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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-09-14
WATCH WASHBURN WIN


press their sincere appreciation and
thanks to the citizens Of the City for
their worthy and excellent help and
sympathy in bringing the Automo-
bile Day, August 16, to success.
1t was big undertaking and many
doubts were expressed, that it could
not be done and also much criticism of
the way it ought to be done, but in
spite of this, ALL, with just one or
two exceptions, were willing, encou-
raging and helpful. Everybody
seems to feel, that it would be real
benefit to the City and we believe,
we can say it has been.
The principal object with this day
was not just dollars and cents the
day would bring to the city, although
we think the business men as a rule
are satisfied, but the first and prin-
cipal object was to advertise the
city to outsiders and to show the
citizens of our city that by pulling
together and with harmony, we could
accomplish something.
Also in this we believe we have
succeeded. We had visitors from
about ever state in the Union: New
York, New Jersey, Massa chusetts,
Pennsylvania, Iowa, Missouri, liz
inois, Oregon, Nebraska, Dakotas,
Michigan, Minnesota and many
others, yes we had even two regis
tered from Norway, Europe. Many
of the bigger cities were represent
ed as ST. Louis, Mo-, Chicago, H.,
New York, N. Y, Milwaukee, Wis,
Minneapolis and st. Paul, Minn,,
Detroit, Michigan.
And a better harmony and bet
ter feeling among the citizens we
never have had. Everybody seemed
willing and anxious to do their best
so our guests could have a good day.
Everything went fine, no trouble,
no quarrels; the crowd behaved fine
and although we had thousands of
cars no accident happened. A fine
harmony everywhere.
It further showed what harmony
can do. 1t was a big undertaking,
it took lots of work and energy to
get it through and if the citizens had
not joined us with such a fine spirit,
it would never could have been &C
complished.
You have generally heard along
the street that Washburn did not
amount to anything, that nothing
can be done here and that the peo-
pie can not agree etc.
This undertaking proved this to
be bunk. Washburn is as fine
a city as can be found and something
can be done when the people set
their mind to put it through.
1t further showed that in spite Of
all grumbGng, the people love the
city, feel proud of it and are will
ing to put their efforts to help it
along.
Let \this spirit prevail and let us
all accept the Boosters motto:
Watch Washburn VIM
Because the people assisted the
Boosters so fine, they think the pub
lie is entitled to know, where and
how the money was obtained and
spent and we therefor herewith pub
lish a full statement OF the con-
tributions and also the expense.
There might be a slight difference
one way Or the other as all contribu-
tions are not collected and the ex-
penses are not all paid yet on ac-
count of deficit, but the difference
will be so small, that it hardly will
amount to anything.
Andorson S15O0
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-09-14

No. Benefits
"People dat quarrels over religion,
said Uncle Eben, "Proves dat dey
amt gettin' de benefits of it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-09-14

Have Trouble With Your Peas?
l eat mashed potatoes with my peas;
I've done it all my life.
i like the combination,
Cause it holds 'em on my knife.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-09-14
Watch It

Doctor Ito patient: cts nothing
to worry about-just little boil
on the back of your neck. But you
must keep your eye on it."
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
TAX EATERS

Two senator's Republican and one Democrat.
have recently had something to say about the growth of
officehodg in this country Because they represent
pose political parties their agreement this matter
spires confidence in what they have to say.
According of them, there 100000
persons the United States living positions
In other words for every two engaged In prode
tive enterprise there being paid out of public
funds In the panied surprise caused by these figures
be forgotten that many of those 15000000
workers return full value in service to the public
They without Justification They
therefore producing surely and effectively the
and engaged in private productive enterprise
and is conceivable that in they are more
effectively and benefically productive.
On the other hand 15o00000 government payees are
considerable number Some of them undoubtedly can be
cassed as ax eaters Any enterprise which
does obviously its must be watched closely
to make sure that its service is worth its cost.
Finally figures Indicate chief why the
extension of control of industry should not be
encouraged unduy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
CHILDREN's TW0-F0OT SHELF

Dr. John J. Tigert United States Commissioner Of
Education has planned two-foot" reading list for
country schools Three feet shorter than DR. Eios fam
Gus fvefoot shelf the space rather crowded but the
commissioner done very well in his selection of books
for it.
The list includes books for all grades from first 10
eighth Beginning with Indian Child Life, by Deming,
other Stories" by Maud Lindsay, and Mother Goose
illustrated by Arthur Rackham it goes through The
Snow Baby by Josephine d. Peary; Stevensons Child
Garden of Verses" "Alce in Wonderland" kipings
"Just So Stories Robinson Crusoe' Uncle Remus;
Hans Brnker' Little Women" and tom Sawyer"
Of course every lover of books and children Gan add
book or which he thinks simply must not be omitted
Grahames Wind in the Willows" Kpling's Jungle
Books -'Huckeberry Finn" good volume of old Eng
lish Fairy Tales "Tanglewood Tales and '"The Wonder
Book" all have very good claims to any such list.
Children of city public schools have been having
Elementary reading for years. There is usually fairly
stable library there always the local public
library draw twofoot start for the boys and
girls in the country schools may be considered only good
beginning of bigger reading opportunities.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
THE CHANGE IN ALASKA

In the days when school biographies showed the Great
Desert the East made secret OF It's belief that
of the wealth of the lands beyond the Missouri lay IN
minerals and, perhaps in livestock The country knows
It has sort of tardy recognition
what wheat and oats apples and peaches
cantaoupe beans and potatoes from the Far West count
for on its bill of fare. -
Time was when Alaska a land of gold, and the
adventurous and the shiftess who usually advance to-
gether hronged hither in the hope of sudden fortune
time passed Last year CALIFORNIA; gold output
exceeded that of the territory.
Aaskas salmon fisheries, her big timber and her
bulk larger every year and their worth will presently
Far outstrp that Of the precious metal The civilization
that creeps up valleys the railroads is Infinitely
healthy than what fourished about the mining camps
of a decade or two ago
The only trouble is that that the territorys gold
output grows less important people Will forget the
nations frontier and what offers to the who
are content their vngs instead of die for for
tunes made night
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

m off, but ! hope my buttons don I
come off, though they surely will If !
laugh or sneeze too hard.
And truly. as Uncle Wiggily hopped
away, Narse Jane, saw that his coat
was very tight around him.
- Dear old bunny rabbit" murmur.
81 the muskrat lady. ~ hope he
,loesn 4 lose bis buttonsl -
Tneie wiggiiy hopped along, and
along, taking care that nothing tieklcd
bis pink nose 10 make him sneeze.
Aud he tried not 10 think Of anything
funny 40 be wonldn 4 need to laugh.
= Fer a. surely as | laugh or sneeze
eff will come my buttons, muir.
mared Unele wiggily.
A little later, all of a sudden, he was
crossing q field when he heard some
valees sadly eallings
sHelps Helpl oh, who viii help us
ID eur freublefH
ElnmiF thought Unele Wiggily
4 Trouble is nothing 10 laugh at or to
smeexe ~, So 'm safe. ~ see who
nseas beip. Looking around Tncls
Naxgilv, saw large. flat stone, and
the soiees seemed 10 come from be
Beash II.
llelp, Help" again came the cry
stNhs are Fou aud what : the
tfoAlls asked fhe huany, for well hs
knew Il ecaa4 Lot b. the Fuzzy Fos
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
YOUNG BLOOD IN CONGRESS-

1t is predicted that there will be not only much new
blood Congress after election but much young blood as
we'll 1t is prospect be viewed with interest rather than
alarm.
There is much to be said for the wisdom of the older
man any counse but the other hand congressional
procedure permeated with old customs which could well
bear exchange for 1t will be interesting to see Whet
er the young blood will accomplish these reforms.
1t is said of young Congressman who IS retiring
single term that he refuses to run again because ne
bitterly disappointed at his failure to make impress
sion upon congressional activities All his brave notions
flaened under the juggernaut OF precedent IL
his ideas sound il is pity
The passing Congress has had many trying problems
with which deal IT is not surprising that their progress
has given little satisfaction to themselves II, III the
new body the wisdom Of their experience could be retain
ed copemented by youthful fearlessness II trying
the thing where the old failure the coun-
try would benefit by the change.
The Russian motto be, "the Lord helps them
that help themselves The only drawback that having
failed get the credit they wanted at The Hague they
can't decide what to help themselves to next.
little New Jersey maid away from her creditors
because had been oversocng her store and could not
pay her debts something to know there still girl
who has stocking enough TO worry about
we have found the maddest He is a candidate
for public office whose omitted from the tele
phone book in his own home town.
II begins to look as those tariff decisions would get
tha nations wool IN awful snarl.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. - An
nouncement of the invention of q new
instrument to save the lives of miners,
has just been made by the bureau of
mines
The geophone, an instrument used
in the world war by the French to de
tect military mine and tunnel construc
tion by the enemy, will enable reseuers
to locate the entombed miners by the
Iammering of picks, or the sound of
the human voice, either of which may
be heard through walls of earth by
means of the new device
Exhaustive tests have been made by
the Bureau s experimental mine near
Pittsburgh, Penn, demonstrating that
human voices may be heard with the
instrument through $50 feet Of solid
coal; blows with a sledge on the face
Of the coal at a distance of $50 feet,
and the slightest rap of the knuckles
on a suspended pipe line, at more than
1900 feet. qsMs
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Impressions
l WI Remember No UnIovely Thing

L VIII Remember No Unlovely Thing
will remember ne unlovely thing;
The trusts betrayed, the days when
faith seemed vain,
The friend who proffered me cup
of pain,
All these shall be forgotten, l viii
sing;
My thoughts shall soar like meadow
larks IN spring.
Up and away, no more shall grief
remain,
But like the joy of sunlight aftei
rain
My reeohections shall sweet solacs
bring.
The little beauties of the common
day
These are enough, these make M
faint heart glad;
The moonbeams glancing on the
garden walls,
The silver symphony of waterfalls
And lilacs scent borne on the wind,
Of May;
Thinking upon these things who
could be sad
Elizabeth Scollard.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO


II. r. Cory. general manager of the
California Development Co, returned
last night from san Francisco.
r.. ID. MePherrin. assistant general
manager of the &. u. Go. has gone to
Los Angeles for 10 days.
Mrs. Peterson, wife of the doctor, is
in Los Angeles.
1--WE are agents for III Ceutro town
lots. Now is the time to get IN on
the ground floor. Ira Aten Land Go.
"'If you want your hogs to do well,
use Creolium. Green ground bone viii
make your chickens lay. Enterprise
Grocery
III Centre Lodge No. 3s4 y. 4 \. Nj.
meets In Masonic hall the first Monday
in each month. -. II. Chaplin W. Nj.
Dan southwell leaves for the coast
tonight.
4. y. Broadbent, farrier blacksmith,
does work properly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files I'eI: OF
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
VOLUME I. AUGUST 1901

From two to six eight horse freight
teams have been kept busy for ls
months hauling feed from the railroad
into Imperial valley. Each of these
teams hauls from five to 10 tons and
averages six trips per month.
A. W Patton aud Eugene Snow left
the first part of the week for Diamond
lake on New river. They are going to
take advantage of the wild grass which
has grown up there since the overflow.
W. VI. Foster is here from San Ber'
uardino. He thinks he will become
one Of rs.
A. II. Heber, general manager, and
George Chaffey, president of the c. ID.
co. are expected here from Los Angeles
any day.
Mrs. W. A. Van Horn came in from
the ranch Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

or the Woozic Wolf under the flat
stone.
"We are some black bugs was the
answer "The wind blew the stone
over on us and we can I get out from
under
81 II help you, then offered Mr..
Longears, and with his strong paws
he soon raised the flat stone.
From beneath it crawled some round,
black shiny bugs, each one about the
size of "a % cent piece.
"Thank YOU for taking the stone off
our backs,' said the round, shiny,
bugs "'You did us a great favor, Tn
cle Wiggily, and some day perhaps We
may do one for you
"Oh, don worry about that, y
spoke the bunny gentleman, and on he
hoped to have an adventure. He had
not gone on very much farther until,
all of sudden, as he was going
through a field of goldenrod, he brush
ed off some of the golden yellow dust.
The dust blew up the bunny's nose,
tickling it and, almost before he knew
it, Uncle Wiggily felt that he was go
ing to sneeze.
"And | know what will er.ker.ehoo-
happen when -snitzio--when |
er--ker rCHOO!-snecze. Oh" cried
Uncle Wiggily. And he gave such a
loud sneeze that Immediately half the
buttons burst off his tight coat.
"Oh, dearl - cried the bunny.
"This is --er most - ker- -fooziuni
too -cr- KER-FOOl = bad!'
And he sneezed again, bursting off an
other button.
81 had better hurry home before |
get to laughing, and shed all my but
tons, said Uncle Wiggily but just
then "A little hoptoad boy came skip
ping along, and when he say Uncle
Wiggily the hoptoad boy began laugh
ing.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Io! Hol Ho! oh,
you look so-Ha Hal-funny--so fun
nv--such a funny bunny-Ha Hal
with half your buttons gone. Uncle
Wiggily -Ho! Ho!'' laughed the hop
toad boy. And he had such a hearty
laugh that Uncle Wiggily couldn t help
joining in.
:" Hal Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho! Ho!
| laughed the bunny, and then the rest
| of the buttons burst off his tight coat.
| 'Oh, dear cried Mr.. Longears when
he saw this. "All my buttons gone
Just as | feared, and no way to sew
Ithem on. ! shall have to wait until
dark to go home, for | would never
dare walk along with my coat all un
buttoned. Oh dear! =
"We will help you!" called some
voices from the grass.
"Who are your" asked the rabbit.
"The round black bugs" was the
answer "We are shiny like your but
tons. We will hold fast to one side OF
your coat with our front legs and to
the other side of your coat with oul
hind legs, said the largest black bug
and in that way we II pull your coat
edges together And wen look just
like buttons; see if we don 7. {"
So ten Of the round black bugs very
kindly made believe they were buttons
on Uncle Wiggily's S coat, holding it to
gether as he hoped along, and every
one who saw him thought ehis coat was
buttoned as it always was And when
he reached his bungalow the bugs flew
Iaway, after the bunny had thanked
them, and Nurse Jane bought Mr.
Longears a new and larger coat witt
real buttons on it.
| So everything came out all right
you see, and if the sugar spoon doesn !
climb out Of the salt cellar to 90 ridinl
in the gravy boat, I'll tell you mex
about unclc WiggiIy and the buzz
bug
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE BLACK
BUGS
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Ry HOWARD Il. GARIS

paper Syndicate)
BY HOWARD II. GARIS
81 think | shall have to get a new
one. Yes, most certainly, | shall need
a new one very soon, said Uncle Wig
gily, seemingly speaking to himself
one day. He was hopping down off
the porch of his hollow stump bunga
low to go adventuring.
"What is you will have to get new
Uncle Wiggily9' asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper. "Do you mean new red
white and blue rheumatism crutch9 II
you do, shall be very happy to gnaw
you one out of a cornstalk as | did at
first. -
"'Thank you, no, Nurse Jane, it ism t
a new erutch that ! need, spoke the
bunny rabbit. 81 IN speaking of my
coat. Either this old coat of mine is
getting so small or else | am getting
so fat that | can hardly button it
around me. AS it is, | IN almost afraid
to sneezc or laugh when / go out in
1t. -
Why9n asked Nurse Jane.
Because answered Uncle Wiggilyi
with sideways twinkle of his pink
nose, "beeause if | laugh or sneeze
too hard may burst all the buttons
off my tight coat!
"Well, I hope nothing like that hap
pens,'' said Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
$50 do |, !" exclaimed Mr.. Longears
81 For if all the buttons burst off my
coat when ! happened to be out ad
venturing, | would be ashamed to
come home until after dark. Well
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
TEN YEARS Asso
August n. 1912

N|NN
People who ike hot weather wefe
peevish today n was omiv ius.
win Edgar b sporting one II the
finest ears ever brought 60 the valley
II Is stoddafd navfem.
a great program - the atflomf ="
night. The Guilty Party, The Man
Under the Bel and a Physietan :
Honor.
". J. pfiggcfs wants eight defeH
hens and le dozen fryefs Some sFif
tite.
Friends 81 Charles Ovefman VIII 3,
shoeked 10 learn that be Mas ktlls'
Yesterday iu au cleystuf afeiaenf.
Flowing has commenced for The hAg
gest barley acreage ever planted.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
The Bachelor Maid aays

Many woman believes her husband
the most wonderful man in the world
because it 8 a choice between that
and going back to stenography.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

And all the morning 10 yonr tase
aglow
"Aenor. | 20
Along this path 10 that hnshed bat 81
land
Where is nay first loves grave aH''
flowers grow
By trees that stir with winds niFaNs''
IN from the sea,
And im the winds the sweet t9s'
grasses blow
Their whispers gracefully.
" But why your smiles and fiowrfs y
your hairf''
But, ah, senor, another lever thtf
Waits now 70 weep with me'
Glenn Ward Dgeshaeh ~ A.
Colors OF the West.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
FORMER LIFE GUARD KILLED

DURANGO, 0oio.s Avg II ~
skull fractured by an emery whse'
which broke into pieces, James -
6uigan, ranrhef. was dead hsfe to-day
AeGuigan, fDrmer captain II tie hessh
iifa guards 81 Long Beach, sAlif-, va.
sharpening tools on the wheel ahd
fragments pierced bis skull.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

Nothing so enrages a wicked man as
the discovery that the pure in heart
are not easily buneoed as their pieiy
would indicate.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Did You Know

That cherries gain their name from
the long extinct city of Cerasus, in
Asia Minor!
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

OF all tn true sayip S, none has
improved with age like, "Ther' 8 no
fool like an ole fool, notes Abe
Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Old Timer Cngitatas

| kin remember when good old fash
Toned coffee cups ulster hold pint or
more, a reg lar man 5 size.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Mrs. Joe PreenY SaYs

Mrs. Joe Preeny IS uncle lost his
home last week. Instead Of making
payments on the place regularly he
spent all his earnings in Lawsuits.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
About Some Woman or Other

Thirty thousand English women liv
on canal boats.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

Some people would elevate the stage
and the movies, but pedestrians are
content merely to elevate their hands
as required.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Cause for Riming

"If YOU re waking cal1 me early; call
me early, mother dear
A request like that from daughter
seemed SO strange, unique and
queer
That poet, oyerhearing, wrote long,
sonorous rime
That II thunder down the ages til the
very end Of tine.
Country Gentleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

The significant fact is not that
juries occasionally convict an innocent
man, but that occasionally they con
vict a guilty man.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
The Hill Road

z All, senorita, tell, me where you 60
With orchid and hibiscus in your band
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Tho Curiogity Shop

world is at San Jose, Costa Riea.
With 50 many searching diligently
for employment, il is strange that some
Of those on the pay roll don t try u
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11
Foolish Dictionary

sweater-Yarn about an athlete.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-11

We have found the maddest man. lie IS ca
\ public office whose name was omitted from .
lonc book in his own home town.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Lincoln Legion Post
Elects Years Officers

The toss of a coin decided the ap-
pointment Of John C. F. Palmer, of
Lincoln Post No. Il, as delegate to
the district departmental convention
of the American Legion. to be held
here on December Is and 16. The
odd decision took place at the elec.
ton Of officers last night in the
District building.
Those elected were: Commander.
DIR. James A. Ballard: senior vice
commander, John C. r. Palmer;
Junior vice commander, Daniel
Smith; finance officer. E. q. Flies
ter: chaplain, Edward T. Hitch:
sergeant at arms, Francis J. Kelly;
master at arms, Arthur z. Greely.
Delegates to the district conven-
ton are: Robert E. Lee Mel, re-
firing post commander: Albert A.
Haan and John c. F. Palmer: alter
mates. Frank A. Awl. who lost the
appointment to Palmer by the f1ip
of a coin: James A. Ballard, and
Frances G.. Kelly
Five new members were admitted,
Reid w. Digs. Herbert Lee Bryans.
Howard H. Bruce. Arlington g.
Custe. and Raymond K. Foxwell.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Ambitious StOrk
Leaves Three
Sets of Twins
One Pair Of Boys and Two of
Girls Born in District
Yesterday.

The stork enjoyed a field day in
Washington yesterday. 1t was
"open season for twins
Three sets-one pair of boys an6
twn pGirs of girls-arrived in town
unexpectedly-as per custom an
tradition-the stork in his usual
manner failing TO forward any bill
Of lading for his extra, double load.
In fact, he made three round
trips between where he gets 'em
and where he left email in
record time and then called it a
day. From a business standpoint,
it was one of the busiest days of
early Christmas shopping season.
In his customary, nonchalant man.
ner. the stork deposited each set
Of twins at Their future homes
without comment. except to say
don't get hurt" having noticed
several policemen's footprints in
different parts of town.
At the home of Theodore and
Ethel Phillips, the stork left a
pair of girls that looked so much
alike the neighbors thought they
were seeing double" At the resi-.
dence of George l.. and Eta Jen-
kins, the worlds greatest producer
posited two future Pr. s.de nts
while another set of girl twins, al
hough slightly sunburned. entered
the happy home of Tho mas and
Gtta Washington, colored.