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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
SERVICE MEN
HAVE PREFERENCE
Have First Pick Of All Govern
ment Lands Thrown Open
to HOmesteading

The home service section of Rusk
county Red Cross chapter announces
that they have received the following
information on government lands for
eX-service men:
The homestead law was approved by
Congress Feb. II, 1920, provides that
hereafter for period of two years
hOnOrably discharged officers, soldiers.
sailors and marines, and those who
have been placed in the regular army
or naval reserve who served in the
war with Germany shall have a pre-
ferred right of sixty 600 days before
the general opening to enter upon pub
lie lands which are hereafter opened
for settlement after having been with
drawn.
The time which the homestead set
tier has served in the army. navy or
marine corps shall be deducted from
the time heretofore required to perfect
title. or if discharged on account OF
wounds received or disability incurred
in time of duty. then the term of en-
liStment shall be deducted from the
time heretofore required, without ref
arence to the length of time he may
have served: but no patent shall issue
to any homestead settler who has not
resided upon. improved, and cultivated
his homestead for period Of at least
one year after he has commenced his
| improvements.
The following circulars relating tC
homesteads may be obtained without
| harge by writing to the General Lane
Office. department of interior, Wash
| ingtOn. ID. c.
No. 541-Suggestions to homestead
ors and persons desiring to make home
stead entries.
No. 641-SOldiers. sailors and ma
rines serving during operations on th'
Mexican border and during the wal
with Germany.
| No. 64S-Vacant public lands on Jul!
| 1St. 1919.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
BETTER MAIL SERVICE BE.
TWEEN LADYSMITH AND
MINNEAPOLIS

A new department recently organ
lied in the Minneapolis pOstOffice has
made possible a greatly improved mail
service between Minneapolis and La
dysmith.
The postoff;ee department has recent
ly given this office additional equip
ment and additional clerical assistance
for the purpose of installing a direct
distribution of parcel post to the most
important towns of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and Montana.
The basement Of the Minneapolis
pOstOffice has been remOdelled and 40.-
600 square feet of floor space equipped
with the latest type Of pouch and sack
racks. one section of which has been
assigned to Ladysmith because of the
large amount of mail that is dispatcifed
to it from Minneapolis.
Parcel post from Minneapolis con-
Germs is brought into this new depart
ment and is distributed for these prin-
cipal towns and dispatched direct to
trains.
send this item thinking your people
NAV be Interested This office will hN
pleased to receive suggestions or eona-
plants if at any time your service from
or to Minneapolis needs attention.
EDWARD A. PURDY,
Postmaster.
Minneapolis, Mimi, April s, 1920.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
TO
HAVE NEW EDITOR
Three Men on Editorial Staff of
This Paper After
May |

In line with the Budgets pOlicy
Of giving the progressive people of La
dysmith and Rusk county as near d
tirst-class, up-tO-the-minute newspaper
) as it. is possible for us to attain, the
service of ID. III. Richards, of this city
have been secured, as editor
BY this new arrangement, the writer
as managing editor, will be enabled to
do more field work in building up a
stronger news service throughout the
county. while. at the same time. we will
be able to cover the city news more
thoroughly than ever. The farm de-
partment. with NJ. O. EmmOnS as edi-
its reception by the public has been
most gratifying.
The people Of the city and county
need no introduction to Mr.. Richards.
He was Ladysmith's first editor COM
ing here just twenty years ago and es-
tallishing the Rusk County Journal.
He continued as publisher of the Jour
nal until 1908. when he sold the paper
and moved onto farm near Port Ar
thur. showing that the editors up here
really believe what they write about
the wonderful fertility of Rusk county
soil. He remained on the farm until
he was elected county treasurer in
1916 In 1918 he was reelected for the
term that will expire next January.
Mr.. Richards will take up his work
on this paper May 1. Mrs. Richards,
deputy county treasurer, assisted by
Mrs. John Willis. (nee Lorraine Berge-
VIM and with what assistance as may
be necessary from Mr.. Richards. will
take care of the duties in the county
trcaSllrer's office during the remaining
months of the term
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
COUNTY BOARD
IN MAY SESSION
Cattle Sheds Will Be Built For
Exhibits at County
Fair
ASSISTANT VOTED FOR
ROAD COMMISSIONER
Tractor Voted For Poor Farm and
Power Lawn Mower For
Courthouse

The annual May session of the cOun-
ty board is on as the News Budget goes
to, press
Miss Margaret Thomas county
health nurse, has been elected for a
years term and the sum of 81 800 has
been appropriated for carrying on the
work
Upon petition of the Guernsey and
Holstein associations, an appropriation
of 81 200 was made for the building OF
cattle sheds for exhibits at the county
fair,
The usual routine of road petitions
have been presented.
The board this morning voted to en-
ploy an assistant highway commits
sioner for the balance of the present
season. 125 more miles of road put un-
der supervision of county commission
er and the bulk of the work coming in
the rush season" necessitating an as
siStant.
tt was voted to build an outside fuel
room at the courthouse and to purchase
1 power lawn mower.
The county surveyor is given an
office in the office of the county judge
the county agricultural agents office
having been removed to the basement
and the county health nurse and REQ
Cross personal service workers offices
having been removed TO the county
agents former office.
The old Jahnke creamery building
has been bought by the county for the
storage of road machinery and the
county highway commissioners equip
ment.
An appropriation of $500 was voted
for the purchase of tractor ploWs ano
| disc for the poor farm. -
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
LADYSMITH GREETS
PEERLESS C0MMONER
ORGANIZE NEW LAND
AND CATTLE COMPANY

w. A. Liebhardt, Walter Corbet and
NJ. G. Mullen have organized new
business concern here under the name
of the Ladysmith Land & Cattle Co
They have rented some of the rOOms
now occupied by MichaelsOn & Hughes
Co. over the State Bank of Lady
smith, where they will have their
headquarters.
Mr.. Corbet is we'll known here and
owns several farms Mr.. Liebhardt
moved here in September. 1919 and
owns about 1000 acres of land near
Hawkins. which he is improving. Mr..
Mullen will move here May 1 and occu-
py the Diederich residence in Brook
1yn. He comes from Mitchell, South
Dakota. The two gentlemen last
named are old cattle men and will buy
and sell cattle here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
TWO SHIFTS FOR
CHAIR FACTORY
One Hundred People Will SOOr
Be Employed By This
Industry

Unprecedented demand for the prod,
ture Company has made it necessary
for the company to largely increase
their output. To do this it will be nee
essary to put on two shifts and double
the present force of employees, which
now numbers about fifty, and this
change will be made in short time.
As there is a state law prohibiting
the employment of women in factories
before 6 200 a. IN. or after 6 700 p. M,
the hours for women employed in this
factory, after the two-shift system is
established. will be from 6 700 a. m.
until noon for one shift and from noon
until 6 100 p. m. for the other. Two
eight-hOur shifts for men will be from
6 a. m until 2 and from p. m. until
TO- 1t is hoped to double the output
of the plant with the two shifts.
Factory Supt. c. C. Crandell returned
yesterday morning from Madison.
where he attended twO-weeks' course
given by the e. S. Forest Products
laboratory in treating dry-kilning and
handling all kinds of hardwood. Mr..
Crandell was sent to Madison at fac
tory expense and the course will en-
able him to take and dry-kiln green
hardwOOds hereafter. without check4
ing. "honey-combing' or case-harden-
ing. which have been the plague of
furniture men who attempted to han
die lumber that had not been air-dried
for IA long time.
Over fifty Ladysmith people are now
stockholders in the local furniture
factory. which has grown into one of
this city's most important industries
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
SEND YOUR PAPER HOME;
NO EXTRAS TO BE HAD

This week 1900 copies of the News
Budget were printed, which is the
one issue that this paper has ever put
ont. Every copy was spoken for be-
fore the paper was out and we could
have sold 200 more of this issue if we
had them available
If you want to do your mite to make
Rusk county famous and settle all of
our land here, send your copy of the
News Budget Of this and other weeks
back to someone who needs good farm
home. Almost every one of our papers
sent out of the state is read by several
families. Ten thousond people should
read this issue Do your share.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
THE GOLDEN AGE

What glorious period in
which to live. SchoOlbOys are
wont to look back to some Golden
Age of the past and express re-
gret that they did not live their
brief span in those days. There
has been no Golden Age like the
one in which we live-nO time
when the average ideal was SO
high and the average purpose so
exalted. In no former time were
the opportunities for service so
numerous and so large. The
United States is blessed above all
other nations of the earth in the
courage which its people possess
to undertake great things.
Never since history began to
record the dOingS of man have
the people won at the polls such
a moral victory as our nation
won when the saloon was ban
ished from the nd-William
Jennings Bryan.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

George Humber was over from Bruce
Thursday,
Rodney Hurlburt was up from Shell
don yesterday.
Norton Armstrong, of Grand Rap
ids. is here on business this week.
Diploma examinations are being held
ut various points over the county this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Bathrick, OF
Marshfield, spent Sunday with the
Griffin family.
C. C. Brown. of the firm of III. c.
Brown & Son. of Sheldon, transacted
business here today.
Mrs. ]. C. Lee received word Mon
day Of the death of her brother-in-law
Robert Early, of st. Louis.
Mrs Royal Reik, of ElchO, is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. HI. T. Blanchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Erickson came
I'D from Conrath Monday evening tC
attend the home talent play.
Prof. f. ]. Delwiche, of Green Bay
was here on official business with
County Agent Jones Thursday.
!. C. Lee left Tuesday for Ashland
where he spent the week with his
daughter. Mrs. Joe Brown. and family
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Carroll and Mr.
and Mrs r. F. Slattery took dinner al
the Dick Smith home in Bruce Sun
day.
Mrs. T. O. Mason. of Minneapolis
and Mrs. 7. f. Slattery spent Satur
day in Bruce with their sister, Mrs
Dick Smith.
Nels Mayhew. wife and son, Peter
came up last Friday from La Crosse
TO visit here a few days with old friend:
and neighbOrs.
Misses Dorothy Krcma and Elaine
Blanchette. spent Friday in Bruce
where they attended the declamatOry
contest of the Bruce highschOOl.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist church. will be entertained at th'
home of Mrs. Fl. A. Drake next Wednes
day afternoon at 3 200 p. m. a cOrdia
invitation is extended to all.
Miss Violet Hudleston came on
from Minneapolis Tuesday for a visi
| of week at the home of her parents
| She was accompanied by her LITTLE
nephew, who will make an EXTENDED
visit here
| e. G. Macdonald. who has beel
travelling in the north half of the stat
this winter. returned to Ladysmitl
| Saturday to assist his brother, r. e
Macdonald. in conducting land sale
| for the Gates Land Company. Th
boys made Sc sales in 1910 and expec
| to do more this year.
Rodney Hurlburt of Sheldon. was i
Ladysmith Thursday to attend the be
meeting held here. Mr.. Hurlburt ha
kept bees for the last forty years. an
says that the past winter has been
hard one on bees, as the honey was nc
of good quality that the bees had t
winter on. and the big majority of th
swarms died. Mr. Hurlburt is 20 year
M but keeps young by hunting an
fi;hing. and is a handy man with Gun
trap or line.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
PURE BRED GUERNSEYS
AND DUROCS AT AUCTION

c. i. Collins will hold sale of stock
and farm machinery at his farm three
miles east of EXeland Thursday, April
%. The feature of this sale is the pure
bred Guernsey herd consisting of ten
head of fine cows. heifers and bulls. and
II head of pure-bred DurOc-Jersey
brood sows. gifts and boars. This
marks the dispersion of one of the larg-
est and best Guernsey herds that we
know of in that part of the state Ii
will pay You to read his page advertise
ment in this paper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Rudolph Sensenbrenner is the owner
of a new Nash.
John f. Hansman was up from Flam-
beau Wednesday.
=. II. Griffin spent the fore part of
the week in Milwaukee.
Alden & Sons. florists, have purchased
closed car for use in their business.
VIM. Kopperud, of Sheldon, was a
business visitor in Ladysmith Wednes-
day.
Misses Susan Lacy and Nina Tubbs
spent the weekend with friends in
Owen.
Cloyde Ellingboe is confined to the
house this week with an attack of the
humps.
Erwin Schram, of Milwaukee, is here
a few days as pharmacist at Griffin s
drug store.
F. E. Munroe, who has been on the
sick list for more than a week, is
back at the office.
Mrs. ]. C. Lee and daughter, Mar
iorie. returned home Thursday from
an extended visit in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Will Pagel is out on the road
this week with her husband, who
.ravels for the Ladysmith Chair &
Furniture Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stewart, par
ents of Mrs. J. F. Mitchell were in
this city Monday to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Mitchells father.
Mrs. l.. III. Englesby and little
daughter Winifred, visited in Mime
apOlis with Mrs. Englesby's mother and
sisters the fore part of the week.
d. f. Getchel and J. NJ Hurless, of
Weyerhaeuser. were attracted here
Wednesday by the meetings of the
county board and the road school.
Theo. Newhouse was down from
Tony Saturday. Mr.. Newhouse has
Just sold his SO-acre farm miles
north of Tony to Arthur Diedrich.
Miss Ida OldendOrf resigned her pO
sition with the county nurse Thursday
anu Has dCttptcu poSItioi 40 otSii
ographer for the National Land Col
)nizing Co., of this city.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Scan
dinavian Lutheran church will meet
| in the church basement next Friday
afternoon. April 80 Mrs. o. B. Elling
Doe and Mrs. Will Ellingboe will serve
Ben Stelzman spent few days this
week in South ST. Paul, purchasing
COWS and horses for sale to local farm
ers. Stelzman & Hand have sold 6
large number of herds Of this class OF
stock this spring.
! The junior prom last Friday nigh
was well attended and all enjoyed
| themselves. Everyone foX-trotted, from
| the high school kids to the gray headed
business men of the city. EXcellen
music was furnished by LeVeille's or
| cheStra.
| Charles A. Bugher was up from
Sheldon Wednesday. Charles will b'
the cashier of the new bank at Sheldon
| which will open its doors about Ma.
10. A lot in the center Of the village
has been purchased from Rodney Hurl
burt and small building on it is be
ing remOdeled for temporary quarter
for the bank, until such time as a new
huiIding can be erected.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
LARGE AUDIENCES FOR
"IS MARRIAGE A FAILURE?'

Large audiences greeted the home
talent production of rs Marriage a
Failure?' at the gymnasium on Mon
day and Tuesday nights and no one
who went there expecting good laugh
went home disappointed.
Interpretation of the various roles
was excellent and r. 3. WOOdwOrth' 5
black face singing and dancing act was
enthusiastically encOred.
This entertainment was given under
the auspices of the Bethany Sisters
under the direction of Mrs. F. r. Nun
roe and netted the society about $175
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
BRYAN VISITS
LADYSMITH TODAY
World Famous Statesman Will
Speak at Gymnasium This
Evening
INFORMAL BANQUET
AT LEGION HALL
Great Democratic Leader Will Speak
Here Under Auspices of Lyeeum
Course

William Jennings Bryan, the
famous Democratic leader an
statesman, one of the worlds
greatest orators, the man who
made Wilson president and who
may in all probability be able to
name the democratic nominee
this year if he chooses, is Lady
smiths honored guest today.
No man in public life today is
more beloved by the people, re-
gardless of party, than the
great commoner. Whether
he could be elected president or
not this year, if he consented to
run, we do not care to hazard a
prediction, but we do believe he
could carry the state of WiscOn-
sin against any man yet talked
of as nominee for either party
and he is the only man that
would give the democratic party
q ghost of a show of doing that
this year.
Though defeated twice as the
nominee of his party for presi-
dent of the United States, he
polled more votes both times
than Wilson did when he was
elected.
Ladysmith is indeed fortu-
nate to have one of the nations
most distinguished citizens as
guest, if only for a day, and will
do its best to make his visit to
\ this city enjoyable, without be-
ing tiresome. He will arrive
here from Stevens Point on the
morning train. No arrange
ments have been made for the
forenoon as it is thought he will
want to spent the morning in
rest.
An informal banquet, with
Mr.. Bryan the guest of honor
has been arranged to start al
1890 sharp, at the American
Legion hall.
The Chamber of Commerce
has charge of the entertain
ment of Mr.. Bryan while here
On h e reception committee
are: L. C. Streater, W. A
Blackburn and F. M. Doyle as
executive committee of the G
of c., J. C. Baker, Hawkins
John Moller, Bruce; w. S. Man
ming; Glenn H. Williams, j. W
Carow and A. A. Hadden.
Mr.. Bryan's address will b'
in the evening, at the gymna
sium, commencing at 8:15 sharp
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
LOCAL CREAMERY NOW
DOING FINE BUSINESS

Following is a report of the business
done by the Ladysmith Cooperative
Creamery Co. for the month of March :
Paid patrons for butter fat $5,365.5 80.
Total lbs. cream received from pa
irons, 2S.306.
Total lbs. butter-fat received 7,745.
Average price paid for butter fat, go.
Average price received for butter, .63.
Value of butter made during month,
$JS7152.
The creamery made about twice as
much butter in March of this year as
in March. 1919.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
BEE KEEPERS MEET

Members of the Rusk County Bee
Keepers Association met here today
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
and elected the following officers for
the coming year: President, Rodney
Hurlburt, Sheldon: vice-president, III.
NJ Jones. Ladysmith secretary-treas-
urer. John Pember, COnrath.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
RUSK COUNTY FARMER
PRODUCES BIG HOGS

year old, and that weighed 40 pounds,
dressed. was sold by the grower, w. O.
Mark, to the Bon Ton store Tuesday.
The SOW at Is cents per pound brought
$74.00 which probably marks the high
age in RuSk county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
CAP OF DROWNED
BOY is FOU n ID

A boys cap. nearly new, was. found
in a water-sOaked condition this week,
3h miles northeast of EXeland, on land
that had been Overflowed by the Chip
pewa river the week of the fiOds. The
cap was found by r. LeesOn and is
supposed to be the one worn by the
in the Couderay river about five miles
above that point.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
FOURTEEN PAGES THIS WEEK

Three hundred and thirty-six pounds
of paper were used up i'm this issue OF
the News Budget, the total circulation
of which is about 1,500 copies. A ton
of news print now lasts the News-Bud-
get less than two months.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
"THE OLD PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

The Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts
will give living pictures" from the
"Old Photograph Album" at the high
school gymnasium, Thursday night,
April %. at SIS.
Don't fail to see the living pictures.
Price of admission: adults % cents :;
children 15 cents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23

William r. and John III. Pember were
up from COnrath on business yester-
day.
Nav Sth. the Dunbar Male Quartette
and Bell Ringers will be here as the
last number on the lyceum course.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
TROOP KS MILITARY
BALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 30

Troop X, w. N. G., the Ladysmith
cavalry troop, gives its second annual
military ball at the gymnasium next
Friday evening, with music by the
JaZZO Five.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23

Robert L. Boisen, now of IrOnwood,
Mich. was here from Tuesday until
Thursday on business with the Lady
smith Lighting Co.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

William Albert Norman, EXeland,
TO Clara Christensen, ParkerSburg, Ia.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
HOLD CHURCH
CONFERENCE
Interchurch World Movement
Meeting Brings People Here
From All Parts of
County

Rusk countys interchurch movement
conference was held in the Methodist
church in Ladysmith last Friday, Apr.
lG. afternoon and evening. Rev. Grant
V. Clark, of the Congregational church,
was moderator. Many prominent peO-
pie from over the county attended
This conference was one of 1000 held
in thirty-siX states by pastors and lay
men of thirty great denominations.
1t was the kind of conference that
generals hold before a critical engage
men that business men hold before
entering new market. A conference
of Judgment, not emotion; clear-eyed
facing of the facts.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-23
Make Scientific Survey

For more than year hundreds of
workers have been quietly engaged in
making a scientific survey of the mis-
sion fields. and of America, county by
county.
The facts developed are startling.
The charts and maps will amaze you.
No such picture of Americas situation
has ever before been drawn.
On the basis of these surveys thirty
Protestant denominations are uniting
n nation wide cooperative campaign.
Each Of the thirty denominations has
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