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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-05
MuRRY


Special Correspondence
John Tromblay, Jr., is home from
Winter
Miss Josie Berg spent Thanksgiv-
ing at home.
Tom Dempsey was down from
camp last week.
Miss Tressa England came up from
Crane last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leblanc visited
in Ladysmith last Wednesday,
Mrs. Edmund Burnette was the
guest of Mrs P. M. Brown Sunday.
J. c. Leblanc has gone to Bruce
to remain during the winter with his
son, Peter.
Miss Carroll Slattery and Ida
Berg were weekend visitors at the
home of Andrew Berg.
Harold Kittelson had business at
the county clerks office last Thurs
day, returning home Friday
VIM. H. Sneider, of hurry, tran
sacted business in Glen Flora and
Ladysmith Friday and Saturday.
Fred Serley, accompanied by his
sister, Mamie, and Miss Krcma went
to Minneapolis Monday morning.
Mrs. Fred Leblanc went to Lady
smith to visit her daughter, Mrs. A.
Dubois. She returned home Tuesday.
Clarence Joyner and E. F. Brain
erd were in hurry last Wednesday
in the interests of the telephone com
pany.
We are enjoying the most beauti-
full weather at present that one could
ask for with Christmas only three
weeks away.
Miss Lydia Leblanc, who is at
tending the Rusk County Training
School, spent her Thanksgiv ing va
cation with the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hayes, and
daughter, Eva, of Ladysmith, came
last Wednesday to spend a week at
the home of John Tromblay.
Mrs. Arthur Mcdonald and son
went to Ladysmith Sunday to have
some dental work done and. also to
visit with friends there and at Bruce.
Mrs. Peter Leblanc and children,
returned to her home at Bruce, Fri
DAY, after spending the week here
visiting among relatives and friends
Walter Fillion and son, Stanley
went to Radisscn Sunday and re-
turned home Wednesday with her
sister, Mrs. George Wage, of Mark
vile, MINI.
Mr. and Mrs. John Leblanc, Mrs.
P M. Brown, Lydia and Robert LIE
Leblanc and William Brown wer
Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Mcdonald
The Luell Orchestra, of Ladysmith,
gave one of their popular dances
here Wednesday evening. An excel
lent supper was served by Miss Brun-
didge, assisted by Mrs. Charles Kit
telson
Mrs. John Rands, Of Ladysmith
was the guest of Mrs. j. c. Leblanc
a few days last week. She also visit
ed among a few of her old neighbors
and was heartily welcomed by her
old time friends
Mrs. J. C. Leblanc and Mrs. Jeff
Leblanc entertained Mrs. Peter LIE
Blanc and family, of Bruce, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Leblanc and daughter,
Genevieve, of hurry, and Mrs. John
Rands, Of Ladysmith, at 1-hanksgiv-
ing dinner
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CONRATH.

Special Correspondence.
b. M. Apker was in Conrath last
Tuesday.
Only three weeks until Christmas,
and no signs of snow.
j. ]. Schneiders and Peter Hen
dirk were ir town last Monday.
N. H. Spooner is busy blowing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-26
RAISES FUR0RE.
Chicago Women Want School
Superintendent to Keep Job.
Busy With Resolutions, Letter
Writing and Wire-Pulling.

Chicago. July 26.-Plans for a. demon
stratfon in favor of Mrs. Ella E1agG
Young who rendered her resignation
as superintendent of Chicago's schools
because of the opposition of some
members of the board of education
will be completed today at a meeting
of women at the Women's City club.
Several woman's suffrage and teach
ers' organizations called emergency
meetings in response to the appeal of
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout president OF
the Illinois Equal Suffrage associa-
ton, to club women to protest against
conditions which caused Mrs. Young to
resign All of them passed resolutions
deploring her resignation and requiring
Mayor Harrison to investigate.
A committee of influential women,
led by Miss Jane Adams and others,
pleaded with Mrs. Young to reconsider
and she consented to give the question
Of reconsidering her resignation three
days thought.
Various women's headquarters are
humming with the work of planning. let
ter writing and resolution creating.
Every club woman in the county has
been written to use her influence to
retain Mrs. Young in school work
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HE LEFT MANY DEBTS.
Fireman McRae of Station No. 5 Has
Disappeared.

Creditors of Frank McRae, for two
years fireman at station No. 8, are
anxious to learn the young man s
Whereabouts. 1t is charged that he
disappeared owing various persons an
aggregate of something like $500 in
borrowed money and for various ar
ticles of clothing, etc. McRae, who
lived with his father, Grant McRae,
Third and Quincy streets, has not been
seen for a week, having started up
town a week ago today with suit OF
clothes, telling his comrades he was
going to have the suit pressed.
McRae told much the same story to
fellow firemen, 1t is claimed, declar-
ing his creditors were pushing him,
and securing small loans of about $15
in each place. Then he appealed to
J. M. Bicknell and Frank Cunning
ham of station No. 2. and secured their
which he received the money. Even
after that he borrowed an additional
s22 from Cunningham.
Debts of various amounts stand
against the young man at a number
of the Topeka stores. among which are
N. H. Wolf, $35; Palace Clothing COM
pany, Sill; Felix Clothing company,
S4.95; Harrison & Goar Jewelry COM
pany, SIT; Frank Shaw of the College
Hill bakery, SIS; Lawless livery barn,
Sc; Santa Fe Watch company, 50, and
several others. Many more individ-
uals are believed to have lent money.
The young mans father. Grant Nc
Rae, bears an excellent reputation,
and has lived here many years. 1t is
asserted that the ease with which the
young man was able to secure loans
and credit was due in great measure
to his fathers reputation. Young Nc
Rae had not been suspected of
gambling. drinking or doing any of
the things that require an unusual
amount of money. He is unmarried,
is 26 years old, and apparently of
good habits. The use he made of the
money obtained is a mystery.
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after the woman disappeared. The
woman appeared to be unwilling to CO.
An lola physician who is said to live
a model life in the day time, Ind a
life otherwise at night is also missing.
Harvey Dean, husband of the missing
woman, maintains faith in her AMI in
sists she has been kidnapped against
her will explaining that she was not
used to the ways of the world, and ex-
pressing the belief that she was in
undated by the man who took her
away, who is said to be large and pow
erful. The couple boarded a south
bound Santa Fe train. Mrs. Dean Is a
bride of only a few months.
Little encouraging news came to Of
ficers conducting search for Mary
Armstrong Dean, the stolen bride, to-
day. A Montgomery county deputy
sheriff reported the couple had been
seen in Caney yesterday, but the po-
lice of that town, unaware of the dis
tain them. Federal officers will be
asked to join the search today. II
the abductor takes the girl across the
Oklahoma line, for which point it ap-
pears he is making, he will be liable
to federal prosecution for violation
of the white slave act. Harvey Dean,
the husband, exhausted from the
chase and Frustrated by grief at his
wifes absence, left the company of
officers searching for the girl today
and returned to the home of a rela-
tive here to rest.
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POTWlN STATION TO GO
The City Is Growing impatient Over
Delay in Removal

The case of the removal of the Pot
win station and postoffice, which has
been dragged through the district
court may end in the city's issuing a
peka Street Railway company and A.
Bunker, Potwin postmaster, to remove
the building as a public nuisance. This
is the opinion of w. c. Ralston, city
attorney, following the receipt by
Mayor Cofran Of a letter from James
A Troutman requesting that the sta
ton be removed at once.
The commissioners made an order
more than year ago for the removal
OF this station because 1t is a nuisance
and dangerous in it's present location
Mr.. Troutman declared. ''It is not i'm
proper to say at this time that an
the past two weeks at this point-an
accident which, but for the care of
both drivers, might have been fatal
me matter Of the removal of the sta
In the courts and the decision of the
mayor and commissioners confirmed"
MI Troutman suggests that if the
Guys delay is due to lack of funds, he
wlli assume financial responsibility
check.
Why, the city has no business pay
ing TOT the removal of a public nui-
sance' said Mr.. Ralston this morn
ing. The city shan't pay a cent for
us removal. It's up to the property
owners. They have legal authority to
move the building. The station is
owned Jointly by A. Bunker, postmas-
ter, and the Topeka Street Railway
company. The city can issue a man
datory order compelling them to
move"
Two years ago Potwinians petitioned
the coun1l to move the station fifty
teet west of its present location. An
lnJunct1on was issued restraining the
munlclpal authorities from granting
the petition. The matter was threshed
out IN the district court, which upheld
the rights of the city. Motion for a
new trial was overruIed.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, July 26--WHEAT-Buying on
the idea that prices were dangerously low
and any change would probably favor
holders gave steadiness today to wheat.
Purchasing became general after an early
dip due to weak cables and to favorable
weather northwest. The opening was a
shade to sc lower. Septemb Der, which
started at SEC to S61sc, loss of nc to sc,
rallied to S6zc.
Additional hardening ensued as a result
of export sales. The close was steady
with September 1sG14c net higher at s67s0
s69sc.
WHEAT-Close: July s55sc; September,
S614GS65sc; December, 901sc.
CORN-Scantness of moisture in the
chief states made the corn market strong.
September opened We to 12c higher at
61s4c to &c and rose to 62Ac.
A further upturn occurred in conse-
quence of higher temperature southwest.
The close was nervous at 62sz@62Tc for
September, a net advance of 1Aa1%c.
CORN-July &c; September, 62Z d62Zc /;
December 59Ac.
OATS-Oats developed firmness on ac-
count of offering being light. September,
which at the outset was 39azc to 39% assoc,
a gain of &c to Ac climbed to 40c.
OTAS-July, 1880; September, 40zG4o%c;
December, 421zc.
PROVISIONS = Provisions tended to
were unchanged to SC higher, including
September options. as follows: Pork,
sol go: lark s11.75: ribs. s11-771z to 81. so
PORK@September close s21.42
LARD-July, $11.671z; September, s11.so;
o RIBGJG 1o' s11.7o; September, 81. s21z;
October, $11.5T1s-
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AFTER NEWSPAPERS.
Senator Thompson's Bill Builds Up
More Restrictions.

Washington, July 26.-Further re-
striction of the newspapers and maya
zines has been proposed by Senator
William Howard Thompson of Kansas,
when he recently introduced a bill in
the senate -~oviding that publications
containing articles paid for by a1ver-
tisers and not marked as advertising
be denial transportation in the mail.
The bill relates to the syndicating or
otherwise supplying to newspapers,
magazines or other periodicals.
admitted to the privileges of
the mail as second-class mat
ter, and forbidding the insertion
therein of matter specially paid for
unless plainly marked advertisement
and prescribing penalties for the viola
ton of its provisions.
Congressman Medley of Kansas pre-
scented a bill In the house to further
increase the efficiency of the organized
militia of the United States, and for
other purposes.
Congressman Dudley Doolittle intro
duced a measure authorizing the sec
rotary of war to deliver to Custard
Post, No. SO, Grand Army of the Re
public, of Onaga, Kan, one condemned
bronze or brass cannon or fieldpiece
and a suitable outfit of cannon balls.
Charles H. Harvey, recently noluin-
ated by the president for the post
mastership at Haddam, Kan, has been
confirmed by the senate
Charles Gardner Helmick, of Kansas,
late ensign in the navy has been nom
mated for appointment as a second
lieutenant of field artillery. with rank
from July 49, 1918.
Blake r.. Clark has been designated
as acting postmaster at Barnard, Kan.
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PRAISE THEIR CHIEF.
Topeka Patrolmen Shower Bouquets
on General Hughes.

The administration of Chief of Police
J. w. F. Hughes Is popular with his
subordinates. according to the opinions
given by several of the local police
officers A patrolman on his beat on
Kansas avenue was approached today
on the subject and he said that Hughes
was the most efficient chief of rolice
that Topeka has ever had.
"Chief Hughes is an actual law en-
forcer," the policeman said, "and
should be placed in a class by himself.
His ability to handle the record break
ing crowd on circus day was clearly
shown by the good order preserved. He
and his two sergeants, Ross and Sauls,
had a man everywhere he was needed"
How does he treat his subordinate
officers?" was asked.
He treats them well,' the officer re-
piled. mo policeman has ever COM
planned of anything wrong with his
treatment of them. The few inefficient
men we have had have been released
by him, and better men have been put
on to strengthen the force
do the law breakers recognize his
ability?" was the next question.
THE law breakers and good citizen s
alike realize what they are getting for
their money. Hughes is giving the city
a good administration as far as his de-
partment is concerned"
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AS MISS CORNING.
A Woman Attempts to Impersonate
the Police Officer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Plank, 1901 Lime street,
are having difficulties about a little girl
that they have recently adopted. One
day last week the police and the hui
name society received word that a
baby was being beaten at the Plank
address.
The same morning 1t is claimed that
a woman came to the door and said
that she was Miss Corning, policewom-
an. She demanded that the child be
turned over to her and stated that she
had been ordered by the probate court.
Mrs. Plank said that she refused to
give up the child as she had not been
furnishing her, and Mr. Plank made the
alleged policewoman leave the house.
A few minutes later the police appear
ed there and found that the report
sent them was not true.
When Miss Corning heard about the
case she began to investigate. She
found out that the Planks had been
bothered for several weeks by unknown
persons who seemed to have intentions
about the baby. At one time it is said
that a man came there with the i'm
personating policewoman and tried to
take the girl away.
Mrs. Plank is going to take the baby
away soon for several months because
she fears that the child will come to
harm The police have descriptions of
the alleged offenders and are on the
lookout for them. This is the first time
that any person has been said to have
impersonated either of the policewon1-
en- and If they are convicted of the
charge the penalty is heavy.
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FREE RIDE To PARK.
Outing for Little Ones Provided by
Commissioner Porter.

A real outing for the children of
the day kindergarten at the Provident
association, and the little inmates of
the Topeka Orphans home has been
arranged by City Commissioner w. L.
Porter for this afternoon. The out
ing will consist of a trip to Gage park
by automobile, and after they reach
the park there will be popcorn and
ice cream in plenty. furnished free by
e. r. Brown, who has the park con-
cession.
r. w. Hinkson has donated the use
of his big motor truck for the occa-
sion, as a conveyance for the little
folks to and from the park. The
truck will go out in the middle of the
afternoon and will return in the even
ing, bringing the little tots with it.
Commissioner Porter has arranged
for members of the Good Government
club to accompany the children and
look after them. The commissioner
himself also will be at the park, and
will personally conduct his little
guests around to the points of inter
est.
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- Topeka, KAN JuJv %
STRAWBERRIES-Pe crate 81 90 -O
alberta PEACHES-Per bII basLo.
crate, 81. 40. 80 OeShet
CALIFORNIA PLUMS-German nru,as
per crate, SIZE; Wixom plums, Der crate
500; Bradshaws, per crate, $175: Suear
plums, per crate, $l.65 Nso1
BARTLETT PEARS-Per boy 20 m
LOUPES-Standard per cra+.
$325; Pony, per crate, $2.75; Arkansas and
Oklahoma cantaloupes, per crate So X
VALENCIA ORANGES-Per boy S5 onaa
5.75 e''V0V
LEMONS-Per box, ss00aS.5o
LIMES-Per basket, $125
PINEAPPLES+Per crate a. 76SaA M
POTATOES-kaw Valley, per hiI CO.
CALIFORNIA CABBAGE-New ne
h., Sc. Per
BANANAS-Medium sized bupcb.. -
bunch, $l.5Q2.25; large punches per
bunch, $2.5Od2.75; per H., SIC pe'
ONIONS-Per bu., Fancy Reds a or
Fancy White, SIPS; Choice YeIIovs e. ~
RHUBARB-Per lb.. &c; 100 lbs w.
more, 1Ac. "
TEXAS CUCUMBERS-Per basket q m.
per u crate, SIPS; per u bu crate 20 m NJ
HOME GROWN TOMATOES-Per crate
MANGO PEPPERs-Per basket uo
CARROTS-Per doz. punches, sc: ner
bu.. S5c. Nef
BEETS-Per bu., &c.
TURNIPS-Per bu., Sc
INTERNATIONALLY h.. I1ko
NEW CORN-Per doz., 20c
CHEESE-1715Q19c per lb.
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FIGHT HoPPERs IN FTNNEY.
Farmers Declare Finish Fight on
Pests at Mass Meeting.

Garden City, Kan, July 26.-Sev-
eral tons of poison bran were dis
tributed to Finney county farmers by
the various township boards of the
county Friday for scattering over the
grasshopper fields early this morning.
The farmers are looking on the grass
hopper war as a business proposition
and declare it is a fight to the finish.
All the ingredients but the syrup
were purchased by wire by the coun-
ty commissioners at county expense,
following an enthusiastic mass meet
ing of farmers at the court house
here. The syrup was donated by the
Z. g. Sugar and Land Co., owner of
the big beet sugar factory here. 1t
was the belief of the mass meeting
that the issue is to either exterminate
the grasshopper or quit trying to raise
crops.
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claims are true. Don A. MounDay him
self used the endorsement of his wire
as an asset in his land selling project.
Worked in Fifteen States.
There were As agents of the MounDay
company. according to facts gathered
by the government. These agents have
sold land contracts in 10 states and It
is contended that the public has in
vested in the MounDay enterprise the
sum of not less than 100000 and per-
haps as much as $500. 900. And not one
foot of land have the postoffice in
spectors found in New Mexico which
belonged to MounDay and which was
being offered for sale. An option con-
tract. which permitted MounDay to
make contracts for the sale of $4,000
acres of New Mexican land, has been
cancelled. But that cancellation was
nearly two years ago and as late as
July II, this year, MounDay was urging
investors to buy contracts.
AT Leavenworth late Friday after
noon MounDay and his wife were form
ally arraigned before Commissioner Lee
been fixed at $1,000 for MounDay and
s., 900 for his wife. These bonds were
provided The preliminary hearing, af-
fecting the holding of the two defend
ants to grand jury investigations, las
been Sc. for August 20. In the mean
time a half dozen government letec-
tives are said to be working on the
case.
Governor Hodges has employ ed
Judge Frank Doster and Major A. NJ.
Harvey to assist the state in the pro-
secution of the quo warranto proceed
ings against MounDay in the supreme
court This suit asks for receivers for
the company and an order ousting the
corporation from the state.
Harry ]. Bone, former United States
district attorney and A. B. Quinton
have been retained by MounDay and
his wife and Will conduct the defense
| in both the criminal case filed by the
government and the custer suit filed
in the supreme court by the state.
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! G. Hertz of ST. Louis. who disappeared
! from her hotel in st. Louis Thursday,
is safe in a small town near Kansas
City, according to a telephone mes
sage received by Chief of Police Ham
mil today.
st. Louis. July 26.-Douglas G.
Hertz, whose father is a member of
| the British parliament, was here seek
Ing the second bride he has lost with
( in two months. She was Miss Mayme
| Coy of Topeka.
His first bride, whom he married at
| Kansas City May Z, was Miss Madeline
| Lawless of Strong City, Kan. She
was killed by a train four days AFTER
| the marriage. His second bride,
whom he married two weeks ago. dis
appeared from the Buckingham hotel
here Thursday afternoon when Hertz
was away.
When Hertz, who is a globe trotter,
returned to the buckingham Thursday
evening he found his bride gone with
her baggage.
striking brunette. She has attractive
| brown eyes, is feet inches high and
weighs about 11s pounds. When she
left the hotel she was attired in a
black and white check suit
Her husband told the police she I'M
derwent an appendicitis operation a
year ago and has never recovered
from 1t.
Mrs Hertz is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Holloway of 421
East Eighth street. Mr.. Holloway is
the custodian of the New England
building. He forme was engineer
of the federal building for a number
of years.
Hertz, also, is pretty we'll known in
Topeka, as was his first wife, who was
killed by a train on their automobile
honeymoon. Last winter Hertz spent
considerable time in Topeka at various
times. At that time he was a travel
ing salesman for q Kansas City house
and many who met him then are rath-
err inclined to doubt his story about a
wealthy father in England. He was
rather dark with black hair.
Louis had been married before to j.
L. Roy at Little Rock. Ark, about five
years ago. At that time Roy was a
clerk in the general offices of the ST.
Louis & Iron Mountain railroad. Soon
afterwards he returned to his former
home at Anna, I'LL, taking his bride
with him. They separated soon after
wards and were divorced. Mrs. Roy
went to Kansas City and secured en-
ployment. For the last three years,
up to the time of her marriage to
Hertz, she had been employed in the
Jones Dry Goods company's store in
Kansas City.
w. J. Holloway, father of the miss
ing woman, said today that his daugh-
ter is safe, but did not state where
she is. He also said that the reason
she left her husband was his failure
to provide for her.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. July 26.-HOGS-Receipts 5000.
Market slow; steady to a shade under
yesterdays average. Bulk of sales, IS. 900
s.25; light, $9.O59e.5o; mixed, 50. s5ae. As /;
heavy, $S5oqe.30; rough. $s.5ods.7O; pigs,
$LO0q720.
CATTLE-Receipts 200. Market steady
Beeves, $7.20Q9. 20; Texas steers, S. 9o9S. 90;
western steers, $7.10Qs15; stockers and
Ieeders, $5.5O97-75; cows and heifers, s. 65
Q825; calves, $S.25@11..5.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
Native, $4.35Q5.50: western, $435Q5.40;
yearhngs IS: 6Oq6;s IS; lambs, native. $500;
western, $6.25QS.y0.
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w. l.. GEARHART MARRIED.
State Highway Engineer and Music
Teacher at Altar

Manhattan. Kan, July 26.-Word
has been received in Manhattan of the
marriage in Michigan of Prof. w. S.
Gearhart, state highway engineer, and
Miss Nell Beach, of Ann Arbor. Prof.
Gearhart has his office at the Agri-
cultural college here and Miss Beach
has been one of the teachers in the
music department of the college fol
several years. 1t has been announced
that Gearhart and his bride will make
their home in Manhattan.