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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
MEET.AT ocoNoMoWoc.

The annual convention of the Wis
consin League of Municipalities will
be held this year Sept. 2, and 4 at
Oconomowoc The league has arrang-
ed an attractive program for this
years convention, and 1t is expected
that a record breaking crowd will at
tend. A feature of the sessions will
be the illustrated lectures which will
be given every evening On subjects
pertaining to municipal improvements.
Prof. B. H. Meyer, chairman of the
state railroad commission, will deliver
an address on Public Utilities"
The Business Mems association of
Oconomowoc is planning to make the
convention social affair and many
entertainments are being planned.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
The State Day by Day
BATTLE FOR GOOD ROADS.
Country Taxpayers of Sawyer County

Country Taxpayers of Sawyer County
Fight the Lumber Companies.
A controversy has arisen between
the Taxpayers Association of Sawyer
County, headed by E. P. Arpin, the
we'll known Northern Wisconsin lum-
herman, and number of the towns in
Sawyer county. The dispute is over
road levtes. The lumber companies
want the towns to limit their road
levies to $4,000, claiming that none of
these towns have 500 inhabitants, the
number required by law in order to
appropriate larger sum. The towns
contend that they have the 500 inhab.
itants.
AS a result of the controversy an
organization called the Small Tax
payers association" has been formed,
and the matter under dispute may be
taken into the courts. 1t is also the
intention of the new organization to
bring suit against K. P. Arpin and 9th
ers for alleged unlawful rebate Of
taxes mado in 1906.
The amount involved in these al
legged rebates was Is cents on the dol
lar, which is said to have deprived the
towns and county of about $4,000.
When these towns were set off from
the town Of Hayward the entire county
for nearly twenty-five years having
consisted of only ono town, these
towns had no other roads than those
built by the loggers. The town Of
Hayward always appropriated the
money raised for roads or any other
purposes for the village of Hayward
towns. which contain from three to
nine congressional townships, have
made several miles of good turnpike
since they have been under self-gov.
eminent
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
BANDIT HOLDS UP
SEVEN COACHES
One After Another Yellowstone
Park Stages Are Stopped
and Tribute Levied.
HIGHWAYMAN GETS $4,000

Butte, Mont, Aug. 26-One highway
man, wearing a black mask, held up
and robbed the passengers OF seven
stage coaches in Yellowstone Park at
d point only few miles distant from
the Old Faithful inn, near the upper
Basin. according to telephone ad-
vices received yesterday afternoon.
The coaches left the hotel in the usual
order, at intervals of few minutes
and were held up one after the other
as fast as they came in sight.
The highwayman was stationed at
bend in the road, where he was lnvlsl-
bic from either direction.
Bandit Collects $4,000.
At the point of rife he lined up
the messengers, and after relieving
them of money and valuables allowed
them to enter the stage and resume
their Journey. This performance the
bandit enacted seven times. 1t is I'M
derstood that he collected in all more
than $4,000. The fact that tourists in
the park are not permitted to carry
weapons made it impossible for any of
the passengers or drivers to offer re-
sistance. The rObber was man
about fifty-fve years old, weighing
about 140 pounds. After holding up
The last coach he disappeared into the
hills and it was afterward found that
he had made his escape on horse be-
longing to the transportation company.
Soldiers Take Up Trail.
All haste was made back to Old
Faithful inn to give the alarm. The
soldiers encamped at the Thumb sta
lion were Immediately notified and a
messenger was dispatched to the camp
Of soldiers on the West Gallatin river,
at the west boundary of the park. The
soldiers from Fort Yellowstone were on
the road to take up the trail within
ten minutes after news was received.
1t is thought almost certain that the
bandit is heading for a point between
Big Springs and Ashton, stations on
the Oregon Short Lines Yellowstone
Park branch and north of Idaho
Springs. There are number of set
tiers and forest rangers in the upper
and lower basins, and if he continues
after reaching the main road he cannot
escape observation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
WILL SURVEY TO MADISON.
lnterurban Line Building from James
willie Assured Support.

interurban Line Building from James
willie Assured Support.
AS result of meeting of the mem
bers of the Forty Thousand club with
representatives of the Cincinnati Con-
struction company, which is contem-
plating the building of an interurban
electric line from GAINESVILLE to Madi-
son, prospects again seem bright for
the country trolley line for which Mad
isOn merchants and public spirited
men have been working for years. The
meeting was called at Madison at the
request of Joseph Ellis, engineer of
the company, who desired to ascer-
tain the best route for the line to use
in entering the city. He was assured
that South Madison would be the best
point of entry for the proposed inter
urban. When Mr.. Ellis left he said
the line of survey would be continued
to Madison and he would meet the
members of the club again in about
ten days.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
WIDULE is TREASURER.

The Wisconsin postmasters at their
closing session at Oshkosh elected the
following officers:
President, Col. George w. Burchard,
Fort Atkinson; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Christian Widule, Milwaukee; first
vice president, c. c. Cuttings, Racine;
second vice president, l.. H. Kimball,
Neenah; third vice president, Miss
Marilla Andrews, Evansville; fourth
vice president, H. Aussman. Elk
Mound
1t was decided to hold the conven,
ton next year at Milwaukee. Resolu-
tons were passed and adopted prais-
ing Postmaster E. M. Crane and Osh-
kosh in general for the entertainment
received there.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
WANTS A QUIET FOURTH.
Mayor Anderson of La Crosse Begins
to Fight "Dementia Americana"

to Fight "Dementia Americana"
Hereafter La Crosse will have
sane Fourth of July If the common
council adopts the suggestion made
by Mayor Anderson. The mayor asks
that the council take immediate steps
to pass an ordinance prohibiting the
use of fireworks and explosives on the
Fourth Of July, in order that business
men who deal in these explosives may
know what to do regarding the matter
of ordering a stock of goods for next
years use.
THAT making efforts to minimize
the danger is about all we can do un-
der the circumstances is evident. for
past experience all over the United
States has demonstrated for many
years that all the efforts put forth do
not seem to cause any decrease in
the number Of deaths and injuries on
this day resulting from the sale and
use of explosives" says the mayor.
Judging from the results, it seems to
me that the words 'dementia Ameri-
cana might more appropriately apply
to our so-called celebrations than to
conditions in notorious murder case
last year.
aside from the Importance of every
community giving moral support to
movement of this kind, I am of the
opinion that the loss of one little
boys right hand. which was torn to
pieces in this city on the last Fourth,
was too high price to pay for all the
celebrations we had from the use OF
explosives and fireworks. w.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
MAKE BIG IMPROVEMENTS.

Operations of .the 500 railroad in
Superior promise to be the most ex-
tensive of any that have been carried
on by any railroad in the city of Su-
big job will be that of putting in the
yards south Of Belknap and running
out for distance of couple of miles.
This will be the heavy grading job.
The grading work will not be any
heavier than that of the Wisconsin
central, but there is more of it,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
CAUGHT NEAR ASHLAND.

Harry Colboy and Victor Bloom,
wanted at Oshkosh for burglary, were
captured by the undersheriff in Ash
land county and taken to Oshkosh by
Sheriff Rhyner. A long series of bur-
glaries at Oshkosh resulted in the ar
rest Of the Bolboy boy on charge of
receiving stolen goods, and Harry and
Bloom fled. The last robbery was from
a iewelry store and also nets and fish
ing apparatus were sold at Appleton
and Fond du Lac
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
ONE BROWNS; ONE SAVED.
Assistant Postmaster Loses Balance
When Raising the Anchor.

Watertown, S. D., Aug. 23.-Thomas
Wiley, for fifteen years a Rock Islans
railroad conductor and for the past
seven years assistant postmaster in
this city, a prominent Elk, was drown
ed in Lake Kampeska while fishing
last evening. In pulling the anchor
he lost his balance, capsizing the
boat. Arthur Ainsworth, a prominent
music dealer, his boat mate, was bare
~ saved by a nine-year-old boy row.
ing in the vicinity.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
GYPSY TRIBES AT CHETEk.
Annual Meeting of Bands Is Held al
Wisconsin Summer Resort.

The annual meeting of the various
tribes of the Kagamo and Chetek gyp-
sizes was held at Chetek. The gypsies,
who were in reality campers at this re-
sort, were decked out in typical gypsy
costumes and presented weird and
picturesque sight. An athletic pro-
gram was INDUCED in and a banquet
followed.
Rev. S. Peterson has resigned as
pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran
church in Chippewa Falls and accepted
q call to become pastor of the Nor
wegian Lutheran churches in Hills,
Mimi, and Rock Falls, Iowa.
William Sokup, thirteen years old,
was sentenced to the reform school at
Waukesha for stealing a watch from
Ole Madison.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
GAME WARDEN TOURS STATE.
Hopes to Secure Cooperation in Run
MING Down Wisconsin VioIators.

State Game Warden J. W. Stone is
making a tour of the state, holding
conferences with deputy game war.
dens to post them on the laws and
otherwise advising them and outlining
a plan of campaign against violatOrs.
Il am trying to get a system es-
tablished," he said, so that the boys
can cooperate with each other in their
work and get better results. The boys
did better work last year than at any
time previous, and | am sure that they
will do even better this year"
Mr.. Stone stated that, if all reports
he had obtained from all over the state
were true, the game this year will be
the most plentiful in years. With ref
erence to some of the game laws, Mr..
Stone stated that many of them were
too lenient He said that there should
be a state prison penalty for dynamit'
ING fiSh.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
CRANBERRY CROP is SAFE.

Prompt action on the part of the
weather department saved the cram
berry crop in the vicinity of Grand
Rapids. Maj Jersey, who, is now at
Chicago, but who has spent several
sessions in Milwaukee, noticed cold
wave coming in this direction from the
Dakotas. He remembered the cram
berry crop and sent out warning to
the growers to be prepared for frost.
The f1oodgates were opened and when
the frost came early Thursday morn
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
NORTHWEST NEWS
GET GLAD HAND AT THE CAPITOL
Editors of Nation Received by State
Officers.

st. Paul, Aug. 21.-Minnesota's mar
BILE state house was ablaze with elec-
trio lights last evening, the occasion
being the state reception to the Ma
tional Editorial association. Gov. and
Mrs. Johnson were assisted in receiv-
ing by the other state officers and
their wives.
During the evening program of
classical music was rendered by the
Minnesota State band.
The editors and their friends, fol-
lowing their formal reception, were
taken through the palatial building,
and it's magnificent paintings and 9th
er points of interest were explained
by st. Paul friends who acted as
guides.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
BURGLARS AND FOOTPADS.

Two Stores Robbed and One Man
Held Up at Madelia, Mimi.
Madelia, Mimi, Aug. 23.-Burglars
entered the general store of Mullen
Bros and the meat market of George
w. Dodge and robbed the cash drawer
at both places.
Last night a stranger was held up
by two unknown men. He was badly
beaten and $29 in money, watch and
chain and other valuables were taken
from him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Idle Factory Is Burned.

Hudson, Wis, Aug. 26. - Fire de-
stroyed the broom factory belonging to
the o. Fl. P. Odds estate, with several
adjoining buildings. The cause is un-
known, as the factory had not been in
oneration for more than year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Seven Hurt in Auto Wreck.

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. Is. - Seven
Milwaukee people were injured last
evening. one perhaps fatally, when the
steering gear of an automobile driven
by H. e. King broke near Richfield
and the automobile plunged through a
Narbed wire fence.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Villas Improvement Slow.

Madison, Wis, Aug. &c. - 1t is five
weeks yesterday since Col William F.
Villas was stricken with cerebral
hemorrhage, and his condition is still
unchanged to any great extent al
though he has shown Improvement in
the last few days
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
LAND sWiNDLER is FINED.
Man Found Guilty of Larceny by Du-
luth Judge.

Duluth, Aug. 26. - M. M. Nelson,
who has been engaged in locating
people on lands subject to entry and
who was found guilty of larceny in
the second degree in the district
court, was fined 800 yesterday.
He was charged with having shown
some of his patrons attractive lands
that were not subject to entry and
then giving them the minutes to land
that was of little or no value.
Several ministers complained that
they had been victimized, among them
being Twin City men.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Strikers Ask for Work.

Toronto, Ont, Aug. 26. - The first
serious break in the ranks of the
striking mechanics occurred yesterday
when seven strikers applied for their
old positions at the West Toronto
shops and were taken back
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Strike Nav Be Called Off.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 26.-There
is a feeling in Birmingham that some
important developments in the strike
situation are imminent. 1t Is even
said to be probable that the strike
may be called off this week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Athletes TO Visit President.

New York. Aug. 26. - President
Roosevelt yesterday advised the local
committee in charge of the reception
to the American team of Olympic ath-
letes that he would be glad to have
the members of the team visit him at
Sycamore Hill On Monday next, Aug.
81
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Kills Chickens Illegally.

Crookston, Mimi, Aug. 25.-Wilfred
Gervais. blacksmith of the town of
Terreboune, in Red Lake county. was
arrested by William Munich, state
game warden, for killing prairie chick
ems out of season.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
CLAIMS ENEMIES SHOT HIM.
Says Witnesses of Former Trial Are
Guilty

Guilty.
Pierre, S. D., Aug. 26.-Gus Tusha,
residing near Midland, is in the hos
pital at Fort Pierre suffering from a
gunshot wound. He claims that he
received it from a man who was steal
ing wood from his claim and that he
fired a number of shots only one of
which took effect
Tusha was year ago tried on a
charge of putting dynamite in the
stove of Clyde Whiting, a neighbor,
causing the death of Whiting.
He was cleared of the charge and
claims that the shooting was done by
witnesses in that trial.
The circumstances are peculiar and
may develop further on hearing of
the accused parties
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
nenot Thieves Get $50.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Aug. 26.-Thieves
robbed the st. Paul depot at Brodhed
of $50 The cash drawer was broken
open with file, which was broken
off in the work
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Wells Has Bio Blaze.

Wells, Mimi, Aug. 26.-The wagon
works, blacksmith shop and retail ma
chinery warehouse of Paulson & Son
were entirely destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, partly in
sured.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
DISBAR ATTORNEY.
George w. Egan of Sioux Falls Is on
the Rack.

the Rack.
Pierre, S. D., Aug. 23.-Papers were
filed yesterday in the supreme court
in disbarment proceedings against
George w. Egan of Sioux Falls, and a
hearing will be had on the application
on the I'd of September The charges
are preferred by Park Davis, Henry
Robertson and A. B. Kittredge, COM
mittee appointed by the Sioux Falls
Bar association to investigate the
case. Egan is the nominee for states
attorney of Minnehaha county and
made a record by his prosecution of
the Kaufman case and became tan
gled in the O'Grady case, in which
fraud is charged in the disbarment
proceedings.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Killed bv Freiuht Car.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug q. - John
Kaiser aged sixty-five years, was in
stantly killed by being run over by
freight car in the Milwaukee yards
here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
PLATFORM COLLAPSES.

Accident Occurs While Bryan Is Max
ing Speech.
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 23.-While
Mr.. Bryan was speaking at the ball
park last evening the temporary plat
form, on which were seated several
hundred people collapsed. Nobody was
hurt and there was no panic, but Mr..
Bryan was interrupted for five min
utes while arrangements were made
for him to continue speaking from the
grand stand, where he finished his adj
dress.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Sawnili Is Burned.

saltwater, Mimi, Aug. 25. = The
Eclipse sawmill at South Saltwater
was totally consumed by fire Saturday
evening. The loss is 100000, and the
mill cannot be replaced for that.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
CcaIded to Death.

st. Paul, Aug. 2. - Freddie, the
three-year-old son of Fred w. Marble,
upset a kettle of boiling water over
himself at their home Saturday morn
ing and died some hours later from
hic iniurieS
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
AUTO HITS BUGGY; TWO HURT.
Chauffeur Hurries Away, Leaving In
iured to Their Fate.

JuFed 70 IheIF Fate'
st. Paul, Aug. q. - Tony Siellzo,
fifty years of age, and Albert Kuski,
forty-fve years of age, farmers living
on the White Bear road, while riding
in a twoseated buggy on their way
home last evening, were struck by an
automobile and hurled twenty feet
across a field. Siellzo was seriously
hurt. Kuski escaped with slight cuts
and bruises.
The auto drove on without waiting
to learn what had happened, and by
the time the police arrived all trace of
the machine and the chauffeur was
lost.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
WALK IN SEARCH OF WORK.
Man and Wife Are Rewarded After
Trudoinu 375 Miles,

Trudging 375 Miles.
Waterloo, Iowa, Aug 26.-Feats in
pedestrianism are common among
men but it remained for Mrs. Paul
Krumbach of st. Louis to tramp with
her husband a distance of 375 miles
to Waterloo. The couple started in
search of work on July Is and aver
aged ten miles a day, tramping the
entire distance
Charity was extended the worn
travellers and the couple are housed
here Employment has been found
for the husband
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
GILHoUsE TALKS AT FARGO.
SociaEist-Labor Nominee Bitterly AS
sails Capital and Trusts,

Fargo, N. D., Aug. 26.-August Gil
house, presidential nominee on the So
cialist-Labor party ticket, spoke here
last night to a large apdience. He
used dry goods box for a rostrum
and the street corner for a hall. He
bitterly assailed capital and the
trusts, while lauding laboring men
and unions.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
Store BurgIarized.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 26.-Bur.
glars entered the Rhodes pharmacy at
Rhodes, this county, and stole $500
worth of jewelry, mostly watches.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
wlTcHER GETS SIX MONTHS.
AGED Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudu-
Iently Securing Pension.

ira Witcher of Fort Atkinson, Wis,
was brought back from Providence, r.
T., to answer to a charge of fraudu-
lently securing a government pension.
He pleaded guilty and was sent to the
correction house at Milwaukee for six
months. He is seventy-two years old
and was for forty years in the employ
of the ST. Paul road in the capacity OF
brakeman and baggageman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
AUTO LEAPS BANK; ONE is DEAD.

Mrs. George Hart, Minneapolis, Is the
Victim-Three Badly Hurt.
Minneapolis, Aug rs. - Jumping
from an automobile just as it was go
ing over a fifteen-foot embankment
near Wayzata, Lake Minnetonka, last
night, Mrs George Hart, Minneapolis,
struck her head against stones and re-
ceived injuries from which she died.
Mr.. Hart and Mr.. and MIS-. Erick-
son. the other occupants of the auto
mobile. were injured.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
MAN is BLOWN TO PIECES.

Spark From Pipe Causes Explosion
Which Brings Death.
Duluth, Mimi, Aug. &c. - A miner
named Carl Stutzmyer at the Shenan-
90 mine, near Chisholm, was blown to
piece by dynamite yesterday. He was
carrying a quantity of the explosive
in his hands and was smoking a pipe
at the same time.
The theory is that spark from his
pipe caused the explosion.