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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
5
Community notes recap visits and relocations in Bayfield county. Highlights include residents visiting Spooner and Grand Portage, telecommunication line connections, a Masonic hall chicken pie supper, a planned lecture by G. A. Gearhart, local job moves, and steamship news. The item also mentions a bank of local business shifts, a billiard hall opening, and a marketing push for Dr. Shoop Catarrh Cure with free trials.
Louis Sowder, a Washburn pioneer born in Sweden, died Saturday at his East Sixth Street residence after a two year illness. He was 57, survived by wife and son C. O. Cowder, cashier of Bayfield County Bank. Funeral services were held at the residence and he was buried in Protestant Cemetery.
Charles Rummell, head clerk and experienced buyer at Segal Bros, resigns to take effect January 1 and move with his family to Wausau for a larger department store position. Friends lament departure as town notes new job and future relocation.
A home remedy claims to soften lips with a light bedtime coating. Morning observation supposedly reveals feverishness or ill appearing skin, while the salve is described as a soft creamy ointment that quickly corrects blemishes. A free trial box is advertised by M. M. Sweet with large glass jars.
Assemblyman Clausen of this city is appointed by the Governor to a Legislative Visiting Committee to inspect every state charity and penal institution and report needed improvements. The panel may start immediately. members receive six dollars per day plus expenses.
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