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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

and South American countries
On shipboard the pass
enoers resolved: etc
correct a common Impress
ion, we desire to state that
the weather abreast the coast
of the United States, in the
Isles of the Caribbean, and
all times during the progress
of our voyage, has been ideal,
and the midsummer cruises
of the tropics are a refreshing,
invigorating means of recup'
Grafton for all who seek rest
tul vacations. temporary sep
aration from burdensOme
cares and duties, and sights
of nature, that like hides
cribable Panama, nearly
ready for the wedding of the
two oceans, furnish a trip
that will last in memory
through a lifetime. y
Copyright, 1913, by U, S.
Press Association.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
Cuttino Out the Liver.


Herbert Corey, the champion long
distance anecdote teller Of the world.
saws that where he came from in Ohio
there was a stranded, hungry race
track gambler who struck town and
found the friend of his boyhood run
ming a short order restaurant, says the
Saturday Evening Post The restau-
rant man made his old comrade wei,
come and at first fed him copiously. but
after a week or so grew weary of so
improbable a guest and decided to give
the wayfarer gentle hint.
So he instructed the walters to give
him only liver to eat, liver being the
cheapest thing on the bill Of fare. The
race track man had liver for breakfast,
dinner and supper-just liver and
nothing but liver He lived on liver nine
days. Then on the morning Of the
tenth he found a twenty dollar bill on
the street.
He made hotfoot for the most pre-
tentious cafe in the place. The menu
was printed in French. He beckoned
the waiter to him.
"Have you got liver here?" he asked
"This is liver" said the waiter, point
ing to line on the card.
The gambler laid thumb over II
firmly.
Nov, them" he said, bring me SIC
worth each way from liver!"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

a mile OF finished road as smooth as
paved street This includes the max
ing of open bitches OH the sides from
one foot to four feet deep. ut the pleas
ure of the operator.
Earth roads should have slope each
way from the center of about three
quarters of an inch to the foot on
level or nearly level places; on hills 1t
may be less. If depressions are left
they hold water, and everything that
touches these places makes them
larger.
The supreme thing is to keep the
roadbed dry, thus lessening the bad
effects of frost and the cost of upkeep
Scientific rOadmaking preserves as
much as possible the primitive condi-
ton of the ground-that is, in grading
the road one should not plOw it up like
q field, but displace only what earth
is necessary to bring the road to the
proper grade and side slope. In OBJ
serving these matters years are saved
in making a perfect roadbed.
Earth roads are the most delightful
of all roads when well graded and free
from dust. All well graded roads can
be wonderfully improved and the up
keep lessened one-half by covering the
top with coating of about two inches
of sharp sand and clay in which may
be mixed half crushed stone that will
go through a one inch mesh. If sand
and clay are used, mix in the proper
ton of 80 per cent Of sand and 20 per
cent of clay. If crushed stone is used.
mix, it half and half with the sand and
clay mixture This coating should be
spread on and narrowed and rolled I'M
til it is thoroughly mixed and packed
so as to fill all the voids, and then 1t
will shed the water like a roof and
keep your roadbed dry. In half an
hour after hard rain you will have
a good road. This can be improved by
sprinkling with a mixture made of
crude petroleum in the proportion OF
one barrel Of oil to three barrels of
water emulsified with the soluble part
or cream Of clay.
A little sand improves an earth road
somewhat. but when used alone 1t Is
too porous and soon washes into the
bitches.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF EARTH ROAD.
dustries in the use of practical and eff
ficient labor saving devices. The old
way of working roads on a day too
wet to plow corn or harvest, putting a
few slusherfuls of earth in the middle
of the road in heaps like diminutive
mountain range and leaving them to
be leveled by the elements of nature
and use, should be abandoned. Road
work should be placed in the hands of
competent workmen that work cont1n-
nously during the suitable season with
q practical power roadmaking equip
ment. With this ten times as much
first class road can be made and finish
ed as where old methods are used with
the same amount of money. This plan
works no hardship on the farmer. He
is the king of the country and has
enough to do on his farm without
working roads.
A modern roadmaking outfit can be
operated with three men at cost of
from SIS to $50 per day, says writer
in the Iowa Homestead. and will make
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
bayfield, COUNT Y
FAIR
Bigger and Better Than Ever

It is now less than three weeks Bayfield, County
will be held at River time Bayfield, County People
begin line up their exhibits and make preparations for
attending the Fair don't wait until it too late and then
can't get ready.
The County Board of bayfield, County appropriated 1890
fair this money belongs you,
grounds buildings won't you put forth every
possible make of enterprise in which you
hold stock in which interests and the interests of
neghbo and fact resident Or property owner Bayfield,
County is at stake?
New buildings being grounds every year.
Bayfield, County has the equipped fair grounds and build
and justly gained the reputation of
having the fair say Iron River fair is it
belong to Iron River the court house
at Washburn.
County Fair institution It is of It's
munity. promoted money making proposition. It's
purpose provide place where the people meet and
change views they accomplished and study improved
Agriculture and trades continually advancing
changing ideas being brought forward The
keep of the times satisfied with
what accomplished himself He must know also what his
neghbors doing chance enjoy yourself and is
your duty give it your aid by attending
Bayfield, County and it's Fairs what make it;
depends entirely it's czens and there is better
which Commercial Financa and Social interests it's
Citizens can advanced than through united organization
themselves for good old County Fair
all all things have differences oppnon
competition and political strife and we too often the
recollection imaginary wrong should all agree
together all matters of public interest like the Bayfield,
County let forget little differences and sectional
udces and the strength of manhood put those
little ieaousies tell the story of weakness.
This year will have buildings bigger display in
every department. live stock bigger attendance
better
had before
Grand music by Bayfield, County Band Remember three full
days enjoyment the day will be good the second and
third
The fair doing everything possible make
success but they need help moral
the fair and bring exhibits possible but
what the officers doing with the
your County given them spend your
this paper next week, want to tell you something
about our program of free attractions.
Send me Your and address and get premium book
have them for everybody
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

AN ELEPHANT bAT hhoSAAAS
ON THE HOOD" was dragged to
It's garage, and there the unlucky
chauffeur was called on the carpet by
the superintendent.
"How did this accident occur% he
demanded. 80 ~
"Why, an elephant sat on the hood"
explained the chauffeur.
IAN elephant sat on the hood, did
heT" repeated the superintendent.
Murphy, I've known that you've been
drinking pretty hard for the past three
weeks, but 1 didn't think you were
that bad. If I had l would have fired
you long ago. An elephant sat on the
hood, did he? Well, you're firedp-
New York World.
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(July II to Aug. 26)

July II to Aug. 2S)
STATE OF WISCONSIN,; IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY.
Bayfield, County Land Company, Plaintiff,
VS.
John A, Orb and Mrs. John A. Orb, his wife.
Theodore Oehne, Ann E. Tingley, the Chica-
90 Consolidated Brewing & Mailing Company
and Conrad Seipp Brewing Company.
Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin: To Said Defend
ants:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after the service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service,
and defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid: and in case of your failure
so to do judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the COM
plant. John Walsh.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P.O. Address: Washburn, Bayfield, Coun-
ty, Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
"Pleased to Meet You."

The Americans have a polite habit
On being presented to new acquaint-
ance of uttering the words. PLEASED
to meet you." although upon what the
pleasure can rest, or how they know
that it is pleasure. or why an ordi-
nary incident which is not the fulfill
ment of any anticipation and which
may turn out to be very disagreeable.
should be pronounced at sight to be
pleasant ! have never been able to I'M
derstand.-London Saturday Review.
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a heated argu-
ment on one Of
the tn gu s a n d
points which they
did not agree
upon. Mr.. Clay
became so en-
crossed he paid
but small atten-
ton to the meal,
and when the ne
gro butler passed
the biscuits Clay
harpOOned one
with his fork.
The old butler
was startled hut
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>. (Aug. IA to Sept. ~
Notice of Final Settlement

STATE OF SCONSIN-COUNTY COURT
FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY
In Probate
Norice is hereby given that at special
term of the County Court to be held in and
for said county at the court house in the city
of Washburn in said county, on the Srd Tues"
day (being the 4th day. of Sept. A d. 1913 at
ten O'Clock a. m. the following matters Will
be heard and considered:
The application of Mary E. Murray, ad-
ministratrix of the estate of Frank M. Muir
ray, late of the town of Mason in said county
deceased, for the examination and allowance
of her final account of her administration.
and for the assignment of the residue OF the
estate of said Frank Murray, deceased. to
such other persons as are BY law entitled to
the same.
BY the Court.
Dated August 18th, 1918.
VIM. H. Irish,
County Judge.
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he silently disappeared into the kitchen
to reappear with a plate of steaming
waffles. Mr.. Clay, more excited over
his argument than ever, snatched a
waffle with his fingers This was too
much. The old negro squared himself
and, interrupting an argument which
might have changed history, said: mo,
boss, dat won't do at all. De fingers
for de biscuits and de fork for de waf-
fleS,"
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He Corrected CLAW,

Hanna Rion, author of Lets Make
Flower Garden" tells the following
story which she got from her father,
who was protege of John c. Calhoun:
Mr.. Clay was visiting Fort Hill. the
Calhoun home, and during breakfast
he and Mr.. Calhoun as usual began
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

end of one OF
Barnum & Bal
ley's elephants.
The big animal
was not half as
much Jared as
the machine, but
he showed his dis
pleasure by sit
ting down on the
h 90 d, crushing
the engine and
front wheels into
a mass of wreck
a
age.
The machine
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
DIRECTORY
City Officers.

Mayor H.H Peavey
Clerk l.. N. Clausen
Treasurer Nels Lee
Assessor M. H. Robinson
Chief OF Police Gideon Chauvin
Health Oficer T. R. Spears
Pound Master Wallace Boushey
Aldermen-E. Bryan, George Fluck, Amos
Nelson E. A. White. Hans Amply, Andrew
Peterson. Chas. p. Lysager. Ole Thoreson.
r. A. Herring, Andrew Faux, Jake Dibbell.
Standing Committees
Judiciary rules and ordinances-E. Bryan,
r. A. Herring, Jake Dibbell.
Finance and claims-Hans Amply, Edw.
Bryan, Chas. P. Lysager.
Licenses and Assessments-Ed. White, r. A +.
Herring. Ole Thoreson.
Stationery and Printing!. A. He ring. Ole
Thoreson and George Fluck.
Charities and Cemetary Grounds
Peterson. Ed White. George Fluck.
Sanitary Affairs and Sewerage-Wm. Felix.
Jake Dibbell, Edw. Bryan.
Education, Public Buildings. Public Property
and Public Grounds-A E. Nelson. Andrew
Peterson, Andrew Faulk.
Sidewalks and Grading and P aving Streets,
Repairs of Streets and Bridges-Chas. p.
Lysager. VIM. Felix, Hans Amply.
Fire and Water Works-And. Faux, Ed.
White, VIM. Felix.
Lighting Streets and Public Buildings--A. z.
Nelson, George Fluck, Edw. Bryan.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
Your Ideals.

Have we not all amid life's petty strife
Some pure ideal of noble life
That once seemed possible? Did we not
hear
The flutter of It's wings and feel It near
And just within our reach7 It was, and
yet
We lost 1t in this daily Jar and fret
And now live idle in a vague regret.
But still our place is kept. and 1t will
wait,
Ready for us to fill 1t, soon or latc.
No star is ever lost we once have seen.
We always may be what we might have
been.
Adelaide A Proctor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
BETTER BUSINESS
AND GOOD ROADS
Modern Methods Of Building
: Are Now Essential.
FARMER KING OF COUNTRY.
Net Without Good Roads the Agricul-
turist Cannot Take Advantage of the
Best Markets For His Produce at All
Seasons Of the Year.

KUElak NAnUOt dN6 FN0NduSdS0 W sHS
Best Markets For His Produce at All
Seasons Of the Year.
The primary source of wealth'in our
agricultural states is the farm prod
ucts. The margin of profit on farm
products is largely affected by therela-
tive distance to market and the condi-
tons Of the wagon roads. Without
railroads the value of most farm land
would not exceed one-quarter Of what
it is today. Wagon roads are the con-
Meeting links between the farms and
the railroads, and with good roads the
farmer can take advantage Of the best
market at all times. Every one that
uses roads should be interested in hav-
ing good roads. How can they be
made? Shall we continue to make
them by the primitive methods used
by our forefathers, or shall We adopt
modern methods?
Obsolete, Impractical, inefficient and
most expensive methods are in most
places in use. Roadmaking in general
has not kept pace with most other in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Com
plexion sallow? Liver needs waking
up. Don's Regulets cure bilious
attacks. % cents at any drug store
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Adam Spehar,

VS.
Adam Spehar,
DEPENDENT
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SAID DE-
PENDENT:
You are herebv summoned to appear with
In twenty days after service of this sum
mons. exclusive of the day of service, ana
defend the above entitled action in the court
aforesaid, and in case of your failure so to
do. Judgment will be rendered against you
accor. ing to the demand of the complaint
Of which a copy is herewith served upon
you.
A. w SANBoRN,
Attorney for the PIainti IF
Post Office address: Ashland, Ashland c O.
Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
Merits of Macadam.

Macadam, in use for century, Is
more universally used for country road
paving than any other. 1t costs much
less and is more easily repaired.
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Plaintiff
Tony Pavicic,
Defendant
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO SAID DE.
PENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
In twenty days after serv &C r this sum-
m ms, exclusive of the day of service. and
d fend the above entitled action In the court
af,,rt said and in case of your failure so to
do. Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand OF the complaint,
of which a copy is herewith served upon
YOU.
A. w, SANBoRN
Attorney for Plaintiff
Post Office address: Ashland, Ashland Co ,
Wis.
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LhO " lOO 1dcblI VI l. gu ~ I~~''i
!. Along the coast of the
Bahamas, "where the fl ying
fishes play, and the sun comes
up like thunder" according
to the esteemed Rudyard
Kipling, we have seen spong-
es up from the deep, great
schools of porpoise have
jumped in apparent sportful
play for the entertainment of
our ships party. Day by day
we are nearing the coast OF
our own country. My busy
pen rests for a time, and /
mentally reminiss concering
the buzzards that circle over
Jamaica, and recall the tale
that the Doctor from Palm
Beach related. He was the
wise man from Florida, and
he seemed to have a corner
on knowledge; he pointed out
that the buzzards took long,
quick run across the ground
before rising in flight, and
lighted in the same manner.
The "Wright brothers studied
the buzzard, and then made
their machines to initiate
to run along the ground to
fill their wings. The buzzard
soars-it does not fly-the
Wright biplane opeartes on
the same principle as the
buzzard; even the motion of
the feathery tips of the
buzzards wings is reproduced
by the wings at the outer
ledge Of the biplane."
It was this same Wise Man
of Palm Beach who explained
the phosphorescent glow of
1.-The water in the blackness of
might. When a child with
Isulphur matches, we can rub
1.-The birthstone across wet
palms, and watch the glow in
1.-THE darkness. Here again
was the sight in the Car
Iibbean Sea-demOnstrating
according to our learned
companion, the existance In
every part of the sea, in even
the small measures of a
lquart or gallon of water, the
presence everywhere OF
animal life.
Then again at Colon and
ELSEWHERE the Palm Beach
man showed us the habit OF
the Lizard; but we miss him
when the English pilot told
us how he kept tarantulas in
the state rooms of an old ship
he once commanded, to drive
out the vermin. The pilot
Isaid tarantulas will not bite
If left undisturbed, but l am
not ready to risk it, and long
for the Wise Doctor Of Flor
ida, who actually knew 50
much about everything, in
order to verify the yarn.
Dupont's Young Men
Long ago I learned that the
Dupont powder people speci-
allied in young men with
brains. Along the deck of
our steamer comes one Of
their young chaps. No great
concern has shown more con-
fdence in untried youths
than the Dupont's- and
their experiment has proven
wonderfully successful. l
hailed him to ask:-"Will
the Statue of Liberty look
good to you?" This part
ocular young man had been in
Chile and Brazil for more
than two years. 81 can
hardly wait, che confessed,
"and the Goddess will never
see my back again. 'In a
moment he added: mot for
come time anvWav.D Thew
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The
Scrap Book
Time TO Fire Him,

A taxicab driver attempting to cross
Madison avenue near Madison Square
Garden while the big circus was play
ing there ran directly into the rear
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-08-21
CUBA, JAMAICA AND PANAMA
From New York to the Isthmus By
the Ocean Pathway
and South American countries
BY j. T.. JONES

Association Bond Building. Washington D. G.
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list pub. Aug 14-7t)
IN CIRCUIT COURT:BAYFIELD COUNTY:
The James W. Good Company,
PLAINTIFF
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list pub. Aug. 1i-7t)
IN CIRCUIT COURT: bayfield, COUNTY:
The James w. Good Company,
Plaintiff
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w. q. MAxoY, ID. M. MAxCY, NJ. Il. JACOBS
President. Vice President Asst. CAST
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
MRS. JANE SHERRILL
DIES IN FRANKLIN
Was SO Years of Age, Had Never
Been to a City and Had Never
Seen Electric Lights "

Russellville, July 15-(Special.)- Mrs.
Jane Sheriff. died at the home of Ter
grandson, Jack Willis, Saturday night
and her remains were inferred in the
orman cemetery, near rnis place Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. SherrlI1 was one of the oldest
women living in Franklin county beiE g
SO years of age. She was born in North
Carolina in 1911 AMI came to this county
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James i.
Orman in 1924. She was the mother o.
three sons, and at the time of the deelar-
ing of the war between the states, all
three volunteered their services. One was
never heard from again and the other af-
ter returning, resided in the county fer
about thee years, moved to Indiana, and
as communication at that time was not
very good, was never heard from again.
A rather Interesting feature of her life
was the fact that from ner the only in
formation OF the first IRON ore washer III
Alabama, wnich was standing in this
county, could be had and from her inter-
esting data was given to Mrs. Ethel Ames
in writing her book entitled, 'The Story
of Coal and Iron in Alabama" She,
being very old, has never visited a city
or taken a view of the lights made from
electricity.
Mrs. Sheriff. leaves a host OF relatives
in this city who will be grieved at heI
death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
EFFORT TO ENFORCE
DECATUR BLUE LAWS
Sheriff McColloch's Plan Is Meeting
With Much Opposition Among
Certain Merchants

Decatur, July (Special.)-Sheriff R.
y. McColloch is enforcing the old blue
laws in Decatur. He has notified every
place of business except the drug stores
and the hotels and cafes that they must
close and keep closed on Sundays
There is much dissatisfaction, among
a good many of the business men of De-
eatur on this account. A number of the
Jewish citizens live in the rear of their
stores and on this account it is almost
impossible to keep their front doors closed
these hot days.
Some of the grocerymen say they pay
licenses the same as the drug stores and
that they see no reason why they should
not be allowed to sell cigars and tobacco
on Sunday the same as the drug stores
do.
/ One Jewish merchant on Bank street
clares that he is going to put in a stock
of drugs, so as he can keep open house
on Sundays and sell all kinds of goods,
as we'll as drugs, the same as the drug
gists do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
UNIVERSITY WINS
FRATERNITY CASE
Young Man of Mississippi
Refuses to Sign Agree
ment Not to Join

jackson, Miss, July 5.-(Special 1.-Two
or three cases of more than state interest
have been decided by the supreme court
of MissssipIi-chief among which is
styled Trustees of the University VS..
J. F. Waugh and which is known as the
"anti-frant case Waugh was a mem-
Der of the Kappa Alpha fraternity while
student at Millsaps college in this city,
and having finished his course applied Cor
admission 10 the university. He was re-
quired to sign an agreement, as is the
case with all who matriculate there. &c
| the effect Shafs,he would not join any
secret society or Greek letter fraternity,
and that If alreaey a member of any
such he was not 10 aspire to any of the
university honors. Waugh refused to sig1
this agreement and was therefore denied
admission. He therefore enjoned the
faculty and board of trustees to compel
admission, and the case coming on fos
trial in the Lafayette county courts al
Oxford, the special chancellor. Judge Me-
Lain, sustained the contention of Waugh,
which was to the effect that the univcr-
sty being a state institution and sup
ported by taxation the rights of the peo-
pie were equal ana the functions of the
management executive and rot legisla-
tive, wherefore the act of the legislature
barring Greek letter fraternities was un-
constitutional.
The supreme court holds to the con-
dismissed. 1t is supposed this settles the
dismissed. 1t is supposed this ettle the
controversy, and that the long drawn war
between the frats and the anti-frats is
ended.