Miss Beers Wins District Declamatory Honors
Miss Beers won first place in the Washburn High School declamatory contest held Friday. Marie Raarup tied for second but won on a percentage basis. Harriet Johnston earned high praise for The Last Word. Other entrants included Phyllis Goedeke and Luella Olson, with judges Mrs. Alvord, Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Catherine Beers
Bunker Hill
Miss Beers
Washburn High School
Marie Baarup
Harriet Johnston
Marie Raarup
Martha
Henry van Dyke
Bobbie Shafto
Phyllis Goedeke
Give Cub of Northland College to Perform in City Church
The Give Cub of Northland College will present a concert and entertainment at the Congregational church this Friday evening. The college group has visited here before and the program is expected to draw a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland College
Congregational
Co Ege
Mooney
Warren
Alfred Marsh
Bertha Finstad
Clyde E. Estabrook
Bride
City of Washburn Special Meeting Pavement Bid Notice
Notice of a April 14 1916 special meeting of the Washburn Wisconsin Common Council to consider pavement type on Bayfield Street and part of Washington Avenue and First Avenue East bids received March 28 1916. Property owners may petition in writing for pavement preference. Dated April 3 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Common Council
Bayfield Street
First Avenue
Chicago, ST. Paul
MacLeod Elected Mayor Receives Endorsement in Tuesday Vote
In Washburn the election yielded a light turnout of 424 votes. Arthur W. MacLeod won the mayoral race with a 96 vote margin, carrying all wards except the third. Kinney won the assessor post. Miss Jerusha Johnson became city treasurer, the first woman in the role. A shooting accident injured 15-year-old Charles Gierczak in Ashland while hunting rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washburn
Arthur W. MacLeod
Edwin Bryan
MacLeod
Charles Gierczak
St. Joseph Hospital
Ashland
Merton Gasman
Gierczak
Gasman
Hospital talk spurs city interest and growth plans
Local discussion on a new hospital rises as Ashland partners with the city to build one. A first class hospital is viewed as a profitable investment with strong support from manufacturing firms. Nearby Washburn’s past hospital history is noted along with growth prospects. Fortier completes a well west of Bayview to support a dairy expansion. DuPont at Barksdale hires over 100 workers, prompting lodging upgrades for spring recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Davis
Bayfield
Bayfield County
O. Flanders
Davis
Flanders
Supreme Court
Ashland
Washburn
DuPont Company
Barksdale
Home Bakery Opens in Doyle Building Near Washington
The Home Bakery operated by Nelson and Bergren began business last Saturday in the Doyle building near Washington Avenue and has since drawn good patronage. They maintain a well equipped bakery and will also run a dairy lunch in connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson & Bergren
Doyle
Washington Avenue
Omaha Men Here Friday Meeting at Commercial Club
Omaha Railway officials A W Trenholm and G H McRae will visit Friday from 8 30 a m to 3 15 p m to meet local business people and heads of manufacturing institutions about railway matters. President MacLeod of the Commercial Club calls a morning gathering to discuss topics including Washburn depot plans. Carpenter tools advertised at Uncrofts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Trenholm
Omaha Railway
G. H. McRae
Bayfield
MacLeod
Commercial Club
Washburn
Sup t O Chew to resign as Washburn superintendent
School board hears resignation from Sup t O Chew after two years in charge. His term ends at close of the current school year and no successor is named yet. board to decide at an upcoming meeting. Local notes record people travels and home improvements in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Chew
Washburn
Chew
S. A. Oscar
Farmers Take Over Washburn Creamery Under Co-op Plan
C A McKinney, experienced in midwest creamery co-ops, leads efforts to form a farmer owned cooperative to take over the White Rose Creamery Co. plant in Washburn. The district spans Onion River east, Marion farm north, and Nash southwest, with shares kept affordable to include many farmers. McKinney envisions a strong, locally managed dairy hub for northern Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. McKinney
Bayfield County Telephone Company
Middle West
White Rose Creamery Co
Onion River
Marion Farm
Washburn
Nash
Barksdale
Mr. McKinney
McKinney
Co-Operative
Local notices from Medford and area events
Robert Downs testing meters for Medford Light and Heating returned home last Saturday evening. Tom Kenniff and family of Minneapolis visited Medford this week, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Ned Wieman. The Swedish Lutheran church Young People meet Axel Bergmann on Thursday night April 13. Norwegian Lutheran church plans improvements including raising the platform and basement cement work plus other minor projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Downs
Medford
Tom Kenniff
Minneapolis
Ned Wieman
Young People's Society of
The
Swedish Lutheran Church
Axel Bergmann
Norwegian Lutheran Church
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Tory
Marie
Raarup
Luella Olson
Alvord
Sheridan
Fletcher
Miss Carr
Miss Fleming
Miss Knight
Drummond
Rust Owen Lumber Co
Owen
L. O'S
Harriet Walters
City
John O'Sullivan
the Common Council OF the City OF
Wisconsin
Lowing Streets
Third Avenue
Lis and
Omaha Railway Station
Said City
Washburn, Wisconsin
James N. Kinney
Nels Nelson
M. H. Robinson
Kinney
A To
Justice of the Supreme Court
Belden
Racine
Walter Corrigan
Milwaukee
Corrigan
Eschweilder
Fowler
Turner
Lafollette
Fine Weil
Nap
Fortier
Washington Avenue Road
Bayview
OMAHA
Uncrofts
Ady
A. P. Fraser
Clausen
Anna Qberts
Duluth
Mayme Monahan
Park Falls
H. Rieckhoff
James Cavanaugh
Frank Jelinek
Pine Street
Phil Axelberg
S Superior
C. A. McKinney Organizing Co-Operative Association
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