Lindsay in Charge as Myers Expands Lumber Operations
N A Myers of Buffalo buys Rittenhouse Embree lands at Little Girls Point in Iron County totaling 159 000 000 feet of timber across four thousand acres. He hires L A Lindsay to oversee logging preparerations to extract 3 500 000 feet this winter with about seventy workers and eyes a local mill and 5 000 cords of cedar bark to be peeled next summer.
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N. A. Myers
Buffalo
New York
Iron County
Michigan
Rittenhouse & Embree
Little Girls Point
Washburn
Myers
Lindsay
Wolves Threaten Northern Wisconsin Deer Supply
The Bayfield Press argues wolves increasingly threaten deer in Northern Wisconsin as winter hunting fails to curb them. It urges raising the bounty from 10 to 20 dollars to spur trapping and poisoning, noting Maine’s past success after higher payments.
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Maine
Wisconsin
Bayfield Press
Washburn Road Improves Local Travel Conditions
Ashland reports Washburn's new road around the bay head is now widely used and serves as a good serviceable route between town and Washburn. The bridge road along the bay head is unsafe for heavy driving, prompting frequent use of the longer alternative road when conditions allow.
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Ashland News
Washburn
M. Schweisthal
Nash
Notice of Taxes for 1903 Tax Roll Collection
Notice to taxpayers that the 1903 tax roll is in hand for collection at the town treasurer office in Washburn Wisconsin. Taxes are due by January 31, 1904. after that date unpaid taxes will be collected as law directs. Dated December 13, 1903.
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Wisconsin
FROST
Jack Frost
Garland Clothing Co
2Nd St
Ashland
Wis
Athearn Hotel
Washburn, Wis
Ashland watchman John Armstrong found dead near Long Lake
John Armstrong, a watchman at the Ashland and Siskiwit pumping station, was found dead Monday at the John Rockstad homestead near Long Lake by Andrew Lindgren. He had worked for the railroad for years and died likely of heart failure. A son claimed the body and it was taken to Michigan for burial.
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John Armstrong
Ashland and Siskiwit
John Rockstad
Long Lake
Andrew Lindgren
Michigan
Two good coal stoves for sale inquire A W McLeod
A. W. McLeod advertises two coal stoves in good condition. Potential buyers are directed to inquire with him for details and price. The notice is brief and shoplike, typical of local classifieds.
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A. W. McLeod
Iron River Tax Raises and Valuation Change Noted
Iron River tax projections show an increase of 35 755 80 dollars this year versus 47 270 18 last year. Total assessed valuation stands at 1 298 033, down 13 788 from prior year amid timber removals. Foley's Honey and Tar is promoted as a safe cough remedy by Erost and Spies.
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Iron River
Board of Review
Foley
Erost & Spies
Nelson Defends Tax Strategy in Washburn Row
Nelson presents a detailed rebuttal to Mr. Yates over tax policy and town finances. He argues lower rates were possible via valuation changes and cites past levies, school taxes, and county bills. The letter defends his administration and challenges Yates to justify higher taxes and governance decisions.
Guarantee on Tar Syrup Bottles Sold at Fox Bros
A signed card offers a refund on a 50 cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure coughs or colds. It also guarantees a 25 cent bottle with a satisfaction or money refunded promise, sold at Fox Bros.
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Greene
Fox Bros
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Frost G Spies
Peterson & Hanson
Bayfield County Telephone Co’s. Phone
Home Institution
Fote “Toll Line
Lindsay IN Charge
C. St. P
MR. Nelson
Garding Town Affairs
Tion
Public Affairs
THE
Washburn Times
Yates
Battle Axe
Mr. Yates
Northern Pacific Railway
Treasury
Hines Lumber Company
A. A. Bigelow & Co
Hines Lumber Co
Omaha
Nels Nerson
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