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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Commission Denies Petition
To Have Site Changed.
Location Would Be Better
But Cost Would Not War
rant the Change.

The location of the Omaha
depot in this city will remain
at it's present site according to a
decision handed down by the
Railway Commission of Wiscon-
sin this week, a copy of which
has been received by the Viking
Club of this city.
Some time ago the Viking
Club, by a petition signed by
more than 250 persons, asked
that the site of the depot be
changed to Washington avenue
and a hearing was held in this
city on September 22nd.
While the Railway Commission
admits that Washington avenue
site would be nearer the busi-
ness district of the city yet they
say that in as much as ware
house, hotels and other buildings
have been located with reference
to the existing depot, and the
expense that would be involved
in rearranging tracks and NOV
ing the freight depot and the
employment Of an additional
agent would be so great that the
change is not deemed necessary.
They also say as pointed out in
former decisions the choice of
locations for depot facilities is a
function of the railway manage
ment which should not be inter-
fered with unless the choice of a
particular site is essential for
the safety and reasonable con-
vience of the public. The facts
in the case do not warrant such
interference.
Thus it will be seen that the
depot site will remain where it
now is. The general manager
of the Omaha had stated to the
Commission that it was the in
tention of the Omaha to remodel
and enlarge the depot so as to
provide ample room, steam heat,
electric lights and sanitary
toilets, these improvements to
be made as soon as practicable.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Important Gathering to be
Held at Commercial Club
To Take up Proposition of
Hiring Paid Secretary
for the Club.

A meeting which is of great
Importance to the city of Wash
burn will be held at the Com
mercial Club rooms on Friday
evening of this week and every
member of the Club and every
person who signed the petition
with the object in view of hiring
a competent man who will work
for the upbuilding of Washburn,
the securing of more industries
and the lowering of freight rates
should be present at the meet
ing.
The city of Washburn has
been growing fast during the
past two years, population has
about doubled, property has
doubled and trebled in value,
much permanent Improvement
such as paving and ornamental
lighting system has been put in,
thousands of dollars have been
expended in new buildings and
the time is ripe for reaching out
and securing more industries
which will keep Washburn
growing.
The meeting to be held on
Friday evening will be for the
purpose of hiring a competent
man to look after this work in
the city and much important
business will come up.
Let everyone interested in the
business coming up be present
at the meeting. 1t will be a
gathering which will have for
it's object the boosting of any
thing that will make Washburn
grow. Be sure and be there.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
important Changes to be
Made in Court House
Work will be Started About
the FIRST of the Year.
A Fine Change.

The work of remodeling the
court room at the court house in
this city will begin shortly after
the holidays according to the
plans of the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds who had
a meeting on Monday with
Architect Wildhagen of Ashland.
The work to be done has been
needed for some time and the
action was approved by the
County Board at their annual
meeting held last week. The
plan is to make the court room
smaller, make it more convenient
for court work, and the work
done will beautify the appear
ance of the upper section Of the
building.
The plans as submitted to the
board will be carried out. The
room now used for court pur-
poses will be divided off, a par
tition being run across the build
ing, making the room an oblong
one. The walls forming the Dis
trict Attorneys office and the
present jury room will be re-
moved in order to give the new
room the desired length, and
two new rooms will be made out
of the section which viii be cut
off. The plans have been so ar
ranged that the plumbing now
in the building can be utilized
with but very few changes.
The judges bench will be
changed around to the partition
of the west side of the room,
thereby giving better light, and
the jury box will be located on
the south side of the room. The
ceiling will be lowered which
will make the acoustic better.
The walls will be panneled with
oak panneling, finished in fumed
finish with furniture to match.
Plans and specifications of the
work to be done are now being
prepared and bids will be adver-
tized for in the very near futur.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
A Fine Number

An audience which crowded
the seating capacity of the Con-
gregational church listened to
the program given by the
Chicago Male Quartette on Mon
day evening of this week. The
entertainment was the End num-
per of the lecture course bein g
given under the auspices of the
Men s Club of the Congregation
al church and it proved to be a
fine mum Der.
The programme rendered was
a very pleasing one and that it
met with the approval of the
large audience was demon
strated by the applause whicL
was given each mum Der.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Washburn, Wisconsin, Thursday. December 7th. 1916
Public School Economy

We sometimes think that our
schools cost lot. We even
sometimes complain that they
COST too much. To make the
people see that this is not a fact
the following data are submit
ted. These figures are taken
from the official report of our
school to the State Supt.
Cost of Domestic Science per
month, including teachers sal
ary, supplies, fuel, etc. $9316.
Number of pupil lessons per
month $40.
Cost per pupil-lesson 90 cents
A pupil lesson is one pupil
taking one lesson. If a class
has 20 pupils and recites 5 times
per week there are given 100
pupils lessons per week.
Cost of Manual Training per
month including teachers sal
arylum Der, stains varnishes,
and other supplies $111.8o
Number of pupil lessons per
month 1904.
Cost per pupil lesson 9.3 cents
Music lessons, 80 minutes
long, would be very very cheap
at less than 10 cents per lesson.
Surely we cannot keep on think
ing that that our schools are
costing an extravagant amount
when we consider the above
figures.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Married Tuesday

Miss Ruth Butler of Ashland
and Mr.. Leo Demars of this city
were united in marriage Tuesday
morning at z o'clock at the St.
Louis Catholic church in this
city, Father Seeboth performing
the ceremony.
Fred Demars, brother of the
groom and Miss Mary Cassidy of
Odanah were witnesses. Mr..
and Mrs. Demars left on the
morning train for Duluth on
their wedding trip, returning to
this city last evening.
Both of the young people are
we'll known in this city and at
Ashland and both have a host of
friends who extend congratuta-
tions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Examinations at Home

The Wisconsin Civil Service Com
mission has announced a number of
important examinations for the 10th
of this month which may be written
without supervision at the COM
petitors' own homes. These include
tests for Supervisor Of High Schools
at So, 500 to Sc. .75O per year, Women
Deputy at 81, 900 to ST., 400 year,
Secretarial Clerk at 81 900 to $1,000
a year, and the various skilled trades.
Possibility of fraud will be eliminated
by allowing only those with special
qualifications to compete. Assembled
examinations scheduled for the same
day at county seats include filing and
index clerk, statistical clerk, insur-
ance examiner. assistant actuary,
steam engineer, fireman and prison
guard. Applicants for positions as
attendant, teacher guard and family
officer and matron may file blanks at
any time. High school boys desir-
ing to compete for West Point and
Annapolis will be given preliminary
examination on January 90, 1917.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Dates of nth and 18th Have
Now Been Set
A Program of the Two Day
Institute Has Been
Arranged.

In this issue we are publish
ing a tentative program of the
Community Institute which will
be held in this city on January
18th and 18th. Some changes
will probably be made in the
program in the way of improve
ment but on a whole it will be
rendered as published.
This Community Institute is a
big thing for Washburn as was
demonstrated by the one held
in the city year ago and every
citizen and every person living
adjacent to the city should plan
on attending the meetings.
There will be meetings for
children, meetings for women,
meetings for men and meetings
for farmers with general meet
ings for all. Get the Community
spirit early and plan on attend
ing. The institute will prove
to be a big thing and the pro-
grams will prove of a great deal
of interest and value.
Washburn Community Institute
First Day Thursday Jan. II 1917
A. M.
90 IL Schools-Songs, Games
Stories, Health instruction.
1000 Women and Men-Visit-
ing Nurse
P. M.
TO $3.50 Schools
2;30 Women-Garbage Collec
tion, Sewage System for a home
2:30 Selected Farm Topics
4:30 Children's Meetings at
the two Theatres. Birds and
Bird Houses.
Evening.
8:15 Community Meeting,
Community Chorus, Landscape
Gardening. Supervised Gardens
Second Day Friday, Jan. IL
A. M.
9 to II Schools
1000 Women Exterior Decor
alton of the home.
2. M.
to 4 Schools
.2:30 Women.-Purchasing for
the home ESPECIALLY Food Sup
plies)
2:3O Men, Good Roads.
Evening
600 Business Mems Banquet
Retail Mail Order Problem
Local Speakers
8:15 Safety Meeting, Com
munity Chorus, Safety Slides
and Talk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

The Woman Council will hol d "a
meeting at the Library next Tues
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Yates were
called here the latter part Of last
week to attend the funeral OF their
old frie d w. D. Carson.
Mrs. John Gibson, Mrs. Amos
Hansen, Mrs. E. G.. Moore and
other ladies T Tade trip down iRto
the town OF Eileen the first of the
week to investigate the conditions
of a destitute family in that vicin.
ity and aid will be rendered.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Annual Convention

Five dollars for the best apple
pie and three dollars for the
cranberry pie declared best are
features of the exhibit to be
held in connection with the An.
nual Convention of the State
Horticultural Society at Madison
Dec. 18th to 18th. Consolation
prizes amounting to eight dol
lars are offered for other apple
and Gran berry pies, competition
open to all except professional
cooks.
The Convention is the big
event of the year in horticultur.
al circles and attracts many
amateurs as we'll as profession
al fruit growers.
Thirty two topics appear on
the program ranging from the
couture of sweet peas" and
show to make the farm orchard
pay" to "report of progress on
control of the cherry leaf spot y
and "breeding disease resistant
cabbage"
A copy of the monthly pub
lication of the society Wisconsin
Horticulture containing the pro.
gram in full will be sent by
Secretary Frederic Cranefeld,
Madison, on request.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

One day while a farmer was
passing his neighbor's yard.
stopped to talk few words with
him. AS his neighbor was
moving the grass in the front
yard and having some trouble
moving around the bushes which
were growing there, the farmer
asked, "why did you plant all
these bushes anyway, Bill! they
must be a lot of bother when it
comes to cutting the grass"
Well tell you Jones it's like
tins. replied Bill. Five years
ago got to thinking that the
farm-stead was the farm
show window. The storekeeper
spends lot of money in fixing
up his store window. Why
wouldn't it pay the farmer to
spend a little money on his?
have spent on the average
of $40 a year for the last five
years. First, I graded my lawn
and seeded it and kept the grass
cut. The next year I planted
few bushes around the founda-
tion of my house, and made the
house seem more like our old
home back east. Next l planted
these trees which you see here.
l dug them IN the wood lot.
The oaks and elms I used in the
lawn, and the white and Norway
pines, willows and basswoods I
used as wind break. A man
from the University helped me
select and arrange them. He
also gave suggestions as to
planting the shrubbery. He
showed me how a few red will
lows, thorn apples and a few
vines would hide the old shed
and pig pen from the dining
room window and from the road.
The third year l placed those
hardy roses along the garden
fence, and planted the bushes
on each side of the drive way.
Last year l cut out straight
path from the house to the main
road and put in the short cement
walk to the drive. and fixed the
drive so that l could use that for
a walk. That gave me this nice
big lawn in front of the
house, and make it much easier
when it comes to moving. Now
the little show window is nearly
complete, and all it would cost
is the up keep.
[ have told you Jones why |
planted the trees and shrubs
and now l will let you be the
judge whether it pays to spend
$40 year, for five years in fix
ing this farm show window.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Joint Rally Of Congregational
and M. E. Churches
Program During Afternoon
with Banquet at Six
O'clock.

Saturday afternoon of this
week will be a big day for the
pupils and officers of the Metho-
dist and Congregational churches
of this city when a joint Sunday
school rally will be held at the
Congregational church.
The program will begin at 2
o'clock and will be in charge of
church workers and State Junior
Superintendent Miss Bailey of
Neenah. A very fine program
has been prepared for the after
noon and at six o'clock a banquet
will be held for Sunday school
workers and teachers.
On Friday afternoon a Sunday
school rally will be held at
Cable and a number of Sunday
school workers from this city,
including Pastors Goodrich and
Smith will attend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Drowned While Skating

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Skamfer
of this city received a message
Monday telling of the death of
their nephew Elmer Olson. who
was drowned while skating on
the pond near the water works
plant at Hayward Sunday after
noon. The lad was twelve years
of age. His mother Mrs. Ollie
Isaacson is ill in the hospital at
Eau Claire.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
In Their New Offices

The Bayfield, County Tele-
phone company have moved to
their new Offices over the Post
Office building. the change hav-
ing been made on Wednesday
evening of last week. This makes
fine Office rooms for the tele
phone company, the place hav-
ing been thoroughly overhauled
to fit it up for telephone offices.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
"Is Any Girl Safer" q Warning

Is Any Girl Safe?" the first pro-
duction of the Ant Vice Motion
Picture Co., Inc., which comes to
the Gem Theatre on Monday Dec. IL
Is an indictment of the conditions
made possible by the vice trust and
presents vital warning to parents
of all girls. Helen Wright, Nina
Cunard, Jessie Arnold, William
Quinn and G. Raymond Nye play
the principal roles. The play de-
picts the insidious methods pursued
by well-dressed young panderers and
no attempt has been made to gloss
over the most horrible aspects of the
traffic in girls. Included in the film
are pictures of Yushe Botwin, the
"King of the White Slaves, who is
now awaiting trial in the Tombs, New
York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Died This Morning

Mr.. Demolie, car repairer for
the Omaha railway, died quite
suddenly this morning following
an attack Of apoplexy. Mr..
Demolie was a middle aged man
and has been a resident of this
city for several years. Funeral
arrangements have not as yet
been made.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Programme of Farmers School

Programme of Farmers School
Ashland Junction, Dec. Ills. 19l
MONDAY
HOO A. M. How to control
tuberculosis in Our Dairy Herd
C. B. Post
1900 Lunch (hot coffee will be
served) l.15 P. M.
How to grow Root Crops for feeding
live stock and Garden vegetables
for market.
E. J. Delwiche
2.l5P. M. Laboratory Exercises: !:
Sec. Grain Judging. Sec. IL
Testing for tuberculosis.
TUESDAY
HOO A. M. How to raise good
calves with and without skim milk.
1900 Lunch. How farmers can
grow grain and forage crops on their
farms for live stock feeding.
2.15 P. M. Laboratory Exercises:
Sec. 1 Testing for tuberculosis.
Sec. IL Grain Judging.
WEDNESDAY
11.OO A. M. How to select lay
ing hens and feed them for profit
able egg production.
J. c. Haplin
1900 Lunch
LIS The why, the when and the
how of spraying (Lecture and De-
monstrationS.
V. E. Brubaker
2.15 P. M. How to candle eggs
How to preserve eggs. How to
keep the flock in health.
j. c. Haplin
THURSDAY
HOO A. M. What constitutes
soil fertility and how to maintain it.
F. L. Musbach
1900 Lunch
LIS P. M. Some drainage pro-
blems and how to best solve them,
F. L. Musbach
900 P. M. Laboratory Exer-
cises with soils and ferterlizers.
FRIDAY
HOO A. M. The Federal Farm
Loan account and its application.
E. j. Delwiche
1900 Lunch
LISP. M. The social side of
farm life. j. G. Dalpin
2.I5 P. M. How to organize
Social Centers in the Farming Com
munities.
j. G. Dalpin
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
To Ratii;y Action of County
Boord at Nov. Meeting
Seems to be Some Question
as to the Legality of the
Meeting Held.

There is a likelihood that a
special meeting of the County
Board of Bayfield, county may
be called in the near future to
ratify the action taken by the
Board at their annual meeting
held on the 18th of November.
On account of the action taken
by the Board in adding more
territory to the town of Barks.
dale action has been started in
court to nullify the action of the
Board and it is said that the
action is based on the ground
that the meeting was not held
according to law.
The law states that the annual
meeting of the County Boaad
shall be held on the second Tues
day in November but no mem
bers were present at that time
and the meeting was called for
the 28th, at which a full MEM
bership was present.
In order that any legal en-
tanglements may be overcome it
is the opinion of many members
that a special meeting of the
Board should be held to ratify
all actions taken by the Board
on the 2Sth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Nor. Luth. Church

Services next Sunday morning
and evening. Sunday school at
noon. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening. The Christmas
Tree entertainment will be held
on Tuesday evening, December
26th.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Office Now Open

DR.. P. T. Trowbridge who
came here recently to engage in
the practice of medicine and
surgery has opened an office in
rooms with Dentist H. /. Lewis
in the Spears building.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

The Misses Dana Van Cleave and
Gladys Macdonald entertained at
= party at the Macdonald home
on Friday evening OF last week.
About twenty we're present and
very delightful evening was spent.
A dainty luncheon was served dur
ing the course OF the evening,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

Mrs. A. J. Fraser has gone to
Montreal, Canada, where she ex-
poets to visit for couple of months
with her folks.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

Frank Robillard of Bayfield, was a
business visitor in the city the FIRST
of the week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07

Miss Dana Van Cleave visited
with relatives and friends at Bay
field the latter paat of last week.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-12-07
Try an Ad Tonic

To keep the pulse Of busi-
ness beating. This paper is
the best medium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
HANDLER CAR GAS
|0NSUMP TON SMALL

Almost twenty-seven miles on one
trefully- gallon of gasoline
ON a special one-gailon tank is a
fw record for economy recently made
I seven pa ssenger Chandler stock
turing model, which has been run
300 miles
Starting at the Rochester city limits.
De Chandler was put over the road
Canandaigua. New York with Bar
Py Cane at the wheel and accom-
Anied by r. II. Houston. of Chicago.
engineer of the BAYFIELD, Carhure-
n Company.
The car came to a stop as the gas
IN out just mile west of Cam
hdaigua. Ii was estimated that II
Puld have been run on into this town
I'd II not been for a bad detour with
soft-dirt road which proved a big
4s-consumer.
II is not an unheard-of thing for
rtain very light cars to get as great
.ileaEe out OF their gasoline as this,
pit for a big six-cylinder seven pas
niger machine which has been run
e0 miles to show such light fuel
bnsumption is regarded as sensa-
pnal by the entire automobile en-
|heering fraternity.
We averaged on the whole trip
pm twenty-five to twenty-seven
I'd thirty miles an hour" said Mr.
|ouston In speaking of the Chambers
IN gas consumption, Slowing down
five miles an hour with two in
Section trips along the road and hit
hg It up TO fifty-one miles an hour
at to demonstrate the gas con-
mption under pressure
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
OPPORTUNITY PERIOD
WHAT NAME IMPLIES
rasp It Now and Ride Around the Country In Your Own
Automobile Can Do It If You Will Only
Make the Effort.

however and those who anticipated
a hard battle will find that with real
effort and consistent work the prizes
can easily be won.
campaign requires some extra eff
fort on the part Of the candidate, but
when you consider the reward and
compare il with any other line of
work you must concede that your
time could not be used to better ad-
vantage than in trying for an auto
mobile.
Nearly everybody wants The Rich
mond Nirginian and from this terri
tor there comes every day a mum Der
of subscriptions. which If secured by
candidate would place them well
up in the running.
Why not enter the race today and
win one of the automobiles? You
can do 1t IL you will make the effort
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

mond Motor Company. one of the
Ford agencies in Richmond, said yes
terday that he has been unable TO
deliver a car since he has been open.
because there have been no deliveries
and he doesn't know Just when there
will be. He has orders on his books
for over seven carloads of Fords. but
cannot make any definite promise
when he Will be able to deliver.
1t is hoped that the Ford plants
will begin assembling at an early
date, for there is great demand for
the cars and the waiting list is grow
ing rapidly
1t is presumed that the shortage OF
cars Is due to a scarcity of soma
part of the machine and that as soon
as this can be remedied that ieliv-
cries will be resumed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
T-CYl|kOtR KING
PROVES REAL WORTH

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept, &c The
eight cylinder King has again proven
supreme IN California. In the latest
test. Hi-Gear" Jerry Woodll pilot
ed the motor car TO Big Rear Lake,
in the San Bernardno Mountains,
over the Rim OF the World" route,
on a radiation test The test was held
under actual owners touring condi-
tons The King Travelled 254 miles.
of which 1870 was over steep rough
mountainous roads. without filing the
radiator with water and nrCving that