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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
ENLISTS IN BRITISH ARMY

The cue to many an interesting
story might be found in the want
columns Of almost any newspaper
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the want-ad of Mrs. j. Falta
behind which lies a story that we
believe will prove of interest to our
readers Mrs. Falta is desirous of
getting work such as washing that
She can do at home and help support
herself and children. Mr.. Falta
moved his family here from Ulysses
Neb., about nine months ago. and
has been employed as butcher, first
by A. H. Mccormick, and later by
both Kurz Bros. and the Thompson
Mercantile Co. About a month ago,
Mr.. Falta went to Minneapolis to
look for work and the next thing his
wife heard of him he had gone to
Canada and enlisted in the British
army for service in Europe.
Mr. Faltas family relations are
said to have been the most pleasant
and it seems very strange that he
should have left his wife and four
children, who range in age from Z
months to years, for the strenuous,
death-inviting life of a soldier in the
terrible European war 1t is still
more surprising from the fact that
Mr.. Falta is a Bohemian and will be
very likely to be engaged in mortal
combat with his own countrymen
Mrs. Falta will receive about $40
month, we are informed, from the
British government during Mr. Faltas
term of service in the army, but
that amount will fall considerably
short of enough to support the fam
lily at present high prices Of all
commodities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
Following is the program:
A RARE TREAT COMING

Another extra fine photoplay is
coming to Ladysmith on Tuesday,
April 3rd. This time it is an eight
reel drama of the great northwest
entitled Goods Country and the
Woman" taken from the book by
James Oliver Curwood. One Of the
features of this picture is the cham
pion Siberian dog team which was
collected by "The Iron Man of Daw-
SON."
Johnson is a Finlander and col
lected this team by selecting one
dog at time here and there
throughout his travels in Siberia.
He brought the dogs from Siberia to
Dawson, Alaska, and they were en-
tered for a number of years in the
Alaska Sweepstakes, where they
broke all records and Won from all
comers for three consecutive years,
thus earning for themselves the title
of worlds Champion Team" They
hold the record for 40 miles steady
going. In one of the races this dog
team has been known to travel for
forty-eight hours at an average rate
of more than 20 miles an hour, un-
der the direction of "The Iron Man
of Dawson" as Johnson is known.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
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! PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES {
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The date for the annual junior
prom has been tentatively set for
May IL.
On Tuesday, = the junior highschool
boys and girls enjoyed the novelty
Of writing on the examinations in
geography, history and English for
admission to West Point.
The city-county teachers institute
which was scheduled for last Sat
urday was postponed on account Of
the severe storm. The institute
will probably be held some Saturday
in April.
One of the eighth grades enjoyed
trip through the paper mills to-
day. The other grade will take the
trip Monday afternoon. The trips
are taken with view to studying
the industries Of the city.
The Mother Goose festival Civ
en- last Saturday night was a sue
cess in many ways. 1t is not possi-
BILE to give the school share Of the
net receipts at this time, as Miss
York's expense account has not yet
been received.
The fuel problem was serious
one in the south side building early
in the week. Mill wood was burned
Monday. Owing to the inability to
heat the several rooms properly, two
of the rooms enjoyed an enforced va
cation Monday morning.
Miss King returned to her work
Thursday morning after an absence
Of thirteen school days. Mrs. R. w.
Lane substituted the first three days
Of the week, as we'll as the preced-
ing week. Pupils and teachers were
glad to welcome Miss King again
after her long siege of illness.
The highschool preliminary declam
atory contest will be held next
Thursday afternoon, at which time
judges will select representatives to
appear in the final contest on Apr.
20. No spectators will be admitted
Thursday, as it is thought that
this might tend to decrease the at
tendance at the final contest.
Tonight, in the gymnasium, the
basketball season will close with a
game between the highschool girls
team and the city girls team Con-
siderable rivalry between the two
quintets will make this game one of
the best of the year The Ladysmith
Boy Scout team will play the Bruce
Boy Scout team in a preliminary
struggle.
Scholastic honors for the 1917 grad
uating class show the girls of the
class superior to the boys. The
highest average standings for the
three and three fourths years as
shown by the highschool records
goes to Miss Mona Nichols. Her
average standing is go 1-3. Her sis
ter Zella is second with an average
of 91A. Gertrude Peterson ranks
third, Ethel Mitchell fourth and
Myrtle Peterson fifth. These girls
are deserving of the congratulations
Of the community as we'll as the
teachers, classmates and school
mates. The graduating class this
year is not a large one, the number
being only eighteen Or nineteen.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
OFFER DYNAMITE AT COST

The wisconsin Advancement AS
sociation, in the furtherance OF
their land clearing campaign, COOP
Grating with c. P. Coon, Of this
city, are offering the farmers OF
the vicinity of Ladysmith the oppor-
tunity to obtain dynamite at cost.
E. H. Burlingame, of Madison, who
has been working on this matter
here for the past few days, and j.
w. Hicks, of Prentice, made the
final arrangements here the first
of this week and orders are now
being taken with a view to ship
ping in a carload of the explosive
in the near future, as is being done
in other nearby towns.
The following prices are made and
guaranteed up to March 81, only,
and orders must be placed on Or be-
fore March 20: 20 per cent dyna-
mite, 1874 cents per pound; 80 per
cent, 14A cents; 40 per cent, 16
cents; so per cent, 20 cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
TO IMP ROVE LINES
CO. WILL HAVE
CREW HERE FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS
'WILEExPEND OVER $40, 900 HERE
Poles and Wires Will Be Removed
From Streets and Alleys
Other Improvements

Manager H. W. Allen informs the
News-Budget that the Chippewa val
ley Telephone Co. will eXpend over
$4,000 in improving their system in
Ladysmith this year.
Wires will be removed from sew
eral streets and placed in lead
pipe" cables in the alleys, cables
will be extended into new territory
and some of the existing cables will
be replaced with others Of larger
capacity
The material has already been or
dered and crew Of linemen will
be sent here from Milwaukee as soon
as it arrives. They will be en-
ployed here for several months.
The poles, cables etc. On Lake-av,
east of the bridge, will be removed
and placed at the rear of the lots,
On the river bank.
The poles, wires and cables on
Worden-av, east of Second-st east
will be removed to the alley next
to the railroad right-of-way. Poles
and wires on Fritz-av will be re-
placed by a cable in the alley be-
tween that thoroughfare and Cor
bett-av.
On Lindoo-av, the cable will be
extended from Second-st east to
Sixth-st east.
Another cable extension will be
from the old highschool building to
the corner of Ninth-st west and
Roesler-av.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
OBITUARY

William Leatherberry was born III
Ohio September 16, 1841, and died
at the home of his son, F. S. Leath-
erberry, at Stanberry, March Is,
1917, at the age Of Is years, 5
months, and 20 days He came to
Richland county, Wisconsin, in 1853,
and it was there that he later mar
ried Martha Dorry. To them were
born three children, all of whom
with the mother survive the father.
They are Mrs. w. E. Clark, of Min
neapolis, F. S. Leatherberry, of Stan
berry, and G. HI. Leatherberry, Of
Ladysmith. The departed leaves
sister, Mrs. Mcdonald, of Westby,
and two brothers, Daniel and Hud-
son, of Necedah. Besides these
there are eight grandchildren living
and many more distant relatives and
friends of the departed.
Mr.. Leatherberry came to Lady
smith in the year 1898, and has re-
sided here since that time. He was
formerly member Of the Baptist
church, but in recent years he has
held to the faith of the Seventh Day
Adventists.
The funeral services were held
from the Christian church Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by
the pastor, and the remains buried
in Riverside cemetery.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23

Atty. and Mrs. Glenn H. Williams
went to Minneapolis today, accom-
panying that far the latter's sister,
Mrs. Vernon, who is returning home
to Kansas City, Mo, after an ex-
tended visit here.
Atty and Mrs. T. M. Thomas and
the latters sister, Mrs. c. S. Gordi
nier, left Monday night for Fond
du Lac, where the last two will
visit. Mr.. Thomas went on to Mad
ison from Fond du Lac.
"The Fall of a Nation" drew a
well-filled house at the Unique thea
ter Tuesday evening. The war drama
was very interesting and frequent
bursts of applause greeted some of
the Notwithstanding scenes. The
crowd was highly amused by the
vaudeville after the picture.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
BILL NOW IN SENATE

The town division bill affecting
eastern Rusk county has passed the
assembly and a hearing before the
senate committee, where the bill is
now being considered, drew represen-
tatives from Hawkins, Ingram ard
Glen Flora this week. Hawkins was
represented by c. K. Ellingson, O.
L. Hotz and R. w. Richardson; In
gram by E. w. Beard, A. E. Kuhl
man and Atty. T. M. Thomas, the
latter of this city; while E. w.
Kanstrom, town clerk, represented
the town of True.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
FINE CONCERT HERE SATURDAY
Diedrich-Lueck Concert &C. Will
Give Entertainment at Congre-
gaticnal Church

Ladysm1th people who have had
the pleasure of listening to previous
concerts given here by the Diedrich-
Lueck Concert Company will be
pleased to learn that this. organiza-
ton will give another entertainment
in this city tomorrow Saturday
evening commencing at S:15, under
the auspices of the Christian Endeav-
Or Society. Admission to the con-
cert, which will be at the Congrega-
tional church, will be 25 cents for
adults, and Is cents for children.
The personnel of this company is
as follows Bass, Fred Lueck; So
prano, Clara Kaiser; tenor, Fred
Harrison; contralto, Mrs. G. G.
Diedrich; accompanist and mezzo
soprano, Laura Lueck Mr.. Harrison
and Mrs. Diedrich are of this city,
the remaining three being from
Ripon.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
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COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS /:
BY COUNTY SUPT, O. E. RICE

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Because of the storm and impassi-
BILE condition of the roads the Cen
tral Division Teachers Institute set
for last Saturday had to be given
up. This is regretted by all our
teachers as a good program was pre-
pared and an interesting meeting an
ticipated.
Miss May McCumber, of Weyer-
haeuser, succeeds Mr.. L. E. Clapp
as teacher in the Apker district. Mr..
Clapp was obliged to resign owing
to serious illness.
1t being necessary to make repairs
on the school building in it. Dist.
No Atlanta, the school was closed
Thursday and Friday, last.
A large number of schools will
have one-week vacation at Easter.
Good Friday falls on April 9Th,
this spring This is not legal
holiday, neither is Monday following
Easter Sunday. If the school board
directs the teacher to close school
on either Of those days, except a
vacation of the week be ordered, the
teacher can not be required to make
up time thus lost.
Districts Nos. 1 and 12, Wilson,
hold monthly joint community meet
ings alternately in the school build
ings. The writer attended such a
meeting March 9th, at which nearly
every resident was present An IN
teresting meeting was the result.
Much credit for their success is due
Messrs. J. A. Hathaway, c. Edward
son, Dave Baldwin, H. Gilman, Ray
L. Smith, teacher, V. c. Dakins, Err
vim Dakins, and others, ably assist
ed by their wives A sale of lunches
that night netted nearly $11 to the
club.
Miss Chrystella Rhodes school
Joined with that of Miss Mildred Cal
kins, town of Rusk, in a program
recently. A large gathering of pa
irons enjoyed the exercises.
We hope that each school in the
county will properly observe Arbor
Day by tree planting. Begin now
for it a short program
A corn growing contest is being ar
ranged for this spring, using Wis
consin No. 8. Pupils in rural schools
above fifth grade are Invited to
join this contest valuable pre-
miums will be offered. Watch this
column for announcements.
Diploma examinations will be held
April 1920 for eight months schools,
and for others, May 1918. Teach
ers will please indicate on their
March report the number of pupils
in grades and 8 to write. Seventh
grade pupils may write only in geog-
raphy, physiology, agriculture and
spelling.
Teachers examinations at Lady
smith only, May 1929.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
AGRICULTURAL SEED IN DEMAND
County Representative Receiving
Many Requests Fer Home
Grown Varieties

Agricultural seed Of all kinds are
in brisk demand throughout the
county. The County Agricultural
Representative is daily receiving re-
quests for seed corn, clover, oats,
barley and beans in particular. New
settlers who have moved to the
county this spring are anxious to Sc
cure home grown seed of these varle-
ties if possible Farmers who have
seed grain of any kind for sale would
confer a favor upon these new set
tiers and upon the Agricultural Rep
resentative if they would list the
seed which they have for sale and
send in samples Immediately.
At the present time there are
about five hundred bushel of good
Rural New Yorker and Green Noun
tain seed potatoes and about two
hundred bushels of Triumphs. Per
sons who have not purchased their
seed potatoes should make arrange
ments for the seed at once, as out
side orders are coming in rapidly.
No commission Of any kind is
charged for seed ordered through
this office, and farmers throughout
the county should take advantage of
cooperating with each other in the
exchange of home grown seed which
are always the best.
G. M. HOUSEHOLDER,
Rusk Co. Agricultural Agent
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS MEET
mence Survey Of New Project
at Once

The first meeting of the commits
sioners of the new Rusk Farm
Drainage District was held here
Tuesday, when organization was per-
fected and officers were elected.
The three commissioners-B. M.
Apker, of Chetek, and j. A. Michael
son and w. S. Manning, Of this
city-were elected chairman, secre-
tary and treasurer respectively
The commissioners engaged War
rem Moore as engineer and instruct
ed him to commence a survey of
the project at once.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
THREE ENGINES DERAILED

The Menasha Paper Co. has ex-
perienced all kinds of trouble on it's
Port Arthur branch the past week,
as the result Of the heavy fall of
snow In trying to get trains
through to their mill there, both
switch engines, No. 2 and No. los,
were derailed and damaged in trying
to force their way through an i'm
mense drift, almost a mile long, and
averaging ten feet deep.
Another and heavier locomotive,
No. 422, was furnished by the 500
Line to open up the branch and it,
too, was derailed Wednesday. All
three have now been extricated from
the drifts and are being repaired
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
DEATH OF MRS ALEX WAKE

Mrs. Alex Wake, aged so years,
month and IA days, died of chronic
bronchitis yesterday morning, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. sam
Charlton near the Fountain-Camp-
ben mill. Deceased is survived by
her husband and several children.
Rev. Birrell conducted a funeral
service at the house this afternoon
and the remains will be taken to
Necedah tonight for burial.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
TRAIN HERE MAR. 81.
BETTER CROPS SPECIAL WILL
TOUR CENTRAL AND UP
PER WISCONSIN
AT LADYSMlTH ONLY AN HOUR
Exhibits and Explanations Will Be Of
Material Benefit To Every
Farmer Who Attends

Another farmers course on
wheels" will be operated through cen
tral and northern Wisconsin during
March and April, under the direction
of the College of Agriculture, the
Agricultural Experiment Association
and the Wisconsin Bankers Assoc1a-
ton. The train will consist OF four
cars, and is to be run over the lines
Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul. and the Minneapolis, St. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie railroads.
RAISE an acre of beans will be
one of the captions on the car de-
voted to sandy soil management and
cropping, The present high prices
for beans. coupled with the adapta-
bility of light soils to their produc-
ton will be emphasized. The in
creasing interest in soy beans will
likewise be supported by a carefully
arranged exhibit showing the utility
of this plant as a soiling crop and
a feeding stuff for live stock Soy
bean OIL meal, and flour will be dem
Onstrated, and some by-products of
this plant used in manufacturing will
be shown. Rye and buckwheat, the
main bread-stuff cereals for use on
a wide range of light soils, will be
exhibited and discussed.
Crops which do especially well on
the heavy clay soils will occupy space
in another car, including the pedi-
gree varieties of oats, barley and
wheat. Seed inspection and weed
eradication will be brought to the
attention of visitors as we'll.
Besides a tourist car and another
devoted to lectures and demonstra-
tions, the train will carry a special
exhibit of farm home conveniences,
things to make life more liveable for
rural housewives. This exhibit will
show the use Of electricity for light
and power and give hints and helps
in labOr-saving devices for wash day.
Stops of a halliday each will be
made at towns along the route, Where
meetings will be held and the train
thrown open for general inspection.
Farmers clubs, local bankers, coun-
ty agricultural representatives, mer-
chants and teachers have promised
to help the project. A similar seed
grain special operated in wisconsin
two years ago proved highly success
full.
The larger part aof the schedule
has been arranged and will be as
follows:
Leave Madison, March "a, stopping
at Deforest and Poynette; March 26,
Portage, 8 to II o'clock, and at En-
deavor in the evening; March 81
Hancock, morning and afternoon;
Plover, evening session; March 2S,
Stevens Point, morning session. Mil
ladore, afternoon; Auburndale, even
ing meeting; March 30, Spencer af-
ternoon session. Owen, evening meet
ing; March 80, Conrath, morning ses-
sion; Gilman, evening meeting;
March 81, Ladysmith, morning ses-
sion; Weyerhaeuser, afternoon and
evening; April 2, Glen Flora, morn
ing session; Hawkins, afternoon meet
ing; April 3, Prentice, morning ses-
sion; Chelsea, afternoon and evening,
April 4, Medford, morning; Stetson-
vile, afternoon and evening; April 5,
Abbotsford morning session.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
SERVICES AT SHELDON

Rev. John william will preach at
Sheldon at 7:45 Saturday evening,
Mar. "a, also at 10:45 Sunday morn
ing, Mar 25. Sunday afternoon he
will preach at Roy at 2:30 and at
the Cox schoolhouse in the evening.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23
OVER SEVENTY ENLISTMENTS

Organization of a cavalry troop in
Ladysmith is now assured, the en-
listment roster containing over sew
enty names at this writing An ar
my examining officer will be here
Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23

Mrs w. l.. Stephenson, Of this
city, accompanied by Mrs. E. D.
Lacy, of Sheldon, returned home
yesterday from Eau Claire.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-03-23

Brick laying has been resumed on
the new M. E, church.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Home Conversation.

Children hunger perpetually for new
ideas. They will learn with pleasure
from the lips Of parents what they
deem drudgery to study In books; and
even If they have the misfortune to
be deprived Of mahy educational adj
vantages they will grow up intelligent
If they enjoy in childhood the priv
ilege of listening daily to the CONVEX
sation of intelligent people. We some
times see parents who are the life Of
every company that they enter, dull,
silent and uninteresting at home among
their children. If they have not men,
tai activity and mental stores suffi-
cient for both. let them first use what
they have for their own households.
A silent house is dull place for
young people. place from which they
will escape if they can. How much
useful information. on the other hand.
is often given in pleasant family con-
yersstion, and what unconscious, but
excellent mental training in lively So
cial argument; cultivate to the utmost
all the graces of home conversation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
MAKE CLOTHES OUT OF PAPER
Germans Have Also Produced New
Textiles From Fibers Considered
Worthless, Says Uncle Sam.

Paper Is being used extensively in
the manufacture of clothing In Ger
many, according to information re-
ceived by Uncle Sans department Of
commerce, from its commercial attache
at The Hague Netherlands. Discuss
ing the general textile situation in Ger
many, the commercial representative
of the government says:
"a writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung
states that the spinning and weaving
industries in Germany in the past six
months have been more active than
could possibly have been expected.
Many new textiles have been produced
from artificial iibers that hitherto have
been considered worthless. Paper is
finding an ever-increasing use in the
manufacture of clothing. The actiW
ity of the artificial silk industry has
caused such demand for operatives
that the labor market is not able to
meet the situation. The creation OF
special clothes-repairing establish
ments has given employment to large
number of men who are disqualified
for military service. In the cotton
and wool weaving and spinning indus
tries comparative idleness reigns.'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
MEDICAL HISTORY OF WAR
Record Will Be Kept Of the Work Of
Uncle Sans Surgeons and
Health Officers.

The surgeon general of the army,
Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas, has es-
tablished n board to collect material
for the medical and surgical history
of American participation in the Euro
pean war. This board is composed of
Col. c. G.. McCullOck, librarian of the
Army Medical Library; Maj. +. III. Gar
risOn. assistant librarian In direct
charge of work on the history; and
Capt. John S. Fulton, secretary of the
Maryland State Board Of Health, who
will have charge of the statistical work.
One phase of the subject which will
be given attention is the advance made
in reducing both the number of cases
of disease and the death rate among
those cases occurring.
Some European countries are known
to be well along on medical histories
of the war. The medical history of
the Civil war in the United States Is
made up of six volumes, whose prep
aration covered period of % years
from the end of the war.
1t is planned to have the work done
relatively soon after the end of the
war, although the immense mass of
reports to be gone through and an
alyzed and the material from them as
sembled will probably require many
months work.