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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
FIRE AT EAU CLAIRE
DOES S250,000 DAMAGE

Eau Claire was the scene of a dis
astrous fire Thursday when at 80
o'clock /; blaze was discovered in the
basement of the Continental Clothing
store at the corner of BarstOw and
Gibson streets The origin OF the blaze
is not known The fire gained rapid
'heatlway. Eau Ciaire's entire fighting
stay the flames. The Eau Claire Cloth
ing store next door burned and at
eleven O'Clock today the fire was eat
ing it's way into the Eau Claire Trunk
Co.'S retail store. which is next to the
dining room of the Eau Claire House
The upper floor of the Eau Claire
House extends over these stores includ-
ing the Continental. This upper part
fell in and was consumed.
About nine o'clock when the upper
story over the clothing stores gave in
three firemen were caught in the base
ment of the Continental Clothing Co.
store, where they were fighting flames
They were rescued with difficulty
Two of them appeared to have sus-
tanned some injuries. The third fire
man, after being in the hospital about
an hour, came back to the scene of the
fire and resumed his work.
The fire department gained control
of the fire shortly after twelve (noon)
although it continued to smoke and
will probably burn for couple of
days. This afternoon considerable
water was thrown on the smoking
debris. The origin of the fire has not
been discovered although it came from
the basement of the Continental Cloth
ing Store-Chippewa Herald.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
LAMPERT LBR. co.
BUYS WESTERN
Purchase Interest of l.. Glass in
Ladysmith and Four Other
Lumber Yards

The name of the Western Lumber
CO.. who have operated a large lumber
yard here since they purchased it from
Osborne & Clark in September, 1915,
will soon pass into history, as the
business will hereafter be conducted
by the Lampert Lumber Co, Of Mime
apolis.
The Ladysmith and four other yards
were purchased from Osborne & Clark
by the Lampert Lumber Co. in partner
ship with l.. GLASS; of Minneapolis,
operating under the firm name of
Western Lumber Co.
The Lampert Lumber Co, having
recently purchased the interest of Mr..
Glass in these four yards, will now
operate them under their own name.
The Lampert Lumber Co. is very
large and weil-knOwn firm, operating
over one hundred yards, with head
quarters in Minneapolis. j. i. Thors-
ness is the new local manager for the
company.
Mr.. Glass has associated himself
with new company, in which L. E.
Streater, Of Minneapolis. brother of
t. G.. Streater, of this city, is also in
tereSted.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
HOME TALENT DRAWS
ANOTHER GOOD CROWD

''The Man From Sing Sing pleased
another large audience at the Unique
theater last evening, the receipts of the
house being about $125.00. The play
will be presented at Weyerhaeuser to-
night.
This being the second presentation
here the company did even better than
the first time.
Miss Ruby Collins was the leading
lady and handled the role with her
usual talent. Mrs. Helen Middleton
had the part of Sadie this time, in
stead of Miss Dorothy Alden, and the
play lost nothing in effectiveness
through her handling of the role. Miss
Lucinda Gothe, the third girl in the
cast. also handled her part very cred
itably The male members of the com
pany Richard Krantz as the tramp,
William Goocher as the southern
banker, J. d. Shumway as James
Blackburn. the bankers nephew, and
Floyd Sabin as Jack Worthington
Blackburn's rival for the hand of the
heroine, all interpreted their roles in a
most creditable manner.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
OVER 5000 MEN WILL
GO TO CAMP GRANT

Washington, April 24-The training
camps to which 100000 drafted men
ordered mobilized Friday will be sent,
were announced here today by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder. In
some cases states have been directed
to send their men to camps other then
those to which they previously had
been sent, due probably to the crowded
conditions III some camps.
Among the camps with totals as
signed to each and the states from
which the men will come are:
White-Camp Dodge, 9,900.' North
Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois,
Camp Custer, 7,S49, Michigan, Wis
consin.
Camp Funston, 9,675, Kansas, Miss
olri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO New Mexico, Arizona.
Camp Grant, $3.50, Wisconsin, Illi-
nois
Camp Lewis, $500, Washington,
Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada,
Montana Wyoming, Utah
There will be 1896 negroes in this
call
Rusk county's fifteen drafted men
will go to Camp Grant next week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
WISCONSIN is LOYAL

For the steenth time we rise in our
seat to say to the editors of the yellow
journals in the effete east that Wis
consin is loyal. Every fifteenth soldier
in France is from Wisconsin, and we'll
bet one of them could lick dozen of
those lick-spittle, fog-brained yaWpers
with a single-track mind and a paucity
of gray matter that would fit snugly
into the lachrymose gland OF flea $
eye ball The Shield editor was at
Madison last week and found that 1858
university students had joined the ar
my and III members of the faculty,
with 200 more to leave within about
two weeks. Wisconsin has gone over
the top in every drive more than 100
per cent to the good. II some of those
fellows in other states with big ideas
and little brains would do more work
and less talking they would be render
ing the nation real seryice.-Barron
Shield.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
Will Receive Complete Army
Outfit AS Soon AS Govern
ment Can Supply 1t
OFFICERS RECEIVE
THEIR COMMISSIONS
Guard Company is Now on Same
Basis as State Militia Was
Formerly

Members of the Ladysmith Home
Guard were measured up for their uni
forms and shoes Wednesday night.
Besides these and their arms, the out
fit with which the government will
supply them will include shirts, hats.
Ieggings and socks. 1t is expected that
the arms will he forthcoming before
the uniforms are received.
Capt. Galloway First Lieutenant Al
Skinner and Second Lieutenant House
holder have received their commits
sions from Governor Philipp, through
Adiutant General Holway.
The Ladysmith Home Guard will
hereafter be known as the 4Sth Sepa-
rate Company, Wisconsin State Guard,
and will he ON the same basis exactly
as the Wisconsin militia was formerly.
\ whistle signal has been arranged
to summon the Guard members to DUTY
when occasion demands. This signal
will be one long and two short blasts
of the fire whistles.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
GERARD HOTEL
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Damage estimated from $4,000 to
$1,000 on the building and contents
was the result of a stubborn fire in the
roof and third story of the Gerard ho-
tel Thursday forenoon. The fire is
thought to have started from a de-
fective chimney.
The fire department made a quick
response to the alarm and soon had
three streams of water, not counting
the chemical, on the fire which had
spread very rapidly through the attic
and for a time threatened the com
plete destruction of the building.
Good work by the firemen saved the
building and more of the damage was
done by the water than by the fire
itself.
Boy Scouts under the direction OF
their leader, j. d. ShumWay, did eff
cient work in carrying out bedding and
furniture from the rooms on the third
floor.
Insurance of $500 was carried on
the building and $4,000 on the furni-
ture.
Manager A. S. Tinker of the hotel
feels very thankful to the firemen and
boy scouts for their efficient work in
saving the property.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
Community Meeting Will Be
Held at Ingram Friday
Evening, May 3
DONATED ARTICLES
WILL BE AUCTIONED
Excellent Patriotic Program Being
Arranged.-Pe0ple of Other
Towns Invited

Articles and merchandise of every
conceivable nature will be sold at auc-
ton or raff1ed off at the community
meeting to be held at Ingram on the
evening of Friday, May 3, commencing
at s o'clock, for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
Admission will be free and every
body is welcome, from far and near.
The articles to be sold are donated and
the list will contain many useful
things. The list already includes a
stand of bees, several roosters, seed
potatoes, crate of Strawberries, maple
syrup, buckwheat, stove, two subscrip-
tions of a year to the Ladysmith News
Budget. Everyone who can is invited
to donate something useful for the
sale and all are urged to come pre-
pared to help make the occasion a
financial and social success.
E A good patriotic program, including
an address will be given.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
WIS. THRIFT STAMP
SALES LOW SO FAR

During the month of March the to-
tai sales of Thrift and War Savings
stamps in the State of Wisconsin
amounted to $1.045, 1868 with per
capita of Al cents. making this state
thirty-firSt in the list of forty-eight
states and the District of Columbia.
Nebraska carried off the honors selling
more than $S,000,000 worth of stamps
with Il per capita of S6.64. In the
amounts of stamps sold by the same
number of states since the beginning
of the campaign Wisconsin ranges
twenty-fifth with the sum total of
S33.624. 421.31 and per capita of $1.43,
Nebraska still leading with more than
S14.000000 and a per capita of S11.06.
While Wisconsin's campaign for
Thrift and War Savings Stamps has
not been Of the spectacular kind it has
been intensive and thorough and it is
expected that it will from now OH grow
very rapidly until the close of the
year 1918.
The War Savings campaign in Wis
conSin is conducted in two stages, the
first to get pledges the second to fol
low them up Mr. John III. Puelicher.
director Of War Savings for Wisconz
sin, says: Promises to buy War
Savings Stamps sell stamps only as far
as the promises are kept. We must
help people keep them. Drives are not
enough. the County Chairman who
looks simply to sell the stamps is miss
ing his chance, he must get people into
the habit of buying. In order to get
them to buy he must help them to keep
their pledges to save Every school
district. ward office building, factory
and school room should have someone
in it to follow up pledges. Most of us
mean well but most of us find it a
bother to do we'll Somebody has to
nag lis into keeping our good resolu-
tionS
THAT is what organization is for
without it the War Saving campaign
will not be Il Savings campaign and
the quota set for Wisconsin will not
be raised. l would suggest that all
Chairmen devote the month of April to
organizing follow-up campaign. The
power of the pledge is great, the power
Of the foliow-up is greater Getting
in our quota is the greatest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
MARRIED AT BIRCHWOOD

Ray Smith, of this city. and Miss
Ruby Dakins, of Birchwood, were
united in marriage last evening at the
home of the brides parents near that
place. Ray, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Smith, is one of Rusk
county's drafted men and will leave
the first of next week for Camp Grant.
For the past two years Mr.. Smith
has taught school near Brentwood,
boarding at the Dakins home. His
wife will teach the school for the re-
manning month of his term.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
Ernest Ryall is Wounded in
mmm France W "

Mr.. and Mrs. John T.. Ryall re-
ceived letter from their son, Lieut..
Ernest Ryall, who is with the
American forces in France, convey
ing the information that he was
wounded recently while in action.
No details are given in the letter as
to the nature of his wound or as
to how it was received, but Ernest
speaks of another letter, apparent
ly sent earlier, that undoubtedly
gives more particulars. This letter
has not yet arrived here.
Ernest did state, however, that
he had been transferred to the base
hospital and from the tenor of his
letter it is not thought that he is
seriously injured.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
THE CITY COUNCIL
WANTS FLAG POLE

The lack of a suitable place for dis
playing the city's honor flag which is
given TO each community oversub-
scribing it's quota to the Third Liberty
Loan has caused the city council to ask
for flag pole to be erected in the 500
Line park close to the depot. The flag
pole should be between 80 and 60 feet
long, tamarack preferred.
The community service flags for
each district in Rusk county will be
sent to the chairman Of each district
in the county direct from the Federal
Reserve District. AS each district in
Rusk county has raised it's quota they
will all be supplied with the commun-
ity flags. Individual honor flags can
now be had from the banks to which
each bond buyer is paying for his
bond.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
TOWN OF THORNAPPLE
MAKES BIG DRIVE

lii the Liberty Loan drive it re-
mained for the town of Thornapple to
do a really big thing. A thorough cam
yass was made among the taxpayers
with the result that at the meeting OF
the town board last Saturday it was
voted to buy $1,000 worth of Liberty
Bonds. Not a person in the whole town
failed to endorse the project. 1t was
a very substantial investment and
showed a people of 100 per cent 10y
atty behind it, Good as the investment
was, the spirit of the people behind it
is worth more. Thornapple has set a
high mark for the coumty.-Bruce
Newsletter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
RUSK COUNTY
EXCEEDS QUOTA
Over 1000 People in County and
Over 500 in Ladysmith
Bought Third Liberty
Bonds
EVERY DISTRICT IN
COUNTY COVER THE TOP
Every Purchaser of Third Liberty
Bonds Should Display His
Honor Flag

The latest reports from the different
districts in Rusk county show that
every district oversubscribed its quota
Of Third Liberty Bonds. The most
gratifying result of the whole campaign
was the amount of subscribers to the
bonds, over $1,000 persons having
bought one or more Of the bonds. There
were about 500 bond buyers in the city
of Ladysmith.
Rusk county's total allotment was
$4,000, while the subscriptions to
the bonds in this county are over
$125,OOO. Ladysmith is well over its
allotment of $4,000 for the city and
$4,000 for the Ladysmith district.
About three times the amount Of
farmers bought bonds of the Third
Loan than were purchased by them in
the second issue.
From the number of subscribers to
the Third Loan it is safeAto say that
almost every person in the county able
to buy, bought one or more bonds.
All bond purchasers are requested
to make their first payments OF ) per
cent at least three days before May 4,
as the banks must have 5 per cent Of
the total amount of the bonds in the
hands of the government by May 4.
The banks are therefore asking that all
first payments be made by May /.
Every purchaser Of a Third Liberty
Bond should have an honor flag and
display it, If you did not get one, go
to your bank and get it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
MINUTES OF MEETING OF
SHIPPING ASSOCIATION

Notice is hereby given that meet
ing of committee of four Of the Coop
erative ShippingAssociatiOn was held
at the Rusk County Training school
Saturday, April 20, at 80 m
Meeting was called to order and those
present were Sam johnson, e. G..
Steubs, A. A. Hadden, j. S. Schmidt,
Motion made, seconded and carried
that e G. Steubs be president, Sam
Johnson, vice president, HI. w. Flunker,
secretary and treasurer 1t was also
voted that copy be sent to the board
of every car and that transportation
be taken out of general fund Motion
made and seconded to adjourn.
By order of
Ladysmith Shipping Association.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
STRUCK BY STRAY BULLET

Elmer Austin, switchman on the To-
cal 500 Line crew, was struck in the
right arm by stray bullet while on
top of IA car in the yards here sustain-
ing rather severe flesh wound. He is
now under the care of the head 500
Line surgeon at Minneapolis.
The bullet was of 30 calibre and
was apparently the random shot of
some =. careless boy. Careless use Of
firearms with serious consequences is
likely to result when young boys are
allowed the use of firearms.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
DEDICATION OF
SERVICE FLAG
Splendid Program at Weyer-
haeuser Saturday After
noon With Large Crowd
i'm Attendance
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Weyerhaeuser was the scene of a
very pretty and impressive program
Saturday afternoon when the entire
population of the village and adjoining
country turned out to witness the
dedication OF a service flag raised in
honor of the Weyerhaeuser and town
of Stubs young men who are i'll the
service Of their country.
The school children and teachers
marched in a body from the school
house, accompanied by the Weyer-
haeuser band. A number OF patriotic
pieces were played by the band and
the school children sang a number of
patriotic selections.
Addresses were made by Prof b. NJ.
Dresden and u. w. Maloney, of Lady
smith, and were attentively listened
to by a large and patriotic audience,
the program lasting from 2 100 to
3 :45 p. III.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
BOYS
NOW AT SEA
Art Gerard, Harry Miller and
Nick Britten Now Serving
i'm Navy.-Letter From
Fred Meyer
Editor News-Budget !:

Editor News-Budget
l am going to live up to my promise
to write you. | could not find time or
| would have done so sooner. We are
having some fine weather now. The
boys are taking advantage of it by get
ting out and drilling while it is nice,
as you never can tell when it will
change into rain and believe me it is
no fun to wear boots and wade in mud
up to your knees as this clay soil is
noted for being exceptionally nasty.
Three of the boys from Ladysmith
have gone to sea: Art Gerard, being
the first one. Harry Miller and Nick
Britten went as soon as they came
back from their trip home. | was
sorry / could not 60 with them, but as
/ have transferred to a ships cook l
will have to remain here in training
for a year or more.
FRED w. MOYER,-
Reg Galley 401, Camp Perry, Great
Lakes, Ill.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
TO SELL OR NOT TO SELL

To sell potatoes at price that will
move the big surplus still on hand in
the United States appears to be the
only way to save that part of the crop
still unconsumed The grower who
does not sell his surplus now while the
potato consumption campaign is on, is
in danger of having to keep it or sell
it at lower price later. Dealers are
cooperating with the Food Admins
tration and the Department of Agri-
culture in efforts to place the potatoes
in the hands of the consumer, and the
the hands Of growers are held back.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
LADYSMITH WILL
HAVE MARKET PLACE

Ladysmhh is going to have market
place.
The city council has leased some lots
on Worden-av, near the 500 Line depot,
from John Lindoo to be used for this
purpose and the work will be started
very soon of putting the lots in readi-
ness. Hitching posts will be provided
and driveways to give ready access.
A market place is something Lady
smith has long needed. In providing
a place where farmers may bring any
thing they have to sell, the city coun-
Gil has acted wisely.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
PATRIOTIC MEETING AT
NEW HUTCHINSON

\ very successful patriotic meeting
was held Saturday. April 20, at the
New Hutchinson schoolhouse, town of
Stubbs. by w. B. Graham. teacher A
fine program was given. Supper was
furnished by the ladies in the COM
munity, Which netted the neat sum Of
S27.50, for thrift stamps.
Attorney Falge was unable to be pres
ent to make a speech. which was a
great disappointment to the audience.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
LARGE CROWD AT SOCIAL

The social given at the Comstock
school, two miles north of this city,
last Friday night for the benefit OF
the Red Cross was great success.
The receipts that evening were $59.SO
with many of the socks" still out.
A setting hen, donated by Mr..
Schneider was auctioned off and
brought $935, while bushel of Green
Mountain potatoes, donated by Theron
Carter sold lin the same manner
brought only 70 cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
REBEKAHS WILL HAVE
DISTRICT CONVENTION

The District Convention of the
Rebekah lodges in District No. 8 will be
held May in the I. o. 0. f. hall in this
CITY, There will be an afternoon and
evening session conducted by the Dis
trict president, Louisa Doucette. The
State president, Mrs. Lillian Reynolds,
of Appleton, will be present.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26

Need new buggy or spring wagon?
This is the place to get it. You save
money buying here Ladysmith I'M
plement Co.
Rev. Frank Haynes was over from
Bruce Saturday and purchased a new
Ford touring car.
Michaelson & Hughes have bought
the building occupied by Lanes music
store from Ben Stelzman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
MARRIED

Mr.. Fred Bailey and Miss Ida Mel
son, both of Ladyslmith, were united
in marriage Thursday evening, Apr. %,
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Nelson, Justice Matt
Edgar officiating.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
UNION MEETING AT CON-
GREGATIONAL CHURCH

Another union meeting will be held
at the Congregational church Sunday
evening"
This will be the last of the present
services of union meetings.
Special music.
Address by Rev. John Birrell, of the
Methodist Episcopal church. A large
attendance is desired.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
HONOR FLAGS READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION

Third Liberty Loan honor flags are
now ready for distribution. Each per-
son who has subscribed for his or her
allotment is entitled to an honor flag.
They may be procured at any bank in
the county, the name of the bond buyer
to be inscribed on the honor flag by the
bank. Call at once and get yours and
IicpIav II
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26

T.. H. Giddings, the Bruce jeweler, is
going to move to Barron.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
Woman's Auxiliary Committee

There shall also be elected at each
annual meeting Woman's Auxiliary
Committee, with the same officers rs
the executive committee, and each Off
Ger of the auxiliary committee shall be
assistant to the corresponding officer
of the executive committee.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-04-26
Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee shall con-
sist of twelve or more members, the
chairman of which shall be elected at
each annual meeting Of the League,
and the other members shall be named
by the executive committee.