Local Bayfield News Mixed With School Scholarship Wins
Bayfield reports A G LaBonte recovering at home from hospital stay. Lily Swanson wins Wing Scholarship prize of $100 for the class of 1907. Several locals travel to Milwaukee for FP A M Grand Lodge. A couple Bayfield residents pay fines for illegal fishing on state property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Swanson
Wincoln High School
Schol Directors
Miss Swanson
S. PF. Snively
Duluth
T. J. Stephenson
Minneapolis
Bayfield
Davis
Hughes to Spend 500 on Highways This Year
The town of Hughes plans a 500 expenditure for new highways and repairs. A labor shortage has hampered work, likely eased as farmers finish planting. The Hughes Board of School Directors will meet next Saturday at 2 PM to organize, with members S D Seavey Wenzel Silha and A R Mead. Jerry Coats adds a launch to his Pike Lake fleet for guest tours. Barnes post office name changes from Annits to Barnes to reduce misdirected mail.
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Alvord
Walsh
Iron River
Hughes
A. R. Mead
S. D. Seavey
Wenzel Silha
Jerry Coats
Pike Lake
Barnes
Annits
Annita
New Horse Arrives as Fish Creek Sees Local Moves
Carl Katgren buys a 3 year old mare from Henry Holmgren of Mason. Mrs Gust Englund and daughter Anna visit relatives in Ashland and Bayfield, returning Monday. Health officer G Evglund checks for bad smells near the slaughterhouse and orders cleanup. Town board met in Benoit June 15. Board of Review to meet June 24. Alex Ledin to return home soon. Hans Peterson and son Andrew along the Omaha line loading cedar. Miss Anna Levin returns from Ashland Academy. O Smith and Mrs John Nordin make a business trip to Mason. O Smith works in Alex Ledin’s camp.
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Carl Katgren
Henry Holmgren
Mason
Gust Englund
Anna
Ashland
Bayfield
John Kallgren
G. Evglund
Hans Peterson
Andrew
Omaha
Anna Levin
O. Smith
John Nordin
Alex Ledin
Cedar yards planned by Fleet Thompson and iron firm at bay shore
Omaha officials reported lease grants to Fleet Thompson Co. and Pittsburg and Superior Iron Co. for cedar yards at the old Jacobs cedar yards by the bay shore near the elevator. Louis Bagger & Co. notes John Bergstrom and C A Wahleen obtained a valuable pump improvement patent accessible via the attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Railroad Company
Fleet & Thompson Co
Pittsburg and Superior Iron Company
Bay Shore
Louis Bagger & Co
Washington, D. C
John Bergstrom
C. A. Wahleen
Items of Interest from a Turbulent Era
A Milwaukee wife seeks divorce citing her husband’s excessive drinking. Gov Folk prefers a U S Senate bid over the presidency. A French dressmaker predicts paper dresses will soon appear. An error in a calendar notes 53 Sundays this year. Hearst drives Democratic momentum while Taft responds to Knox. The Baltimore American quips about political and social foibles. A Georgia woman escorts a chosen suitor to the Capitol cupola, underscoring stubborn pursuit of love.
Dr Shoop’s Piles Ointment Promises Quick Relief
Medical cure touts positive effect on piles including itching and protruding symptoms. Sold in jars at 50 cents by M Sweet and Sweets Drug Store with a sales pitch and rhymed promo around a child’s tummy ailment.
Wisconsin Farmers Institute 1907 1908 petition notice
Any Wisconsin farmer or public-spirited businessman seeking an Institute for winter 1907 1908 should request a petition and information letter. All towns in farming districts with a suitable hall are eligible. Notify Gro McKeerrrow Superintendent Madison Wis to obtain an application blank.
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Farmers’ Institute
Wisconsin
Gro. McKeerrrow
Madison, Wis
Licenses and Assessments Committee Meeting Set
The committee on Licenses and Assessments will meet on the 24th of this month and remain in session through the rest of the month. T. H. Robinson E. C. Stevens Wm. Podvin Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Robinson
E. C. Stevens
Wm. Podvin
Duluth Man Retrieves Napoleon Emard’s Remains
George Posey travels to Duluth to collect the body of Napoleon Emard who died of stomach cancer yesterday. Bert Barber of Estor Wisconsin swears by Dewitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills, claiming four doses helped more than any medicine, with a week’s treatment priced at 25 cents sold by Sweets Drug Store.
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George Posey
Duluth
Napoleon Emard
Bert Barber
Estor
Wis
Mr. Barber
Dewitt
Sweets Drug Store
Kidney trouble cure ad seeks assistant manager for county
If you will make inquiry it will be a revelation to you how many succumb to kidney or bladder troubles in one form or another. Foley's kidney cure will cure. It never disappoints. Wanted by Chicago wholesale and mail order house, assistant manager for this county and adjoining territory. Salary and expenses paid weekly. Write for particulars and enclose S A E. Superintendent, 132 Lake St. Chicago, Ill.
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Foley
Q. v. Frost
Chicago
Lake St
Cypress Knees and Their Odd Secret in Cypress Swamps
A Forest and Stream correspondent explains cypress knees, their root-based origin, and why they form when roots meet hard obstacles. Root growth buckles upward creating the paired knee shape, later enclosed by a single bark sheath as they develop.
Well Knit College Chap Admires Big Athlete
The well knit college chap is an ardent admirer heard by Ethel’s sister. When he visits, Ethel teases him by revealing sister’s remark that he is beautifully crocheted, adding a humorous twist to the parlor conversation.
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Ethel
Plantain Tree Ceremony Marks Third Marriage in India
In southern India a man who has lost two wives may wed a plantain tree in a formal ceremony to signify a third marriage. The tree is later cut down, and this act allows him to take a fourth wife, viewed as auspicious after the third marriage is deemed inauspicious.
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Southern
India
Davidson Assigns Accounts To W A Robinson For Collection
Notice states that all accounts are turned over to W A Robinson for collection and requests any debtors to call at the Times Office to settle. Signed Ouaus Davidson.
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W. A. Robinson
Times Office
Ouaus Davidson
Do It Now Directive Backfires in London Office
A London office experiment costs Mr. Neermein little to obtain texts that urge action. The slogan Do it now! is posted above desks, but workers misinterpret it as instruction. A typist elopes with a bookkeeper, clerks demand raises, the cashier raids the safe, and the office boy becomes a highwayman before capture.
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London Answers
James A Garfield as an ideal model of success
The piece extols James A Garfield as a self made leader whose ascent from towpath to presidency showcased character over outward help. It lauds his heart gaining qualities, wit, kindness, and persuasive leadership, noting his inspiring example for young readers and his view on poverty as a spur to self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Garfield
Garfield
Died at Duluth Napoleon Emard Passes Away
Napoleon Emard a city resident for over fifteen years died in a Duluth hospital yesterday morning from cancer of the stomach. He had been ill for some time but remained active until recently. The remains will be brought home for burial. He was a member of the local order of Red Men and is survived by his son Henry in Tacoma Washington.
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Napoleon Emard
Duluth
Mr. Emard
Emard
Order of Red Men
Henry
Tacoma
Washington
Northern Pacific to Build New Washburn Depot
Blanchard and General Agent Branch of the Northern Pacific Rail way visited Washburn last week and announced plans to construct a new depot as soon as possible. The town long sought replacement after a near total loss from a fire made repairs impractical.
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Blanchard
Northern Pacific Railway
Washburn
Northern Pacific
N. P
Ashland News
Public invited to view Mars through telescope tonight
Mr. L. P. Denoyer will display his large telescope from nine to eleven o'clock tonight opposite the Opera House. The public is cordially invited to come and view Mars through the instrument.
Blueberry Harvest Booms in Northern Wisconsin
Kenfield and Lamoreaux seek four foot bolt cords of sound wood as reports claim a heavy blueberry crop this year in northern Wisconsin. The plants blossomed after spring frosts and show no frost injury, signaling a growing berry harvest in the region.
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Kenfield & Lamoreaux
Wisconsin
Local notes and visits fill town pages this week
Mrs John Gibson visits Iron River this week and Miss Susie Lincoln calls on friends in Ashland. Buckley the Portage tailor transacts business in town. Several residents plan July Fourth celebrations and church ladies organize a baby show. Families travel and visit Duluth, Grand Marais and Buffalo via steamer trips.
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Susie Lincoln
Ashland
Buckley
Portage
F. T. Yates
Fourth Street
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Ashland Hospital
Ld Nynus
St. Paul
Ke Waiton
Grace Atkinson
Chinook
Mont
A. McHenry
W. W. Downs
Milwaukee
Grand Lodge
A. M
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Halmer
Fish Creek
Mr. Olander
Benoit Sturday
Benoit
Board of Review
Fish Creek Settlement
Folk
U. S
Missouri
United States
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Taft
Knox
Delaware
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryant
Georgia
State Capitol
J. A. Edgerton
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Paul Weed
Alfred
Carrie Alvord
Frank Bennett
Francis Beil
Bertha Curning
Edna Tetzoer
Hicks Famiy
Grand Marias
Minnesota
F. E. Kenfield
O. A. Lamoreaux
Oliver
Lakes
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W.G. Maxcy
D.M. Maxcy
C. 0. Lowder
Gages
Hotel
Bey
Iowa
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N. Clausen
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