Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-07
COUNTY COUNCIL
HITS DISL0YAL
Executive Committee of Rusk
County Organization Calls
For New Law
WANTS GOVERNOR TO
MENTION DISLOYALTSTS
Need For Measures to Cover "BOl-
"shevilfi' in This State For
Special Session

Rusk County Council of Defense by
its Executive Committee. called on
Governor Philip by resolution, at a
meeting held on Wednesday morning,
to see that in the notice of the special
session Of the legislature, the neces-
sity of laws against disloyal utter
ances was Incorporated.
This is the resolution being adopted
by every County Council in the state
will bow to the demand and some dras-
tic provision against the enemies OF
the country will follow
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas one of the efficient meth
DDS Of attacking the determination
and will to fight the present war to a
successful conclusion is disl0yal
speech and the spreading Of untrue
stories having for their purpose the
Encouragement OF war activities and
Whereas there is no statute of the
State Of Wisconsin under which such
conduct may be punished
Resolved by the Executive Commit
tee and the officers Of the Rusk COun-
ty Council Of Defense in meeting as
senlbled, that the Governor of Wiscon-
sin he and he is hereby requested to
include within his call for the special
session Of the legislature, soon to be
held, as subjects for consideration by
said session, the enactment of suitable
atty of speech and the Encouragement
Of war activities.
Further Resolved that the officers
Of this Council take suitable and APP
propriate action TO the end that the
State Council of Defense and all
County Councils of Defense in the
State Of Wisconsin shall speedily unite
with this Council in requesting the
governor to act in accordance with
this resolution.
Chairman ]. c. Stubs presided
The other members of the executive
committee are L. f. McGill, L. G.
Streater. j. II. Arpin, c. K Ellingson
and Frank MunrOe! secretary.
There will be another meeting of the
committee next Tuesday when other
matters in reference to The attitude of
some of the alleged disloyalists and
affairs having to do with the general
work Of the council, will be taken up.
A. B0yee. postage, water dept 600
Elmer Martin, painting water
tower .,.-.-- $3.50 80. .- - 1900
r. LeVeille, roads and streets,
with team ~ .- -.-. - 1900
r. LeVeille, sprinkler ......~- 800. 1900
r. LeVeille. roads and streets $50
r. LeVeille, roads and streets
with team .- .-.-- ..-- -. $3.50
Walter Young, roads & streets 1900
e. Clayton, roads and streets 1875
Robt. PrOuty, roads and streets
with team ,- ----- $500. =. 5000
G. e. Culver: special police,
(fair) - . $500. --...-- 1900
20. f. Anderson, salary, Council
man, (Sept.) - .-- ---.- 1888
Geo. Luell, salary, Councilman,
(Sept) - -- --.-. ..-.. 1888
\. c. Thompson, salary, mayor,
(Sept) ..--..-- ....--.. .....- $500. 41.66
G. ID. Swain, salary, Sept - $500
Matt Edgar. salary, (Sept.) - 1000
A. Boyee, salary, water Supt. 40 90
Dr. Ross, salary. Health Off
Ger, (Sept.) -,,.,-- -----..- --.---.-.-- 1850
L. Lozier salary. Chief Of Po-
lice, (Sept.) -,.--.-- $500. -- 1900
r. Woodland, salary, nightpolice
(Sept. -----.-- ------.- --..--- $500
f. NJ. W0rden, delegate to Fed
eral Road Convention .. $500
Ellis Martin labor, water dept 400
Council adjourned.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk
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