Bayfield Area Notes Local Visitors and Transfers
A collage of town visits and events spans Bayfield County. Albert G. Johnson and others toured Blueberry for iron field exploration while Rev. Louis Charron was reassigned to Saxon parish. Local barber Matt Jaakola was acquitted of selling liquor to a prohibited person. Third Division Wisconsin Naval Militia plans a New Year’s Eve arming party at the Bayfield Opera House. A 400 acre land sale near Bibon targets a Chicago cattle ranch venture with Bayfield based investors. A shooting accident injures Lenard McNeil as Lawrence Williams’s rifle discharged. Olaf Edwards and companions head to Florida to inspect land near Jacksonville. Bell Telephone auditors prepare to install A. L. Wilmont as Bayfield manager, succeeding J. O. Straub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert G. Johnson
M. C. Helmer
Byron Ripley
John H. Fitzpatrick
O. J. Laqua
H. C. Hall
John H. Mollenhoff
P. J. Savage
W. F. McElidowney
West Salem
Wis
Blueberry
Louis Charron
Koudelka
H. H. Augusta
Iron River
Shelbrook
Saskatchewan
Tron River
Wm. B. Johnston
Park Falls
Ashland Press
T. N. Okerstrom
Port Wing
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Washburn
Wisconsin Naval Militia
Bayfield Opa House
Bibon
Russell
Chicago
Bayfield Land and Investment Co
Hines Lumber Company
Bovee
Lawrence Williams
A. Williams
Lenard McNeil
McNeil
Williams
Olaf Edwards
Martin Benson
John Kendall
Albert Olson
Adolph Grenzing
Florida
Jacksonville
Methodist Episcopal Church December Calendar
December events at the Methodist Episcopal Church include preaching services on Dec 7 at 10 30 a m Dec 14 at 7 30 p m Dec 21 at 10 30 a m and Dec 28 at 7 30 p m A weekly prayer meeting is at 7 30 p m Wednesday evening The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m Sunday school at 12 m Pastor H L Goodrich leads the church weekly notes
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Iyer
Epworth League
H. L. Goodrich
For Sale Good House and Lot in Prime Location
A compact real estate notice offers a house and lot for a small family on St. Louis church land. The timber, mainly hemlock, owned by W. A. Robinson, is also for sale at a low price. Adv.
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Inpenkre
W. A. Robinson
St. Louis
Household Pain Remedy Sold as Strongest Liniment
An ad touts Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil as the strongest and cheapest liniment ever advised. It is promoted as a popular household remedy in America for 25 years.
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Thomas
America
Lumiere Color Photography Achieves True Color Images
The Lumiere process perfected in 1910 by A Lumiere of Lyons enables color photographs to be taken with a standard camera. A varnished plate holds dyed starch grains for primary colors, then a waterproof layer and emulsion are added. After exposure and development a positive image reveals true colors through a chemical conversion of the negative.
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Lumiere
A. Lumiere
Lyons
France
New York Post
Read the Advertisements And Profit From Them
The passage urges readers to engage with the newspaper’s advertising pages to learn dependable stores, pure foods, and reliable products. It emphasizes that ads complement daily news and enable informed shopping decisions through a united reader community.
For Sale Eight Room Residence With Barn
Eight room residence in good location with city water and a nice lot and barn. Price cheap if taken at once. See W A Robinson.
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W A. Robinson
Washburn City Council Adopts 1913 Tax Levy
December 8 1913 council meeting approves the current year tax levy totals for State County city school and bonded debt. Finance committee details include sewer sidewalk certificates and street work. The council also orders charity action for Lew Anderson an invalid resident needing aid before adjournment.
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Common Council
City of
Washburn
Bryan
Johnson
White
Nelson
Ambly
Lysager
Hering
Faulk
Peterson
Thoresen
Felix
Dibbell
Lew Anderson
Committee On Charities
L, N. Clausen
Real Humiliation Mortgages Foreclose on Auto
A Pittsburgh Post remark contrasts losing a roof with the hardship of a mortgage foreclosure on a car, highlighting the severity of financial distress and humiliation.
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Pittsburgh Post
Impatience, Intention, and Resolve Race for the Lead
A concise fable-like line contrasts impatience with focus as intention falters and resolve advances to win. The imagery frames personal traits as runners in a race toward a goal, highlighting outcomes of rushing versus steady effort.
Washburn proves Doan's Kidney Pills aid all ages
Collects Mrs Daggett's Washburn testimony praising Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney weakness backache dizziness and relief. Claims she is eighty two and still able to work with improved health after using the product. Price 50 cents at dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Washburn
C. Daggett
Wis
Doan
Not His Husband but Her Loving Son
A touring company charms English town audiences with a bright juvenile leading lady. A young admirer asks the manager for an introduction, assuming a romance, only to learn the manager is her son. The reveal shifts from flirtation to family relation in a light, humorous moment.
Two Are Better Than One Joke at Liverpool Parish
A London Globe item recalls Dr. Chavasse, bishop of Liverpool, father of twins. After his wife bore twins again a neighboring curate preached on Two are better than one, provoking audible giggles then a renewed delivery that drew full mirth from the congregation.
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London Globe
George Watters Promoted to Freight Cashier
George Watters, formerly assistant cashier at the Omaha depot, is promoted to freight cashier at the Omaha depot in Superior. He has already reported to Superior to begin his new duties, and the company commends his faithful service.
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George Watters
Omaha
Superior
George
Probate Notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin
Special term of the County Court in Washburn on December 23, 1913 at 10 a.m. will hear Ella R. Tanner’s application to be appointed administratrix of S. W. Tanner late of Eileen town, deceased. Dated November 22, 1913. By order of the Court. Wm. H. Irish, County Judge. John Garvin, Attorney for Petitioner.
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State OF
Wisconsin
Bayfield County
Washburn
Geo. W. Posey
John O'Sullivan
John Pikus
Wm. H. Irish
Said
Ella R. Tanner
Eileen
Said County
S. W. Tanner
Wm. H. Lrish
Giants in pygmy guise echoing valor across ages
The poem by Herbert Kaufman argues that victory rests not on size or strength alone but on valor and courage shaping history. It contrasts Spartan steel and Horatius with Napoleon era power, asserting that greatness arises from fearless resolve and visionary building beyond mere numbers.
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Greece
Horatius
Europe
Napoleon
Herbert Kaufman
Mary Scott Ferry Keeps Running Between Ashland and Washburn
The Steamer Mary Scott continues to operate daily between Ashland and Washburn as good weather allows. Captain Doherty plans to keep the ferry running and hopes to operate until Christmas Day, noting it to be the best season the boat has ever had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Mary Scott
Ashland
Washburn
Doherty
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County News
Matt Jaakola
North Main Street
Matt Ruona
Bayfield
J. L. Kern
Geo. Corbett
Bell Telephone Co
J. O. Straub
A. L. Wilmont
Mr. Straub
Wilmont
Ladysmith
Straube
The
Times
Holland
Council Proceedings
Bayfield Street
UATE
Bayfield St
Hans Ambly
Epwin Bryan
P. Lysaaer
Impatience
Intention
Resolve
John Walsh
Petitioner
John Garvin
Atall Drug Stores
Kacil
California
VIA
Northwestern
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Kansas City
Santa Fe California
Union Pacific Limited
Santa Fe
West
Southwest
Puget Sound
Gulf Coast
F. J. Brands
G. H. Macrae
St. Paul
Minn
la Follette
Congress
Washburn Times
LaFollette’s
Chichester
Chester's Box
Zoe Brogetet
Bayfield County Fruit Lands
D. M. Maxcy
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Gollister Dane Company
Mauisor
Boston
Mase
W. Lake &T
State Normal School
Whitewater
A.H. Yoder
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