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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
TRIED TO BLACKMAIL J. J. HILL
Glen Flora Man Arrested in Duluth
With Threatening Letters

Duluth, Mimi, Sept 30.-Charles
Howell, thorty-one years old, claim
| ing Glen Flora, Wis, as his home
| is held by the local police for the
federal authorities and, according to
the police, has confessed that he
prepared series of letters to black
mail James j. Hill and son, Louis w
Hill, out Of $4,000. The letters were
found in HOwell's possession and he
admitted writing them the police say.
The letters demanded $4,000 in
good United States paper bills, all
money to be without marking of any
kind This amount in a leather case
was to be thrown from a Duluth
South Shore train ON the night of
November 10, next, and failing to do
so was threatened with death.
Howell also is said by the Duluth
police to have attempted to black
mail Frank Drummond, a lumber
man of Gable, Wis, year ago. The
price Drummond was to pay to es-
cape blowing up, according to the
letter he received was $4,000. The
arrest of Howell yesterday termin-
ated a chase through northern Wis
consin and northern Minnesota for
more than a year.
Howell also confessed that he had
sent similar letters to people in Du-
luth and in Wisconsin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
NOTES ON THE FAIR

Among those who exhibited stock
at the Ladysmith fair was C. E.
Robson, proprietor of the Port Ar
thur Stock Farm Mr.. Robson en-
tered cattle, horses, sheep and goats
and captured 'blue ribbons" on all
of them. Mr.. Robson won eight first
premiums in ALL
Nate Hand is another who means
to have the best of stock on his farm.
At the close of the Ladysmith fair,
he purchased the two Holstein cows
that won the first and second pre-
miums from Walter La Ronge, of
Flambeau.
The Flambeau Farm Mortgage CO.
fixed up a most attractive window
in their office in the old State Bank
building for the fair Many of the
merchants fixed up fine show win
dows for the fair, but none of them
excelled in attractiveness or were
more appropriate than the window
above mentioned
The gate receipts for the three
days of the fair totalled over $1,100
Grand stand receipts We're about
$175. Receipts for entries, conces-
siOns etc. brought the total receipts
of the fair for the three days to
something over $1,50G.00.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
"THE LADYSMiTH FAIR"

The Bruce Newsletter in this
weeks issue gives the Ladysmith
fair a very nice write-up, under the
above caption, which we are pleased
| to reproduce 1t is as follows:
''It was our privilege to attend the
Ladysmith Fair few hours on Fri
| day afternoon, and We We're pleased
with the excellent entertainment Of
| fered by the people of that city. The
exhibit was not large, aside from the
cattle exhibit In cattle the amount of
stock exhibited was large. The eX-
hlbitS on the whole were of high
quality, but lacked in a proper place
to display and thus in arrangement.
THE ball game of Friday after
ioon was a very poor exhibition of
the national game between Glen
flora and Ladysmith. Ladysmith won
from Bruce on Thursday and on
Wednesday Glen Flora won from
Tony Ladysmith won Fridays game
which gave them the championship
of the series.
Tho special attractions at Lady
smith We're Of a very high order,
the racing was good, and the ball
games, aside from Fridays game,
were said to be good exhibitions.
"Ladysmith was favored with fine
weather, and thus a good attendance
was marked all three days Thurs
day there over 1900 paid admissions
besides the season tickets and pass
es, making considerable over 1000
people on the grounds. Friday there
was nearly a thousand paid single
admissions
Bruce people turned out we'll for
this event in Ladysmith, there be-
ing at least three hundred Bruce
people there Thursday and 200 on
Friday. Bruce people also made sew
eral exhibits and took part in the
sports offered. In addition to the
ball team playing on Thursday, e. c..
Campbell was On hand Thursday with
his trotting horses and won every
thing in sight r. W. Topliff took
part in the motorcycle races and won
second on Friday. Mrs. S. NJ Hea
cox exhibited 26 pens of chickens
and won rs ribbons, she having in
her coops more than half of all the
chickens on exhibition and .avery oIlf
was a prize winner A. G.. Beebe ex
hibited his Guernsey cattle and wor
a bunch of ribbons, including first
for the best herd of dairy cattle Mr.
Starin, of Atlanta, had display Of
vegetables that won him a prize
III M. Hawley started the races
and c. P. Coon was one of the
Judges
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Bank for Glen Flora
State superintendent

Application has been made for a
charter for the Glen Flora State
Bank and the same has been ap-
proved but the charter has not been
issued as yet The proposed capital
ization is $4,000.
The incorporates are James Cook,
II. c. Johnson, Iver M. Bergstrom
and John Edming, of Glen Flora,
and Frank and w. H. Hughes, of
Ladysmith. The latter Mr.. Hughes we
understand is slated for the cashier
ship.
The incorporators are James Cook,
the lot from John Monson, on the
corner next to Mr.. Monson's resi-
dence. They plan to erect a substan-
tial brick bank building thereon and
hope to be open for business by the
first of November.-GlenF Flora Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
FRENCH CLAIM GAINS ON
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT

Special Dispatch to News-Budget
PARIS, Oct 2.-The French war
office, in a bulletin issued here this
morning, claims continued progress
has been made on both the right
and left Heavy reinforcements
rushed to the front yesterday by the
allies are making themselves felt.
The Germans are maintaining a
dogged resistance, however, and the
Battle of the Aisne is far from decid-
ed. If the German forces can hold
their position until Antwerp falls,
large re-inforcements of veteran
troops and heavy artillery can be
sent south to stem the tide of the
allies, who are pushing back both
ends of the German line.
Seventy thousand Indian troops
have reinforced the allied army and
are now taking part in the decisive
phase of the great battle of the
Aisne.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY

President Wilson has by proclama-
ton designated next Sunday, Oct. 4,
as Peace Sunday and the people of
the nation are urged to go to some
place of worship on that day and
join in prayer for peace. At several
of the Ladysmith churches there will
be special services and everybody
should make it a point to attend
some church on that day, even if
they haven't been doing SO in the
past.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
.ssssssssssssssssssssssss,s e
) PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS !:
* EDITED BY EVERETT BLANCHARD 3,
90 ) : : : go

Daniel, Melvin and Emma Leight.
have enrolled in the highschool
Miss Ariel McNally has beer
forced to leave school because of ill
ness.
Rev c. e. Sanders, of the schoo
board visited the highschoOl Tues
day morning.
Mr.. H. N Goddard, State High
Shcool Inspector, visited at the
highschool Thursday afternoon anG
Friday morning.
The highschool orchestra began
practice last week. Prospects are
good for a credible organization. Miss
Virum will have charge again this
year
Miss Gertrude Winn was unable
| to meet her classes Friday on ac-
count of illness. We are glad that
Miss Lindoo substituted in her alb
. sence
Miss Virum has improved the
Commercial Course very materially
this year by the addition of Stenog-
raphy and Typewriting in the Sopho-
more year and by giving more work
in Bookkeeping. The course now of
fers two and one-half years work
in Bookkeeping and the same amount
OF Stenography.
Ladysmith highschool is to have
a football team this fall; and judging
from the number of candidates for
positions, it is going to be a good
one. Mr.. Woodwork, a Madison
man, is in charge of the squad and
has made considerable progress, con-
sidering that he has nothing but
green material to start with. From
fifteen to twenty men are out every
night and are making rapid progress.
An Athletic Association has been
organized SO as to give the team a
sound financial backing A constitu-
ton was drawn up by three students
and two faculty members and was
unanimously accepted by the stu
dents. The girls are as enthusiastic
as the boys, as was shown when
they demanded that they be al
lowed to pay the same dues as was
asked of the boys The officers for
this year are President, J. Vinton
Moore; vice president, Susan Lacy;
secretary trea surer, Edward Speich;
property man, Dean Cardinal. The
treasurer has already issued about
thirty membership tickets This
shows that the school really intends
to have the best team of it's career
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Naos Man Wanted in Kansas

Sheriff McNally received a tele
gram Monday from Belleville, Kan
sas, asking him to apprehend if pos
sible one James Cooper, wanted at
that place for rape. With the de-
scriptiOn given, and other information
contained in the telegram to work
on, Sheriff McNally succeeded in 10
eating the man at Radisson Tuesday,
placing him under arrest and bring
ing him here to await extradition.
Sheriff A. T. Huntington arrived
here from Belleville this morning to
get the prisoner if he proved to be
the right man. Cooper had denied
that he was the man wanted and
refused to talk, but Mr.. Huntington
had no difficulty in Identifying him
and will take him back to Kansas
to face the courts of Justice within
a few days. Extradition papers have
already arrived here from Madison,
but Mr. Huntington wants to remain
here a few days and see the coun-
try in this vicinity, and incidentally,
do a little hunting.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
An Appreciation

The officers of the Rusk County
Agricultural Society desire to take
this opportunity to express their
thanks to the exhibitors, superintend-
ents and judges who SO willingly con-
tributed their time and labor toward
making a successful fair 1t is almost
impossible to see each individual,
personally, and we wish to express
our appreciation for the hearty sup
port given.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
TAKE NOTICE

For some time past the High
School grounds have been made the
lettering place for certain persons
who indulge in littering the prem
ises and defacing the building with
obscene writing. Notice is hereby
given that any person caught loiter-
ing about the premises or defacing
the property will be arrested and
prosecuted.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
CASE is POSTPONED

The case of the state VS. Mettie
Noll and also the case Of the state
VS.. Anna Mislken came up in JUS
ttce Reeves court Tuesday and was
postponed for ten days
A case from Sheldon was also
brought before Justice Reeves Tues
day, but was dismissed. Mr.. Thomp-
son, an aged man, was charged with
making an insulting proposal to the
wife of a neighbor, j. H. Libey, but
there was no evidence introduced
that warranted trial. 1t was shown
ing between the compliments and
the accused
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Beavers Attention

the regular meeting to be held Oct
II, as important matters will come
up, among them being the question
Of changing the location of the head
office from StOughton to Madison
There will be a discussion of the
taken on the question. The result
of this vote throughout the state will
determine whether this lodge will
maintain it's head office at Stoughton,
where it has been since the found
ing of the order, or will move to the
state capital.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
DEAR MADAME:

You will soon find yourself say
ing, What shall l buy for Fall. .
Don't wonder-just come to our store
and inspect our Fall and Winter Of
ferings in Style-Craft coats, suits
and cape-coats. They simply sparkle
with all the new smart touches from
Paris.
We have such a varied assortment
of models that there is a style for
everyone-no matter how fussy OF
"finicky" you may be.
Yours very truly,
THOMPSON NERO. CO.,
The House of Quality
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
K|AO CHOW ON FIRE
GERMAN CONCESSION CITY RE-
PORTED TO BE IN
FLAMES
ANTWERP STILL HOLDING OUT
German Siege Guns May Soon Com
pei Its Surrender, However

Special to Ladysmith News-Budget.
TOXIC, Oct. 2.-Kiao Chow has
been bombarded by heavy guns in
the Japanese land batteries and also
by the British and Japanese war
ships The city is reported to be on
fire at several points. There has
been no let up in the shelling and so
the beleagured German garrison with
undiminished vigor
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
ISSUE WAR N n GS
BANK OFFICIALS AND POLICE
OFFICERS ASKED TO BE
ESPECIALLY VIGILANT
BANK ROBBERS IN UPPER WIS.
Several Noted Cracksmen Supposed
to be in This Part Of the State

Warnings have been sent out that
several noted cracksmen are sup
posed to be in northern Wisconsin
looking for a favorable chance to
make a haul.
Only a few days ago, a large
quantity of dynamite was stolen
from a quarry near Amherst, al
though it was locked up il apparent
security. Ii was evident that the
theft was the work of professionals
and further no amateur would be apt
to take the chances that were taken
in obtaining this explosive.
In partial corroboration of these
reports, several smooth strangers
made their headquarters at Kennan
recently and there is very good reas-
on to believe they were planning to
attempt the robbery of the bank at
Hawkins. The authorities of this
county, however, got onto the plan.
1t was hoped that it would be pos
sible to bag the crooks, but evi-
IDENTIFY the latter became aware that
they were suspected, and were under
surveillance, and abandoned their
plan, at least for the present
The description of one or two of
these men tallies with that of some
very dangerous and smooth criminals
that the police of several cities
have been endeavoring, so far with
out success, to apprehend in con
nectiOn with some of the depreda-
tlOns they are suspected Of They
have worked so carefully that it has
been very difficult to get evidence
had been making his headquarters
at Kennan and who was making nu-
merOus visits to Hawkins, to get the
lay of the land" apparently, has the
picturesque title of est. Paul Red
The latter and a companion re-
turned to st. Paul the day after Sher
if McNally made visit to Kennan
the first of this week.
Rusk county has been the scene of
several successful bank robberies in
the past, the most notable of which
was the robbing of the State Bank
of Ladysmith in 1907. The bunch of
'yeggs" that pulled off that venture
were professionals They blew open
the safe with nitrO-glycerine, using
several charges before they were
successful. In the meantime they
terrOriZed the town and kept peO-
pie from investigating the hubbub,
by firing fusilade of shots dow
the streets in genuine western style
The village marshall, Peter Gordon.
fired several shots at the desper-
ADDE'S, but concluded discretion was
the better part of valCr when he
got bullet in his right arm. The
robbers got about $4,000 as their haul
and escaped on a hlndcar That was
the last that was ever known of them
definitely.
The Ingram State Bank was robbed
in somewhat similar fashion only
about year ago, Here, too, the safe
was blown open with nitro-glycerine
and the earlymorning marauders sue
ceeded in making their escape with
booty amounting to about $1,000.
They left no clews and have never
been apprehended.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

The following letter from Stat,
superintendent c. P. Cary is self-ex
planatory:
Madison, Wis, Sept. 26, 1914
Rev. Chas. HI. Sanders,
Clerk of School Board.
Ladysmith, Wis.
Dear Sir:
| am in receipt of the report OF
Inspector Goddard upon his visit tc
your highschool on Sept. "a. am
very much pleased to note that .the
inspector regarded the conditions OF
the school as excellent You have a
strong corps of teachers and the
spirit OF the school is excellent. The
pupils were giving good attention to
work and were responding in a good
humored business-like way to all
the requests of their instructors
Sanitary conditions We're regarded
In as good shape as could be ex-
pected In your present building,
and it was learned that you are al
ready constructing a thoroughly mod
ern building, which will. of course.
improve these conditions decidedly.
The inspector felt that you had
shown excellent judgment in planning
for building which was large
enough to meet your growing needs
for a number of years to come. 1T
often happens that new buildings are
erected which are entirely Inadequate
to furnish a capacity which is equal
to the rapid growth which afterwards
takes place.
| wish to congratulate you heartily
upon the outlook for such a fine and
modern building | feel sure that it
VIII help much in bringing your
school up to the highest possible
standard. No recommendation were
thought needful by the inspector.
Again congratulating you upon this
favorable report, l am
Very truly yours,
G. p. CARY,
State superintendent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
ANTWERP STILL HOLDING OUT

Special to Ladysmith News-Budget.
LONDON, Oct "A report just
received states that Antwerp is still
holding out and that the Germans
have so far been unable to enter the
city. The tenor of the dispatches re-
Gently received from the Belgian for
tress seems to indicate that the city
will not be able long to resist the
German siege guns that We're SO eff
fective at Liege and Namur. The
Germans have found great difficulty
in carrying on their operations on ac-
count of the Belgians having dyna-
mited the dikes, flooding the coun-
try for miles around Antwerp.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Three Days on Telephone Pole

Boys rescued a cat from the top
of a telephone pole near the Chris
tian church Saturday. The feline had
made a hurried dash to the top OF
the aforesaid pole three days pre-
viuosly, with a vicious dog about
three steps to the rear as the in
centive for the effort.
Tabby had no trouble in getting
to the top of the pole, but seemed
unable to descend After remaining
there three days some boys were in
duced to go to the rescue.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

The Ladysmith News-Budget is
sued Ladysmith Daily News dur
ing the three days of the fair, there.
1t was a four page sheet, full of
live news and Brother Bell deserves
credit for his enterprise.-Glen
Flora Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
MAKING Good Recovery

Frank Elmer, OF Conrath, who re-
Gently had a portion of his left hand
blown off while working with a dyna-
mite cap, is not going to lose as
much of his hand as was feared at
first The index finger will probably
be saved although the flesh was all
blown off in the explosion.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Bounties

The county clerk paid bounties as
follows during the past week:
John Leblanc, Murry, wolf
Thomas Ward, True, wolf.
e. e. Ward, Thornapple, two
wolves.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

Fred White started work Tuesday
on the foundation for new business
building on his lot on main street.
This building which will be 24x50, he
plans to use for a confectionery and
restaurant-Glen Flora Star.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
Baseball Game Sunday

Ladysmith and Tony will cross
bats on the local diamond Sunday,
the game being scheduled to start
at 3 o'clock. Admission % cents;
ladies free.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
DIED

Francis William, the 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs William Finne-
gan, who live in the southeastern
part of the city, died Wednesday af-
ter a short illness, from brain trou-
BILE. The funeral will be held Satur-
day from St Mary's church and bur
ial will be in Riverside.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

Mrs. Chas. Wirtenberger went to
Alma Center Wednesday, having re-
cenved word that her mother was
seriously i'll.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

County Board of Education
The Rusk County board of educa-
tion will meet at the court house in
this city next Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

For pancakes use Richelieu brand
self-rising buckwheat flOur.-The
Model Grocery Department
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02

Miss Beatrice Burgess, of Tony,
visited with friends in this city last
week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
FINE REPORT ON OUR SCHOOLS
Inspector Goddard Says Conditions
in the School are Excellent"

The following letter from Stat,
Superintendent c. P. Cary is self-ex
planatory:
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
THE RED CROSS TO
BRING 100 REFUGEES
Will Bring Passengers Left by
the Rotterdam - Nurses
Busy with Belgians.

Rotterdam. Oct. 6.-The steamship
Red Cross. which arrived here Tues
day. will sail direct for America next
Monday with one hundred refugees
who were unable to get away on the
steamship Rotterdam
When the Red Cross reached here
from Pauillac, France, 1t was well
coined by official committees Of st.
Johns Guild. Holland, as well as by
tho consuls of Austria. Belgium and
Germany, while the populace gave it a
most enthusiastic reception. On Sat
urday the Austrian and German units
with fifty carloads of supplies for Ber-
lin. will leave for their destination
accompanied by official representa-
tives. Supplies erded for Belgiu
arc temporarily stored in Rotterdam
pending the decision 10 forward them
TO Antwerp.
Rear Admiral Ward and Major Pat
terson have received marked courtes!
wherever they have gone. With thou
sands of destitute refugees f1ockinI
30 Rotterdam from Antwerp, man!
Of them i'll from their experiences. thu
American nurses have been givln,
their untiring service to alleviate thei
distress. Tn, French units advis
that they are busy in hospitals, -
which they were assigned in Pau.
Before the Red Cross sailed from
Pauillac, three stowaWays were takel
off
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
GET TRIAL SEPARATION
Pair Allowed by Court to Dis
agree Apart for Awhile.

Relieving that the couple will finallr
effect 4 reconciliation. Justice Joseph
Morschauser in the Supreme Court at
White Plains yesterday granted de-
cree Of separation 10 Mabel l.. Doty
from her husband, Wilbur |. Doty, for
two years.
The couple, who have been prominent
in White Plains social affairs, have
been married only two years. When
the case first came up in June Judge
Morschauser scanned the husband and
said: Remember. young man. married
life is not bed Of roses. When you get
married both sides surrender certain
of their inaliensble rights, and re-
member also that man has no more
right to hit or beat his wife than she
has TO hit him over the head with an
axe"
The couple then agreed % live to-
gether. but finally failed TO agree. and
yesterday the Judge, in granting a trial
separation. wrote in mis- decision: THE
defendant does not seem TO know what
IS due 10 a wife whom he processes 10
love and respect. The allegations of
the complaint are fully sustained by
the proof"