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Newspaper

Washburn Times

Location

Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1908

Page

5

Community Theaters Busy With Personal News

News of the Week notes many neighbors in Bayfield County and nearby towns. Aug Hoffman attends Wisconsin Michigan abstractors convention in Marinette. Fritz Carlson and Matt Brunner transact local business. Sill work on Chas Nelson’s West Bayfield building. Sprague back on crutches after ankle sprain. Oscar family tours Madeline Island. Sevalwands visit St Paul. Several locals visit, travel or plan to relocate. Maxwell Happle seeks sheriff post. marriage license issued to Sgruatz Korzeniewski and Mary Zehner in Eileen.

F. Hoffman Bayfield County Abstract Company Marinette Wisconsin and Michigan Fritz L. Carlson Port Wing M. H. Ram St. Paul Thos Mc Monagie Cornucopia BE. L. McClatchie Bemidji S. A. O-car Augusta Wis Wis., Where They Wil Visit With Mr. McClatchie Patrick Doyle Max Happle Iron River Harry Olson Happle Sherif Charles Mellrath North Dakota Mcllhraith Medford Sgruatz Korzeniewski Mary Zehner Eileen Trish Kosiolck Ashland

Brigham Seeks Reelect as Bayfield County Surveyor

Ernest J Brigham announces his nomination papers for Bayfield County Surveyor a post he currently holds and urges support from voters who want an experienced man in the office.

Bayfield County

Day Seeks Republican Support for County Surveyor Candidacy

Jared Day announces his run for county surveyor in the upcoming September primaries and seeks the support of Republican voters in the contest.

Care Costs for Bayfield County Inmates Reach 6483.03

The State Board of Control reports Bayfield County spent 6483.03 on caring for its unfortunate residents for the year, 702.30 more than the previous year. Inmates include the Home for Feeble Minded, Industrial School for Boys, and Wisconsin Tuberculosis Sanatorium, with shared county and state support per week per inmate. Local residents and visitors are noted in a list of people in town, including Dr. Lampson, Mrs. Calihan, and multiple families visiting or relocating.

State Board of Control Bayfield County Secretary of State Industrial School For Wisconsin Tuberculosis Sanatorium Northern Hospital For Dunn County Menomonie Eau Claire LaCrosse County West Salem Marathon County Wausau Marinette Peshtigo Theodore Dahlstrom

Meehan to Move Jewelry Store Next to City Drug

P J Meehan will relocate his jewelry stock into the former Maud Picott Doyle building beside City Drug Store after the first of the month. He will stock five ten and twenty five and fifty cent goods and keep the furniture business in the Finstad store.

F. J. Meehan Maud Picott Doyle City Drug Store Meehan Finstad

Boys Start Fire Along Bay Shore Near Jacobs Mill

A Tuesday noon blaze started by swimming boys spread along the bay shore from stumps and logs to a log slip and pole piles owned by Fleith and Thompson near the mill. The fire, fanned by a south wind, required the elevator's fire apparatus and wetting down to halt. City losses were between fifty and seventy five dollars.

Bay Shore Jacobs Mill Fleith & Thompson

Ben Runkie Seeks Republican Nomination for Sheriff

Ben Runkie announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff. He promises two years of up to date service if nominated and elected, and notes eight years of prior service in Bayfield County. He asks for public support.

Bayfield County Ben Runkie

Bayfield County Sheriff Candidate Declares Candidacy

To the voters of Bayfield County the writer declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for sheriff. The primary election is set for Tuesday September 1. He argues the sheriff should serve taxpayers and not exploit the treasury, stressing dignity, responsibility, and lawfulness. He cites long residence and wide acquaintance in the county.

Bayfield County

George S Barnes for Assemblyman Campaign Card

George S Barnes appeals for support in the September primary. He argues Bayfield County should elect a representative in the state assembly due to its larger population and broader interests. He emphasizes a candidate familiar with district residents’ needs.

Bayfield County

A Pocket Symphony Quip From New York Globe

A New York Globe quip compares a piano to pockets, noting when the wife searches the pockets she finds only keys and then music quotes. The remark frames music as found in daily life and humor.

New York Globe

Chivalrous Chicago Admiration for Women Noted

The Chicago Inter Ocean extols women as a beauty and joy forever, claiming Chicago surpasses all elsewhere in appreciating feminine loveliness as priceless, worth living for, striving for, and even risking death for.

Chicago Inter Ocean

A Historical Mystery Solved The Man in the Iron Mask

The New York Sun notes a historical mystery resolved with a confession that a wife cut the subject’s hair. The piece frames public sympathy for the man and a respectful reception of the revelation.

Man In the Iron Mask New York Sun

Andrew Johnson Announces Sheriff Candidacy for Bayfield County

Andrew Johnson declares Republican nomination bid for Bayfield County Sheriff. A Washburn resident with long service as Deputy Sheriff for two years and Under Sheriff for a year and a half, he invites scrutiny of his record and asks voters to support him at the September primaries on September 1.

Frank Hammill Spooner Assembly Frank Bayfield County Bayfield and Cable Washburn Andrew Johnson

Republican Candidacy Declared for Bayfield Sawyer Washburn District

A candidate announces intent to seek the Assembly seat on the Republican ticket representing the Bayfield Sawyer and Washburn district. The filing signals a formal bid for the state assembly with the party backing.

Wisconsin Counties Nomination Pledge Statement

A candidate in Wisconsin pledges to fulfill the duties of the office to the best of their ability if nominated and elected, outlining commitment to public service.

Wisconsin

James Albertson Seeks Sheriff Nomination in September Primaries

James Albertson announces his candidacy for sheriff at the September primaries, citing years of county residence and a commit ment to honorable conduct. He asks voters for support and promises to serve to the best of his ability if nominated and elected.

James Albertson

County Treasurer Race Seeks Republican Support

The statement asks Republican voters to back Charles O. Sowder in the primaries, noting the County Treasurer position to be decided in September.

Candidates urged to use The Times for printing needs

The Times reminds readers that its job printing plant specializes in candidate cards, stationary and circulars. Northern Wisconsin offices can expect prompt, neat, and affordable service for all campaign materials.

Times Wisconsin

Eclectric O11 Praised As Remedy by Mrs Whitevere

Mrs Whitevere of Buffalo New York testifies that Dr Thomas Eclectric O11 is the best remedy for a deadly disease called crorp and has proven successful in her family for eight years.

Thomas

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News OF the Chas. Nelson West Bayfield Street M. A. Sprague Matt Brunner Nels M S. A. Oscar Madeline Island Jake Seval W Harry LaPointe Hayward Joe Servis Ths City Irving Spaeth Mable Summerfield City Ernest J. Brigham Jared Day Washington Hinth Street United States Patent Office Washington, D. C Ca‘snowe Lippincott’s H. G. Lampson Minneapolis Seth Crosby Portal, N. D Mr. Crosby Harry Wicman Bert Griffin Virginia Minn Albert Lilly Rylander Shell Lake C. O. Lowder Calwilley Dodgeville Frank Deline George Posey Norris and Coffenbury Thompson Docks Hugh Ross Cc.a. Shoresman Coleraine Minn Mr. Shoresman Peter Lordpen Town of Clever Amos Hanson Oconto County E. Doyle Mr. Doyle Lillian Arseneau Oshkosh George Davis Leonard Brinker Gilbert, Minn P. J. Meehan City Drug T. C. Oscar Engee William Burns Gordon of Shoresman Mr. Shapiro Duluth Attorney John Walsh Garland Ec Dave Dahl Mason J. Harrinton Harbor City Nelson Holmquist Oscar Topal Cole and Hyland Independent Telephone Company Morris Conner Lewis Costly Nebraska Marion Shoresman Raymond Oistad Bayfield John Walsh Anderson Yours Very Truly, Herman J. Finstad George S. Barnes Bayfield-Sawyer & Washburn Very Truly Superior Northern Pacific Omaha Junction Northern Pacific By Co W. B. Duffy State Bank Washburn, Wisconsin F.T. Yates A. F. Hoffman Charles O. Sowder Washburn Printing Co Washburn, Wis Rogers Bros The Pioneer Store B. W. Corning, Prop G. A. Hering Bayfield St
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