Narrow escape for canoeist adrift in Squaw Bay cave
K. L. Shiris, a Canadian summering at Bayfield, spent a night and part of the next day marooned in a tiny wave beaten cave off Squaw Point after his canoe capsized during a storm. Exhausted and wounded, he wrote his obituary on rock and was revived by Cornucopia fishermen who spotted him from a nearby boat. He was brought to Bayfield for treatment.
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Squaw Bay Point
K. L. Shiris
Bayfield
Shiris
Cornucopia
K. L. Shiri
Ase
Squaw Point
Squaw Bay
Minature
Bay
Deat
Garnish
Miller
Twin Cities
Ashland Press
Saxon Team Set for Big Weekend Clash with Washburn
The Saxon and Washburn baseball teams meet Sunday in what locals expect to be a top game. Washburn, having lost twice to Saxon 4 to 3 in one game and another close defeat, fields Corcoran on the mound with Spinky Carlin behind the plate. Washburn’s lineup aims to avenge the defeats with a powerful slugging attack and solid teamwork. The crowd’s size is urged to boost the Washburn effort.
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Washburn
Corcoran
Spinky” Carlin
Ashland
Miss Blanding Named Washburn School Superintendent
Miss Pearl Blanding accepted the Washburn school board’s offer at 2500 dollars a year and will arrive soon to share duties with the existing superintendent. The city may face a two superintendent arrangement and possible court action to resolve the contract issue with C. E. Hulton. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Johnson of Clinton Iowa.
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Washburn
George. A. White
Pearl Blanding
Miss. Blanding
Miss Blanding
C. E. Hulton
Supt. Hulten
Ed, Johnson
Clinton
Bayfield Civic League Jubilee in Bayfield
Bayfield Civic League hosts a three day Jubilee at Community Memorial Hall August 25 26 27 with acts songs dances and Badger State Harmonizers. Admission 15 and 25 cents with dance tickets extra.
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Bayfield
Civic League
Civic Leagues
Ladle
Badger State
Community Memorial Hall
Married Grace Morgan Weds Allen S Baker in Madison
Miss Grace Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs George F Morgan of this city married Mr Allen S Baker son of Mr and Mrs John S Baker of Evansville Wisconsin in Madison on Saturday August 6 with Rev Ernest E Day officiating. Friends extend congratulations to the couple.
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Grace Morgan
George F. Morgan
Allen S. Baker
John S. Baker
Evansville
Wis
Madison
Ernest E. Day
Washburn
Teacher Frida files wage suit against Washburn School Board
Miss Desclene Frida, a former public school teacher, has again filed suit against the Washburn School Board for wages totaling 217.80 after previously suspending action until the time limit expired.
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Desclene Frida
Washburn
Local trio spends Sunday with Hayward friends
Alex Pearson Mabel Johnson and Oscar Johnson traveled from Hayward to visit friends on a Sunday outing, sharing time together and catching up during the day.
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Alex Pearson
Mabel Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Hayward
Memorial Park campers draw neighbors notice in Washburn
Report lists Opal Thoreson Edna ande Louis Myhre Agnes Myhre Gladys Larson and four West Bend visitors Ralph Schafer Ernest Kerler Norman Schowalter and Walter Ziegler camping at Memorial Park. Several other guests including B I Hatch Mrs Daniels Cal Johnson Paul Houst and multiple families from Ashland Minneapolis Madison and Waupaca attended over the past week.
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Opal
Thoreson
Edna Ande
Louis Myhre
Agnes’ Myhre
No Myhre
Gladys Larson
Memorial Park
West Bend
Wis
Washburn
B. R. Lewis
Stillewater
Minn
O. L. Cummins
Minneapolis
Hatch
Ashland
F. Daniels
Cal W. Johnson
Paul Houst
M. Johnson
Reich
Eugene Feiname
Arthur Feinme
Charles Feinme
Harry, Ellis and
Hilda’ Ehn
Another Resignation At School Board From Miss Edna Jensen
Secretary White of the School Board reports the resignation of Miss Edna Jensen. Jensen is the fifth teacher to tender resignation this term.
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Secretary White
Edna Jensen
Miss Jensen
Four Washburn Teachers Quit Ahead of New Superintendent
Four teachers resigned from Washburn public schools ahead of the opening of the new school year under incoming Superintendent Miss Pearl Blanding. The list includes Miss Bowles English teacher at the High school, Miss Sugars principal of Garfield and first grade teacher, Miss Zehe and Miss Corrigan grade teachers. Several more resignations are reported as pending, raising concerns over filling vacancies with about two weeks until opening.
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Miss Bowles
Miss Sugars
Garfield School
Zéhe
Corrigan
City of
Washburn
Charles Wolff Escapes Injury After Mill Yard Switch Incident
Charley Wolff's presence of mind saved his life when boys tampered with a yard switch causing pony trucks to drop and drag him. He grabbed the engine and hung on until it stopped, avoiding serious harm. He resumed work days later as authorities seek the responsible youths.
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Charley Wolff
Mr. Wolff
Charley
Pretty home wedding of Jennie Forde and Arthur Anderson
At the home of Mrs Marie Forde on East Fourth Street Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock Miss Jennie Forde became the bride of Mr Arthur Anderson. Rev Chr Christiansen officiated with Miss Esther Forde as bridesmaid and Phillip Kinney as best man. A wedding dinner followed and the couple departed for a three week honeymoon to Minneapolis LaCrosse and Iowa. Both are well known in Washburn with strong family and friend circles.
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Marie Forde
Eest Fourth Street
Jennie
Arthur Anderson
Chr
Christiansen
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Esther Forde
Phillip Kinney
Minneapolis
LaCrosse
Points
Iowa
Washburn
Cow Mangles Train as Owner from Salmo Reports Fatal Demise
Laurie Nourse of Salmo owned a valuable cow that attempted to butt the Omaha Scout last week. The cow was reduced to mince meat after colliding with the engine, derailing the locomotive and piling onto the car cass. A crew took two hours to recover the engine.
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Laurie Nourse
Salmo
Omaha
Loan Association Shows Growth in Four-Year Span
Washburn Loan and Building Association reports 402 shareholders holding 10 983 shares with assets at 212 096 56. Four year asset growth exceeds 100 percent from 115 865 67 in 1915. D W Corning pres John O Sullivan VP L N Clausen secretary and Elmer Oistad assistant secretary lead officers.
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Washburn Loan & Building Association
United States
Washburn
L. N. Clausen
Elmer Oistad
Oistad
D. W Corning
John O’sullivan
L.N. Clausen
E. N. Oistad
Lien
Wisconsin Highway Sign Removal Ordered by County Official
Madison County Highway Commissioner John Friberg has ordered all advertising signs along federal state and county highways removed from the right of way within 1000 feet of intersections. He says the signs cause motorist confusion and cites a state law banning such signs.
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State’ Highway Commission
Madison
John Friberg
Friberg
Wisconsin
Courty
Travelers Visit Milwaukee Fond du Lac Marshfield Madison Camp Douglas
Mr and Mrs Frank Arseneau and Mr and Mrs J P Jacobson returned from a motor trip visiting Milwaukee Fond du Lac Marshfield Madison and Camp Douglas. At Camp Douglas they saw Gov Blaine and a 25000 strong review including artillery infantry and cavalry. In Fond du Lac they attended Major Trier s funeral with about 300 soldiers present and his horse from France marching at the service.
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Frank Arseneau
J. P. Jacobson
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
Marshfield
Madison
Camp Douglas
Gov. Blaine
Fon du Lac
Trier
France
Du Pont Nitrate Shipments planned to arrive this week
The Du Pont Powder Company expects the first of three boatloads of nitrate of soda to reach the docks late this week and seeks 135 workers for Saturday morning signups. About 5000 tons will be unloaded at the docks, stored at the soda storehouse in Barksdale, and rail transported.
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The
Du_Pont Powder company
Barksdale
du Pont Company
Chili
South America
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Gulf Ports
United States
Omaha Railroad Company
du Pont Compay
Washburn
Omaha
New Lutheran Pastor at Washburn Installed
Rev. Walter Mehlberg, called from Shawano Wisconsin, will be ordained and installed by Rev. O Hattstaedt at St Johns Washburn next Sunday at 10 A M in German. Bayfield service in English at 7 30 P M with missions offering. Mehlberg and his wife arrive Saturday to occupy the parsonage and begin mission work in Washburn Bayfield and Cornucopia.
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Washburn
St. .John’s
Cornucopia
Herbster
O. Hattstaedt
Aghland
Walter Mehlberg
Shawano
Wis
Concordia College
Milwaukee
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Mehlberg
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bayfield
Frieda An Trieglaff
Caroline
Shawano Co
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Miss Blanding School
Cojuah Fair
Moquah
Guerensy
Bayfield County
Moquah Village
Guerensy Breeders —Association
Jerry Novak
August
Johanik
Tom Opatik
August Mahilik
Yzette Hall
Jerry’ N
Abé Anderson
A. H. Potter
Oscar Swanson
Port Wing
Miss Pearl Blanding
Charles Wolff
Dupont Company
Commercial
du Pont
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