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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-09-17
WILLARD CENTER
Special Correspondence.

J. A. Boyer is building an addition,
36x4O, to his barn.
Thos. Thomas is moving his family
to Ladysmith this week.
Messrs. NJ l. Mcfarland and Aug
1st Wellhausen had business in Hol-
combe Wednesday of last week.
Henry Bong attended the state fair
If Minnesota the last of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Magee, of San
born. Iowa. are visiting at the }. A
Bower home and with other relatives
here this week.
F. w. Rhodes arrived last week with
his family and goods and took posses
sion of his farm. which he recently
purchased from Frank DOMAIN.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Boyer and Mr.
and Mrs. George Magee visited with
Mr.. and, Mrs Kutt last Sunday.
Mr.. Cline has started the erection
of residence and barn on his lane
in Section 3.
Ed Showalter and wife returned
from st. Paul last week.
Mrs. T.. t. Morse returned home
from the hospital Sunday and is rap
idly improving.
Frank DOMAIN stored his goods al
Ladysmith this week. and he and Ed
win expect to leave soon for Milwau
kee. Mrs. DOMAIN will visit awhile
with her parents in Michigan before
joining them.
Messrs. and Mesdames Boyero ant
Magee attended the fair at Chippews
Falls Wednesday.
The district clerk has posted notices
for bids for transporting the children
two miles or more from school. Bid
will be received up to noon of Septem
Der %.
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MURRY
Special Correspondence

Special correspondence
P. NJ. Brown was in Ladysmith on
Tuesday.
The farmers are all busy digging
potatoes this week.
Services will be held here in the
Catholic church October 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Leblanc were
in Ladysmith the fore part of the
week.
Art Coey was home from the Foun-
tain Campbell camp near Crane Sun
day.
Mesdames T. G. Crandell and Chas
Kittelson were shoppers i'll Exeland
Tuesday.
Messrs. VIM. Leblanc and Joe Lee
Blanc attended the state fair at Mil
waukee last week.
/. Misses Alma Kittelson and Irene
Bernard were callers at the Lundgren
home near Atlanta, Monday.
The Johnson families with their
guest, Mr.. Nelson, of Minneapolis, Wis
tied at the Hedlund home Sunday
Mrs. Alice Kittelson, Joe Leblanc,
Jack Lewis and Miss Sadie Berg were
III Pleasant Prairie one day last week.
w. J. Wright and son, Donnie, mo-
tored to Ladysmith Friday with Har-
old Kittelson and attended to business
matters.
c. A. Lindquist, of New Auburn, was
here Tuesday afternoon with a pros
pective buyer for his farm, formerly
the Oscar Burns place.
e Mr.. and Mrs. David MCGOWAN, and
daughter Miss Stella, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Phalen and Miss Margaret Hend-
rickson, all of Ladysmith, were guests
1t the Wright home Sunday.
School started Monday with 43 ell
rolled. Miss Lucy Tromblay, of Lady
smith, is the teacher. The school
house has been thoroughly cleaned and
several improvements made.
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BASS LAKE
Special Correspondence

NUpCIdI correspondence
The people of this vicinity are busy
making new road.
Mrs. Johnson had dental work done
at Ladysmith Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sawyer called at
at the Moss home Sunday.
Herman Jones is building an addi
tiOn to his house this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Unger were dinner
guests at the Trumbell home Sunday
Mrs. John Sawyer, Mrs. Fred Unger
Mrs. Jacob Senff, Hilda and Jacol
Senff were Ladysmith callers Wednes
day.
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ISLAND LAKE DAIRY--our' best i'm

ISLAND LAKE DAIRY--Our' best i'm
proved farm, 100 acres, one-half mile
frontage on beautiful lake. This is a
fine level piece Of land, clay silt loan
soil. no stone, 40 acres in crops, the
best piece of corn in the county, 20
acres of first class timber, balance open
land. well fenced Good set of build
ings. Cheese factory across road from
farm. School in village. / mile away.
An ideal spot and the best buy in the
county. The price is $50 an acre.
Terms $1,000 down and $4,000 when
possession is taken. Balance 5 years
at 6 per cent. We will pay 500 to any
one who will show us a better buy for
the money. HILL & SERGENT, Lady
smith, Wis. 1924
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% Germans Killed in Blast

Berlin-Twenty-three persons were
killed at the artillery depot at Marien-
sci, near Wilhemshaven, when two la
boratories and a large number of
munitions sheds were blown up by an
explosion.
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1000 Die in Turk WiIdarneee

antinople-Fifteen hundred re.
fugees have arrived in Ismid, Asia
Minor, from the village of Kirazli, af-
ter having wandered 40 days in the
wilderness at the mercy of bandits.
They report having lost 1000 COM
rades by starvation.
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Money to LOan-McGlll Il Williams
Insure your property with F. M.
Doyle Company, the leading agency in
Rusk county.
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WE OWN A LARGE TRACT of tim

WE OWN A LARGE TRACT of tim
Der land that will be placed on the
market this fall. This is the original
timber and consists Of pine. spruce,
birch. hemlock and a small percentage
of other hardwoodS 1t is a choice piece
of land and the best tract OF standing
timber in this locality. This is a saw
mill proposition and the buyer should
move a mill on to the land. 1t is To-
Gated 10 miles from Ladysmith and 6
miles from railroad station. If you
are looking for some real timber, we
have it. HILL & SERGENT, Lady
smith. Wis. 1924
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George P. Kirby of Toledo, O., was
elected the new president Of the Ma
tional Fraternal congress at its thir-
tieth annual convention In Chicago.
The congress comprised SO fraternal
societies, having a combined member
ship Of more than 100000.
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FOR SALE-POULTRY
4 DOZEN HIGH GRADE s. c. Brown

LeghOrn hens and two pure-bred 5.
G. d. p. Leghorn ROSTERS.
Barron strain. Hens only $1O0 each,
ROSTERS $500 each. Must sell to make
room. MRS. NJ. Il. LECOUNT, Lady
smith, Wis -Four and one-half miles
northeast Of Ladysmith. 23*
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WANTED TO EXCHANGE

80 ACRES OF LAND to exchange for
a house and lot in Ladysmith. In
quire Of III. w. FLUNKER. Phone
S09F22. 22tf
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CARD OF THANKS
STORAGE

AFTER SEPT. 10 we will accept goods
for storage in our warehouse, for
merly the w. ID. Morgan warehouse,
WOrden-av. WISCONSIN PRODUCE
co. Ladysmith. Wis.
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

DON'T LIST YOUR FARM for sale
with us unless you want it sold.
LADYSMITH LAND & CATTLE co.
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WANTED-FARM LAND

WE HAVE SEVERAL good buyers
coming who are personal friends Of
the firm. If you have a farm you
want to sell list it with us. LADY
SMITH LAND & CATTLE co.
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Insurance that Insures.-F. M. Doyle
Company.
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BUY LAND CLOSE TO MARKET. We

are selling our choicest unimprOved
land located from . to 3 miles from
railroad town, for $50 an acre. This
is all high, level land, no swamp, and
is practically free from stone or pine
stumps. 1t is the best quality clay silt
loan soil and is easily put into cultiva-
ton. You cannot buy better land at
any price Will give good terms to ac-
tual settlers. Let us show you the crops
on adjoining farms. HILL & SER
GENT Ladysmith. Wis. 1924
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BOUNTIES

Nate Jones. Washington, 3 wolves.
j, +. Jones, Washington, 2 wolves.
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FOR SALE--REAL ESTATE

TWO LOTS in Brooklyn each GGx133.
For price and terms see EDWIN V.
HANSON, at pOstOffice. 21-23*
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40 ACRES OF LAND north of Lady
smith, within y mile of city limits
Legal description, swH of the se14 of
Sec 81. Twp. 80, Range 6. For further
information address MRS. JAMES b.
WHITE. Charlottesville, Ind.
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STX-ROOM brick bungalow, half acre
of. land; garage; hen house; city
water; full basement; built new last
fall. Inquire of ALVIN WINTERS,
East Ninth ST., Ladysmith. 22-233*
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FOR SALE-FARM LAND

ONE OF THE BEST unimproved for
ties in one Of the best towns (Grant)
III RuSk county. For price and terms
see ID. H. RICHARDS, Ladysmith
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HELP WANTED
FOR SALE-LIVE STOCK

MARE, 6 years old, and 3 spring
calves. III. VANDERBILT, Route
g. Ladysmith. IL"
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MONEY to Loan.-McGILL & WILL
JAMS.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
General Advance in
Auto Tires Predicted
Rising Cost of Materials and
Labor May Force Upward
Price Revision

A general advance in the prices Of
automobile tires will be made in the
near future, according to the head Of
large tire manufacturing company.
While the price of crude rubber, this
authority explained, has shown little
change over the last year, increased
wages and steadily mounting costs of
cotton materials makes higher tire
prices inevitable.
Since June, 1919, different grades of
cotton and cotton duck used in the
manufacture of the various types of
pneumatic tires have advanced on an
average of from rs to 100 per cent.
Crude rubber now costs about 45 cents
pound, approximately what it has
been selling for during the last twelve
months, but decline Of 25 per cent
from war time levels. AS to the extent
of the increase in labor costs this au-
thority could give no estimate, but the
fact that the large rubber companies
have had little or no trouble with
strikes and other labor factors are at
tributed in the trade to voluntary wage
increases they have made right along.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Belgian Notes to
Yield Over p. e..
Bankers Report Large Pre-
liminary Demand for
the Issue

The one and fve-year gold notes of
the Belgian government, which Will be
offered to American investors to-day
hy syndicate of investment banking
Institutions, will yield slightly more
than Z per cent. The price on the
iive-year notes will be 95a4 and inter
est and the price on the one-year notes
will be SO and interest
In announcing the terms of the
loan j. P. Morgan & Co. and the Guar
anty Trust Company, fiscal agents for
Belgium, said: "It is generally agreed
that Belgium is making substantial
progress in recovery from war condi-
tions, and it is expected that this
progress will continue at a satlsfac-
tory rate.
"The terms of the Belgian loan now
being offered in this country give sthe
American investor an opportunity to
participate in the benefits that will re-
suit from its recovery. AS Belgium's
coming satisfactory, continues to i'm
prove and its balances of trade be-
come more favorable it is reasonable
to expect that the condition of it's for
eign exchanges will also improve The
holders of the Belgian government
notes now being offered will have in
effect call on Belgian exchange, if
it advances beyond II francs to the
dollar, under an arrangement by
which half of such credit will go to
the Belgian government and the other
half to the noteholder."
At the Morgan Offices it was said
that the preliminary demand was
heavy, and that a preference for the
five-year notes was shown because OF
the lower period for the exchange
feature to operate.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Steel Companies
Cautious About
Booking Orders
Leading Independent Pro-
ducers Refusing Business
for Delivery Beyond the
First Quarter of This Year

The steel industry as whole is not
booked far ahead as might be indicated
by the increase Of 1,137,000 tons in
the untitled orders Of the United States
Steel Corporation at the end of Decem-
ber. The leading independents, accord
ing to "The Iron Age" this week, are
refusing to take business beyond the
first quarter despite the Steel Corpora
tion's policy Of accepting 1920 orders
at it's so-called pegged prices.
1t is also noted that the calling off
of the steel strike has meant some
improvement in the labor supply, but
nothing marked, as good many work
ers weeks ago found other places, while
not few of those still on strike will
not be taken back.
because of the labor shortages and
short performances" says "The Iron
Age" "sarcely more than rs to 80
per cent operation for the majority Of
the industry is expected before the
middle of the year. A good many plants
are falling short of that just now"
There is some talk, according to "The
Iron Trade Review" that special dis
pensation will have to be provided in
the case of the railroads if the latter
are to obtain the steel necessary to
carry out speedily their rehabilitation
program.
RAILROAD demand is heavy at Chi
cago," this publication adds, "forty-
eight thousand tons Of steel. have been
placed for car repairs for the New
York Central, with 10000 tons about
to be closed. A sale of $4,000 tons of
tin plates was made there. Eastern
mill rail orders now closed or pending
call for around 100000 tons, including
$4,000 to 205,O0O tons for the Penn
sylvania lines and 10000 tons for the
Erie"
In equipment the New York Central
has let contracts for the repair of
$500 cars involving 100000 to $4,000
tons Of plates, shapes and bars; the
Gulf Refining Company has ordered
between 1900 and 1900 tank cars, TAX
ing upward of $4,000 tons of steel; the
Pullman Company will build 500 sleep
ing cars, requiring 12,500 tons, and the
St. Paul plans building cars in it's own
shops at the rate of fifty-fve day.
An advance of SIS ton in plates and
shapes has been made by a Chicago
interest and Pittsburgh reports that
three or four makers of tubular pro-
ducts are asking $40 a ton more. A
development of interest in che inter-
national market is the offering at New
York this week of lots Of Belgian
structural material. British steel prices
are being advanced 81 to IS ton be-
cause of the higher railroad freights
rates just established in England.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
American Tel. & Tel.
Earns $lO.O4 a Share

The American Telephone and Tele-
graph, in its preliminary annual report
for the year ended December 81, 1919,
disclosed total income Of $7O,461 ,13O,
compared with $61,056,162 in the pre-
ceding year. The years revenues were
made up as follows: Dividends, $751;
461,670; interest and other revenue
from associated companies, $19,9O4,-
1896; telephone traffic, $5,962,5O5, and
government compensation, $28,132,5
Expenses absorbed $10,235,669 of the
years earnings and interest charges
$l5,847 ,596, leaving n net income avail
able for dividends of $44,377 1865, equiv
alcnt to $1,000 share earned on the
$441 ,o56,50o capital stock, which COM
pares with $43,90l 1924, or 1898 share
earned on the SAL ,947,338 stock in
1918. Dividend payments aggregated
$35 5,3b6334, leaving a balance of So
OIL ,53l, against $8.871 1922 in the year
before.
For the last quarter of 1919 tho COM
pany returned a surplus after charges
of $12,070,64I, equivalent to $273 a
share. Total earnings in the quarter
amounted to $18,08i ,012. After ex-
penses, interest and dividends surplus
was $3,23l $50.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Over-Liberal Dividends Policy


five shares Manhattan Elevated. Please ad-
wise me as to your opinion as to safety and
income yield of these stocks.-H. F.
Answer-Buckeye Pipe Line stock
does not appear to be entitled to very
high rating in every respect. While
the surplus of the company is large Con
December 81, 1918, it was $9,826,955 out
of total liabilities of $25,854,104), new
ertheless it seems that the dividend
policy has been rather too liberal. For
1913 it earned 1888 a share. and paid
So, for 1917 it earned $11.90 and paid
$3.50, for 1915 it earned $10.41 and paid
SO, for 1915 it earned $7.e2 and paid SO
and in 1914 it earned $1209 and paid
$14. While this policy has not caused
great difference in surplus account,
nevertheless it seems as though more
conservative policy might be wiser.
Manhattan Railway has been costing
the Interborough company a great deal
of money. In other words, the lease,
which calls for interest on the Man
haitian bonds and 7 per cent on the
stock, has cost Interbarough over
$4,000,000 each for the last two years
On January 1 the regular amount of
the rental was paid Ok per cent on
Manhattan), but the Interborough had
to do some hard work in order to bor-
row the money. Unless radical
change for the better takes place soon
it seems altogether likely that the next
II M1~ %kr~ u
made. In that event the lease will be
broken, and Manhattan will have to
operate Independently. But we cannot
see how the situation will be any better
in that event. 1t will probably be
worse. In the mean time everything
depends upon the ability of the Inter
borough to obtain relief by increased
fares. Manhattan stock is, then, mere
speculation.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Lack Investment Quality

Question: have $500 and would like to
invest it in some low value stock What is
your opinion of the following stocks Burk-
nett Van Cleave OIL Elk Basin Petroluem,
Indian Packing. and some rail stocks like
Third Avenue Railroad and Wheeling & Lake
Erie IS. S.
Answer-Not one Of the stocks you
have picked out is in the investment
class. Elk Basin Petroleum has con-
siderable production and is paying
dividends at the rate of 2a per cent
quarterly. But it's shares, like those of
nearly all oil producing companies, are,
we believe, speculative. Burknett Van
.Cleave Oil, which pays no dividends, is
even more 80. Indian Packing, now
paying dividends at the rate of per
cent annually, has yet to demonstrate
it's ability to keep up earnings over a
prices, neither Third Avenue Railway
nor Wheeling & Lake Erie stock can be
said to have anything more than spec
ulative possibilities. If you really want
to invest your $500, we suggest you
stick to some Of the seasoned pre-
ferred stocks we have pointed out from
time to time in this column.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
The Law Permits It

Question-we read every day of money
being loaned at 18 per cent, 25 per cent, etc.
Is not the acceptance of interest at n
higher rate than per cent usurious in this
state How do they get away with it,?
Many readers Of your paper would be inter-
estcd in a full explanation Of this condition
Of affairs.-W. c. L.
Answer-It is easily explainable why
call money reaches such heights as you
mention, and legally at that. Here is
the actual wording of the law: "In any
case hereafter in which advances or
money, repayable on demand, to an
amount not less than $4,000, are made
upon warehouse receipts, bills Of
lading, certificates. Of stock, certificates
of deposit, bills Of exchange, bonds or
other negotiable Investments pledged
as collateral security for such repay
ment, it shall be lawful to receive, or
to contract to receive, and collect, as
compensation for making such advance
any sum to be agreed upon in writing
by the parties to such transactions
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
U. S. Steel Employees
Get Stock at 100
Price at Which Workers May
Buy on Installments Above
Market Quotation

Employees of the United States Steel
Corporation will be offered the right
to subscribe to the common stock under
the 1920 stock subscription plan at
s1O6 a share In making this announce
ment yesterday the company stated that
the nominal amount of stock to be
offered would be 10000 shares. but that
all subscriptions above that total would
be honored.
The terms of the Offering are the
same as in preceding years, the en-
ployees to be allowed to pay for the
stock in monthly instalments. This
years subscription price compares with
s92 for 1919 and 1918, S107 for 1917
and S55 for 1916. No common stock was
offered for subscription in 1915, in
which year the corporation discon-
tinued its policy of offering to en-
ployees its preferred stock.
When the announcement appeared
yesterday of the corporations stock
subscription plan Steel common was
selling around 1O5A 1t Immediately
fell below 105 and reached 104aa The
closing sale was at 104B, q net loss for
the day of 1ss points. 1t has not been
uncommon for "little SteeP to sell
under the corporations subscription
price for time. In the majority OF
cases, however, it. has ultimately sold
much higher.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15

each two shares of tho present stock ncye
held G. c. Van Tuyl jr.. Max Frirums,~
l. Gilman. j. II. Hoffman. Henry ..esr os,s
Paul Singer stephen Stephano. q. l.. Sto,.
and Max Wclnstein were elected to 'hv
board Of directors. 81
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
American Real Estate ROnds

Question-Wiil you kindly advise me what
the prospects are as regards the bonds of the
American Real Estate Company? We have
had some of these bonds in the hands of the
committee, which has now disbanded, and we
are requested to pay fee of per cent on
the face amount to the compensation
and expenses of the committee If there is
any prospect of the bonds eventually being
paid we are willing, of course. to pay the
fee asked.H. w. u
Answer-We are informed that the
receivers of the American Real Estate
Company have taken advantage of the
higher prices of real estate and have
succeeded in disposing of several pieces
of property at prices which the COM
pany had carried on it's books. The
American Real Estate bonds have been
somewhat higher recently, about 10 per
cent, and it would appear that there is
a possibility if the receivers continue
as successful as they have been that
the bonds may work higher.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Great Western Petroleum

Question-Will you please give me your
opinion of the Great Western Petroleum
Corporation? understand this company
has one large refinery at Erie, Kan. also
another close to completion somewhere in
Kentucky also that the company owns many
railroad cars and various other valuable
as sets, such as oil stations retail service
wagons and thousands of acres of oil lands
in various Western states. I have a few
dollars could invest and would in this
company if l thought I could get fair
rum for my money. I am not looking for
a 100 per cent sure safe investment, with
out any chances of making good profits. but
prefer to take reasonable chance to try to
make nice proft.-E. P. A.
Answer-The Great Western Pc
troleum Corporation has all the equip
ment you describe, apparently. But
there is no statement of earnings, so
we cannot tell how good the stock is.
The stock was placed rather privately
and should not be confounded with
Great Western, selling on the Curb for
few cents share.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15

At. special meeting OF tho stockholders
OF tho Bank of tho United States held
yesterday. the proposal to increase tho
banks capital from 81 900. 900 to $1,000
600 was approved. The new stock will
ha Issued to stockholders at par One
share Of tho new stock win be issued for