Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-05-11

p. H. Griffin has put up very
attractive electric sign in front OF
his drug store.
Editor B. j. Fuller, Of the Ken
nan Free Press, was a business call
er in the city wednesday.
Christ Peterson is building brick
residence on his place just east OF
the city limits, using local brick.
The most complete line of shoes
in the city can be found at Thomp-
son Mere. Co., the Store of Quality.
We buy and sell improved farms
See us. We want to do business.
Upper wisconsin Land Co, Lady
smith, Wis. oil
Mrs. T. M. Thomas returned home
Sunday from Fond du Lac, where
she had been undergoing treatment
at a hospital.
The "Koh-I-Noor'' diamond on ex-
hibition in the window of Jeweler
Whiteford has attracted considerable
notice this week.
Mrs. VIM. Judd and Mrs. R. S.
Reeves leave tomorrow morning for
a months visit at the r. S. Reeves
Jr, home at Hibbing, MINI.
w. E. King returned last night
from weeks visit at Truman
Mimi, with his parents and sister,
Mrs. C. G. Bliss, the latter of port
land, oregon.
Life, Accident, Compensation,
steam boiler, Fly wheel. Fire, Light
ming. Windstorm and Tornado insur-
ance written in the best Companies.
B. E. French.
Lawn mowers and garden tools,
hoes, rakes. spades etc. We have a,
full and complete line and will save
you money if you buy here. Lady
smith Implement Co.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Wickersham lin Brooklyn) on
Wednesday afternoon, May 16. Lunch
will be served and all are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Quade enter
tanned a number of their friends at
progressive $500" Saturday evening.
Elmer Nelson won the head prize
and Chas. Baribeau won the cOnso-
lation trophy. A very dainty lunch
con was served.
Ten years ago this week, Mr.. Had
den, then publisher Of the News
Budget. commenced publishing
News of Ten Years Ago" Our
items in this issue of ''Twenty Years
Ago. are the items Mr.. Hadden
selected ten years ago.
Instead of spending your vacation
in idleness take a course in the
Mankato Commercial college. A few
months of study in that great
school is worth many times the cost
This is your opportunity. Send for
their catalog.
Chas. A. Poppert and family were
over from Hawkins wednesday. MT.
Poppert is the travelling representa-
tive in this part of the state for
the Postum Cereal Co., of Battle
Creek, and the company has just
furnished Mr.. Poppert with a new
Overland delivery car for his use.
J. J. Schneiders returned Wednes-
day morning from the east, after a
three months' absence. He visited
portions of Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware, looking for a satisfactory
location, and finally bought a farm
of Sc acres only 2 miles from the
county seat city of Elkton, Md, a
! town about the size Of Ladysmlth.
Mr.. Schneiders intends to move
there about the first of October.
A. P. Johnson, formerly of this
city. came UP yesterday from Gin
tonville to spend a few days here ON
business. Mr.. Johnson and family
have resided at Oshkosh the past
six months, but recently moved to
C1intonville, where Mr.. Johnson will
do contracting. Clintonville is the
home of the famous four-wheel drive
truck and Mr.. Johnson states that
it is a lively and rapidly growing
city.
The operetta entitled "The Japan
ese Girl pleased what was almost
a capacity house at the gymnasium
last Friday night. The entertain
ment was of a nature that partic-
ularly emphasized the need of
good piano in this auditorium to re-
place the imitation now in use. The
net proceeds. Of the entertainment,
amounting to about $50, are the
nucleus of fund for the purchase
of high-grade piano.