Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
Badger State
Happenings

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Ashland James Crowley, charged
with vagrancy, is spending ten days In
Jail rather than split Is cents worth
OF wood.
De Pere-Arthur Davis of Glenmore
received S1,664 for two loads of peas
he delivered here at the rate of $3.50
a bushel They are for seed purposes.
Beaver Dam-The core room in the
plant of the Western Malleable COM
pany was practically destroyed by fire
here. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Madison-Charles III. Stoddard, Mil
waukee, has been commissioned by
Gov e. L. Philip major of the medical
corps of the new home guard.
Madison = state examination for
the licensing of plumbers will be
held Oct "a at the school of trades,
Milwaukee.
Portage Patrick Conway, So years
old, and former chief of police OF Kill
bourn, Wis, was found dead in bed
from heart disease.
Manitowoc-Herbert Martindale, IA
years old, was forced to have his hand
amputated when it became caught in
a feed cutter.
Antigo-Sergt.-Maj Edward Brooks.
Amigo, was decorated with the Vic
toria Cross for doing more than his
duty" according to report received
here.
Madison-Nothin' But Wisconsin is
the latest song to be dedicated to the
university students, alun1ni and fac
ulty. 1t was written by Mrs. Carrie
Jacobs Bond, noted writer.
Sheboygan-A tarantula, numb with
the cold of the north temperate zone,
was found In bunch of bananas here
by A. R. Dressler, confectioner, and
Is now in exhibition In his store win
dow.
Milwaukee-Edward j. Regain, 43
years old, pleaded guilty in municipal
court here to a charge Of larceny from
The person and was sentenced to-f1ve
years at Waupun. 1t was testified that
ne stole purses from passengers on
railroad trains
Appleton-The Appleton, Volks
ireund, largest German weekly news
paper in the state outside of Milwau-
kee, will discontinue issuing weekly
paper and start an English daily in a
short time, according to Richard
Meyer, president of the Volksfreund
Publishing company.
Milwaukee-Two Milwaukee shoe
manufacturing concerns were success
ful bidders in the governments latest
cal for 100000 pair Of army shoes.
The Num- & Busch Shoe company will
make 10000 pair and the Ogden Shoe
company $4,000 pair. The government
has let contracts for 10000 pair, the
average price being s4.s5.
Watertown-A herd of 100 of the
best Holstein cattle ever gathered to-
gether in this country is ready here
For the United States government farm
at Fort Leavenworth, In connection
with the prisoners vocational school.
The Holstein stock comes entirely
from Wisconsin bred stock and prices
were paid for individual animals rang
Ing from $275 to $1,000.
Stevens Point-Edward McGlachlin
received telegram from Camp Travis,
San Antonio, Tex, stating that his
grandson, Fenton III. McGlachlin, was
seriously injured in an aeroplane fall.
The young man graduated from West
Point last spring and recently went
from Washington to Camp Travis to
serve as aide de camp Oh the staff of
his father, Brig. Gen. Edward F. Nc
Glachlin.
Marinette-After losing SAL check,
pawning his $40 watch for SIS, losing
his job and spending considerable
amount of money in other ways, Henry
Bergfelt has answered the call of the
local exemption board and Is now
ready to serve in Uncle Sans selec-
tive army. Bergfelt was on the Great
Lakes sailing when the notices were
sent out After losing his pay check
he had to pawn his watch to get home.
Fond du Lac-One of the outstand.
ing features of the closing session OF
the Episcopal synod at Fond du Lac
was the adoption of measures urging
simpler and more economical living
to sustain the nation in a mighty
struggle for democracy. The synod
pledged itself and its people generally
to meatless and wheatless days and
urged its people to heed the require
ments of the common book of prayer
which says that Friday should be KEEP
40 dav ne abstinence and that the