Sheerluck and Walk Explore Dinner Spot Bonding
Sheerluck suggests dinner at a place with Walk along. They joke about luck and a previous meal that lacked cranberry sauce, the humor hinging on mispronounced phrases and light banter.
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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
8
Sheerluck suggests dinner at a place with Walk along. They joke about luck and a previous meal that lacked cranberry sauce, the humor hinging on mispronounced phrases and light banter.
A compilation of local and personal movements features residents traveling for business and visits. Names include G Moe A A Thomson A Roesler L J Wilbert Henry Wilson Arnold Verhruen Neal McLeod Rev J F P Franklin Offner family changes Miss Sylenn Roesler J S Lee Misses Nina and Nellie Bates and others. Community notices cover real estate, timber claims, insurance ads, and upcoming meetings of the W C T U.
In Ot tumwa Iowa a prominent local figure died suddenly. The reporter rushed to cover the story but found the event to be a quiet, personal incident as the man exclaimed I am going to die then collapsed against a fence.
The contractors will need to lift the sky three or four feet to complete the 410th story of the Syndicate building. The work appears to be part of a long delayed skyline project.
A compact column notes visits and travels of Harold Porter in Warren and Mrs. Byers, Profs. King and Clark in Eau Claire, and various local social events. It mentions church conversions, medical talks, lumber trade activity, highway work, and the growth of a local Ladies Aid group, with neighbors moving and visiting across the district.
Florence Fulton arrived from Hutchinson Minnesota to spend her vacation at home. Mr and Mrs K R Funk of Weyerhauser visited relatives and friends last week. Miss Vansoelen visited Lady Smith recently. A number of fish are being caught in Mudlake. Rev Mr Franklin did not fill his appointment. Rev Mr Shaffer preached Friday evening. Mr and Mrs R Lowe and family attend camp meeting at Lake Chetek. Mr La Ronge of Flambeau visited Vansoelen. Will Vansoelen is at home. Lewis Case finished work in Weyerhauser. The well at the brickyard in Weyerhauser went dry. Mrs J Rich and daughter Beryl visited near Hutchinson and Weyerhauser and plan extended Wisconsin visit. Mrs Rich disappointed in this part of the state saying it is not as good as expected.
H McHugh secured a contract to install the telephone line locally. Beldenville school held a lake picnic, with lower Bruce school grades also visiting the lake. Nell Bates visited Collins home. Mrs D Plummer of Apollonia called on friends. May Campbell hosted tea for her 20th birthday. Several social visits and illnesses are noted including measles in Sadie Wilson and an injury to Ruth Goff from a fall with a nail. Howard Atwood shows improvement after illness.
T O Dougherty and family arrived in Apollonia to visit his wife's parents Mr and Mrs Felix Martin. The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors of Bruce headed by the Bruce Band marched to the cemetery to decorate graves of deceased members. Those who attended the Amacoy Lake picnic report a very pleasant time.
EMET reports Mr and Mrs Fred Stoda spent Decoration Day at Bloomer. F X Grandmaitre the chairman called in a pleasant visit last week. Farmers plan new corn plantings from a fourth to a half acre. B F Brainerd buys Alva Smith farm to raise pure bred Plymouth Rock roosters for Island Lake trade. Mac Miller left Monday by Bruce for his Is land Lake homestead.
Special correspondence reports Lacy's and Bell's mills active this week. Mr. and Mrs. Sandmyer and Effie Spurrier plan to move to Viola. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stas sel on Friday June 5. Amy Cox stays with sister Mrs. Chester Sergeant. Huldah Elstrom visited last Thursday. Chas. Savord of Flambeau had business here last week. Another dance was held last Friday.
A large crowd witnessed the play The New Woman by the 1908 class at the opera hall with Prof Squires assisting. Also noted are local notices on a death in Chippewa Falls, measles illness, and multiple real estate transfers in Bruce and surrounding areas.
Martin Olson of Tony was in Lake Monday to buy cows and plan to send his cream to the village, a move shared by several other Tony farmers with shipments arranged through the lake town.
Glen Flora Star reports visits from Miss Flossie Holden of Ladysmith and Miss Mary Kallstrom of St Paul. Also F W Bacon and Charles Biller of Birchwood visiting, Evangelist Leon M Stowe and W K Thompson left for Westboro, and the graduating class hosted by Mr and Mrs C A Coon. Town board built two log drags for roads. one used, showing value. Gust Edming left for Houston Texas, others aided Grow bridge abutments. G Whitney of Union Ia visited granddaughter D E Olson and returned home. Local baseball team organized with G A Grignon as manager and Lee Van Patter as treasurer.
Mrs Wm Yankee is seriously ill H Harp returns to Couderay for the summer Chas Leaf to auction next Thursday and plans to depart for San Francisco Mrs Jno Vander Linden and daughter Mrs Chas Mautner visit relatives in Grand Rapids on Wednesday Sylvester Dory and Wm Howard head to northern Minnesota to claim state land Perry McClinchy arrives from Pennington active as station agent W H Griffith and family go to Bruce to work as night operator Eighth grade graduates hold an impromptu dance at Sybers Hall on Friday
Tillman defends outspoken methods with humor saying calm people inspire mistrust. He cites an old South Carolina deacon advising restraint and declares a soft answer is best though it can anger others, illustrating his point about temper and persuasion.
An amusing tale from Yorkshire Wolk-Talk recounts an English bishop appointed to the Welsh see of St. David learning Welsh. A Welsh scholar struggles with the ll sound and finally instructs the prelate to place the tongue at the roof of the mouth and hiss like a goose.
A waiter notes twelve men declined an untouched orange at breakfast. The head waiter explains men fear appearing foolish in public with fruit while women mind little about the social mass, and both enjoy oranges in private.
A humorous exchange has Mr Muffins pressing Miss White about a guard dog and marriage as she reacts with playful shock, hinting at a sudden proposal and a lighthearted toying with domestic plans.
In a New England scene a homeowner hires a gardener based on overalls rather than looks. A friend questions the decision, but the proprietor explains that patched knees signal work readiness while patches on the seat indicate less reliability.
This passage discusses the moral pincushion, a self conscious woman whose constant scrutiny of others creates visible lines and wrinkles. It explains how such self styled martyrs irritate those living with them by interpreting every remark as directed at themselves.
Miss Gaddie-I expresses surprise Belle wed, and Miss Wise notes the shock. The marriage prompts talk of Belle’s in-laws, with claims the husband has no family. Wise counters that he is a widower with four children, clarifying the situation.
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