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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14

have introduced resolution which
is to be voted upon, as we under
stand, about September Is, plan
ming ON the purchasing by the city
of the Ladysmith Lighting Com
pany's plant and property under the
provisions of the public utility law,
it is no more than fair to the citi-
zens of Ladysmith that the company
at this time states its position and
what it's plans are for the future.
The Ladysmith Lighting Company
is now owned by the L. E. Myers
Company Of Chicago. This same
company has the Big Falls power To-
Gated UP the Flambeau river fifteen
miles from Ladysmith. Big Falls will
develop over $4,000 horse power and
the company is asking the railroad
commission now for a franchise to
build a dam at Big Fails. 1t plans
ON having it's main office at Lady
smith and purchased the Ladysqnith
Lighting Company with that in mind
and plans on bringing all of the
power to Ladysmith or any of its
Industries which it now has or which
may hereafter locate here will need.
The present owners of the Lady
smith Lighting Company are tax
payers of the city and have invested
in Ladysmith property with the ex-
pectation of doing their part to make
Ladysmith double, treble and quad
ruple in size. The company will
spend over two million dollars in de-
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
DRAFTED MEN TO MEET HERE
Polk, Barron and Rusk Quotas on
Way to Rockford Meet at
Ladysmlth

Drafted men from Barron and Pok
counties will come to Ladysmith on
Sept. 20 and leave for Camp Grant
Rockford, ILL.,, from here. Joseph
Forchette will go on 500 train NO.
1S, Sept. 20, at 9:29 p. m. so says
the detailed instructions carefully
worked out and received by County
Clerk Munroe Wednesday. He i'm.
mediately notified Joseph FNorchette
to report here next Thursday.
Polk county contingent will arrive
at 2:40 p. IN. They gather at Bal
sam Lake, entrain at Centuria. Bar
ron county arrives ON the same
train. They go to Owen on 902. The
drafted men who will take the spe-
cial at Stevens Point are by coun-
ties as follows:
Rusk, /; Douglas, %; Polk 81;
Barron, 72; Taylor, 40; Waupaca, 46;
Portage, 72; Marquette, 20; Mara
thon, "a.
Douglas county contingent goes
through Ladysmith at 9:23 p. m. and
Forchette will have plenty of com
pany to Stevens Point.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14

with machines when the three men
were noticed at the bar of the Helms
saloon and the gang went out ahead
to lay in wait, is still conjecture.
Stoffel, Culver and John went
quietly to the bar, took their drinks,
talking to- none but Themselves This
is on the statement of one of them
and another person who was pres
ent in the saloon.
They went quietly away.
That they were spotted is plain.
Whether the gang went from Tony
ahead of them and lay in ambush
or whether someone telephoned to a
place in Ladysmith is not yet
known.
If telephone message was sent
to Ladysmith the gang and the three
machines were got together in a
hurry and seems to bear ear-marks
of generalization and being prepared
to get someone.
Arrests are expected to be made
any hour.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
|. W. W. BIG NOISE FINED
Drunk Taken From Train Threatens
Bob Woodard With Small Ar
my of Brethren

"You let me go. If you don't iii
have seven hundred I. w. WIS here
to git YOU"
This was what M. Mcdonald
screamed at officer Bob Woodard
when he locked Mcdonald up Tues
day. The prisoner was taken from
the 500 train from the west at IL
o'clock. He was very drunk. On his
person was $500 and punches of
/. w. W. literature. After a nights
rest in the city's cellar parlor, JUS
tice Matt Edgar fined him $500 and
costs of $500.
Mcdonald has given trouble be-
fore when he worked here last win
ter. He paid his fine and left the
city hall.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
HAVOC WROUGHT
BY HEAVY FROST
LOSSES IN ALL SECTIONS OF
NORTH AND NORTHWEST
WILL REACH INTO
MILLIONS
Sunday and Monday Nights Freez-
ing Weather Covers Great Area
in Several States

When the mercury dropped to 80
| above zero,-two degrees below the
| freezing point-according to the
Dimock official thermometer, early
Monday morning, it had plenty Of
company in other parts of the state.
1t was the first genuine, name-blown,
in-the-bottle killing frost of the fall.
The frost Of August 25th killed
corn here in spots and injured some
other vegetable crops, two light ones
since added only little to the orig
inal damage but Monday mornings
freeze practically wiped out toma-
toes, beans, cucumbers and ended
further development of corn or po-
| tatoes.
Faded and wilted in the glorious
sunshine which made a perfect fall
day a few hours later, fields and
gardens were sorry reminders of the
damage wrought. Then on Monday
night it grew cold again and the
mercury hit 80, freezing, cleaning up
for Jack Frost anything he had hur-
riedly overlooked on Sunday night.
Estimates are freely made that the
potato crop will be cut in half.
While the potatoes are not killed
Or frozen the frost will prevent ma.
turing. Most potatoes in this sec
ton are of marketable siez and that
llessens the damage.
| Cabbage, rutabagas, carrots, tur-
nips and beets were not injured but
little if any as the ground must
freeze to seriously hurt these crops.
! J. w. Hicks, of Prentice, president
Of the wisconsin Potato Growers
Association, on his way to Washing.
ton to confer with Food Conservatol
Hoover over the marketing Of the
1917 potato crop said that the heavy
frost meant a loss to the potato
growers of the state of 100000
bushels, or Is per cent Of the total
crop.
Practically all of wisconsin and
Minnesota was hit even extending
down to northern Iowa and Illinois
In Rock and other counties the to-
bacco crop suffered severely. Michi
gan too was in the frost belt.
| County Agent Householder is ad
vising farmers not to dig the pota
toes at once but let them lay in the
ground, for while they will not grow
much, they will mature much better
and ripen in the ground and be Of
better quality than as though they
were dug.
The frost of Monday night covered
the country as far south in the mid
die west as Columbus, Ohio, Spring
field, ILL.,, and Indianapolis, Ind, ex
tending along the Great Lakes ane
southeast into Virginia. Experts sa.
that while corn in the corn belt is
damaged in spots, it is not enough
to prove calamitous.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
BURNED HIS HANDS;
PAID SIS AND COSTS
Conductor Samuel Bailey Let off
Light For Obstructing
Traffic

Samuel Bailey, conductor on 500
freight, was helping the engineer
about a stalled locomotive on the
tracks on the north side of the
Flambeau river bridge Sunday night
and got some severe burns. He was
taken up town to get some relief
at drug store and the train
blocked the street for an hour.
These were the extenuating cir
cumstances that actuated Justice
Reeves in letting him off with a fine
of $500 and costs when the charges
We're heard Tuesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
TOTAL ENROLMENT
NOW REACHES 730
South Side Shows FalIinf Off In At
tendance but other Schools
Increase

The preliminary work in connec-
ton with the organizatino of the
public schools of the city has now
been completed. The total enroll
ment has now reached the 730 mark.
All buildings show a big increase
over last year with the exception of
the south side building, where a
slight decrease is recorded. The en-
rollment by buildings shows the
highschool building leading with 302,
the west side building second with
23S, the south side building third
with 144, and the public library with
46.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
FOUNTAIN-CAMPBELL CO.
BUYS CRANE ROAD
Will Improve it And Use to Haul
Logs to- the Ladysmith Mill

Many improvements are being
made on the road from Crane up in
to- the woods of the town of Hub
bard since it was acquired by the
Fountain Campbell Co.
The road bed is being put in
shape, some new rail laid, and a
locomotive added to the equipment.
The company will operate the road
this winter to its capacity in ship
ping logs from the woods through
which it passes and its northern
terminus where it laps some excel
lent timber country.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
STATEMENT BY THE LADYSMITH
LIGHTING COMPANY

A public service corporation does
not generally announce to the pub
lie weeks in advance what it's plans
and intentions are relative to manag-
ing its bushes. Owing, however, to
the fact that the city commissioners
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
TOBACCO FOR THE SOLDIERS

Register Worden received letter
from a large tobacco manufacturing
concern in St. Louis saying that for
every contribution made for tobacco
for soldiers they would donate an
equal sum. The result was gen.
erous contribution to the tobacco
supply from many persons in the
court house, city and county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
TOWER PAINTING COSTS $50

Painting the waterworks tower and
tank will be completed this week.
The work has been done by Elmer
Martin and helpers. 1t will cost the
city $85.O0 The company that erect
ed the tower made a bid on the job
asking $500 for the work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
FLOUR MILL ASSURED

A mill for the grinding Of wheat,
buckwheat, rye and feed, is prac-
tically assured Ladysmith. Enough
people have given pledges of grain
for grinding to Kinyon & Scott to
make the removal of the mill from
near Conrath assured. 1t will be
installed at the Ladysmith creamery
plant.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14

George p. LueM and wife re-
turned yesterday from Milwaukee,
where they had attended the state
fair, making the trip in their road
ster. George says Rusk county
roads are about the best they found
and much better than the average.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14
TWO GAMES SUNDAY

Two games of ball will be put on
Sunday by the Ladysmith team, first
with Tony and the second with the
500 Line Selects.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14

VIM. GoOde is still, out wolf hunt
ing. He took $40 out of the county
treasury Tuesday for two wolves
killed by him in Hubbard town.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-14

Girl wanted-Hotel Manley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
MEANS CASE TO JURY
Ask Attorneys Indictment on Charge
of Staying Rich Widow Client.

Concord, n. C., Oct. 29.-The case
of CASTOR B. Means held for the
shooting of Mrs. Maude A. King, the
wealthy widow whose sensational
death here in August led to investiga-
tiOns in three states. went today be-
fore the Cabarrus county grand jury,
which assembled to consider an in
dictment for first degree murder
drawn and presented by Solicitor
Clement.
Mrs. King was shot and killed Aug
ust 20 while on target shooting trip
with Means, his brother. Alton Means,
and Capt. w. S. Bingham. A local
coroner's jury decided she killed her
self accidentally, but Means since has
been charged with murder and ar
rested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29

GU man-about-town, imagine your
self in a muddy trench. the machine
guns purring from all directions. From
behind you comes the dull roar of
artillery with the enemy's big
Bertha's" answering. Overhead flies
shrapnel. bombs, bits of steel death.
Suddenly you remsmber it's about
time to go 'over the top" or for a gas
attack or for some Hun sapper to
plant ton or two of high explosive
ten feet under your trench and touch
it off. Your nerves, probably, would
need something to sooth them down a
bit. What would you give just about
then for long, cool drag" from n
pipe filled with good old ''Yanl1"
hakin's or from a cigarette?
Americans are in the trenches
They've been training a long time in
France where it is out of the question
to buy American tobacco. The French
tobacco, the Sammies say, is vile.
Their supply that they took lover" is
makins.
How Funds Arc Used.
In nearly every tobacco store, at
the Char Der of Commerce land other
places in the city are a dot of little
one of them means SO cents worth of
tobacco. as itemized above, for some
American on the firing line.
B. B. Eitelman, chairman of the to-
bacco fund, said today that two col
lections from these jars have already
been made. The first collection yield
ed $5S and the second $40. This
means 512 kits for that many SOL
diers.
More Kits Needed
More are needed. The city of To-
peka itself has at least 1900 young
men in khaki. Put yourself in the
renches-imagine you're there, of
course-and then come thru with a
quarter the next. time you step into a
cigar store to buy your favorite after
dinner weed.
eff the men in the trenches were at
home" said Eitelman today, they
would have what they wanted. They
want tobacco. Why can't we see that
they get it while they are over there
fighting our battle"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
TIP TO TAX COLLECTOR
Testimony in Court Trial Basis for an
Ed Gresser Investigation.

Testimony introduced in the dresser
embezzlement case will be used by the
county assessor in his investigation
into charges that Ed dresser had hid
den money under an assumed name
from the tax collector. That was the
announcement made today by F. c.
Bowen, county assessor.
Hiding taxes or inadvertently
neglecting to turn them in is not the
exception it would appear from the
assessors experience. He added some
100000 to the tax roll this year by
checking up mortgages filed with
mortgages listed on the tax roll, and
checking up automobiles for which
licenses were sold and autos placed
on the tax roll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
is OFF TO HAWAII
Senator Thompson Member of Con-
gressionaI Party on Mission.

United States Senator William H.
Thompson will leave Kansas tonight
for San Francisco, where he will join
the congressional party on its trip to
Hawaii. He will not return to the
United States until shortly before the
opening of the regular session of con-
gress in December
THE trip is of a military nature,
Senator Thompson told the State
Journal today. Ma tiers in contem-
plation, however, are not of q nature
for publication at this time. Members
of the party will spend several weeks
at Honolulu and interior points. The
date when the party will leave this
country has not been determined
Senator Thompson is the senior
United States senator from Kansas
and a Democrat. He is a member of
the Pacific Islands committee in the
senate and the action of the commit
tee on several measures before the
next congress, will be determined
largely as a result of the Hawaiian
trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
WRITE LETTERS NOW
Higher Postage Rate Will Go Into
Effect This Week.

Only three more days remain to
write your letters and send them out
of the city for 2 cents. On November
2, postage on all first class mail will
increase. Large quantities of cent
stamps have been received at the To-
peka postoffice in anticipation of the
demand following the increase in
postage.
Letters mailed to persons in the
city will cost only cents. But all
first class mail out of the city will
cost 8 CENTS. Government postal
cards sent outside of the city will cost
Y cents. Picture postals will remain
l cent, providing there is nothing but
the address and name of the sender
placed on the postal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
BELGIANS WIN DASH
Raiding Parties Capture German
Prisoners at Two Points.

London, Oct 2s.-Great raiding ac-
tivities of British and Belgian troops
in Flanders was reported in today's
official statement.
Opposite Warneton we raided the
enemy at night Field Marshal Haig
declared. I'm the neighborhood of
Reutel hostile accommodating detach-
ments were repulsed. North of Mer-
chem a Belgian patrol captured a
German post and twenty-one men
yesterday.
North of DiXmude successful
Belgian raid brought back % prison.
ers and a machine gun"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
BEFORE GRAND JURY
AZ Chicago Milk Dealers Subpoenaed
in Trust Probe.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-Forty-two rep
resentative milk dealers of Chicago
were subpoenaed today to appear i'm
mediately before the Cook county
grand jury to testify in the states in
Vestigation of the alleged milk
trust"
Nicholas Michael, assistant states
attorney, said it was understood that
the grand jury intended to ascertain
the connection between the dealers
the various milk producers associa-
uons and the milk wagon drivers
unions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
EAT WHAT YOU WANT
WHEN YOU WANT 1T

People who consistently deny
their appetite some particular
dish appealing especially to their
palate, because indulgence has al
ways meant subsequent suffering
Will think this q strong statement.
It Is q fact, however, that most
people can, without fear of dis
tregsing consequences, indulge the
appetite within reason II the bow
els are ecttve and regular.
Heavy dinners and late SupperS
can be enjoyed with IMMUNITY II,
before retiring, one will take q
spoonful of DR.. Caldweu's Syrup
Pepsin- G mild combination OF sim
pie laxative herbs with peps11
that druggists sell for fifty cents
a bottle Gentle in action and
positive in effect, 1t regulates the
bowels In an easy, natural way,
without gripping or other disconn-
fort, and Is the ideal family Lax
alive. Get bottle OF Dr.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepstn from your
druggist and keep 1t IN the house.
Use it occasionally and you Will
md you can eat almost anything
Won Ike without fear OF couse-
dusnces. A trial bottle can be
Obtained free of charge by writing
to Dr. W. =. Caldwell, ASS wash
ington St., Monticello, Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
COTTON SEED BURNS
Fire of Unknown Origin Consumes 200
Tons lin Oklahoma.

Hobart, Ok, Oct. 29.-Between three
and four hundred thousand pounds Of
cotton seed were DESTROYED by firs
here at midnight by the burning of the
seed house of the Hobart cotton oil
mill The blaze originated from an
unknown source, and, famed by &
high wind, spread to the hull house,
burning string of box cars and a
private dwelling. The north gale held
the flames away from the mill build :
ing. Much of the seed was to have
been held for planting next years
crop. The seed was valued at $40 q
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
MAKE ROAD DECISION
Commissioners to Announce Topeka
Lawrence Route Next Monday?

Selection of the road that shall be
chosen to connect Topeka and Law
renee and get the federal appropria-
ton will be announced next Monday
by the Shawnee county commission
ers. That is the opinion expressed in
court house circles today.
The first Monday III each month is
the day selected by the county com
missioners to decide on road matters.
1t is presumed that by that time the
commissioners will have had suf-
ficient time to reach a decision. Petit
tons for the Watson and Big Springs
road have been filed with the COM
missioners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING
George Washington James Has Not
Been Seen Since October %.

Mystery surrounds the wherea bouts
of George Washington James. 425
Ohio street, who disappeared from his
home at O'Clock October %. Since
that time no word has been received
from him. Sheriff Larimer has been
asked TO locate James
James is 81 years of age, is six feet
in height weighs 1876 pounds. has a
light complexion blue eyes and is
snr Doth shaver. He was a saw sharp
ener at tht Santa Fe shops and is a
member of the Court of Honor He
left home at l O'Clock and hasn't put
in an appearance since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
LAUD CANADIANS
Maple Leafers' Fighting ELECTS
Generals Commentator.
London JubiIant Over Actual
Participation by Sammies.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sINIMS.

With the British Armies in Elan
ders, oct. 29-Glowing words of com
mendation for the Canadian troops in
the recent Flanders drives were said
today by Field Marshal Haig today.
He telegraphed the commanding
Canadian officer, congratulating him
on the Maple Leafers successes and
expressing that tLey deserve the
highest praise
Haigs message included: =
while all did well, the Canadians
performance in particular was re-
markably fine. 1 congratulate them
on the results
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
Notice! Members and Friends of the
Knights and Ladies of Security.

You are invited to attend County
Fair to be held by Capital Council
No 1, K. & l. of s, at Security hall,
Seventh and Kansas avenue. Tuesday
night, October 80, beginning at 9
O'Clock Interesting exhibits. Fun
for all Doughnuts and cider Menu
bers are requested to bring articles to
be placed on sale. The receipts of the
Fair" are to be used in furnishing a
room in the new Knights and Ladies
of Security hospital to be built on the
Martin Hell site. Help Capital council
make this big success.-Entertain
ment Committee.-Advert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
ALL FOR TWO BITS
Soldier Gets Enough Smoking
To Last a Long Time.
And the Contributor Gets Card
of Appreciation.
HAVE YOU GIVEN QUARTER?
Troops in France Desire Good
Old Home Tobacco.
TOpekanS Are Urged To Swell
City's Contributions.
HAVE YOU GIVEN QUARTER?
What % Cents Will Do.

Here's what 25 cents of your
money, dropped in one of the To-
bacco Fund jars around town.
means to an American soldier in
the trenches:
A tin of Tuxedo tobacco and one
tin of Lucky Strike.
Three pouches Of Bull Durham
tobacco.
One pipe and two packages of
pipe cleaners.
A return postal card addressed
to the contributor on which the SOL
der will pen his appreciation and
gratitude for the gift.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
SMALL NATIONS UNION
Delegates of Prosecuted and PiIlaged
Countries Meet in New York

New York, Oct. 29-The league of
small and subject nationalities con-
sisting of representatives of a score or
more prosecuted and pil1aged prov
iRces and dependencies. opened a three
day conference here today with the
avowed object of establishing a per-
manent congress and to assert their
right to a separate representation at
International peace conference after
the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
BUY MORE BONDS
More than 395 Million in Government
Certificates Sold in Three Days.

Washington, Oct. 29-The third
days subscription to the governments
latest offering of short time certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness of an indefinite
amount was $130,444 900, making a
total su description thus far to the is
sue 1882 1000. The subscription
books are still open
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
REWARD BERNSTORFF
Spy Stuff He Pulled in L. S. Wins
Him New Title.

Amsterdam, Oct. 29.-Count Won
Bernstorff. the former ambassador TO
the United States. has been made a
tWirklicher Geheimrat" by the Ger
man emperor. with the title of Excel
lency. The count is now ambassador
at Consta ntinoDle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-29
KAISER ACCEPTS IT.?
German Newspaper Says Chanccllor's
Resignation Has Been Accepted.

Zurich. Oct. 29=The Stuttgart
newspaper Neuste TagebIatt declared
today that Chancellor Michaelis's
resignatioD had been accepted by the.
kaiser.