Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-21

The cause of the fire is unknown
Green Bay-Green Bay will hold a
community Christmas celebration on
the city hall lawn Plans for a pro-
gram were outlined by the Green Bay
Musical Advancement club.
Berlin-Mrs Frank Russell, former
ly Ellen Skinner, died suddenly, prob
ably of apoplexy, at her home here
Her husband is the head of the large
glove making concern here.
La Crosse-The Retail Grocers' as.
ISOLATION of this city agreed not to sell
wheat products of any sort either on
Tuesday or Wednesday, the latter be.
ing wheatless day.
Madison The junior class. of the
University of Wisconsin after two
months of picking has chosen Moffet's
comedy, "Bunty Pulls the Strings" for
this years class play.
Sheboygan-Frank Ira, city superin-
tendent of the poor, handed the high
cost of living a wallop by purchasing
at Waupaca 200 bushels of potatoes,
part of which he sold at 81 per bag OF
two to two and a half bushels, the rest
being given to the poor.
Rice Lake-Eleven horses were Gre
mated and many vehicles destroyed,
including the new city ambulance and
several other automobiles, when
by Otto Wiesner. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000.
Delafield-The board of directors Of
ST. Johns Military academy has de-
cided that the ceremonies known as
bringing in the boar's head and the
elaborate banquet usually served at
the close of the term shall this year,
for the first time in the history of the
school, be abandoned.
Green Bay-Henry P. Clowry, CASH
lCI tAO dCblSIdnI oSCHt vi iuC Sd1SdSO
G. Northwestern road, has been pro-
NOTED to an Office of division agent,
position just created by the corpora
ton. His territory Is the Lake Shore
and Peninsula divisions of the system
in this state
Madison = Seventeen appointments
are to be made from Wisconsin to
West Point and Annapolis. A prelim-
mary examination is to be held Jan.
10 at county seats by the state civil
service commission. Vacancies will
be filled by Senator La Toilette and
Congressman Brown, Cary, Clason,
Davidson, Esch and Lenroot.
Kenosha = Mystery surrounds the
disappearance of Miss Hanah Carney,
81 years of age, daughter of Paul Car
ney, who left her home near Russell
on Dec. / and who has not been seen
since. She went to nearby railway
station to take a train for Kenosha
for a visit with her sister. Trainmen
declare that she never got on the car.
Madison = A special QUESTIONABLE
was mailed to all local draft boards by
Maj. E. A. Fitzpatrick, state draft adj
ministratOr, to be forwarded to all
farmers coming under the provisions
of the selective service. The special
list CT questions was prepared at the
recent meeting here of draft board
members from all sections Of the
state.
Geren Bay-Clergy Of Green Bay
Catholic diocese adopted resolutions
pledging themselves to cooperate with
President Wilson in all war measures,
while in annual eucharistic conference
here. At the suggestion of Bishop
Paul P. Rhode, priests will spread the
doctrine Of taking measures advocated
by national war organizations to prose
cute the war.
Kenosha-The Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company has announced that
women conductors would be featured
in a reorganization of the operation of
the street railway cars here. The
company has asked for more than a
score of women to take places as con-
ductors. They must be between the
ages of 20 and 35 years and will re-
ceive the same wages as are paid to
men conductors.
Washington-There was no meeting
in Senator La Follette's Office of the
Wisconsin delegation to the national
suffrage convention as was the case
of delegations of other states who met
their representatives. Mrs. Youmans
president of the Wisconsin association,
explained that the women did not want
to ask the congressman to meet in
Senator La Follette's office with pur-
pose of saking him to support the ma
tional suffrage amendment
Madison-Fed on beef scraps and
only such grain as the ordinary
Wisconsin farm affords in abundance,
extraordinary laying records are
being made in the poultry f1ocks
maintained at the agricultural