Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-21
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and dance by the Brainerd city band.
Brainerd.-J. w. Murphy of Whea-
ton will be the principle speaker at
the community picinc to be held July
at Mission Lake.
Crosby.-The regular summer school
session has opened in the high school
building. 1t is to be held primarily for
those students who have work to make
up.
,Chisholm.-Several cases OF hog
cholera are reported in forms north
of this village, according to farmers
residing in the Balkan farming dis
trict.
Bemidii.-Dr. G. NJ. Palmer has left
for New York, whence he sails for
France to enter field work for the
national Y. M. C. A. in the battle
zone.
Cambridge. P. Johnson, bro
Their of J. B. Johnson of this city, was
ordained at the meeting of the Aug
ustana synod in the Twin Cities last
week.
Willow River-Dale Hulburt had a
cash seven or eight inches long cut
in his leg from the knee down while
running Arthur Woods sawmill, when
he came in contact with the saw.
Bemidji. = Religious education
among the young was the keynote of
addresses by speakers at the sixtieth
annual convention of the Minnesota
Sunday school association, meeting
here.
Kettle River.-Mrs E. J. Carlson Of
Kettle River has been appointed town
chairman of the National Council OF
Defense to take the place OF Mrs.
C. w. Michaelson, who has moved
away.
Bemidji.-J. A. Fenton and R. w.
Koepp have left to enter the service
In the navy. Both were business men
here, Mr.. Fenton owning a printery,
and Mr.. Koepp a blacksmith shop.
Both are married.
Battle Iake.-Rev. F. T. Erickson,
who has been pastor of the Swedish
Lutheran church in Eagle Lake for
several years has left for Hudson,
Wis, where he has accepted the pas
torate of a church.
Virginia-Al Allison, %, rooming at
the Ohio hotel, drank poisonous
drug. He was taken to the Mcintyre
hospital and was unconscious for a
few hours He claims to have taken
drug by accident.
Couoptooy nrnhon ha HES
we're brought from New York to Hib-
bling and will be placed in local homes.
The babies were obtained from Ca
tholic orphanage and travelled with at
tendants on a special coach from Du-
luth.
Detroit-E. NJ. Bjorge. manager of
a moving picture theatre here suf-
fered severe burns on his face and
hands and the interior of the house
was damaged to the extent Of $1,000
when roll of films caught fire in
the operating box.
Saltwater : Washington County
Guernsey breeders gathered at Ted
Wier's grove for the annual picinc.
It was great success, the attendance
totaling $50 or more. Brief talks were
made by Col. R. A. Wilkinson, H. K.
Leonard, A. g. Mccormick and Profs.
Weaver and McKerrow.
Observation-Disclosures Olson, II years
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Olson, farmers of Cottonwood county,
was smothered to death in sand pit
on her fathers place. With several
other children the little girl was play.
ing hide-and-seek and she laid in the
nit. the bank caving and burying her
alive
Eveleth.-The school gardens 10
Gated near the junior high and Spruce
schools, are showing signs of produc
ton, and good results seems evident
The gardens are cared for by the
school children, under the supervision
of o. H. Schmidt, who has general
charge of all school gardens. More
than 400 school children are raising
Vegetables and potatoes on these plots
and the produce realized at the close
of the growing season will amount tC
no small item.
Minneapolis reunion of the
s'Old First" Minnesota Volunteers, the
first regiment from any state ten
dered to President Lincoln in the
Civil war, will be held here June Il
The members will be guests of the
city at a complimentary dinner ant
a tour of the city and environment:
will follow in the afternoon. In thu
evening a patriotic meeting will bt
held at the First Baptist church
Among the speakers will be Mayo
Hodgson of st. Paul, and Daniel w
Lawler. Edwin F. Kenrick, of Mer
RAM Park, state bank examiner, wal
unanimously elected commander o
the Minnesota department, at the an
nual G.. A. r. encampment here. 9th
er officers elected were: John r
Howard, Detroit, senior vice com
mander; H. A. Garridge, Minneapo
lis, Junior vice commander; w. J
Taylor, Pipestone, medical director
the Rev. T. W. Fridgett, Alexandria
chaplain.
Moose Lake-Rasmus Hanson, re
siding ten miles west of here wa
arraigned in Judge StephensOn's cour
charged with using abusive languag