Locals Items of Interest Concerning Your Neighbors
Rocker makes a nice gift Mr Hansen. T A Loveland of Minneapolis was a business visitor in the city during the past week. Architect Wildhaugen of Ashland Monday. Do your Xmas shopping early. The early buyer gets the bargains. City Drug Store for all gift buyers. A Basket social will be given by the Enterprise club at the Sioux River School house on Saturday evening December 9th. Every body invited. Miss Frances Watters who is teaching school at Iron River spent the Thanksgiving vacation visiting with relatives and friends in the city. Louis Shapiro of Superior spent a few days in this city the latter part of last week visiting with friends and relatives. He was a guest at the home of his sister Mrs Jake Segal. Ole Handberg Andrew Johnson and W A Robinson committee on Buildings and Grounds of the County Board made a trip to Ashland Monday afternoon for the purpose of inspecting the Court Building in that city.
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Rocker
Hansen
T. A. Loveland
Minneapolis
Wildhaugen
Ashland
City Drug Store
Enterprise Club
Sioux River
Frances Watters
Iron River
Louis Shapiro
Superior
Jake Segal
Ole Handberg
Andrew Johnson
W. A. Robinson
The
County Board
Bayfield County telephone switch set to modernize service
Local notes report visitors from Madison Ashland and Duluth with Standard Oil ties and calls for early Christmas shopping. A new Bayfield County Telephone switch board arrived and will be installed at the Post Office offices to provide one of the state’s most up to date systems. Coroner Amos M Hanson investigated a suspected train incident in Bilton involving Chas Repo aged about 35 who suffered severe injuries and was taken to Ashland hospital with a chance of survival.
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Bayfield
Amos M. Hanson
Mason
Bilton
Chas
Repo
South Shore Railway
Ashbland
Washburn Bakery Adds Triumph Mixing Machines
L. T. Larson, proprietor of Washburn Bakery in northern Wisconsin, installed a Triumph Bread and Cake mixing machine powered by electricity. The nine by five foot unit can replace three to four workers, handling 200 to 700 loaves per batch in bread mode and up to 80 pound cakes in cake mode. The shop also features a bake oven, sanitary racks, steam raises, a doughnut machine, electric wrapping and sealing, and new mixing boards. The piece ends with a humorous prohibition anecdote.
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L. T. Larson
Washburn
Wisconsin
Triumph
Indoor Basketball at High School Expands Tryout Policy
With indoor practice approaching, the high school strengthens basketball interest by opening playing opportunities to all who wish. Teams will form a temporary first and second squad, while additional organized squads act as reserves. The second team could earn a first team spot next year, and academic standing may affect current first team prospects.
Spruce Gum Barrel Prank Reaches Boston Trade
A Vermont man wires a barrel of spruce gum to a Boston friend as a gift. The friend overestimates the quantity and, after arranging to buy about 100 pounds at a fair price, receives a barrel that proves to be only three inches high. The exchange notes the humorous miscalculation and small profit.
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Vermont
Boston
Lathe Evolves From One-Man Operation to Heavy Power
The lathe now requires forty to sixty horsepower, equivalent to 600 men, to operate in many cases. It stands as an early tool driven by machinery, illustrating the shift from single labor to powered industrial processes.
Subtle Meaning Quip in Chicago News Cartoon Dialogue
A witty exchange between Miss Olderly and Miss Younger appears in the Chicago News, calling the mountain air exhilarating and joking about age in a lighthearted caption. The brief cartoon dialogue contrasts vigor with youth.
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Olderly
Younger
Chicago News
Children as Travelers in a Strange Country
A reflective note on guiding children who arrive in a new land, urging guardians to avoid misdirection and to cultivate honest, supportive guidance for young newcomers. The passage emphasizes ethics and care in shaping early experiences abroad.
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Locke
For Rent Heated Furnished Room in Modern Home
Inquire at Times office. Also available a vacant room with dainty window curtains at Hansens. Wanted a woman for general housework at the Sprague Farm, preference for permanent placement.
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Times Office
Hansens
Sprague Farm
Farewell party for Du Pont plant employee Charles Farnham
Charles Farnham, longtime worker at the Du Pont plant, left for Iron River last Wednesday. A farewell party in his honor was hosted Tuesday evening at the D. A. MacDonald residence with wide attendance and refreshments, ending in a jovial gathering.
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Charles Farnham
DuPont Company
Iron River
D. A. MacDonald
Swedish Luth. Ladies Aid to meet next Thursday
The Swedish Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet next Thursday at 2 PM at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe. The Young Peoples Society will meet that Thursday evening at John Hedstrom’s Pine Street home. All welcome.
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John Lowe
Young Peoples Society
John Hedstrom
Pine Street
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China
X’mas
Amos M. Hansen
Ae Ag
C. P. Ward
Madison
William Landraint
F. W Dingey
Duluth
Standard Oil
Charley Anderson
Hansen’s
Actor Peterson
Fletcher's Feed Store
Frank W. Downs
Frank
Er. A. Gottschalk
Lincoln School
N. J. Nelson
Washburn Bakery
Doc
Guelph
King Alcohol
Washington Ave
4Th St
Washburn, Wis
Gustafson & Linday
Frank Jelinek
Raudenbush
Sterling
Illinois
Bell Telephone
Ashland, Wis
Ashland Exchange
Wisconsin Telephone Company
E. Schultheis
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
State Depository
M. A. Sprague
S Lamoreaux
A. F. Hoffman
Puroy
Yozcamareyer
Flysager Grocery
Shubert
T He Shubert Shipper
A.B. Shubert, Inc
Mosciicaco
U S.a
Washbuun Steam Laundry
John Monsos
Bracken & MacDonald
Wm, Olson
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