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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
FIRE THREATENED
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

When Rev, c. l. Fisher opened the
Christian church Monday evening
about 1890 O'Clock in preparation for
a committee meeting to consider mat
ters in connection with the holding Of
the state Sunday school convention
here within a few months he found a
column of fire issuing from floor
register and threatening, he believed,
the destruction Of the fine building.
Mr. Fisher lost no time in notifying
the fire station and the fire department
was soon on the job. An examination
revealed that the fire was coming from
cold-air pipe connected with the fur
mace in the basement. After the fire
was eXtinguished, large quantity OF
paper was found to have been dropped
into the pipe and had become overhead
ed from the furnace. Who placed the
paper where ii caught fire no one seems
to know But little damage was done.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
BOXING CARD
IN THE MAKING
Local Talent To Mix 1t With
Chippewa and Flam-
beau

\ new boxing card is being arranged
by the local cavalry troop commander,
that will be put on at the armory in
the near future. As soon as licensed
referee is named for Eau Claire the
date win be set and the referee will be
engaged to officiate
For the coming affair, Fighting
Kid Wenzel, of Chippewa Falls, has
been matched with Chris Gourdoux, Of
Flambeau. These are both tough boys
and are anxious to get at each other,
as the winner will be in line for some
good matches over the country.
Larry ,Dohny, of Flambeau, will stack
up against our own Staples, who has
been in training for some weeks. This
should make an interesting contest,
with the local troopers prepared to
back Staples strongly.
"Fighting Chief La Rush, Of Hol-
combe, will be slated to go against
some ambitious boxer. 4 local man.,
Ray Dietrich, will probably be his op-
ponent. An opponent for Eric Schulke,
the Flying Dutchman," another Flam-
beau man. Is being looked for at this
time.
These tentative matches should make
q sport card that will interest all adj
mirers of the boxing game,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRAPPING BEAVER

Although the beaver season ls now
only five days off the State CohsefVa-
tion Commission has not SOLD one
third as many beaver licenses this year
as If sold last year, and last year thefe
were only three counties open, Willle
this year twelve counties are open.
We believe that some OF the Trap
ners are under the impression thas the
increase in the trapping license ffoin
81 90 to $3.50 allows them TO trap
haaver without special license, al
though the application for the regular
trapping license particularly states
that il does not cover beaver, ana u
IS also printed on the license that II
does not cover beaver.
Trappers must have special beaver
trapping license at $500 and the
50 5O license does not allow them TO
trap beaver.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
ENLISTMENTS IN
CAVALRY TROOP
New Men Being Signed Up
Target Shooting Began Last
Night

Another feed and smoker was held
in the armory Monday evening. About
thirty troopers were present and Il
very enjoyable evening was spent.
Three new enlistments We're made
in the troop this week, and they are
of exceptionally good calibre: Westby
Falkner is an old-timer who has spent
sometime in the regular army as first
sergeant; George Hampton. whose war
record is familiar with all Ladysmith
people and David Wood, who has
served in the regular army cavalry.
The new indoor target equipment has
arrived and Thursday evening the men
will start shooting
During each drill night a detail OF
men goes through town and rounds
up all delinquent members. Last
Thursday evening three men were re-
minded in this way, and put in their
time shoyeling ashes out of the ar
mory basement.
Noah Shaw has been dropped from
the rolls Of the organization as Il de-
serter: Nough said. Whatever action
is now taken will come from the adju-
tant general.
The troop basketball team plays at
Gilman Friday evening.
Phillip Will has been promoted to
sergeant, and will be placed in charge
of the automatic rife platoon.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
THOUSAND TONS MORE
ICE UP THIS WINTER

The ice harvest in Ladysmith start
ed yesterday, following the preliminary
work of clearing and plowing the field
which started early in the week. The
work is being prosecuted with vigor
by the Ladysmith Ice Company. The
company intends to put up at least
$500 tons. which will be q thousand
tons more than was put UP here last
winter. Twelve men are now en-
ployed The ice is about twenty inches
in thickness and is of good quality.
1t is not known at this time whether
any other company will put up ice here
this winter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
BARES LIFE TO
SAVE HUSBAND
Woman Arrested In LadySmith
In Limelight in Milwaukee
Trial

The trial of Joseph Branske for the
murder of August Schreiber last sum
mer in Milwaukee, has been in prog
resS i'm municipal court in Milwaukee
this week.
Branske shot Schneider to death at
ter he had failed to regain the love OF
his wife who gave her love to the in
terloper
1t will be remembered that Schrel-
Der and Mrs. Edith Branske were ar
rested in Ladysmith in November, 1920,
on Il statutory charge after spending
few days together in local hotel
as husband and wife They were both
placed on parole and Mrs. Branske re-
turned to her husband in Milwaukee
and Schreiber also returned to Mil
waukee. where. after a time, it is al
legged, they resumed their illicit reia-
tions. Then followed the killing.
Would Come With Bells On
Letters introduced at the trial pur-
port TO show that Mrs. Branske had
other lovers. though now she is barring
her past in an effort to save her hus-
band. The sensation of the trial on
Wednesday came when the prosecu-
tor. on cross-examination, introduced
two letters by Mrs. Branske to Sam
Running. of Menomonie, Wis, while
her husband was in jail waiting trial
| One of the letters contained the state
ment that. ''She would not live with
murderer and that "she would come
10 Running with bells on after her nus
bands conviction" Letters written by
Branske to his wife were introduced
| to show his love for his wife and to
nroye his state of mind before the kill
| ing. In this letter he had forgiven
her sins and asked her to take her for
mer place as wife and mother. They
have three children, Leonard. 10. Ed-
| ward, S. and Dorothy, 3.
Local Officers Called to Milwaukee,
Under direct examination, Mrs.
Branske small and pale, told OF her
relations with August Schneider; OF
night spent in a Milwaukee hotel,
the trip to Ladysmith, and the several
DAYS the two spent together in hotels
in this city.
District Attorney Faige and Mrs. W.
]. Kermott, deputy clerk of the cir
cult court of this county, were called
to Milwaukee early in the week to tes-
tify at the trial Mrs. Kermott took
with her the records of the case here.
She was not called to the witness
stand. They returned home Wednes-
day morning.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
DRAKE AUTO co. OPENS
BRANCH AT HAWKINS

The II. \, Drake Auto Co. has leased
the Dvergsdal < Lund garage IT
Hawkins, and will take p0sscssi3l
Feb. 1. Victor Erickson, who has aeai
the manager of the Farmers store al
Glen Flora. will be the manager.
The interior of the garage VIII be
remodeled, the front end to he used
for office, show, and stock rooms.
The rear will be equipped with mod
ern machinery and expert mechanics
will be in charge to give Ford service.
This will be the Ford agency for the
eastern part of Rusk county.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
OF SKATING RINK

Clarence Hollenbeck has bought The
business of G.. Diedrich. who has been
operating the rink III the bDwcry'
building. Mr.. Hollenbeck has had con-
siderable experience in this business
having managed similar proposition
in New York. He contemplatcs rent
ing the armory building on account Of
it's central location and operating the
rink every evening, except Tuesday
and Thursday, which nights the armory
will be used by the troop.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
POSTOFFICE IN
WORDEN BUILDING?

The Ladysmith postoffice may have
found a new home! !! May is right,
after all the dickering the government
has done the past two years with La"
dysmitll property owners in an en-
,leavor to find home for the office.
e. NJ. Worden this week submitted
a proposition to the government
agent at Eau Claire to lease the flrsE
floor of the Opera House" block, First
st. and Worden-av, to the government
for postoffice location
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
STATE SUPT. COMING

State Superintendent John Calla-
han is expected here today or tomor-
row to conduct the examination in the
matter of the charges brought against
Miss Sophie Lancer, southside kim
dergarten teacher, for the alleged un-
due punishment of Clarence Meyer,
brought by Mrs. Dora Meyer, mother
of the boy, in an effort to have the
teachers license to teach revoked.
Atty. l.. e. McGill will defend Miss
Lancer and Thomas & Fisher will rep
resent Mrs. Meyer. The coming of the
superintendent. compulsory under the
law.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
POWELL RANCH CHANG
ING OWNERSHIP AGAIN

The "PowelT' ranch, Of some three
thousand acres, in the Sand Lake. dis
trict in the southern part OF the coun-
ty, is in negotiation Of sale again, and
under contract to parties of Sparta.
O. G. Peterson, who bought the ranch
from A. E. Powell several weeks ago,
was in the city Tuesday, accompanied
by Bert Horel, an employe. They went
out to the ranch.
Horel is the man whom John Dietz,
the defender Of Cameron Dam,' shot
at Winter, which act brought on the
court action and siege which result
ed in Dietz's capture. His conviction,
however, was for the murder of Oscar
Harm. one OF the besiegers.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
COUNTY PEOPLE AGREE
GRAIN SHOW DESIRABLE

Rusk county will make a strong bid
for the state grain show next winter.
This became evident when the senti-
ment of the crowd who attended the
noon-day luncheon OF the Chamber of
Commerce Wednesday found express
sion All agreed that it is worth going
after and it was determined to go at
ter it. Other places are working for
it, and the outcome may not be known
for some time.
Rev. Grant V. Clark made a very
pertinent address on city privileges
that pleased his audience and gave
them something to occupy any spare
thought moments.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
MARRIED

Miss Ada Laura Doughty, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Doughty, and
George Wade Hampton, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hampton. were married at
the I4adysmith NJ. E. parsonage, on
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. %, by Rev
C. w. Emery The newlyweds are we'll
known young people of Ladysmith and
have the best wishes of a host Of
friends. For the winter, they will re
side with the groom's parents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
BIRTHS

Mr.. and Mrs Ed Kennedy, Lady
smith, Jan. 10, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7, Egfy, townof Thorn
apple. Jan. 2j, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam woodward, La
dysmith, Jan. 16, daughter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
MAD DOG ATTACKS
CITY COUNCILMAN

Councilman George Manley, PIT E.
Miner-av., was the victim of a mad, or
vicious dog, when he was going home
sFriday night and just after he passed
the armory.
The dog, which appeared to be
yellow mongrel, seized Mr.. Manley by
the leg and it was with much difficulty
that he finally shook the beast off.
While MIR. Manley was looking for
some kind of weapon with which to
return to the fray and dispatch the
brute, Mrs. Manley called up the police
station and an officer came and shot
the dog through the head
Mr.. Manley was not hurt by the dog"
The creatures teeth did not penetrate.
through trouser leg and shoe top TO-
break the skin.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
DEATH OF AGED
RESIDENT OF GLEN FLORA

Martha Zeran, wife of Charles
Zeran, aged u years. died OF pneu-
monia at her home three miles north
west of Glen Flora Tuesday.
The remains We're shipped to Rock
ford, Iowa, Thursday, where inter-
ment will take place.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
WORK ON DAM
MAY START SOON

a report. which the News-Bud-
get is unable to verify on short
notice, is that work on the Big
Falls dam will be started soon,
following the sale of bonds that
had been held up for more than
Il year by high interest rates.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
MUNR0E SLATED
FOR POSTMASTER
Present County Clerk Has En-
dorsement Of Congress-
man
WILL CREATE VACANCY
AT COURT HOUSE
Winner Has Held Office of County
Clerk for Twenty Years.
Congratulations

T. H. Munfoe, county clerk of Rusk
county, will be postmaster of Lady,
smith.
According to letters received from
Congressman A. p. Nelson on Tuesday,
Mr.. Munroe's name will be sent to the
senate for confirmation from the list
of eligible candidates by President
Harding, through Mr.. Nelson's en-
dorsement
Ends Long Contest
Mr. Munroe's appointment will end
a long, but good natured, contest by six
candidates. After the regular civil SER
vice examination order by President
Wilson had been superseded by Pres.
Harding's order the following men APP
piled for the position: Fred L.
Alndt. acting postmaster, f. e. Mum
roe G. ID. Swain, VIM. Spiering, Ed.
Gehler, A. \. Hadden and D. H. Rich
anls!@ The competition had practically
narrowed down to Munroe and Swain
for some months past 1t was nearly
a year and a half ago that eight can
didates, including all of the foregoing,
except Mr. Hadden wrote the civil
service examination at Barron, follow
ing w. S. Manning's resignation of the
office Nothing came of that examina-
ton
Congratulations
The News-B Budget believes that Mr..
Munroe will make an excellent post
master and will prove as popular in
that office as he has in the Office Of
county clerk, which position he has
held ever since Rusk county was Gre
ated. or about 20 years He has been
receiving the congratulations of the
people, including unsuccessful candi-
dates
The Iadysmith postoffice pays a sal
ary Of $1,000 per year and in July. the
amount will be raised another hun
dred.
Vacancy at Court House
If Mr. Munroe accepts the appoint~
ment. which he is expected to do it will
create a vacancy in the office of county
clerk In regard to how that vacancy
will be filed there is some question,
it seems Some contend that it will
have to be filled by appointment by the
governor, while others point to a stat
ute which gives the power to the coun-
ty board of supervisors, and even tenn
porarity TO the county chairman. The
appointment would be for the hnex~
pired term which ends the first Sunday
in January next Mr.. Munroe has had
no opposition for the Office of clerk for
many years. There are likely to be
a number of candidates this year.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27

Miss Edna Spiegelberg has had as
her guest during the week, Miss Grace
Scheel, of Bruce.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27

The commission form Of government
for Rusk county is being forcibly de-
bated on the streets of Ladysmith by
it's friends and opponents.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27
COLD WEATHER
STRIKES HARD
Low Temperature Causes Suffer
ing and inconvenience Over
Wide Territory

Weather featuring low temperatures
| has extended over a wide scope OF
country during the past week and has
put a slight crimp in some lines of bus
mess Train schedules have been more
or less demoralized on account of the
severe cold, and discomfort was the
lot of many whose work kept them out
of doors. Tuesday morning the tenn
perature reached the low point at Al
degrees below zero, as registered by
the government thermometer at the
Ladysmith fire station. This is said
to be the coldest since the winter of
1911-12, when the mercury touched 40
degrees below
Trains 7Jand So, OH the Minneapolis
division of the 500 Line, were badly
off their schedules the fore part of the
week. IT Is reported that an Omaha
train was stuck in a snow bank for
Is hours. near Hudson. A switch en-
CINE in the Ladysmith yards Tuesday
morning looked as though it might
have arrived from the polar regions,
il was so covered with frost. snow and
ice
Conductor Arthur Baker, who made
up an extra freight north Monday
night. had his feet frozen SO badly that
he was taken to the railroad company
surgeon for treatment.i He will be laid
up for time and went to his home
at Stevens Point Tuesday.
Plumbers have been busy repairing
bursted water pipes and thawing out
frozen pipes.
While many have been complaining
of the cold, no squawks have been
heard from the coal dealers or the log
gers.
From Other Sections
Rhinelander, Wis.-During recent
cold spell a resident of Enterprise
named Olson froZe both his feet so
seriously that amputation of the toes
was necessary. The man is being cared
for at an Amigo hospital
Ashland. Wis.-The snow blockade
which followed Saturday nights pllz-
zard was one OF the worst that has
heen seen in upper Wisconsin in sew
eral years Trains on the Omaha were
delayed nearly "A hours when nofth-
bound passenger train was caught III
the drift at Stinnett, south OF Drum
mond. The passengers remained all
Saturday night and part of Sunday
in the train.
an
Medford, Visit took MI. ana
Mrs. Sam Magli two days to drive Irohl
Medford to Greenwood, distance OF
16 miles. They left Medford at tour
o'clock in the afternoon, expecting 70
reach Greenwood in about three hours.
When a few miles from home they were
caught in blizzard. The ROAD was d
matter of guess work most OF the tilhe
after that. When night came, MI. anu
Mrs. Magli were obliged to drive INTO
tbe ward of a farmer where they found
shelter at the farm home.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-27

d. H. Davis. Of Wilson, Wis, is as
sisting W. A. Blackburn with his Office
work temporarily.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-28
Moscow Agents Trapped
 In Baltic States Plot

London, Sept (By Mail 1.)-Dur- ing the last few months, writes the Riga correspondent of 1.-The Times, hardly week has passed without the discovery and arrest in the Baltic States of Communist organizations, working under the direct orders of the Moscow government or the Third the democratic governments eStab- lished in IJatvia, Esthonia and Fin land.
 The latest important capture was made in Riga, when the president of the subterranean committee of the Comunist party in Latvia was de- tained by the local police.
 When arrested this man tore up some papers and hastily put them into his mouth, but he was forced to give them up before he could swal- gether and found to contain valuable inform tfon, which led the police to a, timber yard where, under stack of firewood, they found 8 burrow, which nroyed to be the office and archives of the party.
 The president is a member of the Moscow Cheka (political departmnt, |, and had been conducting operations in Latvia since last year. He was living under a false name and acted as a transport worker. He had organizations and was present at the meetings of their central bureau. The s'arohives'' contained the minutes of the latest Communist gatherings their passwords, account books and much other useful material, which has already led to many arrests in different parts of the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-28
RUSSIAN PACT
 GERMAN AIM,
 SAYS TOURIST

Defiance, O., Sept. 2S-"The Ger man object now is to align, with Rus s1a,' declared William Kehnast, vet eran hardware merchant here, recent iy returned from a trip to his birth place in Germany.
 ''The Russians have their embassy in Berlin. I heard Tumors that if . France bears down too hard on the ble," continued MT. Kehnast.
 pie do not want any more kaisers. being better informed. They said that what they need is another Bis- Tnarck, who today commands more respect-and did while living-than Kaiser Wilhelm II. They say that gBismarck, before entering the recent World War would have taken Russia over on his side.
 Americans get the blame for Ger manys losing the war. They said: We licked the French and English and had the victory won until you Americans came across,
 "'Yes,' said, when our boys came you met men worthy of your steel This they acknowledged. They spoke of our soldiers in the highest terms.
 MT. Kehnast said smoke is issuing rom the chimneys of all large Ger man factories and that, despite the de- preciated currency, a majority of the people seem prosperous and are working hard to restore the former commanding position of the coun- try.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-28
COAL AND CROP
 MOVEMENTS TAX
 RAIL EQUIPMENT

New York, Sept. 27-Taxed to te- pacity by an emergency coal move ment, the hauling of bumper crops and reViving commerce, the railroads of the country are facing a shortage of freight, cars. For the first time in almost two years, according to an announcement issued by the Associa- tion of Railway Executives, all of the freight car reserves have been vir- tually absorbed.
 The announcement credits the de- p1etion of car reserves to the growing demand for transportation and de- scribes the situation as Reasonable and normal" The strike of railroa shopmen is, in some measure at least, thought to be responsible Since July l repairs to railroad equipment have been made under anything but ideal conditions. The difficulty of keeping locomotives in repair has been the greatest handicap, the num- Der chased as unfit for service dur as 30 per cent. of the total. With hauling equipment crippled to this ex- tent. freight movements and the re- leasing of cars for new cargoes have been much delayed.
 For the first time since November. 192O,'' the railway executives an- nounced, 'tthe number of surplus freight cars has been virtually ab- sorbed by the growing demand for transportation facilities, due to in creased industrial activity, according to the report just received by the car service division of the American Rail- way Association from the railroads of the country"