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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
COST OF AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
TO BE HELD HERE PARTLY
BORNE BY FEDERAL
APPROPRIATION
FARMERS SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Corn and Dairy School for Men and
Home Economics School for
the Ladies

Next week, from Tuesday until
Saturday, inclusive, the College of
Agriculture of the University of
Wisconsin, in cooperation with the
Rusk County Training School, will
conduct in the building OF the lat
ter corn and dairy school for men
and a cooking and sewing school for
women, programs Of which hereto
fore been published in this and all
other papers in the county.
The United States government is
also assisting in giving our farmers
this excellent opportunity for get
ting, near at home, practical instruc-
ton from agricultural experts. The
national government has made an
allotment of $4,000 to each state to
be expended through the department
Of agriculture for assisting in the
expense of conducting farm and dairy
schools Truly, fortunate are the
farmers Of Rusk county who want
to learn all they can in the endeav-
or to make their labors bring them
the greatest returns, that Ladysmith
was among the few cities chosen for
such schools as will be held here
next week.
Fred Scribner and Thos. l.. Bew-
ick will be the instructors in the
corn and dairy school, which will be
in charge of Prof. R. H. Burns. In
structors in the home economics
school will be Misses Elizabeth Kel-
ley, Anna Pfund and Cora E. Binzel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
VORFLEET CONCERT COMPANY
This Fine Entertainment viii be
Given at Congregational
Church Jan.

An enthusiastic house received this
company last year, and they will
undoubtedly be greeted by packed
louse in their return date. The COM
1any will be strengthened this sea-
son by Miss Norma Scholar, So
Drano. Miss Scholar has distin-
5uished herself as soprano both at
aome and abroad. Her voice is swee
and rich and her enunciation clear
and distinct.
The title role was in the hands
of Norma Scholar, who became i'm
mediateiy the favorite of an enthu-
siastic public Her beautiful soprano
and tempermental Interpretation
held the audience spellbound She
IVES showered with wreaths and bou-
luets Of beautiful flowers" Transla-
ton from Essener Arbeiters Zeitung.
Miss Norma Scholar is a mag
nificent soprano. New York Herald.
Miss Scholars singing is free
from all mannerisms, her method
correct and the fact that she sings
with great EXPIRE ssion, articulating
with perfect distinction gives an add
ed charm to her vocalization. ''-Bir-
mingham Ledger.
To those who were present last
year nothing need be said concern
ing the dash and brilliancy of the
violin and piano work. of the Nor
fleet Sisters
Miss Catharine Norfleet is one CT
the most accomplished young violin
players in America.
The chart will be at Dimock's Sat
urday morning, Jan. 2. Single admis-
sion so cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
SILO FACTS
youngsters

A rumor has been going the
rounds that the silage in the fire
proof silos on the Helm farm at Tony
is dry and not good feed. This is
not fact. There has been practical
ly no loss on account of spoiled sill
age and the Helm people have been
feeding this silage to their stock
with best results. Hoard's Dairy
man in answer to our question about
the condition of the sample of sill
age sent them, pronounce it excel
lent feed. This rumor no doubt has
been started to injure the sale of
these silos by other silo statesmen,
and you should always trace the
source of information before accept
ing such statements as facts. These
fireproof silos. are sold by Ladysmith
Implement Co. Adv.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
BRIDGE OVER CHIPPEWA ORDERED
Fine, New Structure to Replace the
Old One Near Bruce

At a meeting at the courthouse
Tuesday of the county bridge COM
mittee, C. Joyner and John Gill, and
county highway commissioner, Phil
Koehler, the contract was let for a
4-pier, 5-span, steel and concrete
bridge over the Chippewa river at
Beldenville about a mile east, of
Bruce, the whole length of which is
to be 351 feet. The Wausau Iron
Works got the job, there being sew
en- or eight bidders, and the cost is
to be $9,769.
Upon recent investigation by the
county board, the present wooden
structure at that point, which has
been in use for over 20 years, was
found to be in bad condition and,
While no imminent danger was appcr-
ent the board thought best to follow
the precautionary course rather
than wait until some accident oc
Cured. The matter of repairs also
entered into the question it being
necessary ct a previous meeting of
the board to make an appropriation
to put new concrete piers under the
old bridge.
The new bridge will be located
just above, and it's floor will be sew
en- feet lower than that of the old
one On this plan some cut will be
necessary on the west side, but this
will be compensated fer by mater
tally reduced grade on the east side
Of the bridge.
The intention is to use most of the
grade recently put in, at the east
end of the old bridge Work on the
new bridge is expected to begin as
soon as the material can be gotten
here, and it is to be completed, &C
cording to the contract, not later
than July 1, 1915.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Fine Christmas Program

The Christmas program of the
Congregational Sunday school given
at the church Thursday evening of
last week christmas eve) brought
out a large crowd of children and
"grownups."
After the opening song, very cred
itably rendered by Mrs Pagel's class,
there was a brief prayer by Rev.
Sanders.
A solo by Beatrice Andersen was
next and it's rendition gave evidence
that the little Miss possessed an ex-
cellent voice for one so young.
Then followed a song by the pri-
mary class, after which the feature
number of the program, the cantata:
Down the Chimney with Santa was
given. In this, many fine songs were
introduced, one deserving special no
tice being the solo by Miss Edna Sal
gren.
From the children's point of view,
the most interesting feature of the
event was of course the distribution,
at the close of the program, of the
many sacks of candies and nuts.
1t was a joyous occasion for the
youngsters.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Guernsey Breeders Will Meet

A meeting of the Rusk County
Guernsey Breeders Association will
be held Jan. 20, the place to be de-
cided upon later A prominent dairy
man-probably either Prof Ooster-
nected with the University Of Wis
consin-will be present and will give
lecture, illustrated with stereopti-
con slides, most of the pictures
shown being from the Island of
Guernsey. 1t will be wei worth any
farmers time and money to attend
this meeting, further details regard
ing which will be found in this pa
per later.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
A Fine Christmas Program

fine program was given Christ
mas eve in the school, 31a miles
northeast of this city, taught by
Miss Fora Churchill, there teirg a
large number of visitors present.
The children who participated in
the program demonstrated th-t they
had excellent training, by the cred
table manner il which every num-
Der on the program was rendered.
All present enjoyed the entertain
ment very much and many We're the
words Of commendation expressed
for the faithful teacher by the visi-
tors.
At the end of the program, Santa,
as usual, brought the good cheer that
always is the greatest delight of the
youngsters.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
F-rty-tWo Centimeter Christina
Present

Probably the biggest thing Of it's
class that ever got into town with
out paying excess baggage is a cigar
t. be seen at the office of Wilson,
the Land Man, which was a present
from a Chicago party, to whom he
had sold a lot of Rusk County land
1t measures about a foot, with a
mean diameter OF some inches. Ow-
ing to it's dimensions-and as Mr.
Wilson is some performer, in sew
cral directions-the great quandary
is to tell whether the reminder is
intended as a souvenir of the big
bargain the Chicagoan received in
the real estate deal, or of the Lady
smith mans putting accomplish
ments, at the end of 'perfecto", or
as land salesman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS

| Mrs. Frank Hunt is spe lding
New Years at her mothers home
in Eau Claire
Miss Augusta Monat, of Chippewa
Falls, formerly a teacher in our city
schools, is visiting friends here
Mrs. S. J. MacRae, of LeBac, AL
berta, Canada, arrived here Sunday
night for a several weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. j. O. Young.
Among the marriages of the week
is that of Miss Blanche Cagley, a
popular school teacher, of Big Bend
township, to Herbert Campbell, a
farmer of Bruce.
Lloyd Hayden, Of Apollonia, leaves
Sunday for Stanton, North Dakota,
to take charge of a school in that
vicinity. Mr. Hayden has been a
successful teacher in this county.
C. c. Kile, having severed his con-
nection with the Ladysmith Lighting
Co., as book-keeper, has returned to
his former home in Dubuque, Iowa.
Miss Ida Oldendorf has succeeded to
the position
Search is being made by the 500
detectives for the person or persons
who broke into freight car at
Weyerhaeuser last week and stole
$500 worth, it is estimated, of
freight, consigned to various local
parties.
T. L. Murphy, who moved his fam
lily here recently from Menomonie,
and who has leased the True
building, north of the Fair Store, is
about ready to open up the Kitchen
shop" as he styles his new store.
Mr.. Murphy expects to open up the
latter part of next week Or the fore
part of the week following.
Foster McIlhatton left Tuesday for
Two Rivers, Mrs. McIlhatton intend
ing to stop for a few-weeks' visit at
Spencer. Mr.. McIlhatton went to
take a position with the Two Rivers
Mercantile Co., as manager of the
grocery department. For about four
years he has been one of the sales
force of the Thompson Mercantile
Co., where he has given such a good
account of himself as to augur well
for his success in his new position.
The tenth annual ball of the La
lysmith Volunteer Fire Department
came off in the Cass hall last night
o1 due time, and with due attend
ance and enthusiasm, a number from
Bruce and outside the city being
among the participants. And with
he enjoyment of the poetry of
notion" the delightful music of
Luell's harp orchestra, and a fine
supper at McGill's cafe, the merry
makers forgot to "homeward plod
their weary way" until considerably
after the city bells and whistles
commemorative the advent of 1915
lad ceased their hubbub.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01

John Krcma, proprietor of Manley
House, was taken suddenly i'll Christ
mas, the symptoms of the case being
such that he was removed Saturday
evening to the hospital at Marshfield
for treatment. An operation at /
O'Clock Sunday, disclosed that he had
suffered rupture of the appendix
the first reports of his condition be-
ing unfavorable. Mrs. Krcma accom-
panied him to the hospital.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
ELOQUENT SPEAKER
BISHOP QUAYLE, WHO is TO BE
HERE SUNDAY, Is A NOTED
ORATOR
SERVICE AT UNIQUE THEATER
Sermon of the WeII-knoWn Divine
Will Bring Many Here From
Other Towns

The coming to Ladysmith next
Sunday, Jan. 8, Of Bishop Quayle,
famed throughout the nation as a
great orator, affords people CT this
city and vicinity a rare opportunity
to listen to man of such wonder
full command Ct language as this
man possesses. A very lar3e attend
ance is anticipat d, including many
from nearby towns, and il order to
accommodate as many as. possible,
the Unique Theater his been e.
gagged for the morning worship, which
will commence at 11:00 O'Clock.
Order of Service:
Organ Voluntary
Hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy!''
Apostles Greed
Prayer
Duet: Forever with the Lord.
-. ... Mr. Paro and Mrs Carow
Responsive Psalm
Gloria Patri
Scripture Lesson
Announcements and Offering
Solo: Love Never Faileth". .....
... 49,. go. Mrs. H r. T. Ross
Sermon ... Bishop Wm A. Quayle
d. D., L. L. d.
Hymn: 'All Hail the Power OF
Jesus Name"
Benediction
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01

ment being necessary to save it from
destruction.
In view of it's privations and mis-
fortune, when one thinks of the spirit
of the congregation, there comes to
his mind the thought of the last line
of verse somewhere, OF Goldsmith
1t is descriptive of some huge, cloud
capped mountain, of which the poet
says that, although about it's frown-
ing, rock-ribbed sides the tempes S
howl and beat,
Eternal sunshine settles on it's
head"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
IN JUSTICE REEVES COURT

There was a little litigation in
Judge Reeves court Tuesday the gist
Of which was that Chas. Karnik
brought suit against Mike Knctt to
recover for a horse, sold him by the
latter, which did not come up to the
guarantee, J. w. Carow representing
the plaintiff and T. NJ Thomas the
defendant The upshot We that the
deal was invalidated, Knot having
to return the price of the animal
with costs Of the acton, amounting
to $195.12.
Deputy Sheriff Dufficy, Of Douglas
county was here Saturday, returning
with o. w. Peterson, to Superior,
where the latter was arraigned in
municipal court, on a charge of non
support, Peterson demanding an ex-
animation. He was apprehended at
CataWba.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Clear AIibi to Journals Charge

From the fact that, from last re-
three square meals a day, it would
seem that competent reply, for
him, to the Journals Statement lis
sue of Dec. 24) that he had died,
and was buried last Friday, would
be that the charge was very much
exaggerated" as Mark Twain once
remarked, under similar circum-
stances.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
;ssesssgsssssssssssssssssss
COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS 5:
80 : 3 sssSs : : ) : . 3 ) : &

The first pupils to be awarded a
Liberty Bell' medal for excellence
in attendance, department and schol-
arship are Clarence Crabb, Frank
Guns, Henry Guns, Town Of Grow,
Miss Idel De Pew, teacher; Henry
Nichols, Gladys Delhi, Herman Delhi,
Edna Delhi, Audrey Deerwester and
Erving Nichols, of Hubbard, No. 6,
Miss Hazel Deerwester, teacher.
Good reports of Christmas pro-
grams and exercises have just been
received from schools taught by Miss
Nina Barnett, Miss Grace Woodbury.
end w. A. Simonds. All were said
to have been of an exceptionally high
order of merit, and were enjoyed,
in by adults in the district. The
Santa Claus Man." in No. 1 Willard,
especially distinguished himself as
! almost a real Santa
Miss Deerwester has ordered a
new organ for her school from pro-
ceeds of their entertainment.
Only three changes in teachers this
term have been reported viz: Miss
Mary Alvey of Bruce succeeds Miss
Cagley, in the Soft Maple school, Big
Bend; Miss Louise Wegncr goes to
No. T. Marshall
Miss Olga Hanson of District Nc.
p, Strickland, will not reopen her
school until March first All the
other schools, with a few exceptions,
resume work on the 4th of January.
Teachers association work will be
started early in February, one meet
ing at Bruce, one, at Glen Flora, and
one at Ladysmith. Further announce
ments will be made later
The regular mid-winter examina-
ton for teachers certificates was
held at the court house on Monday
and Tuesday of this week. Those
who wrote were Misses Mary Alvey,
Fora Churchill, Bessie NJ Clark, Oh
ga Hanson, Helga Hanson, Pearl
Williby, Nina Barnett, Laura Le-
veille, Ruth Miller, Adeline Berg,
Grace Woodbury., Grace Spencer, Jen-
ME Sivertson, Hazel Deerwester, E1-
ma Gay and Messrs. Robert Kane,
Byrne Manley and Paul Exc.
We are pleased to note the ready
response of Rusk county teachers
relative to the State Reading Circle
The course runs through four years,
and the books are to be read and
reported on in the order of years
given. The first years course is
Making of Wisconsin,, Corn La
dy, Control of Body and Mind"
and "Civics and Health
A Library Certificate is given for
each years reading and a credit of
ten per cent will be given on the
regular certificate in English, Read
ing and Literature. A diploma Will
be given upon the completion of the
four years course.
The County superintendent Con-
vention and Association will be held
in Madison the last week in Janu-
ary. The County Superintendent Of
flee will therefore be closed that
week, commencing Tuesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Dietz Sentence COMMITTED

Gov. McoGvern on Wednesday
commuted to twenty years the life
sentence of John Dietz, convicted on
May 13, 1911, in Sawyer county, for
the murder of Oscar Harp.
This communication will admit Dietz
to the possibility of parole, when he
has served half his sentence, which
will be May 13, 1921.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
IN JUDGE MANNlNG's COURT

Fred Slayton, of Rusk, VS. brou5 h
in Tuesday On a charge OF selling
deer heat and confessed to disposins
of a carcass, for seven bushels OF
corn. He IVES fined SIS ald c-s S
amounting to $44.75.
Peter Anderson also appeared
Tuesday and, pleading guilty to fight
ing il the Last Chance Lon
was fined S. and ccs S.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN SUPPER
Something About One of Ladysmith's s
Oldest Churches

The supper, under the auspices OF
the ladies of the congregation, at the
Scandinavian Lutheran church Satur-
day night, was quite largely attend
ed, the spread was well-spoken of,
and a gratifying sum was realized,
toward the completion of the building
fund. The piece de resistance, of
the menu was 'lute fisk''-which is
said to be Norwegian for some sort
OF member Of the piscatorial family.
BY a process of drying, sleeping and
refining, so to speak, in lye, it's flesh
is reduced to SO filmy a consistency
that it looks as pure and insubstantial
as a spray from Niagara Falls. If it
was cod-fish-as one of the ladies
said, in answer to his curiosity-the
reporter swears it was the most an
gelic disguise he ever knew to be
assumed by his old enemy
This congregation has had a his
tory perhaps more than usually in
teresting and eventful, for even
pioneer churches, in a pioneer coun-
try and one that bespeaks not only
faith, but a high order of works,
not to say pluck. 1t was established
about 10 years ago by Rev. Nord, of
Rice Lake, with some seven or eight
members
The membership under the present
pastor, Rev. John Ritland, has risen
to 90. An enumeration of the points
at which Rev. Ritland serves as pas
tor, in addition to Ladysmith, looks
almost as formidable as a catalogue
Of the joint-charges of Peter Cart
right, j B. Finley, or some Of the
old circuit-riders. They include Wey-
erhaeuser, both in the town and
country, Long Lake, Haugen and
Brentwood, Rev Running last sum-
mer assuming the mere item of four
of Rev. Ritland's other congregations
Tony, Glen Flora, Hawkins and Ca
tawba. That his abilities can be di-
divided among SO many points would
seem to argue that there is a good
deal to divide. And that the inter
est can be kept up to concert
pitch"-as it seems to be in Lady
smith-would look like there is pret-
ty good musical ''timbre", in the
congregation, to begin with.
There is preaching by the pastor,
in Ladysmith morning and evening,
once in three weeks, and in the
meantime, Sunday school is kept up
Every two weeks, there is also a
meeting of the Young Folks Society,
which belongs to the Rice Lake cir
cult.
The congregation has in progress
an attractive, stucco finish, furnace
heated, 30x40 building, with a capac-
ity of 500. 1t is the. expectation,
when the weather moderates in the
spring, to plaster the auditorium. In
the meantime, services are being
held in the basement. And many
persons would perhaps confess to a
feeling of admiration that the mem
bership would choose to do so, at
least temporarily, rather than fur
ther cucumber themselves with debt.
The building was begun a year ago
last August, and would no doubt have
been completed long ere this, had
it not suffered a rather unusual vis-
tatlon of i'll luck, in that it was
struck by lightning last spring. The
bolt wrought considerable havoc, set
ting fire to the structure in several
places, the efforts of the fire depart
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Auto Taken for "Joy-Ride"

The Spear garage was broken into
took the fine auto belonging to w.
E. Thompson out for "joy-ride," re-
turning same to the garage later in
the night. The car was considerably
damaged as the result of being run
into post in getting in or out of
the garage and in a collision with
another car in the room some dam
age was done to both autos.
Mr.. Thompson offers $25 for infor-
nation leading to the apprehension
of the guilty parties.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01

L. M. Cobourn, now located on a
farm near Barron, was here Wednes-
day, enroute to Conrath, his former
home, and was here again, on the
return trip, yesterday. He was ac-
companied on his return, by his
niece, Miss Pearl Willoughby, of
Conrath.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
Has Foot Crushed

Oscar Kroening had his right foot
badly crushed this afternoon when
log fell on it in the yard of the Men
asha Wooden Ware Co.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01
MARRIED

An event of note, was the mar
riage at Bruce at O'Clock p. m,
Monday, of Mr.. James F. Mitchell, of
this city, to Miss Lizzie Stewart.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. W. Hadden, of the Congre-
gational church, at the residence Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Stewart, prominent and old-time
residents of that town, in which the
bride was. born, and where, as else
where in the county, she is popular
ly known.
Accompanied by the well-wishes of
hosts Of friends, the bride and
groom left the same day for a short
trip to Milwaukee, expecting to be
at home in Ladysmith about the 10th
of January.
Mr.. Mitchell, who formerly lived
in Chippewa county, has been for
ten years a conspicuous resident of
Ladysmith. AS member of the
L 11l1USdu TeIFCf LUf. w., u5 lids E0Su
markedly Influential in the develop
ment of the county seat and county
and thus, as well as on social
grounds, is held in high estimation.
Miss Beatrice Burgess, of Tony,
and Mr.. Fred Scott, of this CITY,
were united in marriage last even
ing at the Methodist parsonage, Rev.
Hooking officiating.
They will reside here with the
grooms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Scott, for the winter, and in the
spring will make their home on a
farm near Ladysmith.
Mr.. Harry Parkhurst and Miss
Caroline Hess, recent arrivals here,
the former from Phillips, Wis, and
the latter from Lake City, Mimi.
were married Tuesday by Judge W.
S. Manning, and will go to house
keeping in a house belonging to, and
across the street from the store of
A. G. Johnson.
Frank J. Miller, of Washington,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01

Frank j. Miller, of Washington,
and Miss Eliza Mclean, Of this city,
were married Wednesday by. Judge
r. S. Reeves at his office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-01

Mrs. Emil Peterson is visiting rel
atives at Stanley.