Hering Case on Trial in Personal Injury Suit
The Hering versus Dynamite Co. personal injury case is in trial with both parties represented by A lvor d and Senator Sanborn for Hering and A W McLeod for the company. Other trials this week largely ended in out of court settlements or term continuances with several cases dismissed or continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Hering
Alvord
Sanborn
Ashland
Hering
A. W. McLeod
Fred Thorson
Iron River Lumber Co
State
L. T. Stratton
Theodore C. Johnson
White River Lbr. Co
Floryan Gierczak
N. W. Fuel Co
Bayfield County Bank
CO. Davidson
Mary C. Twiggs
R. A
John Angell
Herbster
D. A. Monroe
City
Tony Larson
Bayfield
Frank Fox
Oscar Abrahamson
Oulu
Ovid Benson
Ole Soli
Drummond
John Morrison
Port Wing
Gust Hedquist
Barnes
Christ Hanson
Town of Washburn
Dead Body Found Near Mason In Roadway
Two young girls discovered a decomposed male body about a mile from Mason while picking flowers. Coroner H G Mertens and Undertaker D J Estabrook investigated. the remains were identified as Peter Nelson, a homesteader missing since last November, with burial in Mason on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
H. G. Mertens
D. J. Estabrook
Peter Nelson
County Board in Special Session Sets Roads and Bridge Plans
The County Board met in a special session Tuesday with all members present. They elected A Pearce Tomkins as chairman, named Alfred Marsh engineer, approved Beavers for the courthouse, and moved to fund railway aid bonds. They ordered a cement walk around the courthouse, redefined canal road boundaries, and prepared road and bridge maps for summer work with over ten thousand dollars in funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Pearce Tomkins
Eileen
Tomkins
Washburn
Iron River
Chas. Hobbs
George Vester
George S. Barnes
Landraint
Fish Creek
County Board
Schweisthal
Committee On
Court House Square
Court House
Mason
Yderstad
Olson
E. Bergmann
Matt Schweisthal
O. L. Shepherd
L. P. Anderson
Ole Aune
L. F. Kinstler
George Mertz
Luther Bates
Ole Ramstad
Chas
8. Hobbs
Jacob Yderstad
A. I. Lien
L. D. Perry
H. A. Waterman
Mike Hopkins
Ole Anne
Peter Saronen
HE. A. Goodwin
Erick Johnson
Charles Hobbs
H. Marion Juel
Social events brighten the week in town
The Junior hop honoring the seniors drew a large crowd at the high school. Catholic Church entertainment last Thursday was one of the city's best yet and filled the church. Miss Clara Hanson hosted friends Thursday evening. A farewell party for Alfred and Marion Larson was held at Union Hall as they head to Bayfield. M. E. Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Sprague’s home with Mrs. Burns helping entertain. The band boys plan a big dance tonight, touted as a major social event. Meader Orchestra of Appleton to perform at the Opera House on Thursday night May 22. Mrs. James Sheridan hosted a surprise party at home with many friends. Norwegian Lutheran ladies host a Kinney Building social next Saturday with ice cream cake and coffee. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Hanson
Union Hall
Alfred
Marion Larson
Bayfield
Opera House
Meader Orchestra
Appleton
James Sheridan
Kinney
Superior Wins In Ironwood Oratorical Declamatory Contest
The eastern and western divisions of the North Wisconsin Oratorical and Declamatory association sent representatives to Ironwood last evening. Miss Florence Flinn of Nelson-Dewey high school won the declamations and Noble Mack of Blaine high school won the oratorical event. Miss Lara Osborne of Ashland took second in declamations, and Louis Isabella of Spooner second in orations. Both contests were closely fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
North Wisconsin
Florence Flinn
Nelson-Dewey High School
Noble Mack
Blaine High School
Lara Osborne
Ashland
Louis Isabella
Spooner
Assessors Demand Sworn Financial Declarations From Rich
Assessors require wealthy residents to file sworn statements covering moneys accounts notes bonds mortgages and more. The form demands the year’s average up to May 1 1908 and includes wives or wards property. The oath ends with So help me God on the blank form.
Notable Local Happenings and Business Notes
Mrs. John Dodd of Ashland visited the M. H. Robinson residence last Thursday. O. A. Lamoreaux returned home from Cass Lake the first of the week. A southern state fruit grower bought thirty acres on Madeline Island to grow strawberries. George A. Dibbell, holder of a new rotary engine patent, received a Denver firm offer of 35000 dollars. Bayfield merchants were swindled by forged checks. Peterson and Hanson lost over seventy dollars. the forger used names of Duluth firms and is not yet caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dodd
Ashland
M. H. Robinson
Madeline Island
George A. Dibbell
Denver
Bayfield
Peterson & Hanson
Duluth
Kidney Disease Warns Of Silent Killers
An alarm about kidney complaints as the leading killer notes the disease hides in the body until late. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as preventing fatal outcomes if started early. The claim is presented in a brief health-advocacy style attached to Q v. Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Q v. Frost
ENGAGE TEACHERS Many Hired at School Board Meeting
At the Tuesday session the school board re engaged Superintendent S A Oscar for another term and hired sixteen teachers for the coming year. Action on departmental budget cuts was deferred and a ten cent admission was set for graduation with immediate relatives admitted free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Oscar
Oscar
Mathilda Dyrud
Bessie Pettigrew
Mary Bullock
Eliza Fleth
Naomi Morrow
Olga Larson
Pearl McCarty
Agnes Marion
Jennie Williams
Lyla Willey
Loretta McDonald
Elizabeth Yates
Bessie Black
Bertha Porter
Margaret Maloney
Cora Caruthers
Salt cargo arrival boosts Delray Salt Co throughput
The steamer Conistoga delivered 8 500 barrels of salt for the Delray Salt Co of Detroit Michigan which has leased the Commercial dock. About fifty men worked to unload the cargo with rails planned to ship the salt to western points, aiming for around 100 000 barrels total and steady local employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conistoga
Delray Salt Company
Detroit
Michigan
Western Points
Ashland Expert Dr. Shaw Testifies in Hering Case
Dr. Shaw of Ashland was among expert witnesses in the Hering case yesterday. Contractor Thomas Moore will begin cement walk construction on 1st Avenue East near the Wing Building next week. He has several projects on hand and will be busy through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shaw
Ashland
Hering
Thomas Moore
1St Avenue
Moore
Foresters Class Initiation and Banquet Tonight
United Order of Foresters members gather in Ashland for an initiation class with the ladies degree team from Ashland performing the degree work. About fifty from Ashland and a few from Bayfield are expected to attend followed by a banquet in the hall dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Order of Foresters
Ashland
Bayfield
Card of thanks from the Fortin family
The Fortin family thanks neighbors and friends for assistance during illness and death of their husband and father Thomas Fortin. Several people are afflicted with colds from damp weather in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fortin
Disturbed Congregation Told to Buy Foley’s Honey and Tar
A note to the congregation requests the person who coughed continually last Sunday to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar cough medicine. Signed Q. W. Frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. W. Frost
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hering Case
Independent Tug Line Co
Lake Superior Lumber & Box Company
James Thebold
Thos. D. Gonia
Rose Whelan
Thomas Whelan
Rose J. Kinney
F. J. Kinney
N. P. Ry. Co
Morris Ryder
Albert Nelson
N. P. Edlund
Rudolph Nelson
Fred Berlinger
Pastor Stenberg
Rev. Christianson
Fred Boutin
City Drug Store
W. A. Loveland, Prest
T. A. Loveland, Cash
Loveland Company
Oneida Building
Minneapolis, Minn
Anton Wedal
Dr. Poppe
J. Thomas
Scanlon
Peter Hanson
M. E. Ladies Aid Society
M. A. Sprague
F. J. Burns
Band Boys
O. A. Lamoreaux
Cass Lake
Lien’s
Oscar Also
Er Conistoga
The
Delray Salt Co
Western
Elgin
Waltham
Illinois
N. J. Nelson
Segal Bros. Department Store
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