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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
CHILDREN TAKEN
FROM FATHER
Town of Bayview Man Judged
Unfit to Care for Boy and
Girl, Who go to Orphanage.

Following investigation of the
methods used by Fred Voight, a
resident of the town of Bayview, in
diciplining his children, Judge t.xel-
berg has declared Voight an unfit
person to care for them. Sheriff
Andy Murray has been directed to
take them to the Orphans home at
Sparta.
There are two children, a girl
Meta, age IL, and Frank, age 9.
Compliant was entered against
yoight by neighbors, who charged
that the constant i'll treatment which
they were receiving at the hands of
their father would work permanent
injury.
A dozen witnesse, among them
Voights wife, were questioned by
Judge Axelberg. Testimony of
all was unfavorable to the accused.
Voight's wife has left for south
ern Wisconsin, where she will live
with her parents.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
DIED AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Thomas Scamfer, resident OF
the city for the past twenty-eight
years, passed away last Saturday
evening at nine o'clock atnhis home
in this city after en- illness extend
ing over more than three years
with tuberculosis. For the past
two months. Mr.. Scamfer had been
confined to his bed and death came
as a relief to his long and patient
suffering. ~
The funeral was held on. Tuesday
afternoon from the family residence,
services being in charge OF Rev.
Chr. Christensen. Interment was
in the family lot at Woodland ceme-
tary. r
! Thomas Scamfer was born in
Norway, January 10th,
1850 and was 20 years OF age at
the time of death. He came to this
country thirty-nine years ago, To-
eating at Eau Claire, Wis, where ne
was married. Twenty-eight years
ago the family moved to this city
where they have since resided.
Thomas Scamfer was a kind and lov-
ing husband and father and q good
neighbor and citizen. He leaves
to mourn his death wife and eight
children, Clara, Mabel, Sena and
Isabel, Grover, Engval, Arthur and
Rubben, and two brothers and one
sister. They have the sympathy Of
their many friends in their bereave-
ment.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
MAY BE "A SHORTAGE

With orlyYa month remaining. un-
til the opening of the Washburn
Public Schools there is likelihood of
there being great shortage Of
teachers for the schools in this city
unless the city authorities get busy.
Every day brings inquiry from
the teachers as to the financial condi-
ton of the schools and many state
that unless their wages now due are
paid they will not return to the city
the coming term, which would leave
the schools with great shortage Of
teachers.
As many of the teachers hold
contracts the city is at a disadvan-
tage, for the places cannot be filled
until designations have been filed,
and with only month to fill the
vacancies which may occur would
put the Board in bad shape for start
ing the schools.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
Notes of the Game

James the Bessemer third sacker
is some speed artist Besides steal
ing three sacks he uut guessed Oberts
on the paths.
Oberts ran back into the crowd
and caught two difficult foul balls.
The home boys claim that Hoeft
has everything a pitcher should have
and Hansen claims the distinction OF
being the only Washburn man who
wasn't retired on strikes. Wiley
was retired once, Cease twice, Oberts
twice, Peterson, Scamfer twice, and
Swanson twice, Scamfer twice, and
Corcoran three times.
Charles Hansen wondered where q
man should knock the ball to get a
safe hit, Janov making a pretty
running catch off his rival in the
ninth.
Wiley drew applause when he pull
ed down an apparent Texas Lacquer
in short center.
Iron River will battle here next
Sunday. 1t promises to be good
game for the same team played 9
10 contest severed weeks ago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
GOVERNMENT NITROGEN
LABORATORY ON PEACE

Making available for the arts of
peace research work in the FIXING of
nitrogen from the air, the Fixed Nj
trogen Research Laboratory in
Washington, established by the War
Department in 1919, has been trans
ferred to the Department of Agri-
culture by an order of the President.
In the transfer the War Depart
ment fncluded a provision that the
work of the laboratory shall available
for its use at such times as, national
defense should make it imperative.
The personnel of the laboratory,
headed by DR.. r. C. Tolman,s director,
and including SO world foremost
experts in the fxstien of nitrogen,
are transferred from the War De-
partment to the Department of Agri-
culture, with the assurance that
these workers will be kept. together
instead of drifting into private oc-
cupation. The sum of $5O0,0
made available from funds in the
control of the President is transferr-
ed for the nlaintainence Of the work
for the next two years.
The production of nitrogen, an
essential constituent of explosive,
fertilizers, dyestuffs, and other sub
stances used IL the arts has long
been regarded as national asset of
prime importance the world over.
Thus in countries not having nitrate
beds among their natural resource
the fixation4 of nitrogen from the air
has been the subject of extensive re-
search and strict secrecy.
In peace times the use of nitrogen
in fertilizers is limited only by the
supply, and if available, larger guam
titles would be used for increasing
the food and other crops necessary
for the country's welfare. An au-
thority estimates that the total loss
of nitrogen from the arabic land
under cultivation in the United
States, says a Department of Agri-
culture circular, is equivalent to Is
to 20 million tons of ammonium sui
phate a. year, representing ma
terial worth in the neighborhood of
81 .OOO, ,0O0,OOo.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
WHY NOT JOIN?

: An effort is being made to estab-
lish q cooperative creamery associa-
tion at Nash, Wis.,, and stock in the
association is now being sold. The
organization is being effected by a
representative Of creamery pack
age association, working on COM
mission.
The Nash territory is adjacent to
the Washburn Creamery, which is
a cooperative affair, and it would
look to us like good business if the
farmers Of the Barksdale district
would join with the Chequamegon
Creamery Association and pool their
interests and build up one large
creamery association instead of a
number Of small ones, thereby eli.
minating much of the overhead ex-
pense connected with the operating
and marketing of the products u
the two creameries.
Many creameries in Wisconsin
have become failure because there
was not enough cows to support the
institutions where they are located
too close together, and the farmers
of this region should endeavor te
eliminate this and build up one big
association that would care for all.
The Chequamegon cooperative as.
sociation is owned and controlled by
the farmers, has modern creamery
plant, equipped. with modern ma
chinery, and is capable of taking care
Of all of the business in the terri.
tory adjacent to Washburn. Witt
all of the farmers of this region sup
porting this institution it can bt
made one of the largest in the statt
and one of the best for the farmer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
STRAICHTEN OUT
The CITY BOOKS
TAX COMMISSION COM
PLETES WORK
Gets City Accounts in Shape
According to Wisconsin Form
Discard installation by Rag
Ian & Pearce.

VIM. A. Gunderson and E.. L
Gunderson, representatives of the
Wisconsin Tax Commission, who have
been in the city during the past
week making a re-installationn of
the city books, completed their Ia
bors on Tuesday I evening of this
week and returned to their homes.
The accounts in the Office of the
City Clerk IS we'll as the accounts
of the City Treasurer were re-writ-
en- from the first of the year and the
new system of bookkeeping, started
that would conforms to the Wiscon-
sin Tax Commission forms.
Anr accounting of the city and
school books, as well as the books
of the Washburn Water company,
and an installation Of the city books
and records were made b ythe firm
of Raglan & Pearce of Minneapolis,
during the past winter, with in
structions to- the city clerk and city
treasurer for carrying ON the work.
These officials carried out the i'm
structions, but when the State Tax
Commission men came here the
books as installed BY the Minneapolis
men were discarded and all ac-
counts rewritten and gotten in
shape.
One of the imprtant items brought
out by the Tax Commission experts
was the account of the former school
board, which has been estimated to
have been overdrawn about $4,000.
The Tax Commission e, 1srts failed
to find any such oye-draft by the
former school board and the figures
as made by them to July Isl, ,yl921,
with all outstanding bills for teachers
janitor's wages, fuel, etc. paid,
shows the board to have run
behind $2127.41, and TIM in the face
of 10000 cut by the cenncil in the
schools budget after the schools had
been started, teachers hired, etc.
for. the year. The school board
members feel that this is very re-
markable showing made for the past
schools year.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
FOR
SEVEN MILLION
FILED IN OFFICE OF REGIS
TER OF DEEDS
Given by the Edward Hines
Lumber company to Contin-
!. entail & Commercial Trust
And Savings Bank.

One of the largest mortgages ever
filed in bayfield, County was receiv-
ed at the Office of Register of Deeds
Nels Myhre on Wednesday of this
week, being for the amount, OF
100000 covering the possessions
of the Edward Hines Lumber COM
pany interests, and held by the
Continental & Commercial Trust and
Savings Bank of Chicago. The
land involved includes thousands of
acres in Bayfield,, Ashland, Sawyer,
Price and Iron counties.
The mortgage is in book form,
containing 207 printed pages. 1t is
necessary co write this mortgage in
to the records in the office of the
Register of Deeds and the work will
take three weeks to complete. The
recording fees for the instrument
have been estimated to amount to
several hundreds of dollars.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
MERCHANTS ARE
HAVING BIG TINE
ANNUAL OUTING BEING
HELD AT MEMORIAL PARK
Picnic Dinner was Served at
Noon and the Afternoon. Will
Be Devoted to Numerous
Sports.

This is a great day for the mer-
chants o fthe city and their families
as well as others who are attending
the annual picnic and outing arrang-
ed by the Commercial and Credit
Association of the city. which is be-
ing held at Memorial Park.
Practically every business house
in the city is closed today and hun
.dreds of people have wended their
way to the picnic grounds where
the 'big time' is taking place.
AT nine o'clock this morning the
crowds began leaving for the picnic
grounds, some going by automobile,
others by horse drawn vehicles while
others used "Shank's horses" and at
noon the big picnic dinner was held
under the shade of the evergreen
trees covering this beautiful park.
During the afternoon there was a
program of events, including a
base ball game played between the
young and old men, obstacle races,
water sports, races, games and other
forms of amusement in which every
one Joined. One of the features of
the sports was the prizes. Each
business house in the city furnished
some sort of prize, wrapped in a
package which would eliminate the
possibility of identity of the article,
and these were awarded to the win
ners of the games. Imagine the fun
when one of the "fair ones" beat
out a game and was awarded a
prize, which upon being opened con-
tanned a package of cigarettes or a
plug of tobacco, while some of the
men drew powder puffs and vanity
sets.
The weather was ideal and every
one seemed to have their best dis
positions with them and joined in
the spirit of the occasion. 1t was a
great day for everyone attending.
The holding of this picnic at
beautiful Memorial Park was a fine
thing, for it gave many an opportun-
ity to view the beauties of the place
and Memorial Park will have many
boosters from this time on.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
The BOAT IS
At DESTINATION
ARRIVED AT HUDSON
SATURDAY
Great Reception, at Athens and
Hudson for New Boat Built
BY the Anchor Ship Com
pany.

A note received from Mr.. RdlJert
lCurr, dated at Hudson, New York,
July 24th,. has the following to say:
Arrived here and we got good
reception from the people of Athens
and Hudson for the people of the
two places were pleased to see their
new vessel.
We travelled 1900 miles, 400 of
which was through the Erie Canal
when the boat was on her own pow
,er. The engine run GA hours, MAX
ing the rate of speed Ga miles per
hour, including stops and locking
through the canal locks.
We locked through 35 locks, pass
ed under POI bridges and Is guard
gates.
Everyone is feeling good and glad
to get to the vessels destination.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
BRYAN HEADS
!. SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTED AT MEETING
HELD THURSDAY
Only One Member Had Qualifi-
ed Previous to Meeting. Two
y Members Decline to Serve.

b Ed. Bryan was elected President
of the School Board at a meeting
held last Thursday night, attended
by Ed. Bryan, Hans Swanby, Fred
Anderson, John Love and Mrs. j. r.
Mitchell. Mrs. j. D. Manning was
elected Vice President.
Only one member of the Board had
.taken the required oath of office
when the meeting was held, being
Hans Swanby, former member Of the
Board the others haying taken the
oath of office "a day or so following
the meeting, and there appears to
be some question as to the legality
of the action of the meeting.
Two members of the Board have
declined to qualify, being Mrs. J. D.
Manning of the 3rd ward and H. d.
Steele of the 4th ward. Their sue
scessors will have to be appointed.
THE new Board at their first meet
ing fixed the salary of the Superin-
tendent of schools at from $1,000 to
$2500 for the year.
A letter from Attorney John j.
Fisher was read in relation TO the
question of city superintendent, the
letter appearing in the School
Board proceedings appearing in an
other part Of this paper, in which
he declared the action of the form
er board was void.
A motion was passed in which the
Clerk was instructed to tender the
position of Superintendent of
Schools to Guy d. Hyper, and also
to ask the State Superintendent to
recommend some person or persons
for the position.
: The School Board is composed of
the following members:
Ed. Bryan, Hans Swanby, Fred
Anderson, John Love, Mrs. j. R.
Mitchell, Mrs. Frank Arseneau, Dave
Monroe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
THREE ACCIDENTS ON SUNDAY
From the Ashland Press.

EIOm Cne fASktdiiO Il 1882
While riding along the bayfield,
road, on the other side of Washburn,
the Buick driven by Russell Ritchie
hit a stone in the road, skidded, and
turned turtle ,pinning the occupants
under the car. Jean Riley was the
only one injured. She was taken
to a neighboring farm house, where
doctor was called. Her foot IS
badly bruised and will prevent her
from walking for a few days. The
windshield and two wheels OF the
auto were smashed. ~
The John Berg car also turned
turtle on the road through the Bar
rens about 10 o'clock last night. A
car coming behind the Berg's auto
cast reflection of their car ahead,
making it look like another automo-
bile approaching without DINNERS.
Mr.. berg turned aside in the road,
hit sand, an dthe car turned over.
No one was injured ,and the car
was not damaged.
A serious accident was narrowly
avoided when the Butterworth auto
ran into a hole at the top of he raw
inc near Lake Park. The car sEidded
the turn of the road at the top
of the ravine and became ditched in
a hole, without injury to the occup-
ants of the car.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
FIRST. SUIT STARTED

Miss Friola "a teacher in the
Washburn Public schools during the
past year, has started an action
against the city Of Washburn to
collect the amount of her wages
due, amounting to upwards of $20O.
This is the first case started against
the city by q school teacher, for the
collection of wages. Other cases are
likely as practically all teachers
have from one to two months wages
coming to them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
BIG BOUNTY
FOR GOPHERS
Town of Barnes Has Set Aside
$1,000 With Which to Pay
Hunters Killing These RO-
dents

Hunters are overlooking the little
town of Barnes in Bayfield, county
In that town, according to the evi-
dence submitted to Judge Risjord, in
the township scrap between the
Barnes faction and the Pease fac
ton, gophers are running wild and
in order to stop their depredations,
the town board of the town of
Barnes (it is the town board no
longer, as two of the members have
been removed) levied the sum of
$1,000, one thousand big round iron
men, to aid in keeping down this ro-
dent. 2 This $4,000 was to- be spent
in paying bounties and, the bounty
was placed at, 20 cents for pocket
gophers and TO- cents for, the little
striped gophers.
Gophers are very numerous in the
town of Barnes and in fact anywhere
on the barrens and when the, news
gets noised around that the Town
will pay rs cents a head for gophers,
there will be a rush by hunters Ito
the town of Barnes to get in on
the kill. A good shot with small
% rife should be able to slay at
least. one hundred gophers in a day
which would net $25 and day well
SPENT a8 1sf G
Minnesota is the gopher state and
the town of Barnes should have the
same title, the gopher town.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
.STRONCs TEAM
COMING HERE
IRON RIVER TO MEET
WASHBURN SUNDAY
Best Ball Game Of the Season
Is Expected to be Played on
The Home Grounds Sunday.


A battle royal, in which both
teams will do their utmost to win,
will be played on the home Diamond
next Sunday afternoon when the
Iron River and Washbufn teams
meet in battle to decide the better
teams.
Washburn played Iron River at
Iron River about four weeks ago
and walked off with the game with a
score of to O.. 1t was one of
the best games ever seen in this
neck of the woods, and Iron River
boys feel that the winning of the
game by one score was no discred;t
to them and for : this reason they
wish to carry off the honors next
Sunday and wila come loaded for
bear. On the other hand the
Washburn boys have been playing
wonderful ball during the past four
weeks and now have one of the. fast
est teams in this part of the icoun-
try. and they feel satisfied that
they can deliver defeat to the
Iron Riverites.
It is going to be game well
worth witnessing and Manager Ross
Of the local team hopes to see the
people turn out inslarge numbers for
this game. which promises to be one
of the best of the season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
HOME TiAM LOSES


The fastest game this year on
the Bessemer diamond was played
last Sunday when the Washburn boys
suffered 3-2 defeat. From, the
first inning the game was featured
by spectacular fielding and many
times applause was rendered by
the several hundred people who at
tended.
The home team wasn't out classed
but Hoeft, the south-paw who op-
posed them, was a puzzle, holding
his opponents to three, safe throws
and causing fourteen of the Wash
burn boys to take the long. walk.
Although Corcoran struck out
but four men he held the Michi-
gan boys to six hits and only once
during the game did he allow two
in one inning.
The home team have no excuses to
offer and wish to thank the Bessemer
management for the splendid treat
ment received On and off the field.
How the Scores Were Made
Bessemer counted in the first
frame when James received walk,
stole second and scored on Enun-
sons two bagger. They chalked up
another run in the third, when Cor
coran dropped James high fly. James
seain stole the keystone sack and
scored on Janois single after two
men were down.
Washburn evened up the game in
the fourth after Cease struck out
and Wiley flew out to center.
Oberts took second when James
threw wide to first. Hansen singh
ed to left but the hit was fielded SO
fast that Oberts was held at third.
Peterson picked out one OF Hoefts
breaks for a long single to right
center and everyone on the paths
came in.
Ressmer counted the winning run
in their half fthe fifth when James
and Hoeft singled in succession
James stole third and registered on
Skarvi's sacrifice fly to center.
Below is the box score and battling
average of the locals.
Washburn ABB r H PO A. E
Cease End ......3 o o o
Wiley ss.......4 o 1 3 2 I
Oberts c...-..4 / O. 6 o O
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
H. A. PETERS Of Chicago, a form

H. A. Peters of Chicago, form
er Washburn boy, has been visiting
with friends in the city during the
past week. Mr.. Peters was form
erly cigar maker by tra6e and
worked for the G. A. Herring shop
years ago. He is now engaged in
the electrical business at Chicago
and il doing well. His many
Washburn friends were glad to see
him again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
MUCH TRAVEL

A census of the vehicles passing q
given point on the Washburn-Ash-
land Highway taken on July goth,
1921. under the direction of County
Highway Commissioner John Fri
berg, shows heavy traffic on this
highway. The census was taken at
the intersection of Trunk Highways
10 and 13 at Nash the following be-
ing the count for the day:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
ELECTRICITY FIVE TIMES
NATIONS MAN POWER

eff every man in this country over
19 years of age worked 8 hours a
day for the entire past year." states
the National City Company in a
pamphlet on ELECTRICITY" the COM
bined physical effort would be equal
to less than one-fifth of the elec-
trical energy produced in central
stations alone during that period.
"In the past IS years there has
been an increase of more than 10
times in the amount of electricity
produced in central stations. Since
1890 we have seen the giant energy
neutrality-suspicious. of greater
service to human activities than any
other manufactured product"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28
MRS. BERT MCLAUGHLIN DEAD

MIS-. Bert McLAugfIII, IUIHheI
resident of this city, died at Duluth
the latter part of last week. The
body was brought to Ashland where
funeral services were held. Mrs.
Mclaughlin lived here number OF
years ago, her husband having
charge of the barns for the Edward
Hines Lumber company.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28

Two base hits, Emunsen, Trevar-
than.
Sacrifice fly Skarvi.
Stolen bases, James 3, Emunsen,
Petersn.
Bases on balls, off Hoeft1, of Cor
coran 1.
Struck out by Hoeft IA, by Cor
coran 4.
Time of game /: 80.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-07-28

Mrs Olson and daughter of Hay
ward came up to attend the funeral
of Thomas Scamfer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-05-27
HARDING IN SPEECH
TO LEGION TELLS OF.
MAY 50 PURPOSES.
MEMORIAL DAY, SAWS PREGI.
DENT is ONE OCCASION GIVEN
TO REVERENCE -- AMERICA IS
NEAR POINT WHERE PEACE is
INSURED.

New York, May p, - President
Harding, in a Memorial day messag.
IN tho American T.agto,, l,,., .,,,oJ,t ..,
-, '>''' '''..' '''7''''
f'esS'u "ope 'na' I"'u'e years would
btIaB less heed tor faTtuef natioua'
sacrifices
Americans have never hsso pDc,
sivsn r. ria. .,tahIighra~. ~. .n.,t.,,
at '' '''''""'