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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
County Board Passes Resolution
Calling for an Investigation
Resolution introduced by Jake Yder.
stad of Lincoln and Years Business is
to be Thoroughly Investigated.
n8S

There is likely to be some fur
flying when Jake Yderstad, as
head of a committee of the
County Board begins an investi-
cation of the activities OF the
road committee of the County
Board for the year 1918. At
least Mr.. Yderstad believes there
are some things which need ex-
planning and the County Board
thought likewise for they passed
resolution introduced by Mr..
Yderstad providing for the in
vestigation of the expenditures.
activities and purchases as made
by the county committee for the
year 1918.
This resolution of Mr.. Yder-
stad's was introduced following
the reading of the report of the
new Road and Bridge committee
in which they set forth that the
inventories as left in their
hands were incomplete as to the
amount of machinery owned by
the county and it's location, also
setting forth that the Norway
Pine which had been purchased
for ratings along the county
highways had been used for
erecting a large dance floor in
the town Of Barnes.
The reading of this report
brought Mr.. Yderstadto his feet
and he demanded that an invest
igation of the affairs of this COM
mittee be made. Mr.. Yderstad
stated that he had been Informed
that the county trucks owned by
the county had been used by
private individuals for hauling
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Public Playground

Through arrangements made
by the local Woman's council
and the Dupont Y. M. G. A.
Washburn is to have it's first
public playground, work on
which will be started at once
The vacant property east Of the
Bay field county bank on Bay
field street has been chosen as
the site, and the Woman's coul.-
Gil, under the supervision of
Mrs. M. Ell. Sprague, president,
will have charge OF the erection
and equipping while the Y. M.
G. A. will furnish the director.
HI. E. Bendl, physical director
at the "Y", will have supervision
over the grounds.
The two tennis courts adjoin-
ing the playground site, former
ly owned by the Dupont Haskell
club, now out of existence, have
been donated to the Woman s
council and will be thrown open
to the playground children.
A collection is being taken up
among the children TO help pay
for the project and the remain
der will be raised by popular
subscl iption.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
DOUBLE MEMORIAL SERVICE
PLANNED BY COMMITTEE

form in line of march as will
also all soldiers and sailors of the
present war who will be asked
to appear in uniform. Captain
H. H. Peavey, who organized
the Bayfield, County Company
and who went to France with
the boys, will be in charge of
the parade and will direct it.
Lodges will also be asked to ap-
pear in a body in the line of
march.
AS the parade nears the foot
of Washington avenue there will
be a halt and the older people
and the children who are unable
to walk will be provided with
automobiles which will be in
waiting, and will be conveyed to
the cemetery.
At the cemetery there will be
appropriate exercises when the
graves Of the departed heroes of
the three wars will be decorated.
The program to be held at the
Y on Sunday following Memorial
day, will be in the nature of a
memorial program with fine
music, speaking and singing.
This will be held Sunday after
noon June 1st, at 2:30 o'clock.
The following committee will
have charge of the arrange
ments: HI. H. Peavey, chairman
parade committee; Nels M. Oscar
chairman of committee on con-
veyances; George A. Calder.
chairman of committee to ar
range with lodges and societies
to join in parade; Mrs. C. f.
Morris, chairman of the COM
mittee on music and singing;
j. P. Jacobson, chairman Of
decorating committee; w. A.
Robinson, chaisman speakers
commit e, Rev. Waters. chair
man of the flag committee; Miss
Esther Berge, Chairman of the
Girls committee.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
INVESTIGATE ACTIVITIES
!. OF 1918 ROAD COMMITTEE

gasoline and supplies from
Drummond to Barnes. Mr.. Gal
lop of Cable interrupted by say
ing that he had heard that it
was beer that was hauled and
not gasoline or supplies. Others
said they had heard that the
county engines had been used
for threshing and wood cutting
for private individuals and that
one of the engines on one OF the
trucks had been burned out in
this manner and had to be re-
placed by the county at a cost OF
$6OO.OO. The report showed
that the new engine had been
purchased.
Mr.. Yderstad believed that
some of this talk might be true
while some might not be, and he
believed that a thorough investi-
CATION should be made for the
year 1918.
It appears from the committee
report as read, that Bayfield,
County has been very unfortu-
nate in the purchase of road
machinery. The tractors pur-
chased last spring and the trucks
appear to be what the machinery
men term to be orphans that IS,
the companies which manufact-
ured them are not in business
any more. The new committee
believe the power machinery
owned by the county is highly
unsatisfactory for it is not
heavy enough to do heavy
grading work and too expensive
for light work and one of the
tractors was tied up because OF
the high expense for its opera
tiOn. ~
The machinery purchases of
Bayfield, county have been ex-
traordinarily heavy during the
past two years and considerable,
of the machinery which was
purchased has not been operated
to any great extent.
AS head of the committee, Mr..
Yderstad will likely make a
thorough investigation and his
report will undoubtedly prove
interesting reading.
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Report
To the Bayfield, County Board:

To the Bayfield, County Board:
We, the members of the County
Road and Bridge Committee, and
the County Highway Commissioner
respectfully submit the following
report:
In the first place we have given
the machinery question consider
able attention. Early in the winter
it was agreed to have all the ma
chinery looked over. and needed re-
pairs made, and so far as possible
this has been done. The two trucks
were given a general overhauling,
and new parts put in where needed,
and painted at an expense oil about
$3.50. The Ford car was found 20
/. beein very bad order, and had to
have extensive repairs, which were
made at a cost of 1929. sc Tractors
were also oyerhauled before time to
start WORK.
Bayfield, county appears unfor
tunate in.so far as our trucks are
what machinery men call Orphans,
that is the factories are not making
them any more. We understand
the factory which made ths'tractors
owned by the county are also in the
hands OF the receivers.
We decided to give the tractors a
thorough trial at maintenance work
on the highway system. With that
end in view we placed the tractors
in different parts of the county as
follows: One at IRON River, Go
/ operate north and south OF Iron
River, one at RerDster to operate
east aud west of Herbster: one at
Ashland Junction to operate on
that part of the county system. AS
the tractors are entirely too light te
do heavy grading 1T seems tnai
maintenance work, that is pulling
drags and light graders, should be
the most suitable work we. couic
rput them at, but it appears doubt-
ful il, the tractors can do this work
economically.
At this writing we have figures
as to operating cost on only one
tractor, that is the one at lrot
River, The bill was sent in soor
after May lst, for work done il
April, and amounted for labor, ga
and oil and repairs toa total 0
9262 60. This appeared SO hign thai
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

by his children Clyde, Edna,
who is serving as a Red Cross
nurse in France, Mrs. Victor
Hartman of Superior, Harold
and Gloe. Other relativesliving
are A. B. Estabrook of Presque
Isle, Me-, Mrs. Alice Morton,
Mrs. Alma MCPHERSON. Mrs.
Amelia Turple and Mr.. Charles
Estabrook of Bothell, WASH, and
John Estabrook of Alaska.
To the family and relatives
goes the sympathy of friends in
their bereavement.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
To Build Summer Home

T. II. Beers has plans out fl r
a Aew summer cottage which 1t
is his intention % erect on the
lake shore near Houghton.
Work will be started on the
building in the very near future,
The cottage will be of large size
with sleeping accommodations
for thirty people and will be To-
Gated on a beautiful site over
looking Chequamegon bay.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Commissioner Friberg telephoned
at once to stop running the tractor.
rhe Road and Bridge Committee
agree with him as it is plain to Us
that we could not stand that cost
for the amount of work done, which
we understand was two or three
trips over that part OF the county
road.
The tractors are only one year
old, yet the County Clerk informs
us that to his best recollection,
something like $1,000 was paid for
repair parts, besides new motor
for one tractor to replace one
burned out, amounting to $500 or
more, making a total for repairs the
first season on three tractors of
over $500, besides the garage work
in placing the parts. AS the trac-
tors become older, it is only reason
able to expect. the repair bills to be
higher, therefore we doubt very
much if the tractors will prove to
be economical to operate in main
tcnance work,
AS to the trucks we expect to use
them hauling sand on part OF the
State Truck System. perhaps four
miles in length, near the city of
Washburn. This work has been
ordered done by Division Engineer
Hall. We hope they may prove
econom cal for this work, but have
no figures at this time.
Bayfield, county has very large
investment in machinery. still we
have power suitable for gradip
job, that is heavy grading. We
wish the County Board would con-
sder the machinery question from
all lis d fferent view points. !. y
| The State Highway Department
suggests and appear in favor of al
counties providing suitable clerks
for The Highway Commissioner as
the work has brai ched out ano
taken so many different angles
each requiring some extra account
ing and lots of correspondence, ani
las the Highway Commissioners il
continually on the move, he canno1
give much time TO Office work,
Therefore young man has beer
hired to take care Of that end of th.
work.
Division Engineer Hall inform
/
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Our Boys are
on Their
Way !.
kilograms Announce Ar :
rival at New York
Not Yet Known Whether Entire
Company is Included in List or
Not. Others Expected Soon

According to several kilograms re
ceived.in the city this morning men,
bers of the old Company d. which
was part of the 1O7th Military
Police, have begun arriving in New
York City and will soon be home.
Just how many boys are included in
the contingent coming has not been
learned. kilograms were received
from Bud Paulson, James Leighton
and Chester F. Hanson and three
others whose names have not yet
been learned.
Washburn should prepare to re-
ceive these boys in royal style.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Captain P. I. Trowbridge, Jr.
who has been serving in France as a
Physician and Surgeon in the Medic
al corps of the celebrated 32nd Div
ision, and who was all through the
hard fighting during the great war,
arrived in the city this morning with
his wife and child, having just been
discharged from service. Captain
Trowbridge was in the thick of the
fighting and has some interesting
experiences to tell, but he is going
to do his visiting before he does his
talking. We welcome you Captain
Trowbridge. We are glad to have
you back with us again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
County Beard Members to View
Roads on County System
Entire Beard Will Leave This City on
Monday, June 8th, for
3 Day Trip.

A junket trip over the County
system of highways for the pur.
pose of getting the mem bers of
the County Board familiar with
the different pieces of road on
the county and state system and
for the purpose of acquainting
the mem bers with the different
places where county and state
money IS to be spent in the im-
provement Of roads and bridges
will be taken by the mem bers
of the County board, leaving this
city on Monday, June 9th, and
returning to this city again ON
the 18th.
This plan was decided upon at
a meeting of the County Board
held last Thursday and details
of the trip are now being ar
ranged by the members OF the
Road and Bridge committee.
1t is the plan for the Board to
meet in this city at nine O'Clock
on the morning of June 9th and
leave this city for the north end
of the county. Other schedules
of the trip will be made accord
ingly. 1t is planned 10 take
three days in making the trip.
The County will pay per diem
80 the mem bers for their time,
but there will be no mileage
paid to members while on the
trip.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
GO THROUGH
INVESTIGATION
Anchor Shipbuilding Company Affairs
in Good Shape
Interests of Stockholders Are Being
Protected by Officers
in Charge.

So far as those in attendance
were able to judge from the
testimony taken at the hearing
conducted by the Railway Com
mission on the organization,
financial conditions and methods
Of selling stock of the Anchor
Shipbuilding Co. the officers
of the company are endeavoring
in every manner to protect the
interests of the stockholders and
to get the company to a stage
where it can begin the construc-
+tion of a yard in Washburn.
The hearing for the s Railway
Commission of Wisconsin was
conducted byR. w. Clark as ex-
aminer for the Commission,
while j. D. Royal representing
the Minnesota Commission was
also in attendance.
The only stockholder who ap-
peared as witness as being dis
satisfied with the methods en-
ployed. by the company was
Thos. Tollefson of Superior, who
claimed to have purchased pri-
vate stock, in the corporation
owned by w. Nicolaysen on the
representation that the yard
would be operating during the
fall of 1918 and with the under.
standing that he was purchasing
the original stock of the COM
pany. Mr.. Tollefscn, in his tes-
timony. said that the proposition
had been misrepresented to him
and that had he known that the
yard would not begin operations
within a month or so after the
company was organized. that he
would not have purchased the
stock. Ata
At the hearing some testimony
was brought out as to the value
of the site acquired by the ship
building company and the value
to which it had been sold the
company, but on the face OF
things the price did not seem
out of reason to those acqualnt-
ed with real estate values in the
city.
From testimony brought out
it appears that a large block OF
stock has been sold and the ex'
pectations of the company
officers are that enough will
soon be sold to permit the yard
to begin operations.
Many local stockholders OF the
company were present at the
hearing and all were asked by
the Examiner for the Commission
as to whether or not they had
any complaint to make or ques-
ton to ask but all seemed to be
satisfied for no answer was
made.
Itwas shown by the testimony
that no salaries of any kind were
being paid toanv of the officers,
while on the o.nrr hand num-
Der of luose int~.es .eu were de-
voting their entire time to get
the yard started.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Raymond Brown, clerk at the
Markham Drug Store spent few
days on business and pleasure at
Duluth the latter part of last week. ]
Phil Hagen is now employed as
telegraph operator at Ashland.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Seargeant Clarance Thoreson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Thoreson OF
this city, who went through the big
war with the Ashland Machine Gun
Company, arrived in the city the
first of the week. Clarance and his
company were with the glorious 32nd
division known as the LES Terribles !"
which division won fame in the great
war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
To Confirm Large Class

Confirmation exercises Will be
held at the Nor. Luth. Church
Oh Sunday. May 25th, when a
large class of Children will be
confirmed. A fine program has
been arranged for the day and
will be as follows:
Prelude
Hymn no. l
Altar Service
Hymn no. 43, l 2
Address to the Congregation
Examination
Hymn no. 43, 3
Choir. selected
Confirmation
Hymn 43. 4
Instrumental music
Address to Confirmants
Choir
Altar Service
Hymn no. A
Distribution of Certificates
Postlude
The organist, Miss Ruth Berge
will be assisted by Messrs q.
Pearson and M. Carlson, play
ing the Cornet and Violin.
The following compose the
classes to be confirmed:
English Class
Arthur Anderson, julius
Carlson, George Carlson, Oscar
Handberg, Oscar Hagen, Donald
Kinney, Arnold Larson, Walfred
L ;. son, Leonard Mitchell, Oscar
Mo-. Theodore Nelson, julie
S core, Herbert S wanson, Arthur
Wedahl, Helen Anderson, Dor
NY Arntsen. Myrtle Anderson,
Opal Blexrud, Edna Carlson,
Edna Faulk, Gladys Hougen,
Ethel Holman, Myrtle johnson,
Myrtle Kiran. Christine Lund,
Della Sheen, Isabella Skamfer,
Evelyn Score, Thelma Thomp-
son.
Nor Class
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
DIED SUDDENLY
LAST FRIDAY
D. ]. Estabrook Stricken While
at Work at Store.
Was Prominent in Business Circles
and Was Pioneer Resident
of the City.

! AS he sat in, a chair at his
place of business resting while
he was reading newspaper Dell
James Estabrook, pioneer resi-
dent of the city and for 80 years
one of the city's most active
business men, was stricken by
heart failure and died within a
minute afterwards. Carl Palm
was first to discover that Mr..
Estabrook had passed away.
Mr.. Estabrook had been at the
store during the morning hours
and was apparently in good
spirits and was cheerful. AS
the noon hour approached he
| told Carl Palm, who is employed
at the store as paperhanger, to
go and get his dinner and he
would remain at the store until
| he returned. This Mr.. Palm did,
and when he returned to the
store again at 1915 he found
Mr.. Estabrook still sitting in the
chair where he had left him
reading his newspaper, but he
had passed away.
But a few minutes elapsed
from the time Mr.. Estabrook
was last seen alive until he was
found by Mr.. Palm. Mr.. Van,
denberg was at the store at 1910
land had talked and joked with
Mr.. Estabrook. When he left
Mr.. Estabrook was still sitting
in the chair where he was later
| found. N
For some time it was known
that Mr.. Estabrook's health had
been quite poorly and during the
winter months he was at Duluth
| for time where he consulted a
specialist. However, he never
complained and went about his
business in his usual manner and
| for this reason few Of his friends
knew of his ailment. News of
his death came as a great shock
| to his family and community.
The funeral was held on Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from
| the late family residence and
was one of the largest attended
funerals ever held in the city.
The services were conducted by
Rev. j. HI. McManus Of Coloma,
this state, former pastor of the
Methodist church in this city and
a staunch friend of the family
and of the deceased. Interment
was in Woodland cemetary.
Dell James Estabrook was
born at Tracey Mills, New
Brunswick. Canada in Septem-
Der 1865, and was So years of
aua atfthe time of death. On
Feb. 9th, 1883 he was married
at Boston, Mass, to Miss Anna
Vanderbilt, and unto this union
five children were born, all of
whom are living. Mr.. and Mrs.
Estabrook came to this city after
their marriage where Mr.. Esta-
brook engaged in the grocery
business with his brother A. B.
Estabrook, and Is years ago he
engaged in the furniture business
with William Olson, under the
firm name of Estabrook & Olson
Furniture Co. All of these
years he has been one of Wash
burns progressive and success
Iful business men.
I He was a kind and loving
husband and father and an ex-
cellent citizen in the community.
Resides a wife he is survived
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Elerd Finstad of Seattle, Wash. j
and Herman Finstad OF Superior
have bee visiting with relatives and
friends In the city during the past
week,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Swedish Luth. Church
A. Road, Pastor.

Washington Ave. & 4th st.
Services as follows until further
notice:
Bayfield, May 25, 1o:30 a. m.
Ashland May 25, 7:3O p. N.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

N. A. Cowing has gone to Winter
Wis, where he is doing speci |
work for the Omaha.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

Five room House for Rent on w.
4th ST. No. 314. Call Bell Phone "a.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22
Nor. Class

Oscar Arntsen, Alvie Berg,
rrygve Hirsch, Jacob Moen,
Martin Rockstad, Sigurd Tran
mel. Helena Johnson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-05-22

To keep the pulse of busi-
ness beating. This paper is
the best medium.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-10
FIFTEEN /. w. WIS CHASED
FROM ELk0 HAY FIELDS

Word reached Elko yesterday af-
ternoon that fifteen /. W. W.'s work
ing in the hay fields at the Palo Alto
ranch near Tuscarora, had caused
trouble and were being chased out OF
that country by the constable Just
what the trouble was has not been
learned, as none of them have reached
Elko at the time of writing. Last
night Constable Cotant drove a
bunch of l. W. W's out of town as
they had been making trouble for
several days, refusing to accept posi-
tions in the hay fields and persuading
others to demand more wages. They
were told that it was "ramble or
work" and they rambled This fore
noon another bunch of husky trouble
struck town, and the officers
are hard after them.-IElko Free
Press.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-10
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC

Largely due to carelessness in build
ing bonfires in the city. the June bill
for extinguishing these fires cost the
city $3.50. At this rate the city treas
ury will soon be seriously depleted
and necessary improvements made
impossible. No bonfire can be built
without permit from the chief of the
fire department. 1t is unlawful to
build one without such permit. Such
permits can be obtained from j.
Rougon. Greater care is urged ON the
part of all. Also. that all business
houses and stores carrying gasoline
in stock use the utmost care to pre-
vent fire and the consequent loss
theefrom. 1t is unlawful to store
gasoline otherwise than is provided
by ordinance. The ordinance is rea-
sonable and should be obeyed without
prosecution for its violation.
THOS. A. BRANDON,
Mayor.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-07-10
WORK ON AVIATION FIELD
PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY Y

Officials of the Business Mems AS
sociation and the city councilmen and
mayor are working together to see
that the aviation, racing, baseball and
general recreation field being cleared
behind the county hospital will be
ready in plenty of time for the flying
circus which is to come to Winnie
mucca to secure recruits for the avia-
tion section of the army. All of the
sagebrush has been torn from the
ground. Today committee is out to
secure use of two buck rakes to get
the brush in piles for burning. After
that is accomplished the plot for the
landing field will be picked out,
graded and gravelled. 1t is not con-
sidered likely the planes will arrive
here by the fifteenth of this month,
as previously announced, but may be
here about the first of August.