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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
SHELDON
SPECIAL correspondence.


Miss Bessie Tate visited at her home
here over Sunday. returning to Withee
Sunday night.
A dance was given Saturday night
for the benefit of the baseball club or
ganized here last season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren TrOtter, Of
Conrath visited with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Sergeant, Sunday.
Mrs. John Niemi returned Satur-
day from Marshfield, leaving her hus-
band, who is in the hospital there, in
fair way to recover. his doctors now
believe
Mrs. Leander Paanaunen has gone
to Duluth to enter hospital. There
were symptoms indicating appended
Fis and she wisely did not think best
to delay.
A man from the southern part of
this state was here last week, Thurs
day, looking over the creamery build
purchasing the same. The matter is
not vet fully decided.
r. l.. Beveridge returned on the
Sunday morning limited from Illinois,
where further funeral services were
observed for his brother before inter
ment there. Mrs. a. G. Beveridge will
not return at once. remaining with
relatives.
Isaac Weimer went about among
the people of Sheldon and vicinity this
week for subscriptions to help John
Niemi and his family in their time Of
trouble. and has raised the sum of
S125 for their use. in the absence of
their main support.
\ meeting of taxpayers of this town
was held Saturday night at the school
house and largely attended. Messrs.
McGilI Sergent. Emm0nS. Blackburn
and Peoples. of Ladysmith. were here.
and there was speaking and discussion
Of ways and means of managing public
alfails with less expense. in order to
reduce the excessive taxation under the
present order Of things.
The funeral of A. G. Beveridge was
held at the home Wednesday after
noon. Feb > The house wars crowded
even for standing room. Rev. Ritten-
house Of Cornell, officiated. The re-
mains were taken to his native town
in Illinois, attended by the wife. chill
dren and brother. II. L. Beveridge.
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st. Paul's Lutheran

English Lenten services will COM
mence on Wednesday. Feb. 16, and
continue throughout the Lenten sea-
son.
will be conducted in the German Ian
guage. Next Sundays services. there
fore will he German
English Sunday school will be held
every Sunday and the parents are
urged to send their children regularly
and promptly Every child in the city
should attend some Sunday school.
G.. ECKHOFF. Pastor
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MURRY
Special Correspondence


Mesdames =. Nj. Brown, Fred Le-
Blanc and Ed ESsam spent Sunday
at the Richard Leblanc home.
Mrs Fred Leblanc returned to La
dysmith Tuesday, after a short visit
here.
Mrs. \. Bernard returned to her
home near Atlanta Monday, after
spending a couple of days with her
daughters here
Miss Sadie Berg spent Tuesday at
the Charles Kittels0n home.
Miss Leona JOyner and Roy Ber-
nard called in hurry Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Alice Kittelson was Lady
smith caller recently.
Miss Lucy Tr0mblay was weekend
guest at her home in Ladysmith.
Miss Myrl Bernard and Ora Deer
wester spent Sunday evening at the
G. Kittelson home
Miss Ethel Clark called at the u. G.
Crandall home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Clausen spent
Sunday at the c. F. Clausen home.
Otis Jackson from North Dakota, is
visiting at the home of his uncle. Sever
Serley, for few days.
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Misses Lucy and Laura TOnnoncOur,
Esther and Anne Volck, Lucy Dia-
mond, Doris Hennbian, Della Vasseur,
Mildred Christian, Gladys Dahl, Myr-
tie Wolfe, Denyse Begin, Beatrice
GourdouX. and Hazel LaRonge, Mrs. J..
Hansman. Mrs H. Christian, and
Messrs. Clarence Lynch, Chas. Vasseur,
George Wood, Geo. Arts, Trefiy Sin
nette. Walter Wolfe, Lyle LaRonge,
Clarence Savord Arthur FarrOn. Her
bert Gable. DIN Swenson. Ed Harris,
Chris and Claude Gourdoux and John
HanSman.
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CONRATH
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence
Ed and Melvin Holman are cutting
bolts
Will Pember is kept busy making
bee hives.
j. Z. Hale was Il county seat caller
last Monday.
n II. Spooner made a trip to Madi-
son this week.
John Shepherd is helping Pete Kron
haul bolts to Sheldon.
Professor Fisher and wife were over
Sunday visitors in Ladysmith.
\ large bunch of young folks spent
Monday night skating on Main creek.
Max Haase, of North Dakota. spent
Il few weeks with his brothers, Adolph
and Henry.
Louis Horn autoed to Ladysmith
Tuesday to get some repairs for the
cheese factory.
John Lohrens is building house ON
Marshall cheese factory.
Henry SchwcrZel has moved to the
John Rausch place, where he will OPP
crate the farm for y. II. SpOoner.
Mrs Dagneau returned to her home
here Tuesday morning. after an over
Sunday visit at Wisconsin Rapids.
Miss Elizabeth Streveler returned
to her home at Holder, Wis. recently.
after an extended visit at the Dagneau
home
Ray StutZ. Joe Oster. Paul Martt,
and Il few other people from Conrath.
attended the box social and dance at
the Oak View school last Friday.
Emil Knaack who has been study
ing electrical engineering at Milwau-
kee. returned home last week and will
stay until school opens in April.
The section crew in Conrath is not
very large these days. Ernest Green
is the only employee on the job and
we think he finds spike driving and
snow shoveling pretty tedious job
A jolly crowd of young people gath
cred at the Charles TrOtter home south
to town on Saturday evening. That
0ld-time hospitality is ever manifest III
the Trotter home and very delightful
time is reported by all present. A deli
ciouS lunch was served by Mrs. Trot-
ter.
Many of the farmers from the To-
cality of Conrath went to the tax pro-
test meeting at Sheldon last Saturday
night. The speakers handed them the
real truth about the system and govern
ment of Wisconsin and kept the pe0-
pie spellbOund from beginning to the
end of the program.
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FLAMBEAU
Special Correspondence

SPECTRAL correspondence
Ed Benoy was a Ladysmith caller
Monday.
George Wood Of Ladysmith, is now
working for r. Volck.
w. Wolfe is now employed by NJ
Yasseur cutting bolts.
Miss Hazel LaRonge spent Wednes-
day with Miss Gladys Dahl.
Charles Yasseur spent Thursday
evening at the Wolfe home.
Miss Gladys Dahl spent Saturday
and Sunday with Hazel LaRonge.
NJ Vasseur was a caller at the c.
SavOrd home Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs f. GOurdouX were bus
mess callers i'll Ladysmith Friday.
Mrs II. Christian spent Monday at
tile home Of her brother, NJ. Vasseur.
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, of Holcombe,
were callers at the Dahl home Sunday.
II. Wolfe. who has been ill for the
past two weeks. is much better at this
writing
Miss Edna Brimmer and W. Wolfe
attended the show i'll HolcOmbe Mon
day evening.
w. j. LaRonge and son, Orville,
were callers at the Fl. Christian home
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Leona Clark left Monday for
Eau Claire. where She will consult DR..
Cook for eye trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parsons and
little son were callers at the ]. Harris
home Friday evening.
The Misses Gladys Dahl and Hazel
J4aRongc and Lyle LaROnge m0tOred
to HOlcombe Tuesday evening.
Ed Harris, who has been spending
The fore part Of the week in the twin
cities returned home Saturday.
Elmer Bcrgeyin returned to his home
ut IadySmith Sunday. after spending
Il month at the w. j. LaItonge home.
Misses Della VaSseur and Mildred
Christian spent Friday at the home
of the latter'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Christian.
H. r. Hopkins left for Estella the
fore part Of the week, where he will
spend u few weeks as Il guest Of his
uncle. p. Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Hansman entertained
Mrs Jess Harris and MeSsrS. Jess and
Ed Harris and Chris and Claude Gour-
douX ut supper Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed BenOy and Miss
Rernice Dahl m0tOred to LadySmith
Saturday. where they spent the day
with the formers little son, Glen who
is at ST. Mary'S hospital. where he is
being treated for broken limb which
he received while c0aSting. Mrs. BenOy
says ne is getting along nicely. !
Mrs. f. Sincttc was surprised at her
home Wednesday evening when num-
her Of her friends dropped in uneN-
pectcdly. the occasion being her birth
day Those present were Messrs and
MesdamcS Tony Sedlowski, Ed Cyr, +.
Flatter and Louis ChOlvin. At twelve
o'clock delicious lunch was served.
John Nelson. who has been employed
by Chris G0urdOuX the past year, was
given Il surprise Saturday evening at
the home Of the latter Mr.. Nelson
will soon leave for the twin cities.
The evening was passed in dancing
ana ut twelve o'clock a delicious lunch
,ns served. Those present were :
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
CIGARETTE PROSECUTIONS
UNDER CITY ORDINANCE

The city attorney is drafting Il Gig
arctic ordinance. The state law Gov
ers the sale Of cigarettes to minors
and the state also gets the fines from
successful prosecutions. In order that
the city may receive the fine money. il
is proposed TO bring actions under IL
city ordinance and keep the money at
home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
AMERICAN SLAIN IN MEXICO
Robber Kills Youth Employed by Oil
Company,

Los Angeles. Calif,-An American.
Virgil Shelton Purdy, 10 years old,
was slain in Mexico and his body taken
to Amarillo, Texas, according to tele-
gram received by his sister, Mrs. Fl. P.
Ireland Robbery was the motive, ac-
oording to the telegram. Purdy
worked for the Standard Oil COM
pany
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st. Johns Lutheran

Sunday school at 100 a. IN.
Confessional service at 10 100 a. IN.
Services Sunday at 10 80 a. m. in
the German language.
Holy communion will be administered
in the regular service.
Announcement Friday, Feb. 18th, or
Sunday morning from 8 40 to 10 100
o'clock.
c.. Il. VOEI4Z, Pastor.
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CHURCH NOTICES
Scandinavian Lutheran

Sunday school every Sunday 1T 10
O'Clock.
Services again Sunday. Feb, Ii.
Services in Norwegian at II 100 a. m.
and in English at S 200 p. IN.
JOHN RITLAND. Pastor.
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Methodist Episcopal

10 200 a. III. Sunday school.
II 200 a. IN. Morning worship.
Subject Of sermon: abraham Lin
coin the Ideal American"
Special music by the choir. Solo by
Mr.. Wittmayer.
& 80 p. m. Epworth League. Leader.
Raymond Benson.
Z: 80 p. m. Evening worship.
Theme: Better than All Our
Fears
\ cordial invitation 20 all our SER
vices is extended. Strangers especially
hidden.
'The church with the live program
and the old home welcome"
G. w EMERY, Pastor
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Card of Thanks

We wish in this manner to express
our heartfelt thanks to all who have
so generously subscribed for our bene-
fit to help us during the illness and
absence Of our husband and father.
MRS. JOHN MEM and Family.
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London Papers Merued.

London-The Pail Mall Gazette an
nounced it has amalgamated with the
Globe and that both will be published
as one newspaper from Monday next
under the title of the Pail Mall Ga
zette and Globe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
German Author Reported Dead.

London-Carl Hauptmann, German
author, is dead, according to dis
patch from .~eriin. Hauptman shared
in the prize offered by the German
Schiller society for the best play writ.
ten in 1904
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED

The News-Budget wants good cor
respondent at Weyerhaeuser. EXeland
and any other place in the county not
now represented in our news columns
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

The w. {. r. L. met with Mrs. +. G.
Thompson Monday afternoon The
meeting was very interesting and many
prohibition victories were reported
The w. G. L. L. motto. For God and
Home and all Lands" was discussed
Under this topic the bill that is before
Congress to make it unlawful for a
in IL business in foreign country
which is illegal III the t. 5. was dis
cuSSed
One brewing company now has
brewing machinery on its way to China.
Shall we rs citizens of the United
States let this Internal business be
fastened on China. which is just shak-
ing off the opium habit? NO-nOt
without Il protest from the better citi-
zcns Of our country
The secretary was instructed to send
IL letter to our United States senator
in behalf of the fifty members of our
local w. c. L. t.. asking him to sup
port bill H. r. S063-S 3453 intro
duced by Rep. Randall. of California.
We ask all other citizens who stand
for freedom, for humanity to also write
our senator to support this bill.
Each member also signed and sent
to our state senator and aSSemblyman
Il petition asking them TO work for the
strengthening of the enforcement part
of the NOlstead Act.
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
I4aIysnlitI

100 ACRES or so acres of land for sale
or exchange. All high tillable land.
Small payment down. Balance, terms.
Call or see A. c. JOHNSON at John
son store Phone 275, Ladysmith Wis
consin. Aft
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Fitger's Cereal Beverage is handled
by the Ladysmith Bottling Works.
Insist on getting Fitger's.
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Our Local Work

The matter Of the screens and cur
tains at the windows of our soft drink
parlOrs was again discussed. A state
law covers this appeal we believe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-11

Carpet and rug weaving. p. Finne-
gan, ThOrp. Wis. 21-4G*
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An al in the NewsBudgt pays.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
MArRoN OF a NOTED FAMILY

Mrs. Frances McEwcn Belford,
widow OF the lato Congressman james
II. E"lford, died in Denver January
81. She was born in Lewiston. Penn.
January II, 1899. and when 20 years
OF age became the bride OF James Il.
Bclford. After a short residence i'm
Missouri they moved to Colorado.
Judge Bclford was one OF the leading
statesmen OF Colorado. and made a
brilliant record in Congress. The po-
lttical campaigns wUEed between Judge
Bclford and the late Thomas NJ Pat
tcrsou were memorable in the history
of Colorado for cloqucncc. as these
distinguished statesmen wcrC noted
orators and both then in the prime Of
manhood.
Wnilc Judge Bclford was active ns
Republican leader. Mrs. Bclford
was an equally important factor In the
social and educational life of the
state. The popularity OF her cnrly liro
in Colorado ripcncd into ono or tho
most beloved rs the years advanced.
She was q leader among women. as
her husband was among men. sur
yivinE her nrc four children. Mrs.
Frances Wayne OF tho Denver Post.
Samuel Bclfurd. attorncy-ht-la in
Nevada. and former member of the
Colorado LeEislaturc. Frank Bclford
now OF New York city. and Herbert
Bedford. also Of that city. but former
ly OF Denver journalism.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
CENTRAL NOTES

Chapel was held twice yesterday.
The first time the school gathered for
its weekly musical program and the
visitor expected. Doctor T. Il. Bell.
did not arrive at tho time expected so
the students returned to their class
rooms and were summoned two hours
later for tho second chapel. DIR. Bell.
who is the director of the State Teach
ers school, gave very interesting
and helpful talk to the students. The
context of his talk was chiefly on
thrift and economic circumstances OF
the country. He presented statistics
showing the enormous amount OF
money, running into millions OF dol
lars. annually spent on such luxurics as
candy, rouge, lip stick, perfume and
powder. This money could be well
utilized on the Improvement of Ameri-
cas- school system. He advocated
three habits that each person should
always keep before him: they are tho
habits of saving, Of of keeping books,
and of thrift or the keeping OF n
budget. A typical example of sue
cess is that of Andrew Carnegie who
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COOLEY
GIVES VIEWS ON GOVERNMENT.
Special to Tho chicftain.

Special to Tho Chioftain.
Denver. Feb. 2.-"Well. how do you
like your position as far as you've
gomez" was asked of Lieutenant Gov
ornor Cooley this morning.
"Oh. f1ne!'' he replied. so far. I
haven't had any trouble and | guess
tho boys are satisfied-at least they
haven't objected to my rulings
DO you mako your rulings based on
tho rules in tho book. or just on com
mon senso?" was the next question
asked him
"A little of both. / don't believe any
ono could run this thing on tho rules
of the book. You have to put in what
u commonly called good horse sense. "
What do you think of the laws that
arc being proposcd?' was the next
question asked of the lieutenant gov
ernor. and this was tho answer given:
II think making laws is a good deal
like running n horse race or prize
fight You've got to give the other fell
low a show for his white alley. or you
won't have an interesting race. Horse
racing and prize fighting would still
DO popular IL bunch OF crooks hadn't
been running the two for the past few
years. They got things so no one but
themselves can win. | sometimes think
Legislators try to do the same thing
They want to have things all their own
way SO completely that the other fell
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03

Few York. Feb. 5.-rn view of the
rapid increase in the number of women
IN the medical profession and the pre-
diction that the day is not far distant
when women physicians in America
will outnumbcr the men. II is interest
ing to recall that today is the cente-
nary of tho birth OF the first regularly
qualified woman physician in the Unit
cd States-Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell.
who belonged to a family that has be-
come famous for its pioneer work in
various fields of women's activities.
As tho first woman in the United
States to obtain the degree of doctor
OF medicine. Elizabeth Blackwell claims
place in history.
Al;ho born in England. she came to
America with her parents when she
was only IL years of age and was en-
urely in heart and spirit an American.
After five years spent in New York her
father was unfortunate in business and
removed TO Cincinnati. Before he could
establish himself there he died. leaving
a wife and ninc children almost wholly
unprovided for.
Elizabeth the third daughter, was
then II years old. and she and two of
her sisters opened school for girls.
For seven years they made "A comfort
able homo for their mother and the
younger children.
Elizabeth had been teaching for six
years when she began to think about
preparing herself for the practice OF
medicine. She at once began tho study
OF Greek until she could read IT read
lily; she devoted three hours day to
reviewing her earlier study or Latin;
she already taught French: she took
up German for what the reading Of
that literature could give her, and she
added knowledge OF Italian to her
linguistic advantages.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
WILL INVITE EMuGRANTs
++++%4++++%++++++<<<<<<<

San Luis Valley Realty Board. an
organization composed of real estate
dealers and brokers OF tho San Luis
Valley. has initiated a movement and
perfected a plan for colonization of
Scandinavian immigrants. Arrange
ment for Representatives TO visit tho
cast has not been completed, but tho
Realty board is in touch with ex-Gov-
ernor Carlson, who has signified his
willingness to represent the board in
securing families who can be reached
thru proper channels.
Many of the land owners and farm
ors thruout the Valley have moro land
than they can cultivate properly,
while others. resident in the towns and
elsewhere have other business and
cannot carry on the development OF
their land successfully and feel tho
necessity OF securing dependable rent
crs. The majority of these land own
ers will mako liberal concessions TO
secure a man with family and in
many instances will provide house.
implements and requisites and CO.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03

low can't set a ook-in. | don't be-
lcNc any political party ever won in
the end by trying to enact laws favor
able TO Itself. | don't believe any poll
tician ever won by trying to take the
power of government away from the
people and put it in his own hands.
The people are better satisfied when
they get to help 1t may not suit the
politician and it may be expensive for
them, but when private citizen has
the feeling that he can help run the
government direct 1t gives him "A scns,.
of security that he doesn't otherwise
have OF course. | don't get chance
to vote on these bills, unless there hap
pens to be a tic, but | think all legis-
latiYc bodies should give serious
thought to any measure that deprves
the people of any voice in government"
Just then a bill was going over tho
desk relating to the shipment of stock
and the inspection of stock in ship
mont.
Il would like to soc a law" contin-
ued the lieutenant governor, that
would cause the stockyards to be
placed under the control Of some con-
tral governmental body. ] believe we
should have some man or set of men
who could control these stockyards
companies, and especially the prices
they charge for hay. grain and feed,
and who could also have something to
say regarding their commissions"
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
and asking that they be cited TO ap-
pear in court on February 4.
LOOKS BrrrEI FOR MINING

Action Of tho smelling company
this week has been watched with Keen
interest, in anticipation that II might
pass tho dividend. That it ala not
do SO is good news both cast and
west.
The American Smelling and Re
filming company declared its regular
dividend Of pcr cent on common
and II ON perfcrrcd. the. common
being payable March 10 to stock OF
record Feb. is and the preferred
March to stock OF record Feb. II.
This dividend with the report that
the Copper Export association has
gold 800 600. 900 pounds of copper for
$50 900. 900 TO Germany gave DC
cided bright side 10 all mining, espc-
ciaily copper.
~ TNE WILD WEST
Colorado has n good many potatoes
vet TO bc moved The chief potato IN
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-03
DIR. ELIZABETHBLACKWELL Was
FIRST WOMAN MEDICAL GRADUATE

When she was % she went to Ashe-
VILE y. c., where she taught music
and French and read medicine with
Dr. John Dickson. then she went to
Charleston. taught music and read with
Or. Samuel II. Dickson. who was later
connected with the University of New
York.
In 1s47 she went to Philadelphia and
dissected in the private anatomical
rooms of Dr. ] NJ Allen. After n
course of one winter at Geneva college
New York. she studied al Blockley hos
pital, Philadelphia, and later gradu-
ated from Geneva, her thesis being
upon ship Fever" This was so able
a production that the faculty OF the
college printed 1t.
In those days 1t was difficult for
woman to find a medical school willing
to admit her for study. During three
years she had asked 30 physicians and
i2 medical schools to allow her to study
for the profession. Then she went to
England. in 1S4e.. and studied in the
London hospitals. From England
she went to France and studied in
the great maternity hospital in Paris.
Two years after she had received
her diploma from Geneva college she
began her professional life in New
York City, and soon established a
good practice. In 1858. with her sis
ter. DR.. Emily Blackwell. she found
cd the New York infirmary for wom-
en- and children.
In 1859 Or. Blackwell returned to
London. where she spent some years
in general practice and in giving
medical lectures to women and aid
Ing in the founding OF a womcn's
medical college. During the closing
years of her life she made her homo
at Hastings. England. where her
death occurred in 1910. when she was
in her ninetieth year.