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Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21
The Story of Little Bd'


 Howard Hamilton Hart, California millionaire, former Yukon sourdough, has come into prominence in San Francisco in a new cause Last year he was known to fame over America as the man who had a bothersome automobile run off the ferry into San Francisco bay just to get rid of the pesky hoodoo. While in the North, Hart was one of the live wires. He was at Forty Mile when Tom O'Brien, and other present day Koudikers were making the early history of the empire of gold. Later Hart went to Dawson and soon afterward was eu- gagged in mining there. He worked some of the famous ground staked by the George Carmack-Skookum Jim discovery party. Going outside with a moderate stake, he was married, and later got into the oil business in Cali fornia whereby he rose to wealth. His latest exploit is told in the San Fran cisco Examiner, as follows:
 ''This is the story of Little Bilr, aud the practical philanthropy ofa million aire"
 "Some day we may refer to Little BnI as the poor little rich boy but today he is just Little Bill.
 "The philanthropic millionaire is Howard Hamilton Hart, who struck it rich in the Kloudike, during tbe early days of the Alaskan rush, and now owns a magnificent villa on the heights of Claremont in Oakland.
 'Hart is a direct actionist in philan- tbropy. He gives money to the needy, but he has found a way of making his dollars go further and do more close at home. Therefore Little Bill, Ortha and Howard, three orphans, have been adopted mem bers of the Hart house hold. Howard and Ortha are eight and seven years old respectively.
 "Little Bill is the third charity baby. Now a little more than year old, he was abandoned on the Hart doorstep. A note was pinned to his white wool dress. It read: My name is Bill
 Little Bill arrived just after Mrs. Hart bad died. She had been her hus- bands companion for 20 years. She had mu he'd iJacross the frozen tuu- dra of the North and had driven the shaggy malamutes and undergone the hardships of trail and mountain. And she was the inspiration in adopting Howard and Ortha, foundIiugs.
 "'Poor little fellow, we will call him Little Bill', said Hart, when the butler placed tn child before him. Little Bill had found a home. There is a wonderfully equipped children's play room. There are all kinds of fascinat- ing toys-rockiughorses, buildinRblocks, picture books, hand box aud a swing, aud cleverly constructed dogs and cats and ponies Everything that baby hea't desires
 "Meauwhile Che mother of Little Bill ha- not forgotten him nor the kindness of the great hearted miner An anonymous letter came to Hart from the unknown mother: Thank you and God bless you for caring for Little Bill il read.
 gro help direct the affairs of the children, Hart has placed Mrs. Louis Scholler in charge as housekeeper."
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21

Fourteen million pounds, all taken in Southeastern Alaska, is the esti' mated halibut catch for 1913.
Douglas Island news., 1914-01-21

Lot jumpinR is SO prevelant in Wran- gell that the Sentinel advises citizens to guard their property rights with rifle.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
INGRAM GIRL is THE WINNER
First of the Many Correct Answers
Received Came From Miss
Matte. Cronk

Last weeks missing word contest
was won by Miss Matte Cronk, OF
Ingram, her answer being the first
one received, although there were
many correct replies.
The missing words were as fol
lows:
In the advertisement Of Nate Hand,
the word Gas" was omitted in the
line: "Stickney Gas Engines
In L. III. Spencer's advertisement,
the word models" was left out of
the line: eve have a full line of the
various models"
In the advertisement of Calkins &
Son, the word cit" was omitted, "No
othcr machine could do it with the
neglect the average watch receives.
THIS week will be the last of the
contest; last chance to show your
skill il locating the words omitted
Get your solution in early
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
any DIXIE GIRL"

This 4-act southern romantic play
will be given at the opera house next
Monday night by about SO of our To-
cal talent. 1t is a mixture of COM
edy and music.
The musical numbers will have a
dancing chorus of young ladies. The
fancy dances will be given by the
younger girls. The character of "Bab-
by" the Dixie Girl, is in the hands
of Ruby Collins, and Nanny" an
old southern darky, is in the safe
hands of Vivian Doucette. Miss Ma
tilda Martin, an eccentric maiden la
dy, will be personified by Helen Shut
ters. Mr.. Charles Payne, profession
al, is directing the production for the
Bethany sisters of the Congregations
al church and he promises one of the
best local talent shows ever given
in Ladysmith Admission, 35 cents for
adults and 25 cents for children. No
extra charge for reserved seats,
which will be on sale Saturday morn
ing at Dimock's.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
LADYSMITH IMPROVEMENT NOTES
Various Bits of News Relating to the
Progress in the "Crescent City
of the North"

Al Chriske is having the interior
of the East Hotel re-papered and re-
painted.
The Baker Hotel has been re-
painted, adding considerably to it's
appearance.
The Johnson Mercantile Co.'s store
has been repainted, improving the
looks of the street materially.
Work was started yesterday put
ting in the cement for the founda-
ton for the new Christian church.
New cement walks have been put
in in front of the Reed building and
the two buildings adjacent on the
north
Clean up your yards and paint all
buildings that need it. 1t costs less
to keep buildings up where they are
not let run so long that they become
a disgrace.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
ANOTHER ADDITION
MENASHA WOODEN WARE co.'s
MILL BEING AGAIN EN-.
LARGED
AS LARGE AS BEFORE THE FIRE
Completion of the New Addition Will
Call for Employment of Mere
Men Than Ever

Work was started the first of this
week on another addition to the Me-
nasha Wooden Ware Co.'S mill in
this city.
This addition, which will utilize so
feet of the foundation of the old mill.
Will be 20 feet wide, extending over
to the new mill.
1t will contain additional heading
and stave machinery. When this adj
dltlon is completed, the plant will
be fully as large as before the fire
and there are now employed about
the plant at least as many men as
there was before that interruption to
operations occurred The new ma
chirery to be installed will require
a number of additional men.
The report that sawmill machin-
cry will be installed in the new
part is erroneous. The company did
not intend to saw any more lum-
Der here even before the fire In
cidentally it takes more labor to con
vert log into slaves and heading
than it does into lumber.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
WISCONSIN DAIRYMEN TO
CONVENE IN LADYSMiTH

Recognizing upper Wisconsin's Won
derful development as one of the
greatest dairying regions in the
world, and in response to good work
done by some of our boosters, the
Wisconsin Dairymen's Association
has decided to hold its next conyen-
ton in Ladysmith.
According to- a letter received by
j. o. Sinclair this week from A. J.
Glover, secretary of the association,
this event will be the fore part of
next Decembr, at which time large
number of dairy men from all parts
of the state will doubtless congre-
gate here.
Landing such a convention is a
fine thing for Ladysmith 1t will
give it some excellent advertising
and we trust that the dairy men who
come here will be so we'll pleased
with the way they are treated that
all will go away with warm feel
ing for Ladysmith, ready to speak a
good word for the city and surround
ing country whenever opportunity Of
fers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
MARRIED

Mr.. Frank E. Hunt and Miss Min
ME Brown, both of this city, We're
united in marriage last evening at
the Methodist parsonage, Rev. G. L,
Hooking officiating The happy cou-
pie left this morning on a trip to
EauClaire and Duluth, expecting to
be back in a few days. They will re-
side here in the residence Mr.. Hunt
recently purchased from Phil S.
Reed.
The bride came here last fall from
EauClaire and has been employed as
in the office of Ander-
sen & Falge The groom is paying
teller in the State Bank of Lady
smith, having came here about a
year ago from Sac City, Iowa, where
he was employed in the First Ma
tional Bank.
Both have made many friends
since they have been in Ladysmith
and the News-Budget joins with
them in extending congratulations.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
STOCK COMPANY COMING

A. j. Woods presents the charm
ing young player, Ouiha Marion, with
the Marion Woods Company. in Sc
lect plays and pleasing vaudeville.
Their engagement here is for three
nights commencing May q at Wor-
den's opera house Their opening
play will be the beautiful Kentucky
romance in four acts entitled Ken
lucky Sue," with Marion in the tt
tie role. Miss Marion for the past
four seasons has been connected with
some of the leading stock and road
companies on the Pacific coast Her
capabilities as a leading woman are
unlimitable During the above en-
gagement, Miss Marion will play a
line of parts that greatly differ from
each other, thereby giving her an
excellent opportunity of demonstrate
ing her remarkable versatility.
There will be introduced each
night, between the acts, complete
change of vaudeville specialties. 1t
is the earnest endeavor of the man
agement to give the theatre patrons
meritorious performances at a very
small price of admission.
The prices for this engagement will
be % and 80 cents, children 10 cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Program Sunday Night

The local Epworth League will give
program next Sunday evening at
8 o'clock, celebrating the silver jul
bilee of the Epworth League of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The To-
cal League has an enrolment Of thir-
ty-five members.
At a recent meeting the following
officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, Lewis Hooking /;
First Vice-President, Mrs A. j. Laid
law; Second Vice-President, r. J.
Stratton; Third Vice-President, Leta
Nichols; Fourth Vice President, Stella
MCGOWAN; Secretary, Alden J. Laid
law; Treasurer, Iris Hooking.
The vice-presidents have charge of
the Departments of Spiritual Work,
World Evangelism, Social Service,
and Recreation and Culture, re-
spectively.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Death of Mrs. Pearl Thayer


Mrs. Pearl Thayer, who had been
taken to the hospital at Marshfield
on April 81 for treatment, died there
Tuesday of septic cholangitis, aged
33 years and 12 days. Mrs Thayer
had been gradually failing for the
past five or six years and her de-
mise was no doubt hastened by the
tragic death of her husband, who
was killed on the railroad crossing
near the Hand barn in this city, in
December, 1913.
Deceased left five children, four
boys and girl, ranging in age from
nine years to nine months, without a
parent. Since last summer, the de-
ceased and her children had lived
just north of the city limits, near
Jacobs mill. She had lived here the
past thirteen years.
The funeral was held Thursday af-
ternoOn from the residence, Rev. D.
]. Howe conducting the service, and
burial was in Riverside.
Mrs. Rebecca Thayer, of Cleveland,
Mimi, mother-in-law of the deceased,
arrived here Wednesday night to
attend the funeral.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
co. NORMAL GOOD INVESTMENT
Rusk County Cannot Afford to Take
a Backward Step and
Abandon 1t

| RuSk county never made a better
| investment than when it created the
Rusk county training school, The
increased efficiency Of the teachers
of the county, that has been a direct
result and one that cannot be re-
futed, has more than paid for all
the expense this educational insti-
tuition has cost the county. Such
things cannot be easily measured in
dollars and cents, but the dollars
and cents benefit is there never-the-
less.
In letter from Mr. e. P. Arpin, of
Grand Rapids, which we received this
week, there is a paragraph along this
line that We are going to take the
liberty to reproduce. Coming from a
man like Mr.. Arpin, who has been
in position to see the benefits of
the training school to his home coun-
ty, and is at the same time keenly
interested in everything that contri-
butes to the advancement of Rusk
county, having large personal and
property interests here, his clear and
concise statement of the value of such
an institution is particularly timely
Mr.. Arpin says Il note that there
is some disposition to abandon the
Rusk county training school at La
dysmith, and trust this will not be
done. | know from my experience as
President of the Training School of
Wood county that it has increased
the efficiency of the country teach
ers at least thirty to forty per cent,
as we have 100 teachers in our coun-
ty and the expenses in conducting
these schools amount to $4,000 per
year, and by means of their efficien-
cy there is a saving of at least $15,-
900 per year, and the cost of the
Training School has been about
$4,000 to our county. 1t is possible
that there might be some way of
saving some expense in the schools,
but trust they will not be abandoned.
We also organized a School of Ag-
riculture and a School of Domestic
Science under the same Training
School Board"
The Rusk county training school
costs this county $1,5O0 a year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Cucumber Seed Here

Seed for those who intend to raise
cucumbers for the pickle factory has
arrived and can be secured at either
of the banks or from Michaelson &
Hughes.
You do not have to pay for the
seed now, nor until you bring your
crop to the factory. Then the trifling
cost will be deducted from the
amount paid you.
Those who are intending to de-
vote some of their land to this most
profitable crop should call and get
their seed at once. Remember this
is a crop that pays exceptionally high
returns for the amount of land used
and those who want to make the
most of their opportunities to make
money should certainly devote some
space to raising cucumbers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Death of Miss TilIie Baumbach

Miss Tillie Baumbach, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs H. Raumbach, passed
away at 1:45 Thursday morning af-
ter short illness, death being
caused by cerebral hemorrhage. She
was taken sick Sunday while visiting
at Weirgor, suffering from a severe
headache which gradually got worse.
No arrangements for the funeral
have yet been made.
The bereaved family is prostrated
by the sudden blow and the sympa-
thy of the community is with them
in their affliction.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Some Fine Trout

Herman Decker and John Diamond
spent last Saturday forenoon on the
Weirgor and brought home some very
fine trout-seventeen of them. Ten
of them were IA inches long and
longer. The smallest was nine inches
long. 1t was Herman's first expert
ence at trout fishing and he is sim
ply 'tickled to death" over the
catch. Can't blame him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
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! COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS S:
- BY COUNTY SUPT, O. E. RICE e
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Reports are now complete concern
ing the spelling contest for the 18th
at the training school building. The
teachers or some adult should ac-
company the contestants as most OF
the children will be strangers in the
city. Marshall will be represented
by Linda Dietze and Hazel Carman,
CT Sheldon; Grant by Arthur Nelson
and Alice Fish; Thornapple by Ar
thur R. Stuebs, 94 per cent, and
Murilla Trotter, 81 per cent.
An error occurred last week in re-
porting the standings of the two pu-
| pills from Hubbard, which We hasten
to correct as follows: Eileen Coop
er's mark should have been 81 and
Laura Cracks 72.
Atlanta sends as representatives
Exilda Pete, "a per cent, and Elvina
Olson, SO per cent, both from the At
lanta village school,
Matters of Importance for school
clerks:
The annual meeting is to be held
the first Monday in May, except in
incorporated villages and cities, in
which places it will occur the first
Monday in July.
On the Saturday preceding the an
nual meeting the school board must
meet and check up the Treasurer's
account, make out the Budget for
the coming year.
A full report of the condition of the
district must be submitted in writ
ing at the annual meeting, and be
read by one of the board members,
presumably by the clerk, and be en-
tered upon the minutes.
School officers are to be elected at
this meeting who must qualify with
in ten days, but they should attend
to that duty at once, as they are to
enter upon their duties then. The
school year closes as before, on June
Goth. The new clerk takes the CEN
sus between the 10th and 18th days of
July, and sends a copy of it at once
to the Co. Superintendent of schools,
and copy to each teacher in rural
districts. If you have not copies
enough advise this office promptly.
No report is this year required of
the district clerks to the town
clerks as heretofore. The-annual re-
port of the district clerks must be
filed and accepted by the superin-
tendent not later than July 25th to
entitle the clerk to his compensation
A certificate from the superintend-
ent to the effect that the clerk
annual report is accepted must be
held by the clerk to enable the treas
urer to cash his order for salary.
Concerning transportation: No mon
ey may be paid for transportation
unless an appropriation shall be vot
ed at the meeting. There is nc. law
requiring school boards to provide
transportation for any child; that
must be provided by the voters.
District clerks should at once no.
fly the superintendent of the school
officers elected at the annual meet
ing, giving address of each.
A meeting of the County Board of
Education will be held next Monday,
the 18th, in the superintendent of
flee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
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AMONG THE CITY SCHOOLS s
ANSON BRUECGER, Editol

90 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ! ) .
Earl DOud has withdrawn from the
Eighth grade
Roy Woods has withdrawn from
the Seventh grade.
Almost everybody's present every
day in the Eighth grade.
The Eighth grade pupils are re-
viewing and preparing for the finals
Sophia Franson and Clarice Poff
withdrew from the Second grade last
week.
Three new pupils enrolled in the
First ward kindergarten Monday
morning.
Willis Clark and VIM. Mcdonald
arc absent from the Sixth grade,
True building.
Jaunita Rittenhouse has returned
to the True building after several
weeks absence
Raymond Petan was absent from
the First ward school Monday, be-
cause of illness.
Hazel Reed of the Fifth grade, is
making an indefinite business visit
in the twin cities.
John Sands, Marie Kane and Clyde
Nichols, were absent a day this
week, from the First ward
Letha Rittenhouse has returned to
the First grade in the brick build
ing, after an attack of chicken-pox.
Marvin Gordon has withdrawn from
the First ward school. He is going
to Crane where he will work in the
saw mill.
The First ward (Fifth and Sixth
grades) baseball team challenges any
school team in the city, not barring
the highschool to a game.
The Fifth and Sixth grades, First
ward, have all their flowers planted
and have the ground ready for the
vegetables which they expect to plant
soon.
The class in Civics visited the
training school to hear the address
on the Panama canal by Prof. Gillet,
Friday morning at the Teachers In
stitute.
The highschool baseball team jour
neyed to Bruce last Saturday, for
their first outside game. A good game
and fine treatment is reported. The
score was s to in favor of the
Bruce highschoo1.
Map racks were placed in the high
school corridor the past week, by
the manual training department. This
will be a great convenience over the
former arrangement The designing
and making of canoe paddles has
been a part of the manual arts work
lately.
One of the most pleasing social
events of the year took place in the
Cass hall last Friday night, when the
Junior class gave the Annual Junior
Prom at which graduating class
of 1914 and faculvs veres guests. The
hall was very prett.ly decorated with
the colors of the respective classes
and pennants. Mottos were every
where in evidence. Delicious refresh
ments were served and everyone re-
ported fine time.
There will be an exhibit of some
of the current work of the public
schools on display in the school
rooms of the True building this
week. The rooms will be open for
visitors Friday from 200 to 900 p.
M, Saturday, 10000 to 1900 a. m,
and 200 to 900 p. M, and Sunday
from 800 to 500 p. m. The manual
training, domestic science and COM
mercial departments of the high
school will also be represented. The
cookery exhibit of the domestic sci
ence department will be on display
Friday afternoon only. Some mem
oers of the faculty will be in charge
Of the exhibits at all times and be
pleased to explain the work All par
ents of the school children and 9TH
arS interested in our schools are in
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
"LUCILLE LOVE" NEXT FRIDAY

The first installment of the great
mystery story, Lucille Love-" will
be shown at the Unique next Friday
evening, May 22
Following is the synopsis of the
first two reels:
The opening drama in the Lucille"
series, in which the principal char
acters are established, and in which
Lucille undertakes a hazardous
mission in an hydroplane to save the
honor of her father and the man
she loves
Hugo Loubeque and Sumpter Love
are cadets at West Point. Both love
tho same woman. Loubeque is eX-
PEELED from the institution for theft
from his fellow cadets. The princi-
pal witness against him is Cadet
Love, who as a result of Loubeques
downfall> wins the woman for the
hand of whom both were rivals.
Loubeque sets apart his life to
avenge himself upon Love. He care
fully educates himself to the end of
making his revenge more certain and
dire. Knowing that Love will some
day become an officer in the army,
he lays his plans in that direction.
He becomes an international spy,
a broker in national secrets. He
works upon the plan that no country
is greater than it's smallest secret.
After lapse of many years Love
is a general in the U. S. army, sta
toned in Manila. He has an only
daughter, Lucille, who is engaged to
marry Lieutenant Gibson. The but
Ter in the Love household is a cracks
man in the employ of LoubeQue.
After watching the movements of
Love for years, Loubeque decides
that the time for action has arrived.
General Love receives from Wash
ington a set of documents of the ut
most diplomatic Importance and the
contents of which must be kept in
strictest secrecy. AS his aide, Lieu
tenant Gibson locks them in the safe,
at the instigation of Loubeque, the
butler steals the papers. The honor
Of General Love is threatened and
he informs Gibson to consider himself
under arrest until the papers are re-
turned.
Lucille takes up a telephone re-
ceiver that morning to find that the
wires are crossed She overhears a
conversation between Loubeque and
his accOmplice in which the spy adj
mits that the documents are in his
possession, and that he intends leav-
ing Manila on the steamship Empress
at once.
She at once realizes that her only
chance of reaching the Empress be-
fore it puts we'll to sea, is through
the aid of the government aviator,
Gibson's rival for her hand. The
aviator lends his assistance. She
springs into the hydroplane and in
a moment later is skipping over the
waters in the wake of the Empress.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-05-15
Death of Mrs. B. n. Boone

Mrs. B. H. Boone died last Sun
day at her home in this city, of
pneumonia aged % years, II months
and % days She is survived by
her husband, four children and two
step children.
the Christian church, Rev. d. j.
Howe officiating, and burial was in
Riverside.