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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Campaign MANAGERS
Are Caught Mapping
TO VOTE ON QUESTION
Of Setting off Territory at
the Election to be Held
Tuesday.

The question of detaching Sec
tions 81, %, 20 and %, in Town
ship 48, north of Range 4 west.
will be submitted to the voters
of the city at the election to be
held next Tuesday. The terri
tory included in the above Sec
tions is all farm lands and lies
north east of the city taking in
the village OF Houghton. The
farmers of that territory are de-
sirous of getting set off from the
city, claiming that the roads
through that territory will be
better taken care of if they are
under the township jurisdictio n
When the question was pre-
sented to the city council it was
figured out that the city would
not be loser by setting off the
territory for not enough money
can be collected in taxes to off
set the expense of keeping up
the roads and schools in that
district. If the territory is set
off the road leading from this
city will be adopted as county
highway and the expense of
keeping it up will fall on the
county. Under the present
system the city must keep up
the county road to the city
limits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Pig. az a By-Product Of Saw-Loss


For a number of years loggers
have found that pigs are one of the
most profit producing by products
which the logger car turn out. A
logger who employs a crew OF 100
finds that the waste from the table
and kitchen will feed nearly fifty
pigs and that these pigs with a
little finishing on grain inthe spring
will bring price which will pay
we'll for the little trouble and ex
pense incident with their keeping.
George S. Barnes informed The
Pioneer a few days ago that he fed
180 pigs at his camps during the
past winter and that in about a
week he will have about one-half oil
that number finished" sand ready
for market. The balance of his
stock will be brought over to his
farm and they will be ready for
market a little later.
Pigs have long been known as a
valuable product for the dairyman
and beef raiser, for they utilize the
waste and turn something of no ap-
parent value into dollars, but the
loggers finds that they are even
more of saving to him Iron Riv-
er Pioneer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Printing Without Ink

Cecil Bembridge, OF London.
after working on the problem for
ten years, announces that lle has at
last succeeded ir perfecting his
electrical process OF inkless print
ing.
The process is entirely electrical.
The moist paper sheet, connected
with positive magnetic pole, COM
ing in contact with the stereotype
plate, which is linked with the neg
ative, sets up an electric chemical
action, making the imprint upon
the paper.
II this process proves practical,
as the large amount of scientific,
comment would lead us believe, it
gives promise Of eventually revolu-
tionizlng the printing busi ness
Printers Album.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Anniversary Celebration

The 25th anniversary celebra-
ton of The Norwegian Lutheran
church was held on Sunday and
Monday evenings. Rev. Nord of
Rice Lake and Rev. Stenberg of
Duluth were present and deliv-
cred addresses on both evenings.
On Monday special program
was prepared, history of the
church from the beginning to
the present day being read by
the clerk. A banquet followe d
and was held in the basement OF
the church, fully three hundred
being served
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28

A meeting of the Stockholders
of the Bayfield, County Farmers
and Fruit Growers Association
was held at the Commercial Club
rooms in this city last Satur-
day afternoon and a large num-
Der of farmers and fruit grow
ers were present and a very in.
teresting meeting was held.
Some minor matters relating to
the new association were taken
up after which their was gen.
eral discussion as to the kind of
potatoes to plant in this vicinity
the coming season and it is
likely that the rural type will be
adopted by the association as the
one to be grown by the mem
bers of the association. The as
sociation have placed an order
for seventy-five bushels of Early
Ohio potatoes and they also ex-
pect to place an order for pota.
toes of the rural type.
The Association appointed a
committee of three consisting of
T. A. Oscar, H. H. Peavey and
A. G. Buttertield to look up a
site for the new ware house to
be built by the association. A
site along the right of way of the
Omaha railway will likely be Sc
lected and a lease of the ground
secured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
ARRESTED AT EAU CLAIRE
On Complaint of c. F. Wiehe. Secretary of
Hines Company who Makes Charge
of Criminal Libel and Attempted
BlaCkmal.

Quite sensation wss caused here
Tuesday morning by the dispatches
in the daily papers announcing that
BENJAMIN F. Runkle of this city had
been arrested at EauClaire on COM
plant signed by c. F. Wiehe, secre-
tary of the Edward Hines Lumber
company, charging Runkle with crimi-
nal libel and attempted black mail.
Mr.. Runkle is accused of having
written letters to the Hines people
and to the Lumbermen' Lloyds, a
mutual insurance company with head
quarters at Eau Claire, charging the
Hines Lumber company with having
fired their mill in this city on Sunday
morning, July 1st, 1906.
Mr.. Runkle, it is said, went to
Eau Claire to meet a supposed insur-
ance adiuster and was arrested when
he stepped from the train. Mr.. Rum
kle is now in the county jail at Eau
Claire pending preliminary hearing.
The charge against Runkle was made
at EauClaire for the reason that the
letters were published there.
Mr.. Runkle4 it is said, wrote a
letter to Hines intimating that he
could show evidence that the
fire was set by the company itself, or
by its agents. 1t is said, that no
response coming from Mr.. Hines, he
(Runkle) then wrote letter to the
Lumbermen' Lloyds, a mutual fire
insurance Co. with headquarters at
EauClaire. This letter, it is said,
carried the same implication and on
this letter the charges of criminal Ii
bel and blackmail are based.
The charge is that Runkle publish
ed felonious, scandalous, malicious
and defamatory libel against the
Hines Lumber company charging the
lumber company with having set fire
to their mill in this city for the pur-
pose of collecting insurance thereon.
The saw mill here was covered by
an insurance of over $40, O,OO0.I
The following is a copy of the
letter alleged to have been sent by
Mr.. Runkle to the insurance com
pany and the one upon which the
charges of libel and blackmail are
based.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Meeting of old Settlers

"A meeting of the Pioneer AS
sociation will be held at the Com
mercial Club rooms On Monday
evening" April 9th. All mem
bers are requested to be pres.
ent. The Pioneers are figuring
on increasing the membership
of their association by making all
persons who were here prior to
July 1st 1882, eligible to mem
bership. All who are ..desirous
of becoming members should
present their applications to
either Luther Bates or M. q.
Lincoln.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Eau Claire, Wis.

Dear Sirs:-
have procured List of all the
companies who were Loosers in the
Hines Mill fire at Washburn, Wis.
on July 1st, 1906, and see your COM
pany was a Looser. At that time /
picked up Some Evidence in regard
to it but could not get the Laborers
to talk at that time as tn ey was still
in the employ of the Co. but since
that time it has been different. Now
am Positive that | have enough
to force them to Pay back all the
Money received by them which Is in
naberhood of Ninty Thousand dollars
25 per cent of 35, 900 and they have
two more mills in bayfield, county
and one in Sawyer Co. that is lyable
to 90 the same way in time ] can
bring proof TO show that they paid
700 dollars to set the fire have got
ten advice from the county attorney
here andif the Man is out of the
state as | will know in few days
then we can use him as witness
only would like to hear from you at
once all others | have written has
been in favor of going after them.
Yours truly
B. F. Runkle,
Washburn, Wis.
For some time it has been known
that Mr.. Runkle was working upon
what he supposed was case against
the Lumber company. And from his
letter it would indicate it was his be-
lief that he had almost sufficient
evidence upon which to base charges.
Last week L. E. Fitzgerald of New
York City, who was supposed to re-
present one of the insurance COM
panies that had insurance on the
Hines plant at the time of the fire,
was here and was in conference with
Mr.. Runkle. Later he again appear
ed upon the scene and it is now stat
ed that he was detective for the
lumber company and it was through
him that Mr.. Runkle was induced to
go to EauClaire, Runkle supposing all
the time that he was an insurance adj
juster. Runkle did not tumble to
the trap until he been arrested at
EauC Claire.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
Many Candidates in the
Field for Election
Voters will have a Wide
Range of Candidates
to Choose From

On next Tuesday the annual muni-
cipal election will be held in which
a mayor, treasurer, assessor, six alder
men and six supervisors will be chos-
en-. For the Office of mayor there is
three candidates in the field, namely
H. H. Peavey, Charles Peterson and
John Manning.
For the Office of treasurer Nels Lee
Is the only candidate in the field at
the present time and as the last day
for filing is tomorrow there is not
likely to be any other candidates.
For the Office of city assessor the race
is between Matt Robinson, James
Kinney and Louis Miller.l
The following candidates are in the
field for Aldermen lst Ward Mike
Aspel, George Fluck; end ward
Clarence Wright and John Rogers;
srd ward Hans Ambly; 4th ward
Andrew Peterson and Hiram Hanson;
5th ward Dick Herring and Cal Wiley
9Th ward Jake Dibbell and Sam La
Flamme.
For the Office of Supervisor the fol-
lowing are candidates; lst ward
Henry johnson and l. Berman; End
ward T. HI. Robinson; 3rd ward
George Mertz; 4th ward Ole Aune
5th ward George Posey and Ole
Dahl, 9th ward Ole Ramstead.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28

This paper has just received the
announcement of the marriage of
Mrs. Gus Westerlund, formerly of
this city. to Mr.. Norman Worthing-
ton. The marriage took place on
June 9Th at Norristown, Pa. AS
Mrs. Worthington was we'll known
in this city we publish the news.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Torkelson of
East 7th street are the happy par
ents of baby girl born to them
last Saturday morning. Adolph's
smile would indicate that he is a..
bout the happiest man in town.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28
For Rent

Five room cottage centrally locat
ed with modern conveniences. all
in first class condition. Inquire at
Northern State Bank
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-03-28

Louis Isatts of Ashland was a
business visitor in the city last Sum
day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-29

ginning to put their arms around
each others necks, one member
got up and said, waseht it a
shame the club dident have no
clubhouse of its own
the more he talked about it the
sadder he got, till he almost cried
into his demmi taSs
the vodeville magnit listened
and great sobbs came up in his
throte
suddenly he jumped to his feet
this club shall-not be homeless
no longer, he said. i will give to
it free of charge the whole top
fore in my new bilding for S
yeres
oh, what joy. all the members
fell on his neck and shook him by
the mitt and evrything, and said
he was sertenly a regular Teller
some months rolled by, and
amt it strange what changes
months will bring
or even suntimes just from 2
a. m. to about 1lo'clock the same
anyway, the seckerterry of the
club got a note from the seeker
terry of the vodeville magnit, say
ing he was very sorry, but he
found the intire bilding was need
ed for luther purposes, and he
would have to withdraw his offer
whereupon the club politely
called the gent1eman's attention
to the fact that on the happy and
never to be forgotten evening he
had made out and signed a S year
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-29

way to squirm out of the lease
and to this day he cant remem-
Der signing the blame thing
johnny
-o-e
MAN MOST TO BLAME
"The average man is whole
lot worse tina nthe average wo-
man. Judge Vim. N. Gemmill,
Court of Domestic Relations,
where every court day he sits and
hears tales of the trouble between
husband and wife.
Judge Gemmill has kept card
index account of all cases that
have come before him, and from
them has compiled the following
table of the cases of the hundreds
of disagreements that been relat-
ed in his court:
Hidden diseases, Is per cent;
interference of mother-in-law, Is
per cent; interference of children
and second marriage, Is per cent;
young and hasty marriages, IS
per cent; ungovernab1e temper,
10 per cent; whisky and drugs, 10,
per cent.
at is a sad commentary to
said Judge Gemrnill, "but'
an average man will walk off and
leave his family to starve, as soon
as any trouble enters his home.
But no matter what the condi-
tions, a mother, deserted by her
husband, starving and penniless,
fights to the bitter end to keep
her children with her"
-O-O--
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-29

WHERE THEY ARE TODAY
Taft will confer with Republic
can leaders in New York tonight!
Wilson speaks tonight in
Montclair and Newark.
Roosevelt in Oyster Bay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-09

"Ah stow it. won't you?" groaned Niger. But
wasn't your fault If only she--' and he, in turn.
stiHed the reproach Lets turn in, somewhere"
They found hotel strictly stag AS they were
folding their clothes compacty sailor fashion, by the
double bed in their room, Niger said Toe you don't
know Irene the finest, nervies little girl And she's
sore on me She ought to be- the way | acted and
I've got to go back to her and make good.
1--WE ought to leave a call for SIX o'clock, was all
Joe answered as he turned in. q got to be back OH
board for coaling.
Trust me | always wake at FIVE" said Niger
switching off the light and jumping between the sheets
he saw through the darkness that Joe already was
Sunlight boring into Joe's eyelids awoke him, and
with panckv idea that it was very late. He grabbed
under the pillow for his dollar watch and then swore
loudly Eight o'clock And no steamer back to the
ship TIL half past ninel
K sinking sense Of loss and ruin filed him. Over
time ard with coaling the first break IN his record
He saw his rating reduced, and loathed hmself'
Ioathed his unhoy itch for new hazards IN strange
land lang Oh shipmaes And all women!
Still he had drunk little. 50 his head was clear 10
make tie best Of any humiliation. And Niger was
still with him mine Of sympathy a. least although ne
was Tie cause Of loe's undong Therefore Joe WITH
out turning towards his mates side OF the bunk thrust
across IT, !, =
His land came out lmobsructed, at the far side of
the bed lie sprang up il he had been shot Niger
was no. there He had gone-beaten IT. Sneakea'
Out him! ,
Boiling with suspicion and amazement Joe washed
and huet lied on his underclohcs Had he really been
with tho Niger Auen Of his rocky days or with some
crook who had thought to rob hm2 lie grabbed at
e trousers folded over the foot board and had drawn
them W 10 his knees when he discovered that they
were brcwr net blue and buttoned straight up and
down instead of-lateray He seized the garment on
chair it. too dogged up the 'front.' and was all acllck
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-09

Of his arched, Irish eyes quivered "Arc there any
shows in town" he asked in a low voice "Mebbe |
can get ashore tomorrow night after coang Id even
lump ship" he said, as if he were short Of breath.
"D-n the uniform" exploded Niger "Here, give
me another drink double one and he pushed his
glas forward roughly
4 say now Guests first, Mister Auten," rebuked
Irene filling Joes glass again
"Uniforms' muttered Niger They amt worth
nothing except to make hits on the beach with girls
you never see again, nor want to-
Perhaps he'd lend you his, if you arsked him she
flashed back His looks need no enhancement with
our sex"
If thought I needed one, I'd take it of him. re-
tored Nggcr, curbng his anger with laugh OF forced
scorn.
you want to try2' Joe burst out, turning on him
Niger held his friends glare for instant and
then relaxed either in fear Of Jocs superior heft or
realizing that Irene chiefly responsible for having
stirred his passion why Id no more hurt Joe here
than I'd hurt YOU lie sneered al her He's only one
OF them chaplan's boys that keeps false mustache
in his ditty ybox He generally wears it ashore to play
dame-kier in Never drinks Or mo-
"Say that again. exploded Joe, with a snort His
was honest scorn anyhow.
But Niger didn't
'Ill wager he could stand as much drink as YOU >
put in Irene and then checked herself seeing that she
was only tanning his anger and that II had focused
upon her at last a guilty feeling had poisoned her
thrill in the dangerous game she had been playing IN
leading Joe on. She knew that only Nggers love and
his loyalty to her kept him from open accusation
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-09

JF TERRY eyed Sydney Harbor from
the signal-bridge OF the T. S S. dyieona,
ps her anchor murdered ovcrboerd and
she swung beside her sister, the liatpaii
Intimacy with the ports Of the world had
touched young Joseph with something Of
that tired wisdom which distinguishes
sailorlind Here now was Australia 10
patronizc "And you ought, from the
looks ot you" he informed the land, ITO
make good Tor about one liberty
So next evening. as the coIliers with
their spidcry hoists came alongside, and
Ensign Railc stood over the liberty-book
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12
CO. SCHOOL ALLOWANCE
UP TO $40 PER CAPITA

The county court has :ased the
school allowance over the county
from IS per capita to $40 per cap
tia.
This action was taken as result
of petition of the boards OF the
county. Some months ago a conven-
tion of school boards of Josephine
was held in Grants Pass, and this
convention adopted a resolution of
petition to the court asking Judge
Jewell and Commissioners Barlow
and Woodcock to make the increase
The law prior to 1911 read that the
minimum should be ST. Last year,
according to a new law the minimum
was raised to $S per capita. Now the
county court has needed the prayer
of the boards and raised the mini
mum to $2.00.
The action OF the court affects all
districts alike. There is total OF
about 3,100 school children In the
cou0ty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12
RECEIvERSHIP
CONTINUED from Page ~

claimed to be due and the receiver is
in hopes of receiving sufficient funds
from these and other sources to pay
in short time, the preferred labor
claims.
The receiver believes that this rail-
road ought to be built, and that 1t Is
to the interest of every citizen OF
Grants Pass to have 1t built, and to
the best interest of all parties to con-
serve the properties of these corpor-
ations until the enterprises can be
financed, or IL becomes clearly appar-
ent that such a result is impossible.
II after reasonable time 1t ap-
pears that the enterprises can not be
financed then, OF course, the propr-
ties will have to be sold and the pro-
ceeds disbursed under the orders OF
the court.
JOHN C. JENKINS.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12

Cash Hendricks, who has been
spending the past three weeks with
his parents in this city, returned
Wednesday to Galice. where he has
spent the winter in the mines.
S. A. Pease Of Jefferson was visit
ing with Grants Pass friends on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. ]. S. MacMurray, wife of Prof.
]. S. McMurray of this city, arrived
this morning from Brighton. B. c.
where she has spent the winter with
her relatives. During the past year
Prof. MaeMurray has resided in Ash
land, but in future he and Mrs. Mac
Murray will reside in Grants Pass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert E. Putnam of
Gold Hill were visiting with friends
in Grants Pass on Wednesday.
A. NJ. Johnston arrived here We'd
nesday from North Yakima to spend
a few days on business.
C. B. Haines came down from Med
ford Wednesday to spend the day on
business here.
Henry Schubert arrived Wednes-
day from Wenatchee, Wash, to spend
few days looking over this part OF
Southern Oregon.
John C. Fox of the Home lnsur-
ance company is here for the pur'
pose of making the transfer OF the
business in this city from F. S. Tor
rey to E. H. Balsiger, Mr.. Tore,
having sold his business to this gen
tleman and gone to Eugene to re
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boyce ar
rived last night from Portland t
make their home In Grants Pass. Mr.
Boyce, who is travelling salesman fol
the Mason & Ehrman wholesale gro
Gerry house in Portland, is wei
known in this city where he has beeI
doing business with the differen
firms for a number of years. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Boyce were married in Portland
during the holidays. Mr.. Boyce'
many friends In Grants Pass exten'
a hearty welcome to him and hi
young bride.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12
NOTICE OF INITIATIVE PETITION

Notice is hereby given that on the
10th day of January, 1912, there
was filed in my office an initiative
petition, signed by the required num-
ber of legal voters, asking that a
special election be called for the
purpose of submitting to the legal
voters of the City of Grants Pass, for
their approval or rejection. an
amendment to the Charter OF the
City OF Grants Pass, which said pro-
posed amendment provides in effect
that no franchise, privilege or rights
for the use OF the streets and alleys
OF the City OF Grants Pass shall be
granted to any person, firm or cor
poration except by vote OF the major
ity of the electors OF the City OF
Grants Pass.
]. N. JOHNSTON,
Auditor and Police Judge OF the
City OF Grants Pass. All
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12
NOTICE OF INITIATIVE PETITION.

Notice is hereby given that on the
1Cth day of January, 1912, there was
filed in my office an initiative peti-
tion, signed by the required number
of legal voters, asking that a special
election be called for the purpose OF
submitting TO the legal voters OF the
City Of Grants Pass, for their ap-
proval or rejection, an amendment to
the Charter. of the City OF Grants
Pass, which said proposed amend
ment provides In effect that the City
OF Grants Pass shall have authority
by and through the Common Council
and its officers to borrow money on
the faith OF the City and to that end
to provide for the issuance OF bonds
by said City for the purpose OF pay
ing OFF any Of the present indebted
ness 10 an amount not TO exceed
Eighty Thousand Dollars. Interest
on said bonds shall not exceed six
per cent per annum and said bonds
shall not be sold for less than par
value. Power and authority is vest
Cd in the Common Council 10 Ak the
time of maturity OF said bonds and
to do any and all things necessary
either by ordinance or resolution for
the purpose Of issuing. selling and
disposing OF said bonds.
j. n. JOHNSTON,
Auditor and Police Judge OF the
City Of Grants Pass. 41l
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-01-12

George Sargent, who has spent sew
.eral months with his cousin Bert
Sargent at Williams, departed Tues
day for his home at Cottage Grove.
Herman Schmidt returned this
morning from a visit of week spent
with friends at Albany,
Miss Flossie Rexfsrd of Murphy
was visiting with Grants Pass friends
on Wednesday.
Marry in City Hall
Frank Robson and Hannah Moore,
both of Grants Pass, were married
this morning at the city hall. JUS
tice John Holman officiated.
Conkey's poultry remedies for all
chicken troubles at Cramer Bros. II