DuPont Land Deal Brings One Hundred Homes to Washburn
Major local development after DuPont company secures land along East 4th Street East Third Street East Bayfield Street and East Omaha Street a near block for 100 worker homes. The project with Barksdale Works and YMCA aims to rapid city growth and earlier population gains. Also announces Camp Holabird Auditorium donations led by Private Elmer Wick in Washburn with a list of subscribers totaling over 60 dollars for soldiers.
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Washburn
Daniel Canffiel
DuPont Company
Supt. F. T. Beers
Barksdale
D. M. Maxcy
W.A. Robinson
East 4Th Street
East Third Street
East Bayfield Street
East Omaha Street
Barksdale Works
Elmer L. Wick
Camp Holabird
Peter Wick
France
Mr. Wick
Peter K. Wick
Raymond Wick
Martin Wick
Emil Anderson
Emile Erickson
Fredersen
N. Westerlund
S. L. Haugen
John Yep
F. Teigner
Ruth Berge
John Gibson
Demars Bros. S
O. B. Thompson
Wm. Goedeke
B. Ungrodt
John Joanis
Hotel Lamoreaux
Hotel Lamoreaux 1.00 Mrs. Hans Swanby _ 50 Thea C. Swanby
C. H. Lindgren
Olson & Olson
J. P. Filark
Chris. Christiansen
Warren Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Baptism Notice
Warren Methodist Church lists Sunday school at 9 45 with superintendent F E K Wieman and public worship at 11 00. Members admitted by letter or confession, baptized children may be brought. service flag will add stars for service members. Epworth League 730 with Harry Hansen. prayer meeting Wednesday at 8.00. Cordial invitation to all services.
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Warren Methodist Church
Appointment of Deputy Food Administrator in Washburn
Andrew Berge of this city has been appointed Deputy Food Administrator for the city of Washburn. Those with sugar permits may call at the Farmers Warehouse and obtain ten pounds for canning purposes only.
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Andrew Berge
Washburn
Merchants to Hold Picnic by Association Committee
The Washburn Credit and Commercial Association will host a members and families picnic in the near future. A ten member committee will arrange plans and meet soon, with business places closed to allow all to attend. The article also discusses Wisconsin leading War Savings societies and plans for adult societies in every school district under state and national coordination.
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Washburn Credit and Commercial Association
Washington
Wisconsin
Nebraska
John H. Puelicher
War Savings
United States
C. P. Cary
University of Wisconsin
National War Savings Committee
John Carruthers
Cary
National Committee
War Savings Societies
417 East Water Street
Luth Church Services and Ladies Aid Gatherings
The Lutheran Church announces services next Sunday at 10 80 a.m. with Sunday School at noon and no evening service. The Ladies Aid meets at the church Wednesday afternoon, entertained by Mrs. Ole Berg.
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Luth
Church Chr
Christiansen
Ladies Aid Society
Ole Berg
Downs or Duffy Which Walter Duffy Campaigns in War Vote Debate
Walter B. Duffy seeks the Republican nomination for the Wisconsin Assembly in Bayfield County. He opposes Frank W. Downs who entered the race after appeals from across the county. The dispute centers on Duffy's La Follette era war stance and Downs' pro war record including a son serving overseas.
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Walter B. Duffy
Assembly
Frank W. Downs
Washburn
Downs
Walter Duffy
Robert M. LaFollette
Congress
Duffy
Wisconsin
County Council of Defense
LaFollette
Bayfield County
Frank Downs
Sam
United States
Bayfield County Plans Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
Bayfield County gears up for the fourth Liberty Loan Bond drive opening Sept. 28. The county executive committee adopts the allotment system, appoints district committee members, and outlines roles for W. A. Robinson, Alfred Froseth, and others to boost campaigns and church outreach in Washburn and surrounding towns.
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Liberty Loan Executive Committee
Commercial Club
Washburn
H. Wilkinson
Bayfield County
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve District
A. R. Rogers
Wilkinson
D. M. Maxey
Wis
T. N. Okerstrom
Port Wing
Byron Ripley
Iron River
Henry Hanson
Bayfield
F. H. Bartlett
Drummond
C. E. Foss
Cable
O. M. Axness
Mason
W. A. Robinson
Alfred Froseth
Liberty Bell
Ninth
Operation Keeps Local Soldier Target for War Service
Harry Soshea, initially rejected for military service due to medical needs, underwent an operation in Ashland and recovered, aiming to join the Kansas City training group by the 15th. The piece praises community discipline, education campaigns, and the Ninth District’s successful wartime allotment plan that oversubscribed every county and many towns during the third Liberty loan.
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Harry Soshea
Uncle Sam
Harry
Ashland
Kansas City
Rogers
Clark
van Nest
Northwest
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Washington
America
Knights of Pythias Bid Farewell to Two Members
The Knights of Pythias lodge held a Tuesday farewell for Levi Anderson and Carl Odeen who depart for Kansas City to train at Sweeney Auto School and join the armed forces. A large turnout noted the addition of two stars to the lodge service flag reflecting their enlistment.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Levi Anderson
Carl Odeen
Kansas City
Sweeney Auto School
Servn Uncle Sam
Knights of Pythias
Registration Machines Ready In Early County
County Clerk Nels M. Oscar reports all registration machinery prepared for the next national census style draft covering men aged 18 to 45. He wires Governor Phillips that readiness is complete and that Congress is close to passing the legislation. The county has canvassed workers in advance for the broader roster than last year.
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Nels M. Oscar
Phillip
Congress
Oscar
Jilting Road Fiasco Triggers Driver Awareness Concerns
A recent auto accident left one person seriously injured after a team vehicle swerved to the wrong side of the road and into a ditch. Some team drivers know the rules while others do not, with risk heightened when passing another car.
Andrew Berge Appointed Deputy Food Administrator
Bayfield Wisconsin August 13 1918 announces Andrew Berge appointed by the County Federal Food Administrator as Deputy for the City of Washburn. Berge will issue special permits for canning sugar and provide regulations information for residents and merchants to report to John J. Fisher Bayfield Co Fed Food Admin.
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Bayfield
Wis
Andrew Berge
Washburn
Berge
John J. Fisher
Estabrooks Learn Daughter Edna Enlisted for Red Cross
Mr and Mrs D J Estabrook received a telegram saying their daughter Miss Edna Estabrook will sail to France as a Red Cross nurse. Edna, a trained nurse, enlisted in the Red Cross service some time ago and has now received her call to travel overseas.
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D. J. Estabrook
Miss Edna
France
Red Cross
Miss Estabrook
Seas
Miss Urquhardt's Sunday School Picnic by Lake Shore
The Sunday school class led by Miss Urquhardt held a summer picnic yesterday afternoon beside the lake near the pumping station.
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