The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-04-07

Weyerhaeuser, Wis, April 5, 1906.
The McGill machine has got busy in
our erstwhile peaceful little burg and
liberty, freedom and happiness have
given place to dissension, turbulence
and viciousness. We have one of the
most promising towns along the $500
Line" already but, knowing there is a
chance for improvement in all things,
our village in order to introduce tie
necessary reforms and make the place
destined for it by nature, the finest and
best village in Rusk county. Great
pressure was brought to bear upon us
at that time by the conservatives who
were bitterly opposed to anything that
would tend to improve or expand our
village. They (the conservatives were
laboring under the delusion that they
could so retard the natural advancement
of the place, as to enable them to for
ever hold the people under one thumb
while they controlled the village affairs
with the other. In spite of this oppos-
ition, to which they adhered with the
tenacity of bulldog, we succeeded in
the incorporation of the place and thus
started the village in the straight and
narrow path.
After this, which was the first and
most important step, the next thing
was to choose officers who would run
the village economically and judicially
and here is where McGill gets busy.
Our caucus committee proceeded to
call a caucus, the notices for which
read that it was to be caucus for the
purpose of placing in nomination can
didates to be voted for at the ensuing
election. Everything was going lovely
but even the casual observer could see
there was storm brewing when on
Friday, March 3Oth, at 7:30 p. M, the
electors of the village repaired to the
town hall prepared to nominate the
man they thought best for Office and
this is just what McGill and his gang
did not want, for, ''Lo and behold, :"
who arrives on the scene but McGill,
followed by gang of his Weyerhaeus-
er adherents, who at once proceeded to
break up the caucus and the pnople
who had assembled there in good faith
were obliged to go home without plac-
ing in nomination single man. But
just watch developments, and here is
where fraud is apparent on the face of
the proceedings, for on election day
ticket comes out at the polls, and, in
fact, is elected, bearing the name of
Caucus Ticket" Let the people of
Weyerhaeuser take for their watchword
'Down with the McGill machine" for
experience in the development of Lady
smith has taught us that, once under
McGill subsection, the yoke is hard and
burdensome.
Attorney Andersen of Ladysmith was
a caller in the village Tuesday.
Politics were rather interesting in
Strickland at election. T. H. Apker
won the Craftsmanship over Jos. Pashil-
ka by the small majority of one vote.
County Superintendent Mackin came
down Tuesday and, with his brother
who lives near this village, drove out
north of town to visit the schools there.
Lewis Grow of Bruce was caller in
the village short time Tuesday.
Emery Funk has moved his family
into the burlington house on Third
street, recently vacated by Jas. Harper
who last week moved his family to
Ballard, Wash.
Will Howard of Dallas passed through
here Wednesday on his way home from
Hawkins where he had been employed
during the winter season.
Lorenzo Weith, foreman on the Bel
denville Lumber company's steam log
loader, passed through here Wednesday
with his car of houshold goods. He is
moving from Barron to his new home