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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
WreStlerS Playing Ground Hog

Where heve all the much boast
ed of crop Of wrestlers vanished
to- This has been the leading
question for the past two weeks
or since Hi Hanseu's "unknown"5
has declared him self. He offers
to beat the much boasted of
wrestlers of the Barksdafe
Police Force or the Triton
Cham pionthree falls in an hour
or all three of the Barksdale
wrestlers one fall apiece inside
of an hour. This challenge so
far has brought no reply, nor
has the several challenges that
have been sent to Elmer Sanders.
Of Ashland for a Fl nish match
brought any reply Roy Ander:
son is the name the unknown !"
is wrestling under at present,
and Hi Hanson is being accused
of cunning in a ringer to make a
clean up OH the Barksdale Police
Force to even things up for the
trimming the different depart t.
ments received from them on
Labor Day at the Field Meet
when the Policemen captured
the priz9s in all events.
The wrestling fans are be-
coming real rabid and are howl
ing for an elimination contest to
settle all the disputes as to who
is the "big noise" in the wres-
Ting game in this neck of the
woods. Clarence Wright, Wash
burn's local promoter. is maxi
ing a bid for match be-
tween Anderson and Sanders,
and says that if he is successful
in securing the match for Wash
burn. he will also secure a
referee who is qualified from
some outside town so there will
be no occasion for any argu.
ments at the ringside as to who
is to oficiate in that capacity.
Now, if the challenged parties
have not gone into retirement
for the winter, let them all speak
at once if they will, and they
will be given a chance to show
their class Sanders preferred,
so says Wright.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
The American Spirit.


Harold Moore Of this city, who
is serving with the hospital corps
in France, in writing to hls
parents in this city, said that
his Company had received a
donation of 5000 from a wealthy
friend in New York City, and
that the members of the COM
pany Immediately voted to take
the amount and give the French
orphans a real old fashioned
Christmas.
They got a Christmas tree and
decorated it up and provided
Christmas gifts for the poor
children of the community in
which they were stopping.
This showed the true American
spirit. How different is the
attitude Of Kaiser Bills boards
toward the widows and orphans
of the territory which they
occupy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Rate is $50 Plus Levy For Judg-
ment
People Will Find Amount They Have to
Pay is in Excess of Last
Year.

City Treasurer Jerusha John
son has anything but pleasant
position to fill this season for to
her comes the complaints from a
large number for the "high
taxes" yet the City Treasurer
has no more to do with the fixing
of the tax rate than any other
individual.
The collection of the tax roll
for the city of Washburn was
begun by Miss Johnson last Fri
day morning and the receipt for
the first payment was issued to
Otto Pallage on his residence
property.
The rate this year is the high
est it has ever been since the
city was Incorporated, being
1852. The tax rate is $50 and
to this was added the judgment
for the town of Washburn which
advanced the rate 1852, making
a total of 1852.
Taxpayers have until the 31st
day of January to pay their
personal and real estate property
tax without the additional
penalty. The taxes are not COM
ing in at a very rapid rate but it
is expected that business will
beeom sf,sssI Gater the first of
the year and will reach its
heighth before the last of the
month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Called By Death.

Patrick Jacobs, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Jacobs of this city,
passed away on Monday at the
sanitorium at Pine City, MINI.
after a long illness with tuber-
culosis.
The body was brought to this
city on Tuesday and the funeral
was held from the St. Louis
Catholic church on Wednesday
morning, interment taking place
in the cemetary at Ashland.
Pactrick Jacobs was fine
young man and was just in the
prime of life when called by
death. His death has caused
great grief in the Jacobs home
and among his many friends and
the sympathy of the entire COM
munity goes out to the Jocobs
family in their bereavement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Bayfield, County Chapter Completes
Wonderful Drive.
Run Their Membership From 1900 to
5 More Than ,,4OOO in Weeks
Time.

There is nothing wrong with
Bayfield, county when it comes to
the patriotic spirit. On more
than one occasion has this been
demonstrated and again was it
demonstrated in the Red Cross
drive which was made through
out the county during the past
week.
The offices of the chapter in
this city was literally swamped
with membership applications
and a number Of young ladies
were called upon to take care of
the rush and it will be some time
before they are caught up with
their work.
From every hamlet in the
county came in the applications
for membership at the rate of
hundreds each day and the
estimate placed by Secretary
Elmer Oistad on the gain made
is somewhere between three and
four hundred per cent.
At the beginning of the cam
paign Bayfield, county had a
membership in the Red Cross of
about thirteen hundred. Today
the membership has jumped to
more than four thousand and it
would not be surprising if it
would reach the five thousand
mark before the total returns
are in.
Hundreds of families and firms
throughout the county are able
to display the 100 per cent
membership as a result of the
campaign.
1t was a wonderful showing
and one of which the people of
the county can feel proud.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Charges for Notices.

Beginning Jan. 1st, 1918, this
paper will make a charge of five
cents a line for all notices adver-
tising any dance, social or en-
tertain ment of any kind where
a charge is made for admission
or where goods are sold for the
purpose of raising funds, ex-
ception only being made where
the notices are for a patriotic
meeting where the entire pro-
ceeds go to some patriotic cause.
Parties desiring such notices in
future will be charged for them
at the advertised rate.
The Washburn Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
MUSIC IN THE NAMES.
Stevenson and the Tuneful Nomencla-
ture of This Country.

Stevenson and the TunefuI Nomencla-
ture of This Country.
To our house in MOI terey Mr.. Ste
venson came often of an >fternoon to
read the results of his NOR, pg's work
to the assembled family. While we
sat in a circle, listening in apprecia-
tive silence, he nervously paced the
room, reading aloud in his full, sonor-
Gus voice-a voice that always seemed
remarkable in so frail a man-his face
flushed and his manner rather embar-
rassed, for, far from being overcontl-
dent about his work, he always SEEM
ed to feel a sort of shy anxiety lest 1t
should not be up to the mark.
In this way we heard 'The Pavilion
on the Links" which he wrote while
at Monterey and read to us chapter
by chapter as they came from his
pen. While there he began another
story which was to have been called
ARIZONA Breckenridge; or, Vendetta
In the West" This story, with its
rather lurid title, was to have been
based upon some of his impressions
of western America, but his heart
could not have been in it, for it was
never finished.
The name Arizona came out Of his
intense delight in the "songful, tune
full" nomenclature of the United
States, in which terms he refers to
it in 'The Amateur Emigrant.' The
name Susquehanna was special joy
to him, and he took pleasure in roll
ing it upon his tongue, adding to its
music with the rich tones of his voice
as he repeated it: "Susquehanna! Oh.
beautifulr' While on the train pass
ing through Pennsylvania he wrote
some verses about the beautiful river
with the ''tuneful" name in letter to
his friend, Sidney Colvin. of which
one stanza runs thus:
think, hope, I dream no more
The dreams of otherwhere,
The cherished thoughts of yore.
have been changed from what l was
before,
And drunk too deep perchance the lotus
of the air
Beside the Susquehanna and along the
Delaware.
Again, in writing the poem entitled
"Ticonderoga,' it was the name that
first drew his attention, and
1t sang in his sleeping ears;
It hummed in his waking head,
The name-Ticonderoga
Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez, r. l..
StavenSOn's Sister in Scribner'S Maga-
zine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank all our many
friends and neighbors for their
great kindness and sympathy
extended during our recent
affliction in the death of our only
son, Byron. Words cannot ex-
press our feelings. The many
gifts of flowers, as well as offers
of help and sympathy, place US
forever in debt to the good peo-
pie of Washburn and Bayfield,
County. To name individuals is
impossible. We can only say,
God bless you each and every
one."
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Jacobson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Composed by Archie Ray LeaQuee.
Remember Us at Home

ntllltlllUcI US 6L llOlic
Twas the 18th day, the 7th month,
we left oul dear old home,
To answer to bugle call for war
had been imposed.
How well do | remember when we
started for the train.
To bid farewell TO all we knew, though
we'd see them n 'er again.
The band then played good old tune,
that brought us all to our feet,
And with tear dimed eyes, to loving
ones we made our last retreat.
Mothers, sisters, sweethearts, too
stood clinging to our sides,
AS they prayed God speed my
soldier boy back to her mothers
side."
Now we are in Texas. with summer
year around,
There's no prouder army city, built
on good old U. S. ground.
We are drilling, mother, drilling, it
is hard work. / must say,
But, when we march to Berlin, the
cruel Huns will have to pay.
Aye! today we leave for war torn
France, that far off distant land
Where cannons roar, and sabers clash !;
It's fight there, man to man.
We care not for the lives we lose, we
care not for the price,
It's liberty this world, world wide,
democracy besides.
| hear the bugle calling, to battle we
must 60,
To fight, to die, we care not, it's
for loved ones we know.
But. Christmas is now nearing, to
church that day you'll be,
While blood we will be spilling for
worlds grand liberty.
Pray, for we, true Sammie boys,
that God will give us light,
And lead us on to victory the eve,
of Christmas night.
I'm sure the world would rise with
joy. if peace that day would
come,
For then you d know, we've done
our part, we've killed our last
cruel Hun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Tax Notice

Notice is hereby given by t he
undersigned City Treasurer OF the
City OF Washburn that the Tax Roll
for said City for the year 1917 is
now in my hands for collection. and
that the taxes charged therein must
be paid at any time prior to Janu-
ary 81, 1918
Dated this 2lst dayof December 1917
Jerusha Johnson,
City Treasurer,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Capt. Peavey Wires Receipt Of Pack
ages by Soldier Boys.
Say They Have The Best Sammy Back
ers'' of Any Company at
Waco.


The Christmas packages for
the soldier boys stationed at
Waco, Texas, have arrived. A
telegram was received to that
effect yesterday by the local
committee from Captain H. H.
Peavey and is as follows:
Waco, Texas,
Christmas Day.
Officers and men join in send
ing the friends of the company
our sincere thanks for their
generous Xmas presents. We
may not be the best company
but we have the best Sammy
Backers of any organization at
Camp Macarthur. We all say so
Signed Capt. Peavey.
The local committee have not
neglected any of the Bayfield,
county boys in the service of the
United States as far as their
names have been learned and
the packages have gone to all
parts of the globe where the
boys may be located.
1t was big undertaking but the
task was accomplished by the
local committee in fine shape.
The boys appreciate the remem-
brance of the home people and
the spirit that prompted the
movement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Stores Of the City Enjoy Enormous
Business
Business Never Was Better is the I'm
animOuS Opinion Of Mer-
chants.

Despite war times, despite the
cry of the high cost of living,
despite the fact that Washburn
has rolled up more than her
share of the Liberty Loan, the
Red Cross Drive, the Y. M. c.
A. campaign and other places
where donations have been
made, business in the city never
was better during holiday week
according to the reports of all
of the merchants of the city.
This is as the President de-
sires, when he said Keep busi-
ness Going as Usual" for with
business going as usual the
country will be best able to win
the war.
The Times man has taken time
to talk to a majority of the mer-
chants of the city since Christ
mas and from every one we
have received the reply in answer
to our questions "How was
Business?" that business was
never better. One or two mer-
chants offered the statement
that business during Christmas
week of 1917 was equal to that
of the entire month of December
of any other year.
The people of this country are
making bigger wages tnan they
have ever made before in the
history of the country and they
| are finding a place to spend this
surplus. This year many of the
Christmas shoppers eliminated
I the purchases of Junk" and
confined their purchases to
serviceable gifts.
/ 1t was Christmas the like of
which Washburn has never seen
before and shows that the city
is on a sound financial footing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Funeral Of Byron Jacobson Held Sun
day Afternoon.
Military Funeral Conducted by Veterans
of SpaniSh-American
War.

What was perhaps one of the
largest and most impressive
funerals ever held in the city
was that for the late Byron
Jacobson, member of Company
K. 1913 Wisconsin Infantry, held
Sunday afternoon in this city fer
it marked the passing of one of
the first Bayfield, County's boys
in the present war.
Byron Jacobson's sacrifice for
his country was just as great as
though he had been killed upon
the battlefelds for he gave his
life for his country, though death
came by disease in the army hos
pital at Waco, Texas.
Short services were held at
the Jacobson residence at l o.
clock and the funeral procession
Wended it's way from the house
TO Athe Congregational church
where services were to be held.
The Spanish-Am War vet
erans acted as escorts for the
body while the American flag
was carried by Fleet j. Richards
of the National Army. The fun
eral music was played by the
Washburn City Band.
At the Congregational church
an assemblage gathered that
taxed the seating capacity of the
church and many were unable to
gain admittance.
The short funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. 0. w. Smith
of the Congregational church
and was very fine tribute to
this excellent young man who
had given his life for his coun-
try. The music was rendered
by the church choir.
The soldiers escort, the Wash
burn band, and a large number
of friends accompanied the re-
mains to Woodland cemetery
where short services were again
said and the body was placed in
it's final resting place. The three
rounds were fired by the military
escort and taps were sounded.
The death of Byron Jacobson
had indeed cast great gloom over
the Jacobson household for it has
removed from that home their
only son. The entire community
mourns with the family the loss
of their son and the first of Bay
field county's soldier boys since
the beginning of the war in
which the United States has
become engaged.
"A delegation of twelve or fif-
teen Iron River people and a
number from Park Falls were
here, to attend the funeral of
Byron.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

The congregation will now rise
and sing.
My Tuesdays are meatless,
My Wednesdays are wheatless,
I'm getting more eatless each day !:
My house it is heatless,
My bed it is sheetless,
They have gone to the Y. M. c. A;
The barrooms are treatless,
My coffee is sweetless,
Each day l get poorer and wiser:
My stockings are feetless,
My trousers are seatless
Be-Gosh, how hate the dam
Kaiser!
r. E. G.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

Edward Messner. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Messner was taken to
the hospital at Ashland yesterday
where be was operated on for
appendicitis.
Hi Hansen expects to leave shcrt
ly after the first OF the year for
Louviers. Col. where he will take a
position with the DUPONT company,
this being IN the nature CT a pro
motion for MIR. Hansen.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
ChaS. Hoover Dead.

Charles Hoover, an employee
of the DUPONT company. died at
Ibis home in this city last Friday
morning at o'clock from edema
of the lung. Hoover returned
Nfrom his work at the plant on
Thursday evening at 1870
o'clock and complained of feeling
i'll. Death resulted the follow
ing morning.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Swedish Luth. Church

Services as, follows until furthe
notice.
Washburn Jan. 6, 1870 a. m.
Ashland Jan. 6, 1880 p. m.
Ashland Jan. l3, 1870 a. m,
BAYFIELD, Ian. 13. 1880 pr m.
Washburn, Jan. 20. 1870 a. m.
Ashland Jan. 20, 1880 p. m.
BAYFIELD, Jan. 27, 1870 a. m.
Washburn. Jan. 27 7:30 p. m.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

ArnolS Moore of Toledo, Chic,
has been spending the Christmas
vacation 10 the city visiting with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Moore aud with friends. Arnold
has fine position with the Ohio
Elec ric company and is Going fine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

Mrs. Paul Weed and son Alfred
of Chicago are spending the holidays
visiting with relatives and friends
in the city. They are guests at the
T. A. Oscar residence west of the
city.
Anyone wishing work done by
Frank TorboI cave orders at Scant-
land's Pool Room. Bell phone 140- W
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Ready Answer.

Mansfield once made vigorous OBJ
lection TO a couple of scene shutters
who. after some laborious work in the
flies, came to the stage breathing heav-
ily as result Of their eXerti0ns. Mans
field nearly froze them with look
Then he summoned Quinn The
breathing of these men annoys me.
he said.
I'D answer to the law If ! stopped
it." was the ready response OF the
Christian Intelligencer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

Mr. aud Ms. Ed. Wilke were here
from Green Lake, this state, TO
spsnd the holidays visiting with
relatives and friends. They are
guests at the Amos M. Hanson
residence.
Peter Hanson, who is attending
the University at Madison, arrived
home the latter part of last week to
spend the holidays visiting with
relatives and friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27
Hold Meeting.

Last Saturday afternoon a very
interesting meeting of the officers
and legislative committee of the
County Federation of Farmers clubs
was held in the County Agent S
Office in the courthouse at Washburn,
taking up some problems which are
now facing the farmers of Northern
Wisconsin.
During the past five or six weeks
there has been many good dairy
cattle sold at the price of fifty and
sixty dollars. OF course the hig
price of feed and labor has been the
cause of this situation. Prices have
been fixed on grains and dairy feed
quite out of proportion for what our
northern dairy farmers can produce
dairy products. For these reasons it
is quite important for some action to
be taken to get better prices for
dairy products.
If our farmer sells his stock now
as we'll as his grain he is bound to
lose if he wants to continue in the
dairy business another year, because
cattle will be more than double what
they sell for at the present time. If
he keeps his cattle and feeds them
at the present prices of feed, he is
sure to lose from fifteen to twenty
per cent till grass comes again.
Therefore, it was decided at this
meeting to work in conjunction with
the State Dairy Association and
other farmers organizations as well
as the State Food Commission in
order to adjust these conditions.
We expect to get some results
from the assistance of our Senator
and representative of this district
who seem to be very much interested
in this subject. We cannot afford to
lose our dairy cattle. In two or
three years we will be in great need
of all cattle in this country and
possibly double that amount. There
fore, we ask all the assistance and
help possible from all farmers or
CARNATIONS to get adjustment of
present conditions in northern Wis
consin.
There were present at this meet
ing:
w. III. Plant, c. F. BogenHef,
Manford Pease, Oscar Bodin, Assem-.
Walter Duffy, Sen. A. Fl. Wilkinson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-12-27

The Swedish Lutheran Ladies Aid
society will meet next Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Axel
Bergman. The Young People s
society will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Chas. Johnson.
Mike Mynanic has been drafted in
the army and will leave with the
next contingent for the training
camp. Mike owns d fine team of
horses which he is offering for sale
and as this represents the Savings
of the young man an effort is being
made to dispose of them for him.
He is Offering them for sale at a
bargain.
A birthday party was given in
honor of Mrs. Il, L. Thielke at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
a, Marsh last evening, and very
pleasant evening was spent. Lunch
was served during the evening.
Mrs. Thielke' was presented with a
beautiful cut glass water set by the
friends present. The following at
tended the party: Mr.. aud Mrs.
Wm. Aldrich, Mrs. Cora Posey, Mr..
and Mrs. James Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. E Schulthels, Misses Lillian,
Alice aud Mary O'Sullivan, Ethel
Doucette, Lawrence Po.ey, Hilda
Roy, Ida Nygreen, Mrs. Nell
Smons, Mr.. and Mrs, A. Marsh,
Edwin Moore, Howard Anderson,
John Thomas, Frank McDunna and
Joe Ryan. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
rhieIke.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-14
GOOD B0UTS0N
 FUR THIS WEEK

An athletic program of unusual merit is scheduled to be held at the weekly Friday night smoker at the Moose lodge this week, featuring which will be a corking good boxing exhibition between two of the fastest little bantamweights in this section.
 The Moose lodge has been sponsor for some mighty good athletic events during the past winter and the coming bout will be in keeping with the high standard of the lodge. it was an nounced.
 The principals in the main event of the evening will be Jackie Dillon, the lightning Phoenix battler, and Jimmy Dunn, one of the fastest little boys on the coast They will weigh in at 1l6 pounds and the bout will go six rounds.
 It is generally conceded that the lit : tie fellows give more action than the big boys They are much faster. possess more cleverness and mix it more. With those qualifications. they give fans more in one round than the bigger box CTS do in two or three.
 Three good prelimnaries have been l arranged for the nights program. thu. assuring fans one of the biggest anC best cards of the season.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-14
REVIVAL SERVICES
 STIR UP GLENDALE:

GLENDALE, May 13.-The Free Methodist revival services will continue for the remainder of the present week it is expected. Much interest is being manifest in the work with the result that the attendance continues to show increase.
 Evangelist Graves of Los Angeles. Calif who is in charge of the revival, has preached several strong sermons. The schedule for the present week, however. is exceptionally good.
 It is believed that the revival will close the latter part of this week
 Lumber and other material to be used in the construction of the new warehouses on Grand avenue, is being unloaded and work will start imme- Giately on the different buildings.
 R. ". Patterson is confined to his home with an attack of rheumatism. His condition is not regarded as seri- ous, however.
 Mrs. Morrison who has been quite seriously ill at her home for the rast several days, is improving rapidly. It is expected that she will soon be able to leave her bed.
 Mrs. Leo Vetetoe is spending a few days at the home of her mother, Mrs J. B. Roach on Grand avenue.