Washburn Public Schools Announce Opening On September Second
City superintendent C E Hulton says public schools will reopen Tuesday September second in a redecorated St Louis congregation building with new toilets and fire safety upgrades. Grades up to fifth taught in all buildings except Walker. junior high at Walker with modified promotion by subject. attendance rules for ages seven to sixteen emphasized.
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City of
Washburn
St. Louis
Walker and Garfield
Walker
Lincoln
Walker School
T. J. Madden
Pearl Blanding
Grace Calkins
Dessie Davis
Mabel Devine
Com. Geog
Arith
Myrtle Lund
P. H. Oquist
Edna Overby
W. T. Phillips
Marguerite Smith
Gladys Snyder
Margaret Steffen
Hhistory
Inga Wollum
Clare Peterson
Prin. Jr
H. S
Grace Fay
Agnes Beedon
Gladys Smith
Lulu Williamson
Prin
Mabel Larson
Pearl Hanson
Stella Damm
Lucille Strangstead
Pioneer
Ada Prothero
Grace Ross
Hazel Williamson
Verna Devine
Garfield
Mary A. Mahoney
Frances Anderson
Eleanor Newcomb
Louise Hanneman
Lottie Kinney Prin
Edna Rogers
Mildred Byberg
Isabelle Taylor
Mildred Franklin
Dora Kearns Ballard
Matilda Zehe
Barney Oldfield Berggren Racing at High Speed Across States
Barney Berggren and his companion raced a car through Michigan and into Wisconsin dodging a speed cop. The pursuit peaked at over eighty miles per hour before a Wisconsin crossing led to a loss of control and damaged tires. Both men escaped injury and Berggren claimed the car’s not worth racing again though the cop praised its speed.
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Barney Oldfield
Berggren
Mich’gan
Wisconsin
Herb
Barney
Michigan
Borggrren
Borggren
Red Devil
Play instinct and supervision in juvenile misdirected actions
Women's Council discusses theories of play and instinct in children. Geo EK Johnson argues throwing instinct is innate but needs supervision. without guidance boys may misdirect energy into stone throwing rather than baseball. Calls for playgrounds and applied play to teach teamwork and honor.
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Geo, EK. Johnson
Pittsburg
Murders per Million In Switzerland Shock Wood Report
General Leonard Wood notes Switzerland suffers 12 murders per million people yearly. In contrast the United States shows a different trend, shaping concerns about crime rates and public safety.
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Charles W. Gilkey
Leonard Wood
Switzerland
United States
Washburn Garden Club to Host First Exhibit
The Washburn Garden Club announces an exhibit at the Odd Fellows Building this Friday August 29. Manager Madden will oversee displays from local gardens including Boys and Girls Garden Club participants. Prizes donated by Washburn business leaders will award top garden and display efforts with a possible canning demonstration drawing Beaphs and surrounding residents.
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Washburn
Beaphs
Madden
Training a Generation in Law and Order for Youth
The passage argues that while European conflicts draw ire, America has seen lynchings exceeding a hundred in a year. It calls for sober reflection on national law and order and urges preparing youth to develop a strong sense of lawfulness for global leadership.
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Europe
America
Free Tuberculin Test for Bayfield Cattle Planned
Bayfield County cattle over six months will be tuberculin tested free of charge after sufficient signatures on petitions. Wisconsin laws of 1917 require half of stock owners sign to trigger state-provided testing by a state veterinarian. Bayfield trails Waukesha and Barron in filing petitions. state replies plans testing in Barron and Bayfield counties this fall.
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W. E. Brubaker
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Tmber
Waukesha
Barron
Washburn
Bayfield
H. Eliason
New Building Planned for Chequamegon Cooperative Creamery
The Chequamegon Cooperative Creamery Association, formed less than four months ago, plans a new modern building before May 1 1920. Committees will seek sites and prepare plans while stockholders meet soon. Since starting with 45 members, the cooperative grew to 76 patrons by August 1, delivering 53,478 pounds of cream and 19,371 pounds of butter, and paying members $8,059.83 with significant local purchasing. The aim is to expand production to 100,000 pounds of butter in 1920 and add ice cream capacity, reducing costs and boosting profits.
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Chequamegon Co-operative Creamery Association
Washburn
Co-operative Creamery
Bayview Farmers Form Community Threshing Outfit
Bayview town farmers clubbed together to buy a community threshing outfit with 43 members. The town owns a tractor rented to the club for daily use while Andrew Maunu oversees the threshing, eliminating reliance on outside labor. The move showcases strong cooperative spirit and is seen as a model for future joint ventures.
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Bayview
Andrew Maunu
Reverend Waters Returns From England Trip
Local readers wondered why Rev. George Waters came back early from a planned visit to England to fetch his mother in law. He secured U S passports but found British approval required six months residency, which he refused leading to a return home and further talks with officials in Chicago and Washington.
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George Waters
England
Rev. Waters
London
United States
Lansing
Teo
Waters
Chicago
Washington
State University to distribute TNT powder to Bayfield farmers
Brubaker announces that 10 000 pounds of TNT powder will be allotted to Bayfield county for demonstration purposes. Purchases are in 100 pound lots or less at about 10 dollars per 100 pounds. The powder is described as safe to handle and effective, with demonstrations planned by experts at a farmers picnic near the city on the district of August.
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Brubaker
State University
Bayfield County
U.S
Duluth Visit by Mr Jack A Rovers Sparks Property Review
Mr Jack A Rovers spent three days in Duluth visiting old friends and examining property he owns in Duluth and Ely Mina.
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Jack A. Rovers
Duluth
Ely
Mina
Merchant Now Postmaster Leads Government Food Sales
John O Sullivan serves as general merchant for the United States government selling army foodstuffs. He aims to serve all customers with ready service. Government prices are lower but brand varies. Lists and price lists are available at the post office.
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John O'Sullivan
United States
O’sullivan
Northwest Fuel Superintendent Hurt by Coal Load
Superintendent John Gibson of the Northwestern Fuel company sustained a deep gash on his head Tuesday afternoon during a dock inspection. A large chunk of coal shifted from a gondola car chute, struck him as he passed to read the car number, and another load knocked him down. He drove to the doctor and expected a quick recovery. Clyde Estabrook and Aaron Segal left Tuesday afternoon on a business trip to Superior and Duluth.
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John Gibson
Northwestern Fuel Compteny
Gibson
Mr. Gibson
Clyde Estabrook
Aaron Segal
Superior
Duluth
Farmers to hold three-town county picnic at Kinney Grove
Bayview Barksdale and Washburn farmers plan a big community picnic on Sunday August 31 at Kinney Grove on the Lake Shore south of the city. County Agent W E Brubaker will organize a program with farming talks demonstrations and a TNT powder demonstration by a university expert.
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Bayview
Barksdale
Washburn
Commercial Club
W. E. Brubaker
Durin
Cpaine Petphelai
Kinney Grove
Funeral for Washburn pioneer Frank Johnson held in city
The funeral of Frank Johnson 59 a Washburn pioneer who died from hemorrhage near Bremerton Washington August 9 was conducted in Hansen parlors with Rev D W Davis officiating and interment in Woodland cemetery. Mrs Johnson and Mollie Baardson attended the service as the family mourns a second death Clyde Johnson previously died within two weeks as the family had moved west seeking health improvements.
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Frank Johnson
Washburn
Bremmerton
Washington
Hansen Undertaking
D. W. Davis
Woodland Cemetery
Johnson
Mollie Baardson
Bendenville
Arrivig
Wash
Omaha
Maren Baardson
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C. E. Hulton
Women’s Council
Odd
Fellows Building
Mittees
TNT
the Kinney
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