Prentice Quarry Backers Prepare Season Opening in Houghton
Report says Prentice Brown Stone Quarries at Houghton will open this season under new owner George A. Bodenschotz of Chicago with capitalists backing, operating five scows and two tugs to haul stone. Expected large workforce within a month. Also notes W. H. Smith’s quarry at Houghton continuing work and prospects for a strong industry year. Celebration Tonight: Sons of Norway hold inaugural post-separation event at the Opera House with extensive program and songs.
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Prentice Brown
Houghton
Frederick Prentice
George A. Bodenschotz
Chicago
Bodenschotz
W. H. Smith
The
Sons of Norway
Opera House
Norway
Sweden
Children Day Observance With Baptism and Missionary Appeal
Next Sunday marks our annual Children’s Day with a morning sermon on The Religious Training of Children. Special choir music and a baptism opportunity by request. The Congregational Sunday School Missionary Society seeks at least $15 in offerings during the service. An evening program by Sunday School children Amelia the Land of Promise follows at 7 30 with a patriotic theme. Envelopes distributed to children will be collected.
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Congregational Sunday School Missionary Society
Memorial services of K P lodge with parade and goat noted
The K P lodge annual memorial services are set for next Tuesday evening. A parade is planned before the service and a degree work demonstration will follow. The lodge recently bought a goat used in lodge work, perhaps the only goat owned by a lodge in the northern part of the state.
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K. P
Red Domino Musical Comedy at Opera House Friday
A great musical comedy titled Red Domino plays at the Opera House on Friday night June 8th.
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Red Domino
Opera House
National Anthem and Local Dairy Ad Fusion
The piece blends a Norwegian patriotic lyric segment with a note about Bjornstjerne Bjornson and a local dairy ad promising first class repairing engraving at Meehan's, urging lines for milk and cream at the creamery.
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Meehan’s
The Shoe Factory to Move Here Latter Part of June
Mr. Larson announces C P Larson Shoe Company will relocate its factory to this city in late June. City Council authorized the Mayor and City Attorney to draw a lease, with final approval set for the adjourned meeting on June 13.
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C. P. Larson Shoe Company
Larson
THE
TIMES
Teachers Absent for Summer Vacation by City and State
A list of teachers taking summer vacations to homes across Wisconsin and beyond. Names include Miss Hainke Milwaukee Miss Tormey Madison Miss Evans Spring Green Miss Feldhausen city Miss Bohan Lake Nebagamon Miss Lange Medford Miss Erickson Superior Miss Peterson Ellsworth Miss Mueller Mayville Miss Clark Superior Miss Swenson Menomonie Miss Bronson Superior Miss Short Superior Miss Siams Prescott Miss Moreau Superior Miss Bates City Miss Hanson Green Bay Miss Quammen Blair Miss Gibson Iron River Miss Steere Ann Arbor Mich Miss Starling Berlin Miss McCabe Milwaukee Miss Ray Hortonville Miss Ringrose Hancock Mich Miss White Chicago J P Granner Phillips N Y Miss Tetzner City S A Oscar City.
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Hainke
Milwaukee
Tormey
Madison
Evans
Spring Green
Feldhausen
City
Bohan
Lake Nebagamon
Lange
Medford
Erickson
Superior
Peterson
Ellsworth
Mueller
Mayville
Clark
Swenson
Menomonie
Bronson
Short
Siams
Prescott
Moreau
Bates
Hanson
Green Bay
Quammen
Blair
Gibson
Iron River
Steere
Ann Arbor
Mich
Starling
Berlin
McCabe
Ray
Hortonville
Ringrose
Hancock
White
Chicago
J. P. Granner
Phillips
N. Y
Tetzner
S. A
Oscar
Marriage of Matilda Swain and Guy Hacker in Duluth
Matilda Swain and Guy W. Hacker wed in Duluth today. The bride, eldest Swain daughter, a Washburn High School graduate and former teacher, and the groom, manager of Washburn Hardware, plan a June 15 homecoming in northern Minnesota.
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Matilda Swain
Guy W. Hacker
Duluth
A. L. Swain
Washburn High School
Hacker
Washburn Hardware Company
Mr. Hacker
Minnesota
Old Firm to Dissolve After Twenty Years
Peterson and Hanson announce the dissolution of their partnership after twenty years of business. A large stock sale is underway at stores in the city and Lake Nebagamon. Matt Hanson will retire and may travel to Europe. P J Peterson will stay in the city and close the Nebagamon store.
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Peterson & Hanson
Lake Nebagamon
Matt Hanson
Europe
P. J. Peterson
Nebagamon
Washburn
S- Velson
Seweler
Robinson & Wieman
Prices paid by Renfield and Lamoreux for corded round bolts
The notice states clearing land buyers can obtain price quotes from Renfield and Lamoreux for round bolts cut to four or eight foot lengths by the cord.
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Renfield & Lamoreux
Washburn High School graduation draws large crowd
A large audience attended the Washburn High School commencement at the Opera House Friday evening. Prof. E. V. McCaskil delivered a fine address and music by the students received praise. The class is the largest yet, with three fourths of members averaging above 85 percent. Top graduates were Jessie Sheridan, Lester Gesell, Oscar Hovind, and Grace Swain. Sheridan earns a $100 Wing Scholarship.
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Opera House
E. V. McCaskil
Superior Normal
Washburn High School
Jessie Sheridan
Lester Gesell
Oscar Hovind
Grace Swain
Miss Sheridan
Card of thanks for Frank Dunn family
The Dunn family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for support during illness and death of their son and brother Frank. They especially thank the Catholic Order of Foresters for their help. Mr. B. Dunn and Family.
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Frank
Order of Foresters
Farm For Sale Near City on Nevers Road
40 acre farm three miles from the city on Nevers road. Twenty acres cleared with a good house and barn. Cash sale cheap, or part payment with balance on time. Contact L. N. Clausen.
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City
Nevers Road
L. N. Clausen
Banquet for Class of 1906 Draws Packed House
A High School Alumni banquet honoring the class of 1906 drew about one hundred guests, with short speeches and dancing after dinner. Officers elected for the year include President Phil Sheridan and Vice President Oscar Hovind. Laurette Stow of Spirit Lake Iowa arrived and plans to farm nearby, clearing about fifteen hundred acres within six miles of the city.
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Finstad and
Aune
Alumi
Phil Sheridan
Oscar Hovind
Sec. & Treas
Cora Cruthers
Laurette Stow
Spirit Lake
Iowa
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Meehan
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T. E. Haugen
Sang—“‘Sonner Af Norge” Forsamlingen
Tale For
Dagen
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Vraaman
Miss Berge
Eer
Senter Jenten
N. Peterson
N. Nelson
N. M. Oscar
Sonner Af
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H. Wergeland
Congregational Church Service
Fadrelandet
Norske Mand
Fred Slaar Leir -Bjornstjerne-Bjornson
MR. Larson
Mr. B. Dunn and Family
Fred Belinger
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