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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
PROGRESS IN PURE
BRED STOCK
Increase in Milk Cows in Rusk
County Was 1000 Last
Year

The following letter from Andrew
w. Hopkins, Madison, secretary of the
Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders Asso-
ciation, will interest News-Budget
readers, particularly those who are in
terested in Rusk county's progress
toward becoming a center for the pure
bred live stock:
Mr.. Fl. NJ. Jones.
Agricultural Agent, Rusk County,
Dear Mr.. Jones:
Although Rusk is the last county Gre
ated in Wisconsin, it is rapidly catch
ing up to other older counties in its
good name as a live stock center. Last
year 9,GS5 Rusk county milk cows pro-
duced milk valued at $1,233,261. The
increase in number Of milk cows was
1,G00 last year, and your swine in
creased AGO during the same time, and
actually jumped in number from 1,409
to $500 since 1910.
On your 1,747 farms there are now
275 silos which is 3S more than there
was being used by members Of the
Rusk county cow testing association
which was just organized this year.
-Four pure-bred sires replaced scrubs
during this time. The splendid Guern-
seys and Holsteins and other breeds of
livestock of your county will surely
make a name for themselves, as your
community spirit, and the continued
work of your organizations and your
county agent.
Although we are sorry that your
county is not entering exhibits in the
Junior Live Stock Exposition at Mad
ison, October Is to %, still we hope,
and in fact we anticipate group OF
young people from your county to visit
the exposition. We could then expect
the county to be well represented III
next years show After all is said and
done, we can hardly hope to carry out
Continued on Page II
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
Rusk COunty's Quota For Sal
vatiOn Army Benefit is
500
TWO SCHOOL SOCIALS
WILL HELP RAISE FUNDS
Campaign Director Dregne Anxious To
See Rusk Get Honor Flag For
First Three Counties

The great drive for the benefit of the
Salvation Army will be on throughout
the nation next week, Oct II to Is.
Rusk county is well organized for
the drive and Campaign Director c. j.
Dregne is very anxious to be able to
wire in to headquarters at Milwaukee
early Monday that Rusk county has
gone over the top" The three cOun-
ties that are first to report that their
quotas have been subscribed will re-
ceive honor flags. Rusk county's quota
is $500
Two sOcials will be given Monday
evening for the benefit of the Saliva
ton Army. One will be a box social
at the Maple Center school; the other
will be at the Thornapple school.
Action in behalf of the victims of the
forest fires in northern Wisconsin, was
taken Tuesday morning by the Saliva
tiOn Army. Brigadier Edwy White
commander of the organization in Wis
cGnSin sent word to George Ure. NeillS-
vile. and TO DR. A. c. Hayes, Chippewa
Falls, chairman of the Salvation Ar
uN County duNISOTH DOdIuS, III CIdI Is
and Chippewa counties respectively,
asking them to investigate the situa-
tiOn and placing the Army at the SER
vice of the sufferers.
Several cities in different parts of
the state are out to get the Salvation
Army rescue home for which $125,OO0
will be asked in the Army's campaign,
the week of October 18th to 18th. Lake
Mills, Rhinelander and Milwaukee are
the cities which are making the biggest
effort to land the home. although 9th
ers have bid in for the site 1T has
not yet been decided where the estab-
lishment will be located" Brigadier
Edwy White of the Salvation Army
said Monday.
Mrs. Henry Sullivan, Milwaukee SO
ciety woman, has been selected to head
the finance committee which will have
charge of the city campaign in Mil
waukee for $4,000 and offices were
opened in the PlankintOn Hotel. Mon
day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
DO NOT FOOL"
WITH DEER TAG
If 1t Becomes Locked, Fifty
Cents Additional To Obtain
Duplicate

The State Conservation Commission
admOnisheS the holders of deer hunt
ing licenses to not experiment with your
license tag-you may accidentally
lock it.
This advice came too late to several
Rusk county hunters, we are advised by
County Clerk MunrOe. Quite num-
ber of them fooled" "monkeyed," or
experimental with the metal tags
which came with their licenses and
got them locked, and it cost each one
fifty cents to get a duplicate, as the
locked tag is of no value.
Relative to attaching the locked tag
to the deer by wire, the state cOnser-
vatiOn commission says: You can
rapidly see that if it were permissible
to use locked seal by simply wiring
it to carcass, what would prevent a
hunter from using his seal second
time, simply making the claim that he
locked it by mistake. If this were per-
the biggest percentage of deer
hunters i'll northern Wisconsin would
be killing one deer after another and
wire the locked tag somewhere to the
animal.
More than 800 hunting licenses have
been issued by County Clerk Munroe
up to this time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
BIG CELEBRATION TO
CLOSE CLEARING CONTEST

At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of Kusk COunty's Million Dollar
Land Clearing Contest held last Thurs
day afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms, plans were made for
closing the contest.
The latter part of October is to be
devoted to getting everything i'll readi-
ness for Judging the contest. judging to
be done the first week iii November.
Prominent men, acquainted with land
clearing in the cut-over sections have
been asked to act as judges.
The districts have been cut down
from twelve to seven, the districts of
Hawkins and Sheldon being left i'll
tact
Plans are being made for big cele-
brati0n Oh November 9Th, when the
Modern Order Of Stump Dentists will
lay aside their brush scythes. axes,
crowbars and sundry other tools to
'eat, drink and be merry" a big ban
quet and big speakers in the evening
are included in the days program. 1t
is rumored that fourteen of the de-
scendants of Paul Bunyon's blue oxen
are being fattened for the occasion.
L. d. st. Clair, ]. S. Bordner, j. S.
Arpin, n. NJ. Blaine. Frank Conrath,
T.. w. Cox. Fl. NJ. Jones were appoint
ed as judging directors to facilitate
the judges in their work.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
CALL OF TOT
REVEALS FIRE
Grandmother Is Awakened BY
Small Child To Find Her
Home in Flames

The home OF Mrs. Jessie Kane was
destroyed by fire about O'Clock Sat
urday morning She resided in house
owned by ]. f. Mitchell, on e. Fourth
St, IotWeen I4ind0O and Sabin-avS, and
west OF the south side school building.
The fire department responded to the
call sent in and subdued the flames af-
ter the roof had been burned off and
a large part Of the furniture had been
destroyed. The walls of the main part
of the house We're not badly damaged,
but on the northwest corner, where
the fire is supposed to have caught from
electric wires, the damage is greater
Mrs. Kane was awakened by her
little grandson, who called for a drink
She got up to get the little fellow some
wafer and when she started to go into
the kitchen she found it mass Of
fl mes.
Considering the great start the fire
had obtained. the firemen did well to
save anything after having to go near
ly three-quarters of mile to get to it.
Mrs. Kane carried some insurance,
but the loss she sustained is a severe
one. and will be felt all the more be-
cause she is a poor widow who has to
earn her own living. But for the call
of the little child for drink at the
time he did, both grandmother and
grandson might have perished in the
burning house.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
MANY WARRANTS OUT
AGAINST HUNTERS

Yesterday was a busy day in Judge
Williams municipal court. There were
no hearings, but the judge was busy
issuing warrants for the arrest of par
ties alleged to be guilty of violating the
game laws of the state
On complaint of Ben Plummer, dep
uty conservation warden, warrants
were issued for John f. Cook, w. G..
Cutting, Donald Richardson and JOS
eph Goddard, charged with hunting
mudhens contrary to law; for the ar
rest Of Russell Hendershott, charged
with shooting partridges in violation
Of the game law, and for Charles
Shaffer alleged violation of the game
laws.
On complaint of Louis NJ. SOule,
deputy conservation warden warrants
of arrest were issued against e. G.
Fixes and Anton KernWines, charged
with setting nets in Amacoy lake with
cat first obtaining a license therefor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
ACRE OF STUMPS
IN AIR AT ONCE
Big Explosion Oct. II to Mark
End of 18,000-Acre
Clearing

Marinette. Wis. Oct 4-When on
Oct. II. State Commissioner c. Z. Nor
CORD throws the switch" an entire acre
of stumps will be blown out to mark
the final clearing Of $4,000 acres of land
in Marinette county this year.
Stimulated through the efforts of its
land clearing association of some 800
farmers. and backed by local business
men. the college of agriculture, and pow
er and powder manufacturing on
Germs. Marinette county cleared more
land this year than has any county in
an equal period of time. Prominent
state authorities have been secured to
take part in the celebration of the rec
ord II. l. .Russll dean of the college
of agriculture; Il. G.. Packer, state di-
rector of immigration E. r. Jones, ag-
ricultural engineer of the college OF
agriculture; and C. =. NorgOrd, state
commissioner of agriculture, have been
asked to participate.
"Marinettes record shows what
united effort will do" said Mr.. Jones
today. Through cooperation the
county has cleared more land during
the past year than III the ten preceding
years. Over 100000 pounds of eX
plOsives and a large number of STUMP
pullers and other mechanical devices
were used to clear the $4,000 acres.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
TAXES WILL Be
MORE THIS YEAR
Increase of 80 Per Cent In Val
uati0ns Expected To Raise
About $4,000

LadySmlth property owners Will pay
more taxes on the 1920 assessment, due
next January, than they have ever paid
before
The city has been As hard hit bysthe
high cost of living as any of it's citi-
zenS. while it's income has not in
creased c0rrespondingly. The city's
source of income is taxes. water rents.
licenses and fines. The NewsBudget
hasn't heard Of any of these being
boosted recently to meet the big adj
vance in the cost of keeping the city
running. For instance: water main
pipe has increased about 300 per cent !;
fuel about 100 per cent; labor 60 to 100
per cent A man and team on street
work, that used to cost $3.50 to $500
per day now costs the city So per day !;
and so on.
The city budget has not been COM
pleted, but it is known that it must be
considerable higher than ever before,
consequently the taxes must be in
creased to meet the higher cost of rum
ming our local government.
The valuation of all city real prop
crty was raised 30 per cent by the city
assessor this year and his figures were
sustained by the board of review. In
very few instances, assessments were
below or above the 30 per cent raise.
hut this was done to equalize the as
sesSments where there appeared to be
an inequality.
Last year the total valuation of the
city real estate was $1.674, ,737. Ii
there had been no natural increase III
the valuation of real estate, the as
SCISSORS increase of 30 per cent would
bring the total valuation this year up
to S2.177. 1913. If. as is expected, the
tax rate is the same as last year, ) 3Ha
per cent, the amount of money raised
would be $76200. But there has been
an increase in the real estate valuatior
of the city, by new buildings and i'm
provements, so it will be possible tt
raise more than $7G,200. About $4,000
will probably be the amount raised by
taxation on this years assessments.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
CHICKEN THIEF CAUGHT

VIM Spiering is chicken fancier of
this city and keeps several breeds Of
pure bred poultry. He had been miss
ing some of his pets and became little
worried over it. Monday evening he
left his poultry house and yards in
such condition that if anything at
tempted to get in the fact would be-
come known to him. The next morn
ing he found hole dug along side the
yard. That night he set a trap for the
animal that made the hole, believing
it would return. Wednesday morning
he found a large skunk in the trap.
Eighteen of his flock had been killed
in one night, before the marauder was
caught. Bill calculates that the thief's
hide is worth about So.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
POTATOES SLOW
in MATURING
Markets Division Reports Han
dicaps in Wisconsin
Crops

The Division of Markets reports the
potato season is opening up under con-
ditiOns which are not extremely salts
factory to producers and shippers.
Taking the state as a whole the con-
diton and size of the crop is fairly sat
isfactory although in some sections
there is complaint made of small yields
or small size, while in others some loss
cs have been experienced due to the
frost or blight.
The main trouble at present, is that
the potatoes are slow in maturing and
the stock that is being shipped is not
in the best condition for shipment.
The divisions potato inspectors re-
port that only small number of the
warehouses are open but the next week
or ten days will see most of them open.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
OCTOBER 80, is RUSK
COUNTY WELFARE DAY

You can't be citizen in Rusk
county and afford to miss it, See that
every school district has at least one
your roll call and come yourself. In
yite your friends from surrounding
countries
Meet and listen and ask questions
and talk on some of our big problems
of the day. What can we do to have
healthier and happier communities in
our county? Some of the speakers
are: Mrs Featherstone from Chicago,
who worked with DR.. Caroline Hedger,
in Illinois in the work of nutrition
classes for children. Mrs. FL. 2. Nor
gan of the Wisconsin state board of
health, is at the head of the depart
ment of child welfare in the state.
Mr. Dibble, from the central division
of the Red Cross, will talk on what our
Red Cross can do here in our own cOun-
ty in the way of civilian relief. health
centers, community organizations etc.
He is live wire and you can't afford
to miss him.
we Will dlSO HdNc Il ItpOIt IIOIh lIlc
state meeting of thee WOmens Club,
and the plans of the women of Wis
consin for the coming year. Also re-
port on some of the new school laws
Come and get acquainted with the
other people of our county.
The Ladysmith ladies will serve a
cafeteria lunch at noon.
The meeting will be open from 10 200
a. IN. to 4 200 p. m. Bring your chill
dren for weight and examination, if
you wish. Every teacher in the. county
should also be present October 80, at
the gymnasium of the Ladysmith high
school.
MARGARET THOMAS,
County Nurse
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
WESTERN NEWSPAPER
union buying LADY,
Smith paper MILLS
WATER MAIN TO HOS
pITAL THIS FALL

Mayor Lucll assures the News-Bud-
get that the water main extension to
St Mary's hospital viii be made this
fall, and thinks that the work on the
excavation for the pipes will start next
week.
The pipe to be used is Birmingham
pipe, electrically superheated, and one
of the best grades. an Improvement
over common pipe. 1t has been or
dered and will be shipped from Mime
apolis 1t is expected to reach here
this or next week.
Williams & Olfncr have the contract
for the eXcayating. Supt. Bovee, Of the
water department. will make the con-
nections.
It is blieved that $4,000 will cover
the cost of the extension.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
ON
TRIP TO MINN.
Peter KlOpfenstein, Sr., D e S
Suddenly I'm o Restaurant
at Barron

Peter KlOpfenstein, ST., well-known
farmer whose home was half Il mile
east of this city, died very suddenly at
Barron last Friday at 10:30 i'll the
morning while waiting in a restaurant
to be served with coffee.
As stated in the NeWs-Budget last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Klopfenstein
started on trip to Minnesota, accom-
panying their son, Peter, Ir., who was
on his way to Aberdeen, S. d., to take
a position in the pOst0flice of that
city They got as far as Barron, where
they stopped at the SlagStad Bros
restaurant for refreshments. Peter,
ST.. had called for cup of coffee OF a
waitress. and While waiting to be
served lie was suddenly stricken by
heart failure brought on by acute in
Digestion A physician was called in
Immediately, but nothing he could do
revived the stricken man, who died
in few minutes after he fell to the
floor with a grOan Of pain.
The body was taken TO an under
taking establishment in Barron and
prepared for removal to Ladysmith,
arriving in this city on Saturday, ac-
companied by Fred Schranz, nephew
Of deceased who had been visiting the
Klopfensteins ut their home here and
who was with MI Kl0pfenstein on the
fateful trip.
The funeral was held from the Meth
odist church Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
C. w. Emery preaching the sermon.
Burial was made at Riverside.
Rev. Case, of Barron, an old friend
of the family, conducted the services
at the home and read the obituary
sketch Of deceased.
Pail bearers and honorary pail bear
ers we're: NJ. e. Weston. A. f. FL
wood, r. H. Burns, l.. LaBerge, Ole
Nelson, George Potter Fred Shafer, e.
f. Grieshammer, w. A. King and f. L.
| Dean.
Relatives from out Of town attend
| ing the funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs.
| Christ Aellig, Poskin, Wis; Schranz
Bros. Rice Lake; Il. w. Pierce, Bar
ron: Mrs. Magnus Hanson. Hillsdale ;
| Christ Trummer, Marion, Ohio; Merle
Phelps, Tonica, Ill.
Deceased had reached the age OF %
years. II months and II days. He was
born at Adelboden, Switzerland Oct.
| II. 1865. Came to this country at the
age of 10, locating in ST Louis. In 1894, 3,
he moved to West Concord, Mimi. Was
married at st. Louis in 1892 to Rose
Aellig. In 1904 the family moved to
Ladysmith and located on farm on
Maple Hill, where they have ever since
resided.
Deceased is survived by his wife,
two daughters, Rose and Esther, and
| five sons, Peter Jr., Christ, Walter,
Haven and Laurn Another son, Har-
old aged II, was drowned in the Flam'
beau river near this city last May. A
brother of the deceased, Christ Klop-
fenstein. lives at Alba, Okla. Two sur
| viving sisters are living in Switzerland
Mr.. Klopfenstein was an industrious
man and respected by friends and
ineighbors. He was in the dairy bus
mess and for some time conducted the
milk station on Second-st east.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
MARRIED AT MINNEAPOLIS

Friends in this city have received
announcements of the marriage Of
Miss Delight Clark, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth r. Clark, Minneapolis, to
Mr.. John f. Fredin, Oct. 5. Miss
Clark spent her girlhood days in Lady
smith and was graduated from the
highschool of this city. For some time
she was a popular employe OF the
banks here and enjoys the friendship
of wide circle of people. Mr.. Fredin
is not known here. The News-Budget
extends congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fredin will be at home 3427 Fremont
av.. Minneapolis, after Oct Is.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
MARRIED

William Sphinx and Miss Lois BOur-
beau sprung a surprise on their friends
by slipping away to st. Paul and being
married Saturday, Oct 2, at the Pres
byterian church. They are spending
their honeymoon at summer resort at
Chetek Lake. Mrs. Sphinx is we'll
known young lady of this city and was
the popular ticket seller at the Unique
for a number of years. Mr.. Sphinx is
wire chief for the local telephone COM
pany. The newly-weds will return home
the latter part of next week and receive
congratulations.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
FILLING STATION is
NOW IN OPERATION

The new filling station of the Stand
ard Oil Co., located at the corner OF
West SecOnd-st. and Lake-av, is now
in operation with John Morning in
charge. This station is distinct i'm
provement to the corner it occupies and
great convenience to motorists, to say
nothing of the economy it offers of
buying gasoline at wholesale.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
ILLEGAL HUNTING
DRAWS STIFF FINES

In Justice Kirvan's court Wednes-
day, Elmer Radloff, arrested by War
den Frank Russell, of Park Falls, for
hunting without a license and for kill
ing partridges in closed season was
fined $50 and costs on the first count
and S. for the four birds. amounting
to $73. The Ford car which was
seized belonged to the Ladysmith
Lighting Co. and was restored to
them.
George b. Miller was fined $50 and
costs for hunting without license.
Harry Kozel and G. E. Everson were
fined the same amounts for similar
OffenSeS.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
TOWN OF ELAMREAU
HAS NEW CHAIRMAN

The town board of the town of Flam-
beau appointed ]. r. Ducklow as
chairman last Saturday to succeed JOS.
W. SchmitZ, who has gone to Indiana.
Mr. Duclllow was chairman of the
town of Hubbard for little over two
years, resigning last May when he sold
his farm in Hubbard and bought the
Jacobs place of "a acres located just
north Of the city limits.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were applied for to
County Clerk Munroe this week as fol
lows:
Seth Wood, Ladysmith, to Esther
Ann Sanford. Clear Lake.
Paul J. LOpat, ThOrp, to Cloe
Hebard, Sheldon.
Percy f. Steubs, town of Thorn
apple, to Alice Tressie Johnson, Lady
smith.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
ORGANIZING NEW ORCHESTRA

Owing to shortage of organized mu-
sicians in the city, George Z. Luell has
formed a new dance orchestra, COM
posed of the following members
George p. Luell, violin; Albert Conk-
lin. harp and piano; c. e. Hoskin cor
net Neil Slocum, saXaphone; VIM
Iuell. traps. These men are all we'll
known musicians of the city.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
HOOSIER PICNIC

In commemoration of the birthday
of Homer MalOtt, number of friends
of the family met at his home Sunday
and spent a most enjoyable day. A
splendid luncheon was served at noon.
The host and guest were all former In
diana people.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
500 LINE OFFICIALS INSPECT

G. r. Huntington, general manager,
together with G.. e. Urbahns, general
s,lperintendent. and w. w. Wade, SUI
perintendent of the Chicago division,
were in Ladysmith Wednesday on a
visit of inspection, coming in their spe-
cial train
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
OLD SETTLER DIES

George Shattuck, an old settler of
the Hawkins community, died at the
hospital in this city last Saturday, from
pneumonia, following an operation for
appendicitis. The remains were taken
to the Peterson undertaking rooms and
prepared for shipment to Hawkins,
where the interment was made ON
Wednesday. Deceasd was GIL years of
age.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
DEMOCRATIC RALLY

Col. Robert Mccoy, democratic can
didate for governor, and Willis V. Sill
verthorne, of Hayward, democratic
candidate for secretary of state, ad-
dressed a large crowd of voters here
Thursday evening. Col. Mccoy will
draw thousands of republican votes
this year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-08
PURCHASED LARGE
PART OF TWO VILLAGES

Frank Taggart, merchant at Port
Arthur, five miles southwest Of Lady
smith. has purchased the holdings of
John Young at that place and at Thorn
apple Dam. The property consists Of
several dwelling houses and lots and
Dthcr buildings. which constitute the
greater part of the villages. outside of
the mill properties.