Supreme court rules mineral tax law unconstitutional
The 1913 Wisconsin law taxing mineral rights apart from real estate was ruled unconstitutional by a divided court in a June 11 mandamus decision State ex rel Owen attorney general vs Donald secretary of state. Justices Marshall Timlin Barnes Vinje formed the majority. Siebecker Kerwin Winslow dissented.
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Wisconsin
Supreme Court
State
Owen
Donald
Justce Marshall
Timlin, Barnes and Vinje
Siebecker
Kerwin
Winslow
Hurrah for Hurrah on Weather and Local Happenings
Long Lake locals note two dry days and poor road conditions. Jas Robey moved to his farm. Miss Wilma Johnson visited Peter Moliaa’s home. Otto and Elmer Anderson work on the county road. Jake Strecker finished a new well. Twenty cans of young trout were placed in the Sioux river last Saturday. Betinia Ladies Aide hosted a Grange hall picnic. church preached in the afternoon with a large crowd attending. The Grange social last Saturday night drew over 30 despite bad roads. supper included Various dishes. A Grange hall dance is planned for next Saturday night.
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Wilma Johnson
Peter Moliaa
Otto
Elmer Anderson
Jake Strecker
Sioux River
Betinia
Grange Hall
The
Grange
Boston Fame
Good Farm Horses for Sale Cheap at Bassett's Livery
Local Bayfield advertises horses for sale at Bassett's Livery with prices and contact hints. The fragment notes various figures and stray terms but centers on affordable equine offers and a farm setting.
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Bassett
Bayfield
Community Group Improves Washington Avenue with 15 Hitching Posts
Farmers from nearby city areas gathered this week and installed about fifteen hitching posts on Washington avenue opposite the Presbyterian church. Carrie Baker of the city was named treasurer of the W.C. T. A. convention held in Washburn. Hazel Crawford, teaching in Lockport N, returns home for summer vacation. Dr. Geo F Allan of Aurora visits old schoolmate Dr. Hannum, last seen in 1880. R. W. Smith, county surveyor, travels from Madeline Island toward Washburn for land platting for Minneapolis buyers seeking summer homes.
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Washington Avenue
Presbyterian Church
Carrie Baker
W.C
T. A
Washburn
Geo. F. Allan
Aurora
Lil
Hannum
R. W. Smith
Madeline Island
Smith
Madeline
Minneapolis
Washburne man praises Dean's Kidney Pills for cure
A Washburn citizen A Thrall recounts a kidney backache that worsened to lumbago and urinary troubles. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring health after hard work and cold exposure. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York advertised.
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Washburn
A. Thrall
Sixth Ave
Pine St
Dean
Mr. Thrall
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Estray Notice and Rail Inventions Highlight 19th Century Topics
Estray notice from Washburn Wisconsin warns two yearling heifers and a young cow found on H. A. Smith's property in the 4 Mile Creek district. The notice requests payment of charges to reclaim. Separately, a brief biographical note covers Plimmon Henry Dudley, the Steel Rail inventor, detailing his life from Freedom Ohio birth in 1843 to key rail technical advances including dynagraph and early steel rails. A third snippet describes Bielovitoka Forest in Lithuania as a vast primeval woodland hosting central European wildlife with bears and wolves long absent.
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Washburn
H. A. Smith
Wis
Plimmon Henry Dudley
Freedom
Akron
America
Bielovitoka Forest
Lithuania
Bayfield Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Bayfield residents report visits and hospitality across Washburn Wahpeton and Washburn area. Harry Sagen and Selma Johnson stayed with Fred Anderson Saturday while Ester Blextrude returned home to Washburn. Alice Oistad moved on from Wahpeton N C to her city residence Tuesday evening. Mrs M P Doyle of Washburn spent Sunday with her mother Mrs A Picott. A group of young ladies visited friends in Washburn last Friday.
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John Henderson
Wisconsin
Northern Pacific Line
St. Paul
Frank Dobson
Bayfield
Harry Sagen
Selma Johnson
Washburn
Fred Anderson
Ester Blextrude
Helen Anderson
Alice Oistad
Wahpeton
N. C
M. P. Doyle
A. Picott
Witty Epigrams and a Joke on Sleep
The selection includes a quip about renovating brains with a vacuum cleaner from the Baltimore American. A suburban servant defends slow sleep when questioned about oversleeping. Another item notes a patient recovering after a head cut, with a punchline about the doctor mending the patient.
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Baltimore American
Baltimore
For Sale List Two Homes On East and West 4th Street
Modern six room cottage on east 4th street with lights water toilet bath hot water tank offered at 850 dollars cash. Ten room house on west 4th street with good foundation cellar water and lights priced at 900 dollars. Houses rising in value and scarce. W A Robinson Times Office.
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East 4Th Street
West 4Th Street
W. A. Robinson
Times Office
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