Thanksgiving Social and local visits noted in county report
Young residents attended a basket social in New Hutchinson Saturday night. Miss Mabel Bates returned home for Thanksgiving and went back to school Sunday. Leslie Collins joined a dance at Mr Rapps Thursday. The Atwood family and Wm Jones attended Mr Lanphere’s funeral in Bruce, buried at Twin Lakes. Mrs Collins and son Leslie visited Mr and Mrs E R Gunther in Weyerhauser on Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hutchinson
Mabel Bates
Leslie Collins
Bruce Air Line Progress Clear Across Four Miles
Reports say the Bruce Air Line is cleared for about four miles as work continues. Wm Jensen, a local saw mill operator, is cutting lumber on the Laidlaw ranch while A J Laidlaw speeds house completion and seating for the Laidlaw school arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Air Line
Wm. Jensen
Laidlaw Ranch
Laidlaw School
Limps and newcomers mark early notes from town
John Gillis is limping after an accident with an axe. A new family arrived from Milwaukee last week and Frank Holstein with his family moved from Texas to become residents. The town board built a pound and will impound cattle not cared for per the voters resolution, with owners paying costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Holstein
Texas
Rusk County
Unrecognized Gaffes and Wry Workplace Banter
A comic collection shows a German professor puzzled by a guest’s rendering of his song and a grouchy boss scolding a late employee. The bookkeeper jokes about repairing his alarm clock and his salary, highlighting humor in social misreads and office strain.
Wisconsin News Briefs From Rock Fall To Medford
Rural route establishment leads to Rock Fall post office abandonment. Longtime postmaster George H. Chamberlain, over 50 years in service, departs. Fred Hartman shoots Louis La Combe near Hayward. Hartman arrested. Effort moves to create a new judicial circuit for Chippewa Eau Claire Rusk Sawyer counties. Richard Steiner dies after hunting incident near Medford. third hunting death nearby. John Deitz family reports diphtheria. Andrew Larson, 56, dies of tuberculosis in Au burn Chippewa County after 40 years residence. A Rice Lake impostor flees, dropping overcoat and jewelry. Antigo hit by major Thanksgiving electrical storm. Beaverdam freight train derails into a kitchen. 21 Odanah logging camps operate with 50 to 150 men each. Albert Tedford bound over in Ashland for trial in hunting accident killing Frank Sawicki on Oct 11. Northwestern Wisconsin’s first hunting accident trial.
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Rock Fall
George H. Chamberlain
Albert Tedford
Ashland
Frank Sawicki
Wisconsin
Nine men captured in Minneapolis safe cracking gang raid
Detectives nabbed nine men in a Minneapolis tenement while playing cards. They are believed safe blowers traced to the city. A complete set of explosives and safe cracking accessories were seized, along with Wisconsin and Minnesota maps marked with red circles indicating crime sites. Police call the arrest important. It is not yet known if Ladysmith appears on the maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ladysmith
Low fares to Chicago via Wisconsin Central Rail
International Live Stock Exposition tickets offered at one and one half fare round trip. Valid November 29 30 and December 1 2 and 19 8. Travel supported by the Wisconsin Central Railway with specific dates and rate plan.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Central Railway
Thanksgiving events and family gatherings reported
Special correspondence notes a well attended Thanksgiving dance at the M W A hall despite poor footing. Supper was held at Chester Sergeant’s, hosted by Mesdames W S and Chester Sergeant, with family dinners shared by Sergeant families. Mrs Marshal Sergeant visited from Ladysmith with Florence Carman returning Friday. Local phone lines added at Lacy’s Dietze’s Huggins’ in Sheldon and at Chester and W S Sergeant’s.
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M. W. A. Hall
Chester Sergeant
Mesdames W. S
Chester Sergeant’s
Marshal Sergeant
Ladysmith
Florence Carman
Lacy’s
Dietze’s
Huggins
Sheldon
Chester and
W. S. Sergeant’s
Fern
Town Board Sets Up New Road In Local Update
Mrs. S E Smith is on the sick list. Mr and Mrs Z R Crye host a visiting relative. T H Pate returns from a hunting trip. The town board establishes a new road project as part of the latest community plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Smith
Z. R. Crye
T. H. Pate
Civil service rules extend to Wisconsin fourth class postmasters
President Roosevelt extends civil service to fourth class postmasters in Wisconsin and other northern states east of the Missouri. Appointments will be by exam and certification, with current postmasters exempt from testing. Senators and Congressmen lose power to recommend in this class. Ladysmith remains a third class office. The shift aims to run the postal service on a business basis and curb political activity by postmasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Ohio
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ladysmith
Cattle Market Prices and Totals From St Paul October 24 1908
A market report for St Paul Minnesota lists cattle hogs and sheep figures for the week. It shows totals for the day and year to date, with price ranges for steers cows calves and stockers. Prices span from 2.00 to 6.75 per unit across categories.
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St. Paul
Minn
Fegscowr
Sears
Wethers SS Ae. Glew
Sime S
Ecco
W’s
Learner in Politics Questions Grandfather Clause Link
In a tersely worded exchange a young learner asks Pop about the grandfather's clause and whether it relates to the grandmother's fund, prompting a concise, era-tinged clarification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop
Glen Flora Farm Purchases Twenty Acre Tract
H O Bye bought the twenty acre tract owned by C D Bacon adjoining his farm. J C Stubbs of Weyerhauser inspected the poor farm. W E Thompson returned from a trip through Iowa and Minnesota. C H Gustavson has a new baby girl born Saturday November twenty first. Mr and Mrs M Kalaher left for a week in Minneapolis and St Peter Minnesota.
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The
Glen Flora Star
H. O. Bye
C. D. Bacon
Mr. Bye
J.C. Stubbs
Weyerhauser
C. H. Gustavson
Leg Horn Lamb and the Ghost Vault Tale
A family story from a wealthy Italian estate recalls a beloved lamb gifted to a granddaughter. To avoid anger from the thrifty great grandmother, the lamb is hidden in a vault while robbers are deterred by a haunting wail. The ghostly defense preserves the pet and wealth.
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Leghorn
New England
Harriet
Grandpapa
Villa
Bank statement sworn by J O Sinclair in 1908
The document shows assets including cash and due from banks for the State of Wisconsin County of Rusk with J O Sinclair as Cashier sworn before Notary B E French on December 2 1908. The statement attests to honesty and accuracy to the best belief of Sinclair a cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Wisconsin
sEau
Prohibition Georgia Brings Whisky in Cigar Form
A visitor from Atlanta showed friends a bottle disguised as a cigar wrapped in foil. He claimed the whisky was smuggled from Atlanta and asserted it proved Georgia's prohibition allows forms beyond pint flasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Legal Notice of Services and Real Estate Offers in Ladysmith
Advertisement states intent to practice law in all courts and offer collections, loans, real estate for sale, insurance, and conveyancing. Office located in Fritz Block, Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Block
Ladysmith
Wisconsin
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Amadoy Lake
Collins
Leslie
E. R. Gunther
A. J. Laidlaw
Tony
Tony Enterprise
John Gillis
Milwaukee
Oldest Savings Department
Ladysmith National Bank
Laurids Jorgenson, Pres
National Ladysmith
J. W. Fritz
W. E. Thompson
BEN C. Lee & CO
Little Dolly
Karst
Fred Hartman
Louis la Combe
Hayward
Hartman
Chippewa, Eau Claire
Rusk
Sawyer Counties
Richard Steiner
Medford
John Deitz
Andrew Larson
Auburn
Chippewa County
Antigo
Beaver Dam
Odanah Reservation
Postmasters On Civil Service List
Sobtis Ink Sis Sci
Glen Flora
Iowa
Legend OF the Lamb
Lyell’s Cigars
Court House
Menasha
State Bank OF Ladysmith
Bonds
Total
R. O. Sinclair
R. S. Johnson
Vienna
Tel
James A. Michaelson
Allen Nursery CO
Rochester
N. Y
Munn & C
Broadway
New York
F St
Washington
D. C
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