of un-
 
 filled oroers for the last quarter is due to the extremely cautious policy pursued this year in making contracts which in former years amount to no more than ontion to buy with the privilege of cancelling, if prices declined.
 The leading cast iron pipe interest has purchased so,000 tons of gray forge for western shipment.
 Other important pig iron transactions or the week were 5000 tons of basic to st. Louis melter 10000 tons of basic to the American Steel Foundrys and 18,OOO of low phosphorus to the Standard steel Works, Philadelphia.
 Transatlantic ore freight rates con time their advance, and eastern furnace men are becoming anxious concerning their winter supply.
 Eastern furnaces have bought 5o.Wo tons of ore from one interest On the lakes the ore movement continues heavy and there are not enough vessels to meet the demand.