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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-17
INCEND|ARY CAUGHT
At HUNTSVILLE
Man Captured After Apply
ing a Match to Pile
of Hay

Huntsville, January .-(Special.) y
After applying a match to a pile of
nay IN the barn of James Mcclure on
West Clinton street last mid-night.
John Harveston was captured by an Of
hcer and rushed to prison. landing there
almost before the fire department
reached the scene of the fire. The fire
spread from the barn to three stores
belonging to Mcclure and they were
al destroyed, causing a loss OF about
$4,000. The insurance amounts TO only
5000 Two cottages belonging TO Nc
cure were burned Sunday morning and
1t was generally believed that Harves-
ton applied the match that started the
hre. Neighbors have been watching
MIN since and they caught him in the
act of setting fire to the barn last
night. Three men witnessed the act
and they claim that they expected to
put the blaze out Immediately but 1t
spread with remarkable rapidity, con-
suming four frame buildings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-17
Xaver Scharwenka
COmposer-PianIst

COmpOser-Pianist
IN recital under auspices of the Music
Study Club.
jefferson Theatre, Monday, Jan 20,
S;15 p. m.
Tickets, Orchestra and bnicony $1.OO.
Gallery Soc. On Sale at Cable Piano Co.,
1921 First Ave-, Clark Il jones, 1874
Third Ave. and Jefferson Theatre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-17

The suspension of Night Chief Henry
Cole of the police department has been
made permanent by the city commits
sioners and his successor will be elect
ed next week Mr.. Cole was exonef-
ated from all blame in the charges
mat were recently brought against him
by man named r. B. Derrick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-17
Chamber Of Commerce to
Send Atchison to Capital

McCaa Boy Awarded for Record in Raising Corn at
Minimum Cost Per Bushel-His Yield Prize Acre Was
1913 1-10 Bushels at Cost of 1917 Cents Per Bushel
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23
CONSTIPATION CURED

DR.. Kings New Life Pills will
relieve constipation and get your
bowels in healthy condition again,
John Supisc, of Sanbury Pa, says
they arc she..best pills l ever used
and | ac> Use every one to use them
them for constipation. indigestion
and liver complaint" Will help
you. Price Csc. Recommended by
all druggists.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23

Healthful children are a nation
al asset of great value; uns oupd
and defective children are destine d
to become a natural burden in
adult life.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23

You will look a good while before
you find a better medicine for
coughs and colds than Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t not only
gives relief-it cures. Try it when
you have a cough or cold, and you
are certain to be pleased with the
prompt cure which it will effect.
For sale by ALL DEALERS.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23

UIlI LUUALO al
Mrs. S. A. Stedman is spending +,
some time with friends in Sylvia. !,
Dan Tompkins spent Monday in
Waynesville.
Miss Bonnie Sheriff. has returned !
from a visit to Mrs. J. W. Alexan-
der, in Asheville
I'll. Jamison of Chenille was in
the city Saturday, attending the
meeting of the court house building
committee.
Misses Sallie Henson and Bertha
May Henson are spending the week
with friends at Willets.
Charles J. Harris of Dillsboro is
! in the city.-Gazette News
Mrs. Jerry Smathers, of Canton
is the guest of Mrs. Matte Mckee.
G. Hayden Grindstaff returned
Wednesday from Wake Forest
where he has been attending Wake
Forest College.
j. B. Keener went to Canton the
first of the week.
Mrs. Sadie Long and Mrs. W. W.
Brown went to Cullowhee Thursday
+, j. Robt Long has been absent
> from his place at the Post Office a
q part of the week. He has been a
fishing.
DR.. J. Y. Joyner and Prof. A. C.
Reynolds spent the first of the
week in the southern end of the
county, catching the speckled beau
ties.
Mrs. Eugene Holcombe has return
ed to her home in Asheville aft el
having spent several days in Sylvs
with her mother, Mrs. J. E. Mclean
Mrs. Thomas Leatherwood was il
the city from Dillsboro, Wednesda!
The Southern Railway offer
special low rates to the Confederat
- Reunion at Chattanooga.
N Rev. w. 0. Davis drew the pla
that was accepted for the new &C
l ministration building at the Guile
DIT whee Normal and Industrial Schoo
TN Mr.. Davis is in position to subm
Mt plans to any one who intends
build.
All persons who write letters
the Journal are requested to sig
his or her name to the article. OIL
aW erwise we cannot publish the con
II. munication.
How about that Job Work? II
M Journal can do it for you.
If you need stationery, ask tt
Journal.
Land Posters at the Journ
office.
Thomas M. Mashburn of Ash
~ vile was in the city Tuesday
y the interest of the Jefferson sStan
ard Life Insurance Company.
FOR SALE-Queen of the Sou
Potato Slips. Will deliver them
the Postoffice at Sylvia at 10 {
per hundred. S. C. Allison,
= Bankers Greek, N. C
FOR SALE-Several good Mi
Cows. For further information
ply to the Editor of this paper
May Is. '13.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23

E. L. Mckee went to Marshall the
first of the week on business.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-05-23

THERE are many reasons why
L the small merchant should
not sit back and let the mail
order houses take the cream OF
his out of town trade. One of
them is the parcel post service.
Under the zone system of postal
rates every merchant within the
limits of his own territory may
now develop a mail order bust
ness on his own account. He can
ship goods much cheaper and
much more expeditiously than
any concern outside his district.
Every merchant should at
once begin an educational cam
paign of advertising, teaching
the people within reach of his in
fuence that it is less expensive,
quicker and infinitely more sat
I isfactory to make their pur-
chases near home than to send
elsewhere.
PLANT THE SEED
AND SEE 1T SPROUT.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
Christmas Program at Flanbeau

The Christmas program held Dec.
10. at the Flambeau school house,
Dist. No. 1, town of Washington, was
the grandest and best ever held at
this school and vicinity.
Miss Fora Churchill, the teacher
showed great skill in getting up the
program and in preparing the pupils,
and all these who participated in
dialogues, recitations, singing etc.
The school was decorated very nice
ly for the occasion Santa was there
to fill the stockings for the children
which of course was the big feature
for the youngsters. The program was
enjoyed by all.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
APPOINTS HUMANE OFF
OFFICER
Mrs. Anna L. Downing Gets Rusk
County Appointment from
Governor

Mrs. Anna L. Downing, Of this
city, has been appointed Humane Of
ficer for Rusk county by Governor
McGovern There is no salary con-
nected with the office, but the ap-
pointee has police powers in cases
of cruelty and is allowed fees in
such cases.
The Humane Officer may make ar
rests for cruelty to animals or to
children. The officer also has power
to remove children from homes that
are unable to give them anything
like proper care.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
A BIG BOOST FOR LADySMITH
Edition of Wisconsin Industrial Re-
view Exclusively for This City

The edition of the Wisconsin In.
dustrial Review, which will be de-
voted, exclusively, to boosting this
city, is now we'll under way and will
soon be in the hands of the printers.
The edition will number several
thousand copies and contain thor
oughly comprehensive resume Of La
dys3nith's resources and advantages,
as q place for manufacturing indus
try to locate, and it's desirability as
q home
The magazine will be handsomely
printed on book paper, and the read
ing matter will incorporate every
thing of interest about the city and
it's business men, besides thoroughly
illustrated with fine half tone cuts,
all directed to boosting Ladysmith
and Rusk vounty.
Mr.. A. l. Lord who has charge of
the edition, has been writing up
Wisconsin cities for the past twen-
ty-six years for the state press and
industrial associations, by whom he
is credited with having done more to
boost the state than any other in
fluence or agency. Mr.. Lord was the
first to advocate the possibilities of
the canning industry in the state
whose product reached a value of
S9,000,000 last season. In recent
letter received by Mr. Lord from B.
G. Packer, State Commissioner Of
immigration, he writes as follows:
Il consider your magazine a very
valuable feature in development
work"
Following are few press notices
on Mr.. Lords work in Northern
Wisconsin in 1892:
"a l. Lord, the descriptive wri-
ter and publisher has written up an
exhaustive report of the business in
terests of Marshfield. 1t is one of
the best works ever published in
Northern Wisconsin and Mr.. Lord
is deserving of great credit. ."-Stev-
ems Point Journal.
"Mr Lord possesses unusual tai
ent in descriptive work and partic-
ularly that quality that enables him
to see interesting points in a dull,
dead fact, and place it in artistic re-
lation to other facts, producing a
whole so harmonious and novel in
makeup as to hold the readers at
tention from start to finish This is
a rare accomplishment and lifts him
far above the ordinary commonplace
descriptive writer. ."-Ex-G Gov, Hoard's
Union
THE special edition of the Daily
Independent contains the best write
up our city ever had, and is a credit
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
OBITUARY

Mary Jane Kissack was born in
Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Oct. %, 1853,
and died at her home in Ladysmith,
Wis, Dec. II, 1913, after an illness
of year and a half from heart
trouble.
Deceased was the oldest of seven
children, all having passed away ex-
cept two sisters, Mrs Martha Gan
der. of Soldiers Grove, Wis, and
Mrs. J. A. Barto of Blue River,
Wis.
She was united in marriage to
Charles F. Winn March 20, 1878, at
North Clayton, Wis. To this union
was born three children, (all of
whom survive her with the husband),
Erie, of Rhame, N D., Gertrude and
Nellie, of this city.
She came to Ladysmith eleven
years ago with her family.
Mrs. Winn was a Christian woman
as her ever day life was the best
testimony She was a member of the
Congregational church at the time
of her death.
Funeral services We're held from
the residence, Friday, Dec. 19, at 10
o'clock, conducted by Rev. D. j..
Howe, pastor of the Christian
church. Burial was made in River
side cemetery.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

The Unique Theater is putting on
some good vaudeville numbers this
week, with no extra charge
Miss Fanny Baulne, of Apollonia,
is here to spend Christmas with her
sister, Miss Emma, who is employed
at the Ladysmith Cafe.
Mrs. E. N. Gesell and Miss Marie
McCann went to Minneapolis Satur-
day morning. The former will spend
Christmas visiting in that city,
while Miss McCann expected to visit
there a couple of days and then go
on to her home at Lacrosse before
Christmas.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
to the editor, Mr.. A. l. Lord Chip
pewa Falls Herald
Will Go After Highest Honors

Wisconsin will go to the National
Corn Show at Dallas in February,
1913, after it's usual high average
of awards With the splendid crop
of the present year, there is no rea-
son to expect anything other than
that the state will capture the best
prizes.
There is good reason-several
of them-why Wisconsin always gets
most of the awards on the impor-
tant farm crops-and these are al
so reasons why Wisconsin people
should continue in the state, and
others should come here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
Santa Visits St. Mary's School

A Christmas tree loaded with gifts
and good things to eat, presided over
by the good old saint, represented by
John Corbett who sat on a royal
throne, was an attraction at ST.
Mary's parish hall last Friday after
noon. A fine literary program under
supervision of the Servite Fathers
and the Sisters of the school was
rendered, and old Santa in a quaint,
yet laughable way, described his boy
hood Christmas days. Many non
Catholic children attended the en-
tertainment and they also received
good things from old Santa.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
TRAGIC DEATH OF HENRY YOUNG
Superintendent of Paper Mill Instant
ly Killed Monday

Ladysmith people were inexpressi-
bly, shocked Monday afternoon to
learn that Henry Il. Young had been
instantly killed at the paper mill,
where he was employed as super
intendent, being crushed to death
when a portion of the bleacher-room
floor collapsed without a moments
warning while he was standing be-
meath it in the beater-room.
No one else sustained any, serious
injury in the accident, which oc-
CURED at 2:15, although Ross Mat
chette and John Probosch were work
ing on the portion of the floor that
collapsed. The former caught hold of
a post as the floor caved in and
climbed to safety. Probosch went
down with the floor, but although
many tons Of pulp fell with him he
sustained no injury, save a small
cut on the face and a few bruises
Emil Portman, the beater engineer,
had a very narrow escape. A mo-
ment before the accident occurred
he had been talking to Mr.. Young
and as he walked away the crash
came. Had he tarried a moment long
er he, too, would doubtless have been
killed.
Following the crash, the men
worked frantically to extricate their
superintendent, for whom all the
employees had the highest esteem. 1t
was perhaps twenty minutes before
he could be removed from the debris
and there was no trace of life re-
naming. Indeed, that death was no
doubt instantaneous, was revealed by
Dr.. O'Connor's examination. The re-
mains were badly mangled.
Mr. Young was As years of age.
He is survived by one daughter,
Helen, who had returned last Fri
day for the holiday vacation from
Menomonie, where she was attend
ing the Stout Institute. What makes
the blow unusually severe to the
daughter is the fact that Mrs. Young,
her mother, died last Jan. 81, also
very suddenly. To have both parents
removed with absolutely no warning
within less than a year is certainly
a terrible affliction.
Deceased is also survived by six
brothers, including j. C. Young, Of
this city and three sisters. He was
the youngest of his family and the
first to be taken by the grim reaper.
The Masons, of which deceased
was at one time Master, conducted
the funeral service, which was held
at tLa residence Tuesday afternoon,
Rev Sanders officiating.
The remains were taken to Neenah
Tuesday night for burial, which oc-
CURED Wednesday. Frank Hughes
and L. E. McGill accompanied the
remains to their last resting place,
acting as a Masonic escort. The
daughter, Miss Helen, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c.. Young and Harry Ballou also
went down Tuesday night to attend
the funeral.
Mr., Young was held in the high
est regard by all the employees OF
the mill as we'll as by the officers
Of the company. The gloom result
ing from his death permeates the
entire plant, from the office to the
humblest employe and throughout
the city as well. He had been en-
ployed by the Menasha Paper Co.
for ten years past.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
INDUSTRIES OF WISCONSIN
Interesting Book Just Issued by the
State Geological Survey

The State Geological Survey has
just issued a bulletin on the ''Ge-
ography and Industries of Wiscon-
sim" This bulletin is one of the ed
ucational series which have been so
popular The earlier bulletin on the
Lakes of Southeastern Wisconsin"
has had to be reprinted and the one
Oh the Devils Lake and the Dells"
is out of print.
The present volume is written by
R. H. Whitbeck, ProfessT of Ge-
ography in the state University. 1t is
planned especially to be of interest
to the general reader and to teach
ers and pupils who are studying the
geography of the state. 1t treats in
a very simple, pleasing manner the
relation of the development of the
industries of Wisconsin to the under
lying geographic causes. 1t points
out how location, climate, topogra-
ply, transportation, natural resour-
ces and the stage of development of
the state have influenced it's indus
trial activities.
Numerous maps and illustrations
are used to make more pointed the
statements in the text. There are
maps showing the location of various
industries, such as woodworking fac
tories, metal working shops, paper
and pulp mills, breweries, brick
yards, creameries and cheese factor
les. There are also many maps show
ing the various agricultural products
of the state.
The development of the lumber in
dustry is traced from the time when
only rough lumber was produced to
the present time when there is a
flourishing industry with many plants
devoted to turning out finished wood
products of various kinds, and the
reasons for this development are
shown.
AC CouCSHti oLlOI VI CCI CeillI III
dustries in particular sections, such
as the great development of paper
and pulp manufacturing in the Fox
and Wisconsin River valleys, is
pointed out and the reasons for this
fact explained.
Many other interesting questions
are discussed in the bulletin, such
as the influence of transportation ia
cilities on the development of our
Wisconsin industries, why certain in.
| dustries are declining and why Others
are rapidly increasing in Importance
why certain crops are grown in some
parts of the state and not in others.
This book is free to citizens of the
state and will be sent on receipt OF
| 10 cents to pay mailing charges
| Those who wish it can obtain it by
writing to the Geological Survey a.
| Madison.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
MARRIAGE Licenses

The county clerk has issued the
following marriage licenses during the
past week:
Adlor j. Marier to Elenore Briant,
both of Hawkins, Dec. 90
Jos. Jishra, town of Arthur, Chip
pewa county, to Elsie Cynor, Shell
don Dec. 20.
Walter L. Martindale, Big Bend,
to Inez Siglin, Apollonia, Dec. %.
Logan A. Smiley, Ladysmith, to
Nola Ruth Churchill Grant, Dec. %.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
Exam. for Rural Carrier

A civil service examination will
be held in this city on Jan. "a, 1914,
to fill position as rural carrier on a
route running out of Conrath
The applicant must be a resident
of Rusk county, and the eligible list
secured by this examination will be
good for any position as carrier in
this county, open within a year.
Application blanks and directions
can be secured at the Ladysmith
postoffice.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-26
Concrete Roads Most Durable

The following article appeared in
the Madison Wisconsin Democrat of
November IS, 1913:
Concrete roads will last about 25
years with practically no repairs be-
ing necessary.
Concrete pavements should be laid
particularly on the main streets of
villages where the traffic is extraor-
dinarily heavy.
To maintain macadam roads ade-
quately the surface should, be treat
ed with oil or some other suitable
substance.
Cooperation between the county
highway commissioner and the town
boards is necessary to insure the
best results in road building.
After January l part of the cost of
surveys and plans made for roads by
the state highway commission will
be charged against the county.
These matters were brought out by
R. Hirst, chief engineer of the state
highway commission, in an address
to the county board last night. Be-
sides speaking interestingly on road
building and suggesting valuable ad
vice, Mr. Hirst answered questions
asked by members of the board.
Mr.. Hirst declared that concrete
pavements are the cleanest and incest
roads and in the long run also the
cheapest because it does not cost so
much to maintain them as macadam
roads. He recommended concrete for
the main thoroughfares in villages
or wherever the traffic is extraor-
dinarily heavy.
For macadam roads he suggested
oiling as the most successful treat
ment. He said that by oiling these
pavements once year or every other
year they will last indefinitely,
Mr.. Hirst recommended that a suf-
ficient appropriation be made, either
out of the proceeds of the auto IL
cense tax or from some other source,
to properly maintain the roads which
have been built up to date.
According to Mr.. Hirst it would
cost about $4,000 to build mile of
concrete road. He said that after %
years of service the foundation would
be good for any other substantial
pavement which might be laid.
after 25 years of service the con-
crete would be superior to that laid
on Langdon street this year." said
Mr. Hirst
He declared that at the next ses-
sion of the legislature an effort will
be made to make provision for the
concrete roads.
Mr.. Hirst complimented w. H.
Sommers, county highway commits
sioner, upon his work He advised
the board to acquire more machinery
as it will be impossible next year
to complete the work which is laid
out with the present outfits. He re-
called that some years ago the roads
could have been built cheaper as
the cost of labor was not as great
as now.
After January 1, Mr. Hirst, ex-
n1ainod tho state hiphwav commits
sion will charge, if the surveys and
plans are made by it's engineers, $40
from the towns, SIS from the vii
lagos and $40 from the cities.