Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Sturgeon Bay Elmer Olson, driu
ing car, went through the railing OF
a bridge here and was drowned. The
body was recovered.
Madison-In a telegram Secretary
Hoover praised the work OF Wisconsin
and Magnus Swenson in food conser.
walton.
Madison-C. ". Croty of Tomah has
been appointed state market commits
sioner of the State Council of Defense
and has entered upon his duties.
Baraboo = Kingsley Stackhouse, II
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Stackhouse, of this city, was killed In
falling off passenger train.
Cameron R. A. Burton, station
agent, has completed his thirty-fourti1
year of service here. He is probably
the Oldest 500 Line agent in point of
service.
GAINESVILLE = The formation of the
voluntary military company at the
high school will be made here The
total number of students now enrolled
has reached the 100 mark
Eau Claire-A broken journal on a
box car caused the derailment of fif-
teen freight cars on the Omaha road,
near Augusta, and blocked traffic ten
hours. All fifteen cars burned.
Milwaukee-Collecto Gavin reports
customs receipts of September at $14,.
685.44, which is S1,51401 less than
the business of the same month of
1915.
Sheboygan = Miss Jane Van de
Vrede, formerly of this city, who for
the last five years has been assistant
bacteriologist at Savannah, Ca, has
been appointed director of the nursing
division of the American Red Cross.
Ashland-Only one delivery day
will be made here by merchants after
Oct. Is. The decision of the business
men was prompted by the recognized
need of conservation of all American
factors.
Neenah-Falling forty feet from the
top of scaffolding to the ground,
William Brink, aged 10, of Oshkosh,
had miraculous escape from death
His injuries were slight, as he landed
in pile of rubbish.
Sheboygan = Rev DR., J. j. JANET,
6heboygan, was elected president and
Rev. w. F. Horstmeier, Sheboygan,
Vice-president, Of the Northwest Synod
Of the Reformed church, at the f1ftieth
anniversary of the synod here
Madison-The freshmen outnumber-
ed the sophOmores and won the annual
bean bag rush. Among the missiles
used were eggs, and the battle was
bot. The freshmen retaliated for the
Eggs with mud balls, and took eight Of
the fifteen bags.
Portage-The silos erected In Co
tumbia county this season = nearly
LOO in all-will approximately pay for
themselves through the corn they salv-
age because of the early frost in many
parts, according to report of the
county council of defense to the state
body.
Madison-Women students again at
tanned a higher scholastic average
than men students at the University
Of Wisconsin last year, according to
statistics of the first semester. The
women averaged 82.9 per cent, and
the men, 80.6 The average of all I'M
dergraduates was S1.3.
Stevens Point Another blow at
high prices will be dealt by merchants
of this city November 1, when they
adopt the cooperative delivery sys-
TEN. It is claimed that through Gen.
trail delivery all merchants will be
able to make material reductions In
the prices to consumers.
Manitowoc-Within a few hundred
feet of the spot where sixty years ago
they were married, Mr. and Mrs Will
lam Kaems celebrated their wedding
anniversary. The couple were play
mates seventy-five years ago IN the
same town In Germany, both having
been born in Petershagen. Mr.. Kaems
is 81 years old, and his wife is 49,
Marshfield-Edwin Kohl Of this city,
who gave up his law practice in New
York city to enter the navy to do his
bit for Uncle Sam in winning the war
is now stationed on the u S. S. Levia-
THAN somewhere on the Atlantic"
This ship was formerly the German
liner "Vaterland," the largest ship in
the world and 1t is at present being
converted into a troop transport. He
is doing duty as cost inspector and ex-
poets he will soon be ordered to
France.