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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
INSTALL BIG CLASS
Maccabees Take Fl Members
Into Their Order
Installation of Class is Made
Occasion for a
big Time.
installation of Class is Made

Monday night was big night for
the Maccabee lodge of Washburn for
on that evening twenty-one new
members were taken into the order
the work ofDeputy Grand Command
er j. H. Denny ofStevens Point who
has been in the city the past two
weeks or more. The installation of
the class was made the occasion for
big time for the members of the
lodge together with their lady friends.
After the initiation ceremonies dig
banquet was held at the hall at which
ice cream, cake, coffee and other re-
freshments were served. The
balance of the evening was spent at a
dancing party given at the Garden
Hall. The Maccabees expect to
initiate another small class into the
order on Friday evening of this week,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Will Paw Expenses

Farmers in the Washburn district
should remember that the Com
mercial Club will pay the expenses
of all exhibits shipped from this city
to the fair at Iron River this fall,
the prize awards to 90 to the grow
ers, E. G. Stevens, John O'Sulli-
van ard HI. HI. Burns will look after
the gathering Of the exhibits which
will be stored in the building next
to William Olson's, ard this COM
mittee will see to it that the pro-
ducts are looked after at the fair
grounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
A Noteworthy Improvement

During the past week Street
Commissioners Mike Larson and
crew have completed the grad
ing of 1st avenue west from
Bayfield, street to Washington
avenue and it is one of the most
noticeable improvements that has
been made on the streets in
some time. New cement side.
walks were laid along the east
side of this avenue and the bou-
levard was built out and the
street graded. While the ex.
pense of making the improve
ment was not great, yet it has
made a great showing. The
street scraper could be used to
great advantage on many Of our
streets and the expense incurr-
I'd would not be great.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
The Church Bazaar

| AS was announced in our last is
sue the parish ladies of the ST.
Louis church are holding their fair
at present having opened Wednes-
day Aug. 30. The vacant building
opposite the Northern State Bank
was obtained from Mr.. Maxcy and
it seems to afford a very advantage
Gus place. Mr.. Dhooge of Ashland
is furnishing his best ice cream
which the ladies under the direction
of Mrs. Maher are serving each
afternoon and evening of the fair ex-
cept Sunday. Without wishing evil
to anyone the ladies hope
gentle hot wave hits ,Washburn
that they may dispose of their en-
tire stock OF frieid goods.
The ladies fancy booth is in
charge Of Mrs. Lelande, Ansbaugh
and Stefinski. If they obtain the
success they anticipate they may
eventually go into business later on
and lease the former "Leader
Store building"
There will be no 99c counter; the
object of the ladies will not be to
sell their excellent work as cheap as
possible but rather TO reap in all the
profit they can and then some. But
there is to be a 25 cent counter in
charge of Mrs. Aspel and Mrs. ].
Burke also 10 cent counter under
the supervision of Mrs. Sullivan and
and Wrobleroski.
Mrs. Lassard and Mrs. Fortier
are appointed to superintend the
fruit and candy stand. Banana
cons umers will be told TO be sure to
throw peels upon the floor or on
the cement walk outside.
Mrs. Dunno has charge of the fish
pond position she has held at fairs
ever since mastodonts and dinosaurs
disappeared from the earth.
Mrs. James Arseneau will assist
her. Those who have been unlucky
at Sioux River or Four Mile Creek
this past season are invited to try
Mrs. Dunne's fishing resort.
A strike is guaranteed with each
cast. Doubling Thomases may try
and see this assurance materialize.
There are a great Number of
things to be raffied especially to-
wards the close of the fair: among
them being the 20 sundry donations
of the business people, the beauti-
full taberette by Geo. aLemieux, the
silk quilt OF Mrs. Bourgot, another
silk quilt donated by the sisters of
Joliet, the dresser given by the Po-
liSh ladies etc.
On Labor Day dinner and supper
will be served the price in either
case being 20 cents only.
Everybody is cordially invited to
the fair. admission is free, bat the
wee, small. noisy boy is asked to
stay at home and carry in the wood
in the meantime.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Sarver Bros. Building.

Sarver Brothers, who recent
ly purchased the William Olson
farm at Sioux River, have start
ed the erection of barn on
their place. The barn is to be
18 x 22 in size with a full coz
crete basement and cement floor.
The top of the barn will have Ia
foot studdings and will be used
for a granary. 1t is the inten-
tion of the Sarver boys to use
the place fer barn this fall and
winter and next year to use the
place for housing hogs. Next
spring they will erect finer
and much larger barn. They
intend to go into the diary busi-
ness and will establish a milk
route to this city and one to Bay.
field. They now have ten head
of cattle on their place and the
mum Der will be increased. The
farm consists of 240 acres of
land partly under cultivation. 1t
will eventually be a fine farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Died in Canada

Word was received by Mrs
AL. Brunner of east 5th street
last Friday to the effect that hel
mother Mrs. Baxter had just
died at the home of sister in
Alberta, where she went about q
month ago. Mrs. Baxter re.
sided in this city for the past
seven years at the home of her
daughter Mrs. AL. Brunner,
leaving lere month ago. From
time to time during the past
twenty years Mrs. Baxter has
resided With her daughter here.
She is quite well known in the
city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Was A Success

The Washburn County Fair given
at the Opera House last Thursday
and Friday evenings under the au-
spices of the Episcopal churc ch, was
we'll patronized and gave good salts
faction to those in attendance. Miss
Olive Weld of the Book Entertain
ment of Eau Claire had charge Of
stageing the play, the parts being
taken bv the local people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

THEY MAKE CHARGES
Eben Olson Charged With
Neglect Of Duties
County Board to Investigate
Charges at Meeting
Sept. 18th.

AT the meeting of the county board
held at the court house in this city
Tuesday charges were preferred
against County Highway Commissioner
Eben Olson by Benny Lahti, chair
man of the town of Clover, in which
Mr.. Olson was charged with being
guilty of neglect of official duties
as highway commissioner and that he
failed to give attention to the work
but instead devoted almost all of his
entire time to private business. 1t
was also charged that the Highway
Commissioner failed to keep complete
records of the work done or the
money expended and received or to
keep a record of the accounts open to
inspection; that he also failed to keep
record of the work, itemizing and
classifying the same. The commune
cation was presented just before the
adjournment of the board and brought
forth quite little discussion as tO
the methods employed in keeping
accounts of the county highway system
and the work being done upon the
same.
The meeting of the county board
was a special one and was called for
the purpose of going over the report
of the committee on roads and bridges
of the county board. This committee
have made tour of inspection of the
entire system of county highways,
and the report in full will be published
in this issue of our paper. The
report is lengthy one and will be
interesting reading to the people of
the county.
The committee evidently were of
the opinion that altogether too much
money was being expended for the
amount of work that was being done
and requested that radical changes
be made in the system. An addition
al report was also made which we
publish herewith:
Report of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges to the County Board of
Supervisors of Bayfield, county:
Gentlemen:
Your committee begs leave to
make report upon the matter OF
conducting the business of the county
relating to roads and bridges.
Your committee is strongly of the
opinion that there should be radical
change in the keeping of the accounts
and in the payment of moneys out OF
the road funds. Your committee has
never seen SO wide and smooth road
to the treasury with SO few obstacles
in the way. The county Highway
Commissioner and the chairman ot
the town have absolute control of the
money in the town with very few
restrictions upon them.
Your committee finds that they
were unable to make even an approx
mate estimate of the money spent
upon piece of road under the present
system of keeping accounts and by
! the present system of reports.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

Ole Rowe of the town of Wash
burn has some fruit this year
that is hard to beat. Mr.. Rowe
has a nice little orchard of few
choice varieties of apples and the
trees are said to be loaded down.
Some samples of the apples have
been on display in the Offices of
George F. Morgan and H. H.
Peavey during the past week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

Miss Lillian Arseneau left Sunday
afternoon for Superior where she
will work for Segal Bros. in their
new department store.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Congregational church met yestel :
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
s. J. Holmes. Mrs. Reuter- assis ted
in entertaining. A large number of
ladies' were present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Schools Open Tuesday.

The Public and Parochial schools
cf the city will open again next
tuesday morning after the summer
vacation. A full corps of efficiel
teachers have been engaged for the
chouls.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our heartfelt
hanks to the many friends and
neighbors who were so kind and
thoughtful during the illness and
death of our little son. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Joanis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

1t was the opinion of several men,
bers that the Municipal court at
Bayfield, which was created by an act
of the legislature passed at the last
session should be abolished and a
resolution from the board will very
likely be sent to the legislature.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

The Committee on Grounds and
Buildings was authorized to have
iron lattice work placed over the
windows of the county Jail which
would nt.prisioners from making
their escape by saving their way out
of the county jail.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

The board passed a resolution
authorizing the appropriation of an
additional $1,000 to be used for per-
manent Improvements at the fair
grounds at Iron River. 1t is under
stood that such work is to be done on
the fair grounds before fair time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

Frank Hacker Of Superior has
been assisting in the B. Ungrodl
store during the past week or moro,
Frank is brother IF @. w.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31
To Take Charge Friday

Robert E. Knapp, formerly city
editor of the Madison State Journal
who purchased the Ashland Daily
Press, will take possession OF it on
September 1st. j. t. Hooper. who
purchased the paper from the Chap
pels over year ago. has acce pit
a position under the state Board
of Control as superintendent of tn,
school for the blina at GAINESVILLE.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-31

For Garments that are correct in every detail
required by the edicts OF fashion-Smart, Snappy,
Classy Garments re at your service, Sir
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
CHAPTER il.

The Devotion OF MIR. Gormly.
The relationship Of Miss Haldane
and Gormly was all very well so far
as 1t went, but it did not go far
enough for the mans purpose at least;
and Gormly was shrewd enough to see
that things might run on without any
definite results In this way forever
! Since the beginning Of the acquaint-
ance Gormly had kept track of Miss
Haldane through clipping bureau!--
instance of his practical common
sense which may amuse the romantic
reader. He had neither the time nor
the inclination to search the journals
In which were chronicled the doings
Of social New York--in which the Hal
dane name was prominent; SO he in
structed his private secretary. Cha
Toner, upon whose discretion he could
rely, to have sent to him at his private
address all clippings relating to Miss
Haldane. Gormly, therefore, knew the
life Of the object of his attention as
well as 1t could be known from its out
ward and visible presentation before
the public. Indeed, there was little
that was concealable under such cir
cumstances-the higher you rise the
less privacy you have, obscurity being
the prerogative, or the penalty, of the
humble--so that he was entirely
aware Of Miss Haldane's goings and
comings, who her friends were. what
houses she visited, what diversions
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
The Old Gao.

Miss lillian B. Rowe, at an adver-
tisement writer's dinner in Denver,
said of the harem skirt:
1T will soon be SO widely worn that
the old gag, perpetrated in the '40s on
men, may profitably be revived for
women victims.
Some sharper, you know. will re-
vive the gag by, advertising in the
Ladies' Own
Send 81, and learn how to keep
your harem skirt from becoming
rringed at the bottom
Thousands of dollars will pour in..
and to each victim the sharper will
reply:
Wear knickers.'" vi
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

she affected, who paid her attention.
and SO on.
Meanwhile the man did not neglect
his Understanding would ever
make him do that-but he divided his
time between 1t and the young woman
which was great concession to her
influence. One reason why he had be-
come such an assiduous student or the
clippings was because he wanted to
know whether Miss Haldane was, or
was likely to be, engaged to be mar
ried. His ,apprehensions on that score
were soon set at rest. II was Miss
Haldane's second season. She had
created an instant Juror when she had
been launched in society the year be-
pecunious foreigners had promptly
laid their coronets at her feet; but 1t
was quite evident that none of them
had found favor in her eyes, and that
she was still free. He would enter it.
he decided; but how?
First of all, something must be done
to bring Gormly himself into the pub
lie eye In some other capacity, some
higher capacity. some more attractive
capacity, than that Of mere retailer
Of ribbons, so to speak; the public eye
for Gormly being Miss Haldane's liq-
uid orbs. And Gormly knew that the
way to private consideration is more
often than not through public inter
est. He had to do something to justi-
fly himself, therefore. to make himself
known In some enviable way; In short,
he determined to make himself worthy
Of her. And again the question arose:
but howf
He had thought vaguely OF the ra-
cling game. of the most magnificent OF
yachts. OF the finest and speediest of
stables, of the fastest string OF auto
mobiles, OF thousand similar things
which he had dismissed as unworthy
of his high purpose and inadequate to
bis end; until finally. fortune favoring
him, he hit upon the field of politics.
Miss Haldane. In some of those now
rather frequent conferences. had cas-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

ually enough remarked that she liked
men who did things. who really ac-
comblished something for good in this
world.
Gormly instantly resolved to do
something. Now if any man really
wants to accomplish good in this
world, there are few opportunities Of
greater possibilities than those pre-
scented in the political arena. There
is also no field in which 1t is harder
to accomplish the end Gormly as a
political force was entirely unknown.
He was without experience. One
requisite. popularity considered vital,
he had, and that was an abundance of
money. Another requisite he pos
sessed, albeit unwittingly, was char
acter. And still third was his, and
that was imagination coupled with
capacity-the ideal and the real; the
dreamer and the practical man in one!
An Irresistible combination that!
Fortune was further kind to him,
however, for concurrently with his de-
cision she presented him with an
opening. Gormly's business was suffi-
GENTLY great to have enabled him TO
extend it in several directions. He
brought Ireland, England, France,
Germany. Holland. Spain, Italy, and
the Orient into New York bay and I'M
loaded them in his great institution.
He had conceived, some dozen years
before after paying tremendous freight
charges, the propriety Of establishing
his own line of freight steamers. 1t
! had amused him to combine the prac-
tice of the ancient merchant prince
with the customs Of the modern one.
He had bought the controlling inter
est in a freight line Of half dozen
large steamers, which he found no
difficulty in using as cargo carriers
for other people when they were not
supplying his own needs
The purchase OF the freight line had
the North river. The lease had run
out the year before. He had there.
after availed himself Of what he con.
| ceiyed to be an excellent opportunity
of subleasing another pier In the East
river The city had just completed an
elaborate railroad, surface and sub
way. for the transportation of heavy
freight from the water front TO the
great mercantile establishments IN
land This system had been leased
to the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany. vast corporation with full
set of ostensible promoters and di.
rectors, but which had back Of 1t pow
ers and persons unknown to the gen.
eral public, carefully concealed from
1t in fact.
The corporation had not been form
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
Working Backward.

A Japanese house is built different.
Iy from an English one. The roof.
which with us is the last important
part of the outward structure to be
completed. is with the Japanese the
first thing to be finished. All the tools
used by the carpenters and joiners
have a reversed action The Japanese
carpenter does not push a plane away
from him. but pulls 1t toward him.
The gimlets are threaded in the op
posite way to ours: the saws are made
SO as to cut on the upward pull and not
on the downward thrust: screws have
their threads reversed. and keyholes
are always made upside down and the
keys turned backward. In the house
II the clock is an old one It will have
stationary hands, with the face revolv-
ing backward and the hours marked
81. 6. s. 4. 3 and so ON. reckoning
from noon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP
Champion Hot spender and cutup
Found at Plttsbure Amuse-
ment Park.

Talk about your hot spenders and
Pittsburg motorman. but saw the
champion Coal Oil Johnny of the lot
an amusement park the other day.
We were standing outside the gate.
waiting for the car to fill up. when q
bunch of bold young blades came
romping out of the park and made for
the car. They were from the coun-
try. and had been having high old
time with pink drinks and strawberry
jiggers. and you couldn't stop 'em with
a breakwall. One of them suddenly
broke sway from the bunch and made
a dash for the front enc OF the car.
but blocked his way and told him
he couldn't get on at this end.
20. ! got the price, he shouted. an
don't you think haven't And he
hauled out handful of small change.
/ insisted on his going to the back end
and he put up an awful argument and
got all fused up. Finally he strobe
back to the rear platform. paid his
nickel. and. striding straight through
the car with glare of defiance at me,
he stepped off and marched around to
the rear again. Shaping down anoth-
er nickel. he repeated the perform.
ance. and blamed II he dent make the
circuit six times before we got started.
each time with his chin little higher
as he passed me. His friends cheered
him to the echo, and ! suppose tkey'll
be telling out In BIngville for years
tC come how he socked 1t to the Pitts
burg Railways company. "-Pittsburs
Gazette-Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
u %: ss': sss. .issl Thsmpson's Eye Water
HAD BEEN SILENT SUFFERER
Subordinate Officer tho Recipient Of
Hints Intended for His
Superior.

A sea captains wife tells this story
OF maiden woman, sister Of one OF
the owners Of the ship on which she
once made long voyage. She had
very decided opinion on most matters.
and she and the captain had many
spirited arguments at the dinner table
The captains wife, meek, submis
sive little soul. fearing that in the
heat or argument her husband might
say anything to offend his august
passenger, was In the habit of kick
ing him in the shins to hint at modera,
ton. Nevertheless. all these remind
ers passed UNDECIDED.
One day she administered a more
vigorous kick than usual. and noticed
an expression of pain fit across the
face OF the mate. who sat opposite
her.
"oh. Mr.. Brown. was that your
shin?" she asked.
Yes. Mrs. Blaikie," said the mate,
meekly, hits been my shin hall the
voyage, ma'am. Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22

ed to promote the health OF its mem
bers. Therefore when Gormly ap-
piled to the authorities for permits
pier on the one hand and his ware
house near the river front on the other
to connect both with this subway, the
permission was instantly granted, but
coupled with an expense demand upon
him for something like million dol
lars.
Gormly could give Miss Haldane a
million dollars to play with; he would
not spend ten cents for bribery. He
saw instantly that the demand upon
him was a mere attempt to hold him
up. To build the switch would cost
perhaps forty or fifty thousand dol
lars; the privilege might be worth as
much more; but inasmuch as no
streets were crossed, no overhead traf-
fic hindered. he was doubtful even as
to that The road had been built by
private capital-subscribed by the peo-
ple-on a public franchise. The in
terests of the public were supposed TO
be paramount. A reasonable return
upon their investment was all that the
promoters had right to expect.
Gormly had consulted his attorneys.
had appealed to the city council, and
had done everything that he could to
settle the matter short of publishing
the whole affair. He had failed abb
solutely everywhere. The members of
the transportation committee OF the
board of aldermen were very sorry,
but they did not see what could be
done. A gentle hint that Gormly
might prefer to indemnity the alder
men for their trouble in case they
should give him permission was met
with panied silence or explosive wrath
It was furthermore pointed out to him
that the board had no power, the
rights of the people having been vest,
ed in the corporation for ninety-nine
year period. 1t was too bad that the
innocent aldermen had allowed them.
selves TO be placed In such an unfor-
tunate position; but 30 1t was--and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-06-22
Showed Tact Of King.

1t was the order of the day at a
late shoot at Sandringham that hen
pheasants should not be shot, and one
OF the guests brought down hen
which fell near King Edwards place
in the line. Anxious not to hurt the
offenders feelings by an over rebuke.
the king pointed to the corpus deficit
and said: "Ah, Quincy, what man
you are for the ladies!"--Life of Ed
ward VII.