Hines Tax Dispute Over Assessed Bigelow Holdings
The Hines Lumber Company protests after the town board of review adjourned hearings to August 21 seeking a lower tax assessment. They argue Bigelow's assessment was too low and that Hines should be rated much lower than last year, while Bigelow’s holdings are now owned by Hines. The Times notes inconsistencies and calls for correction if Bigelow’s values were misjudged.
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Town Board of Review
Hines Lumber Company
Bigelow Company
Bigelow
the Times
Washburn
Washburn Hospital Closes as Dr Hicks Retires from Hospital Work
Dr Hicks announces he is quitting the hospital business to devote time to private practice. He will keep the building and operate an office in the Simonson building while the upper floor may be rented to families. The Washburn Hospital will close despite its financial success and local utility.
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Washburn Hospital
Roach
Simonson
Washburn
Hicks
Livery Business Sold as Dan McBeath Sells to Gene Roop
Dan McBeath sold his livery outfits and horses to Gene Roop of Two Harbors. Roop took possession last Saturday while McBeath retains the building grounds and other local property interests. McBeath, long a Washburn resident and former town chief official, will travel west in two to three weeks and may relocate. Regardless, he leaves with the goodwill of Washburn citizens.
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Dan McBeath
Gene Roop
Two Harbors
McBeath
Washburn
Western Library Meeting in Madison August 28 29 30 1902
A gathering of librarians trustees and library enthusiasts from the west and middle west will meet at the State Historical Library building Madison Wisconsin on August 28 29 and 30 1902. Miss L E Stearns secretary in Madison Wisconsin will provide further information.
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West
Middle West
State Historical Library
Madison
Wisconsin
L. E. Stearns
Wis
Boy’s Picnic Poisoned Eye Restored by Salve
A Sioux City boy, 11, was exposed to a weeders plant poison at a picnic. He rubbed it into his eyes and feared sight loss until De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve was applied. The salve eased the condition and he recovered fully. Fox Bros. advertises it as a universal cure for skin ailments and burns with a note to beware of counterfeits.
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W. H. Dibble
Sioux City
Iowa
DeWitt
Fox Bros
City Bakeries Supplies Daily Shipments to Local Shops
Local shops report daily deliveries from City Bakeries praised for quality and reputation. The statements imply a trusted supply line for confections and bakery goods in the area.
Welcome to Our Grocery Store We Welcome You
A regional grocery notes customer service ethos inviting every shopper to place orders and be treated well. The letter expresses hope to meet customers at the business and pledges courtesy and satisfaction.
Simonson The Leading Grocers Phone Number 99
Simonson The Leading Grocers provides contact as 99 for customer inquiries and orders. The brief notice highlights their phone line and concise business identifier. The item reads as a compact old style advertisement snippet.
Republican Assembly Convention Set for Washburn County
A Republican convention for the Assembly district of Bayfield Sawyer and Washburn Counties in Wisconsin is called to meet at the Washburn court house on Tuesday September 16 1902 at 10 a m to nominate an assembly candidate. Representation is based on 200 votes or major fraction thereof from the 1900 Republican presidential vote with Bayfield 2428 votes 12 delegates Sawyer 723 votes 4 delegates and Washburn 808 votes 4 delegates. August 9 1900 Washburn Wisconsin By Order of Assembly Committee C B Simpson Chairman.
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Republican Assembly
Bayfield
Sawyer
Washburn
Bayfield County
Sawyer County
Washburn County
Wis
C. B. Simpson
Republican Party
Court House
Assembly
Bayfield Town Hall
Iron River
St Reet
Drummond
L. N. Claussen
J. E. Jones
Republican County Committee
Wisconsin
Chequamegon Bay poised as a future Great Lakes hub
The Bayfield region around Chequamegon Bay is described as a landlocked harbor with two shorelines forming a triangle, offering safe anchorage and room for fleets. Ashland and Washburn are highlighted for lumber, iron, wheat, coal trade, and a planned factory employing over a thousand, with rail access from N P and Omaha roads. County Republican convention notices follow, plus a coal supply update amid a long coal strike, with local agents asserting coastal markets will be served.
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Chequamegon Bay
Phillips Bee
Lake Superior
Superior Duluth
Madeline
Ashland
Washburn
Ashland City
N. P
Omaha
South Shore
Northwestern
Wisconsin Central
Nels Sonju Nominated for Sheriff in Wisconsin Election
The Hudson Observer reports Nels Sonju of Troy seeks Sheriff on the Republican ticket. Raised in Pleasant Valley, he runs a large Troy farm and has served as Bayfield County sheriff and Washburn chief of police, with strong Scandinavian support.
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Hudson Observer
Nels Sonju
Troy
Sonju
Bayfield County
Ness
Old St. Croix County
Washburn
Sonja
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Hines
West End Pharmacy
SSS
Sox
G. A. Hering
Arca
Peterson G Hanson
Sam Angvick
West Second St
Tering
John W. Gibson
Northwestern Fuel Company
Gibson
Mitchell
Old St. Croix
Trimes
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