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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Washburn, Wisconsin. Thursday, Jan. 22nd, 1914

After the hearing was completed
Mr.. LYONS of the Commission gave
quite lengthy talk in which he said
that if the county board had been
attempting to prove that Mr.. Land
raint has been guilty of following the
letter of the law they had been most
successful. Otherwise they had
failed in proving anything against the
Income Assessor chat would recon-
mend him for removal from office.
He urged cooperation between
the members of the county board and
the Income Assessor and urged Mr..
Landraint to be more tactful in the
administrations of the affairs of his
office. He also stated that the
methods used by Mr.. Landraint in
determining valuations were the
same as were used in other sections
of the state.
The words of advice as given by
the Commission will be valuable if
they are followed by the Income
Assessor and the members of the
county board and there should be less
friction in futule between these
parties.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

Douglas county lands has been per-
fected to assist in the improvement
of this section of the country. The
organization is known as the Oriental
Improvement association.
A transportation committee, which
will have for it's purpose the building
of roads and assisting the county and
towns in building highways, has been
appointed blythe association. B. S.
Harrington and G. A. Ohme, men,
bers of the committee, were in the
city yesterday and are out in the
county today. Mr.. Loveland is also
out near Brule inspecting his new
lands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Coming

The Clarions, a trio who are
touring this state at che present
time, will appear at the Con
gregational Church in this city
on Sunday evening, January rs,
when an entertainment will
be given. Prof. +. w. Lough
will, deliver a lecture and
Merritt A. Stipp and John w.
Huddleston will sing.
Everyone is most cordially in
vited to attend. The entertain.
ment will be free.
The Clarions have just COM
pleted tour of the state of
Michigan there they have been
very successful and they are
now campaigning Wisconsin and
will follow up with the state of
Iowa. They are pronounced as
being entertainers of a high
class.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
L. a Legal Highway

In a decision handed down by
Circuit Judge G. N. Risjord dur
ing the past week the extension
to the main street at Port Wing
is held to be legal highway.
It was over this highway ex-
tension that a mum Der of cases
were tried in the Circuit Court
during the past year. The high
way was laid out by the town
board of the town of Port Wing
and there was objection to it by
a number of property owners.
Attorney John Walsh of this
city represented the town of
Port Wing in the case while
attorneys Lamoreaux and Cate
of Ashland appeared for the
plaintiff Christian d. Howard.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
JOHN WALSH
FOR GOVERNOR
Democrats of State Urging
Him to Become Candidate
Letters Being Received From
All Parts of the State by
Local Man.

An effort is being made at this
time by the Progressive Democrats
of Wisconsin, to induce Attorney
John Walsh of this city to become a
candidate for the democratic nomin-
alton for Governor at the primaries
to be held next September.
Further than admitting receiving a
large number of letters in reference
to the matter Mr.. Walsh refused to
make comment on the political situa-
tion at this time.
Mr.. Walsh is perhaps one of the
best known democrats of the state
today. He is of the progressive type
and his political views along all lines
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Will Cease Giving Credit
After March 1St
Believe That in Doing Away
With Credit Goods can be
Sold Cheaper.

Two or three very important meet
ings have been held at the Com
mercial Club rooms during the past
two weeks by the merchants and
others of the city relative to correct
ing business evils which have existed
heretofore, the main one being the
credit business, and the other being
the cutting down of the expense of
conducting business whereby goods
can be sold cheaper to the consumer.
The situa ion has been discussed
from every angle by those in attend
ance at the meetings and an agree
ment has now been entered into by
nearly every merchant whereby the
evil of the credit system will be
eliminated by putting the stores on
strictly cash basis.
In order that the changing of the
system of conducting business will
not work any hardship upon the con-
sumer date late enough away has
been set upon which the new system
will be inaugurated, the date being
March 1st. The merchants who
have entered into the agreement have
figured that by setting March lst as
the date upon which the cash system
will be inaugurated that the people
of the city and surrounding country
who have been their customers will
be able to adjust themselves to meet
the new conditions.
By putting their stores upon a cash
basis the merchants figure that bad
accounts will be entirely eliminated
and that by doing this they will be
able to sell their goods at closer
margin and that the consumer will
benefit by the change. The move
is also made in order to combat the
mail order business-one of the grow
ing evils of the country-for by do
ing business along the same lines as
the mail order houses the merchant
will be able to enter into competition
by giving the customer goods as he
desires them and at figure to COM
pare with the catalogue prices.
Another phase of the business
which entered into the discussion was
a central delivery system and this
may be inaugurated in the near
future. This is also move to cut
down the expense of doing business
and the consumer will profit thereby.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Defeated by Ashland

The Washburn High School
basket ball team went over to
Ashland last Friday evening
where they played the Ashland
High School team, being defeat
ed by a score of 30 to 9. The
game was a fast one throughout
and was exceedingly interesting.
The Washburn quintet did not
expect to win this match but
nevertheless they put up a good
game.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
THEY REFUSE TO
DUST LANDRAINT
Tax Commission Upholds
Income Assessor
Rules Out Testimony Which
has an Important Bear
ing on Case.

The Wisconsin Tax Commission,
represented by Nils P. Haugen and
Thos. E. Lyons, conducted hearing
at the court house in this city on Sat-
urday of last week on the resolution
of the County Board of Bayfield,
county asking that William Landraint
be relieved of his duties as Income
Assessor of Bayfield, county.
At the very beginning of the hear
ing the Tax Commission ruled out
the testimony of the County Board
which would have an important bear
ing on the case from the standpoint
of Bayfield, county and the remaining
evidence presented simply strength
ened the contention of the Com
mission that Mr.. Landraint had been
following the letter of the law in his
work.
The testimony that was ruled out
related to the values of property in
Bayfield, county as placed by the In
come Assessor as compared with
values in the adjoining counties. The
County Board had figures to support
their evidence and these figures, had
they been submitted, would have
shown that the valuation of the prop
erty in Douglas county as placed by
the Assessor of Incomes in that dis
trict was considerably lower than the
value of property of a like nature and
adjoining in Bayfield, county.
1t has been the opinion of the
members of the County Board and of
people generally in this comfy that
the valuations of property in Bayfield,
county are higher than in other
sections of the state and that as
reason of this the county is getting
the worst of it when it comes to state
taxes.
Previous to the hearing the Com
mission had announced that they con-
sidered Mr.. Landraint very efficient
man in his work and it was hard to
make them see otherwise. The
testimony presented dnring the after
noon only strengthened the belief of
the Commission and others in attend
ance that Mr.. Landraint has been
following the letter of the law but
that his manner in doing SO had been
rather obnoxious to the people be-
cause Of his short answers and over
bearing ways.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
WHOLESALE HOUSE
BURNS At ASHLAND
Hardware Establishment of
b. Garnish and Sons a
Total Loss

Ashland suffered q bad fire on
Tuesday morning at an early
hour when the wholesale house
of Emil Garnish & Sons on End
street was destroyed by fire.
The fire started in the base.
ment and had gained consider
able headway when the fire
companies arrived. The build
ing and stock was q total loss.
The loss was $135,O00 fully
covered by insurance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
ATTORNEY JOHN WALSH,
WAsHBURN, Wis.

are of the broad type. 1t was Mr..
Walsh who delivered the seconding
speech at the Baltimore convention
placing in nomination the name of
Woodrow Wilson for President Of the
United States and owing to his
prominence his views on political
matters are now sought by Democrats
in all parts of the country.
Should Mr.. Walsh decide to enter
the field he will have the united
support of the Democrats from the
Northern part of the state and he
will also have strong following from
other sections of the state where he
is known.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Fee is Two Per Cent

There has been considerable
difference of opinion as to the
fee to be collected by town
treasurers after February 1st.
Some OF the treasurers have
sent out notices to the effect that
the fee would be five per cent
while others have stated that it
would be two per cent. At the
1911 session of the Wisconsin
legislature new law relating to
the fees of treasurers was
passed and this law calls for a
fee of 2 per cent to be collected
after February 1st.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
I. A. Loveland Pays $4,000
for Farm Land
Gives Him Holdings of 20, 900
Acres. Will Devote it to
Stock Raising.

The following interesting article
was taken from the Monday after
noon Superior Telegram:
H. A. johnson, local realty man,
today announced the sale of between
5000 and 1900 acres of Douglas
county lands to T. A. Loveland of
Minneapolis for consideration of
S42, 900. The land was owned by
Mr.. johnson and several associates.
With his new purchase Mr.. Loveland
now has holdings of more than 10000
acres in Douglas and Bayfield, coun-
ties, most of it in this county.
The property is located north of
Brule and represents the best of the
fine red clay lands. Mr.. Loveland,
who was in the city Saturday COM
pleting the deal, announces that he
will put stock on three sections of the
land. Two sections are now fenced
The Minneapolis man already has two
stock farms across the border in Bay
field county.
Mr.. Loveland is a great believer
in the future of Douglas county and
Superior. He is one of the principal
boosters for Superior-Bayfeld road
along the south shore. of Lake Supe-
rior and in common with number OF
others believes the highway a neces-
sity for the upbuilding of the county.
Incidental to the activities of T. A.
Loveland the announcement was
made here today that an organization
of Minneapolis men interested in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Owls Install

The installation of officers of
the Owl Lodge was held on Mon
day evening of this week for the
members of the order. Follow
ing the installation a "smoker"
was held after which a delicious
lunch was served, the same
being prepared by Mrs. VIM.
Johnston. Those in attendance
report a very enjoyable time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

Mrs. ]. B. Enough visited with
friend at the ST. Joseph hospital
at Ashland Tuesday.
Bennett White and wife and son
of Minot, N. D. arrived in the city
Monday for a visit with relatives
aud friends. e&
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

DR.. Spears was called to Cornu-
copia on Sunday, the trip being
made in the Fahrig automobile.
This is the latest an automobile has
been known to make trip like this.
Just think of it-going from here to
Cornucopia on January 18th with
roads free from snow and in good
con dition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

S. A. Oscar and family left Tues
day evening for their new home at
Stoughton, Wis.
Miss Anna Picott of Bayfield, has
been in the city during the week
where she has been assisting at the
M. P. Doyle store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Norwegian Lutheran Church

Services next Sunday morning.
The Ladies Aid society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the
church parlors and will be
entertained by Mrs. Fred Anderson.
The Young Peoples society meets
Wednesday evening at the church
and will be entertained by Mrs.
Amos Nelson and Mrs. Il. Borgren.
Services at Mason Friday evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

A special meeting of the county
board of Bayfield, county was held 10
this city last Saturday, the board
having beer called together for the
purpose of giving the members al
opportunity of attending the hear
ing by the Wisconsin Tax Com.
mission in the Laudraint matter.
In another part of the paper we
publish the entire proceedings OF
the meeting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Methodist Episcopal Church
January Calendar

Jan. IL Preaching Service 8p. m
1" 18. $ 1890 a. m.
25. I" Sp. m .
Weekly prayer meetcng at .
O'Clock Wednesday evening.
Epworth League meets at z O'Clock
Sunday evening. Sunday Schoo
meets as IL As a. m. Sunday.
H. L. Goodrich, Pastor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22
Notice

All outstanding personal property
and income taxes must be paid on
or before January 25th or same
will be collected according to law.
Nels Lee. City Treasurer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

The M. E. Ladies Aid society was
entertained at the r. Hudson resi-
dence by Mrs. Hudson and Mrs.
Ross.
Miss Clara Olson, who has just
recovered from an operation for
appendicitis, is again at work at
the M. P. Doyle store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-01-22

Sheriff Happle made business
trip to Duluth Wednesday.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
COURT SIGNS DECREE '
IN 400 TAX CASES
WAY is CLEAR NOW FOR EVERY
BODY TO PAY ASSESSMENT
FOR LAST HALF OF 1918


1t WAS with sigh of relief tnat
Judge David J. Leahy this afternoon
laid down his pen after signing de-
crees in 45O tax complaints, hearings
on which he has been conducting for
several weeks. District Attorney
Charles w. G. Ward lighted a fresh
cigar and went home to play with the
baby and forget his troubles. Court
Stenographer William E. Gortner
nursed some new callousel places on
the ends of his fingers for he was
Obliged to typewrite each decree,
and some of them were not short
Four hundred and fifty property own
ers gave vent to expressions of salts
faction at knowing the most vexatious
problem they have faced in some time
had been solved, ~
District Attorney Ward said this
afternoon that all persons affected by
the DEGREES may pays:the second half
of the 1913 taxes at the. court house
beginning Monday The county treas
urgr expects big rush during the
early days of next week.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
Washington Expects settlement

Washington, May 2s.-Plans for
Mexico's pacification practically agreed
on at the Nigara Falls conference were
up for discussion today in the cabinet.
With assurances that the international
peace conference promised a satisfae-
tory solution. infefsat gry n the atti.
tude of Carranza.
Further information on the reported
landing of war cargoes at Puerto Mex
leo by the Hamburg American steam
ers Bavaria and Ypiranga was being
expected from Rear Admiral Badger.
Doubt over whether the steamer ac-
tually delivered ammunition for Huer-
ia was cast by statement from the
navy department that reports of the
landing had not been verified The
affair appeared to cause little uneasi-
ness.
Events at Niagara Falls were ex-
pected to move swiftly in the next few
days. If Huerta and President Wilson
approve the cardinal issues between
the mediators and the two missions.
the mediators will take up secondary
problems for determination. Once that
is reached, protocol will be signed
and the mediators will finish the de-
tails of their task working with the adj
ministratfon officials of the two gov
ernments.
The latest development in the Mex
lean situation apparently was not con-
strued here as affecting the success
of the negotiations. Secretary Bryan
and other officials, as they entered the
White House for the cabinet meeting,
declared the sitution was still pro
crossing satisfactorily.
Constitutionalist officials still main
tanned the position that should dele
gates go to the Niagara conference
they. would consider only the external
affairs of Mexico.
Secretary Brya and Secretary Dan
iels both said they still were without
confirmation of the reported landing.
of the large cargoes of the Ypiranga
and Bavaria at Puerto Mexico.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
DOES NOT APPEAR AGlTATED
HE SMILES AT FRIENDS IN THE
COURT ROOM AS HE'S BEING
TAKEN AWAY
AN APPEAL Will Be FILED
THIS WILL ACT AS STAY OF Exc
cuTIoN AND MAY DEFER
DEATH 4 YEAR

New York, May gseharles Becker
was today sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing during the
week beginning Juig 3, for the murder
of Herman Rosenthal When he re-
ceived the sentence Becker was calm.
He even turned to friends in the court
room and smiled
The prisoner WAS taken to the sher-
ifs office and allowed five minutes
with his wife. Martin Fl Manton,
Becker's lawyer, sad an appeal would
be filed next Nonday This will act
as stay Of execution, and q year may
elapse before the court Of appeals
hands down its deeision
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
STRIkEDREAKERS ARE BARRED.
THE COMPANIES WILL NOT BE
ALLOWED TO IMPORT OR So
LIclT LABOR
LUDLOW TENTERS CURSED HIM
MiLlTlAMAN SAYS He RECEIVED
POOR TREATMENT WHEN
HE VISITED COLONY

Trinidad, Colo, May 20. The policy
of the war department in regard to the
employment of miners by the coal
companies operating in the strike dis
tricts OF Colorado has been slightly
modified, according to an official an
nouncement this morning by Colonel
Lockett, commander of the federal
troops here The ban upon the impor
tation of strikebreakers will not be
lifted. but all vacancies in the working
force of the mines may be filled. Men
voluntarily seeking employment will
not be prevented from going to work.
The notice issued by Colonel Lockett
reads:
"To all station commanders:
The Following telegram received
rom q q secfetaryBf i Il Is pdbi8sifsii
for the information and guidance of
all concerned:
In response to inquiries of various
districts the following general instruc-
tion was given to each commander.
Operators of the mines now running
may not solicit men and gather them
up and bring them in. Continue in
this respect as before. am inform
ed that many men voluntarily leave at
this season and there is always more
or less shifting about
AZ think each running mine should
be permitted to substitute new men
for those whc voluntarily leave and go
elsewhere. You can let i be known
that vacancies thus occurring will be
permitted to be filled in this way. Men
will undoubtedly come to the mines to
fill such vacancies, and they should
be permitted to do So
by order of Colonel Lockett."
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
Activity in Capital

Mexico City. May 29.-Unusual ac-
tvity was displayed in official circles
in the federal capital today. The
minister of war, public instruction and
finance. the acting minister Of foreign
affairs and the general treasurer Of
the republic conferred with Provis-
ional President Huerta at 6 o'clock.
The German minister, Admiral v.
Hintz. also called later at the national
palace. It is believed the interna-
tional situation was discussed at these
conferences.
The inhabitants Of the capital were
iubilant On learning Of reports about
an early settlement between Mexics
and the United States and that tn
American tnoops would soon evacuat'
| Vera Cruz
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29

boats were in their night clothing. The
women suffered most. Only few
were saved, according to the early lists
and indications are that they lacked
the strength to combat conditions
which confronted them.
Prominent People Die
A party of Salvation Army members
enroute to London, was almost wiped
out; Lawrence Irving, son of the late
Sir Henry Irving, is among the mis-
ing, and other prominent persons in
the first cabin were unaccounted for
late this afternoon. When the rescue
ships Eureka and Lady Evelyn reach
ed the scene shortly before daybreak
they found nine lifeboats from the
Empress, all jammed full and many of
the occupants wounded. 1t was still
dark. Wreckage covered the river ev-
erywhere.
The Storstad, her bow badly crump-
led, was still on the scene. picking up
the living wherever she could. In one
of the lifeboats crouched Captain Ken
dali. commander of the Empress. daz-
ed and greatly shaken. He had
ileaped from the deck and had been
picked up by members of his crew
Those in the first and second cabins
known to have been saved up to 3
o'clock today are:
G. w. s. HENDERSON.
C. r. BURT.
WALTER FENTON.
MISS ALICE LEE, Nassau, BAHIA
mas. - safe
MISS E. COURT sqavsrpool. Eng
land.
WALTER ERGINGER tthis may be
J. Erzinger of Winnipeg)
B. WINERUCH, Montreal
MR.. AND MRS. J. W. BLACK. OF
tawa.
/ j. w. LANGSTREY, Merritt, B. c,
MISS M E. LANGsLEY. Vancouver
MR.. AND MRS. q. AND MASTER
Law. Calgary.
J. LENNON. winnipeg.
MISS A. LISTER, London, England
A. MATTER. Indianapolis.
p MRS CHARLES MOdR, Toronto.
JIMORGAN. Winnipeg.
WILLIAM MORGAN, Winnipeg. e
When the train came from the wharf
bearing survivors 1t was a pitiful sight
to see them alight. Most of them wore
very little clothing. Many had to be
carried bodily. A woman had bro
ken leg and several other wounds
Several men had broken legs. They
were carried to a hotel opposite the
station. H. r. O'Hara and his LITTLE
girl, Helen, were saved. but up tt
present no news of Mrs. O'Hara has
been received She probably was
drowned.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-29
strikers Abused Soldiers


Denver. Colo. May zs-"1 was call
ed everything but a gentleman when
I had to visit the Ludlow tent colony" !"
said Sergeant T. J. Casey, Of Company
B, Second Colorado infantry, in his
testimony today. Casey described the
language he said was applied to the
nlilitiamen by the strikers, and partf
cularly the women of the tent colony.
He named Mrs. Pearl Jolly and Mrs.
Thomas as leaders in the alleged
abuse
In the Ludlow battle. he said he
watched the strikers, with women and
children, leaving the colony during the
morning and that none was left IN
the tents. About noon, he testified, an
automobile which ne thought was the
one bringing John r. Lawson ap-
preached the tents and he saw one Of
the occupants throw out something
which appeared to be box. The
next day a box of ammunition was
found at the place.
Lieutenant Gary Lawrence. who
commanded the right wing of the mill
tia in the battle said he obeyed orders
not to fire at the strikers until fret
upon.