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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
NEW SETTLER HAS
LARGE OPENING

G. II. Carlson owns 160-acre tract
of wild land two miles northeast Of In
cram that he has started to clear.
There is good high building spot on
each eighty. where the new road will
cut his land in two These building
spots are open land and Mr.. Carlson
is brushing and picking up the down
stuff on this land and will soon have
large acreage ready to NOW with a
horse mower. Part of his land has
some good hardwood on it and there
is a go0d-sized tamarack swamp on the
north eighty that has lot OF good
building poles and fence posts of fine
quality. The new road going through
there will do a lot toward draining this
swamp if the road is properly drained.
Mr.. Carlson lives just north Of the
track. east of Ingram.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
LAND SALES

Y. f. COnwell reports sales of land
to three buyers during the past week as
follows:
Alex Parks bought 20 acres adjoin-
his brothers. Pats land, three miles
northeast of Ladysmith Friday. Mr..
Parks once owned the old Parks farm.
Recently he has been living in Sas-
katchewan. Canada. and reports every
thing as being dried up there this sum-
mer Mrs. Parks was very much
troubled with heart failure in Canada
and feels much better since arriving
i'll Ladysmith week ago.
One hundred and sixty acres were
sold to an Indiana man last week. This
land is located il miles north of Lady
smith and the buyer will move onto it
soon and improve it,
Another eighty near RadisSOn owned
Ly an Iowa man was sold last week to
George Whalen. of Chicago. This is
2 partially improved farm. The seller
VIII come up to Rusll county in the
near future and buy a farm near La
dySmith.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
FARMER
RETURNS TO WISCONSIN

J. Publ, who owned an S0-acre farm
near Windfall Lake, east of EXeland,
sold out last year for $4,000 and went
to Minnesota, where he started farm
ing. He was back to EXeland last
Thursday with two brOthers-in-law, and
they were all looking for farms there.
The boys report a backward spring
where they live in Minnesota, as they
have had excessive rains and lots OF
land is not yet put into crops.
John Alderman, who sold his forty
last wear and went to Minnesota, will
return to EXeland to buy farm.
Rusk county and the territory around
Eyeland, which really should belong
in Rusll county, is hard section to
beat We have no floods, drOuth or
sandstOrms here, and we get a good
crop as often as any country known.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
OLDEST SETTLER IN
THE INGRAM COUNTRY

Louis Bison came to Ingram 30
years AGO at the time the 500 Line
started to grade their right-Of way, and
has lived there ever since. Mr. Bison
owns so acres Of land on the Flambeau
river and has 100 acres i'll his home
farm. There are 80 acres cleared for
hay and crops and the balance Of this
100 acres are brushed and seeded pas
trre. The stumps in this pasture are
all rotten and could easily be removed
if it was any object, but stumps OF this
nature that keep rotting do not hurt
pasture land and are considered posi-
tive benefit as they hold moisture and
enrich the land.
Mr.. Bison has owned this farm ~
years, but for a great many years, IN
fact until II years ago, he worked in
the woods and mills to support his
family. He has u milk cows, seven
head of yearling cattle, seven calves.
eight head Of hogs and two teams. The
buildings on his farm consist OF story
and half residence, 1SX24, with addl-
ton. 1920; barn, 24X72, with lean
to. 1Gx72; machine shed and pump
and engine house.
Mr.. Bison is still vigorous and is a
veTv pleasant man to talk to. He has
seen the development of that part OF
Rusll county from its earliest state OF
virgin forest to the present day when
the country is full of beautiful farm
homes.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
SATISFIED

George Caple owns a 40-acre piece
of land half mile southwest of In
gram, and lives in the village. His
premises are neatly kept and he has a
bunch of chickens and one of the best
gardens in town. He has been an old
sailor and has seen much of the world.
He was located on farm in Potter
county, 5. D., which he says is one of
the dryest counties in the world He
went through six dry years there and
had to parcel out every drop of water
for one whole year. He stayed through
and got five fair years and sold out
last fall after harvesting crop of five
bushels of wheat to the acre. He appre-
ciates the rainfall Rusk county receives
and is well satisfied with conditions
here. He has % acres of open land on
his forty and has been stumping this
land, getting it ready for hay. His
daughter and her husband, X. ID. Gra-
ham, are here from South Dakota and
will remain and help Mr. Caple put up
his hay. The young couple may decide
to buy land and locate here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
SECURE YOUR DOG LICENSE
To All Dog Owners !:


You are hereby notified that it is
necessary for every dog owner to Sc
cure a license at the clerks office of
the city, town or village in which his
dog is kept before the thirtieth day of
June, 1920.
The license can be secured by MAX
ing application by mail to Matt Haasl,
Ladysmith, Wis, Route 1, or applying
to him in person. At the same time
the dog owner must deposit the fee of
$500 plus 10 cents for each male dog,
and $500 plus is cents for each female
dog which he owns.
On July 1, 1920, the new dog law goes
into effect
Do not delay. Make application for
license at once!
MATT HAASL, Clerk, Town
of Flambeau.
June II, 1920. 1O-11
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

land one mile north of Ingram, has
been on his land for three years. He
has owned so acres of it for 10 years
and the other so was bought three
years ago There was shack and shed
and some brushed on it when he moved
onto it. He has been busy brushing
and has been getting out poles and logs
for big new barn which he will build
after he gets all of the logs sawed.
Peter G. Leonhard has owned his
4O-acre farm 512 miles northeast OF
Ladysmith for IL years. He has Ii
acres clear of stumps, six acres of
timber, and the balance is in pasture.
He has good frame house 22x24, with
full basement and cellar. There is
silo 12X20, hay NOW 1SX36, and a
lean-to 16X36 on the farm. Mr.. Leon
hard will build a new barn 34X46 as
soon as he can get to it. He has six
cows and a team of horses.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
WILL AVOID TWO CROSSINGS

George Savord, who has the contract
for the new state road west of the poor
farm, is making good progress on it to
date This road, which is being put III
on the north side of the railroad, will
take the place Of the road on the south
side of the track and will make that
road run straight through, thus avoid
ing two railroad crossings.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
STRIKING VS.. LAND CLEARING

Striking doesn't pay-land clearing
get into the game by producing
while prices remain sky high. This is
the only way to effectively reduce the
abnormal high cost of living.
Come, get piece of land now; get
onto it and produce one of the Rusk
county bumper crops before snow flies
and be Independent of strikes, lock-
outs and hour jangles. Work as many
among the home-builders of the ma
ton.
Call at 224 Peterson Ave and learn
direct from THE OLD MAN-about de-
tails and excellent terms.
G. X. ELLINGSON, Owner
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
RUSK, THE FAVORED
COUNTY OF THE y. s.

While the drift to the city continues
to draw farmers from the prairie states
Rusk county is one place that success
fully completes for portion of them
The farmers OF RuSk county own and
operate their farms themselves, and
are the most Independent Of hired help
Of any farmers in the United States
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
BASE BALL AT PICNIC

\ base ball game between teams of
Rusk and Chippewa counties will be a
feature of the get-together picnic to be
held in the grove at the confluence of
the Flambeau and Chippewa rivers
next Tuesday There will be other
sports and addresses. also
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
BIG GAME NEAR

r. /. POmerOy who has owned 100
acres of land about three miles north
of Ingram for six years, has 10 acres
plowcd and % acres brushed. He has
Il comfortable set Of log buildings.
\ young deer is making his home at
this farm. and is quite tame. Within
the last month two big black bears were
shot near the POmerOy home. and the
bear hide Mr.. pomeroy is curing at his
house is about the biggest hide we have
seen. 1t is Il dandy and is jet black i'll
color.
HOUSES FOR SALE. = Hill & Ser
gent, Ladysmith, Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
GREEN BY NAME
GREEN BY NATURE

Green Bros, of Hardy, Iowa, drove
so head of fat hogs to Irvington, Iowa.
one day last week and lost 30 head Of
them on the road. Any man who is
green enough to drive fat hogs to
market deserves to loose them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
STAY IN RUSK COUNTY

The end of the rainbow lays in other
states. but the real pot Of gold is found
most often III the virgin soil of RusH
county. Most farmers who leave here
for other lands. are glad to return
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

c.. II. Wirth, who owns a large tract
of land ~ miles west of Ingram, is
proving himself to be regular farmer
He has broke 40 acres of meadow and
has a fine field of peas growing. A
viner is being put up on his farm, so
the silage will be kept at home. He
also has planted seven acres Of spuds,
big field of oats, two acres of ruta-
bagas, and will plant two acres more,
of the latter. Mr.. Wirth has a big
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
RUSK COUNTY FARM ITEMS
News That Will Interest Our City
Readers as Well as the Tiilers
of the Soil

The new road east of the Prindle
cheese factory is ready for the grader.
This road gives the Parks boys an out
let and opens up some good territory.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Chris Kaiser, who lives east of In
gram, had to clear land without the use
of dynamite during the war, as he had
not received his citizenship papers.
This was big handicap but Mr.. Kali
ser has made a big showing, anyway.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

When you want money and want 1t
without waiting and at the very lowest
rates, See f. M. Doyle Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Pat Bragdon is located at Ingram
and is busy buying junk He buys
anything from a bearskin to Wea-
sci hide and finds plenty of junk of all
kinds in that neighborhOOd.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

For the best insurance service see
MchaelSOn & Hughes Co.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Chris Kaiser, who owns fine farm
of 120 acres just east of Ingram, is one
of the best hustlers in Rusk county.
Two of his forties on the south are wild
land that have been partially brushed.
The forty near the road where his fine
set of buildings are is one of the finest
pieces of land in the county. Mr.. Kai-
ser's crops all looked good. The farm
showed careful and painstaking work.
Mr. Kaiser milks 16 cows, and has a
bull, seven heifers and two calves.
Men like Mr.. Kaiser are the salt Of the
earth.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
Land or "Land-PluS"?

Thousands are buying land this year. Thous-
ands are now looking about for the best
place to buy. The whole of Upper Wiscon-
sin has come into the lmelght as clover
paradise. The attention of the entire Central
West is riveted on this great Cloverland, and
large part of this new interest is directed
toward Rusk County THE Land of Cows
and Clover.
Perhaps the greatest influence in securing
outside interest in Rusk county has been
the Rusk County Million Dollar Land Clear
ing Contest, and the next greatest, the large
scale advertising and distribution of infor-
nation by one of the largest organizations
of it's kind-the National Land ColOnizing
Company.
The success of this organization largely founded policy of
the settlers The company has made rule to keep
close touch with the time purchase until he has
place where he longer needs help He not for
gotten purchased the times
He is not left to founder about for himself
Each settler who buys National Land Coonzng Com
pany gets than merely land He receives the benefit
large financial backing He assisted getting buildings
his farm and he assisted in securing stock and machinery
as he needsit benefit of the advice of practical
pers all times He knows that else Interested his
success-from end of the year to the other.
you going be satisfied with merely land do want
Iand-P lus?"
you are interested work of assisting settlers,
call We will be glad to make acquant
National Land Colonizing Company
Main Office: Madison Wis Field Office Ladysmith, Wis.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Walter KOschzak, who lives five
miles south of Ladysmith, has, on ac-
count of sickness, decided to have a
public sale and dispose of his personal
property, Tuesday, June GOTH Live
stock, machinery, household goods, etc,
will be sold to the highest bidder. Sale
starts at one o'clock.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

tractor and outfit and is making good
use of it.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Jacob Maciag, Urgel Fecteau, and
Albert Lessard were busily engaged
Saturday in swapping out a road run
ming east through the G. II. Carlson
farm north of Ingram a couple of miles.
The boys were doing a good job and
were making good time. The settlers
figure on mail route over this road
when they get it finished.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

John Jelacic, who lives IL miles
north of Ingram, on his 40-acre farm,
recently bought so acres adjoining his
land on the south. Mr.. Jelacic's faith
er, MATHS Jelacic, and his son, Steve,
are busily engaged in brushing and
picking up on the land along the road.
The strip they have worked over is in
fine shape and is a good job. They cut
the brush close to the ground, and NOW
all weeds and pile them all together so
that a good fire will make the ground
ready for grass seed.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Cook Stove; Heater; Dresser; Kitchen
Cabinet; 2 Tables; Chairs; Bed;
Other articles too numerous to mention
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

While the shortage of farmers over
the United States is lamentable, there
is no question but that the Rusk coun-
ty farmers are in position to take advan-
tage of the situation and will realize
good profits on the crops they raise by
their own labor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Rains in the DakOtas are spelling
grain crops, but are helping grass.
They have plenty of good pasture there
this year A flood at Kennebec, S. d..
last week washed 40 head of hogs down
a creek for mile. where they landed
in a nighbor's yard at a bend in the
creek. Land there has advanced $25
per acre in the last three years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

TO insure prompt settlement of losses,
insure with #. Nj. Doyle Company.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
TUESDAY,,
JU N = 2 9
Commencing at l O'clock Sharp
LIVESTOCK

Team of Horses, s and IL years old;
Horse, years old; 6 Cows fresh,
others to freshen soon; A Yearling
Heifers; Yearling Steer; Spring Heifer;
Pure Bred Chester White Boar, COM
ing 2 years old; Brood Sow; Young
Pigs; IS Chickens
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25
MACHINERY

Single Wagon; Harness; TwO-hOrse
Wagon; Buggy; Hay Rake; 14-inch
Pillow; 1-hOrse Cultivat0r; 2-barrel
Water Tank; Canvas Stack Cover;
Cream Separator; 1O-gallOn Milk Can;
Grind Stone; 1000 #. Plaster Board;
Feed Grinder.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-06-25

Severt Lee, who owns 100 acres of
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1920-11-26
Tax Collectors Reoort.

Mayor.
Recorder.
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School Board Tax
) mills

The following resolution was III
troduced, its adoption moved and
seconded and put to a vote, the re-
suit being: Voting for adoption,
Aldermen Doak, Gerard, Horn, Nc
Daniel, Jackson, Schultz. Opposed,
None. Absent and not voting, None.
Whereupon same was declared duly
adopted and ordered spread on the
minutes, as follows:
IN RE SCHOOL BONDS.
Whereas at an election called and
held in the city of Grenada. Missis-
sippi, on SATURDAY, June 10Th
1920. an overwhelming majority of
qualified electors of said city voting
IN said election voted in favor of the
issuance OF bonds of said city in the
sum OF one hundred and twenty-five
Thousand dollars at a rate of inter-
est not TO exceed 6 per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annualiy, for the
purpose Of improving and repairing
the school buildings of said city and
erecting a new school building in
said city, and,
Whereas II appears and the Board
has ascertained and found that said
election was regular, proper and leg
al IN all respects as required by law
and legally held and conducted.
Be it, therefore, resolved and or
dained by the Mayor and Aldermen
OF said city in regular session.:
Section l. That for the purpose of
raising funds to improve and repair
the school buildings of said city and
erect a new school building in said
city, there be issued the negotiable
coupon bonds Of said city in the total
sum OF S125,00O.0 90. Said bonds
snail be IN denominations of five hun
dred dollars each; shall be two hun
dred and fifty in number. numbered
from n to two hundred and fifty,
both inclusive; shall be dated Octob-
err 5th 1920, and bear 6 Der cent in
terest per annum from date, payable
seni-annually on the 5th day of April
and October of each year until paid,
as evidenced by and upon ~presenta-
ton and surrender of the attached
interest coupons a they s~everally
mature, both principal and interest
be paid in lawful money of the
United States Of America at Han
National Bank, i'm New York
City, New York. Said bonds shall
and be payable in numerical
order as follows:
Bonds numbered n TO five. in
:iuslve, shall be payable on October
9Th 1921.
ond numbered six to ten, in
:iuslve, shall be payable on October
bonds numbered eleven to fifteen.
inclusive, shall be payable on Octob-
II 5th 1923.
Bonds numbered sixteen to twenty
inclusive, shall be payable on October
It'll 1924. oei
Bonds numbered twenty-one to
twenty-five, inclusive, shalt be nav
Die on October 9Th 1925.
Bonds numbered twenty-six to
nirty-five, inclusive, shall be nav
Die on October 5th 1926.
Bonds numbered thirty-six to for
Continued on Page s.
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fund for the present fiscal year. 1t
is hereby certified, recited and af-
frned that the Indebtedness incur
red by the execution of this note
added TO the current debt Of this
year, will not exceed the sum which
the levy of taxes for the present
year viii raise for the said school
fund of said city, and that the said
city of Grenada, Miss, does not
hereby exceed any constitutional,
legal or charter limitations.
In testimony whereof witness the
signature of the Mayor and Record
er and the seal of said Municipality,
this the date first aforesaid.
Mayor.
Recorder.
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CITY COUNCIL.

The Board of Mayor and Alder
mel met in regular session at the
Mayors office in said city on the 4th
day of October, 1920. Present May
or, marshal recorder and all the
council.
TIE board passed an ordinance
levying a privilege tax or each per
son. firm or corporation employed
in the business Of hauling logs, for
commercial purposes on the public
streets Of the city. Entered in Or
dinance Book. page Sc.
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School Fund

Whereas it appears that the city of
Grenada is unable to borrow the
funds authorized to be borrowed by
resolution passed by this Board at
its September, 1920 meeting, in an
ticipation &c taxes Ger the present
fiscal year, at the rate u 6 per cent
per annum
BE it, therefore, resolved by the
Mayor AMI Alermen of. said city in
regular session:
Section /. That the city of Gre
NADIA shall borrow the sum of Six
Thousand (S6,O00.OO) dollars on ac-
count Ct the school fund in antici-
patton Of taxes collectible by and
payable into said fund during the
present year, said moneys to be re-
paid to the lender on the 1st day Of
April, 1921 with s per cent interest
thereon per annum from date Until
paid.
See. 2. That the Mayor and Rec
order be and they are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to execute
a note unto the lender of said
moneys to said fund of said city for
said sum aforesaid with 8 per cent
interest thereon per annum from
date until paid, and when so execut-
ed, there shall be pledged unto the
of said moneys the full faith,
property, and
revenues of said city for the pay
ment thereof according to it's terms.
1t is hereby recited and affirmed that
The debt, SO incurred by the execu-
ton of said note, added to the cur
rent debt of the year, will not ex-
coed the sun which the levy of tax
es for the present fiscal year will
raise for said fund, and that said
note will not exceed nor violate any
constitutional, statutory or charter
Sec. 3. The form of said note
shall be as follows:
100000 Grenada, Miss, ...-192OI
On the first day of April, 1921
City of Grenada, Mississippi,
promises to pay unto Grena-
ia Bank or bearer, the sum of Six
Dollars, with 8 per cent
interest thereon, per annum from
late until paid, value received.
This note is executed for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the school
.und of said municipality and is so
executed in anticipation of taxes
payable to and ~collectible for said
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r. w. No. 435 w. a. Mcleod
S8,320.97
Receipts For Oil For Streets.

Receipts For Oil For Streets.
The following is a full report of
all moneys received by me for billing
streets, and all of said money has
been paid into the city treasury; in
the General Fund, as per receipt
Warrants mentioned:
For Main street and part
of Line, Receipt Warrant
No. AIT S7O5.25
Fol- Main street and part
of Line. Receipt Warrant
423 1855
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Mills
Mayors Report of Fines Collected.

Mayors Report Of Fines Collected.
For the month of September, 1920,
l have collected fines in the Mayors
Court, in the sum of S211.O0, which
/ have paid into the city treasury, as
Receipt Warrant No. 446 hereto at
tached. The above represent all
fines collected by me during the
time specified. The respective cases
IN which said fines were collected are
named below.
Respectfully submitted,
W. S. P. DOTY,
Oct. ., 1920. Mayor.
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$108.O3
Erroneous Assessment in Real Estate
East Ward, Lots 261 and 262
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Amt. TO be paid Treas. S2,598.62
l, the undersigned Marshal and
Tax Collector of said city, hereby re-
port and ask credit for the follow
ing erroneous assessments.