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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-03-13
Made 10000 Shark tioolta.

The government is going in for shark
fShing but not rs Il sport, however. II
is going after this aquatic monster that
the skins of the sharks may be tanned
and used rs Il substitute for leather.
The experiment Is now under way,
and the man who has given Uncle Sam
leg over the fence, as 1t were. IS J.
W. FOrdham, New London, Conn,
artisan, whose blacksmith shop is in
tn" vicinity Of picturesque Shaw's
Cove, for IN that little Smithcry 10000
shark hooks were made in three sizes
for the Uaitcd States government.
Mr.. fordham signed the contract
and was allowed thirty days in which
To complete the order. BY Keeping his
force working dny and night he was
able to ship the entire consignment to
the government agents i'm New York
In little more than half the time called
Tor In the contract. News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-03-13
RESPECT FOR FALLEN FOE
Flow Scottish Aviator Dropped
Wreath on Funeral Procession of
Man tic Killed.

true incident that reveals the re
spcct shown by allied aviatorS for The
memory of Il daring cncmy nicr is told
in Tam o The SCOTS" by Edgar Wal
lace writing in Evcrybody's Tam, an
intrepid Scntclman, was told that The
man h" had brought down the day be-
fore was Il wcll-known German aviator
named Won TcidltZ and on behalf Of
the Royal Flying corps. Tam was So
lcctcd to take II wreath TO the funeral
"Fhc wreath in n tin box, firmly
corded and attached to n little para
chute, WAS placed in the fusilugc OF Il
small MorInc-hiS own machine being
In the hands OF the mcchnnics-and
Tam climbed into tho seat In five
minutes he was pushing up at the
steep angle which represented the OK
trcme angle Mt which man can fly.
Tam mover employed q lesser one.
"Evidcntly the enemy scout realized
the business Gf this lone British flyer
ana must have Signalcd his views to
the earth. for the nntialrcraft bat
toricS suddenly ceased fire. and when,
approaching LMdcz"cl, Tam sighted an
enemy squadron engaged in Il practice
flight they opened out and made way
for him. Offering no mOlcstntiOn.
''ram began to plano down. Hc
spotted the big whitc-SpCcklcd' ccmc
tory and saw little procession max
ing It's way TO the grounds. He came
down to Il thousand feet and dropped
his parachute. He saw II open and
sail parthWarN and thrn someone on
chief.
Guid,' said Tam"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-03-13
Stronu Ne0atiyes.

There Is one great advantage about
Keeping both glass and film negatives
In envelopes made Of transparent pa
per-that the negative can be look ed
at and identified without taking It
out Of It's envelope. More negatives
find some particular one than by the
lapse Of time. and the transparent en-
velopc protects them from injury from
| this source A system of filing and
cataloging, by which any negative re.
quired con be found with n minimum
of disturbance Of the others, also tends
to prevent damage.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-03-13
PIONEER LIFE in MISSOURI
Was "f-ine for Men and Dogs" but
Undoubtedly Also Hard on
the Women.

I'm Pioneer Families Of Missouri"
is printed letter written By woman
to her sister in Krntucky, the Kansas
City Star says:
The men ond dogs have Il fine time,
but W" poor women have to suffer We
pack water from onc-half milo to onn
mile for cooking ana washing My adj
vice is stay where YOU arc. But if you
see anyone coming TO this country,
send plank cradle for poor little Pat.
rick. His poor little back is fun of
hard bumps, lying in Il cradle George
made out of Il hollow log, With IL piece
of wood for pillow. George AMI at
tended n wedding last week. The
preacher, hard-shcll Baptist, had a
ilong huckSkin ovcrcoat The groom
was in his shirt sleeves. with white
cotton pants that came lust below his
knees, and white cotton socks and
huckSkin slippers ON his feet The
| girl was dressed In low-ncclcd, short
lwaiStcd, short -Slccvcd white cotton
dress that was monstrouS short for Il
girl like hcr. She had on bucliskln
| slippers and her. hair was tied with Il
buckSkin string. which Is all The go
! here. And when the preacher was
I spelling and rcading the ceremony
! from the book, the girl commenced
Sncczing and the buckskin string
slipped off her hair, which fell all over
her face, and everybody laughed"
! An carly marriage ceremony in Liv-
ingSton county took place with the
couple on ono side OF Medicine creek
and Squire Jordan on tho other side.
The creek was booming. The young
man swan the stream and brought the
squire down from his house. Then tho
young man swan hack and took his
place beside the young woman. Squire
Jordan couldn't swim. lie wanted to
postpone the ceremony few days I'M
III the creek went down. The young
folks wouldn't have It. They Joined
hands and told the squire to go ahead.
The questions and answers were shout
"d across the creek and the knot was
tied M"dicinC crock got It's name. ac-
cordn" to tradition, because Il country
doctor in trying In swim 1t lost his
pill bags" as they were called
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-03-13
RECRUIT FAD OWN METHOD
Showed He Could Do Some Shooting
When Sergeant Let Him Do it
as He Wanted.

Among q batch Of recruits sent IlN
from the recruiting Office was Il talla
'anhN. tow headed East TrnnuSSccnn
whose habitat &tucN out all over him
lie took to he training all right
enough until the company went to the
target range for rifle practice.
The sergeant in charge Of the prac-
ticc showed The recruits The regulation
position for iirn" elbow resting
against the side ana all that. Eut to
his disappointment the TcnncSSccan
could not hit the target nt a range of
100 yards. Finally in disgust the ser
gcant blurtcd out:
"Say. Jim, thought yon told me
YOU used 10 90 out in the mornings
and shoot the head OF Il squirrel for
Your breakfast. and now you can't even
hit that target :"
TO which came the drawlng re-
sponsc: oval, sergeant, we all do do
that, an if you'll let mo shoot the way
I'm used to | can knock all HI outcn
that target"
The amused sergeant agreed and tho
recruit proceeded to spread his legs
wild" apart, extended his left arm to
its full length grasping thr rinr nrnr
the mnzzlr-nnd put ten shots through
the center of the bullS eye.
"Iim'S performance with the rifle
was Spcctacular," added The narrator,
"nnd put an abrupt end To the SER
gcants efforts 10 teach him how to
shoot. In after years he carried of
the highest shooting honorS three
years in SucccSSi0n-won the Buffalo
medal"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
BOY GOES TO WAR, SIS
TER TAKES LINOTYPE JOB

Sundays Milwaukee Journal pub
lished a picture Of Miss Eunice Ma
loney, of this city, with the following
notice under it:
The influence of the war in hasten
ing the youthful mind and developing
the work in spirit is illustrated in the
case of a young Ladysmith girl Miss
Eunice Maloney. When her brother,
Sergt. G. Maloney, 10, now with the
Field artillery, enlisted, she felt that
she, too, must do something to help
win the war.
Her first ambition was to enter the
service as an automobile driver, but
she was dissuaded because the work
was too strenuous She finally chose
to operate the linotype for her fathers
newspaper, the Rusk County Journal
She was a member of the Ladysmith
highschoOl senior class, but said that
school could wait-the war wouldn't
but she continued part of her studies
in connection with the linotype work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Amount to be paid $500 Inserted
and authorized by A. w. SanbOrn
Ashland, Wisconsin, in behalf of his
candidacy for Congress.
To the Voters of the Eleventh Con
gressiOnal District:
I announce my candidacy for Con
gress from the Eleventh Congressional
District at the Primary on the first
Tuesday in September A. d. 1918, on
the Republican ticket
/ am in favor of winning this war
now and oppose peace without vic
tory.
This is not a Republican war, nor a
Democratic war; it is war which
threatens the foundations of our gov
ernn1ent and vitality effects every
American.
This is no time for the discussion of
party or fractional issues
Without regard to party advantage
or party affiliations, / shall do every
thing possible whether in Congress or
out, to support the President in a Wig
orous prosecution of this war to sue
cessful issue.
Our boys in the service must be
supplied with every necessity and
those dependent upon them must be
adequately supported and protected,
ample provision made for those return
ing, and every effort to rehabilitate
those disabled must be made by a
grateful nation, for whom they have
sacrificed all.
The burden of war at home falls
heavily upon labor and the farmer,
who have responded periodically to
every demand.
Wage and price adjustment should
be freely made in order to relieve both
labor and the farmer Of an unfair
share of burden.
PrOfiteering in war supplies must be
made impossible, either by strict reg
ulation or heavy excess profits taxa
ton.
The fact that l have one boy in the
where in France and the other boy in
the Navy Somewhere at Sea" may be
considered as a fair guarantee of my
loyalty, of my faithful performance of
the duties of the office; and my carry
ing into effect, to the best of my abil-
ity. the pledges herein made.
With this declaration I respectfully
ask your support at the Primary.
A. w. SANBORN,
Ashland, Wisconsin.
a.
Me- " TT C,;fe4l ,o11 41,xoo o1,:I
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
CALL 133 MEN
FROM RUSK CO.
Continued from Page II

Joseph Blasko, Chetek, Route 5.
Ivan III. Wolf, Ladysmith.
Willie N. Curtis, COnrath.
Nels Nelson, Hawkins.
Sylvester Shaw Ladysmith.
Leo Adolph Bison, Ingram.
Henry Levin, Ladysmith.
Lester Irving Vreeland, Bruce.
John Guy Craney, Glen Flora.
William Christman, Clintonville
Frank Monroe Bredeson, Ladysmith.
Bedford Wallace Miller, Ladysmith.
Frank d. Harvey, Rhinelander.
John Mauzakeys, Ladysmith.
Louis Rudolph Wilson, Weyer-
haeuser.
Stanley Kawalewski, Milwaukee.
Louis Jacob Lohfink, Hawkins.
Henry Hanson, Glen Flora.
Stanley Miniatt, Nitro, w. Va.
Albert Henry Johnson, Glen Flora.
Ruben Linhart, Jim Falls.
Arvid Thorwald Smith, Weyer-
haeuSer
Robert Jestume Erickson, Glen Flora
Edwin j. Gleason Bruce.
William Dubois, COuderay
Lester B. Carns Platteville.
Paul Herman Bunchek, Ladysmith.
John Jacob Harvey, Hawkins.
Carl j. Wenstadt, Ladysmith.
Henry Bernard Helms, Bruce.
Herman Mater, Weyerhaeuser, r. 1.
Victor Hugo Harvey, Hawkins.
Al Davis, TOmah.
Arthur kaufman, Tony
Oscar Carlson, Lugerville.
George Bryant Gale, Beverly, Mass.
John Ward Ramsey, Island Lake
Tony Holden, Ladysmith.
Leonard p. Schneiders, Elkton, Md.
ALT. Johnson, Tony.
Leon Crye, Stanley.
August Martin Skrupky, Glen Flora.
Ben Larson, Weyerhaeuser.
Quotas of adjoining counties are ::
Price, 167; Barron, 80; Chippewa, 81 !;
Sawyer, So Taylor, 121
The only district which furnishes no
men besides Milwaukee district No. /
is Richland county, where class 1 men
have been exhausted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28

Richard Folsom Cleveland, son of
listed in the United States marine
corps. He has been eager to enter the
service for year, but was prevailed
upon by members of his family to
wait until he had finished his junior
year at Princeton university.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
kanaka Princess Guilty.

Honolulu, June Princess" The
resa Belliveau was found guilty in
the territorial circuit court of con
spring to commit forgery in connec
ton with the filing of a will alleged
to have been signed by the late Queen
Liliuokalani. This will, naming The.
resa Belliveau chief beneficiary, was
called a forgery and thrown out OF
court by Judge G. w. Ashford last
year. HI. Keakoha, one of the wit
nesses to the fraudulent will, was
found guilty of conspiracy to commit
subornation of perjury.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
STATE OF WISCONSIN

STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY OF RUSK, IN CIRCUIT
COURT
Summons and Notice of Object of
Colyer G.. Wentworth, Plaintiff,
against
John Brooks Fenno and -FennO
his wife, Dudley G. Hall and -..---.
Hall, his wife, Flavian LaBeff and
La Beff, his wife, Christian
Mueller and .:....- Mueller, his
wife, William Lynn and Inconvenience.
Lynn, his wife, George A. Whitney
and - Whitney, his wife, also
all unknown owners or heirs of said
defendants, or his or her heirs, adj
ministrators, executors and officers,
and all persons interested directly
or indirectly in the lands and prem
Uses described as follows: The
North half of Section twenty, and
East half of the Northwest quarter
and North half of the Northeast
quarter of Section twenty-one of
Township thirty three North of
Range six West, in Rusk County,
Wisconsin, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin to said De-
PENDANTS and each of them:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of
service and defend the above entitled
action in the court aforesaid; and in
case of your failure so to do judgment
will be rendered against you according
to the demand of the complaint of
which copy has been filed in the
office of the clerk Of the above entitled
court
A notice of object of action is served
upon you with this summons
G. NJ. & III. NJ. PERRY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Geo. T. Halbert,
OF Counsel.
GAS Security Bldg,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
To the above named Defendants and
each of them:
You and each of you are hereby no
titled that the object of the above en-
titled action, in which a summons is
herewith served upon you, is to estab-
lish the title in the lands described in
the foregoing summons in the name of
the plaintiff and to bar all defendants
and each of them from any right, title
or interest in and to said lands and
premises and from each and every
portion thereof, which original sum-
mons and complaint in said action is
filed in said action in the office of the
clerk of said court. No personal claim
is made against any of said defend
ants except such if any as may appear
in the above entitled action and make
claim to said lands or some thereof
G. M. & III. M. PERRY,
Plaintiffs Attorneys
Geo. T. Halbert,
OF Counsel.
GAS Security Bldg,
Minneapolis, MINI.
(First publication June %, 1918. 11-16)
Ct. NJ. I'd
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
DISPLAY LITTLE INTEREST
Washington Officials See Nothing New
in German War Aims.

Washington, June t27.-Germany's
latest declaration of war aims, as
enunciated by DR.. Won Kuehlmann
was regarded by officials here as
merely another phase in Germany
old cycle of military drives and peace
offensives.,
In the official view DR.. Won Kuehl-
mann's only new contribution was the
attempt to fasten principal RESPONSE
bility for the war upon Russia, the
only great nation whose power has
been broken by the Teutonic military
and propaganda machines.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28

were: Miss Della Sybers, Henry Os-
valid, Jack Sybers, Frank Leonhard,
Earl Bunker Hugh Yankee Henry
Sybers, William DeLosh and George
Leonhard. The, game was played be-
tween Glen Flora and Amacoy, the
score being Z to IL in favor of Amacoy.
We understand this was the first game
during the baseball season that Glen
Flora lost
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT FOR RUSK

COUNTY
J. L. McCorison, Plaintiff, VS.. Joseph
Beaudett, Joseph Beaudette, Louis
Beaudette, Peter S. Peabody, Charles
Peabody, Morris Lyons, William L..
Perkins, Henry w. Sage, III. W..
Sage, ID. p. SimOns, d. Blackburn,
Burt BurgersOn, Bert BergersOn,
Bert Berderson, Josephine Berger
son, Josephine BergersOn, Raymond
Allen, Bruce Mercantile Co., cor
pOration, Bruce Mercantile Company,
corporation, and the unknown wife
of any of the above named parties
if such be living, and all unknown
heirs, legatees, devisees, and personal
representatives of each of the above
named defendants, and all unknown
grantees unknown owners and per-
sons claiming any interest through
or under said defendants or any of
them, or any estate, right, title or
interest in or incumbrance upon any
of the real estate described herein,
as we'll as other unknown heirs, de-
visees and legal representatives,
whose names are unknown and who
are hereby designated as unknown
defendants, and all persons whom
it may concern, Defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, to the said
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after service of
this summons, exclusive of the day of
service, and defend the above entitled
action in the court aforesaid and in
case of your failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you according
to the demand of the complaint, of
which a copy is herewith served upon
you.
J. A. MICHAELSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Postoffice Address: Ladysmith, Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
NOTE: The lands and premises
by this action are described
as follows: Northeast quarter of the
Southeast quarter of Section Two (2),
Township Thirty-fOur (34) North, of
Range Seven co West in Rusk
County, Wisconsin.
The object of this action is to quiet
the title to- the above described lands
The original summons and complaint
in this action are on file in the office
of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Rusk County, Wisconsin.
J. A. MICHAELSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
{ First publication June q, 1918 1919 |
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28
TONY
Special Correspondence

News Items For Last Week
The Tony news letter was missent
last week. Although mailed Thurs
day noon, it did not reach the News
Budget office until Monday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-28

dren were down from Pennington Sat
urday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-22
WASHINGTON DAY ALSO
BIRTH DATE OF 3 HERE
George W. Edmonds, d. Washington
Logue and Michael Donchoe
Have Natal Days Today

Tmee prominent Philadeiphlaa5 are
today celebrating WashinHton'e Birth
day as their own natal day TLey are
Congressman George Washington Ed
monds. eN-Congressmau J. Washington
Logue and Michael Douohoe.
Mr.. Edmonds has been buslly engaged
In his duties at Washing.o ION. However
today Is holiday and he IS quietly
celebrating by spending the day with
his family at his home. 1913 North
Thirty-thigd street
The year has seen great changes in
the life of Mr.. Logue. lie IL spending
the day with the members Of his family,
still at hCiae IN Atlantic City. lie him
self Is n member Of the "seditiou slam
msrs.' or speal,ays' bureau. OF the Com
mittec of public Safety. Thomas A.
LOgue his eldest son. vs. Il lieutenant a.
Camp Wadsworth. SpartanburF. :. G.:
his other son. ttanc.s L; LOguc. is
private In the marine corps. and hia ,wo
daughters. Eieanore VI. and Mar p.
Losue. are actively engaged im Eel
Cross work.
Mr.. Donohoe has 80 far resisted the
call to Washington. However. lie IA re-
ported to be wavefing. Ttis FANNY says
he is about 10 take UP wag wy'h. bti.
refused 10 diNulge its nature.
NJ. Edmunds and Mr.. Doucuoe Eegs
born on the same day ~ 1868. Mr..
Logue was bora one year iater.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-22
A WASHINGTON ENDS
LIFE ON GEORGES DAY
Negro From National Capital
Commits Suicide Here After
Confessing Murder

THIS Washington Birthaay became
Washingtons deathday for Fernando L.
Washington a negro. from the city OF
Wellington.
Washington who WAS twenty.eight
yea's old, caiTe last night to lodging
house AZ 1851 Melon street. conducted
b" Mrs. " Abrams. lie was assigned
70 Il room on the second floor. rear. An
other lodger heard Il shot in Washing
tons room this morning lie notified
the police rhey broke into the room
and found Washington sprawled across
h's bed dead. with Il wound behind his
left car The revolver was in his hand.
Washington Lad resolved that there
would be ~ miscarriage In his plans
H had frat stuffed all the cracks IN
the doc. and windows and turned or the
Gas. Th'' IL lid swallowed half a
bottle o. p,.2o.. IKE half-cmpty bottle
stood oa q tai y. Lis bed. Tinall.
without awaiting t1' either the gas Of.
tie poisoa - ,a'.s cf.sc-. he shot him
ser
BE .u. 60. '..' . a1,, explaining iis
suicide aid t1at he had murdered
A.g wife on Neb-gsr.' II in a restaurant
AZ r7"i T,.Hs. ."lnta avenue, washing
tou. ~. Is ~ account oS Jealous. Two
o-lo. rAA led r"ea locked UP suspected
~ g0lr... " g. tar line. but Washing
.>G c.capsj. deceive McCartne., Of
the Tenth a;.l Eu.tonwoad streets police
station. f. Investigating the matte: fur
t.er
va,aiuG,ou's Loay vas taken 70 TIE
Norge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-22
RIVAL PARTY CHIEFS
WHACK EXTRA SESSION
r. S. Bright Fiercely Assails
Project; David II. Lane
Does SO by Indirection

Robert = Bright, militant. l'em'c. 1t!c
reformer, and David II. Lane, militant
cauublican old Guardsnan, each took a
y.hacll today at Governor Brumbaugh's 8
runlored plan to call an extra session CT
the LEGISLATURE. NIr, Bright attacked
the proposed call specifically and by
dIrect method. Mr.. Lane by indircction.
Said Mr. Bright Yes. you may quote
r,, "a saving that , am opposed TO
,a,r;nr tie present Legislature in extra
so.sion for any purpose whatsoever. and
I, T., me hone and prayer that neither
i.Snor. any other Republican Lcgisla-
ESQ will sit in Harrisburg again for a
long. long time ,,...,.
pbuadelphia newspapers are true. or
evan near true. il would be more to the
,oipt TO call Senator Penrose and Sena-
tor Ware In extra session 20 vote proXiCs 3
for the members OF the Legislature. The
ras;,lt would Le identical. and Just
tIiui; how much mileage and other ex-
n,nse would be saved the state. read
owe Of the reports of the last legislative
,oysinn. and on local option and all other
matters which came up. I never observed
,b,t members of the Legislature thought
tris or that, but I did read many reports
as TO what Senator Penrose thought or
senator McNichol thought or Senator
Ware thought. And the votes Invariably
registered these thoughts. SO. what's
the use Of an elaborate extra session?
Why not let George do itf
The same applies to many previous
Legislatures.
1T might be Illuminating. too, II Gov
crnor Brumbaugh would find some way
Of calling his would-be successor In extra
session to get his views on the prohbi-
ton question. ] refer to senator Sproul,
and am wondering ~ his attitude
wouldn't he very like that Of Governor
NcCreary on momea;ouS period in his
career. The Governor was pressed to
take stand as to whether he was for
a proposition or against it, and his an
swer meant votes.
y am Immediately responded Gov
ernor Mccreary. of Kentucky"
Mr.. Lane said that he would be glad
20 discuss the proposed extra session II
lie had the remotest idea that Governor
Brumbaugh intended calling 1t,
I'm the absence of any proof that the
Governor has such an sea Mr.. Lane
concluded. ~ decline TO express a view
upon the advisability or lack OF advisa-
bility Of it,"