Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-28

legislature. If so the road from Lady
smith would touch both county seats.
Geo. Christensen of EXeland, told
of the long round about Way OF reach
ing Hayward by rail- The distance
was 1O6 miles.
Mr.. F. w. Kasl said it was about
40 miles from Exeland to Hayward.
He spoke strongly in favor OF the
Ladysmith route Mr.. L. G.. Streater
said the people would come to Lady
smith anyhow and it was hardship
to think of travelling around to Rice
Lake and up the proposed road to
Hayward. Even the Rice Lake peO-
pie did not want that road. He point
ed out the fact that Sawyer county
preferred no road at all, rather than
10 get the one proposed.
The question as to Rice Lakes pop
llation arose Mr.. Kuehling said it
aui $3.50 by the last census.
You'd better give them this road
before another census is taken" said
n. OluuOCk. Lily Wouiii So ~
afterwards"
Judge Maloney asked some ques-
tons as to mileage and cost.
Representative Miller asked some
questions as to the construction OF the
law and spoke of the distance to Hay
ward from Ladysmith.
III measure that" said Register
Worden with my machine before the
next meeting at Hayward"
will you have witnesses" asked
Mr. Kuehling.
YES" Mr. Worden replied; three
| of them"
Il. NJ. Thomas and Ole Anderson
voiced their approval of Sawyer cOun-
ty's contention.
Ladysmith Or None.
Mr.. Kasl finally got the whole mat
ter into boiled down proposition.
Sawyer county wanted a road that
would benefit the whole county. That
road was the one from Ladysmith.
through the southern end and to Hay
ward.
Another Sawyer representative said,
| it would be better to wait until the
commission had mileage enough to
construct the road from Ladysmith.
| than to build the Rice Lake road.
Cut Sawyer out entirely now until
| you can give us what we want"
There was nothing more and Mr..
Kuehling adjourned the session. There
was much discussion afterward and
| figuring out roads on maps.
The next session i'll which Lady
smith and Rusk county is interested,
| is to be held at Hayward, Oct. u. y
delegation will be present, the council
having made provision for attendance
| by resolution passed at the last
meeting.
Mr.. Kuehling went east Tuesday
| night with Mr.. Sergeant and Engineer
Hall to his home in SpOoner Wednes-
| day morning.
1t is quite likely that the legisla
| tive committee will be present at Hay
| ward so as to settle the question fl
nally as to the location of the road,
where Rice Lake will be left, and all
these details. at the meeting in OctO-
| Der.
Many Visitors Here.
Ladysmith was represented by many
of her leading citizens and towns
| through which, trunk lines are now fix
| ed were also represented.
EXeland sent three auto loads, the
machines of NJ. c. Keasling, NJ. S.
Hoveland and F. w. Kasl. In their
cars came Geo. Taylor, Jno. Publ, A.
| Vaness, Geo. Christensen, chairman,
| of Weirgoir, Aug. PETERSON and Rev.
Dale
Bruce was out in force headed by
J. c. Arpin, A. g. Krause, E. s. Spears.
S. Antonoff, Sid Galley and others.
| From Radisson came JAS. Kerr,
chairman of the town: M. J. Leinen-
kugel of the Bank of RadissOn II. G.
Lebeau, editor of the Radisson Cour-
Ter, Herman Madison, and VIM. a.
Blackburn, who is always present and
who has been an able advocate for
both Sawyer and Rusk counties.
| Hayward was represented by that
live wire H. E. Rohlf, \. NJ. Johnson
and E. C. Collette, highway commits
sioner of Sawyer county.
| There were people from the towns
of hurry. Flambeau and Hubbard, and
Anthony Helm came over from Tony.