Washburn to Celebrate 470 Independence Day Monster Event
Washburn plans a big July 4 celebration at its Commercial Club with committees under George A. Calder W R Kirk and Ned Wieman handling arrangements. Bayfield residents and crowds from Ashland and nearby towns are expected to join Washburn in a countywide festivity as business men donate funds and locals invite friends to spend the day in the city.
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Washburn
Commercial Club
George A. Calder
W. R. Kirk
Ned Wieman
Bayfield
Harbor City
Ashland
Pickle Station Construction Near Cramer Warehouse
The Heinz pickle salting station in Omaha will measure 66 by 88 feet and sit along the tracks west of the Cramer warehouse. Contractors Berglund and Koenig moved in a tool shed, grading started, and Porter of the company will oversee operations. Farmers will grow cucumbers under local contracts, with profits expected high for growers and the city alike.
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H. J. Heinz Pickle Company
Berglund and Koenig
Omaha Tracks
Cramer
Iron River
Porter
Heinz Company
J Earr Conducted Business in City Tuesday
Mellen resident J Earr carried out business in the city on Tuesday, engaging in routine transactions amid daily commerce.
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J.earr
Mellen
Pretty Hawthorne Wedding. Cora Dunlop Weds Homer Posey
A noon ceremony at Hawthorne united Miss Cora Dunlop and Mr. Homer Posey in a home wedding. Attendants were Miss Lawrence Posey and Edward Thiede with Father Schmidt officiating. A dinner for 60 followed. the couple plans housekeeping on Washington Avenue, with guests from Superior and Washburn.
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Hawthorne
Cora Dunlop
Homer Posey
John Dunlop
Lawrence Posey
Edward Thiede
Father Schmidt
Solon Springs
Mrs. Posey
Swanley
Washington Avenue
Rye growth doubles in nine days in Strecker field
The Times corrects its June report on Henry Strecker’s winter rye west of the city. Rye rose from thirty inches on June 4 to fifty four and a half inches by Monday, a gain of twenty four and a half inches in nine days, averaging over two and a half inches daily.
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Times
Henry Strecker
Ferry Boats Halted Then Return After Dock Gate Row
Dispute over access to Reiss Coal dock at Ashland halted ferry service between Washburn and Ashland. A gate closed the dock, a watchman warned passengers off, and ferries Skater and Scott altered routes. After negotiations with the Harbor Board, the dock was reopened and services resumed, while Washburn maintains its own city dock at a nominal fee.
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Washburn
Ashland
Reiss Coal Company
Reiss Dock
Skater
Bayfield
Scott
Reiss Company
Reiss
The
Coal Company
Harbor Board of
White Rose Creamery Reaches Daily Butter Record
The White Rose Creamery in this city set a new daily production record by manufacturing 1059 pounds of butter on Monday. Three burnings were used to meet the output as business grows, with ten new patrons added last week. White Rose butter ships to markets across the United States as demand rises.
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Washburn Institution
Bere
Middle West
White Rose Creamery
United States
Busy hotel boom in Washburn draws boarders to town
Washburn reports a surge in lodging as boarding houses and hotels run at full capacity. Cumberland, Tremont, Hulbert, Commercial, and Meehan hotels all report full occupancy. Hotel Washburn even opens its small dining room for transient guests as private homes also take in roomers. The town earns a reputation as one of the Northwest’s busiest, fulfilling long held hopes.
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Washburn
Cumberland House
Tremont House
Hulbert House
Meehan
Northwest
Washbburn
Methodist Brotherhood Picnic Set for Salmo This Saturday
The postponed Washburn and Bayfield church picnic is rescheduled for this Saturday at Salmo. Members are urged to bring lunch baskets and enjoy a planned big event including a baseball game between the two Brotherhoods.
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Methodist Brotherhood
Methodist Church
Washburn
Bayfield
Salmo
Surprise Social At Long Lake Grange Hall
The Long Lake Grange hosts a surprise social this Saturday evening at the Grange Hall. All are invited, with a special invitation extended to city residents to attend and share in the planned surprise.
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Long Lake Grange
Grange Hall
Weather Clears After Week of Rain Delays Lifted for Farmers
After nearly a week of continuous rain the sun broke through last Sunday and since then bright and clear weather has returned. The wet spell delayed farmers but field work is now being rushed to catch up.
Monster Crew Expands at Washburn Dynamite Works
A seventh coach was added to the dynamite train carrying workers to the plant, with upwards of five hundred men now employed. Construction includes two Triton lines, water system completion, new buildings, enlarging the power plant and acid houses, boosting payroll to over 35000 dollars monthly and signaling a strong Washburn summer.
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Washburn
Romantic Mary to be staged by Young Ladies Club
A three act comedy titled Romantic Mary will be presented at the Opera House by the Young Ladies Catholic Club in this city on Monday evening June 28. A matinee for children is set for Sunday afternoon June 27 at the same venue. A fine cast has been chosen and admission promises good value. Wait for Mary.
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Clausen
L. N. Clausen
George Posey
T. Dalziel
Betsy Wollum
A. P. Fraser
John W. Gibson
Austin Carson
Sigurd Wedin
John Summerfield
Fraser
Young Ladies Catholic Club
Opera House
Dhooge Team to Face Washburn City in Sunday Clash
Promised fast baseball Sunday afternoon as Dhooge team, Ashland city champions, travels to Washburn City to cross bats with the local club. Manager Calder vows a strong lineup and several imported players will join Washburn for the rest of the season.
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Washburn
Ashland
Calder
John Christianson Paints Barn on Washington Avenue
John Christianson has his barn on Washington Avenue freshly painted this week, reflecting a household improvement effort in the local area.
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John Christianson
Washington Avenue
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Kelley At
B. A. Wiechmann
Ahi
A. J. Lien
A L. Goodrich
Bayfierd
W. C. T. U. Convention
Ing
Women’s Christian Temperance Unions
Ashland Counties
Glidden
Grandview
Port Wing
Lydia Kopplin
Henry Johnson
Christianson
McRae
Annie Lund
W. A. Lawson
Lydia E. Kopplin
Flossie D. Goodrich
Phillip Lund
Merritt
Carrie Baker
Intercounty Association
Monster Crew
Dynamite Works
Amos M. Hansen
Washburn, Wisconsin
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