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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Great preparations are being
made by the Washburn Naval
Militia for the dancing party
which will be given at the Ar
mory on the evening of July 4th.
The committee on arrangements
have started early in making
arrangements for the decora-
tions which are to be of an
elaborate nature and appropri-
ate for the day and event. The
members of the militia, it is ex-
pected, will be dressed in their
uniforms. The Armory. is well
arranged for dancing parties of
this kind, there being rest
rooms, cloak rooms, etc. The
best music obtainable will be
secured for the party.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Gerhardt Reichl and Donald
Welch of Ironwood, Mich, have
started out to walk around the
border of the State of Wisconsin,
having left the range city Mon
day morning. The boys are
dressed in khaki suits and one
of them pushes a wheelbarrow
on which is carried their camp
ing outfit. Washburn will be
visited at an early date.
Mr.. Reichl is making this trip
in the interest of q physical cul-
ture magazine. He also expects
to play the violin and speak on
his experience in moving picture
houses in some Of the cities in
which he stops.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Three of the members of the
Senior Class of the University
of Wisconsin this season are
from the Washburn High School.
They are Miss Florence Clausen,
Miss Irma Gautschi of this city
and Elmer Oistad of Bayfield,.
All three have completed the
Science and Letters course. The
parents of these young people
must indeed feel proud to have
their children graduate from the
Wisconsin University, which is
considered to be one of the best
in the United States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

The money in the general fund
of the city gave out during the
past week and City Clerk L. N.
Clausen has ceased giving out
orders for the time being, or un.
til more funds are available.
Only a small part of the bills
allowed at the last meeting OF
the council have been paid and
those who have not as yet re-
ceived their money will Oe com
PEELED to wait until more money
comes in or other arrangements
are made.
On or about July 1st there
will be paid into the city treas
ury in the neighborhood of $750(
by those engaging in the saloor
business in the city and this
will tide the city over again un
til the taxes begin coming il
again in the fall.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
COUNTY BOARD TO
MEET TUESDAY
More Important Business to
Come up,
Chairman to be Elected and
Long Bridge Question
Will be Taken up.

A special meeting of the county
board of Bayfield, County will be held
at the court house in this city Ext
Tuesday. The spring meeting is
usually held at much earlier date
but on account of the bridge question
coming up at this meeting the board
has been waiting for a report of the
engineers and this is now ready for
the meeting to be held next Tuesday.
The election of a chairman of the
board for the ensuing year will be the
first business that will be taken up
when the board convenes. I. H.
Robinson of this city who was chair
man of the board two years ago will be
candidate for the Office as will also
George Curry. chairman of the town
of Eileen and Martin Rogan of Cable,
the present chairman.
The bridge question which has
been hanging fire" for the pasI
four or five years will be taken uI
and disposed of at this meeting Of
the board. For the past month OF
more two engineers have been al
work making a survey of the pro-
posed routes and they will have their
report ready for the board Tuesday
Upon their report depends the action
of the county board. The board
have stated that that they will put
through the route determined to be
the most feasible as well as economi-
cal.
The people of the county will be
satisfied when this question is finally
disposed of. No matter which route
is decided upon a large amount ot
money will have to be expended te
complete the work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Washburn and Ashland to
Play Ball Here.
Game is Expected to be Best
Ever Seen on the Home
Grounds.

A red hot game of base ball is
scheduled for next Sunday afternoon
when the Washburn and Ashland
teams will meet for their third game
of the season. Each of the teams
have won one contest and the game
to be played here next Sunday, being
the deciding one, will be hotly con-
tested one.
Manager Uptogrove of the Ashland
team will bring over the best players
he can secure and is determined to
win this contest. Manager Markham,
on the other hand, is just as deter
mined to win the third game and his
team will be ample to win the game,
so he thinks. Schmirler of Duluth
will do the twirling for the locals
while Billerbeck of Ashland or Quar-
ders of Mason will pitch for the team
across the pond.
Washburn and Ashland fans are
naturally greatly interested in the
game TO be played here and large
turnout is expected. 1t is expected
that a large delegation of Ashland
rooters from across the bay will
journey to this city next Sunday to
shout their team to victory.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Parents Should Warn Boys

During the past week or so boys
of this city have been doing consider
able damage to the covering on the
boats in use by the Washburn Naval
Militia by tearing holes in the canvass
covering. These boats are property
of the United States government and
it is liable to 60 rather hard with
some of the boys if the names of
those doing the damage can be
learned. Parents in the city should
warn their boys to be particularly
carefully about running property. and
especially property of the government
and thus avoid trouble for their
youngsters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Coal Coming in at a Rap
id Rate This Week.
Rail Shipments on a Heavy
Scale are Expectedto
Start Soon.

The docks of the Northwestern
Fuel company in this city have been
the scene of great activity during the
past week or more and the
rush is expected to continue for some
time. Coal is coming in at the docks
at q rapid rate and the crew is now
working twelve hours daily.
During the past week the following
boats have been in port: Durston
1900 tons, F. L. Robbins $500 tons,
Lagonda 5000 tons of hard coal,
Sinaloa 1000 tons, Durham 5000
tons. More boats are expected and
the rush will continue.
The shipments by rail have moi
started on a heavy scale yet but these
shipments are expected to start be.
fore long and then the dock will be
one of the busiest places in thecity.
The Fuel company have voluntarily
raised the wages Of all of The employ.
ees on the dock, the raise going into
effect June Ist. Common laborer'
at the dock are now being paid a
the rate of $2.75 per day. Holster
are being paid at the rate of soc pc
hour while boat shovelers are paid a
the rate of 60c per hour.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19


The Percheron Club OF Washburn
conceals the ident tity of five good
fellows who believe in better farm
horses and better breeding. They
Clipped in and bought pure bred
Percheron Stallion. He is registered
as to breeding in the Percheron
Association of America. He is ex-
amined and licensed by the Depart
ment of Horsebreeding OF the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. All this is
necessary TO the story. Otherwise
this father of his country might be
masquerading as a stallion and still
be goat. You know perhaps that
in Wisconsin, twenty farmers raise
their own pulling power and eighty
farmers buy it. In Washburn this
kind of farming locks like bung. hole
finance. They argue that every farm
ought to raise it's own horse power
ouu OIL OAUIu PIOuo UoSlucS. AS
true story, they tell of farmer living
one mile from Washburn. He bought
span OF farm mares four years ago.
He bred them and got fine pair OF
mare colts three years ago, he bred
them again and got another pair of
fine colts two years ago, be bred
them again and got another pair of
fine colts one year ago, he did the
same thing again and one mare has
foaled and the other is expected at
any time. Think OF it, four pair OF
colts in four years from the time the
mares were bred. What is the re-
suits in dollars and cents2 He has
refused an offer OF $3.50 for the three.
year-olds. He has turned down
repeatedly offers Of one hundred
dollars each for the colts when they
are weaned. Lake Superior Farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
MEETING With
GOOD SUCCESS
Soliciting Committee is Rais~
ing Much Money
And a Big Celebration Will
be Held in This City
This Year.

The committees appointed at the
Commercial meeting . week ago
have been busy during the past week
soliciting funds with which to put on
a Fourth of July celebration in this
city and they report fine success in
their efforts. While the ground has
not been thoroughly canvassed, yet a
large amount of funds are now avail
able and with what can be gathered
in before the next week or so there
will be sufficient to insure one of the
biggest celebrations that has ever
been held here.
R. A. Herring, who has charge OF
the sports for the day, is getting to-
gether big line of events. There
will be one or two base ball games,
including a game with the fast
Mason team, besides many other fine
attractions that will take up the time
during the entire day.
The Washburn business men plan
to make it one of the biggest events
ever held in the city and the
way the committees are now at work
indicates that their efforts will be
crowned with success.
The following are the committees
appointed to make the arrange
ments for the big celebration:
Transportation, F. J. Brandt, VIM.
johnson, Capt. Doherty. Capt. MUIR
ply.
Decoration, G. D. Hyper, Frank
Downs, o. M. Olson.
Music, T. H. Robinson, Henry
Thompson, Geo. Bergman.
Printing and Advertising, M. S.
Hull, VIM. Robinson, Chas. Wolfe.
Sports, Clyde Estabrook, John
Murphy, Louis Hahn.
Speakers, E. C. Alvord, Nels Os-
car John Walsh.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Banking Power of Wisconsin

No failures have occurred among
Wisconsin state banks tor over eight
years. or since June. 1904, according
to the annual report of State Bank
ing Commissioner Albert E. Kuolt,
submitted to the Governor. This
fact is held to be due to the highly
organized system OF supervision.
For the general excellence OF the
banks, credit is given by the COM
missioner to their executive officers
and directors.
There has been a few failures OF
National Banks in the state during
the time above mentioned but these
banks come under government
supervision, The article refers to
state banks under super vision OF the
state. The local banks come under
state supervision.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Beginning July l, parcel post
packages can be sent G. 0. D. to all
points in the United States.
According to the instructions gov
erning the new system q fee Of 10
cents in stamps in addition to the
regular charges will be required on
C. o d. parcels to insure them.
Regular parcel post stamps are to
be used. Senders Of collect pack
ages will be required to fill out tag
specifying the amounts due from
the addressee and bearing the send
er's address. The tag will be at
tached to the parcel. Addresses
will remit the amounts due by money
order.
II the addressee OF G. @. D. par.
Gel refuses to pay the amount due,
the parcel is held and the sender is
notified to give instructions as to its
disposition.
Collect parcels can be sent to al
rural routes, the carrier 20 make col
collections. No G. O. D. parcels
will be accepted for transmission tt
Panama or the PHILIPPINE islands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Special Meeting Of Club

A special meeting of the Com
mercial Club will be held at the
Club rooms on Thursday even
ing (tonight) at which a matter
of Importance to the business
interests of Washburn will be
taken up. All members of the
club are requested to be present
at this meeting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Daddy" is the title of home
talent play which will be presented
at the Burns Theatre on Friday even
ing of this week and from the way
the advance sale of seats is going it
is likely that the place will be crowd
ed. An elegant cast has been Sc
cured to present the play which is
considered one of the funniest that
has ever been presented in this city.
There isa laugh in every line and
q rare treat will be missed if you fai
to see the attraction.
This play is being put on for the
benefit Of the Washburn base ball
association and should be largely
patronized.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
BAYFIELD, Incorporates

By vote of nearly four to one the
people Of Bayfield, decided at the election
Tuesday to incorporate as city. There
was thirty-two votes cast against A hot
campaign has been waged in which op.
posing sides were taken by the Bayfield,
newspapers. An election will be held in
the near future to elect new city officers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday evening at 7:45.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at the church next Wednesday
evening snd will be entertained by Mrs
John Martinson and Mrs. Hans Larson.
The Parochial school opened Wednesday
morning a. the Lincoln church.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

The Misses Barbara and Margaret
Moore, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
George r. Moore. have gone to New
Hampshire where they expect to
spend the summer months.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
m. E. Church
G.. N. CALLAwAY, PASTOR.

q. N. CALLAWAY, PASTOR.
Morning worship at 1O:3O. Bible
classes for all ages at 1880. Junior
League at $3.50. Epworth League
at 7. Evening service at 1850 at
corner of Washington avenue and
Bayfield, street. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening at o'clock.
Singing practice every Friday at $3.50
for girls and 4 o'clock for boys.
Don't forget Daddy" Friday
night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19
Conversational Church

Morning services at 1890. sermon
Paul In the Ship Wreck. Sunday
school &c IL. No evening services.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

Mrs. George r. Moore has been
visiting with friends and relatives in
Michigan during the past week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-06-19

F. r. Smith of Minneapolis ar
rived in the city Tuesday and will
spend several days here on business.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04
POSTAL SAYINGS BANKS.

The value of the postal savings banks ts being demonstrated each month as the number continues to increase and the amount of deposits steadily rise. AS one of the new departments of the postofhee the savings bank idea is be- ing warmly received. There Is no bet
 ter indication of this than the reyel- ation which is made by the monthly increase of a million dollars which the reports show. There are today 13o0O postoff1ees which are doing a banking business and catering to the demands of those who place the safety which comes through the government stand ing back of them, ahead of the amount of interest received. It is reasona ble that many who have formerly hoarded their wealth without getting the ben- eft of interest, are taking advantage of this government guaranteed insti- tuition. Foreigners in particular have great faith in Uncle Sams reliability.
 That such are not desired in every place where there is 8 postoff1ce of sufficient size is revealed by the ex- perfences and the statement of the governnent officials that several thou sand ought not to have been started. or could profitably be closed out Such pertains particularly to the east where regular banking facilities are much better and more certain than in many of the western states. It is throughout the west where the greatest interest and growth are to be found that the system is meeting with the greatest success, and the fact that it is suc- ceeding is the best indication that fl Is meeting a long felt want.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04
TODAY IN OTHER STATES.

It is election day today in several states of the union and a number of important contests and questions are to be decided. Particular interest cen- ters in New York eity's vote because of the need which exists there for shaking off the grip of Tammany hall, an obligation which has been realized by it's opponents and which they are endeayoring to meet through the aid of fusion. It Is a fight for better things which fusion has upon it's hands and naturally 1t has widespread sympathy.
 In Massachusetts and New Jersey state elections are underway, with four prominent candidates for guber- natorial honors in the former and three in the latter. The presence of the progressives and independents in the field makes the outcome uncertain but gives hope to the democratic can didates as has been the previous result of splitting the republican vote The peculiar conditions surrounding the candidates, however, only increases the interest in the expressions of the voters. The experiment of keeping the polls open at night to increase tho vote in several assachusetts cities is one which will be closely followed by students of election needs.
 For the first time the states of Mary land and Alabama will be engaged in the selection of United States senator by vote of the people The adminis- tration has taken a deep interest in the candidates of Lee and Underwood in these states and their election would not surprise. Altogether for an. off year there is sufficient in the elections by other states to arouse no little in terest.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04

the original bill, and none of it's bene- fits. It now creates money. and by it's very terms declares it a depreciated currency. It makes two classes of mOney-One for the banks and brokers and another for the people. It dis eliminates between the rights of diff ferent classes of creditors, allowing the rich capitalists to demand gold, and compelling the ordinary lender of money on individual security to receive notes which the government had pur- posely discredited." (Spaulding's His tory, page 142) On pages 12S-129 MT discrimination proposed caIries on it's face notice to everybody that although the notes are declared to be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of debts,' yet that there is something of higher value, that must be sought after at a sacrifice to the government, to pay a peculiar class of creditors to whom it owes mOney-a kind of ab- surdity and self stultification which does not appear well on the face of the bill. It is an unjust discrimination which does not appear well now, and will not look well in history" We hear and read about "depreciated greenbacks." The Hon. John Sherman said: We purposely depreciated our greenbacks in order to sell our bonds" ' es and the government sold it's bonds and took it's pay in (depreciated) greenbacks. MT. SpauIding on page 2 of the appendix confirms the above statement. History is being repeated by the senate on the present currency bill.
 J. c. VALLETTE.
 North Franklin, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Senate Repeating History.

MT. Editor: To say greenbacks to some men has about the same effect as to shake a red rag at a bull. To hear some people talk would lead some people to believe that greenbacks were some deadly instrument that would destroy the government and all irS in- stitutionS. The trouble is the people have never stopped long enough to give it a thought. One good reason why is because they are so busy chas- ing the dollar that they don't take the time to think why they struggle so hard to catch it. The greenback is a nickname given to it by the soldiers, because the color Of the backs were printed with green ink. If you will take one of those bills and read the printing on it's back you will find this language: This note is a legal tender at its face value for all debts, public and private. except duties on imports and interest on the public debt" When the bill authorizing the issue Of the greenbacks was passed on the eth of February, 1882 the word except was not in the bill. The following is the language used: And such notes, herein authorized, shall be receivable in pay
 ment of all taxes. duties, imports, eA- else, debts and demands of every kind due to the United States and for all salaries. debt and demands owing by the United States to individuals. cor porations and associations within the United States, and shall also be lawful money and a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, within the United States" It passed the house by a vote of 93 for it and 59 against it. Notably, the first name on the list for it was Aldrich. If l am not very much mistaken, his given name was Nelson w. This Aldrieh voted for the very law, as it passed the house on Feb. S. that the much derided greenbackers have demanded for more than 40 years. Read the wording in quotation marks again carefully, and then point out anything wrong about it. Had that become the law, those notes would have been lawful money and a legal tender for all debts, public and private, in the United States" This bill then went to the senate. and after it passed the senate the word except" was embodied in it, as you can read it on the back of the present greenback. After 1t came back to the house this Is what rhadeus Stevens said of the senate amendments. in part: Tt is true there was a doleful sound came up from the eaverns of bullion brokers, and from the saloons of the associated banks. Their cash ieFs and agents were soon on the ground and persuaded the senate, with but little deIiberation, to mangle and destroy what it had cost the house months to digest, consider and pass, They fell upon the bill in hot haste and so disfgured and deformed it that it's very father would not know it. Instead of being a beneficent and in Vigorating measure, it is now positive ly mischieVous, It has all the bad qualities which its enemies charged on
Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-04
DISCOURAGE FRAUD.

It doesn't require extensive investi- gation to reach the conclusion that it is a constant fight which the people have on their hands to keep down fraud and squelch the sWindler Talk ing advantage of the public through ercumventing the law and false state ments is to be found in every direc- tion. A breach of faith or confidence has come to be one of the greatest get rich quick schemes in existence, even though it has come down through the ages to be perfected.
 It was but few months ago that it was found necessary to protect the people of Connecticut against the mis- representation of cold storage eggs in a somewhat similar method as pur- sued in Massachusetts, by marking such as "cold storage or "preserved'' eggs The benefit of that is already being removed in the Bay state by false marking concerning which the Boston Post says: The crusade of the state board of health against egg deal CTS who are violating the law as to the marking of cold storage eggs when exposed for sale is a commendable piece of work and one that will doubt less have good results Already num-
 
 various parts of the commonwealth and others will be if they do not learn their lessoIs from convictions already obtained.
 This particular law Is not essen tially pure food regulation, but rath- CT one that will prevent fraud. The public has right to know what kind of eggs it is buying, and the label cold storage will classify them. Nc longer will placards reading fresh or fancy be permitted to adorn baskets of eggs that really come from the re- gions of perpetual chill"
 Fraud is to be discouraged wherever discovered and there is no more jus tification for realizing an improper profit from the public from misrepre- sented eggs than from any other com - modity or purchase. The Massachu- setts board of health is making an ad mirable move.