Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-04-27

MenaSha-A chapter or the ReO
Cross society has been organized here
with a membership of 100.
Two RiVers-Thomas Hayes, one Of
the oldest residents of this city, died
suddenly while seated in chair at his
home. He was "a years old.
Beloit-There was a panic in court
here when it was learned that a negro,
Arthur Blew, a witness in a burglary
case, was found to have smallpox
Stevens Point-William A. Gething,
So years DID, superintendent of speed
at the county fair and secretary-treas-
urer of the central Wisconsin faiI cir
cult, died at his home here of apoplexy.
Grand Rapids-Mayor Ellis has Of
fered $50 to be distributed in three
prizes to boys raising the best crops
of Potatoes in this city during the
summer.
Eau Claire-When John C. Fennes-.
sey was reelected city clerk and city
marked his seventeenth year in that
office.
La Crosse-Rain and hail broke
glass in greenhouses here doing dam
age estimated at $4,000, besides wash
ing out half dozen bridges, many
culverts, and stretches of highway.
Beloit-The sum of $4,000 to sup
port six Beloit college men in Red
Cross in France has been secured.
Citizens of Beloit and local college
folks gave $1,000.
Grand Rapids-The Wood county
highway commission has purchased
four wheel drive auto truck for the
maintenance of the highways in this
county.
Observation-Disclosures has bought fit.
teen acres to be converted into a play
ground. The park will have a foot
ball and baseball field and tennis
courts.
Manitowoc - Judge Emil Baensch
has appealed to Manitowoc county
people to support the Red Cross So
ciety. Judge Baensch is member Of
the state board of that organization
Green Bay-Mrs. J. e. Ely, Mari
nette, was elected president, of the
Women's Missionary society of the
Winnebago Presbytery at the closing
session of the Twenty-ninth annual
convention here.
Racine = George Hansen, a we'll
known farmer, living one-half mile
west of Corliss, was killed when his
automobile turned turtle. Alfred Han
son, his brother, was buried beneath
the wreck for about an hour but es-
capped without serious injuries.
Racine-Members Of the Racine
Yacht club, seventy-fve in number,
pleasure boats to the government
should any use be found for them.
There are twenty craft belonging to
the local club members which would
be available for scout or patrol work.
Ministers of the city
have appealed to the city council to
act favorably on the report of Chief
of Police Groffman, which would re-
woke the licenses of five saloons and
prohibit the special privilege enjoyed
by saloons connected with dance halls
to remain open after IL o'clock.
Kenosha-Impetus was given to re-
cruiting for the navy, the. army and
the two National Guard companies in
Kenosha when the big manufacturers
of the city issued statement declar.
ing that jobs would be held open for
all men who enlisted for army or navy
service within the next thirty days.
Stevens Point-The Wisconsin Val.
ley Electric company will turn out
from $4,000 to 10000 gallons of coal
tar at it's gas plant here this year.
and some of this may be used in the
manufacture of explosives for the
United States army. The company is
increasing it's facilities for turning out
the tar.
Racine--The jury in the case of Her.
man Meissner against the Milwaukee
Electric company, returned verdict
awarding the plaintiff d images
amounting to $500. The plaintiff
asked $10.375 for alleged personal in.
juries and damage to his automobile
by one of the street cars of the de.
PENDANT company last January.
OshkOSh-A movement has been
started here to~secure netting of fish