Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-04
CONRATH
Special Correspondence

Jim Riskas sawed wood for Earl
Riphenburg this week.
John Mindykowski and son, Ben
were county seat callers this week.
Frank ELMER was in Ladysmith this
week to take chiropractic treatments
Frank and Charles Conrath attend
ed the land clearing meeting ut Lady
smith last Monday.
Miss Virginia Tate was i'll Conrath
last week spending the weekend at
the Woodward home.
G. NJ Elkow and sister. Miss Olym-
pia, autOed to Ladysmith Monday to
attend TO business matters.
Nick HUM left for Cross Plains, re-
Gently. where he expects to work for
the remainder Of the winter.
Grant and Lowell Shepherd are haul
ing logs to Pendleton's sawmill located
rear Matt Fasbinder's place.
The Misses Thomas. Dresden and
Christensen jOurneyed to Conrath ON
Friday to he present at the literary
program.
Adolph HaaSe finds Wolf hunting
pretty good sport. for when his dog gets
III a fresh trail they both find lot of
excitement in it.
Joe SiOlkOwski was trying to buy a
lorSc i'm Ladysmith Monday but as he
-ould not find the kind he wanted he
had to go home without one.
The chicken pie supper given last
Friday evening in connection with the
literary program was well attended
The proceeds were added to the pub
lie school piano fund
Mrs. Cameron and daughter. Brown
lie. were called to Ladysmth Saturday
evening on account of an accident hap
pening to Evan Cameron. The acct
dent did not prove serious. however.
md the ladies returned home on the
evening train.
i. r. Crane. Of the Wisconsin Mill
ing Company. was in the Conrath vi
Unity recently to interest the farmers
organizations in dealing direct with the
milling company. His proposition was
we'll based and farmers can save a lot
Of money by buying feed in car lots.
Tony Conrath is kept busy splitting
lirewOod. and also finds time to do
other odd jobs. His most important
odd job is giving his fishing tackle
suckers i'll the early spring. He says
suckers will be very plentiful, for
there is one born every minute and
most Of them live.
The annual meeting of the COnrath
Cooperative Cheese Co. was held on
Tuesday, Jan. %. The meeting was
very well attended and the farmers
took great interest in cheese factory at
fairs. The annual report was read by
Secretary Stumpner The cheese fac
tory received large flow of milk dur
ing 1920 considering the dry summer.
and prospects look bright for better
run for the coming season. Officers
were elected as follows: President,
John StycZynski: Vice President, Her
man NiepOw: Secretary, Bert French
Treasurer. Charles COnrath Manager,
Ray MatsOn. John Gorla, who is the
there now, will continue
the rake as long as there IS
any milk coming there.
The regular meeting of the Conrath
Literary Society held Friday evening.
Jan. IS. was much enjoyed by all pres
good. the debate being a very live is
ent. The program was exceptionally
..SI,nr1II
ton BE Prohibited?' was presented
and debated with exceptional clear
ness. making it possible for one to
readily grasp Il conception OF both sides
of the question. The debaterS were not
only good takers, but deep thinkers as
well. and the convincing manner in
which each presented his argument was
such that the points and markings were
very close. The affirmative was pre-
scented by Mr. SpoOner and Mr.. Stew
ems, and the negative by Loren TfOtter
and Prof Fisher. The Judges gave
their decision in favor Of the negative.
The annual meeting of the Marshall
Dairymen's Association was held at
their cheese factory three and one-half
miles south of COnrath, Saturday, Jan
%. The farmers came from all dlrec-
tiOns and all were anxious to know how
the organization was standing up. Sec
rotary Il. S. Riphenburg read the an
ual report which proved to be very IN
tercsting The following officers were
elected: President, Cornell Nj. Elkow
Vice President. Adam Hartman; See
retary-treasurcr. Earl $. Riphenburg
Director. John HUM: Diector. Geoge
NJ. John. AS the milk flow for the last
season was not as large there was
nearly as much cheese made III TINS
factory as was made in 1913 ana WIN
more settlers and more COWS we eX-
pcct to have Il larger number OF pa
irons and more milk during the com
inc season. Louis Horn is employed
as cheesemaker.