Bold Robbers Blow Bank Safe in Ladysmith Heist
A multi-gun raid on the State Bank of Ladysmith occurred early Tuesday as robbers shattered the safe with torches and explosions. Witnesses reported sentinels, gunfire, and a chaotic pursuit through town toward the Wisconsin Central depot. Police, sheriffs, bloodhounds, and Pinkerton detectives searched nearby towns. the bank insured for robbery and damage, with a $100 reward per robber.
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State Bank of
Ladysmith
Jesse James
Wisconsin Central
R. J. Sands
Frances Kilgore
Baker Hotel
Mooney
Thompson
O. H. McNally
J. H. Reed
Wm. Dodson
Sheldon
B. E. French
Wm. M. Wolff
Roger L. Merrill
Maryland Casualty Co
Milwaukee
Wolff
Insurance Company
Pinkerton
Mabel Tiffany
J. O. Sinclair
St. Paul
Opening of local business college planned for Mondy
Readiness steps for the college opening on Monday October 19th include furnishing orders for furniture typewriters and textbooks. Prof W F Mersch will join as half owner and head the shorthand and typing department bringing experience from Hammond Indiana. A list of prospective enrollees is given with tuition set at 50 dollars for day and 5 dollars per month for evening sessions.
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Mondy
W. F. Mersch
Jones’ Business College
Paul Feist
Theron Clark
Chas. Eisenach
Wm. Alcorn
Chester Winters
Wm. Gourke
Ernest Miller
E. C. Bell
Adolph Hendrickson
Asa Baker
Ben French
Mr. Thompson
John Sampson
Ralph Drummond
Fred Ingle
Geo. Lyell
Ivan Lepley
Richard Reeves
Dan Cosgriff
Milo Dean
Ray Gates
Miss Gates
Frank Organ
O. E. Rice
Plymouth Couple Wed at Catholic Parsonage
Foster A. Ball of Plymouth Indiana married Olive Leffert of Chicago Illinois at the Catholic parish with Rev Father Deininger officiating. They planned a honeymoon in Milwaukee and Chicago and were accompanied by Olive’s sister Miss Katie Leffert.
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Batt—Leffert
Foster A. Ball
Plymouth
Ind
Olive Leffert
Chicago
Father Deininger
Milwaukee
John Lindoo
Katie Leffert
Edmond Suede and Lizzie Campbell Wed in Bruce
A marriage license was issued September 26 to Edmond Suede and Lizzie Campbell, both residents of Bruce. The couple is listed in the Bruce, Bruce County civil records.
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Edmond Suede
Lizzie Campbell
Bruce
Birthday party honors Gertrude Anhelr on twelfth birthday
Nelson and Hand's advertises horse feed at 30 per ton. 2211 B L Graham of San Diego visited his daughter Mrs. J H Houston a week but left due to cold weather. A birthday party for Gertrude Anhelr was held at her parents' home with schoolmates teaching staff and Ingleoneon students' orchestra providing music.
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Nelson & Hand’s
B. L. Graham
San Diego
J. H. Houston
Gertrude Anhelr
Ingleoneon
Mary Moore
Bruce
Ingram
John Gotham
Chetek
Hawkins
R. R. Carpenter
Minneapolis
School Notes First Ward Sees Enrollment Rise
The First Ward school now exceeds two hundred pupils with seventy five in first grade. Training school pupils assist during the day, Miss McNair supervises all work, and the library gains seventy five new volumes. Improvements include a yet missing telephone sidewalks and water. Two framed pictures join the fifth grade room and a literary society forms in upper grades. Parents are urged to visit to better understand conditions and aid teachers.
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Miss McNair
Church Notices German Lutheran
German school Saturday at 9 30 a m Sunday school every Sunday at 9 30 a m Services next Sunday at 10 30 a m Ladies Aid society meets Wednesday October 7 at 2 p m at Mrs C Jung's Pastor KK A Brurens
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Ladies’ Aid Society
C. Jung
Methodist Episcopal Sunday Services Announced
Sunday School at 10 with preaching at 11 on the sermon topic Tactics of Christian Warfare. No evening service due to union temperance meeting at the Christian church. Everyone invited. J. Je. Watson, Pastor.
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Union Temperance
Christian Church
J. JE. Watson
Baptist Circle Meets October 8 at Mrs Calkins Home
The Baptist Circle will gather Thursday October 8 at the home of Mrs Calkins. All members and interested readers are welcome to attend the meeting.
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Baptist the Baptist Circle
Kleinert
Regular church services and temperance meeting notice
Regular services in the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Morning topic The Need of Power. In the evening the union temperance meeting will be held with the topic The Problem of the City. Sunday school and Young People’s meeting in our church. All are cordially invited. THOos. Barker, Pastor.
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Christian Church
Union Temperance
Thoos. Barker
Law Firm Kirwan and Michaelson Dissolves Partnership
The law firm of Kirwan and Michaelson is dissolved though both partners plan to continue practice in Ladysmith. They built a profitable, well regarded business in the city, with Mr. Michaelson away for two or three weeks but expected to return to his fine Ladysmith home.
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Kirwan & Michaelson
Ladysmith
Mr. Michaelson
Burglary at Barron Stirs City With Train Pursuit
A Barron store was robbed early tonight. A posse of a dozen or more tracked the thieves toward the Soo Limited eastbound. At Cameron, the railroad men forced off three hobos riding in the blind baggage as the pursuit continued.
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Barron
Soo
Cameron
County School Board to Meet on October 10
County school board schedules a meeting in the high school building on October 10. Illinois state inspector IL M Wood is expected to attend and officials urge members to attend.
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IL. M. Wood
Rain Ends Dry Spell as Wisconsin Fires Diminish
A heavy rain fell over the region signaling the end of a month long dry spell. Old settlers recall it as the longest dry period in years. fires in Hawkins Ingram and nearby towns were put out aided by rain which also reduced brush and stump damage for farmers.
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Hawkins
Ingram
Wisconsin
Flora DeVoss Company Delights Ladysmith Audiences
Flora DeVoss company offers three nights of engaging entertainment at the opera house in Ladysmith. A Wednesday bank robbery parody drew strong applause while Frank Mahara and operatic ministress entertained a crowded Friday audience. The troupe’s comedians parodied songs and stories to lively response and the orchestra selections were well received.
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Ladysmith
Flora DeVoss
Opera House
Frank Mahara
D H Richards Improves Residence With Additions and Shingling
D H Richards raises his house two feet, digs a cellar, adds a new addition, shingled exterior, and uses basement earth to level the lawn. The cement block basement wall with red mortar enhances the property value. A second notice promotes stable clothing prices and predictable Moe-to-measure suits.
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D. H. Richards
Local Travelers and Visitors Noted Across Town
Local items list residents and visitors including Al Ginder from Strickland Mrs E W Hill in Apollonia Thomas Thompson in Sheldon Thistle from Tony Pete De Smith lathing in Kennan Frank Burgess from Tony Mrs Wm Sloover from Ladies misses and childrens fairs Amil Anderson Glen Flora S D Speidel to Ingram A Barry Glen Flora landmark Geo Parks Finch Ont Sam Smith Marshfield Chas Kirwan Barron N G Durgin Glen Flora Miss May Smith Drucille Stevens Chicago Frank Edson former Ladysmith now running bus line at Almena L C Campbell Hannibal Philip Conrath Rathner Geo Heaverin Apollonia Goneau from the south W Potter Stanley Sle then W W Klingon Glen Flora Mrs W M Peters Medford Pete Leonhard Owen Gust Arndt Ladysmith Courtious treatment glove factory started up Each entry notes a names and a place or event.
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Frank Burgess
Tony
Wm. Sloover
J. W. Futz
Amil Anderson
Glen Flora
S. D. Speidel
Ingram
A. Barry
Geo. Parks
Finch
Ont
Sam Smith
Marshfield
A. Potter
Stanley
Sle
W. W. Klingon
W. M. Peters
Medford
The
Soo
Pete Leonhard
Owen
Abbotsford
Union Temperance Meeting Promoted at Christian Church
A union temperance meeting led by the W C T U will be held at the Christian church Sunday at 8 PM with Rev. Barker speaking on The Problem of the City. He will address local government issues and encourage voter turnout.
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Christian Church
Barker
Alden Factory Now In Operation
R. Alden & Sons have their plant now running near full capacity with orders to continue, serving a worldwide market. The facility processes lumber into engravable handles and knobs, including rubber stamp parts, with two cross cut saws, eight automatic turning lathes, ovens, dies worth $5000, and twenty five workers contributing to city business.
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R. Alden & Sons
R. Alden
New Zealand
Japan
England
Germany
France
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Ladysmith Business College
First Ward
County School Board
the Theatre
al. Ginder
Strickland
E. W. Hill
Apollonia
Thos. Thompson
Mrs. Thistle
Pete de Smith
Kennan
Mrs
Anton Sybers
May Smith
Drucille Stevens
Frank Edson
Almena
L. C. Campbell
Hannibal
Philip Conrath
Conrath
Geo. Heaverin
Park Falls
Mrs. Goneau
the Central
Gust Arndt
O. L. Hotz
John Cox
Weyerhauser
Basil Banks
Union Temperance Meeting
John Casegriff
Duluth
Robt. A. Corbett
Atlanta
T. M. Thomas
Mrs. J. Johnson
Jesse Ingle
J. W. Carew
Menominee
IF. L. Dean
al. Taft
Kippemhefen
John Kohl
Sorn
John Jensen
Ida Ross
Alabama
Manes
Ketehpan
Frank
Shultz
Steve Mattoon
Whitney Umbach
C. Wilson
H. H. Wilson
John Stare
Waukesha Canning Co
I. E. Munroe
John Vander Loop
Minnesota
Ernest Mitchell
T. T. Seller
Ernest Hebard
Donald
Albert Rhinehart
Reeseville
J. W. Miller
Henry Hendrickson
Greenwood
Ladysmith Poultry Co
Joe Neuman
L. Ludke
Superior
J.M. French
Grand Rapids
H. D. Walters
C. W. Johnson
Ethel Harrington
Mrs. Sayword of
Phillips
Flambeau and
J. K. Towley
Hubbard, In
Towley
Marshall Sergeant
Chippewa Falls
Miner Ave
Mrs. P. Smith
Mr. Smith
This
Superior Yards
Worden’s
J.J. Snyder
Main Creek
J. W. Hadden
Mr. Hadden
Prof
Osler
E. 2. Whiting
Prentice
A. C. Amundson
Bruce News-Letter
Amos Babcock
Cote
Worden’s Department Store
Alden
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