Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-11
THE BANQUET

In the evening a banquet was given
at the opera house. Geo. Kilgore ac-
quilted himself as caterer in success
fully handling so large an undertaking.
Plates had been laid for 180, at five
long tables, and nearly every seat was
filled. Many not belonging to the
Club, including the boys Of the High
School and Business College and some
from surrounding towns were guests
of the occasion.
During the repast music was furnish
ed by an orchestra composed of A. NJ.
Alden, w H. H. Ingle, Henry Jung,
John Alden and Miss Ethel Spear.
L. E. McGill, as president of the
Commercial Club, presided at the in
telleetual feast which followed. In be-
half Of the mayor, he welcomed the
Superior visitors
President Ben Cook of the Superior
Commercial Club responded This
was his first visit to Ladysmith, as it
was with most of the visitors. They
were surprised and pleased with what
they had seen here. He was convinced
that Ladysmith had just begun to
grow. With nine possible water
powers so close at hand, Ladysmith is
sure to become a great manufacturing
center unless a corporation secures con-
troll of the power and charges ex-
horbitant prices. He spoke of the
Superior Club, which has increased its
membership from 450 to 800 in the
past month. He reminded us that we
are all Badgers and that there should
be reciprocity in the trade relations
between us and Superior.
The Glee Club or "Anvil Chorus
from Superior then rendered a selec-
ton.
City Superintendent C. J. McCor-
mick gave an instructive talk on the
growth of our school system. AS evi-
dence of the intellectual standard of
our citizenship, he cited the fact that
half of the total population of the city
are patrons of the Public Library OF
the 585 persons of school age as shown
by the last school census, 507 are en-
rolled in the public schools, which is
probably larger percentage than any
other city in the state can show. These
conditions should entitle Ladysmith tC
be called "The Mecca of the North. y
Frank E. Spring of Superior tolc
what had been accomplished by the
Publicity Club and the women of the
Public Improvement society in beau.
tifying the city One feature of the
work undertaken is the artistic illumi.
nation of the business section of the
city, four blocks Of which are now
lighted according to the uniform gen.
e.al plan. The aim of publicity is t.
make every citizen a booster, and tC
this end facts and figures concerning
the condition of the city are compiled
and distributed at intervals.
AluSAI IIdll ~. OuSG, the only u10Iu
ber of the Superior council present
said that he had ten sons and woulc
like to locate some of them in Lady
smith
Attorney Stephen Leahey, who loca
ted in Ladysmith four months ago
told of the industrial development ant
growth of the city during the eigh
years of its existence. In 1900 tht
assessed valuation was $4,000; in 1908 i
was $500, 900.
The glee club sang"We'll hang tn,
old knocker on sour apple tree
S. Buchanan of the Telegram stat
made some appropriate remarks AM
suggested another piece for the "anvi
chorus" to sing.
l.. Jorgenson, president of the Lady
smith National Bank, offered his ex
perience as proof that this is health
ful locality: in the three years has beel
here he has gained 55 lbs.-and h