Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-07-27
WEYERHAUSER
,orraspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Big dance at the Rex SATURDAY
night
Bert Apker, of Chetek, was seen
on our streets Sunday.
Mike Ellison and family went to
Baker, Mont, for visit, where Nike
has a ranch.
j. J. Dunn, of the Dunn Land Co.,
returned via auto from a business
trip in Minnesota.
Quite a large number of Weyer-
haeuser people took in the chautau-
qua at Bruce last week.
The picnic given here by the Cath
Ollie church for the benefit Of the
Red Cross was well attended.
Melvin Tribbey left last Friday
for Tacoma, wash, called there by
the serious illness of his mother.
Miss Ruth Maffet came home from
Chetek suffering from severe at
tack of rheumatism and is confined
to her bed.
Mrs Nelson, living north of the
village, was very i'll the fore part
of the week, but at the present writ
ing is improving.
Henry Voigt shipped several con-
sienments of early spuds this week
to Ladysmith and Bruce, bringing
him a good price.
Lewis R. Wilson has accepted en-
ployment as brakeman and is making
his student trips with Conductor
Scallenger on the way freight.
The pickle factory will commence
receiving pickles for sailing the lat
ter part of next week with the
promise of a good crop coming in.
Mrs. Theo Kurth was called to
Reardon, wash, by the serious i'll
ness of her mother, Mrs. Haines,
leaving on No. Saturday morning.
NJ A. Walluck, proprietor of the
Weyerhaeuser garage, returned home
from Minneapolis, where he had an
operation for a growth in one Of his
eyes.
The directors of the Weyerhauser
State Bank are building a fine, new
brick building opposite the Vorce
Hardware store which they will oc-
cupy in the near future.
VIM. Wise received a telegram
from West Branch, Mich, notifying
him of the death of sister. Mrs.
Wise left the same evening for that
point to attend the funeral
Mrs. Dave Kelly and E. ]. Kelly
went to Gladstone, Mich, Tuesday
night for few days visit with D..
w. Kelly, who is train dispatcher
at that point for the 500 Line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bates spent
a few days here as guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Bates. Later they
went to Bruce where Mr. Bates will
work as third trick operator having
been transferred from Withrow,
Mimi, where he has been in the
same capacity for the 500 Line the
past year.
Last Thursday morning about 2 90
a. m. the fire alarm was sounded
and fire was discovered in the tele-
phone office. With the aid of the
chemical wagon and the water buck
cts the fire was subdued but not un-
til the roof of the structure had
been burned No other damage was
done as the switch board was re-
moved Repairs will be made and
the office will resume in the old
building when repaired.
G. A Giles, brakeman, met with
serious accident one day this week.
being hit on the head by refriger
ator door as he dropped off the end
of train No. ID, knocking him uncOn-
Scious. The train crew revived him
and took him to Cameron and sent
him home on No. 10 At the present
writing he is o. X. again and will
not suffer any serious effects but he
can't get it through his head how
he came to get back home on No. Is.
tuC III
the hour there was a large and en-
thusiastic crowd at the depot Mon
day morning on the arrival of No. Z
to bid the soldier boys God speed
on their way to Camp Douglas. A
collection was taken up at the Rex
theater the evening before and $500
worth of tobacco and cigarettes was
presented to the boys. They were
certainly a fine bunch of scrappers
and we wouldn't want to bear any
resemblance to the Kaiser and meet
any of them in France, hoping they
may all return in good health soon.
APOLLONIA
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