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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
IN MEM RIAM

Mr.. Henry Angel who has passed from our
midst to the Home Above, was a citizen great
ly beloved and esteemed by all who knew him
He was born November 20, 1901 in Ohio and
moved in an emigrant wagon to Wisconsin
where the family lived in primitive conditions
thirty miles from the nearest store In 1905
he married Mabel Peck, who had removed from
New York state to Wisconsin, and in 1904 they
moved to West Cornwall VT
Mr.. Angel was a man of sterling integrity
He could not take advantage OF another, nor
could he in his simple kindly nature under
stand how any man could do this He was
very generous man, often helping with labor
time and money when he could i'll afford to do
so. He gave freely toward many charitable OBJ
jects. When in the West he was the first
called upon to watch by the sick or to aid
the unfortunate, and he always gladly filled the
gap He was a devout Christian, an earnest
and faithful member, first of the Methodist
Episcopal Church of West Cornwall and later
of the Congregational Church. He entered
heartily into the festivities of the church as
well as the religious services His widow, one
son, Give and daughter, Dorothy, four broth
ers and two sisters of a family of eleven origin
ally, and a host Of friends mourn his departure
and give thanks to God for the life he lived
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
SHARP, STABBING PAINS
Often Tell of Weak Kidneys. A Mid
dlebury Resident Shows You What
To Do

The sharp twinge of pain in the
small of the back that strikes you after
any sudden twist or awkward motion,
may tell of weak, kidneys. And there
are often disturbances of the urine
too frequent urination, scalding or
burning pain during passage, discol-
ored urine and sediment.
Doan's Kidney Pills are prepared
especially for weakened kidneys, kid
ney backache and urinary disorders
have proven their merit in thousands
of cases. Doans are endorsed through
out the civilized world are recon-
mended by Middlebury residents. Ask
your neghbor.
Mrs. John R. Lowell, Sc Seymour ST.
says: "My back bothered me mostly
when 1 got up in the morning and when
1 stopped, sharp twinges shot through
me. There was a sort of blur before my
eyes at times and also had dizzy spells.
I felt miserable most of the time until
I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They
helped me so much that the trouble
hasn't returned"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Low
ell had. Foster Milburn Co, Mfgrs,
Buffalo, N "
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
BRANDON NEWS

Ellsworth Griffin, road commissioner
last year, will not be candidate for re-
election.
Miss Olive M. Crooks went Friday
to Richmond, where she will visit rela-
tives for few days.
S. W. Jones has sold the Barker
place on Grove street to Mrs. Cecilia
Thomas of Forestdale.
Miss Mildred Leffingwell has return
ed from Philadelphia where she visited
her father, W. c. Leffingwell.
E. H. Parmelle has sold his farm in
Florence to Curren w. Nichols, who
will move there about April 1st.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ives and daugh-
ter, Norma have returned from Lowell,
Mass, where they visited relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Scott, re-
turned last Sunday night from Boston
where they went on their wedding
trip.
Miss Hazel Hack, teacher in Green
field, Mass, is visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs E. H. Hack of Grove
street.
John Tasker returned Wednesday to
his home in Hillsboro, n H., after Wis
iting at the home of c. A. June on
Grove street.
Mrs. William Frier of Schenectady,
N. Y, spent last Sunday and Monday
here with her sister, Mrs. c. A. June
OF Grove street.
Miss Margaret Mccormick who has
been the guest of her cousin, Mis-.
Catherine Johnson for several days,
has returned to her home in Pittsford.
Dr. o. c. Baker was in Burlington
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Eva Shep-
pard, who recently underwent a sur
gical operation at the Mary Fletcher
hospital
Benjamin Little has leased the
Saunders place on Champlain street
and will move there. Mrs Matte Be
mott will occupy the house vacated by
Mr.. Little.
The funeral service for Mrs. Eliza
beth Vesper was held from the house
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
Walter Thorpe of the Congregational
church officiated. The body was placed
in the vault at Pine Hill cemetery.
Hayden, the ll-months-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Rowland, died early
Friday morning, the result of being
scalded by boiling water last Wednes-
day. This is the second son of Mr..
and Mrs Rowland to be terribly burn
ed, the other accident occurring several
years ago.
A. p Beach returned Tuesday night
from Boston. While there he contract
ed for a complete line of two makes
of talking machines, records and ac-
cessories. Mr.. Beach has rendered his
resignation as teacher of agriculture in
the school here but will continue his
work until his successor has been Sc
cured.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
GRANVILLE NEWS
(Mrs. H. E. Ford, Correspondent

UNITS. II. L. + oru, correspondent
Loren Long, who has been to the
Bethel sanitarium for treatment, has
returned.
Owing to the storm and wind last
Sunday the stage could not make its
trip to Rochester, Monday.
The two log haulers owned by the
Champlain Reality Company have
drawn 100000 feet Of logs in thirty
days.
Will Dowdell employed by the Cham
plain Reality Company, cut his foot
very badly last week He was attend
ed by Dr. Huntington of Rochester
The school at Lower Village was
closed last week, as the teacher, Miss
Kinsman was called to her home in
Rochester by the illness of her father.
Mrs. Henry Jennett and daughter
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
WEST CORNWALL
MIS-. Kate l. Taylor, CORRESPONDENT

(Mrs. Kate [. Taylor, Correspondent
Several from here attended the fu-
neral Of J. F. Randall on Monday, held
at the Congregational Church.
Mrs. Beatrice Watt is somewhat i'm
proved, though still confined to her
bed. The other members of the fam
lily are better.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Drolette attended
the funeral of Mrs Dennis Rivait of
Weybridge in Middlebury on Wednes-
day morning Mrs Rivait is pleasant
ly remembered here as Miss Maysel
Doolin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27
ARE YOU LOSING "PEP0

Do you feel tired all the timer Does your
back ache? Do you feel you are not so spry
as yau use to be? Middle-aged men and women
often blame 6n-coming old age for loss of
ambition and energy when it is overworked or
disordered kidneys that cause them to feel old
before their time. Foley Kidney Pills tone up
and invgorate the kidneys Danish backache,
rid the blood of poisons. Rev. W. F. NJ.
Swyndole, Macon, Ga, writes; 81 am ready any
time to speak for Foley Kidney Pills"
RrnstIa pharmanu "a AGain c.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27

Irene, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hubbard,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vinton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Gay and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Kinsella attended the Masonic ball in
Rochester Friday night.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27

The broad-minded see the truth in
different religions, the narrow minded
see only the differences.
Chinese Proverb
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-27

Common sense in an uncommon de.
gree is what the world calls wisdom.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
ARMENIAN RELIEF
CAMPAIGN

The local campaign for funds
for the Armenians is a good eX-
ample of how SO many people do
not voluntarily subscribe. There
are many people in Ladysmith
and Rusk county who can well
afford t0 dig down in their
pockets and hand Il few dollars
to the poor, helpless victims in
Armenia. but before doing SO,
they must be solicited by others
who have to quit their own work
or business in order to get them
to come across. For the past
several weeks. this paper has
stated that no personal soliciting
would be done for this campaign.
The county quota is only $1,000.
nobody disputes the justice of
the campaign. so why not drop in
to any bank today and give what
You can.
The campaign closes next
Sunday and it is hoped that the
quota will be reached. as no one
wishes to solicit funds, but if it
is necessary to do so. solicitors
viii he sent out to complete the
quota. Tne committee in @charge
is making this final appeal to you
to hand in your donation at
once so that the matter can be
closed up.
Just take Il minute off from
your work. If you haven't sub
scribed. take your cash to the
nearest bank or write Il check
and mail it to l.. c. Streater.
county treasurer for this fund.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
NEW BYLAWS
FOR CREAMERY
New Site Proposition Tabled
Increase in Capital Stock
Authorized

At the meeting Saturday of the La
dysmith Cooperative Creamery Co.,
the committee on bylaws reported as
favoring the model bylaws for cream
cries as suggested by the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture, The bylaws
were adopted.
The articles of Incorporation were
revised to increase the capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The number required to make a
quorum was reduced from 80 to 20 per
cent of the Stockholders. Directors
were instructed to negotiate with the
owners Of the feed department for the
purchase Of the feed business by the
creamery,
The new site proposition was tabled,
as only $500 was subscribed.
Directors elected are: e. {. Steubs,
4. \. Hadden. A. II. Plant, Sam Dean
and ID. J. Summerville.
The directors met again Monday and
bought new churn. This churn will
soon pay for itself.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
TOLL OF THE GRIM REAPER


Mrs. Mary 4. pippin. aged GG years.
> months and 30 days, died Saturday
morning at her home in this city of a
complication of diseases. She had
been an invalid for the past couple of
years.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band one son, Arthur. of Bowman \.
d.. three daughters Mrs. Agnes Horn
beck. and Mrs. Harry Doud. of Lady
smith. and Mrs. Charles Calllins, of
Viola. Wis. and two brothers. Mrs.
pippin was Il loving and devoted wife
and mother, Il kind neighbor and de-
voted Christian.
The funeral was held Tuesday af-
tern00n from the home, Rev G. /.
Fisher officiating. and burial was at
Riverside
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
LAND BANK
IS ORGANIZED HERE
w. 4. Blackburn Elected See Treas
Another Meeting To BE Held
March 3

On February 18th those interested
in the organization Of local associa-
ton Of the Federal Land Bank met at
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms and
after Il full discussion Of the prDoSi-
ton voted to organize an association,
adopted bylaws. and took other steps
for the completion Of the organization.
This association will be in full swing
for the purpose Of utilizing this gov
ernment agency as soon as the snow is
off the ground so that appraiSdlS can
be made y number of applications
were received and the charter will be
held open for an additional thirty or
forty days.
The following were elected directors
to act until the completion of the or
ganization Charles Richter. Dick
Pierre. w \. Sherman, William Eak-
man. and A. F. Mautner. and w. y.
Blackburn. Of the State Bank as sec
retary and treasurer.
Another meeting will he held March
3 at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
to which all Of those interested are in
vited to attend.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
NEW SHELDON BANK

The first stockholders meeting OF
the newly y-organized Farmers Bank OF
Sheldon was held last Saturday. when
the bylaws were adopted and other
business transacted.
Directors were elected as follows
l.. w. Cox. O. G. Cox. ID. l.. Pickering,
Del \. Myers. w. III. Umback, Chas. A.
Bugher One vacancy exists i'll the
board. which will be filled by the mem
bers elect in the near future.
t. w Cox was elected president OF
the bank. with O. G. Cox as vice-pres-
ident and Chas. \. Bugher as cashier
Stockholders in Rusk county's new
est financial institution are: l.. W. and
@. G. Cox. J. r. Tupper, Herman Wal
ther. ID. l.. Pickering. w. III. Umback
T. III. Hanold. Emma Brown, Peter
Christianson, Frank KroSedic. Theo.
Bennett. Del A. Myers. Rodney Hurl
bert. Chas. A. Bugher.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
FOUR ARE FINED FOR
MISREPRESENTATION
Accepted X. Il. Fare, Board and Liv
cry and Then Declined To
Work

T. Netila. John Hill. \. Rautio and
Eli Hill. all haiIing from Minneapolis,
came here on railroad fare advanced
by the Flambeau River Lumber Co.,
accepted board from the company here
and livery service out TO camp. where
they remained over night, had break
fast, and then beat il" for town.
1t didn't work this time, however,
They were arrested when they re-
turned to town Saturday on a charge
Of having falsely represented that they
would work for the Flambeau River
Lumber Co. at their camp.
brought before Judge Mal0ney, as
acting judge III municipal court, they
plead guilty as charged and were fined
$50 and costs. amounting to $40, in
default of payment of which they were
remanded to the county jail for thirty
days, or until they paid their fine.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
Directors of Fair Association
Elect Officers For Ensuing
Year
VANCE MILLER AGAIN
SECRETARY OF FAIR
ID. j. SumniervilIe is the New Presi-
dent.-Fair Book TO BE Out
i'm July

.Nt meeting Of the board of direct
0rS of the Rusk County Agricultural
Association, held Saturday, the fol
lowing officers were elected President
ID. j. Summerville: vice-president.
lver Bergstrom; secretary. V. V. Mil
Ter; treasurer, l.. c. Streater.
The fair dates for this year were set
rs Sept. u to n. which will be the
week following the Northern Wiscon-
sin State Fair at Chippewa Falls.
There will be Il meeting of the direct
0rS iii June to arrange for any needed
improvements and to get out copy for
the new fair book, which will be pub
lished early in July
We call attention to the fact that
two of the new officers are farmers.
and the other two are men who are di-
rectly interested in the agricultural
development of Rusk county.
H. w. True and f. H. Stare, the re-
firing officers. are entitled to much
credit for developing the fair to its
present state
Now if the whole of RuSk county
will get solidly behind the new officers.
Rusk county will have the best county
fair held this fall in northern Wiscon-
sin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TO PRESENT PLAY
"Fi-Fi" Tells An Interesting
Story.-Theme is Decided
ly Unique

"Fi-Fi of the Toy Shop musical
eNtravaganZa. is to be staged at the
highschool on the evenings of Feb. 26
and u. for the benefit of the Armen-
ianS. Over 100 school children will
take part.
The story in brief. is that of Bonnie.
the Toymaker's daughter. who wan
ders into the woods at the close Of day
and is overtaken by the Sandman who
casts her into magic sleep. She
dreams a wonderful dream wherein
the hsGue and wooden creatures of
her fathers shop come to life and i'll
lulge in night Of rcvelry. Strange
things befall the toys and dolls trans
planted into the world of life and mo-
tion for the first time until Bonnie
awakens from her sleep at break of
day with the strains Of fairy music
ringing III her ears.
"Fi-Fi" has been given with great
success throughout the country. In
some cities s to u performances have
been necessary to satisfy the demand
for seats.
The following is an extract from Il
Write-up of the production: There
is Il plot which moves consistently to
Il happy ending The situations which
arise when the dolls find themselves
for the first time in the world of life
and motion. are ludicrous in the eX
treme. An evening Of such diversified
amusement is. in fact, so well supplied
that the audience wonders that one
production can contain so many good
features and can be so ably handled by
amateurs. The elaborate costuming
and scenic equipment give ii finish and
tone to the production that places it
in the professional class"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
CHEESE FEDERATION
MEETING HERE FEB. 25

For the past year there has been con-
siderable agitation among the cheese
producers of the northern half of the
state for Il cheese federation organized
along the lines of the Plymouth cheese
federation in ShebOygan county. On
Feb. a. Mr.. Krumrey. who is the or
ganizer and at present the manager of
the, Plymouth Cheese Federation. will
speak in Stanley. and on the following
day in I4adySmith. at the court house.
at / 80 p. m.
The big side Of the cooperative idea
is frequently lost by not paying Suffi-
cient attention to the marketing end.
In cooperation this is the most inn
portant side to he considered And it
is in selling comparatively, that the
farmer will gain his biggest benefit.
1t is hoped that there will be good
turn ont for the meeting Feb. %. rep
rcsenting all the different cooperative
factories in the county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
HARRIET BELL

Harriet the S-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Bell. died about s
O'Clock Wednesday morning. after Il
very brief illness. of diphthcria. Har-
riet had attended school last week and
was apparently alr right until Sunday
afternoon when she complained Of not
feeling we'll and was put to bed. She
got worse steadily and what was first
thought to be tOnsilitis quickly devel-
ped into diphtheria Of the most viru-
lent type.
Interment was in Riverside ceme-
tery the same afternoon. there being
no service at house or church owing to
the malignancy of the disease. Rev.
Clark conducted brief service at the
grave.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
EARNING MONEY TO
BUY RUSK co. FARM

Robert Votruba left last week for
Chicago. where he will work in a ma
chine shop, and earn money to make
il payment on Il Rusk county farm. He
has already saved some money and is
il good. industrious lad who will some
day be one of the Well-tO-do farmers
of Rusk county. Annie Notruba, who
Michigan. will return TO her home
here in the spring to help her father
and mother Mr.. and Mrs. j. {. No-
truba. on their farm. southwest Of this
city
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
FARMS EARNED
MORE IN 1919
Article From Agricultural Dept.
Also Calls Attention To
New ''DOg Law"

Madison, Wis The farmers of
Rusk county received for their crops in
1919 nearly $350,000 more than they
received in 1913, according to figures
compiled for the state department of
agriculture by Joseph a. Becker. CO.
operative Statistician. The actual fig
ures for the Is principal crops are for
1919, $1,505, 1913; for 1918, $1,175,1S7.
The increase in acreage cultivated is
about pa per cent.
The State Department of Agricul-
ture is now calling attention to the
enormous destruction of sheep in this
state by dogs. preliminary to the en-
fOrcement of the new dog law passed
by the legislature of 1919.
Mr.. NOrgord, head Of the department,
i'm Il recent address told of Il flock of
sheep near Portage which was at
tackled one night .by two dogs whose
owners would have sworn they would
night - sheep were either killed out
right by the two dogs or so mutilated
that they had to be killed. Mr. Nor
CORD saw the flock in the morning af-
ter. One sheep had the skin torn from
its flank and Il large part of the ham
was eaten off. Yet the sheep was still
alive. Another had one hind leg torn
Off Another had its entire abdomen
tiaycd. Some had their ears and part
of their faces eaten off, and one was
50 torn that its intestines protruded
and dragged on the ground as il
walked.
la view of this and many similar dis
aSterS. Mr.. Norgord feels that the new
dog law is not too drastic. Every tax
assessor must list the dogs in his dis
trict. and he gets for his service 20
cents for each dog listed, this compen-
sation to come from the dog license
fund.
Before June 30th of this year every
dog owner must secure Il license for
the dogs he owns. The license will
cost $500 for Il male dog and $500 for
Il female. All dogs found after July
1St. 1920 without a license tag will be
seized and if not claimed and Il license
secured by the owner the dog is TO be
killed. The officer who SeiZes the Ii
censeless dogs will receive $1.00 for
each one seized.
The new dog law is Chapter 527,
Laws of 1910.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
FINE MEETING
WINDS UP SERIES
Project of County Land Clear
ing Contest is Enthusiastic
ally Endorsed

John SWenehart. of the Land Clear
ing Department of the University Of
Wisconsin, accompanied by H. S. Funs-
ton, Land Commissioner for the 500
Line were greeted by an enthusiastic
gathering of business men at the La
dysmith Chamber of Commerce last
Friday evening in their final of Il series
Of meetings throughout Rusk county to
speed up the development of agricul-
tural land through Il countrywide
land-clearing contest.
Mr.. Swenehart exhibited a large
chart which told its own story. Here
it is Present number Of farms i'll
Rusk county. 2000. Clearing three
acres per farm in 1920 adds 5000
acres Of fertile new land TO the c0un-
tvs tillable acreage The increased
land value on this acreage would be
$420.0O0 The value of an average
,.rOp of potatoes for the county. viz. $50
bushels per acre would mean 100000
bushels which at one dollar per bushel
be required to carry this output to the
market.
Following 1920. these 5000 acres
would support each year 1900 good
dairy cows. The resulting dairy pro
| luction would amount to 100000 an
nually. This amount is equivalent to
| the pay roll Of $50 men working 300
days per year at 800 per day
Mr.. Swenehart also showed that we
had been clearing less than one acre
per farm during the past two years and
| chat contests in other localities had in
creased the rate Of clearing go per
cent
| Following Mr.. SWenehart's chart
| talk Mr.. Funston told Of his experience
| in other localities where the cOmpcti-
| tive spirit in land clearing was
aroused. Marinette county. for exam
pie, has launched campaign to in
crease the productive value Of her
farms in 1920 by $2.000,000.
One business man, after carefully
studying Mr. Swenehart's chart, made
the statement that in his judgment the
community would easily raise $4,000
to aid any industrial concern which
would agree to come into the cOmmun-
| ity and guarantee steady employment
to go men at an average wage of $4.O0
per day and that this project required
very small investment aside from the
good will of everybody in the COM
munity and was 100 per cent proof
against labor trouble and industrial
upheavals.
An enthusiastic rising vote in sup
port of the project as outlined by Mr..
Swenehart and County Agent Jones
guaranteed the success of the project
and the following committee was Sc
lected to make plans for the project
in Il countrywide manner: W. A.
J Blackburn. chairman, II. NJ. Jones.
secretary. f. NJ. Doyle. r. Il. MacDOn-
aid. +. w. Kasl. w. Il. Thompson. j.
l.. McCOriS0n and John S. Bordner
The committee met upon the adjourn
ment of the meeting and discussed
ways and means of procedure Among
other plans made the committee is ar
ranging for a rousing big meeting in
which the entire county will be repre-
sented for the near future. Dean Rus
. sell. of the university. has been invit-
ed to address this meeting.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-02-20
MRS. MARTIN BACKEN

Mrs. Martin Backen died Monday
morning. Feb. 1G. at st. Mary'S hOSpi
tai. where she had given birth to d
child that died Sunday. Double pneu
m0nia was the cause of death. The
funeral was from the home Thursday
afternoon, Rev John Ritland 0fficia
ting. Burial was at Riverside ceme
terry
Mrs. Backen is survived by her hus
band. four children. her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. GundersOn and sev.
eral brothers and sisters.
Deceased came to LadySmith with
her parents in 1900 and was married
in 1911.