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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
An Enulish Joke.

The father had gone away and left
his only son in charge of the shop.
"Are you the head of the firm?''
asked a malS with sample case en-
tering the establishment.
mo, sir" remarked the young man,
with great urbanity. I'm only the
heir of the head!'
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
Her Uncle.

ooh, uncle, do give mother her pref
ty diamonds back again"
What on earth do you mean, dar-
ling? haven't them"
"But i heard mother say that she
had to let you have them since her
last bridge party, and won't be able
to get them back for long time!"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
Handy for Travellers.

When a traveller in the grand
duchy Of Baden wants to send a tel9-
gram while he is on the train. he
writes the message on a post card,
puts on stamp and drops it into the
train letter box At the next station
the box is cleared and the message
sent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
Still Been Adam.

It was a suffragette meeting, and the
lecturer was waxing warm.
where would man be if it had not
b cen for wOman?"
She paused tIen, looking around
II hall, repeated:
Where, l say, would man be if it
had not been for woman?"
Voice from the gallery: I'm Para
disc, ma'am."
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26

1 IlC L IICC Guilty CCdCllCIo COIlNClI-
ton was held at Prentice Saturday.
Frank Colgrath of Mellen committed
suicide in that village on the 10th inst.
by cutting his throat. He leaves a
wife and two children.
VIM. Holland, who killed man in a
fight at Cannon Falls, Mimi, recently,
appears to have been resident of Ar
lund
The home of Martin Berg of Rhine
lander was partially destroyed by fire
last week while he was hunting. The
contents were badly damaged. Six
weeks before, when fires were raging
near that city, some one told Mrs.
Berg that the city was on fire. She
went insane and has been in the asylum
since then.
Thos. Duvall of Phillips claims to
have killed the biggest deer of the sea-
son, buck weighing 240 pounds.
John Hargen of Hayward killed a
buck weighing, dressed, 280 pounds.
1t measured feet 2 inches and had II
prongs to it's horns.
August Nelson of the townTof Trutle
Lake was taken to the asylum at Men
dota last week. He is 60 years old and
has lived On a farm there for many
years.
1t is stated that George Scott of Bar
ron comfy will be a candidate for
speaker when the legislature meets.
F. j. Salter, postmaster at Prentice,
slipped on the floor last week, breaking
both bones of the left leg at the ank le
A. M. Anderson of Brentwood died
from blood poisoning and was buried in
Prentice last week.
Freeman, the 14-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Duffner of Rice Lake was
drowned at that place the 18th of this
month.
The county board of Barron county
at it's annual session voted to build an
asylum for the insene, to cost $3.50, 900.
Henry Christian of Flambeau killed
large bear near that village last week.
Last Sunday, the Holcombe Journal
says, while all the hunters were at
tending church, two fine deer walked
through the town near it's office.
The Daniel Shaw company of Chip
pewa Falls is sending logging crews in
to the woods, although it was stated
that the low price of lumber would cur
tail the cut. Where fires have ragged
the timber must be cut.
Louis Larcombe was shot and in
stantly killed last Friday on his claim
near Shell Lake by Fred Hartman. 1t
is stated the trouble arose over wages.
Friendly Inquiry.
when will the obsequies be?"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
Knew the Doc.

"Do you know the Jacksons?" asked
lady Of young man who lived in
the neighborhood.
mo, I am not personally acquaint-
ed with all the members of the fami-
~" he replied. But always speak
to the dog at the front gate as I go
past"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
ACCOUNTING for IL.

Mrs. Cluff-The signal bureau man
seems of late to make his forecasts
blindly.
Old Gruff-Somebody has put his
weather eye out. maybe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
DipIomacV,

Young Mother-The doctor thinks
the baby looks like me.
Visitor-Yes; | wanted to say so,
but feared you might be offended.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
When He Heuins Honjn0

The young physician begins to have
some hope of success when he can
conceal from the friends of the ma.
tient that he doesn't know what the
matter with the patient is.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26

Sly Fox.
81 notice that you always sit at your
wifes left, Mr.. Meggs."
yes" frankly replied Mr.. Meggs;
that's the side her glass eye is on"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
THE LESSER EVIL.

Constable-Now, then, don't you
think it is time you were home? | ex-
pect your wife is waiting up for you
Brown-All ri, policeman, dear Do
you reallysh think my wife's waiting
for me?
Constable-Yes, do.
Brown-Then run me in.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
A Friendly Inuuiry.

when will the obsequies be?"
"Obsequies Of what?"
"Of your business. I notice you've
stopped advertising''
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
CONVENTIONAL.

Little Ethel-There was a strange
man here to see you to-day, papa.
Papa-Did he have a bill?
Little Ethel-No, papa; just plain
nose.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26

Don't miss an opportunity to Sc
cure coupons on the latest novelty
in stoves. See it in our window.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26
NORTH WISCONSIN NOTES

The Price county teachers conven-
ton was held at Prentice Saturday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26

Commencing this week we will give
each purchaser of one dollar sworth
of merchandise a coupon on the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-11-26

VIM. Holland. who killed man in a
fight at Cannon Falls, Mimi, recently,
appears to have been a resident of Ar
lund.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
LID" FOR WATERTOWN.
Expected Mayor Martin VIII Screw 1t
on Tight.

The campaign which has just closed
In Watertown, resulting in the election
OF John w. Martin to the office or
mayor, was the hottest in the recent
history of the town. There was yirtu-
ally a house to house campaign, every
newspaper in the town taking an ac-
tive art Two of the weelSlies and the
daily were strenuous supporters or re-
firing Mayor d. c. Thomas, the other
two weeklies having espoused the
cause of Mr.. Martin. as.EE..# ~
During all of the Thompson admin
istration there is alleged to have been
open gambling. SO rank had become
tk ese conditions that men who rarely
trouble themselves with such matters
manifested deep interest in the mu-
nicipal contest and determined that
the time had arrived for general
cleaning up. and the result is that wa
sertown is supposed to have closed the
lid" and to have nailed it down for
the coming year. ,..
Judged by the record which Johh
w. Martin has rer Satedly made as the
citys chief magistrate, this being MS
fourth election, although not for con-
secutive terms. it is reasonable TO pre-
| sumo that Watertown will have q
higher moral tone.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
CLAIMS LEAD IN SCHOOLS.
Paris Statistics Show 30 Per Cent of
Students Are Foreigners.

Frances claim to be the pioneer Of
higher education Is well exemplifled
by the annual statistics of the Univer-
sity of Paris just published. OF a to-
tai number OF 16,609 students admit
ted to the five faculties of law, medi-
cine, science, arts and pharmacy. o.
634, or nearly 20 per cent, were for
eigners. OF these LII were women
students and in this respect it is inter-
esting to note that the foreign women
students far outnumber the French.
Russians form the great majority.
They specially favor the faculties of
science and medicine, other nationali-
ties. being almost entirely confined to
that OF arts. Although there is a very
large number of American students in
Paris they are almost entirely confined
to art or music and do not therefore
appear on these tables.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16

Case OF Bankcr Enrras hron~ 'F',Csr
TO BE Heard at 81 u = 80. 4.

." q
Case OF Banker Ilnrras hron~ F',csr
TO he Heard at SEA- r,.a,. q
The regular April term OF United
States court has convened in Sioux
Falls, With judge John Z. Garland, OF
siou1 Fails, presiding. The term prom
ses to be one Of the most important
held here for some years. After be-
Ing charged by JudSe Garland the
Egrand jury retired 10 commence work
on the large nninber Of cases which
are to come before it. 1t is expected
that il viii require a week or ten days
for the grand jury 20 investigate and
dispose of the cases which viii be
called to its attention. 'Hs
One OF the most important cases TO
be investigated by the grand jury Is
that against George ID. Eorras. cash
Ter of the Hot Springs National bank,
which closed it's doors the latter part
of lasct November. Horras was ar
rested about a week ago on the charge
of having embezzled funds. of the bank
to the amount of about $4,000, and 1t
Is this charge which the grand jur.
will Investigate. The accused cash
Ter now is at liberty under a bond for
5000, which recently was furnished
by him, the sureties being men of
prominence in the Black Hills, where
Horras is we'll known.
Judge Garland called the calendar
of civil cases and a number of them
were continued, while others were set
for trial. II was agreed between the
attorneys in the case and the court
that the case of William c. Mcconnell,
of Sioux Falls, VS.. the Omaha Rail-
road company should be the first to be
tried when the federal petit jury re-
ports next Tuesday forenoon.
Mcconnell lost a leg while in the
employ of the Omaha company In the
local yard3 OF the company, and is
seeking to recover damages in the sum
Of $4,000. The case promises to be
bitterly contested by the raj road COM
pany.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
STRIKE RREAKERs ROUTED.
Fierccly Assailed 10y Mob at Pensacola,
Florida.

The bringing OF carload Of strike
breakers to Pensacola, Fla. from st.
Lauis Friday afternoon for the Pensa-
cola Electric company was the signal
for rioting and disorder which resulted
In the injuhy of fifteen Of the imported
men.
No sooner had the strikebreakers
arrived and started for the car sheds
than fight occurred between them
and the sympathizers of the union
men. Bricks, bottles and shells were
hurled at the strikebreakers. and in
turn the latter fired shots, used heavy
sticks and bricks. For over an hour
the riot continued, the strike breakers
gradually getting nearer to the car
barns, but before they reached there
fifteen had been wounded. s
When near the car barns so fierce
was the onslaught on the imported
men that they separated and fed, thir-
ty running into negro house, while
and barricaded the doors.
The thirty men who gained the ne
gro house barricaded the doors. and 1t
took the police over an hour to dis
perse the mob and remove the men to
places of safety.
The mayor has issued a proclama-
ton closing all saloons, and the board
Of public safety has ordered the mar
shall to swear i'm sufficient number OF
deputies to quell the disturbances.
Seventy of the strikebreakers were
marched to the city Jail. where they
will be kept in safety.
Benjamin Commons, vice president
Of the international Association OF
Street Railway Employees, made an ad-
dress urging the strikers TO disperse
and go to their homes quietly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
VAST LOSS In FIRE
BEST PART OF CHELSEA. BOSTON
suBUfsB, is DESTROYED.
Many Are Severely s.~sched In lEisht
Before flushing Fiames--iligh
Wind Spreads Fire Over large
Arca---Loss Placed at Si0.ce0,oo0.

An apparently Insignificant fire
which started among rags on dump
in the city OF Chelsea, ~ suburb Of
Boston. sunday. was famed hy. a
northwest gale into conaagratioa
which obliterated about one-third Of
the city. over 500 dwelling houses
We're destroyed and many hundreds OF
families were driven from their hab-
itations and 10000 people are home
less.
Two lives are known to have been
lost, and at a late hour sunday nght
il was reported that two other persons
had perished, one woman. haviaG
shot herself in a frenzy over her in-
ability to save her property. From 80
TO 100 .ere injured Accurate est.-
mates of'the loss Is impossible The
city solicitor estimates it at nearly
$1o.000.000
The fire ragged before forty-flve-
mile gale for more than twelve hours
defying the utmost efforts of the COM
bined fire departments of Chelsea and
several nearby cities, and a large de-
tachment OF Boston firemen and appa.
ratus.
The fire area, which was in the form
of an ellipse a mile and half long
and half q mile wide at it's widest part
extended diagonally across the city
from a point neas the boundary be.
tween Everett and Chelsea to the wa.
ters of Chelsea creek. 1t was useless
for the firemen to attempt to check
the onrushing flames before tho gale
and their main efforts were to prevent
a spread OF the fire on either side
Their last stand was taken at Chelsea
creek late in the afternoon. and 70,
hours doubtful battle was waged
At o'clock word was passed that the
firemen We're winning, and with re,
newed energy the contest was pressed
At 1850 o'clock official announcement
was made by Chief H. A. Spencer thai
the fire was under control.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
i,REY UPON HoMEsTEADERs.
! f7ceced by Fake .'Iocators" In
nai<nrn

While the present thrush OF settlers
into North and South Dakota has re-
suited IN securing good homes for
many, some of the evils attending the
settling up of the country are now
manifest. Probably the most conspic-
uoIs OF these is the unusual number
of land sharps and would-be locators
who have succeeded in aeecing or de-
ceiving the newcomers at ''cut rates."
steps have been taken by United
states Land Commissioner Roy Scott
10 stamp oct the evil. and to some ex-
tent he is succeeding. All along the
Milwaukee railroad the small towns
are infested with organized gangs of
these fake locaters, who are finding
many victims. Every incoming train
is boarded from the moment it cross
60 into South Dakota by the sharps,
and hundreds of mislocatons have
been the result of trusting in their
Judgment Mr.. Scott sent out liter
2ture advising prospective settlers to-
either consult United States commis-
sioner on the lay of the land or to in
form themselves first ard make their
own locations. In numerous in
stances old settlers were asked for aid
IN making locations, and while they
Knew the land their unfamiliarity witt
the surveys caused trouble. This hs
now causing the land offices a great
amount of additional and troublesome
work. so far as known no attempt
has been made by government agents
or individuals to secure the punish
ment of false locators and many a.
settler who thought he had located for
fee of $25 choice piece of level
land has found himself on a rocky
knoll. as
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
LANGDON SMITH Is DEAD.
Well Known Newspaper Man Passes
Away I'm New York.

Langdon Smith. newspaper man,
war correspondent and one of the best
known special writer's in New York, is
dead Of malignant erysipelas at his
home in Brooklyn. aged SO years.
During his journalistic career of more
than twenty years in New York Mr..
Smith had been connected with the
New York World. the Herald and the
American. He served as war corre-
spondent in-Cuba during the Cuban in
surrection and also through the Span
ish-American war, being present at
the battles OF Guantanamo, Ell Caney
and San Juan. .
More than a score Of years ago Mr..
Smith was known as one of the most
expert telegraphers in the world
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
Work Of Busy Evangelist.

A great evangelistic meeting has just
closed at White. The population Of
the town is only 476, but the people
built a tabernacle as by 80 feet, seat
ing $40 people. and the meeting. last
ing three weeks, closed on Sunday
night and resulted in 342 professions.
Scores and scores of people stood up
and declared they had ''cut out" dane
ing and cards, and tobacco and booze.
At the last meeting Evangelist john
son raised $500. after all expenses had
been met and he had received his
purse. to- send the three ministers OF
the town to the great bible confer
/. ence to be held at Winona Lake, Ind,
next August s-sa.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
SALOONS VOTED OUT.
"Drys" Roll Up Big Majority i'm
Springfield Town Election.

At the city election at Springfield
Tuesday the saloon was voted out by
a vote of 103 to Al. The propositions
to bond the school district for $6,500
for the erection of a new school build
ing, and also to abandon the special
charter which the city has been work.
ing under for the past twenty five
years, We're also carried by good
majority. .'' ..
surprise to every one except those
who had made careful and personal
canvass of the matter, and the over
whelming majority against the saloon
can only be attributed to the saloon
men themselves for the manner in
which they have conducted their
places OF business for the past year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
FOR WAR ON CONSUMPTION.
Russia Deeply Interested I'm Coming
Congress I'm Washington

Great interest is being manifested In
medical and sociological circles in
Russia in the movement for the inter.
national struggle With consumption
originating in America, this disease
being one OF the principal scourges oi
Russian life owing to the under-nutri.
tion Of the great masses of the popu.
lation and the unsanitary conditions In
the great cities. A branch of the in
ternational society has been organized
in st, Petersburg. and efforts are being
made to send a large delegation to the
Washington congress. this summer
Several government establishments
are represented and the Russian
steamship lines have established hall
rates for delegates.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
TRANIPs INVADE DEADWOOD.
Police Kept Busy Handling Their Ho-
,.-. DO Visitors. ..r....

What to do with the horde of
tramps that for weeks have been in
Testing Deadwood is a problem with
which the city authorities are now
wrestling. Many @; the BUNS were
attracted through the opening up of
new lands south end north of here.
and all seem to have made Deadwood
their loafing place. The police have
been kept busy arresting Offenders
several times over, and warnings to
leave town have no effect Street work
was tried, but the men proved so idle
that it was given up in disgust and
the city now has number of human
"white elephants" on its hands with
no apparent way out of the difficulty.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
ATTACK PRIMARY LAW.
Prohibitionists to Test Measure In It's
Entirety .-a.e .#s.

The prOhibitionist of the state, rep
resented by Quincy Lee Morrow as
complainant. and aubrey Lawrence,
Of BrooEinRs. attorney in the suit. APP
peared' at the office Of the seer etary OF
state Thursday and prcseIlted state
ticket for fling u,lo e. tn9 provisions of
the old law oe 1898. i&raring the rri-
mary Law In It's egtiTe.y The sling
was refused and they Went i:Tto the su-
preme court, securing an crdes, 70 show
cause why the petition should not be
received The hearing was set for the
18th of this month. They Gttack tho
primary law on nine counts, wilfch, =
sustained, would practically Hut tae
aw out of commission, sI
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
CHILDREN IN BONDS.
Germans Aroused Against Ancient La
Dor Market.

Dor Market,
The annual recurrence OF the cen-
tury old child labor market at Fried
richshafen, Germany on March 81.
which many local Journals describe az
only slightly disguised selling into
temporary slavery, has again aroused
storm of indignation in the frontier
provices of Austria, Switzerland and
Germany.
In the market place of Friedrich
shafen between 500 and 400 boys and
girls of from IL to IA years of age
whose homes are In the outlying dis
tricts of the Tyrol and vorarlborg ere
contracted out yearly for seven
months, from Aupril 1 to the end of
October, to farmers from southern
Bavaria, Wurtemburg and Baden.
Very little consideration is given to
the wishes of the children themselves,
most of them being sent into service
against their will and in order to sat
isfy the avarice of their parents.
The children generally, in the
charge of their parents, reach Fried
richshafen on labor market day. Here
they are drawn up on the market
place and then brought forward for
inspection by a crowd of farmers.
who look them over, feel and poke
their limbs, meanwhile discussing their
physical merits and sdemerits. The
whole day is thus passed i'm the pro-
cess of selection.
Gradually all are disposed of and
| those in charge OF the children ther
sign with the farmers agreements for
the seven months bondage and the
sums agreed upon are handed over.
This usually amounts for the entire
period of seven months to $3.50, but
sometimes it attains $40. 6
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
SOCIALISTS AT PIEERE.
Delegates Wore Red Badges Declaring
I'VE Are Undesirab BILE Citizens

Socialists representing about half
a dozen counties OF the state meet in
state convention at Pierre Tuesday
Their badges We're red and bore the
words, I'VE are undesirable citizens."I
Mrs. Alice Knowles Anderson, Of
Terry, was the only woman delegate
at the convention. The convention
elected Francis Atwood, of Drown
county, and Freeman Knowles, Of
Lawrence county, as delegates to the
national convention with M. G. OPP
sahl, of Minnehaha, and James Kir-
win, of Lawrence, as alternates.
The resolutions condemned the ac-
ton of the national officers I'm attempt
ing to suppress free speech and by ex-
cluding papers from the mails without
trial, government by injunction and
the invasion of peaceful states by
troops without cause, and declared the
present system of government to be
anarchistic. -
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
FTREBUGs BUSY IN PEKIN.

Believed to Be the Work of RevOlu-
tionists Government Aroused.
Continued attempts at incendiarism
at Pekin, many of which have been
government to action. 1t is estimated
property to the value of 100000
taels has been wilfully burned down
during the past three weeks. The fire
bugs are believed to be revolution
lists. ...-..-.e
The official Gazette, issued Friday,
contains the names of a large number
Of revolutionists and no less than fif-
ty-seven japanese, whom the author
tiles are ordered to arrest on sight.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-04-16
sAGAN's FAREWELL MESSAGE.
Were Engaged He Said. as He
Sailed Away for France.

Another chapter was added to the
story OF the affairs of Prince Helie dc
Sagan and Nine. Anna Gould, who
sailed on different steamers for Europe
Saturday, when G; G. Meter, of New
York. made public a statement given
TO him. as he explained, by the prince,
and intended for publication after the
st. Paul, upon which De Sagan took
passage, was well out at sea-
Mr.. Meter is a personal friend of the
prince and was intrusted by the latte.
with the statement that he and Nine
Gould were betrothed