Locals Items of Interest and Community Notes
Neighbors exchange greetings as Nels Hoel of Cusson visits in the city. The Women's Council meets at the Public Library Tuesday afternoon. A pair of eyeglasses found near the Post Office is for contact. Homes for sale offered with small down payment and rent-like balance. A baby boy weighing 10 pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson Tuesday afternoon. Horse wanted for winter feeding. Steamer Sinaloa delivered coal this week and departs for lake ports. this is the last coal cargo to Washburn docks this season.
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Nels Hoel of
Cusson
Women’s Council
Roy Jackson
Roy
Sinaloa
Washburn
Local notes from Mason and vicinity reflect visits and health updates
Mr and Mrs Carl Larson and son visited relatives in Mason. Mrs Fred Morke returned from Spooner. Mrs E C Stevens and Lois at Mayo Rochester report improvement but expect weeks longer treatment. Robert Downs leaves Navy hospital duty for his unit. Isabel Shields visited Watertown relatives. Typhoid cases rise. boil water safety urged. For Rent Gray Poultry Farm near Watertown offers 7 acres at 30 dollars monthly.
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Carl Larson
Rilelves
Mason
Fred Morke
Spooner
M. S. Miller
Washburn
Wis
E Lee
Rhinelander
Nels Lee
E. C. Stevens
Rochester
Minn
Lois
Mayo Hospital
Daley Everest wed at St Aidan's in Washburn Minnesota
Miss Minnie Daley daughter of Mr and Mrs Wellington Daley wed W K Everest of Washburn Wisconsin at St Aidan's Episcopal church with Rev M W Ross officiating. Bridesmaid Gertrude Wilson best man Albert Daley. They left for the Twin Cities and will reside at 429 Bayfield Street Washburn after December 15.
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Minnie Daley
Wellington Daley
Lackawanna Avenue
W. KE. Mverest
Washburn
Wis
St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
Rev
M. W. Ross
Gertrude ,Wilson
Albert E. Daley
Daley
Eva Downs
St. Aidan’s
Bayfield Street
Superior
Carpenters aid Red Cross HQ basement at Library building
Community volunteers and firms contribute labor and space to the Red Cross operation. Goodnough and McDonald provided quarters at no charge during summer. The Washburn Loan and Building Association expands savings options with new paid up stock and 5 percent interest.
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Red Cross
Goodnough & McDonald
Wanted Cones From This Year’s Crop in Wisconsin
A terse pine cone notice seeks closed cones from this year’s harvest. White pine priced at 1.10 per 100 pounds, Norway pine 175 per 100 pounds, Cedar 200 per 100 pounds, Spruce 0.60 per bushel, Tamarack 3.00 per bushel, Basswood 20 per pound. Varieties kept separate. Freight paid on 100 pounds or more. Write for instructions. Ready to pick. Frank N. Graass, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
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Frank N. Graass
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Eight Room Home Deal With Easy Monthly Plan
Dandy eight room dwelling with water lights and sewer in a good location for 300 cash. Balance payable on monthly plan with payments like rent. Stop paying rent and own a home now. See W A Robinson at the Times office before it is too late.
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W. A. Robinson
Times Office
AIBS Reports Local Views on Aliens and Citizenship
AIBS notes a German town resident who fears wartime hardships for aliens and may seek westward opportunities to gain employment. The piece recalls Elmer Orstad’s hunting tale of a near miss with a deer, where a hip shot barely grazed the animal as it fled unharmed.
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Maki
Amsei
Ba Beter
United States
Samuel
Elmer Oistad
Elmer
Dan Patch
Posiion
Orstad
Deer Theft Sparks Hunter Feud Over Missing Meat
Ed Plant vents anger over a deer he helped shoot with another hunter. After agreeing to share the carcass, Plant finds a note claiming the meat was taken by A. R. B. He fears the other hunter may suspect him or another as the thief and vows to see justice.
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Plant
Do Dor
Time and Place Quote from Senator Sorghum
The Washington Star notes Senator Sorghum remarks on publicity via ill timed statements. It underscores how timing and venue affect public exposure in political discourse.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Farmers Institute Draws Local Farmers and Townspeople
The Farmers Institute in this city Tuesday and Wednesday provided good programs for farmers and city residents, with a two day schedule including a men’s meeting at Community Hall and a women’s meeting at the Commercial Club. The event featured a Tuesday local program and a Wednesday dance, organized by Washburn and Bayfield Farmers Clubs, with no city funds asked. Also reported this week are illnesses: Ole Aukeberg’s three year old son with typhoid fever and John Burke ill with bronchial pneumonia.
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Farmers Institute
Institute
Washburn
Bayfield
Ole Aukeberg
Methodist Church Announces Service Schedule
Methodist Church led by D. W. Davis lists Sunday school at 9 45, Epworth League at 6 30, and public worship at 7 30 with Rev. Davis as pastor.
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Epworth League
Rev. Davis
Child in No Man's Land Brings Brief Peace in War
A lone baby crawls in a sunlit meadow between French and German trenches as fog lifts. Soldiers pause, a German soldier rescues the child, French cheers echo, then shells resume. The scene recalls a fleeting, poignant wartime moment from the northern France front.
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France
Christian Herald
Nests on the Water by Grebes
The article describes grebes building floating nests on water using reeds grass and stems. Nests form on open marshy lakes and are moored to reeds or float freely. It notes several grebe species share similar nest designs and locations.
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St. Nicholas
Gaudy Vulture Ranks Among South American Birds
A Gaudy Vulture thrives in South American forests and stands as the queen among black vultures and turkey buzzards. Its plumage blends delicate cream with black quills and a head shining red and orange.
The Deacon's Philosophy Reflections on Life and Providence
A brief meditation on fate and timing as storms of life shape the rainbows we seek. The piece attributes resilience to Providence and human endurance amidst life’s changing world.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Amos. M. Hansen
Charles Amundson
Din Robinson
Washburn, Wis
Bell Telephone
Ashland, Wis
Bell
Ashland Exchange
Wisconsin Telephone Company
E. Schultheis
Nels M. Oscar
Court House
Isabel Shields
Shell Lake
F. E. Hoover
George Froseth
Kirke Gibson
Gray
Watertown
Frank Boutin
Landraint
Board of Review
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Boutin
Mr. Boutin
William Saunders
Fairbanks
Alaska
A. B. Leighton
8Th Ave. West
Leighton
Geo. W. Sanders
Saunders
Charles Anderson
Virginia
West
Washington
Oregon
California
Washburn Loan and Building Association
Clauser-Oistad Company
Fine Institute
John Burke
War
Dr. W. Weller
Ashland
Wisconsin
Will
Ole Ankerberg
Jewelry Store
Washbuun Steam Laundry
John Monsos
C. A.sloan
Estabrook-Downs Building
Lysager Grocery
Grogers
Hallmark
A. M. Holmgren
Edison
F. Tetzner & Son
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