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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Many Pretty Farms


The way that local business men
and real estate men are opening up
farms near Washburn is an indica-
ton of the faith that they have in
this section of the country. There
was time, and not so many years
ago, when their opinions differed as
to the worth of this section as q
farming and fruit section, but times
and opinions have changed and oday
there is hardly a person but that
will agree that this section Is
destined to become the farming and
fruit section of the middle west.
Years ago there, were but few
farms of any i'm portance in this To-
cality, but today there are many fine
farms in every direction. The real
estate men and business men are
taking an active interest in the
work and some of the finest farms
are owned by them.
Among the real estate men who
have opened up farms during The
past four or five years is William
Olson who has a fine place at Sioux
River. There is fine residence on
the place and mary other good build
ipps. with a nice orchard and many
acres under cultivation, Mr.. Olson
expects to keep on improving this
place.
George F. Morgan has opened up
farm on the lake shore and expects
to make some wonderful progress in
the fruit line this season.
HI. Fl. Peavey is opening up two
farms, both of which will be set out
to fruit this season. In all Mr..
Peavey will set out about twelve
hundred trees.
The Loveland company have fine
place on section 81 west of the city.
The Lovelands expect to clear up
the entire three hundred and twenty
acres, all of which has been brushed.
There is a good house and elegan t
bare besides other buildings on this
place and about four acres planted
to orchard and four acres ready for
other crops. The company also
have farm out on the Sioux River,
one at Orienta and ore at the mouth
of the Brule river, all of which will
be improved from year to year.
f. r. Preston also has a fine place
on the Sioux River, good buildings,
all fenced and large plot of ground
under cultivation.
Among the farms owned by bust
ness men is the Stevens farm, Esta-
brook farm. Raarup Brothers place,
farm of W. Ell. Irish, NJ. A. Sprague
farm, F. A. Bell farm and other
places on the Houghton road, the s..
E. Swanson farm near Sioux River,
the Oscar Brothers farm and the
John w. Gibson farm west of the
city. All of these are new places
out Zraat amount of work is being
done each year and the farms are
all becoming nice places.
All are taking an active interest
in the work and are doing much to-
ward promoting the agricultural
interests around Washburn and
vicinity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Mrs. D. A. Monroe was very
pleasantly surprised at her home on
last Friday afternoon, the occasion
being Mrs. Monroe's birthday. A
large number of friends were
present and very pleasant time
was had. Before departing all OF
the guests wished Mrs. Monroe
many.more happy birthdays.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Hon. Clyde Estabrook,
secretary of the Washburn
Athletic Association, wishes
all young fellows to be sure
and attend the meeting at
the Commercial Club rooms
Saturday night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

was important. 1t was addressed on
the back to Peter Driscoll and was
dated April 5, 1895. thread:
Send the balance of the property at
once or take the consequences.
I am endowed with a fair amount
Of curiosity and, fortunately for me,
have the means to crafty it. I tele-
phoned a prominent detective agency
to send me good man. 1t sent
me Evan Hunt. Showing him my
desk, I told him where I had bought
it and directed him to trace it's own
ership. The next day he reported that
the storekeeper from whom / had pur-
chased it had obtained it from the
estate of Peter Driscoll, man who
had been found murdered one morn
ing in his bed.
was very much moved by the news.
I saw at once that the discovery OF the
paper placed upon me an obligation to
turn che letter over to the authorities.
But as am Of a retiring disposition l
did not relish being mixed up in a
my investigations further before max
ing the matter public. Pledging my
detective to secrecy, showed him the
paper 1 had taken from the desk and
directed him to find the writer. The
signature Memo was undoubtedly as
sumed. But the detective believed the
handwriting was that Of the person
who had made the demand since those
who levy blackmail are not likely to
impart a knowledge of what they are
doing to any one else.
1t was fully month before he re-
ported that he had found man whom
he believed to be the writer Of the
letter. No clew had ever been found
to lead the police to the murderer OF
Peter DriscolI. Hunt had secured an
acquaintance with Driscoll's family.
They had been rich, but discovered at
the death Of their father that the prop
erty, which had consisted of interest
bearing stocks and bonds, had disap-
peared. They had concluded that he
had been specializing and lost it. They
had been obliged to give up the hand
some house in which they lived and
had sold their furniture at auction.
Hunt questioned them to discover if
they suspected their fathers property
had passed to the man who had writ
ten the letter, but found they had
never heard of him.
A great many discoveries are STUN
bled on. Hunt stumbled on the man
who wrote the letter. He talked with
every one who had known DriscOll
and learned incidentally from one OF
DriscolTs acquaintance, a banker,
that Driscoll had kept an account with
him. Hunt succeeded in inducing the
man to let him have peep at Dris-
coils account. One man, an Italian
named Vechi, had received large
amounts for which there was no ex-
PLANTATION. Hunt then asked Driscoll's
widow to permit him to look over her
husbands papers. Among them he
found a letter the handwriting OF
which corresponded with that Of the
note I had discovered. In the note it
was disguised, but not so successfully
but that Hunt suspected it was the
same as in the letter he had compared
It with. An expert proved that he was
right. Vechi lived as a poor man,
keeping a shop in which he dealt In
odds and ends, curiosities, and did
something in the way Of autographs
of prominent persons.
When we had laid our plans I went
with Hunt to Vechi's shop. The Ital-
ian had as disagreeable face as any
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
LEGAL
N O t | CE S
February Is to March Q

February Is to March Q
State ofWisconsin-C Circuit Court for Bay
field County.
Notice is hereby given. that at the special
Term of the County Court to be held at the
Court House in the City of Washburn in said
County on the second Tuesday, (being the
18th day. of March, A. d. 1911. at ten o'clock
A. M. the following matter will be heard and
considered:
The application of Elizabeth Welsh, for the
appointment of Edward F. Daniels, of the
town of Iron River in said County, as admin.
istrator of the estate of Frank M Eggleston
late of the town of Iron River. in said Coun-
ty, deceased
Dated February 14th 1911.
By order of the court
VIM. Irish, County Judge.
f. Sauve, Attorney for Petitioner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Eoley Kidney Pills

Nentralize and remove the poisons
that cause backache, rheumatism,
nervousness aud all kidney and
bladder irregularities. They build
up and restore the natural action OF
these vital organs.
For Sale by all Druggists.
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e a 70 ~ & x SAL We.
SaeFrsrst SessizsF easve:u ..1s wori.s

Jan. 26 to March
STATE OF WISCONSIN: IN CIRCUIT
COURT: BAYFIELD, COUNTY
The James w. Good Company Plaintiff
vs.
Paul Piskla. Defendant,
The State OF Wisconsin To The Said De-
fen dant
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after the service of this sum-
MONS exclusive of the day of service, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the Court
aforesaid, and in case of your failure so to do
judgement will be rendered against you ac-
cording to the demand of the the complaint
of which copy is herewith served upon you
Sanborn. Lamoreux & Pray
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
P Q. Address, Ashland, Ashland County,
Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Serious Acting.

Serious Acting.
Author-I see you gave Blinks an
important part in this play. thought
you were not good friends.
Manager-That's all right. He gets
mobbed in the last act by bunch Of
superS.
"But that's all stage play"
mot this time. have selected these
supers from among his crecitors."-
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Wanted

we want at once. Local and
travelling salesman in this state to
represent us. There is money in
the work for YOU soliciting for our
easy selling speciaties. Applynow
for erritory.-ALLEN NURSERY co.
Rochester, N. Y,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Farmers, mechanics. railroaders,
aborers rely on DR.. Thomes' Elec-
trio Oil. Takes the sting out Of
cuts, burns or bruises at once.
Pain cannot stay where it is used.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
he Leading Daily Paper
Of Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Journal is Of
fered for the next few weeks
with The TIMES for 1925 per
year. Think Of it. A metropo-
Titan daily paper and your own
local paper for only 1925. Bring
your subscription to The TIMES
Office before this offer is with
drawn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

A happy life is not made up Of mega
tives. Exemption from one thing is
not possession Of another.-Landor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
c. St. P. M. & o. Ry..

PASSENGER TRAINS:
SOUTH NORTH
$3.50 a. m. daily 1926 a. m. daily
11:55 a.m. exSunday 1:4Op pm. exSunday
$500 pm daily 4:S0 m. exSunday
1880 Z. m. daily 5:l5 pm. Sunday only
9:47 pm. daily
*COnnect at Ashland Junction with south
bound trains +Connects at Ashland juno
ton for st. Paul or Chicago. +Connect at
Ashland with Northwestern train for
Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30

Don t think that piles can't be
cured. Thousands of obstinate cases
have boon cured by Doan's ONT
merit. 80 cents at any drug store.
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a The Trouble.
THAT chap really has lot of
brains"
II know It," replied Farmer Corn.
tossel. But the trouble is that he
keeps usin' ZEN to think up new ways
to act foolish. "-Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-03-30
Pot Valiant.

Pot Valiant.
Mrs. Lushman-Aren't you ashamed
to come home in this condition? Lush
man-'Shamed? Wom'n, I amt even
'fraid.-Boston Transcript.
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Educate Your lsowe4s With CascareUs-
Candy Cathartic, euro constipation foreve!
nc 25c II G. c G. yei drngoiSee 1esrxS r7rsy
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Washburn, Wis.March so, 1911

Entered at the post-of1ce at Washburr
Wisconsin. as second-class mail matter.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
Audubon and His Hair

Audubon, the great naturalist, early
in his career wore his hair very long.
He wrote in his diary one day: Il
wear my hair as long as usual. ! be-
lieve it does as much for me as my
paintings" However, in 1927 his
friends succeeded in perSuading him
to get his hair cit according to the pre-
vailing fashion. On March 10 Of that
year he wrote in his diary: This day
my hair sacrificed and the will of God
usurped by the wishes of man. AS the
barber clipped my locks rapidly it re-
minded me Of the horrible times of
the French revolution when the same
operation was performed upon all the
victims murdered by the guillOtine. My
heart sank low" Further to express
his grief, the margin OF the page on
which this entry was made ne painted
black about three-quarters Of an inch
deep all around.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
ATE A WHOLE SHEEP.
This Was Only One Of the Gastronomls
Fsats of Nicholas Wood, q Fs.
nous English GIutton.

The following account Of a man
named Nicholas Wood, famed for his
gluttony, was written by John Taylor,
the water poet of the seventeenth
century:
Nicholas Wood was a Kentish yeo-
man. BE it known TO all men 70
whom these presents shall come"
writes John Taylor, that 1, John Tay-
lOr, waterman Of st. SaviOr's in South
wark, will, with plain truth. bare and
thTeadbaTe. treat of the remarkable ae-
tiOns of Nicholas Wood.
HE hath eaten whole sheep at one
meal: pardon me! l think he left the
skin. the wool and bones: and present
ly after he hath swallowed three pecl.s
Of dams0ns. Two lOinS of mutton and
one lOin of veal are but three sprats
to him. Once at Sir William st. Ledg-
ers house, so valiant and staunch Of
teeth he showed himself, that he ate
as much as would suffice thirty men,
and afterwards he slept eight hours.
Zone morning l sent for him to the
inn to eat breakfast. He had already
eaten one pOttle of milk, one pottle of
pOttage, and bread, butter, and cheese
He gave me thanks and said that if he
had known any gentleman would have
| invited him to breakfast he would
have spared his meal at home Never
| theless he would do me the courtesy
! to show me some small cast Of his Of
| fee. WheTeupOn l summoned the host
ess and commanded that all the vic
tuals in the house be laid before my
guest.
''The inn was sIenderly provided, but
Isix-penny lOaves were mounted two
stories high like a rampant, three six
penny veal pies, one pound Of sweet
butter, and a number of other dishes
were set out, all of which were quickly
brought to nothing"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
MARITIME EXPRESSIONS.
Used In a MetaphorieaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.

Used In a MetaphorieaI Sense They
Are Quite Common.
Maritime expressions used metaphor
ically are, in fact, very common. We
say d couple ara ''spliced," a young
man is the 'mainstay" of his family,
an intruder puts his oar in,'' a man is
''hard up" sometimes taken aback'
or has ''the wind taken out of his
sails," a topper is Slowed" a loafer
'spins a yarn,' sometimes ''tries the
other tack" and a ruler "steers the
ship of state through troublesome
times
This last metaphor is extremely an
cient by the way, Horace refers to
Rome as a ship at sea, and Plutarch
says the Delphic oracle referred to
Athens in the same way A Tamil
saying embOdies a like metaphor, ''The
soul is the ship, reason is the helm,
the oars are the souls thoughts, and
truth is the port" An old collection
Of English proverbs contains this one;
"Tbe tongue is the rudder of our ship. -
a Malay maxim says, "The boat which
is Swamped at sea may be bailed out,
but the shipwreck of the affections is
| final"
AristOphanes, Plautus and others use
an expression which comes down to
US as an English saw, ITO row one
| way and look another" An old Eng
lish prOverb (614 was, SIT is not good
to have an oar in every ones boat"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
A Liuht on Mothers.

The late William James, Harvard's
famous psychologist. would often illu-
inmate a misty subject with an apprO-
pirate anecdOte- Discussing mother
hood in a lecture on psychology, Pro
fessOr James once said:
"a teacher asked a boy this question
in fractions:
Suppose that your mother baked
an apple pie and there were seven Of
gOu-the parents and FIVE children.
What part of the pie would you get
for your pOrtiOn|
"'A sixth, ma'am.' the boy answered.
"'But there are seven of you said
the teacher Don't you know anything
about fractionsE
Yes, ma'am' said the boy. 1 know
all about fractions, but I know all
about mother too. Mother d say she
didn't want no pie"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
He Sat.

1t is related of the Rev. Matthew
Clark that in the audience was once
a young British, military officer whose
scarlet uniform far outshone any rival
habiliments and so fixed the gaze Of
the young damselS present that the
wearer, enjoying the impression he
was making, not only stood through
the prayer with the rest, but remained
standing after all others had sat
down until the pastor had proceeded
for some time with his sermon, and at
length, noticing a divided attention
and its cause, the minister stopped,
laid aside his sermon and, addressing
his new hearer. said:
"Ye'Te a Draw (bTave) lad. Ye haze
a Draw suit of claithes. and we haze
a seen them. Ye may sit dOun."
The lieutenant dropped as if shot
From the Autobiography Of Horace
Greeley"
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
FOSTERS DYE WORKS.
FIRST POST HUUSES.
Established by Cyrus, the Founder Of
the Persian Empire.

Established by Cyrus, the Founder Of
the Persian Empire.
The first posts are said to have orig
mated In the regular couriers estab-
nshed by Cyrus the Great about $50
B. c., who erected post houses through
out the kingdom Of Persia. Augustus
was the first 10 introduce this institu-
ton among the Romans, 81 B. c., and
he was initiated by Charlemagne about
800 A. D. Louis XI. was the first
sovereign to establish post houses in
France, owing to his eagerness for
news, and they were also the first In
stituton OF this nature IN Europe.
This was in 1870. or about 1000 years
after they were started In Persia.
l In England in the reign OF Edward
". Q48D riders on post horses went
gtsges OF the distance OF twenty miles
from each other in order to procure
the king the earliest intelligence Of the
events that passed in the course II the
war that had arisen with the Sccts. 4
procla nation was issued by Charles I.
in 1881 that, whereas to this time
there hath been no certain intercourse
between the kingdoms OF England and
Scotland. the king now commands his
postmaster OF England for foreign
parts to settle a running post or two
between Edinburgh and London to go
thither and come back again In six
6aRsg
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
CURIOUS BLUNDERS.
The Anaehronisms That Crowded 6
Once Famous Poem.

The Anaehronisms That Crowded .
Once Famous Poem.
The medieval rOmanceS are full Of
blunders, making contemporaries OF
men who were separated sometimes
by hundre0S, sometimes by thousands,
Of years, but as historical criticism
had not then a being and the general
information Of the age was not su-
periOr in any particular to that Of the
novelist their plans do not amount to
much from a literary point Of view.
Such an instance is the case Of AriOs-
to, who might be supposed to know
something at least of the truth Of his
tory, but whose once famous poem,
"Orlando Furioso," is a tissue Of his
torical absurdities from beginning 70
end.
In this poem Charlemagne and his
peers are Joined by Edward l. of Eng
land, Richard, earl of Warwick; Clar-
ence and the Dukes Of York and
/ G Gloucester; cannon are employed hun
dreds Of years before the time Of
Monk Schwartz, and the MOOrs are
represented as established in Spain in
spite of the historic fact that 300 years
elapsed after the death of Charlie
magne before they crossed from Afri-
ca. In one place Prester John, who
lived 400 years after Charlemagne,
and Constantine the Great, who died
FIVE centuries before him. are intro
duced and hold familiar converse with
the great Charles, while in another
J Saladin and Edward the COnfessOr are
| joined by the Black Prince.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
WILLING TO LEND.
%5ut, Oh, My Dear, am So Serryi My
Husband, the Mean Thing, Has
Been at My Purse Again"

Men have something to learn from
women in the art Of warding of
'touchers" for coin. Women respond
to such requests once in about every
thousand cases, but they are scientific
in their refusals. A Cleveland woman
with a reputation as a borrower
turned up at the home of one of her
friends the other morning with a much
done over story about a persistent and
threatening dressmaker and the usual
request for the loan-''pay it back to-
morrow, certain"-of 50.
''Why, my dear, certainly" was the
pleasant response to her carefully re-
hearsed little yarn, you poor thing,
you! Just wait till run upstairs and
get my purse"
She ran upstairs. The male head OF
the house happened to be in the room
where she kept her purse. He saw her
dig the purse out Of a chiffOnier draw
er and deliberately remove a wad of
bills from it, leaving about 81 cents
in silver and copper in the change
receptacle The man was mean enough
to lean over the stair railing when
his wife went downstairs to the par
lOr with her fiattened pOcketbOOk in
her hand.
'Oh, I'm so sorry, dearle," he heard
her say, but | really thought / had
the money. 1 find, though, that Frank,
as usual, has been at my purse
heard him say something about set
ting a plumbers bill last night when
I was half asleep-and the mean thing
has left me only enough for car fare
Too bad! OF course, you know, If
had it'-and so On.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
Snuhbed the Comnoser.

Gustav Mailer had a queer expert
ence in Munich one day for which his
name was partly responsible. His
new symphony was being rehearsed,
and ne took advantage Of an hours
intermissioD to get some fresh air.
ION returning to the building" says
Munich paper, she lost his way and
tried to reach the hall through a cor
ridor in which plasterers were at work.
You cannot pass through here he was
told. But I am Mahler' CMahleT is the
German for painter.) You look it,
was the unsympathetic reply of the
man who blocked his way. We are not
ready for the painters yet, so run on
And the composer. realizing that argu-
ment would be useless, plunged into
the labyrinth and finally reached his
destination
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
STAR GEM OF CEYLON.
The Astoria Brought Health and For.
tune to les Wearer, Particularly if
He Had Been Born In April.

Familiar to some of the ancient writ
ers and credited with supernatural
powers, the astoria, OF star gem, was
highly valued for the benefits sup
posed TO be conferred on the wearer.
It's bright six rayed star, ever chang
ing and shifting with every play Of
light and especially shooting out its
names in the direct sunlight, would
seem to be something more than an
ordinary crystal, and to the supersti-
tious mind it could readily be believed
to embOdy some tutelar spirit.
The particular virtue attributed TO
this gem was the comforting upon the
wearer of health and good fortune"
when worn as an amulet, and to those
fortunate to be born in the month Of
April with which the stone was assO-
ciated or represented, the wearer was
insured from all evil.
The star stone is found principally
in CeylOn, invariably in soil peculiar
TO rubies and sapphires. Indeed, it is
composed of the same constituent "cO-
rundum," its chatoyant, or star rays,
being caused by the pressure OF what
the natives call "silL." 1t is found in
many different cosora. from pale blue,
pink and white to deep dark blue, ruby
and purple. The blue are termed sap
phire stars. the red ruby stars 1t is
always cut en- cabOchon, the star divid-
ing into six rays at the apex. 1t is
next in hardness to the diamond.
The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
Camels In Arabia,

There are two varieties Of camels
in use in Arabia, the drOmedary and
the freight camel The dhelUl drOme-
1aries are celebrated for their easy rid
Ing gait and speed. A dhelul carries
six miles a day. 1t can be purchased
for 100 to 100 Maria Theresa dollars
(S42.50 to S63.75). 4 freight camel
carries about 500 pounds and travels
about two and a half miles an hour. It
costs 300 Maria Theresa dollars CS12O
Or more.