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Newspaper
Ladysmith News Budget
Location
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
8
Elephants imported to temperate and rainy regions suffer skin and flesh diseases. Veterinary surgeons at national and municipal zoos must watch every scratch on an elephant's foot as it can become serious if not immediately treated with an antiseptic. The horned substance of the feet grows like human fingernails when elephants are kept in captivity.
Mrs. L. E. McGill visited Bruce Monday and A. Barry came from Glen Flora. Numerous residents from Tony, Shel don, Chetek, Minneapolis, Manitowoc and Chippewa Falls appeared in Ladysmith for visits and business. Others traveled to Weyerhaeuser, Sheldon, Island Lake, Hawkins, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Wilkinson and Chippewa Falls for visits, hunting trips, livestock quests, or commerce.
A cigar store on Park Row faced repeated panhandling from a shabby man who demanded free tobacco and was refused. Clerks described beggars as nervy and said they frequent stores, with one incident where a beggar slapped a clerk after being refused a plug of chaw.
A young society wife discovers her husband’s letters from a rival. She pastes four letters to the back of her fan and takes it to a dinner where guests view it. The rival hides from embarrassment as the fan is shown and she withdraws.
The oculist notes the man read double due to eye trouble. A sympathetic observer fears the disability will hurt his career, but the gas company counters by offering a lucrative job reading meters, implying the condition was not a barrier.
A roundup drawn from county exchanges highlights budget news and local notes. Correspondents report on items of interest across communities, including snippets from multiple sources and brief observations.
Special correspondence reports Rev Hadden preached Sunday and Mrs Granger improves with Mabel Stevens assisting. Residents travel to Eau Claire Chippewa Falls Ladysmith and Dakota visit relatives. Burke Bates and families relocate, school progress noted, and Tommy Bates injured by a nail but mending.
Special correspondence reports Goyette moved to Musser's logging camp. Hornbeck prepares lumber ground for building. Schmidt returns from Canton Wisconsin. Rosenquist adds barn. Smith near completion on poultry house. Rote finishes new house. Warner back from South Dakota after three months. calls it the coming country. Gould and his dog capture a wild cat. Town Chairman Edgar in Barron for trial between Flambeau and Menasha Wooden Ware Co.
Special correspondence notes David Pickering was called home from Clark county due to nearby fires. Ray Copeland and family moved into a nearby tenement near Chester Sergeant, with George Hancock staying to help belt making for Chester Sergeant. A birthday dance at L. W. Cox's featured guests from Sheldon, Ruby, Roy, and surrounding areas. The Donald baseball club defeated the Sheldon Red Hats 8 to 5. A deer was captured after entangling in a poultry fence with Chauncey Hartley and Mr Hartley securing it. A buggy accident near Van Horn’s hurt two women but spared them serious injury. Fire danger rose with dry wind. Pickering’s mill and Stassel schoolhouse narrowly escaped. Fire warden W S Sergeant kept busy. Game Warden Little visited the area. Ed Bennett visited relatives here.
Cattle hogs sheep prices and weekly ranges for steers cows veal calves and stockers at St Paul Union Stockyards. Weekly hog and sheep price movement listed with daily ranges. Anecdotal note ends with a homely quip about a couple and neckties.
Mrs O L Hotz returned home from a month with relatives at Scandinavia and Stetsonville. Alex Barbeau had county seat business Tuesday. Chris Ellingson went to Minneapolis on business. Miss Barber visits her sister Mrs J C Baker this week. Ladue returned to Mosinee after a week here. August Nelson of Barron in town Monday. Sam Doersdal toured Ladysmith Saturday. Miss May Carter was at Ladysmith between trains Saturday. A farewell party was given Elmo In-
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