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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31

over the death Of his wife led Ed
ward Bennett, an Englishman and .
graduate of Oxford university, Eng.
land who had been q resident Of this
town for the past six years. to murder
his three children and then take his
cwn life today. Two OF the children
were killed by the use of chloroform
and the third by cyanide Of potassium
and chloroform. To make his own
death certain the man went to the
waters edge, and there took dose
Of cyanide of potassium and jumped
in. His body was found when the tide
receded tonight.
The murdered children are Edward,
aged six; Barbara. aged four, and
Nancy, aged two BENEFITS wife died
three weeks ago, and since then the
children had been cared for by
housekeeper. Mrs. !Thurlow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31
Sc Shoes at
s. ..39

is not our way of advertising. Such
statements are an insult to intelligent
people. With the strong competition
that exists in the shoe trade no store
can undersell another to any great ex-
tent. But we can and do make greater
efforts to give good wearing shoes at
a moderate price and are satisfied with
just profits enough to make q fair liv-
ing We never hope or expect to live
in luxury. We tell the truth In our
ad s and in our store. We may make
mistakes, but not Intentionally. We
think you ought to trade here. DON'T
YOU?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31

DEATH RATE Il IS
Low IN o1TuMWA
TAsLE FOR 1911 AND 1910 SHOWS
HOW MANY DEATHS ARE
REPORTED IN IOWA.

.Ottumwa is moderately healthful
according to DR.. G. H. Sumner, the
registrar Of the state board OF health,
who has Just completed the table OF
statistics for July, 1910, and July,
1911.
AS printed here the table shows the
total number Of deaths of all ages
and all diseases. The doctors in
vestigations also showed that large
number of the deaths were those OF
children under the age Of two years,
the principal cause Of such deaths be.
Ing gastro-intestinal diseases.
Deaths during July Of all ages from
all diseases:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Payne and sons
Archie and Howard, who have been
visiting for few days with Mr.. and
Mrs A. M. Miller, 40 North Marion
street, and DR.. and Mrs. F. w. Bowles,
S21 West Second street, returned to
their home in Red Oak this morning.
making the trip in their car.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31

Zhomaston, Me-, Aug. 2s.-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31
FATHER MURDERS
CHILDREN; SUICIDES

Grief Over Wife's Death Leads
sEnaIIshman to Commit Terrible
Crime.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-31
"BOYS WILL BE
BOYS"

We can't blame them for
being hard on their, cloth
ing.
We were boys ourselves
onceand our fathers
couldn't get such good
clothes for boys as you can
get today.
The kind we sell are re-
inforced at the necessary
places to give good strong
service.
They wear a long time,
fit we'll and are very, very
stylish,
In fact, just the kind
boys like.
They'll set up a howl if
they don't get them.
Prices, So to $40. |
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
Rusk County's Prairie Country

On the invitation of Geo. Kilgore,
the News Budget man accompanied
w. S. Manning and party Sunday up
to the Chippewa river ten miles north
west of this city, where A. M. Gran
dell, j. Gorden, Jesse Doors and
others are opening up farms. The soil
in that section is lighter than in most
other parts of the county and the large
stumps much less numerous. This
strip of country extends about two
miles back from the river and has quite
the appearance of the open prairie, as
it has been called. 1t lies high above
the river and much of it is already
under cultivation. Mr.. Manning is
breaking and discing a large tract of
it this summer and putting in a crop
of buckwheat. Joe Gorden is rebuild
ing his house which was destroyed by
fire recently. A number of new set
tiers from Iowa have recently bought
land in this vicinity. This section with
our normal bounteous rainfall promises
to become the corn belt' of Rusk
county in the future.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
PLEAD GUILTY TO FORGERY
Lloyd Mcmillan Passes a Forged
Check and Goes to Waupun


Lloyd Mcmillan, aged Is, was taken
to EauClaire Thursday by Sheriff
Foster and District Attorney Kirwan to
plead guilty before Judge Wickham to
the charge of forgery and begin serv-
ing his sentence.
Mcmillan passed check for S23 IN
payment for a suit of clothes and some
furnishings, which he had purchased at
the Fair Store. 1t was drawn to Joe
Belanger" and signed "W arr en
Moore The check was pronounced a
forgery when presented by Mr.. Kauf-
man at the bank and he at once notified
Chief of Police Culver, giving a de-
scription of the articles he had sold.
The chief soon found the clothes walk
ing around, covering the person of
Mcmillan. The young man said that
he had received the check from Belan-
ger, who was supposed to be working
up north of the city. The chief accom-
panied him in search of Belanger, but
no such person could be found and no
body knew of anyone by that name.
The chief was suspicious all the while
and finally got Mcmillan to acknow-
the forgery before Justice Manning,
who bound him over to circuit court.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

The heavy rains of Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings so softened up
the ground that the sides of the newly
dug cellar for the new Nelson building
caved in, covering the footings with
several tons of earth.
Mrs. l.. j. French, mother of Ben E.
French and Mrs. A. " Simon, arrived
Saturday from Schaller, Ia, and will
make Ladysmith her home. Earnest
Dahl, for many years an employee of
the family, accompanied her.
There was an annual reunion of the
Young family at Neenah the Fourth.
John, Henry and Archie Young of
Ladysmith, another brother from Mich
igan and the three brothers in Neenah
gathered at the old home. Mrs.
Henry Young and daughter Helen from
this city were also present.
No matter what you've been paying
for merchandise at other places, you
can buy the same goods for less money
and better goods for the same money
at the Fair Store. ISL
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
To Organize a Bugie Corps

Since the Fourth F. V. Staley,
Ladysmith's champion bugler, has be-
come imbued with the idea that bugle
corps would be success in Ladysmith.
Such an organization would consist of
a dozen, more or less, bugles and like
number of regulation army drums.
All playing together they would put to
shame 500 engine for the noise they
would make and a man would have to
keep step whether he wanted to or
not. Anyone desiring to join, call at
Staley's barber shop for further par
ticulars.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
WRECK NEAR SUPERIOR
WORK TRAIN AND EXTRA MEET
ON A BRIDGE
FATAL ACCIDENT TO FOUR men
Mixed Train Orders Said to be the
Cause Traffic Delayed for
Two DaYS

Confusion in train orders is given as
the cause of fatal wreck on the Chi
cago division of the 500 near Superior
between S and o'clock Wednesday
morning, when a double-header work
train and an extra composed of an en-
gine and a caboose met on the bridge
over the Nemadji river. Engineer
Milo Martin of Chippewa Falls, on the
work train, was instantly killed; John
Wilmot of Westboro, brakeman on the
extra, was fatally injured and died
an hour after the accident; Paul Mat
tick of Abbotsford, brakeman on the
extra, had both legs amputated and
was so seriously hurt that he died at
the hospital at Superior. In clearing
away the wreckage, the body of M. l..
Johnstad of Chippewa Falls, brakeman
on the work train, was found. l.. A.
Harling, fireman for Martin, was SER
iously injured
Just where the fault for the accident
lies has not yet been learned. Both
trains were badly damaged and traffic
tied up for couple of days.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
4TH OF JULY VISITORS
HOMECOMING DAY FOR MANY
LADYSMITH FAMILIES
FIRST VISIT TO CITY FOR MANY
Large Number Take Advantage of
Holiday to Meet Relatives and
Friends Living Here

An unusually large number of visit
ors from abroad have spent the Fourth
with relatives d.old friends living in
Ladysmith. To many of them it was
their first visit to our steadily expand
ing city, and of course they are very
favorably impressed with the general
thrift and industry to be seen here on
every hand. Our citizens take pride in
pointing out to visitors the numerous
advantages to be found here, and it is
needless to say that they will come
again and direct others this way
Among those who have not been
ashamed to give US the names OF their
visitors, we have noted the following:
j. L. McQuillan of st. Paul spent
the Fourth in Ladysmith.
Mrs. Geo. Organ of Chetek visited
friends in the city over the Fourth
Miss Frances Clark of Ingram was
visiting friends in this city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Baker were
here from Abottsford over the Fourth.
Henry Moss of Worthington, Mimi,
spent the Fourth at the j. F. Cass
home.
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Hadden of
Bruce visited in Ladysmith over the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Morgan of Owen
wy re Of ESp1Iou onI fon,ilxT
the Fourth.
DR.. M. H. Rice of Eagle River spent
the Fourth with his parents, Prof. and
Mrs. o. E. Rice.
Mrs. M. Shean of Colby and Mrs.
John Shean of Owen were Ladysmith
visitors over the Fourth
VIM. J. Armstrong of Duluth was
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
F. Armstrong, over the Fourth.
Mrs. r. Alden accompanied the
Alden Orchestra over from Bruce
Tuesday and enjoyed the celebration.
Misses Nettie VanPatter and Bessie
Tebay of Glen Flora were Fourth-of-
July visitors at the H. w. True home.
Mrs. J. Kaufman and children re-
turned to their home at Barron We'd
nesday, after visit with Mr.. Kauf-
man.
Mrs. John Baronich and children and
Miss Martha Prausa of Bruce spent the
Fourth with their sis ter, Mrs. Vincent
KurZ.
c. L. Markee of Hil!sdale, H.,
spent the Fourth visiting old friends in
Ladysmith, returning home Thursday.
Mrs. Markee will continue her visit.
Miss Minnie Kopperud of Lake Pres
ton, S. Oak, visited with her brother
A. Kopperud over the Fourth. She
left Thursday for visit in Chicago.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
Federal Court Session

u. S. Marshall R. j. Flint of Menom-
onie was in the city Tuesday and We'd
nesday, serving subpoenas on witnesses
for the session of U. S. District Court
which begins next Thursday, the 18th,
in EauClaire The first case on the
calendar is that against John A. Cor
bett, G. E. Newman and l.. E. McGill,
officers of the defunct First National
Bank of Ladysmith, indicted by grand
jury on the charge of making false re-
ports to the Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
This case came before Judge San
born three years ago and was dismissed
on the grounds that the statues did not
constitute it an offense to make false
report to the Comptroller although it
would be an Offense to make such re-
port to any agent of the government
specially appointed to examine the
bank. The case was appealed to the
U. S. Supreme court, which rendered a
decision last summer, overruling the
lower court and remandlng the case
for trial
Since then District Attorney Wheeler
has been succeeded by Attorney Gordon
and it is expected that the case will
now be tried upon its merits.
The attorneys for the defense are
Gill and Barry of Milwaukee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

The Board of Review of Ladysmith
has adjourned to Aug. Ia, when Assess
or Martin will have his work completed.
Mrs. S. E. Smith and daughter Mar
tina returned home Tuesday from two
months visit with relatives in Nebras-
ka.
Mayor D. H. Richards has rented his
residence on Miner avenue to Rev.
Chas. H. Sanders, who will move next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Graham of San
Diego, Calf, arrived last Friday for a
visit with their daughter, Mrs. j. H.
Hogston.
Art Millelius, newspaper man from
Herman, Mimi, was visiting his sister
Mrs. Ernest Pierson the fore part of
the week.
You cannot afford to miss the great
bargains we are Offering during our
great clearing sale. 1t will even pay
you to borrow money to attend this
sale. The Fair Store. 15-1
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Langenbach went
to Osceola Sunday for a visit with her
parents. Mr.. Langenbach returned
Wednesday.
VIM. Johnson paid fine of So and
costs in Justice Reeves court Wednes-
day for the privilege of celebrating the
Fourth too hilariously.
Call and attend the sale at the Fair
Store. We are offering the biggest
bargains in merchandise that have ever
been offered in the county before. 15-1
Messrs. Pobanz and Wickham went to
Sheldon Wednesday night to look over
the ground for some more concrete
sidewalk for that hustling village.
am in business for all kinds of
freight and heavy draying. Orders
taken care of promptly. Leave orders
at Curtis confectionery store, phone "a.
lift E. L. JORDAN.
Chas. Worden was here from Men
asha Wednesday looking after the re-
pairing of fssure which had devel-
oped in the NJ w. w. Co.'S dam at this
place.
| If you have not already begun to
trade at the Fair Store, it will pay up
to start at once. Not tomorrow or
next week but to-day Call and we
will convince you why. Isl
w. S. Manning went to Potato Lake
Monday in company with DIR. Burdick,
M. M. Burdick of Chicago, and DR..
Burdick of Alfred, N. Y. The three
brothers are interested in Rusk county,
having recently purchased the Butts
farm south of this city.
Don't send away for your watches.
At Kleinert's Watch House you can get
what you want at prices as low as any
department store or catalogue house.
All standard makes carried in stock,
and you see the goods before you let go
of your money. 49tt
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
EDITOR TO TAKE A TRIP
Three Days Cruise on Lake Michigan
with Wisconsin Newspaper Men

Will w iSCouSlu newspaper mSn
Think of it! A whole week away
from the steady round of pleasure Incl
dent to the life Of country newspaper
man! To get away from home and
brush up against some of the big fell
lows in the world of writers and
"molders of public opinion!" In the
good old days before railroad pass
became bribe, we used to attend all
the meetings of the State Press Asso-
citation, but this will be the first we
have attended since coming to Wis
consin five years ago.
The Wisconsin editors have chartered
a steamer which leaves Milwaukee
Saturday night, returning next We'd
nesday morning.. having visited the
>principal points of interest between the
metropolis and the $500"
The editor will appreciate any favors
shown our news-gatherers during our
absence in their effort to have the next
issue of the News Budget up to stand
ard Just call up No. SO, or write out
the little item of interest and send it
to the office. We will try to recipro-
cate by giving you better news service
in the future, after this little outing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

Ed Gottier of Sheridan county,
Nebr., Arrived the fore part of the
week for visit with his brother C. H.
Gottier east of this city. This is his
first visit to this section of the coun-
try and he is much pleased with it
Very little rain has fallen in western
Nebraska this year.
]. w. Carow returned home last Fri
day from the Modern Woodman Head
Camp at Buffalo, which was attended
by over 600 delegates. On the return
trip he visited few days with his sis
ter at Dayton, 0. Directly across the
street from her home is the aeroplane
barn of the Wright Bros, but they did
not happen to be exercising the air.
ships during Mr.. Carow's visit.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
New County Superintendent

Prof. 0. E. Rice, county superin-
tendent-elect, took oath of Office Mon
day and assumed the supervision of
the schools of the county. Mr.. Rice
is man of long experience in school
work, as teacher, principal and insti-
tute instructor, and Rusk County can
rest assured that her educational sys-
tenn will be maintained at it's present
high standard. Prof. w. N. Mackin,
retiring from the position after ten
successive years OF efficient service, is
not retiring from school work, to
which he has devoted his life, and will
probably take up responsible position
in the school-room next fall
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
Market Day Postponed

Max Zimmerman of minneapolis,
who has been in this city the past week
talking up plan for market Day"
for Ladysmith, has indefinitely post
poned the date, owing to circus having
advertised to show here the same day.
He promises to return in about a month,
after pulling off such an event at one
or two other cities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

]. H. Reed left last week with car
of household goods for Saskatchewan,
Canada, where he has bought quarter
of land. Mrs. Reed and son started
Monday morning for their new home.
Mr.. Reed is an ex-sheriff Of Rusk
county and one of the pioneers here.
Their many friends much regret their
departure, but wish them unbounded
success in the great northwest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
Marriage Licenses

The county clerk has issued the fol-
lowing marriage licenses during the
past week:
Joseph F. Diehm and Mary Oswald,
both of Tony, July 3.
Cecil J. Smith and Anna Ottinger,
both of Hawkins, July 5.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
MARRIED

EIsENACH- OHNSON, Charles Eisen-
ach and Miss Lillian E. Johnson were
married at New Richmond Monday,
July 8. Both are we'll known in Lady
smith. where the groom is the cleo
trician for the Ladysmith Lighting Co.
A host of friends extend congratula-
tions.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
a New Summer Resort

Potato Lake, in the southwestern
part of Rusk county has long been a
favorite fishing ground for many sports
men. It's shores have now been plated
into lots by the Rusk Farm Co. aud
the lots are now on sale. Read their
ad on page z.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
A GOOD CELEBRATION
ARDOR UNQUENCHED BY RAIN
ALL FORENOON
LARGER CROWD THAN BEFORE
Visitors Well Pleased with Entertain.
ment Furnished by Ladysmith
Business Men

| The heavy showers of the morning
of the Fourth, which continued at in
tervals until noon, perhaps reduced
the crowd at our celebration by one
half, but still there was as big a crowd
as on any previous 4th of July, and all
were we'll pleased with the program.
There were no accidents, no disturb
ance, and everybody seemed bent on
having good time.
The day was ushered in before sun
rise by heavy discharges of dynamite
in different sections Of the city. The
rain which soon followed and continued
tended to prevent much outside decora-
tions.
The early arrivals in the city were
entertained by music by the Ladysmith
Brass Band and Drum Corps, which
were playing all the forenoon, and
helped to keep up the spirits of the
crowd.
Soon after noon there were signs of
clearing up and the crowd rushed in
from all directions. The program of
the day was all crow ded into the after
noon, SO that there was something
doing all the time.
The M. w. A. float met with an ac-
cident by being run into by another
rig, so that it only appeared i'll the first
of the parade. Christ Thompsen's
Harness display, with his dummy"
horse on wagon, was awarded first
prize, and r. j. Sands float, repre-
senting an Indian scene, with tepee of
skins, took second. Owing to the in
activity of the parade committee first
appointed, there were not as many
floats as there would otherwise have
been.
Officer of the Day H. w. True
Ladysmith Brass Band
Ladysmith Fire Department
with ''Pa, Ma and Me-
Drum Corps
Cary Noble and Colonel
Old Soldiers in carriage
FLOATS
Equitable Fraternal Union Lodge
Modern Woman of America
Goddess of Liberty" and States
Christ Thompson
Unique Theatre
Fair Store
Ladysmith Produce Co.
r. J. Sands
j. l.. Ryall
Citizens in Carriages
The parade in the foregoing order
started at 2 p. m. from the Manley
hotel corner and wended it's way four
blocks east on Worden avenue, then
across to Miner avenue and back to
Second street west, thence north to
Lake avenue, west to Third street,
south to Miner avenue, ending at the
Baker hotel, where the exercises were
held.
District Attorney Chas. Kirwan, as
President of the day announced the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
Circus Coming

Advance agents for W. H. Coulter's
Circus were in the city Thursday ad-
vertising for an exhibition to be given
at Ladysmith Saturday, July 22.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07

Whyis bakery like a meat mar.
E<et?
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-29
WILLIAM MINGUS
 MEETS SAD, LONELY END
Fron Wednesdays Daily)

The dead body of William Mingus was found Monday morning in the rocks about one mile west of Mercy hos pital by an Indian, and it is the be- lief after an examination was made by eoroner's jury, that he passed away from natural causes. The de ceased selected that isolated locality for his camping place several months ago, and it is stated that he led secluded life and desired to be away from everybody. He had eccentric habits and disliked to live in the city, although it is said he had if nancial means.
 Where he was camped, there was no shelter. and under a crudely made canvas canopy he was accustomed to sleeping between two large boulders. The appearance of the body indicated that at least three days had elapsed since death ensued, and that the end was attended by terrific struggle is indicated by the ground that had been torn up evidently by his feet. The last time he was seen in the city he complained of illness, and inform ed friends that he believed he would experience recurrence of the grip, with which he had been afflicted some years ago.
 His camp was well provided with food, while his clothing was service able He was miner and pros pector, and is said to have owned several properties in the Black Hills district. Mingus Mountain, in that range bore his name, and was chris tened by him over thirty years ago. He was one of the first to make mining location there, and he lived in that locality. for many years and only came here recently. He was aged about 60 years and was an in- dustriOus man and left many friends to regret his lonely death He had been resident of this county for over thirty-five years, and no known relatives survive him.