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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
4
Washburn city faces repeated dust problems on Bayfield Street as bids for sprinkling remain elusive. The 1913 audit from Public Auditor Thos. G. Alvord confirms city funds and bank balances, urging council action and transparent use of audit figures.
Home talent presents the three act farce Daddy at the Burns Theatre Friday evening June 20 for the baseball team fundraiser. A small, well coached cast features Mr Wrex Brown Thomas Sheridan Mire Wrex Brown De la Melville Theodore Brown Henry Johnston Eleanor Brown Jeanette Love Mas Amelia Chester Ethel Doucette Dr Paul Chester Ralph Warden Jane the maid Thea Swanby Thompson the butler G D Kyper. Tickets 25c and 35c on sale at Fox's next Tuesday.
The Naval Militia hosts a dancing party at the Armory on the evening of July 4. Committee on arrangements lists Gus Lien F J Brandl Louis Olson N O Cowing. Also included is an audit sheet to the mayor and council detailing city treasurer funds as of April 30 1912 with receipts payments and tax collections.
Rural road maintenance guide explains crowned surfaces to shed water into open side ditches. It describes driving a road drag to smooth ruts and form a watertight surface, plus underdrainage and ditch alignment for proper drainage. It notes extension of prize essay deadline to October 15, 1913.
Real estate notices list 80 acres of farm land three miles from the city on Wannabo road near 3 Switch school. Land mostly brushy with five to six acres under plow. Includes a good house and barn. Inquire of Jacob Strecker. Also several want ads for farm labor and building supplies from Holsteins For Sale Woodland Stock Farm and suppliers Edward Freese and William Olson. Cement blocks and silo blocks added to product line. plaster board and universal finish materials available.
In a good farming district three miles from the city a forty acre tract with a good house and barn and a small clearing is offered. The owner needs money and will sell cheap. For particulars inquire of W A Robinson at once.
The question of enforcing the cigarette law will be voted on by Washburn youths on June 21 at 7:05 p.m. at the regular polling place.
Notices list morning services at 10 30 and evening services at 8 plus Sunday school at 12. An advertising block touts Dean's Ointment for piles with 50c price and Dean's Regulats for constipation at 25c. A separate item promotes a cheap house and lot for sale asking inquiries to W A Robinson.
The document outlines banking totals and liabilities including capital stock, surplus, profits, and various deposits. It lists assets such as cash, checks on other banks, and real estate, followed by liabilities to banks, dividends unpaid, and customer deposits. Notarization confirms sworn statements on June 11, 1913.
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County notices creditors of Anna Peterson deceased to present claims by June 10 1913 and appear for examination and allowance at Bayfield County Court Washburn on December 30 1913. Court dated March 4 1913. Wm Hirrish County Judge and A M Warden attorney for heirs.
A playful ad urges readers that any boy would smile with a piece of our cake and promises a cake so good that even non cake eaters will become fans. It touts plain raisin currant and chitton varieties and encourages orders for a pound or more with the warning that buyers will regret not buying more.
Application to the Mayor and Common Council of Washburn Wisconsin for a liquor license by John Donahue to sell strong intoxicating liquors for on premise consumption at Lot 17 Block 59 original Washburn townsite to comply with state and city laws with bondsmen Title Guaranty and Surety Co Scranton PA dated June 10 1913.
Louis Holte will sell premises at Lot 16 Block 42 Washburn original townsite. He agrees to obey Wisconsin laws and Washburn city ordinances. Bondsman is the Title Guaranty & Surety Co. Scranton Pa. Dated June 10 1913.
A notice states a sale of the premises at Lot 16 in Block 49, with bondsmen Ed Williams and G A Hering, issued to W E Bennett.
Be issued to Martin G. Larson for sale of intoxicating liquors to be consumed on premises Lot 5 Block 50 in Wisconsin. City of Washburn ordinances apply. Bondsmen named Title Guaranty & Surety and Martin G. Larson.
Be issued to Octave Upey for the sale of premises at Lot 3 in Block 5 of the Octave X Upey.
The account recounts Latinde striking Neptune through a glass on May 1785 and mistaking it for a star. He recorded two positions in his notebook revealing a clerical error. The London Chronicle notes his methodical thinking hindered by rigidity might have mirrored Columbus’ exploratory insight.
A doctor asks to see the patient’s tongue to assess illness. The patient retorts that no tongue can reveal how bad he feels, highlighting a humorous exchange about medical assessment.
The column jokes about giving a wife a weekly allowance. The Old Timer cautions against it, claiming she will act rich until Tuesday then poor the rest of the week, in a humorous judge’s library style.
A playful rag doll dance uses two girls dressed as dolls with backs exposed and fabric caps. They rise as a clock sounds strike twelve, then stumble and perform a loose, floppy routine before bowing and tumbling back to the table.
A guide notes grease in sinks breeds disease and attracts bacteria. It can clog drains and create inconvenience. Scrub the sink with soapsuds and flush with a hot washing soda solution weekly.
Instructions advise making home doilies and tabl centers by buttonhole stitching along two drawn circles with a pearl edge facing out. After stitching, cut away excess linen to shape. A clergyman quips there is only one good wife in town, and every married man thinks he has her.
Defendant is ordered to appear within twenty days of service to defend the action in Ashland County Wisconsin. Failure to respond will result in a judgment by default per the complaint. Attorney A. W. Sanborn, Ashland, provides service to the defendant.
In Bayfield County Wisconsin a petition by Julius Larson requests the court determine heirs and respective interests in Gust Larson deceased lands. The County Court in Washburn will hear the case at 10:00 a.m. on May 27, 1913, with John Walsh, attorney.
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