Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-15
Eastwood LOGS
FOR MATCHES
Local and Personal Items of
Exeland and Tributary
Country

Ten of the settlers near Exeland
have taken jobs of hauling Eastwood
logs for the match company that has
been logging four miles west of Exc
land. The men engaged are Lars OIL
son, Henry Smith, Frank Commings,
VIM. Kline, Chas. Bouzzard, Earl
Teal, Walter Baker, Ralph Teal, and
couple of settlers down toward Muir
ry. A few men have been hauling,
but Tuesday the crew was enlarged to
the above number to rush the work.
The boys are hauling about 500 feet
of logs on wagons and expect to COM
plete the work by Christmas.
Dogs Run With Wolf
Bert Zerkle shot a big timber wolf
Saturday evening near Deer Lake,
This wolf has been seen several times
recently running with the farmers
dogs of that neighborhOOd and when
shot there was a dog with her that got
part of the charge of buckshOt in one
of his legs. Mr.. Zerkle has trapped
three foxes in the woods near Exeland
this year. Wolves are numerous In
Sawyer county this winter. Henry
Smith reports seeing trail through
the snow four miles west of Exeland,
that was made by wolves.
Modern Farm Near Exeland
While Lars Oleson is busy hauling
logs for the match company, his wife
and daughters are tending to the farm
and livestock at their home PA miles
east of Exeland Lars has a good 80
and now has "a acres under the pillow
and the balance is brushed and seeded.
His house is 24X30, and has a full
basement with a furnace in it. His
barn is equipped with litter carrier,
bull pen, stanchions, drinking cups
and silo in his hay barn. He has
three good horses and a yearling and
sucking colt. Seven cows are being
MIXED and there are a half dozen
head of young cattle. One of his pure
bred Poland China sows weighs close
to 600 pounds, and has seven fine three
weeks old pigs by her side Fourteen
acres of old pasture land was broken
this year on this farm.
A fOur-year rotation of crops is
practiced on this farm. First after
breaking up clover land, potatoes are
planted. This is followed by corn
and the next year clover is seeded with
oats. The clover has the ground the
next year, when the rotation is repeat
ed Mr.. Oleson is an Old-timer in this
section, having lived on his farm for
Is years.
Traded Engines
Our old friend Chupp, traded his
old engine off for one that burns wood
and is a good traveller. He claims
that he will make short work of pull
ing stumps now, and in the spring
he and his sons will dc a lot of clear
ing on the boys forty The Chupp
home forty is about cleared now.
Cucumbers will be grown again
around Exeland. Grandma Smith is
booking acreage for pickles" for the
coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Whyte drove
w SO1ACH anu OuUudy.
Earl BabcOck broke his wagon Mon.
day and quit his job of hauling logs
for the match company.
The Exeland band now consists of
20 pieces. They practice every Thurs
day evening and are making good
progress.
Grandpa Smith said Monday that a
cord of green wood weighed around
$500 ponds, and cord of sound dry
hardwood weighed around two tons.
Settlers who have light teams that
do not have enough grain can easily
overload them with wood
Harold Ward, who with his father.
came to Exeland from North Dakota
last week TO visit Virgil Ward, took
sick Saturday with what threatened
to develop into pneumonia. He was
much better Monday.
Secondhand electric washer, bench
with wringer and ash sifters for sale
at Helm Implement Co.