Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-08-25
HOOSIER PEOPLE
ENJOY PICNIC
Several Hundred Attend.-Del-
egatiOn From Barron
Will Be Annual
Event

The Hoosier picnic, held at the fair
grounds Saturday, was attended by
several hundred former Hoosierites
who now reside in Rusk and Barron
counties.
Most of these people are residing on
farms, having come from the mother
state for the purpose of getting good
at the picnic was that they were well
satisfied with the country, and they
believe they have a good chance here
to develop homes of their own.
Are Old1Timers
Several Hoosiers have been in this
part of the state for forty years, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs A. A. Boldon, of
Island Lake; Mr.. and Mrs Eli Biller,
of Glen Flora, and Mr. Barton, of La
dysmith. Isaac Perry came TO Wiscon-
sin when he was only 111a years of age.
Orchestra and Dinner
The dinner was served in the floral
hall and it was a regular Northern
Wisconsin affair. The participants
ate of the bounties of their farms un-
til they could eat no more They then
gathered in the grandstand where the
Luell-Page orchestra gave a concert,
and played at intervals during the af-
ternoon.
The largest number present were
from Marshall county. Indiana, the
balance being from various parts of
the state
B0rdner TOastmaster
John Bordner was tOastmaster and
made a good talk about the old state
and the new. Joe McCorison spoke
for the city of Ladysmith and said
that such meetings where people met
on common ground was great thing
to strengthen our government. He
said that Ladysmith welcomed the
HOosiers and in behalf of the Rusk
County Agricultural Society he stated
that they were welcome to use the
fair grounds at any time they chose
for their picnics.
John Bordner then stated that the
Hoosier as possible and called for
Hoosier songs and verses. Rev. Kel-
lar, of Exeland assisted by three
young girls, then sang the very i'm
pressive and beautiful song, Indiana
Blessed Home Land which brought
tears to the eyes of some.
Rev. KelIar Speaks
Rev. Kellar gave the main address
of the day.. He said that sixty years
ago his grandfather settled on a home.
stead in Howard county, Indiana, in
wooded country. There was a small
town but no railroad. Now there is
city of $4,000 population and the
country is all settled up with fine
farm homes.
He spoke of the big men who had
lived in Kokomo, among them being
Elwood Haynes, who drove the first
gas buggy ever built; s. E. Nicholson
of prohibition fame; the Studebakers
Riley. the poet; Booth Harrington the
author; and mentioned the plate glass
works and the Oliver Plow Co. The
Hoosierites have many things to bt
proud of, he said.
He said that Northern Wisconsin
would do for her settlers what Indi
ana had done for his grandfather, an6
upper Wisconsin today offered 8
chance to common people equal to thai
offered by the old state to its settler:
sixty years ago. The old state NJ
longer can offer that chance and thu
people through necessity and choice
had cast their lot in the fertile valley!
/ of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Kellar spoke of recent triI
to the capital of Wisconsin, his adopt
ed state, and told of the beauties O.
the state building. How can any
one look at this magnificent building
with it's wonderful paintings ant
works of art that are a whole educa
tion of themselves, without having hi
blood tinge, that he has had the privi
/ lege of passing through the capito