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The Washington times., 1907-03-06
Why Didn't He Flee?

They'll tell YOU he opened the win
dow I'm that room. II he did, why didn't
he let himself softly down 10 the ground
while they were d0wnstairs2 a thing
which they Say be could have done.
Why didn't they ask Mrs. Bywaters
while she was on the stand who opened
that window Why didn't they do it2
This man is dead. and If possible his
character and name ar, 90 b. black
crad again in the sight OF man. They
are not going TO leave him a shred OF
character when they get through with
him. The Commonwealth IS here ask
ing for atOnement for the shedding Of
what they viii call his vile blood
Phil went into that bridal chamber
after Bywaters finished at the telephone
and he found BywateTs at his wife 3
bed. showing the love ne bore for her
Bywaters said ne must come 20 town
10 tell his aged and delicate mother
He knew he had done wrong. and ne
this green earth who could tell her Of
his wrongs and beg her forgiveness as
he He decmeu 10 his duty. He knew
she would near Of IL and IL might kill
her. lie had no purpose 10 desert his
wife There was too mu~h at stake. He
couldn't do that after his mother heard
o. the marriage.
"Bywaters knew he was a partner Of
this iris trouble and he did the best
he could 10 get her out Of IL. He
showed the utmost tenderness and af-
lection FOR her and married her.
- q see him by his wifC.s side with
her arms eutWlned around his neck
Isn't that love and affection These lit
tie things are indicative or the truth
Of this statement
Bear in mind the picture Of him by
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The Washington times., 1907-03-06
Glad to Know Them.

NIr Lee said I'm part.
Were it not for TIE fact that every
fiber OF my being. every drop OF my
blood is I'm intense sympathy with these
accused 1 should prefer not TO be here
As / gaze into the faces of the men
I'm whose hands the lives of these two
men have been intrusted, ! thank God
that my prayer 20 see. meet. and know
men from Shenandoah has been an
swercd. I revere the traditions and
honor the history Of this glorious State.
1T has been said that pebble. how
ever small. dropped into lake of great
size will cause q ripple that Will be felt
ON every shore and, SO il is one act Of
The Washington times., 1907-03-06
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The Washington times., 1907-03-06
FATE OF STROTHERS in BALANCE

broken like spider webs at Will and the
Hlolators go unwhipped Of jusuce2
oon believe you gentlemen VIII
acqUi these defendants unless there Is
some valid reason ascribed and the jury
assigns II. T}ut tho only r7ls6 --'
IS insanity Don't let the eloquence and
Symp2tnelc appeals Oh nay ....---- ---
the Otner side acQuiC these men.
M Neith then reviewed the evidence
and came down to the time of the COM
mission OF the homicide.
BywaterS Had a Chance.
WHEN Bywaters was confronted by
French STROLLER he confessed like any
other man would have done. The girl
pleaded with French not to kill him.
because she loved him. Bywaters prom
ised TO marry her at any time her
brothers might set, and he did that
he was in Cul PEPPER all day Friday
and mp TO noon Saturday before the
marriage; before any OF the brothers
saw him and il he wanted TO get out of
marrying her and run away he had
ample opportunity. lie didn't shift the
responsibility or desert her then. Why
dldn ne Il ne was the black sheep that
they viii paint him?
An the Facts in this case are IN the
hands OF the defense. gentlemen. The
Common wealth has done the best It
could, but at that II has been enabled
70 hHhl'l Vlllg al ldtl mere ana there ana
patch them together. They have the
whole story. ByWatcrs was A cousin OF
this girl. She was his wife. After the
marriage he placed a ring, a costly
token OF love on her finger.
'AftcrWard he went downstairs and
talked over the telephone. You, gentle
men, saw the telephone near the door
downstairs While at the phone he
could have daTted out into the darkness
OF night and deserted his bride. But did
he do it, No. Was that trying TO run
away2 But, gentlemen, they have all
the facts The prosecution simply sits
by and mods its head. asking a question
low and then-something about which
there may be doubt
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
CONTEST AT GLEN FLORA.

Proposition For New Bridges Voted
Down at Special Election.
The proposition to build two steel
bridges was up at special election Of
the town of True and voted down by a
margin of one vote. The Star says:
The matter of building the two steel
bridges heretofore mentioned was hotly
contested at the special town meeting
held last Saturday. After considerable
discussion of the matter it was decided
that ballot be taken on the PROPOSE
ton, polls to remain open two hours.
Fifty votes were cast, three being
rejected by the inspectors on account
of voters casting two or more ballots.
Whether this occurred Intentionally, or
the voters accidentally picked up more
than one ballot each, cannot well be
known. One roll of three ballots and
one of two ballots were for the propo-
sition while another voter deposited
two ballots folded together against the
proposition. Result of the ballot was
as follows:
For the proposition %
Against the proposition "a
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
SOLD 1000 POUNDS
w. III. Crawford Of Glen Flora Averag-
ed over $50 per Cow this
Year

w. TT. Crawford, who lives at Glen
Flora, has sold an even 1000 pounds OF
butter during the past year. He has
had an average of four cows.
His butter brought him an average
of 22ac per pound. Assuming that the
family consumed half th9 product OF
one cow there are but two in the fami-
ly) that leaves an average of nearly
$64 per COW for the year.
Mr.. Crawford says that two of his
cows were of the ''scrub" variety,
which materially affects the average.
Had they all been high grade stock,
the average would probably have ex-
ceeded $75 per cow.
Mr.. Crawford sold $3.50 worth OF
beef during the year, together with
other products. He also has the in
come from flock of hens which he
will improve.
Mr.. Crawford has to do all his own
work and the product of the year rep
resents what can be done by man of
years without help.
Mr.. Crawford's experience ought to
be an inducement to renters to come
here and secure home.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
Flambeau.

Flambeau Wis. Jan. 9Th, 1907. The
Flambeau Consolidated Ice company
have already filled three of the principal
Ice houses and with no accident with
fill two more this week. The ice is
good.
Geo. Humber and his partner in bust
ness. We did not learn his name brought
their Saw mill to Mr.. Humber's place
last Saturday from over near Holcombe
they intend to saw quite cut in this
town between now and the first of May.
The Flambeau Creamery is still run
ning-not having shut down since last
march. We call that pretty good bust
ness.
Mr.. Paul, the Creamery man, tells us he
now thinks he will continue to run all
winter.
The engine at the creamery here ran
away the other day. The governor
belt was removed by being crowded off
by the main belt and things assumed
an exciting condition for a short time,
but were settled down to business in an
hour or SO.
Jacob Savore, who has been under
the care of DR.. Rodecker of Holcombe,
was taken to the hospital at Chippewa
Falls last Sunday.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
High School Notes

School opened Monday with a very
good attendance. The teachers were
all present andivery few pupils were
absent.
The first semester examination VIII
occur The latter part of this week.
Mr.. Mccormick reminded us Monday
that our class standings must be seven
ty-fve or above; and those who drop
below that will not be allowed to take
the final examinations. No matter
how high our class standings are, we
fail.
Mrs. S. j. Cardinal, Mrs. II. l..
Clark, Miss Pearl Copper and Miss
Flossie Davis visited school this week.
Leona Roby entered school this week
More reference books were received
during vacation and placed on the shelf
for the use of the pupils.
New steam coils have been placed IN
the recitation room downstairs.
At present several teams are busy
hauling wood that is being piled in the
basement of the school.
A map of the u. S. was received for
the sixth grade in the Baptist church
and a map of the ancient Roman em-
pire for the use of the history and Latin
classes in the high school.
This week the members of the first
wear Latin class had a test over the
work of the entire year.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
Fern.

Max Dietz is preparing to move his
store building to the townsite recently
plated on the new Central east of the
Sergeant school house.
Miss Nellie Bates has resumed her
school duties this week after a two
weeks vacation spent with her par
ents in Tony.
The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.
L. w. Cox, Wednesday, Jan. 9th.
Dinner at IL. Everybody welcome.
There will be religious services at
the Sergeant school house Thursday
and Friday evenings of this week con-
ducted by the Rev. John william.
Marshall Crumb of Walworth, Wis,
arrived last week and is at present
helping his uncle, Marshal Sergeant.
Fred and Frank Bailey from Dry
wood are saving for Chester Sergeant.
L. w. Cox delivered load of beef
at the Jump sliding Friday for Ovens
camp near Main creek.
A quantity of cordwood, bolts, etc.,
are piled at Sergeant''s sliding waiting
tor cars that have been ordered to
take it away.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
MOVE FOR BRICK. YARD
Commercial Club will Take the Mat
ter in Hand.

Commercial Club will Take the Mat
ter in Hand.
The desirability of having our brick
made at home has been frequent topic
in the News from the beginning of its
publication.
The Commercial Club realizes the inn
portance of securing sn industry Of
this kind, both for lower priced material
for building and for the employment of
men in it's manufacture, and will make
an effort to secure the opening of a
yard here.
Such an institution would have a
field of it's own and the clay situation
is such that it would have every advant-
age possessed by competitors. The
demand for brick will increase from
year to year,
Few Industries would have bettef
assurance TO success and not many would
be of greater value to the city.
The News has been persistent in this
matter and is pleased to see it taken up
by the commercial club.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
SEWERS NEARLY DONE
Work Reached End of Line and Near
lY Finished.

The sewer work to which frequent
preference has been made because of
the extraordinary feature of putting
them in the winter is nearly completed.
The work has reached the end of the
line and will require but a few more
days to be completed.
The relative expence of doing this
work in summer and winter has been a
matter of much discussion. Members
of the city council who have given
much attention to the work are of the
opinion that most of the work has been
done at less cost then would have been
the case in the summer season.
Several connections are being made
now and the parties and that they are
getting them at minimum cost.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
THESE SECURED BOUNTIES.
On Wolves and Wildcats During the
Week.


Week.
Jan. 5th-Wm. Diamond of the town
of Flambeau, one wolf and one wild
cat, $26.
Jan. th-Geo. w. Wells of the town
of Atlanta, one wild cat, $6.
Jan. 8th-C. S. Becker of the town
of Lawrence, one wolf, $40.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
church met at the home of Mrs. A.
Scoville and elected new officers for
the ensuing six months. The officers
elected were as follows: Pres, Mrs.
Jones; vice pres, Mrs. Lepley; sec'y,
Mrs. Manley; treas. Mrs. Kiefer.
Lunch was served by committee of
ladies.
Methodist Episcopal Church services
in Christian Church Sunday afternoon
at 8. Subject, Good Literature. !"
Sabbath school at 2. Prayer meeting
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
home. of Mrs. McPhail. We give a
general invitation to- these services.
d. JAYNE, pastor.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
PRESERVED THEIR VOICES

A Family Reunion and a Phonegraph.
At a family reunion of the Whicher
family at New Auburn, Wednesday, a
record was made of the voices of each
of the party. In the party were Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Gates, w. S. York and
wife of Arkansaw, Mrs. 10 Seegar of
Eaugalle and Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Whicher of New Auburn. After get
ting the voice of each of the party on
the record a verse of song was sung to
complete the plan. This was taken on
the wax cylinder and will be perma-
nent record. When put upon ma
chine will reproduce each voice at any
time.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
ROAD To LADYSMITH.
One Needed to Connect the Murry
Settlement.

A. N. Andersen, who was up near
Murry Wednesday on law business,
says that he was surprised at the
amount of development there. The
fine farms and buildings with well
cleared acreage impressed him. On
the trip he passed four stump pullers
and piles of stumps ready to be burned.
Mr.. Andersen says that the people
up that way are anxious for crossing
over the Chippewa river and the small
amount of road necessary to connect
with Ladysmith. The distance to
Ladysmith would be eight miles while
to Bruce it is six miles. With such
connection it is said that much of the
traffic would come to the county seat.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
IMPORTING POTATOES.
A Town in Dunn County Exports
While We Buy.

While We Buy.
While enroute to Glen Flora We'd
nesday the News man fell in with a
merchant from Ridgeland, south OF
Barron, who was going to Hawkins
with carload of potatoes for the
merchants and loggers there.
The gentlemen says that his town
exports rs carloads OF potatoes per
year. s
More interesting than the potatoes
exported, is the fact that his town pro-
duces for sale $40, 900 worth of creamery
butter per year. This merchant says
that Barron county propabiy has an
annual creamery output of 81, 600, 600.
The dairy interest has been develop.
ed in, Barron county practically in the
last five years. 1t has advanced the
price of farms there about $40 per
acre.
What the dairy has done for Barron
county, it will do for Rusk county.
Our farmers need more cows and the
aim should be to get every possible
area into grass and keep as many cows
as possible.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
Tony.

Frank Burgess went to Ridgeland,
Wis, Saturday last, where he secured
a number of horses for The John Helm
Co. to be used in their camps. He re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Louis Leonhard, whose serious
illness we mentioned last week, is, we
are pleased to note, much improved
and now on the high road to recovery.
Mrs. VIM. O'Dell entertained the
ladies of the Willing Workers at her
home on Linden street Thursday after
noon, the occasion being her birthday.
A most inviting and toothsome repast
was served. The ladies enjoyed them
selves thoroughly.
Mrs. C. O. Graham, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jos.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
.LADYSMITH LUMBER
AND Veneer co.
Is the Name of the New Concern that
Will Open Operations in
the Spring

The Ladysmith Lumber and Veneer
company has been incorporation under
the laws of Wisconsin. This is the
Wisconsin branch of the Puffer- -Huffard
manufacturing company of Minneapolis,
of which mention has recently been
made in the News.
This concern operates a large plant
in Minneapolis in the building of wheel
barrows, trucks, carts, boxes, etc., and
has hertoforeNoperated a saw mill at
Holcombe.
1t is understood the mill heretofor used
at Holcombe will be brought to Lady
smith and used here.
This company has been considering
Ladysmith for some time and arrange
ments have been under development to
satisfy the needs of the concern.
Recently all the necessary details
have been worked out and the deal is now
consumnated under which the plant
will be located in the triangle on the
river described by the 500 line and
Central spur where a tract of 10 acres
will be used for the saw mill, veneer
mill and yards of the company.
This concern will employ fifty to
seventy-fve, and perhaps more, men in
the city and large force in the woods.
The company owns large tracts of tim
ber in the up-river country and will be
a permanent institution.
The negotiations for the location of
the plant here were conducted to the
closing point by ]. w. Miller, who
co-operated with the commercial club
upon the organization of the latter
BODY.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12

Christman, for couple of weeks past,
leaves today for her home at Unity,
Wis.
Miss Nellie Bates left yesterday noon
for Fern to resume her work as teach
er in the Fern school.
Miss Regina Van Gent, of Mime
apolis, and Miss Theresa Hovorka, of
st. Paul, arrived here Saturday last to
spend New Years with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Honsa and family, of Linden st.
They returned to the Twin Cities
w ,dnesday. The Tony Enterprise.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
LAFOLLETTE R. R. BILL
Wis. Man Springs New Law When
Original Had Been
Emasculated.

The terror of the record, plus the
conviction that the record would later
be exploited from the Chautauqua plat
form, was the combination to which
chief credit was given for Senator La
Follette's sweeping victory in the SEN
ate for his bill limiting the hours of
service of railroad employees.
BY the vote of II to l the bill passed
the senate late in the afternoon after
a contest that will be remembered a
time. Last session this measure was
forced into it's position as unfinished
business by the pertinacious fight of
the Wisconsin senator. The opposition
tried every means at its hand then to
kill the measure, but failed.
Mr.. La Toilette had the advantage,
in the closing days of the session, and
forced the senate to give the measure
the right of way at the present session
fixing Jan. 10th as the date for a vote.
Victory is Complete.
Brought squarely under the guns, the
opposition had neither the courage, to
defeat the measure nor the nerve to
stand by the which ii had amended in
to a condition of appropriate worthless
ness. In the end La Follette,s own
substitute bill passed, almost as he had
drafted it. The victory was complete,
sweeping and unexpected
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
The Coolest Day.

Wednesday morning was the coolest
this winter, the thermometer at eight
O'Clock registering Ia degrees below
zero. Thus far we have had as fine a
winter as one could wish. The roads
have been fine and the weather just
cold enough to keep them in condition.
Reports from all directions have shown
more severe weather than in Rusk
county.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
RUSK co. FAIR AND AG-
RICULTURE SOCIETY
People at Bruce Making Headway
With the Project They Have
IN Hand,

Messrs. ]. II. Moller and ]. M. Lep-
ley of Bruce, were in the city Thurs
day soliciting memberships to their
County Fair ASSOCIATION. When the
project was first started it looked like
a big undertaking and still appears to
be no small task, but the people
down there have taken hold of the
matter with vim and enterprise and
have indicated that they mean business.
They are now taking up the work in
other parts of the county.
The subscription list showed nearly
1,700 shares of one dollar each taken
by Bruce people and the delegation ex-
plains that the canvass there has only
partially been prosecuted. Many en-
terprising people there, they say, have
not been seen. The situation would
suggest that the Bruce list will be for
midable when completed.
When seen by the News reporter the
cnnvassers were making good headway
in Ladysmith as they doubtless will in
other parts of the county.
In this connection the News takes
the view that if Bruce wants to assume
the task of organizing and the respon-
sibility of maintaining county fair,
we of Ladysmith and the rest of the
county ought to admire the pluck of
our sister city and assist in every pos
sible way in pushing the thing along,
Nothing succeeds like success and we
don't want county fair of any other
than the good kind.
The News has believed that at Lady
smith is the proper place for such an
institution, but our people slept on
the proposition while the Bruceites
were at work. They are now at the
point of success and we are glad of it.
There is more in county fair in a
new country than mere coming to-
gether of our people to admire one
another's display-there is an adver-
tising feature if properly handled.
The fair will be at a time when our
country is at it's best and doubtless
many people from abroad could be in
duced to come at that time who would
not at other times. Again, the dis
plays can be photographed and by use
Of printers ink, displayed to- the OUT
side world. The institution can be
made the means of getting ''free,
gratis, for nothing" into the daily
press. The Grassland association of
the county and the commercial clubs
can thus secure more material to use
in convincing the great public that we
have fine country.
The News had it's ideas of how best
TO advertise the merits of Rusk county,
but it appears that we are going to
have fair-so we should join in MAX
ing it a great success. A county fair
is everyone's institution.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
Victory is Complete.
BREWERY A PROBABILITY
Concern Writes of the Likelihood of
Locating Here.

concern writes OF the AlKe1nOOu OF
Locating Here.
J. w. Miller, chairman of the sites
and industries committee of the COM
mercial club, is in receipt of a letter
from the parties who are considering
the location of brewery in Ladysmith
in which they speak encouragingly of
the proposition. There would appear
to be no good reason why Ladysmith
should not have concern of this kind.
We are very favorably situated and
an excellent site is available, specially
suited to the industry.
With two lines of railway, and an
other probable in the near future, we
ssSss IN position TO assure such an in
stitution a liberal patronage from the
start.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
DIED AT 81.

F. A. Whicher Passes Away at Ex-
treme Age.
F. A. Whicher, died last Saturday
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs.
M. D. Moorhead, at the extreme age
of 80 years.
Mr.. Whicher had lived among his
children for many years, making his
home at various points.
He had been in Ladysmith a couple
weeks at the time of his demise.
The deceased was the father of Mrs.
G. A. Gates and Mrs. Moorhead of
Ladysmith.
The remains were taken to Sand Rock
for burial.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
SKINNER SKIPS OUT.
For the proposition
Against the proposition

Manager of Show Company Goes
Promptly Hence.
The manager of the Skinner show
company went upon the financial shoals
at Glen Flora Tuesday night, had a
row with his employees, produced a
revolver at the exciting moment and
took a convenient train while warrant
was being issued.
When the News man left Glen Flora
an effort by telephone was being made
to have the lamented departed captured
at Prentice.
Thus do showmen have their troubles.