News of the Week items of Interest Concerning Neighbors
Mrs S J Holmes left for Itasca to visit the Jacobs home. George Berge returns from Tacoma to visit family. Base Ball manager Hamilton plans a dance benefiting Washburn team at the Opera House. P H Finley reorganizes Beaver lodge in Bayfield and seeks new members. Sidewalk work around the courthouse square advances under Wm Flynn. The Oscar family and Mrs Weed of Ashland take a visit trip to Cumberland and Rice Lake. Katherine Daly in Seattle is reported very ill. Frank Roveney from Cleveland joins Washburn pitching staff for the season. The July 4 Bayfield game is set. Camp life at Houghton entertains twenty youths with a Monday dance. Ted Manning arrives from Denver for a stay. New bridges completed over Sioux River and a nearby slough by Brigham of Bayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Berge
DuPont Company
Tacoma
Washington
Hamilton
Opera House
Hercules Club
Washburn
Nels M. Oscar and
Cumberland
Rice Lake
Paul Weed
Ashland
H. J. Wadsmuth
Bayfield
John Dchm
Duluth
Ellert Finstad
H. J. Finstad
Spokane
Alaska
Katherine Daly
Seattle
Henry Wachsmuth
Frank Roveney
Cleveland
Oscar Thorsen
Minnesota
George Flack
Library Board
Lnst
Eben Olson
Port, Wing
Fritz L. Carlson
Ted Manning
Denver
City
Sioux River
Brigham
C. E. Ballard
Manitowoc
Tim Manning
Mr. Manning
Engineer Thomas
George Scanlon
D. J. Estabrook
Houghton Road
Water Rent Notice and Local News From Bayfield County
Water rent is due at Bayfield County Bank and the office will stay open evenings until eight. If unpaid by the 15th the water will be shut off and a $2.00 fine will be charged to restore service. Washburn Water Works Co. County Treasurer Froseth reports $10,000 in bonds for the Washburn Bayfield and Iron River Railway, issued in 1895 for the Battleax Railroad, with $120,000 still outstanding from the original $215,000. Various local residents and visitors are noted in brief society updates and routine notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield County Bank
Washburn Water Works Company
Froseth
E. Bergmann
Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway Company
Battleax Railroad
Wisconsin
H. Marion Juel
Bell
Juel
Cornucopia
Fenton
R. C. Lowry
Mildred
Ashland
Rose Jordan
Hayward
John O’sullivan
G. Provo
Jared Weston
Williams Testifies Foley's Kidney Remedy Efficacy
Rev. I. W. Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and that it will do all that it is claimed to do, according to Q. W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Williams
Huntington
W. Va
Foley’sidney
Foley
Eleven Head and Other Nameless Tales of South Carolina
Vignettes recount encounters from a traveling evangelist in rural South Carolina to a dignified reader on a crowded railroad car. The snippets touch on death, family, class, and a remembered Lincoln anecdote from 1863, with brisk, colloquial dialogue and a wry, folksy tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Clover Farming on Sandy Pine Soils Promising New Bulletin
A U S Department bulletin outlines clover farming on jack pine lands in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota. Mammoth clover seed production is highlighted with shallow ground breaking in midsummer and specific soil and windbreak practices to improve yields and profitability. The guide urges settlers to keep clover as the main crop for five to six years to build a fertile farm and notes initial financial needs and time to reach payback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
C. B. Smith
D. M. Maxcy
Smith
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Contentment at Georgia camp meeting inspires widespread praise
In wiregrass Georgia a camp meeting led by Uncle Mose Bradford featured exhortations on contentment. A stir of testimonies followed his invitation to speak. An elderly woman proclaimed gratitude for two teeth with faith, while other tales touched on peace amid hardship and shared small mercies. Weather quips closed the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wire Grass
Georgia
Mose Bradford
St. Paul
Mose
County Treasurer Candidacy Announced in Republicans Primary
County official Charles O Sowder announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for County Treasurer with intent to be voted on at the September primaries and seeking Republican voter support. Carl Holman visited Cornucopia. Attorney McLeod met with Ashland friends. Grandview plans a Fourth of July celebration. Conductor Calnhoun moves his family to the area. Harry Darling travels to Neillsville to visit relatives. John Cudmore visiting Virginia Minnesota. Sever Swanson is recovering in Ashland hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axelberg
Elmer R. Schultz
Naperville
Ill
Th High School
Schultz
Northwestern College of
James Morris
Range Country
Joan Welsh
Cable Piano Company
Duluth
Allen
Ashland and
Washburn
Bremmer
Ashland
John Failing
Hanson
Fourth Street
Barksdale
Josie Segal
Bessemer
Charles O. Sowder
Attorney McLeod
Bayfield
Grandview
Calnhoun
Weight Freight
Meehan
Harry Darling
Neilsville
John Cudmore
Virginia
Minn
Stocktons Chickens and a Literary Named Brood
A Stockton Rudder Grange note recalls Frank Stockton naming chicks after literary friends such as Mary Mapes Dodge paralleled with her then remark and a humorous switch to Aldrich. The fragment includes poetic lines by Jean Ingelow reflecting on fable and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mapes Dodge
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Notice of Bids for Courthouse Square Walkways
Notice is given that bids will be received by the Public Grounds and Buildings Committee of the County Board until July 14 for cement walks on three sides of the courthouse square. Bids cover East 1 stave five feet by about 300 feet, Second Ave East five feet by about 300 feet, and 5th Street six feet by about 400 feet. Specifications are on file with the County Clerk. A bond equal to bid price required. The committee may reject any or all bids and will judge bidder responsibility. Bids open July 14 at 10:00 AM. Dated June 29, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board
Court House Square
Second Ave
5Th Street
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News OF the
P. H. Finley
Beaver Insurance
Beaver Lodge
Mr. Finley
Committee On
Wm. Flynn
Houghton
A. N. Anderson
Cable
Anderson
John A. Jacobs
E. C. Stevens
Mrs. J. Segal
Levy
Madeline Island
Henry Able
Wash
J. Segal
Hebrew Benevolent Society of
Charles Simoneau
Rev
Ethel
Vicksburg
Lincoln
John
Springfield
Sandy
Bayfield Co. Telephone Company
Weather Bureaus
United States Department, of Agriculture
Central
Dean
William McMeekin
Gene Cotton
Bert Bracken
Flora
Ladies’ Home Journal
Carl Holman
Sever Swanson
Earth
Jean Ingelow
Costa
Herrick
Jersey
B. Ungroot
O.J. Finstad
State Bank
Washburn, Wisconsin
M. A. Sprague
F. T. Yates
A. F. Hoffman
Rogers Bros
The
Pioneer Store
D. W. Corning, Prop
G. A. Hering
Bayfield St
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