Council Cuts School Levy Again to 41438
City Council reduced the school levy from 45000 to 41438 with aims to retrench across all departments. Teachers and janitors earn about 47000, leaving school operations at risk without extra funds. hot lunches program was proposed as a nominal cost by using domestic science facilities. The city tax rate remains 3.50 percent plus a school levy, totaling 4.30 percent, with city valuation at 2425444 and potential future budget issues.
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Board of Review
Knights of Pythias elect officers at Odd Fellows Hall
The Knights of Pythias Lodge annual meeting elected officers including C Nels Oscar Vv, C Carl Libby Perlate Frank Shuhra, M of W I Berman, K of R & S Alfredin M of E Aug Hoffmann, M at Arms Wm Lumdson, I G Joan Johnson O G Harry Robinson, Trustee A L Lien. Installation to be a January stage party smoker. Also Methodist Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs W C Howell home on Dec 15, and Kenneth Howell departs for Janesville for winter work.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Co. C—Nels Oscar Vv. C
Carl Libby Perlate
Frank Shuhra
I. Berman K
A. L. Lien
Hero's Body Expected Soon For Ashland Funeral
War Department informs Mrs. Elizabeth Bodin that her son August Bodin’s body should reach New York around December 10 and Ashland by December 14. He was killed July 1918 in France during World War I while serving with the Military Police. A large military funeral is planned with local World War I veterans and his former company members in attendance.
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War Department
Washington
Elizabeth Bodin
St. Clair Street
Ashland
Houghton
August
France
New York
Ashland J
August Bodin
H. H. Peavey
Th Military Police
High School Opens Basketball Season at the Y M C A
The High School quint and Y M C A team clash Friday night at the Y M C A gym in a anticipated opener. Both squads boast full-week preparations and aim for victory as season tickets go on sale and bleachers expand seating for winter games. Dee 16 Wind Mills of Holland.
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Quint
Hillside
Y’s
Standi Ag
Wakefield l
Washburn
Mellen
Park Falls
Saxony
Bayfield
County officer salaries corrected in Bayfield budget
The Times corrects a previous budget publication for Bayfield County. It clarifies that listed figures are salaries plus office expenses, not salaries alone, showing revised totals for County Superintendent of Schools Clerk and expenses 3500, County Clerk 3600, Treasurer 4000, Agriculture Agent 3500, District Attorney 2200, Register of Deeds 2900, County Nurse 2100, noting salaries are lower and expenses higher in most cases.
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The
Times
Bayfield County
Seemdcin
Anchor Shipbuilding yard hires sixty men for ferry boat project
More than sixty workers are employed at the Anchor Shipbuilding yard as it prepares to lay four hundred feet of ways for a double end Hudson river ferry. The crew is clearing the yard, building sheds and furnaces, and making castings while awaiting construction to begin.
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Anchor Shipbuilding Company
Hudson River
Washburn
County audit begins to install new bookkeeping system
A. S. Trebilcock and E. E. Reickert of Allwell-Kieckhofer-Reickert & Ray Co begin auditing county officers in the courthouse. They will overhaul the books and install a state authorized system seen as essential to meet Wisconsin Tax Commission requirements. County Clerk Nels M. Oscar, briefly resigned amid discrepancies, returned and will assist until the new term starts January 1, when his tenth term begins.
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Trebilcock
E. E. Reickert
Allwell- Kieckhofer-Reickert & Ray Company
Madison
Court House
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Nels M. Oscar
Oscar
Y M C A Farewell and Welcome For Local Secretaries
A Y M C A farewell party for J C Manville and a reception for P W Picklesimer were held Thursday evening. Manville departs for southern Illinois to lead an industrial Y for mining firms, while Picklesimer becomes the new local Y Secretary. S A Oscar of Madison was in town as a business visitor last week.
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J. C. Manville
P. W. Picklesimer
Y. M
Manville
Southern Illinois
Picklesimer
The
S. A. Oscar of
Madison
Land Values Rise Sharply in Northern Wisconsin Counties
Ashland and Bayfield counties show near doubling in land value since 1910 with per acre worth 24.25 dollars in 1920. Douglas County sits 25 cents higher per acre at 24.50 in 1920, excluding city land in Superior. 1915 values were 15 in Douglas and 24.25 in Ashland and Bayfield.
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Ashland
Bayfield County
Douglas County
Ashland County
Wisconsin Tax Commission
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Bayfield
Douglas
City of
Superior
Ashland Press
FOR SALE FOR RENT AND FOR SALE SIGNS
For sale for rent and for sale signs offered at 25 cents each at the Times office.
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Times Office
Citywide tax bill totals over twenty two thousand dollars
City Clerk L N Glausen reported the state and county tax share to the city totals 22578.84 with 4594.68 state tax and 14752.12 county tax. The notice also runs a short feature about hypnotism by Dr. Buckley appearing December 13 and 14 at the Temple theatre.
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L. N. Glausen
Aintsdale
Egsont
Nris
Nak
Dr. Buckley
Themple Theatre
D. Butkley
Temple Theatre
Herring Prices Wane Prompt Half Pack for Bayfield Fishermen
Bayfield fishermen report a halved pack this season due to low prices and soft markets despite abundant herring. After five years of high earnings, many avoid large catches to avert losses, as some fish travel to deeper lake areas rather than reach markets. Exhibits from US and Canada highlighted at the International Grain Show in Milwaukee included oats, barley, peas, and potatoes with several prizes awarded.
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Bayfield
United States
Canada
Wisconsin
Indiana
Swanson
John Johnson
Frank Fay
Port Wing
Brubaker
Bailey
Oscar Swanson
Milwaukee
Mild Winter Expected by Indians in Ashland Area
Indians on the Bad River reservation report signs of a mild winter. Rabbits turning white, late geese, robins, and summer birds in the area indicate a gentle season to come. Judge Obern of Odanah relays observations as flowers bloom and muskrat houses show less insulation than usual.
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Bad River Reservation
Ashland
Obern
Odanah
Bad River
Ashland Press
Progressive improvements at Hansen’s furniture store
Amos M. Hansen, Washburn’s progressive furniture merchant, is adding a phonograph record demonstration booth and modular window display backgrounds. The booth will showcase makespot machines and music, while the modular backdrops protect windows from frost and enhance interior visibility for furniture displays.
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Amos M. Hansen
Washburn
Theis
Amos
Koenig Daughters Undergo Nose and Throat Surgery
Mr and Mrs H C Koenig took daughters Elna and Lenora to Ashland General Hospital last Saturday for nose and throat operations. Both girls are recovering well and expected to improve significantly. Wind Mills of Holland coming soon.
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H. C. Koenig
Elna
Lenora
General Hospital
Ashland
Holland
Batchelors Club Banquet Honors Chanukah Guests
The Batchelor Club held a banquet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Mark on Wednesday evening in honor of Chanukah. Attending were families and friends from Ashland, Bayfield, and Washburn, with a festive menu and decorations described as finest. Charlie Ray contributes a note from "Peaceful Valley" as the item closes.
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Batchelors
Benj, Chatkin
Ralph Lieberman
Washburn
Goldfine
Bayfield
Batchelor Club
I. W. Mark
Mark
Batchelor’s Club
I. W. Mar
Florence
Jake Segal
Lucille
Palmer Shapiro
C. F. Shorsman
Eva
Allan
Mrs Emma E Hoffmann Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Emma E. Hoffmann wife of August F. Hoffmann died Tuesday at 2 PM at their East Third Street home after a five year illness. Funeral from the residence Saturday at 2:30 led by Rev. Waters of the Congregational church. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Born Syracuse NY she would have been 65. Survived by husband and two daughters Mrs F H Andrew Iron River and Mrs O A Buschjost San Jose Cal, present at funeral. Community extends sympathy.
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Emma E. Hofmann
August F. Hoffmann
East Third Street
Hoffmann
Neghbor
F. H. Andrew
Iron River
O. A. Buschjost
San Jose
Cal
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Siskiwut
F. A. Pope
United States Engineers’ Office
Duluth
Siskiwit
Pope
Board of Engineers For Rivers
Washington, D. C
Board
Methodist Ladies Aid
W. C. Howell
Kenneth Howell
Janesville
Hero
Dee
Wind Mills of Holland
Herring
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