The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-14

Bruce, Wis, II, 1096.-Geo. W.
Heaverin, the newly elected treasurer
of the town of Big Bend, was dong
hnsiness at the Lumbermans State Bank
last Tuesday.
Frank Fredericks, who was sentenced
to the county Jail about "a week ago, Tor
inh1lman treatment to hisiwife, was re-
leased last Saturday through some error
in the proceedings Of court which SEN
fenced him. Mrs. Fredricks left her
hotue while he was serving his time and
he is unable to locateher.
Everybody seems to have mania for
moving since the robins return The.
dray men are kept busy and could give
Won an off hand inventory of house hold
goods belonging to two-thirds OF the
people of the village. Some times it is
cheaper to move than to clean house, or
pay the rent.
Miss Walker of Cameron was visiting
with her sister Vivian for few days
this week.
Last week a petition to the village
hoard was circulated, asking said board
to take action towards closing the sal
oons on Sundays and also making them
remove all curtains from their windows
on that day. Every one OF our nlne
saloon men signed this petition and all
though the board has not acted on the
matter as yet, be it saidto the credit OF
our saloon men, that last Sunday every
saloon was closed, and the curtains were
removed at a majority OF the places.
The town was quite and not drunken
man appeared on our streets. Tins is
as it should be and we hope that the
village board will see to it and so in
struct the marshall that all saloons must
be closed and kept closed on Sunday.
We are sure that if this will be done,
the saloon men will welcome the change
with open arms, all they want is to
know that the other fellow will be closed
too. and not be able to take advantage
of one a mother. We pay our marshal
S35. 90 per month, which is handsome
salary for village of this size, and he
ought to see that order and decency is
observed. The village board have the
petition, which represents the will OF
public here and it is now up to them to
see that the law regarding this matter
is carried out to the letter.
Miss Joyce Brunk who is takieg a
course in vocal and instrumental music
at Stanley Hall, Minneapolis, is spend
ing her Easter vacation at home. She
returns to her studies next Monday.
Miss Brunk is already an accomplished
performer at the piano, as well as a
soloist with pleasing voice and we
are sure she will avail herself of all the
advantages extended by the institution
which she attends.
F. Smith of Ellsworth was visiting
friends here last Tuesday.
Miss Hill, daughter of Prof. Hill,
who lectured here a few weeks ago,
was the guest of Mrs. w. A. Blackburn
last Monday. Miss Hill is reader of
some note and will give one of her en-
tertainments at Daigle's opera house
next Monday evening.
Last Friday night the people Of Bruce
listended to the last number of the
Lecture course being one of Sam Jones
lectures by Denton C. Crowell. Every
body was we'll pleased and went home
wiser.
While the lecture course was a sue
cess socially, fnanciallytit was some
what failure The receipts for the
course were $173.00 and the expenses
$500. 90 leaving a deficit of about $27.0O
which the members of the course
promptly dug up. The members Of the
committee wish to thank the Ladysmith
News and the Bruce News Letter, I'M
der both the old and new management,
for their most liberal treatment in help
inc to advertise this educational kenter-
prise.
Rev. A. J. York, pastor of the Bruce