Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14

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birchwood- NJ Zachariah,, IA year
old boy, was killed at his home at
| Courath near here just after he re-
turned from 4 deer hunt
| Clintonville-Gov. e. L. Philip will
speak here Dec. 10, on the occasion of
| the dedication of the barracks and
| training school erected for soldiers of
| this city.
! Neenah This city has gone into the
potato business One hundred and
| fifty bushels will be purchased at
wholesale and will be kept on hand at
| the city hall.
Brentwood F. Jackman, school
teacher at Keystone near here is
| minus two fingers as the result of the
discharge of his rifle while in search
| of deer.
Neenah-M Mrs. Charles Harvey, war
widow, died at her home in CrandOn.
| She was So years of age and was the
| wife of Henry Harvey, Civil war vet
eran
Sparta-W. G. Williams, SO, promi-
nent local business man, died here
after a long illness, the result of an
automobile accident near La Crosse
three years ago.
Neenah Knights Of Pythias here
have HOoveriZed. 1t was decided to
eliminate "feeds" after meetings and
to urge members to conserve food ac-
cording to the Hoover rules.
Waupun-The inmates of the state
prison have subscribed to the soldiers
tobacco fund the sum of $195.70; to
the Y. M. C. A. fund, $5525, and to
the Knights of Columbus war relief
fund, $2575.
Brentwood - John Till, Turtle lake
plaster doctor, was found guilty of
| practicing medicine without license
in the circuit court of Barron county.
A number of patients testified against
him.
West Beaver Creek-Claire Wayne
Shattuck, son of J. D. Shattuck, died
here from conclusion OF the brain,
the result of fall from barn on
Thanksgiving day. He was 10 years
of age.
Neenah-While other cities are in
creasing police salaries, Neenah is
contemplating the reduction of Chief
Watts Monthly pittance. The chief is
now paid SIS, but some of the alder
men claim this is too much.
AppletOn--"L Lawrence students read
too much trash, and read it as if they
like it too," said Miss Louise Dudley,
a member of the English department
of the college, when addressing the
students.
Madison - Gov Philip announced
the appointment of Charles Freeman
of Menomonie as county judge OF
Dunn county to succeed J. w. Macau-
ley, who resigned to accept position
with a military organization.
Madison Wisconsin will erect a
new northern state tuberculosis sanl-
tarium and new infirmary at the
southern sanitarium at Wales next
spring. This was decided on by the
state court of control which was in
session here.
Cumberland-Jud Frank A. Ross
sentenced Herbert Engelbert Of this
city to three years in the state peni-
tertiary at Waupun. Engelbert was
convicted of manslaughter, having
been arrested for the murder of his
wife last summer. Engelbert put up
the plea of temporary insanity
Green Bay-The first temperance
society ever organized in Wisconsin or
in any state west of Lake Michigan,
was at meeting held in Green Bay
on May 30, 1881, according to an az
ticle in the Green Bay Advocate now
in the possession of the Wisconsin
Historical society Of Madison.
Madison Turkey will have a place
on the Christmas and New Years
menus despite the fact that these holt
days fall on meatleSs Tuesdays. State
Food Administrator Mangus Swenson
announced receipt of a telegram from
National Administrator Herbert G.
Hoover, permitting Wisconsin to eat
Turkey on these days. Chicken is also
permissible On meatless days in this
state
Racine Stanley Post, so years DID,
found guilty in the circuit court here
of the murder on July Of Mrs. Ella
Toma chafsli, was denied new trial
by Judge Belden and sentenced to
serve a life term in Waupun prison.
Attorneys for Post will appeal, claim
ing that the evidence, all circumstan-
tial, was not sufficient for a verdict.
Post claimed that the woman, who
lived with him, committed suicide.