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The Washington times., 1912-10-02

When the crack OF a pistol shot In
an adjoining room gave the first init
nation Of the suicide of Lentie ]. Jett,
the brewery employe. Jett's wife, lying
In an adjoining room, knew only too
well what the sound might mean. Eight
years ago last June her first husband.
Lloyd Geyser. killed himself In the
same manner.
1t was in the same block Of Florence
street northeast, and at the same time
OF day that Geyser slew himself in the
then Mrs. Geyser. was a bride of q
year, and was nursing a month old
baby when Geyser. depressed following,
It is said. a hard drinking period. put
a revolver to his head and fred.
Mrs. Jett, all her neighbors say. Is q
brave little woman, who has merited
far kinder treatment by fate than has
come to her. When her first husband
killed himself she supported herself and
her baby for a time by sewing. and
then married Jett. All her married life
with him Mrs. Jett has eked out the
meager family income by sewing. ex-
Two more children have been born to
her since her second marriage, and the
death OF one Of these Is another sad
chapter In her pitiful tragedy.
Mrs. Jett was overcome by the death
OF Jett Sunday night, but was able to
be present at the funeral today and to
accompany the body to Spottsylvania
Va. where interment took place. To
her the most dreadful thing In the
tragedy, her intimate neighbors saw. is
the fear that her little daughter may go
through life as the child OF q man on
whom dreadful suspicion rested.
The Washington times., 1912-10-02

at first attributed TO the fact that he
had lost his lob. Later II was learned
that he mad virtually forced his en-
oSey orders. snd hst he Was
sure. OF being reinstated Or given
another position by the union OF which
he was a member.
simple funeral services were held for
Lentfe l.. Jett. the fireman of the Ma
uonal Capital Brewing Company. who
committed suicide Sunday night, and
on whom now rests the imputation of
knowing something about the murder
OF Arthur Webster, whose body 10
thought to have been cremated In the
furnace OF the brewery. Last rites fo,'
yyett were conducted at his home at 10
i Florence street northeast at $3.50 o'clock
ton, pastor Of the Maryland Avenue
Baptist Church. had charge of the SER
vices No one was admitted to the house
out relatives and two or three OF the
most intimate friends OF. the Jett fam.
lily. A crowd Of curious-minded gath.
cred In the neighborhood and watched
the short cortege drive away toward
Union station. whence the body was
taken to Spottsylvania Court. House,
ws;; for e0mmi''al service and inter-
The Rev Mr.. Warrington. perbaps
mindful OF the cloud now resting upon
Jetts last days on earth. or perhaps at
funeral address. A brief scripture I Tea d.
ing from ST. Paurs famous epistle,
often used In funeral services, and a
short prayer. comprised the entire SER
' Before s the "1 funeral mT 's began one Of
Jetts brothers and a sister asserted
their unwaverins conviction Of his In
Everything now is being said against
WA hro bar ~ taa -<,,lt. .alH yntt
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
H PEAS
FIRST CAN ON EXHIBIT AT
NEWS-BUDGET OFFICE
new INDUSTRY MAKES FIRST RUN
Experimental Runs Were Also Made
Last Friday and Saturday

The Northern Wisconsin Canning
Co.'S mammoth pea-canning factory
just completed in this. city, made it's
first run last Thursday and
the News-Budget reporter, who was
present of course, was, through the
courtesy of the general manager of
the plant, Frank T. Stare, and Local
Superintendent Walter S. Norris, pre-
sented with, and this office now has
on exhibition, the first can of peas
made in Ladysmith.''
Nate Hand had the honor of haul
ing in the first load of peas, hav-
| ing raised theme on his farm east of
this city. Mr.. Hand was presented
with one of the first cans, in fit
| ting recognition of his energetic eff
forts to 'land" this industry for La
dysmith, when the acreage was be-
ing secured.
About o'clock Thursday afternoon
the first load of peas was spotted
at the viners and threshed, then
put through the clipper cleaner,
weighed, conveyed to the washers,
passing on to the grader. From here
the peas were taken to the blancher,
of the middle line; passing through
this, they went to the filler. To this
machine is also attached the brine
boiler. The cans are filled here and
then automatically wiped, capped,
and soldered and then conveyed to
the cooker, where another half hour
is spent When the cans leave this
place, they are ready for labelling,
packing and shipping.
Although the run was in the line
of an experiment to see if the ma
chinery was in working order, it was
found to be perfectly satisfactory,
and by the first of next week the
plant will be running at the full
capacity of one of the three lines
of machinery, 100000 cans day.
The management of the plant
wishes to inform those who have
made applications for positions in
the new plant to be on hand Mon
day morning for work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
His Own UpIifter

In the general movement now in
progress for the uplifting of Agricul
ture, the farmer is simply coming to
his own. He it is who, from the be-
ginning, has been paying the major
portion of the worlds educational
bills. His enduring industry and
patience have been the piers on
which have rested the fabric of the
educational system But perverted
conception of the meaning and pur-
poses of education, and an unjust
appraisal of some branches of learn
ing as of more value and as deserv-
ing higher honor than others-in the
minds of those who, have, through
a reverence for tradition, been al
lowed to control the instrumentalities
of instruction-have until recently
given a monopoly of educational OPP
portunity, beyond such as were af-
forded by the little red" school
house, to men whose faces were
turned away from the farm. When
strong men began to challenge that
conception; when they began to de-
mand by what right the science OF
the forum was placed above the
science of the field; by what right
the youth destined for the pursuits
of the city were given opportunities
greater than those afforded the
youth of the country-then the up
life began. We see its fruit today
in multiplying Schools of Agriculture;
in the varied applications of science
to the processes of the farm; in de-
mand for trained farm managers at
high salaries; in the more than doub-
ling of the wages of the farm labor
er; in the vast improvement of
farm homes; in the fact that the
farmer, more numerously than any
other man, is the owner Of the auto
mobile; and in the further fact that
he is today reaching forward to such
a control of banking facilities in the
United States as shall enable him
to use, in the enterprises OF the
farm, the capital he needs for their
highest development.
But let it be remembered that the
farmer was the first to attack the
false conception of education here al
luded to; that his have been the
forces which have brought about
the advances named; that he has
been in the past, and is today, his
own "uplifter" While gratefully ac-
knowledging the beneficence of the
cooperative spirit recently shown by
bankers and business men, he would
respectfully remind them that they
are quite as much the beneficiaries OF
his endeavors as he is of theirs.-C
R. Barns.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19

and customs in an unbiased light
The whole sO-called "civiliZed" world
pities India because of her rigid
caste system, which prohibits a car.
penter, or farmer, or labOrer, or
blacksmith, or any one else, from
ever entering any other line of work.
The son of a blacksmith must also
be blacksmith, and if he should at
tempt to enter any other line of
work, to marry a woman not of his
caste, or even to eat with one out
side of his caste, he becomes an
Outcast to whom even his own faith
er can not give assistance.
This situation is truly deplorable,
but is it much worse than the state
of affairs that exists in the United
States? Here you have a money and
a color caste. The man with fifty
million despises the man with one
million; the man with one million
looks down on the man with a thou
sand; and the man with a thousand
spurns the man who hasn't anything
How many Americans would break
bread with negro, or live in the
same house with a Chinaman? Are
not your bitter race wars and your
policy of refusing admission of the
Chinese to this country, but express
sions of a flourishing caste system?
''The brotherhood of man is a
beautiful ideal, but it can never be-
come reality until all caste systems
and they flourish in every country
l have ever visited, are done away
with. Only when all good men can
mingle together without considering
each others aristocracy of birth,
wealth, or race, will there be no
castes.'
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Warranty Deed

Arthur Taylor and wife to O. C. Sa-
bin lots 2 blk East Park add.
Ben F. Faast Land Co. to August
Walkush, lots Is, 19, 20 blk New
Plat Village of Conrath 49,. $500
Annie Van Oosterhout and husband
to Fern r. Streator, lots l, 2, 3, Z,
8, 8, and 10 blk 2 Sabins' add. $3.50
Main Valley Id. Co. to John Skrzy-
pek, ne sw 1876 80. -. $3.50
Ellingson Lumber Co. to Independent
School District, Sc ne 22-363. $40
Margaret V. Stanton and husband to
Thomas Fusek, Sc NV 10-34-6. .$24C0
Mary E. Green and husband to G.
Hendricks and wife, NV NV 34-35-5
..S56z5
James Hunter and wife to Roe d.
Cornell, eH swA 1857 -. $500
Fern r. Streator and husband to M.
Hayes and wife, lots /, 2, 3, Z, S,9
and 10 blk 2 Sabins End add.
James A. Michaelson and wife to H.
Ballou, lot blk East Park add to
Ladysmith :. :. :. :. :. :. :. -.
Albert Dixon to Rev. G.. S. B. HOel
sw sW 2-35-3 -. -. -. 49,. :.
Joseph Stevens and wife to F. T.
Stevens ct AL acres in ne cor Sc
Sc 2-34-6 w. :. -. 80. $3.50
Oliver James to Mary e. Green, lots
4, 6, blk 12 in Vii. of Tony. j. $500
H. S. Howard and wife to l.. D. st.
Clair, lot blk Vii. of Hawkins
-. =. -. -. $50
l.. ID. st. Clair and wife to Hawkins
HID Co., lot 10 blk 4 Vii of Hawkins
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
LIGHTNING PRANK
TEAM KILLED; MAN NEARBY ES-
CAPES UNiNJURED
LIGHTNING KILLS VALUABLE TEAM
Elmer Austin, Drayman, Loses Fine
Pair of Horses Wednesday
Morning

Lightning struck and istantly killed
a fire team belonging to Elmer Aus
tin, drayman, while they were in the
barn in the townsite Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Austin, who was in
the barn at the time, was dazed by
the shock, but sustained no injury.
There was just one flash of light
ming, although rain had been falling
for some time, but the flash was
followed instantly with a terrific
clap of thunder and the shock was
felt over radius of three miles
Strangely enough, the barn was not
set on fire.
The team had only recently been
purchased by Mr.. Austin and was
valued at $4O0, which is a heavy
loss to him. He will continue the
business.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Bids Wanted

The School Board of District No. /,
Town of Marshall, Rusk County, Wis.
will receive bids for a cement side
walk to be laid on the schOolhouse
grounds, at Sheldon, Wis. Walk will
be about 1SO feet long and must be
8 feet wide, 10 inches gravel filling,
4 inch concrete, to wit: to l ce-
ment and gravel, 1 inch top plate, 2
to | cement and sand, must be rough
finish. Walk must be put up to
grade by filling; must be well banked
up on both sides. Loose soil must be
removed from the surface OF the
ground down to solid bottom. Work
must be started not later than the
4th day of August, 1912, and must be
finished not later than August 81,
1912. Bonds must be given to the
full amount of the contract, to be
approved by the Board Bondsmen
must be mentioned with the bids. All
bids must be in the hands of the
Board by July 20 at o'clock p. m.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids. Address all
communications to
MAX DIETZE,
Sheldon, Wis.
Clerk, Dist. No. 1, Town of Marshall.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19

Then a most interesting room was
one in which the pictures of the roy
al family and ancestors was kept
There are so many interesting things
about the palace that l cannot be-
gin to tell of all of them. Room ar
ter room of beautiful, costly things
and we only saw the second floor
as the first floor is where the roy
al family lives and is not public.
Dresden is full of Americans and
consequently one hears English spok-
en- all through the city.
81 think tonight | will go to
Fligender Hollander Wagner opera.
We are going to have whole week
of Wagner this week and l don't
want to miss any of it"
Then follows the conclusion, which
would not be of interest to the
public.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
HONOR A VETERAN

j. C. Miller, celebrated his seven
ty-second birthday last Monday. In
the evening comrades c. p Soule,
John Rands, John Corbett, Marshall
Sergeant, T. D. Goodrich and j. B.
Williams were guests. They passed
the evening in telling tales of their
early days on southern battlefields.
An elegant lunch was served by Mr..
Miller assisted by his son, ]. w.,
and the latter'S wife.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
TALKS ON POLITICAL EQUALITY
LARGE and Enthusiastic Audience LIS
tens to Able Discourse on
Woman Suffrage

'POlitical Equality was the subject
of an open air lecture by Miss Alice
3. Curtis, at the Court House lawn
last evening.
Miss Curtis, is very able and
talented speaker and she not only
showed the absurd position of the
opponents of the idea, but proved
conclusively that political equality
is the keynote of the civilized world
and more where women are allowed
the ballot many abuses have been
corrected. In fact, all that is good
and noble in man is due to women
and therefore they ought to have
equal rights with men.
A strong effort will be made to
organize league in this city and
county and the work is in the hands
of the following committees:
Chairman, Mrs. Ann E. Schaeffer;
vice chairman, Mrs. D. Fl. Richards;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J. H
Hogston; Finance, Mrs. R. March
Mrs. L. NJ Landmark, r. 0. Sinclair;
lecture and literature, Mrs. j. w
Carow, Mrs. w. M. Ford; press, Miss
Margaret Sinclair. Mrs. Phil Reed; o.
ganization, Mrs. O. H. McNally, Rev
and Mrs. c.. H. Sanders, Rev. ant
Mrs. J. E. Watson, Mrs. S. Speidel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
FOR EARLY CLOSING OF STORES
Petition Being Circulated to Close
at 600 p. M. for Remainder Of
Summer

A petition is now being circulated
among the merchants for the clos
inc of all stores during the remain
der of the summer, or until Sept. l.,
at 600 D. M, except on Saturdays
and pay days. We are Informed that
the petition is being quite generally
signed. If early closing is effected
it will be a great boon to both clerks
and proprietors, giving them por-
ton of the day to themselves.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Andersen e. Ealqe

In order to handle his rapidly in
creasing business, Atty A. N. Ander-
sen has formed a partnership with
Atty. O. J. Falge, of Manitowoc, un-
der the firm name of Andersen &
Falge. Mr.. Falge speaks the Ger
man language, which will be con-
venience to some of our people. He
comes very highly recommended, and
no doubt will take his place with
the leaders in his profession. The
new firm will occupy Mr. Andersen's S
present offices over the postoffice.
Mr.. Falge will be here about the
middle of August.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
WRECK ON SUPERIOR DIVISION
Twelve Cars of North-Bound "Mixed"
Are DeraIed Near Superior

From last weeks City Edition.
Train No. 901, the north-bound
mixed train of the 500 Line, had
twelve cars in the middle of the train
derailed at Bardon-av., few miles
out of Superior, yesterday afternoon.
AS result, the evening Velvet
Special left Superior over the Omaha
Ry., running to Cameron, thence on
the 500 to this city and south on
it's regular route. The wreck was
cleared up during the night and the
north-bound limited went through on
schedule this morning.
No one was hurt, as far as we
could ascertain.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Cut BY Mower

r. f. Johnston was called to Ing
ram Wednesday evening to convey
the younger son of Frank Fecteau to
the hospital at Chippewa Falls.
The lad, who is about IS years OF
age, was cutting hay with a
mower 'and stopped to take a rest,
the lines falling down in front. When
the young man got down to pick
them up the team became frightened
and ran away. He was caught and
one foot was badly cut.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Some Class to Them

The Ideal Orchestra, which was re-
Gently re-OrganiZed in this city
made it's second appearance Wednes
day evening, when they furnished mu
sic for dance in the "24" club
hall.
Albert Conklin handles the harp
e. A. Page plays cello, Phil Le-
veille the violin, Henry Robarge the
cornet, and Ray WOodhouse the
traps. Judging from the patronage
that they receive they are evident
ly giving excellent satisfaction. They
furnish good music and deserve lib
eral support.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
NEW AGENT ASSUMES CONTROL

l.. c.. Nolan arrived last Saturday
from Turtle Lake and assumed
charge as agent at the 500 depot
P. H. Nelson has been assisting Mr..
Nolan in getting acquainted with
the work at this office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19

Miss Enora Talmadge, of Glen
wood, is a guest at the r. r. John
stOn home.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Eisenach, who
have been visiting relatives al
Neenah, returned home Wednesday
morning.
Charles Bugher, who has beer
with c.. d. Swain, on the state road
job at Rhinelander, returned homo
Sunday morning.
The Misses Ida and Olga Niggli
and Ida Helix, who have been guests
at the III. OldendOrf home, left
Thursday morning for La Crosse
Mrs. Oldendorf and daughter, Miss
Elsie, accompanied them as far as
Kellogg, Mimi.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
PLAYS With GunpoWder

Erwin True, youngest son of H
W. True, while in company with
other lads of his age last Saturday,
was playing with small can of gun
powder, when the latter was explod-
ed Little Erwin was severely burned,
but not permanently disfigured.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
For Sale

A fine, well-finished, Groom cot
tage, with good pump (fine water),
wood-shed and chicken-house. full
lots, all fenced with new, strong
woven wire, fine large strawberry be
and some of the hardest raspberries
in the most pleasant part of the
city, not far from the new canning
factory. Call on or write
CHAS. DRIER,
2O* LadySmith Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
[ ADYSMITH IMPROVEMENT
Various Bits of News Relating to
Progress in the "Crescent
City of the North"

Mrs. Kate French is building a
residence on the corner of Fourth-st
W. and FritZ-av. Paul Piper has the
contract.
The building now occupied by
CAROLS grocery is having two
room addition built on the west side.
Mr.. Carroll has very neat and at
tractive store, by the way, in his new
location.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
An Auto Delivery

Monday e. NJ WOrden inaugerated
his auto delivery. The machine used
is a MacIntyre Ed is always UP to
date and enterprising and this is
another demonstration of it. This is
the first auto delivery installed in
Ladysmith
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Death of o. D. Van Dusen

o. d. Van Dusen, formerly one OF
the best known lumbermen on the
line of the Wisconsin Central, died
at his home in Prentice Tuesday,
July 49, He is survived by four
daughters and one son.
Funeral services were held at
Prentice Wednesday and the remains
were taken to Marcellan for inter-
ment
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Telephone Directors Meet

The directors of the Rusk Coun-
ty Telephone Co. held their regular
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the
company's office in this city. Those
present were: Pres. George GOOcher,
Vice-Pres. W. S. Sergeant, of Shell
don, Sec. A. J. Laidlaw, and Direc-
tor J. W. CarOW.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
More New Settlers

J. w. Miller reports the following
sales of land to actual settlers this
week:
John Sopko, NV "A and the neA
of the swA of section s; John Tam
aska, the swA of neA of section s.;
and Alfred Peterson WIZ of nwA of
section "a, town 35 range 6.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Cut His Foot
business.

Glen Carter had the misfortune to
cut one of his feet at the Bush meat
market Wednesday. A large knife
slipped from his hand and fell, point
down, and stabbed into the foot.
Mrs. Ruth Lonengram, of Grants
burg, state president of the
Daughters of Rebecca, inspected the
local order last Saturday afternoon.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Foresters to Give Picnic

The Catholic order of FOresters
will, on Thursday, August Is, hold
their first annual picnic at Kadlec's
grove for the benefit of st. Mary S
school.
There will be various contests and
amusements, athletic sports, music
and refreshments. A program will
appear later. Everybody is invited
to take a lay off and enjoy the
day at this picnic.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
A Small Campfire

Several members Of the G. A. r.
and w. r. C. gathered at the home
of Mrs. Cynthia Scoville last Sat
urday evening and held camp
fire session. Ice cream, cake and
lemonade were served, and with
music and story telling the evening
was spent very enjoyably.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Rusk County Fair

John Bronsky, of Bruce, secretary
Of the Rusk County Fair Association,
was in this city Tuesday.
Mr.. Bronsky informed the News
Budget reporter that the dates set
for the fair this year are Thursday
Friday and Saturday, September y
13, and IA.
He further said that every effort
will be made to make this years
county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
East Indian Says America Has Castles

Basanta Koomar Roy, a brilliant
East Indian who has been studying
journalism and social science at the
University of Wisconsin for the last
two years, delivered lecture before
members of the summer school last
week which gave those who heard
him some new ideas concerning the
foreign viewpoint of America.
''The United States has as dis
tinct caste system as India" he
said "only you Americans cannot
see it. 1t takes foreigner, unused
to your ways, to judge your manners
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Public Works will receive
bids for the putting in of two cement
crossings on Fourth and Fifth streets
west, adjoining Miner Ave. Bids to
be filed with the City Clerk not
later than August 1st, 1912. The
Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Dated at Ladysmith, Wis, July
10, 1912.
Signed, Board of Public Works.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-07-19
A Promotion

Ben Meyers, third trick" opera
tor here for the last two and one
half years, received notice Wednes-
day of his appointment to the po-
sition of day ticket agent and COM
mercial operator in the 500 passen-
ger depot. Ben started on his new
duties yesterday morning.