Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-21
Advice of DIR. Landmark at
MONDAY Luncheon
Address
MAC DONALD BOOSTS
FOR FOOTBALL GAME
Business Men Signify Intention To
Close Stores During Game
Pep For Next Meet

Tie first MONDAY luncheon of thu
Chamber of Commerce after reSnmp-
tiOn of sessions for the fall and win
ter was well attended Wednesday. AT
ter singing america" when the board
was "all set" the members enjoye |
an ample and satisfying meal.
President McCorisOn presided over
the meeting which followed the lunch
con in his usual efficient manner He
was pleased to announce some addi-
tiOnal memberships, which included
John HOltZ, Of the HOltz Dry Goods
Co, George Diedrich, of the Diedrich
Hat Shop. and Sam Neuman
Everyone was glad TO welcome back
to the chamber Member Phil s. Reed.
after his months illness, and cOnfinc-
ment in st. Mary's hospital. The pres
ence Of ID. j. Snmmerville and Frank
thinner. Out-Of-tOWn members. was
noted. and T.. j. Rietz introduced
friend in The person Of II. J.. Sch0en-
mann. who has been making soil sur
ycys in this county.
Boosts Football Game
Time was given T.. G. Macdonald r.
announce the biggest football game Gf
lie season Friday afternoon. when the
SpOOner highSchO0l eleven meets Ihp
Ladysmith school squad here Com
pairing the results OF the games betWeel
Park Falls and SpoOner and PARK
Falls and I.adysmith, in which Spoon
or made II better showing than Lady
smith did. Mr.. Macdonald deduced
that the team which the l.adySmith
boys viii stack mp against Friday i,
stronger than any they have met this
season. He expressed the hope that
the Chamber will aid in financing Il
band for the boys the day OF the game
and that the stores will close during
The time Of the game, \ ma jOrity Cf
The merchants present Signlfied thei"
Willingness 10 close their places OF
business during the contest Several
former football players present were
requested to go ont to the grounds dur
ing the afternoon and play against the
boys in Il SCrimmage TO give them need
cd practice BallOu. Williams anI
Doyle were mentioned in particular
+. NJ WOrdpn suggested that fifty
more trees he planted in the city par!;
by as many members of the Chamber
and that the holes for placing th'
trees in be dug soon, before the ground
freezes. A committee will be appOiE:
ed to confer with the park board in re
gard to this matter. Many of the
young trees that were planted i'm the
park. it was explained. had been killed
by a grass fire.
Doctor Asks Cooperation
As representing the medical profeS-
sion. Or. l.. VI. Landmark was asked
10 address the meeting. Responding
Or. Landmark took the subject nearest
10 him. He said that the public is CON
ccTmfd in two classes of diseases: thd!
which concerns the individual and thar
which concerns the community. The
latter includes communicable diseases
The greatest trouble which health Off
GERS have. he said, is protecting the
community against itself People
qnarantined because of contagious dis
eases seemed possessed to get out. and
friends Of them seem possessed TO get
in. Corporation by the public in as
Sistng the health officers is greatly
needed
The doctor said that there are sev-
eral cases of scarlet fever in the city
and there had been some In the schools.
lie mentioned one patient that had scar
let fever. but that the disease showed
no breaking out" and who could have
spread the disease before the case
could he properly diagnosed, while 9TH
erS showed the most prominent Symp-
toms. Transmission Of the disease,
said the doctor, is due to the secretioll&
instead Of to the scales" as Is pOpu-
larly believed.
Many Patients
The doctors of Ladysmith needed
place in which to work. That has been
provided in our hospital. The hOSp
tai has cost S6i.56O The expense on
maintaining it has been S13,776.67. AMI
the deficit is $7577S. There ar"
Sl919 in uncOlectable accounts. con-
siderable Of which is due from Chip
ppWa county. DR.. Landmark said. Sin
teen hundred and fifty patients have
been treated and Seyenty-five babies
were born in the hospital this year.
DR.. Landmark urged united effort
on the part of the people generally 20
support the hospital. A reason OF see
Qndary Importance why they should
do this is because it brings business TO
Iadysmith. Relatives and friends ac-
company patients here and their tenn
porary needs are supplied by the local