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THE GRASSLAND EFFORT
H. S. Fairall, Secretary of the Associa
tion Visits Ladysmith of
Grassland Business.
V H. S. Fairall of the Wisconsin Grass
land car exhibit concern was in the city
Monday, on business in connection with
the new campaign which starts this fall.
Mr. Fairall is one of those people who
know how to enthuse others and make
an immense success of what in other
hands 'would be a failure.
Mr. Fairell is anxious that the coun
ties that have recently joined the Grass
land association shall be well represent
ed during the tour of 1906-1907. The
counties thaLhave been in before are
left to look after their own iuterests
while the secretary is looking after the
interests and organization of new mem
bers.
There will be twelve or thirteen mem
bess during the comming year.
A meeting of the directors wiil be
held at Mellen July * when the details
of the comming campaign will be gone
over with a view to the necessary pre
parations for the tour of the great ex
hibit car.
It behooves the people of Rusk coun
ty to make the most of this great op
portunity to get before the people of
the northwestern states. We certainly
are in position to make a showing sec
ond to no county and with the proper
effort we can probably surpass most, if
not all, the counties.
The car will start on its tour as soon
after the middle of September as pos
sible.
The association is at this time con
ducting some excursions from lowa
points from which a train in two sec
tions came into the counties here before
in the association Tuesday and Wednes
day. These excursions were arranged
long ago when there were but four
counties in the association.
Mr. Fairall says that steps are al
ready being taken to arrange excursions
for the Soo line counties as soon as pos
sible, any how next spring.
It is well known that there is a deep
ly grounded prejudice aganist Northern
Wisconsin by those uninformed people
who, from a smattering of information
think of pine and imagine sand and por
cupines. What is needed is persistent
and repeated demonstaation that the
hardwood belt is the most productive
low priced land in the country today,
and it will pay every man interested in
the country to push the matter along.
Fioneer-Oandid&te.
R. W. Bates who lives south of Bruce
was in the city Monday and came in to
get acquainted with the News. Mr.
Bates is a candidate for county treasur
er. He was a candidate two years ago
and came near securing the office.
Mr. Bates is somewhat of a pioneer
having lived in the county twenty years
before it was set off from Chippewa
county. Ke used to go to Chippewa
Falls and Bloomer to trade in the years
ere Bruce became a trading point.
Mr. Bates has reared a large family
in Rusk county (or rather before there
was a Rusk county.) He lived in Big
Bend when that town lapped over into
the present Chippewa and Sawyer coun
ties.
Mr Bates is a pleasant gentleman to
meet and will always be a welcome vis
itor at the News office.
Dying and Cleaning Works.
Frank Hardwood of Hayward has
opened a steam dying works in Lady
smith and announces that he will be
prepared to do general cleaning and dy
ing, pressing and repairing, that ladies’
work will be a specialty, that he will
clean and reblock hats and that he will
have the “finest French dry cleaning
works in the northwest. ’ ’ He will work
the towns along the Soo line and make
a general hustle for business, all of
which is fitting and proper. Success to
you.
A New Restaurant.
J The Welpton building, formerly used
for the grocery business has been rent
ed by an outside party and will be used
as a restaurant.
There was a general skirmish for the
building which goes do show* that Lady
smith needs more buildings. It is well
to have well fitted buildings, but there
is such a thing as not enough. Lady
smith has contended with this condition
too long.
At a meeting of the M. W. of A.
Camp the following resolution was
adopted. Where as: one of our neigh
bors S. Speidel has suffered the loss of one
of his beloved relatives by death. Be it
resolved that we as a camp extend our
sympathy in his and his family's be
reavement.
THE LADYSMITH NEWS.
$20.90 PER ACRE GRASS
R. A. Austin Reports an Offer of Tb at
Amount for Alsike Crop
Standing.
R. A. Austin of Biucewas in the city
Wednesday on Grassland busiuess and
other matters.
Mr. Austin reports an offer of $15.00
for three-quarters of an acre of alsike
that was sown with oats last year.
The buyers will do their own harvest
ing.
Where can you equal that proposition?
Grass “stumpage” at $20.00 per acre is
something so far ont of the ordinary
that we do not need to make further
inquiries about the crop—it is self evi
dent that it must be immense. Nor
would any one assnme that such crops
are ordinary for of course such enorm
ous crops cannot be common anywhere.
They are sxceptions, but they go far
toward establiseing the fact that Rnsk
county is great on grass.
No one can do better that to get a
piece of Rusk county soil into grass.
ABOUT CHURGH UNION.
Proposition to Form A Union of
Churches in Ladysmith.
There seems to be a prospect of a
union of three of the churches of Lady
smith. The Baptist people have chosen
a committee to confer with like com
mittees of any or all the denominations
of the place. This was followed by
Mr. Barker selecting a committee from
the Congreational church, and Mr. Bar
stow will bring the matter before his
people Sunday.
We shall watch with much interest
the result of this movement, for we see
no reason why so many factions in
church should exist in a town like this,
weakening its power for good, and com
pelling it to extend most of its force in
self support and rivalry. We feel sure
the people outside tne church would
join heartily ir. the support of such unit
ed work.
Congregational Church
Usual services next Sunday morning.
Sermon subject: Visions. In the eve
ning Rev. H. F. Barstow will preach.
Subject: The Program of Jesus. This
will be a union service.
Young people’s meeting at 7:15 p. m.
Bathing Becoming Nuisance.
The cheif fo police advises the News
that bathing within the city limit with
out proper bathing suits will not be al
lowed.
This matter is one tnat should not
prevail without asstinance being en
forced, and the authorities do not in
tend that it shall.
Support Your Cheese Factory.
If the farmers who are so fortunate
to be near the cheese factory will take
heed of the views of those not thus sit
uated they will stand pat on the propo
sition. We have reached the point now
of an overplus of better during part of
the year. The only way to protect the
future is to get cheese factories and
creameries—and stand by them.
THE MELLEN MEETING.
The Grassland Association Will Meet
July 24th.
Delegates of the Grassland association
will meet at Mellen July 24th for the
purpose of completing the organization
under the new order of things. Many
new counties have come in and will be
represented at this meeting.
Rusk county will be represented by
J. W. Miller of Ladysmith and A. G.
Beebe of Bruce.
They will go to the Mellen meeting
with a determination to look after Rusk
county’s interests in the coming cam
paign.
IN CIRCUIT COfIRT.
Session Continued During the Week
—Bank Case Centers.
The July term of the circuit court
convened Tuesday and continued dur
ing the week. The case of the State
against the First National bank was
the center of interest. In was in the
hands of the jury at the time of going
to press. The following cases were
considered:
A. P. Nave vs Marshall Sergeant—
settled.
R. S. Caward vs C. W. Page—judg
ment for plaintiff.
S. D. Seavy Cos. vs C. P. Coon—judg
ment for plaintiff.
H. H. Davis vs M. A. Anderson—ad
journed over tei m.
Daniel Roujette vs Jos. Demars —
settled.
Geo. W. Schroeder vs John Jez—
LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN, JULY 14, 1906
Wisconsin State Situation
As Seen by the Opposition===Milwaukee Journal Gives
Its Ideas of the Situation with Some Hints
to Its Own Party People.
LaFolletteism is facing a crisis. We shall soon know whether or
not the movement is disintegrating, and the public ready to fall back in
to the do-nothing state.
All the speculation about LaFollette’s course with respect to the
governorship is amusing. There has been no doubt as to his position;
there could be none. He could not choose in a contest between Connor
and Davidson, who must rely principally upon the corporate Stalwartism,
and a fighting LaFolletteite like Lenroot.
LaFollette would eclipse himself in a day by taking the stump for
Davidson, or by refusing to do his utmost to continue the aggressive
policy by which he himself came into power. If his way of doing is
right, there is more need now that it should prevail than ever before.
More is left to be done than has been done.
The railroad corporations were angels in their treatment of the
state compared to what the public utility corporations are doing in many
of the cities. All of the impudence, arrogance, and menace to freedom
that all the steam railroad corporations together ever showed are as no
thing compared to the conduct of a public utility corporation boss in a
single city. The people are not only robbed financially through fran
chises that they freely gave, but their very independence of thought and
action is threatened.
This is what is breeding Socialism and classism and destroying the
hope of the ordinary citizen, who is the safety of the nation. LaFollette
cannot help but see this, and, seeing it, cannot ignore it without pro
claiming himself the veriest humbug in.the land.
Gov. Davidson says he sympathized! with his fellow citizens in this
contest, and probably he does. But sympathy is not the need of the
hour; fighting is demanded. Brother Davidson is not a fighter, nor is
there any human power that can make him one. He is lovable and lov
ing. If there were love-making to do, everybody would b£ for him.
And yet, can Gov. Davidson be yoked up with Mr. William D. Con
nor unless the silent sire of Marshfield comes first and the people second?
For all we know Mr. Connor is a good citizen, a man who means as
well towards his fellows as the average. But he is a very smart man,
so smart that, in a contest of minds between him and the governor, with
all due respect to his excellency, the terms would be unequal. If the
Davidson-Connor or really the Connor-Davidson combination wins, who
doubts that Connor will be what the boys call “it” in Wisconsin politics?
We all know that he wants to go to the senate, and we hear that
Gov. Davidson was not the first one to whom he offered combinations on
condition that he should have the office which the Hon. John C. Spooner
now holds. It matters not if Mr. Connor’s combine was disposed of on
the auction block, it is certain that ti ' is not his
goal, and that a man with his fleetness of mind is not easily caught, once
he is given a fair lead.
More than all, a man cf great wealth instinctively sympathizes with
the over-rich who, through the public utility corporations, are oppressing
us. You do not find any corporationist lifting his voice against Bill.
The Bills are bound to be all right when it comes to a touch-and-go as
between the corporations and the citizens. You expect to find all the
corporation politicians that fought LaFollette going over to the side on
which Mr. Connor stands, and they are all there. Some of them are
speaking softly, but they are carrying a club for anybody or anything
that may appear as defeat for LaFollette.
Why, it is all as plain as the nose on your face. Whip LaFollette in
a fight that Mr. Connor does not conceal is being directed against the
junior senator, and LaFolletteism is downed in Wisconsin and its eye
blackened in the nation at large. All the things that he stood for as
governor and in the senate are repudiated by his own neighbors. He has
come to represent nothing but himself. Do you, Half-Breed or Stal
wart, want that? Is the effort to curb corporations to be ended before
it is hardly begun, and the social unrest to have still greater reason for
existence? The moment is here whan the Half-Breed, and among them
FaFollette, have got to come out in the open; they have got to stand up
and be counted now.
And the Stalwarts! Good citizens ail of them, expect the proportion
of bad that is always found in numbers! Why should they turn Spoon
er’s seat in the senate over to Connor?
In a line, it means the exchange of both Spooner and LaFollette for
Connor.
One fact should be kept in mind: Democrats are showing some in
terest—and Intelligence. A situation is conceivable in which a Merton
might become highly attractive to Progressive Republicanism.
stricken from Calendar.
J. Z. Collins vs H. D. Stoker —set-
tled.
Henry Cerelin vs J. L. Gates Land
Co—adjourned over term.
Jno. Lindoo vs Farmers Insurance
Cos., town of Grant—on tiial.
Osborne & Clark vs Ladysmith Light
& Power Co.—postponed 30 days.
J. C. Stubbs vs K. Paskauski—ver
dict for defendent.
Trailing the Missing Link.
Scientists are again on the trail of
the ‘‘missing link.” Two years* ago
certain marks were found on a block
of sandstone near Warranambool, in
Australia, which were thought to be
the imprints of the footsteps of a pre
historic man. At the time this idea
was ridiculed, but a plaster cast was
sent to Germany, and the inevitable
German savant went out to investigate
the matter. He now reports that in
his opinion they were genuine human
imprints, and this, taken in conjunc
tion with the extraordinary human
skulls to be seen in the Warranambool
museum, is supposed to show that a
link between humanity and the ape
has been discovered.—Chicago Record-
Herald.
Shadow ’Embroidery.
Stamp your design on the wrong
side of the material and work the
flowers, leaves and large figures in a
close fagotting or cat stitch on the
wrong side. The small stitch, which
will show on the right side, makes an
outline and the center of the leaf or
flower is prettily filled in with the
faggoting stitch, which shows through
the sheer material. The stems should
be done in outline stitch. It is very
easy work and quickly done. You can
take a few lessons at any of the large
department stores if you go to the art
needlework department.
Pique Coats.
I think the pique coats with wide
shoulder capes are the most attractive
for a little child. The capes are scal
loped and worked in the buttonhole
stitch, and the small turnover collars
are finished in the same manner, j
Large polka dots, embroidered above j
the scallops in the solid satin <-titch, j
have a charming effect. The prettiest I
hat to wear with this coat is one of j
pique, scalloped around brim and j
crown, and having the crown buttoned j
to the brim. You can work a little
wreath in the solid or eyelet em
broidery on the brim, or put a row of
polka dots to match the coat.
THEGEBATEiNJiiOTION
O. E. Pederson Makes a Statement of
the Situation and His Reasons for
Securing the Injunction.
To the Public,—ln becoming the party
plaintiff to the action restraining the
city treasurer from paying the Menasha
Paper company a rebate in their taxes,
I herewith submit the following as my
reasons for so doing:
Last year (1905) the Paper company
was assessed on its realty about $70,-
000. If this rebate of $1028.88 is grant
(d they will be paying taxes on a re
duction of about $40,000. Now we
ha/e two paper mills and if their taxes
are to be limited to only SISOO, they
will pay on a value tion of $20,00 on
each paper mill.
Park Falls has one paper mill the
san. e size as t i :her of those here. They
assessed their one paper mid $200,000.
If they had two paper mills as we have,
it is fair to presum e they would tax
them on a valuation of $400,000 or twice
the amount of the one they have now.
It will be seen that the Park Falls
paper mill is paying ten times more
taxes on the same property than the
Ladysmith paper mills are paying' to
Ladysmith. If our local paper company
had paid taxes on their actual valu
ation, the same as the rest of us, their
taxes would have been somewhere be
tween eight and ten thousand dollars
instead of SISOO. A fair valuation of
the two paper mills now would be about
$500,000. If Our taxes were only 2 per
cent (they were 3J per cent last year)
they would be paying SIO,OOO in taxes
each year; in 10 years this would
amount to $100,090.
The paper company asks to have their
taxes limited to SISOO a year for 10
years, which would amount to $15,000.
The differene between SIOO,OOO and
$15,000 is $85,000, which the paper com
pany asks the tax payers of Ladysmith
to donate to them. The paper company
has offered to give Ladysmith SSOO to
ward a public library for rebating their
taxes $85,000.
The total valuation of all property in
Ladysmith for 1905 as given by the as
-1 sessor was about $525,000, the total
j taxes were about $20,000. Placing the
I valuation of all city property at $500,C00
' and the paper mills at $500,000, it is not
hard to figure out that we will have a
marked reduction in our taxes. It is
unlawful and unjust to rebate any per
son’s taxes; it is unlawful and unjust
for the assessor to assess the rich man
only 10 per cent on his property and
! the poor man 100 per cent on his pro
perty.
The local paper mill officials have
stated that their mills were earning 100
j)er cent profit on their investment.
The rest of us are glad to make 10 per
cent on our investments and we don’t
ask for any rebate on our taxes.
As soon as the court has decided on
the legality of this rebate I shall ask
the state tax commission to make a re
assessment of all our city property in
accordance with Chapter 259, Laws of
1905.
The commission has informed me that
they would take action as soon as proper
complaint was made. It would be an
excellent idea to have the tax commis
sion re-assess the property of some oth
er towns in our county, and I have rea
son to believe this w T ill also be done.
I have reasons te believe that certain
parties may charge me with taking this
action because of the manner in wH:h
my interest in the water power fran
chise was stolen from me. Any state
ment of this kind is not true. As soon
as my attorneys are ready I am going
into court to test the validity of this
transfer and learn whether a person’s
property can be taken from him with
out his knowledge or consent or any
consideration whatever.
The trend of public sentiment is for a
“square deal. ” Every person or cor
poration should bear the burden of tax
ation according to the actual valuation
of his property. That is the law in this
state.
Our taxes are too high. If all pro
perty is assessed at its true value our
taxes wili be low, less than 2 per cent.
O. E. Pederson.
This article was offered to all the
Ladysmith papers for publication in the
interest of public information.
0. E. P.
Vincis Way to Make Buns.
When you are making bread, after
adding enough flour to the mixing to
make a thick batter, dip out two cups
into a large bowl or pall fud add one
fourth cup shortening, either butter or
lard, three-fourths cup sugar, one-half |
cup currants and one heaping teaspoon
cinnamon. Let it set over night and !
in the morning stir in enough flour
to mold. Avoid getting too stiff. Let
ri3e again and then form into buns.
After rising in the tins brush over
with a little sugar dissolved in milk
and bake one-half hour.
SOME CANDIDATES
FOB OFFICE
Candidate for District Attorney.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date at the coming primary election for
the Republican nomination for District
Attorney for Rusk County.
D. W. Maloney.
Candidate For County Treasurer.
To the Republican voters of Rusk
county:—l respectfully solicit your sup
port for the nomination for County
Treasurer at the coming primary elec
tion. H. O. Bye.
Candidate for Sheriff.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for sheriff and solicit the suppert of
the republican voters at the September
primaries. Marshal Sergeant.
Fern, Wis., June 20.1906.
For Sheriff.
To the voters of Rusk County:—
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date at the coming primary election
for nomination of sheriff, and I re
spectfully solicit your support.
O. H. McNally.
Ladysmith, June 30, 1906.
For Sheriff.
To the voters of Rusk county:
I wish to announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff and re
spectfully solicit your support. I can
assure you, if I am elected, that I will
perform the duties of said office to the
best of my ability. Joseph H. Reed.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date at the coming primary election for
the Republican nomination for Clerk of
the Circuit Clerk for Rusk county.
I. L. Jordan.
For Clerk of Court.
To the voters of Rusk County: I
wish to announce myself as a candidate
at the primary election for Republican
nomination for Clerk of the Circuit
Court, subject to your decision.
John M. Hurless.
For Register of Deeds.
To the voters of Rusk County.
I wish to announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Register of
Deeds and respectfully solicit your sup
i port. My past record in the village of
Bruce is sufficient to warrant foil if 1
am elected, an efficient and impartial
performance of the duties of said Of
fice. Archie Barrett.
Register of Deeds.
The undersigned respectfully asks the
support of the voters of Rusk County
for the office of Register of Deeds, and
I promise if elected to perform the
duties of the office faithfully and honest
ly, and my experience I think will war
rant me in saying that it will be done
efficiently and promptly.
E. W. Hill.
County Treasurer
To the Voters of Rusk county: I
wish to announce myself as a candidate
for the office of County Treasurer and
respectfully solicit your support at the
September primaries. I can assure
you that, if elected, I will perform the
duties of said office to the best of my
ability. A. E. Foster.
For County Clerk.
To the voters of Rusk County: I
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of County Clerk, subject
to your decision at the primary elec
tion. F. E. Munroe.
For Treasurer.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for County Treasurer at the Sep
tember primaries. I have lived in the
county 24 years and 'solicit your sup
port. R. W. Bates.
For County Surveyor.
To the Voters of Rusk County:
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the Republican nomination for
County Surveyor before the September
primary, and solicit your support.
D. E. Getchell.
Land For Sale.
Sw nw sec. 1, tp. 34, r. 3 w.
Ne nw, sw nw sec. 1, tp. 35, r. 3 w.
Ne nw sec. 13, tp. 35, r. 3 w.
Ne ne, ne nw, sw ne, sw se sec. 25,
tp. 35, r. 3 w.
Ne sw, sew, ne se,' nw se, sw sc,
le se sec. 25, tp. 39, J. 3 W.
The above for sale at sls per acre.
Jood farming lands, accessible and fine
imber. Terms, cash or one-half
Varranty deed.
Dr. Cornelius Williams.
36 West 4th St., St. Paul, Minn.
Number 19