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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
MAYOR TO OPEN
HOSPITAL MAY 30
Program Will Also Include Best
Musical Talent i'm
City

Mayor Thompson will deliver the
address at the formal opening of st.
Mary's hospital next Thursday, May 30.
There will be programs both at 3 80
and Z 80 p. M. which will include the
best talent in Ladysmith. The band
will furnish part of the music.
Visitors will be escorted through all
parts of the building by members Of a
committee that will look to the enter
tainment of all who go there.
Refreshments will also be served, all
included in an admission price of 80
cents, proceeds of which will go to the
hospital bed fund.
After the opening. patients will be
admitted to the hospital at any time,
with every facility available to give
them the best of care. Trained nurses
will be in attendance and patients can
have any physician they choose.
The following doctors are on the hos
pital staff: Drs Bugher, Landmark
O'COnnor, Ross. Stephenson. Lady
smith; Johnson, Bruce and DAWN, OF
Weyerhaeuser.
The sisters are already planning to
erect another building eventually near
the hospital to be used as nurses
training school.
g. A. r. veterans are extended an
especial invitation to visit the hospital
on the opening day and no charge will
be made them. Autos will be provided
to take them to and from the business
part of the city by committee in
charge of Z. NJ. WOrden.
Those who go to the hospital in cars
on this day are urged to bring with
them as many passengers as possible.
People who visit the hospital will
find one of the most modern institu
lions of it's kind to be found in the
state.
It's construction throughout is fire
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
All Preliminaries Completed
And Real Work To Com
mence Saturday
THREE DAYS allotted
TO RAISE COUNTY'S $4,000
Give Solicitors the Glad Hand; EncOur.
age Them With Liberal Sub
scripti0n

Rusk cOunty's campaign for $4,000,
the quota allotted her of the 100000
10000 Second War Fund drive is now
on in earnest and reports FROM the diff
ferent villages, towns and townships
in the county show that the people are
making all sorts of efforts and Sacri-
fees to enable them to directly con-
tribute to some wounded American lad,
who has offered his life to help main
tain the Spirit of '76.
Lad Saves Ten Dimes
One Red Cross solicitor brought in
the story this week of young lad of
ten years who has been saving his pen
MES and nickels since the first Red
Cross drive so as to be able to do his
share toward backing up the Rusk
county boys who are facing every con-
ceivable kind of hardship and death.
The lad did not wait for the solicitor
to call on him either. Instead he found
a solicitor and handed him ten dimes,
all he earned and saved in the past
six months and simply said, this is for
the Red Cross" When the solicitor
pinned the Red Cross insignia on him
the lad looked prouder than reci-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
KINDERGARTEN
GRADUATION
Exercises Will Be Held at The
Gymnasium Next Wednes-
day Afternoon

Graduating exercises of the Lady
smith kindergartens will be held at the
gymnasium next Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, under the direction of the
teacher, Miss Myhre and assistant,
Mrs Kleinert
given:
Songs of Greeting Both Kindergartens
Curtsys . Both Kindergartens
Nature Song Cycle. .-...-................
.-..-...............-......BOt Kindergartens
Two Line Songs. Barbour
VioletS.
Daisies.
Merry Breeze
Buttercups
Rain
DandeliOn, Solo, Helen Miller, of
West Side Kindergarten
Gypsy DandeliOn.--.Ber Wyatt, of
South Side Kindergarten
Ten Tiny ViOletS...................
South Side Kindergarten
Daffy Down Dilly..-........................
South Side Kindergarten
Pussy Willow Both Kindergartens
Bird Song
West and South Side Kindergartens
Rythms and Games
Trade Songs
Blacksmith
Carpenter
Shoemaker
Miner.
Little Orphan Annie J ohm Hilbert, of
West Side Kindergarten
Mother Goose Series-Songs
Stories ....--.-.........-.-.-..Miss Myhre
Miscellaneous Songs
Cuckoo Both Kindergartens
Hank the Clock
West Side Kindergarten
Piggy Wig George Ferguson, of
South Side Kindergarten
| Went Into the Farmyard-..
South Side Kindergarten
Little Orphan Annie. .........-...,..-.-.-
.---Sung by Both Kindergartens
Solo .-.-.-........-.... Shirley Baxter
1.-THE Violin Both Kindergartens
Cow .....-.....Gle Glen Peterson
Folk Dance, ShOemaker'S Dance
Selected
Patriotic Songs
"War Garden"
LET the Flag Fly"
what Are You Going to do For
Uncle Sammyw
suucb r ittJa Thrift Stamp -
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
Good Bye Song.
Bows.
Diploma March.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
)ient of the Cross of War or Medal of
Meet the Solicitor Half Way

pient of the Cross of War or Medal of
Honor.
Meet the Solicitor Half Way
The city of Ladysmith will open it's
drive Saturday morning, continuing all
day and Sunday and Monday, the last
day Of the drive. The system used in
the Third Liberty Loan drive will be
used, the city being divided into dis
tricts, each district having it's captains
and each captain selecting teams. To
facilitate the work of the solicitors,
everyone is asked to be ready to con-
tribute when approached The solicit
Ors are all men who have work or bust
ness to attend to and their time is
not being paid for. You can make it
easier for them by pushing the thing
along in the proper spirit. Those who
cannot contribute in cash at the time
can secure a pledge card for the asking
which gives four months time to pay
the contribution. Consider that every
cent you give will go direct to war re-
lief, the closest you can possibly aid
one of our own boys and make your
contribution as big as you can stand it
and then double it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24

Bruce. Applications of all German or
| Austrian birth were continued.
| Disposition of the remanng cases on
| the calendar, not chroncled in our last
| ISSUE was as follows:
The case of e. RoehrbOrn VS.. the
city of Ladysmith was decided in favor
of the plaintiff and the city must re-
Ipay to the town of Flambeau two years
taxes collected for the years 1916 and
| 1917 from that portion of territory up
| to and including the plant of the
FOuntain-C Campbell Lumber Co. that
was taken into the city, the proceedings
having been found not to fully comply
with the statutes, in regard to the time
that should have elapsed after publish
| ing the proposed ordinance before it
was passed by the council. AnneXa-
ton proceedings will have to be gone
through again.
The following cases were settled;
Fred Gundry VS.. Frank Smith, State
Bank of Ladysmith, garnishee defend
ant Louis Bruckner vs.. Frank Smith.
| Thompson Mere. Co, garnishee; AL
bert and Julia Holak VS.. Fred X. and
Byrd Austin; e. B. Knudson VS.. Chas.
b. Westfall ct al.
Judgments for plaintiff were found
in the following cases: Mary A.
Hughes, administrators, VS.. Albert Ho-
lax: Albert Holak VS.. j. V. Atwood, ct
al: l.. e. McGill ct al VS.. ii. f. SchewS
eft al: Flambeau River Lumber Co. VS..
Ladysmith Chair & Furniture Co.,
Rusk County Bank VS.. r. Z. Stout;
| Arpin Hardwood Lumber Co. VS.. Lady
smith Chair & Furniture Co.. City Of
Ladysmith VS.. Ladysmith Chair 4
Furniture Co. Krvilla Emo VS.. Daniel
COpas; Flambeau River Lumber Co. VS..
| Addison A. HOsmer ct al.
In the case of Thomas Mccain VS..
Herman Rosenthal i'm which the latter
had appealed from the decision in JUS
| tice court, the Judgment of the lower
court was affirmed.
Judgments of divorce were granted
in the cases Of Malthea Freeman VS..
Horace Freeman, Of Ladysmith; Rosa
Skrupky VS.. Martin Skrupky, Glen
Flora: and Allie Compeau VS.. Joseph
Compeau, Glen Flora.
Continued w. l.. Stephenson vs.
Harry Perry; Otis Sutherland VS.. Eva
Sutherland Andersen & Falge, trus-
tees. VS.. Frances Uranker ct al; Mary
Copp vs.. Eugene COpp.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
BOYS NOW q MUST
REGISTER ON JUNE 5

In accordance with the law just
passed by Congress June ) will be
registration day for all men who have
reached the age of p years since June
), 1917
For Rusk county registration will be
at the court house here and severe
penalties are provided for failure to
register.
Parents of boys who have reached
81 years and are absent from the cOun-
ty must go to the court house June
and register the abSentees.
The new registrants will be placed
at the bottom of the lists.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
BRITISH ARMY
MAN COMING
Major Ferguson Will Speak At
Gymnasium Here Sunday
Evening
WILL TELL OF HIS
EXPERIENCES IN WAR
His Message Will Carry Strong Red
Red Cross Appeal And Tell OF
Its Splendid Work

A strong Red Cross appeal will be
the keynote of the message that will
be brought to the people of Ladysmith
by Major Kenneth b. Ferguson, of the
British army, who will speak at the
gymnasium next Sunday. evening, COM
mencing at o'clock.
Major Ferguson, who is a member of
Lord Readings Commission, is sent to
Wisconsin by the British Embassy, his
appearance in this state having been
arranged by the Red Cross Campaign
Committee. This army officer was
invalided home after two and One-half
years of active service in France, and
has been in this country only three
weeks.
Served i'm China
Mai. Ferguson joined the British
army in 1900, at the time of the South
African war After three years of
service i'm England and Ireland he
went to China, where he served on the
staff of the General Commander in the
British Contingent, Chinese EXpedi-
tiOnary Forces, which have been main
tanned in North China ever since the
Boxer uprising eighteen years ago.
After leaving China, Major Ferguson
was stationed for three years at Glib
ralter and later did special service in
England, where he was at the time the
great war broke out He saw service
first with the Belgian army at Lou
vain. Malines and Antwerp.
Will Narrate Experiences
Mr.. Ferguson will tell many very
interesting incidents of his experiences
in the war; The value of the Red
Cross on the battlefields, the herOism
of its workers and nurses, who are
constantly in danger of their lives in
standing yaliantly by the fighting
forces to save every man that can be
saved, the alienation of misery and
suffering by this great organization.
will be graphically told by this veteran
officer
The Ladysmith band will play on the
streets preceding the speech. LuelPS
orchestra will furnish music at the
gymnasium.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
Mrs. Phillip Bliffert Dies of In
jurieS a Few Hours After
Storm
TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
COVERS MANY MILES
Houses, Barns, SilOs and Other Build
ings Destroyed i'm Path of the
Storm

What was probably the most seri-
Gus in consequences of any storm that
has ever visited Rusk county occurred
at an early hour Sunday morning and
left a trail of destruction starting
about five miles south of this city and
sweeping in nOrtheaSterly direction
for many miles passing through the
edge of Glen Flora and doing damage
as far away as Phillips.
The path was not wide and in many
places the tornado left the ground
and for some distance did slight or no
damage. In the path through the
forests great trees were bodily up
rooted, torn limb from limb or twisted
off as though they were but straws.
Only one human life was claimed
that of Mrs. Phillip Bliffert, who
lived five miles south of Ladysmith.
The Bliffert home as well as every
building on their farm was reduced to
kindling wood. Parts of the barn
large enough to be identified as such
were carried a distance of two miles
by the wind and doors from it were
carried over to near the Hanson home
three-fourths of mile away. The
Bliffert place was the first place
struck by the tornado and here the
fury of the storm seemed the most
terrific.
In the house were Mr.. and Mrs.
Bliffert, sleeping downstairs, and their
son, Lester, upstairs, who had just re-
turned home from a dance in the
neighbOrhood and had undressed to go
to bed. 1t was o'clock, approximate
ly, and noticing that the wind was get
ting very strong Lester started to close
a window that had been left open. The
next instant the house was hurled
from it's foundations and completely
demolished. Amid the turmoil and
chaos Lester remembers sliding down
the floor and an instant later clam
bering out of the debris. That anyone
in the house survived seems almost a
miracle Though badly bruised and
lacerated by flying boards, glass and
timbers, Lester had no bones broken
and was able to start search immedi-
ately for his parents. BarefoOted and
with only his night clothes on, Lester
Continued on Page 2
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24

Train 50. the west-bound passenger,
was eight hours late Wednesday on ac-
count Of freight wreck about A
miles east of Prentice. No one was
hurt.
Fountain Campbell Lumber Co. OF
Ladysmith, began loading their logs
for shipment the first of the week at
the Chippewa river landing. The
drive is finished and the crew have left
for their homes.-EXeland Enterprise
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24

proof. Walls of solid brick, cement
| rooms and terazza on the stairways
and halls, Prevails between fuel room
and boiler room in the basement, with
metal doors, would make the destruc-
ton of this building by fire practically
impossible.
The most up-to-date and approved
ideas in hospital construction are en-
bodied in this splendid structure and
the plans make provision for an addi-
ton when more room is required.
The four floOrs-three stories and
baSement-have elevator service, al
though this facility has not yet been
completed.
The basement floor is on the ground
level on the south side. IN the base
ment is one of the finest heating plants
in this city A fuel room adjacent is
large enough to hold two carloads of
coal a well, $50 feet deep, with power
pump located in the basement, supplies
| the building with the finest Of water
| In the basement are also located spa
cious kitchen, pantry, dining ROOM
store room for groceries, general stOr'
age room, laundry room, janitor's
room and toilet and lavatOry room fol
employees.
| Near the main entrance on the first
floor is the office and reception room
| 10 lie,
well as several private rooms. On this
and on other floors, there is a diet
kitchen with elevator communication
with the large kitchen in the base
ment, also a lavatory and bathroom, a
linen closet and a general toilet room
on each floor.
The second floor is largely devoted
| to private rooms, the furnishings OF
several being donated by individuals
J. F.. Mitchell, John LindOo and the
Eau Claire Bedding Co. have each fur
nished a room and M. H. Ballou and
N. j. Smith have co-Operated to fur
nish beautiful suite.
On the third floor are four private
rooms, laboratory, baby ward, mater
nifty ward, large operating room ano
a smaller one for maternity cases
anasthesia room, sterilizing room, doc
tors preparation room and lavatOry.
Indirect lighting is used in most OF
the rooms. Beds, instead OF the con
ventional white, have a "circaSslal
walnut finish, matching the wood
work very closely in color. Beautiful
piece doors, without panelling OF
any kind, are another innovation, ant
more sanitary than the usual doors.
Instead of electric bells to summon
nurses to the patients, which are IL
most hospitals a constant annoyance tt
other patients, signal system is pro
vided of cOlOred lights, which will ge
the same result for the patient, with
out the noise of the bells.
Visitors of the hospital will be in
terested in the beautiful $500 ALTA
donated to the institution by William
Heery, of Cascade, Iowa, an uncle O.
Sister Mary Irene.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
TWO ENTER NAVAL SERVICE

William GOocher and Floyd Sabin
leave tonight for Milwaukee, where
they will take the physical eXamina
ton for entrance into the radio branch
of the naval service.
If successful at Milwaukee, they
will go to the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station for about three
months of training and then to Har
ward University, Cambridge, Mass.
for course of eight months. They
will then be ready for assignment fol
duty wherever needed. Their course
in wireless telegraphy will include
considerable instruction in electrical
engineering.
Highschool classmates gave a dance
in their honor last evening at True's
hall.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
HEAVY ATTACK
EXPECTED SOON
Enemy Artillery Said To Be In
POsitiOn.-American Sec
tor Quiet

Special to Ladysmith News-Budget.
LONDON, May 24-Heavy fighting
operations on the Western front are
still in state of anticipation. The
enemy has large number of men
along the front from Ypres to Rheims
and his artillery is in position.
With American Armies in France
Last "a hours ON all sectors held by
Americans extraordinarily quiet. No
German aeroplanes out and falling
barometer curtailed activities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
WIND-UP OF
CIRCUIT COURT
Only Eight Are Granted Natur'
alizatiOn Out of Twenty
six Applicants

The May term of circuit court for
Rusk county closed Monday.
Out of 26 applicants for citizenship
only eight were granted, to the follow
ing: Peter Dversdal, Hawkins; Chas.
Jilek, Wilson; Ruben AntOonff, Syl-
vester Corrierre, Ladysmith; Ole O.
Johnson, Island Lake; Alfred j. Dan
ielson. Glen Flora Alexander McAslan,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
CLASS OF q
TO GRADUATE
Commencement Exercises of La.
dysmith Highschool Next
Wednesday
ADDRESS BY PRES. HAIR
VEY OF STOUT INSTITUTE
Baccalaureate Service Sunday Even
ing and Class Day Program On
Tuesday

Next Sunday opens commencement
week for the Ladysmith- highschool
when Rev. Grant V. Clark will deliver
the baccalaureate address to the class
at the Church of Christ. The service
VIII pe III the morning at IL .oo anu d
NohS Lily pios' an mas oeei' O. '''
Ciass NighC Program
Tuesday evening will be class night,
when the following program will be
rendered:
Music. Girls Glee Club
Address of Welcome. Ethel Lecount
Class History. .Lenora Mitchell
Presentation of Memorial ......
Lillian Ashley
Vocal Solo.-...D Dorothy Alden
Class Poem. Ruth Weston
Mementoes Helen Robbins. William
Schwartz Marjorie Weston
Class Will
Earl Graham. Florence Drake
Glass prophecv Sam Kaufman. Eva
Ross. Anna Rauhut. Viola Shaver
Piano Solo Catherine Krcma
Senior Charge. Velma Pickett
Junior Response. Frederick Schiotz
Glass Song Hazel Carpenter
Composer and Director
ron,n,o,,oouo,+ AddrosS
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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24

Dr. r. NJ. Lea was at Weyauwega
Sunday participating in shoot. He
will take part in another at Eau Claire
tomorrow and Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Bowman returned home to
Camp Douglas yesterday, after a stay
of two weeks here caring for her
daughter, Mrs Frank Bruce, who was
very sick.
Practically new 7-roOm house on
Fourth-st west must be sold quick.
For further information see A. Rock
stad, City. ST.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO
PREPARE SERVICE FLAG

f. E Munroe, Mrs. George Manley
and Mrs. 0. H. sMcNally comprise a
committee appointed by Mayor Thomp-
son to prepare a community service
flag for Ladysmith and arrange for
it's dedication. The flag will contain
a star for each Ladysmith boy in the
service of Uncle Sam.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
TOES SAWED OFF

Fred Lemars, riding carriage as
setter i'm the Flambeau River Lumber
Co.'S sawmill, while attempting to kick
off the last board of a log Tuesday
afternoon caught his left foot in the
big saw and had all the toes but the
little one sawed off. He will not lose
the use of his foot.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
PRESENT GUARD WITH FLAG

A large national ensign was present
ed to the Ladysmith State Guards
Wednesday night by the local w. r. G.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 80
PROGRAM

@ m. Hail.
u Visit Riverside Cemetery.
W I.uncle fol the
D March hall to Gymnasium
ID Officers of the Day
Mmroe andW H.. Woodhouse
W of ac
Home
of
Ladie o G. A. r.
I4adies of R.
~ G..
y Program Gymnasium
On - -
Recitation Tbe Recruits" Mc(luilan
Recitation, "The Stamp Story - lucille Weston
n Playlet, MAY Basket"
Library Pupils
of County Training School
Hglsclool Girls
Flag Ritual - $4,000 -
Flag Grades of South Side School
Spangled Banner = Audience
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-07-04
SAYS
TEACHERS SHOULD
GET BETTER PAY

University, Miss, July 29:-
j. N. Powers, chancellor of the
University has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The schools of the nation
have, in large measure provi-
ded our armies with leaders.
From the colleges hundreds of
young men have gone to the
training camps where they have
won com missions and are now
actively in the service. The
high schools have done their part
n preparing for leadership.
Hundreds of teachers are
giving up their work to receive
higher salaries in some other
occupation, They cannot afford
to teach on the low salaries now
paid many of them. This condi-
tion must be met. Our schools
must continue to function in
more efficient way than hereto
fore. There is only one way TO
meet this condition. We must
pay the teachers better salaries.
They have been paid meager
salaries when the cost of living
was much below what it is to-
day. 1t is the duty of every
community to see that proper
provision is made for an ade-
quate increase in the salrries OF
the teachers. Unless this is done
the schools will suffer. This
would be calamity.
Surely no class of people
have expressed more devoted and
unselfish patriotism than have
our teachers. Every war activi-
ty necessary to the successful
prosecution of the war has found
the teachers with their whole
influence, promoting these ac-
tlvities. We owe the teachers a
square deal. Let us give IT to
them
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-07-04
GREAT TRIBUTE TO
JUDGE JOHNSON BY
HIS HOME PEOPLE
One of the Greatest Rallies Ever
Held i'm Hattiesburg.

as a man and as a citizen OF whom the
people of Hattiesburg, Forrest county,
the district and state could feel justly
proud.
"He has been tried and never found
wanting" declared Judge Hill AS
judge OF the twelfth judicial district his
friends have noted with pride his faith
full discharge of duty A tree is judged
by the fruit it bears and Judge Johnson
has been loyal to duty, to his own city
and county in every relation and loyal
to the people of the district In elo-
quent language Judge Hill spoke OF the
accomplishments and sincerity of pur-
pose that had always characterized
Judge Johnson. Judge Johnson was
greeted by cheers when he rose to
speak
Pitches Campaign on High Plane.
While Judge Johnson criticised some
of his opponents and what they had
said, his remarks we're notably free
-om bitterness or resentment, and were
a high plane.
lge Johnson began his speechs by