Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
NEW INDUSTRY
AT EXELAND
George Etters' Sawmill Running
Full Blast, Cutting Ties and
Lumber

George Ettors. who set up his saw
| mill One-half mile southwest Of Ike
| land. two weeks ago. is now running
| full blast. saving ties and lumber
| hauled from the TibbctS logging camps
49, miles west Of EXeland He runs
out close to 400 ties per day, besides
| the lumber he makes. He expects to
cut about 10000 ties and saw 100000
feet of lumber giving employment to
about thirty men.
The recent California weather has
played havoc with the hauling of heavy
loads Of logs from the woods
Hong Bros, who owns a sawmill at
Exeland. are logging AZ miles south
west of that town. They are about
through with the logging operations
They will have a big run when they
start their mill in the spring.
Picture Show at Exeland
After two months preparation, Jake
ly Bros. succeeded in giving a splen-
did moving picture program to a
crowded house Wednesday of last
week. Another one was scheduled for
last Saturday evening. All Exeland
people hope for the ultimate success
Of this venture and the patronage
seems to be assured if the boys pro-
duce the pictures. EXeland needs Il
place OF amusement of this nature.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred King became
the proud parents Of a fine boy Thurs
day afternoon Of last week.
John Howard, the piano tuner from
! Ladysmth, was tuning up the pianos
Of EXcland Thursday of last week.
Henry Smith and five companions
saw a big buck and doe on the logging
road west of ExeIand Friday morn
ing. The men were within ten rods
of the deer when they stopped the team
and whistled. The deer jumped into
the brush and walked away
4 letter to Henry Smith conveyed the
information that Clayton Freedom,
well known in EXeland. had recently
undergone an operation for spinal
trouble at a hospital at GAINESVILLE, and
was now ON his way toward complete
! recovery.
4 dance will be held in the Meadow
Brook hall Saturday evening, after the
meeting held to discuss the advisable
| ity of Joining the south tier OF town.
ships onto Rusk county.
\. G. Smith, who has had fourteen
months of severe illness, being con-
fined to his bed for months at time.
is convalescing rapidly. He is well
enough to walk around without the
aid of his crutches.
!. Hadden fell last week while at
work at the tie mill and dropped
about 90 feet being injured SO severe
! ly that he was taken to his home at
Bruce.
Irving Molthrop had the misfortune
to sprain his ankle last week. He is
getting along nicely.
Exeland Clearing Drive
Exeland and the south tier of town
ships OF Sawyer county were included
| in the big Rusk county land clearing
drive for 1921.
While EXeland has strong local
organization of its own, ii is a part OF
the plan to clear 10000 new acres
which is the biggest drive for new
acres that any county ever attempted.
Get busy now and brush all you can
before springs work opens up.
Fred Gordon, from the RadissOn
| country. was in EXeland on business
Friday.
New Building Completed
The a. j. Martin Lumber Co.'S new
building is now completed. 1t is OK
so. and includes fine office and two
living rooms that are occupied by man.
ager T.. f. Pierson. The shed is being
filed with fir lumber from the western
coast. Maybe our lumber goes out
there. There are some things about
business the writer has never been
able to figure out.