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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
many CANDIDATES WORKING FOR SLvERWARE PRIZE
AS Contest for Special Prize Lasts Two
Weeks no Count Will be Made Until
Next Tuesday.

hard is on this week between the candidates in
the Big Piano Contest being conducted by The Tmes Amos
NJ Hansen and A. I. Lien in effort to win the special
prize consisting Of twenty piece silver set for the cand
date making the biggest gain during the two weeks ending
next Tuesday evening. No count will be made in the big
this week and surprises will be in store for
people interested when the count made next Tuesday
night
Hundreds of people throughout the city and surrounding
country taking decided interest in this mammoth
test and friends of the different candidates lining tor
the final windup of the contest which is Nov. 18TH
number of the candidates who have remained in the
background during the foepar of the contest be-
ginning get into the game and making gains
From this time the contest will prove interesting to
watch.
Votes for candidates be secured by subscrip-
tons and renewals to The Tmes and by purchases and
paid account at the stores of Amos Hansen and
A. I. Lien.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
Work is in Charge of Com
mittee on Public Buildings
Will be one of the Finest
Court House Grounds in
the State.

Work on an elaborate scale
has been started by the Com
mittee on Public Buildings OF
the County Board toward i'm
proving and beautifying the
court house grounds in this
city. This committee is com =
posed of I. Berman, Ole Hand
berg and Ole Dahl.
1t is planned to make the
grounds one of the finest in the
state and if the plans and speci-
fications are carried out, and we
are assured they will be, they
will be most beautiful.
The plans for fixing up the
grounds were laid out by a land
scape architect sent here by the
Mckay Nursery company of
Purdeeville, Wis. New cement
walks are being laid from the
south and north corners of the
grounds to the court house and
these will be completed within a
week. Work on the flower beds
is also being started and will be
finished this fall.
The plans call for flower beds
at the corner of the front walk
leading to the court house,
near the street and directly in
front of the building. There
will also be immense beds at the
front and sides of the square,
In the northwest corner of the
square there will be a fine elm
grove and at the outer edge of
the grove will be a plot of diff
ferent colored lilacs. Around
the county Jail will also be
flower bed and hedges of diff
ferent bulbs and plants. Near
the court house building will be
clim bing ivy and flowers.
Twenty-seven different vari-
ties of trees, bulbs and shurbs
will be used to set off the square.
Around the entire square a.
long the boulevard maple trees
were set out last year. AS soon
as the trees and shrubery OBJ
tain growth Bayfield, comfy will
have one of the finest court
yards in the state.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
Mill to Close.

The big mill of the White River
Lumber company located at Mason
will close some time during the
present week when the last stick of
timber will be sawed. Manager C.
H. Werden OF the Mason plant was
in the city Monday and made this
announcement. The Mason mill
was erected in the sos and at the
time was one of the biggest mills in
the state of Wisconsin. For many
years it has been grinding out
lumber but its day has come and
the wheels will cease to turn after
the present week.
The village of Mason will have to
depend on its farming country for
support in the future. There is an
excellent farming region around
Mason and farming has gotten a
good start.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
Wanted at Ashland for
Passing Worthless Paper
Was Here Last Week Trying
to Buy Lands for Steel
Corporation.

An article in the Ashland News of
last Saturday would indiaate that the
gentleman who was here last week
for the purpose of buying lands for
the Steel Corporation of Philadelphia
was nothing more or less than fakir.
According to the Ashland paper
this same man was at Ashland repre-
senting himself in the same manner
that he did while here, presenting
his card showing that he was pur-
chasing agent for the steel corporation
and that he desired to look over
lands along the bay shore.
People at Ashland whom he was
trying to approach became convinced
that he was a fraud as did also the
knight Hotel people. Upon de-
manding payment for their bill for
board check was given to the hotel
management on Pittsburg bank. A
telegraph inquiry was sent to Pitts
burg and it was found that the bank
had been closed for several
months. In the meantime the pre-
tended steel corporation repl esenta-
tive disappeared and though Chief
Blair of Ashland has endeavored to
get some track of him, he could not
be located.
While here the alleged repre-
sentative of the steel corporation
endeavored to purchase lands along
the bay shore and went SO far as to
make arrangements for options on
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

two pieces of bay shore property.
The price having been agreed up
on, the gentleman left for Ashland,
stating that he would return the
following day to close the deal.
This was the last ever heard of him.
The gentleman visiting here was
a smooth talker and appeared to be
an educated person. He stated that
the steel corporation had put him
through college and that he was now
employed in the purchasing depart
ment. So far as we can learn we can
find no trace where the gentleman
tried in any way to get financial
assistance or endeavored to pass
worthless paperhere.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

A special meeting of the City
Council was held at the Com
mercial Club rooms last Friday
evening, the meeting having
been called for the purpose of
hiring janitor for the city hall
building which is now leased
out to tenants. After consider
able discussion Andrew Left,
former janitor of the building,
was engaged at salary of $40
per month, and it is understood
that he will be hired for nine
months of the year.
The Bayfield, County Bank,
lessee of the front rooms on the
first floor of the building, made
a proposition to the council
whereby they offered to pay
fat rate of $3.50 per month
providing the city furnished a
ianitor to look after the heating
plant. Under the terms of the
lease the bank was to pay a
monthly rental of $25 per month
and furnish a man to look after
the heating plant.
It is believed that this new
arrangement will prove more
satisfactory for all concerned.
Under the arrangement of the
past year the rooms were not
properly heated. due largely to
the poor working condition OF
the boiler with only temporary
attention.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
To Give Dance Friday

Posters are out announcing
the big dance to be given by the
Washburn City Band at the
Washburn Opera House on Fri
day evening. October 10th.
Music for the dance will be fur
nished by the entire band and
only the latest music will be
played. The band boys have q
reputation for their fine mnsic
and the party will undoubtedly
be a largely attended one.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
Special Meeting of County
Board Held for That Purpose
WILL ASK STATE TO ASSIST
An Attempt Made to Abandon
System Under Which Roads
are COnstruc ted.

A special meeting of the county
board of Bayfield, county was held at
the court house in this city on Mon
day, the meeting having been called
for the purpose of setting aside
certain sums for road building pur-
poses in Bayfield, county during the
coming season.
In order to secure the entire a.
mount available from the state for
road building purposes the board
voted to set aside $50, 900 for work
during 1914. The amounts are di.
vided as follows:
$50 for the building of two
bridges at the head of the bay known
as the long bridge, 81, 900 for build
ing bridge over Twenty Mile Creek
in the town of Pratt, $4,000 for
bridge over Iron River at dam,
$2, 900 for four bridges on Four
Mile Creek road, 5000 for work on
Northumberland road, 5000 for
work on Ashland Junction and Benoit
road, 5000 for work on Benoit and
Mason road, $1,000 for work on
Mason and Cable road, $1,000 for
work on Washburn and Bayfield, road,
$500 for work on Bayfield, and Cor
nucopia road, $1,000 for work on
Washburn and Herbster road, $1,000
for work on Herbster and Port Wing
road, $500 for work on Iron River
and Port Wing road, $500 for work
on Barnes and Iron River road, $500
for work on Drummond and Barnes
road, $500 for work on Iron River
and Brule road, $2lOO for work ON
Long Bridge road.
An attempt was made at this meet
ing to abandon the present system of
highway construction and maintenance
by the county in a resolution intro
duced by c. H. Werden of the town
of Mason" The resolution provided
that the sum of ten thousand dollars
out of the mill tax already levied, be
appropriated for permanent grading
and culverting on The county system
of prospective highways, and that
the State Highway Commission be
requested to pay the states share
amounting to five thousand dollars
for such improvements.
The resolution provided further
that the sum made available should
be divided between the towns in the
county in the proportion that each
town shall vote for certain definite
improvements on the system of pros
pective state highways. No town,
under the resolution, could obtain
more than $4,000 from the joint fund
and that all towns must pay at least
one third of the cost of the work
Continued on Page
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

A big time was had by the
members of the local S. H. & E.
F. of A. at the 0. P. johnson
hall on Saturday evening of last
week when the annual anniver.
sary meeting was held. A large
number of members turned
out to the meeting and a most
pleasant evening was spent.
l.. A. Simonson of Duluth was
here and delivered an address
before the order. His remarks
were well received. A number
of local speakers also occupied
a place on the program.
Following the program a
supper was served and all pre-
sent enjoyed themselves.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02
A Fine Bridge

The new steel bridge .acro-
Fish Creek in the town of Pilse
has been completed by the Vul
can Bridge company and is salc
TO be a fine structure. Tic
bridge is built of'steel and has !
concrete floor. 1t was recentl
inspected by the State Engineer
and by the Bridge committee oI
the county board and pronounced
first class.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

The Methodist Ladies Aid society
met the home of Mrs. NJ. s. Hull
Yesterday afternoon and was enter
tanned by Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Elliot and
Mrs. Will. Robinson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

The regular monthly meeting of
the Lady Maccabees will be held on
Tuesday evening, October 7th. All
members are requested to be
present.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

Mrs. w. II. Smith OF Virginia,
MINI. has been visiting in the city
during the past week at the home
of her daughter Mrs. S. A. Oscar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-10-02

Beginning this evening and last
ing until sundown on Friday the
the Jewish people of the world will
celebrate their New Year, the date
OF which is 5674. All stores owned
by Jewish people will close tonight
and remain closed until shutdown
tomorrow.
Robert Stel kert has the contract
for ins falling a Andrews hot water
heating plant in the Frost residence
on 4th street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
Recipes For the Everyday Table

CORN FRrTTERS.-These are DELI
cious as an accompaniment to
fried chicken. Use four or five ears of
young corn. Cut the kernels from them
and add two beaten eggs. half tea
spoonful of salt, little pepper cup
full of -four and a cupful OF cold milk.
Have a hot frying pan well creased
and drop in the batter by the spoon
fuls. Fry on one side about four min
utes, then turn and fry on the other.
Corn Souffle.-Scrape or CRATE the
corn from ten or a dozen ears of corn
and add the yolks of four well beaten
eggs, two tablespoonfuls of melted but
ter. one tablespoonful of powdered sug-
ar and a pinch of salt. Mix thorough
ly, add the stiffiy beaten whites of the
eggs and a tiny pinch of soda. Turn
into a buttered baking dish. cover and
bake for half an hour. Uncover. brown
quickly and serve at once.
Tomatoes In a New Way.-Cut half
| a dozen ripe tomatoes in halves, take
out the seeds and turn them. cut side
downward, on a dish on the ice. Make
a rich curry sauce adding cream and
lemon juice. Partly freeze the sauce
then mix in half its volume of mine
ed anchovies. gherkins. olives and
shrimps. Finish the freezing process
and with it fill the tomatoes, bringins
the cream to a point. Form handle
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14

with green stalk of parsley and dish
them on bed of watercress.
Poached Eggs With Cheese.-Have
ready Ave rounds of nicely toasted
bread. They should not be too thin.
Melt two level tabiespoonfuls of butter.
add two tablespoonfuls of -four and
teaspoonful OF salt and cook until
frothy. then add gradually three
fourths cupful of strained tomato pulp
to which an eighth teaspoonful of soda
has been added and a half cupful of
rich milk or cream Dip the edges of
the toast rounds in this. then pour the
remainder over the toast and place on
each an egg carefully poached in salt
ed boiling water Sprinkle each egg
with grated cheese. set in the oven a
moment or two until the cheese is
melted and serve at once before the
cheese stiffens.
Luncheon Dish.-Toasted brown
bread covered with cheese sauce makes
a delicious luncheon dish. Make a
white sauce with two tablespoonfuls
each of -four and butter and a cupfuI
OF milk. AS soon as the sauce thickens
add a scant two cupfuls of American
cheese broken into little pieces Stir
this into the sauce until it is smooth
and then add beaten egg, taking the
sauce from the stove and beating rap
idly. Season with salt and paprika-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
Never Talk of Your Ills

A N exceedingly nervous woman went
to specialist. He made an ex-
animation. found nothing organically
wrong and said So The patient was
disgruntled and began list of her
ailments.
At the close OF this she said. Have
you no prescription to give me?'
Yes. one that will cure you if you
take it faithfully. Do not talk unless
you can talk of agreeable things. If
you have aches and pains, worries and
suspicious. keep them to yourself.
Never talk 1f bodily ills except to a
doctor, and to him as briefly as posi-
BILE. Share your troubles with no one"
The woman left the office enraged,
and the doctor said to the next patient:
That woman thinks that am a fraud,
yet ] have given her a well known
scientific fact. The more one dwells
on Ills the longer ones mind is per-
mitted to take a doieful instead Of a
cheerful cast, and ones tongue follows
suit; the greater is the physical de-
preston"
at large. Do not talk unless you can
talk of pleasant subjects. Perhaps
you cannot entirely control your
thoughts. Depression may grip you at
times. but you can help talking about
it. To do SO bores the listeners and
gets you into a bad habit that is bound
to affect health, happiness and char
acter
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
EXERCISE FOR THE MIDDLE AGED WOMAN

THE majority of women who reach
that debatable point, middle age.
which begins. so statistics tell us, at
the age of forty. usually have a dis
taste for exercise, and in consequence
they take on superfiuous fat and de-
velop unnecessary ills.
The remedy for this trouble is both
easy and inexpensive. Violent exer-
else IL not habitual would be exceed
ingly bad for them. but they have the
choice Of walking. croquet. golf. cy-
cling or gardening. all of which prove
beneficial
Walking has the disadvantage that
it gives little work to the muscles of
the back and abdomen. but in spite OF
this fact it is the best exercise for wo-
men whose muscles are weak through
want OF use. When out Of practice it
Is we'll to begin with walk of a mile
or two and to rest when fatigued.
In the course Of week the muscles
will have become stronger and both
the distance and the pace can be In
creased Anything less than three
miles will be found insufficient Tor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
Unanswered Prayer

A MONG the exceptional privileges
granted to the new housemaid by
the young married woman were three
free telephone calls a week. provided
she was informed beforehand what the
girl wished to talk about. AT the close
of a turbulent day. in which the wills
of mistress and maid had clashed vio-
lently, Mary sought permission to tele-
phone.
ITO whom do you wish to speak ?''
asked her mistress.
ITO the pastor of my church" said
Mary.
Taking that pious ambition as a sign
of contrition. the mistress readily gave
consent. Mary went to- the telephone.
Father Grim" she said won't you
please pray for the woman I am work
ing for and see il that won't take some
of the seifishness out OF her heart and
make her see that 1t Is wrong for her
to ask me to finish all that ironing to-
day when l could Just as well let 1t go
till tomorrow morning."
If the pastor prayed his petition was
not answered.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
The Winter Bouquet

VERY few homes are supplied
through the winter with blossom
ing plants but the winter bouquet
which was so popular with our grand
mothers is always an added attraction
to room. Lately these bouquets have
been coming back into vogue.
The country lanes and woods are
lighted up with bright leaves and gay
colored vines which may be carried
home and pressed A tall jar or jar
diniere filled with gay leaves or grasses
makes a beauty spot in a room that is
within the reach of us all.
A simple way to preserve leaves is to
crystallize them. Into a jar OF boiling
water turn all the alum that the wa
ter will dissolve. making what is
known saturated solution Dip
the leaves one at time In the solu-
ton until the coating is as thick as
desired. These crystallized leaves IL
allowed to dry each time before Dip
ping again make a dazzling appear
ance. The coating is transparent. and
the colors are not dimmed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
~ is BABY BACKWARD?
~

where infantile paralysis has been in
duced largely through overwalking.
Trying to make the child talk too
soon may have a serious effect upon
it's brain, because such efforts lean to-
ward overexcitement of the child
nervous system. The brain of young
child over year old is growing at a
tremendous pace. 1t stands in no need
of acknowledgements the reverse. You
stimulate It at the peril of doing 1t
great harm. The less excitement young
children have the better. Let them
learn to talk gradually and let them
take their time about it
There are some points. however in
which backwardness is a sign that
there is something really wrong. The
chief cause of this hackwardness is
imperfect bone formation of the fon-
tanelle.
This is the name given to the soft
place just on the top of the baby's
head. 1t Is a French word and means
little fountain
At birth this soft place is about the
size of a fifty cent piece. At six months
old, If the child Is strong and healthy,
the space between the bones should
have decreased, because with the pow
err of the bone what 1t ought to be the
skull bones have grown and are COM
ing together. The soft place at six
| months old should be no bigger than a
quarter
At twelve months Il should be only
the size of dime. and when the child
is two years old you should not be able
to feel the spot at all. If the soft spot
exists in two-year-old child # is
distinct proof that the child is back
ward in it's whole physical develop
ment.
AT the end of the third month q
baby should be able to hold it's head
erect. BY the sixth month it should
be able TO sit up straight and to hold
a rattle or something of the kind. Be
tween the seventh and eighth months
one or two teeth should be cut. There
| may. however. be some delay In the
cutting of the teeth. Should there be
no sign of a tooth when the child has
passed its ninth month a doctor should
| be consulted. as late teething is gen.
orally due to some lack of bone form
! ing power.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
BANG AND PSYCHE KNOT THE LATEST COUTURE ARRIVALS THE FASHION WORD

hair is parted in innumerable strands
all over the head and the stifi1y beaten
white of the egg rubbed into the scalp
with the finger tips. This IL allowed
to dry into the scalp. and the hair is
then left unbrushed until the scalp Is
perfectly dry.
Should one cling to the old method
OF cleansing the hair the following
preparation is excellent for the pur-
pose: Take one quart of bay rum and
an ounce each of castor oil and tincture
of cantharides. Shake this well and
apply to the scalp with the finger tips.
II the hair Is very oily use half the
quantity of castor oil.
To come back to the arrangement of
the hair no one is SO hopelessly homely
that she cannot be improved by proper
Ihairdressing. Comparatively few peo-
pie have hair that is intrinsically
beautiful Lovely color fine shade and
| charming texture, growth and outline
are rare. The girl who can twist her
hair up any way and look charming Is
fortunate. Most of US have to strug-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
PLAiDS HAVE A VOGUE THIS


SOME Of the very best French suits
this fall show delightful touches of
plaid about them, and not only have
the suits this enlivening trimming ap-
piled to them but hats are displaying
scarfs and bindings of tartan designs.
Plaids should be used with discretion
when combined with plain materials,
for too much plaid trimming will make
a dress look commonplace and patchy.
Too little of 1t conceals the beauty of
its diverse coloring and design. Used
happily. however the contrasting plaid
hues are especially appropriate for fall.
Their bright autumn leaf colorings are
just right for the cool. crisp days. when
lighter tints seem faded.
All the clan plaids are used this sea-
SON little preference is given to
those with a predominance of red. a
color by the way which is insistently
pushing its way into fashionable favor
after a long absence. The plain color
with which plaid is combined should
harmonic or reflect some color found
in ii to get the best and smartest re-
suits.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-14
HOW THEY 90 TT.

II CANNOT see said girl recently.
why so many women buy che
misses, no matter how French embroid-
cred they may be. 1 just wouldn't
wear the things"
This girl should have known secret
before making this assertion about the
chernise. The wise woman buys the
lovely embroidered ones and fits them
snugly to the figure. and, behold, very
handsome sort of underslipi
The French must be more fond than
we are Of the chemise. for they put
their most elaborate and dainty hand
work upon these garments. American
embroidered underwear is made extern
sively in chemise FORM These gar
ments at well over the shoulders, and
many women take advantage of the
possibility of making them into under
slips on this account