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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
Notice to Contractors

The undersigned Board of Public
Works for the City of Washburn,
will receive sealed proposals up to
the 9th day of June. 1916 at 7:3O
o'clock p. m. for the construction OF
all that part o; the sewer system
the City of Washburn. Wisconsin,
which was ordered to be construct
ed, described as follows: commenc
ing at the intersection Of Third
street and Seventh Avenue West,
thence north on Seventh Avenue
West to Fourth Street, thence west
to Eighth Avenue on Fourth Street,
also east from Seventh Avenue
West on Fourth Street to about
two hundred feet of Fifth Avenue
West, according to the general
sewer plan of said city, pursuant to
the resolution passed and adopted
by the Common Council of said City
on the 10th day OF May, 1916.
The material to be used in the
construction of said sewer to be
furnished by the contractor.
The contractor bidding for said
work must specify in said bid the
amount per foot for which he pro
poses to lay the sewer pipe and the
amount for which he proposes to
construct the man holes. such price
to:include connection of the sewer
with existing sewers whenever
necessary.
Alto said work shall be con
structed so as to conform in all
respects to the plans and specifica
lions thereof now on file in the Office
of the undersigned, Board OF Public
Works, said office being in the office
of the City Clerk of said City.
A form of contract. with sureties
to be entered into by the contractor
and the City of Washburn, for the
doing of such work has been pre-
pared and is now on file in the
office of the undersigned. and may
be examined by parties desiring to
bid on said work.
Dated May 18th, 1916. By order of
the Board of Public Works.
BY L. N. Clausen,
City Clerk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
Cunning Scheme.

This from a conductor on North
western street car: "a north side resi-
dent has been riding on this car for a
number of years twice day, and
often noted that he never bought tick
cts, but paid his fare in cash. One day
1 asked him why he did not buy tick
cts and save % cents on the dollar.
We'll, you see, it's like this the patron
replied. Very often I meet an ac-
quaintance on the car, and when the
conductor comes for the fares I offer
the money, while the acquaintance gen
orally has tickets and Immediately of
fers to pay the two fares with his tick
cts and in this accommodating manner
permits me to save my money. l find
the money saved by this scheme ex-
ceeds the amount saved by the pur-
chase of tickets indianapolis News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
DRESDEN'S FAMOUS CLAY.
Its Value Was Brought to Light by a
Freak of Fashion.


Did you know that the discovery of
the material which makes translucent
chinaware possible was due to the van.
ity of man-not mankind, which in
cludes woman, but to masculine man?
1t came about in remarkably devious
manner. beginning and ending little
way from the spot where Dresden china
is still manufactured. The man who
identified the long sought substance
was an eminent chemist, John Freder-
lex Boettcher, but the scientist would
never have had the substance to an
alyze had it not been for the circum-
stances of a muddy road, the vanity Of
society beauS and a Shrewd business
man who thought he had found a profit
able means of catering to that vanity.
The man was riding from his iron
foundry by short cut when his horses
hoofs stuck in the mud. That mud next
day disintegrated into a fine white
powder when it was thoroughly dry.
The founder conceived the idea of
turning the white clay into powder for
the fashionable bob wigs Of court dan
dies. Even the king, Augustus of Sax
ony, fell for it, but it was not satisfac-
tory, so Augustus ordered the chemist,
Boettcher, to -analyZe it to find If it
was injurious. To his amaZement the
man OF science found that this Dres-
den clay was the same substance that
had been used for 1900 years in China
in the making of the ware that had
never been initiated anywhere else in
the WOrld.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

Street Commissioner Joe Arseneau
has crew of men at work grading
up east 4th street and making this
passable. The street was order
opened up by the council at meet
ing held this spring,
The Dhooge Palace of Sweets have
moved from the Williams building
to the Nelson stone block, opposite
the Bayfield, County Bank. The
Williams place has been rented TO
two gentlement from Minneapolis
who will open an confectionery and
ice cream parlor.
Earnel Bernard from Iron River
who has been attending the Jesuit
College in Milwaukee was visiting
here for few days, from here he
lef. for Park Falls where he has &C
cepted a position in the Drug Store
for the summer holidays.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

The Progressives are finding that
the Primary election law in serecting
candidates is not working as favor
ably for their cause as might be ex-
pected and they have now called a
conference for the purpose of naming
candidates. Nearly everybody in the
Progressive ranks wanted some office
of another, and the result has been
defeat for Progressive legislation and
the Progressive ticket during the
past year.
Realizing that the same thing will
happen again this summer unless
there is getting together the Pro-
gressives are now going into a con-
ference for the purpose of naming
candidates, which looks to us very
much like the old convention days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

To Frank T. Beers, President of
the School Board and SuperintGn-
dent of the plant OF the Dupont
Powder Go. at Barksdale, goes the
thanks of every citizen of Wash
burn for his efforts in securing for
the city gift of $4,000 from the Du-
Pont Powder company to be used
in repairing the school buildings of
the city. In Mr. Beers quiet way
he secured for the city gift. SUI
ficient in size to put all of the school
buildings in good state of repair.
TO the DUPONT Powder company
also goes the thanks of the people
OF Washburn for making this gift
possible. The people of this city
appreciate what this company has
done and what it is doing for Wash
burn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

F. R. Huth, editor of the Sentinel
+ and Journal Of Grantsburg has gotten
i'm bad with the County Board OF
Grantsburg county, simply because
he published news item calling at
'tention to the poor condition of some
of the roads ofthe county which have
been built and maintained under the
County Highway system. The item
stated that the state highways were
some of the poorest in the county.
At recent meeting of the county
board resolution was passed cont
deming the article as false and an
attempt was made to muzzle the
press.
But Brother Huth is one of those
persons who does not believe in
gag rule" and he is simply going
after them just a little harder and
showing up some other roads which
had been overlooked in his first item.
Huth believes in free speech and
free press and the fact that few
members of the county board don't
like publicity when it comes to road
building is not going to stop him
from publishing items of interest to
the taxpayers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
A Cotton Legend.

Cotton was the theme of one Of the
most fabulous nature stories on it's first
introduction into Europe. Travellers re
lated that in Tartary there grew a
shrub that when its ripe fruit was cut
open within was ga lyttle Beaste in
aesche, in bone and blOde as though ii
were a lyttle Lamb with outer WOLFE
The flesh of this vegetable lamb" was
eaten, ran the story, and the wool made
into cloth The basis of the legend is
the way in which the cotton pod ripens
and bursts. showing the white fluffy
raw cotton, which closely resembles
wool. Raw cotton is still called ''co+
ton WOOL.
Parental Conscience.
"My boy Josh has got me kind o.
worried" said Farmer Corntossel.
"Ain't he behaving" asked the neigh
Dor.
81 hadn't thought about that What
I'm wonderin' is whether / kin spruce
up an be the kind of a father he thinks
he's entitled o."-Washington Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
June 1st to June 8th)
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BAY.
FIELD, CITY OF WASHBURN,

In Justice Court,
Before August F. Hoffman,. ESQ.,.
Justice of the Peace.
TO: Andrew Latola and John Listola as
co-partners under the firm name of Rantala
Company:
You are hereby notiaed that warrant Of
attachment has been issued against you and
you property attached to satisfy the de.
mand of c. P. Lysager amounting to One
Hundred Fifty-Four Dollars and Twenty
Three cents (s154 23). with interest and costs.
Now. unless you shall appear before Aug.
f. HOFFMAN,. Esquire, Justice of the
Peace in and for said County, at his office in
said town, on the goth day of June, 1916. at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, judgement will
be rendered against you and your property
sold to pay the debt.
Dated this 31st day of May. 1915.
c. p. Lysager,
Plaintiff.
Walsh & Morris,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

E. McGovern and Otto Bossard,
Bossard has signed stat ement to
the effect that he will abide by the
result of the conference while Me-
Govern is not saying much one way
of the other, but it is believed that
if the conference decides upon some
other candidate than Bossard that
McGovern will swing his support to
that candidate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

After many years of waiting
the Northern Pacific people are
beginning to turn their eyes in
the direction of Washburn and
to make note of. the enormous
amount of railway business be-
ing transacted from the beauty
city" on Chequamegon Bay.
Since the purchase of the
"stub line'' running from Iron
River to .Washburn from the
Battle Axe people, the Northern
Pacific railway people have run a
train service between the two
places, but owing to business
conditions all interest in this
line was lost sight of and the
Northern Pacfe people began to
figure that they had "plucked a
lemon" in their purchase and
the service on the line has
grown from bad to worse until
today it is merely a railroad and
that it all, with train service
running three days Of each
week.
Business men in the city who
want to give the Northern Paci-
fic an even break on their bust
ness have been compelled to
give UP their efforts on account
of the uncertain train service
and poor connections and the re-
suit is that the business on this
"stub line' has gone from bad
to worse and practically all OF
the business is now coming in
over the one railroad.
Within very recent date the
Northern Pacific people have
had this condition called to their
attention and they have been
inclined to give the suggestion
of better train service and more
modern depot facilities their
earnest consideration with the
result that they now contem-
plate sending their officials and
road managers here to make a
thorough investigation to deter
mine if the road can be put on a
paying basis,
1t has been suggested to the
Northern Pacific that if thfH
would erect a .,modaoranch line
this citIe Engoe district to Ash
land Junction, and put on a
night train from Washburn to
connect with the Twin Cities
train at Duluth, that they would
have something to give the bust
ness men of Washburn in return
for their business.
The business interests of
Washburn have always been in
clinedto feel very favorable to-
ward the Northern Pacific but
the Northern Pacific people have
to offer in the way of
train service in which they
could expect to get the business.
Come on Northern Pacific
with your improved train SER
vice and better rail connections
the Wsshburn business men ex-
fond tx Won q welc0Yoe hand
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

The paving of six blocks of Bay
field street is going to begin shortly
after June 1st and the contractor
Thomas Wolley of Lacrosse says the
dirt is going to fly just as soon as he
arrives on the ground and that the
paving will be completed within a
period of two months time. Wash
burn people are looking forward to
this Improvement of the main streets.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

the jury Waite made a wild con-
fession of all the deeds which he had
perpetrated and then expected to
get away with it by the insanity
racket. The jury was wise enough
to find him guilty and he will re-
ceive his just punishment. Z.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

In order to bring harmony in the
ranks of the PROGRESSIVE Republicans
of Wisconsin a state convention, OF
conference" as you will have it. has
been called to meet in Madison on
June 22nd, for the purpose of select
ing candidates for the various state
offices. The call has been signed by
large number of progressives who
believe it would be folly to go into
the coming campaign with more than
one progressive candidate in the field
for the various offices.
At the present time there is two
candidates in the field for Governor
on the Progressive ticket, namely F.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
Children Attention

All Children in the city are re
quested to meet at the Congrega
tional church on Thursday afternoon
of next week to arrange for the
pageant for the 18th of July celebra
ton. Remember the day next
Thursday June 9Th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

The insanity plea as defense in
murder trials does not seem to work
as well with juries in New York as it
did at the time Thaw was sent to an
asylum following sensational muir
der trial. This was learned by DIR.
Waite, dentist, who was on trial
charged with killing his wife S
father and mother and attempting
to poison his wife and an aunt,
thereby expecting to inherit the
millions of the Peck family. Before
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01

DR.. Lampson made professional
visit to Sanborn the first OF the
week. [. :
AN OPPORTUNIN-Two dan
DIV ten acre tracts of land within
city limits. Both tracts partly
cleared, one piece has fine fruit or
chard. Bound to advance in value.
Live in the city and at the same
time have a small farm. Prices are
bound to advance. Inquire OF W..
A. Robinson, Times Bldg.
Houses For Sale or Rent. Lots
and choice farm lands for sale. A..
p. Fraser, Clausen office.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-01
st. Johns Episcopal Church
Rev. Father Ruth, Vicar.
5 p. m. Evensong and Sermon

Harvey DeMars was at Mime
apolis the latter part of last woe
where he purchased a The Service
baker car .eeautomobile was brought
su this city Sunday afternoon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
CLEAN SWEEP MADE
BY HARVARD CREWS

NEW LONDON. Conn. June A.-Har-
ward followers are still mad with Joy
over the cleanup in yesterdays rowing
classic on the Thames. The recent VIC
tories in baseball over Yale we're fol-
lowed by wins in the Junior. freshman.
and varsity eight boat races here yes
terday. In which the senior eight Gre
ated a new record for the four miles
held by Yale since 1888.
II was the iftieth time the race has
been rowed and Harvard won In 20 min
utes and seco!.dS thus clipping eight
seconds of the best previous time FOR
the four miles. made by the Yale crew
OF 1888. Yale's time was BOLT.
AS q result of the fast pace set by
the Harvard oarsmen. they began to
dfawseaway early in the contest and
were never headed.
The Crimson frst-year crew defeated
the Ell Freshmen in a two-mile con-
test by about three-quarters of a
length with a fast squirt in the last
half mile, while the second varsity
crew set the pace for the full two
miles and won by less than length.
The official times Of the Fights In
the freshman race were: Harvard,
1925 3-5; Yale, 1888.
In the Junior contests Harvard's Of
ficial time was 1925 and Yale's 1921
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
Tigers Have Something on Others
When 1t Comes to Lining EN- Out
Johnson Leads League, With
Harper Second, In Causing
Batters to Whit.
None Of Nationals Players Are
Hitting Anywhere Near
800 Mark.

That the Tysers appear to have some
thing on the other clubs In the weeks
batting figures IL seen In the mark OF
.2e1, which Hugh Jennings lads are
averaging as a team. Time was this
season when the Griffmen were up there
or thereabouts, but they did not Etick.
having fallen until the mark 10 .st2
Our own w. Johnson continues 10 be
the league leader In strike-outs. Walter
IL now over the 100 mark In whiting
batters and he Is many ahead Of the
others In this respect. Harry Harper
has a credit,blc IS for his share Of
causing opponents to retire to the bench
after waving at three.
We have no batters In the coveted
800 circle. all OF our young men having
dropped their averages along with those
many games In the Western tour. Here
are the figures for the week. and even
though our team isn't hitting. thcrs are
those who are:
Records of players who have played
In fifteen games. including June q.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
BAN WOULD FAVOR
ABOL|SH|NG PINCH

CHlCAGO. June A.-I-ne pinch hitter
craze with which baseball managers APP
pear to have become afflicted has a
dent OF the American League, accord
ing to a statement made public by him
here today. He declared that he fav-
ored baseball legislation to curb the
pinch hitter habit.
Mr.. johnson thinks that managers by
constantly shifting their pitchers are not
only inJuring the pitchers. but are re-
ducing the interest felt by steady
patrons OF the game In the players.
They are making Joke or the pitch
ers by taking them out OF the game IL Q
couple of hits are made in succession,
or by removing a pitcher who Is doing
we'll. to permit some bench warmer to
go to bat and strike out or fly out for
him. said Mr.. johnson.
What methods can be adopted to
curb the tendency do not know. but 1t
seems az II some rational war could be
found that would benefit everybody
without In the least handicapping the
manager"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
WATSON ONLY ONE
TO STICK IN PLAY
Seven Columbia Golfers Defeat
ed in Tourney at Whining
ton, Del.

WILMINGTON. Del. June a4.-But
one Washington golfer. Charles A.
Watson. Of Columbia, remains in the
semi-hnals of the annual invitation
tournament OF the Wilmington Coun-
try Club in progress here. Watson
will compete in the fourth sixteen.
seven Washington men went down
yesterday.
e. B. Eynon. tr.. Norbert Dempsey.
and his elder brother, T. C. Dempsey,
all of the Columbia Country Club,
were eliminated in the match play
yesterday in the championship divi-
sion. Both the Dempseys lost in the
frst round, Thomas c. being beaten
by d, Clarke Corkran, Baltimore
Country Club. 8 and 2. Eynon lost
in the afternoon play to Hoover
Bankhard. Chicago. s and 1.
Donald woodward. Columbia. Coun-
try Club. who defeated r. J. Baldwin
In the first round Of the second six
teen. was beaten by A. Hall in the
second round. In the same flight In
the morning. Charming Way defeated
j. ID. Cassels, Chevy Chase, 3 and I.
In the fourth sixteen, d. Hotchkiss
defeated Hugh Mackenzie, Colum bia,
In the FIRST round. 3 to /. c. A. Wat
son, Columbia. in the same sixteen,
won from c. C. Brinton by default
In the championship semi-hnals to-
day. Frank Dyer. a former St. Adams
schoolboy. Of Washington. meets D.
Clarke Corkran. Baltimore. while II.
Bankard. Chicago. plays d. z. Saw
yer. of Wheaton, ILL., r.,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
.Yar1ks Spot Johnson
-Four Then Beat Him
Also Trounce Harry Harper After Visiting Hacken-
sack Friends Had Presented Him With Watch
and Chain as Testimonial.

NEW YORK. June A.-when the
present generation Of Yankees have
grown hoary with age and are
wearing house slippers and long
boards, they can sit around and spin q
yarn. to the grandchildren that will
tell how one day they spotted Walter
johnson to o four-run lead In the f1rst
inning and then beat him at the finish.
:. II will please the children Just like
Grounds yesterday. who saw the Yanks
derail the Washington Steam Roller In
the nrst game OF the double-header by
to score. and then make a clean
harper in the afterpiece. 8 to /. Inc
double victory lifted the Yankees into
Harper har just been presented with
gold watch and chain by some visit
friends.
The Senators will be without Morgan
Tor several days as the second sacker
sustained a badly sprained ankle in go
ing after Henry's peg In the fourth In
ming OF the first engagement, hooking
his spikes In the bag.
The defeat of johnson under the cir
cumstances was perhaps the biggest
defeated johnson before, but never after
giving him fair foundation to work on.
me ihnkees opened up on Sir waiter
m their first inning, and proceeded to
slam his fast ones to the various corners
or the Polo Grounds And the surprise
was only complete when they continued
20 paste him throughout the game until
they had overcome his lead, and a home
run by Ray Morgan. and were leading
m the count.
Johnson was not in his usual good
FORM. The valuations fro mthe Yanks
upset the Washington star 50 that he
walked man in the second inning
with the bases filled and forced In a
run. The Yankees got eleven safe
blows off Walters delivery. There were
but two innings. the third and seventh.
when Johnson got by without having
men on the bases.
Manager Donovan, acting upon the
theory that johnson would likely win,
started Cliff Markle. Markle blew up
before the first inning was over. The
Waco kid passed the first. batter, al
lowed two hits, and after striking out
Moeller, passed two more men and
forced in two runs. making a total OF
three. Donovan then derrtcked Markle
and put In another recruit. Allen Rus
sell.
The Senators scored one more run
IN their first inning Oft Russell. but
their sum total from the Richmond
by Ray Morgan. which tied up the score
hatters and held the Senators to five
hits.
This is how Walter johnson was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
Phillies Ahead.

PHILADELPHIA, June AIT was not
until the eleventh inning that yester-
days contest between the Phillies and
Boston was decided. George Whitfield
rapping a home run over the right field
fence for the final marker. The score
by innings; r. II. II,
Boston ........... 900 90 900 COL I
Batteries-Alexander and hiillifer;
Barnes and Gowdy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
Throckmorton Wins.

NEW YORK, June A-Harold A,
Throckmorton. national interscho LA 70
and Maryland State tennis champion,
won the singles in the lawn tennis
courts of the Morristown Field Club,
umphins over Cedric A. Major in the
postponed trial of the tournament. He
won In straight sets with the score
6-3, Ga. Us. and the respective point
totals at l0a to 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
Cubs Hit But Twice,
Yet Win From Reds

CHICAGO. June A.-The Guns made
only two hits yesterday. yet they beat
the Reds by the score of to l. Neither
Of the hits figured In the runs made by
the Cubs.
Pitcher Al Schulz lost the game for
the Reds through his wildness. and the
poor support Of Herzog and Louden. He
pitched seven innings and allowed only
one hit, but gave six bases on balls.
Dale finished the game.
The score. RHE =.
Chicago ............. 0l0 010 00s--2 . !
Batteries-seaton and Archer; schuls
and Wingo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-24
Morgan's Bad Ankle
Keeping Him Idle
Second Stacker to Remain Out for Three or Four
Games at Least-Griffs to Play Independent
Team Tomorrow at Long Branch. I
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Germany schaefer coached at fsst
base all day, but did not attempt anx
standing at FIRST or third base curing
six months and shouting, "lhe biz one
left, old boy" Then Some folks wonder
why there are anarchists.
Given good pitching. the Yankees can
upset almost any opponent. They have
just enough hard hitting 10 drive In
runs. Golhooley, High. Baker, and Ma
lamps, and that spells trouble Tor ali
teams In this league.