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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
1
A large crew of about seventy men works daily at the dynamite plant. Buildings rise as absorber converter and burner houses advance. Power house machinery is being installed with engine foundations laid and boilers in place. Pipe fitting and new equipment arrive weekly with most to be installed before spring.
Currie G. Bell of Bayfield, veteran editor and politician, has been confined to his house due to illness. His condition, attributed to inflammatory rheumatism, worries his family. A rental notice and contact line appear in the text.
The league event closes this week with prizes to be awarded. Lion team appears set to win best team prize, and Walter Milberg is favored for the highest individual score.
Readers complaints target last week’s Times feature praising city advertisers during the holidays and omitting those without ads. The notice clarifies the piece used December 17 as basis and defends its intent while promoting Foley’s Honey and Tar from Erost & Spies.
The Times last week published letters from citizens urging incorporation of Washburn. Advocates like M A Sprague A W McLeod John Walsh Judge William Trrish L N Clausen and George F Morgan argue the township system is outdated and city government will better serve a growing population with distinct needs. The paper urges the town board to present the question to residents for a formal decision.
A list of new titles across athletics, biographies, fiction, and children’s works from Hill, Lockhart, Agassiz, Hawthorne, Mill, Cavendish, Page, McGrath, Martins, Morris, Ward, Dixon, Bell, Lewis, Brown, Abbot, James, Alger, Abcott, Trowbridge, Richard, Finley, Douglas, Willard, Sidney, Clark, Admiral, Trevert, Carpenter, Comstock, Gordon, Adams, Alien, Covarie, with an advertising note for Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents by Fox Bros.
Martin Larson was badly wounded in a midnight stabbing by Gus Gonto, a Bohemian, who aimed for his body but cut the leg causing arterial bleeding. Larson’s mother, Mrs Iver Larson, died Tuesday after hearing of the incident, likely from shock. Larson is hospitalized in Ashland. Gonto is jailed with a January 4 hearing set.
Congregational Church notes blessings and unexpected gifts as New Year nears. Sunday topics include Consecration and Progress. Choir returns for service and Communion is planned next Sunday. Encourages participation and union with Christ and the Church. Election of Sunday School officers follows, with a Thursday business meeting and supper.
A Washburn note from J Eugene Cooke invites residents to make divine worship part of their New Year resolutions. He emphasizes life’s fleeting nature and the comfort of the House of God, urging attendance at all Sabbath services and blessing the readers with health and happiness.
Miss Elizabeth Whitting formerly of this city wed William B. McMillan in Iron River. Friends here extend wishes for joy and prosperity to the newly married couple. The item also notes a Yoakum Texas dry goods firm headed by Mr. J M Haller and includes an advertisement for DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills sold by Fox Bros.
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