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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
Does not Sustain
CHARGES Against Olson
THE INVESTIGATION PROVES TO Be SOMETHING OF A FARCE
But it Will Result in Work the County System of High
ways Being Handled Differently
From This Time

The county board met in special
session at the court house in
this city Tuesday for the pur-
pose of investigating the charges
perferred against the Highway
Com missioner Ehen Olson at the
last me citing of the county board.
Mr.. Olson was charged with ne
glect of his official duties as road
commissioners in that he had
neglected to give the work being
done on the county road system
his personal attention but in
stead had devoted the greater
part of his time to private busi-
ness. Also that he had failed to
comply with the law when he
failed to make an itemized &C.
count of the amount expended so
as to show the amount expended
on each piece of work, and other
minor charges.
These charges were filed by
chairman Kenny Lahti of the
town of Glover and followed a
report made by the committee
on roads and bridges of the
county board in which they
stated that too much money was
being expended for the amount
of work that had been done and
they recommended that radical
changes be made in the present
system.
The bearing in the investiga-
tion occupied the attention of
the county board all Tuesday
afternoon and was not brought
to a close until six o'clock in the
afternoon. The investigation de-
veloped into rather a farce and
for a time those present could
not make out whether it was the
highway commissioner that
was being tried or the various
town chairmen that had charge
of the work that had been done.
! Many of the town chairmen
testlied as to the character and
the cost of the work that was
being done in their respective
towns and also as the present
condition of the roads but fur
ther than this very little in
formation could be obtained.
Former town chairman HI. J.
Wachsmuth of Bayfield, who had
|charge of the work in tie town
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
All is in Readiness for Bay
field County Fair
Exhibits to be Bigger and
Races and Sports to be
Better Than Ever.

All is in readiness for the big Bay
field county fair to be held at Iron
River on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week and from all
indications the attendance this year
and the display of produce will be
bigger than ever before. The people
of Bayfield, county are taking lively
interest in this annual fair and there
will be exhibits from every city and
town of the county SO that all sections
will be fairly well represented. The
exhibits from Washburn this year
will be almost double what they were
year ago and it is expected that a
good many of the prizes will be
captured by Washburn exhibitors.
The Washburn City Band has been
engaged to play during the two
days of the fair and the Washburn
base bail team is also scheduled to
play on the second day of the fair
which is known as Washburn Day.
The largest attendance from this city
will be present on Wednesday.
The fair association have worked
hard this year to make this the
biggest fair that has been held the
history of the association and that
they will meet with success is now
assured. The fair grounds have been
fitted up in nice shape. for this annu-
al event, several new buildings having
been erected, among them being a
new exhibit hall which is four times
as large as the old building used for
that purpose. This will give plenty
of room for the exhibit of all pro-
ducts. 1t behooves the people oi
Bayfield, county to boost this fair ir
every way possible and everyone who
can should be present on one o.
the days.
People going to the fair can leave
on the $50 Omaha train, arriving al
Iron River at 1000 a. M, returning
by way of Ashland the same day.
The N. P. train leaves at $3.50 p. m
on Wednesday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
Kim ey out for Congress

Ole G. Kinney of Colfax, Wis.
who some years ago was a can
didate for the republican nomin-
alton for congress against the
late John j. Jenkins, is to be a
candidate for congress in the
newly created Tenth district CT
Wisconsin, according to infor-
nation sent out to the daily
papers. In the race for the re-
publican nomination Mr.. Kin
ney is to be one in a large field.
every county in the Tenth dis
trict having a candidate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

of Bayfield, during the year 1910
was also present and testified as
to the work done by him during
his term of office. This includ-
ed the piece of road on which it
was claimed by the road and
bridge committee that the land
through which the road run had
cost about 1866 per acre to clear.
Mr.. Wachsmuth stated that the
work could not have been done
any cheaper on account of the
heavily tim oered country through
which it run. Chairman Mussel
of Bay field stated that piece of
road now being built in the town
of Bayfield, for considerable less
money was a fair comparison but
upon this question the two
gentlemen did not tseem to agree.
It was stated that the highway
com missioner had not given some
lof the road work the attention
that he might have, but those in
charge of the work stated that
the work could not have been
done any cheaper had the COM
missioner been present all Of the
time.
Summing up the whole testi-
mony it might be stat&d that
while it was found that Mr..
Olson had not devoted his entire
time to the supervision of the
work the board did not feel that
he was entirely to blame and
when the vote was taken upon
the separate charges set forth
in the complaint the mem bers
voted not to sustain the charges
and this ended the investigation.
TIE trouble has been that the
system of carrying out the work
on the county system of high
ways has been wrong from start
to finish and a resolution was
presented and unanimously a.
dopted whereby a committee
composed of John Walsh of this
city, H. Marion Juel Of Cornu-
copia and Kenny Lahti of Glover
we're appointed to draw up set
of working rules Ind bylaws
under which the road and bridge
committee and the road com
missioner should work. An
other committee was also ap-
pointed to draw up a system for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

Louis Segal was down from Sup
erior the latter part of last week
looking after matters Of business
The new store of Segal Brothers at
Superior will be open for business
by the middle part OF the preser
month and it is said that it will be
one of the finest at the head of the
lakes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday evening
with English Song service at 1880
D. m. followed by the regular ser.
mon in Norwegian.
The Young Peoples society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Oh
son on west Third street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
To Meet at Washburn

The next annual meeting of the
Sunday Schools of Bayfield, county
will be held in this city next year,
vote to that effect having been
registered at the convention which
was held at Iron River last week.
The Sunday schools of the county
have been meeting in annual con.
vention for the past four years ard
the attendance IS growing yearly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
County Fair Notes

The old exhibit hall will be used
for a poultry house, making it nice
place for any one to bring their
fowls, and especially blue bibbon
birds. There will be lots of room,
plenty of light, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

The Washburn IA piece band will
play during the last two days of the
fair Wednesday and'Thursday. Their
program of over fifty selections has
been carefully selected for this event
and includes all OF the latest waltz
es, marches, ragtime. etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
Notice to the Public

All the outstanding bills due the
late John Anderson are payable to
Amos M. Hansen and he is authoriz-
ed to give receipt of the same,
Carl Anderson Administrator.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

]. G. Baner of Ironwood was in
the city Sunday with Mr.. Toeler
looking over fruit lands in this Sec
tion. Mr. Baner is an agent for
H. H. Peavey & Co.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

John Beck of Ashland has been
looking after the fixing up of the
windows ir the A. 1. Lien store.
1. Berman left Sunday afternoon
for Minneapolis and ST. Paul where
he will spend several days visit np
and purchasing a line OF novelties
for his store in this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14
ToLecture at Long Lake

Rev. Chr. Christensen will deliv-
er lecture on his trip through
Norway at the new church aext
Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock.
Everyone is invited to attend this
lecture.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

Big pumpkins, grand fruit dis
plays, plenty Of produce and a
good sport program at the Bayfield,
County Fair at Iron River next
week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

This is the twelfth year OF the
association and never in its history
has there been so much interest
manifested There will be exhibits
from every part of the county and
good natured rivalry among towns
for the sweepstake prize.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

Mrs. Iver Anderson and daughter
are here from Duluth on visit to
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Severson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

The new exhibit hall will be COM
pleted in plenty of time for the
fair although it has taken good
deal of hustling. The building will
cover nearly quarter of an acre of
ground andwill have eight thousand
square feet of floor space.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-14

During the last two days of the
fair the championship of Bayfield,
county will be decided between
the Washburn and Iron River base
ball teams. Iron River has won the
first game OF the series and it is up
to Washbdrn to win the other two
The race part of the program will
be good one and will include races
by some of the best horses.
Wednesday, September End
1st: Bayfield, County Amateur
Driving race, purse $50.
End, 2;17 Pace, 2:l3 Trot; Purse
$3.50. co.
3rd, Novelty Race; Purse $4,000
Thursday, September 21st
1st. 2:30 Pace, 2.25 Trot; Purse
$4,000
21d. Free-for.all; Purse $3.50.
2rd, Pony Running Race; Purse
$50. 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
OUR BAKED BEANS AND BOSTON
BROWN BREAD ARE JUST
RIGHT

If you want something that tastes
mighty good, just try our baked beans
and brown bread. There are baked
beans and baked beans, but only one
Ideal kind After the beans are placed
in an earthen pot. properly seasoned
with a special brand of tomato sauce,
they are baked until they are well
done. We predict your instant ap-
prevail on trying them. They are fresh
and hot every day at noon, and sell at
10 cents the quart.
Our Boston brown bread is rich and
delicious a proper Wand to accompany
our excellent beans. We know how to
make Boston brown bread=a knowl-
edge that you'll find is not universal
when you make miscellaneous pur-
chases of it. Big conical 1oaves of this
satisfying bread are cents each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

In the state of Missouri the widows
Pension Law which was passed in the
last session of the legislature is being
put into effect.
in the famous reform bill of Chan
cellor Lloyd George of England there
is a clause providing for a pension or
allowance for maternity cases.
BY the Missouri law any needy
widow is entitled to receive a sum not
to exceed ten dollars a month for one
child attending school and as much
as five dollars month for each addi-
tional one.
The idea of the bill is to enable poor
widows to keep their children at
school without being obliged to go out
to work themselves anG thus deprive
the children Of their birthright of a
mothers care and a weL-kept home.
incidentally 1t is said that such a
scheme would cost no more than the
board of the children if the widow
were obliged to place them in asylums.
The idea of the maternity pension.
as I understand it, is to supply state
aid that will make it. unnec essary for
any woman to work directly before or
after the birth of her child and to in
sure proper care and comforts at this
time to the poorest mother il the land.
In at least one state we already have
a law making it illegal for a woman to
work for a certain number of weeks
before and AFTER her cn1l1 IS born, and
this maternity pension is surely the
logical and inevitable corollary to such
law.
Now. don't you think these are two
splendid bills?
do.
And I am calling them to your at
tention today because I hope that
knowing about them will inspire you
to want them in your own community.
Don't you think it would be splendid
if destitute widows and mothers-to- be
and incidentally the next generation
all over the world were protected by
such laUs2
Very we'll, then, why not do what
you can to see that they are passed in
your corner of 'all the world?"
You don't know how you can do
that? Well. do you belong to a wom-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
THE FINEST POTATO CHIPS In
THE CITY. 40 CTS. PER LIB.

Without question, the Ideal potato
chips are the finest, whitest, firmest.
crispest, purest, fastest chips to be
had They are made out Of specially
selected potatoes, peeled by special
machinery. hand cleaned, cut into
shape by a special slicing machine,
prepared by an original process for
frying and fried in pure, strained
shortening, they are far and away
superior to any ordinary product in
every respect
AS you know, potatoes have risen to
an almost prohibitive price on account
of the dry weather. And for this rea-
son most dealers have raised their
prices to so cents or mere the pound
for chips. We are still selling a much
higher grade of chips than you can Sc
cure anywhere else, at 40 cents, and
our sales have more than doubled in
the last month, showing how popular
Ideal potato chips are.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18

ans club or a big Sunday school class
or a Home Missionary Society or any
large organization that could be
brought to take an interest in such
things?
If you do. why not tell this society
at its next meeting about these laws
and get it to pass a resolution approx
ing them and ordering its secretary to
write to its state representatives and
senators asking them what can be
done about such legislation.
Judge Porterfield, of Kansas City,
Missouri, is putting the Missouri law
into effect for the first time, and he
doubtless would be glad to send
copy of it and Information about its
workings to any woman interested in
it. And information about the mater
nifty pension could surely be obtained
from the English State Department
Surely this is a subject in which any
woman with the least bit of altruism
in her makeup, that is any woman
whose unselfishness extends beyond
her love for her own immediate family
and makes her care something what
is to become of those nNriad sisters
under the skim who are less fortunate
than she, cannot fail to be deeply in
tereSted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
(0AKL AD GOSSIP
!. &8Ss!5 ! 5ST155IaSY aHzsSle-s
items Cor the Oakland column may Be
teleLhoned 10 Ind. phone 17sL1

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller have re-
turned to their home in lola arter
spending two weeks here visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Doyle, of S25
Forest avenue, are the parents OF
daughter, born Sunday, July 16
Miss Alta Kemp is improving after
being quite sick for the past two weeks
with an attack of neuralgia
Adams & Adams pumps, WIND mi1ts,
gas and pipe work 1006S10 North
Kansas avenue Ind. Phone 1858.
Miss Nora Thomas is spending THIS
week with relatives and friends IN OF
tawa and Kansas City.
Mrs Thomas Johnson and son Har-
lev have returned to their home IN
Cherokee after spending two weeks
here with her sister. Mrs. r. J. Downs.
Miss Bessie Strickler, of Central City,
is here spending few days visiting her
brother, Jake Stricken, and family OF
Green street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Hanson, of Bene-
dict, will come here Friday to make
an extended visit with relatives ana
friends. They will probably remain
permanently.
MIR. Joe Garter is improving and will
soon be able to return to work after
being off a week on account OF Illness
He has been suffering with an attack
of stomach trouble
in Nemaha, Neb., on business trip.
Miss Alta Murphy is improving after
being i'll for the past week with an
attack of the mumps-
Mr.. and Mrs Lou Burns have given
the name, Helen Louise, to their infant
daughter.
Miss Margaret Olson is spending this
week with friends in Kingman;
Mr. and Mrs Ward Mitchell are
spending this week in Cottonwood Falls
on a business trip.
Mr.. Roy West is spending few days
with friends in Logan
Thursday for points in Minnesota to
spend a months vacation
For lumber and building material,
builders hardware, paint, oils, glass,
etc. call either phone 500, j. 3.
Whelan e. Co
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
FREE AFTER TWO YEARS.
Kansan Settles AIimony Row by Pay
ing $85.

lola, Kan. July 1S.-Pete w. Ball,
the man who has won notoriety
through his fight against the payment
of alimony to his divorced wife as
soon as she remarked, was released
from the county Jail here after serving
nearly two years. He was imprisoned
for contempt of court fer failure to
pay the alimony.
He settled the case today by paying
$191. Of this amount. $S5 goes to the
former Mrs. Ball as alimcny. The re-
mainder is court costs and attorney
fees. The original alinlony decree
against Ball was $500 and court costs
and officers fees piled up heavily
than to pay, however. caused court Of
ficers, lawyers and the county commits
sioners to relinquish the greater part
of their fees and costs.
Jake Ball of Pittsburg. Kan, father
of the prisoner, came to his rescue
He furnished the funds with which to
satisfy the judgment The son had
spent enough, the attorneys for the df-
vorced wife assert. to settle the case
But Ball always commended that the
money did not belong to him, but was
supplied by relatives. Leaving the Jail
Ball reiterated his assertion that he
was the victim of the ''vIcio-.s alimony
law" 1.-The alimony law is conducive
of domestic infelicity and ought to be
repealed or modified so that it will be
paid only in cases where necessity re-
oufres 1t. My former wife is now the
wife of a man who is well able to care
for her Why 1 should be compelled
to furnish her money when she is in a
comfortable home I can not under
stand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18

May, n. J. His daughter, Mrs. Gull
ford Dudley will leave in a few days
to join him at Cape May.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph H. Bollard will
arrive Wednesday morning from trip
through the east and will be guests Of
Mrs. B. H. Pugh until Thursday even
ing, when they will leave for their
home in Seattle. Wash.
Mrs ChraIes Mailer, Miss Ida Nah
Ter and Master Raymond Mailer Of
Philadelphia, Pa, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Eshe.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Eng
lish Lutheran church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. LindelI
1434 Fillmore street.
Mrs. W. H. Clark of Chicago has
come to Topeka to be with her daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Clark, who was
visiting Miss Clyde Bonebrake when
she was taken i'll with appendicitis
Mr.. Elliott Porter has returned from
a short visit to friends in Lawrence.
Miss Glen Davis and Miss Helen
Davis have gone to California to spend
six weeks.
Mr.. Frank Forbes and Mr.. Roy
Forbes will motor to Kansas City this
week
Miss Viva Brown will return next
week to Baltimore. after a visit to her
father, Mr. Thomas Brown. She will
stop on her way in Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Mr.. Frank Jolley spent Sunday II
Kansas City visiting friends and reIa-
Miss Margaret Charles has gone to
St Joseph to visit Miss Sybil Harvey
several days.
Miss Mary McGrath. Miss Ted Ste
phens. Miss Rose Miller and Miss Edna
Shreves left last night for Colorado
Springs on camping trip
DR.. H. H. Keith has gone for trio
to Roswell. n. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
Home Remedy
For WrinkIed Faces
CFrom Popular ToiIettes.)

Thousands of women are spending
fortunes in their frantic efforts to
remove the signs of premature age
from their faces. When in this state
of mind a woman Will spend almost
any amount of money on worthless
wrinkle removers. of which there are
many.
If these women only knew it, the
most effective remedy ira ginable is a
simple harmless face wash which can
be made up at home in less than a
minute. They have only t. get an
ounce of powdered saxo'ite and half
a pint of witch hazel at thedrug store
and mix the two. Apply this daily
as a refreshing lotion The effect is
almost magical Even sfts- the first
treatment a marked imp ovement is
noticed and the face has a SNUG. firm
feeling that is most pleasing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18

4
Mrs. ]. E. Morgan will leave the i,rst
of August to be the guest of her moth
er in Fort Madison, Ia. She will visit
friends in Chicago before her return.
Miss Helen Mitchell returned today
from Meriden. Kan. where she has
been visiting friends the past few days.
Miss Gladys Cav went to Kansas
City this morning to spend a week or
ten days visiting friends
Miss Antoinette West has gone to
Crab Lake, Wis, to spend the summer
with the A. Zahner family
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Rohrer left today
for trip to New Mexico. Mr.. Rohrer
viii make a business trip to Rivera and
the mica mines. and Mr. and Mrs.
Rohrer will spend a few days camping
and fishing near Albuquerque. They
will return the early part of next week.
Mrs. NJ. Wilhelmi of Lawrence was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Raw
Sexton, Monday.
Miss Frances Moore and Miss Helen
Moore are guests of Miss Lucy Hack
man and Miss Mary Hackman of Law
renee.
Miss Gertrude Reed viii leave the
first of August for Chicago, where
she will visit her brother, DR. Stanley
Reed. and later they viii go together
to ChaizOix.
Miss Nellie Smith is the guest of
AiltHQS III Lawrence ABOUT the MO
die of August she viii go to Colorado
to remain until the last of September
Her mother, Mrs. ". r. Smith. expects
to spend part of the summer in Colo
rado, also.
The George Neil family are spending
the summer on their farm near Pauline.
Mrs Neil and Miss Daisy Neil are in
town for a few days this week.
Mrs. J. H. Belcher is spending the
summer at Pryor Lake. Minnesota.
Mrs D. f. ESterly and her children,
who have been visiting friends in Ohio,
are expected to return home this
week.
Mrs. d. J. Hathaway. who has been
visiting her mother in Boulder, Colo,
has returned home.
Miss Mary Wilson of Valencia viii
arrive Thursday. to be the guest Of
Miss Daisy Neil
Mr.. H. H. Cartilage has CINE to
Cowles, n. Mt to spend two weeks.
Mrs. J. F. Haskell and her daugh-
tiers. Helen and Frances. and her sons.
Everett and Willard. have gone TO
Manitou, Colo. to spend the rest of
the summer.
Mr.. Armin Fassler has gone to Cape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
WHoLEsoNIE DouGHNUTs.

We've several different kinds and
all of them toothsome. They are big
fellows made out of rich, sweetened
dough-some raised. some notified
to deep. rich brown and sprinkled
with powdered sugar. Accompanying
a cup of coffee at breakfast or lunch
or Is dessert to any meal they're hard
to beat. The ordinary varieties sell at
10 cents the dozen, the larger ones,
filled with jelly, are ) cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-18
OLD FASHIONED GINGER BREAD

Here's real old fashioned dainty
the cake with the same old flavor you
used to enjoy in your younger days.
It's fresh, rich and spicy and you'll
delight in nibbling it. Large sections
sufficient for an ordinary sized family
are cents each You'll find it very
enjoyable now that the temperature
has moderated