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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
4
Be comfortable this summer with loose fitting light weight underwear. The Wilson Bros Athletic Union Suit is the very best and guaranteed to delight after trying one or two. Also shown are spring furnishings such as ties socks and shirts with a big variety and attractive new items.
Pioneer H J Wieland of Virginia Minn caught a mysterious living threadlike creature on a fishing trip at Mud Lake dam. He used an artificial frog bait and noticed the thread clung to the frog, twisting and knotting itself without a discernible head or tail, baffling observers.
Reports describe a dark brown thread like organism eleven inches long found by residents. Mr Wieland demonstrated its elasticity by pulling ends and stretching a half inch, noting it returns to shape. Scientist Mr Wieman plans to show it to a naturalist for classification amid local astonishment.
Fred Hover of Shell Lake employed at the Dupont plant has rented the Jodell residence and moved his family to the city. William Olson and D J Estabrook took a fishing trip to the Cranberry River last Saturday evening.
Bayfield residents note Francis Boutin of Wallace Idaho visits parents in town while others travel for grand jury sessions and business. J W Cady Antoine Buffalo join group heading to Oshkosh for federal grand jury. A H Wilkinson and G W Deniston pursue Minnesota business and exhibit work. Local stops include Pratt couple hosting a party for June Rummel’s tenth birthday and Frane buying Doc Whitmore property on Red Cliff road for farming.
O Flanders brought a Bayfield Peninsula grown clover sample to Idaho illustrating Wisconsin as a clover belt. The wild clover reached 27 inches in height with 55 stalks on one foot. It came from Flanders strawberry patch and was already six weeks past ground level.
State of Wisconsin Bayfield County probate notice for the estate of Charles P. Rudd. Sarah A. Taylor seeks to admit the will to probate and appoint an executor or administrator with will annexed at the July special term. Claims against the estate must be filed by October 27, 1916. Judge H P Axelberg presides. Walsh & Morris represent.
Claimant names as witnesses Frank M. Marion C A Perley Louise Buman and I J Stewall of Washburn Wisconsin filed in the interior department notice.
London Tit-Bits describes the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane with twenty five miles of filled shelves dating to Domesday Book and a yearly upkeep cost over 26000 pounds. Records from Tower Whitehall and other sites form a vast archive for legal historical genealogical and statistical research.
An English clergyman Dr. Simon Parvin visiting a countess misreads a reprimand as a match between two servants and unwittingly presides as they wed. The countess ruins him with sharp rebuke while the couples cheerfully proceed with marriage. Ad copy follows.
German Evangelical Lutheran services held Sundays at 10 a.m. Sunday school follows. Confirmation classes run Tuesdays and Fridays at 4 15 p.m. German school Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pastor R. Krenke leads.
Congregational Church holds 10:30 a.m. service with a sermon by Rev. F. N. Dexter and Sunday school at 11:45. No further services next Sunday due to the pastor's absence.
County road committee reports widening and hillside cutting near Long Tressle in Barksdale Township, reducing grade and mud hazards. Mrs. George Jamerson of Odanah visited in the city early in the week. Also notices of farm and property listings appear, with A P Fraser and F L Kuhn among those offering properties for sale or trade in Medford and Washburn regions.
By virtue of a 1915 judgement, Northwestern Bond Company and Clarence W. Phillips seek sale of the NW quarter of the NW quarter in Section 5 Township 48 North Range 6 Bayfield County Wisconsin. Sale set for July 7 1916 at 9 am at the Washburn courthouse front door. Cash terms. Sheriff John A. McDonald. Plaintiff's Attorney A W Macleod.
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