Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-11-16

Neenah-Letters have been received
here by parents of Neenah boys, mem
bers of Co. G, Appleton, of the Rain
bow division, which state that they
have arrived safely in France.
Poskin-The Farmers State bank
of this city, with a capitalization of
100000, was authorized. F. E. Hull
is president, and G. G. Dennewith,
cashier.
La Crosse = Miss Jeanette Rankin.
congresswoman from Montana, deliv-
cred an address on suffrage to the So
cial Service workers at the Y. w. G.
A. here.
Grand Rapids-By getting his hand
caught in one of the meat cutting ma
chimes at the Reiland packing house.
Edward Oligney, an employe, lost his
left arm.
Green Bay-Rev. H. H. Knox, pas.
tor of the First Presbyterian church
for ten years. has resigned to accept
the pastorate of the First Presbyte-
rian church in Beaver Dam, Wis.
Neenah-Col. A. M. Seaman of Mil
waukee mustered in the Twin City
Home guards into state service at the
Co. l armory. The local company now
has it's full quota of sixty-eight.
MISUNDERSTANDING from the boun-
ties paid hunters, there are more
wolves than usual in the forests of
northern Wisconsin this year. There
are also more deer than usual
Neenah-Neenah must furnish seven
telegraphers in the next draft to the
new national army. That is the quota
as announced and instructions to men
liable to draft will soon begin at the
local vocational school,
Ferryville Hutson, aged res
ident of this place. was found dead in
his boat on the river. There is no sus-
picion of foul play, heart failure hav-
ing been assigned as the cause of his
death.
Neenah - The patriotic Rese11 G"
has been organized in Menasha. One
meeting and formed permanent
organization to work for the interests
of the nation in the present war.
Neenah-Ten pounds of fish per min
ute was the record established here
at a recent fish sale. Incidentally the
police were forced to maintain guard
after a fist fight to get near the coun-
ter had ensued.
Neenah-Dr r. d. Smith of this city
bears the distinction of being the first
American to enter an English hospi-
tai He was wounded in a German air
raid on a base hospital behind French
lines several weeks ago.
Eau Claire - Two innovations for
this city were made known when the
school board appropriated $500 for
dental chair and equipment to be in
stalled in the school nurses office.
The other is the institution of milk
lunches in the Seventh ward school.
Neenah This city is without a
bonafide exclusive residence" district.
The city attorney has decided that all
ordinances proposed and now in force
setting off sections for residences only
are illegal under city charter and state
statutes.
Madison-The United Producing and
Refining company at Bartlesville, Okla.
secured certificate from the secre-
tary of state authorizing it to do bust
ness in Wisconsin. The capital stock
of the company is S380,000, of which
$4,000 is invested in property in Wis
cOnsin.
La Crosse = Carroll c. Irish, mem
Der of the Lafayette escadrille of avi-
ators III war service in France, was
here for visit, carrying with him
scars of battle wounds from flying
shrapnel. He is spending a thirty-day
furlough with his parents at, Pine ISL
ands, Mimi, near here.
NeenSh-Neenah lays claim to be-
ing SUPERFICIAL So far this munic-
ipality has furnished upwards of $50
men for the service, has twice over
subscribed the Liberty Loan (by a
good 100000 each time), has splendid
Red Cross organizations and is now
planning to send Christmas boxes to
the local "Sammies" in the army.
Madison-Large delegations of rail
road men expect to be present during
the sixth annual convention and show
of the State Potato Growers associa
ton, at the college of agriculture, on
Nov 1924. r. H. Ashton, president
of the Northwestern railroad, will talk
On shipping problems from the railroad
mans view point.
Appleton-An epidemic of diphthe-
ria in District No. 2, Osborne, has re-