Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-07

Neenah-Mrs. C. C. Rasmussen has
completed her twentieth sweater for
the Red Cross and announces that she
is going to make twenty more.
Waco, Tex.-Struck by street car
Wis, died of his injuries. He was %
years old. His body was sent home.
Neenah - Forty-nine young women
of this place have joined the Patriotic
league, an organization for Efficient
war work.
Neenah-Because he cursed the Lib
erty bond loan and said unpatriotic
things about the government, Fred
Schultz, Jr., is serving a two months
sentence in the Outagamie county Jail.
Oconomowoc - The Congregational
call to Rev. Frederick Harrison Of
Ladysnith, Wis. His decision has not
been received.
La Crosse-R. E. Mckenzie, veteran
der hunter, returned from a hunting
trip with a bear weighing $50 pounds
which he shot near Winter, Wis. He
also had a large buck.
Green Bay-Christ Episcopal church
vestry has elected Rev. M. McMErray,
B. A., A. M, an Oxford university grad
uate, to the rectOrship of the church
here.
Antigo-by vote of 432 to 431,
John Benisek was elected mayor over
H. T. Morson, to succeed C. Fred Cal
houn, resigned. 1t is reported re-
count will be asked.
Waupaca A night school to train
workmen for it's factory in this city
is the plan of the Edison company.
The work requires skilled labor and
this means will be taken to keep men
in readiness for advance positions.
Racine-Dr. William r. Williams, GO
years old, and one of the leading men,
bers of the Masonic order in Wiscon-
sin, died at his home in Racine after
a brief illness. DR.. Williams was prom
inent in Welsh circles of the state.
Waupaca-The county board of SUI
pervisOrs has appropriated the funds
to provide for county food agent
A resolution was adopted providing
for new building for the Waupaca
county normal school to be built next
year.
Manawa Fire broke out from the
Hopkins brick block, destroying it and
the two adjacent buildings, including
brothers, F. K. Manthas' tailor shop.
shoe and barber shop and village rec
ords. Insurance light, with loss esti-
mated $4,000.
Madison-That the State Council of
Defense cannot license hotel chefs
and prohibit those not licensed from
acting, is the opinion expressed by
Atty-Gen Walter G.. Owen in a letter
to the council. Alleged heavy waste
by chefs in Wisconsin was responsible
for the request to have chefs licensed
Reconsideration r. Smith, vice
ware company, has been commits
stoned a second lieutenant in the Off
GERS reserve. Besides holding office
in one of the largest corporations of
it's kind in the world he is estimated
to be worth nearly million dollars.
Racine-George Montague of Beloit
and Ted Patterson of Oshkosh, who
escaped from the Industrial school at
Waukesha on Thanksgiving Day, stole
q touring car in Racine, intending to
drive it to Chicago, but were arrested
in Kenosha and brought back here for
trial
Eau Claire-Returning to their home
at Wheaton, near here, Lois Bots,
aged 6, was instantly killed and her
uncle George Tarns was fatally in
jured when the auto in which they
were riding was struck by an Omaha
passenger train just outside of the
city. The girls mother, who was -driv-
ing the car, was uninjured.
Green Bay-Announcement has been
made by the Standard Oil company
that it's filling station here, which now
accommodates 100000 gallons of
gasoline and kerosene, will be in
creased to care for an additional o.
100000 gallons of fluid, SO that it will
be possible to bring more gasoline and
kerosene by great lakes boates and re-
lease railroad cars now used for trans
portatfon.
Superior-A bomb rudely fashioned
of a baking powder can with unlighted
fuse and dynamite cap attached, was
found behind door at the entrance of
a downtown drug store. The sand and
saWNlust which composed the filling
was saturated with enough nitrogly-
cerine TO have blown the building to
pieces, according to the police, who