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tiptoed into the bathroom and. by
the mirror In the door OF the medi-
cine cabinet, examined her pallid
face.
Wasn't she growing visibly older
in ratio as Vida grew plumper and
younger Wasn't her nose sharper
Wasn't her neck granulated1 She
stirred and choked. She wac only
thirty. But the five years since her
marriage--had they not gone by as
hastily and stupidity as though she
had been under ether; would time
not stink past TIL death? She
pounded her fist on the cool enam-
eled rim of the ba h tub and ragged
mutely against the indifferent gods:
II don't carel I won't endure III
They lie so-Vida and VIII and aunt
Bessie--they tell me i ought TO be
atisfied with Hugh and good
home and planting seven nastur-
tiums in a station gardenl am II
When I die the world will be ami
hilatcd, as far as I'm concerned. ]
am /! I'm not content to leave the
sea and the ivory towers to others.
I want them for me! Damn Vida!
Damn all OF them! Do they think
they can make me believe that n dis.
play OF potatoes at Rowland &
Gould's Ii enough beauty and
strangeness7"
Continued Tomorrow
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tho, OF course, that's secret that
/ shouldn't mention perhaps, for
Nancy and Nick never so much as
suspected what was in store for
them.
Nancy ran for little stone 20
hammer with and Nick laid his prize
on a nice fiat place, handling II very
carefully, you may be sure. for
chestnut burrs are stingy things.
Suddenly out OF the autumn stiil.
ness came n sound they knew well. n
voice. Good morning. my dearBr II
said II see that Jack Frost has done
something useful at last. He's help
ing the nut trees TO unload their
cropay'
'Oh. you dear old Magical hush-
ROOM cried Nancy. Where are
your Oh. there you arel see you
nowi Were 80 glad to see you.
aren't we. Nicky Where have you
been7 You'll have to tell US all about
yourself"
How. with Nancy rafting on so.
could Mr.. Mushroom tell them about
The Fairy Queen and PIN PIN?
Ito BE Continued
Copyright. 1891. by Seattle Sia)
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hoped that the Sioux dances would
bring subversive color into their
dingIness.
She helped Ella stowbody TO set
out plants In the tiny triangular park
at the railroad station: she squatted
in the dirt, with small curved
troweI and the most dcoorous OF gar.
denlne gauntlets; abe talked TO Ella
about the pubiIc-spiritedness OF
fuchsias and cannss: and she felt
that she was scrubbing a temple de-
serted by the gods and empty even
Of incense and the sound OF chant
ing. Passengers looking from trains
saw her as a village woman OF fad
Ing prcttlncss. incoruptiblc virtue,
and no abnormaIitIes: tho baggage
man heard her say. "oh yes. l do
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Confessions of a Movie Star
CHAPTER XVI-MOTHERDEAR EXPLAINS A LOT

voiuble explanations by Rose were
followed by orders To the waiter to
rearrange the table for four.
We dined under a nervous ten
sion.
McMastcrs was simply charming
to Mothcriear. E.ulogies OF my work
embarrassed me. but could tell
that he wasn't making much OF a
hit with her
On the way home from Roses
dinner. Mothcrdear was almost dis.
agreeable. Only once or twice in
my life had ! seen her in such an
unexplainable mood.
First she cried over me. then she
kissed me. and then she fell into a
long silence.
what worries you. Motherdear?''
ciaspad her soft fingers in piifie.
"Cyrusr' she announced abruptly.
''Cyrus?" repeated In astonish.
mont.
"He phoned me that he had fixed
up the engine OF your car In a
jiffy. But that was after you had
left with Rose. He said nothing
was the matter with the engine. He
advised me to fire our new chauffeur
Immediately. He didn't want TO say
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think II will be a good example for
the children: and all the while she
saw herself running garlanded
thru the streets OF Babylon.
Planting led her TO botanizing.
She never got much farther than
recognizing the tiger lily and the
wild rose. but she rediscovered
Hugh. "What does the buttercup
say. mummy" he cried, his hand
full OF straggly grasses. his cheek
gildcd with pollen. She knelt to en-
brace him: she affirmed that he
made life more than full; she was
altogether reconciled for
an hour.
But she awoke ut night 10 hover.
ing death. she crcpt away from the
bump OF bedding that WAS kcnnicott.
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Continued rr@n saturday.

&8btHtbt1 RLtutAANl
M vi
Doubtless all small towns, In All
Entries. IN all ages. Carol admit
n have a tendency TO be not only
IL but mean. bitter. infested with
piositv. In France or Tibet quite
much a. in Wyoming or Indiana
>tse timidities are inherent In isola.
nn.
4Eut village In country which
taking pains to become altogether
nndardlxed and pure. which aspircs
. succeed Victorian England as the
DIET mediocrity OF the world. Ia no
ager merely provincial. no longer
amy and rcstfui In It's leaf.shad.
ped Ignorance II Is force seeking
dominate the earth. 20 drain the
lis and sea OF color. 60 set Dante
boosting Gopher Prairie. and, 20
hess the high gods In kassy Koi.
7<iothcs. sure OF itself. u bull
- other civilizations. as a travelling
nlceman In a brown derby conquers
| a. wisdom OF China and tacks adj
/ Srrtisements OF cigarettes over
/ riches for centuries dedicated 10 the
| eyings OF Confucius.
such a society functions admirably
b the large production OF chear
automobiles. dollar watches, and
| nfety raxors. But II Il not salts
| fei until the entire world also ad
/ nlis that the end and Joyous pur.
| pcse Of living Is to ride in flivvers.
/ > make advertislngp pictures of dol
! n watches. and In the twilight e
. Il talking not OF love and courage,
MI OF the convenience OF safety
axors.
And such society. such a nation.
) determined by the Gopher Prairies,
me greatest manufacturer Is but a
tosier sam Clark. and all the rofund
rnators and presidents are village
myers and bankers grown nine feet
MI.
Tho a Gopher Prairie regards
keif as part or the Great World
t. Mares itself TO Rome and Wien
=. II will not acquire the scientific
pfrif. The international mind. which
would make IL great. II picks az In.
brmation which win visibly procure
noney or social distiyction. Its
unccption OF community ideal Is
cot the grand manner. the noble
aspiration. the fine aristocratic pride
tus cheap labor for the kitchen ard
npId Increase in tho price OF land
II PLAYS at cards on greasy oilcloth
n a shanty. and does not know tina
prophets are walking and talking on
he terrace.
n all the provfnciais were as kind
n as Champ Perry and sam Clark
here would be no reason for desiring
TIE town to seek great traditions
Il II the Harry Haydocks. the Dave
pyers. the Jackson Elders. small
busy men crushingiy powerful In
their common purpose. viewing
themselves as men OF the world. but
keeping themselves men Of tho cash
register and the comic film. who
AXE the town sterile oligarchy.
VII
she had sought to be definite IN
anaiyxing tho surface uRifness o!
W. vs ~ sns 1880
Grity: OF fiirnsiness Of consfruc
- - 49, s.'e 1879 'e',o'e ,ron'
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49, y usn. 'ns "~.s snu. o.,
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Between 1912 and 1919, nearly
81, 900 100000 was added TO railway
property values in the United States.
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gathered dried ferns. pulled out
the big stick-iilse stems. and stuff
ed our beds with the soft. springy
leaves Of the ferns.
They were very comfortable.
and we had worked hard all day
with the moving and bcsimaking
and settling. and by dark every.
body was quite ready 10 lie down
on the fern mattresses and 20 to
sleep.
"Since reaching the Oregon
country we had spent our time
In Oregon City. with people about
us more or less all OF the time.
''Out on the new farm there was
only the great stiffness. and hush
OF the forest.
'"I'he wind whispered In the
trees. sleepy bir2g called softly to
each other. and s we fell asleep
one by one. utter stiffness settled
down on our new little home.
Mother was first to start up
wide awake when curious
scratching was heard on the wall
outside her window. She listened.
WAS II on the wall. or on a
tree not far from the house7
Father. heard IL. There IL was
again. n scratching. scrambling
sort OF noise. and all at once. right
over their heads. the sound OF
heavy body dropping on the roof.
tTo be Continued
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
BOY SCOUTS TO CLEAR
UP LITTLE-KNOWN PARK

Boy Scouts, under the leadership of
John S. Bordner and K. NJ. Dahlberg,
will soon commence another good work
toward beautifying the city. River
side Park, that narrow strip OF land
which lies between the river and the
Ladysmith Townsite Co.'S Second Adj
dition to Ladysmith, and extending
from the bottom of the hill, just north
of the Emmons residence, northward
for sixty rods along the river, will
be cleaned of brush and logs, prepara-
tory to setting out trees there next sea-
son.
This land is practically all side hill.
and it is narrow. but it affords beau
tiful view and there is a driveway the
length of it connecting w. Fourth-st
with the county road a short distance
south of the Fountain Campbell mill,
that was started some eighteen years
ago but never completed. Scores of
people use this road nearly every
pleasant day the spring and summer
for pleasure walks. Many people are
not aware that this little park was
dedicated to the use of the public years
ago. When beautified with trees and
flowers, and with finished driveway,
it will be one of the most attractive
public places in the city.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
TROUT SEASON
OPENS SUNDAY
Recent Rains Have Raised the
Creeks and Promise Uncer-
tain Results

If the weather isn't more than half
bad Sunday there will be movement
here in the nature of an exodus, for
Il considerable proportion of Lady
smiths population is going to leave
town.
The trout fishing season opens Sun
day, May /. Trout are said to be plen-
tiful and there are numerous trout
streams in this and adjoining counties.
The recent rains have raised the wa
ters of these streams, so that the trout
will not be confined to the "h0leS," but
will be scattered all along the streams,
which condition will also allow the
fishermen to be more scattered, thus
better accommodating more of them,
and, parad0xically. the trout will have
a better chance Of remaining In their
native element instead OF gracing the
baskets Of the eager anglers.
Devil creek. Moose Ear. Kagema.
Main creek and streams near Weir
gOr in Sawyer county. will be favor
ties with the sportsmen. Auto travel
ing promises to be bad, so that rail
road travel to the fishing grounds will
appeal to many.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
LAWYERS TALK TO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The lawyers furnished the enter
tainment following yesterdays lunch
con at the Chamber of Commerce, after
II. DitmansOn had announced "com-
munity sales day" to be held here
June l and regularly thereafter on
the first Wednesday Of each month.
Atty. G. II. Williams Officiated as
toastmaster in a capable and humorous
manner. He called upon Atty. Chas.
Kirwan and gave him as a topic :
When Ignorance is Bliss" which the
latter responded to by exposing some
of the popular fallacies of "curbstOne
law"
@. ]. Falge responded to the topic {:
THE Salt of the Earth" He spoke
Of evil propaganda and the necessity
for law enforcement and declared that
the bOotlegger or mOOnshiner was at
tacking the fundamental law of the
land. He maintained it was the duty
of everyone who knew of law-breaking
to give the evidence to the proper
authorities.
Other tOasts and responses were: 4:
Swedish Dialect in Michigan" l.. +.
McGill why Lawyers Fill the Poor
Houses, George T. Slime; The Total
Depravity of Inanimate Things" by
j. w CarOW.
Next Thursday the real estate men
will have charge.
President McCorison called atten-
Of In ahn1, fn
davenport, a gift from the Service Star
Legion, and to new billiard table,
just installed,
The following comprise the banquet
committee for Wednesday, May IL,
(''ladies night'D II. A. Drake, chm,
G.. III. Williams. Frank Putnam, III. Bal
lou. Dr. T.. w. Day, Tom Jones, W. T..
Thompson, Elmer Hill, Gilbert Yorks-
ton. Arnold KrauSe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
CITY BEAUTIFUL
SENTIMENT GROWS
Tree-Planting Campaign Meet
ing With Favor and
Action

The camgaign inaugurated two weeks
ago to get the citizens and property
owners to plant trees along the streets,
in front of their lots, is succeeding in
arousing interest and action The
matter was taken up in Il systematic
way, the city being divided among the
workers, with the result that nearly
everyone understands the project and
many have agreed to plant trees or
have already planted.
More help has been enlisted in the
work, men of the American Legion
becoming interested. and it is proposed
that the trees be planted and cOnsid-
cred as memorials to our soldier boys
who died in the service of their cOun-
fry.
1t is also proposed, for the sake of
beauty and uniformity, to have the
trees on street all of one variety,
as nearly as this may be attained. and
the elm and the hard maple. we under
stand are the two varieties recon-
mended.
Most of you readers have been in
towns in the older settled parts of the
country where beautiful rows of state
~ elms or graceful naples line the
street on either side, and in some
places their spreading branches inter
mingle. forming an arch. Let us pic
ture our own streets in Ladysmith in
the light of this and do something for
posterity as well as for ourselves. It
would be extremely selfish to say, oh
III never get the benefit of young
trees planted now they grow too slow
ly." Other generations will follow us
and they will enjoy the trees we set
out besides. it is pleasure to watch
the progress of the growth Of trees and
it adds monetary value to your prop
erty that will come back to you or your
children
When the writer came to LadySmith
% years ago there was just one tree
growing on the original plat of the
town Of Flambeau Falls, now Lady
smith There had been plenty of
trees, but only their stumpS or fire
blackened dead stubs remained to tell
of their former glory That tree still
stands. but it has been out-stripped in
growth by hundreds of younger trees
set out by nature-loying people of this
town, of more rapid growing prOpensi-
ties
Most of the first trees set out here
were of the Carolina poplar variety
fast growing. but shOrt-lived trees,
which have about served their purpose
and should be succeeded by trees of
Il more enduring nature.
Let the sentiment for the beautiful
elms and naples continue to grow and
let action work in accord with this SEN
timent
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FARM HOME DESTROYED;
FAMILY BIBLE SAVED

The farm home of l.. III. kinyOn,
one and One-half miles southeast of
Weyerhaeuser, was totally destroyed,
with its contents. by fire between &
and O'Clock Saturday morning. With
the exception of the clothes they wore
and the family bible, Mr.. and Mrs.
kinyon saved nothing from their burn
ing home.
Mrs. Hendricks, who lives just
across the road from the KinyOn place,
spread the alarm. She became some
what excited and laid her baby on the
kitchen table and ran to the home Of
Phil KOehler. neighbOr, and gave the
alarm. Mr.. KOehler jumped into his
car and taking Mrs. Hendricks with
him. drove rapidly to the scene of the
fire The fire was under such head
way that nothing could be saved from
the house. but bucket brigade Of
neighbors saved the barn and out
buildings
The loss is estimated at about
$500. There was no insurance on the
property Mr.. Kinyon is y years of
age and Mrs KinyOn is 6S. The loss
to them is a heavy one.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
BRAND NEW HUSBAND
ARANDONS WIFE EARLY

Ted Leider. of Conrath. was held
for trial in circuit court, by Judge
Williams, Monday, after hearing in
municipal court in which he plead not
guilty to the crime of abandonment.
preferred by his wife. Gertrude Hol-
man Leider, to whom he was married
only a few months ago.
Sheriff Maloney got Leider in st.
Paul last Friday, where he had been
arrested by the police on advices from
the Rusk county sheriff He had been
located in St Paul through CORE
spOndence he had with his relatives
at COnrath, though he had written
his wife from Wausau that he was go
ing to Detroit.
The amount of Leidcr's bail was
fixed at $500 and pending his rails
ing this amount he was committed to
the Rusk county Jail.
On Tuesday Leider decided to plead
guilty and did so before Judge Ma
lOney, who placed him on parole for
two years, which will give him an op-
to work and support himself
and wife, under control of the state.
Leider is now at liberty under bail
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED

The Injunction obtained against the
town treasurer of the town of Murry,
George f. Miller, by the Menasha
Wooden Ware Co. and w. X. Parkin-
son. restraining Miller from returning
their lands in Murry to the county
treasurer, as delinquent. after tender
ing payment Of taxes on the land in
amount which they claimed was fair,
was dissolved by Judge ONeilt sitting
for Judge Wickham. last week.
Town Treasurer Miller will prob
ably settle with the county treasurer
today. 1t is reported that the ag-
grieved parties to the injunction will
pay their delinquent taxes under pro-
fest and that the merits of the case
will be threshed out in circuit court.
The new town chairman of Murry,
p. NJ. Brown. was in town this week
and stated that an estimator would
be employed to estimate the timber
in some of the lands on which illegal
assessment is claimed to have been
made.
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LADYSMITH WINS
LEAGUE CONTEST
Lainys Simon Wins First in De-
clamatOry; Milton Farmer
i'm OratOrical

Iadysmith carried off three of the
four places in the league orat0rical and
declamatory contest held here last Fri
day night.
Lainys Simon won first h0nOrs III
the declamatory contest, while in the
oratorical contest Milton Farmer won
first place. Aria Bell was second in
tion of Sigfred Roe, Of Stanley, was
awarded second.
The winners will go to the district
contest to be held at Eau Claire Fri
day. May Is.
The declaimers were:
Judith of 1864 Delphine MEX, Colby
Strongheart Helene Andrews. Colby
I.ittlest Rebel lone Soil, Stanley
Ben HUI Marie Thompson, Stanley
Jane ne....-Arla Bell, Ladysmith
-Lainys Simon, Ladysmith
The orators were:
The New South .-....-...........
.....--.... Howard ThOrp, Stanley
The Mission of New apan..........-..-.
Reuben LOluff. Colby
TOuSSant I'Oyerture ----.-..---..-.---.---.---.-
.Sigfred Roe. Stanley
Citizenship Milton Farmer, Ladysmith
The highschool orchestra furnished
music preceding the contest and while
the audience waited for the decision
Of the judges. They also played for
dance that followed the contest.
The judges were from out Of town.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
MACHINE is AN
ORCHESTRA IN ITSELF

One would have to search long
time to find a more complicated piece
of mechanism than the new orchestral
organ just installed at the Unique the
ater. With the many stops, buttons.
pedals, levers and ropes to manipulate,
a skillful operator has hundreds of
music cOmbina ions available, as well
as a great variety of sound effects
such as whistles horns drums, wailing,
and gallOping horses. 1t is an instru-
ment Of rich tone quality and Won
derful musical possibilities, but it will
require an experienced musician to-
really do the machine justice. For
that reason Manager Miner has Sc
cured the temporary services, COM
mencing last night, Of Miss Irene
NickOll. from the Como theater, ST
Paul
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IMPROVEMENT NOTES

The front of the American Legion
hall has been repainted.
Henry Roberge is building a large
residence Of bungalow style on First
ST., near the Kasl home. The main
part will be 30X46 with a loft. addi-
ton. making the building Sc feet in
length.
That portion of Riverview Heights
in the triangle formed by Pederson-av,
w. FOurth-st. and the river, VIII see
important developments and improve
ments this summer. At least four fine
homes are planned for this beautiful
residence area. three of them to be be-
tween Roesler-ay on the south and the
Carow home and the river on the
north.
Thorwald DitmansOn will build a
new home on the high lot on the north
east corner at the intersection OF
Pederson-av. and w. Fourth-st,, but
plete. This lot is considered by many
as one of the best residence lots in the
city.
The F. NJ Doyle home will be the
farthest east and nearest the river.
Tt will be of frame structure, 2SX36.
two story, and will have a porch on
the river side, with garage under
meath it.
NJ. w. Vaughan will build Il home
2Sx32. which. with porch and garage.
will be 2Sx54 The walls will be of
brick and the porch and the fireplace
will be of split rock.
Martin Nelson's new home will be
2Sx2S, with garage and sleeping porch
additional
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-29
Unusual Features May Mark
Meeting To Be Held Next
Tuesday
SEVERAL CHANGES IN
NEW COUNTY BOARD
irregularities I'm Some Departments
May BE Investigated
Personnel

The members of the new county
board will meet at the court house and
organize next Tuesday, May 3.
Business of Importance and business
OF an extraordinary nature is expect
ed to be undertaken at this meeting.
propositions are expected to be made
for different methods of procedure
than have been followed in the past,
and changes in some of the committee
work, including some Of the auditing
committees. and possibly the appoint
ment of purchasing committee. 1t
is intimated, also, that an imyestigat-
ing committee may be selected for some
special work
Whether these plans are to be only
tentative, or of permanent nature. is
not given out at this time. 1t is inti-
mated that there have been serious
irregularities in some departments of
county work that may be investigated.
but nothing very definite has been made
public.
There will be some changes in the
personnel Of the board over the last
board numbering "a in all. though
some of the new members who will be
seated on this board have had eXper-
ience ON former boards. Below is the
list Of the members of the board to be
organized Tuesday, with the names
of the towns, villages and cities which
they represent