The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-02-27

Office.
I. Berman is again able to be a.
round after a weeks illness with
lagrippe.
Frank Smith was at Duluth Satur-
day to witness the produc ton of the
play Ben Hnr.
The Wednesday Evening Study
Club met at the f. w. Downs resi-
dence last evening.
Nick LiAak and wife of Cornu-
copia were visitors in the city
yesterday aud today.
Don G. Bell, editor of the Bayfield,
County. Press, transacted business
in the city Tuesday.
Rev. Galloway preached at Ash
land last Sunday evening, occupying
the pulpit of Rev, Goodsell.
Now that the movies have been
taught to talk, picture show patrons
who sit in the dark and hold hands
will have to be more discreet.
The Modern Woodmen held a
smoker at their lodge hall on Mon
day evening which was attended
by number of members of the
order.
Levi Stefinski has had crew of
men and teams during the past week
putting up the ice supply for the
city. The work has about been
completed.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
society met at the chur ch parlors
yesterday afternoon, being enter
tanned by Mrs. Thos. Moore and
Mrs. Downer.
A. A. Johnson returned Tuesday
evening from Eau Claire where he
has been receiving medical treat
ment during the past three weeks.
His health is much improved.
The M. e. Ladies' Aid society will
meet next Wednesday afternoon at
the M. S. Hull residence and will be
entertained by Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Carson and Mrs. w. Robinson.
VIM. Chamberlain, who has been
very sick at his home on Washing
ton avenue during the past two or
three weeks, is repor ted as some
better, Friends bope for his speedy
recovery.
d. ], Estabrook, WHO was burned
about the face and hands last Mon
day by an explosion of paint, is get
ting along nicelv and will soon be
able to be around again.
The lecture given by Rev. N. j.
Lockrem of Superior at the Norv egi
an Lutheran church in this city last
Friday evening was splendid and
was enjoyed by the large number
present.
Lawrence Depew, better known
as "Hinky Dink was sen tenced TO
one year in the state prison at WAu-
pom before Judge Irish in the county
court Tuesday. Depew plead guilty
to the charge of wife desertiOn.
The Starr camp outfit of Meringo
passed through the city yesterday
for Squaw Bay where they will log
during the balance of the winter.
There is an eight million tract of
timber to put in this winter.
Kenfeld & Lamoreanx of this
city are now getting large quaint.
ties of lumber and box material
from their plant at Cass Lake and
Bemidji which is being manufactured
into Grating and box stock at their
plant in this city.
Rev. Henry c. Rehm of the Con-
gregational church preached speci-
al sermon on Friendship to the
members of the Pythian order last
Sunday morning. About twenty of
the members of the local order at
tended the services and enjoved the
sermon very much.
According to rumors about the
city Washburn is soon to lose one OF
it's bachelors who is thinking OF
joining the ranks of the benedicts
1t has been said that a "House to
Rent" is being looked up and that
the event will occur within a very
short time.
William Olson is branching out
considerable iu his business this
spring and now announces that he
will in future carry a complete line
OF brick, lime, salt, cement, patent
plaster, and other things in the
building line. Some few years az c
Mr.. Olson engaged in retail lumber
business and since tnat time he has
been gradually adding to his line un
til now he carrys full line o.