Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-09-21

His recovery is doubtful.
La Crossword has been received
here of the death of the Rev. Charles
H. Maxwell, former La Crosse pas
tor, while in Africa.
Acknowledgement Michael ia.
nico, son of an Ashland farmer who
was lost was found in the forest after
/ three days search.
| La Crosse - Louis A. Miller, IS
years old, prominent lecol contractor,
died at his home here of heart fail
ure.
Eau Claire-Lyle Duerkot, 2, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Duerkot, Halle,
died as the result of tipping a tub of
boiling water over himself
Leon - AlonzO Matteson, 81 years
old, pioneer citizen of the town, is
| dead Cancer was the cause of death
| Mr. Matteson had lived here sixty
years.
Oshkosh - Petitions for the estab.
| lishment of municipal fuel market
and ice plant have been circulated
here as a result of a meeting of the
Oshkosh Trades and Labor council.
La CrOsse-TwO men and four
women, charged with selling liquor to
soldiers were examined here. United
States Marshal O'Connor fixed bonds
at $4,000 for the women and $4,000 for
the men,
La Crosse-Mmes. J. w. Haines, j.
v. Winter and A. s. Miller have taken
out licenses to hunt deer this season.
Mrs. Winter is the wife of Jesse V.
Winter, well known in Wisconsin
trapshooting circles.
Wautoma = The potato market for
early potatoes has opened in this vii
lage and the price being paid runs
from IS cents to 81 a bushel. A large
acreage Of the late crop was damaged
considerably by the recent frost
Green Day-Un6er orders issued by
the government to Gamers here to
hold all wax beans and stringless
beans for the army and navy, it is
probable people will be forced to go
without these vegetables this winter
Appleton-With the opening of Law
renee college, Oct. 8 there will be sew
eral new professors in the faculty.
Among the new ones are c. A. Ludwig,
Phd., who will have charge Of botany,
and H. H. Corrothers. who will be in
structor in mathematics and engineer
ing.
La Crosse-In q raid here a picked
force of soldiers from an army camp
assisted by four federal agents and
La Crosse police officers, arrested
thirty men and women. They were
locked up. Selling liquor to soldiers
In uniform and other violations are
charged.
anitowoc-Richard, the year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kulnick,
was killed when kicked by a horse
while playing in the pasture. The lit
tie fellow had been playing in the
house when he was suddenly missed.
He was found unconscious in the field.
He died three hours later.
Neenah - Arthur Shattuck, noted
pianist, may give concert for the
benefit of the local chapter of the Red
Cross. Mr.. Shattuck also gave his en-
tire income, which amounts to about
$4,000 a year, to the National Red
Cross. This money is the income from
the money left him by his father at
his death.
Kenosha-Certifled for services by
both the local and the district draft
boards, John Hoye, "a years old aAd
a member Of a prominent family In
this county, has appealed to the presf-
dent of the United States, asking for
exemption on the claim that he had q
wife dependent on him. He was mar
ried a week before the draft took
place.
Madison-The state department Of
agriculture has just prepared circu-
lar giving the rules necessary to be
observed in packing apples under the
new Wisconsin apple grading law.
The new law requires grading Wis
consin apples sold in closed packages
be packed in grades and these grades
be stamped on the box together with
the owners name and address.
Milwaukee-The 1917 State fair was
the best and largest attended fair In
the history OF Wisconsin. The total
attendance at this years fair was
189.164 compared with 165.046 last
year, an increase of 24,03S. While the
official receipts of the week cannot be
issued for a few days until the vari-