Laws Passed As Wisconsin Legislature Closes
Wisconsin progressives claim victory as water power and conservation amendments pass. A failed anti-trust and cooperative bill prompts plans for next session. Blue sky law and Eugenic Marriage measures move forward. Rosa mothers' pension signed. sterilization bill approved. Bull Moose ballot provision cleared. brewery lobby fails to legalize illegal licenses. anti lobby laws likely to advance next session.
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Assembly
Madison
McGovern
Senate
Senate Committee On Corporations
Board of Control
Bull Moosers
Axel Johnson
Bull Moose Party
Brooklyn neighborhood works and repainting projects
Jac Speich plans to build a house in Brooklyn soon. Cement walks are being laid on Miner avenue from Second to Fourth streets west. Ben C. Lee at Lake Avenue and West Fourth Street has his residence repainted. The Staley barber shop front is receiving fresh paint enhancing its appearance.
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Jac Speich
Brooklyn
Miner
Ben C. Lee
Corner Lake
West Fourth St
Staley
Resignation of Local Exchange Manager Opens Recall Petition
R A Nelson resigns as manager of the Chippewa Valley Telephone Co local exchange. A petition circulates to reinstate H W Allen as manager, a post he held before resigning to join the post office.
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R. A. Nelson
Local Exchange
The
Chippewa Valley Telephone Co
H. W. Allen
Plans for 1,000,000 dam on Chippewa River in Wis
C E Reed of Holcombe Wisconsin discusses a planned one million dollar dam across the Chippewa river at Plankinton It aims to provide power for small cities to St Paul and Minneapolis The speaker notes rapid growth in northern Wisconsin and compares it with slower southern growth He highlights water power potential in the Chippewa and Flambeau valleys and their contribution to agriculture and state output
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Chippewa River
C. E. Reed
Holcombe
Wis
Plankinton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Reed
Chippewa
Flambeau
Locals Defeat Gilman In Close Sunday Ball Game
Ladysmith edges Gilman 10 to 9 in extra innings as each inning stays tight. Brown and Justman start pitching for their teams with multiple changes on the mound and disputed plays briefly marring the game before final decision.
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Gilman
Brown
Ladysmith
A. Hayes
Justman
Culver
T. Hayes
Kurz
A. Winters
Carter
Austin
Miller
C. Winters
Cowin
Plecity
A. Heagle
Kasper
Johnson
Mercklein
Treankler
R. Heagle
Phillips
Tilman
Pembine Wreck Kills Four On Milwaukee Line
Four people die and one injured badly after a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul fast copper country limited crashes into a blown tree near Pembine Wisconsin. Victims include Engineer Frank O Connor Fireman Albert Klinesmith and 11 year old Walter Way plus a tramp. Walter Way survived as express messenger. Dead taken to Iron Mountain. The wreck ranks as one of the road’s worst.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Copper Country Limited
Walter Way
Pembine
O’connor
Young Way
Iron Mountain
Mr. Way
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Rhinelander New North
Town Clerks Promote Local Record Book Orders
Town and city clerks advertise ordering record books blanks and order books from the News Bud store. They urge patrons to support home industry and promise pricing no higher than city concerns while emphasizing specialty in this work.
Robbery reported near Weyerhauser farm
Mrs Swyrek on a farm south of Weyerhauser was robbed of 57 dollars on Wednesday morning. Police suspect John Pijanoski who worked there and disappeared that morning. Her husband resides in Pennsylvania.
Russian-born Dr Louis Patmont to speak at opera house
Dr Louis R Patmont a Breslau University graduate will address audiences at the opera house Sunday at 8 pm. The talk titled Aliens or Americans Which will explore national identity and immigration. All are invited.
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Louis R. Patmont
Breslau University
Opera House
Rice Lake Game Set for Sunday at Fair Grounds
Manager Kurz of the local baseball team has secured Rice Lake for a game here Sunday. The game will start at 2 30 P M at the fair grounds and is expected to draw fans.
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Kurz
Rice Lake
Fair Grounds
Will Finish Pack Next Week At Canning Factory
General Superintendent Christen sen of Cumberland said the seasonal run has been very satisfactory with high quality and a notable increase in output. Farmers have performed well, signaling likely increased acreage for next year.
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Canning Factory
Christensen
Cumberland
Ladysmith Sees Record School Population Boost
A city census shows 921 school age children in Ladysmith, up 21 from last year and 198 since 1900, the largest total in city history. Four more teachers are planned for next year to ease grade congestion and teach the eighth grade separately. A new kindergarten starts in ward one, with another in the library building. The school board seeks space, including leasing the True building second floor to add two or three rooms until new quarters are found.
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First Ward
West Second St
Rhinelander New North
Ice cream at McGill's sells for a quart
Ladysmith made ice cream priced at 25 cents per quart. Mark Harpster, recently westward, returns home. Mr and Mrs M J Ring of Prentice were in town yesterday afternoon. Fred Heller, after six months across the state and Michigan, came back Thursday morning. Mrs John Heller, hospitalized at Chippewa Falls, is doing well and an operation was unnecessary. Read the News Budget want ads for items of interest.
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McGill’s
Ladysmith
Mark Harpster
West
M. J. Ring
Prentice
Fred Heller
Michigan
John Heller
Chippewa Falls
Hawks Nursery Co Ad Promises High Weekly Earnings
Advertisement from Hawks Nursery Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin offers free outfit and home territory with earnings of 20.00 per week plus expenses. Claims experience unnecessary and requests readers to write at once. Dated 9-21.
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Hawks Nursery CO
Wauwatosa
Wis
Still Time for 1914 State Aid for Wisconsin Roads
A Wisconsin Highway Commission bulletin outlines 1914 state aid for road and bridge projects in Rusk County and across the state. It notes Rusk’s $4,920 share if fully claimed but possible increases if counties seek more. Four methods grant funds: local tax votes, citizen subscriptions with town levies, smaller subscriptions paired with town action, or county board projects with two thirds state aid.
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Wisconsin Highway Commission
Rusk
Rusk County
Big Farm Sale Signals Dairy Venture at Flambeau
Duncan Cameron and Alex Gordeaux farms sold to a Ladysmith buyer for 384000 dollars. Cameron property with stock brings 22000, Gordeaux farm without stock or machinery sells for 12000. Together about 500 acres transfer to new owner who plans a dairy operation with roughly 150 cows.
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Duncan Cameron
Alex Gordeaux
Ladysmith
Cameron
Gordeaux
Beaver Lodge Admits Class Of Twelve Members Monday
The Beaver lodge began a new member class of twelve at the regular Monday meeting. After initiation and standard business, a social session with refreshments followed. Deputies are recruiting aggressively, with a large class planned for August 12. The lodge, strong in the city, has about 120 members in good standing.
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Beaver Lodge
Beavers
Andersen and Falge Ad Promotes Farm Insurance Offer
The ad touts farm insurance covering fire lightning and tornadoes for $1.75 for three years. It claims to be the largest agency in the city and the oldest company in the world, Andersen and Falge.
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Andersen & Falge
Adv
City Eyes New Lighting Contract With Ladysmith Co
City commissioners consider a five year lighting contract from Ladysmith Lighting Co offering $55 per lamp per year for existing type lights. The arrangement would allow up to eleven new lights without raising annual costs, with potential city takeover or new franchise at contract end.
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Ladysmith Lighting Co
Couple from Parker and Ladysmith Granted License
The county clerk issued a marriage license in the past week for Cloyd H. Karns of Parker Indiana to Jessie C. Shutters of Ladysmith. The date listed is July 30.
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Cloyd H. Karns
Parker, Ind
Jessie C. Shutters
Ladysmith
Pleasure For the Little Ones Opens on Worden Ave
William B. Graves, manager of the merry go round, announces two weeks of operation on Worden avenue opposite Osborne and Clark's office. Advertisement appears in the notice.
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Wm. B. Graves
Worden Av
Osborne & Clark
Soldier McPike Promotes Major Boxing Card
Ten round boxing exhibition set for Monday Aug 11 at the opera house in the city. Main event features Billy Fraser of Oshkosh versus Billy Perkins of Rhinelander, both seasoned, aggressive fighters with long winning records. Fast preliminaries planned.
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Soldier McPike
Ladysmith
Opera House
Billy Fraser
Oshkosh
Billy Perkins
Rhinelander
Real Estate Transfers Lead Off Local Deed List
A long column of real estate transfers includes Wm Hoyt to Gudman Field for $651 and Nettie C Nickerson to E A Coon for $600. Other deeds cover transfers to Gillette, Hubbard, Leger, and various entities with values ranging up to $1700, detailing lots, blocks, and subdivisions.
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Wm. Hoyt
Gudman Field
Lot
Sabin
Nettie C. Nickerson
E. A. Coon
Leland C. Stevens
F. E. Gillette
W. H. Talbot
Monroe A. Hubbard
Babee
Aes
Cena
Frans Gustaf Anderson
Emil Leger
Rusk Land Company
Rusk Farm Co
O. E. Anderson
Lena Anderson
Flambeau Town Co
Sia
W. C. Bell
A. C. V. Eison
Ni Ney
Andrew D. O’brien
T. Hanley
T. C. Hanley
Charley Allen
Joseph W. Byers
Ingram
Ben F
Faast Land Company
August Knaack
Conrath
Ben F. Faast Land Co
First Presbyterian Church
Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company
Adolph Klinger
William M. Siveee
Mable Baker
Mabel D. Hart
George W. Churchill
Big Dairy Meeting in Rusk County Plans August 16
The Rusk county Guernsey Breeders Association schedules a summer meeting and field day August 16 with national speakers. The event aims to educate farmers on dairy farming and products, highlighting Wisconsin's dairy prominence and Rusk County's growth. Details on the venue and program will be announced in the next issue.
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Rusk County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Guernsey Association
Wisconsin
New Automobile Law Summary: Speed limits and penalties
The Rhinelander New North reports a new automobile law restricting speeds in parks to eight mph and in narrow highways to fifteen mph. It requires passing on the right and left when overtaking, halves the road during meetings, bans muffler cut-outs in towns, limits horn use, and restricts siren horns to emergency services. It also covers license plate transfers, required lights at night, penalties for joy riding, theft of vehicles, and harsher penalties for repeated speed offenses or DUI.
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Secretary of State
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Board of Public Affairs
County Board of Education
Friends of Reform
Progressive Legislation News Bureau
Ladysmith Improvement
Crescent City
Ture
Logals
Frank O’connor
Green Bay
Albert Klinesmith
Weyerhauser
McPike
BIG Dairy Meeting
Guernsey
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