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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
TUESDAY DESIGNATED
AS CLEANUP DAY
Every Property Owner and
Renter in the City Urged
to Clean up Premises.

The movement to make Wash
burn one of the cleanest cities in
the United States will be on in
full force next Tuesday, May
9th, that day having been desig-
mated as Cleanup Day in the
city. Every property owner,
every renter and every resident
is urged to clean up their prem
ises before or on that date. The
campaign is backed by the Com
mercial Club through a special
City Beautiful committee, by the
Women's Council, and by prop
erty owners generally.
No city has more beautiful
surroundings than the city of
Washburn and nature has done
much toward that beauty. The
residents of the city can add to
the beauty by removing all dirt
and rubbish, tearing down dill
apidated fences and buildings,
improving walks, painting build
ings and generally beautifying
their property.
On Tuesday arrangements
have been made with the city
dray lines and with others to
furnish teams on that day at a
nominal sum-, People are asked
to have their dirt and rubbish
placed in boxes or barrels where
it can be e.easily removed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Machinery to that Amount
Purchased for Bayfield, Co.
Includes Road Roller and
Motor Truck. Also Con-
sidering Rock Crusher.

The. Highway committee OF
the County Board of Bayfield,
county have recently been max
ing some heavy purchases of
road machinery to be used in the
road building in Bayfield, coun-
|ty.
The purchase already made
includes a new road roller which
weighs ten tons and is driven
by gasoline power. the cost of
the same being $4,000. They
also purchased a truck having
a capacity Of five tons and cost
ing $4,000. The truck will re-
place teams on long hauls on the
county system of highways and
the committee figures that there
will be considerable of saving.
1t is also said that the COM
mittee is considering the pur-
chase Of rock crushing outfit
and that a number of the roads
in the county will be improved
with crushed rock.
A smonstration was had with
the road roller at Ashland the
first of the week. The members
of the committee attending the
demonstration were George S.
Barnes of Barnes, Frank Robil-
lard of Bayfield,, George Mertz
of Washburn, James Good of
Namakagon and Chris. Iverson
of Kelley. Highway Com
missioner John Sundell was also
present at the demonstration.
The committee held a meeting
at the court house in this city
following the demonstration.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
To Give THE Messiah"

On Wednesday evening, May
10Th. at the Royal Theatre at
Ashland. will be staged one OF
the pest musical productions
that the people of the north
Wisconsin region have ever
heard, it being Handel's "The
Messiah" under the direction
of Miss Wycoff, and will be
staged by the Northland Col
lege Oratorio Society.
Great preparations have been
made by the director for stag
ing this production and great
care has been taken in selecting
the voices for the solos and
choruses. Two of Washburn's S
most prominent singers have
been engaged for two of the
soloist parts. They are Mrs.
Bessie Stevens Hansen and
Mrs. Alice Gross Morris, pupils
of Miss Wycoff. Other soloists
selected were trained singers
Ernest O. Todd and Frank M.
Dunfol d of Chicago.
In addition to the sOloists
there will be a chorus of ninety
five trained voices, ali selected
after the greatest care and they
are among the best singers in
Northern Wisconsin. 1t is
rarely that such number of
trained voices have been blt nd
ed together.
The proceeds FROM this en-
tainment will go to the
American Red Cross society
and it is expected that a large
mum Der of people from this
city will attend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Confirm Large Class

Next Sunday, May 9Th, will be
a big day at the Norwegian
Lutheran church in this city fol
on that day a class of thirty-one
will be confirmed and the entire
day will be given over to the
services. Six pupils are repre-
sented in the Norwegian class
and twenty-seven in the English
class.
The confirmation services will
be held at the church Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock and the
communion services will be held
at three o'clock in the afternoon.
The services will be in charge
of Rev. Chr. Christensen and a
special program has been ar
ranged.
The following are the con-
firmants:
Norwegian Class
Theodore Bartness, Henry
Tranmel, Olga Johnson, Agnes
Olson, Olga H. Olson, Sophie
Hove.
English Class
George M. Anderson, Juul
Blexrud, William Erickson, Ar
thur Handberg, Morris Haugen,
Salvin Kiran, liver Larson, His
slep Moland, Lloyd Prestgard,
Bernhard Soderstrom, Lyman
Smith, Alice Anderson, Grace
Branstrom, Fern Christensen
Della Hagen, Laura Holman,
Anna Kinney, Geneva Kinney,
Hazel Larson, Mildred Molnaa,
Nora Myhre, Gladys Nicholson.
Bertine Score, Marion Swanson,
Edith Sneen,. Vivian Swanson.
Selma Young.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
District Contest to be Held
at Superior Friday Night
Miss Catherine Beers Will
Represent the Local School
in Defamation.

The final oratorical and de-
clamatory contest for the win
ners of the Eastern and Western
districts to determine who wi
represent the district at the
state meet will be held on Fri
day evening of this week at
Superior.
There is great interest in this
contest throughout the district
comprising the three or four
counties in the northern part of
the state as representatives to
the state meet will be chosen at
this time.
Miss Catherine Beers will
represent the Washburn High
School in the declamatory con-
test, having been one of the
winners of the division contest
held at Superior. Her declama-
tion is Daddy Long Legs"
In the declamatory division
Washburn, Ironwood, Butternut
and Central High of Superior
will have representatives while
in the oratorical division Ash
land, Ironwood and the Central
High and Nelson Dewey Of
Superior will have contestants.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Died at Ashland

Mrs. L. D. Goodnough, form
erly of this city, died at Ash
land the first of this week
following an attach of appoplexy'
Mrs. Goodnough had been Wis
iting sister at Ashland. The
body was taken to the old home
at Gu IN berland for burial.
For the past year TIE Good
noughs have been residing in
Louisiana where they have been
conducting a ranch. Mrs. Good.
nough is survived by a husband
and daughter. They have the
sympathy of many friends in
this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Presented With Flag

A very stirring patriotic ser
vice was held at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday eve.
ming, the occasion being the
presen tation Of a flag to the
church by the memb bers of the
Mems Club.
The service was a very i'm
pressive one. AS a patriotic air
was being played a young lady
represent ting the Goddess OF
Liberty and a young man re-
presenting a U. S. Soldier
marched down the aisle of the
church with the flag which was
set in position at the front of
the church.
The presentation speech in
behalf Of the Mems Club was
made oy Attorney E. G. Alvord
while the speech of acceptance
| in behalf of the Board OF
Trustees of the church was
made by Nels M. Oscar. Both
we're about as fine patriotic
addresses as has ever been de
Iivered in the city and both
speakers we're applauded from
time to time.
Special music was rendered
by the double male quartet and
the audience joined in singing
the Star Spangled Banner and
Americ a.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

The Public Library has added
a mum Der OF books to it's shelves
that are Of unusual interest.
The following are few Of them.
Howt-Universal Military
Education and Service.
Argues for universal military
training and sci vice for the
United States, telling of it's ad-
vantages to the nation and the
individual. Cites the Swiss and
Australian systems and show
how they, might be applied in
this country.
Morse-In the Russian ranks,
a soldiers account Of fighting in
Poland.
Author, an English business
man, was in a small town on the
eastern frontier of Germany
when war was declared, he es.
capped to Russian Poland and
was allowed to join the Russian
ranks. This is an unvarnished
account of his various eXper-
fences, both in the army and as
a prisoner of war.
Price-The Practical Book of
Architecture. A popular treat
ment, of interest to those in
tending to build to beginners in
the study Of architecture. and
to the general reader. Divided
in to two sections, part con-
tanning discussion of style
from a decorative point of view;
part 2 is a practical guide to
building.
Lawrance-Special Days in
the Sunday School.
Helpful suggestions for OBJ
serving a large mum ber OF
special days. including in some
cases programs exercises that
have been used successfully in
various Sunday Schools.
Harrington Com munity De.
velopment Planned to help those
who wish to make the small
town a better place to live in
and a better place in which to
do business.
Nesbitt-Low Cost of Cooking
The foods are low in cost but
permit good variety, we'll flavor,
ed and seasoned.
Paret- Methods and Players
| of Modern Lawn Tennis.
A com prehensive book, in
tended for the beginner, average
player. and expert, by one who
knows the game thoroughly but
is conversant with the literature
of the subject.
There has also been added
some late fiction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
To Give Party

The Outdoor Art Com mittee
of the Women's Council will
give a party at the Opera House
on Saturday afternoon, May
18th, at 2:3O o'clock. Various
games will be played and light
refreshments will be served for
which charge of 25 cents will
be made. The funds will be
used for beautifying Washburn
and large attendance is de.
sired.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
New Lights Installed

The Bay ield County Bank
has just had installed i'm their
banking house a new lighting
system which improves the
appearance of the place very
materially. The lights were in
estalled by the Washburn Elec-
trio and Power company and
are of the semi-indirect type
and produce a beautiful light
throughout the bank without
casting any shadows.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Ltnd owners who have lots which
they do not intend to plant to gar
den crops should show their patrio'
tic spirit by Offering them to others
to plant at nominal sum, say the
amount of the taxes. There are
many people having lots who dc
not intend to plant them and there
are alsc many people who would
like to get lots to plant. The
government ants the two to get
together.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

TIE Women's Council will meet
at the Comm 4rcial Club rooms on
Tuesday afternoon of next week. A
large ATTENDANCE is desired.
Navig alton on Chequamegon Bay
was opened yesterday with the
arrival of an ore boat for Ashland.
The ice has begun shifting about
and at times there is considerable
omen water. A south or west WIND
would drive it from the lake.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Nor. Luth. Church

Rev. Chr. Christensen, Pastor.
Confirmation services Sun.
day morning at 10 o'clock. Com
munion services in the after
noon at 3 O'Clock. The Vikings
meet at the church Wednesday
evening, entertained by Hans
Moen. Prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at the church.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Next Tuesday
Cleanup Day

Next Tuesday has been des-
ignated as Cleanup Day in
the< city Of Washburn. Get
busy with your rake and
shovel and clean up your
premises. Teams will be en-
gagged on that, day to haul
away rubbish. Help to make
Washburn the cleanest city in
the United States,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
On West Bayfield, Street from
3rd to 9th Avenue
Other Business Transacted
at Tuesday Meeting of
Common Council

The paving of west Bayfield,
street from 3rd avenue to 9Th
avenue was ordered at the meet
ing of the City Council held on
Tuesday evening, and the board
of public works was ordered to
engage an engineer to draw
plans and lay the grade.
The petition asking that the
paving be done this summer was
signed by more than ffty-one
per cent of the property owners
in the section to be paved and it
is understood that the maj ajority
are in favor of concrete, using
the present curb. Some of the
council men were of the opinion
that the work should not be done
this season but when the matter
came up for a vote it was
ordered unanimously:
An amendment to the house
numbering ordinance was pre-
sented and adopted. 1t provided
that property owners should
have numbers on their houses
within sixty days after the
passage Of the ordinance and
provides a fine of ten dollars for
failure. H. P. Axelberg was en-
ployed to designate the number
of the houses and the numbers
will be ordered through the City
Clerk and they can be purchased
by property owners from him.
The numbers will cost not to ex-
ceed SOC per set of numbers and
possibly much less.
The committee on fire and
lighting made a detail report on
work which they propose having
done. A number of new street
lights are to be installed in Sec
tions of the city which are not
now lighted at cost of about
$500. They also reported that
repairs were needed to the west
end hose house and these were
ordered done.
The employment of a garbage
collector was left to the Board
of Public Works to hire when
deemed necessary.
The council decided to employ
an expert from the Wisconsin
Railway Commission to deter
mine the property which the
city owns in the way of light
equipment and to also give them
some idea as to the present value
of the plant of the lighting COM
pany which the council seems
determined to purchase.
The council ordered the bill
boards removed from the foot
of Washington avenue.
The council granted the use of
city lots to persons who may
desire to plant crops.
The question of the best
method of flushing and cleaning
the paved streets of the city
came up for discussion and the
council seemed to believe that a
street 1usher and sprinkler was
the best method and the Board
of Public Works was ordered to
purchase one.
The usual amount of bills were
ordered allowed and paid.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Sent Out by County Agent
Brubaker this Week
Over Three Hundred Boys
and Girls to Compete in
Contests.

! A big job has been undertaken
by County Agricultural Agent
w. E.. Brubaker this week in the
starting of Boys and Girls
Clubs throughout Bayfield, coun-
ty and it is now estimated that
there will be over three hundred
boys and girls growing garden
vegetables under the rules of the
contest.
During the summer months
the County Agent will have an
assistant employed by the state
and a part of his duties will be
looking after the clubs in each
of the towns.
The seed which will be given
to the boys and girls who are
members of the clubs will con-
sist of one peck of potatoes of
the Green Mountain variety,
which have been tested by the
state and treated for scab and
other diseases. In addition each
member of the club will be given
five packets of seeds consisting
of corn of pedigreed type,
rutabagas, beets, parsnips and
carrots.
The club members are in
structed to plant the potatoes in
rows 80 inches apart and IA
inches apart in the rows. The
potatoes are to be planted as
near the 25th of May as possible,
and are to be kept free from
bugs and to be hoed often as
needed.
Corn is to be planted in rows
SO inches apart and in hills in
the row 80 inches apart, 3 grains
to the hill. Corn is to be planted
on the first day Of June, wealth
er permitting.
Ordinary care is to be taken
in the planting of the other
seeds.
There will be prizes of several
kinds for the boys and girls
growing the best crops. Local
fairs will be held in many places
throughout the county where
the products will be exhibited
and prizes will be awarded at
these local fairs according to the
| instructions sent out to each
club member. All products ex-
hibited must be grown from the
seed received from the County
Agricultural agent.
In addition the products will
be exhibited at the County Fair
at which substantial prizes will
be offered, ranging from $40 for
the best collective exhibit and
there will be six prizes offered
| in this connection ranging from
$50 for the best to $500.
In addition there will be in
dividual enteries for which
special prizes will be awarded.
There is to be eight clubs in
Bayfield, county located as fol-
lows: Bayfield,, Washburn, Ash
land junction Experimental
farm, sMoquah, Benoit, Mason,
Iron River and Port Wing. These
clubs will first bring their pro-
duce to be judged for prizes at
the place from which they re-
ceive their seed.
The county agent will endeavor
to view each plot of ground en-
tered under the rules of the club
at least once during the season
and as much oftener as possible.
1t is up to the club members to
care we'll for their crops and to
make as good a showing as
possible.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

The Builders Glass of the Metho-
dist Sunday school gave pie social
at the church parlors last Saturday
evening which was quite largely at
tended.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Fer SALE:-80 acre Farm "a
miles from the dynamite plant, t
mile from new school ;igood improve
ments. Inquire of Andrew Young,
Engoe, r f. D. /.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Court May be Adjourned on
Account of Repairs
Which are Now being Made
to the Court House in
49, This City.

for the May term OF court for
Bayfield, county were chosen at
a meeting of the Jury Com
mission of Bayfield, County held
at the court house last Saturday.
The jury commission is composed
of Byron Ripley of Iron River,
Henry J. Wachsmuth Of Bayfield,
and Martin Rogan of Cable.
The following is the list of
jurors chosen:
Harry Felty, Bayfield,.
John A. Gidmark, Port Wing.
Emil Scantland, Washburn, Wis.
W. j. Barker, Hughes
George Cartel, Barnes
Sophus Peterson, Tripp
James Bliss, Mason
H. G.. Jenson, Oulu
H. C. Hall, Iron River
Ed. Peterson, Mason
M. L. Carlson, Orienta
S. A. Feldmeier, Russell
Charles Foresmann, Hughes
Albert Bruner, City Washburn
Tim Burke, Bayview
Henry Kamrath, Iron River
George Curry, Eileen
Harry Anderson, Bayfield,, City
Henry Gonyan, Bayfield,. City
Eric Hedquist, Iron River
B. F. O'Hara, Iron River -.
A. M. Thompson, Bayfield, Town
Anton Johnson, Port Wing
E. G. Moore, Washburn City
Adolph Peterson, Pilsen
William G. Ziemer, Iron River :.
John Dick, Barnes H
C. A. Herman, Iron River
A. A. Johnson, Washburn City
Charles Peterson, Oulu
Henry Sykes, Bayfield, Town
Oliver Hanum, Oulu
John Anderson, Cable
Andrew Peterson, Port Wing
E. G.. Hungerford, Cornucopia
Walter Hawstruser, Iron River
1t is likely that the term of
court will be Adjourned by
Judge Risjord to some latter
date on account Of repairs which
are now being made to the court
house in this city and which it is
not expected will be completed
in time for court. For this rea-
son the order to summon jurors
has not as yet been given.
The court house repairs were
started early this winter and
would have been completed in
plenty of time by the contractor
who was delayed by sub-con-
tractors on account of the short
age of materials specified in the
contract.
This included the panneling
and this has now arrived and
will be put in shape as rapidly
as possible. When work now
under way is completed Bayfield,
county will have one of the
finest court rooms to be found
in this part of the state.
Later it is said the date OF
court has been set for May 30.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Swedish Luth. Church

Washington Ave. 4th ST.
Services as follows until further
notice.
Ashland May 9th 10 a. m. with Coz :
frmation.
Washbu May 9th 7:45 p. m.
Ashland Sc 18th 1870 a. m.
Bayfield, &C 18th Z 40 p. N.
Washburn Goth 1890 a. M.
Special meeting in Washburn
8 o clock May 10th
bayfield, May 9th 1870 a. m.
Washburn May 9th 7:45 a. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

Del Lee left today for Gushing.
Wis, taking down the DR.. Mark
automobile.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03

May 9Th is clean up day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-05-03
Yor Get Results

By using this paper wher
llv9rtisiny. Try it and
make b1siness grow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-01

He adds that there are men in secular
life better qualified to study and per-
feet plans for municipal taxation and
reform than any man occupying a
Christian pulpit. With the number OF
non Christian men in every CITY
largely outnumbering those IN the
churches, DR.. Semmes argues that no
minister has time for anything but
his Masters business. He urges that
when men come to Christ civic ques-
tons will settle themselves.
In his sermon on "Civic Pride and
. Lean Treasury" DR., Maclachlan
characterized Richmond's form OF
government as inadequate, unwleldly
and unscientifc, and he excused ms
pulpitical utterance on a n1unlclpal
nroblem on the ground that it was
a topic on every lip. He declared that
the city was extravagant, especially
in overhead expenses, and he urged
against appealing for certain social
and municipal improvements Tor
which there bad been so much agl-
tatiOn,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-01
Nothing But Praise
For. New Medicine
Washington Man Claims it Relieved
Him, Also His Wife, of Bad stom-
ach, Liver And Kidney Troubles.

Most people do not realize the
alarming increase and remarkable
PREVALENCE Of stomach trouble. While
stomach disorder is among the most
common of diseases that prevail it is
sometimes the last recognized by pa
tients, who very often content them
selves with "doctoring" the symp-
toms while the original disease may
be constantly sapping their life blood.
If these symptoms are UNDECIDED
more serious results are to be en-
pected. 1t is the only way Nature
has of warning you all is not well
with your health.
1t is thus the stomach sends out its
call for help, and this stomach cannot
be removed unless you use common
sense, and assist nature. This is the
object of Dreco, the new herbal stom-
ach remedy. 1t relieves the stomach
of it's burden, thereby giving it an
opportunity of gaining its normal
strength, tones up and strengthens
the entire system, restores the lost
powers of indigestion; acts on the
liver and banishes rheumatism from
the blood.
Many people are daily testifying to
the results in the most distressing
cases. Recently MI. G. w. King, of
II Eighth street, southeast, Wash
ington, who for years has been in the
harness business and who is we'll
known in business circles, said: For
wears J have suffered from stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, and was
also constipated. / was nervous ana
did not sleep well, also had pains in
my back, headaches and dizzy. My
stomach would fill up with gas and ]
was bloated. l suffered great pain
and nothing I took seemed to do me
any good. My wife was in about the
same cOnQltlOn as was.
Reading the statements Of promi-
nent people as to what Dreco had
done for them, decided to give it a
trial. Both my wife and began TAX
ing it at the same time, and / can
truthfully say it is the most wonder
full medicine | ever saw. Both of us
are greatly benefited. Headaches and
constipation gone. Liver and kidneys
acting fine, no more gas on the stom-
ach, and we sleep well at night. 1t
gives me pleasure to add my endorse
ment for this splendid remedy"
Dreco is sold and recommended by
Ernest L. Allen & Co.