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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
8
Local items list visits and travel by residents, business trips, sales offers, and social events. Mentions include A Pagel in Sheldon, Mrs. Cora Fuss visiting Glen Flora, the Sherbeck Show coming, several engagements with Ladysmith, Ingram, and Apollonia, and community happenings such as school fire drills and sidewalk repairs.
A selection of clippings from exchanges shows a variety of county happenings. The correspondents report on local concerns, meetings, and notable events across communities in the region.
Rev. Shafer could not conduct services due to illness. E. M. Ridout visited Stevens' mill on Monday. L. Stevens and family left for Nebraska Tuesday. L. Stevens with Will and Elton Davis traveled to the county seat last week. Cecile Ridout visits her sister in Weyerhauser. Miss Johnson of Weyerhauser visited R. Lowe's Saturday and Sunday. W. B. Graham is adding to his house. C. Vansoelen hauls lumber from Amacoy. Koba Vansoelen has finished her term of school at Big Bend and is at home.
Local notes describe community activity with visits by Sadie Whicher and Tesla Miller of Ladysmith to John Doughty’s home. W Christenson plans a Norway departure. A Monday gathering at Ernest and Mrs. Hayden’s home is noted.
A. C. Georgas of Dorchester, former Ellingson Lbr. Co. clerk, met old friends last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Prosser visited Colby Athens relatives over Sunday. Mrs. J. O. Vog returned to Scandinavia after a week with her son. Ed Wickham of Glen Flora works on masonry for the Building Association. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reed of Glen Flora visit T. J. Lane's relatives this week. Ernc Snabnit shows improvement after a week on the sick list. The Lotus Quartet is billed for Hawkins Saturday the 16th. Miss Annie Snyder gave an entertaining evening to a well filled house Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bathany plan to move to Custard Washington soon. The Hawkins Lbr. Land Co. of Minneapolis has moved headquarters.
John J. Martin returns from a years absence to make this area his home again while Hawkins and associates occupy the office built of Paulson's mill.
Mr Heaverin of Apollonia with daughter Mrs McClinch and son Warrer of Montana called here Sunday. The Congregational church plan noted with letters sent to eight churches and individuals to support the new church after the Ladysmith convention Friday May 22.
Special correspondence notes the Ladies' Aid election results with Mrs. E. C. Sergeant as president and Mrs. Sadie Umback as vice president. The school year ended May 1 with a noon house picnic. Judge McGill ruled on Moore v Bates, finding warrants incorrect.
Special Correspondence notes the Town Board in the vicinity examining a proposed road. T. H. Rote moved to a Thornapple river farm last week. A. J. Laidlaw travels this road for business. L. W. Bierman lost cordwood to a Sunday fire. Discussion grows on a rural free delivery route. Wisconsin Central posts along the right of way for a fence. H. M. Green of Prentice inspected land and lumber interests. D. Moriarity visited from town to view land interests.
The town board investigates proposed road extensions. C A Coon Lumber began its saw mill last week. Euel Carrington moved D E Olson's barn to his premises. Rhoda Biller and children mourn nephew's death. Borego couple welcome a daughter on Friday April 24. A social at Durgin's Hall supported Eric Peterson who remains unable to work. net receipts were 16.28.
From the Tony Enterprise Joseph and Phillip Christman have bought the merchantile business here tefore conducted by Frank M. Honsa and continue the business at the same old stand. Mr. Honsa plans to return to St Paul and open a grocery store there. L. Bos and G. E. Dahlquist have
Mrs W Morrison of Taft Mont visits relatives Mr and Mrs Frank Burgess James Frost of Ingram restless trip to Che tek soon plans bringing wife for future home Mrs Wm Patraw called to Hersey for father illness sister Mrs Geo Huggins Antigo visiting locals Sugar beet seed arrives at depot for nearby farmers opinions on beet raising vary farewell party at John Gill home Saturday night Gill family returns to east of town Jesy de Rebekahs Bruce hold cap social in Daigle hall Tuesday night
F. E. Hoadley and family arrived from Beloit with a carload of goods. A school pupils’ play last Friday night at the opera hall drew a fair audience despite rain. The piece titled Dutch Jake was well rendered by the Bruce-Atlanta orchestra and participants.
The week’s marriage licenses include Peter G. Leonhard and Rose M. Holetz of Tony on May 4, Neil E. Fostrell and Miss Bertha Olson of Ladysmith on May 5, and Geo. Weed and Anna A. Jackson of Tony on May 7.
During the last two weeks the county clerk paid bounties to W H Hannah Hawkins for two wild cats W Diamond Washington for one wolf Henry Rumsey True for one wild cat Selmer Waage True for three wolf cubs Andrew Johnson True for two wolf cubs E L McDowell Grant for one wolf and five cubs John R Sehorn Big Bend for one wolf and three cubs.
A A Hadden returns from Wausau after state Modern Woodmen camp. In the 11th District five counties Barron Douglas Chippewa Dunn and St Croix combine to elect two delegates each to the head camp in Peoria Illinois.
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