The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-16
THINGS
SEEN and HEARD

So we are informed the Methodist
Ladies Aid society have determined
that for one night at least the high
cost OF living need be no terror Tor
the res idents of Washburn ard
accordingly they will serve their
annu al chicken pie supper this year
for the small sum of 25c per plate.
The Ladies intend having a menu
that will be fit for a king with plenty
of hot chicken pie, mashed potatoes
and other vegetables, coffee, cake,
etc. We are inclined to think that
the ladies are playing losing
game when they attempt to give
their chicken pie supper for 25c,
but then the society figures that the
most of the eatables will be donated
a I'd ia this manner they can serve
it at that price. II We are not mis-
taken the majority of the people OF
the city will be in attendance ut the
supper, but the ladies say that they
will be prepared for all who may
come. The date of the supper has
been set for Friday evening,
October 18th, and it will be served
in the basement of the Methodist
church.
Bill Burns was telling a good
warn the other day to q group oil
listeners and we happened to
overhear the story. Bill said that
this happened in the early days
when be was flush with money.
A salesman had sold local party
a lot of fine silverware on the
|installment plan and the party,
refusing to pay all that was due, the
silve. Was taken back by the sales
IMAM. Bill says that the sales man
must have thought that he was long
on cha nge for@he went to his home
where he offered to sell the silver
ware at greatly reduced price.
A offer of five dollars was made for
the entire silver set but was refused
by the salesman for time. In
order to prove the worth OF the
Isilverware the salesman proceeded
| to demonstrate what could be done
with it. He asked for basin OF
cod water and then proceeded to
place piece of silverware on the
hot Goals in the stove. When the
piece became thoroughly heated he
took the same out and placed it in
the basin of water and brought it
| forth as beautiful as ever. Bill says
he finally bought the entire lot. 4
short time afterwards an Ashland
friend came over aud was visiting
at the Burns residence. Bill says
that he proceeded to show what a
o .ryain he had received on the
silverware and he took each piece and
placed it in the stove until he had
the entire purchase on the Goals.
AS soon as they became thoroughly
hot he proceeded to pull them out of
the stove and place them in the
water, Bill said that the salesman
Iwho sold the silverware must have
lslipped the cut when he took the
silverware out of the water for he
Harmed his attempt was failure
and that he had burned up the
entire purchase. Bill says the
salesman slipped the burned piece
of ware up his sleeve and brought
forth a piece that had never touched
the Goals. Bills advice is to look
out for strangers.
| IF rumors are to be relied upon
little cupid" has been busy little
fellow in Washburn during the past
few months and number oil
weddings are scheduled to take
place in the near future. Watch
for the happy smiles and you will
be able to tell who they are,
i A number OF the boys have been
getting caught on catch game and
as a result many cigars have been
ought by the victims. : The plan is
for a group.to catch some unsus'
pecting person and propose game
o:dice. When they all get ready tc
shake SON e one says first flop buys
) and passes the box to the victim
whereupon he usually shakes frs
and the bunch began calling fol
what they want.
Il We learned OF a fellow, not over /
hundred miles from Washburn, WIN
had been taking a paper regularl,
. from the post office for more than
. wear and then when statemen
was rendered, wrote acrose tn
bottom of the statement "Paymen
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