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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Ahout 500 men are employed IN pal
,os+ing the track on the Wisconsin
central railway between Laoysilita -
and superior. Engineer Blrdseil IS u
the opinion that through train r., service rtn (
from Dnluth to Chicago will be estao'
,;sbad nv the first part of August
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Secretary of State James A. Freer
accented an invitation to deliver an
address at celebration to be held at
Virooua on July 4 under the auspices
Of the Third Regiment Military band,
which has it's headquarters at Viro-
ma
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Hold Wheat. He Advises.

Crookston, Mimi, June Is. - Presi
dent c. 0. Drayton of Greenville, ILL.,
of the Illinois State union of the
American Society of Equity, addressed
large gathering of farmers here He
urges the farmers to hold their wheat
for higher prices and to organize that
they may do SO.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Gunner Frederickson murderously
assaulted Herman Lobitz at Porcupine,
about five miles from Pepin. Lobltz
is in a very serious condition and
Freqerickson was arrested and lodged
in i2il
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Pioneer Iowa Woman a Suicide.

Marshalltown, Iowa, June 16. = De-
spondent because Of i'll health,
Mrs. William Brown, a pioneer, aged
seventy-two years, committed suicide
by hanging herself with clothesline
fastened to a door transom. The
deed was committed at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John Lockhart.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
GET CAPITOL CONTRACTS.
Milwaukee Firms to Supply Pumps
and Hardware.

anu T1dGO"dICs
The state capitol commission has
awarded a contract to the Fred NJ
Prescott company of Milwaukee for
two general service pumps and bat
terry of electric fire pumps for the
separate heating and power plant of
the new capitol for 5000. OF this
sum $3.50 is for the service pumps
and $3.50 for the fire pumps. The
commission awarded a contract for
the hardware for the west wing to the
Kiefer-Haessler company of Milwau-
kee, acting for the Russell Iron Manu-
featuring company of New Britain,
Conn, for $4,000. There were fifteen
bids for the pumps and five for the
hardware.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
MORE ESTATES TO PAY TAXES.
Attorney General Gives Opinion That
Will Result in Larger Returns.


Will Result in Larger Returns.
Attorney General F. L. Gilbert has
rendered an opinion that the property
of a nonresident dscedent, which is
located in this state and not transito-
ry, is taxable under the Inheritance
taxation law. In allowing for exemp
tions, the entire estate left by the
decedent should be considered, and
not merely that portion located in this
state. The rates of taxation apply the
same as if the testat0r were a resi-
dent Of Wisconsin at the time of
death. The effect Of the opinion will
be to bring large amount of property
under the provisions of the state in
heritance taxation law. The opinion
was rendered in reply to an inquiry
from Judge Otto w. Arnquist of st.
Croix county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Wreck Near HASTINGS.

Hastings, Mimi, June ia freight
wreck occurred a short distance
above here, fifteen cars loaded with
merchandise going into ditch. The
wreck was due to a broken journal
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Isaac Ingwall, aged forty-nine
wears farmer, was run over and in
stantly killed by train between Me-
nomonie Junction and North Menom-
onie. He leaves five children. The
remains were shipped to Blanchard
Vile
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Victims Of Foul Plav.

Munising, Mich, June 16-George
Genery, keeper of the north light on
Grand Island, is missing and his as
sistant, whose name has not yet been
learned, is dead, the result, it is al
legged, of foul play.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Child Killed by EaIIinu Beam.

jamestown, N. D., June 16.-While
playing with several children on tile
pile at Streeter, south of here, the in
FAINT son of John Miller, was crushed
and instantly killed by heavy beam
falling upon him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

r. R. Mcintyre of Chetek quallheo
81 carnegie hero medal when ne
1oanod off a twenty-foot bridge and
dove sixteen feet under water 70 res,
one theodore Olsen, fisherman. NC,
intyre pulled the drowning man TO the
surface.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Montreal, June ia slight earth
quake shock was felt here yesterday
morning. Those who noticed it de-
scribe 1t as more of a rumble than a
real shock.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
THIRD TIME HEAD OF A. o. U. w.
Narvis Is Reelected Master Workman
at Des Moines Meeting.

dL DCS NlOltlOS "$SbtfI5'
Des Moines, June Is. - At Satur-
days session of the supreme lodge of
the A. o. U. w :. M. Narvis Of Mus
catine, Iowa, was for the third time
elected supreme master workman of
that order. No other supreme mas
ter workman has held office longer
than one term. The other officers
chosen are: Supreme master fore
man, J. A Eckstein of New Ulm,
Mimi; supreme overseer, J. c. Gala
CHER of New Haven, Conn; supreme
recorder, M. w. Hackett of Kansas;
supreme receiver, H. B. Dick
inson Of New York; guide, w. R.
Welch Of Guthrie, Okla. supreme
Waterman, Rev. D. B. Phelan of Pitts
field, Me. supreme medical examiner,
G. A. Eschman of Wheeling, w. Va.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

On complaint of Pawnbroker Joseph
Sandstone, the resort of Edna Will
Jams at Eau Claire was raided by the
sheriff. and three women were placed
under bond of 500 each.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Ben Werner, a druggist of Black
River Falls, took his life by Zhooting
himself through the head. He had
been melancholy for a long time, but
for what reason is not apparent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
Great Northern Onens un,

Great Falls, Mont, June 16. - The
Great Northern has succeeded in
opening its line between here and
Havre washed out by the floods, and
the first through train will leave here
this morning.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
DRUG Store Is Robbed.

Watetown, S. D., Jeun 16. - The
drug store of Tarbell & Williamson
in this city was entered by burglars
last night and small amount of cash
secured from the safe. No arrests
have yet been made.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Tangier, June 16. - Four thousand
of the troops of Abd-elAziz, the sui
tan, have revolted and taken prisoner
a French commander and three other
officers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS.

bTdktT1dn TFOUdUIy Fatally TUT III
Accident at New Hampton.
Mason City, Iowa, June 16.-Elmer
Nelson, a Milwaukee road brakeman,
is believed to have been fatally in
jured at New Hampton Saturday. He
was crushed between cars while
coupling a train. His hip was broken
and he received internal injuries. He
was brought to this city by special
train and taken to the hospital
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

Following a conference with the
officials of the Milwaukee road at La
Crosse in regard to the proposed
change in the switching yards to OBJ
yiate danger. General Manager w. j.
Underwood of Chicago ordered the en-
cheering department to prepare speci-
fications in accordance with recon-
mendations made by Agent Craft.
At the baby show at the pure food
exhibition at La Crosse, Marguerite
Berg. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Berg. was awarded the first prize
of SIS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

william Eckes of Ladysmith, while
+rv;ne TO board a moving train at
moran lost his hold and was struck
Inv the caboose, receiving injuries
from which he died He was forty
five years old.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

The German-American association,
composed of various German socie'
ties Of La Crosse and number Of
individuals, is about ready to form
it's permanent organization. 1t will
stand for personal liberty, foster the
German language and uphold German
principles.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

A check for 500 made in 1895 was
fonnd in a sealed envelope in moving
the Born jewelry stock at Ashland.
It was made by Mrs. Vaughn, since
dead and was to be credited to her
account. Mr.. Born has also passed
away since the check was made out.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18

After having been sentenced to state
prison for life for the murder of his
wife, then having a new trial which
resulted in the sentence being chang
ed to one Of seven years, the Supreme
court has affirmed the latter decision,
and will refuse to grant Samuel Mont
gomery of Warrens new trial.
C. D. Enochs of La Crosse, for three
years chief engineer and superintend-
ent of the Vate-Berger Telephone COM
pany, has retired, and will be succeed
ed by J. N. Wallace. assistant engi-
neer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-23

and things. and / think the Filpinos
are quite clever. keen people. We GER
tainly had d fine time there
And when we started on the ship Rain
DOW FOR Vladivostok Issaw the most Won
derful thing. We passed one part Of the
islands about forty miles away from land
and l clearly. saw a mountain peak that
was twenty miles inland. Just think of
that! l didn't know one could see so far
from the low deck of a ship Nothing
happened on the trip except we had a
bad storm and our stateroom was right
over the propeller. l slept in hammock
that was the regular hospital kind. with
the ends and sides turned up and board
inSidr over which mattress is placed.
and it is awfully comfortable. There was
a minstrel show on board gotten up by
the sailors for the officers and there were
some good jokes The buck and wing"
dancing was perfectly fine and the whole
show was most creditable to the men. On
the boat was man called by way of
nickname DR. Medico" and he had very
crisp and curly hair-and it was very
short, too. A lot of the performers were
dressed up in spangled suits and one in
the center was called the ''interlocutor"
and they all asked him questions. One of
them was: Say. Mr. Interlocutor, are
you any good picking locks?" Not very
good. but why do you ask?' Because I'll
bet you couldn't pick lock of his hair
pointing to where 'Medico" sat-and they
all yelled and L don't know who he
meant, for iust in front OF the doctor sat
a man perfectly bald! 1t was one of the
two, anyhow
I.Drill With the Men.
Each day when the marines drilled I
took gun and drilled too. because it is
good exercise and L wanted to learn the
exercise in the bayOnet drill and the
manual of arms. When we reached Vladi-
vostok it was much colder and my hands
were half frozen in my mttens. but later
we all got fur caps and fur-lined gloves
The harbor was hard navigating with lots
of rocks around and such a queer lot Of
buoys-why, some of them were only
sticks with a piece of white cloth tied on
the top. We did nothing much here ex-
November we started on the long trip
over the tranS-Siberian railroad.
At first the country was cultivated, but
we gradually drew away from the
coast ii became less and less so. The
1 guess the government expected the peo-
pie to come out and follow the railroad
and just emigrate there and build up the
many towns that you cannot see from the
cause the town is so far away you don't
see it. Well. afteS eleven days we reached
Moscow and started for the hotel.
IT Was Just Hustled"
And just here I wasn't really arrested,
but just kind of hustled along. 1t was
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remember much about that part of the
world. This time l was ten years Old
and l guess / can recall quite a lot of
things l saw and remember them the rest
of my life. And one morning we reached
Yokohama. and it was lawfully interest
ing to see the great wharves and the
busting life in the busiest city of Japan
We all just left the ship for awhile, and
that afternoon there was a big reception
for papa. but / don't remember just w hat
kind Of a one it was. except when it was
over we took the train for Toxic.
The Fish Didn't Catch.
l had mighty good time there. We
had the Sheba Palace all to ourselves;
that is, our party. and it was fine place,
all surrounded with the most beautiful
garden and all the palace was fitted I'D
finely. 1t belonged to the mikado but
he doesn't come there very much, and
after We were there l spent most of the
first day in the garden. There were great
big fish in the little lakes and strea ms
as long as my arm. and lot of smaller
ones, too. They were dandies. I took IL
few photographs but they didn't turn out
very well.
On the second day I had rugged up
pole and line and started out for some of
those big fish You see l didn't care to
hear papa speak. as had heard him a lot
before. and those fish were there and
wanted to take some Japanese ones. They
We're awfully large ones, but couldn
seem to get any. In Japan they do not
fish with a fly, only using bait. That was
how / spent my third day in Japan. The
next day I started out again TO fish. but
soon papa called me. and he introduced
me to an editor of d magazine very
much like ST Nicholas-and this editor
was also owner of one of the big Toxic
papers-arid he wanted me to go with him
all around 10 see the sights 1t was
awfully good of him to think OF me. and
is only one of the many instances of how
the Japanese did so many nice things to
make our visit pleasant.
He took me around to the toyShOpS and
the ba Zaars and in each one they gave
me some souvenir, such as masks. car
fridge shells that had been used in the
Russo-Japanese war, and then made into
pencils and little dolls dressed as the peo-
pie did during the days of the shogunate
ALL i'm old-fashioned arInor. The things
were in such number that couldn't carry
them all, and the men in the shops sent
them all to the palace for me, and. some
how. they wouldn't let me pay for any
thing It was very nice of them. And In
front of one of the big silk stores they
took some photographs of me. After that
we went to Reno Park, where you get
lunch and where there is a big statue of
Buddha, and just as was about to take a
picture OF it a boy ran in front of my
camera and 7 didn't get ii at all
Then this gentleman took me to tenn
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pie and explained all about the religion
and pointed out all the things of interest.
And next he took me to theater, and we
had box way UP, and could look down
floor watching the play. 1t was very odd
to see the way the theaters are conduct
ed, and / enjoyed that part of the day
very much. When we went back to the
palace 1 wanted to buy set of carved
chessmen. but 1 looked all around and
didn't find any. During our stay in Toxic
, had one continuous good time and when
we left for NagaSaki it seemed like leav-
ing some place to which one had become
greatly attached.
Soup With Things in It.
At Nagasaki they gave US a Japanese
"tiffin," and we had some really good
soup with all kinds of different things in
it, and we had meat balls something like
the hamburg steak we have in this coun-
try; it tasted awfully good. too. We were
hungry and came back and just expected
sandwiches. but found lots of good things.
Here we took the steamer Minnesota
again. because. you know, we had left
her at Yokohama, and, while We went
across Japan, she came around and we
met her at Nagasaki. In three days we
came to Shanghai. and 1t rained very
hard, so that l didn't go ashore, but
mother and father had to i'll all the rain.
stayed on the steamer and played with
a boy, so. you see, didn't see Shanghai
at all. From there We sailed to Hong
kong, and after we went ashore We
stopped at the government house. There
was a big dinner. but a boy and played
around and had good time together and
We had our dinner apart.
Off for Manila.
The next day at noon we sailed for the
Philippines on the transport Mcclellan,
and the next night out l slept on deck
out in the open. They fix up mattress
on the deck and cover it with blanket
and ii is so warm that you can sleep out
on deck without danger of taking cold: it
really is sometimes very hot at night
Well, it took us three days to go to Ma
nila and We reached there about noon on
the 25th of October. And. by the way,
we started on our trip from America on
Friday, the 18th of September When we
landed in Manila We went right to the
'yuntamiento," or the marble hall. where
are the offices of the governor. and there
We're lot of addresses of welcome made
and papa and mamma went to lot of
receptions and all sorts of things. After
that we went to the Malacanan, where
there was free concert in the gardens.
From then on l did a lot of sightseeing
in the city with boy had met On the
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crossed the Sierra Nevadas. When the
train came to the top of the grade it
stopped and all hands got out to look
around. and while they strolled around
the, rear engine of the train was uncOu-
pied and the train drew little bit ahead.
We turned to go back to the train, and
/ was In front of mamma and papa. and
| got on board just as the train started
on just to go around the curve. They
said i pulled the signal cord. but l didn't,
for If you pull the cord it makes the train
stop and not go ahead. Well the party
followed the train, and of course, when
We stopped they got on board. Mr.. Dunn
made some photographs of the crowd
walking down the tracks. and when we
got to Tacoma the Daily Ledger had a
real funny cartoon in it. II showed the
tram going along in the distance and
papa running after it, and | was shown
Alongside of the track was a Tammany
tiger saying. Go on, Bill" and a rabbit
saying something, too. The next day
the paper had the same cartoon only the
scene was at night and you could see
no train at all. only papa still running
along in the darkness. 1t was funny
but really l didn't pull the signal-I only
got the blame. Well, after that we went
on to Tacoma. and our train. was late
getting in, but we didn't stop. going
there / went around to see the city. and
IN the evening there was a big reception,
but / didn't go. And after that we went
right back to Seattle. There was lots
going on all the time.
On the Pacific Ocean.
We sailed on the Minnesota for Yoko-
hama, and were fifteen days on the voy-
age. 1t was fine. as We had pretty good
weather nearly all the time. There was
another boy on board. and we had some
good times together, and played shuttle
board and with the rings.
q We had lots of games on board and I
won several of the prizes. One time
had boxing match with a boy and got
some pretty hard ticks. but 1 kept on
and the crowd gathered around and
guess we gave them a good show for
they all cheered us and gave words Of
advice to us both. There wasn't any
thing unusual happened on the trip, and
We saw only one vessel, and that was
just before We reached Yokohama 1t
was fine on the Pacific, and we kept up
an average speed of fourteen knots all
the way, and the steamer was so steady
we did not feel any of the big waves we
sometimes had. l guess I'm a good
sailor. for l wasn't seasick while / kept
out in the air, but 1t was sometimes
pretty close in the staterooms and cabins
You know / had been in the east before
when papa was governor of the Philippine
Islands, but / came back to this country
when was six years old, and SO didn' t
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GHARLEAND1 MIS- Taft ON
THE STEAMER
PRESIDENT GRANT"

OTHER and / left Washington
NH on June 28. for our summer
UUH home at Murray Bay on the
4 ST. Lawrence river below
Quebec. where We remained
until the last part of August. Father was
busy with his official duties and had
planned to have us meet him in the west
a short time before We We're TO sail With
him for the east when it came time
TO leave we took the trans Canadian ex-
press to st. Paul. Gen. Edwards met us
there and with only a short stop We kept
right on and got to billings at O'Clock
n the morning. where we met father,
and we didn't have to get of the train.
but kept right on until we reached Gard-
ner Mont
We didn't have private car exactly.
but they gave us a car for our own use
and We had it all to ourselves. You
know you go down through Yellowstone
Park from Gardiner and We took the
stage there for Fort Yellowstone. The
next dav we started for the trip and il
was awfully interesting too. and we had
lot of RELAYS of horses and went over
the same ground that tourists take, only
We did in three days what takes them
from six to seven. Most of the time /
eat I'D with the driver and once when
papa asked me to come back with them
L
ner." they call the drivers and every
body laughed But really the drivers are
known by that name because every time
they use the long whip 1t seems to take
a piece of the hide off the mules,
There was a sharp lookout kept for
bear and ] saw the first one Gown by the
Canon Hotel: there were two brown fell
lows playing in tree At the Canon
Hotel they see a good many. Cor it is sit
uated in little valley with bills on each
side making a naturally fine place 70,
them to roam. They come to the rear OF
the hotel and eat garbage out of the bar
rels and we saw that night eight SILVER
tips" After a night at this place We
went on the next day and l saw "Old
Faithful in action. At Turquoise pool,
a beautiful little lake. I stopped over to
see into the clear water and as papa
was afraid that the crust might break
down with my weight, he held me by the
tail of my coat. but there wasn't any real
danger 1t only looked so.
I Get the Blame.
I got the blame by some of the party
for something that happened when we