Lodge Goes Visiting as Maccabees Meet in Ashland
About sixty members from this city joined lodges at Ashland Mason Bayfield and Mellen to meet Supreme Commander D P Markey of Port Huron Michigan and state commander John Brown from Stevens Point. The gathering drew about two hundred Maccabees with addresses and brief speeches. Wisconsin is noted for strong growth as the order expands nationally with a total membership near 285000 and four branches reaching 600000 overall.
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Ashland
D. P. Markey
Port Huron
Michigan
John Brown
Stevens Point
Mason, Bayfield and
Mellen
Brown
Markey
Order
Sinois
New York State
Ohio
Wisconsin
The
Maccabees
Ladies of the Maccabees
Michigan Order
Reflections on bachelor reform and family life
A satirical quip on bachelor reform arguing one member can start an argument but the whole family cannot, and that money fuels sin illustrating how abundance leads to domestic contentment. The piece notes a woman bargaining with another and ends with the idea that plenty of food and clothing ensures lasting happiness.
Republican County Committee Meeting Elects Local Delegates
The Republican County Committee met in this city and filled vacancies by electing F. A. Buol from Mason, T. N. Okerstrom from Port Wing, and J. E. Jones from this city as secretary. Representation basis fixed for conventions and a call issued for delegates. Caucuses set for Saturday night in various towns and the county convention Monday at the Court House.
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Republican County Committee
F. A. Buol
Mason
T. N. Okerstrom
Port Wing
J. E. Jones
Court House
They Work While You Sleep Carets Candy Cathartic
An advertisement touts Cas carets Candy Cathartic tablets stamped C. C. C for digestive repair during rest. Sold by druggists with no bulk sales, ROC noted.
Times Offers Book and Magazine Binding Service
The Times invites orders for binding books and magazines and presents binding samples to judge quality and style. Submit orders for prompt attention and service.
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the Times
County Fathers Elect Bell Chairman Preventing County Payments
The Bayfield County Board held its first post election meeting at the Court House with most members present. Currie G. Bell was re elected chairman. Nelson was named to oversee sheriff bills and to audit the Municipal Court records, while the Board instructed the District Attorney to end any further Battle Axe litigation. The board plans to reconvene June 5.
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Court House
Hubert
Pratt
John TW. Brady
Iron River
J. C. Daly
Port Wing
Currie G. Bell
Bayfield
Nels’ Nelson
Washburn
A. B. Severson
Mason
Frank Drummond
Drummond
Brydela
Nelson
Battle Axe
The Merger Mania Divides The Nation In Rumor And Rhetoric
Mortimer Craine Brown reports in the Commercial News that Jim Hill and associates pursue a sweeping merger feared to consolidate power and upset the public order. The piece portrays industry magnates rushing a global consolidation, glossing over risks and personal costs while promising vast control.
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Ship of State
Jim Hill
Uncle Sam
Cupid
Pat Pheelan
Mortimer Craine Brown
Don’t Accept a Substitute for Cascarets Candy Cathartic
An alert to customers to demand genuine Cascarets with the stamped C.C.C. on the tablet. Warns against fraudulent substitutes and counterfeit products. States that Cascarets are not sold in bulk and urges purchase from all druggists.
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C.C.C
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Safe Baby Medicine
A Mother notes that one package yields two quarts of baby medicine and touts Rocky Mountain Tea as superior for babies and children sold by Frost & Spies at 35 cents.
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Frost & Spies
Women Spell Attracts Large Crowd In Menomonie Contests
In a May 9 spelling match at the Mabel Tainter Memorial, Mrs. F. F. Morgan won the top prize as champion lady speller after a tough, widely attended contest with entrants from outside the city. Emil Wein feld placed second and S. H. Metcalf third. The final event will likely be held next week with the citys twenty best men and twenty best ladies competing.
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Menomonie
Mabel Tainter
F. F. Morgan
Speller
Emil Weinfeld
S. H. Metcalf
Girl Elopes From Calumet With Stock, 16-Year-Old
May 9 at Marquette. John Andrina of Calumet reported to the Houghton sheriff that his daughter eloped with her sixty shares of Calumet and Arizona mining stock valued at $8,000. The girl is 16 and has been married and divorced.
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Marquette
John Andrina
Calumet
Houghton
Arizona
Resuscitation Success After Ten Minutes Under Water
Willie Schoolmaker seven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Schoolmaker was resuscitated at noon after being underwater for ten minutes. He was placed in a patrol wagon and transported home within forty minutes of the incident.
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Janesville
Willie Schoolmaker
John Schoolmaker
Copper mining plans emerge in Douglas county Wisconsin
West Superior May 9 Thomas Lawson the Boston copper king shows interest in Douglas county copper. Experts examine Chippewa mine as Lawson prepares a report and Eastern capital backs new ventures. A large western copper company forms with 1 000 000 capital near Black River Falls as activity rises to settle the county’s copper future by summer’s end.
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West Superior
Wis
Thomas Lawson
Boston
Douglas County
Lawson
Chippewa
Minong Range
Black River Falls
Douglas “County
Lost Will is Found in Columbia County Court
Portage May 12. John W. Williams administrator of W. R. Williams estate asks for final settlement. A lost will discovered contradicts earlier plan, changing distribution. Will found in ex-Clerk E. O. Jones Cambria safe and sent to Judge Stroud for final hearing next Tuesday.
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Portage
Columbia County
John W. Williams
W. R. Williams
Courtland
Stroud
Williams
E. O. Jones
Cambria
Jones
Northern Wisconsin Rapidly Settled by Industrious Farmers
Bayfield Press notes northern Wisconsin developing as a modern agricultural and stock raising region. It cites cheap land compared with southern areas, improved farming methods, and settlers moving from abandoned or burnt lands to crop rich sites, predicting a strong regional future.
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Wisconsin
Bayfield Press
Fire destroys three main street business buildings
Tomahawk reports a blaze last night destroyed three main street business buildings with only partial insurance coverage. One merchant has reopened, others plan to resume soon. Authorities indicate possible incendiary origin.
Woman Seeks Divorce Over Unlikely Grounds in Sheboygan
Mrs. Clara Wilbert of Sheboygan seeks a divorce from Adam Wilbert on novel grounds alleging he is unfit to live with because he failed to strike the cuspidor when expectorating and because he is an inveterate tobacco chewer. The decree was denied.
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Sheboygan
Clara Wilbert
Adam Wilbert
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Health for Kidneys
Healthful claim that the remedy strengthens kidneys and cures kidney and bladder disease. Sold by Frost & Spies.
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Foley
Frost & Spies
Zoleys Kidney Cure Sold By Frost and Spies
It is made from a prescription of a leading Chingo physician, one of the country’s most eminent. The ingredients are the purest money can buy and scientifically combined for maximum value. For sale by Frost and Spies.
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Zoley
Frost & Spies
Traveling Is Dangerous And Kidney Trouble Warns
The ad notes constant motion harms kidneys and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy. A Lima locomotive engineer George Hannen credits the product with relief from kidney trouble caused by engine vibration. Sold by Frost & Spies.
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Foley
Geo. H. Hannen
Lima
Frost & Spies
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Hoob-Neb
Mellen, Mason
Bayfield and
Bell
Busi
Ness
Lion Coffee
Late Wisconsin News
Marinette
G. M. Rickaby, Jr
Wausaukee
Chilton
Flectric Light & Power
Cormpar
Tom Lawson
Tomhawk
Lisness & Yengquist Co
West Second Street
G. L. Hinsch
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