Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
/ NEWS OF TEN YEARS AGO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Great Fox Drive


One of the great events to take
place in Gates county, will occur
Friday, March II. This is the ami
versary of st. Patrick, and it is prop
that date st. Patrick has the repu-
tation for driving the snakes from
Ireland and the farmers feel that
after the finish of this celebrated
hunt they will be able to retire at
night with the knowledge that no
wolves will interfere with their sheep
and that no sly fox will be left to
steal into their chicken coops at
night. 1t might be well for the gen
tlemen to leave two or three speci-
mems of these animals to show visit
ors in the future, as it would really
be too bad to have their species be-
come extinct.
Worden and Foster have finished
their logging operations in their
CdHp uOrIu OIL IOWu.
T. F. Armstrong left with his son,
Norton, Friday for ST. Paul. Norton
will attend college there.
Henry Jung went to Medford on a
visit and VIM. Jung left for Winona,
Mimi, last week to work in bak-
cry there.
Editor Buckmaster, of Ingram, ar
rived here Tuesday evening to take
the limited Wednesday morning to
Eau Claire.
d. Ingle & Son will occupy half of
the second story of H. w. True's
new building as an undertaking es-
Enlistment.
VIM Mcintosh, of Eau Claire, and
one of the firm who have the con-
tract on the new road, has been at
tending to railroad matters here
this week
A. Rockstad has a two story build
ing enclosed on the lot facing the
east front of the Catholic church site.
1t is to be used as blacksmith shop.
When the frost goes out of the
ground, he intends to construct a
wagon shop on the front of the pres
ent building.
1t is thought that the pump for
the new we'll for the water works
will be placed in position next week.
The work will be under the super
vision of Jas. Fraser, and it will de-
pend upon his being we'll enough to
go to work. He is much better
This will give a duplicate plant, so
that the village can have protection
in case of accident to either pump.
L. E. McGill said that at meet
ing of the circuit court held in Med
ford last Monday, Judge Parish ap-
pointed as commissioners to con-
denim the right-of-way- in the city of
Ladysmith, where mutual settlement
has not been had: A. J. Perkins,
E. L. Urquhart and M. A. Buckley.
They held their first meeting in that
city on that date.
At the meeting of the Chippewa
Valley Telephone company, held in
Ladysmith on Wednesday, that COM
pany closed a deal by which they
purchased the Prentice exchange,
which is now in operation to Cataw-
ba. 1t is intended to make connec-
ton at that point. This will put
Ladysmith in direct communication
by telephone with Prentice and Mil
waukee and intervening towns.
The Ellingson Lumber company, of
Hawkins, through G. K Ellingson,
president, last week purchased the
remaining lands in Hawkins township
owned by the ]. l.. Gates Land Co.,
of Milwaukee, the great land own
ing corporation of Wisconsin. The
deal is said to involve about 5000
acres and the price paid was ap-
proximately 81 an acre. The lands
were part of the large purchase
made years ago by the ]. L. Gates
Land company of Chippewa Falls.
The Ellingson Lumber company al
ready own between 5000 and 1000
acres in tha same locality