Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-12-19
News Notes of Wisconsin.

MadiSOn.--The school census OF
the state, announced by State Super
! intendent c. P. Cary, shows there are
! 772,304 children Of school age in
, Wisconsin. This is 3,169 less than
i the number reported last year. The
reduction is accounted for by the
greater accuracy of the reports du-
plications being almost entirely
avoided. Milwaukee county leads
the list with 1868. Dane county
is next with 1904.
Madison-The peddler has come
into his own The Wisconsin SUI
preme court, in sustaining the con-
stitutionality of the peddler's license
law, defines the transient merchant
as mot necessarily a 'deceitful fel-
! low as described in Jacobs law
dictionary. "He may be very hon
orabie man and yet be a peddler,
says Justice Marshall in the courts
opinion.
Superior.-Four University of
! Wisconsin professors are among the
recent Douglas county settlers who
are seeking to show the possibilities
in agriculture in Northern Wiscon-
sin. The university faculty members
are joint owners of 1900 acres of
Douglas county land several miles
west of Scion Springs.
! nesville-With the idea OF
| eliminating useless giving to u.awor-
| thy families and systematizing the
charity work in this city during the
holiday season, the Associated Chart
/ ties has established a headquarters
at the city hall and has named spe-
cial committee to have charge OF re-
ceiving and distributing donations.
Beloit.-Plans have been COM
pleted by the Beloit Federation of
Women for municipal Christmas
tree. The largest tree obtainable
will be erected il City park, lighted
by electricity md appropriate SER
vices, under the auspices of BelOit
churches, will be held on Christmas
eve. The tree will be lighted every
night during Christmas week.
Fond du Lac.-Deputy Warden
Robert Bloedel of the state prison at
Waupun, has presented his resigna-
ton to the state board Of control and
| it becomes effective on Dec. 81. 1t
| is understood that a difference of
opinion with Warden DanieE Wood
ward regarding prison discipline
prompted the step. Bloedel stated
that he would make d statement
| later.
Madison. architects OF Wis
! consin are invited to enter a cOmpe
tition for plans for the Wisconsin
state building at the San Francisco
! exposition. The notice was issued by
the state exposition commission
through Secretary d. E. Bowie Plans
must be submitted by Dec 30.
enah-City Attorney Mott has
been instructed to investigate and
ascertain il the cent toll being
charged to Neenah and Appleton pa
irons when telephoning between
cities is in accordance with the fran
chise of the Bell Telephone company.
Ant.go.-Dominick Fowler, pio-
neer of this city, is dead, aged II
years. He participated in the civil
war, and had the distinction of being
a member of one of the crews which
cut the cables blocking the channel
in the battle of Mobile bay.
! Madison supreme court
holds that a person or company
which has paid taxes under the in
come tax law cannot maintain a suit
for the recovery of those taxes or a
part of them, but that the only re-
dress such a party has is through the
state legislature.
Madson-With four new courses
Notwithstanding, archery, appa-
ratus work and social dancing GEN
| thusiasm runs high in the physical
education for women department of
the University OF Wisconsin this year
All these courses are elective, but al
show good enrolment.