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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Hard Coal Supply in City viii Be
Exhausted Today
No Word ofWarning Given to Customers
to Lay In a Supply. Will
Cause Hardship.

Without a word Of warning to
their many customers in this
city the Northwestern Fuel COM
pany have permitted their sup
ply of hard coal on the local
docks to become depleted, and
information this morning was to
the effect that less than fifteen
tons were on hand to supply
FWashburn forthe balance of the
winter.
For some time shipments have
been made to outside points with
out any thought as to how con-
.ditions were locally and many of
the people of this city will have
empty coal bins before the warm
season arrives.
Washburn depends wholly on
the Northwestern Fuel company
for their local supply, and had
local people been given warm
ing that there would be q short
age they could have filled their
bins with enough coal to run
through the winter, but many
have had the impression that
there would be enough coal and
have not given the matter con-
sideration.
There is a great deal OF criti-
cis.u locally over the action OF
the coal company in permitting
their local supply to become ex-
hausted. Washburn will be hard
hit for there is but little wood in
the city and the conditions OF
the roads are such that wood
cannot be hauled from the coun-
try.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11

An expression with which everyone
is familiar 81 paying ON the NALL,
comes from Ae old method OF settling
accounts. In the early day OF trade
and commerce, merchants on change
paid their debts by counting out
their gold on to copper mail
or, table, in the market-place. Writ
ten receipts are now almost universal,
and these nails are no longer used;
but two splendid specimens still re-
rnain among the most interesting treas
u-es of the ancient port OF Bris-
tol. They are each about four feet
high. shaped like a gigantic hour-glass.
There they stand In the busy street,
a lasting monument to the integrity OF
the old trading and merchant class.
who paid on the nail and scorned .
receipt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
For Bridges to Be Built the Coming
Spring
Forsyth Construction Company Of Cam
erOn are the Successful Bidders
for the Work.

AT a meeting of the Bayfield,
County Road and Bridge Com
Imittee held during the past week
contracts were let for two con-
crete bridges to be built on the
county system of highways.
The successful bidders were the
Forsyth Construction company
Iof Cameron, Wisconsin.
One is for a bridge over the
Thompson creek leading into
city of Washburn from the south
and is 18 feet wide with a 20
foot span of re-enforced concrete
construction. The price bid for
this bridge was $1875. 90.
The other is for a bridge over
Sioux River on the road between
Washburn and Bayfield,. This
bridge is to be SO feet wide with
a so foot span with steel plate
girders and of re-enforced con-
|struction. The price for this
bridge was s580O.00.
The jobs were let at practical
ly the estimate made by the
State Highway Commission.
Work will be started at once
in order that the two jobs can
be completed before the heavy
traffic starts in the spring. On
the Sioux River job a temporary
bridge will be erected but this
will-only take care of light traffic
and as there is no detour that
can be made around this bridge
it means that travel on the
IWashburn-Bayfield route will
have to be suspended until the
bridge can be completed.
During the winter months the
Highway Committee filled the
Sioux River slough at a cost of
a trif1e over $16O0.00. The fill
is rs feet wide and So feet long
and the filing material consisted
of stone with a dirt covering.
Culverts were put in to take care
of the water in the slough.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
wholesome Jov n Ilfe-

Real Joy givers see the funny side
of life. Folks with overdoses Of dys-
peptic religion look askance at laugh
ter-provoking amusements. They thing
the devil has mortgage on every
thing that gives people thrills. That's
not so. Men are made to enjoy certain
diversions that stir the nature and
when these are denied they will do
something else under cover. You must
learn to make people enjoy youF pres
ence If you are to help them. There is
40 reason that your uncle can see
why religion and good times can't be
ON good terms. The right kind Of
pleasures help people to IND whole
some Joy In lite.--GTss.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Moore Lumber Company Given 80
Days to Vacate Site
Anchor Shipbuildiag Co. Secure Title
to Property During the
Past Week.

The site of the Anchor Ship
building company, which was
purchased from the Moore Lum-
Der company must be vacated by
the Moore Lumber company
within a period of so days ac-
cording to notice served during
the latter part of last week by
the ship company when that
company completed their con.
ract for the purchase of the land
by turningover a check for the
remaining balance to the Moore
Lumber company.
The work of tearing down the
old Thompson mill was started
last Saturday morning by q
small crewof men in charge of
Roy jackson and this crew will
be added to so that the work Of
Idismanting the property and
cleaning Up the grounds can be
completed in the specified time.
The Moore Lumber company
have disposed Of a large part of
the machinery in the old mill 10
che Brown Lumber company of
.RhineIandfr and this will be
shipped. while the balance o9
the material about the mill win
be Gcrappsd.
Since the transfer Of the title
Itc the property rumor has been
current to the effect that the
ship company means to get ready
for business and plans are under
way for the establishment of a
business that if commenced. will
give employment to quite q NUM-
ber Of people. Mr.. Curr, Vice.
President Of the company. left
Tuesday evening for the East on
matters Of business in connection
with the company.
The old Inill which is being
dismantled by the Moore Lum-
ber company is one of the old
landmarks of Washburn. having
been erected during the early
days by the C. c.. Thompson
Lumber company. For many
years it was operated by thE
Stearns Lumber compsny. and
when the mill ceased operations
it was purchased by Mr.. George
e. Moore. 1t has not been
operated since the Stearns COM
pany quit business here. al
though several attempts have
been made to get timber to sup
ply the mill.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11

Total for rs towns, "a purebrtd. "a
grade and scrub sires.
There is plenty of room for de
velopment and We sincerely believe
that our farmers are waking up 10
the fact that the scrub bull must &c.
The longer we wait TO do this the
longer we fail to improve the great
est industry in our County. V. E..
Brubaker. Washbnrn, Wis, has ii
HoIstain and Guernsey pure bred
bulls listed for sale. Who's next
to buy?
Breeders will Organize
We are now making plans 10 or
gan Za the Breeders of the Holstein
and Guernsey cattle in our County.
All information posi- BILE is being
gathered throughout the County
concerning the breeders of each
breed. We are recording names of
farmers using purebred and high
grade balls of both breeds. We
hope to get as many of these breed
ers together at a meeting this
spring as possible, and lay plans to
boost theia. breed of cows, and how
best to improve them. The County
Agent has ordered 600 Tin Signs,
"Holstein Purebred Bull Used on
This Farm" These signs will be
given to the breeders and will be
tackled up in conspicuous place on
the front gate along the road. This
all helps to boost your favcrite
breed.
Calf Clubs Being Orgaaiz~d
We have now over $50 names of
boys aud girls between the ages of
II and 18 years We wish to thank
the teachers of our rural schools for
their splendid response in getLing
this Information. Enrolment cards
and a letted OF information aie be-
ing mailed to all these children and
we are now getting them back every
day, leaving orders for high grade
and purebred calves, which entities
them to- membership in the calf
clubs, we believe IL will be necessary
to bring into the county nearly 300
high grade and purebred calves fer
this important work.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Farmers Get Your Dynamite

County Agricultural Agent V.
e. Brnbaker announces that
orders for dynamite at ear load
prices will be received by him
up TO March 18Th. Farmers
should avail them selves Of this
opportunity TO save money ON
their spring clearing work by
placing their orders at this time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
OFFICIAL REPORTS GIVE AN
INSIGHT into The EARNINGS
Town Livestock Committees Active

The various Livestock Com
mittees throughout the County are
showing keen interest. Reports
are coming in from these commun-
tiles every day. We have heard
from Is townships, giving the mum
Der of purebred and the number of
grade and scrub sires. While the
reports on these towns are not all
completed, we feel it wortay of Civ
ing the figures as they show the
progress of the work in each town.
They. are as follows:
rowp pnrahra1 Grade q MI
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Busy swattIna Flies.

i was a guest az q Sunday schod
picnic. and everything went on nicely
until we sat down to supper. / had
the seat Of honor between the minister
and his son. We had the tables set
outside, and the flies were thick. A
fiy never lives when ] am around, so
stood up and started to swat. You
can imagine my embarrassment when
! felt a kick under the table. The min
ister was. saying grace and every one
had their heads bowed while l was
btsy swatting flies. No more Sunday
school picnics for me !--Chicago Trib-
unO.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Great Value Of Redwood.

Redwood lumber is largely used On
the Pacific coast. as 1t has great nat
ural resistance to rot and fire. Heart
redwood when placed In contact with
the ground will remain In good conoi-
tion for % years or more, whereas
great many other species rot out In a
few years. The redwood heartwo0d
is also able to repel the attacks OF de-
cay-producing :rngi, because OF the
presence OF tanniD. oils and resins OBJ
noxious to fungi.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Sale of Red Cross Supplies

Thursday, March 18Th, at 2:3O
p. m. consisting of Sweaters,
Socks, Mqfiers, Yarns. Cotton
battons, Mems Pajamas. heavy
Wool Cloth suitao ole for cbildrens
coats and different other articles.
Local Chapter Red Cross.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Swedish Luth. Church

Services as follows until further
notice.
Washbur, March IA, fl0:so .. m.
Bayfield,, March IA. 1880 p. IN.
Ashland, March 81. lO:s0s m.
Washburn. Mcrch sl. 1850 p. ra.
Bayfield,, March rs, lo:so .. m.
Ashland, March 2s. Z 80 p. N. !.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
prsvrdlnc Against Trouble.

The twins. Fred and Joseph. were
the same age as their cousin Richard.
at whose home they were to spend
the holidays. A few weeks before
Christmas Richard wrote long let
ter to Santa Claus, then added this
postscript. "You had better bring
three Of everything, or will nave to
fight the two Of 'em ct suca."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Methodist Episcopal Church
D. w. Davis, Pastor.

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Mrs.
F.. Z. Beers, Supt. Public wor-
ship ii a. M. Epworth League
z p. m. Methodist Brotherhood
meets the second and fourth
Friday evenings of each month.
8 o'clock.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Met Merely Ordinary Hunger.

My aunt. who Is nsted for her skill
at baking cakes and cookies, Is very
popular with the Younger members OF
our family. One day while my small
brother. aged 4, was visiting her he
mentioned that he was hungry. Upon
being presented with piece Of bread
and butter. he said. "Oh. thank you:
Use not chat kind OF hungry. Use only
cake hungry"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
N. chance ter q pla.

"John," asked his wife, who was
writing to one of her mar1.ied friends.
(which Is proper TO say. z ctfier from
YOU or I differ with ycaT"
.~Tell her you differ from her. NAe
lets her husband have part OF nis
salary to huy cigars and such thtnss
---BostOn Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
Children, $5 Reward

TO the child in Bay field county
obtaining most votes for Mss
Holden in the tour Of Europe
contest. Get your ballots at
schocl. Work hard. The con-
test closes May 18th. 1920.
The Committee,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-11
For Sale or Lease

The Bayview Hotel and Garage.
Hotel all furnished. Garage with
stock. tools. and two cars. InQuire
q. L. Plumpton. At Sill.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24
shoemakers, Wax a Liquid.

It is not always possible to draw a
very clear line of demarcation be-
tween a liquid and solid. Shoemak-
er's wax. which is so brittle that the
augmentation obtained when sheet
Of it is hit by bullet resembles that
in the case Of the very brittle metal
antimony. is actually a liquid. To
show this place leaden bullets upon a
sheet of shoemaker's wax and then
support the whole upon corks. At the
end of month the corks will be
found floating upon the sheet of wax
instead of beneath 1t and the bullets
will be at the bottom as in liquid.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. Rawalt.

We lost a subscriber this week The notice was
served this Sunday evening. by the postoace
route. Now, have right to feel put
happening for it something very seldom
in but this subscriber quit nformed
by third party, because he did like editorial
mention of Senator Hardings candidacy for the pres-
dency This leads and several thoughts come
to grieve First and foremost the thought
how would this paper folks what we i'm
agined would please of We much fear
We would miss it often that would sub
scribers than do 1t very unpleasant take
sides diametricaly the wishes of good friends
but have got to suit somebody and it really
if c. T. Rawalt and R. j. Potter ought be considered
first in the matter of being pleased Empire DO
siton We stand to pay the for its
ought to have the enjoyment of printing paper
luely satisfactory to ourselves Then
another thing the subscriber in question has
time friend of both of and he did come in and
stop personally but delegated the unpleasant duty to
Postmaster Boyles This owes u.s. for
he was paid in advance and through his failure
stop the paper personally write letter and
make refund of the unused portion of his subscription
But returning to first question: This paper INDIE
PENDENT in politics Both its editors have spent an
ordinary lifetime voting party different Ones by
the way-blindly following boss. We have quit
From year ago when bought the Empire we agreed
together and separately that had taken un
palatabe political dose. Some of readers may think
we are Lying little" but We have followed
last yellow dog ticket either victory defeat
1t is day of Independence and going to play
independent hand Whenever the sovereign people of the
United States conclude to quit following bosses we will
have changes in administration that will the ben
eft of all the people And in opinion than half
of them now hold similar views to Politicians
can put up Hardngs and they may nominate Palmer
Frisco but that does not the election of
Maybe after the democrats get through the
win lose another subscriber but if do we hope he
calls and the word personally takes what
him leaves what is due We stop papers lust as
kindly take subs.
-:
Anent the League of Nations Ex-Presiden Taft said
recently int the Teap
soon as republican president is elected.
I'VE ANXIOUS for sch't'on of Eng,ands troubles
We know that we have right interfere with Eng
lands internal problems" .
This can only be interpreted by assuming that Mr.
Taft is anxious England subdue subject country
Ireland and reign supreme she always has past
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24
DRAMATIC FIGHT THREATENS
ON WET AND DRY QUESTION
Battle Likely wassd on Floor of the Convention
(By Associated Pressl


San Francisco, June 23.-Rumblings Democratic
dscord the prohibition became hourly more
oinous Wednesday delegates party arrived
in increasing numbers for the national convention
Hope that the gathering storm might spend itself be-
hind the closed doors of the platform committee
ally abandoned by the they prepared to
face outbreak of tempestuous on the floor
the convention itself.
Such development, it agreed everywhere, would
hold many dramatic possibliti s. including further
complication of the presidential nomination.
Already the overshadowing issue pre-convention
conferences, the question of platform declaration
stage for itself Wednesday the gathering delegates
heard of Postmaster General Burlesons announcement
for modification of the Vostead act BY many accus-
toned to regard the postmaster general political
spokesman for the White house. the development
accepted warning of which way the wind of
istration influence would blow.
Others among the party refused to take that
view but here assumed to know with certainty
how far the sentiments of PresArt Wilson might
accord with those of Mr. BurlesuIa The latter, who
nounced his stand Tuesday San Antonio, Texas
reach San Francisco until late in the week
What every here does know, however, is that
and bringing their heaviest artillery finish fight
After conferences effort lay basis for
harmony, Homer s. Cummings. the national chairman,
said Wednesday 1t seemed to be fair bet" that
would be taken the convention floor for
tement regardless of what decision the plat
form committee.
Closely intertwned with the prohibition question
the problem of selecting nominee in accord with the
platform finally agreed and among many of the
practical politicians there is feeling that the
cisions must be settled virtually at one stroke
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24

two hundred years. His ideas are quite reverse Of
maior of the people of the United States. Mr. Taft
evidently represents the banking ring which has much
money invested England that feels its security
danger if Britain is to be trimmed IF its possessions.
Generally speaking citizens take little interest Eng
lands troubles. She into them through her wick
edness and enslave others and hope her
Tins will That is all the people do If
Mr. Taft spoke truly when he said "We know have
right to interfere with Engands internal problems how
does he find it to be right to interfere with the in
ternal problems of other nations which happen be
small enough lick easily, and who do not large
of money? The people of the United States have
perfect right feel sympathy to any other
peoples they fit Mr. Taft and his clients the bankers
and brokers' at liberty to bitter tears
they feel like shedding the grief Ireland is
ing by prodding the sleepy British lion. The
American citizen whose mind back to 1776 and 1872
has equal right hope and pray that Ireland will kill
British that they will go away and let Ireland
work out her destiny At present Ireland is doing
we'll. They pot shooting Engishman wherever
they him That is the way liberty from
the old hellion in 1916 The writer's great grandfather
and great great grandfather mothers side of
the family helped in that and assisted in driving
Burgoynes army the from which they came
children Of that of parentage do enthuse
Mr. Tafts anxiety for the solution of Englands roub-
les The trouble England has the better sleep
rule.
The most disconcerting of the week is the posi-
tive refusal of William G. McAdoo to accept
tion the hands of the Democratic National convention
understand,
he stood to be nominated the first ballot Not only
that but his candidacy would have welded together the
forces of all the hosts of labor and organized farmers
believe would have resulted in his triumphant
tion He is by all odds the biggest i'm the democracy
today and it is extremely doubtful if another be
chosen who will defeat Harding and that to
very desirable if absolutely necessary if the
people to have chance whatever in the
four There is talk of drafting McAdoo nominating
him his and seeing if he will refuse
his party and the country Personally hope it will
be done. 1t is unthnkable that any will refuse
plain duty in a crisis like the present
Lloyd George Announces that Ireland will not be
freed until Britain has exhausted every effort
Some that statement does not carry the value
that might be expected to- Many of have held
view for number of years. often wondered
why Irish enlisted in the British army knowing
they were fostering their enslavement.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24
SUPREME BLAsPHEmY AGAINST DEMOCRACY
By MARION REEDY

(America's most prominent editorial writer contrib
utes the following comments the Republican conven
ton to the St Louis "Mrror.")
The big outstanding thing about the convocation is
the scandal of the campaign funds. That tainted
everything about it, The brazenness the putocras
the setting buy the nomination. means that thew
intended to buy the election, too
They didn't for the treaty the league or for
anything but getting the presidential power their
hands For whom? For themselves, of course
NOT ALL THE WATERS IN LAKE MICHIGAN CAN
WASH OFF THIS STAIN, NOT ALONE UPON THE RE-
PUBLICAN CANDIDATES, BUT UPON THE PARTY AS
A WHOLE.
And the worst of it all is that the party have
so poor opinion of the American people profess
to believe that the people will thing like
the exposure of the proposal and purpose of small
group of buy the presidency from another group
THAT is THE LAST WORD IN MORAL CYNICISM.
THE SUPREME BIASPHEMY AGAINST THE SPIRIT
OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. IT MARKS THE DEG
RADIATION AND COLLAPSE OF POLITICAL. DEMOC-
RACY WHETHER OF DIRECT OR REPRESENTATIVE
CHARACTER.
1t is corruption in excess 1t is the politics pelf
1t ignores ideas and ideals And it is
public greater than all the Bolshevism that been
preached by few frowsy fanatics =
To this has the party of Alexander Hamilton
and Abraham Lincoln! The rule of the people s-"All
men have their price" God the United States of
America!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-06-24
PHARAOH, FIRST PROFITEER.
PIkER TO U. S. MONOPOLisTs



San Francisco, June 19.-Pharaoh pioneer Of
proteer but he piker compared the 1920 monop
osts, U. S. Senator Robert L. Owen descendent Of
Cherokee chiefain Father Mother of the Reserve
Banks and the first candidate for the Democratic nom
nation for president in San Francisco Owen
tells here how it was done
Pharaoh according to the 47th chapter of Genesis
was the first successful profiteer
Under the expert direction of clever Hebrew at
torney named Joseph he stored up all the surplus
against the coming drought. Then he started bull
movement in corn. Having cornered all the supply he
took in exchange for small grain all the
money of the Egyptians, then their jewery then
cattle and their horses and their asses-ncudng them
selves-then their land and finally their labor.
And Joseph said unto the Egyptians Behold this day
have bought you and your children for Pharaoh" And
the Egyptians and their lifted up their voices and
in loud sad Behold thou hast saved our lives"
Pharaoh only took 20 per cent of all labor of the
Egyptians forever but the sugar profteer of day
takes 100 cent and my beloved Federal Reserve
Banks in which had such divine confidence takes its
100 cent in the interests the banks instead of the
people it was designed to help.
Clever as he was Pharaoh to the game The
1920 monopolist have outstrpped him every phase
it, But the people haven't changed much since Pha-
raohs day.