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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
STATE CAPITOL POLITICS


Madison, Aug. 2. Levi H. Bancroft,
stalwart candidate for attorney gen
erals is stumping the state IN OPPOSE
ton to Senator La Toilette and the
other progressive candidates who are
making the fight for the people against
the domination of the tari(f-protected
interests. Mr.. Bancroft is operating
under the directions of the Republican
State Campaign Committee, the name
adopted by the Wisconsin Cannonites,
whose campaign fund is being supple d
largely by the giant trusts whose head
quarters are in Wall street, New York.
Among other things Mr.. Bancroft
attacks the primary system on the
ground chat it is SO expensive that no
poor man can expect to win nomln-
alton and election against weather.
opponent.
In this. as in many other things, Mr.
Bancroft is not sincere. He, more
than any other man in the state, is re-
SpOifSlD1C 1OE UIIG ueIccLt " l. q blil
introduced in the last legislature, limit
ing the amount of money that could be
expended for election purposes. This
bill, No. 542, A, provided that 0
candidate, and no other person for him,
should expend more than twenty per
cent. of the total salary earned by the
office sought. 1t limited the amount
of money that could be expended by
candidates for United States Senator
to 81 600, and for members of the
assembly, state senate, Judicial and
municipal offices to ten per cent. of
the salary of such offices.
This bill, had it become law, would
have limited the expense of candidates
for governor or other state officers to
So, 900, and members of the assembly
to $50 The penalties were such that
no candidate would risk violating the
law
This bill was killed in the assembly
by Mr.. Bancroft and his staEWarl
friends.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
Mexico.

Mexico is south of the United States
and north of Central America, in OF
near the torrid zone There are only
two seasons, the rainy and the dry
which causes the growth of the
numerous and very beautiful plants
and flowers of Mexico, among which
are found the dahlia and other medi.
cinal plants.
The inhabitants of Mexico are
called Mexicans, and have a very dark
complexion, being mostly employed in
stock raising and gold and silver min
ing They like dancing to the music
of the guitar, and they are also fond
of bull fights and cock fights Every
body smokes, even the women, who
are very handsome. The men wear a
gay dress consisting of velvet pack
ct, embroidered with gold and sill
yer, and pantaloons open from the
knee down and set with large but
tons. With their broad-rimmed SOM
breros, scarlet sashes and jingling
spurs, and mounted on their spirited
horses, they look like very dashing
fellows.
The Mexican government Is re-
public. The capital of Mexico is Mex
leo. The government is not as good
as that of the United States, because
the people of Mexico are not quite
civilized and cannot consider the
rights to which the people are en-
titled.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
OUR BOYS 5
and GIRLS 5.
Experiments on Arrows
Choose Day When Wind Is Light or
Use a Large Room.

Choose Day When Wind Is Light or
Use a Large Room.
Get a bow and an arrow that has no
feathering Choose a day when the
wind is light or use large room for
a little arrow practice. Fire the ar
row few. times, and you see that 1t
does not fly very straight, or not as
straight as a feathered arrow Cut
out a square piece of stiff cardboard,
measuring two inches each way. Make
a small hole in the middle and slip
the arrow through this hole up to half
it's length and give the card slight
pitch forward as in Fig. /, which Is
not drawn to scale, but merely indl-
Gates the position of the card on the
arrow.
Fire the arrow and you see 1t flies
upward every time. Then turn the
arrow half way round on it's axis or
cant the card the other way. When
fired now it tends to fly downward.
Turn the arrow quarter way round
and when fred it turns off to the right
or left, according to the position OF
the card.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
WHAT LAFOlLETTE
ACCOMPLISHED

/. He secured law prohibiting the
railroad companies from contributing
to campaign funds.
2. He brought suit against railroad
companies for making false returns
of earnings and recovered 1919, 49l
back taxes.
8. He secured the abolition OF the
railroad pass which for many years was
used as bribe to prevent the enact
ment of desired railroad legislation.
d He secured the enactment of
the primary law which prevents wealthy
c or o orations from debating the
selection of candidates for important
offices.
5. He secured the adjustment OF
rebates and determinations in freight
rates which aided favored shippers and
communities to the disadvantage OF
other shippers and other communities.
6. He secured the passage of the ad
valorem tax law under which railroads
are taxed as other property is taxed
and which has increased the amount of
taxes paid by the railroads nearly two
million dollars year.
Z. He secured the passage Of the
railroad rate law and the appointment
of a rate commission which has reduced
and equalized freight and passenger
rates, saving over two million dollars
annually to the people of the state.
8. In the United States Senate he
put a stop to fraudulent mail weigh
ing by which railroads and steamship
companies were overpaid seven mill
ion dollars annually.
9. He prevented the railroads and
other land-grabbing c orpor tions
from acquiring posse SIS ion of OIL
and mineral lands in Oklahoma, esti-
mated to be worth $500, 900, 900.
In accomplishing these results in
Wisconsin he was ably assisted by Tom
Morris, J. A. Frear, A. H. Dahl, f. t.
Tucker and H. L. Ekern, who are now
candidates for lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, state treasurer,
attorney general and commissioner OF
insurance, respectively. Vote for
them at primaries on September 6, and
choose your candidate for governor
from among these three loyal progress
i've candidates: w. M. Lewis, f. f
McGovern, John Strange.
In his work in Congress Senator La
Toilette was ably assisted and sup
ported by Congressman Cary, Cooper,
Lenroot, Morse and Nelson. All Of
these are being opposed by stalwarts
who are assisted by the national
congressional committee which receives
it's campaign funds from tariff pro-
tected interests, railroad corporations IN
other states and land grabbers like the
Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate which
tried to loot Alaska.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Mr. Charles Barker returned yester-
day from a rapid tour through the
northern part of the state in his big
Jackson car. Mr. Barker was with Mr..
julius Rowland, the stalwart candidate
for state treasurer. and the assistant
postmaster of Eau Claire. The party
was out two days and in that time
covered some 200 miles and visited
about two hundred towns.
Mr.. H owland made the trip in the
interest of his party. He has been
assigned the northern part of the state
and with the help of the auto will make
every town. Others are doing the
same in different parts of the state
and the stalwarts are leaving no stone
unturned to land and victory at the
primaries. Workers are being placed
in every precinct and the plan of Uncle
Joe Cannon of making house to house
canvas will be followed. The fight will
be one of the hottest this state has
ever witnessed and the stalwarts are
determined to get the scalps of La
Toilette and other Progressives. = Eau
Claire Leader (Stalwart).
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

How frequently we see confirmed the
old adage, eve must go away in order
to learn what is happening at home. +"
The Chippewa Herald states, with a
positiveness born of long service as a
party organ, that Candidate Richards
always conducted a staunch Progressive
paper. Now, we wish to be perfectly
fair in this matter, and would like in
formation on this point for the benefit
of our readers. We carefully perused
his paper for many years, but never
noticed even the slightest symptoms of
Progressiveism.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Journal, no doubt has files of the paper
which Mr.. Richards published during
the interesting and exciting times when
LaFollette and his supporters were
struggling for the enactment into legis-
lation of the principles at different
times known as 'LaFolletteism, ''The
Wisconsin Idea, and now known as
the Progressive Policies. These
principles are embodied in the primary
law, the railway taxation law, the rate
commission law, the recent insurance
laws, etc.
On behalf of the voters who desire
and deserve the truth and the whole
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

BRYAN made one of the most deter
mined fights of all his life in the recent
Nebraska Democratic convention, in
an endeavor to secure the adoption OF
a county option plank. He was badly
defeated, literally showed under. Prob
ably, however, he will have the salts
faction of seeing his opponents politi-
cally buried at the polls, for the Repub-
licans have adopted the county option
issue, and the prospect is that they
will sweep every Democrat out OF
office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Speaker Cannon made a speaking
tour of Kansas, and returned with the
announcement that he had calmed the
excited citizens of a strenuous state and
and had convinced them of the inherent
beauty of standpatism. Now comes
the news that the progressives have
swept the state, nominating state
officers and all Congressman but one.
Cannon is probably now willing to
concede that things are not always
what they seem.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Evidently, the Wisconsin State Fair
to be held in Milwaukee, September
1916 will be bigger and better thar
ever A new machinery pavilion, 350X
1870, is completed; new speed barns, q
swine judging amphitheater and ar
additional toilet are being built at an
expense of some $50, 900; all are sub
stantial, up-to date buildings. More
than $50, 900 is offered in cash prizes tc
exhibitors and contestants and there
will be special attractions in variety anC
extent to suit ALL
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

If public service counts for anything,
the aspiration of Tom Foster to be
County Treasurer certainly ought to
receive consideration at the hands Of
the voters of the county. 1t is fact
that Mr.. Foster neglected his own
affairs to serve the county as president
of the County Fair, and in preparing
and accompanying the county exhibit
to the Illinois State Fair last year. 1t
is not every day that a capable man can
be secured for such service, and his sac
rifce in order to advertise the agricul-
tural advantages of the county should
be recognized by the taxpayers by Civ
ing him their votes for this office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

truth, we request that the files of the
Journal be searched TO determine If
Mr.. Richards ever published anything
that in any manner tended to support
or promote the Progressive cause. The
most effective method Senator LaFoll-
cite has used in his political campaigns
has been that of reading the records of
Legislators and other officials. Let us
have the record in this case
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
DEVELOPING
NcRT4 WISCONSIN

Recognizing the fact that the state
board of immigration has neither
sufficient funds or force with which to
make an aggressive campaign for
development, the owners of undeveloped
land in Wisconsin have decided to form
an advancement association which is to
be well supplied with funds for an ex-
tensive and aggressive publicity camp
align. 1t is expected that the contribu-
lions to this fund by the owners of I'M
developed lands will aggregate from
100000 to $4,000. Manufacturers,
jobbers, bankers and others are invited
TO join the movement on nominal
membership fee of $40 per year. The
total fund should aggregate from $50.
900 to 500, 900.
This campaign will not only go into
surrounding states, but will show our
own Wisconsin people that there is
ample opportunity to invest their capt.
tai at home with safety and profit.
Millions of dollars yearly being sent
out of the state for investment in
schemes that are presented in highly
colored prospectuses but will not, bear
close inspection. These propositions
are usually located too far away to be
personally inspected and are sold on
small payments in order that people of
small means may be induced to invest.
| will not go into details at this time,
but would be glad to hear from those
who are inclined to invest in these get
rich quick schemes.
Wisconsin is only one-half developed
agriculturally. The full development
of our agricultural lands means vast
increase of our assessable property
probably an increase of between five
hundred and a~thousand millions of dol
lars The development of these adjoin-
ing lands will materially increase the
value of all lands now improved.
The development of the ten millions
or more acres now idle means also the
building of cities and towns throughout
the whole region-adding more millions
of assessable property.
This agricultural development is nee
eSSary to the local use of our vast re-
sources represented in our water pow
ers. Our granite industry should be
developed and the thousands of lakes
should become summering places, bring
ing TO the state as does the summering
business of New York and New Hamp-
shire, $40, 900, 900 per year.
1t is to this wide range of develop
ment that the efforts of the proposed
organization will be directed
A meeting will be held at Milwaukee,
August IL, 1910, to which every one
interested in development is invited.
It is believed that every progressive
banker, manufacturer and jobber and
many others will join in this movment.
In Minnesota the board of immi-
grafton has an appropriation of $40, 900,
and the recent Republican State Con-
vention recommended a large increase.
The Wisconsin board has $1,000.
A. D. CAMPBELL,
Commissioner of immigration.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
Fig, g..

arrow and causes 1t to bore it's way
through the air. The spiral twist CIV
en- to the feathering of an Indian ar
row acts precisely like our propeller
wheel. A carved plane is presented to
the air and the arrow whirls in a
spiral through the air, because that is
now the easiest path to take, and the
least resistance the arrow offers to
the air the longer it's fight.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Wonder if these fellows who are
shouting for Taft and branding as
traitors all Republicans who don't join in
the chorus, think the voters have no
memory? A few short years ago,
when La Toilette was governor, these
same fellows stormed up and down the
state bitterly denouncing him, and in
1904 they bolted the Republican con-
vention and put up state ticket with
S. A. Cook at the head, for the express
purpose of overthrowing La Toilette by
electing a Democrat. The cry of
party solidarity comes with mighty
poor grace from such a bunch
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Over in Barron county the Stalwarts,
after long hunt, induced one, Museus,
to become a candidate for nomination
for assemblyman. After brief whir
at the job, Mr.. Museus has quit. He
says, my doctors insist that l must be
quiet for some time to come. l shall
therefore have to withdraw my cal
didacy" Judging from reports of pol
itical conditions in Barron county, we
are inclined to the opinion that support
ing the stand-pat cause in that bailiwick
isn't exactly suited to an invalid
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

The stock argument of the Stalwarts
this year is that we must vote against
Progressives or Insurgents in order to
support the Taft administration. +"
Think of that! We must vote against
the men who secured the only credita-
BILE legislation passed by the present
Congress, in order to Support Taft. y
We are tempted to ask the Shakes
perean question, "On what meat does
this, our Caesar, feed, that he has
waxed so great?" In view of the ply
steal proportions of the genial president,
however, it might be regarded as per-
sonal insinuation. Really, why should
the question of supporting Taft enter
into this election? We are to elect a
senator, representative and members
of the legislature, whose duty it will
be to make laws and we should vote
for the men who advocate the laws we
favor. What they may think of Taft,
or Roosevelt, or Admiral Dewey, or
Dr. Cook, cuts no figure in the matter
The Milwaukee Free Press, itself an
anti-LaFollette paper, puts the matter
nicely, saying: There is reason to
believe that many Of the so-called
'Taft Republicans" are in the game
not so much because of any love for the
president or the party, as because of
the belief that they can secure an ad-
vantage with the people by hanging
onto the presidential coat tails
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

T. B. Walker, millionaire lumber
man, who announces himself as prac-
teal conservationist, says that the way
to promote timber growing is to relieve
timber of taxation; men will grow
timber if they don't have to pay taxes
on it. The argument sounds unanswer-
able, but isn't it also true that if we
should take the tax off from cows there
would be more COWS; remove the tax
from houses and we would have better
houses, and so on down the list.
1t seems that the only man who is
perfectly willing to pay taxes is the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

A Brainerd, Mimi, man has dis
covered fly that kills potato bugs.
It darts quickly at a bug, stabbmg 1t
in the side, and sucking its blood. This
sounds good, but how will this new fly
act when the potato bugs are all killed
off? Will it then be necessary to de
velop a new bug to kill the killer?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

The activity of the fire wardens in
this section in bringing suits for viola
ton of the law in starting fires may
seem harsh to some, and yet when we
consider the damage to property when
so many fires get beyond control we
cannot say that the fire wardens have
been any too active, Phillips Times.
Are there any fire wardens in Rusk
county?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Returns from the recent census
show that Sacramento, California, IN
creased in population 52-6 percent dur
ing the past ten years. Just wait until
they come to Ladysmith's count!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

at each corner as marked by the dot
ted lines in Fig. 2. Then bend up
ward the right-hand corner of each
of the four wings. The card will then
look like little propeller wheel. Put
this on the arrow at a right angle
with its length as in Fig. 8. Fire the
arrow and you see that it revolves in
it's flight. The propeller wheel causes
it to roll on it's axis. 1t rifles" the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

saloon keeper. He is not only anxious
but clamorous for the privilege. He
will work tooth and nail to carry an
election for license. so he can have the
privilege OF helping to bear the burdens
of government. Happy thought! Let
us abolish all taxes except saloon
licenses.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR

A Stevens Point man found rattle
snake on the floor of his automobile
The dispatches do not Indicate what
brand of thirst quencher he used.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

No: Tom and Art Foster are not
brothers; neither are they any relation.
One a thoroughbred Englishman
and the other thoroughbred Yankee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

When may a room be full Of mel
and still be empty?
When not a single man is In 1t.
What has only one foot?
A stocking.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

Entered as second class matter April g. 1907, at
the Postoffce at Ladysmith, Wisconsin uilder the
act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

pTTRIISHED EVERY FRIDAY
AT LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-08-05

a. A. MADDEN. Publisher
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Ladysmith News and Weekly Budget
consolidated April II, 1907.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
FOR SALE-LANDs-

~~~-~~-~~~~~~~~~-~-~-~--~-
FOR SALE-224 acre stock farm fine
improvements; four miles from Milan;
price 500 per acre. Reidy Bros.
FOR SALE-112-acre farm, about five
miles from Milan; it has no holdings
and is heavy timber; pretty good farm
if il was cleared: can sell for $50 an
acre: viii take city property in trade
Ii X. Walker. agent.
FOR SALEM ROCK Island county at
a bargain. 4Ol acres, all under cult
walton, good improvements; viii sell
in one body or divide into so or 100
acre tracts; easy terms. LininSer &
Meyer. 225 Eighteenth street.
FOR SALE-On easy terms. an acre lot
with new seVen-roOm house, cement
cellar with drain. good well and els
tern; small fruit of all kinds; so fruit
trees L. :. Allen. Box 24j. Twenty
ninth street. Twentieth avenue.
FOR SALE-A farm of 13O acres, near
Edgington; the buildings are only
fair, but the land is very good and
is located on a main road: the price
is SEQ per acre; I would like to show
you this farm. H X walker. agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-19
Masters snIa

ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court: In chancery
partition General No. 6.334.
Irwin z. GrifHn and Mabel Hollopster
vs. George A. Grimm. John II. Grifnn.
Dona Brookman, Gladys Grimm; William
5e 1ner 6f aq an with the yin an
nm, deceased; Frank seefeldt; United
gFg~e WEES Gio mp SorPoVJation; Her
George Kadei' A'0'' 'p@"'' anu
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
above entitled cause, on the 23rd day of
June A. y. 1910; I shall, on Saturday.
hour of 10 o'clock In the forenoon. at
the east door Of the court house. in the
Rock Island, to satisfy said decree, sell
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash in hand, the certain parcels OF
land and state OF Illinois, known and
described as follows. to-wit;
northeast er quarter SX1 of section or nu 1ne
Der thirty-six $3.50. In township number
seventeen uD. north range number
three CD, west Of the fourth (4th) prin-
cipal meridian, containing forty (40)
acres, more or less; subject to a lease
thereof to George Kadel expiring March
Lot number one "a in block number
one hundred and two GOD, in the VII
Lot number fve go in block number
thirteen C3). in the village OF AnJa-
lusia; all situate, lying and being in the
county OF Rock Island. and state II I'LL
nois;
Provided the said bid upon each piece
or parcel hall be equal to at least two
thirds OF the valuation put upon the
same. as shown by the report OF the
commissioners heretofore appointed BY
the court 70 make partition thereof
aDJed at ROCK Island. ILL., this gath
JOSEPH L. HAAS.
Master IN Chancery, Rock Island Coun-
ty. Illinois.
Marion z. Sweeney, complainants So
licitor.