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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
SEEDING COMMENCED IN
WESTERN CANADA.
The Prospects for Large Acreage to
Be Sown in Wheat.


st. Paul, April "a, 1907--Word has
been received at the office of the
Canadian Government in st. Paul that
seeding has commenced at various
points throughout Manitoba, Saskatch-
evan and Alberta
The heavy snowfall during the past
winter has left the ground in splendid
shape for successful seeding opera
tons. The fine weather of the past
few days has taken much of the frost
out of the ground and during next
week there will scarcely be district
in which the seeder is not being oper-
ated. The most optimistic conditions
exist and in ali districts the farmers
are busy getting things in shape.
There will be very large acreage
sown in spring wheat, oats and barley.
AT many points throughout the three
provinces the newcomers are busy un-
loading their stock and effects, work
ing night and day in order to get on
their farms and become active agen-
cies in the effort to make the year
1907 the banner year in grain produc-
ing in Western Canada. AS compared
with districts many hundred miles
further south than this, 1t will be seen
that Western Canada ranks amongst
the first in the line of seeding opera
tons for the present year. 1t is safe
to say that farmers who get in their
crop before the goth or oath of May
will receive magnificent returns. A
number of those coming in this spring,
who had not their land prepared last
fall, will break up enough land to get
in a crop of oats and barley and prob
ably some fax. This, together with
the vegetables they will plant, will
give them ample food for themselves
and stock during the coming summer
and winter. These early seeding oper-
ations are not confined to one district.
but are spread over country 900
miles long by 400 miles in width.
The agents of the Canadian Govern
ment, located at different points
throughout the United States, are
busy giving information regarding the
many new districts that are being
made available for settlers. Low rail.
way rates, information and literature
are given on application to the agent,
whose name appears in advertisement
elsewhere in this paper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
FOR A GRANITE CAPITOL.
Commission Reaches Final Decision
at Madison.

The capitol commission has decided
that the new $6,000,000 capitol will be
built of granite A contract was let
to the Woodbury. Granite company OF
Hartwick, VT, to furnish and lay
Bethel granite.
The Bethel granite is almost white
and is generally regarded as the best
building material in the western hemi'
sphere Georgia marble is the only
other stone that approaches it, it is
declared It's cost is practically the
same as the Georgia marble. The
granite will be used only in the ex-
terror walls, porticos, approaches and
terraces.
While the commission would not
give out any information regarding
the cost of the granite, it is under
stood that the contract will call for
about $2,000,000 The commission
says that by rejecting the original bids
and calling for new ones it saved the
state between 100000 and 100000 on
the contract.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
SINGER is GRATEFUL.
aasnus Rasmussen Will Visit Woman
Who Gave Him Start.

Who Gave Him start.
From a lumberjack in Northern Wis
consin and Minnesota to one of the
foremost theatrical singers in North
srn Europe is the rise in the world to
offer appreciation for which Rasmus
Rasmussen is now on his way to La
Crosse to see Mrs. Levi Withee.
Twenty years ago Rasmussen was
employed by La Crosse lumber COM
Dany in the northern pineries. At the
close of the season he came to La
Crosse and boarded at the home of a
woman who happened to be the wash
woman for the Withee family. Levi
Withee, head of one of the richest es-
.ates in the western part of Wisconsin,
was then state senator from the La
Crosse district.
Mrs. Withee heard of the wonderful
voice possessed by the "lumberJack,
and requested her washwOman to ask
MIN to sing for her. Reluctantly Ras-
mussen consented and Mrs. Withee
was at once charmed with his voice.
Taking him in charge she paid for
cultivating his voice and sent him to
Europe to study under the masters
His fame grew until now he is one of
the leading Scandinavian singers. He
recently came to America for tour
and has written his benefactress that
he will come to La Crosse to see her.
Mrs. Withee is now an aged woman,
but she tells an interesting story OF
befriending the penniless lumberjack
with the wonderful Yoice.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
In and About the State
LAWRENCE CLASS is SO.
Preparations Being Made for Com.
mencement.

mencement.
Active preparations for commence
ment at Lawrence university are I'M
der way at Appleton. There are thir-
ty-three members in the senior class,
but three of them may not receive
their diplomas The members OF the
class are:
Capt. C. Aaller, Tomah; Hattie l..
Arthur, Dodgeville John p. Ballan-
tyne, Appleton; Ada l.. Beal, Milwau-
kee; Edward w Brakeman, Bloom
City; Alexander F. C. Drummer, Wit
tenberg; Virgil H. Butler, Poynette;
Ray H. Cliff, Ingram; William F. Fad
ner, Appleton; Harry E. Flynn, Pesh-
tigo; Sarah C. Hartman, Appleton;
schleb, Grand Rapids; Ernest A. Hoo
ton, Waupun; Lawrence c. Johnson,
Brandon; Leila I. Johnson, Baraboo;
George N. Kinyon, Clinton; Lorez
Knutzen, Appleton; Allie Lammel,
Neenah; Burke r. Lawton, Twin
Cecile j. Norton, Marshall; Nettie
Norton, Marshall; Ethel May Nuzum,
Viroqua; William Otto, Edgerton;
Eva A. Ozanne, Kenosha; Charles II.
Sanders, Royalton; Harry Slater, APP
pleton Henry j. Sleeps, Berlin; AL
fred G. White, Sharon; Mabel White,
Sharon; Charles A. Wyman, Lafayette,
Ore.
The following have been selected to
deliver orations at the graduation OF
the academy Grace Mae Going, Chi
cago; Vivian Ingold, Appleton Ethel
Peterson, Milwaukee; Walter l.. Prop
er and Leon Branyen.
The feature of the commencement
will be the reunion of the class of ST,
there being five of the seven who
graduated fifty years ago still alive.
They will all return next month.
Quayle of Chicago has been engaged
by the seniors to deliver the com
mencement oration.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
LONDON CLUB LIFE.
The Tendency in Regard to Cornwall
ty and Gambling.

The Tendency in Regard to ConvivIaI-
ty and Gambling.
In London club life on the whole there
is a tendency toward a more moderate
conviviality, while a chastened effect
is to be observed in regard to gam
bling. Yet clubland has not lost AL
together it's old time characteristics,
says a writer in the Fortnightly Re
view
There are cakes and ale still, even
if we become virtuous; bohemian
clubs still prosper and greatly increase
in favor Some remain true to the
conditions under which they were
created and are still ragged but
iovial. as unspoiled as the potatoes in
their Jackets that flank the smoking
chops and foaming flagons, the buck
rabbits, the cold pork and port wine
that are among their favorite viands.
Others have taken to dress suits
and the entertainment of persons of
the incest consideration. We can
never forget one old haunt Of royster-
ing character nor the story of the de-
mure country parson who. arriving by
a night train, appeared seeking break
fast and was told by sleepy waiter
that no suppers were served after
a. m.
1t is of the same club that another
story is told of a member who dropped
a G5 note on the floor in the writing
room and hurrying back when he dis
covered his loss found a waiter had
picked it UP and restored it, remarking
sententiously: Lucky one of the
members did not see it."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
TO BEGIN SUIT FOR $4,000.
Will Investigate Accounts of All Off
Gals for Twenty Years Back

Will Investigate Accounts of All Off
Gals for Twenty Years Back.
Since the confession of w. S. Allen
former county clerk of Crawford coun
ty to the charge of grating, after suit
had been brought, the accounts of four
teen former county officers and q
newspaper have been examined and
suit will be brought against them on
the same charge. Alexander Athey
the attorney who is prosecuting the
cases, proposes to examine the &C
counts of every former county officer
for the last twenty years and recover
for the county every dollar Illegally
collected. Up to date fourteen former
county officials and newspaper will
be sued and proceedings instituted as
fast as facts and figures can be Sc
cured which will amount to over S2o,
000
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
KING GETS HONOR FOR FLAG.

Since the recent visit and patriotic
address of Gen. Charles King a gener-
GUS subscription has been raised by
the citizens of Ripon to purchase and
erect flag staff on the college campus,
that being the highest point in the
city. The custody and fag-raising Ger,
emory will be conducted by guard
of students after the manner of regu'
lations obtaining in the United States
army. The staff has already been or
dered by President Hughes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
CAN DRAW EXTRA PAY.

Attorney General Gilbert has given
an oninion holding that a member of
the legislature can draw extra pay for
serving as a member of the legislative
investigating committee in addition to
the regular salary as legislator.
The question was raised by Senator
Burns in reference to bills which have
been introduced providing for the pay
ing of the members of the committees
who investigated the university and in
surance companies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
wREcKERs IN WISCONSIN.
Attempt Is Made to Ditch Northwest


GFn ram
An attempt was made near Racine
to wreck the $50 south-bound passen-
ger train on the Chicago & North
Western railway, heavily loaded with
passengers. bound from Milwaukee
and Racine for Chicago, but fortunate
ly an extra freight which passed
through Racine at 9:13, composed OF a
engine and thirty-five cars loaded with
miscellaneous freight, in charge or
Conductor Fitzgerald, struck the OBJ
struction placed on the track and only
the locomotive left the rails.
The attempt was made in about the
same place south of Racine Junction
where a passenger train was wrecked
last week by boys placing an iron nut
on the rail, only it occurred on the
east instead of the west track.
In less that two hours the engine
was replaced and the train proceeded.
Investigation as to the cause OF the
accident reveals that it was a probable
attempt at train wreclling.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
BADGER GETS THIRD PLACE.
Northwestern Victor in Northern Ora
toricaI LEAGUE Contest at Madison.

Northwestern Victor in Northern Ora
toricaI League Contest at Madison.
G. P. Wishard of Northwestern uni
versity won the Northern Oratorical
league contest held at Madison. The
theme of his GRAFTON was THE United
States and Universal Peace" Second
and third places were awarded re-
spectively to +. l.. Mott of Chicago
university and e. E. Robinson of Wis
consin. The former spoke on Chris
TOPPER Columbus and the latter on
The Mission of the Progressive"
The other contestants were W. l..
Myers, Iowa; Vivian G. Colgrove, Min
nesota; F. A Deahl, Michigan, and l.,
v Koos. Oberlin. The judges were:
Profs. c. A. Waldo, Purdue; E. w.
Kemp, Rose Polytechnic, and T. A.
Clark, Illinois. H. r. Rice of Oberlin
presided.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
CARS CRASH; FOUR HURT.
Motorman Quits Post, Leaving Current
On and Brakes Unset.

MoCorfnan QuItS Fost, Leaving current
On and Brakes Unset.
Four men were seriously injured in
Il rear-end collision of street cars in
Superior. They were Antoine Hagen.
conductor of the front car, Both legs
broken: David Carlson, passenger.
both legs broken; Rupert Chadwick,
leg broken, and T. E. Robinson, shoul.
der broken and probable internal in
iuries. The accident occurred while
the men were going to the ore docks to
work in the early morning. The two
cars were running close together. Tbs
front car stopped to let off passen,
ger, when for some reason not known
the motorman of the rear car jumped
from his car in the middle of the block,
leaving on the current and not having
set the brakes. When the collision oc-
Cured the front car was driven for
ward nearly block. Both cars were
badly smashed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
DON'T KILL OLD WOLVES.
Large Family Habit Is Encouraged by
Indians Who Want 6ounties.

County Clerk E. F. Davis of Jackson
county. who made a stir throughout
the state not long ago in refusing TO
pay wolf bounty on scalps which the
geological department of the state uni
versity later decided We're from foxes.
has found another method by which
the bounty law Is taken advantage of
in order to graft the public funds
Several Indians recently brought to
the clerks office the skins of some
young wolves and received the bOun-
ties. They were asked why they did
not succeed in killing the mother wolf
and they said:
No can get 'um. She shy"
The clerks suspicious were aroused
and he sent word to trapper TO look
into the Indians excuse. The trapper
soon returned with the skin of the old
wolf which had been the goose that
laid the golden egg for the red men.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
LARGE YIELD OF BETS.
Results of Experiments Conducted by
University Professors.


That 13,477 pounds of sugar beets
were added to the regular yield in one
LeIG by a special process of fertilize
ton is one of the interesting facts an.
nounced in bulletin entitled Sugar
Beet Experiments During 1906" about
TO be published by the university agri
cultural experiment station. The in
vestigations and experiments upon
which the statistics compiled are
founded are the work of Prof. E. w
VOL and Prof. G. W. StOddart of the
soils department. Ten farms in four
counties were selected, and upon these
the experiments were conducted
namely, on four farms near Lancaster
Grant county; on two near Viroqua
Vernon county; on three near Chippe
wa Falls, Chippewa county, and one
on the hill farm Of the university ex
pertinent station, two miles west OF
Madison.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09

Joseph Devorak, aged fifteen, was
run over by Stephen Bull. son of
Frank K. Bull, president of the J. I.
Case Threshing Machine company, at
Detroit. Mr.. Bull case to the State
street bridge in his automobile, when
boy ran out in front of the machine,
and before it could be stopped the lad
had been run over. The wheels pass
ed over both legs, the left one being
broken and the right one injured. The
boy was taken to st. Mary's hospital
1t is said that young Bull was blame
less in the matter and was not run
ming over eight miles an hour. -
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09

Strikes have had an unfortunate eff
feet on Ireland. Dublin was at one
time thriving shipbuilding center
and was celebrated for it's timber
trade, it's iron manufactures and ita
steam printing; Limerick was renown
ed for it's gloves; Kilkenny was noted
for it's blankets; while Bandon was eel
ebrated for its wooden and linen manu-
features. But most of these trades
were driven away through strikes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
GRADING CONTRACT LET.

The directors of the Waupaca &
Green Bay railway have let the CON
tract for grading eleven miles of steam
railroad, extending from Waupaca to
Scandinavia, to T. ]. McGrath of Green
Bay. Three bridges were included in
the contract. The work is to be COM
pleted by Aug. 1907. The ties and rails
are purchased and delivery will be
made by July /. The directors elected
Irving P. Lord of Waupaca as general
solicitor
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
MILLIONS TO BETTER TRADE.
Case Company Votes to Issue $4,000
900 More CapitaI

UUu More Capital.
The directors and stockholders OF
the big j. |. Case Threshing Machine
Company of Racine held meeting for
the purpose of discussing the question
of increasing the capital stock of the
corporation and the issuance of more
bonds. 1t was voted to increase the
capital from $2,000,O00 to $5,0O0,OOO
and it was also voted to issue bonds OF
the company to the amount of $4,000,
900. The money to be derived from
the additional stock and bonds will be
used for paying off the floating indebt
cdness and extending the foreign
trade. There has been talk of a fac
tory being built in st. Petersburg
Russia. and at Fort Williams, Canada
but the officers of the company are
nOn-committal as to future plans.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
SECOND OLDEST WHITE NATIVE,

Thomas M. Camm of Green Bay
claims the distinction of being the
second Oldest white native of Wiscon-
sin First honors were thought to be
his until John H. Bliss of Honolulu,
Hawaiian islands, put in claim. Mr..
Camm was born in a small building
just outside of the Enclosure of Fort
Howard, located on the east shore of
Fox river, in 1928, while Mr. Bliss was
born at Fort Howard in 1928, accord
inc to his own statement
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
COLLIER is FINED $1,000.

Edward Collier, an automobile chauf'
feur. charged with killing William
Dreyer by running him down While
driving in an automobile on the night
of July % last at Kenosha, was sen
fenced to pay fine of $1,000 and costs
of prosecution In the event of Collier
failing to pay the fine he is to be I'M
prisoner in the county Jail for period
not to exceed six months. Collier was
recently found guilty of manslaughtet
in the fourth degre.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
Musterious Assault.

Cleveland, Ohio, May 8.-Mrs. Con
cetta Mondella, thirty-six years DID,
wife of a city employee, was mysteri-
ously assaulted by a would-be assas-
sin last night and fatally wounded
while leaving her home to visit neigh
bors. The husband declares he knows
of no possible motive for the act
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
PLAN THREE BUILDINGS.
North Dakota University Regents De-
eide on Extensions.

Grand Forks, n. d., May S,-Nearly
100000 of buildings will be construct
ed at the University of North Dakota.
The board of regents decided on this
action at a meeting yesterday. Bids
are to be opened June 4 for a school
of mines to cost $4,000, a gymnasium
to cost $4,000 and library to be
erected at a cost of 100000. Plans for
the buildings have been prepared.
The board authorized repairs to the
amount of $4,000 to be made at the
university,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
SEEDING BEHIND TWO WEEKS.
Cold Weather and Snow Have Re-
tarded Work.

st. Paul, May Seeding is two to
three weeks late this year in the
Northwest, according to the crop re-
port issued yesterday by the North
ern Pacific Railway company, based
on reports received from the various
stations along the system. Some seed
ing has been done in most sections,
but the cold weather and snow have
retarded the progress of the work.
The acreage will be increased and
the outlook is for a good crop, as the
soil conditions are generally good. In
the Red river valley, Washington, Ida
no and Oregon the conditions are bet
ter than they have been for number
of years The need of rain is report
ed only from the district from Mandan
to Dickinson n. D.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
His Sister Taught Patti.

Hudson, Wis, May Sword from
Star Prairie states that Edgar du Bots,
a well-todo farmer residing near
there. dropped dead in the yard yes
terday Mr.. du Bots sister, who is
now residing in Colorado, has the dis
tinction of having taught Adelina Pat
ii when the latter was. small girl in
New York city.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
KNOWING Canine,

Myer-That dog Of yours seems to
be quite an intelligent animal.
Gyer-You bet he is. had to learn
to speak German on his account.
Myer-Because why?
Gyer-So | could talk to my wife
without the dog knowing what | said.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
Roy of Nine HANGS Self.

Hankinson, N. D., May 8.-While
playing about in the barn on his
fathers farm near here, Roland For
man, hanged himself with a halter.
1t is not definitely known Just how the
accident occurred
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
youno corbett Knocked Out.

Baltimore, May 5.-Kid Sullivan OF
Washington last night knocked out
Young Corbett of Denver in the elev-
enth round The match, which was
fought before the Eureka Athletic
club, was scheduled to go fifteen
rounds
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
"LID" ON SLOT MACHINES.
Penny Arcade Is Warned by Police to
Change Program.


Upon failure of the new 100000 civ
ic reform league of La Crosse to take
up alleged Objectionable pictures in
a local penny arcade, Chief of Police
II. H. Byrne has ordered the proprie-
tors of the place to change their pro-
gram under threat of arrest and pun
fsbment The ministers, since the up,
heavaI of reform here few weeks ago,
are timorous of taking hold of further
reforms at the present time. 1t is
claimed, however, that they are play
ing a waiting game and will cause
wholesale arrests of violators of liquor
and other laws as soon as detectives
they have hired can place sufficient ey-
idence in the hands of their attorneys,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
TO HARNESS PESHTlGO.
Plan of Oshkosh Company-Dans to
Develop Electric Power.

The Northern Hydro Electric COM
pany, which has been organized in
Oshkosh by five men with capital of
100000. will operate the Peshtigo
river, which cmpties into Green bay
half way between Lake Michigan and
the mouth of the Fox river. The
falls which they will dam up and use
for electric power. They claim that
the falls are of about 10000 horse
power. which can be developed and
electric power can be transmitted to
Marinette. Menominee, Green Bay and
possibly to Oshkosh.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
CHARGED With Horse Theft

Parker. S. D., May 5.-Sheriff John
Shanks captured WILDER Remington al
Mason City, Iowa, yesterday and land
ed him here in Jail for stealing horse
Of w. G. Wintrode, a farmer near this
city, in February last. Remington's
mother lives at Shell Rock, Iowa.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
Injuries Prove Fatal.

Spring Valley Wis, May 8.-Dun-
wirk Gejel, the man who fell from the
team and was run over Friday at the
stone quarry, died yesterday morning
at the Mondovi, house. He was Rus
sian and a stranger here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
GIVE NICKELS TO PEARY.
Oregon School Children Will Contrib
ute for Explorer.

Ute TOT Explorer
Portland Ore, May 8.-Commander
Robert E. Peary. in telegram, has
authorized the beginning of a collec-
ton by the school children of Oregon
to make up the 100000 necessary for
the starting of another expedition to
the north pole. May % will be desig-
mated as "Peary day and on that
date each pupfl will be asked to con-
tribute from / to 5 cents. 1t is ex-
pected that $4,000. will be realized in
this state.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
wnman Is Suffccated.

Springfield, Mimi, May 5.-Mrs An
ma Schmid, eighty-nine years old and
bedridden, was suffcoated by fire
which broke out in the house Whils
she was It's only occupant.