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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
7
Train timetable notes show departures from Ladysmith to Abbotsford with connections at Owen for St Paul. Services run daily except Sunday with morning and afternoon legs and specific layover times.
Erick Murman and Axel Larson secured six to seven million feet of logs for Yellow River Lumber Co and Dorchester & Hurley with work starting. Obits include J. H. Williams in Eau Claire, Alexander Rasmussen in Phillips, and Rev. A J Capellan of Glenwood. Counterfeiters Rodolph, Flugo, and Donnerstag bound for La Crosse trial. Mrs Kohler dies by Paris green overdose. Cornerstone laid at Antigo St Ambrose parish. Frost Veneer to rebuild after June fire. Senator Stephenson donates 500 to Eau Claire hospital. F Reynolds dies in Antigo.
A large bull moose fled dogs and swam from the Saco Ferry area into the Atlantic likely drowning after exhaustion. Eyewitnesses include George Peterson, William Edgecomb, and his sons who saw the chase and the animal lifting fences with his horns before entering the sea near the breakwater. Residents watched from Bay View until the moose vanished.
Yi Kang Nyan, chief of Corean insurgents, earned praise from enemies for courage and honesty. A former volunteer head during Ui Mi, he resurfaced after the Japan Korea accord urging uprising. He has led engagements, was wounded, enforces strict discipline, and reportedly shot his son in law for a breach. Villages under his force are described as safe, and the Japanese acknowledge his bravery and humanity.
The article notes that Spanish settlements in South America predate English settlements in North America by nearly a century. It compares the ages of Harvard and Peru’s University of San Marcos, and contrasts Cornell and Yale with Lima’s historic university, highlighting long-institutional histories.
A husband confronts his wife over her stock speculation. She explains she pursued bargains she found appealing, despite his horror at the dropping values. The exchange reveals strain over risky investments and meddling finances.
A pithy remark attributed to Shutok frames journalism as a craft where ink holds both healing and harm. The line underscores the journalist’s burden and power in shaping thought through words.
Gustav Swensson stationmaster in South Sweden suspects fiancee Elvira Johnson of infidelity after spotting her with a letter from a college student. He confronts her, seizes the letter, and discovers an invitation from Axel Petterson about a wedding gown sample. Elvira admits receiving letters but denies intimacy. the couple confronts trust and looming engagements.
A fire crew hunts a vast row of tenements for a blaze. An eight story resident signals firefighters to ascend eight flights with heavy hose. The old woman reveals no fire just a loud ear trumpet and a joke about not hearing the captain.
A proverb notes that asking a truthful man for his view often returns an answer or projection that the asker finds unhelpful. The saying emphasizes mistrust of blunt honesty in uncertain stakes and the risk of receiving inconvenient truths.
A witty exchange on wedding announcements features a bride asking the proper formula and a groom declaring the phrase be it known by these presents as the correct convention.
The Freight interviews Boecker on railroads main business this summer. He predicts a busy period as political campaigns move through key routes and districts, with rail lines servicing candidates and events. These comments reflect railroad focus on public visibility and logistics.
State of Wisconsin summons Rusk County defendants in a civil action brought by Wayland University. Other named parties include Elizabeth Bell Perry M. Bell and multiple Bell family members along with State Bank of Lady Smith. Defendants must answer within twenty days of service. failure leads to judgment by default. Plaintiff’s attorney J E Wilpelish. P O address 1011 1012 Pabst Building Milwaukee. 18-6
Letters of administration granted to Adolph Larson for the estate of Carl P Larson deceased. Creditors have six months from July 31 1908 to present claims. The County Court will hear claims at the Regular Terms on the first Tuesday of February 1909 at the Ladysmith Court House. Glenn H Williams attorney for administrator.
Notice to subscribers calling the first meeting of stockholders at Ladysmith Wisconsin town hall on August 29 1908 at 7 o'clock p m for organization and business of the company.
In St Paul Minnesota the Weekly Market Letter lists cattle hogs sheep figures for the week and year to date. It details price ranges across cattle categories including steers cows heifers calves and stockers plus hogs with daily price ranges and totals. It shows comparative figures from Jan 1 and last year and ends with the St Paul Union Stockyards Company footer.
The celebrated actor John Palmer, son of a billsticker, recalls his glittering buckled attire in a green room remark about diamonds. A bystander replies he once wore paste, provoking Palmer to insist he only wears diamonds. Bannister tops the exchange with a quip about sticking him to the wall.
A brief dialogue features two people asking each other about past places. One recalls Chicago at the last Republican convention and staying at the Palmer House. The other mentions being in Europe that year.
During an allegro movement a narrator asks if a man is well informed and a companion replies that his wife tells him everything, capturing a wry exchange at the concert event.
Clerk of Court announces A N Andersen candidate for District Attorney in the Republican primary on September 1. H W True launches a bid for Sheriff in the same GOP primary. D E Gerceuen seeks County Surveyor on the Republican ticket. JorGr W Carow also declares for District Attorney on the Republican ticket.
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