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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
GEO. McCORISON RETURNS
HOME FROM FRANCE

Another of the original Troop X boys
got back to LadySmith Saturday when
George McCOrison arrived home from
France. after spending Il year in that
country. George was with Battery +
all through its strenuous fighting, but
escaped without Il wound. He suffered
Il nervous breakdown as Il result of the
terrible strain of the furious fighting
and was sent to the hospital in Decem-
Der, where he remained until nearly the
first of January.
George returned to the states on the
Leviathan. arriving at New York April
.. He was first sent to Camp Upton.
then to Camp Grant where he was dis
charged April %. Enroute to Camp
Grant he went to Milwaukee and parti-
cipated in the big Victory parade April
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
HELP THE RED CROSS
FINISH IT'S QUOTA

The Rusk County Chapter Of the
American Red Cross recently accepted
a quota of knitted goods for children.
The knitting is in charge of Mrs. Nate
Hand. who is at the Red Cross rooms
every Monday and Thursday after
moons to give out the knitting. Not
Withstanding the fact that the quota
is very small the calls for the knitting
have been very few and the knitters of
LadySmith are requested to call at the
Red Gross rooms on either Monday or
Thursday Of each week and do their
part in getting the quota completed.
The quota accepted consists of y chill
dren'S sweaters. 30 scarfs and 81 pairs
of stockings. Inasmuch as the RuSk
County Chapter is still III existence and
has accepted this quota. it is the duty
of anyone who can knit to help finish
thc job
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
CHAS. ROESLER ARRIVES
HOME FROM FRANCE

Charles 4. Roesler. formerly of La.
dysmith. who enlisted at Superior III
October. 1917. and saw over a year of
foreign service. all but few days OF
which were spent in France. arrived
home yesterday. He arrived at New
York on the Dutch liner Rotterdam on
April II. spent Il week 1T Camp Mills.
\. \. and was then sent to Camp Grant.
where he was discharged April 2G.
Charles served in Co. p Of the 7th
Engineers, with the Fifth (regular)
Division. He was in the thick of some
of the hardest fighting. of which his
wound stripe is Il visible evidence.
That the bullet which hit him and
made a bad wound in his left LEG was
not more serious. perhaps fatal. was
due to the fortunate circumstance that
it first hit a knife and button. which he
was carrying in pocket. AS it was
he spent six weeks in the hospital.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
OWNER OF RUSK COUNTY
RANCH FATALLY GORED

Brazil. Ind, April -(SpeciaD =
Ralph W. Moss, former representative
from the fifth congressional district of
Indiana. died at = 40 o'clock this after
noon at RaWley hospital from injuries
received when attacked by an angry
bull at the Moss farm at Ashb0rO, about
noon Thursday. Mr.. Moss rallied yes
terday evening. and seemed to be i'm
proving, but suffered relapse about )
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Moss was born on a farm near
AShboro April 81, 1862. and reached
his 57th year Monday of this week.
He received his early schooling i'll the
schools Of Sugar Ridge Township. later
attending Purdue University for one
year. At the close of his college career
he became associated with his father
and brothers in an extensive farming
business and taught school for ten
years during the winter season.
Extensive Cattle Breeder
Following the death of his father he
assumed full charge of the farm and in
1903 began the extensive breeding of
thoroughbred cattle. following the prin-
ciples advanced by Purdue University,
Mr.. Moss had become one of the biggest
and most successful breeders of thor
oughlred cattle in Indiana. and also
ranked among the leading agriculture
lists of the middle west. His farm at
AshborO is one of the best in the coun-
ty. and one of the most complete in
Indiana.
In politics. Mr.. Moss was a Demo
crat. He was elected state senator i'll
1904, representing Clay and Owen coun-
ties and was again elected to that posi-
tiOn in 1907, representing Clay and
VigO counties. He served four terms
as representative in Congress from the
fifth district of Indiana beginning in
1908 when he defeated Howard Max
well of Rockville He defeated Frank
Tilley. of Terre Haute. for the hOnOrs
in 1910: Felix Blankenbaker. Terre
Haute. in 1912: Roy l.. Shattuck. Bra
Zil in 1914 and was in turn defeated
in the two subsequent races by Everett
Sanders of Terre Haute, present repre-
sentative-Terre Haute Star.
Deceased was a nephew of w. T..
Moss of this city. and is well known to
quite a number of Rusl county people
as the owner. with his uncle. L. l..
Ebbert, of farm of 1000 acres located
near Strickland in this county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
NEW SYSTEM;
HIGHER RATES
Ladysmith Telephone Service
Will Be The Best When
New Switchboard is
Installed

p j. Skolsly and F. NJ. McEniry, the
former general manager and the latter
a director of the Chippewa Valley Tele-
phone Co. spent Wednesday in Lady
smith looking over the local telephone
system and noting the progress i'll the
work of rebuilding the local system.
which will he completed with the in
Stallation of the new switchboard and
the Inauguration of the common bat
terry system.
Talking to the News-Budget. these
gentlemen stated that the new system
would doubtless he in complete working
order by July /. The greater part OF
the material and paraphrenalia for the
new switchboard arrived here this
week. Soon after the Inauguration of
the new system which will give Lady
smith the very best Of telephone ser
vice. the company will place in effect q
new schedule of rates made necessary
by vastly increased costs of operation.
The company has long been operating
the local plant on Il margin that is
much too small but they have felt re-
Iuctant to advance the rates until the
service was above criticism in every
particular.
For a long ime Ladysmith. with a
rate for business places of $50 per
month and for residences of S1.25 a
month. has been enjoying far lower
rate than is general in most cities and
towns Many thousands of dollars
have been expended here to make the
system as good as can be found any
where. the elimination being the eX-
penditure of about $4,000 on the new
switchboard.
Under the new rate schedule, resi-
dences on party line will pay S1.50. on
single line $1.75 per month. Busi-
ness places will pay 1926 if on party
line or S2.75 for single line.
The work of rebuilding the system
really began four years ago when the
company replaced the grounded. or sin
| gle-wire system. with the metallic OF
double-wire system. The entire out
side part of the local system was re
built at that time, but defectsNin the ole
switchboard made it impossible TO give
the hest of service. even though all tht
rest of the plant was modern and the
best obtainable The order was PLACED
for the new switchboard at that time
and it was scheduled for delivery by
the manufacturer in the fall of 1917
but conditions resulting from the wal
interfered
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
ROUGH ROAD PUTS CON
RATH MAN IN HOSPITAL

Walter Noyak who lives one and
one-half miles south of Conrath. slls-
tanned badly bruised skull Monday
morning when he fell off of Il wagon
and was hit on the head by Il feed cut
ter. which fell from the wagon at the
same time. while going over very
rough road. Mr.. Noyak was immedi-
ately brought to st. Ma1ys hospital III
this city that afternoon i'll an uncon-
scious condition and at first his recov-
cry was thought doubtful. However.
he is now conscious and it is confident
ly expected that he will pull through
all right.
Mr. Novak has Il family OF a wife
and seven children.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
CANNIBALS AT UNIQUE
SATURDAY, MAY 10

Martin Johnson, pal of Jack London.
went to the South Pacific Islands with
Il motion picture camera to bring back
for civilizations eyes the customs of
the savage peoples of the South Seas.
He found adventure and drama. and
with his brave little wife escaped from
the Big Numbers" tribe of man-eating
cannihals by almost a miracle. john
sons film story Of this trip is told in
Captured by Cannibals," which will
be shown at the Unique theater Satur-
day. May 10.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
s. NORDIN OF ''BATTERY
B" HOME FROM FRANCE

Sgurd NOrdin one of the old Troop
years service in France with Battery
+. Tooth Field Artillery. He returned
to the states as IL casual with the
S5th Division. arriving at Newport
News, Va. April S. and being dis
charged at Camp Grant April Is.
Sigurd was wounded in both feet on
Oct. Is by pieces from a high-eXplosive
shell. spending three months in the hos
nital
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
G. EFT DY
FOR THE BOYS

The boys in khaki who left
home ties and braved the horrors
of modern war TO clean up the
Kaiser are gradually returning
to our community. IN Il few
weeks the remainder Of the boys
of old Troop X will be back with
us.
One Of the best ways Of show
ing our appreciation of them is to
prepare and show them on their
return Il clean and sanitary city.
Army life and experience has
taught the immense value of
proper and thorough sanitation.
1t was absolutely necessary
where hundreds of thousands
were gathered in army camps
ii is necessary in this and every
city if we are to escape epidemics
OF diseases that breed in filth.
Let us get busy. and show the
true Ladysmith spirit-do it
right. and do it now. Clean up
all filth clear away all rubbish
and give the grass chance.
Trim up the shrllbbery and plant
more. Let us make IadySmith'S
reputation for cleanliness. Sani-
tation and beauty equal to its
wide reputation for business
hustle.
GEORGE LUEIL. Mayor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
DOUBLE WEDDING

\ very pretty double wedding took
place at the Catholic church Tuesday
morning when George Leonhard, Jr..
and Miss Jessie Van Heesch and Frank
Verhyen and Miss Elizabeth McQuil-
Ian were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony The gentlemen are both
of Tony, while the brides are two of
Ladysmith's most popular youn g
ladies. Both couples are well and
favorahy known in both Ladysmith
and Tony.
A wedding reception and dance was
given at the Tony opera house Tuesday
evening for the young people.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
Several Ship Loads of Famous
Barred-ArrOW Men Now
on the Sea
PLAN BIG WELCOME FOR
THEM AT NEW YORK
Rusk County Unit, Battery B, of 12Oth
Field Artillery, Now Crossing
Atlantic

GOndrec0urt. France - Especial 10y
maiD The Eighty-eighth division is
artillery less again The 37th artillery
brigade. composed of the 10th, 10th
121st. ana 147th regiments, has joined
its old division. the 32nd in Germany
The 32nd division is scheduled to GO
home soon and the artillery was sent
back to it SO the organization could go
back complete There were many Off
GERS in the SSth who came over with
the 32nd and most of them were sent
back to that division.
The war department order permit
ting officers and enlisted men to return
to the states with the divisions that
they came over to France with has
taken large number of men and Off
GERS from the SSth. \ few have elect
cd to remain and have asked for trans
ferS to the Glover Leaf.
The altillerymen returned to their
old division minus equipment. except
personal. Their guns. horses, tractors.
etc. have been turned in and they are
ready sail any time the word is
given.-Oversefs Camp Dodger.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
SMUT LOSS LARGE
IN RUSK COUNTY
County Agent Jones Explains
How This Loss Can Be
Prevented

Last year in Rusk county, many
farmers lost large amounts of oats,
wheat and barley from smut diseases
that could have been saved. Several
cases are on record where whole fields
were destroyed and many cases OF
where a 500 loss III oats was suffered.
These losses could be prevented by
treating the seed.
How To Treat The Seed
TO prevent sinking smut Of
wheat. covered smut of barley. oat
smut and rye smut:
Prepare a solution of one pint of
formaldehyde to forty gallons of wa
ter. ASK your druggist for guaran-
teoth 37@c strength formaldehyde. 1t
costs about 30 cents pound. Use
good seed. Before treating. clean
with Il tanning mill to remove the smut
balls and poor or Scabby seed Spread
grain i to inches on the granary floor
can apply the formaldehyde solution at
the rate Of one gallon TO one and one
third buShel of grain. except for OakS
which requires Il gallon to the bushel.
Pile and cover for > to ) hours with
bags or canvas previously treated III
the solution Then seed at once or
spread out to dry. Stir the seed to
hasten drying Avoid freezing of the
grain.
H. NJ JONES.
Comfy AGENT
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
DESCRIBES WORK
OF ~Y" IN FRANCE
Army Secretary Replies Feel.
ingly To Charges of Graft
Made Against That
Organization

\ number of the business and pro-
fessional men Of the city gathered at
the Army & Navy rooms last evening
and enjoyed a very fine collation. served
by the War Mothers
The purpose of the meeting was to
hear of the work Of the y NJ c. A. in
France from one who had an active
part in it and W. H. Babcock. of Eau
Claire. district secretary, III Il short
speech. following the luncheon, intro
duced +. j. Nickel Of Milwaukee, who
spent q year in France as army Y. NJ
c, a. secretary. seeing seven months Of
service III the front or fighting areas,
on three sectors.
AIr. Nickel gave a very interesting
talk. refuting many of the unf0unded
criticisms. that have been circulated re-
garding the "Y." and giving his hear
ers a closer insight than they had ever
had before of the sacrificing nature Of
the work of the " NJ. G. A. men at the
front and the many obstacles the aSSo-
ciatiOn had to contend with.
Mr. Nickel replied to the charges
that have been made that the "Y' made
enormous profits on the sale of various
commodities at the army canteens,
stating that the canteens had been
taken over by the ''Y'' against their de
sire. had been operated by them always
at a loss and with never the slightest
intention of even trying to produce a
profit.
Mr.. Nickel spoke from personal
knowledge Of the work and thrilled his
hearers repeatedly with incidents and
deScrintiOnS of the terrible fighting
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
PUBLIC AFFECTED BY
MOVE TO CENSOR FILMS

DO you believe IN freedom of speech
and thought?
If you do. you are opposed to censor
ship Of motion pictures censorship of
the press or any other form of censor
ship which seeks to shacllle and
strangle the right of free speech. the
inalienable right of all liberty loving
nations.
II doesn't matter whether you are a
motion picture producer, a motion pic
ture theater manager, Il patron of the
motion picture theater or just plain
ordinary citizen who hasn't stepped in
side of ii motion picture theater for
months you are or should be unalter-
ably opposed to any attempt OF the
sort proposed in Il number of states to
take from the public its right to enjoy
the full benefits of the freedom of mo-
ton picture art.
The fate of the motion picture in
duStry. at present the fifth greatest
American industry, is not the only is
sue bound up i'll this attempt on the
part of certain narrOW-minded reform
ers to gag and deliver freedom of
speech into the hands of its enemies
ignorance, bigotry and autOcracy.
Once the motion picture censor is
allowed to determine the kind of pic
lures you shall see. it will be but little
time before he will be asking for the
right to dictate the kind Of newspaper
YOU shall read
When that time comes you will not
be permitted to see Il stage production
unless it has been passed upon by the
censor.
From there it is but step until cen
Sor has assumed the right to censor III
advance all remarks made by public
speakers.
Beyond that lies autocracy, absOlu-
tism and despair, for no liberty-l0ving
nation can survive the undermining of
the pillars upon which all of the prin-
C.iples of freedom and liberty are
founded.
America has already been afflicted
with too much censorship. We do not
want it carried any further or
perpetuated.
Esa -----
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
FINE PROGRAM;
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Parents Will Be Well Repaid
Who Show Their Interest
By Attending

The following program will be given
at the gymnasium next Friday, May 8,
at > 100 and 80 p. m., in connection
with the annual school exhibit:
Song Boys Glee Club,
West Side School.
Dixie Drill...-..SO South Side
First and Second Grades.
Soldier and Sailor Drill-...-.....-..-.-..-...
Observation-Disclosures. Library building
Japanese Drill..W West Side
First and Second Grades.
Club Swinging g...-...-.....,.,.... Highschool
Brownie Drill..-..-.-..--.....- West Side
First and Second Grades.
Dances .....-.-....-....-.,......-.... HighSchOol
Coming Through the Rye
Spanish dance
Third and Fourth Grades.
Play ....-... Junior UighSchoOl
Parents are urged to show their in
terest in the school by attending. An
admission fee of ) cents for children
and 10 cents for adults will be charged.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
FARMERS MEETING TO
ARRANGE MARKET DAY

\ meeting of farmers will be held in
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms Sat
urday. May 3. at 3 200 p. IN. for the pur-
pose of making final arrangements for
the establishment of market day for
Ladysmith, for the purchase. sale and
exchange of livestock. Farmers who
are interested in this move should be in
attendance at this meeting.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
SCHOOL FOR CITIZENSHIP

4 number of applicants for citizen
ship at the coming session Of circuit
court are taking advantage of the
school of instruction being conducted
at the training school building on Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Next week will be the last of these ses-
sions. as the court session will be on
May II.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
w. c. 7. L. RE.ORGANIZES

The local w. c. r. L. met with Mrs
Spear Monday afternoon and re-organ
iZed with election of officers as follows
President. Mrs A. Emo: Secretary
Mrs. f. Van Horn: Treasurer. Mrs
Spear. The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Emo on Monday after,
noon. May ). at > o'clock. All who are
interested in this work are asked to be
present
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
WINS FIRST PLACE IN
ORATORTCAL CONTEST
Fred Schi0tz Wins at Colby and Will
Go To ID strict Contest at
Eau Claire

The Ladysmith highschool was rep
resented at Colby last week in the
League Oratorical and Declamatory
contest. The two girls did very credit
able work and Fred SchiotZ was award
ed first place in the oratorical work.
This entities him to a place in the dis
trict contest to be held in Eau Claire
on May 9th.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
WHAT A CENT WILL DO
Tinlllc. tinlle. little cent,
| used to wonder where you went
Now | know you'd gone to buy
Marble mansions on the sly.

Some highbrow scientist has esti-
mated that the penny slot machines
which take in money after the gum
has played out bring Il revenue OF for
ty-three bushels of five dollar bills
every year to the careless owners.
When Jawn ID. in the good old days
tackled ON one penny to the price OF
Kerosene he had to pick another bank
to handle the proceeds.
\ butcher who had Il pine counter in
Il corner store in st. Louis sixteen
years ago started short changing his
customers out of one penny on each
purchase claiming he was short OF
cents. 1t was all in the way YOU spell
changing stores on every other corner
Of that sad town.
And his system has been adopted
with uniform success by the secont
generation of white-aproned calfkillers
who admit il is wrong to steal after
dark.
Out in Colorado before they began tC
use pennies in making change every
body had money. Then someone
brought in Il sack. of pennies and the
poor houses began to fill up.
They had to put an Indians head OF
the penny. He was the only bird they
couldn't get it away from. He was too
light sleeper and too fast a runner,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02

MADISON. Wis. April 30-The
Thirty Second division. composed of
men from the Wisconsin National
Guard. will be welcomed home by Il
delegation at New York on May 40.
Official word was received today that
certain cOntingents had sailed.
Governor Phillip will appoint the
following committee to go to New .1orl;
to welcome the returning soldiers
General Charles r. Boardman. Osh-
kOSh Gen Charles King. Milwaukee
Gen. Il. \. Richards, Sparta Gen. &.
T.. Seaman, Milwaukee; Lieut.. Col. c.
r. Williams. Camp Douglas; Col Will
mer NJ. Lee. OcOntO; Col Marshall
Cousins. EauClaire: Col ]. p. Joachim
Madison Col. John Turner. MaustOn
Col G. a. Green. Milwaukee, If posi-
bic Gov. Philip intends to accompany
the delegation. 1T. Col. John Sales
man. Madison. is also to be appointed
ON the delegation.
The following official word Of sailing
has been received by Adjutant General
H0lway: 37th field artillery headquar-
ters and 120th field artillery of 32nd
division. sailed on Wilhelmina, due
New York. May 5: Gath infantry brig
ade headquarters and 127th infantry
of 32nd division sailed on Cap Finis
tearre. due New York May 5; 10th
field artillery 32nd division sailed on
Frederick. due New York, May 4th.''
Governor Phillip said that he had
made application to the war depart
ment for equipment for a big reunion
at Milwaukee in September. He hopes
to get IL law through congress that will
permit the sending of the equipment
He is also asking the government foi
Il one cent railroad fare He thinks
there will be $4,000 men at the re
union
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
DEATH OF MRS. S. BUNTON

Mrs Sarepta Bunton, of Brooklyn,
Wis who had been spending the win
ter here at the home of her sister,
Mrs. G. w. Page, on FritZ-av, died Sun
day afternoon Of general debility due
to her advanced age, so years. Mrs.
Page accompanied the remains to
BROOKLYN Monday
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
ExELAND DOCTOR RETURNS

Dr. A. g. Maerklein returned to Exc
land to resume his practice there last
Friday after twenty months of service
at the Z. s. base hospital at Et Riley,
Kansas
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
BALL GAME POSTPONED

. The ball game scheduled to be played
at the fair grounds last Sunday be-
tween Amacoy and Ladysmith was
postponed until the coming Sunday on
account of rain.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
Marriage Licenses

| Raymond Matson, Conrath. to Mable
Elvira EversOn Blair
q Delor Lamber to Emeline Giguere,
both of Ingram.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02

A. f. McDermid. of Ingram. who re
ccntly completed the course at a veter
mary school. will assist Dr.. Il. +. Kin
Won with his practice this summer.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02

Moral Don't let the other fellow
save your pennies. A t h riff t
stamp day will make the poor
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
RISK co. VICTORY LOAN FIGURES
Campaign Here is Way Behind With Time Half Cone
Ladysnith Weak-Some Villages Oversubscribed

Some spirited action by solicitors and larger subscrip-
tions by individuals and who afford them will
be necessary if Rusk County to subscribe its quota of
Victory Loan Bonds.
The amounts reported the banks in the county to
ridaua district Quotas follows: