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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Herring CASE AGAIN
Heard Before the Supreme
Court Last Saturday.
Company Appeals.

The $50, 1000 damage case of
r. A. Herring against the Du-
pont Powder company is still
before the courts. This time
an appeal was taken to the
Supreme court by the com
pany, who sought to have the
decision of the lower court
reversed. It will be remem-
bered that at the last trial
which was had in this city
a verdict was rendered by the
jury giving the plaintiff Mr..
Herring a Judgment for 81, 500.
This was set aside by the
court and a new trial of the
case was ordered. The com
pany appealed from this
decision. In the event that
the decision of the lower court
is sustained another trial of
the case will be had. The
case has received consider
able attention on account of
the large amount of the dam
age asked.
A. W. Mcleod of this city
represented the Dynamite
company and Attorneys AL
word and Sanborn appeared
for the plaintiff.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
To Hold Mass Meeting

A mass meeting will be held at
the Norwegian Lutheran church
next Monday evening. at which
time the question of starting cam
paign to purify the theatres will be
begun. A meeting was held at the
church parlors on Tuesday evening
and there was very much enthusi-
asm ever the work which is to be
started. Those present at the meet
ing believed that there was too
much of the "blood and thunder"
pictures being run at the theatres
and a movement will be made to
have this changed and different
class of pictures run. The move
ment will be started in a peaceful
manner and the theatre managers
will first be interested in the plan,
and if this fails the matter will be
taken up with the council. It is be-
lieved that the show attendance
would be just as large if education
al and clean comedy pictures were
run, instead OF the sort that have
been run in the past.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
In the Newspaper Business.

Frank W. Downs has become an
interes ted member of the Wasbburn
Printing Company, having pur-
chased large block of the stock
during the past week. At meet
ing of the stockholders of the COM
pany held on Monday evening Mr..
Downs was elected as one of the
directors of the company in place OF
George E. Plant, resigned. add at a
meeting of the Board of Directors
the same evening Mr.. Downs was
elected to the office of treasurer, a
position held by Mr.. Plant during
the past six months. 1t is Mr..
Downs intention to become actively
connected with The Times, and he
will give the paper a good deal of his
attention in business way, and also
assist in the editing. it is the
intention of the management to
make the paper one that merit the
patronage of the public. giving them
all of the news while it is news.
Questions of public interest will be
dealt with in fair manner, without
favor to any person or faction. We
hope TO merit a continue ton OF
the patronage of our old customers
md to add many new ones.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Raise Grapes for Wines

G. Frank Beleznay, representa- 6
the James W. Company of Ashland
was in attendance at the meeting of
the Washburn Horticultural society
held at the Commercial Club rooms
Monday evening, and was a very
attentive listener to the remarks on
fruit growing. Mr.. Beleznay is en-
gagged in the work of colonizing
lands for the Good company and is
meeting with considerable success.
Recently he sold nine forties of land
jnst west of the city to twelve
families Of Hungarians who will
move here in the spring from Penn
sylvania and will go upon their
lands and improve the same. They
will all erect homes and will begin
the work of clearing in the spring.
The land is located in section
16.48-5 and faces the dynamite
plant. Ihe people ouylng The iand
expect to raise grapes for fine wines
and they are SO sure that they can
make success of it that thev will
go into business on very large
scale. The people buying the land
are all former residents of northern
Hungaria where they say the
climate is about the same as this re-
gion. Some of the finest wine grapes
can be raised there ano the people
coming here believ that they can
be duplicated in this country. They
have selected land that lays we'll to-
ward the south and they believe that
they will have no trouble in ripen-
ing their fruit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

The following account of the death
of Ralph Moberg which occurred at
Hayward last week is taken from a
Hayward paper:
The saddest accidental death that
ever occurred iii this village resulted
in the death of Ralph Monday
night. Sometime after supper he
said that he would take pair of
shoes over to town to get fixed. Just
as he was ready to start the logging
train pulled by the house and he
made up his mind to board the train
and ride around to town. He did
not return and his young wife who
had worried good deal over his alb
scence during the night went to
the window as soon as she arose
and looked out. She saw cap op-
posite the house and thought it
looked like her hus stands. She sent
her brother-in-law, Gilbert, to in
vestigate. He soon returned with
the sad intelligence that Ralph s
dead body was lying by the rail-
road track.
It is evident that he had tried to
board the logging train and bad got
caught in some way as his body was
dragged nearly 400 feet. One arm
was nearly severed and his skull was
badly fractured. He was no doubt
INSTANTLY killed.
Ralph was an ambitious, manly,
and courageous young man and
possessed an exceptionally bright
intellect. Good natured aud upright
in his every way, modified by a con-
stant desire to acquire himself well
in the sight of all. drew around him
large circle OF fri" nds who unite
with the sorrowing relatives in this
their sad hour of bereavement.
Ralph was married to Miss Alma
Hoff on the 22nd of last October.
since which time they had lived with
Ralph's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Moberg, but had furniture ordered
and house rented and were to
begin housekeeping in a few days.
Hayward Republican.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

settlers, the prices ranging from
$15 to $25 per acre in 40 acre
tracts. The company will also
build good house and barn and
clear five acres of ground SO that
it will be ready to plant, and for
this they will charge another
81; 900, the same to be paid in
monthly or yearly payments.
This gives the settler a start and
it is figured out that he will have
no trouble in making a good
living after he once goes on the
land. A large part of the land
that is being offered for sale is
considered good land and it will
not be very long before the north
ern part of the county is convert
ed into great farming region.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

A great many complaints are be-
ing entered this spring on the con-
dition of the road down near the box
factory and farmers coming to town
say that it is almost impossible
to get across now with team, the
snow having all melted off. They
say that the condition during the
spring and summer is equally as bad
and they think that the city should
do something toward changing the
route of the road. During wet
weather they say that it is almost
impossible to get by, especially il
one mas load, and that the road
should be changed to a different To-
cation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
An0ther Lecture

Rev. W. Beaudette is making
arrangements with Dean Schmit oi
of Rice Lake to have him here
for a lecture some time be-
fore the end of Lent. Dean
Schmit lectured here last De
cember to fair sized audience on
his impressions of his European trip
and every one present was unstint-
ed in his praise and appreciation OF
the interesting and instructive talk
many moreover, expressed the de-
sire of hearing him again. The
definite date will be announced lat
er.
The subject of the lecture on this
occasion will be "The Passion Play
of Oberammergan.
w. A. Beaudette
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Baseball Meeting

There will be a meeting at the
Com mercial Club this evening
which will be for the purpose
of organizing a base ball team
for this city during the coming
summer. All enthusiasts and
others are requested to attend
the meeting. If we want a good
ball team next season it is well
to get an early start and it is for
this reason that the meeting has
been called. Tonight!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
WATER WORKS CASE
Re-Hearing to be Had at
Madison Saturday
Water Works Company not
Satisfied With Decision
of Commission.

A re-hearing in the Washburn
Water Works case will be had
at Madison on Saturday of this
week before the Wisconsin Rail-
way Commission. The water
works company petitioned the
Commission for re-hearing on
the grounds that it's side of the
the case had not been presented
fully owing to the fact that w.
G. Maxcy, president of the COM
pany was unable to be present
at the first hearing. The petit
tion was granted by the company
and a review of the case will
now be had at Madison.
1t will be remem bered that
the city council petitioned the
Com mission for a physical valu-
alton of the plant and the pri-
vilege of allowing the consumers
meters put in by the company,
Tn the first decision a valuation
was placed upon the plant,
considerably below that given by
the company and the company
was ordered to put in water
meters before August 1st, 1911.
City Attorney John Walsh will
represent the city of Washburn
in the case, and Attorney e. M.
Smart of Merrill and w. G..
Maxcy, president of the COM
pany, willlook after the interests
of the Washburn Water Works
company. sM
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
SOMETHING DOING?
WELL | GUESS!
$4,000 for Fishing Rights
of Cranberry River.
That's What it Amounts to
and People are Taking
to it Like Ducks
to Water.

$4,000 for tine fishing rights
of the Cranberry River in Bay
field County-hard to believe,
isn't it, but then it's a fact never
the-less. But then there is to
be a small plot of ground thrown
in and the people buying will
have the pleasures of big club
house which is to be erected
The above will likely make some
our pessimistic people wake up
and realize that something is do
ing in this northern region and
they will wonder why they have
taken so long to realize that there
was more truth than poetry in
what we said some years ago to
the effect that the land values in
Bayfield, county would surprise
some of them before very many
years.
The M. J. Lamberton Comp
any of Minneapolis, selling
agents for a company of Mime
apolis and Duluth capitalists who
last year purchased the Wiscon-
sin Lumber & Cattle company
holdings, known as the Gran
berry lands, have their plans all
mapped out as to what they in
tend to do with the %, 900 acres
of land which they iaow 0 Ssr. end
from the way they are disposing
Of their holdings it begins to
look as if thev had matters sized
up about right.
The company have laid out the
lands along the river into 1000
lots, each parcel of land fronting
on the stream, and these they are
selling at the rate OF $50 per lot.
It is said that 800 of these lots
have already been sold and that
there is a good demand for the
balance. The company propose
to erect a $1,000 club house at
the mouth Of the the river down
near the village of Herbster, and
each person buying a lot will be
entitled to membership in the
club. which will control the fish
ing rights on the stream.
The company, it is said, have
secured motion pictures of the
scenes along the stream, and
these are shown to prospective
buyers at their Offices in Mime
apolis. And it isn't taking them
long to convince the people what
an id cal thing it will be. The
scenes along the Cranberry
are ideal, and as for fishing the
river is hard to beat. Washburn
fishermen know that much about
the stream, and when the city
people see the big strings of fish
and the way that fishing is done
they can't resist buying.
But this isn't all that the
company is doing. The bal.
ance of the lands will be sold to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris are
the happy parents of a baby girl
born to them Monday evening.
Tim Kearns came home from Iron
River the latter part of last week
and he has been laid up part of
the timeSon account OF a very sore
foot caused by a buniOn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

T. G. Oscar has been visiting with
relatives and friends in the city dur
ing the past week.
Gilbert Olson is having the interi-
or of his store building newly paper
ed and painted.
H. H. Peavey left yesterday after.
noon for Redwood Falls, MINI.
where he will remain for the bal
ance of the week looking after
matters of business and visiting
with friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Washburn and Bayfield, Fruit
Growers to Ship That Way
Refrigerator Car Service to
be Used Next Season
by Strawberry
Growers

Strawberries by the Car
Load from the Washburn-Bay-
field fruit district is what is
planned for the next season ac-
cOrding TO fruit growers who
were present at the meeting of
the Wasbburn Horticultural So
ciety held at the Commercial
Club rooms on Monday evening.
The crop is getting so large that
the refrigerator car service will
have to be used in order to
handle the immense shipments
that will go to Chicago, Milwau-
kee, the Twin Cities and Head
of the Lake points. The demand
for Washburn-Bayfield grown
fruit has been so heavy during
the past couple of seasons that
a large number have gone into
the business heavily, but it will
be a long time yet before the
people desirous of getting our
fruit can be supplied from this
region.
These were facts brought out
at the meeting held Monday,
and there was not one present
that would dispute the facts.
The meeting was the most en-
thusiastic gathering that has
ever been held in the city and
the boost that Bayfield, county
fruit farming was given is bound
to result in much good.
Harvey Nourse, of Bayfield,,
who has been engaged in the
fruit business for the past few
years, was the principal speak
er of the evening and his re-
marks along the line of straw
berry culture were very in
teresting and helpful. He be.
gan his remarks with the clear
ing of land preparatory to pre-
parlng the same for fruit and
carried the strawberry from the
planting time until the crops
had been picked. He said that
there was no business, that was
more interesting and profitable
than the strawberry business
unless it was the orchard busi-
ness, and he stated this country
was fast coming to this.
Mr.. Nourse, was followed by
Mr.. Voldmier of Bayfield,, presi-
dent of the Bayfield, Ho1 ticul-
tural society: who talked about
handling the strawberries after
picking. and the shipments.
He said that the Washburn and
Bayfield, people should get to-
gether so that the markets could
be watched and in this way the
highest market prices could be
obtained. His talk was very in
teresting and helpful to those
now engaged in the business.
A general discussion followed
by the mbers of the society,
good many taking part. The
work that the society is doing
has accomplished more toward
Encouraging fruit business in
bayfield, countv than anything
else that has ever been attempt
ed.
The next meeting will be held
at the club rooms M Monday even
ing March 18th, when the potato
question will be taken up by the
farmers and some good potato
will be adopted as the Washburn
potato. All farmers and others
interested in the work of the So
ciety are invited to attend thes e
meetings.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Value of Good Roads

When the people can be made to
understand that it actually costs
more in time and money to travel
over poor road than it does to
travel over a good one, they will be
less inclined to begrudge the ex-
pense of good roads, and what is
more important still. will be anxious
to put the business of road making
into the hands OF intelligent men
who understand the business, Poor
roads are the expensive things that
curse county district.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

Miss Elizabeth Cooklar arrived in
the city last Saturday from Couer-
d'Alene, Idaho. having been called
home on account of the death of her
brother Stancelnus. The funeral OF
Mr., Cooklar was held at the Catho-
lie church Monday morning. the
burial was at the Catholic cemetary.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
WaShburn Not so Slow

The city of Washburn is in Bay
field county and if it's citizens con.
tinue as they have begun it will ais Q
be on the map horticulturally. A
local society was organized Decem-
Der 27 with 53 charter members and
much enthusiasm. The secretary
Mr.. Geo. F. Morgan, represented
this, our youngest child, at the con-
vention. = Wis. Horticulturist
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert MelOche Monday,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday evening,
starting at 7:30 clock with English
song service which will be followed
by the sermon in the Norwegian
language at 8 o'clock.
The Young Peoples society will
meet next Wednesday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Hovind on west
Pine street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

The regular monthly meeting OF
the school board was held at the
Office of secretary Axelberg Monday
Alive Erickson returned the latter
part of last week from Virginia,
Mimi. where he has been working
this winter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-02

Frank stiansen has been laid
up during the past week on account
of an injury to his foot caused by
stepping on rusty nail.
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Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
WANTS ID TERMINATE
 LEASE OF JOHNSON
w. E. Harrison and Go, Case Taken Up in District Court
 in Tucson

The case Of ". E. Harrison & Co. against Oscar Johnson, proprietor Of the Turf saloon, is being heard at Tucson this week. having been trans ferred to the district court at Tucson. A number Of Bisbee people interested in t-e case are iu Tucson b attend the hearing Of the case
 It is an action brought by W E. Harrison & Co. wholesale liquor deal CTS at Bisbee. against Johnson to ter minate lease given by the former to the latter for the premises occupied by the Turf saloon.
 Originally the Hanson company leased the premises from James and Maggie Letson and iu turn sublet them 10 Johnson. with the proviso that he should purchase all malt liquors from them. The rent was to be paid into the Bank Of Bisbee The de fendant alleges that he secured a reduction in the rent from s2O0 to s150 and always paid the rent to the Let sons.
 The plaintif alleges that he has vio- lated the lease by purchasing his malt liquors elsewhere and asked that the lease be terminated.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
CHARGES MILLIONAIRE
 HUSBAND WITH INSANITY

WASHINGTON. June 23;-The lu- macy proceedings instituted some time ago by Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutch ins against her millionaire husband, Stilson Hutchins. have been quashed by Justice Ashley M. Gould in equity court. The application of Mrs. Hutch ins to have a receiver appointed to manage the estate Of her husband, valued at s2,00a. 900, also was denied.
 Mrs. Hutchins based lunscy pro ~eedings on cores spondence which she lad with the trustee of her husband s state. in which the trustee admits Ioubts Of the sanity Of Mir. Hrtchirs
 MT. and Mira. Hutchins are now at ,arraRansett MT Hutchins in early years was known in the nersrsner cid. having founded the Dubuque flaJ Herald. the St. Louis Times and be Washington Post
Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
5. I. M'GRAIH LOST ON
 DESERT NEAR PHOENIX
BiSbee Man Believed to Have Been Killed Disappears
 from Brother

$. T. McGratn. who left Bisbee last week accompanied by his brother. J W. McGrsth, enroute to the Salt River valley near Phoenix. has dis appeared and up to yesterday he had not been located
 The McGrath brother left here last week on a prospecting trip driving overland in a team and wag- on, intending to settle in the Salt River valley section At Five Points where they had camped. one Of the,r horses got away and s. T. McGrath went m the direction of Tempe looking for the strayed animal.
 His brother. J. w expected his brother to return to camp Tuesday evening. but nothing had been seen or heard of the missing brother yes terday. J. W. McGrath succeeded in finding the missing animal near Phoenix "Wednesday. He fears that his brother was thrown from the animal he was riding when be left camp and killed. though no news has been heard of any such acci- dent.
 The McGroth brothers were miners in Bishee They were witnesses in| a Los Angeles dynamiting case about six months ago. going to that city 10 testify and then returning t0I Bisbee. They have no relatives .r Bisbee so far as known.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
TOVREA iS SAYING
 LITTLE ABOUT J0B.
f He Is Candidate for Sheriff He Is Not COnfeSSing
 To the Press

If the political bee. genus shriev2,ty, is buzzing about the bonnet of F. A. Tovrea, said bee has a noise muller and smoke consumer attachment. 70 say nothing of low lights and soft pedal music But as the old saying,
 faint heart never vOn fair lady" does not apply when one IS cOurting a political plum, the language Of mum may be something taat it does not seem.
 4 Tucson reporter Cueried the Bis bee butcher on his intentions" con corning the Cochise shTievaity but got nothing more than an impression, which is giveP in the following from the Star:
 Here to attend a case i1 court transferred from COchise county 70 Tina county for trial is E. A. Tovrea. well known in the southwest and es- reciallr ln C0chise county as a cattle aan and a successful business man iif inc meat business in Loe ell. his home. and in Pisbee. He is not unknown in noiitics. for he was delegate 10 the constitutional convention at Phoenix Just at this tine he is prominently mentioned as candidate for sheriff of Cochise county in the first state hood election, and his friends are In-
Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
Greener Wil Recover

Jack Greener, the miner who was injured by a Caye-in at the. Car shaft of the Copper Queen Mining com pany yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, was not as seriously injured as was at first thought. Following the acci- dent he was taken 10 the Copper Queen hospital. but later in the day he was taken 10 his own home. where it was reported yesterday afternoon that he was doing well.
 It was reported on the streets that Greener had died of his injuries hut this proved untrue and the report probably arose from a confusion re sulting from the death Of Ranteyia al the Oliver shaft later in the day.
 Greener was at work down in the mine al the time Of the accident and the cave-in resu ted when a brace was knocked from under tiubers which held up some old ecbs. The dis7lace- ment of the brace precipit9ted ahO7- five tons Of earth and small rock uuon Greener. nearly covering him. The most serious injury he sustained was a cut on the head.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-24
FAUST IS ARRAIGNED
 OA LIQUOR CHARGE
Collector of Second Hand Goods Said to Have
 Sold Wines

Benjamin Franklin Faust, a col lector of secondhand goods, was ar raigned before Judge Owen Murphy yesterday afternoon on the charge Q. selling liquor without having a license. He entered a plea of not guilty and the case will be heard later
 Faust was arrested by Officer Will White al the request or Officer Hall of Lowell. where the alleged of fense is said b have taken place
 Faust buys anything that is sec ond-handed and is quite a local character. The specific charge against him is that he bought wine and then exchanged it to Mexicans for secondhand articles of a money value