12 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
1
The training school will hold its commencement ceremony at the Opera House on June 18. The event marks the completion of the program year with graduates and faculty in attendance.
The Rusk County Training School for Teachers announces Class Twenty Four of 1914 with 22 graduates. The class will hold a Day reception June 16 at the training school and an alumni banquet June 19. Rev. C. H. Senders will give the sermon at the Congregational church June 14. Bethany Sisters will serve a supper June 17 at the Congregational church.
A compilation of property transfers shows numerous conveyances in sections 20 to 39 across multiple townships. Transfers include M Perdziak to Antoni Kogut, S J Clark to Oak W Bailey, and church lot sales to Peter and Paul Catholic Polish Church among others.
A county education board hearing in Sheldon resulted in the creation of Joint Dist No 5 to cover Willard and Marshall with a new schoolhouse planned. The board also created Joint Dist No 3. New buildings proposed for Dist No 2 in Flambeau and for Washington towns. O E Rice elected secretary of the Rusk County Board of Education with a clerk’s help. Lucinda Gothe appointed as assistant.
Chas BE Rogers representing Geo A Ogle and Co of Chicago tours Rusk County delivering atlases. The volume includes up to date county maps Ladysmith villages townships highways streams land ownership homes and farmer locations plus world map US map Wisconsin patrons directory ads and over 100 half tones of Rusk County scenes with historical and civic information.
Announcement of a grand ball at Taggart's hall Port Arthur on Saturday evening this week with Hodges' orchestra providing music and supper at the hotel. Tickets cost 50 cents. Hodges' orchestra played a successful dance at Thornapple last Saturday for Arthur Girard, with about thirty couples including auto parties from Ladysmith and Bruce enjoying the event.
Excerpts from a letter by N S Bishop formerly of Ladysmith now running a store in St Paul praise the NewsBudget as the best county paper. He notes good trade and says if he ever quits, he would return to Ladysmith.
Bruce prepares for a landmark year with major construction in progress. The Arpin Lumber Co of Atlanta is building a 35000 dollar planing mill, Zemke and Leppert open a new store, Brosicus and Thomas launch a livery barn, and Beldenville Novelty resumes operations. Green Bay Wittig enlarges a pickling plant, Peterson Zehnter expand a store, Van Ree buys the Recorder building for a model harness and shoe shop, and local growth spans J B Hendrickson corner plus hotels.
Henry Hean, 54, farmer near Catawba, was killed Friday night when train Velvet Special No. 18 struck him as he walked along the tracks between Kennan and Catawba. The engine, led by W A Dunn, could not stop in time after sighting him. authorities handled the scene, no coroner’s inquest held, deemed a plain fatality attributed to walking the rails while reportedly intoxicated. Hean leaves a wife and seven children.
The bankers special bringing about 150 leading financiers from southern Wisconsin will arrive next Friday. It will meet Hawkins with a large auto cavalcade tour through the county and end with a Ladysmith banquet in the evening. Committees oversee finance decoration advertising autos parade banquet and entertainment.
The county clerk issued licenses for Jos H Clark to Helen E DePew both of Ladysmith on June 5 and John Maciewski to Dominika Jankowska both of Ladysmith on June 6. Newman Timblin wed Jane England of Crane on June 9 and John Rodel of Stubbs to Agnes Kasper of Weyerhaeuser on June 9.
County Superintendent O E Rice reports on district boundary revisions near Conrath and Stubbs, new joint district creation between Marshall and Willard, and agenda items for meetings. He warns clerks about July census dates, salary forfeiture risks, and the need for properly countersigned certificates for training school graduates.
Ladysmith prepares to pump from a large Brooklyn crossing well as a test well of 64 feet yields a fine water vein in gravel. A river crossing main is laid near the Brooklyn bridge and will connect to the pump. Workers manned river bottom scrapers to trench the water line, drawing public interest for the new supply.
Creamery meeting last Saturday drew good attendance and discussed a picnic to be held July 4 at either the local fair grounds or Kadlee's grove. A three member committee was authorized to organize and appoint subcommittees as needed. The appointees are L. L. Maxham, Sam Johnson and Emil Steubs.
H. O. Shaver sold the Gerard Hotel to J. H. Torley of Minneapolis who took possession Wednesday morning. Torley and his wife arrived Monday night with their daughter due later this week. An experienced hotel man, he plans to boost the Gerard’s popularity and assure locals that the latch-string will always be out and citizens are welcome. Shaver has no definite plans yet.
Frank E. Wright and his bride Miss May Henney of Dubuque Ia arrived today in the city for a likely two week visit. They plan to return to Dubuque to begin housekeeping where Mr Wright works for the Chicago Great Western Ry. The groom’s friends extend congratulations to the newlyweds.
The west bound limited No 7 received a new timetable with no public warning. Since the change took effect Sunday May 31, many passengers have missed the train. It now arrives here at 5 17 a m instead of 5 42. Just out the New Svea.
The note outlines that after July 1 1915 all starting teachers must have one year of high school work and one year of professional preparation. It stresses that districts will need this information to report correctly for compliance.
Interest grows in Louis R Patmont s future work as he rests in Detroit after captivity His plan includes social and religious betterment for foreign populations with a focus on immigration assimilation His Polish language page will resume alongside writings praised by sociologists and religious journals A Ladysmith fund is planned to support his continued work and a summer visit is hoped for by nearby towns
Mr. Peterson reports rapid progress on the pickling station with living rooms for his family and a garage. He notes some cucumber seed contracts are unclaimed and urges farmers to call for their share. The season is backward but planting should occur by the 15th to 18th of the month.
Ladysmith defeated Gilman 6 to 3 in a well played Sunday contest on the local diamond. Most of the scoring occurred in the first inning.
Rev C H Sanders reports the city census finds 952 children of school age in Ladysmith this year, up from 921 last year.
The county clerk paid bounties this past week for Mate Jones in Washington for a wolf.
H. E. Stormont, Miss Lizzie Stewart and Supt. O. E. Rice of Ladysmith visited last Thursday evening to attend the commencement exercises.
Marys School holds closing exercises this evening at the Opera House with students and staff expected to attend. Local officials, parents, and alumni are invited to witness the ceremony marking the end of the school year.
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