Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-11-16

killed recently by farmer in the town
of Lammary.
Wausau-Rev. C. F. Hinton, former
ly of Amigo, has arrived here and
taken up his work as rector of st.
Johns Episcopal church.
Madison = William e. Campbell,
real estate man, has been appointed
coroner of Dane county to succeed
Henry Noll, resigned.
Beloit = An ordinance intended to
regulate the sale and distribution of
milk in the city was asked of the coun-
Gil as health precaution.
Wausau-With proposed addition
to cost 100000, the Wisconsin Valley
Electric company, will have one of the
best auxiliary reserve steam plants in
the state.
Juneau-Among the Americans now
in France is DR.. ]. e. Kelley, formerly
of this city and brother of Mrs. d.
e. McLane of West Bend Kelley is
captain in the hospital reserve corps.
Alma Center-The hardware store of
Peterson brothers was destroyed by
fire and the equipment of several
lodges kept in the upper story totally
lost.
MadisOn-Ten thousand bushels of
potatoes at $120 have been purchased
for state institutions, it was announced.
bitten.
Waukesha - Dates of the benefit
minstrel performance to be given for
the local Red Cross have been chang
ed to Tuesday and Wednesday evin-
ings, Dec and s.
POrtage-Emil Herwitz, aged IA, ac-
cidentally shot himself in the arm
while hunting. Surgeons amputated
the arm, the charge having torn the
flesh away from the wrist to the elbow.
Neenah-Chorus girls screamed, one
tainted. and the audience thinking it
part of the show, applauded, when a
rat ran across the stage in the midst
of a song hit number of a musical
comedy showing here.
Acknowledgements Indians on the
Bad River reservation are doing their
bit for democracy by generously sub
scribing to the Liberty Loan. Up to
the present time they have purchased
$4,000 worth.
Kenosha-The construction of mil
itary camp near the Nash Motors
company was begun by the govern
ment The buildings are to be used for
housing university men in the ordi-
nance department of the army.
Chippewa Sidney Boyden has
q letter from Merle Wilson, son of
Mr. and Mrs Ada Wilson, who has ar
rived in France with the American eX-
pcditi0nary force. He enlisted with the
artillery, but later became bugler.
La Crosse - Dist. Atty. Schlabach
has issued an order effective Nov Is,
barring all slot machines, punch
boards, baseball and football pools and
every other form of gambling exist
ing here in cigar stores, saloons and
confectionery stores.
RipOn-FOur persons, Mr.. and Mrs
John Buelow, and their twin grand
sons. Albert and Alfred Buelow, were
found dead in their home here. All
were in one bed, apd death had been
caused by coal gas asphyXiatiOn. Mr..
and Mrs. BuelOw were 73 and SO years
old, respectively, and the children 4.
Neenah - Menasha society women
will adopt pigs if suggestion made
by q newspaper there is followed.
Recently seventeen little pigs were
born to a mother pig on neighbour
ing farm. The mother only being able
to care for ten of her large family,
the newspaper is conducting cam.
paign to secure homes for the balance.
Necnah - Henry Napuk, local junk
dealer, has received letter from his
87-year-old father, who lived on a
farm outside the fortified city of Riga
In Russia. The elder Napak was stMp-
ped of his belongings in the trium-
plant march of the German horde but
his life was spared His son has sent
him financial aid The letter depicts
many horrors of the Teutonic invasion.
Portage - Ducks and water fowl
have been attracted in unusual num-
ber8 to the Wisconsin river by the
creation Of several lakes, due to the
building of dams and numerous reser-
vOirs by the Wisconsin Valley I'm
provement company. BY planting Gel
cry and rice it is hoped to make this
route a permanent one for birds in
their migrations.
Madison-Plans for a statewide
campaign to organize the $4,000 wom-
an wage earners of Wisconsin were
launched at recent meeting here. II