Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-09
1T is HIS HONOR
MAYOR BAKER NOW
Council Elect Tom Baker to Succeed
Mayor Cardinal, Resigned.-AI
Night Saloons Initial Move

Night Saloons Initial Move
The resignation of S. j. Cardinal
as mayor of l4adysmith, which was
presented at the regular meeting of
the common council Tuesday even
ing, came as a surprise to some of
the members of the council, even,
although such n possibility had been
rumOred at intervals for the past
ten months. Mr.. Cardinal gave as
his reason for resigning his failing
eyesight, which has been a serious
handicap to him in his business as
well as public affairs.
1t could hardly be called surprise,
however, when Alderman Keifer
nominated Alderman Tom Baker for
mayor and all the balance of the
council voted for him, except Alder
man Clough, as it has been common
talk that the council was dominated
by Tom Baker and in the event of
such vacancy he would be elected
The vacancy of alderman from the
Third ward thus made has not been
filled.
The following is the law passed by
the last legislature providing for the
filling of such vacancies:
Section l. There is added to the
statutes of 1898, new section to read:
Section 925-40m. In cities of the sec
ond, third and fourth classes, where a
vacancy shall occur in the office of
mayor by reason of his death, resigna-
tlon or permanent removal from the
city, the council shall forthwith proceed
TO fill such vacancy, by the election
of qualified elector of the said city to
hold such office until the first Tuesday
in April succeeding when the vacancy
Shall be filled by an election. If the
person so elected is a member of the
common council t h e vacancy thus
created in the council shall be filled by
a majority of the council and the APP
pointee to hold until the first Tuesday
in April succeeding, when the vacancy
shall be filled by an election.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
sage and publication.
An ordinance passed first reading,
to repeal the ordinance fixing mid
night as the closing hour for saloons.
The matter of asking for bids from
the newspapers, for publishing the
proceedings and other legal notices
for the city, was acted on affirma-
lively. The past year there have
been two official papers, each re-
ceiving One-half the legal rate. and
the cost to the city has been $113S0.
A remonstrance containing over
200 signatures, against the repeal of
the curfew ordinance, was presented
and laid on the table
Alex Parks was down to owen
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Thompson re-
turned home from Iowa Tuesday.
Dan Cosgriff broke a finger while
catching in the ball game Sunday.
Misses Iona and Harriett Warren
and Mae Alcorn drove to Bruce Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Hill spent the
Fourth with their son Roy at Ash
land.
Henry Davis of the town of Flam-
beau was paid q bounty this week
on one wolf killed.
Rev. OLAF Hill pastor of the Scand-
enavian Lutheran Church, moved to
Hawkins last week.
w. Fl. Stafford, an attorney of
Chippewa Falls, was in the city on
legal business Friday.
Mrs. Ben c. Lee returned home the
first of the week from a months Wis
it with her parents in Iowa.
G. j. Bertrand, pharmacist from
Oshkosh, has succeeded William
Schmidt at A. G. MONEYS pharmacy.
Rev. Thos. Barker returned home
Wednesday from a trip to northern
Minnesota. where he filed on a timber
claim.
Thos. Cairns, locksmith from
SpOoner, was in the city a few days
this week and may locate a repair
shop here.
Geo. Dempewolf returned last FRI
day from his visit to Iowa. He says
is further advanced here
than there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. McCorrison and
family of Duluth, are visiting at the
home Of his brother j. l.. McCorrisOn.
They may locate here.
Phineas Huffman and family of
Bemidji Minn., visited with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huffman,
the fore part of the week.
Miss Florence Doors, who has been
working at her trade as milliner at
Preston, Minn., for the past four
returned home today.
Hiram f. Bowman OF Bourbon,
Ind, has spent the past month on
his farm north OF Bruce, where he is
pasturing q flock of sheep this sea-
son. He returned home this week.
Fred Ertzner has sold his forty
acre farm two miles south of town.
He will leave next week for visit
with his sister in Nebraska. He ex-
poets to buy another place in this
vicinity.
Worden's Dept. Store has gone on