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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
EASTERN FOLKS
''''''' : TO TO LOCATE HERE
Four Families Come to Take
up Residence in Washburn
Are Fine People.

Secretary Ed. NJ. Heermans
of the Con ercial Club yester-
day met a party of fourteen
Vermont people whom he located
here through correspondence
that has been conducted for two
1nonGIls. These IA additions tC
the population of Washburn al G
pros porous. cultivated pf ople.
who will prove disirable citizens.
In the party are Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Bridge Jones, Mr.. and Mrs,
Richard H. Jones and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry j. Brown. The
three Jones men are brothers
and Mr.. Brown is a friend OF
the others. Six others of the
party, all coming from Walling
ford, VT, are Gwendolyn Jones,
Merritt Jones, Dorothy Jones,
Elizabeth Jones, Allen Brown,
and Harry j. Brown, Jr. the
last six being young people and
unmarried.
These people purchased pro-
perty west Of Washburn during
1916 on which they expect to
locate and will build at least
three houses this summer and
become permanent residents.
John S. Jones is a clarinet play.
er and band conductor; W.
Bridge Jones is tenor singer
and vocal teacher; Mrs. Ida l.
Jones, his wife, is pianist,
fam ed throughout New England
and also an instructor in piano
forte. Richard HI. Jones is a
cornet player. 1t will be seen
from this that the entire group
are nearly all musical people
and they will prove quite a val.
liable acquisition to the musical
colony of the city. Harry j
Brown is a contractor and
builder and also a singer, hav
ing a basso voice.
Secretary Haermans met the
party at the train and located
them temporarily at Mrs
Thomas Dalzell's, who made
room for the entire IA unit
they can fit up other quarters
He secured the z room fat oi
M P. Doyle on Bay field street
for some Of the newcomers and
they will go TO housekeeping
there this week until they gel
the.r country residences com
pleted. Notwithstanding the
unusu Il storm that greeted the
new arrivals. all we're delighted
with Washburn.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
SUPERIOR WINS
CONTEST FRIDAY
Given 1St and End Place in
OratoricaI Contest
Miss Catherine Beers Wins
End Place in Defamation
at Superior.

The Wasburn High school won
one place in the Division declam-
atory contest at Superior last
Friday evening, Miss Catherine
Beers, with her defamation
Daddy Long Legs having been
given End place and she will be
one of the contestants to repre-
sent the western district in the
District Contest to be held in the
near future.
In the oratorical contest held
in this city last Friday evening
the Central High school of Su-
perior captured first place and
the Nelson-Dewey High School
of Superior End place, third posi-
tion going to Bernard O'Sullivan
of this city, although many in
the audience believed that he
should have been entitled to End
position.
There were six schools repre-
sented in the contest in this city
being Washburn, Superior Cen
trail, Bayfield,, Nelson-Dewey of
Superior and Iron Riverand Cable
The judges were A. D. S. Gillett,
head of the department of his
tory Of the Superior Normal
school, Mr.. Shannon, superin-
tendent of schools at Ashland,
and Mr.. Oksonen, English teach
er at Northland College, Ashland.
The representative of the Cen
trail High school of Superior was
a clear winner in the contest,
being given first rank by two
judges and End rank by one, his
percentage average being 96.l.
The csntest was for End place
and was between Bernard o.
Sullivan of this city and the re-
preventative of Nelson-Dewey of
Superior. Nelson-Dewey was
gwen first rank by one Judge,
End rank by one and 4th rank by
one his average percentage was
93.2. Washburn was given one
End. 3rd and 4th rank, while his
percentage was 1872.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
u. 6. Gunners Get U-Boat
at 1000 Yards
Periscope Seen to Fall and
Oil on Waters Indicates
Destruction of Boat.

The first shot fired by U. S.
Naval gunners in the war with
the German Empire brought
down a German submarine on
Tuesday according to advices
received from London.
The gunners were aboard the
Str. Mongolia, which is vessel
of 13, ,638 tons. The vessel was
nearing the English coast when
the perisc >pe Of the U-Boat was
sighted. Fha captain ordered
full speed ahead in the hope OF
ram ming tue boat when the sub
disappeared. When it was
sighted again it was within 1000
yards of the Mongolia and on
the ships broadside, evidently
getting ready to fire a torpedo,
The American gunners fired,
hitting the periscope squarely
and a mountain of water was
seen to rise and afterwards oil
was seen to come to the surface
indicating that the U Boat had
been dealt a death blow.
Hurrah for the American gun.
nerS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

It may pursue to bring victor y
to the Stars and Stripes, which
have forever reigned supreme
over land and sea.
Tne following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the United States is
now in a state of war with a
foreign power, in accordance
with the edicts of the President
and the Congress of this coun-
try, and
Whereas, the people of the
city of Washburn are loyal
Americans and have faith in
their executive and Congress,
therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the people
of this city and neighborhood in
mass meeting assembled, know
ing that ''in union there is
strength" do hereby pledge our
faith, support and fealty to the
flag of our country, to the cause
of liberty and to the arms of the
nation, and we are also
Resolved, to obtain from in
cindiary remarks that may bring
reproach upon the stars and
stripes, or which may arouse
internecine strife among our
neighbors, and that we will now
and hereafter, so long as this
war shall continue, do our
utmost as good citizens to sup
port the constitution of the
United States and it's defenders
at home and abroad.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Written by Rev. 0. w. Smith
of this City
Considered to be the Best
Treatise on Fishing Eyer
Put on Sale.

Washburn has a writer who is
gaining considerable fame
throughout the United States
and Canada In the person of
Rev. O. w. Smith, pastor of the
Congregational church in this
city, who also by the way is
editor of the angling depart
ment of Outdoor Life" a
national magazine for fisherman
and sportsmen.
Rev. Smith has just edited a
book, the name of which is
"Trout Lore," and the same is
being published by Frederick A.
Stokes company of New York
City, and it is expected by the
publishers that it will have the
largest sale of any treatise ever
before published on fishing.
The book is a volume of some
200 printed pages, illustrated by
actual photographs, many Of
which were taken on the stream
in Bayfield, county. The book is
finely written and treats on the
various methods Of fishing. 1t
! is hE.sk sach as-fishermen will
appreciate.
Rev. Smith knows fishing from
a to z, he knows the species, he
knows their habits, and best of
all he knows how to catch them.
Those who have been permitted
to see the book say it is one of
the best of the kind ever pub
lished.
This week Rev. Smith has on
display at the store of l. Berman
a 1 fsherman's collection which
any man would be proud toown. 1t
is perhaps one Of the biggest in
dividual collections possessed by
any one man in this part of the
country. 1t contains poles of all
descriptions, ranging from the
steel rod selling at SIS to the best
split bamboo rod retailing at
$68. Reels are also displayed, a
number of which cost upwards
of $50. In the artificial bait line
there is everything imaginable.
It is a collection that fishermen
should see.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Dance Last Night

The dance given last evening
at the Opera House by the
Spanish American war veterans
for the purpose of raising funds
with which to properly cele-
brate M e mortal Day was an en-
joyable affair, but on account OF
weather conditions was not as
largely attended as il might
have been. The sale of tickets
in advance was good and the
funds will be used for the
Memorial Day celebration,
which promises to eclipse other
years.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Doing Business Again

The many smokers Of ''Pe-
culiar" cigars who have been
hungering the past lew days
for that popular cigar, will not
have to wait long until they can
have that hungering relieved
John Gautschi has again begun
N liking cigars, having opened
up factory in the rooms over
the Post Office building where
he will soon be turning out
enough cigars to supply the
trade.
Tue Gautschl factory was de-
stroyed by fire nearly two weeks
ago and for a time the factory
was completely out Of business
u it'll new factory could be
opened.
For the past twenty years or
more Mr.. Gautschi has been
manufacturing PtcuIiars and
his trade extends to a, number
of neighboring cities His loca
trade is heavy and so p0puial
his the cigar become that
smokers just can't do without
1t
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Will Come Up for Action at
May Meeting of Council
Petition Contains Sufficient
Number of Names. Want
Concrete Paving.

A petition asking that the
section of Bayfield, street ex-
tending from 3rd avenue west
be paved during the summer will
be presented to the council at
the regular meeting to be held
on the first Tuesday in May.
The petition is now ready for
filing and contains q sufficient
number of names, which repre-
sents more than fifty-one per
cent of the property owners re-
siding in the territory to be
paved.
G. P. Lysager and Nels Wes-
terlund have been the moving
spirits in the movement and it is
largely due to their efforts that
the petition is now ready for
filing.
The petitioners are in favor
of concrete paving and it is their
plan to have the work done as
cheaply as possible, using the
old curb and gutter. Whether
this can be done will be deter
mined by an engineer. The
council will have to call a meet
ing to determine the type of
paving to be used and a lot of
other legal formalities will also
have to be gone through With
before the paving can be done.
Last season six blocks of Bay
field street was paved with brick,
it being the first that was ever
laid in the city, and the people
residing in the west end of the
city now want that portion of
their street paved.
If the petition is acted upon
favorably and the contract for
the paving is let and completed
this will give Washburn nearly
a mile of paving and will give
the city one of the prettiest
main streets to be found in any
city of the size in the North
west.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

it. Last year Duluth had less
than half as many entries in her
city-wide contest.
"This branch of commercial
club work is but part Of the wide
range of possibilities for a club
like ours. The contest paid and
paid we'll in many ways. 1t
aroused the children and brought
new interest to the department
of manual training in charge of
Mr.. Hawkins at the schools. 1t
gave them one step in self-re-
lance. 1t attracted them to the
Commercial club and showed
them that the club is interested
in them.
1T brought our people togeth-
er. They see what their own
and their neighbors' children
can do. 1t was magnificent in
every way. I want to thank the
contributors to the prize fund
who responded to Chairman
Chas. F. Morris appeal. I de-
sire to thank Mr.. Hawkins, the
judges, Rev. O. w. Smith, chair
man, Howard B. Easter and A.
w. Powell, state conservation
warden, also Supt. Hyper of the
schools, the newspapers, the
children themselves and the
public generally. 1t was the
best event of the year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

Miss Lillian N 'whouse and Miss
Lo tie Lahaie visited with frlerd>
at Bayfield, Sunday.
Louis Summerfield has been
spending the past week Wis ting
with Maitlands at Cusson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Monster Demonstration Held
on tuesday Evening
Resolutions Adopted Show
ing Loyalty to Government
in Present War.

If the size of the parade, the
size of the audience and the
patriotic spirit manifest count
for anything, then the city of
Washburn is about as patriotic
a spot as there is to be found in
the United States.
The people needed but the
invitation and announcement of
the time and place they were
ready to show their loyalty.
The patriotic demonstration
was arranged under the direction
of the Commercial Club through
number of committees, very
materially assisted by the
Woman's Council and the teach
ers at the schools. 1t consisted
of a monster parade and a
monster meeting, the like of
which has never before been
seen in the city.
The parade was held from
7:30 to 8 o'clock. 1t was formed
at Washington avenue and
marched down Bayfield, street to
9Th avenue, up 9th avenue to
Pine street, down Pine street to
Washington avenue and up Bay
field street to the Opera House
corner. The parade was headed
by the city band and in the line
of march were school children to
the number of hundreds all
carrying flags, Boy Scouts, and
decorated automobiles to the
number of nearly one hundred.
The parade was nearly a mile in
length. Marshall Raymond
Hudson and his aide Dan Smith,
on mounts, kept the crowd of
children in line and the parade
was about as fine a thing as has
been witnessed in the city.
The Opera House where the
meeting was held was packed to
the doors, the seating space was
filled and the standing room was
fairly jammed, many were
turned away from the doors.
Such a crowd was never before
seen in the city.
Nels M. Oscar acted as chair
man of the meeting and intro
duced each of the speakers and
announced the program.
The following program was
rendered:
Address-Business Duty, Charles F. Morris
Song, "Star SpangIed Banner" Audience
Address, The Flag" Rev. H. L. Goodrich
Band Music--Selection
Address. Standing Back of the President
Rev. o. w. Smith
Song, "America" Audience
Address, Doing Our Bit for the Soldiers
families II. II. Peavey
Band Music, Dixie
Address, An Army of Poultry"
v. E. Brubaker
Song, "On Wisconsin Audience
Address, Patriotism and Commercial
Activity Ed. M. Heermans
Address, "The Washburn Rifle Club"
Archie R:Leaquee
Band Music, patriotic Air.
The program was a dandy.
Every speaker handled his sub
iect in mastery manner
every one was filled with
patriotic spirit as was also every
Individual in the audience. There
were no "slackers" represented,
everyone present was willing to
do his bit in aiding the govern
ment in the present war for
world democracy.
Whatever differences of
opinion there may have been
before the present trouble these
have now all been brushed aside
and Washburn has gone on re-
cord as standing behind the
government in whatever course
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

Ed. p. Peterson has a number of
men at work this week clearing the
debris on the site of the Washburn
Hotel which was destroyed by FIRE
last winter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26
Very Creditable Showing
Made in First Contest Held
Seventy Houses on Exhibi-
tion and Many were
Rare Beauties.

WaShburn'S first bird house
contest was perhaps one of the
best ever held in this section Of
the state and demonstrated
beyond a doubt that the children
of this city, as we'll as the par
ents, are interested in bird life.
The contest was arranged by
the Washburn Commercial Club
through Especial committee and
they were very materially assist
ed Prof. H. w. Hawkins Of the
Manual Training Department of
the city schools.
The contest was held at the
Commercial Club rooms last
Saturday and there were on ex-
hibition seventy houses of all
descriptions. Many of the houses
showed great care in building on
the part Of the contestants,
while few from the smaller
childrenwere of very crude con-
struction, but showed that they
possessed an interest. Some
few of the houses were made
from hollow knots, hollow roots,
etc. but showed the interest in
these things which would be
useful as bird houses.
The judging of the houses was
done last Saturday afternoon by
Rev. O. w. Smith, 81. B. Easter,
and Conservation Warden
Powell of Bayfield,. The speci-
mems were divided into three
groupes according to the ages of
the makers. Glass one included
all from Is to FL years Of age,
class two from IL to Is inclusive
and class three from l to IL.
The following is a list of the
prize winners:
Glass l
Harry Moland, 1st, robin shelter
Irvine Gunhus, End martin house
Ingvald Moland, 3rd wren house.
Class 2
ared Welton, 1st, martin house
Robert Morris, End, wren house.
Ruth Kinney, 3rd, wren house.
Glass 3
Juel Berg, 1st, wren house
Harold Thorsby, End wren house
Julian Nelson, 3rd, wren house.
Monday afternoon the houses
were taken to the Library and
photographed after which all
hurried home to put them up.
The big prize is waiting for
the first boy or girl who escorts
Rev. 0. w. Smith to their bird
house and proves to his salts
faction that a bird, other than a
sparrow, is building in his house.
This contest of 70 houses re-
presents about 6 per cent of the
younger Washburn. In another
year it is hoped to see at least
20 per cent represented in the
contest.
The manual training depart
ment, under whose supervision
much of the work was done wish
es to extend its hearty thanks to
all who so willingly co-operated
to make the initial contest a
success.
Commenting on the contest,
Secretary Heermans of the Com
mercial Club had this to say:
THE exhibition was the larg-
est and finest one | ever saw,
without exception. The interest
among the young people was
widespread and too much credit
for this cannot be given to Mr..
H. w. Hawkins who looked after
that branch of the contest.
"Washburn should DE proud of
this exhibition and all it means
and | feel sure as evidenced by
the number of adult visitors and
their favor able comments, that
Washburn people are proud of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

To keep the pulse of busi-
ness beating. This paper is
the best medium.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-04-26

BY using this paper when
liyertisilg. Try it and
NIKE oIsiness grow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26

In the palmv days of racing, when the
bookmakcr thrivcd--and his customers
dldn't-these were an adjunct OF IN
track none too extensive For present
race uses they are triply ample AMI
will he converted, as in the pas, three
or four years, 10 show uses for various
livestock, including horses.
Exhibition Flowing.
There is a twenty,acre field in the ex-
treme northeast corner OF the fair
grounds quarter used as demonstra-
ton field This is plowAl annually ~
deep biting gangs" pulled by ambitious
tractors and in the summer nature is
coached along in the work of putting
il in shape for the next exhibition plow
ing in the fall
You ought to know where the camp
ing grounds arc now without intricate
direction--all the rest Of fairgrounds
park not taken Into account In the fore
going descriptive matter is eampine
grounds 1t comprises nearly a thirc
OF the park acreaRe extends all ihC
way along the south fence. little wide,
at the east than At the west end. Anc
in the center Of the unimproved tract
OF the park is lake--oh perhaps a lit
tie larger than the oval within the race
trarkA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
OF at least 2O,0OOOOO in its conssuc-
10000 soldier.\ResuLrly.

OF at least 2O,0OOOO in its cons4suc-
ton.
The final completion of a division
post would see something like 10000
soldiers stationed here regularly--more
than that If the new organization plan
for the army is continued after the
war
The post itself, according to the
plans, will be four miles in length and
contempates government observatory
on top OF Mount Signal, four miles
distant, connected with the post by a
turnpike road, and the establishment of
an aerial observation station on the
reservation
Old Post School Of Musketry.
The old post, recently created a
school of musketry under departmental
orders transferring that work from the
Preside Of California, will likely be
maintained for that purpose. When
plans for the enlargement of Fort Sill
were first announced. it was expected
that the old post buildings would be
torn down, but President Taft, who
was then in the White House and who,
as secretary Of war, had made a per-
sonal inspection OF the Oklahoma post.
intcrvened to have them retained an
preserved in tact because of their
picturesque and historic character For.
eliminating old Fort Gibson alone, per
haps, Fort Sill is probably the most
historic spot in Oklahoma.
Post Located In 1868.
Fort Sill was located in June, 1853.
under the name of Camp Wichita"
by Gen. Benjamin II. Grierson and was
first occupied by four companies OF
the Tenth cavalry in January OF 1859.
On the same spot, seventeen years be-
fore, 1852 Capt R. B. Marcy, in com
mand of the RED River expedition
Continued on Page ., Column a.)
tThIs eSctlon.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
MUCH NEW BUILDING
UNDER WAY AT ADA
Business and Resi- d enc e
Sections Improved.

ADA, Okla, Sept 22-(Special)-
Building in Ada has been active for the
last few months and plans for more
buildings are being made as rapidly as
possible. Between $50 and 200 residences
have been completed in the last year.
Several are under construction now, and
the lumber dealers say many others will
start in few days.
In the busine" section Of the city,
several large brick buildings have been
completed recently S. M. Magnuson
has completed a large garage, IS by $50
feet and now occupies il with his ga
rage The Couch Transfer company
has completed large two-story build
ing on East Main street to be used for
storage. w. {, Duncan has constructed
large two-aory building on the same
street, the lower floor to be used for a
garage and market and the upper BY
the Bell Telephone company. ?. A.
Norris has added second story to one
of his buildings OH West Main street,
and so has NIB. Hsney added another
story to the adjoining building. Both
o' these buildings have been made mod g.
crn by new front and tile floors.
Several new brick business houses
arc TO be constructed in the next two or
three months. The contract has been
let for a building on South Broadway.
| J, d, Rinard Is considering putting up
another on East Main street c. A.
Lorn and h. h. Howard are planning
TO ,erect all opera house on North
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26

Broadway Brown, Bobbitt & Sparks
will begin at once the erection Of a
large garage on East Main street
The city has voted bonds and work
is now in progress on the waterworks,
putting in flumc from Byrd's Mil
springs to the pumping station. The
water pumps itself into the city. Fast
Main street viii be paved before win
ter, and other paving is scheduled for
spring.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
OKLAHOMA TO COLUMBIA
BY BART. B. HOWARD.

BY BART
IN this hour of solemn need, alma mater mine,
- Everything of deed or dream, all proudly thine
BY my fial love for thee, my hearts blood and my gold
All is thine, country mine, thine to have and hold.
Here is cotton, scepre-thoned hailed of old king,
For you he shall thunders rol to you lightning bring
Your red Serenade of death to tyranny and wrong,
Voeyed forth in wordS of flame, w be King Cottons song
Fcks and herds and hapes fair of golden fruits and grans
Streams of oil tumutuous pulse through my ardent peins
Flocks and fruits and grains and oil freely offered ALL
Mine the pride to answer "Here" whensoeer you call.
Though the treasure of my purse be given NTH wiH,
Yet the debt not repad-Ppe treasure STILL
Now requital shall be made in Gods attested TRUTH
At thine altar white lay my hearts precious YOUTH
Thou wilt guard faithfully this Supremest trust,
But tell thee, country mine, spend thou must
Everything of deed or dream offered at thy shrine,
AL have of love and faith and blood and gold is tine