Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-03-26
CONRATH
Special Correspondence

T. H. Hooking is on the SICK list
Walter Michals visited friends at
Stanley over Sunday.
Mrs. T. H. Hooking has been very
sick with grip this week.
Chas. Conrath has been very SICK
with the grip the past week.
J. Dell Sharrah, representing the
Raleigh Medicine Co., called on MS
customers Monday.
There will be an Easter program al
the Presbyterian church. Rehearsals
are now being held.
e. J. Reitz was in Ladysmith in
the interest of the Conrath Market
& Mfg. Co. Tuesday.
Stanley Rutwiski (Polish) has ar
rived from Chicago to till the soil,
having made a deal with the Faast
Land Co. for farm.
The following were among those
registered at the Kanack Hotel this
week: Warren Moore, James Moore,
Carl Johnson, Ladysmith
w. F. Zachar, of the International
Correspondence School, was in our
village Wednesday in the interest
of the company he represents.
Bill Honkers will be in town in the
near future and will interest every
one. both young and old. Arrange to
meet him, and watch for the date.
Louis Plessel, of Ladysmith, has
been engaged by the Conrath Mar
ket & Mfg. Co., as head-sawyer. We
understand that he comes we'll rec
commended.
Easter services will be held in the
school by Rev. Hyacinth and the lad
les are taking great pains to have
everything as it should be-. A large
attendance is desired.
Rev. Stauffer will deliver a tenn
perance lecture in the new Conrath
church next Sunday. Mr.. Stauffer has
the honor of being Supt. of Efficien-
cy Work of the Anti-Saloon League
and will without doubt hold the lis
tener spell-bound.
Pete Chriske has carpenters busy
removing partitions in his hall to en-
large same for the installation of
stage for small plays and will have
a very nifty hall after same is COM
pleted. 1t is one thing which was
needed in our village.
L. A. Curtis, of Waupun, has pur-
chased the 20-acre farm of Fred Yer
gil and will take possession during
the first part of May. Mr.. Curtis
brings with him quite few head of
stock and a large amount of expert
ence in farming, which is valu-
able asset in these parts.
Mike and John Holland, of Gaiena,
ILL.,, arrived in town Tuesday and are
bound for the farm, which they have
purchased from the Faast Land Co.,
located about Il miles from the vii
lage. If looks speak for anything,
it's, a cinch that there will be one
piece of land worked and worked
right. They will commence to erect
a residence at once.
The "scoot" placed on the side
track Wednesday carload of mixed
freight and after due inspection the
writer has ascertained that it con-
sisted of John Sawyer and son, E.
e. Madrea and brother, of Niles,
Mich, chickens, geese, horses, farm
tools and a dog. The parties are go
ing to locate on the Broody farm and
try our climate and soil. They have
all left their families home, but the
latter will soon follow.
Joe Wrabetz, of Schuyler, Neb., in
an interview with the correspondent
states that he is here as a prospect
or and looking for a gold mine. He
further states that he has visited
several places in our near vicinity
and has chosen Conrath as the most
likely place to find one Mr.. Wra-
betz appears to know what he wants
and knows when he sees it, so we
look forward to the arrival of the
Wrabetz family in the near future.