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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
New Business Block

Work on the new business
block which is being built by
William Goedeke on the vacant
lot next to the Segal Clothing
store is progressing nicely. the
foundation having already been
built and the work of putting
up the walls and finishing the
building will be pushed through
as rapidly as possible. This
building is to have a twenty
five foot front and Will be the
same length as the Segal store
1t will be built Of tile and brick
and will be finished neatly
throughout.
The building has already been
rented by the Segals who will
use it in connection with their
other store, giving them much
needed room.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
COMMITTEE Now Arranging.
a Fine Program
To BE Held Two Days During
Middle Part of Month
of December.

| il Washburn is going to have
another Community Institute
and committee of the Com
mercial Club has met with Mr..
J. P. O'Connor, representative
of the Extension Division of the
University to arrange for the
program. 1t is planned to hold
this institute during the middle
part of December and the dates
of the 18th and 18th have been
asked for.
The subjects under discussion
at the institute will be entirely
different from those Of a year
ago, but there will be the COM
munity music, story hour, child
ren's games, etc. the same as
a year ago.
There will be meetings at the
schools for the children, meet
ings for the children at the
Theatres, meetings for women,
meetings for men, and general
meetings.
The subjects to be taken up
by the women as being arranged
with the Woman's Council will
be City and Home Sanitation,
visiting nurses, etc. The meet
ings for the men will include
such subjects as Concrete Roads
and paving, City Improvement
! and Agriculture, landscape gar
dening etc.
There will probably be COM
munity dinner for business men
and farmers the same as was
held last year.
The local committee, together
with the Extension Division of
the University of Wisconsin are
now working on a program which
will be published in detail pre-
vious to the institute.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Contractor Wolley Expects
to Complete Work Then
Last Lap of Paving Job is
Now Being Done. Open
to Traffic.

Washburn's brick paving job
being done by Contractor
Thomas E. Wolley of Lacrosse,
will be finished tomorrow night
according to the Contractor.
This prediction of course is
based on weather conditions.
but the likelihood is that the
job will be finished by that time.
1t will be several days after
the finishing of the paving be-
fore the streets are opened to
traffic for the entire distance,
but they will be opened up just
as soon as it is considered safe
to drive upon them.
During the past week the
Contractor has been working
under difficulties on account of
the frigid weather, and it has
been necessary to heat sand and
water in order to do a good job.
In order to complete the work as
the brick is laid the crew has
been kept busy afternoons put
ting in the grout filler so that as
much paving can be completed
should winter set in.
The work being done is of a
satisfactory nature and the paw
ing is a good one. The first
three blocks of the paving was
opened to traffic the first of the
week and it presents very fine
appearance. The street is smooth
and nice and the joints are we'll
filled with grout filler while the
expansion joints and the space
along the. gutter is filled with
asphalt.
The pavement is a great i'm
provement along Bayfield, street
and the city is receiving much
favorable advertising as re-
suit of the work being done.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Is on the Job

Our county Agricultural
Agent, V. E. Brubaker, spent
last Friday and Saturday in
Price Couny with Griffith Rich
ards, who has been County
Agent of Price County for some
time. While there Mr.. Bru-
baker and Mr.. Richards COM
pleted tuberculin test on three
herds of dairy cattle, consisting
of forty-fve head. None of the
animals reacted which is an ex.
cellent record.
The farmers of Price county
seem to be especially interested
to get their herds free from this
awful disease, and are making
rapid strides in doing so by CO.
operating with their county
agent.
Mr.. Brubaker states that he
is very anxious to make this
county free from tuberculin
cattle and also keep it that way.
He is here for the purpose Of
saving and making money for
the farmer and there is no
quicker way that he can do this
than to have the farmers keep
in close touch with him on such
subjects in which they are most
interested. He also states that
the northern half of Wisconsin
is rapidly building up in
thorough bred cattle by select
ing good sires and by careful
breeding. Out of the total num-
Der of cattle in the northern
part of the state there are only
2.5 per cent prove to be tn ber-
culin, while in the southern part
it is as high as 10 per cent and
according to late statistics is
not decreasing. What we want
in Bayfield, County is to make it
the leading county of this Sec
tion of the state in pure bred
stock and free frCm m tuber-
culosis. Never buy an animal
and let it run with your home
herd unless it has been officially
tested for tuberculosis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Don't Like the Difference

Over at Ashland there is great
complaint on account of the
high price of hard coal in that
city as compared with the cost
of coal in this city. At Ashland
hard coal is selling at $10,1 10 per
ton while in this city the coal is
selling at $8,85. The Ashland
Press has taken the matter up
with the Ashland dealers but no
relief is promised but on the
contrary prices are expected to
go even higher.
The price Of hard coal in this
city is expected to raise at any
time, soft coal having already
advanced nearly $1.00 per ton.
Those who can afford to spare
the money should lay their sup
ply in before the price advances.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
John Aylward Passes Away at Madison

Madison. Wis. Nov. 13.-John
A. Aylward, age 55 years, United
States attorney for the western
district of Wisconsin and twice
the democratic gubernatorial
standard bearer, was found
dead in bed Sunday morning.
The discovery of Mr.. Aylward s
death was made by his son Paul
who went to call his father.
Physicians who were i'm medi-
ately summoned believed that
Mr.. Aylward might have been
dead several hours and were
generally agreed that death was
due to cerebal hemorrhage.
Mr.. Aylward was in the best
of.health when he retired Sat.
urday night. He spent an un-
US tally busy day at his Office
preparing for the Shields trial
which was to have been started
at LaCrosse Tuesday morning.
He left the Office at $50 and
spend the evening with his fam.
| ily. retiring at IL o'clock.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Wisconsin Telephone Com
pany Completing Big Job
Nearly $4,000 has been Ex-
pended on Outside Work
in Washburn.

With the end of next week
the crew in charge Of the out
side work for the Wisconsin
Telephone company in this city
will have finished their work OF
rebuilding the system.
It is said by the company
officials that in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 has been ex-
pended in Washburn during the
past few months in rebuilding
their system and in addition to
this about $4,000 will be ex-
pended on new switch boards,
instruments, etc.
All of the iron wire has been
removed from poles and new
cables and woven wire has been
put up in it's place. Starting
from the new company office
which is located on the upper
floor of the new Estabrook-
Downs building, two three hun
dred pair cables have been put
up, one going toward the east
and the other toward the west
Branching off from the cables
are smaller cables running UP
every other avenue along Bay
field street.
The work is now nearing com
pletion and all of the old wire
has been removed from the poles
in the residence section of the
city and the work of taking
down the wire along Bayfield,
street will be under way this
week and by the end of next
week it is expected that all
poles will have been removed.
The business of the company
is still being done from their old
office rooms but as soon as the
new switch board has arrived
and has been installed the sys'
tenn will be cut over.
The central energy system
will be in use after the move tC
the new office has been made,
This will do away with ringing
at the phone, it being only nee
cessary for the subscriber to re.
move the receiver from the tele-
phone in order to ring central.
All work done by the Wiscon'
sin people has been done in an
up-to-date manner giving Wash
burn very up-to-date system.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Potato Show at Eau Claire

The Fifth annual convention
of the Wisconsin Potato Growers
Association will be held at Eau
Claire on Nov. 21st and 22nd,
and from the program which
has already been sent out it
promises to be one of the best
meetings the association has
held. Those who are interested
in potato growing and market
ing should plan to attend this
meeting for it will prove bene-
.fcial. With the present high
prices of potatoes many of the
farmers are interested in potato
growing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
"A Pair Of Queens"
At Ashland Next Tuesday

"a Pair Of Queens" the big
gest comedy success that New
York and Chicago have had in
many years, and which is an
nounced for an engagement at
the Royal Theatre Ashland, Wis.
Tuesday evening Nov. A has as
one of it's authors Otto Hauer-
bach, the man who wrote
Madame Sherry" "Three
Twins" High Jincks" and
several other of the biggest
musical and comedy hits of the
past ten years. Mr.. Hauerbach
has injected much of his humor
in "a Pair of Queens, and New
York and Chicago enjoyed it
even more than that play
wright's farmer successes.
When "A Pair of Queens, ap-
pears here in the near future
local playgoers will see a pro-
duction which taught Chicago
how to laugh during a wonder
full run of over twenty weeks
at the Cort Theatre. Prices 25c
to S1.5O. Seat sale starts Sat-
urday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
To Hold Pie Social

The Epworth League society
of the Methodist church will
hold a pie social at the church
parlors on Friday evening, Nov.
oath, to which the public is
generally invited to attend.
There will be all kinds of pies
on hand which will go to the
highest bidders and in addition
there will be other refreshments
with a fine evening of entertain
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Married Saturday

Miss Olga Huffheim and Mr..
William Urquhardt, both of this
city, were united in marriage
last Saturday afternoon at 2 O.
clock at the Methodist parsonage
Rev. H. L. Goodrich officiating.
Miss Stella Mattakat of Ashland
and Herbert Ross of this city
acted as bridesmaid and grooms-
man. The couple will make
their home in Washburn on low
er Bayfield, street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Contractor Wolley Expects
to Finish the Work.
Four Blocks Now Open to
Traffic. Streets Show up
in Fine Shape.

According to Contractor Tho
mas E. Wolley the paving of six
blocks of Washburn's main
street will be finished this week.
A little work remains to be done
at this time but the Contractor
believes that they will have no
trouble in completing the work
by Friday night.
The first three blocks was
open to traffic on Monday Morn
ing and another block was add
ed yesterday. The three blocks
which have been finished show
up in fine shape and the paving
work seems to be very satis-
factory job.
The paving of the street was
a bigger job than most people
figured on and it has taken con-
siderable time to complete the
work, due largely to the labor
conditions which prevailed
throughout the country, making
it difficult to secure men.
The improvement to Wash
burns main street has been a
very noticeable one and the city
is receiving; much advertising as
a result of the work which has
been done this year.
1t took the people of this city
quite a time to begin paving but
now that it has been started 1t
is expected to grow. Already
there is a feeling among the
business men of west Bayfield,
street to pave that section OF the
city the coming year and it
would not be at all surprising if
a petition was started during
the winter months. The people
living along third street also
favor paving and it is also said
that the owners of property
along Washington avenue would
favor a movement to pave that
street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Many Arrests

Game wardens have been do
ing a land office business in the
arrests of violators of the game
laws during the past week ac-
cording to advices reaching this
city and several Washburn peo-
pie have been caught in their
net, many being charged with
killing does which are protected
by law.
It is said that there are nearly
half a hundred game wardens
operating in Bayfield, county at
the present time and that nearly
every section of the hunting
country is being covered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
few deer ARE
BEING KILLED
Hunting Conditions in Woods
Not Very Good
Woods are Noisy and Hunt
ing Is Made Difficult.
Law Violations.

With the open season Tor
hunting deer in Wisconsin now
six days old, yet few deer have
been killed and hunters are re-
turning from the woods empty
handed, but many will return
again as soon as conditions for
hunting becomes better.
At the local railway stations
few deer have been shipped in
during the past week and few
have been brought to town
otherwise. The lack of venison
coming in is not account of the
scarcity Of deer in the woods for
almost all hunters report that
signs are plentiful but that
hunting conditions have been SO
unfavorable that hunting has
been very difficult.
Up in the woods of the north
ern part Of Bayfield, county there
was a very slight fall of snow
last Thursday evening, but not
enough to cover the ground, and
therefore hunting was not i'm
proved.
The woods are said to be as
dry as tinder and are so noisy
that deer can hear the hunter
approaching for long distances,
thereby giving the deer oppor
tunity to escape. e.
Those who have had success
in bagging the animals have re-
sorted to the driving" method
of hunting. sending one bunch
of hunters through the woods
while the sharp shooters are
stationed at points where the
animals are liable to cross. This
method has proven quite success
full and almost all deer have
been killed in this manner.
Still hunting at the present
time is simply out of the ques-
tion according to old hunters
and those who hunt in this
manner are delaying going into
the woods until conditions i'm
prove.
The law this year is the same
as last in that it permits only
the killing of male deer and it
is said that there has been a
number of violations in this re-
spect, a number of Washburn
hunters being caught by wardens
of the conservation commission
for having female deer in their
possession.
There is said to be a large
force of deputies working in
Bayfield, county to see that the
laws are not violated and already
| a number have been placed un-
der arrest.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Sheep from Iron River Sell High

North Wisconsin sheep be-
longing to Fritz Carlson of Iron
River again took high money in
the st. Paul stock market, ac-
cording to Mr.. Carlson, who is
spending the week end in Su-
periOr. Mr.. Carlson started
out last week intending to go to
Chicago with his animals, but
when he got to st. Paul, he
found he could do so we'll that
he gave up the idea of going to
Chicago.
Over 5OOlambs sold for So, 500.
This has been the best year
in his history, Mr.. Carlson says.
He received $500 for the wool
from his animals, enough to pay
the expense of raising them.
The sheep he bought last year
are now worth approximately
two dollars apiece more than
they were when'he bought them.
Eleven and a half cents a pound
or an average of $3.50 head
was the price he got at st. Paul.
Mr.. Carlson plans to winter
500 head of stock. Superior
Telegram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Some Nice Curtains
growing.

Manager Smith of the Gem
Theatre has just received and
had installed in his theatre a
new drop curtain and other cur
tains and scenes for his stage at
the Gem which are very neatly
gotten up. The drop curtain
contains fine scene surrounded
by the advertising of Washburn
business people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Cancelled the Date

On Wednesday noon Manager
Smith of the Gem received a
telegram cancelling the date of
"Charley's Aunt which was
scheduled to appear at the Gem
on Wednesday evening. The
cancellation of the date on so
short a notice was a great dis
appointment to the management
which they could not avoid and
some legal entanglenaents are
promised as a result.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
a Service to Nation

Virginia Brooks Washburn,
the well-known Chicago social
worker, says:
"This picture presents the
problem of the girl adrift in a
manner so striking and effective
as to make it of inestimable
value in the campaign for NOR
ality.
Every father, every mother,
should see it in order that they
may recognize the cunning pit
falls that are set for the feet OF
young girls in a great city. Only
those of us who have been in
the thick of the battle against
the white slavers can appreciate
how great a service to the ma
tion has been rendered by the
producers of this picture.
This great picture "The Little
Girl Next Door" will be shown
at the Temple on Friday eve-
ming, Nov. 18th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
First Touch of Winter

People residing around the
Chequamegon Bay region car
feel rather fortunate because
they live here. Even though
we had our first touch of winter
weather here the past few days,
yet it is nothing compared with
what other places have expert
enced. Down in Central Wis
consin they had six inches OF
snow with extremely cold
weather and government reports
state that the frigid weather
extended all over the United
States.
In Montana the Mercury in its
downward drop did not stop un-
til it reached twenty below and
Nebraska points even report
temperatures ranging from six
to ten below. In WashburD il
has been cold and the coal man
and wood dealer have been busy
but the weather here has beer
mild compared with other places
The weather has just been 9
reminder of what can be expect
ed in the near future and people
should make haste to fill their
coal bins and wood sheds and te
put on storm windows and doors
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
Members Attention

At the meeting of the Com
mercial Club to be held on Fri
day evening of this week one of
the subjects which will be up
for discussion will be the plans
for the Community Institute and
a large attendance of the mem
bership is desired.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
New Boiler Installed

The Washburn Steam Laun-
dry is doing business again
after shutdown of two weeks
while a new boiler was being in-
stalled in the plant. They now
have an up-to.date plant. capable
of turning out large amount
of work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

The II. H. Peavey company hav,
started the work of building an
other residence on west third street
between End and 3rd avenue. The
residence will be similar in design
20 other residences along that
street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16
BADGER Commander Sent to Mexico

Captain P. G.. Wrightson, whose
term as commandant of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin military department
expired Friday, Nov. 8. has returned
to the regular army aud has been
assigned to the 10th regiment of in
fantry which is now in Mexico.
The regiment is stationed with
General Pershing's column and is
about Is miles in the interior OF
Mexico. Captain Wrightson lett foi
Columbus, N. NJ, on Nov. 4, to &c
overland to his new post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-11-16

DR.. II. G.. Mertens of Bayfield,
was a business visitor in the city
the latter part OF last week,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-05

pense with tho use Of tho suhma.
? rine weapon in the conduct Of war;
fare against enemy trade.
PUTS BLAME ON ENGLAND.
"The German government, how.
ever, has decided to make a further
concession, adapting submarine
warfare to tho interest Of neutrals.
"In answer to the appeal Of tho
United States, the German govern
rnent must repeat once moro that It
was not tho German but the Brit
.ish government which ignored all
3 accepted rules Of international law
and extended this terrible war to
tho lives and prPerty Of non.
UNFAlRNEsseALLEe
"As matters stand the German
government can not but reitcrate
Z regret that the sentiments Of hu-
manity which the government Of
tho United States extends with
such fervor to tho unhappy vic.
Tins Of submarine warfare are not
extended with the same warmth Of
feeling TO many thousands Of WON.
On and children who, according 10
the avowed intention Of the British
!, government, shall be starved, and
who by suffering shall force the
central powers into isnominious
cspitulation. Tho German govern
nrent fails TO understand this dis
elimination all the moro as Il has
repeatedly and explicitly declared I.
itself to use tho submarine weapon
in. strict conformity to the rules
Of international law, If Great Brit
ain likewise was ready to adopt the
conduct Of warfars to these rules.
GREAT BRITAIN FAVORED.
"Ths German people know that
the government Of tho United
States has the power to confine the
war TO the armed forces Of the
helligersnt nations In the intsrests
Of humanity. The oovsrnmsnt Of
the United States would have been
certain 10 have determined this end
III IL had insisted against Great
B Britain on ineontrovsrtible rishta
60 the freedom, Of the seas. The
German psopIe are under the inn
preston that the government Of the
United States, while demanding
that Germany shall surrender an
effective weapon, oonfinss itself to
protests against Illegal methods
adopted BY German snemies. This
German people know TO what con-
sitsrakss extent ito sremiss are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-05
TEXT OF GERMAN REPLY
WHICH MAY CAUSE BREAK

.H -st t4.g .-
Berlin, via wireless TO Sayville,
May 5.-Foliowins 10 ths text, in
part, Of the German roply 70 the
American note, delivered on Thurs.
day BY Minister Won Jagow, tho
foreign secretary, to Ambassador
Gerard;
The undersisnsd, on behalf Of
the Imperial German government,
has tho honor to; present to his ex-
ceilsncy, the ambassador Of the
United States, the following reply
TO the note OF April 20;
In connection with the case OF
the Sussex the government OF tho
United States made q statement,
the gist OF the assertion being that
the incident 70 TO be considered as
ono incident OF an indiseriminate
destruction OF vessels OF all sorts
ny German submarine commando
srs. Il g. v.
The German government must
emphaticaily repudiats the state
ment. s.
"The German government has
been rsstricting the operations Of
the German submarines strictly u
consideration Of neutral naticns.
The German submarine foress havs
had, in fact, an order to conduok
the submarine warfare IN acoord-
ancs with the general principles of
visit and search and the dsstrus