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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

Ga stern Branch National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Nation
al Soldiers Home, Me, Oct. &c, 1915
Special Orders. No. IS
The following changes of non com
nissioned officers is hereby an
Eounced:
VIM. W. keene, late private H. Co.
Sergt., effective Oct. is. and assigned
to Home Co. d. vice Joseph Allen. re-
signed.
Joseph Allen, late private d. Co,
sth Me. Inf, appointed Company
Sergt. effective Oct. u. and assignee.
to Home Co. D., vice Vim. W. Keene.
resigned.
Edward p Kenny. late private L.
Co. 2lst L. S. inf. IS. A W. APP
pointed Company Serst., effective Oct.
%, and assigned to Home Co. H., vice
Theodore F. Wheeler. resigned.
John DAILY, late private II. Co. 42nd
Mass. Inf. appointed Company Sergt.,
effective Nov. j, ana assigned TO DUTY,
in Home Co. A.. vice Danisl j. Hogan.
resigned.
Joseph Allen. late private .. Co..
sth Me. Inf, appointed Company Com
mander. effective Oct. 81 1915. and
assigned to duty in Home Co D.. vice
Capt. George j. Page relieved on &C
count Of continual illness.
VIM. W. heene. late private H. Co.,
18th Me. Inf, appointed Company
Sergt.. effective Oct. -, and assigned
to Home Go. D., vice Joseph Allen.
promoted to company commander.
Harry ]. SEmonds, late X. Co md
Mass. Inf. S. a. w. appointed hos
pital steward. LIST class. effective Nov.
l, 1915 vice Henry S. Lane resigned.
They will be obeyed and respected
accordingly
BY order Of
COL. WILLIAM F. HURLEY.
Governor.
E. L. CLARK.
Adjutant and Inspector.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

The Library committee Of the Wat
erViiie Woman's' Club met with Mrs.
Mabel &. Fessenden. chairman. at her
nome, % Winter street, Wednesday
afternoon. There was a good attend
ance and pleasing program was rem.
dered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

The weekly shop meeting at the
Maine Central shops win be held ct
noon Thursday under the auspices Of
the Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. The speaker
viii he Rev. Fred K. Conant OF the
Winsiow Congregational church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
DEPUTY DUDLEY
OF HOULTON is
FATALLY SHOT

Houltor,. Me- Oct. e1.-John' T. Dud-
lev. deputy collector of customs in this
town, was fatally shot by a compan-
ion today while hunting in the ,icinity
of Prides Mills, So miles from here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

ster Groves, Mo-: NellieA William An
gus u, OF Manchester, Mass;
Roland H. Cobb n. of Denmark;
Wright. Joseph B. AStride II. Of Bid
deford; Charles, Lloyd o. Golfer Is
of Marinette, Wis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

Clarence n. Flood. superintendent Of
scnoois OF Bath, called on his brother,
Gnaries Il. Flood OF Dalton street,
eonesday. on his way to attend the
teachers convention in Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
Great Men in Town

There are great men right here in
town who could beat Wilson mapag-
ing the war situation They have told
us So And We know they won't lie
because they say they won't.-Salem
Ga, Sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

Many English iitterateurs have been
famous swimmers, with Byron, who
swan the HeIlespont, leading the array.
Shelter was clever swimmer and John
Wilson. who wrote under the pen name
Christopher North, frequently circum-
navigated Loeb Lomond
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

line Grand canal At Venice, one-time
-0He Of moonlight, gondolas and ro-
.'shee. is said now to be cluttered with
'pedo boats and cruisers II WIS
through war that drove the people to
= refuge on those many islands that
'e''ce came to be established.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
WINTHROP
campfire Girls Give Pleasing
Halloween Social Tuesday
Evening = Literary
Club Meeting
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS OF IN.
TEREST-PERSONALS

The Tawasentha Campfire girls gave
q Halloween social Tuesday evening at
the Congregational vestry. The vestry
uas appropriately decorated in black ana
yellow. with jack-o-lanterns and candies
Two pretty booths occupied the front
Of the room presided over by Mary Nc
rroy and Christine Thaanum and fancy
s-tires and candies were sold. The
ghost walk proved very amusing. Miss
Hackett reading the poem. charge of
the Light Brigade" Other features of
the program were piano duet by Mona
webb and Helena Bissonnette and a song
hv seven little girls. Tlice Lewis won
TIE suit case contest Miss Emma Coch-
rane unprecedented the witch in a real
jstic way. Coffee and doughnuts were
ser Cd.
Mrs Oscar Briggs Of Madison. is visit
inr in town.
Nj ana Mrs. Z. P. Libby are at Tur-
ntr for q hunting trip.
The Winthrop Literary Club held their
weekly meeting Monday with Mrs. G. RI.
shaw The rol! cali was answered by
Quotations from Life and Puck" In
dian Schools and Missions was the sub
ject Of an interesting paper by Mrs. e.
a. Maxim. and Miss Beale gave an af-
.icc on California Missions.
Earl Hobbs of Halloweli Is visiting lis
sister. Mrs. H. ". Stevens.
Mi and Mrs: Sidney Mason have been
entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 4. Ma
son, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mason and
Mrs Charles Rose CT Livermore Fails.
Tr. and Mrs. W. r. Pierce of Gardner
and Mrs Emma Thompson Of So. Liv-
erfnore.
L L. Wood has been called to Bos-
ton by the illness of his father.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
FAYETTE

A large company OF relatives and
friends met Monday at the home OF
Mrs. Helen Sturtevant to celebrate her
77th birthday. The affair was COM
plete surprise and more astonished
and delighted lady would have been
hard to find as Mrs. Sturtevant well
coined each guest heartily. A fine
dinner was served. A birthday cake
made and decorated by Mrs. Q. F. Neal
called forth much admiration. An orig
inal poem, 1.-The Grandmas Of Today"
by Mrs. Lillian Cakes, received great
applause. The remainder Of the time
was pleasantly passed with games and
music. The guests departed wishing
Mrs. Sturtevant many happy returns
Of the day. She also received over so
cards and letters from absent friends.
bearing good wishes and congratulate
ing her upon the reaching of her 18th
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

Miss Hattie Brophy and Miss Sue Nor
ton. who teach in the schools OF Wins
low. will attend the Teachers conven-
tion at Bangor. Miss Marion Woodwork,
who teaches in the Oakland schools, viii
also attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gershom b. ROLLS Ct
Mount Desert arrived in town wednes-
day for brief visit with Mrs. Rollins
parents. Mr.. andgsAirs. George Richard
son. West street. MIR. and Mrs. Rollins
are on thir way to Bangor to attend
the teachers convention.
F Winnifred McPhee. who is training on
the battleship Virginia, arrived in town
Wednesday afternoon and will visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Phee, Silver street, on a several days
furlough.
Charles Sanford of Oakland called on
friends in town Wednesday. Mr. San
ford was formerly employed as meat
cutter for the Pilsbury-Jakins Co., at
West Benton.
One of the men on Main street remark
ed Wednesday that just one year ago,
the ground was covered with snow. L
came up stormy the night before and
showed quite heavily before day light.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28

Mrs Mary Whittemore entertained
the W. c. T. U. at her home Tuesday.
The entertainment given by the La
dies Aid Saturday evening was well
attended and greatly enjoyed. Mrs.
Yorke. in her presentation Of Polly
Of the Circus" won much applause.
The solos rendered by Marsters c. Ed
wards. accompanied by Miss Leah
Hoxie, were excellent. Ice cream and
cake were served at the close Of the
entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
JUNIORS
SENIORS

The summary: Seniors 3:-Juniors Il
Touchdowns. Baker ., Wiggin ). A Pink
ham 4. Pettingill I. Goals from touch
Gowns, s. Pettingll 9. Stockford l. Ret
eree. Wilson. Linesman, Whitney. Time
l6-nlinute quarters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
SENIORS BEAT JUNIORS
IN INTERCLASS GAME OF
FOOTBALL WEDNESDAY

Winthrop. Me, Oct. g7.-tSpeciaD.--In
the annual interclass football game the
Seniors defeated the Juniors 50 to 81
With the score a to u against them in
me first half, the Seniors had an ua-
hill fight and won out by spirited play
ing. A. Pinkham, Wiggin, Baker and S.
I'ettingill starred in the backheld The
lineup:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
Thursdays Concert Proers m

Mareh-Capt TheT1sas s., BRIGHAM.
r Theme
Overtufe-Julius Caesar. Grunc vaid
Mexican Waltzes-AncclG. -Arrioa
Romance Stella Confidente. Robaudl
Salon piece-Spruehteufel Ellenbers
CaNottc-From Lofty Alps TO Silent
Dale. WaldoW
Maypole Dance, Smith
Military Cyerture-To Arms Clement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-28
Municipal Court

One drunk was hailed before Judge
Harvey H. BrazSell. Wednesday morn
ing. He was found guilty, fined the VS.
ual amount and costs and departed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
TOWN OF BIG FALLS

The legislature has passed a bill
creating the new town of Big Falls
in this county, from the north half
of the present town of Dewey, or,
in other words from Township 36,
Range West.
This territory will remain por-
ton of the town of Dewey until af-
ter the regular election next spring.
There seems little reason for or
ganizing this town at this time, for
it is very sparsely settled. However,
it will probably result in some roads
being built into this township which
in turn will give added impetus to
settling up this part of the county
Perhaps the additional expense of
the new town government will be a
good investment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
NEARS END OF SESSION

Madison, July 19.-If the members
of the legislature stick to the job
final adjournment may be brought
about in two weeks. Outside of
the appropriations, practically all
measures of Importance may be dis
posed of this week. At the very
latest, unless unlocked for delays
are developed, the legislature will
not be in session more than three
weeks.
A plan, however, to adjourn in
two or three weeks hinges on the
ability of senate and assembly lead
ers on the job. 1t is known that sew,
eral members left for their homes
last week not to return unless it
is absolutely necessary. The grind
of the long session is telling on the
members, who are anxious to return
to their homes and attend to per-
sonal business affairs.
1t seems certain that call of
the house will be necessary when the
big appropriation bills come up for
consideration The impression has
been circulated that Gov. E. L. Phil
ipp is not satisfied with some of the
appropriation measures which will be
recommended for passage by the
ioiy on fin1nnn
1t has been limited that if some
of these bills are passed in their
present form that the governor Will
veto them. If the governor sees fit
to veto many of the appropriation
bills it will lengthen the session
and will cause considerable feeling.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
STARTING WORK ON BIG DRAIN
Dredae fer Drainage Project New
Being Set Up

The Rood Construction Co., Of
Grand Rapids, Wis, who were re-
Gently awarded the contract for
digging the Bruno Lake Drain" un-
loaded their dredge and other para
phrenalia here Saturday and crew
Of men under Foreman r. B. Han
son, of Grand Rapids, is busily en-
gagged in setting up the machinery.
The work, as previously stated in
this paper, will be started just
west of the city limits and near the
William Dunn place, whore the drain
connects with the river. A small
creek runs into the river at this
place.
AS soon as the machinery is set
up, which will require about two
weeks time, and the digging com
mences, two crews will be put on,
and the work will be carried on
night and day. Power for the oper-
alton of the dredge will be supplied
by a 50 horsepower gasoline engine.
To support the heavy dredge and en-
gine a wide track is being built Of
timbers.' The dredge will push this
track ahead Of it from time to time
as the work progresses. About
miles of ditch are to be dug.
The ditch to be dug under the
contract held by the Rood Company
will not tap or drain Corbett lake
but will cut off the source of most
of the water that runs into it. A
branch ditch is to be dug later to
tap Corbett lake directly.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
IRRIGATION PROMOTERS
ON THE RAMPAGE

According to recent dispatch
from Washington, the people of the
west who have had a hundred mil
lions of dollars spent-largely squan-
dered-on their irrigation projects
are not yet satisfied. The govern
ment started out to build dams and
bitches to bring water to the bOr-
der of the farms on ten years time
without interest. 1t was found that
conditions were such that the set
tiers could not make the payments
and the time was changed to 20
years without interest.
Later it was found that settlers
would not come unless the govern
ment went still farther and made the
bitches through the farms. Still Ia
ter it was found that much of the
irrigated land had to be tile
drained and that even on the 70
year basis payments had to be
passed.
Now it is proposed that the set
tiers as well as the projects must
be capitalized-and what next? The
fact is that the government projects
as a whole are a failure. Is it not
time that the congressman of the
middle west, where there yet is
large amount of good land next to
markets discovered the fact that the
government is pouring out it's mon
ey where it will do the least good?
There is more good vacant land in
Wisconsin that the government will
ever irrigate. If it is our policy to
prepare land for cultivation, why not
do it where the homeseekers want
to go and where they will be sue
cessful-that is in Wisconsin.
What have Wisconsin congressman
to say on this subject?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
TWO BUSINESS PLACES ROBBED
Burglar Gets But Little For His
Trouble at Either Place

Two Ladysmith business places
were burglarized Monday evening,
but the thief secured but little
booty" at either place
Osborne & Clark's office was en-
tered from the rear, by prying a
window open, and the safe, which
had been left unlocked was ransacked,
Nothing was secured here but about
80 cents in postage stamps A guam
tity Of revenue stamps were un-
molested.
The other place burglarized was
the Ladysmith creamery and here the
miscreant did a little better, getting
from $500 to $1,000 in silver and
small change. Here, too, the safe
was unlocked, but the cash drawer
was locked and the thief had to pry
the steel door open with some sharp
instrument.
No clews were left at either place.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
DEATH A MYSTERY
MILWAUKEE MAN FOUND DEAD
IN THE FLAMBEAU
RIVER
DIDN'T DROWN; NO MARK ON BODY
Man Identified as William Kimme =
Mother Lives at Mil
Waukee

Yesterday forenoon at about 10
O'Clock the crew of a 500 Line
freight saw mans body floating in
the Flambeau river, just below the
railroad bridge east of this city and
reported their grewsome discovery
when the train stopped up town.
A searching party Immediately went
to the scene and the body was re-
covered at about 11:30 and taken to
Ellingboe & Edling's morgue
The body was floating in shallow
water near the shore. Decomposi-
ton had not set in and apparently
death had occurred sometime the
night before. 1t was evident that he
had not drowned, but was dead when
he struck the water. There were
no marks on the body indicating
foul play nor nothing to Indicate
suicide from poisoning.
Heart failure has been advanced
as a theory as to the probable cause
of death, but this would not explain
the finding of the body in the river,
save on the hypothesis that he was
stricken while walking along the
bank or across the railroad bridge
and fell in.
On one knew the man here, al
though several thought they had
seen him about town the past few
days.
No money was found on his per
son.
The man had neither coat nor
vest on, but coat and vest, ap-
parently his, were found on the
bank of the river nearby On one
of his arms the initials-"W. X"
were tattoed. In the vest was
found a bill for some paints, oils,
etc. from Klug Bros, of Milwaukee,
made out against VIM. Kimmer.
The chief of police at Milwaukee
was notified and succeeded in locat-
ing William Kimmer's mother, Mrs
Gust Ruppe, at 1906 Tenth-st The
latter, however stated she had no
funds and would not claim the body.
Burial will be made tomorrow i'll
the potter's field.
1t is a rather odd circumstance
that in one of Kimmer's pockets
was found a key that will lock the
front door of the mOrgue. The key
was taken away from him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
1eesessesssssesssssssessss
FARM BURROWS
: 3 : . 3 . 3 5 . : 8 s. . .

The large barn which is being
nearing completion This barn is
44x80 with 8-foot basement and will
be equipped with all modcrn conven-
fences and ventilating system. The
work is in charge of Elmer Piper,
of Plymouth, an experienced barn
carpenter and contractor who brought
his crew of eight men with him
He is erecting a barn for George
Myers, 40X60, which is we'll under
way; also a cheese factory, which
will be well up before this goes TO
press. This will help the dairy in
dustry in this section and makes
this vicinity look more like a settled
district.
Flunker Bros and Mr.. Myers are
all competent cheese makers and will
carry on this along with the farm
ing industry
Mr. Piper will erect a large barn
near Tony as soon as he has com
pleted the cheese factory, This is
his first visit to this part of the
country and he says that he has
never had the pleasure of having
two raisings in one day in 40 years
of experience and after expecting a
backwoods crew at his raising was
most agreeably surprised at the tai
ent which was evident at this af-
fair. He will return next spring to
erect another barn, which he has Sc
cured the contract for building,
Theo. Kaul had a raising bee" at
his farm 2 miles south of Tony to-
day Mr.. Kaul is erecting a large
modern barn.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
DOING GOOD WORK ON STREETS
Crushed Stone To Be Used in Sur.
facing Some of Them.-More
Cement Walks

Some excellent work is being done
on Ladysmith's streets this year, as
most of our readers have doubtless
observed West Third street has
been cut down to grade and is be-
ing levelled up and put in first-class
shape. A cement walk is to be put
in along the west side of this street
from Lake-av to the platform Of the
passenger station.
The east ends of both W0rden and
Miner avenues have also been cut
down to grade, and the large amount
of sand and dirt removed has served
a very useful purpose near at hand
in the grading up Of the grounds
around the new highschool building.
Worden-av has been cut down
somewhat below grade and will be
given a surfacing about eight inches
thick Of crushed rock, which will be
furnished by the Austin stone crush
er recently bought by the city. This
will bring the street up to grade
The stone crusher, which arrived
here last Saturday, has been sta
toned at a large gravel pit located
about two blocks north of the
fourth ward school, where the
gravel is coarse and contains large
percentage Of stone. Quite a large
amount Of this material will be used
on the city's streets this year, par
ticularly on those streets that are a
part of the county highway system.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
OBITUARY

Ashley George Preston, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Preston, was born
July 20, 1894, and died July IA, 1915
He lived first at Black River Falls
until he was seven years of age.
From there he went with his par
ents to Stanley. He joined the
Methodist church there when Is
years old During the nine years
he lived at Stanley he was looked up
to by everyone, willing to aid any
who needed his help. For four
years he was president Of the Jun
ior League and a leader Of the young
people
From Stanley he went to Crane
and there as elsewhere he took up
the good work begun in his early
boyhood.
For two years he has lived with
his parents at Ladysmith. During
that time he made many friends,
who loved him and deeply mourn his
loss. He lived a life that many
might pattern after; patiently bear
ing the burden that God saw fit to
place upon his shoulders.
The remains were taken to his
old home at Black River Falls.
There a brief service was held at
the Riverside cemetery before the
body was laid in it's last resting
place, services being conducted by
Rev. w. L. Scott, of Black River
Falls
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-23
NEW LAW HITS DIVORCES

The matrimonial path for divorced
people in this state in the future is
going to be a thorny one as county
clerks have received from the secre
tary of state at Madison a copy Of
the new law governing the issuance
of marriage licenses in the state.
Under this new law DEGREES of di-
vorce issued in this and in other
states are given greater weight and
the mandates of the courts against
marriage of fair Divorces must be
respected under penalty of law. 1t
will no longer be necessary to sum-
mon for contempt Of court men and
divorce decrees and seek to remarry
within a year after the divorce is
granted as under the Wisconsin law
today all such marriages are null
and void and the people who seek
to contract them are subject to ar
rest and punishment.
The new law provides that it shall
be unlawful for any person or per
sons residing in Wisconsin or in
tending to reside in Wisconsin who
may have been barred from mar
riage in this state by the divorce
decree of any court to marry in
another state. The law provides
that such a marriage is null and
void and that children born under
such union will have no property
rights in the state of Wiscon-
sin The law goes further. 1t pro
vides that the clerks of Wisconsin
counties may not issue a license for
the marriage of any couple coming
from another state if it is shown
that these people have been barred
time by divorce DEGREES handed down
in the states in which they reside.
1t is long step toward uniform
marriage and divorce laws. The
county clerks have been instructed
to provide at once for the issuance
of a new form of marriage blank and
this application for the marriage IL
cenSe must show that the people
seeking the licenes have not been
barred from marriage by divorce de-
crCes in any state of the union. Be-
fore any license may be issued the
person applying for the license must
take an oath that there is no bar
to the marriage in this or any other
state False swearing to this affi-
davit will leave the person making
the application open to prosecution
for perjury and the crime of perjury
is punishable with prison sentence
i'm Wisconsin.
The law against the marriage of
divorced persons is regarded as the
most drastic to be adopted by any
of the states in the Union.