Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-11-30

Neenah-The central delivery plan
has been abandoned here after two
weeks trial. Not enough merchants to
make the plan successful "came in"
Waupaca-More hunters have gone
from this county to hunt deer this
season than ever before, more than
1000 licenses having been issued
Neenah-An appropriation of $4,000
has been made by the county board for
the purchase of two new autotrucks
with combined grading and sacrificing
attachments.
Marinette-The 46th annual conven.
ton of the Wisconsin State Grange
will be held Dec. 4 to 6, at the Temple
of Honor in this city. Over 100 dele.
gates are expected.
Kenosha = Lieut. Herbert Carry
Curtis, U. S. A., % years of age and
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Harry
Curtis, died at the family residence
here following weeks illness from
pneumonia.
Oconomowoc = Judge A. G. Derse,
now serving as captain of the machine
gun company of the 12Sth infantry at
Waco, Tex, has resigned as judge OF
omowoc, which office he has held sew
eral years.
Jefferson-J. Martin Friedal, IS
years old, died here. He was an old
resident of this city, coming to this
country from Bavaria in 1847. For
many years he conducted a hotel at
Cambridge, Wis. He was Civil war
veteran, having served in the Fourth
Wisconsin cavalry.
Racine-Racine county Is unable to
obtain bids for the management of
the county poor house and farm, a po-
sition which until this year was much
sought after. James Hankinson, super
intendent, has rendered his resignation
because he says ne will no longer
stand the insults of inmates and their
threats to kill himself and wife.
Milwaukee-Dan Shay, former man.
ager of the Milwaukee American asso.
citation baseball club was found not
guilty, by a jury on the charge of sec.
ond degree murder. Shay shot and
killed negro waiter, In an Indianapo-
lis hotel cafe the night of May 8,
defense.
Racine-By a vote of 20 to 9 the
county board adopted resolutions de-
handing that the governor call spe-
cial election Immediately for the pur-
pose of filling the vacancy caused by
the death of United States Senator
Paul Husting, and urging Racine
county's representatives in both hous-
es to vote to that effect.
Observation-Disclosures from the eigh-
teen Milk Producers associations of
Rock and Walworth counties, gathered
here to discuss milk producing costs.
The information secured was forward
ed to the Hoover committee in Chicago
which will set the price of milk for
the six months beginning JAM 1. The
data was secured from over 5000
members of the association.
Neenah-This city has launched
campaign against the high-priced re-
taller. The butchers will be the first to
go on the carpet. Believing that peo-
pie here are paying more than those OF
neighboring cities, the council of de-
Tense has started to Systematically
"show up" certain retailers. Fish and
potatoes are now being sold at a mu-
nicipal market.
Superior = Wholesale forgery of
draft registration cards, it is believed,
has been uncovered by Superior police
through arrest of Sam Honka, taken
into custody on his refusal to explain
suspicious actions. In addition to
w. w. memb ership card he carried
registration card purporting to have
been issued at Terry, Prairie county,
Montana.
La Crosse-Verdicts of guilty were
returned in United States district
court in the case against Marcus A.
Fee, Milwaukee; French L. Eason, De.
troit and Charles Christensen, Chica-
go, charged with using the mails to
defraud in selling stock for the for
mer Valecia Condensed Milk Co. OF
Madison Fee was found guilty on ten
counts, Eason on one and Christensen
on two.
Superior-With loss of $4,000 on
the building alone, less than half COW
cred by insurance, the Broadway flats,
four-story brick and stone structure.
burned, and more than fifty families
made homeless, created by an acute
housing problem with practically no
vacant dwelling to be found in the
city The origin of the fire is TN
known. The structure, a landmark
over twenty-five years old. was built as
hotel.
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