John Dietz and a Few Facts
E W Hill, Register of Deeds of Rusk County, recounts John F Dietz’s long stance on land lines near Cameron dam in Sawyer County. The piece notes Dietz’s lawful dispute over dam location, a 1901 logging company offer, and a shooting incident involving Dietz and deputies, with details about Dietz’s home near Ladysmith and denial of any dance at his farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Dietz
E. W. Hill
Register of Deeds
Rusk County
Sawyer County
Cameron Dam
Thornapple
Dietz
H. L. Cameron
Chippewa Logging and Soom Co
Cameron
John Dietz
Sergeant
O'Neil
Dietz Re
Chcat
Ehoriff
Lawser
Griest
Hill
John I’. Dietz
A. F E. Reese
Osceola Sun
Clarence Dietz
Wreck at Hawkins Destroys Cars and Caboose
A westbound freight collided with a way freight at Hawkins on Saturday afternoon. The engineer lost brake control causing five cars and the caboose to smash. Three men were aboard the caboose. two jumped, one injured slightly, the third unhurt though awakened from drunken slumber. A wrecker cleared debris Saturday night.
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Hawkins
Church Notices Reach Wide Congregation This Week
Methodist Episcopal services Sunday afternoon and Sabbath school at 2 with preaching at 5 on the talk Nonresistance. Prayer meeting Thursday at 8 at Mrs Harrington home. Ladies Aid of MFE Church meets Aug 7 at Mrs W Maddux home. Baptist church holds services next Sunday at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with stereopticon showing Christ parable Prodigal Son. Pastor J Johnson invites all.
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Methodist Episcopal
Ladies’ Aid
M. FE. Church
W. Maddux
J. M. Conrath
The
Baptist Church
J. Johnson
Congregational Church announces Sunday services
There will be regular services next Sunday morning and evening with Rev. J. W. Hadden of Keystone to preach in the morning and the pastor in the evening. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. All are cordially invited. Tuos. Barker, Pastor.
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J. W. Hadden
Keystone
Tuos. Barker
Catholic Services Scheduled In Church Sunday
Catholic services will be held in the church on Sunday at 8 30 a m with worship and prayer.
Dunahee Woman Dies in Ladysmith at Age 16
Emma Dunahee nee Sedmibradcky of Ladysmith died Saturday July 27 at home following an eight month TB illness. Born in Oconto Wisconsin in 1892 she was 16 at death. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Catholic church with Rev Fr Shell of Tony officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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Dunanee
Emma _ Dunahee
Sedmibradcky
Ladysmith
Oconto
Wis
Shell
Tony
Survivor in Kan. Receives Letter on Columbia Wreck
A Coldwater Kansas man, H. L. Kurz, learns by letter from his brother Jacob Kurz that he survived the Columbia wreck off San Francisco on July 22. Jacob, aboard with others, drifted twelve hours before being rescued at Eureka. The vessel’s collision late at night cost Schwarz’s children, reportedly among the drowned, their fate unknown to the survivor until the letter arrived.
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H. L. Kurz
Jacob Kurz
Columbia
San Francisco
Mr. Kurz
Coldwater
Kan
Marriage Licenses Issued in County Clerk Records
Isthan A. Daniel of Waterville Minnesota wed Flossie B. Guthrie of Grant on July 27. Roy C. Reed of Glen Flora married Gert rude A. Lane of Hawkins on July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isthan A. Daniel
Waterville
Minn
Flossie B. Guthrie
Grant
Roy C. Reed
Glen Flora
Gertrude A. Lane
Hawkins
Insanity rulings send two residents to Mendota
Mrs Mary Grando of Weyerhaeuser was adjudged insane by Judge McGill and sent to Mendota Wednesday by Sheriff Reed. Ole Nelson living north of Truce was taken to Mendota Tuesday by Sheriff Reed after being adjudged insane.
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Mary Grando
Weyerhaeuser
McGill
Mendota
Sheriff Reed
Ole Nelson
Truce
Real Estate Transfers Across Gsw Districts In Lively Listings
A compilation of real estate transfers shows numerous deeds among W. S. Boyer Edwards Loan Co. Sage Land and Investment Co. Gates Land Co. and others. Notable entries include Rusk Land Co to Mary E Thompson for three lots in section 29 33 9. Hoagland Sr. to unspecified buyer for part of section 5 34 7. Hattie Darvill to Bailey Bros. for lot 17 Block 15 in Bruce village. J L Gates Co. to J T Johnson. and various others with prices ranging from $1.00 to $6 000. A local ad promotes a farm near Ladysmith priced at $625 with terms.
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Gsw
Iosastaeaeen
Rusk Land Co
Mary E. Thompson
W. S. Boyer
Edwards Loan Co
Sage Land and Imp. Co
Ny Gates Land Co
He, Nig Ney
Hoagland, Sr
Rusk Co
Hattie Darvill
Bailey Bros
Bruce
Hoss
A. J. McGilvray
L. Miss. River Logging Co
J. L. Gates Co
Chas. G. Randall
C.fe
W.S. Royer
E. H. Lundy
Boy Hurt Foot After Rusty Nail Incident
Mrs. Jake Schmidt and her son arrived from Pennington and learned the boy had not seen a physician after a rusty nail injury. The foot is in bad condition. Dr. Lundmark is treating him as the family stays with A. EK. Foster in the city.
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Jake Schmidt
Pennington
Lundmark
A. EK. Foster
City
Frog Explodes After Step on Mysterious Frog
In Budget Emet Wisconsin last week ten to twelve pounds of dynamite vanished during road work along the river. A fisherman later stepped on a giant frog which exploded blowing a hole several feet deep and four yards wide. The man was hurled about 200 feet but was not seriously hurt. Some wonder if the frog ate the dynamite.
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Budget Emet
Wis
George Humber’s
Disagreement Delays Wagon Bridge Contract Signing
Reports claim the wagon bridge contract across the Flambeau near the city is signed, but officials have not completed the agreement. The holdup stems from a site dispute and a general tangle among involved parties.
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Flambeau
Ladysmith Fire Department to Enforce Meeting Fines
At the monthly Ladysmith Fire Department meeting the secretary was authorized by unanimous vote to collect all fines for nonattendance or absence from practice. Several members may be dropped for extended silence on roll calls as applications remain on file. Also notes visits and local moves among residents including Mrs. Tom Baker and Misses Mabel Sinclair Effie Putney.
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Ladysmith Fire Department
Dynamiting Fish Provokes Warning on Flambeau River
Local editor laments widespread dynamiting along the Flambeau threatening prime fishing. Officials warn future violations will face full legal penalties. A plan to stock protected fish above and below the dam aims to restore Ladysmith as a top fishing and pleasure area. The issue follows a civic push amid juror lists for the next circuit term and various community notes.
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Ladysmith
Library contract let to William Lister for Carnegie project
The Carnegie Library building committee awarded the contract to William Lister of Chippewa Falls as the lowest bidder after soliciting bids from about thirty contractors. Bids ranged from 9476 to 9985 with local firms Ladysmith and Chippewa Falls represented. The library is to be completed by November 1.
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Lister
Chippewa Falls
Carnegie Library Building Committee
Council Chambers
Con
Carnegie Library
William Lister
Geo. Schroeder
Ladysmith
Odds Clark & Manley
J.C. Hanson
Stanley & Stanley
Wim
Ee Bs
Local and Personal Notices From Bruce Area
Local notes list visits from L H Warren of Albany and others to Bruce. Many residents travel for visits, institutes, or conventions, with several returning from nearby towns and cities. The item mentions multiple towns, including Tony, Merrilan, Hillsboro, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Atlanta, alongside local figures such as Dr. A C Johnson and J W Young.
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Frances Hein
Tony
Jessie Ingle
H. Jefferson
Merrilan
J. T. Johnson
H. Ganseal
Boyd
Lena Wollif
Pearl Copper
Ruby Collins
Zadie Mitchell
Chicago
J. O. Sinclair
C.K. Cole
O. J. Kauffman
Hillsboro
W. L. Stephenson
Brodhead
E. W. Day
Minneapolis
G. Lund
Kaukauna
J. P. Pederson
North Wisconsin crops praised in State University report
Prof. R A Moore reports northern Wisconsin crops in good condition from the northern sub station of the University Experimental Station. Barley varieties like Oder brucker perform well on clay soils and are grown by over fifty farmers in co operative tests. Corn, clovers and grasses show strong growth with five foot corn height at Ashland and Iron River stations. Sugar beets and potatoes appear promising. land improvements and seed varieties can help northern Wisconsin become a leading dairy region. Local notes cover residents traveling and business, with crops thriving in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota after a hail event nearby.
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R. A. Moore
Department of Agronomy
University of Wisconsin
University Experimental Station
Ashland
Iron River
Moore
Wisconsin
Home Made Violins Ingle Holds Violin Recital
W. H. FH. Ingle gave a violin recital at the Baker Hotel parlors Saturday evening for a select group of critics. He used two of his own instruments, one newly completed, and claimed his violins surpass many high grade instruments said to be aged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. FH. Ingle
Baker Hotel
Ingle
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Gust Arndt
News- Budget Office
Frog
Tom Baker
Abbotsford
A. C. Baker
Mabel Sinclair
Effie Putney
George F. Stalin
Ladysmith High School
Washington
Circuit Court
J. W. Fritz
C. H. Magnus
J. B. Welpton
Walter Shafer
Sam Clough
T. F. Armstrong Jr
Otis Harless
C. F. Winn
John Hesser
L. H. Stanton
M. Littlejohn
A. VanDen Heuvel
C. W. Page
M. Whiteford
M. Rosenquist
B. Wohlwend
KE. Smith
Eo. S. Sergeant
Louis Stassel
Danice Cox
Stubbs
L. H. Kenyon
J. A. Maffett
W. Fern
James Bartley
Strickland
Fred Apker
Mike Perdzick
Z. Wilkinson
R. H. Burns
Richland Center
Rusk County Training School
Mr. Burns
Medford
Teachers’ Institute
E. M. Worden
R. A. Meiklejohn
T. M. Thomas
Waupun
Ible
Rice Lake
FE. Crotteau
Hotel Baker
Marsifield
G Swertsen
Tomalawn
Worden
IF. C. Schmidt
A. E. Foster
Wm. Corbett
Robt. Corbett
Soo
Ben Stelzman
Prof. Johnson
Johnson School of Music
Ethel E. Reed
Reed
A. C. Johnson
Ttf
Osborne & Clark
Main Creek
Lane
Ball Ground
R.o M
S. Warren
L. H. Warren
Albany
C. G. Smith
John Corbett
Atlanta
V. A. Paulson
Frank Imlay
White, S. Dak
A. D. Buck
Rhinelander
J. P. Madison
Ed. Pope
D. H Richards
F. E. Munroe
River Falls
Ingram
Rose Peckham
O. H. McNally
A. O. White
Evelyn
Madison
Kate Griffin
G. Griffin
Jessie Warren
Escanaba
Mich
F. S. Warren
J. W. Young
Eau Claire
Chippewa Valley Telephone Co
O. E. Pederson
Oshkosh
Esther McGilvra
J. W.carew
Menominee
A. A. Hadden
I. D. Hadden
New Jersey
A. V. Simon
Schaler
J. H. Crocker
Gordon
W. D. Quiggle
J. Griffin
Dr. O'Connor
Nellie Griffin
Eugene McGee
Chippewa Talis
Agricultural Experiment Station
State University
Robert Wood
Beauchene
Yankee
Mies Ida Kilgore
Chetek
B. F. Kinyon
Edna
Clinton
M. Ellson
Kinyon
A. Noble
St. Paul
North Dakota
Daisy Smith
Sam Smith
Rochester
Frances Brackett
Amery
Auburn
Neb
Charles Conrath
New Salem
N. Dak
Joe Conrath
Clara Baker
Broderville
Nellie M. Wightman
Richland Centre
R. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Barron
L. Jorgenson
West
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Palace
G. P. Power
Messrs
Aug F. Behnke
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