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

appleton a recent meeting OF the
Rotary club of this city it was unani
mously voted to purchase with club
funds $500 worth of liberty bends.
Waldo-Yeggmen attempted to cut
through the vault doors of the state
bank here using an acetylene torch.
They were unsuccessful and escaped
Wabasha Frank e. Gunther, La
Crosse, and several others, were res
cued after drifting about Lake Pepin
for more than five hours in raging
storm. Their launch became disabled.
Neenah-Neenah and Menasha viii
form branch Of the home guards in
the twin cities, with membership Of.
$50 men, all of whom are to be over
the age of thirty-one years.
Neenah - The price of milk has
reached it's highest level in this CITY,
Nine cents quart is the general price
asked by all milkmen and creameries.
Cream is selling at sec quart.
Appleton = Men students of Law.
renee answered the call to- duty dur.
ing the past few months to such an
exten that there are now more than
100 students and graduates in the mil
itary service Of the government
A CIV be ~ nv.
pertinent with the public market, the
city is contemplating the erection OF
another market on the west side to
create more competition in the selling
field.
Milton-Rock county milk producers
have announced that they will fight
the prosecution of the so-called milk
trust by the attorney generals office.
Attorneys have been engaged to repre-
sent their interests.
Oshkosh - Oshkosh coal dealers
have made reduction in the price of
coal which they state is voluntary.
Stove, egg and nut coal, which sold
all summer for $11 a ton Is now
S1050 Solvay coke, formerly $40, is
now $3.50.
Madison-Due to increased cost OF
production a 80 per cent advance in
The price of hog cholera serum to the,
pork producers Of Wisconsin has JUST
been issued from the Office of f. B.
Hadley, agricultural experiment sta
ton veterinarian This change In
prices became effective on Oct. 10.
notwithstanding to letters from
Captain r. ]. Hill of Company q. OF
the Fourth regiment, that company
has been turned into an auto truck
company at Waco, Tex OF the orig
nal 158smen, ninety-two were selected
10 be in this new company, the others
going to other companies.
Manitowoc-To turn the key Of
cell upon one of his own deputies was
the act which. Sheriff Joseph Kellner.
had to perform when he brought AL
bert Zingsheim here from Green Bay
where Zingsheim was arrested uponi
request of local authorities. He Is
wanted here on the charge of issuing
checks with no funds in the bank.
Racine - The Chicago, Milwaukee,
and Racine boat line, by Robert Fs
Church of Chicago. has given to Sam.
uel j. r. Stauss, also of Chicago, &
mortgage on the boat transportation
company's property to secure loan
Of 100000. The company will use
the money in building six-story con-
crete terminal building In Racine.
River Falls = German is taught in
The schools of River Falls from the
third grade up and is compulsory up,
through the sixth grade. In the sew
enth and eighth grades 1t is elective.
According to Miss Ann w. Filliams.
acting prin cipal, it is not taught in
pro- German manner and teachers un-
derstand that language has nothing to,
do with the war.
0GulSOu-JOC DdFlSs OAo VI l&AACC
alleged mail robbers who escaped from
the Jail here on Sept. 10, was arrested
In East ST. Louis, Ill. He will be re-
turned here for trial. Jim Burke, an
other of the trio, was captured at Ev-
ansville, Wis, two days after his es-
| cape Robert Watson Is still at liberty.
| Federal indictments have been re-
turned against the men.
| La Crosse-Three La Crosse candy
| factories complied with request from
Herbert L. Hoover, food administrator.
and stopped ove.t time work at night to
conserve sugar and coal. The factories
Involved are the Kratchwil, the Funlte
and the La Crosse Cracker and Candy
| factories The Funke plant Is thou
sands OF boxes behind on peanut
candy, but has complied with the or
der /
Madison--A room devoted entirely
to war posters and literature is being
fitted up in the state historical muse
UNI. More than 100 of the best DOS
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