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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
8
An exchange notes a man and his wife used a fake name at a hotel to dodge registration, with the proprietor lingering on the truth before the couple left after paying. Bayfield plans a baseball team and seeks funds to fix the ball park, while a Merrill boy contributes an essay on newspapers reflecting local wit and humor about editors.
Notice to electors of Washburn city to choose a mayor to replace Nels Wesson who resigned May 1 1906. Polls run 6 00 am to 6 30 pm at ward polling places including Hose House Old Town Hall Central Hose House Stockstad Bayfield Street Nelson Hose House Lincoln School Garfield School Albert Tourville residence. Dated May 28 1906.
An advertisement touts constitutional remedies for deafness caused by catarrh. It claims the Eustachian tube inflames hearing loss, offers a $100 reward for incurable cases, and markets Dr. Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Wakefield’s Family Pills via Toledo, Ohio.
The article reports on progress at the state experimental farm with E J Delwiche supervising seed trials across acre plots and planned 30 to 40 experiments for publication in University Bulletins. It also describes social events for Miss Schafhauser including a tin shower and comfort party, lists attendees, and notes the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station’s annual report being available from Madison.
A son weighing nine pounds was born on June 4 to Mr J J Mowers and his wife in Withee Wisconsin. Both mother and baby are reported as doing nicely. The Mowers family previously had six daughters and one son. They lived in Drummond for five years where Mr Mowers worked for Rust Owen Lumber. They moved to Withee last year and he now works for Owen Lor company in Owen. Grace Mowers is a confectionery clerk in Withee and Dora Mowers is a clerk in the Withee Post Office.
Geo Colson and family left town as he accepted a position with the railroad. Mrs Rachel Swan is very ill with heart trouble and little hope for recovery. The Arion Trio and Georgia Coon Shouters are scheduled for upcoming events at local venues. North Wisconsin Projection Co showcased a San Francisco calamity film at the church Monday night. Notable spring improvements are underway in town. Herb Woodbeck visited from Hudson to see family and friends.
Pink lips can be softened to velvet with a light bedtime coating of Dr Shoops Green Salve. The ointment relieves soreness from cuts burns bruises and skin abrasions with immediate and certain effect. Packaged in glass jars at 25c sold by M M Sweet.
The Mason school second and third graders show April perfect attendance records for Erhard Sundeen Glenn Anderson Alfrida Anderson Victor Borgesen Signa Carlson Selma Hendrickson Julia Iverson Simon Johnson Char ley Koutson Hattie Moen Clara Nelson Harold Scovard Willie Thompson Lilly Welin Herbert Brown John Campbell Rudolph Johnson Victor Tybo Margaret Whelihan Atta Biss Hazel Boyles and Tom Thompson. May perfect records include Glen Anderson Lucy Collins Charley Kauntson Selma Hendrickson Clara Nelson Hattie Moen Kenneth Ohr Eric Swenson Willie Thompson Tom Thompson Herbert Brown John Campbell Rueben Ellis Rudolph Johnson Selma Olson Erhard Sundeen Margaret Catherine Whiti han George Berg Hazel Boyles. The entire year perfect record recipients are Hattie Moen Charley Knutson Tom Thompson Margaret Whelihan Herbert Brown and Alfrida Anderson. Teacher Mae Belle Elkington.
Feelings of doom among Bright's disease and diabetes patients shift to thankfulness after using Foley's Kidney Cure. It claims to cure incipient Bright's disease and diabetes, with relief in worst cases. Marion Lee of Dunreath Indiana reports recovery after eight doctors failed, three bottles of the product helped. Sold by Q W Frost.
Ad touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as best with many imitations proving its value. Mentions uses for burns eczema cuts and piles and flags its availability at F J Meehan Co. Also notes Dr Schoop's Catarrh Cure and a bankruptcy notice for S Perlman in Ashland Wisconsin with a meeting of creditors set for June 15 1906 led by G N Risborp Referee in Bankruptcy.
North Wis. Lbr. Co transfers to A C Uecke and Henry Rake. St P M & O Ry to A Danabangle. St Louis Catholic church to Louis Geisert. Mary H Foss to John H Allen. Martin Johnson to Neil Grande. Cornucopia Land Co to N Leniak. Henry Texter to Simon Szul. Joseph Riley to Wm Kramer et al. Leila A Helston to Magnus Nygaard. Simon Szul to John Neimeryk. Emil Anderson to Wm Mount. Pike Lumber Co. to Carver Nourse Land Co. and others. Chas E Rittenhouse to Alice Downs. L N Clausen to Lena Fahrig. Otto Ruberg to J A Olsen. Chas A Street to D M Maxey. A K P Kerr to John Blake. Ana Eliza Pettingill to Louis Provincial. Abraham Stromberg to Israel Brystrom. loans offered by L N Clausen See’y. various Bayfield and Iron River parcels with listed prices.
Mrs Adolph Buesing of Davenport Lawn writes that a fifty cent bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured her twelve year battle with asthma after a severe cold came on years earlier. The bottle was sold by Q. W. Frost.
For sale at a 99c store a note advertises three to a few gold fishes with location “80 acres mile from post office on good road” and terms. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for babies and Fox Bros Pharmacy selling tea or tablets at 35 cents.
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