The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-10

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1.-The first of the week.
Frrnk Fl. Bart cite Of Drummond
was business visitor in the city
yesterday and today.
A. w. Sanborn of Ashland was a
visitor in the city last Friday. Mr..
Sanborn attended the Community
Institute during the day.
Abe Anderson of Barksdale was
a visitor in the city last Friday.
Mr.. Anderson is one of the pro-
gress We farmers of his town.
BIN Ungtodt returned Monday
evening from Milwaukee. where lie
a, tended the hardware convention
which was being held in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Doyle will
leave today for Chicago where they
will select their spring goods for
their store in this citv.
Henry DuUay of Herbster was a
business visitor in the city the first
of the week. Mr.. Oubay is engaged
in logging ia the North country OF
Bay field county.
The Methodist Ladies Aid society
will meet at the church parlors ON
Wednesday afternoon of next week
and WILL be entertained by Mrs.
Goodrich and Mrs. Huss.
Two hold-ups were reported at
Ashland on Tuesday in which Fa ther
Gaynon of Iron River was relieved
of $11 in cash and barber was given
an exciting chase by two men.
The W. C. y. u. will meet at the
home of Mrs Berge next Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Henry Lien will
lie ad the meeting and the subject
will be Current Events.
With heavy repair work going on
ia two buildings along main street
and many other places undergoing
slight improvements during the
dead of winter, business along the
street certainly looks brisk. 1t has
been good many years since build
ing operations have gone on during
the winter months.
The Bayfield, County Bank has
made number OF Improvements to
the interior of tn ir institution dur
ing the past week. New shelving
has been placed under the counters
and the place has otherwise been
fitted up. Dan lays the blame unto
Mr.. Myers who has been assisting at
the bank during the past three
weeks.
Rov Markham arrived in the CITY
last Friday from Virginia, MINI.
and has accepted the position as
druggist in the Fox Bros. pharmacy.
Roy was formerly connected with
this pharmacy and his many friends
are indeed glad to see him back
again, Mrs. Markham and son are
now visiting at Chippewa Falls and
will move to this city just as soon
as Mr.. Markham can find suitable
location,
Work on the Downs & Estabrook
brick building is progressing. Dur.
ing the past week the carpenters
were held up on account OF the ma
terial for the front not arriving but
work will be pushed when this
arrives. A heating plant will also
be placed in the building. 1t is ex-
pected that work will be completed
about Marck 1st and the store will
be beauty, 1t will be occupied by
the Segal Dry Goods company.
This week the partition running
across the store of the Palace Cloth.
ing company was removed, showing
the work that had been done in Ell
larging the store. Nearly twenty
feet of space has been added to the
length of the store. The work OF
putting on the beaver board is now
uudei way and this will be panelled
aud new lighting fixtures will be
installed. Manager Aaron Segal
S .ys new shelving aud counters, etc.
will be placed in the store which
will add much to the appearance OF
the place.
During the past week the employ
ees of the DuPont company Banks
dale have had their pictures taken
with their number plate, and these
pictures have been neatly framed in
the shape of a tag and must be pre-
sented upon arriving or leaving the
works of the company at Barksdale.
The DuPoAtcompany does not want
tres passers upon their gr0ur DIS aud