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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
RELEASED ON WRIT
OF HABEAS CORPUS
Man Sentenced to 80 Days In
Jail For Larceny Is
Freed

Conducting court in the Polish Ian
guage and irregularities in committing
a defendant to Jail resulted in Ignac2
ZOmcZek being released from the Gus
tOdy of Sheriff Simon on writ OF
habeas corpus issued by Court Commits
sioner J. A. MichaeIsOn on Wednesday
Zomczek lives in the town of South
Fork. He was accused of the larceny of
timber from the land of Stanley Zydar-
cZak upon whose complaint warrant
for ZomcZek's S arrest was issued by
Justice John A. MaShuda Of the same
town.
The plaintiff claimed that defendant
removed timber from his land without
permission. The defendant claimed he
took the timber under the impression
that the land belonged to c. X. Elling-
son who had given permission to some
of the settlers to cut and take off what
wood and timber they might find on
certain cut-Over lands of his.
1t seems that the justice court pro-
ceedings were conducted in the Polish
language. The justice and complain
ant are Polish. Defendant, who is a
Russian. understands Polish only inn
perfectly and could not make a proper
defense, as no interpreter was en-
ployed. The Wisconsin statutes pro-
vides that the English language he
used.
A number of the citizens of Hawk
ms, believing that Zomczek had not
received Justice, interested themselves
in his behalf and had Atty. Charles
Kirwan prepare a petition to Court
Commissioner MichaelsOn for defend
ant. C. X. EllingsOn, r. w. Richard
son, and w. NJ. Best appeared in de-
fendant's behalf
1t is claimed that the plaintiff and
justice proposed to defendant that he
could settle the matter by paying $500
and giving plaintiff the 1915 feet of
lumber which he had sawed from tim
Der removed from plaintiffs land, be-
sides over 1000 feet of other lumber
defendant had in his possession. Wit
nesses claimed the lumber was not mer-
chantable, being sawed from poor,
dOWn-timber logs.
ZOmcZek refused to make such set
tlement. Thereupon Justice Mashuda
fined him $50 and costs, or to serve 30
days in the county Jail. In default of
payment of fine defendant was COM
mitted to Jail and Constable John
Langer brought him to Ladysmith and
turned him over to the sheriff.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
Farmer In Town of Marshall
Commits Suicide With
Explosive
CAUSE, ILL HEALTH;
BECAME DESPONDENT
Wanted To Leave His Little Farm and
Possessions To Young
Son

Frank Habianich. man of about
middle age, committed suicide near his
farm home mile and a half northeast
of Sheldon on Tuesday of this week by
blowing himself to pieces with dyna
mite
The unfortunate man had been in i'll
health for some time from tuberculosis
Of the bones and in fit of despOndency
killed himself. He had recently re-
turned from Chicago where he had CON
suited doctors who gave him no hope of
relief from his malady.
Habianich went to Sheldon on Tues
day and mailed a letter to his friend
and neighbOr. Andrew Lukinick, stat
ing in it that he intended to kill him
self and that his charred bones would
be found in a fire a, a certain spot on
HabianichS land. He stated in the let
ter that the reason for his intended act
was because he could not get well and
that his property would only be wasted
in an attempt to regain his health and
that he wanted his son, who is about
six years of age, to have it.
Lukinick and other friends went to
the spot indicated by his neighbOr in
his letter and found that the man had
carried out his intention to kill him
self
1t was found that Habianich had,
apparently. set Il brush pile on fire and
had seated himself on a stump. prob
ably holding the six sticks of dyna-
mite. cap and fuse which he had pur-
chased i'm Sheldon the day he mailed
his letter there. to his heart. lighted the
fuse. and awaited the result. which
blew his body to pieces.
The force of the explosion had blown
the mans head a distance of about 80
feet and only a very small tuft OF hair
was left ON it. Only very small pieces
of the trunk were found. The legs
were found near by. but the evident in
tpntiOn to blow his body into the fire
to be consumed. was not realized. The
fire was still smOldering when the
searching party arrived.
Coroner Cyrus Stanton was notified
and he and Undertaken J. Z. Peterson
proceeded TO the scene of the occur
renee and found the facts to be sub
stantially as stated here. The remains
were brought to Ladysmith and buried
in Riverside cemetery, Rev. Grant V.
Clark saying prayer for the de
parted
The deceased was a man of cOnsid-
erable intelligence and education. He
is believed to be a German-Pole. His
last letter was written in German and
is in the possession of District AttOr
ney o. ]. Falge.
After view of the body and in view
Of the known circumstances connected
with the case. Coroner Stanton decided
that an inquest was not necessary.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
FARMERS FROM FOUR
STATES BUY LAND HERE

The territory around Dairy Center
is being taken up rapidly and very few
men who come to look at this land fail
to close up on tract of it. The sales
made Tuesday and Wednesday by the
National Land COlonizing Co. amount
ed to 600 acres. The buyers came from
four states as follows: w. HI. Bowlby
and son. Indiana, 120 acres one mile
south of Dairy Center; J. n. Culver, of
Iowa. so acres, one mile east of Dairy
Center; Edwin H. Ames, Montana,
100 acres, two miles west of Dairy
Center, south of the Harry Baxter
farm; Verdula Barton, southern Wis
cOnsin. so acres west of Dairy Center;
H. O.. Holland. and Lewis Denu, of
southern Wisconsin, each bought an
eighty west of Victor SchalliOl's on the
corner north Of the road and
four miles southwest of Dairy Center.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
NEW INTEREST
IN BASE BALL
Several improvements Project
ed and a New Manager For
Team Secured

Interest in local baseball is increas
ing and the sport is to be put on more
solid footing in Ladysmith if present
plans are carried out.
The diamond is to be improved by
adding some clay soil to the sand fill
ing and rolling and packing it. A new
wire backstOp will be erected and the
protection of the side lines by wire
netting and the building Of bleachers
along the side lines is contemplated
About 500 has been raised to provide
improvements in grounds, equipment
team, etc.
A change in the management of the
team has been effected. f. ID. Curtt-
right has retired as manager, owing TO
his inability to give the work as much
time and attention as is necessary. e.
L. FavOrite, travelling salesman for the
Safe Cabinet Co. with headquarters
in Ladysmith, will be the manager of
the team. He is an old baseball player
himself and an enthusiast in the ma
tiOnal game. He has played with the
Hibbing team and other fast teams.
The Ladysmith team will go to Rice
Lake Sunday to play the team of that
city. A good game is expected.
Any player who would like to hook
up with the Ladysmith team for the
season should report to Bob Fritz for
practice. There will be practice work
each evening from now on, at the ball
park on the fair grounds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Twenty members of the local lodge
of Masons will go by autos TO SpOOner
this afternoon to attend meeting of
Knights Templar.
H. NJ Jones |. VI. BergstrOm and
Walter and Carl Schmidt are attend
ing the big national HOlstein conven-
ton and sale at st. Paul.
Miss Marie Dresden, who has been
teaching at Chetek. left Monday to join
her mother at Fox Lake. Mrs. Dresden
has been there for three weeks.
X. b. Woodwork, who has been the
manual training teacher in the high
school here for the past six years, has
accepted a similar position in Fond du
Lac.
Jack Ryail, of Emigrant. Mont, who
has Eeen visiting friends here, has
gone TO Madison to visit his brother,
Ernest. who is a student at the state
university.
Miss Lucille KetsOn, of Goshen. Ind,
niece of Mrs. NJ. \. Peoples, and \. A.
Christie. of LigOnier. Ind. came here
Wednesday to spend a couple of weeks
visiting at the NJ. 4. Peoples home.
Mrs. J. H. DOucette is spending the
week in southern Wisconsin cities,
visiting friends, after attending as a
delegate from the Ladysmith lodge, a
state convention of the Rebekahs at
Milwaukee.
Miss Katherine Dresden is spending
q week at Rhinelander where she went
to attend the graduating exercises OF
har old schOOlmates there. Miss Dres
den was one of the Ladysmith gradu
ateS this year.
Mrs. O. B. EllingbOe and Mrs. M. G.
Martin entertained party of ladies
Yesterday in honor of Mrs Ann E
Hthaeffer and Mrs. w. A. Hahn.
timer party at Burpee's, Island Lake
was a feature.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
ALUMNI ENJOY SELVES

The Ladysmith highschOol alumni
associations ball and banquet last Fri.
day night were very pleasant Occa-
siOns. The banquet was served in the
American Legion hall. Earl Cardinal,
president of the association, presided.
There were no tOasts. The dance at the
gym, while not so largely attended as
on some former occasions of the kind
given by the association, was enjoyed
fully. The gym was prettily decorated
in green and pink. LeVeille's orchestra
furnished the music for both banquet
and ball
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
HURT IN AUTO WRECK

While George McCorison, salesman
for the Iladysmith Grocer Co., was
lost control of his car when tire blew
out and the car tipped over George
was struck in the breast and knocked
unconscious, but soon recovered and
it was found that there were no bones
broken or internal injuries He was
laid up for a couple of days. Bent
radius rods contributed to the diff
Guilty in steering the car and when the
tire exploded as it went into rut, the
whole works went bloOey. George
said he was travelling IS miles an
hour. The accident happened opposite
the Boyer farm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
TRAINING SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT

The program of the Rusk County
Training school commencement and
class day exercises was very success
fully carried out at the training school
building last evening.
The number of people present taxed
the capacity of the room and exceeded
by considerable 225 persons.
The various numbers of the program
were well presented and generously ap-
plauded. The address by County Supt.
Burns, after presenting to the members
of the graduating class their diplomas.
ELECTED much favorable comment and
will, no doubt, be long remembered by
the successful graduates.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
MORE PURE-BRED DAIRY
CATTLE FOR RUSK co.

The dairy herds of Rusk county are
being continually improved and en-
larged by the acquisition of new blood
and highly-bred individual specimens.
The latest of the progressive dairy
farmers of the county to buy such stock
made purchases at the big sale of the
Barron county Guernsey breeders held
at Barron last week. James Meyers.
of Bruce, bought a pure-bred bull; w.
E. Zoller, of the town Of Murry, bought
three pure-bred COWS; and John Ger
lax. of Weyerha nuser. a calf.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Val Miller was down from Tony on
business Thursday.
W. II. Umback was up from Mar
shall town yesterday.
DR.. Buell. spent Monday visiting with
friends at Prairie Farm.
| Ernest Nelson. of Barron. was in
this city on business Wednesday.
Rusty Jacobs has been spending a
few days with his parents and friends
here.
Ed Baker has purchased 40 acres of
land in Price county from Frank Lang
enbach.
The officers of the r. \. A. attended
meeting of the r. \. A, of Bruce,
Tuesday night.
Sophie ,Stanek has accepted a posi-
tion as operator with the Chippewa
Valley Telephone Company.
Mrs. Martin Hanson, of Cornell,
spent the fore part of the week here,
visiting friends and former neighbors.
Ed Wilson was in Minneapolis Sun
day and Monday. He reports mon
ster parade and great doings there
Memorial Day.
Lillian Boudcvin returned Monday
from Chippewa Falls, where she had
been spending last week with her sis
ter who was i'll.
Mrs. Ross, Dr.. Ross and Naomi
Ross. DR.. Buell.. DR.. Kennedy, of Mil
waukee, and Alma Gemminger spent
| Sunday at Island Lake.
Viola Nystr0m. employed by Mich
aelson & Hughes Co.. returned Mon
day night, after a weeks visit with
relatives at Cumberland.
Mrs. HeintZ. Mrs. Dunn and Elling
jacobson motored over from Rice Lake
Saturday. Misses Halle HeintZ and
Frances Heintzman went back with
them to spend Sunday and Monday.
H. w. Cross. land agent from Harlan,
Iowa. was in Ladysmith Thursday.
Mr.. Cross is considering taking an
agency with the National Land Colon
izing Co. of this city, as he wishes to
sell Rusk county land.
Wilfred LeVeille, who has been a
student at st. Thomas College. st.
Paul. came home Tuesday night for
| the summer vacation. He completed
| a twO-yearS' course in one year by dint
of close application and hard work.
Miss Creeh, returned missionary,
will speak on Life in the Orient at
| the meeting of the Methodist Ladies'
Aid Society next Wednesday, June 8,
at 8 100 D. M at the home of Mrs. J. w.
CarOW. Lunch will be served. All
women are most cordially invited.
Gust Arndt is making numerous i'm
provements on his residence property
near the training school. A new fur
mace is being installed, an enclosed
porch is being built and several other
improvements are being made about the
| house. 4 new cement walk is also be-
ing put in on the street line.
Mrs. Earl Tunison and children eX-
pect to leave shortly for Janesville,
where Mr. Tunison has been employed
for the past few months. A surprise
| party was given in honor Of Mrs. Tuni-
son at the home Of Mrs. Jessie Kane.
Wednesday evening. Refreshments
were served and everyone reports a
good time.
Nh and Mrs. James Chadburn and
two sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred JAS
trow and child motored up from Mil
waukee. arriving here Saturday. They
| spent few DAYS at the home of Mayor
and Mrs. George Luell. Mrs. Chad
| burn and Mrs Tuall 1rp ciSterc Tho
party enjoyed a fishing trip to Bass
Lake. They were delighted with La
dysmith and the roads and country
hereabouts.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
MORE WORK; LESS TALK

Why complain about wages, high
cost of living. when work is plentiful
at good wages? Harry Martin came
heer from Iowa in September, 1919,
and went to work at whatever he could
find to do. and on March 1, 1920, he had
paid $500 down ON 40 acres of land
He paid SIS per week for board and
room, and he also bought some clothes.
If one man can do this, why is it not
possible for others to do the same!
Harry says more work. and less talk
is the solution of the situation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| \. III. SpoOncr was up from COnrath
| Wednesday.
Atty O. j. Falge was in Weyer-
haeuser Monday.
| Peter Lessard was down from In
gram on business Wednesday.
Ray Fillmore was out from Mime
apolis Wednesday and Thursday
| r. w. Richardson was one Of Hawk
| ms visitors to Ladysmith Wednesday.
| A carload of Overland cars, with one
WHY'S Knight, was unloaded here last
Saturday.
Mrs. G. e. Bugher went down to
Sheldon Tuesday night to visit her
son. Charles, and his wife.
| DR.. Ross reports a son born to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry DucOmmun, Of Thorn
| apple Dam, Tuesday morning.
Charles Fuller and family, Of Ken
yOn, Mimi, are guests at the home of
Mrs. Fuller's brother, VIM, Bowen.
Miss Rose Portman, who has been
| living in Denver, Colo, for some
months, arrived home Wednesday.
C. w Hood delivered new Pioneer
tractor to the town of Flambeau this
week for use on the roads of this pro-
greSSive town.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Smith were
called to Duluth Wednesday by a tele-
gram announcing the serious illness of
Mrs. Smiths sister.
Ed Beaumont is now employed in
| the warehouse of the Ladysmith Gro
Ger Co.. VIM. Olson having taken his
place as truck driver.
f. NJ. Doyle was down to Flambeau
| Wednesday. He reports the delivery
of a road tractor to the town of Wash
| ington. John Hansman drove it up
from Chippewa Falls.
Judge Burnell of Oshkosh, was the
guest Of Andrew Fl. Morgan while here
on fishing trip this week. He is an
old friend of Judge Kirwan and called
on Atty. Charles Kirwan While here.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson, accom-
panied by Miss Elva Baker, who has
been visiting here from Portland, Ore,
departed yesterday by auto for Chip
pewa Falls and Humbird to visit rela
tlVoS ana IfleuuS.
4 travelling salesman, who was in
Ladysmith Wednesday, said that it is
| no wonder that there is trouble for
patrons of the express companies. At
Spencer three truck loads of express
stood there for three days without mOv-
ing
O. C. Sabin and wife, Of Radisson,
and Mrs. S. 3. Krause, Of this city,
went to the twin cities Friday morn
ING to do some shopping and to visit
Rev. d. J. Howe and family, formerly
of this city. They returned Saturday
evening in a new car purchased by Mr..
Sabin.
John Swenehart, of Bayfield,, G. M.
Householder and G. NJ. Tuttle, both OF
Madison, arrived here Wednesday
evening and are spending a few days
in the interests of the RuSk County
Million Dollar Land Clearing Contest.
They will take numerous pictures OF
land in process of development to use
here and at other points in the state.
The work of laying the storm sewer
pipe commenced on Tuesday. Some
difficulties were experienced in getting
the bic new steam shovel to working
properly. but the crew is carrying on"
One of the engines on the job, which
starts on Lake-av., near the Christian
church. is used to fill the deep trench,
after the other engine digs the trench.
Contractor Morgan is having his trou-
bles, but appears undisturbed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
WOOL GROWERS ASSOCIATION

The Rusk County Wool Pooling AS
sociation was organized at Bruce last
week The incorporators are: J. A.
Address. ], H. HoOple. b. e, st. John
and Pals Bros. Of Bruce. and NJ. d.
Campbell. of Potato Lake.
The purpose of the association is to
collect and hold the wool at a central
point where manufacturers can come
and bid for it.
A county meeting has been called to
meet next Saturd"v Ir"o <. at which
me officers will
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LOCAL CREAMERY
BREAKS IT'S RECORD

Last Saturday the Ladysmith Coop
erative Creamery broke its record for
a single days churning, turning out
2O97 pounds of butter, worth $1153.35.
On Tuesday 1893 pounds were churned,
worth $10SS9O.
People interested in local industrial
affairs will be pleased to note the adj
vance of our local creamery.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
WILL ATTEND BIG SHOW

T. NJ Thomas, o. J. Falge. r. W.
Fritz and Judge MalOney will attend
the Republican national convention
which opens in Chicago next Tuesday.
Mr.. Thomas is one of the two accredited
delegates from this congressional dis
trict and will have voice in the big
show. The other gentlemen go to see
what real. live convention is like.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
EX-SERVICE MEN
FILE CLAIMS
Many Ask Information Concern
ing War Risk Insurance
Law

The work of the home service sec
chapter for the month of May shows
an increase over the work done for the
month Of April. AS a result of the
queStiOnnaires sent out by the chapter,
eX-service men and their families
have come to the Red Cross to file their
various claims and ask information
concerning the war risk insurance law,
and other legislation or regulations for
the benefit of soldiers and sailors and
their relatives.
The following report shows the work
that has been done by the office for the
month of May:
Number of interviews at office, II.
Number of letters sent, 32S.
Number of calls made, 50.
Discharges registered, 10.
Compensation information, 67.
Compensation claims filed, Is.
Victory button information, 20.
Victory button claims, /.
Federal bonus claims. 2.
State bonus claims, 10.
Liberty bonds claimed. s.
Allotment and allowance claims, ).
Additional travel pay claimed, 10.
Back pay claimed, 3.
Insurance information sent, 103.
Insurance re-instated and converted,
five.
Clothing claimed, %.
Information on government lands
sent, %.
Victory buttons applied for, 33.
Discharges sent to be corrected, 6.
Quest iOnnairCS sent 81.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LADYSMITH DEFEATED

The opening game of the base ball
season in Ladysmith was a defeat for
the local team by the Hawkins aggre-
CATION of players.
The game was rather ragged eXhib-
itiOn and showed a lack of practice on
the part of the locals. Errors were
numerous on both sides.
The score at the close showed 9 to 6.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
BIG LAND FIRM USES
FARM DEPT. FOR ADV.

The National Land Col0nizing Co.
had nine land seekers here Tuesday.
some of them from southern Wisconsin.
This company has been running a
three-cOlumn advertisement in the Sun
day papers. The body of this adver-
tisement was taken from the pages Of
the farm department of the News-Bud-
Oat
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
SAM JOHNSON FARM SOLD

1t is reported that Sam Johnson has
sold his farm of $40 acres, three miles
south of Ladysmith, to Mr.. Mann, OF
Iowa. for S125 per acre Mr.. Mann's
brother bought the Linden farm about
year ago, and his brother-in-law
bought the old Fluri farm.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
LAWRENCE-MOSS

Miss Bernice Lawrence and Mr.. Reu-
ben Moss were married at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lawrence, w. Lake-av., Rev. c. l..
Fisher officiating.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
SHELDON DEFEATS DONALD

Sheldon and Donald played hard
fought baseball game at the latter
place Sunday, Sheldon getting the long
end of the score of II to 8. A return
game will be played at Sheldon next
Sunday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04

w. A. Blackburn made business
trip to Milwaukee last night.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-04
Marketing and Credit

Otto Rohm, one of the directors of
the Equity in this state, is a good,
plain speaker, and he impressed his
audience as being a regular farmer.
credits and he illustrated his pc
with the aid of large diagra'
Rohm believes the farm
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