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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
a Word About Ourselves.

The Ladysmith News devotes much
attention possessed by Rusk County
and northern Wisconsin in general. 1t
is the belief of the publishers that this
is one of the useful fields of labor in
newspaper work in a new county.
Many thousands Of copies of the News
have gone out to acquaint the outside
world with the advantages of Rusk
county.
Aside from this, the editor of the
Ladysmith News has contributed scores
of articles upon every feature of van
tage in Rusk county every point Of
Inherent value, every enterprise has
been covered-in daily papers Of the
Twin cities, Milwaukee and the east
papers aggregating more than million
readers. This campaign Of publicity
has been constantly kept up and will
continue The fruits of this work is
beginning to come what is wanted is
persistent, continuous work not only in
home papers, but i'll the columns of the
great dailies and this is what the Lady
smith News is doing. To reach mil
lion readers is to advertise the merits
of Rusk county in an effective way.
Moral: place your patronage with the
Ladysmith News and help the good
work along.
LADYSMITH PUB. Co.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
BEFORE AND AFTER
What the Ladysm Budget Had to Say OF It's Present Pat
ron Saint Before "Inflooence" Did the
Smothering Act.

The following article is taken from
the columns of the Ladysmith Budget
of Oct. 2, 1908, from the pen of Rusk
county farmer and was written as q
word picture of the class to which the
Budgets patron saint belongs:
In a recent batch of random hits
commented upon the old saw that ..no
people have better religion than they
deserve, and applied this proposition to
governments. I thoroughly believe in
it because it is in line with the tenden-
cies of the race-and I believe it more
especially because Of a long experience
in which I was in position to know the
inner secrets of municipal, county and
state government. Old Grover while
in his ascendant course to fame, told
the common council of Buffalo that he
knew there were rascals among them.
Did the members ask him to prove it?
Oh no, they were like the fellow who
was accused of stealing sheep. You
have heard the story? Well, this fellow
pretended to have been terribly abused
by the accuser and when a bystander
asked why he didn't make the
neighbor prove the statement, only re-
marked, "that is what | am afraid he is
going to do." Twas the same with the
Buffalo council and it is always the
case where corruption exeists.
The worst person in any community
is the political and official corruption
ist and the worst place for the worst of
all people is in new state, county or
municipality. There is the pasture
green. There is where he revels in
golden harvest Of splendid opportun-
tiles. He knows that his term of ten
antry is to be short and he purposes
making the most of the harvest. He
has but one desire-to gain; but one
design-to grab. He is a moral leper,
an intellectual mediocre, a physical
coward. He has the cunning of coy
ote without the courage of a cur. He
is indescribable because Of the limit
ations of the English vocabulary.
This fellow gets into Office by the
back door. There are two methods of
which he takes choice according to cir
cumstances-o one is by appointment in a
new state, county, city or village, and
the other by trading in legislative or
municipal matters for official positions.
These people don't ask for executive,
county or city offices, there is too
much work there-what they want is
judicial or semi-judicial positions such
as county or city attorney-ship, official
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
Both Plead Guilty.

Two parties have been brought to
answer to violations of state game laws
thus early in the season. On Saturday
night at about 1:30, l.. Norton of the
town of Brentwood was brought before
Justice F. w. Sackett,, charged with
having killed a beaver. He pleadguilty
and was fined $40 and cost, amounting
in all $32. so. cit is unlawful:tokill beav-
for period of five years.
On Monday morning Richard Fiber
of the town of Worcester was arrested
and brought before Justice Sackett.
He was charged with hunting and kill
ing deer without a license. He also
plead guilty and paid a fine of $50 and
costs. The whole amounted to $63. 72-
a pretty dear deer.
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STARVED IN THE WOODS.
Price County Farmer Suffers This
Fate.

Price County Farmer Suffers This
Fate.
The mystery which surrounded the
disappearance Of John Lensten, well
known farmer residing near Ogena,
was cleared up by the finding Of his
dead body three miles south of Cataw-
ba last Saturday.
Lensten, who was So years of age,
left his home two weeks ago last Fri
day and went out into the woods near
his home to gather evergreens and
was seen no more until his body was
found by searching party as before
stated.
Death was evidently caused by ex-
posure and want of food. When fonnd
he had in the inside pocket of his coat
some small bones, apparently those
of a rabbit Or porcupine, from which
the greater portion of the meat had
been torn while yet uncooked, giving
rise to the theory that the real cause
of his death was starvation. Prentice
News.
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The JURY SYSTEM.
Change Needed in Justice Court
System.

It is apparent to any one who has
given the matter attention that a
change in the matter in drawing juries
in justice courts is desirable. In fact
in some instances it is necessary to
justice. At the present time the jury
list in justice court is absolutely in the
harlds of one MAN. That man can
select whom he chooses and there is no
appeal.
It may be said that each side has
the right to cancel six of the eighteen
nanes-which is true-but all the Of
ficer in charge has to do is to be sure
of twelve of the eighteen. Not long
ago man admitted assaulting another
and was acquitted. Later a defendent
made an overwhelming case and was
convicted. At least one juror was on
both cases-and the same officer made
the list He is notorious for his lists.
You can cancel your six, but you can t
change the balance. Some method
should be adopted to prevent the possi-
bility of such tyranny. That there is
only now and then an officer who will
be mean enough to make juries to fit
the occasion is not sufficient reply
the jury system should be beyond man
ipulation.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18

snaps where the pretence of extra SER
vice is a constant source of additional
income. have seen an incompetent
district attorney ask for competent
lawyer to do county work and then
charged $500 extra for services and
expenses, while listening to the COM
petent lawyer make an $500 argument
at the same time drawing handsome
salary with the regularity of clock
work. have seen district attorney
draw upward of hundred dollars for
making a twenty-dollar trip "and ad-
vice" for which he was already paid
salary. | have heard district attorney
publicly disparage the value of the very
lands the taxes upon which paid his
salary and that four times what it
ought to be.
AS have said, the corrupt politicians
usually of the carpet-bag order-al-
ways seek Offices with discretionary
features and plenteous perquisites. Lit
tie labor and large pay is their motto.
They run their course in short order
and when the popular foot comes down
upon their necks we have the political
enactment of the event depicted by the
great poet whose miscreant "doubly
dying shall go down to the vile dust
from whence he sprung, unwept, un-
honored and unsung." It is beyond me
to depict, describe or fifty characterize
the corrupt politician. That finest ling
uist the world ever produced Wendell
Phillips, to whom in years gone by
loved to listen-once tried and gave up
the task. Would that I could, would
that some one could, for it would be a
word picture at once as interesting as
horrible-yet the inevitable may well
be conceded. You can always recog-
nize the individual at sight. AS in the
case where the boy assured the neigh
Dor that his father could 'be told from
the other hogs by his hat," so in this
case you can distinguish him by the
face he wears. I'll guarantee it-there
is no question about it. His counten-
ance is shaped in accord with the 'eter-
nal fitness Of things" and hts facial
confession is, as Senator Depew would
say, "necessitated by the imperious
conditions Of the situation.
The political corruptionist can be dis
posed of in but one way by kicking
him out, not only out of office but out
of political organizations. 1t is case
where "eternal vigilance is the price
Of safety and.constant ejectment is
the cost of success. Oil up the kicking
machine. Budget, Oct. 2, 1908.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
COUNTY BOARD MEETS
In Annual Session and Transacts
County Business-Adjourns
to Later Date.

The board of county supervisors Of
Rusk county met in annual session
Tuesday. An evening session was
held Tuesday evening and day sessions
Wednesday, at which time an adjourn
ment was taken subject to call. 1t is
anticipated that the board will meet
again in December and complete the
business of the annual session.
Most of the time of the session was
taken up with routine business.
Supervisor Sergeant asked that the
sheriff's account be recalled, but the
board declined any action upon them.
Mr.. Sergeant remarked as his reason
for the recall that "either the county
had skinned him or the present sheriff
was skinning the county and he
wanted to know which!
The bill for care of INDECENT soldiers
was reported at $134.85.
A resolution was passed asking from
the state superintendent recognition
of RUsk county training school as
soon as such school shall have been or
ganized and conducted according to his
requirements.
Ar order was passed placing county
funds in the Ladysmith National bank.
The Bruce bank and Ladysmith Ma
tional offered three per cent and the
State bank two per cent, but they were
separate offers instead of Joint offers as
in the past.
A committee was appointed to select
location for poor farm and report
at the next meeting.
Two bids were made for publishing
the proceedings of the county board.
The Ladysmith News offered to print
these proceedings in pamphlet form as
in the past, in sufficient quantity to
supply one to each resident tax payer
and to publish the proceedings in the
Ledysmith News for 500.
The Weekly Budget offered to pub
lish the proceedings "as required by
law" not requiring any pamphlets and
not necessarily reaching more than.
one-fourth of the resident tax payers,
for $3.50. The Budgets offer was ac-
cepted.
The report was made by the county
clerk that the resolution adopted at
the last annual meeting directing coun-
ty funds to be placed in certain banks,
had been rescinded prior to the failure
of the First National bank.
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Her Masted RepentanCe.

The business woman had to spend
SO much money on car fare that she
was not averse to sitting and looking
ahead of her while the conductor went
by. One day, however, when she had
ridden UP and down and across town
without paying-the conductors had
neglected to collect and it was one OF
her principles not to force money on
people-she concluded to be honest
and pay Besides, she was obliged to
have a transfer The conductor took
her fare with some surprise, for she
had ridden mile or two, then he said
to her: Madam, you get your trans
fer on the corner" ''I'll never be hon
est again." said the business woman
rs she got off.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18

w. C. Gerard is taking in the hunt
ing season in Rusk county. He cap
tured ore Of the elusives and is going
after another. The deer season is one
of the instances where Mr.. Gerard
wants all that is coming to him.
Chris and John Petersen and Louis
Andersen Of Racine were in the city
Saturday. They are land owners and
looking for more.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
HY NOT A LIBRARY
~ Should Not Ladysmith Have
a Public Reading
EnOT12

he above question is Of vital inter-
to every local reader Of the News.
all want it. You will all agree
1t it is necessity. Why not have
)ne will give one reason, another
,ther, but the fact, stripped Of all
,terfuge, is that there is no valid
son. f subscription would lead
results that would make a good
It. At the beginning the library
Id be quartered with some public
'ited citizen who would care for
or nominal fee. Then the mere
essities Of the situation would call
tn further cXertions that would
ry the matter forward to desired
Is. It has been we'll said that
ecessity is the mother of invention"
It will find a way out Of the COM
cation of inadequate circumstances
hen once a start is made.
Go to Carnegie if you like. Appeal
the lady in honor of whom the city
as named for all endowment, if you
ill-but make a start.
Make start Doubtless rsany
tizens will contribute desirable books
ON their own private libraries. The
ritter hereof will start such contri-
ltiona with fifty desirable volumes.
Make a START the rest will come.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18

George B. Goocher is building barn
on his farm south of the city. The
size is indicated by the fact that it
requires fourteen thousand shingles.
E. L. Baxter has taken this farm as
headquarters for his dairying bust
ness.
C. L. Kellogg, the Apollonia lumber
and mill man, was in Ladysmith Mon
day and Thursday.
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Licensed to w ed.

The following marriage licensees have
been reported by the county clerk since
our last issue.
Alvin Winters and Miss Myrtle Spen-
Ger, both of Ladysr1ith.
Amel Barfknecht of Ladysmith and
Miss Laura Hall of Tony.
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Congregational Church.

Sermon subject next Sunday morn
ing: ''The Consequences of SIM" In
the evening we are to be favored with
"a Trip Through the Holy Land, I"
illustrated by stereoptican views.
The Bethany Sisters will hold their
annual bazaar in the early part of Dec
ember.
Remember the entertainment next
Saturday evening at the opera house.
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Miles Miles.

Ordinarily Ladysmith and Bruce are
s miles apart, but on Dec. 18th there
will be only one Miles between them.
On that date Robert Parker Miles will
give his world renowned lecture, "Tal-
low Dips at Daigle's Opera House at
Bruce, Wis, and eliminate 7 miles of
the distance between these two peo-
pie.
Miles for children, 15e.
Miles for adults, soc.
Only miles for one Miles.
BRUCE LECTURE ASSN.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
RECOlLFCTIONS OF THE EDITOR
Some Experiences Of Other
days sti1attinueri in them emory

| have distinct recollection of the
time away hack when was proud of an
infantile moustache-after the wont
of all who are young-when in my
vacation days dropped into the edi-
toraal sanctum of daily sheet in an
Iowa town, and encountered the most
besz'ish acting man that ever saw IN
an editorial chair. lily personal ap-
pearence was such as BELTS man who
had been for several weeks on track
less prairie. Ny reception and the
ccossfire of words that passed during
the first few minutes would not make
very good freside reading. The up
shot of the interview was that | sat
down at table and wrote some edi-
torial articles. 7 had taken pains to
inform myself as to the policy Of the
paper-and was kept writing editorials
until the end of my vacation brought
this incident to close. This EDITORS
Judgment may be taken for what it
was worth-he was mayor Of his city
in the strenuous days of attempted pro-
hibition and perhaps that had much to
do with his temper, he was wearer
of the title colonel which perhaps
stimulated his profanity-but under
meath the rough coat he had as kind
heart as l ever got next to and my
recollection of those three months win
never become dim. Some time | am
going to write up the interesting ex-
periences of those days.
| once performed the functions of an
editor in beautiful town on the Miss
issippi river. In the city was vacant
riverside. Some of us who had mix
ture of the artistic in our otherwise
prosaic natures, thought that that
riverside should be converted into a
park where evenings and Sunday after
moons might be spent with benefit to
the health and stimulus to the flow of
the milk of human kindness that all
betterment of spirit promotes. There
were others, and they were in the city
council, who thought it would be a
grand thing to give this river front to
couple railway companies. A con-
test was on with. the promptness of
lightning and the force of dynamite
explosion. 1t was case of honesty
and the conservation of natural OPP
portunity against graft and greed.
What became of the river front? It
is now the most beautiful park be-
tween the st. Anthony Falls and the
city Old Andy defended SO nobly. The
fellows who purposed giving this grand
legacy of 1000 men, women and child
ren to couple railways that didn't
need it, were preachers of harmony
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
ABOUT RAILWAY PROGRESS.

chis End Of New Line Is Under
Action.
The LadysH1Sth end Of the new Sup
,rior and Southeastern railway is mak-
ng progress. Ressrs. Manning, Clark
6 Haviland, who have the contract for
the first twenty-five miles, have al
ready awarded contracts for the clear
ing Of the right of way Of most of their
contract. They wila make all possible
headway until the depth Of snow may
stop this WORK. We are not advised as
to the organization of forces beyond the
Chippewa river. but it is evident that
the whole line will be completed at the
earliest possible date.
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A Question.

In the past the district attorney has
been allowed Office rent, while he has
had at his command rooms in the court
house built for his use. Question: why
should the county pay the district at
torney's rent any more than that Of any
other lawyer? Is it anything more or
less than an item of graft? The tax
payers can answer this question.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
An Experience,

A man had telephone put in espec-
tally to meet an emergency. The en-
ergency came and he tried for hours to
get central, grinding the call bell, as
he said, like coffee mill, but no an
sWer came from central. And he asks
# there is any control over public SER
vice corporations.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Service in the Baptist church on Sum-
day next at 8 p. m. Subject: ''The.
Nobleman of Capernauni. A hearty
welcome given to all. Pastor, Rev.
j.. H. Sandford.
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Christian .Endeavor.

Christian Endeavor prayer meeting
at the First Church of Christ on Sun
day evening, Nov. 10th, at $50 o
clock.
Topic: Medical Mission Cat Home
and Abroad.)" Mark /: 1884. Lead
er: F. L. Dean.
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and practicers of graft. My paper
was denounced by them as an anarchist
sheet-one fellow boycotted it for a
time, and then was sorry. 1t was
case where right did 'finally and pow
erfully prevail .
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AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Manning Well
and Happy.

The twenty-fifth wedding anniver
sary in the life of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S
Manning came and went Wednesday.
About fifty friends met with this
estimable couple on their anniversary
evening to celebrate the occasion anC
did justice to the situation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manning have liyeC
among US ever since Ladysmith be-
came more than a hamlet in the wild
erness and have been active in every
movement for the growth and better
ment of the town.
May they live a couple hundred
years yet!
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500 Line Thanksgiving Day Rates.

One fare and one third for the round
trip between all stations. Tickets on
sale November 18th and 30th, good to-
return until December 4th, 1905.
Ask the agent.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-18
USING CITY WATER.
The Supply Is Now Ample and Salts
factory

The use Of city water is now becom-
ing popular. Between 40 and so are now
using city water and several orders are
in for taps and connections. This de-
monstrates that we are to have some
returns from the water system. Pat
rons are pleased with the service.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-27

he generally keeps his iert nand glove
ON IL ii is u first call and short one
If there is no hall and he is ushered at
once into the parlor he lays hat and
coat upon a chair or table.
When young man makes first call
on girl her mother should invariably
come and meet him for few minutes
and give him welcome. She should 90
this on all occasions unless the visitor
has called so often as TO have become
established in her home on familiar
footing
The time TO make an evening call va
ries according TO the place. In large
city where people dine late a call IS
properly made any time between ) and
9. In smaller towns s O'Clock Is the
regulation hour. In the country. where
sometimes the caller must travel con
siderable distance to his home, half
past . is not too early ID arrive In no
case should a first call last longer than
an hour. Half an hour is the regula-
ton length in the cities.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-27
RECEPTION TOILET.

blue or pale green. I confess to color
blindness under the gaslight. This
was rather more elaborate. having d
short Eton over white lace.
Many women were present whose
names are household words. Among
them was Mrs. Tod Helmuth, the Rev.
Phebe Hanaford and, dearest of all,
the Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell.
The latter wore the quaintest of gowns.
a close, old fashioned bonnet and a
wide lace collar. Lille Devereux Blake
wore handsome costume of dark en-
broidered cloth and a pretty bonnet.
The Baroness de Bazus was habited in
a costume Of dark velvet, with some Of
her priceless point lace on the corsage,
n dainty toque of velvet to match and
her famous emeralds. / think her cos
tune was dark green, but, as / say, l
am color blind. Mrs. Won Klemmer,
the famous musician, had on n s,eauti-
full princess gown OF embroidered satin,
with lace at the shoulders and sleeves.
Rock Island Argus., 1905-12-27

floor. expecting the poor girl TO make
talk" and amuse them. The girl beats
her brains and lashes up her memory
TO say things that will interest the
sticker, inwardly praying that her
guardian angel will put it into his head
TO take his leave. but the angel seems
unable to penetrate his ObtuseneSs.
The girl may be excessively weary or
may have something she needs to do.
She cannot exactly tell him to go,
though she lets faint signs and hints
escape her.
There is no more trying ordeal for n
lively girl than TO he bored to death
by stupid man caller who stays for
ever. she fidgets in her chair, she pats
her toes. she yawns behind her hand,
but not Il sign of all this does the heavy
and uninteresting caller see.
Not long ago one of these masculine
bores made an evening call on a pretty,
spirited girl who was already tired 10
death by something she had been work
ing at all day. She was polite and en-
tertaining. and the man was plainly
pleased, SO much so that he just sat
there till he sat out his welcome twice
over. At last the poor girl in deSpera-
ton sprang to her feet and exclaimed:
Il can't stand this thing a minute
longer. I'm going to bed
That man went. He was served
right Ten O'Clock or half past is as
late as, any ordinary evening call
should ever be prolonged.