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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

over this years fair. They pre-.
dict that the attendance will be
the largest it has ever been.
The fair officials have arranged
for the amusement end OF the
program so that it will prove a
drawing card. There will be
races between some of the best
horses of the Northwest, auto
races, motor cycle races, farm
ers' races and many other attrac-
tions that will be worth going to
see.
The people of Bayfield, county
should feel that this is their fair
and everyone should plan on
attending at least one day. The
Iron River people will take care
of all visitors.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

Washburn Will Join With
Harbor City in Celebrat-
ing This Year.

Next Monday is Labor Day
and large numbers of people
from this city are planning on
going to Bayfield, where a joint
celebration for the two cities
will be held. The Bayfield, peo-
|ple announce that they will have
something different in the way
of attractions that will prove a
drawing card. The big feature
of the day will be monster par
ade in which labor organizations
of the two cities will be repre-
sented. A feature of the parade
will be the automobile parade.
For attractions the Bayfield,
people have arranged three large
stages built within two blocks of
each other on which will be con
tinuous performances. There
will also be war dances by Indi-
ans dressed in their native cos
tunes. featuring Na-wag-g-a-
wan, the six year boy wonder.
There will also be a wrestling
match between Beel of Marsh
field and some other noted
wrestler.
The Washburn Band will fur
nish the music for the day and
the Washburn Base Ball team
will also play against Bayfield,
during the afternoon.
Bayfield, people have planned
a fine celebration and it is up to
Washburn people to help them
make it a big success. All aboard
for Bayfield, next Monday.
A special train will leave
Washburn. at 9 a. M, returning
from Bayfield, after the dance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

E. B. Gennrick of Milwaukee,
accompanied by Mr.. Larkin of
Sturgeon Bay, made a visit to
this territory during the past
week. Mr.. Gennrick is inter
ested in the Bayfield, Superior
Orchard company which is de-
veloping 800 acre orchard in
Section 30-50-6, near Siskiwit
Lake. Mr.. Larkin is an expert
on horticulture. He had charge
Of the horticultural exhibit at the
State Fair during the past two
years and is an ex-member of
the State Fair Board.
Mr.. Gennrick had Mr.. Larkin
come up for the purpose of Civ
his opinion on this country as q
fruit section and after a most
careful investigation it was the
opinion of Mr.. Larkin that Sec.
tion 80 was ideal for the growing
of fruit Of all kinds. He did moi
hesitate in saying it was one oil
the best propositions for a large
orchard he had visited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
TWO BIG POWDER
MILLS BLOW UP
Believe Attempt to Cripple
Plants
Government is Investigating
the Probable Cause Of the
Disasters.

Within the past week several
accidents have occurred at plants
where powder is being manufac-
tured, according to news dis
patches which have reached this
city. On Sunday morning, Aug
ust 29th, the glazing mill of the
American Powder company To-
Gated at Acton, Mass, was
wrecked by an explosion. The
plant had been closed down since
Saturday afternoon and it is the
belief at Acton that the explosion
had been caused with an intent
to cripple the plant.
On the same day the plant of
the DUPONT Powder company at
Wilmington, DEL, was wrecked
by an explosion, two black pow
der mills blowing up and doing
considerable damage. Company
officials say a grit in the powder
may have caused the explosion.
News dispatches Tuesday tell
Of the explosion of 5000 lbs. of
dynamite at Pinole, Cal. This
explosion occurred when train
run off the track, setting off the
dynamite with which the cars
were loaded.
On account Of the numerous
explosions the government is
causing an investigation to be
made. 1t has been reported at
Washington that an attempt is
being made to destroy powder
mills throughout the United
States.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Will be Held at Iron River
Fair Grounds
Opens September 18th and
Closes September 18th.
Many Will Attend.

If hustling will do it, Bayfield,
county will have one of the best
county fairs this season it has
ever had. For many months
President j. A. LaLond and Sec
retary Daniels, together with a
bunch of other officials of the
Fair Association, have been busy
planning for the annual event
and they now say everything is
in readiness for one of the best
fairs the county has ever had.
Exhibitors have been prepar-
ing in advance their exhibits and
with any kind of weather during
t e next fifteen days the agri-
Cultural exhibits will be fine. So
far as other exhibits, such as
live stock, fancy articles, cook
ing, etc., it will be the best ever.
President LaLond and Secre-
tary Daniels have just returned
from an automobile trip over
Bayfield, county where they have
been putting up posters and
other literature advertising the
fair and everywhere they met
with the greatest enthusiasm
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Had aClose Shave

George Calder's team of base
ball tossers had a narrow escape
last Sunday when they played
the Elm wood team from Ashland
on the grounds in this city.
Until the eighth inning it looked
as if it would be a victory for
the Ashland team, the score at
that time standing 5 to 4 favor
ing Ashland. Calder's stickers
came to the front during the
last half of the eight inning and
began bonn harding the ball with
the result that six men crossed
the home plate, leaving the score
10 to 5. It was corking good
game so we are told, but the
shave was little too close for
the Washburn boys. The at
tendance at the game was fair.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Bayfield, : Superior Orchard
Co. Behind Deal
Land is Located Northeast of
Lenawee Near Siskiwit
Lake.

What will perhaps be one of
the largest orchards in Bayfield,
county is being opened up by the
Bayfeld-Superior Orchard COM
pany near Siskiwit Lake, six
miles northeast of Lenawee on
the Northern Pacific.
This company now has q crew
of men at work clearing land
and getting the ground in shape
for the planting Of trees. The
land on which the orchard is To-
Gated is in Section 3O-5O-6. Fifty
acres of land will be cleared this
season and that amount will be
planted to trees the coming
spring. The work of clearing
land will be continued until the
entire 800 acres is planted to
trees.
The Bayfeld-Superior Orchard
company is composed of men
who have given the orchard
business a good deal of study
and they have become convinced
that fruit can be grown success
fully in the Bayfield, county fruit
district. The job of planting the
800 acres to fruit is a big one.
Bayfield, county now has some
Of the largest commercial or
chards in the state of Wisconsin,
many of which are now in bear
ing and great results are being
obtained in the growing of fruit
in this locality.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

There will be a meeting of
school teachers Monday, Sept.
9th, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon at the Walker building.
School proper will begin Tues
day, Septem Der 7th, at nine o.
clock, p. m. All children are to
report to the teacher in charge
of the room and building where
they attended last year. 1t is
hoped that parents will insist
that their children enter school
on the opening day. Many boys
and girls in the past have been
EN- barrassed and handicapped in
their work by not entering until
the second week of school. Give
your children good start and
see that they report the opening
day. Beginners should be sent
to the primary teacher in charge
of the school nearest their
home.
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Robinson & Hansen Take
Over Hotel Property
Place Will be Made Modern
in Every Respect. Take
Charge Soon.

A deal of considerable import
, ance was closed on Thursday
evening of last week when Rob-
inson & Hansen leased from 0.
A. Lamoreaux the property
known as the Meehan Hotel
property. The deal includes the
Meehan Cafe and rooms and the
Herring store and the Goodnough
barber shop.
1t is the intention of the owner
of the building and the new man.
ayers to make a modern hotel
out of this place, and work to
this end will be started in the
very near future. So far as is
known no change will be made
in that portion of the building
occupied by G. A. Herring and l..
d. Goodnough, but the balance
of the building will be used as
hotel property.
The building is to be equipped
with hot water heat with a heat
ing plant of the most modern
type. The building will also be
painted throughout. New furni-
ture will be added in the rooms
and the lighting system will also
be changed. 1t is the intention
Of the new management to make
it the leading hotel in the city.
The name of the place will be
changed to "The Northern"
Robinson & Hansen took posses
sion of the building September
1st but will not take active charge
of the hotel portion of the build
ing until after September 18th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

d. M. Maxcy of the Bayfield,
County Bank was at Minneapolis
last week where he purchased a
new safe for the Bayfield, County
Bank in this city. The safe was
shipped from Minneapolis Tues
day afternoon and arrived in
this city today. It will be in
stalled in the bank some time
tomorrow.
The safe is of the Diebold
make and is what is known as
the burglar proof, it having
withstood all tests made by the
most celebrated safe breakers
of the country. It is of the
round type and the same kind
as is used in the larger banks
of the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Building Fine Barn

Jake Strecker, the progressive
farmer living near Long Lake in
the town of Washburn, is erect.
ing fine barn on his place. The
building is to be 36 x 60 in size
1t will have concrete base with
a wall nine feet high. Mr.
Strecker has quite a crew of mer
at work and the building will be
rushed to completion.
Mr.. Strecker has one of the
largest farms in this section OF
the county and crops are looking
fine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
The Time is Short.

The Bayfield, County Fair opens
one week from next Tuesday. 1t IL
time to begin to prepare your ex.
hibits and arrange your affairs SC
that there will not be anything to
prevent you from attending the Fair
at least one day.
Representatives of towns that in
tend to enter the sweepstake contest
should begin gathering the material
for display now, and get as much of
it as possible into the big agricultural
building on Monday before the Fair.
There will be some one there to help
you arrange your booth. The same
is true of farm displays, notify the
secretary in advance of the amount
of space you will probably need for
your sweepstake or farm display and
it will be reserved for you.
Farmers should not hesitate to
bring the best they have in vege-
tables and fruits. The management
fully realizes that this has been an
unusually bad season for many farm
products and the judges will be in
structed to consider this when max
ing awards.
We are anxious to see a big
increase in the children's and
educational departments this
year. For the last two years
the schools of Bayfield, county
have taken apparently no inter-
est in making showing at the
fair. The schools open only one
week before the fair, which fur
nishes an excuse for the absence
of educational exhibits, but it is
a poor excuse. The schools of
Bayfield, county have all kinds of
talent that can be made ready
for exhibition in a very short
time. If the teachers will only
take hold of it and ask the pupils
to prepare exhibits, the educa-
tional department will be one of
the most interesting depart
ments at the fair. This is not
meant as a criticism, but a re.
minder that we expect the
teachers throug hout the county
TO do their part.
The children's department
which comprises cooking, needle
work and art should get a lot
more entries this year. We are
particularly anxious to have a
large display in this departm ent.
Every girl under fourteen years
of age who can make cake, cook
les, bread, candies or do any
kind of needlework, crochet,
knitting, etc. should bring some.
thing to the fair. (See pages
IS and 81 of the premium book. }
No exhibitors ticket is required
to enter in the children's or edu.
cational departments.
+ We were also short on exhibits
of poultry last year. Bring on
your pure blood poultry this
year and get some easy money.
We are paying large premiums
on poultry.
All children under fourteen
years of age will be admitted
free on the second day of the
fair, Sept. 18th.
E. F.. DANIELS,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Card of Thanks

We wish through this means, to
thank our friends for their kindness
and sympathy and beautiful flowers
in the taking away of our Grace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson
and family.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

Special meeting Saturdy night
Rev. g. A. Swans of Duluth will
deliver an address. The Young
Peoples society will meet to-
night at the home OF Helmer
Anderson, 4th street and 3rd
avenue.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

Larson Brothers, the popular
West End merchants, are
erecting new store building
along side of their present
location on west Bayfield, street.
The new building will be used
as a store house.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
Notice to Masons

The next regular meeting of
Washburn Lodge No. 240, F. &
A. M. since the summer recess.
will be held at Masonic Temple
next Thursday evening, Sept.
9th, and all members and visit
ing brethren are requested, to
take notice and attend.
L. N. Clausen, Sec.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02
IT. o. Chew, Supt.

Mrs. M. C. Novak of Duluth is
visiting in the city with relatives
and friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

f, W. Downs made business
trip to Milwaukee aud other pnin is
Down the state during the past
week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

FOR SALE-A so #. lot on west
3rd street. Inquire of Mrs. Joseph
Boushie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

Miss Esther Swanson leaves this
week for Menomonie where she will
complete her studies at the Stout
Training School.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-09-02

A. young fresh mich cow for sale
at Chas. Glerczic Route No. ] box 9.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
COL. JACOB c. oTI

Under the caption, Feed Leads to Fame the American Miller.' a pub 1ication devoted to the interests of grain dealers, pays tribute in it's cur rent edition to Col. Jacob c. Ott. many years ago conspicuous in the sales department of the Wheeler & Winson Sewing Machine Go. of this city.
 Col. ott has been, for many years, the manager of the milIfeed depart ment, of the Hecker- ones-J ewe1l Milling company, the largest milling enterprise in the world. For 14 years he was with the sewing machine company, and many of the old school of sewing machine men remember his signal success with the Bridge port manufacturers. Two years ago Col. Ott celebrated his golden we'd ding but he is alert and vigorous as most of the hedgl1ngs in the grain business, who have come to look up on the colonel as the last word in the nfllfeed trade.
 The American Miller has this to say of the colonel:
 ''Virginia&and Ohio share honors in the lists of successful men they have produced. Presidents soldiers, statesmen, executives figure in the lists, so that when the two com monwealths join in the production of youth it is little wonder that he should go far on that path whose end is success
 Jacob c. Ott, manager of the mill feed department of the Hecker-J ones Jewell Milling O., although born in Ohio, was actually of old Virginia 1 stock and spent much of his boy hood at Harpers Ferry, Va. Before the commencement of the Civil War he came north and joined the Union army, where he attained high hon DTS as a commissioned officer. At the end of the war he returned to Ohio and resumed the blacksmith trade, in which he had been an apprentice when 8, youth. He continued at this until 1872. when he entered the sew ing machine business, where he was highly successful for fourteen years. four for the West End Flour Mill of Cincinnati Subsequently, he was commissioned to find a suitable Ioca- tion for the mill in this territory, the company having decided to abandon 1 the Cincinnati plant.
 "In accordance with his decision the mill was erected at Mariners Harbor, 1 Staten Island, where it is still in oper- | ation under the name of the Staten Island Mills. The plant was taken over in 1892 by the Hecker-J ones made manager of the feed depart | ment, which position he still holds t"Cols Ott has, been a member of the New York Produce Exchange for a quarter century, and has a-wide aJc- perience in the feed trade of New ! orl< and New England and also
 southward as far as Key West, Fla.
 For about 50 years MT. Ott has been
 active in Masonic circles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
Official VIEWS 0E
 Worlds War
RUSSIAN


 >Petragrad, July 27.-4An official stato3 nent issued last night at the heaeF quarters of the general staff, reads a follows:
 '.In the direction of T1kum towards Shlok Crnidway between the Ram and Riga) the enemy's offense which vvaa begun Saturday was repulsed N71fa the assistance of ships guns (evidently on vessels in the Gulf of Rigal. approached the Ponaewia-z- -Eleydand front. On tn road to Kovno from the southeast there has been some fight ing.
 fsOn the Narew front the enemy een- tinues to attack our positions on tha Pissa river near the village of Sinv1a- Xxi. South of Rozan, after a. stubborn encounter with the Germans who had crossed the Nerew, we threw them back in the region near the mouth Of the Org as far as the village of tha& name.
 Between the Vieprz and the Bug the battle continues with great intenstty- On the 18th the enemy attacked along this whole front, with the exception oG the immediate vicinity ofr the5 ffeE.
 North of fGRube4hownthe enemy de livered an energetic attack with strong forces but our troops repulsed almost all the assaults and successfully coun- ter-attacked. There has been no change on this front except in a few villageH which pass from hand to hand.
 There has been no fighting on tha Bug, the ZIota Lipa or the Dn4esteE. Tn the Black Sea on Sunady our tor pedo boats, operating in the coal Ee- zion, destroyed sailing ships laden with coal. They also destroyed g. new coal shaft and g. suspension bridge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
MOSTOF BAYONNE STRIKERS RETURN
 TO THEIR PLACES
Fifteen Hundred Go Back and Sheriff Says Trouble
 Is At End.

New York;. July z7-About 1.5o0 men who had been on strike for sew eral days returned to work today in the plants of the Standard Oil com pany and the Tidewater Oil company in Bayonne, N. J.
 Mayor Garvan and Sheriff Kinkead declared the strike was broken, that by tomorrow all of the strikers would be back at work ar1 that the guards who have been protecting the plants could be removed. The sheriff said that he was positive that an increase in pay will be granted to the employees before the end of the week.
 About 5000 men have been idle since the strike began in the plant of the Standard Oil company. As a re- suit of this strike and of disorders in which several of@the strikers and their sympathizers struck, employees of the TideWater Oil company quit work. Sheriff Kinkead had $50 uniformed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
Summary
 OF THE l. w Tar News

The British army and the British navy have lost, from the beginning of the war to July 20, nearly one year, total of ESQ., ss5 men in. killed, wounded and missing. Of these 9.1O6 were in the navy and the others in the army.
 The total of officers killed in the army and the navy is 14,312.
 The German advance on War saw continues today to be the most important development in the field of war. It is being con- ducted with energy and the Rus sian resistance has brought fur ious fighting along a wide front. Nevertheless, the latest reports indicate that the German move ment to envelop the Polish capI tai is progressing.
 A Russian report admits that the Germans are attacking the advance defenses of Noyogeorg- ievsk, 5 miles northwest of War saw, but at the same time recltes several instances in which the Germans have been either repuls- ed Or unsuccessful in their at tacks This is noteabIe at Pull tusk, 30 miles north of Warsaw At Ivangorod also attacks by German troops have been sue cessly repu1sed. The battle is still raging on almost the whole front between the Vieprz and the Bug rivers.
 Furthermore, Petrograd an nounces the destruction in the Black Sea of 40 sailing vessels laden with coal for. Germany.
 The casualties in the fighting on the Ita1o-Austrian frontier have Iaterly been very heavy, ac- cording to a news despatch re- cefved by the Tribune, of Geneva. Those on the Italian side include General Antonio Canterre, who was killed in battle while at the head of his men. An American oil steamer, the Maverick. has been held up in the Java Sea by Dutch warship as suspect.
 There have been no develop rnents of, any moment on the western front. The French of f1cial report of today recites a few minor engagements but shows no changes in importance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27
SWITCH LOCKED OPEN, NEW HAVEN EXPRESS
 CRASHES INTO FREIGHT

ford Railroad here bearing on the de- railment of the State of Maine Elk press Train No. 93 at Worcester to- day. appears the following:
 An Investigation is being conduct ed by the company to ascertain why the switch was open at this point About 30 minutes prior to the acci- dent, Train No. 92, east bound, had passed over this track. A signal su- pervfsor was on the engine inspecting signal and switch lights and he reports that the light that controls this parti- cuiar switch was in proper position after his train had passed. The. switch must have been opened after Train 92 had passed the point but so far the company has been unable to learn why the switch had. been opened or who had opened it.
 The train was in charge of Conduc- tor J. s. Stump with George Kilburn as engineer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-27

worcester. July 27--A misplaced switch caused Q passenger train bound from Maine points for New York to run into a string of freight cars on g, siding here early today.
 Fireman Arle Meigs of New Haven. who was slightly hurt. was the only person to sustain any injuries. Three freight cars were destroyed by the crash and subsequent fire.
 GThe train arrived over the Boston & Maine railroad and was sent south over the New York, New Haven & tracks when the accident oc- cured. The engineer asserted that the switch was found to be locked open, indicating an attempt to wreck the train.
 New Haven, July 27-In the official statement issued from the ofnces of the New York, New Haven & Hart