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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-26
subscriptions

GROUP |. Iron. Steel and Shipbuild"rs
Chairman. Howard Wqod. Jr. AdNIsor\
Chairman, Wm. Breeden.
Emergency Fleet Corp ........ S3S,S5"
.rpoI,p 4 Automobile Mfrs and Dealers
Chairman, W. B. Mccullough.
Overland Harper co ......... $@O,ooO
GROUP 4, Tobacco. Chairman, Charles ]
tsenlohr.
Stephano Brothers, Inc ....... $4,000
GROUP g. sugar ReHnrrs. hotels, Meats &
Provisions, CoufeCtiuners. Chairman n
Frank F. eFoft.
T. A. Puth & Sons ...........S 800 600
j. p Balta Brewing '"..... 100 600
Ilryl Brothers ......-,,.,r.'. l1'uOu
John II. Live&ey ....,.....,,. lO5Oo
GROUP :. Flour and Grain. Chairman. I.
q. Graft.
l.. G. Graft .................. $lloOo
CIRCUIT .. OF. SOAP. Electric Contractors
Chairman. Joseph w. Lucas.
Hires Turner Glass CO........ $500
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-26

Subscriptions and roll into Liberty
headrcrs from the industrial Committee set
out to raise the the During
few ays these oaed $G95OOO according
compiled Federal Reserve Bank and announced through
WaddeIl of the Industrial Committee
Two brewerieF A. Poh and Sons and the
Bz Brewing 100000 These subscriptions
workers to be particularly significant
he situation this Among the
pon Drudg Brothers and 100000
William Amer and Company, $1l0O0O
The groups the Industrial Committee report following
subscriptions
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
ROMAN ABODE LONG HIDDEN
House Uncovered in England Believed
to Have Been Built Some Two
Thousand Years Ago.

A farmer has brought about the
discovery of a mysterious house in
Somerset, England. In blowing, he
turned up several pieces of pottery
and some coins. Men were set to
digging on the spot and uncovered
the charred ruins of an immense
house. 1t was about 1870 feet long,
235 feet wide, and contained 10
rooms. The outer walls, still stand
ing, are of heavy masonry, and the
floors are of concrete. Some Of them
were formerly covered with tiles.
Quantities of charcoal over the ruins
show that the building was destroyed
by fire. The house has been examined
by scholars, who say that it was built
in the days when the Romans were
in possession of England, about g.
900 years ago. The occupants have
left many relics scattered about the
ruins, pottery dishes and utensils, a
grindstone, small milestone and
other objects. Buried in a corner
were several pieces Of window glass
and the neck Of small glass vase.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
DESPlSE0 FOOD OF MONKEYS
Lahorcra IN Brazil Died Rather Than
Subsist on Nutritious Diet of
Fruit and Nuts.

How the folly of laborers employ
ed in building a railway across Bra
I'll necessitated the abandonment of
the project is told by Alfred Mccain
in his work ON pure food, "This
furnishing World"
'It is a curious but tragic fact"
he writes, chat thousands of healthy
monkeys played around the MADEIRA
Mamore camp, where human beings
we're dying by the score. The mon
keys lived, enjoyed life and main
tanned their energies on a diet of
tropical fruits and nuts. The food
of the monkeys was available, but
the lahorers, who had conceived as
tonishlng ideas of class distinction,
had already dubbed it monkey food
In their reluctance to subsist on
monkey food they rejected what
would have saved them"
The high death rate resulting
from improper nourishment was re-
sponsible for giving up the work,
Mr.. Mccain adds.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
GREAT WRITER'S VANITY.

Here is an amusing picture Of
Swinburne, his frock-coat bullying
with manuscript, waiting to be asked
to read aloud his latest poem, given
by Mr.. Edmund Gosse in his "Por-
traits and Sketches :"
after floating about the room
and greeting his host and hostess
with many little becks of the head
and affectionate smiles, and light
wavings of the fingers, he would set
tie at last upright on a chair, or, by
preference, on a sofa, and sit there
in a state of rigid immobility, the
toe Of one foot pressed against the
heel of the other. Then he would
say, as though speaking of some alb
sent person:
"1 have brought with me my
"Thalassius" or my WASTED Gar
den"-or whatever it might happen
to be-which I have just finished
"Then he would be folded again
in silence, looking at nothing. We
then were to say:
"'Oh, do, please, read it to us
Will you p"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
MORE TEAM REGAL SpLEND0R
kubla Khan Surrounded Himself
With Barbaric Magnficence That
Amazed Western Visitor.

The court of the Mongol, Mangn
Khan, in 1853 showed much "pomp
and pageantry," but was far exceed
ed by that Of Kublai the Magnifi-
cent, visited and told of by Marco
Polo.
"Kublai had established a second
seat at Shang-tu and had built not
merely court but city. His pal
ace was of marble, his rooms a-glit-
ter with gold. Art had come, and
the ceilings were painted with the
figures of men and beasts and birds.
Trees of all varieties and flowers
were executed with such exquisite
skill as filled the traveller, familiar
with the best products of Italy, with
amaze and delight. Sixteen miles OF
park, inclosed by wall, embosomed
the palace. Rivers, brooks and lux
uriant meadows diversified the land
scape, and white stays, fallow deer,
gazelles, roebuck, rare squirrels and
every variety of attractive creature
lent gayety and charm"
The tale runs on of the khan's
silk-corded pavilion in the grove,
gilt all over, and having lacquered
dragon-pedimented columns; of
cave-born rivers running deep below
the ground; of treasured gems and
gold.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
OLD BUT GOOD.

Gen. Hugh L. Scott, late chief Of
staff and active during the war in
organization work on this side, is
especially proud of his knowledge of
the American Indian sign language.
The veteran of the early Indian wars
also is proud of his hands, several
fingers having been shot off. He has
the fingers of his gloves cut off &C.
cordingly.
One day General Scott was telling
a civilian friend about his ability to
talk with his hands. The friend,
who is said to have been Gin his
cups" glanced at the generals miss
ing fingers and said:
"But general, l should think the
Indians would consider you had an
impediment in your speech"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
A FRIEND IN NEED.


Mrs. Flatbush-Who is that man
with the red nose you just bowed to ;
Mr.. Flatbush-Oh, he's a man |
met out West.
"He certainly is not prohibitions
list, is hep"
"Why, l never had occasion to ask
him, dear?"
'But how did you happen to meet
him."
"Well, we were travelling out Of
Milwaukee on the same train one
night, and he had bottle, and l dis
covered that l had a corckscrew."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
A CHANCE MISSED.

''Those militant suffragettes in
Washington might have endeared
themselves to the nation"
''In what way?"
of they had only collected the
dead wood in Washington for their
bonfres."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
WANTS A BIGGER CELLAR.

"This time it is pa who wants to
sell the house"
"What's the matter ?"
"With the whole country going
dry pa says the present wine cellar
isn't half big enough to hold stock
to last lifetime"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
MANS iNHUMANITY.

"Lawze," remarked Aunt Saman-
thy Taters, lookin' up from the
Beantown Evening Bugle, otis
wonder to me folks wouldn't let
these poor, dumb brutes alone. Fust,
they're after the blind tigers and
now l see the Columbia club up to
Indinoplus is organizin' of a wolf
hum" indianapolis Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
SUGGESTIONS
for
MAKING WASHBURN
GROW

The Times believes that there
are people in Washburn or
among the readers Of this paper
who have suggestions that might
prove valuable if only the per-
~ons with the suggestions and
people with capital could be got
tan together to formulate some
plan whereby the suggestions
might be worked out. With a
view to getting some Of these
suggestions we will run col.
umn under which items will be
published. Come on with your
ideas, whether it be for starting
a steel mill or a concern for the
manufacture of traps that will
catch rats by the tail. What dc
you know for the good OF Wash
burn or that will make Wash
burn grow?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Hundreds Employed in the Fishing
Business Among the Islands
City of Bayfield, is the Scene Of Great
Activity During the Herring
Season.

More than two hundred men
are employed in the herring
fishing out of Bayfield, and the
docks at Bayfield, are the scene
of great activity and will remain
SO until cold weather comes
which will put an end to the
business.
Three companies are operating
out of Bayfield, this year, being
the Booth Fisheries company,
the Boutin Fish Company and
the independent Fish Company.
Bodin Brothers of Houghton are
also fishing on a small scale.
while a number of independent
fishermen are enjoying the har-
vest which is now on.
Men working at the fishing
business draw down big wages.
being paid from $500 per day
upwards while many make az
high as SIS per day, depending
upon their ability.
Fishing for herring is not the
most pleasant business for j
comes at a time of the yeal
when the weather is cold anc
when the boats are covered witt
lice. 1t is an interesting sigh
to see the boat loads OF fish com
ling in and to see the way they
are packed for sale.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Board Of Education Agrees to Raise
Teachers Salaries
Council Agreeable and Necessary Funds
Will be Voted to the
School Board.

There will be no strike of the
teachers in the Washburn Public
schools for there will be no need
for a walkout as the Board OF
Education has realized that the
demands of the teachers are
reasonable and at a special meet.
ing held last Thursday afternoon
voted to grant the demand for
an increase amounting to $1,000
per month for each teacher, the
raise dating back to September
1st.
At the meeting of the School
Board a number of City Council
men were present and the matter
of providing the funds with
which to make the raise possible
will be acted upon at the next
meeting of the Council.
Washburn is not the first city
in the state where a like demand
has been made and in almost
every instance the raise has
been granted. The Washburn
School Board realized that there
was justice in the demand of
the teachers but did not like the
attitude in which it was inferred
that a walkout might insue.
1t is likely that the School
Board will provide for the raise
by paying half the amount in
cash and the balance at the end
of the school term.
This will prove a very good
solution for it would be the
means of holding teachers who
might otherwise Jump" their
contract. The schools are now
running as smoothly as is pos
sible and there was no inter
ruption because of the teachers
demands.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Sale is Confirmed

The sale of the Dupont Chem
ical company houses in this city
mum bering nearly 100, which
were erected just before the
arnistice was signed, to the
Marshall-Wells company OF
Duluth, has been confirmed. the
deal having been completed. II
is the intention of the Duluth
people to remove the houses
next spring. Several ways have
been devised. but the one which
will probably be used is to move
the houses by way of scow to
Daluth, The work will entail a
large amount OF labor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Register of Deeds Office is Swamped
With Recording
Past Month is the Largest in History
in the Transfer Of Property
in County.

Real Estate business in Bay
field county is booming accord
ing to Register of Deeds Nels
Myhre and so great has become
the work of recording instru.
ments in the Registers Office
that an additional force of young
ladies have been employed to
keep up with the work.
The past month has been the
heaviest in the history of the
county according to Mr.. Myhre
and business does not seem to
be letting up to any great extent.
The transfers of property
come from every section of the
county with the Mason and
Drummond district leading the
rest. The Port Wing district
has also been equally DuSy ana
there is not a town in the coun-
ty that has not been recording a
large number Of sales.
Many of the people buying
lands are coming from out of
state and Bayfield, county is
now feeling the effects of the
land boom which has sent
prices soaring in states farther
south, and the result will be a
large number of new settlers for
Bayfield, county lands.
So great has been the number
of transfers at the Registers
office that a force Of five young
ladies have been kept busy re-
cording the instruments.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
MUST BUILD OR IMPROVE SCHOOL,
OR LOSE OUR STATE AID

able room has been utilized.
The enrolment of the high
school at the present time, which
includes the junior high school.
is now more than four hundred
and after the next semester the
number will be increased to 450.
The rooms now being used for
high school purposes reentirely
unfit according to the state
officials and are a menace to the
life and health of the students,
and many of the rooms must be
abandoned. Remodeling is out
of the question.
The cost of a new building ac-
cording to the best available fig
ures is in the neighborhood of
$150.000. The loss of the state
ain would amount to nearly as
much as the interest and prin-
cipal on bonds which would have
to be issued to build a new build
ing, and the sense of the meeting
was that the new building should
not be longer delayed.
With this view in mind a COM
mittee was authorized appointed
and this committee will visit the
Walker building and report. A
report of this committee as well
as the report of the State officials
will be published in the near
future. In the meantime tax
payers should think over this
proposition and prepare them
selves for the expense necessary
to build. 1t is a proposition
which the city must face and the
city Council and School authori-
ties are anxious that the people
of the city know the question
from every angle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Another Well Being Drilled on
JohnsOn-Rendin Farm
Former Well Said TO Have Contained
Oil and High Grade
Iron Ore. gA

There is something doing on
| the Johnson Rendin farm on the
Washington avenue road. Well
Driller Gustafson is again at
work putting down another hole
and there seems to be consider
able secrecy about the latest
drilling for a huge sign has been
erected on the road leading into
the farm warning visitors to
keep off the land while opera
tions are going on.
1t will be remembered that
some time ago water we'll was
drilled on this same farm and at
a depth of 125 feet a high grade
of iron ore was encountered and
oil was also said to have been
found in the hole. This gave
rise to wild rumors getting
around about an oil well and ore
body being discovered and the
price of the Johnson-Rendin
farm went soaring.
When this well was brought
in at a depth of 225 feet the
water was said to have been un-
fit for use because of the large
percentage of oil in it and it is
said that the hole had to be
abandoned as a water well.
The second we'll is being
drilled but q short distance from
the former hole and those who
know of its location are wonder
ing why it is being drilled so
close to the former hole where
oil was said to have been dis
covered, If it is for water well.
the distance between the two
holes being but about thirty
feet.
Since the discovery of the oil
and ore a number of people from
here and elsewhere have visited
the hole and it is also said that
oil spectators from Milwaukee
have been here looking over the
ground.
Biologists who know anything
about the earth formation at
this point say that the structural
strata is not visible on the sur
face, due to large deposits at
the time of the glacial period.
but that il is possible to find al
most anything in this locality,
and that oil or ore is not out OF
the question.
While others are wondering
Mr.. Johnson-Rendin keeps on
drilling and saying nothing and
others are anxiously awaiting
developments.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
A farewell surprise. party '

A farewell surprise party was
given in honor Of Miss Lillian Nygren
at the H. Beck home last Friday
evening. The evening was spent in
playing various games after which
lunch was served. Those attending
we're Winnetred Beck, Ida Mae La
Londe, Lillian Nygren, Helen An
derson, Ferris Peterson, Myrtle An.
derson, Vera Berry, Gladys Veno,
Viola Arseneau. Nora Montbriand,
Opal Blexrud. Fern Christensen,
Olga johnson, Christina Lund and
Julia Moe of Bayfield,.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Wisconsin Delegation Waits Upon
u. S. officials
Senator A. II. Wilkinson Among Those
Going to Washington to Secure
More Explosives.

forth by the University of Wis
consin to secure from the United
States government additiona
stores of T. N. T. explosive
which was on hand at the time
| the war ended and a delegation
of Wisconsin people, including
Dean Russell and John Swene.
hart of the University of Wis
consin; F. S. McCabe. District
Agricultural Representative OF
the u. S. Railroad Administers
ton; Bruce Johnson. Chairman
of the Douglas County Board,
B. G. Packer, Commissioner OF
Immigration, and Senator A. H.
Wilkinson of Bayfield, county;
have just returned from Wash.
ington where they presented
their case before the Govern
ment officials.
Some time ago the govern
ment turned over to the Uni
versity of Wisconsin 200. 900
pounds of the high explosive for
demonstration purposes and
this was in turn put into car
tridges by a force of employees
working under the direction of
John Swenehart of the Univer-
.sity force and distributed among
the farmers of Northern Wiscon-
sin. y
The success of the experiment
has been most gratifying and
the results accomplished by the
explosive have been wonderful.
The Wisconsin University was
the only college in the United
States to work over the material
and this fact was brought to the
attention of the Government IN
an effort to induce them to let
loose of further supplies. The
Wisconsin delegation was well
received by Government officials
and the securing of the explosive
has now been left with Con-
gresham Nelson and Senator
Lenroot who will look after the
interests of the state.
. The government has on hand
large supplies of 7. N. T. and if
this can be secured by the Uni
versity and turned over to the
farmers of the state at cost it
will prove the biggest single fac-
tor that has ever been used in
opening up the cut-over lands OF
the state to agriculture.
The cost of 7. N. 7. to the
farmer is about $500 per hum
dred pounds, less than half the
cost Of dynamite, while the
amount of work which can be
done with the T. N. T. is far
greater than could be accom-
plished with the same quantity
of dynamite.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
State of Wisconsin :.
Department of State
| Notice

Notice
Bayfield, County
Doyle-Rummel Company, Bayfield,
Farmers Produce Exchange, Town
of Iron River
Washburn & Oregon Timber Co.,
Washburn
White River Lumber Co. Mason
white Rose Creamery Company,
Washburn.
Notice is hereby given to you and
each of you that you have failed to
file in this Office the annual report
provided for b. section l774a OF the
Statutes of w sconsin.
Now, Therefore, in compliance
with law, the corporate rights and
privileges granted to you will be for
feited on January /, 1890, provided
such annual report is not filed in this
Office prior thereto and payment made
of forfeit fee and costs of publication
as therein provided.
MERLIN HULL.
Secretary of State
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
A Whopping Bargain

Parties about to leave the city
permanently desire to sell their
seven room residence on Pine street
near Washington avenue. House
has stone foundation, two fine lots,
electric lights and water. One OF
the best bargains ever offered
$1,000 takes the place. A small
amount of cash will handle it. See
w. A. Robinson before it is gone.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Nor. Luth. Church

Services next Sunday 1890
and 7:30. Four Mile Creek 2:30.
The Ladies Aid will be enter
tanned by Mrs. H. Egge and the
Y. P.S. by Miss Bertha Flottum.
Both societies meet at the church
Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. Prayer meeting Thursday
evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20

Mrs. Louis Lizzotte returned Sun
day evening from Rochester, Mlnn.
where she has been receiving treat
ments at the Mayo Brothers hospital.
She was accompanied by her son
William.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Attention

The GLADDEN. Circle will have
on sale a large assortment OF
Doll paraphernalia and dressed
Dolls December eth and 9th at
Amos Hansen's Store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20
Methodist Episcopal Church
d. w. Davis, Pastor.

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Mrs.
F. T. Beers Supt. Public wcr-
shin 11:OO a. m. Epworth
League 700 o. m. Bible study
and prayer meeting Wednesday
evenings 7:3O. Thanksgiving
service Sunday morning 10 o.
clock. A cordial welcome to any
who want to come.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-11-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Larson Of
Cumberland spent few days in the
city visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Fl. P. Axelberg.
Plenty of sunshine and pure air
help to keep the cows healthy as
well to make the milk wholesome
in the .1ammonds barn. Adv.
j. Murphy OF Spooner visited in
the city for few days the latter
part of last week.
Chas. Rummel and family were
visitors at Bayfield, Sunday.
A delightful dinner party was
yiven at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles RummeIl ON Tuesday even
ing of this week. lie occasion being
the 10th anniversary OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Rummell's wedding. Covers
were laid for fifteen and place cards
deSigE ating places were arranged
by disarranged names. A delicious
three course dinner was served.
Following the dinner Miss Ooerby
gave several readings which were
verv pleasing, after which the even
ling was spent at dancing. Those
present were Messrs and Mesdames
John Anderson and Matt Sutton ol
BAYFIELD,. Walter Milberg, Z meI
Oistad, Amos Hansen. Will Robin
son and MRS. T. G. Oscar,