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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
LAcoNIc, IF HE is DUMB.

Deaf Mute Puts Down Only What Is
Needed to Express Himself.
"'rhe most laconic man know Of is
a deaf and dumb man in our town. .
one of the party remarked; "hs never
writes on his little pad more than
enough to convey his meaning.
"It happened he was a good poker
player and one night won a watch and
chain from a young man Of the town.
The young mans father, very pomp-
GUS individual, heard Of it, and meet
ing the successful gamester on the
street next day stopped him. The
deaf and dumb man produced his little
pad. On it the irate and pompous ia
Their wrote: I understand you won
Bob's gold watch the other night He
handed it to the deaf and dumb man,
expecting to see him change counte-
nance and offer to give up the spoil.
The latter did not quite do that, how
ever. Instead he took the pad, wrote
two words carefully on it and returned
it. The pompous father read inscribed
thereon:
"EAnd chain!
"That ended the affair. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
RlPoN PICKS ITS DEBATERs.

Students Selected to Represent College
in Contest With Illinois School.
E. Yahr of Princeton, John Davis of
Randolph and Clarence Miller of Fond
du Lac have been chosen to represent
the sophomore class of Ripon college
in it's debate with Northwestern col
lege Of Napersville. H.. which takes
place at Ripon May "a.
The question to be debated, Re
solved, That the history Of labor I'M
ions in the United States for the past
twenty years, shows general tend
ency detrimental TO the best interests
of the country" is the same as that
debated by the freshman class with
Lawrence, the sophomores having the
affirmative side in this instance.
Considerable dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed with the question because of
its susceptibility to varying interpre'
tatiOnS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
FIREBUG IN CHURCH.
Cordwood Is Saturated With Oil, but
Janitor Fois Plot.

ScIlNOi OtS iOAs
Incensed for attacks upon alleged
Iawlessness and violations of the law,
made by Rev. Francis A. Pease, pastor
of the Grand NJ E. church of Mari
nette, it is believed a deliberate at
tempt has been made by persons I'M
known to destroy the church.
A load of cordwood was dumped into
the basement of the church and two
hours later. when the janitOr started
fire in the furnace, he found that the
wood had been drenched with kerO-
sence. evidently by some one who had
gained entrance TO the basement. 1t
is believed that the intention was for
the miscreants to return and fire the
wood
Rev. Pease received an anonymous
letter threatening his life and the de-
structiOn Of the church unless he stop
ped his exposure and attacks upon the
winerOOm and saloon violations. He
paid no attention to the letter. About
two months ago his church caught fire
from an unknown cause and it is now
believed that this also was an incen-
diary attempt.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
HISTORY IN LAW REPORTS.
They Picture Our Civilization for the
Past 500 Years.

They Picture Our Civilization for the
Past 500 Years.
The English and American lawyers
and Judges have worked out won
derful system that must command the
admiration of all who have competent
knowledge OF 1t.
The system is formed by the reports
Of the decisions of courts Of last re-
sort.
There are probably now some 12,OOO
volumes of reports. giving the DISPOSE
ton of hundreds Of thousands OF par
ticular instances that have arisen In
the actual course Of the ever chang
ing relations in human affairs.
II every evidence of our civilization
of the last 500 years should perish,
saws the American Lawyer, and there
should remain only one set of the re-
norts. all of our institutions, social, re-
ligious and political. and much of our
science and philosophy, could be re-
constructed from them by the travel
or from New Zealand"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
HOLDS STATUTE is LEGAL.
Supreme Court Decides Suit to Test
Constitutionalty of County Office.

Supreme Court Decides Suit to Test
Constitutionality of County Office.
In affirming the decision of the low
er court in the case of the State of
Wisconsin eX rel David Williams, ap-
pellant, against Ole Samuelson, re-
spOndent, the supreme court holds
that the statute creating the office of
county survisor of assessments is con-
stitutional The case came from
Clark county, where Ole Samuelson is
supervisor of assessments. David
Williams brought an action to deter
mine the right of Samuelson to per-
form the duties, alleging that there is
no such office in fact. The defendant
demurred and the lower court sustain
ed the demurrer. The supreme court
holds that Williams, being a taxpayer
of the county, had legal capacity to
bring the suit, that the office is one
that may, under the constitution, be
created by the legislature, and that
the statute is not valid because it re-
ouires official bonds to be obtained OF
surety companies. The court also
holds that the statute does not violate
the right of self-gOvernment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
The State Day by Day
UNIVERSITY HAS $3.50 PUPILS.
Including the Faculty the Total Popu'
Iation Is More Than 1000.


lation Is More Than 1000.
The new catalogue of the University
of Wisconsin, now in press, shows
total enrolment of $500 students, the
largest number in the history of the
university The enrolment last year
was 3,571 With $50 members of the
faculty and $500 students, the total
university population is over 4,OO0
This is a larger population than the
S905 state census gave to Ripon,
Sparta, Lake Geneva, Fort Atkinson,
Hudson, Prairie du Chen, Whitewater,
Oconomowoc and many other cities of
the state.
The college of engineering has 1893
students, gain of thirty-one over last
year OF those 167 are studying cleo
trical engineering, 166 civil engineer
ing, 80 mechanical engineering, II
general engineering and q chemical
engineering. The graduating class in
engineering this year numbers 1872
The junior class has 154 students, the
sophomore 225, and the freshman 238.
There are twelve graduate students in
engineering.
The college of agriculture has an en-
rOllment of 622. Of this number are
graduate students, 142 are in the four
year course, 327 in the short course
and AS in the dairy course.
There are 181 students in the grad
uate school, an increase of %. Of
these 161 are in the college of letters
and science, Il in the college of engi-
neering and in the college of agricul-
ture. The college of letters and sci
ence has 1879 students. The course
i'll commerce has an enrolment of 200,
the course in pharmacy Sc and the
school of music 1911 The college Of
law has a total registration of 165, of
which 81 are new students, SO seniors
and 40 secOnd-year students.
The executive committee of the re
gents made the following appoint
ments to fill vacancies: Frank o..
Reed, assistant professor of romance
languages; ]. l.. SammiS, assistant
professor of dairying; instructors -
Oscar l.. Keith, romance languages;
A. l. Underhill and George D. Birk-
hoff, mathematics; Walter H. Shep-
hard, political science; Elizabeth
Buehler school of music: NJ. C. Otto,
philosophy in correspondence branch
of university extension department;
assistants, John D. Delhi, German;
Wendell G. Wilcox, chemistry; Ed
ward Wolesennsky, chemistry.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
POLICE OFFICER WALKS PLANK.
Harrington of Eau Claire Discharged
by Commission.

| by Commission.
Police Officer Frank Harrington of
| Eau Claire was discharged by the po-
| lice commission after one of the most
sensational trials known in the city.
Harrington was his own lawyer. He
had been On the police force about ten
years and the charges against him
were leaving the city while off duty
and lettering at a hose house. He was
| laid off about two weeks ago, pending
a hearing.
The sensational part of the testi-
mQny came when Harrington said that
Former Chief of Police Higgins was
| forced to resign because he had pull
| ed' a house of i'll repute in which one
of the police commissioners was inter
ested; also that this commissioner
had caused him (Harrington) to be
discharged because he had done his
duty, and that orders had been issued
to the police not to pull this house.
He declared he had seen young school
girls come out of the place dead drunk
at o'clock Inc the morning and moth
ing was done by the authorities to
stop the practice.
Harrington's arraignment of certain
| officers produced a profound sensa-
ton Neither high nor low were
spared, and for nearly three hours the
| examination and cross-eXarnination OF
witnesses continued.
After the trial Harrington said that
he was going after the saloons which
he mentioned in his testimony. 1t is
said he has joined the Wisconsin Anti
saloon league. The saloonkeepers for
whom he has had warrants issued will
have their hearing on Friday and some
more sensational developments may
| follow. Harrington says that he will
fight them to the bitter end, no matter
what the result may be.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
BEAUTIFY GRAND RAPIDS.
Women's Clubs of That City Rase
Funds for the Work.

Funds for the Work.
The Federation of Women's Clubs
of Grand Rapids has elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Earle
Pease; vice president Mrs. B. NJ.
Brown and Mrs. William Kellogg; sec
Rotary, Miss Maurine Johnson; treas
urer Mrs Lima Corriveau. The feder-
alton has done considerable toward
civic improvement though only little
over a year old, During the last year
it has succeeded in raising over $500
by entertainments and the like, and is
spending it in identifying the city.
The latest gift to the city is two dozen
large public paper receptacles, placed
in conspicuous places about the city,
to prevent waste paper and accumula-
lions from littering the streets. The
recreation has also agitated the Ques-
tion of city parks and through its eff
forts the city council has already Sc
cured desirable park sites for the use
of the city.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

The dead body of Robert Riedel OF
Granton was picked up by the Merri-
Ian passenger train near Marshfeld.
1t is supposed that he was struck by
one of the night trains while returning
TO his home. The deceased was an
aged man and a recluse of marked pc
culiarities, who repeatedly had been
warned by railroad men of the danger
of crossing the railroad bridge, which
was his chosen way home. He lived
alone, and while possessed of consid-
"rable property lived in the poorest
wav. No relatives survive, SO far as
can be ascertained.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
Not Wronu But

Emanuel Lasker, the cheese expert.
was discussing ir New York the ethics
of a certain style Of play
WELL he ended. laughing. ~ sup
pose it is all right: but it is intricats
eh? It is like the subject discussed in
the debating society.
els it wrong'-that was the subject
of debate-Ts it wrong to cheat law
yer?
1.-The decision, after three hours ar
gument, was:
mot wrong, but too difficult to pay
for the trouble.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

the contest with thirty-two votes on
the last ballot in joint assembly.
Next to Stephenson comes William II.
Hatten of New London, also well-to-
do lumberman and . former state SEN
ator. with twenty-three votes. As
semblyman Duncan McGregor of
Plattevifle, a well known state educat-
or, polled twenty votes, and Congress
man John j. Esch of La Crosse had
nineteen. Stephenson has declared
himself as caring only to serve out the
unexpired term, thus leaving the con-
test to be fought over again two years
hence. Those, aside from Stephen
son, who aspire to the seat, prefer to
fight the battle out now instead of
having to go through it again, and it
seems to be a foregone conclusion
that should any one but Stephenson
win at this time he viii stand good
chance of Endorsement for reelection.
ton.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
PRAIRIE FIRE RACES.
Two Men Badly Burned While Fight
jno Flames

Two Men Badly Burned While Fight
ing Flames.
Steele. N. D., May IS. = A prairie
fire was started about eighteen miles
northwest of here, being set by sparks
from the stovepipe of Ole blossoms
shack A great gale was blowing and
the fire soon had assumed alarming
proportions. The grass was dry and
the fire burned up to the freguard,
about two miles out of town.
Peter Sorenson, a farmer living
about fifteen miles out of town. was
severely burned while fighting the
flames.
George Johnson, living about eight
miles from town, also was burned
while fire fighting.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
BUY ORE LANDS.

Prospectors Will Develop Tracts Near
Deerwood, MINI.
St. Cloud, Mimi May Is. = Two
deals have been closed on ore lands in
the Rabbit Lake country, north OF
Deerwood. and it is said that develop
ment work will be begun at once. One
forty-acre tract on which drilling has
shown a good body of ore sold for $4O,-
900. while another tract nearby, on
which no exploration work had been
done, but which had surface indica-
tons of iron, brought $4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

The state tax commission had a
hearing on the petition of the town OF
Wauwatosa for an order requiring a
reassessment of the real estate values
of Milwaukee county. A large mass or
statistics and documentary evidence
was submitted by the petitioner to
show that the assessment of the real
property of the town is too high. The
petitioner was represented by Attor-
ney C. B. Perry and President Fisher,
and the city of Milwaukee by City At
torney J. T. Kelly, Chief Clerk Brock
err of the county clerks office and
others.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
IIsad Revolver and Knife.

Red Wing, Mimi. May 15.-William
Maggie, thirty-seven years old, commit
ted suicide here. He shot himself over
the eye, but this did no. kill him. The
revolver was taken from him and q
physician was summoned. Left aJcne
for moment he opened his pocket
knife and cut his throat, dying almost
instantly.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
Receives Free Scholarship.

Montgomery. Mimi, May 15.-Mlss
Irene O'Malley, of this city, has re-
ceived a certificate from the Hamline
university emitting her to one years
free tuition in that institution. Miss
O'Malley is a graduate of the class OF
1907 in the Montgomery high school
having carried off the highest honors
Of the class.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
HoId.un Men Get IS Cents.

Hastings, Mimi, May ia daring
hold-up took place i'll the railway yards
at East Hastings last night. A stran-
ger named Thomas Mahouey was as
saulted by a negro and white man and
robbed of Is cents, all the money he
carried.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Menomonie Is to receive its mail by
team. The contract for carrying the
mail between Menomonie and Me-
nomonie Junction, a distance OF three
miles. held by the Omaha railway, ex'
pires May 80, and the company refuses
to renew it. Postal Inspector George
Bradford of ST. Paul was here this
week to advertise for bids to have the
mail carried by team, return to the
practice of pioneer days There prob
ably is no city of 5000 inhabitants in
the United State receiving its mall by
team. but Menomonie is in line to ex
perience this humiliation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
Scotch minister and his frien

A Scotch minister and his friend,
coming home from wedding, began
to consider the state in which their
rotations at the feast had left them.
Sandy" said the minister, Just
stop a minute till go ahead Per-
haps / don't walk steady and the guild
wife might remark something not
right
He walked ahead for short dis
lance, and then called out:
How is it? Am walking straight"
ooh. aye" answered Sandy. thickly,
we're a. recht-but who's that with
ye?"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
GIRL ATTACKS BURGLARS.
Miss Swinzrod Sustains a Precedent
and Drives Robber From House.

Startled from slumber by the noise
of a burglar in her bedchamber, Hell
en- Swinzrod, twenty-one years old, a
stenographer for District Attorney
Otto Bosshard of La Crosse, leaped
from bed and, spurred to unnatural
bravery by her fright, attacked the
thief
AS the intruder sprang through the
window to the ground the girl grasped
him by the tendon of Achilles and,
screaming for aid, held him until the
man beat her off and escaped. A WON
an accomplice outside the window aid
ed the thief's escape and prevented
the father of the girl from capturing
him. The police are investigating
three other attempted burglaries, all
of which had been thwarted by girls.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Madison. Wis, May l5.--lSaac Ste
phenson of Marinette forged to within
reaching distance of the United States
senatorship last night IN the Republic
an caucus. receiving 4S out of A total
of SO required to assure his election.
Nine ballots were taken, the votes
coming from the former supporters of
Congressman Cooper and |. l.. Len
root The final ballot of the night re-
suited as follows: Esch 10, Hatten %,
Stephenson 48. McGregor 5, Hudnall
/. There were five absentees.
Proposed improvements to the Wis
consn river caused serious debate
in the senate yesterday and occupied
the time until the senate had to go to
the assembly chamber to vote for
United States senator. The bill would
authorize the Wisconsin Valley I'M
provement company to maintain water
service on the Wisconsin river and its
tributaries. There has been much
difference of opinion regarding he
measure, and two substitute amend
ments have been offered. Senator
Husting opposed the passage of the
bill in it's present form, and while al
hitting that good results were sought
to be accomplished by the company,
declared that the bill proposed 10 give
away valuable rights and privileges
without compensation to the state.
Senator Brazeau of Grand Rapids
made an earnest plea for the bill as a
measure greatly needed by the sec
ton of the state which he represented.
The assembly adopted the joint res
olution providing for an amendment to
the constitution to allow state aid for
good roads.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Uncle Peter was observed to be nail
ing the furniture to the floor and re
moving all the rolling pins and china
ware from the kitchen.
Expecting something, uncle?" ask
ed the caller curiously.
"Yeas, boss" replied the old man
solemnly, "Pm expectin' a stohm."
sYou don't say. Thunderstorm?
mo, boss, wuss den dat l am ex
pectin' de old woman to hab one OF
desc brainstohms yo' heah SO much
about heah lately, en- when ct comes
yo' want to be a mile away, kase cts
wnss den a cyclone"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Upton Sinclair during recent re-
union of Columbia men, said that he
thought athletics too often exerted a
harmful influence on undergraduates.
when I was in Chicago" Mr. Sin
clair said, making notes for the Jun
gle, knew an old lodging house keep
er, and one night the old man said to
me suspiciously:
Do you know | don't believe that
there is a student who has taken my
fourth floor back is a student at ALL
f" why not?' said |.
He studies too rauch' said the old
man"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
MAN SLOWLY COOKED.

Enqineer Pinioned in Wreck cooIly
Directs His Rescuers.
Bemidji, Mimi, May 15.-While the
flesh slowly was being cooked from
his body by steam as he lay pinioned
between the derailed car and tender
of his engine, Engineer Ed Garrigan
coolly directed the work OF his re-
lease. Fully ten minutes were con-
surned in extricating the man. Gar
rioan is in a critical condition.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
BOY sMoTHERs IN SAND.

Lads Tunnel in Bank and cavern
Ruries One.
Guthrie Center, Iowa, May Is. - A
number of boys were engaged in dig
ging a tunnel into a sand bank when
the earth caved in and buried Richard
Ellis, aged eighteen years. The other
boys made frantic efforts to dig their
comrade out, and finally succeeded,
but not until he had been smothered.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Madison, Wis, May 13. = Three
weeks of balloting in joint legislative
session and a longer time still III
which the Republicans who are IN con-
troll of Wisconsin politics have been
endeayoring to agree upon a man III
caucus to take the seat in the United
States senate made vacant by the res
ignation of John G. Spooner, anu still
the problem Of successor remains
unsolved and seems no nearer soiu-
ton than when the first caucus WAS
held. !,
The only change since the begin
ming of the contest has been the with
drawal of Messrs. Lenroot and Coop
er, who while they were factors, re-
ceived close to twenty votes each.
Isaac Stephenson, the wealthy lum-
herman of Marinette. is leading IN
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
BAD BILLS PASSED.

TWO Men Arrested Charged With
Passing Old Georgia Notes.
Redfield. S. D., May is. = Charles
Decker and James Morris have been
arrested here on the charge of secur-
ing money under false pretenses. The
crime alleged consisted in the passing
of old bills issued and guaranteed by
the State of Georgia before and dur
ing the Civil war
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16
LEFT EXPLOSIVES BEHIND.
Cracksmen With Designs on Mason
Bank Are Frightened Away.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
10 rob the State bank at Mason. The
rear of the bank was broken into and
robbers were preparing to blow open
the safe when they were frightened
away by two employees of the bank
who slept overhead. The robbers left
so hurriedly they forgot to take their
explosives with them. 1t is Deheved
they were amateurs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-16

Madison, Wis, May 11.-Wise ones
who are watching the contest for the
seat in the United States senate va
Gated by John c. Spooner believe
that the long-foretold dark horse"
has appeared in the person OF Assem-
blyman Duncan McGregor Of Platte
vile. Mr.. McGregor appeared in the
field immediately after the withdrawal
of Congressman Cooper and, begin
ming with bare half dozen votes in
the caucus Wednesday night he swept
up to ten in the joint ballot the next
day.
On the last vote in the Republican
caucus Thursday evening, the sixty
fourth since the beginning of the con-
test, McGregor stood fourth in the list
of candidates, with fifteen votes to- his
credit, and yesterday in the sixteenth
Joint ballot he received twenty votes,
making him third in the line, with
only Stephenson and Hatten ahead OF
him, with thirty-two and twenty-three
respectively.
When the bill introduced by the
committee on state affairs prohibiting
the smoking of cigarettes in public
places came up DR.. Miller asked Chair
man Turned to explain what actuated
him in introducing this remarkable
bill.
"The influence it would have upon
the growing generation" was the brief
reply.
DR.. Miller said it was demonstrated
that cigarettes were no more harmful
than any other form of tobacco,
though he admitted that children pre-
ferred them and used them to excess.
He would support a bill prohibiting
any form of smoking in public places.
Carpenter introduced such an amend
ment, but it was killed by close vote
and the bill then was sent to engross-
| ment by an overwhelming vote.