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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17
TWO TICKETS
in THE FIELD

At the regular meeting of the
Young Mems Business Club lot of
routine business was disposed of and
number of committees appointed.
Trade Day was informally discuss
ed and the committee decided that
it was to the best interest of the
town to continue them and that with
some changes and improvements they
can be made very attractive occa-
sions to the people who come to Tu-
pelo. The trade feature will be
stressed and everybody with any
thing to dispose of on the farm,
farm products, livestock, and vege-
tables can find it to their interest to
attend these trade days.
A committee was appointed to
make arrangements for the enter
tainment of the members of the
Bankhead Association who will visit
Tupelo on the 21st. President
Plowman and Senator Bankhead will
be among the visitors.
A committee was also appointed
for the purpose of investigating the
necessary requirements to make Tu-
pelo a landing place for the aviators
who will be in training in Memphis
and will operate from that point.
AS the time approaches when the
terms of the present officers will ex-
pire, the question of candidates to
serve next term came up. Two tick
cts were again placed in the field
the Reds and the Blues. Both tick
cts are composed of live wires and
we may expect a repetition of the
fight that was made six months ago.
The Blue ticket is composed of L..
C. Milan, president, D. A. Harkey,
1st vice-president, M. M. Foster End,
vice. president, R. L. Reed, 3rd vice
president, w. E. Ballard, secretary
and treasurer, p K. Thomas, A. L..
Wylie and A. E. Grissom, campaign
managers.
The Red tickets candidates are ".
S. Whitesides, president, B. G. White
head, 1st vice-president, G. C Min
gee, End viee-president, w. A..
Spight, 3rd president, S. R.
Kinds secretary and treasurer, R. F.
Adams, w. K Gardner, and j. G..
Davis campaign managers.
The election will be held Septem-
Der fourth.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17

The sixth birthday of little Miss
Juanita Topp was celebrated with a
party at her home on Tuesday after
noon.
Quite number of children were
present and a most delightful time
was spent.
Delicious cream and cake was ser
we'd.
She received all kinds of pretty
present and many good wishes.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
Fine almost new Piano-player
with full selection of latest and
standard music. viii exchange for
good automobile Or farm or city
property. E. B. Hulsey, Tupelo,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17

49,
The Tupelo Chapter American Red
Cross meets Thursday afternoon at
Red Cross headquarters, Y. M. G. A.
building, to consider in body furth-
er activities. Every mail brings ur-
gent requests, and the telegraph
wires are being used to impress upon
the people the needs Of our Govern
ment in the present hour Workers
and members of the Red Gross who
have become informed as to the;
needs know full well. the reason for
this urgent demand in supplying with
crude methods that which neither the
Governments money or that of in
dividuals can purchase today. The
following telegram bearing on the
subject explains only in part the
great need but the plea should be
heard by every woman, man and
child in Lee county and not only
heard but answered in full meas
ure:
New Orleans, La. Aug. 1 5, 1917.
Tupelo Chapter American Red Cross,
Tupelo, Miss,
"Red Cross has urgent call from
Major Grayson Murphy for enor-
nous quantity knitted woolen arti-
cles; here is Cablegram from Major
Murphy: ''Last winter broke record
for cold and misery among people
here; inexpressibly dread coming
winter finding us without supplies to
meet situation; urge you on behalf
of our soldiers and those of our al
hes who will suffer in their frozen
trenches and also thousands of
French, Belgians Refugees and re-
patriates being returned through
Switzerland to France; every one
here looks to America. Begin sha,-
ing at once ONE MILLION TIs
HUNDRED THOUSAND EACH of
warm knitted woolen articles already
requested They must come before
cold weather and in view of the
shortage of fuel and other discom-
forts they will be of incredible value
in both military and civilian work.
We ask your Chapter to furnish a
definite number of these require
ments; your allotment is three hum
ldred sweaters; three hundred muf-
flers, three hundred pairs of wrist |
lets three hundred pairs socks, full
instructions will follow in two days.
Ask your members to finish all
knitting work now on hand and
clear the decks for action.
We want every chapter to have a
chance to do its part in making good
on this call for help from France.
You are urged to place copy fore
going part of this message including
'Cablegram from Major Murphy in
the hands Of all newspapers wish to
give full publicity to this first call
THEN GET KNITTING COMMIT
TEE TOGETHER AND HAVE
THEM LINED UP FOR THIS JOB.
w. j. LEPPERT,
Director Gulf Division,
American Red Cross.
With =, steady stream of our own
soldiers flowing into France an6oth-
er foreign territory, which informa-
ton is reported daily in the press,
let it not be said of our beloved
country, Southland State or Lee
county, all of which we arena part,
that we stood by and let our own
suffer for that which we and others
might have supplied in due season.
See the Red Cross Chapter at Tu-
pelo or any one Of the Auxiliaries
located throughout the County and
get information and do your part;
anything short Of this will prove IN
excusable in the minds of those
forming the battle line for US and
defending our rights and future
protection of our homes and freedom.
Two cars containing a number of
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17
THREE YEARS
OF THE WAR

~ u1y 20 I'LL &C years dSO AuSIfld
declared war on Serbia. In quick
succession practically all of Europe
was soon embroiled in the bloody
conflict. Three Of the Asiatic coun-
tries have entered, Japan, Siam, and
finally China which makes the sew
enteenth country to join the allies
against Germany. Following are the
principal events of the war;.
1914.
July 28-Austria declared war
against Servia, following
assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand; Germany mobil-
lied fleet.
August Germany declared war
against Russia
Aug. Germany violated Belgian
neutrality.
Aug. 3-EAgland announced she
would fight if German
fleet attacked French coast.
Aug. 4-Germany declared war
against France; Germany
declared war against Bel
GUM; England declared
war against Germany; lat
ter retalliated.
Aug. 6-Austria declared war against
Russia; Russia declared war
against Austria.
Aug. Montenegro declared war
against Austria
Aug. 9-Austria declared war
against Montenegro.
Aug. 10-France declared war
against Austria.
Aug. Montenegro declared war
against Germany; Great
Britain declared war against
Austria
Aug. 23-Japan declared war against
Germany.
Aug. 25-Austria declared war
against Japan.
Nov. 5-England declared war
against Turkey,
1915.
lay % Italy declared war against
Austria.
May "a Germany announced state
of war with Italy.
June 3-San Marino declared war on
Austria.
Aug. q Italy declared war on Tur-
key.
Oct. 15-Servia declared war on
Bulgaria.
Oct. 15-Great Britain declared war
on Bulgaria
Oct. 16-France declared war on
Bulgaria.
Oct. 19-Italy declared war on Bull
garia.
Oct. 19-Russia declared war on
Bulgaria.
1916.
Mch. Germany declared war on
Portugal.
Aug. 28-Roumania declared war on
Austria.
1917.
Feb. 3-President Wilson severed
relations with Germany and
dismissed Ambassador Won
Bernstorff
Apr. president Wilson addressed
Congress and asked for a
declaration that state of
war exists.
Apr. War resolution passed by
United States senate.
Apr. 5-War resolution passed by
United States House of
Representatives,.
May 18-General Pershing selected
to take United States ar
my division to France.
June 8-General Pershing and staff
arrive in France.
June 1O-G General Pershing met King
George and conferred with
British army heads.
June IA General Pershing and staff
welcomed in Paris.
June 27-First contingent of Amer
ican troops landed in
France.
JULY 20 Drawing held under con-
scription law for selection
of men to compose the
lreat national army.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17

The Journal was favored yesterday
by pleasant social call from Messrs.
j. C. and T. H. Westmoreland from
Richmond, They report the best
prospects for a crop they have ever
had on their place. Mrs Westmore-
land has put up all the canned vege-
tables and fruits necessary to run
the family through the winter.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-08-17

Two cars containing number of
old Lee county citizens passed
through town yesterday en- route to
Richmond, where they will visit rel
atives and old friends. In the party
were 70 Springer, his wife and FIVE
children. Two sons had their wives
with them. This is the first trip the
family has made since they left for
Texas seventeen years ago. Mrs,
Springer is the mother Of Mrs. Joe
Westmoreland where the party went
last night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
New Plumbing Firm

G.. A. Lien and Frank Bowe
have purchased from the Moore
Thorn pson Hardware comp pany
their stock of plum bing tools,
plumb bing fixtures, etc. and
have opened up new plum bing
shop in tie building next to
Fox Bros. Drug Store where
they have very neat shop.
Both of the young men have
had a good deal of experience
in the plumbing and steam fit
ting line, both having been en-
ployed at the plant of the Du-
Pont company during the past
two yeaSs and with their ac-
q l,intance throughout the city
we expect to see them do very
successful business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Rural Carrier Examination

The United States Civil Ser
vice Com mission has announce d
an examination fol the County
of Bay field, Wisconsin, to be
held at Washburn and Hay ward
(Ashland dropped), on February
10. 1917, to I'LL the position of
rural carrier at Iron River, and
vacancies that may later occur
or rural routes from other post
Offices in the aforementioned
county. The examination will
be open only to male citiz.ns
who are actually domiciled in
the territory ola post Office in
the county and WHO meet the
other req uirments SIT forth in
Form No. 1877. This form and
application blanks may be OBJ
tanned from the offices mentioned
above or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. G. Applications
should be forwarded to the
Commission at Washington al
the earliest practicable date.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Horse Stolen Returned Alone

Last Saturday evening Miss
Mable and Edward Peterson
went down to Nash where they
played for big dance which
was given by Nash residents.
The PedersOns made the trip
with a horse and sleigh and
when they got ready to return
to the city they noticed that
the horse was missing. Friends
had seen two young fellows
drive away with the horse and
this they reported to the Pt der
sons who finally managed to get
another horse and they started
for home. On their way to
town they met their stolen horse
coming down the road without
a driver.
1t is the belief that some
yonng fellows had taken the
horse and sleigh for Joy ride
and for fear of being discovered
had left the horse to wander
back home alone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Legislative Body Invited to
Washburn
When Making Their Pro
posed Tour of Northern
Wisconsin.

The city Of Washburn re-
ceived quite a little publicity
this week when the Commercial
Club, through kilograms sent
out by Secretary Ed. M. Heer-
mans, extended to the Wiscon-
sin legislature an invitation to
visit this city when that body
makes it's proposed tour of
Northern Wisconsin at the ad-
journment of the present session.
The kilograms sent out by
Washburn's Club secretary
were addressed to the Speaker
of the House and President of
the Senate and Washburn has
the distinction of being the first
city in the state to extend such
a telegram.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
WASHBURN TO ORGANIZE
Boys SHEEP CLUBS SOON

with the approval of a large
number of the members of the
legislature and it is altogether
likely that something will come
of the movement.
Washburn wants a visit from
the law makers of Wisconsin if
they make the proposed trip and
is the first city in Wisconsin to
extend such an invitation.
That Washburn is now very
much in the public eye is evil
denced. by the fact that Secre-
tary Heermans' invitation in be-
half of the Commercial Club
was taken seriously and in good
faith by the members of the
legislature, for the invitation
was read publicly before the
senate and assembly Monday
evening at Madison. Advice to
this effect was received by the
secretary from the speaker of
the assembly, L. c. Whittet.
Commenting on this Secretary
Heermans said today:
Nothing is too good or too
big for Washburn. Let every
citizen get and believe it and
practice it. The sooner we get
a good opinion of our own city
and it's advantages, and claim
for ourselves in the name of
Washburn, all that any larger
city does, the sooner will we
begin to reach the summit for
which we are now striving. "All
for Washburn and Washburn
for ALL"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Schoolday Romance Shattered

Attorney A. M. Warden, of
Washburn, who has served as
district attorney and county
Judge of Bay field county, has
met with mishap upon his
second venture upon the matri.
monial sea.
Mr.. Warden who was a
widower last Decem ber went to
Minnesota and married an old
school mate. He and his bride
returned to Washburn to reside
but after living only two days
with her husband Mrs. Warden
left for her former home to visit
her son and then notified her
hus band that she would not re-
turn.
Attorney Warden has COM
menced a suit for divorce which
will be heard at the next term
of court.-Ashland Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Public Installation

The Woman's Catholic o. der
Of Foresters will hold a public
ins stallation of officers at the ST..
Louis Hall Oh Thursday evening
Feb. 1st and the event is being
made the occasion for a big
time. The following officers
W II be install, d:
Chief Ranger Mrs. Aspe!
Vice Chief Ranger Mrs.
George l.
Re. Sec'y. Mrs. Joscp Roy
Treas. Mrs. John Bui ke
Trustees Clara Marsh, Mrs.
Navane ana Mrs. O'Sullivan.
Conductor Rose Lamoreaux
Sentinels Mrs. Joseph Veno
and Mrs. Homer Laurion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Crew 10 Here

The crew of the Wisconsin
Telephone company who will
engage in the work of installing
the new switch board at the
company Offices in this city,
arrived here yesterday and
have started their work.
This same crew will also
change over all of the instru.
ments in the city to the central
energy system which does away
with the ringing at the phones,
the ringing being done by the
central energy system. The
new switchboard is of the COM
mon battery type and in the
very latest that can be secured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Russian Powder Inspe ctor Here

NJ. Minauff Of New Bruins
wick. N. j. arrived in the city
Tuesday morning. He is here
for the purpose of inspecting
powder which is being manu-
factured by the Dupont com.
pany for the Russian govern
ment. M. Minauff represents
the Russian government and all
Of his time is taken up in visit
ing the various plants through
out the country where explo-
sives are being manufactured
for mis- government.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Boys Win-GirlS Lose in
Basket Ball
Two Fast and Exciting
Games Played with Ash
land High School.

The members of the High
School basket ball team are feel
ing very jubilant over the re-
suit of last Friday nights basket
ball game played with the Ash
land High School team. Two
games were played, the first
being a game between the girls
teams of the two places, result
ing in a victory for Ashland by
a score of to 0. This was a
hard fought contest and the
young ladies representing the
Washburn side put up a great
battle, but were unable to score
against their opponents, al
thouh they held them down to a
small score.
The second match was the one
in which the school and city peo-
pie were most interested. For
some time it was reported from
the opposite side of the pond
what a drubbing would be given
Washburn but this guess
had to be revised after the game
for the Ashland visitors were
given a decisive beating, the
score being 26 to 18.
The Washburn boys played
pretty ball and their team work
was such as to cause much ap-
plause. The crowd fairly went
wild when they pulled off their
pretty plays.
A large crowd of Ashland peo-
pie accompanied the team and
rooted" in good shape until
the score was turned against
them. The games were both
good and the attendance was
fine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
To Hold Art Exhibit

The Woman's Study Club
will hold an art exhibit at the
Public Library all next week
There will be fifty paintings on
exhibit by Wisconsin artists.
The exhibit is being held for
the purpose of increasing the
interest in art and the exhibit
is free to the public and an in
vitation is extended to every
one to attend.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Business Men to Furnish
Sheep for Boys
Will Back the Paper With
Which They are Purchased.
Plan a Good One.

The Washburn Commercial
Club through their secretary Ed.
M. Heermans, expects to start a
movement this summer which
will gain as much advertising
for Washburn as the famous
Cow Plan" did for Iron River
and Ashland.
Plans are now being worked
out by the Secretary Of the Club
for the formation of what is to
be known as Farmer Boys Sheep
clubs, it being the belief of the
Club and of its secretary that
the raising of sheep in this sec
tion will prove to be a very
profitable business and it is in
order to make a start toward
sheep raising that the plan is
being worked out.
The business men of the city
expect to raise funds with which
to purchase one or more carloads
Of eve sheep this fall and they
will be brought to this city where
they will be bred to a thorough
bred ram, later being turned
over to the farmer boys who
make application for them and
show a willingness to look after
their property. in the fall of
the year the sheep will be mar
keted and the business men who
furnished the money to purchase
the original number will be
given fair returns for their in
vestment, the farmer boys be-
ing given the increase in the
flocks and also any surplus pro-
fit which may be derived through
the marketing of the sheep.
The sheep business is not
new to this country by any
means. For years several far
mers in the Iron River district
have been making a great sue
cess out of the business and
their sheep and lambs have al
ways topped the market over
grain fed sheep from other Sec
tions of the country.
Several farmers in this Sec
tion of the country have tried
sheep raising on a small scale
but the plan which the Com
mercial Club expects to back is
to get the farmer boys interested
in the project and within few
years there will be a good many
sheep located in this section.
For some time the banks of
this city have been furnishing
cows to the farmers of this Sec
tion and the result has been the
rapid upbuilding of the dairy
industry, and it is the belief
that the sheep business will go
we'll hand in hand with the dairy
business.
Sheep have proven valuable
for subdueing wild lands by
killing of the underbrush, be-
sides furnishing q nice profit
for the farmers who have en-
gagged in the business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Valentine Supper

The Methodist Ladies Aid
society will give a Valentine
supper at the church parlors
on Feb. 18th the fair being for
the mem mbers of the society and
their husbands. The husbal DIS
are supposed to be the valen-
tines.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
REMARKABLE GROWTH is
SHOWN BY CENSUS JUST TAKEN

land canal to ocean going vessels
the port of Washburn will be-
come a port for lake and ocean
vessels.
No city possesses greater
natural advantages and now
that it has started to grow moth
ing can hold it back.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Beers and
three children left on Sunday after
noon for a months trip to points in
Florida where they will visit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
Population Almost Doubled
in Two Years
10000 by 1920 is Now the
Slogan. Growth Has
Been Rapid.


markable growth made by any
city in the Northwest during
the past two years was made by
the city of Washburn. This
fact will be made known tonight
at a dinner to be given by the
Commercial Club to the pupils
of the High School who took the
official census for the city dur
ing the past two weeks, the re-
suit of which has been counted
and compiled. The census shows
the city to have population of
6O38, or gain of 22O8.
This is considered very re-
markable showing when it is
known that the growth was
made entirely during the past
two years. The government
census taken during 1910 showed
the city to have a population of
1880. For five years following
the taking of the government
census the city held it's own but
did not begin to gain in popula-
tion until the summer of 1915
when things began to move with
leaps and bounds. It rapidly
began to outgrow itself and
within a period Of a very few
weeks the dem for houses
became so great that the con-
struction of many was started
in order to care for the rapidly
increasing population.
The growth Of the city was
due in a large measure to the
enlargement of the chemical
plant of the DUPONT company
located in the town of Barks-
dale, all of the employees of
which reside in the city of Wash
burn.
Up until 1915 the average
number of men employed at the
Barksdale plant amounted to
about $50 but during the sum-
mer of 1915 much construction
work was done at the plant and
it's size was increased several
times until today the average
number of employees of this
company alone amount to nearly
fifteen hundred men.
The increase in the number of
employees at Washburn's in
stitutions made demand for
many new buildings in the city,
both in the residential district
and in the business district. The
next season promises to see
many more buildings erected
and Washburn has just started
to feel it's growth.
10000 by 1920 is now the
slogan and there is not a person
in the city that has any doubts
but that this figure will be
reached.
In addition to having many
different industries which will
keep Washburn growing, the
city is surrounded on three
sides by the finest farming
country to be found anywhere
in the northwest and the farm
ing is experiencing rapid
growth along with the city.
Facing the city on the south
is Chequamegon bay, an arm of
Lake Superior, with its deep
rock-ribbed harbor which gives
the city the finest harbor to be
found anywhere in the North
west. This harbor is now being
utilized for coal docks, lumber
shipments, package freight,
pleasure boating. etc. but for
years the eyes of the manage
ment of several of the largest
railroads of the country have
been turned this way, and a
direct route from this city to
the middle west is being sought.
With the onenino of tho We'll
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-02-01
GA copy of the Telegrams)
Lieut.. Gov, Edward F. Dithmar,
President Wis. State Senate,
Madison, Wis.

Madison, Wis.
Please extend to the members of
the state senate now in session in
behalf of The Washburn Commercial
Club cordial and urgent invitation
for your body to visit the city of
Washburn and Bayfield, county next
summer on the suggested itinerary
of the legislature to Northern Wis
consin. We invite you to come to
the greatest grass county in the
state and visit it's capital, now famed
for having doubled it's population in
two years. We will give you royal
reception and show you the greatest
natural lake harbor in the world.
Edward M. Heemans,
Executive Secretary,
Washburn Commercial Club.