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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
What is the Reason

1t has always been puzzle IT,
good many of US to see the
reason for laying the cement
walks so much higher than they
really aught to be. Since the
first walks were laid large a.
mount Of abutting property has
been spoiled because the walks
have been laid too high and it is
about time that this system was
changed and the walks laid
down where they ought to be.
If there was any good reason
that could be offered why the
walks should be laid after this
fashion then all we'll and good.
but so far as we can learn there
is no reason whatever, except
that it seems to be the idea OF
those who have charge of the
work. Property owners have
continually kicked against this
method claiming that it is cost
ing the city additional for filling
and was injuring the property
and in one or two instances they
have ignored the grade as given
by the city engineer and have
put the walks where they
thought they ought to be.
In cases where the lots are
exceptionally low there is a rea-
son for having the walks high,
but where both sides of the
street are on about the same
level we can see no reason why
| the walks on both sides Of the
street should be laid higher than
the abutting property.
Why not change from the old
system and put the walks down
where they Ought to be. 1t will
save the city and property own.
ers a good deal of expense and
in our opinion will look just as
well, if not better than the
present system.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
MONEY IN BERRIES
Washburn Growers Get Big
Returns
Land Yielded over $400 to the
Acre in Berries With
a Fair Yield

That there is big money in grow
ing strawberries on the land in the
Washburn district has been demon
strated more clearly than ever by
the crop which has just been mar
keted, and while the yield was only
a fair one, yet the growers will re-
alize between $500 and $3.50 an acre
from the land planted to the fruit
Returns from the crop are just now
being received and the results are
most satisfactory to the growers.
During the season just closed near
ly 5000 crates of berries were taken
from the land near here and there
was not one crate but what brought
good prices. The Washburn Fruit
Growers Association handled 1865
crates and the returns on these will
dVCId2C cpl 90 CTdCC. IIOSC SOlu
locally will bring equally as much
and taking the above figure as basis
it can be figured out just what the
land produced. H. P. Larson un-
doubtedly had as heavy yield as
anyone, marketing 27O crates off
three fourths of an acre, or his patch
would average 1856 to the acre. E.
C. Stevens took $50 crates from his
patch of ga acres and w. II.
Irish marketed 3S1 crates from the
same amount of ground, besides the
amount furnished pickers and used at
home The Oscar farm picked 201
crates from 3-4 of an acre and others
did equally as veil.
So well satisfied are the growers
with the returns that they will set
out much more land to the fruit next
year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
TOUR OF INSPECTION
Gov. McGovern, and Party
Visit State Hatchery
at Salmo.
Governor Francis E. McGovern,

Governor Francis E. McGovern,
Ex-Governor James .. Davidson,
Jabe Afford, President of the state
fish commission, James Nevin, State
Superintendent of fisheries, former
Commissioner Calvin, f. E. Doty of
the Civil Service Commission, and
Commissioners Burns of Lacrosse,
A. L. Osborne Of Oshkosh, and
Walters of Appleton, were at Salmo
last Thursday where they spent the
day in inspecting the state fish
hatchery. The trip to the different
fish hatcheries is more in the nature
of an outing for the members of the
party, but business is also combined
with pleasure. Before returning to
Madison the party will visit the other
fish hatcheries in the state.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Odd Fellows of North Wis
consin to Have Big Time.
Will Meet on Madeline Island
August 9th for a
Big Picnic

The Odd Fellows of Duluth,
Superior, Ashland, Washburn and
Bay field are going to join together in
big picnic to be held on Madeline
Island August 9th and it is expected
that it will be one the biggest pic
MICS that has ever been held in the
history of the order. The picnic is
being arranged by the lodges of Du-
luth and Superior and the members
of the other lodges and their friends
are to be invited to attend. The
trip from Duluth will be made on the
Steamer Eaton of the Booth line,
leaving Superior at nine O'Clock on
the evening of August the 8th and
Duluth half hour latter. The boat
will be on the Lake the greater part
cf the night, touching at Bayfield, al
about six o clock in the morning pro-
ceeding from there to Washburn and
Ashland and then returning to Made
line Island. During the day
there will be a program of sports
which is being arranged for and after
pleasant day the picnickers will
start for their homes. 1t is expected
that the attendance from the above
mentioned places will be large.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Subjects in the Mission Tent

In the Scandinavian language:
Tonight at p. m. The Armenian
massacre, the downfall ofTurkey and
the battle of Armageddon. Friday
s p. M. Our age of inventions as
seen by the prophet $500 years ago.
Sunday p. m. Whole hearted or
half hearted Christians. Sunday 8
p. m. Is there a personal devil-if
so, who made him and whyF Tues
day p. m. Questions answered: -
Why did God permit Sin? Who
was Gains wife? etc. Wednesday
8 p. m. War in Heaven. Mon
day p. m. English services. Sub
ject-"A hard nut for infdels to
crack. Stereoptican views tonight,
Sunday and Wednesday. All are
cordially Invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
ANOTHER BIG DEAL
$50. 900 Land Deal Said to
be Pending.
Minneapolis and Milwaukee
Parties Negotiating for
Fruit Lands.

Another big slice of Bayfield, Coun-
ty Fruit lands is liable to change
hands within the next ten days or SO
for deal is said to be now pending
whereby Minneapolis and Milwaukee
parties are negotiatiating for the pur-
chase of tract of little more than
a thousand acres. The consideration
asked is said to be $50, 100000 or
$4,000 per acre. The land under
consideration is located on the Sioux
River Heights about four miles back
of Washburn and is said to be ideal
fruit land. If the deal goes through,
and there seems to be very little
likelihood that it will not, portion OF
the holdings will be improved. 1t is
the opinion of those who are negotia-
ting for the purchase of the land,
that the price will triple within the
next three years, and there seems to
be little doubt but what they are
about right in their opinion.
Fruit men from all parts of the
country are now turning their atten-
ton toward Bayfield, county and this
district will within a few years be
known as the fruit district of the
middle west.
A prominent commission man OF
Minneapolis, who owns over three
hundred acres ofland in the western
fruit valley, remarked that the Bay
field county fruit lands would in the
near future double the present value
of the western land. 1t is the opini-
on of many that within two or three
years it will not be question OF
trying to interest people in this dis
trict but it will be question of who
can get here first, and they seem to
be about right.
Land values on the Peninsula are
continually advancing and the buying
is active.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
FARMERS TO MEET
At Experimental Farm Near
Ashland Friday
Meeting Will Be Addressed
by Prominent Wisconsin
Educators

A Farmers Meeting will be
held on the State Experimental
Farm at Ashland, Wis. on Ellis
Ave. on Friday, July 28th, at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. Talks
on the growing. improvement
and breeding of Farm Crops will
be given and illustrated by
means of the experimental work
in progress at the Farm. Simi-
lar talks will be given on Soil
Management, Drainage and allied
topics. by some member of the
Soils Department of the State
University-these talks also to
be illustrated by means of the
experimental work in progress
at the Farm. Other topics, such
as the questions of Farm Man
agement. Crop Adaptation, Era.
dlcation of Noxious Weeds and
other subjects of interest to
farmers in this section of the
country will be taken up and
discussed in a practical way by
trained specialists.
Farmers with their wives aid
families are cordially invited tc
attend this meeting and see
what the Experiment Station is
doing for the improvement ol
agricultural conditions in North.
ern Wisconsin. Other people
not engaged in farming, but who
are directly or indirectly inter.
ested, are cordially invited to at
tend and take part in the dis
cussions and demonstrations al
the meeting.
A hearty invitation to attend
is extended to all.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Could Not Play

The Washburn Base Bal
team went to Spooner last Sun.
day where they were scheduled
to play a game with the fast
team from that city. On ac'
count of rain the game could
not be played, but the manage.
ment of the Spooner team com.
PEELED the boys to play four inn
ings of a game in a heavy rain
in order to get their expenses.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Lake. Continue to Rise

Lake Superior continues to
rize, but it is still far below the
normal level. It is nearly half a
foot higher than it was month
ago, but is over foot below the
normal level of the past ten
years. In 1879, the Lake was
two inches lower than it is now,
but with that exception. the lake
was lower in June this year,
than it has been in any previous
June. The same conditions pre-
vail in the other lakes. For in
stance, Lakes Michigan and
Huron are three and two thirds
feet lower than than they have
been since June 1896. All of
the lakes will rize from one TO
three inches during July.-Ash-
land Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
For Sale

Boyd residence situated on three
lots covering l50x150 feet: apple
orchards, cherries. and mammoth
Balm Gilead shade trees, interspers
ed with natures deformed mountain
ash; nice lawn; barn, hencoop. ice
house and out houses; house mod
ern in all respects. For particulars
inquire of Chas. d. Boyd Wash.
burn, Wis. or McCloud, & Pieerlee,
Ashland. Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Cooke to Preach

Rev. j. E. Cooke of Ashland, for
merly pastor of the Methodist church
in this city, will occupy the pulpit at
the church here next Sunday morn
ing and evening. Rev. Chatterson
will exchange pulpits with Rev.
Cooke.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Application For Meeting

Nels M. Oscar, secretary OF
the Commercial Club, has made
application to the state Univer-
sity for a Farmer 5 Institute tc
be held in this city three days
during next winter. Those in-
stitutes are big help to the
farmers and should be largely
attended.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27

Miss Mable Myher of Spooner has
been visiting in the city during the
past week at the Summerfeld home.
H. Fl. Peavey's auto broke down
last Saturday out in front of the
Corning grocery store when the
hind axel snapped eff. The machine
had to be towed to the garage.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Teachers Eek aminations

First and second grade subjects
were given in three places at the
spring examinations and will not be
offered at this time. Third grade
subjects only will be given.
Washburn, Pioneer building, Aug
ust 9 and 10.
Iron River, August l / and 12.
Paper and ink will be furnished.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27

Tom Moore was down from Bay
field Sunday visiting with his family.
Mr.. Moore has a contract for clear
twenty-five acres of land for VIM.
Knight and he says that he is pro-
crossing nicely with the work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
- so Meeting a. Ashland

The annual meeting of the State
Liquor Dealers Association will be in
session at Ashland the last three days
of this week. A large number of
delegates from all parts of the state
are in attendance at the meeting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27

State Senator A. w. SanbGrn Of
Ashland transacted business in the
city Tuesday.
The J. R. Mitchell building on
Bayfield, street is being treated to a
new coat of paint.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
Took the Examination

Herman Lovedahl, Edwin Hanson
and Theodore Rude were at Ashland
last Thursday where they took the
BARRIERS examination before the State
BARRIERS Board. They are desirous
of securing licenses to work at the
trade in this state. Many Others
from other points took the examina-
ton at Ashland last Thursday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27
To Have Potato Warehouse

Iron River is to have a new potato
warehouse, enough stock having al
ready been sold by the Farmers
Produce Exchange of Iron River to
insure the carrying out of the plans of
the organization. The Exchange
will incorporate under the laws of
this state and the stockholders are to
be made up exclusively of farmers
who are potato growers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27

Mss Jennie Anderson and NJ IS
Nay me Osberg of Chicago are visit
ing in the city this week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Oden Nelson
and Geo. Anderson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-07-27

There is no concern like the Bay
City Knitting Co. represented by
Mrs. Martha Erick IN. Save your
orders for stockings and underwear
for her if you want the best.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
New Mexico.

The weeks operation at Deadwood
mines, Mogollon, resulted in fifty sacks
of concentrates from 255 tons of ore
treated.
High grade ore is being sacked from
the development on the third level at
the Enterprise, Mogollon. A winze is
being sunk below the fifth level.
The east and west drifts from the
cross-cut tunnel, Mogollon mines, have
now been advanced over 800 feet in
ore. Sinking below the level is now
in progress.
The Maud O., Mogollon, long idle,
is reported to have changed hands, ana
that the new owners, a New York
syndicate, will reopen the plant and
will employ large force of men.
The Savanna Copper Company of
Silver City, which for the past year
has been prospecting extensively by
churn drilling, is meeting with the
most satisfactory results. Especially
has this been true in the vicinity or
the Copper King property. One hola
shows 1876 feet Of sulphide ore, aver
againg 5B per cent copper, and indi-
Gates very large body of god ore, i'm
proving with depth
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18

pied with inflammatory rheumatism
and stricken with dropsy. not able to
move even with crutches. Such was
my condition when l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. Folks in Han
ford know how bad OF l was and I
must give Doan's Kidney Pills full
credit for my wonderful recovery"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. z.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
MILD, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

So many of the Ills of women are due
to habitual constipation, probably be-
cause of their false modesty on tho sub
ject. that their attention cannot be too
strongly called to the Importance of keep
Ing the bowels open. 1t IS always impor-
tant to do that, regardless of the sex. but
1t is especially important in women.
From the time the girl begins to men
struate until menstruation ceases she has
always vastly better prospects OF coming
through healthy IT, she watches her bowel
movements II you find yourself consti-
pated. with bad breath. pimply complex
Ion, headaches. belching gas and other
symptoms of Indigestion and constipation,
take small dose Of DR.. Caldwelps Syrup
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
BROUGHT the Tears,

An unusual incident marked a re-
cent fire in New York. The fire
started IN the cellar of five story
tenement and before it was extin-
guished the IS families in the building
and all the firemen were weeping cop
iously from inflamed eyes In the Gel
lar many bags of onions had been
stored. The chief fireman allowed the
tenants to remain in the building, as
suring them that the fire was con-
fined to the cellar. They did not stay,
however. when the onions had got
we'll af1re.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
OATS-25e Blu. Per Acre

That is the sworn to yield of Theodore
Harmes, Lewis CO., Wash, had from
Salzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats
and won handsome so acre farm. Other
big yields are l4l bus. ll9 bus. lO3 bus,
etc, had by farmers scattered throughout
the U. S.
Salzer's Pedigree Barley. Flax. Corn,
Oats, Wheat, Potatoes. Grasses and Clov-
ers are famous the world over for their
purity and tremendous Welding qualities.
We are easily the largest growers of farm
seeds in the world
Our catalog bristling with seed truths
and receive 10 packages of farm seed nov,
elites and rarlties, including above mar
velous oats, together with big catalog.
John A. Salzer Seed Co, ls2 South sth ST.,
La Crosse, Wis.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18

Pepsin. 1t is a womans favorite laxa-
tive. You will fnd that you can do away
with salts. strong cathartics. etc, which
are entirely unsuited to woman's require
ments.
Mrs Katherine Haberstroh of McKees
Rocks. Pa, and Mrs. A. L. Herrick of
Wheeler. Mich. who was almost para
lyzed In her stomach and bowels, are now
cured by the use of this remedy. A free
sample bottle can be obtained by address,
ing DR.. Caldwell and after you are con-
vinced of Its merits buy 1t of your drug
gist at fifty cents and one dollar a bottle.
For the free sample address DR.. W. B.
Caldwell. 2Ol Caldwell building, Monu-
cello, Ill
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City.-Wheat-May, S55s q
SEC bid; July, S3A @S3Ac sellers.
Corn-May, 47@47isc; July 47A &c
bid.
Cash wheat unchanged No. 2 hard,
s7@97c; No. 8, S5d94c; No. 2 red,
93M95c; No. 3, S2@S4c.
Corn-Unchanged No. mixed, 43A
@43hc: No. 3, 421ac; No. 2, white,
43k 943Ac; No. 8, 4215 643c.
Oats-Unchanged; No. 2, white, 81 q
33c No mixed, 31932c.
Rye, No. 2, 72@79c.
Hay-Steady to SOC higher. Choice
Timothy, $13.5O614.0o; choice prairie,
S12O0@12.25
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
South Dakota,

Charles Larson of Rockford is open.
ing graphite bed near that place that
Is attracting some attention.
The Golden Reward Consolidated
Mining Company has made frequent
strikes of small bodies OF rich ore in
its Bald Mountain workings, near
Lead.
In the same mining district, just
above Terry, the Mogul Mining Com
pany recently encountered rich ore in
the old Carstree. workings, where a
tunnel is being driven.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
Coffee and Sugar.

New York-Coffee futures closed
steady at net decline of 10 to "a
points. March, 1920: April, 1923:
May, 1925; June, 1922; July, 1913;
August, 1910; September, 1903; Oc-
tober, 9.93; November, 9.SS; Decem-
ber, January and February, s.72.
Spot coffee quiet. Rio No 7. 12Ae:
Santos No. 4, 12Ac. Mild coffee dull;
Coedova, 13N@15xe nominal.
Raw sugar firm; Muscovado. -
test, 3.23; centrifugal, s6 test. 3.7s;
molasses sugar, 80 test, i.s8.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18

The House disposed of the resolu-
die on March 81, voting it down a sec
ond time.
Senator Carpenter introduced bill
revising or amending the fee system
in the state engineers office At pres
ent the filing fee for a map or plat
of a ditch, flume, canal or reservoir
is but 81. The work of checking these
maps and plats is technical in charac-
ter. sometimes entailing a survey by
a corps of engineers; and this re-
quires expense, for which there is no
return. The Carpenter bill provides a
system of grading the extent of irri-
cation and power site appropriations
according to their value and of fixing
the fees for the filing of maps and sur
veys accordingly
Gov. Shafroth, assisted by State
Treasurer Roady Kenehan and State
Engineer C. w. Comstock, held a ses-
sion with the Senate committees on
finance and agriculture and irrigation
and the House committee on appro.
priations in his office for the purpose
of including those committees to in
crease the appropriations for Com
stocks office a matter of $2S,OOO for
the biennial period and of passing GER
tain bills which might, in the end, en-
able the engineers office to collect
sufficient fees with which to support
the office.
Another Carpenter bill fixes the sal
ary of state engineer at $4,000 per year
and gives him one deputy at s., 500 per
year and two assistants at $1,000 a
year. Thees men must be both civil
and hydraulic engineers.
A bill providing for inspection to
prevent the importation OF tubercular
cattle in to the state and a bill giving
each county the right to make its own
her laws are before the Legislature.
House bill No. S, by Representative
Allen. providing for the establishment
Of municipal slaughter houses. was
killed.
The Glenwood post., 1911-03-18
Colorado.

Colorado.
Frank Galley, leasing the Jerry John
son, Cripple Greek. sent out ten cars
of milling ore in February.
The Silver Horn mine on Ute Creek,
Idaho Springs. is showing up in good
shape. A good strike has recently been
made.
From the Ell Paso, on Beacon hill.
Cripple Creek, ninety-four cars were
shipped in February, average grade be-
ing $25 ton.
Arrangements are being made for
the development of large amount OF
gypsum which has been discovered
near Montrose.
Fifty-eight cars were shipped from
the Ajax property on Battle mountain,
Cripple Creek, in February. The grade
was about $40 per ton.
w. P. Alkire of Dumont, who holds
a lease on the Seven-Thirty vein,
Georgetown, is sending out regular
shipments of high grade smelling ore.
The showing on the Key West
property on Leavenworth mountain,
Georgetown, continues to improve and
the outlook is bright for the property
shortly.
The Western Investment Company
~t Cripple Creek in February shipped
about 700 tons of smelling ore from
the Victor mine and about $50 tons
from the Empire State lease.
The Snowbird, in Routt county, has
good ore at the surface, and is show
ing some native copper, the same class
of ore that is found in the Penn-Wyom
ing properties at Encampment, Wyo.
thirty miles north.
From the Isabella estate, on Bull
hill, Cripple Creek, thirty-five cars
were shipped from the Lee shaft and
nine cars from the Empire State in
February. Average grade was 500 per
ton.
A strike of importance has been
made in the Rigi group, on Battle
mountain, Cripple Creek Prospecting
has been going on for some time. AS
says, it is said, running as high as
800 per ton have been taken.
Within the past two or three years
dozen prospects in Routt county
have become active shippers, one of
which, the Royal Flush, on the slope
of Hahn's peak. recently shipped car
of ore TO Omaha that netted, SlG6 per
ton.
The Ocean Wave vein, Georgetown
will shortly start shipments of both
smelling and concentrating ore. Drift
ing is under way on a body of ore
that is from twelve to sixteen inches
wide that will carry values of better
than s25 to the ton in gold and silver
A new mining district that may be
come one of the leading mineral sec
tions in Colorado, is being opened M
in Routt county. 1t lies in the north
eastern cornor of Routt county, abou.
forty miles north of Steamboat
Springs, in section known as the
Middle Fork OF the Snake river.
The Elkhorn, Routt county, has a
shaft 365 feet deep, with numerous
drifts, and it is said to have ore in all
its workings. 1t is of such high grade
that 1t is hauled by wagon over two
ranges to Rawlins, Wyo., and thence
over the Union Pacific to the smelter
at Omaha where it seldom nets less
than 800 per ton.
The San Pedro Mining Company Of
Ouray is preparing, to bond its prop
erty for s15OOOO to provide a deve-
opment fund. This company owns fiji
ty Datented claims which they have.
been developing for several years
Five veins have been opened up, the
last one, No. >, being exposed for a
length of GOO feet, with ore values that
range from So to 500. with an average
of about SIS.