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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Dead Men Picked Up on
Bay Shore Saturday
Man Had Been Dead a Long
Time. Body Was Badly
Decom posed.

The body of q dead man was
found on the bay shore down
near Wymsn's Crossing last
Saturday morning by one of the
Hare boys of Barksdale.
Authorities in this city were
notified and Undertaken Amos
Hansen was dispatched to bring
in the ooeiy. The imam had evi-
IDENTIFY been dead for . long time
Tor the body when found was
badly decomposed. 1t is sup
posed that the man was drowned
late last fall or early this spring
and during the heavy storms
this spring was washed upon the
shere where the body was found.
Efforts were made to learn the
identity of the man but without
success. The remains were
brought to this city late Satur-
day afternoon but it was neces-
sary to take them direct to the
cemetary, so badly was the body
decomposed. The body was
wrapped in burlap and placed
in rough box and covered with
canvass where it was left until
Sunday morning when Under
taker Hansen took a casket up
to the cemetary and burial was
had.
The man was about five feet
and eight inches tall, light COM
plexion with sandy hair, and
slightly bald on the top of the
head. He was dressed in a grey
and black suit and wore a negli-
gee shirt without a collar. A
gold cuff button with blue
setting was found in the sleeve
of the shirt and a pocket mirror
was found in the inside pocket.
The man was without shoes or
stockings. No man of this de-
scription sis missing from any
CheQuamegon Bay ports.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
DEFEATED SUPERIOR
Locals Defeat Them 4 to 1
in Sunday Game.
Stick Work and Close
Playing for the Locals
Won Game.

The Superior aggregation
known as theTurnbull Cameron.
Degler base ball team, claiming
the semi-professional champion
ship of northern Wisconsin,
came down from Superior last
Sunday morning with their
manager Con Kelley intent upon
defeating the local team and also
at the same time showing them a
few things about base ball but
they went back to Superior
again Monday morning much
wiser.
Gordon and Johnson were the
battery for the locals and they
were given excellant support by
the balance of the team. The
few hits that the Superiorites
were able to get off Gordon did
not amount to much for they
were well taken care of by the
boys. The only man that sue
ceeded in crossing the pan for
he. Superior boys, did so on a
steal home, and it was a remark
able play. Sideline rooters how
ever believe that he should have
been called out, for they claim
that he was tagged before he
reached the plate.
The playing of the Washburn
boys was good all through, and
their stick work was excellant.
During the eight and a half inn
ings the boys crossed the plate
four times, giving them a good
lead over their opponents. 1t was
one of the best games that has
been played on the home grounds
this season. The score by inn
ings was as follows:
Superior O001 0000O-1
Washburn OOOO21 x-4
Batteries: Gordon and John
son for Washburn, Hendrickson
and Robinson for Superior.
Umpire, H. Fl. Peavey.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
PLAY Here Sunday

The Washburn base ball team
will play the Ashland Com
mercial Club team on the home
grounds next Sunday afternoon.
The Ashland Club have what
they consider a fast team and
the game will undou btedly be a
good one. There is no question
but that the local team will give
them strong battle and carry off
thehonors of the day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Given 20 Year Sentence

Martin Miller. convicted of
killing two men at Mellen last
year by striking them over the
head with a heavy sled stake,
was sentenced by Judge Parish
Monday to spend twenty years
in the state prison at Waupon.
During a street brawl Miller is
said to have rushed out into the
street at Mellen and bralned two
men. Gordon and McAndrews,
By hitting them over the head.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
For Ladies Only

The management of the Tilly o.
sen company wants all the ladies of
Washburn to see this funny comedy
and as a special inducement will
admit one lady absolutely free to a
reserved seat when accompanied by
a person holding paid reserved
seat ticket. You can reserve the
seats-any time, the sooner the bet
ter and before all the good ones are
gone. The play is one OF the best
of it's kind ever presented in Wash
burn and should have a crowded
house. Remember the date, Sat.
May 9th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received at the Office
of the City Clerk for the con-
struction of a retaining wall on
Lots 9, 10 and II, in Block AZ.
townsite Of Washburn. said wall
to be constructed of cobble stone
with cement, same to be built in
three parts, the main part or
center to be Is feet long. with a
base q feet thick, tapering to 1
foot at the top or street level;
the side walls to be Is feet long
each, with a base II feet in thick
ness and tapering to ! foot at
top or street level.
Bids will be entertained sepa-
rately as follows
1st-Excavating.
End Purchase of rock and de-
livery of same.
3rd-Construction of wall.
4th-Filling in space between
wall and street.
Bids will be opened Saturday
evening, June 3rd, 1911, the
commlttee reserving the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated May Oath 1911.
By order of Board of Public
Works.
HI. p. Axelberg- City Clerk.
Specifications on file with
City Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Graduates to Hold the Center
of the Stage.
Members of the 1911 Class
Issue Invitations to
Their Exercises.

The closing exercises of the
class of 1911 of the Washburn
High School will be held next
week, beginning Sunday even
ing with the Baccalaureate ad-
dress by Rev, A. Fl. Ross at the
Norwegian Lutheran church
The class night exercises will
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Married in Far North

We are in receipt this week of
a copy of the Dawson Daily News
dated May 3rd, 1911, published
at Dawson City. The paper
contains an announcement of the
marriage of Miss Liela Clifford,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu
Clifford formerly of this city but
now of Dawson, to Mr.. Edward
Isom of the Yukon Gold Engin-
eering staff. The wedding took
place May goth. Washburn
friends extend congratulations
to the newly married couple.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

District Attorney E. G. Alvord
transacted business at Ashland
Monday.
A surprise party was given ia
honor of Mrs. HI. G. Koenig at her
home on west 4th street last even
ing, the occasion being Mrs.
Koenig's birthday. A large number
of friends were present and most
enjoyable evening was spent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Arthur Peterson, an employee
of the ]. S. Stearns Lumber com
pany had the misfortune to get one
of his fingers caught in a live roller
last Friday with the result that the
finger was severed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25
Between Ashland and Duluth

The Steamer S. B. Barker which
has been remodeled will be placed on
the run between Ashland.and Duluth
this season. stopping at all of the
principal ports enroute. The putt
ing on of the Barker on this run
will fill a long felt want on the part
OF residents of the villages along the
south shore of Lake Superior. There
will be large amount of business
coming from these ports along the
route and undoubtedly the Booth
company will be well repaid for their
work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

A number of those having lots in
the city cemetary are having the
same fixed up in nice shape for
decoration day. The ceme tary
grounds are being greatly improved
and beautified.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

E. G. Stevens made business
trip to Maids during the first
part of the week.
The Orpheum Theater closed
Tuesday evening and will remain
closed for about two weeks.
Mrs. w. A. Robinson and sons re :
turned Tuesday from Cusson where
they have been visiting with rela-
tives for the past ten days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-05-25

Frank Grey transacted business
at Bayfield, Tuesday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
CUPID BUSY AT BRYN MAWR
Girls Deny New York Clergyman's AS.
sertion They Are "Putfed Up
Forty Per Cent. Marry.

Philadelphia New York clergy
man who recently declared that only
an infnitesimal percentage Of the
graduates of the big womens colleges
were able to find husbands Is refuted
by the statistics issued by Bryn Mawr
college, II is asserted here
Figures I'm the annual register of
H.umnae and former students show
that 2S.4 per cent Of the entire grad.
uate body, numbering 2,72l have mar
ried while of three classes graduating
since 1889 more than 90 per cent are
married, and of seven other classes,
also since 1889, nearly 40 per cent.
have been welded, a general average
of about 40 per cent.
The New York clergyman declared
that graduates OF women's colleges
were incompetent in the domestic
arts puffed up with a little super.
fetal knowledge and entirely too ex.
pensive a luxury for the average man
TO undertake to support" This asser.
tion the Bryn Mawr girls Indignantly
deny and point to the statistics to
bear them out.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
TRAMP RESCUEs HUNGRY DOG

too dirty and bedraggled to entitle him
to the respect of any Godfearing or
otherwise deserving pedestrian Ro.
meo was too weak to make use of his
skinny legs Romeo's eyes blinked
as he looked up at the muddy sky and
down at the muddy street and there
didn't appear to be much encourage
ment in either, for he closed his eyes,
No one ventured to soothe his poor
feelings. and Romeo might have died a
suffering martyr or hero or something,
If man whose appearance was not
greatly different from the starving
hound, had not come along and picked
him up. As It was, Romeo let his
head rest against the tattered coat OF
his unshaven benefactor, and in some
manner gave vent to vibratory glad
ness by means of his tail. The man
and the dog went away while the
crowd stood looking after them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Values Greatly Increased in Last
Ten Years.
State Makes Very Favorable Showing
in Agricultural Statistics Just
lssued-Smaller Farms Have
Diminished

Topeka, Kan.-The United States
census bureau has just issued the agri'
cultural statistics for the state Of Kan,
sas, as collected at the thirteenth
decennial census of last April The
figures are given out year after the
the time of the census bureau has
been devoted principally to population
statistics since the work of taking the
census was completed
Kansas makes very favorable
showing in the agricultural statistics
as just issued The total value Of
farm lands increased three-fold in the
decennium from 1900 to 1910, or over
S1,OOO,0OO,OOO Owing to the increase
In population and the advances in ir.
rigation, the farmed area increased
during the period by four per cent
There are 1000 more farmers in the
state than ten years ago, more farms,
more tenant farmers and more farm
owners. The number Of farm mort
cages is about the same, which does
not mean that the farmers are no
richer than ten years ago, but, on the
contrary, that they have been in.
creasing their holdings and placing
improvements on their farms. Per
haps a few farm mortgages may be
due to autos, but the number is prob
ably not large.
During the ten years the number of
smaller farms, with the exception of
truck patches, has diminished over
one-third OF the farms of the state
are 175 acres and over. The number
of negro and Indian farmers is de-
creasing The farmers of the state
spent less for farm fertilizers in 1910
than in 1900, but this is probably
due to better conservation OF the fer
tilty of their farms and the use of
barnyard fertilizers.
Statements relative to the acreage
of crops and the yields will be made
later by Census Director Durand as
the tabulation Of this data has not
been completed
The principal rates Of increases in
Kansas in 1910 as compared to 1900
are: In the total value of all farm
land alone, 1888 per cent; in the av-
erage value per acre of farm land
alone, 17S per cent; in the total value
of farm land and buildings, 100 per
cent; in the average value per acre Of
farm land and buildings, 159 per
cent; in the total expenditures for la
bor 90 per cent. in the total value Of
farm buildings alone, 70 per cent; in
the total value of all farm implements
and machinery, Ga per cent; in the
total improved farm acreage, 10 per
cent; in the total farm acreage, per
cent; in the Whole number Of farms,
per cent, and in the average acres
per farm. l per cent
The only decrease during the decade
occurred in the total expenditures for
fertilizers, 73 per cent.
The statement shows in detail that
the number of farms reported in 1910
was 1929, as compared with 17S,09S
in 1900, an increase Of 4,2O1 or per
cent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Thousands Of Well-Dressed and Evil
IDENTITY Well-Fed Pedestrians Pass
by Soulful.Eyed Canine.

Chicago,-Llke "yon Cassius" he
had lean and hungry look, and until
n playful wind blew him off his pins"
West Madison street pedestrians iocu-
Iarly referred to him as Romeo with
'he soulful eyes"
When he lay in the street, with his
paws Imply hanging over the curbing
and his bony ribs advantageously dis
played through his muddy white skin,
n crowd gathered round him and "Ro-
meo with the soulful eyes" was given
food In the form of ham and beef
sandwiches boHght at nearby res
taurant.
Whatever Romeos thoughts were,
he was too weak to utter them. even
in everyday dog language. and the
stumpy tail moved Intellectually back
and forth and the cadaverous jaws
dripped, while the ham and beef sand
wiches remained untouched. Romeo
vas too far gone to eat Romeo was
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
FARM LANDS

The total value OF farm lands and
buildings was given in 1910 as 81 1,733,.
$4,000, as against S643, ,653 600 in 1900,
an increase Of S1.O9OOOO,OOO, or 169
per cent
The total value of all farm land
alone was reported in 1910 at S1,534,-
$4,000 as compared with S532 ,1SS 900
in 1900, a gain Of 81 ,OO2 1854 900, or 1888
per cent
The total value Of farm buildings
alone was given in 1910 at S109,1 O1,-
600, as against 111,465, 900 in 1900,
an increase of SS76S6.OO. or 70 per
cent.
In 1910 the value OF the farm land
alone constituted SO per cent. of the
total value of land and buildings, as
compared with SO per cent. in 1900.
The reported value Of farm imple-
ments and machinery was S4S,244, 900
in 1910, as against $29, ,491 900 in 1900
a gain Of S1S,753,OOO, or 64 per cent.
The total acreage reported in 1910
was 43,26l, 900 acres, as compared
with 41.663,OO in 1900, an increase of
1888, 900 acres, or 4 per cent.
The improved acreage was returned
in 1910 as amounting to 29,S5S. 900
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
BIGGEST SHERIFF IN WORLT
He Is 6 Feet 7 Inches Tall am
Weighs About 44o Pounds-More
Popular as "5ig King"

Atlanta, Ga.-Certainly not tn
least among the city's promnen,
guests last week was w. B. King o
Anderson, S. c., widely known as tn,
largest sheriff In the world. Loomin,
6 feet Z inches in the air, tipping IN,
beam at the 44O mark, he was max
ing big fellow delegates look like LII
liputans. and even the bulk of th,
nations chief executive sank into In
significance beside the embodiment o
the majesty of Carolina law.
Up in Anderson the sheriff is fa-ailI
arly known as big King" to every
body, and he accepts his hickman,
with ready good nature which ha
made him the friend of all. That hi
constituents do not think his size af
fects his ability as sheriff is shown b,
the majorities which he always re
ceives at election time,
Mr. King visits his friends here sew
aral times each year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
FLYING TESTS FOR BERLIN
AirshIps viii Start and End Summer
Competition at German Capital
Limited to Germans.

Berlin.--A great flying competition
limited to German aviators, will take
place early in the summer The flight
will be over a circuitous course be
ginning and ending in Berlin and viii.
include Magdeburg, Hamburg, Bremen
Dusseldorf and Dessau The decision
to hold the contest is the result Of the
failure of plans for a Joint competi
tion by French and German flyers
caused by the objections of the chau
vinists
Withdrawal of the French avi.tor
aroused much bitterness in Germany
and the officials of the Aviation Engi
neers Verein, who are in charge Of
the preparations, are on their mettl,
to make the Independent competition
brilliant success. The contest has
unique interest from the fact tha
special attention will be paid to the
military phase OF aviation. It is pro
posed to offer a special prize for ma
chimes carrying two passengers, so al
to admit Of their taking military OBJ
servations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

acres, as against 25,Oil 900 in 1900, an
increase Of 4,S17OOO acres, or 10 per
cent
The improved acreage formed 60
per cent. OF the total acreage in 1910
and 60 per cent. in 1900
The average acres per farm report
ed in 1910 were 244, as against 2il
in 1900, an increase Of three acres, OF
per cent.
The average value per acre of farm
land and buildings in 1910 is stated
as s4007, as against $15.45 in 1900
a rise Of S24,62, or 159 per cent.
The average value per acre Of farm
land alone in 1910, was reported ms
s35,47 while in 1900 it was $12.77, the
amount Of gain being S227O. or 17s
per cent.
OF the whole number. 1929. Of
farms reported in 1910, there were
1858, or so per cent, opera
ted by white farmers and 1851. or
per cent. by negro and other non
white farmers, as compared with a
total of 173,O9S In 1900, of which H.,
2S2, or 80 per cent, were conducted
by white farmers, and 1866, or l per
cent, by negro and other nonwhite
The increase In the number of farms
of white farmers during the decade
amounted TO 1886, and the decrease
in the number Of farms of negro and
other nonwhite farmers to 1S5.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
In Christ Our Hope.

Prayer is not the most effective
thing in the Christians life. Jesus
Christ is better and more effective
than the best prayer ever offered. In
him and not in prayer lies our whole
hope. One who dated the beginning Of
his richest Christian life and expert
ence from a time of prayer when he
had asked everything and received
everything, was reminded Of this as
he prayed later, in gratitude for his
new blessings Not because It was an
effective prayer. but because thou art
an effective Christ, was my prayer so
yloriously answered. Those who are
called mighty in prayer think least
about prayer as such. and most aboN
Christ. Yet the more we think about
Christ and the better We come to
know him, the greater will be the
place that we give to prayer in our
lives.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Gods Plan Eor us

The great apostle, writing to the
Ephesians says that va are created
In Christ unto good works, which
God hath before ordained that we
should walk In them" The works are
ready, waiting for us, all we have tc
DO is to be willing to be led into them
How many disappointments we should
have been spared in life If we had al
ways acted on this conviction, God
knows what we are fitted for far bet
ter than we know ourselves, He who
made us knows whereof we are made
If we would be useful In
Christ's service our wisdom is "tC
have no plan except to enter into bis
plan for us" and say with Paul Lord
what wilt thou have me to do?"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
DOG CATCHER USES AIRSHlP
Hopes With ksroplane to Trap Stray
CANNES That Have Become Wary
Has Amassed Fortune.

Montclair, ~ david Steinfeld,
who is official dog-catcher in ten towns
in Essex, Union and Morris counties
and who has amassed a small fortune
from his work, announces that he has
awarded a contract for a small aero.
plane and a large net for use in his
work. He adds that he will try it on
the stray and unlicensed dogs in Mont
clair first.
Steinfeld has been hunting dogs so
long in the three counties that the ami
mails recognize him half mile away
and rush for shelter long before he
gets within striking distance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
SWITZERLAND IS ECONOMICAL
salary Of the President Is $500 a
Year--some Officials Receive
30 Cents a Day.

The Swiss government as a political
institution, is the most economical in
Europe The official salary of the pres
.dent of the. Swiss confederation is
NS6OO, The federal councillors, or
members of the cabinet, and the heads
VI the different departments, receive
S0,VOO year during office,
The state councillors of the cantons
o! Bale and Zurich are the best paid
Vi their class, receiving $4,000 and
F"SOO year. respectively, while Lu.
Verne and Schaffhausen come next,
win Sl,OOO per annum.
Ihen the salaries assume a rapid
u,owliward ny scale until small cantons,
nNe Uri, Schwytz, Giarls, Zug, Md.
m%d and Appenzell, are reached.
"uere the councillors are paid 40 cents
way during session.
me half-canton of Obwald pays its
1 1suuahman tpresidenD $50 year and
" state councillors 30 cents day dur.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
ing the session of parl:ament-New
York Tribune.
italian Celebration.

With the dedication of the eighth
wonder of the world, a gigantic status
of Victor Emmanuel, which has been
under course of construction for the
past twelve years and cost $4,000, 600
Italy commenced on March 2G a cele
bration of the fiftieth anniversary OF
the Italian chambers proclamation O,
the country as an independent king
dom, which will last during an entir,
year and open to the world exhibitions
of art, science. agriculture, and me
chanics.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
How the Ostrich Travels.

Ordinarily two feet is the stride
Of the ostrich, but when the bird Is
frightened 1t Is known to have run 80
miles an hour. When II runs It takes
both feet OF the ground at every
stride; its progress being made in
series of jumps so rapidly performed
that 1t seems one foot is on the
ground while the other is placed
Birds of lesser leg length usually
cover four or FIVE feet of ground at
every normal step.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

lie has repainted his wagon. put or
false wigs and whiskers and resortee
to other expedients in his efforts to
fool the unlicensed dogs, but without
avail Now he says he will try the
aeropiane soar a few feet above the
ground, load his machine with fresh
beef bones, and then, after all the dogs
assemble beneath his machine dror
the net over them and alIght and sep
arate the licensed from the unlicensed
dogs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Zeppelin to Carry PASSENGERS.

Dusseldorf, Rhenish Prussia
Count Zeppelins dirigible balloon
Deutschland II arrived today from
Frandort-on-the-Main and will be sta
toned here permanently to carry out
the contract with the municipality foI
passenger fights
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

Weren't you ever on a motor carp
yes, once"
"What make was it?"
81 don't know. was only on the
front OF 1t for second or so, and 1,
got away before could pick mysel
up Catholic Standard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Girls, Take Notieel

wealthy Youkers IN " man has
Just married his housekeeper because
she made such capital apple pies,