The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-03-11

nOunceS tnat he is a candidate Tor
the office. Mr.. Rockstad has neId
the Office almost continuously since
the city was set off and he has made
a very tfflcient officer.
Nels Eoel was in the city for a few
days the first of the week visiting
with friends and relatives. Nels
has been working at Cusson in the
machine shop during the past few
months.
Ole Lindgren of the town of
Mason was in the city Tuesday at
tending to matters before the county
court, Mr.. Lindgren is the admin
istrator of the estate OF John Lund,
late of the town of Mason.
W. A. Loveland of Minneapolis,
has been in the city the past few
days looking after matters of bnsi-
ness. Mr.. Loveland says that al
ready inquiries are beginning to
pour into their Office in regard to
Bayfield, county lands and they ex-
pect to do big business the coming
season. Tie company is also getting
things in readiness to ship 10 one
thousand head of sheep which they
will place on their land just west of
the city.
The stores of the city are now get
ing in the spring and summer stocks
and they are getting in more goods
than they did a year ago. Every
body expects that business in Wash
burn the coming summer will be bet
ter than it has for some years past,
And now that Stephenson has
been elected TO the senate for an
other term it is expected that the
mem bers of the legislature will get
down to business. 1t was a long
drawn out fight and caused many
hard feelings among the members.
George Jamerson left the first of
the week for Northern Minnesota
where he expects to work during
the summer.
The loggers in this vicinity are
the best of the present
weather conditions and are getting
their logs out in large mum bers.
The weather during the past two or
three weeks has been very satisfact-
DRY, there being plenty of snow with
the weather not too severe. The log
gers have taken advantage of it and
have been making up for lost time.
Some of the loggers have about
finished their winters cut and will
be breaking camp in few days.
Others will log as long as the snow
remains on the ground.
Miss Smith of Iron River, visited
in the city over Sunday with her
sister Miss Jessie N. Smith.
Misses Lillian Arseneau and Mary
Garberg visited with friends at Ash
aud last Sunday evening.
FOR SALE:-Dry Hardwo ID.
Call on G.. A. Bruness. New Phone.
F. r. Preston, formerly of this
city, but now located at Minnea polls
has just issued some very attractive
advertising matter, calling attention
to his Bayfield, County lands. 1t
ought to land some new settlers.
Max Helmer, of Iron River, visit
ed at the Ungrodt residence the
first of the week. Mr.. Helmer has
been laid up with rheumatism dur
ing the past month. He expects to
no south for a month or more.
Read the address of VIM. Lam
araint. Supervisor of Assessment,
which was delivered at Madison last
week. 1t is published in full in this
issue.
Former Judge Tripp of Iron r yer
was ia the city the first Of the week
On business connected with setting
off of the town of Iron River and
creating a new town. 1t is proposed
that the new town shall contain one
township viz. Town
ship 4S, Range 8.
Subscribers of the Bayfield, Go.
Telephone company may obtain the
daily forecasts and special warnings
Of the wea' her Bureau of the United
States Department of agriculture
from central after II a. m. These
forecasts usually cover the 36-hour
period ending at 8 p. m. of the
day.