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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
NEW MAYOR OF MILWAUKEE
FINDING PLENTY OF
TROUBLE.
CONTEST APPOINTMENTS
BY Attorneys Representing Unknown
interests" Who Oppose Selec-
ton of Out-of-Town
Men.

Milwaukee.-"If l find the right man
for the positions to be filled by APP
pointment, they are going in
In these words, Mayo Emil Seidel
defied that section of the city char
ter which, it is held, requires years
residence to qualify for appointments
to the city service.
The mayor has not received word
from Charles B. Hall, chief sanitary
inspector of the Chicago health de-
partment, to whom he offered the po-
sition of commissioner of health.
The mayor said, if it were necessary
he would have the positions placed I'M
der civil service and that in this case
examinations would be open to all.
Ex-City Attorney Charles H. Ham
ilton said he had been retained to
make a fight against placing an out
slider in the Office of health commits
sioner. Asked who had engaged him,
Mr.. Hamilton said: Il will say it is
no present city official"
Mr. Hamilton is confident that un-
der a strict construction of the char
ter, no one can be appointed TO city
position who has not been a resident
of Milwaukee for year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
RICH MAN DOES TIME.
Central Wisconsin Millionaire Refuses
to Pay 1855 Fine.

Stevens Point.-Joseph Richie, a
retired farmer and capitalist, one of
the wealthiest men in Central Wis
consin, has been doing time at hard
labor on the streets unloading and
piling bridge plank to be used in re-
planking the city bridge.
His present predicament grew out
of an alteration in Forest cemetery
with Walter Kline Mr.. Richie was
endeavoring to hire man to work
for him, when it is alleged, Mr.. Kline
had him arrested on charge of using
language tending to provoke a breach
of the peace and also for assault.
Mr.. Richie pleaded guilty, and was
fined S. and costs, $865 in all, with
the alternative of twenty days in Jail.
Mr.. Richie declined TO pay the fine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
TO DIVIDE s3,ooo,o 600.
McNaughton, Late of Appleton, Leaves
Big Estate Without Will.

Appleton.-The petition in the Nc
Naughton estate was filed, revealing
that John McNaughton, reputed the
wealthiest paper manufacturer in the
Middle West, died intestate, his entire
estate reverting to his nearest kin,
Mrs. Judson Rosebush, a daughter and
wife of college professor. 1t is said
by those closely connected in busl-
ness way with the deceased that when
an appraisement of the estate is made
it will be found to be valued at be-
tween $2,500,000 and 100000.
Although Mr. McNaughton died
without leaving a will, it is said that
shortly before his death he indicated
verbally to his daughter how por-
ton of his estate shall be divided He
indicated he wished his relatives to
receive a portion and also expressed
the wish that several of the instit'-
tons in which he was interested re-
ceive portion of his wealth. Law
renee college, of which institution he
had for years been a trustee, and to
which he had given generously for va
rious funds, is believed to be one of
the institutions generously remem-
bered in the division.
The administrators of the estate are
Mrs. Judson G. Rosebush, Judson G.
ROsebush and Peter McNaughton, all
of Appleton. The bondsmen are L.
M. Alexander of Milwaukee and John
McNaughton of Kaukauna.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
APPLE LOSS HEAVY.
Brush Fruits .65 and Strawberries so
Are Estimates of Board.

Madison.-In his first monthly crop
report of 1910, Secretary John M.
True, Of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, says the disastrous freezes of
April II and % killed nearly all fully
matured blossoms of apples, cherries
and plums, seriously injuring the
chances of crops of brush fruits and
strawberries, and killed the leaves
and young shoots upon forest trees.
He estimates the loss to apples at
so per cent, cherries and plums at 80
per cent, brush fruit at 65 per cent,
and strawberries at so per cent Net
withstanding these unfavorable COR
ditions, the present report shows
farm crops to be in better than the
usual condition on May /.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
BUY BIG IRON MINES.
English Capitalists Purchase Lake
Superior Company.

Ashland-Arrange have been
nearly completed for the sale of
the Lake Superior Iron and Chemical
company to an English syndicate.
The present company has a capitali
zation of s8,000,o00, and includes pig
iron plants at Ashland, Boy City, Elk
Rapids, Manistique, Newberry and
Chocolay, Mich.
The Ashland plant includes a large
wood alcohol and chemical plant, and
the deal also covers the Yale mine of
Bessemer, and the Tyler's Fork mine
Of PlummeI.
Experts have been examining the
mines and the six plants comprising
the present syndicate for month
1t is understood the purchasers are
not connected with the steel trust, but
are mainly composed of British capt.
talists.
The central Office of the selling com
pany is in Detroit.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
ELECTION COST LIGHT.
Victorious Milwaukee Socialists Spend
Less Than Old Parties.

Milwaukee-The cost of electing
the entire Socialist ticket in Milwau-
kee was almost nothing, as compared
with, the expenses. of the candidates
of the old parties.
The official report shows the Social
lists spent a total of $5,569.T6. The
largest item on the list was printing.
which amounted to $2,188.97.
Alderman Berger, the real head Of
the party in the city, testified In his
affidavit he did not spend one cent.
The amount spent by the Socialist
party was less than that expended by
several individual candidates on the
old party tickets.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
Personal.

1t is not likely that congress will
adjourn before July.
The late king of England was
one of the best beloved monarchs OF
Europe.
Gompers says he is not trying to
form a new party, but wants farmers
to be non-partisan.
Turning Hawk, an Omaha Indian,
saw the comet seventy-five years ago
when he was young man.
Thirty-two awards of medals for
acts of heroism were made by the
Carnegie hero fund commission at its
spring meeting.
Secretary Wilson promised Senator
Burkett he would loo kinto the hog
cholera situation in Nebraska.
Secretary Ballinger says he has no
intention of resigning.
Secretary Wilson, in a talk to
farmers gave his theories on causes
of the high cost of living.
A suggestion has been made tn
Congressman Hinshaw that he make
the race for governor of Nebraska.
Representative Harrison demanded
light on New York customs house
frauds.
Samuel Gompers pleads for a union
of farmers and organized labor.
The senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Governor Hughes as justice
of the supreme court.
Senator Burkett is trying to ar
range visit of West Point cadets to
Omaha the coming fall.
Colonel Roosevelt is said to have
written a letter endorsing the adj
ministration of President Taft,
In an address at New York, Attor-
ney General Wickersham criticised
the insurgent members of congress-
Edward Payson Weston finished
his ocean-to-ocean walk at the city
hall of New York eleven days ahead
of time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
FOR THE BUSY MAN
NEWS EPlTOME THAT CAN SOON
BE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Home and Foreign intelligence Con-
densed Into Two and Eour
Line Paragraphs.
washington.

washington.
A press dispatch from Washington
announced that John d. Rockefeller
had abandoned the idea of securing
national charter for his proposed
foundation. Starr J. Murphy, per-
sonal counsel for Mr. Rockefeller,
and speaking for the Standard Oil
president, said the statement was en-
tirely without foundation. Mr.. Muir
ply also said that Mr.. Rockefeller
had nothing to do with the Economic
and General Foundation" for which
charter is being sought from the
New York legislature for IAN aged
man of wealth." said to have $780,
600 to spend on charity.
The house judiciary committee re-
ported favorably resolution offered
by Representative Craig (dem) Ala
bama, calling on the attorney gen.
eral for information concerning the
prosecution by the department of JUS
tice of the ALLEGED pool" in cotton.
The exchange of notifications of the
treaty of January II, 1909, between
the United States and Great Britain,
known as the international waterways
treaty, was announced by the state
department. This treaty was approved
by the United States senate on March
8, 1909.
A rate readjustment is being made
by all interstate carriers in the ter
ritory bteween the Mississippi river
and the Atlantic seaboard. The
routes included are the water-and-
rail, as we'll as the standard and diff
ferential lines. 1t is understood the
increased rates will become effective
about July l.
President Taft sent special mes
sage to the house of representatives
to tell why he considers congress
sional investigation of the sugar
trust frauds in the custom service in
expedient. 1t is believed "a congress
sional investigation at the time
would embarrass the executive de-
partment in the continuance and
completion of the investigation Of
the appraisers and other officers OF
the customs service"
The rural delivery service and the
star route service of the postoffice de-
partment are to be consolidated and
the combined service is to be known
as the division of rural mails. The
order will take effect on July first.
The new division will have immedi'
ate supervision over annual appro-
priations aggregating close to $780,
100000
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
PAPER CREPE FOR KING.
Wisconsin Mills Ship 100 Miles of 1t
to Canada for Mourning.


Appleton.-More than 100 miles of
crepe paper, black and purple, will
be used by citizens of Toronto and
other Canadian cities in the mourning
decorations in memory of the late
King Edward, the paper having been
made at the plant of the futile Press
Company, of Appleton.
The shipment was consigned to
Copp & Clark, of Toronto. The order
comprises 1000 rolls of paper, one
half black and one-half purple.
Each roll measures up about 100
feet and the aggregate of the con-
signment, it is calculated, will be
enough to decorate windows and
streets of most of the larger Canadian
cities.
The shipment is said to have been
the largest of that kind of material
ever made from a Wisconsin paper
plant.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
Mayor Bad" Picture Goes.

Milwaukee.-The new Socialist city
clerk, Rev. Carl d. Thompson, ordered
a big oil painting removed from the
city clerks office where it has hung
for three years under the former May
or. The explanation of the new clerk
is; Il ordered the pictures removed
because the former mayor represented
everything that was bad During his
regime the city hall was surrounded
by vice We have turned over a new
leaf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
General.

The sundry civil bill carrying an
appropriation of $111,849,211, was re-
ported to the house.
Millers' reports of the abandonment
of wheat fields makes wheat at Chi
cago turn sharply upward.
Carrying an aggregate appropria-
ton of $241 900 900, the postoftice ap-
preparation bill was passed by the
senate after forty minutes considera-
ton.
Commander Robert E. Peary has
accepted an invitation to lecture
before the Royal Geographical society
of Antwerp.
In less than fifteen minutes time
the senate considered and passed the
pension appropriation bill carrying
about $155, 100000.
Charles Katz, who was found guilty
of larceny by a jury in the supreme
court of New York, was sentenced
to serve an indeterminate term in
the penitentiary.
ell may cause an upheaval in the en-
gineer corps.
President Taft ended two days
stay in Pittsburg with a speech at
the Grant day dinner of the Amer
icus club in which he dealt almost
wholly with the foreign affairs of the
nation.
One hundred sociologists, land own
ers and men and women interested in
the back-to-the-farm movement, at
tended the first general meeting for
the promotion of the national farm
homes association at st. Louis.
A soaking rain fell over a good
part of Nebraska.
Insurgent senators, after a confer
ence, declared they will not be
swerved from their course.
Regular trips were started on the
Missouri river by a cargo steamer.
Ballinger's dislike of Director New
Senator Beveridge of Indiana is re-
ceiv'~r congratulations upon the ar
rival of an infant daughter at his
home in Washington.
Nearly two hundred miners are be-
I1eVH0 10 nave UCCu hlIlCd w oh "a
plosion in an Alabama mine.
Andre Cushing & Co., one of the
largest manufacturing concerns in
Canada, has failed Liabilities are
said to be S250,000.
Many Iowa manufacturing plants
will close within a few days unless
the mines resume work soon.
Five Hurried people are reported
killed and town in Nicaragua de-
stroyed by an earthquake.
Crop damage reports from all parts
of the country gave wheat at Chi
cago a net advance.
Roosevelt delivered his Noble prize
address at Christina.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
will contain an item of $4,000 to en-
able the department of justice to con-
tinue the investigation and prosecg-
ton of sugar customs frauds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
SENATOR NOBLE NEAR DEATH.
Author of Wisconsin Commission
Government Is III.

Madison.-News has been received
here by relatives that the condition of
former State Senator ]. H. Noble of
Eau Claire, now in Colorado for his
health, is grave. DR.. Noble served in
the legislatures of 1905-07. He intro
duced the first bill for the commits
sion form of government and was in
fluential in securing more advanced
laws concerning public health
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
TrempeaIeau Fair Date Fixed.

Winona, Minn.-Dates for the Trem-
pealeau county, Wis, fair have been
announced for August 80, 81 and Sep
TENDER /. The annual show, which
includes some of the fastest racing in
Western Wisconsin, is always the big
gest affair of the king in this section.
The dates this year have been ar
ranged so as not to conflict with dates
of other shows in Wisconsin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-05-13
SQUAW is IN CUSTODY.
Lodged in Jail on Charge of Kicking
Mother-in-Law to Death.

Madison. = Deputy United States
Marshal Appleby arrived in Madison
in charge of an Indian woman, Mrs
Annie Hitack, who is accused of kill
ing her mother-in-law, an aged Indian
woman Appleby drove twenty-six
miles out of Hayward Friday to arrest
the squaw. He took her to Ashland,
where she was arraigned before a
sourt commissioner, and then brought
aer to Madison.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-11
ToTTENvILLIAN.
neatIea.

~Amazing things, beetles" the nat
uualist said. There's a bombardier
beetle, you know, that carries gun
Of eighteen charges. Eighteen times,
II pursued, this beetle can shoot. Tn
der cover Of the noise and smoke be
escapes.
There's diving beetle that catches
fish. He has natural diving suit that
enables him to breathe under water.
He will plunge down fifteen or twenty
feet after a minnow or young shad.
1.-THE sexton beetle spends its life
burying dead animals. 1t lays twenty
eggs in each carcass, and thus the
young on Matching have an abundance
of juicy and high meat to feed on.
Sexton beetles, working together, have
been known to bury a rabbit
"The skunk beetle is so called not
without reason Dare to come too
near him In garden and he win wave
his antennae flriousIy and discharge
the vilest odor at you. The common
kitchen roach has this skunklike gift
also; hence don't advise You to make
a pet of him. Los Angeles Times
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-11
PAUL MICHEAN,

0iCAktt
The fact is that the Tottens hays
been in this country great many
years. They are mentioned In New
York city records as far back al
1730--Gilbert has always been
family name and in this case thera
seems to have been confusion Of
"Gilberts.
TOTTENvILLIA II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-11
owls, Houses.

Owls houses are for the most part
quite without lining. Whether from
design or pure laziness the bones and
skulls Of small animals which they
have killed are left scattered about the
floor. Grewsome playthings for the
owl children! But one can scarcely
imagine even baby owl being any
thing but wise and dignified It Is
easiest to picture them apparently
gravely musing on these skulls like
monks in thor dark cells.
Since so many Of the owls have their
homes in hollow trees, we might e1-
pect some OF their near relatives. the
hawks, to be Inclined to live n the
same way, One Of them. the Httla
sparrow hawk. does nest in the fIek-
er's abandoned home and In comforts
able knotholes. This bird too, Is sat
isfied with perfectly bare walls ana
floor, though the floor consist Of snalI
chips left BY the decaying wood q hy
some woodpeQker st. Nicholas
let fha NEWS tell your wants
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-06-17

Dimanche dernier, en- l'6glise
catholique d'Excelsior, Lac Mime
tonke, Monseigneur l'eveque Bush
administra le sacrement de con6r-
nation q un bon nombre de fd6les
don't plusieurs 6taient des person
mes dun certain age, que des cir
co~nstances avalent empech6es de
recevoir plus tot. Ills semblaient
tous INDUS de la grandeur des &C.
r6mooies de ce sacrement.
Avant la Confirmation Monsei-
gneur Bush prononca IN eloquent
sermon, poignant le soldat du
Christ tel quill dot etre. grace OBJ
tenue dams lie sacrement de con6r-
nation reeu dams les BONES dis
positions.
Monseigneur P6veque Bush par
t1ra bient6t prendre la grande char
ge 6%piscopale qui Iui a Ste assignee
6veque du diocese de Lead,
S. d. Quoique honor6s du choix
de leur Pasteur q cette haute ,di-
gnit6 ses paroissiens ct SEES amis le:
partir avec regret. II 6tait
6difapt de. voir, dimanche dernier.
Tissue des ceremonies, tous les
d6fler q Ia sortie ct serrer
la main de leur ancien Pasteur ct
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-06-17
st. Paul

La population canadlenne de
St. Paul a 6t6 p6niblement sur
prise en- apprenan mt la mort de NJ.
Israel Patenode, qui est d6c6d6
lundi matln. M. Patenode souf-
ffait dun cancer depuis plusleurs
ann6es ct il y a quelques jours
son m6decin, le Dr.. P. 81. Roy, ju-
geant une operation n6cessaire fit
transporter son patient q lhopital
Oh, avec lie DR.. Schwitzer il pratt.
qua l'op6ration. Malgt6 la nature
extremement dangereuse de rop6-
ration on crut que la constitution
robuste de M. Patedcde saurait
vaincre tous les obstacles mails il
expira quelque temps apr4s dune
h6morr agile d'estomac.
M. Patenode 6tait un ancien re-.
sident de la Oapitale ct s'occupait
achievement de politique. Ii 6tait
age de So ans ct s'int6ressalt a
toutes les muvres canadiennes.
II appartenait a rUnion Franca1se
ct au camp LaSalle des W. o. w.
dams lesquels il occupant des posi-
tons.
Nous prlons la famille Patenode
de bien vouloir accepter nos con.
dol6ances dams le malheur qul la
frappe.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-06-17
LES FRANCHISES

Montr6al-La semaine pass6e a
o.. lieu la derniere reunion de la
saison DIES Danes Patronesses de
l'oeuvre de la Mis6ricorde. M.
Table Belleney, representant de
la 'Croix" de Paris a bien voulu
sur la demande de M. l'abb6 Du-
puts, aumonier de l'euvre, rehaus-
ser l'int6I6t de cette s6ance. on
faisant une c%auserie sur les Fran.
caises d'aujourd'hui".
M. Fable Belleney, excellent
orateur qui s'est fait une speciali-
t6 de ces c%onf6noes ct, qui depuls
plusieurs ann6es va porter la bon,
ne parole de Vile en- vile ct de
pays en- pays tint pendant plus
dune heure. l'auditoire sous le
charme.
II nous parle avec ga verve in
tar1ssable de la FRANCHISE d'au-
jourd'hui qni est bien semblable
nous dit-il, q la Fraucaise d'au-
trefois, que la Oanadlenne a pris
pour modale.
LIE temperament francals, nous
dit-il, ne peut changer ct 81 par
fois IL semble sommeiller, il ne
manque pas de 80 r6veiller q l'heu-
re du danger CONNIE nous le
voyons faire aujourd'nui par la
femme FRANCHISE, qui est entr6e
vaillamment dams Ia lutte pour lie
relevement de l'Eglise 81 cruelle.
ment atteinte en- France. Liable
Belleney cite des examples de
danes de la plus haute soci6t6
qoi SO sont d6gou6es q oette
noble tache ct FONT suivi dams la
vote des conferences. Et il ajoute
qu'avec de tells ent1 afneurs la vic
toire ne peut manquer d'etre ga
gn6e car 81 l'homme est lie ma1tre
au sens de la loi. e'est toujours la
femme qui lie dirjge sans quill
sen apercoive GU quill veuille sen
rendre compile.
LIE c~onf6rencier fut beaucoup
applaud ct obtint un franc success.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-06-17
The Mode! Clothing ct in House

P. Felix, qui. de 1856 d 1866, illus
ira la chaire de Notre-D Dame de
Paris par So pr6dication 81 vlbran-
to, 81 6loquente, 81 p%ulssante:
lie mot mere" est le premier
que notre cour pronounce, meme
sans l'avoir jemais appris: IL expri-
me dams la langue de tous les peu-
Piles comma la premiere respiration
de notre occur. Cenx qui SO plai-
sent a explorer les mysteries des
langues humaines caches dams les
replis des mots meme les plus sim
Piles, dissent sur celui. ci des chooses
merveilleuses qui ne peuvent trou-
YER place dams ce dlsoours. Quoi
quill en- soft, on sent, au parfum
que ION y respire tou]ours, que CO
mot INA mere" garde pour notre
cour up charme qui ne salt pas
tarir. L'homme peut devenir sourd
q toute parole, insenslble q tout
nom; il y a IN mot quill entend June
parole qui r6meut touJours: ma me-
re! l'homme peut tout oublier, me-
me Dieu; il ne peut pas oublier ga
mere; dams les plus grandes ruines
de o occur cette image reste de-
bout. Lorsque surtout nous Ia
vons sperdue depuis des ann6es, ct
que d6]a votre vie sen va vers son
d6clin, dams cette ombre que pro.
lette devant nous toute vie don't le
soleil descent, nous croyons weir
s'6lever, couronn6 dune pure lu-
mlere, une image que les ann6es
embelllssent d mesure qu'elle Sc
loigne de nous; ct sous le char
me dun souvenir touj ours jeune,
nous nous surprenons d nous 6crier
dams le secret de notre occur:
Ma mere. oui, c'est ma mere!"
Sous CO rapport, notre cour en-
vieillissant semble retrouver un
perI6tneI REIMBURSEMENT ct nos
souvenirs caches au plus intime
de notre vie gardent un charme
qui SO prolonge ct SO multiple
avec nos %jours".
O.. A. SToR
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1910-06-17
L'Art d'Etre Heureux

Encore une excellente pr6cau.
ton pour avoir toujours la paix
et la ~laisser q autruj: tout prem
Dire en- bonnie part: les paroles
qu'on nous adresse, les proc6des
don't on use envers nous, les
d6marches on les ac;es doat
nous sommes l'ob]et. Malheu-
)reusement, nous sommes plu-
tot port6e, par la pente mauvaise
de notre nature, q ]uger
de travers les dts ct gestes de no.
tire proclaim. Trop facilement.
nous croyons qu'on nous a man
qu6, qu'on nous m6sestime, qa'on
nous en- veut.. II suAit dun petit
air u peu plus sombre que de
coutume sur le visage de- quel-
qu'un pour nous fsire croire 3 de
Indifference GU de Ia froideur.
Ga bien, on a prononc6 q la l6ge-
re- u n mot uui nous a piqu6, GU
encore, un imprudent nous a rap
porte une parole qui 6tait en- no.
tire aa6faveur ct q laquelle nous au4
rions do ne plus penser. De tous