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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
ASCENT OF MONT BLANC.
Utter Exhaustion Is One Reward For
Attaining the Summit.

Utter Exhaustion Is One Reward For
Attaining the Summit.
"The heart thumps irregularly,
the pulse goes up to 100, your
knees knock together and your
poor legs seem unwilling to carry
you. Your throat is parched, you
feel sulfocated, your chest seems
loaded down with a great weight,
and such a feeling of utter ex-
haustionw
This is Walter WOODBURY. Hyde's
description Of ones condition on
reaching the summit of Mont Blanc,
in Switzerland, as written to the
National Geographic society at
Washington.
"The air has now become so rare
that even the stoutest guide is COM
PEELED to take breath every few
steps," he continues. eff you ever
saw an asthmatic man trying to
walk up hill while paroxysm was
on him you can form some idea of
the last part of the ascent. And
what do you think is the first use
made of the glorious view after all
these hours of toll? Do you open
your eyes wide in establishment at
the wonderful sight? By no means.
You shut them as tight as you can
and throw yourself down on the
snow in utter WEAKNESS of mind
and body, resenting the imperti-
nence of your guides, who urge you
to look about. But it is too cold to
sleep, and soon you are up trying to
keep warm.
'The view, if you have any desire
to see it, is indeed incompatible.
The panorama before you is i'm
mense, but everything is on such a
grand scale, great agglomerations
of plains and mountains, that all
details escape you. Most of Switz-
erland, great portions of France as
far south as Lyons and the plains of
Piedmont and Lombardy in Italy
are spread out before you. The cold
was 80 intense that five minutes aft
er arriving at the summit we were
all ready to begin the descent.
Although the ascent of Mont
Blanc offers no greater dangers
than that of some other Swiss
mountains, it has the name of being
the longest and most exhausting
climb in the Alps. While such peaks
as the Matterhorn and the Chamo-
nix Aiguilles are SO formed that no
great quantities of snow can cling
to their sides and consequently pre-
sent for the. most part merely dam
gers incident to rock climbing,
Mont Blanc, from its peculiar for
nation, is almost wholly buried in
its upper reaches in snow and gla-
cier, so that crevasses and ava
lanches and all other dangers pc
culiar to snow climbing are a con-
slant menace to the climber"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
CITY NEWS

Mrs. d. Darrow is reported as
being very sick at her home in this
city.
The M. E. Ladies Aid society will
entertain for the teachers of the
Wasbburn Public schools Oh Friday
evening of next week.
Hansen s big furniture sale starts
next week,
Hansen will have a big furniture
sale next week.
Miss Hazel Elcson Of Chicago
Who has been visiting in the city
during the past two weeks at the
home of her cousin, Miss Agnes
Ellicson, returned to her home yes
terday.
About twenty-five people from
this city will leave tomorrow for
Siskiwit Lake where they will camp
out until the following Monday.
Many of those gcing are employees
of the dynamite company. The boys
plan on having the time of their
lives during their outing.
DR.. Brnssard of Ashland was a
business visitor in the city yester-
day.
Miss Anna ChrstiansOn under
went an operation at the st. Joseph
hospital at Ashland.
w. A. Loveland of Minneapolis
has been transacting business in
the city during the past week. Mr..
Loveland reports many sales OF land
in this section.
Emil Schutheis of Attention, Wis.
lis visiting in the city with his
brother Eugene. Emil is a hay
fever patient and finds great relief
for the maady in coming TO this
territory.
Desire to sell one of my two cou-
crete silo building outfits. Reichert
forms, mixer, tools, etc. The best
obtainable. Can teach purchaser
use of forms. Writs f. W. 1902
Galena st. Milwaukee, Wis.
The Mothers Club of the Lincoln
School will meet at the home of Mrs.
Thrall, Friday afternoon, the
eleventh, at three o'clock.
Frank Downs left Tuesday evening
on business trip to Medford. He
will return the latter part of the
week.
Mrs. Edward and children, who
have been visiting at the Geisert
residence dnring the past week. re-
turned to their home at Spooner the
latter part of last week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
NO CHANCE TO LOSE IN UPPER
WISCONSIN.

The homeseeker is usually man
who cannot afford to lose. When he
moves and makes a new start he
takes everything with him. He
stakes his all, or nearly all, in the
new undertaking. If a new under
taking is failure, he is usually at
the bottom again.
The editor of the Wisconsin Bulle-
tin, when in the west, month or
two ago, saw dozens of settlers try
ing to farm in the middle of the big
deserts by pumping water with wind
mills and gasoline engines. That they
were doomed to failure was already a
demonstrated fact. Why did they
go there? On one of the more south
ern irrigation projects of the national
government it was a constant tight
against bermuda grass, with the
pest final victor.
How about the situation in Upper
Wisconsin, More than fifty thousand
farms are already established in the
northern half of the state. They are
an evidence that the country is sue
cessful. They were established UNI
der conditions nothing like as favor
able as they now are.
Everything that is planted in upper
Wisconsin grows with luxuriance--it
is the home of the clovers, and that
alone establishes the success of the
country from farming standpoint.
Nowhere in the world is tn erea Sec
ton where the clovers are at home
that is not successful. But all the
common farm crops thrive in upper
Wisconsin
1t is an every-year country.
Drouths are less often more brief
and less injurious there than in any
other portion of the middle west.
The markets are as good as any
where.
1t is coming country from the
standpoint of development. More
people are going there than anywhere
else in the country. Land is advanc-
ing in value and will continue to
advance. The man who settles there
and remains will make the most
the man who for any reason wants to
sell finds ready buyers. Those who
go to upper Wisconsin cannot lose
and that is an important item to the
homeseeker.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Will Fatten Many Cattle

According to Mr.. K. w. Barker OF
Burlington, Kansas, he and his
brother-in-law, who is associated
with him, will bring five or six hun
dred head of cattle to northern Wis
consin to fatten for market. These
cattle will be brought to Bayfield,
county and placed on tract OF land
which the Kansas gentlemen recent
ly purchased from the Bayfield, In
estment company, details of the
sale being given in The Press several
weeks ago. The tract contains over
1900 acres and is southwest OF Mason
and entirely in Bayfield, county.
Mr.. Barker has been in Ashland
for several days and is well pleased
with this section. He says what it
needs for development at the pres
emf time is money 10 clear the land
and hardy settlers. Messrs Barker
and his brother-in-law w. b Thrick-
morton will not move to Ashland
but will employ a manager for their
cattle ranch. In the summer how
ever Mr.. Barker stated they would
probably visit this section and Ell ~
the cool breez,s and good fishing.
OF the 1900 acres purchased by
the Kansas gentlemen over two
thirds of it is cleard at the present
time and in grass. Ashland Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

The order of Owls will hold
their annual bean bake at Spider
Lake on the Northern Pacific
line between Ashland and Iron
River on Sunday, Septem Der 9Th.
Everything has been arranged
to make this the best bean bake
ever held by the order. A
special train and a band will
accompany them, the train leav-
ing Ashland at $40 in the morn.
ing.
A mum Der of Owls from this
city will attend the bake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Peltier Monday.
The girls of the Congregational
church met at the Parsonage on
Thursday evening to perfect an Or
ganization of the Camp. Fire Girls.
Next Monday, Sept. 7th, all boys
over twelve years OF age wishing to
join the Boy Scouts are requested to
gather at the Congregational church
at 1880 p. m.
G. G. Gray of Waterfowl, N. d.
was here during the past week look
ing over lands in this section.
While here he purchased the Flint
farm east of the city.
Rev. I'll. L. Goodrich returned the
first of the week from Richland
Center where he has been attending
the Methodist conference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sale of Rice
Lake visited in the city during the
past week at the August Geisert
! residence. They returned to their
home Monday afternoon.
Miss Angie Geisert leaves the
latter part of the week for Appleton
where she will teach in the public
schools the coming week. She will
take up eighth grade work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Didn't Forget Discipline.

Near Settat, in Morocco, during
a fierce engagement, soldier of the
French foreign legion was struck by
a Moorish bullet and fell fat on his
face. "He is Dead" said his cor
poral, leaning over him. Lifting a
battered face, the legionary groan-
ed, NO, corporal; not dead, but
badly hurt. Where is your pax ket
Of lint" demanded the corporal
Il have forgotten it" said he sol
der, trying to wipe away the blood
1.-Two days arrest shouted the
corporal. and, lifting the wounded
man on his back, he staggered to
the nearest doctor amid hail OF
bullets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
To Cut Down Grade

Ashland county will spend in the
neighborhood of $4,000. in cutting
down the heavy grade of White Riv-
err hill on the cemetary road on the
south side of the river. This hill is
one of the worst in this section OF
the country and cutting it down to
an easier grade will greatly aid the
farmers and others who have
occasion TO use the hill.
At present the grade OF the hill is
about twelve or thirteen percent and
it is proposed to cut off the top OF
the hill and fill in the bottom until
the grade is reduced to about elght
percent. To do this will require
the removal of from $1,000 to l0,OOO
yards OF clay.
The bids were opened this morn
ing for the removal of this large
amount OF material and the contract
was awarded the Ashland Light
Power & Street Ry. company. It's
bid was SO cents a yard. All but 5000
yards of the material will be used in
getting the grade of the hill reduced
while 500 yards will be used to
widen the dam.
Work on the contract will De start
ed immediately and the contractors
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
figure that the work will be com
pleted by September 1st.-Ashland
Press.
Not Giving Themselves Away.

Mr.. G. H. Putnam, the well
known publisher, in his recollec-
tons, tells a story of some revel-
ers in Berlin who were making
their way home rather unsteadily
one night. Each of them was as
tonished to see in the sky comet
with two tails.
"But," Mr.. Putnam says, "each
one kept his great astronomical dis
covery to himself"
1t was not until they found this
phenomenon being discussed in the
newspapers that they confessed to
having seen it themselves!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Nor. Luth. Church.

Services Sunday morning.
Sunday scoool at noon. English
services in the evening. Ser.
vices at Long Lake church at
2:3O o'clock. The Ladies Aid
society will meet next Wednes-
day afternoon and will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Ole Fiction.
The Young Peoples society will
meet at the church NEXT We'd
nesday evening and will be en-
tertained by Mrs. Ole Garberg
and Mrs. Fred Anderson.
Bible study Thursday evening.
Chr. Christensen, Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
French Servants.

/ never go to Paris without being
amused afresh at the attitude of
the servants, for the French cook,
maid or butler, is not only a human
being instead of a decorous and 81
lent automaton, like the English
domestic, but weeps When you
weep, smiles when you are merry
and, in short, takes genuine in
terest in your affairs. = London
Sketch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Owen Meredith.

Owen Meredith rested his fame
on "Iucile," but could never be in
duced to contradict the charges of
plagiarism that were made in con-
iection with it. "Whats the use p
he said. eff l deny them people
will believe there is something in
them. If | say nothing at all the
book will be read and the charges
ignored or forgotten" He was
proud of the poem, and in the circle
of his intimate friends. often quot
ED passages from it and described
the circumstances under which
these lines were written.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Bayfield.to Celebrate

Bayfield, will celebrate Labor
Day this year and an invitation
has been extended TO the people
of this city to join with the peo-
pie of the Harbor City in the
celebration. A special train
will be run for the accommoda-
ton of the visitors, running on
the same schedule as last year
Bayfield, plans on a big time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Gets a New Car

D. M. Maxcy is now driving a
new 1914 Studebaker car, the
same having been exchanged
for the car which Mr.. Maxcy
has been driving during the
past two seasons. The old car
did not give satisfaction and the
company presented Mr.. Maxcy
with new car in it's place.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
August 81 to October 8

IN CIRCUIT COURT-BAYFIELD COUNTY
Theresa Wason, Plaintiff,
VS.
William Wason Defendant
The State Of Wisconsin to the said Defend
ant:
You are hereby summoned to appear with
in twenty days after the service of this
summons, exclusive of the day of service
to defend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid. and in case of your failure
s. to do, judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demands of the COM
plant, of which copy is herewith served
upon you.
Sanborn, Lamoreaux & Pray.
Attorneys for the plaintiff
Post ONCE Address: - Ashland. Ashland
County, Wisconsin.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Gard of Thanks

We wish through this paper to
extend our thanks to all friends
and neighbors who assisted US
in the sad hour of the death and
burial of our a. husband and
father. Their kindness will
never be forgotten.
Mrs. Franzy. Fannie and Gust.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
Early Clocks.

Many clocks with weights and
wheels were in use in England dur
ing Chaucer's time, and most of
the monasteries of the fourteenth
century possessed clocks. though
these were used to show the astro-
nomical movements as well as the
passage of hours. Throughout the
fifteenth century clocks were made
mostly by armorers and black
smiths, and they were constructed
of iron and steel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-09-03
READ The II rs.

iea.Drinkin9 rest,ta
The great annual tea-drni ~
al In connection with the rhdr>i -
and chapels of Blackburn, England
was celebrated recently. the nunoe.
Of the participants being estimated o.
$4,000.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

The Chicago Herald says: The in
terest and maturing principal Of
American securities abroad now COM
ing due Is beginning to complicate the
financial situation in this country to a
considerable extent. Local bankers.
In pointing to this phase. said yester-
day 1t would be surprising with the
pressure already brought to bear to
pay Jul debts on the other side Of the
Atlantic If at least a moderate move
ment of gold out Of the country Is not
forced. Word reached here from New
York that another conference of the
bankers in that city was held yester-
day relative to liquidating at least part
Of our obligations n England. Nothing
definite was decided as to the Means
of payment although 1t is intimated
that preliminary arrangements are
being made for forwarding a small
amount Of gold to Ottawa, Canada. to
meet the first installment of the ma
turing New York city warrants held
In London.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
G E AT SEA
What Would Nelson Say il He Could
See the Modern Maneuvers?

(kansas City starr
What the old mariners Of Eng
land" would have said had they stood
with the king on his royal yatch a
week ago gives much room for I'm
agination . Twenty-Five miles of fight
ing ships and sixteen seaplanes rising
from the water and gyrating in spi-
rlaswould have perhaps some little
talk Of witchcraft among the sailors
now three centuries dead-sailors
who did not know destruction at fiji
teen-mile ranges, but who used to lay
ships alongside cash other and set
tie battles hand-to-hand, after the
fashion of men.
But here passing the king in swift
review, anne four Of the latest type
of battle cruisers, In single file. fol-
owed by a double line Of b~attleships;
then, following the flagship, came the
four-first-fleet squadron with twenty
nine dreadnoughts. followed by the
smart lighter cruiser of the flotilla,
and in thei wake fifty-six destroyers.
in sections Of tours. Then came the
iaries of the second and third fleets,
taking an hour and a half to pass the
kings yatch at eleven knots an hour.
In the midst of the procession the
bis surprise burst out. In response to
signal, the first of the seaplanes rose
to a height Of fifteen hundred feet,
and others followed rapidly, until
o than a dozen were in the air
above the fleet. maneuvering widely
and sweeping about In great circuits
A number of naval aeroplanes follow
ed the various air crafts making
flights approximating fifty miles.
One. at height of 1000 feet, fell
back while the companion craft pass
ed on. and it then descended in a
series of very steep spirals. dropping
a kind of smoky projectile, to demon
strate the efficiency of the planes in
cation. The whole troop of flying
machines then swept back at an av-
erage speed of eighty miles an hour
down wind. while the procession Of
iron leviathans below returned to port
te eleven knots an hour.
The fleet which passed in review
before the king Is the greatest and
nos powerful fleet ever gathered to-
gether in English waters-the fleet
upon which will fall the brunt of the
first naval conflict Is we'll as the de-
tense of English coasts and CON-
merce.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

Chicago-Shipping sales Of cash
wheat at Chicago yesterday were 40.-
600 bushels to mills and a fair sized
lot of hard held at the east to Mon
treal. Corn 146.0OO bushels, oats
$4,000 bushels, domestic and 100000
bushels white clipped seaboard ex-
porters. Charters were for 10000
bushels of corr and $4,000 bushels at
rs cents for Buffalo. Seaboard re-
ported 500, 900 bushels wheat sold to
France mainly late Monday and $780,
900 bushels oats for export.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
The II
ANOTHER JUMP
IN WHEAT TODAY
Final Figures are Over Five
Cents Above the Close
Yesterday.

Minneapolis, Aug. 26.-Another big
advance took place in wheat values
today, and final figures are from 4 SIS
. 3-Sc higher than yesterdays close
in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis September wheat sold
ct $l.l0 3-4 early and then bulged to
$1.18, closing at s1.15 1-2.
December wheat sold at $1.13 dur
ing the early trading and then ad-
vanced to S1.19 So, closing al SLIM.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
TICur

Acknowledgements this week of
both wheat and corn will be light.
Weather generally favorable. being
dry and cold.
France-Wheat is mostly cut but a
very large area has been destroyed
by the movement Of the troops. Small
~threshing is reported and early sam-
pies arriving from small farms show
good quality.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
BULLIsH SENTIMENT.

The Chicago Herald says: Bullish
sentiment among outside trade based
or war in Europe appeared to have
no effectual check. The market weak
for May and then turned and ad.
vanced higher than ever. Traders a
there Is practically no hedging and
with no pressure of consequence Of
short sellers prices readily responded
to moderate buying. It has commonly
that prices go up faster than
they decline. Bears r looking for
breaks any time the buying ceases.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
Seed Rye.

We have for sale q fne LOT Of Minns-
sota No. . Winter Rye that has bssal
cleaned and graded ana = In h-rst-claa
condition for seeding. This rys -
originated by the Minnesota Expsei-
ment Station. Is YER hardy and =
heavy yielder. Write for prics 40
sample. The Amsala ard sharsH xSaa
Co. AmAnia. n. p.-Advt
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
CHICAGO CARROTS.

Most people have too much Of what
they don't want and too little Of
what they do.
Some peoples curiosity 10 a. crook
ed as the intersection point that
goes with 1t.
When come mon think. they make !
noise like . boiler shon.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

United Kingdom-All crops show
above the average with the exception
Of oats which are much under the
yield of last year Inc free buying by
the British government is confirmed.
Prices rule high and buyers are pay
ing the advance.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
HIGHER PRICES CERTAIN.

The Bartlett Frazier Company says:
There Is no doubt whatever but the
belief is growing stronger each day
extended duration and therefore val-
ues for all foodstuffs must Of necss-.
sity work higher.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26

st. Louis cash wheat advanced 2 to
9 cents with q good demand. Kansas
City unchanged, Omaha unchanged to
! 1-2 cents higher. Cash corn mar
kets we're unsettled. st. Louis UNI
changed to 11-2 cents lower. KAN
sas City 1 cent lower. Omaha un-
changed to 1-2 lower.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
DIDN'T STOP ADyANCI

Lamson Bros. say: The country
was selling a little mor wheat at the
higher level but not in volume to stop
the advance.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
FURRIER

FyRS-NOW is THE RIGHT TIME TO
have your furs made and repaired at
special reduced prices. s. Friedman,
the Furrier
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
LEGAL NOTICE
BIDS ToE. nav ~TYFawaTTaH.

BY order OF the boSrd Of county com
m~issionsrs Of Grand, Forks county. ]
hereby give, notice that sealed. bids will
auditor at the city hall Of Grand Forks
city, N. D., until. 10 o'clock a. M, Sep
TENDER LIST, 1914. for one new book
typewriter for use in ReEister o. Deeds
Bids to be addressed County Audi
tor" sealed and marked on outside
Bids for New Typewriter"
The board of county commissioners
reserves the right to reject any and al
Dated at Grand Forks this 9TH day Of
August, 1914.
tAus. 6-l2.is-zs. iSiS.J
- County. Auditor,
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
N OF PRICES.
Yesterdays Quotations as Reported
by the Associated Press.
Cattle.

st. Paul. Aug. 25.-Cattle receipts.
1900; 10@15 cents lower: steers.
$6.O0@9.00: cows and heifers. $4.7b@
500; calves. SO cents lower, $1,000
9.25: stockers n feeders steady to
$4.75@7.25.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-Cattle receipts,
1900: steady to a shade lower;
beeves. s6.60@1o.50; steers, $3.50
$50; stockers and feeders. $5.55@
$40: COWS and heifers, $3.70@9.1O;
calves, s7.5O@10.60.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
AUSTRALIA CROP

Australia-A general rain IL want
ed and The outlook in South Australia
is unfavorable.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
Sheep.

st. Paul. Aug. 25.-Sheep receipts,
900: sheep IS cents lower: lambs, 10
q ,25, cents lower: lambs. $4,000
7.b0; wethers, $4.50@5.25; ewes,
100000.
Chicago, Aug. 25.-sheep receipts.
lower; sheep. $3.50 @5.75; yearlings,
$5.7o@6.70: lambs. 1925 OSLO.
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-26
FREE rYTN

Liverpool opening-Wheat Sd high
Corn Id higher.