Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-07
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
: HAPPENINGS :
s OF THE WEEK
IN WISCONSIN !

eral entries have already been made.
Kenosha- Izenosha is facing whis-
kered manhood. Every journeyman
barber in Kenosha went on a strike
for, higher wages. The men demand
an uniform increase of So a week.
Jefferson George B. Christ died
here at the age of seventy-five years.
He was a civil war veteran and a
building contractor here for many
years.
Neenah One thousand and one
bago are not loyal beyond question.
That number have failed to sign the
food conservation pledge cards.
Birchwood-Mrs Nicolas Gallo was
bound over charged with murder of
her brother-in-law, John Gallo, FL
years, Of the Gallo farm near Clin-
ton.
Manitowoc Timely discovery of a
fire which apparently had been smoul-
dering for hours saved the Schroeder
Two Rivers. Loss from fire and water
is about $4,000.
West Bend-Joseph G. Ruber, aged
70, was drowned in the Milwaukee
river in this city while skating. He
and a man broke through the ice. The
body was recovered after having been
in the water for half an hour.
Racine-The Racine Lodge of Elks
paid tribute to the five members who
have passed away during the pass
year The memorial address was de-
livered by C. f. Whelan, former mayor
CT Madison, and the eulogy, by Waite,
Palmer, judge of the probate court.
Kenosha-Fire which caught from q
heater destroyed the United States
barracks here, just twenty-four hours
after its com APPLETON The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000 The barracks was
for the use Of 250 army officers who
are here directing the education Of
men in the ordnance department.
La Crosse-More than 100000
fish have been rescued from land
locked sloughs between Pepin and
Genoa, Wis, and placed in the Missis-
sippi river during the season just
closing by government crews employ
ed under the direction of the United
States fish station at Homer, MINI.
SuperiOr-Construct Of three ad-
ditional berths to give a capacity for
building seven vessels at once has
been started at Superior Shipbuilding
company's yards here. Arrangements
for more than doubling the present
force of 500 men are also under way
with a view to laying keels in each
berth as early as possible.
Madison-A conference of captains
Of the forty Wisconsin state guard
companies organized since the mobili-
cation Of the Wisconsin national
guard will be held in Milwaukee upon
the return of Adjt. Gen Orlando Hol-
way, from Texas. Gen. Holway said
no definite date had been set, but that
the meeting would be held before
Christmas.
La Crosse-Judge Kenesaw M. Ian
dis overruled a motion for new trial
in the cases of former officers of the
Valecia Condensed Milk company of
Madison, found guilty Of using the
mails to defraud He imposed the fol-
lowing sentences: Marcus A. Fee. of
Milwaukee, president, three years at
Leavenworth and a fine of $500;
French L. Eason, of Detroit, vice-pres
ident, and Charles Christensen, of
Chicago, secretary, six months each in
the house of correction of Milwaukee.
II was said that Fee would appeal.
MilwauLee-With Henry P. Dawson,
Chairman of the Red Gross War
Council, present to inspire them, the
campaign managers Of the Red Cross
chapters of Wisconsin perfected a
state campaign machine to get Wis
consin's share of the 100000 mem
bers the Red Cross must have by
Christmas Eve Fred Vogel, Jr., is
manager and John w. Mapel secre-
tary of the state committee. Among
these who came from Central Division
headquarters at Chicago to help were
Bruce -. Smith, manager; Lewis n.
Virgins, manager Of the division CAM
paign; and John j. O'Connor, in charge
of the Division Bureau of Develop
ment. Representatives of almost
every county in Wisconsin took part,
and promised whirlwind Christmas
campaign.
De Pere-William Vanhogan, a far
mer of the town of Rockland, suffered
a broken neck and William Stordeur's
skull was fractured when Vanhogan's
automobile was wrecked by running
into a street curbing.
Neenah-A little girl of nine knitted
a sweater for some soldier and the