Bayfield County fights plan to abandon Northern Pacific line
Residents rally against the Northern Pacific request to abandon the Iron River to Washburn rail line. Bayfield County officials and citizens form committees to press hearings, warn of farm and town losses, and prepare a countywide campaign to preserve the line and local business, homes, and land values. Mr and Mrs Don Bell of Bayfield were visitors in town.
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Bayfield County
Don Bell
Bayfield
Free Tooth Examinations For Schoolchildren On Oct 1
Dr. C. O. Wescott will examine school age children and extract teeth where indicated free of charge on Saturday October 1 from 9 A M to 5 30 P M Miss Thompson County Nurse will assist in his office for the day to improve health and school progress through dental care.
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C. O. Wescott
Grapes From Mrs Jacobs Yard Show Strong Growth
Mrs John A Jacobs submits a sample of yard grown grapes from East 5th Street. The large well formed bunches indicate what grapes will do with proper care and attention.
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John A. Jacobs
East 5Th Street
Body of Soldier From Bayfield County To Arrive Oct 6
The War Department notified the Ottman family that the body of Merton Ottman aged 24 will reach this city on October 6 and be sent to Ellsworth for burial. Ottman served in the Black Hawk division after enlisting in 1918 and died in France from a shell fragment while on outpost duty during the Argonne forest drive. He is survived by his parents, three brothers, and three sisters.
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Bayfield County
War Department
France
Merton Ottman
O. D. Ottman
Iron River Road
Moqua
Argeenne
141St Infantry
78Th Wisconsin
Art Hellryde
Ellsworth
Ottman
Contract Let for Iron River Road Project
Superior bid opening for a three mile highway link between the new State and Federal highways and Iron River, with work starting that day. Clearing ten acres at 98 per acre, 9800 cubic yards excavation at 88c, 200 feet guard rail at 60c. Old company of Duluth began work that evening. total contract price 4824 dollars.
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Iron River
Superior
Old Company of
Duluth
Boasts of Big Corn Crop on Washburn Bayfield Road
Ole Hagen, farmer near the Irish farm, reports an outstanding corn crop grown from Wisconsin No. 7 and Minnesota No. 13. He cut corn for his silo, needing just under three acres to fill a 12 by 29 foot silo before the ensilage cutter broke after the first day. The stalks stood eight to ten feet high with well filled ears and thoroughly ripened kernels.
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Ole Hagen
Washburn-Bayfield Road
Wisconsin No
Minnesota
Hagen
North Wisconsin Teachers Association to Hold 30th Annual Meeting
The thirtieth annual meeting of the North Wisconsin Teachers Association is set for Ashland on October 21 and 22. State Superintendent John Callahan, Sims of Stevens Point Normal School, Miss Ellen B. McDonald of Sauk County Normal School, and other educators will speak. Gordon will lead community singing and discuss Education for Leisure. Five sectional meetings including a Parent Teachers section will occur Friday afternoon.
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North Wisconsin Teachers’ Association
Ashland
John Callahan
Sims
Stevens Point Normal School
Ellen B. McDonald
Sauk County Normal School
Gordon
Ashland High School
Northland School of Music
Wisconsin
YMCA Meeting Addresses Future of Local Building
A Friday YMCA gathering will discuss whether the YMCA should close or continue operations as in the past. Tax burdens and other costs threaten to shut the institution unless plans are found to maintain the building and organization. City officials and residents view the issue as one of the most important facing the city.
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YMCA
Rival Iron River and Washburn Face Off Next Sunday
A heated rivalry between Iron River and Washburn will bring a whirlwind baseball game to the city next Sunday with high anticipation among fans.
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Iron River
Washburn
Wisconsin’s child labor safeguards differ with unique certificates
A report from the Department of Labor via the Children's Bureau details Wisconsin inzet child labor protections. It notes mandatory permits for 14 to 17 year olds seeking industrial work and compulsory part time vocational schooling. The system links the Industrial Commission to vocational education and highlights apprentice laws plus formal instruction. It also warns Wisconsin faces weak points, notably that mandatory physical exams are only required in Milwaukee by the Industrial Commission.
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Department of Labor
Children’s Bureau
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Maryland
New York
Industrial Commission
Board For Vocational Education
Milwaukee
Mrs Burr Plans Return to Minneapolis Tomorrow
Mrs. M. L. Burr, here for the hay fever season, expects to depart tomorrow for her home in Minneapolis.
Wedding of Miss Hattie Major in Ironwood Mich
Miss Hattie Major daughter of Mr and Mrs Anton Major of this city and Mrs Jack Nolan of Racine wed in Ironwood Michigan on Saturday of last week. The bride is a popular Washburn girl and the groom a Racine young man with many friends sending congratulations and best wishes.
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Hattie Major
Anton Major
City
Jack Nolan
Racine
Ironwood
Mich
Washburn
Viking society travels to Ashland for Norwegian Lutheran visit
About forty members of the Viking society from this city visited Ashland on Tuesday evening to meet the Men's Club of the Norwegian Lutheran church. A good program was presented followed by refreshments, and the travelers reported a very fine time.
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Viking Society
Ashland
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Fire Destroys Morgue and Chapel of Amos M Hansen
A Monday blaze heavily damaged the morgue and chapel owned by Amos M Hansen. The fire struck the roof causing extensive damage to the building and slight harm to adjacent stock.
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Amos M. Hansen
Knights of Pythias Celebrate 25th Anniversary in Ashland
Knights of Pythias Lodge in Ashland marked the citys 25th anniversary with more than thirty five visiting brethren. A supper at the Y M C A gathered seventy members with toastmaster Aug F Hoffmann and remarks by Ike Berman A D S Gillette and Rev Kelse. Charter members George A White Andrew Lien Ike Berman and R A Hering attended the celebration.
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Knights of Pythias Lodge
Order
F. Hoffmann
Ike Berman
Washburn Lodge
A. D. S. Gillette
Superior
Rev
Kelse
Ashland
Odd Fellows
George A. White
Andrew Lien
R. A. Hering
Miss Martha Riley Plans Health Film Tour in Bayfield County
Miss Martha Riley director of social work for the State Board of Health will travel Oct 3–7 through Bayfield County visiting high schools and communities. She will present films How Life Begins for children and The End of the Road for adults, with talks for girls and Mothers' meetings at multiple towns including Port Wing Cornucopia Drummond Bayfield Mason Barksdale Iron River and Washburn.
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Martha‘ Riley
State Board of Health
Madison
Bayfield County
Miss Riley
Bayfield Co
Port Wing High School
Port Wing
Herbster
Cornucopia High School
Cornucopia Mothers Meeting
Drummond
Cable High School
Bayfield High School
Bayfield
M. Mason High School
Barksdale High School
Barksdale Community Club
Iron River
Iron River High School
Washburn High School
Washburn Y. M. C
Remarkable 24,289 Pound Cheese Exhibit Shown
Aug F Hoffmann displayed a 24,289 pound cheese at the Syracuse Fair after returning from New York. The massive cheese, made in Lowville by H A Rees, required 255,036 pounds of milk from 10,200 cows and was shared with Hoffmann’s friends during the display period.
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F. Hoffmann
New York State
Syracuse
N. Y
Lowville
New York
H. A. Rees
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Railway, Commission
Tron River
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Roy H. Okerstrom
Luke J. Lavin
Tripp
A. C. Johnson
State of
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Interstate Commerce
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Northern Pacific Company
Washburn, Bayfield and Iron River Railway Company
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Barksdale
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