20 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
1
A Washburn city council callout critiques the local electric lighting contract noting Waupaca pays 6.36 dollars per light monthly for 2000 candle power arc lamps versus Washburn’s 11.44 dollars average for 36 lights. The piece urges public scrutiny, cites a ten year Waupaca contract, and asks why Washburn should pay far more.
After a year of negotiations the Edward Hines Lumber Company gains control of the Mason mill and White River property, buying stock from Humbird and Denkman. The deal includes the Mason mill, standing timber, and all company assets, with about 125 million feet of timber shipped to the city and the rest sawn locally. The price nears three million dollars, the largest in Hines history.
The next issue shows Washburn paying record high electric rates under a proposed $10 monthly per light plan opposed by locals. A new stone quarry employs ten to twelve workers planning to expand to forty or fifty, hauling stone to fill the breakwater and a fall 1907 completion target. Wieland Brothers of Duluth hold the $4,000 breakwater contract, while L. D. Goodnough buys and relocates the Anderson house on Bayfield Street for renovations and new family residence.
An ad copy urges a wedding trip across the sea for Pat with a pretty face and delightful air. It promotes Rocky Mountain Tez from Fox Bros as the suggested beauty and fashion fix.
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