Bayfield County Tobacco Fund Drive Leads Support for Soldiers
Harvey Irish chairs a Bayfield County campaign to create a permanent Soldier Boys Tobacco Fund for Bayfield County service members. Starting March 1 the drive aims to fund continuous tobacco supplies, with $150 monthly from DuPont Protective Association as seed money. Donations accepted at Bayfield County Bank and branch stations planned across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Irish
Bayfield County
Army
Bayfield County Soldier Boys Tobacco Fund
DuPont Protective Association
DuPont Company
Bayfield County Bank
Washburn
Double Wedding Unites Four At Washburn Home
Miss Angeline Landry weds Lawrence Geisert and Miss Stella Jarock of Milwaukee weds Clarence Scott Harvey in a Monday ceremony at the Harvey home on West Third Street. Municipal Judge George A. Calder officiated, praised for his popular, pleasing ceremonies. All four couples are well known in Washburn, with Jarock a Milwaukee native living in the city for some time. Friends extend best wishes for long, happy marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Harvey
West Third Street
Angeline Landry
Lawrence Geisert
Stella Jarock
Milwaukee
Clarence Scott Harvey
George A. Calder
Miss Jarock
Congregational Church Announces Regular Services and Meetings
The Congregational Church lists a regular church school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 with the sermon Power. Christian Endeavor at 6 30. Consecration meeting led by Mr George Haglund. Evening worship at 7 30 and mid week service each Wednesday from 8 30 to 8 30 conducted by Minister O W Smith.
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Christian Endeavor
George Haglund
O. W. Smith
Church Services Planned by Pastor Christiansen
Pastor Christiansen leads services next Sunday including morning at 10 30 with Sunday school at noon. Aided by Four Mile Creek church there is a 2 30 afternoon service and an English song service scheduled for the evening.
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Luh
Chr
Christiansen
Four Mile Creek
Potatoes for sale at one dollar per bushel
Auction style ad notes potatoes available in any quantity for 1.00 per bushel. It invites buyers to come in the evenings and names Nels M and Oscar as contacts for purchase.
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Nels M
Oscar
Oistad McNeil Wedding Attended by Clausen
L N Clausen attended the Oistad McNeil wedding in Bayfield on Tuesday, joining families and friends for the ceremony and celebration.
War gardens movement spreads to 52 Wisconsin towns
Washburn joins state wide war garden drive as local committee prepares for a special meeting of war gardeners with a representative from the Horticultural Society or the University of Wisconsin. Plans call for planting backyard and vacant lot gardens under the local committee’s direction with a full schedule of meetings to be published by Secretary Frederic Cranefield.
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Washburn
Wisconsin
State Historical Society
College of Agriculture
The
Horticultural Society
Department of Horticulture
University
Frederic Cranefield
Antigo
Appleton
Ashland
Bayfield
Baraboo
Beaver Dam
Beloit
Berlin
Brodhead
Chippewa Falls
Cudahy
DePere
Eau Claire
Fond du Lac
Fort Atkinson
Grand Rapids
Green Bay
Janesville
Kaukauna
Kenosha
la Crosse
Manitowoc
Marinette
Marshfield
Menasha Menomonie
Merrille
Monroe
Neenah
Oconomowec
Oconto
Oshkosh
Port Washington
Portage
Racine
Rhinelander
Rice Lake
Ripon
Sheboygan
South Milwaukee
Sparta
Primary Election Notice in Bayfield County Wisconsin
Wisconsin Bayfield County holds a special primary on the third Tuesday in March 1918 to nominate a United States Senator to replace the deceased Paul O Hastings. Election action is authorized by County Clerk Nels M Oscar at the Washburn court house.
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Wisconsin
Bayfield
Bayfield County
United States
Paul O. Hasting
Washburn
A. D
Nels M. Oscar
Show at Royal Theatre Draws Large Ashland Crowd
A large crowd gathered at Ashland's Royal Theatre on Wednesday evening for the show Pom Pom. William Polski of Wright Barrett and Stilwell was in town on Tuesday conducting business.
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Royal Theatre
Ashland
William Polski
Wright, Barrett, & Stilwell
Lenroot Declares Candidacy for U S Senate from Wisconsin
Congressman I L Lenroot of Superior announces his bid for the United States Senatorship in March primaries. The Washburn event circulated nomination papers and drew strong district support, with Lenroot praised for nine years in Congress and viewed as a leading national figure.
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I. L. Lenroot
Superior
11Th
United States
Wisconsin
Washburn
Lenroot
Congress
Oistad and McNeil Wed in Bayfield Hometown Ceremony
Miss Alice Oistad and Harry M. McNeil were married at the home of Mrs. H. G. Mertens in Bayfield. The couple, both well known in Washburn and Bayfield, plan a wedding trip to the East before settling in Buffalo, New York.
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H. G. Mertens
Bayfield
Alice Oistad
Harry M. McNeil
Buffalo
New York
Washburn
Stout Training School
Menomonie
Whapeton
Visiting ladies and church society meeting noted
Mrs John W Gibson visited Duluth in the last week. Mrs Hans Nelson visits Duluth with daughter Mrs O A Lamoreaux this week. Congregational Ladies Aid society to meet at the church parlors, entertained by Mrs Trowbridge and Mrs Buzard.
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Hans Nelson
O. A. Lamoreaux
Duluth
Congregational Ladies Aid Society
Substitutes Required with Wheat Flour Ruling Aims to Curb Hoarding
County Food Commissioner John J. Fisher enforces a rule requiring purchasers of wheat flour to buy equal amounts of substitutes. Merchants must record sales of flour and substitutes to prevent hoarding, with sugar also tracked. The policy, meant to avert a wheat shortage before the next harvest, is viewed as wartime necessity and supported by patriots.
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John J. Fisher
Fisher
Illness Forces Discharge for Aaron Segal from Army
Aaron Segal returned Tuesday evening from Chicago where he had spent two weeks with a specialist for a spinal disorder that arose after entering the army. He was honorably discharged after his condition worsened despite the company physician’s advice, and he recalls Army life positively while crediting medical staff for his care. Doctors suggested scarlet fever in youth as the probable cause, worsened by intensive training.
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Aaron Segal
Chicago
Aaron
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Uncle Sam
Business deals and staffing changes reported for Iron River area
Byron Ripley and Ernest Suave of Iron River transacted business in the city Wednesday. Mr Harstad of Page North Dakota has accepted a position with the Moore Thompson Hardware company.
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Byron Ripley
Ernest Suave
Iron River
Mr. Harstad
Page
North Dakota
Moore-Thompson Hardware Company
Local Registrants Married Since Draft Law Reclassified
Bayfield County local board reversals place men who married since May 18 1917 into Class One. Appeals ordered by the government have reversed local board decisions in all such cases. Those defendants with deferred status will be reclassified and drafted to service if no other deferment exists.
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Bayfield County
German Kulture Allegedly Shown in Belgian Tragedy
A Duluth visitor recalls a Red Cross worker's report from Germany and Belgium describing two starving children murdered near a road after an initial safe passage pass. The tale, labeled German Kulture by locals, depicts a brutal wartime atrocity witnessed by the woman and driver.
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A. C. McPherson
Duluth
McPherson
Red Cross
Germany
United States
Belgium
War Savings Stamps Pass Fifty Million Mark In Treasury Receipts
State War Savings Director J H Puelicher reports Treasury receipts from War Savings Stamps exceed 50 million dollars, at a weekly rate of 11 million. December sales totaled 10.24 million, January 24.56 million, and February to date 15.79 million, bringing the total to 50.79 million. Washington notes rising bank deposits and a strong savings shift, with two billion dollars of War Savings securities planned for issue this year.
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War Savings
J. H. Puelicher
Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Red Cross
Secretary of the Treasury
No Love for Us Herman Kluge Alien Enemy Named by Times
The Times recalls its publication of Herman Kluge as an alien enemy and defends the decision as general news. It notes Kluge, long a Washburn resident, resents the travel restrictions now imposed and asserts the paper remains staunchly American despite some readers objecting to its coverage.
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Herman’ Kluge
The
Times
Herman
United States
Washburn
Kaiser
Hermans
Wilhelms
Sheep Auction Planned Near Ashland to Boost Northern Wisconsin Production
One thousand head of sheep will be auctioned at Ashland in the near future in small lots to farmers in the vicinity eager to enter the sheep business. The stock was purchased to increase sheep production in Northern Wisconsin. A full announcement and auction date will appear in a later issue.
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Ashland
Wisconsin
Bayfield County to Create Nine Patrol Districts for Roads
Bayfield County announces a road patrol system with nine districts to maintain trunk highways. At a March 27 meeting bids will be received for patrolmen positions with salaries from 115 to 135 dollars for man and team and 75 to 100 dollars where a county motor truck is provided. The plan aims to fix ruts and holes promptly and improve the county roads after years of poor conditions.
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Bayfield County
the Times
Union
Grocery Stores Fail to Close on Washington Birthday
City merchants in grocery and meat trades did not observe Washington's Birthday closing rules. Many stores stayed open while other businesses closed. Attempts to coordinate with notices and calls have failed. Cards issued six months earlier listing closed days were mislaid and forgotten.
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Washington
Burial of Mrs Anna Bushey in Bayfield
Mrs Anna Bushey wife of Sandy Bushey of this city died at St Joseph hospital Ashland from brain hemorrhage after a short illness. Funeral service was held in Bayfield with interment there. She leaves a husband seven children. The family mourns the loss amid news their son John Bushey was killed in France in battle last week.
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Anna Bushey
Sandy Bushey
St. Joseph Hospital
Ashland
Arthur Bushey
Bayfield
Bushey
John Bushey
France
For Sale Percheron Stallion Major Perfect Will
Percheron stallion Major Perfect Will offered for sale with favorable price and terms. Interested buyers contact F. A. Bell John O Sullivan or N M Oscar for details.
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Major Perfect
F. A. Bell
John O'Sullivan
N. M. Oscar
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BIG Drive For Tobacco Fund
Congregational Church
L. N. Clausen
Oistad-McNeil
Will
United
Oistad
McNeil
John W.gibson
Patriots
Fied
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