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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
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The Big Fair

The gates to the big Northern
Wisconsin State Fair of Chippe wa
Falls, Wis. opens next Sunday.
bigger aud better than it has ever
been. There are fully a hundred
reasons why every business man in
this northern country should, from
this time on, work, talk, and act
for the Fair.
The Fair in a mirror, through
which the products of this grea t
country are to be seen, There is
every reason why each and every
one of us catch on to the few lines
and pull together for the success OF
the Fair. 1t should be made great
Fair, truly representatives of the
progress that is everywhere being
made in one of the greatest and
richest sections of the State.
The North Wisconsin State
Fair has been very successful in the
past; the primiums and purses
offered have been liberal, rain OF
shine, they have always been paid
in full. The people of this country
have worked together and made the
Fair what it is today.
A new age is upon US, and it is g
progressive age, which demands
preparedness for the accompani
ments for the large purposes. The
success of everything that has beer
undertaken shows what can be done
in the way of keeping northern
Wisconsin on the map.
The management Of the Fail
should be given hearty support in
their effort to make the Fair o.
1915 a Fair worth while. These
Fairs make for advancement, not
only in a material way, but are
educational in the best sense of the
term. The good obtained by bring
ing the people together cannot be
over estimated. Let the good worl
of preparedness for the Fair go for
ward, and in this every citizer
should have part.
The Northern Wisconsin State
Fair does not belong to Chippewa
Falls. alone, it belongs to northern
Wisconsin. Don't forget the dates
Sept. IS. 10, 20, 21, %.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Washburn, Wisconsin. Thursday September 4h 1916
Left Estate of 100000

An estate of 5000, 900, equally
diviaed, is disposed of dnder the
will of Justice William Fl. Tim
lin of the supreme court. The
First trust company is made
executor, and will hold all in
trust, the income to 60 to the
widow, Celia l.. Timlin. At her
death there is to be an equal
division among the three chill.
dren-William H. Jr. Adah E.
Frey and Kathleen A. Timlin.
The instrument was executed
Feb. 2. A codicil under date of
June 21 gives the household
furnishings to the widow and
the law library to the son. =
Milwaukee Free Press.
The Adah E. Frey mentioned
in the above article is Mrs. P.
G.. Frey of this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
September 8, 1916.

To Bankers in the Second Collect
ion District of Wisconsin:
This is to advise you that unde
the provisions of the Act of Con
gress signed by the President today
all provisions of the Act of Con
gress of October %. 1914, levyinl
the stamp tax upon documents ant
upon Cosmetics are repealed. Thi'
becomes effective at midnigh
Sc ptember eighth.
Kindly assist this office in dis
seminating this Information a!
much as possible by furnishing thi!
information to the newspaper an(
to other parties interested. Appli
cation may be made to this Office
for blank forms upon which to fill
claim of refund d on account of an!
unused adhesive stamps in the pos
session of bankers or others.
Very truly yours,
Burt Williams.
Collector.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Auto Races at Fair

Arrangements are completed by
the Ashland County Fair Association
for the staging of monstrous auto
mobile race to take place on the
opening day of the Fair, Wednesday,
September 90. Large purses are be-
ing offered by the committee in
charge of the event and large num-
ber of professional automobile drivers
with national reputation have already
entered and several more are ex-
pected to be heard from before the
entries close next Monday.
Seven spectacular racing events
running from three to twenty miles
in length are scheduled for the day
and some of the fastest cars in the
country are entered in some of the
events. The Star entry of the meet
is Barney Oldfeld's 800 horse
power Front Drive Christie, the
worlds record car that negotiated
1I3 miles per hour at the Indian
apolis speedway on Decoration Day
and 1T miles per hour at the Chica-
go speedway few weeks ago. Bob
Curman's 100 horse power Keaton
is also entered. Seven noted drivers
have already entered in the twenty
mile free for all race which is one OF
the feature events of the day; name
| ly, Captain Harvey Kennedy, the
noted California pilot will drive the
Edward Special Racer, Ted Jennings
will pilot Keaton, Speedy Carlitz
of Milwaukee will pilot a National
Racer, Jerry Wonderlick who finished
second at the Minneapolis speedway
on Decoration Day will pilot Mar
quette Buick, Guy Doyle of Kansas
City will pilot Bitten Bug Racer,
King Kelley of Chicago will pilot q
Mercer and several others to be
heard from. The races will be run
under the rules and under sanction
of the Western Auto Racing Associa-
ton and are open for competition
for all professional racing driver:
with cars with 800 cubic inch piston
displacement. This is to be the first
time that professional speed kings
have raced in this vicinity and un-
doubtedly a large crowd will be on
hand to witness the daring speed
battles
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Big Time to be Had at Bodin
Farm Sunday
Sixty Tickets Issued for the
Affair and it will be Made
Manual Event.

Next Sunday the business men
of the city are going to throw to
business cares to one side and to
hold a clam bake at the Bodin
farm at Houghton. ARA nge-
ments for the clam bake were
arranged at a meeting of the
Commercial & Credit Associa-
ton held on Monday evening
and each member of the associa'
tion will invite one outsider.
making a total of sixty who will
attend the affair.
Bodin Brothers of Houghton,
who have won a reputation for
the deliciousness of their clam
bakes, have been engaged by
the business people to provide
the 'eats" and dinner will be
served at one o'clock.
The will be plenty of refresh
ments, including all the latest
dishes that usually go with
clam bake, and this will be fol.
lowed by a smoker and genera
good time.
Tickets for the clam bake have
been going like hot cakes and or
account of the limited number
which have been issued many
people will have to be dis
appointed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
School Started Out Fine
Enrolment for the first week:

In order to relieve the crowd
ed condition it is thought that
the Lincoln church school will
have TO be fitted up for receiv-
ing pupils.
Miss Marie DeBooy is teach
ing the 9Th grade at the Walker
building instead of Esther
Swanson as published last week.
Mr.. G. j. Foley is the teacher
of History in the High School.
Nearly every class is crowded
to the limit There seems to be
only one solution, new high
school building.
The High School boys are
practicing now for their foot
ball season. There is a wealth
of material on hand. We hope
to be able to stir up the football
spirit and turn out a good ieam'
G, D. Hyper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
The Official Vote

In order that our readers may
know exactly the number Of
votes received by the various
candidates for county office we
publish herewith the official vote
as canvassed by the Board OF
Canvassers.
Sheriff Murray 422, Long 387,
Happle 383, LaLond 367, Olson
251, Patterson 221, Stone 161.
County Clerk oscar 1121
Irish 1859.
District Attorney Morris 937
Warden ZIG, Alvord 408.
Assemblyman Duffy 1856
Deniston $50.
State Senator--County Vote
Peavey 963, Wilkinson 1901.
Harvey Hudson, WHO is travelling
through the west on horseback, has
arrived at Moab, Wash. where he is
spending some time visiting with
his uncle A. L. Nan Ornum. Har
vey is having great trip and is
seeing much of the country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Contractor Wolley to Use
One for Excavating
Expects to Have Big Grew
Ready to Rush the Work
to Completion.

Contractor Thomas E. Wolley
who has the contract for laying
the vitritied brick paving in this
city, expects to use a big steam
shovel in the work of eXcavating.
for the paving and the big
machine is expected to arrive in
the city this week to begin work.
A large amount of dirt will
have to be eXcavated and in
order to give the contractor
all the chance to push the work
with all possible speed the great
er part OF main street will be
closed to traffic just as soon as
the steam shovel arrives.
In this manner big crew of
men and seams can be worked
on the job. One crew will start
the work of excavating and this
crew will be followed by another
laying the concrete for the base
and the third crew will begin
the work of laying the brick and
completing the work.
The city officials are anxious
to have the paving out of the
way this fall in order that the
streets may be in fine shape with
the opening of spring and they
are urging the contractor to use
all possible speed in the work.
The concrete curb and gutter
and the catch basins have already
been inStailed and there is now
nothing in the way to prevent
the rushing of work on the
balance of the job.
On Monday morning a crew
began the work of eXcavating
on 1st avenue east and the paw
ing will be begun at this point
and the crew will work west on
Bayfield, street as rapidly as
possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Woman's Council to Supply
Sanitary Drinking Fountains
To be Located Along bayfield,
Street Work Now
Being Done.

AS result of the work of the
Woman's Council three sanitary
drinking fountains will be es'
tablished along Bayfield, street
and the work is now being done
One fountain will be located
in front of the Corning Grocery
store on east Bayfield, street, an
other will be placed in front o1
the Lien clothing store neal
Washington avenue, and another
will be placed in front of the
Wardner & Holman store or
west Bayfield, street.
The fountains will be of the
sanitary type, and will provide
fresh drinking water for people
along the street.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Two to be Built on North Side
of Bayfield, Street
T. A. Loveland of Mime
apolis is Interested
in Project.

According to an announce
ment given out this week two
new fireproof business blocks
are to be built in the city this
fall by T. A. Loveland of Mime
apolis. The lots where the
builnings will be erected are
located Oil the north side af the
street, one next to the Blexrud
tailor shop and the other next to
the Gautschi building.
1t is said that the buildings
will be rs x 60 in size and will
be constructed of tile brick, with
full basement and modern front
and heating and plumbing.
The Estabrook Downs COM
pany of this city will look after
the work of building the build
ings and these people say that
work will begin at tonce and that
the buildings will be ready for
occupancy before winter.
The north side of Bayfield,
street has always been consider
ed the better side of the street
and now that two new buildings.
are to be erected on that side of
the street it is expected that
other buildings will follow.
Practically all Of the lots on
that side of the street have been
purchased by outside property
and a big advance in price of
the property is expected to fol-
low.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Depot Proposition Arguments
To be Heard
Complaint Made to Railway
Commission by Viking
Club of this City

On September 22nd at the
Commercial Club rooms in this
city the Railway Commission OF
the State of Wisconsin will hold
a hearing on the complaint OF
the Viking Club that the Omaha
railway company be compelled
to furnish a new depot. Notices
Of the hearing have been sent
to the interested parties.
Some months ago the Viking
Club had a petition circulated
asking the railway commission
to compel the Omaha railway
people to erect a new modern
depot in this city and that the
same be located on Washington
avenue. The petition was quite
generously signed.
One copy of the petition was
forwarded to the Omaha people
and another to the Railway Com
mission and the hearing to be
held in this city on the 22nd is
the result of this petition.
It is now up to the Viking
Club to see that the city is well
represented at this hearing and
that some strong arguments are
resented tending to show that
{. new depot is needed.
For years the Commercial Club
has been endeavoring to have
the Omaha people consent to
build a new depot and some good
work along this line was done
by the Club members. The Vik-
ing Club later took up the pro.
position and their action is the
result of the call for the hear
ing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Will Locate Here

DR.. P. II. Trowbridge. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. t Trowbridge
of this city, was here for a few
days during the past week visit
ing with his parents and look
ing over the city with a view to
locating here for the practice of
medicine. DR.. Trowbridge was
very favorably impressed with
the city and it's prospects and
he has decided to locate here
and will have offices with DR..
Fl. I. Lewis.
DIR. Trowbridge is a grad duate
of Marquette college and during
the past six years has been en-
gagged in the pratice of his pro
fession. He comes to the city
with the. very highest recon
mendations. We extend wei.
come.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Building Fine Home

Clerk of Court F. A. Bell has
started the erection of a fine
new home on his farm east OF
the city, or opposite the Sprague
farm, that will be a beauty
when completed.
The Bell place will have a full
basement and will be % x 36 in
size with porches, etc. The
house is already we'll under way
and Mr.. Bell expects that it will
be completed by the middle part
of October.
For some years Mr.. Bell has
been engaged in opening up &
fne farm but he feels that to
farm properly one must live or
the farm and be is now erecting
a home that will be a credit tt
that com munity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR LOCAL man
Geo. w. CoulthurSt Nearly
Elcctrocuted Tuesday
Came in Contact With Wire
Carrying 23OO Votes of
Electricity.

George w. Coulthurst, who is
employed as lineman for the
Wisconsin Telephone company,
had a close call from being cleo
trocuted on Tuesday afternoon
as he was stringing new wire in
front of the Lysager grocery
store on west Bayfield, street.
Coulthurst was standing on a
electric light pole and was pass
ing wire through among other
wires, when he accidentally
caught hold of a live wire carry
ing 2300 volts. 1t is not thought
that the entire voltage passed
through Coulthurst's body, but
he was unable to release his
hold upon the wire until his fell
low workman had telephoned to
the sub-station Of the Washburn
Electric Light and Power COM
pany and the current had been
turned off.
A large number of people wit
messed the accident and all
thought that the man had been
killed, but after being removed
from the pole he was soon re-
vived and was taken to his home
where he is getting along nicely.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Ashland and WaShburn Play
IL Inning Game
Contest Was Very Exciting
and Immense Crowd
Watched it Through.

Amid intermittent showers a
crowd of base ball estimated at
nearly five hundred watched the
Ashland and Washburn base ball
teams of the Northwestern In
ter-state League battle twelve
innings to a tie on the grounds
in this city last Sunday after
noon. 1t was as pretty a game
of base ball as has been played
on the home grounds this season
and the large crowd of Ashland
and Washburn rooters showed
their interest by continually
cheering for their respective
teams.
The game was featured
throughout by brilliant plays by
both sides in which the fans
joined in their applause, only to
break loose again in cheering
for their respective teams when
a chance for a score seemed near.
The day was anything but
ideal for a ball game. The
weather was not warm and the
sky was overcast with clouds,
Ashland started the ball rolling
by scoring in the very first part
of the game and Washburn tied
the score. During the next
three innings Ashland put three
men around the plates and their
crowd of rooters fairly went
wild, believing that the game
was won, when Washburn in the
4th scored three men, tieing the
game. From that time on il
was a battle royal, with every
man in the two teams playing
their hardest in an endeavor tc
win the game, but inning after
inning went by without either
side scoring.
During this time the game
was stopped on different oc'
casions by the umpire on account
of showers, but the crowd ab'
solutely refused to leave the
grounds for they wanted to see
the game through to a finish
The ninth inning went by with
the score still a tie and after the
eleventh inning the umpire again
wanted to stop the contest ano
after a parley the two team:
wanted to play it through
and another inning was
played. At the end of the
twelfth the umpire called the
game on account of darkness
The crowd tried to induce the
players and umpire to continue
the contest but this time then
pleadings were unavailing anc
the game was stopped.
Another contest will now have
to be played in order to deter
mine the victors. This will
likely be played on the Ashland
grounds.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

/ George Buchanan of Ashland was
q business. visitor in the city on
Monday. George has just returned
from a trip to New York City
where he attended banquet given
in honor of the agents of the New
York Life company who had
written more than 100000 new
business during the past year.
George was we'll up in the list.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rummell OF
BAYFIELD, were visitors in the city
last Saturday ay'evening, coming down
in their new Saxon car.
Louis McCudden, who has been
employed at the Robinson d VIE
man barber shop during the sum
mer months, has gone to Park Falls
for a visit before returning to
Madison where he will resume his
studies at the University.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
Name Changed

During the past week the
name of the D, M. Carson Hard
ware company has been changed
to the Moore-Thompson Hard
ware company, the latter firm
taking over the business which
will be conducted along in the
future. There has been some
change IN the stockholders OF
the company.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14
CONGREGATIONAL Church

Regular service 1O:30 a. no,
Subject of sermon, "a High
Conception of Manhood" Sun
day School at 11:45. Christian
Endeavor at 6:45. Evening Wor
ship at 7:3O. Prayer and Con
yersation Meeting Wednesday
evening at 7:30. Remember
Rally Day September oath
Every one in Sunday School.
o. w. Smith, Minister.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

The following article taken
from the Duluth News.Tribune
of Sunday describes an accident
which occurred at Duluth last
Saturday night in which Luther
Duggan. formerly a pitcher
with the F. T. Beers base ball
team of this city. was quite
seriously injured. Ennis. who
caught for the home club in
last Sundays game, was also a
member of the auto party but
escaped uninjured:
Lawrence Carroll, 2114 Tower
avenue, Superior, who received
a fracture of the skull when an
auto in which he and several
other Superior young men were
riding turned turtle in front OF
the Duluth Auditorium late Fri.
day night, regalned conscious
ness at ST. Mary's hospital yes
terday afternoon and was re-
ported resting quietly last night.
Another member of the party.
Luther Duggan, who was not so
seriously injured, also was re-
ported recovering,
Neither of the injured young
men is in a condition to explain
the cause Of the accident, but
witnesses declare that the car
was going at an unusual rate OF
speed as itneared the Auditor.
ium and skidded on the Slippery
pavement.
The car is the property OF j
]. Murphy, a prominent busi-
ness man of Superior, whose
son was also a member of the
party. The car was damaged
slightly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

Mr.. ]. H. Macoubrey, secre-
tary of the Northwestern Fuel
company, was here on Monday
inspecting the docks of the
company and also attending a
meeting of the Board of Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

The band concert and dance given
by the City Band at the Garden
hall on Friday evening OF last week
was quite largely attended.
The Congregational Aid society
will meet next Wednesday Septem.
ber goth at the Church parlors, en-
tertained by Mrs Walter Milberg
and Mrs. Clarence Oscar. All are
invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

Mrs. Will Robinson visited with
friends at Ashland last Saturday
morning.
Frank Brandt, agent for the
Omaha company in this city. has
heen seriously i'll during the past
week with an attack of stomach
trouble.
The Misses Dana Van Cleave and
Gladvs Macdonald visited with
friends at Ashland last Saturday
evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

Arthur Oldendorf, who has been
EN- mployed in the City Drug Store
during the past two years, leaves
the latter part of the week for Des-
Moines, Iowa. where he will com
plete his studies to become a phar
macist. He expects to visit at Du
luth and other points for a few days.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

Will give 100000 to have patch
OF ground cleared. Piece contains
25 or 30 acres and is comparatively
free from stumps. See 7. A. Oscar
for details.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-09-14

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Gaguon on Sept 9th.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-27

would issue no new policies on the lives of men going to the front.
 The insurance of civilians against war risks, however, is being developed by London insurance companies. whose actuaries are working out such questions as:
 What are the odds that Germany will not succeed in sending a great 5)cl of Zeppelius over London and killing thousands?
 One company, whose experts studi- ed the air question at great length, now bets you $5,OOO against $1O that you will not be killed by any missile that falls from the sky, whether if by an enemy bomb or a piece of British bomb fired at enemy aircraft.
 This same company is also willing to bet 300 to 1 that you will not be killed by an enemy invasion.
The Seward gateway., 1916-06-27
MEN SAY WAR AYIATORS HAVE ONE
 CHANGE IN ( TO LIVE
By WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD

By WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD
 CUm,ed Press Staff Correspondent
 LONDON June o. (By MaiD- Now that the married men oI England are drafted to the front, the cry has arisen from English homes
 Who'll keep our life insurance paid up. while we're at the front e" The government is expected Co set aside sum to keep up the payments for married men.
 Life insurance in wartime is a diff fcult problem for the man who wants to be insured. Also for the insurance company.
 Soldiers cannot get life insurance. No company will take the risk. But the life insurance companies of Eng land are so game that the man car rying life insurance at the time he went to the front is assured that his widow and family will receive his in- surance money, no matter how he may be killed.
 All life insurance policies issued in the United Kingdom have always borne a clause that the companies would not pay for death caused by war. Nobody expected war; there fore nobody objected to the clause But when war began and the men of England marched off to the front from their desks and their offices, the directors of life insurance companies met and decided that inspite of the war clause they would pay for deaths in war on all outstanding policies, but