Road to Ashland Lets Contract for New Highway
Moore and Olson win town board bids to build a new road around the head of the bay starting at Washburn. The Long Bridge at the bay head will be abandoned. Bids for Fish Creek bridge work were too high, so the project is split into two sections with Moore at 1425 dollars and Olson at 1707 dollars.
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Fish Creek
Washburn
Fish Creek Bridge
Tom Moore
Gilbert Olson
Pine Street
Community Notes Reflect Local Events And Visits
Mrs N M Oscar entertained friends in honor of Mrs Paul Weed. Flag Day services are planned at Congregational church at 10:30 a m with offerings to Wisconsin Sunday School work. Cosgrove Orchestra concert drew music lovers, a circus troupe incident led to a brief city lockup. Mrs C B Simpson underwent surgery in Chicago and is recovering. Mrs C F Dahle died after months of illness. she lived here several years, husband predeceased, two children and a daughter survive. Mrs Herrick from Chicago demonstrating Batavia Preserving Co goods. Corning decorates store window and serves coffee. Washburn affiliated orders discuss Fraternal Day on first Monday in August with a large city gathering and fraternal orator. Pillsbury Best flour benefits per pound, Mattson & Orson and Mrs W B Duffy visit Bemidji. Northern Pacific surveyors work on Benton to M A Sprague camp line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Cosgrove Orchestra
C. B. Simpson
St. Marys Hospital
Chicago
C. F. Dahle
Washburn
Minneaplis Fair Ticket Offer From Washburn
Northern Pacific sells round trip tickets from Washburn to Minneapolis June 4 8 and 11 at one fare. Return valid three days from sale date. Fare follows Minneapolis June fair carnival promotions.
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Minneapolis
Northern Pacific
Washburn
Lowell Mills End Strike After 12 Weeks of Turmoil
The textile council in Lowell Massachusetts declares the strike over and reports about 17 000 workers affected started March 30 and ending June 1. Mills shut down for three months raising wages costs to about 1 300 000 dollars. Agents will rehire remaining workers but with no discrimination against leaders. High cotton prices derailed an anticipated 10 percent wage increase.
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Lowell
Mass
Textile Council
Lowell Mills
Conroy
William S. Southworth
Operators Plan Grievance Hearings With Conciliation Board
Wilkesbarre Pa June 22 Operators will press a list of complaints at the conciliation board meeting on Thursday. They fault petty strikes interference with nonunion workers and reduced coal output from workers staying home. Miners counter with claims of discrimination and changes in mining conditions that limit earnings. They also seek yardage cuts check weighmen driver hours and company hand hours.
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Conciliation Board
Wilkesbarre
Schuylkill
Street Cars Resume Operations in Dubuque
Street cars resumed operations in Dubuque Iowa on Sunday after a halt brief militia guards were posted by four companies to protect the company property there was no disturbance reported
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Dubuque, Ia
National Editorial Association Elates Omaha Program
Omaha committee completes plans for the National Editorial association meeting with about 1000 delegates. Royal entertainment is prepared. A special four-car train will take delegates for a Yellowstone park trip, and two trains will carry delegates and wives through the Black Hills. Sessions run July 7 to 11.
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Omaha
National Editorial Association
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Riots in France Injure Fifteen in Brest Free Fight
Riots connected to clerical clashes spread from Paris to provinces. In Brest an anti clerical mob tried to seize the host during a religious procession and a melee left fifteen people injured, mostly women. Similar but less serious trouble occurred at Nantes and Angers.
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Brest
Paris
Nantes
Moorish War Minister Reported Loss at Amniedinna
A Tangier dispatch says El Menetshi, Moorish war minister, lost 6000 troops in a battle with rebels at Amniedinna near Madrid on June 22. The report notes a heavy casualty toll in the engagement.
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Madrid
Tangier
el Menetshi
Amniedinna
Nation Temperance Protest Drenched in St Paul Saloon
Carrie Nation of Kansas entered a St Paul saloon and began a temperance address. Believing a blow was aimed at him the bartender sprayed her with a siphon while a policeman escorted the drenched protester from the premises.
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Mrs. Nation
St. Paul
Carrie Nation
Kansas
July 3rd Excursions and Kidney Cure Ads From 19th Century Paper
A fragmented newspaper notice promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney trouble and Foley advertisements by Frost & Spies. It lists summer events including Breezy Time band performances touring July 1 2 3 4 and a Fourth of July excursion with Omaha tickets at reduced round trips. The notice also warns about kidney irregularities from heat or excess drinking and urges prompt treatment.
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Foly
Frost & Spies
Omaha
Foley
Timber Lands Notice for Wisconsin Timber Land Sale
Harry J Moore of Cable Bayfield County Wisconsin filed sworn statement No 543 under the 1878 timber lands act for NWSW of Section 8 Township 48 North Range 8 West. He will prove land value for timber over agriculture at Ashland Wisconsin August 23 1903 with witnesses Thomas McClaine Albert Neumme Thomas McDonald William Parent. Adverse claimants must file by August 25 1908.
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United States Land Office
Ashland
Wis
Act of Congress
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington Territory
Harry J&. Moore
Gable
Bayfield
Wisconsin
NWSW
Tuesdy
Thomas McClaine
Albert Neummee
Thomas McDonald
William Parent
Cable
Bayfield County
Timber Land Act Claim Notice for Bertha Kinney
Bertha Kinney of Washburn Wisconsin filed sworn statement No. 542 under the 1878 Timber Land Act as extended by 1892 to seek purchase of the W% SE of Section 32 in Township 49 North Range 6 West. She will prove land value for timber or stone rather than agriculture before the Ashland Register and Receiver on Saturday August 22 1908. Witnesses named are Lever Lien Ole Leon Gustav A Kinney and James N Kinney all of Washburn Bayfield County Wisconsin. Landholders are asked to file their claims by August 22 1903.
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United States Land Office
Ashland
Wis
Lever Lien
Ole Leon
Gustav A. Kinney
James N. Kinney
Washburn
Bayfield County
Land Office Notice of Timber Land Claim Hearing
United States Land Office in Ashland Wisconsin announces a sworn statement No 537 by Clementine A Chapman of Drummond Bayfield County for the purchase of land Section 36 Township 45 N Range 9 W. The applicant will offer timber value proof before the Register and Receiver on Friday July 31 1903 with witnesses Frank OBrien Melvin Tarr James Chapman and H F Higby. Adverse claimants must file by July 31 1908.
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Moore
Olson
Oance
Long Bridge
Head of Bay
N. M. Oscar
Friends
Paul Weed
Pillsbury’s
Mattson & OrSon
Benton
M. A. Sprague
Textile Workers OF
Omaha Committee
France
Winneger Bros
Tursday
Kelly & Mack
Doenti
Clementine A. Chapman
Drummond
Frank O’brien
Melvin B. Tarr
James Chapman
H.F. Higby
Aug. Doenitzz
Register
Gisness & Newoquist CO
W. 2Nd St
Northwest
Nat’l Bank
High Art Tailors
New England
Neoney
Cae
Tim
Nour
Frost G&g
Spies
Washburn, Wis
DY Eestren
ARPE
Jim Dumps
Miss Dumps
Sunny Jim
Gollars
van Zandt, Jacobs & Co
Troy
N. Y
U.S
Washington
U. S
C.a.snow&co
Dre Miles
Rocky Mountain
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