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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
Notice to Contractors

Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived at the Office of the City
Clerk at the City of Washburn
Wis.,, until May 30th, 8 p. m.
1918. for the furnishing of
materials and doing the work
necessary in the construction
of a sanitary sewer on Omaha
Street from Washington Avenue
to 3rd Avenue East, thence
north two blocks on Third Ave.
East to 3rd ST.. thence east one
block to 4th Avenue East. in the
City of Washburn, Wis, accord
ing to the plans and specifica-
tiOns now on file in the Office of
the said City Clerk, L. N.
Clausen.
Each bid shall be accompanied
by a certified check for sum
equal to five per cent of the
total contract.
The City reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Geo. r. Morgan
L. n. Clausen
g. B. Thompson
Board of Public Works.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
ENABLES RECORD OF ORDERS
Dictaphone on Telephone Transmitter
Preserves Exact Instructions Given
by Railroad Dispatcher.

No more will railroad dispatcher
need to seek an alibi if an order he
gives miscarries, resulting in
wreck. According to Popular Me-
chanics Magazine, the dispatcher for
an electric railway in Missouri uses
a dictaphone in connection with his
work. With the mouthpiece of
dictaphone attached to the telephone
transmitter the dispatcher is able to
record his instruction by telephone
to conductors at various points along
the line.
Lifting the receiver from the
hook starts the dictaphone cylinder
rotating. The records made in this
way are dated and preserved for a
time SO that they may be referred to
in case any dispute arises as to the
character of the orders given"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
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Stocks will be
~ planted before Each
American is being urged to
become making This
E1MI essenng the burdens
EM railroads
munitions food seaboard for
the
SWQlW Agriculture
leaflets of instructions fol
which be entu without charge
of 1917 sections
vegetables raised enabled the people
100000
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
Somewhere in France,
April 6, 1918.
Mrs. M. H. Robinson,
Washburn, Wis.

Mrs. M. H. Robinson,
Washburn, Wis.
Dear Friend,
Believe me | was agreeably sur
prised to receive your Easter postal
and it got here just about Easter
day. The card found me- well and
contented although | would like to
be back home, | do not want to go
until the Kaiser is no more. We
are having quite a bit of rain just
now. | understand this is the rainy
season. You will be having nice
weather by the time you receive this
letter. France is quite different
from America. The houses are all
built of brick and plaster and very
low and rambling. Very few of the
people | have met, have stoves, they
have a fire place and do their cook
ing over the fire with pots about
what we did a hundred years ago.
There are few men to do the work
but the women are used to hard
work and they take care of the fields
and it is more than common to see
them driving a pair of mules. The
women all dress in black everybody
wears wooden shoes and you should
hear bunch of them running down
the hard road.
| am in the southwestern part OF
France about six miles from the
ocean and only a short distance from
Spain. We are logging and cutting
lumber every day and only hope
that every board means Hun.
Well I'll close for this time dear
friend hoping you are all well. Say
hello to Mr.. Robinson from Rust
and tell all your boys that | hope
to see them soon. How is Dan
making it go? Goodbye for this
time. Now sit right down and
answer me with a good long letter to
your friend
Bob.
Robert O. Lowry,
Co. B. 10th Engrs.
A. E. F.
New York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09

serving in France with United
States troops.
The Bayfield, County Press
was elected the official county
paper.
A resolution to create a new
town of keystone out of territory
in the town of Pilsen was laid
over until the next meeting of
the Board.
County road matters are ex-
pected to occupy the attention
of the board during the after
noon session.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
County Board Meeting

The spring meeting of the
County Board is being held at
the Court House in this city to-
day with almost all of the mem
bers present.
James w. Good was reelected
chairman of the board for the
ensuing year.
w. E. Trip was elected coun-
ty surveyor to fill the unexpired
term of r. w. Smith who is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
FRlGHTFULNESS!

Little Dot-Would it be wrong to
pretend something that wasn't true
if you were in danger?
Mammal presume not. Why?
Little Dot was thinking that if
a burglar should break in at night,
I'd scratch on the bedpost, so he'd
think there was very savage mouse
in the room.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09

quickly adopted. In many cases the
advancing French troops brought the
first aid material and sometimes sue
ceeded in saving the trees. Where the
tree was absolutely cut down-as hun
dreds were-there was, of course, no
relief measure to employ. Members
of the U. S. Food Administration
brought this picture to America. Ear
ly in the war the German govern
ment introduced a policy Of strict
food conservation at home and has
endeavored to curtail in every posi-
BILE manner the French and English
supply. u boat warfare and destruc-
ton Of farming property are parts of
the same campaign.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
RIGHT ON THE JOB.

"What's become of the fellow who
used to rock the boat ?"
81 saw him the other day."
"And what was the damphool do
ing?"
''He stuck his walking cane into
the propeller of an airpiane when a
mechanician was testing i" -Bir.
mingham Age-Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
Robert o. Lowry,
Co. B. 10th Engrs.
A. E. F.
New Y ork.

For Suit Cases and Travelling
bags 60 to the Harness shop. ADV
For Sale-Good Improved farm
located miles from Three Switch
school and 3 miles from town. Fair
buildings, 6 or 8 acres stumped,
very little brush on land. Call
Jacob Sire cker pew phone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
Methodist Church
D. w. Davis, Pastor.

Sunday School at 9:45. A. M,
Mr.. F. E. Wieman Supt. Ep-
worth League 7:30 p. m. Harry
Hanson, Pres. There will be
Mothers Day Service Sunday
evening at 800 o'clock. All
mothers of the Methodist church
are cordially invited to be pres
ent. Special mucic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
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HEN the Germans re-

len the Germans re-
treated from long held
positions in Northern
France they girdled ev-
cry fruit tree that time
permitted. H ere is
such a tree, hacked be-
yond chance Of the
trees surviving unless
first aid measures were
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-05-09
EVERYONE MUST HELP.

EVERYONE MUST HE'LL.
without treasury
financial demand Nation.
country Nation;
country
all people of the United States dsre
thinking OF
and splendid called TO do
w. McADOO,
Secretary of the Treasury.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign Will Be Short

Washinton, July 31.--The camp
aign for the fourth Liberty Loan
will open Saturday September %
aud continue three weeks, end
ing October 10, it was announced
tonight by Secretary McAdoo.
In fixing three weeks as the
length of the campaign for the
fourth loan, instead of four weeks
as in previous loans, treasury
officials plan for a more intensive
campaign. A shorter one, it was
said, will enable more business
men to enlist as workers.
The date of the campaign was an.
neunced at this time in order to
allow campaign organizations to
prepare for the sale of bonds and
to prevent the planning of other
campaigns which might interfere
with the flotation of the loan.
Although official \ announce
ment has not been made, the
mountof the loan probably will
be S6,000,0 100000 and the rate of
interest which the bonds will
bear four and one.fourth percent.
Should the treasury decide soon
to place on the market certificates
of indebtedness redeemable next
June when taxes are due, the
amount of the loan may be reduc.
ed.
Officials in charge of the cam
paign have announced that a
special appeal will be made to
farmers, who subscribed liberal.
ly to the last loan.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
Police Jury Proceedings.

Franklinton, La. Aug. 2, 1918
The Police Jury in and for the
Parish of Washington, State Of
Louisiana, met in regular session
at the court House in the town o1
Franklinton, on the above date
with the following members pres
ent; R. H. Spring, G. M. Tate,
r. D. Foil, G. H. Whelan, j. R.
Leslie, Walter Green, ]. G. Green,
Louis Grain, S. s. Thomas, and
T. B. Roberts. Absent j. P,
Starnes.
The meeting was called to order
by the President, J. R. Leslie,
and the minutes of the July 5,
meeting were read and stood ap-
proved with the following correc.
tons; That S. 5. Thomas be al.
lowed to use the road team three
days on a newly graded road
known as the Thomas Cemetery
Road.
Motion made by R. H. Spring,
seconded by T. B. Roberts, that
G. M. Tate be authorized to re.
pair or rebuild two small bridges
near Mrs. j. W. Slaven's place.
Carried.
Motion made by R. H. Spring
seconded by Louis Grain: that
there be a committee appointed to
take up the matter of rebuilding
Of the Isabel bridge. This com.
mittee to find out whether or not
there can be any donation secured
for the benefit of this bridge and
report it at our next meeting.
Committee to consist of J. G..
Green, I. j. Green, and J. P. Par.
ker. j. G. Green. Chairman of
committee.
Carried.
Motion made by G. M. Tate,
seconded by ], G. Green, that in
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08

Nurses Called.

Student nurses have been call.
ed for, to enter hospitals January
|, 1919, to be trained that the
graduate nurses might be reliev.
ed for active Red Cross duty.
Five are wanted for Washing.
ton Parish, registration cards to
be had at Red Cross headquarters
in FranklintOn.
Remember, thess volunteers are
to be used for home pursing and
in no instance to do Red Cross
nursing.
Mrs. P. B. Carter, Committee.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
Vote For Good Roads.

The property owners of Wash.
ngton Parish should not fail to
vote on Tuesday, August 9th,
for the S500,OOO bond issue for
good ro0ds. There is no COM
munity in the States or possibly
the sonth, which needs better
roads worse than Washington
parish. The building of good
roads will mean that the parish
will be developed and settled
faster, which in turn means an
increase in the value of the prop
erty, aside from the increase in
value which good roads will also
give. The building of good roads
throughout Washington parish
are just as important to the dev-
elopment of the parish as a rail
road was twenty years ago.
And once the good roads build
ing is started in the parish it will
not be stopped until every road is
in good condition.
The plan adopted by the Police
Jury to build these roads is the
best possible plan for various rea-
sons. The plan, if voted, means
that the parish will get both State
and Federal aid to an amount be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000 a mile.
The roads are to be built under
the supervision of the State High
way Department, who will work
with a committee Of three to five
citizens. By voting bonds the
money can be secured as needed
and it will not be necessary to sell
the $500, 900 of bonds at one time
and let the money lay idle in the
bank while the work is being done.
A certain amount of bonds can be
sold and the remainder held until
needed and thereby save the tax.
payers considerable interest.
Perhaps no community in the
United States ever had such an
opportunity of securing good
roads as the farmers in Wash.
ington parish. because approx
imately between 80 and Is per
cent of the S5O0,OOO will be voted
by the citizens of BOgalusa and
the nonresident taxpayers. Bo-
galusa people are not going to
oppose the tax, because they are
as much interested in building
up the rural districts as Mt.
Hermon and Franklinton are
Bogalusa Enterprise.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
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Storm Causes Big Loss
In Bogalusa.

Bogalusa, La, Aug. 5.-ln a
wind storm that visited Bogaln>a
about 4 o'clock Sunday alterno"'
damage to the amount of 500,
600 was suffered. The greatest
loss was suffered by the Louis
lana Fiber Board Company and
the loss at this plant will run
from $4,000 TO $4,000. The
purifying room of the Bogalusa
Paper Company was demolished
and there was also heavy loss
at the New Orleans Great North
ern railroad shops. The damage
at the Bogalusa ice plant will
reach $1,000. The towns only
newspaper office, the Enterprise
suffered severe loss. part of the
roof being blown away, as we'll
as the front windows. The Mag.
ic City Theatre and the Bogalusa
Steam Laundry were also badly
damaged and a score of buildings
we're partially unroofed. No one
was seriously injured.
At the power plant of the
Louisiana Fiber Board plant the
roof was knocked in by falling
smokestacks and flying timbers.
R. M. Cullen, general manager
and H, J. Cowgirl, a local cont
ractor, who was completing ex.
tensive improvements in that
part of the plant. had a close call.
There was no warning of the
storm. A gale of about sixty
miles an hour increased to about
100 mills in less then three minu.
tes. 1t was accompanied by a
heavy rain which developed into
a great hailstorm which broke
hundreds of windows. The
storm appeared to keep in a
path of not over half mile wide
and North Bogalusa was in the
center OF the storm. The plant
of the Great Southern Lumber
Company, which is just across
the street from the brick struc.
lures of the Bogalusa Paper Com.
pany, was little damaged.
The City Drug Store, the
Liberty Shop and David's Raths.
keller buildings we're badly dam.
aged, as we'll as many homes.
Scores of trees and fences we're
blown down and there was con-
siderable damage to the telephone
lines.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
First Bale Sold Here August

J. o. Varnado, a farmer on
Route 3, brought in the first
bale of cotton of this season on
last Thursday, this being thirteen
days earlier than the first bale
of last year, and only four days
behind the first bale sold in the
state this season.
Burris Bros. purhased this
first bale at q and one half cents
per pound.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
Meat Substitutes
Demonstrated

Mrs. Virginia Eaton, specialist
in cottage cheese and milk pro-
ducts, in the Department con-
Quoted from Washington D. c.,
but with headquarters at Baton
Rouge, will on Friday at 3 .. N.
in the High School Domestic
Science Department demonstrate
the use of skinned milk in meat
substitutes. The food value or
these products is undeniable and
the variety of dishes obtained
will be interesting to all.
Mrs Eaton will make in this dem
onstration, sausages and loaves,
to take the place of meat loaves;
croquettes, salads, sandwiches,
desserts, with delicious lemon
ade and honey made of the whey.
These dishes will be made in
quantities for all to taste, and
every house-keeper is urged t.
be present.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
Card of Thanks.

We want to thank our many
friends who were so kind and
faithful to us thru the illness and
death of our dear loved one.
Words cannot express our heart,
felt thanks to you all.
Mrs. A. N. Stevenson and chill.
dren.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
The unveiling of the Warren G.

The unveiling of the Warren G.
Holmes monument will take
place two miles north of Warner
ton at the Smith cemetery on
Sunday, August 18th at II a. III.
All sovereigns and the general
public are cordially invited to
attend.
B. NJ. Sullivan, Clerk.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08

case the road tax be carried to con.
tinue the Enon road from where
same enters Wire road at MoDou
gals place a distance of about
two and one half or three miles.
Carried.
Motion made by G. M. Tate,
seconded by j. C. Green, that II.
A. Massen, be allowed S25 per
month expense account, and that
he do his work together with the
work that H. Hall is doing.
Carried.
Motion made by G. M. Tate
seconded by J. G. Green, that the
Jailor be allowed .35 cents per
meal for feeding prisoners. This
motion to take effect provided the
law allows same.
Carried.
The Clifton Bridge committee
declined all bids on building said
bridge. The committee was in
structed to make further investi-
cation reporting to the Board at
our next meeting.
Motion made by Walter Green,
seconded by R. H. Spring, that
M. W. OFT, Attorney for claimants
named below on old accounts,
balance due on work Oh scrap
iron case of Isabel bridge be paid
the sum of $S0.14 in full settle.
ment of all claims and accounts.
This being two thirds of the origi-
nal accounts claimed by them as
per agreement.
Ralph Magee, C. A. Jenkins,
Eliza Jenkins.
Carried.
Returning Officers.
Ward 1-Precinct l, Leander
Toney, Franklinton.
Ward 2-Preclnct 1, Monroe
Miller, Mt. Hermon.
Ward 3-None required.
Ward 4-Rio Precinct, Step.
hen Stafford, Rio.
Ward 4-Bogalusa, NJ. C. Poole
Il. o. Burkhalter, Geo. Varnado,
and Jesse stallings of Bogalusa.
Ward 5-Precinct /, A. kester,
Varnado.
Ward 5-Precinct 2, M. N.
Knight, Sheridan.
Ward 6-Precipct 1, G. L.Brum.
field, Enon.
Ward 6-Precinct 2, Jno. Par.
ker, Isabel.
Ward 7-Precinct /, Oscar Nc
MILAN, Angie.
Ward 7-Precinct 2, D. W.
Tullos, PopevilIe.
Ward S--Precinct |. P, H.
Jones, Hackley.
Ward S-Precinct 2, T. ].
Graves, Warnerton,
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08
w. SIS
Sanders Opens Campaign In
Home Parish.

Congressman J. Y. Sanders
made the opening speech Of his
second campaign for Representa-
tive of the 9Th District, before a
large crowd of voters assembled
at the parish capitol on Friday
at / o'clock p. m.
Governor Sanders consOlidat.
ed support in this parish always
insures him an audience of inter-
ested hearers, but on this occas-
ion representative voters from
every section were gathered, to
whom Mr.. Sanders gave an &C.
count Of his stewardship. telling
in straightforward terms just
what he had been able to accom-.
pllsh in congress thru his first
term of service.
The records show his commit
tee work to have been exceptio-
nal for a first term man, while
his loyalty and support of the
president have been patent since
the very beginning of his service
in Congress, hence he consumed
no time in recounting past glories
but dwelt especially upon war
conditions and activities as they
are known at theNation's capitol,
which facts his people here we're
glad to get first hand.
Mr.. Sanders action on National
Prohibition deserves special en-
phasis here, for his active sup
port of the dry measure placed
this District in the right column
and his strength of conviction
was manifest when he entered
the dry fight without waiting for
dictation or direction, and did
his best for National Prohibition
with no regard for personal con.
sequences, and this in face of the
fact that 8 out of the 12 parishes
constituting his district ale wet.
Nor was this all-he hnrried
from the national to the State
fight and at Baton Rouge he put
up the biggest fight of his life
to secure the ratification of the
Federal Amendment, and in con.
junction with our beloved State
Senator, Hon. Delos r. johnson
who lead the dry fight in the sen.
ate, Louisiana made a showing
that surprised the whole state
The House dry by big majority
and the Senate deadlocked on 20
to 20. And neither is that all,
for our Congressman did this in
the face of the strongest threat
from the whiskey interests, to
oust him from congress if he
Y made the fight for ratification
and the man who has been put up
to beat Sanders in the present
race Chas. E. Schwing, is the
senator whose vote made the
"tie" and kept Louisiana from
being white" among all the
states of the nation. The first
state to be recorded against rat.
iticatioD, and placed in the wrong
column by the man who is asking
t, replace our congressman from
the 9th District.
Governor Sanders hastened
from this appointment to Baton
R)uge where the question of rat
iication came up again before
the special session which conven-
ed there Monday.
The Era-leader., 1918-08-08

The Federal prohibition con-
stitutional amendment was pass
ed Tuesday by the Louisiana
senate, q to 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-19
HIS NEAREST LIVING.

4 Southcrner IN ono of tho cantonmcnts
below the Mason and DIXON line when
called M for examination. was asked
'Wh hat is your nearest living relative
What You mean relative mister
returned the recruit
oh. | mean vour nearest living kline
folk
Wal. that's my aunt vou'rr talking
bout
Several other questions were answered
satisfactorily. when there came
In case Of death or accident. who
shall hc notified
My mother. immediately came from
tho sclcctman
but YOU told me just few minutes
ago that your aunt was tho nearest living
relative that YOU have, objected the
oihccr
Won asked me who nv nearest living
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-19
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