Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-11-09


La Crosse-Plans to discontinue the
La Crosse charity ball this year be-
cause of the war failed after two days
of committee meetings. The social
event will be held Nov 23
Wausau-August Hannamann, SO, and
his son Gustav, "a, were burned to
death when their home in the town of
Vein was destroyed by fire. The men
lived alone.
La Crosse-Many in La Crosse shiv-
er because of a coal shortage in the
city. Coal dealers admitted that there
was practically no hard coal to be
had and said that the soft grade Of
fuel was also scarce
Madison A world war course"
consisting of series Of information
lectures designed to- throw light on
various phases and problems of the
war, is being given at the University
Of Wisconsin.
Oconomowoc = Three Oconomowoc
dealers have raised the price of milk
to 10 cents a quart. A fourth milk
man has gone out of business as a re-
suit of high prices. The other dealers
have their own herds.
Racine-The first military funeral
IN, Do IL
when services were held over the re-
mains of Ensign IRVINE Dewey Peck,
U. S. navy, who died suddenly at the
naval hospital at the Great Lakes sta
ton.
Brentwood = Rev. Mr. Barber, New
Auburn, near here, has learned that
his youngest brother was recently
killed in drive with the Canadian
forces in France He was well known
in this section, having lived in New
Auburn just before enlisting.
AppletOn-With the appointment of
George F. Kull as county fuel admin
istrator, the Outagamie county fuel
will become active at once, looking
after the welfare of the people of this
county in the matter of the fuel sup
ply.
Fond du Lac--Beer by the pound is
one OF the novelties in this city, as
result of the war. Henry Brunkhorst,
saloonkeeper, has adopted the plan Of
selling "suds" by weight because of
the increased cost of beer and the in
creased revenue tax he is compelled
to pay.
Ripon-The Wisconsin Congrega-
tiOnal association has elected the fol-
lowing officers: Moderator Harry c.
Buell., Delavan; registrar, Rev. H. w.
Carter, Madison; scribe, Rev. Theo-
dore Faville, Kenosha Directors rep
resentative of the district territory
were named.
Madison - j. A. McQuade, Milwau-
kee, was appointed by Gov. Philip as
one of the three labor members on the
state board of vocational education.
That body, created at the last session
Of the legislature, had been without
the requisite third labor member since
its inception.
Neenah- Invitations have been sent
out In the interests of a meeting here
on Nov Is to discuss the national pro-
| hibition amendment to come up in the
| house of representatives in December.
| Prominent residents of Wisconsin,
| leaders in civic movements, are to be
| in charge. Richard Lloyd Jones Of
Madison will address the meeting.
| West Bend - Ralph Hagner, treas
urer of Pick Bros, was accidentally
shot with a shotgun while hunting
near this CITY His right arm was
| badly mutilated and several of the
| pellets entered the abdomen and pierre
| ed the bowels. Mr.. Hagner stepped in
front Is charge when one of Tho
party about forty feet away fired at
| a rabbit.
Neenah A piece of paper bearing
the name and address of Mrs. j. c.
Conroy in this city, pinned in the toe
of a seek which she knit for the Red
Cross has brought an answer from Pri-
vote G.. A. Munde, one of Uncle Sans
boys stationed at Fort Hamilton, N.
| Y, member of Company l., Twenty
second infantry, thanking her for her
present to the Red Cross.
Kenosha = Furs, valued at $414.23,
have been stolen somewhere in transit
from a package containing propert,
valued at $500, sent by Thomas A.
| Sullivan, Kenosha, to e. Albrecht e
Son, St. Paul The package when it
was shipped from Kenosha contained
four pieces of Hudson Bay sable. The
| pieces missing are a neck piece of this
! fur valued at s209.93 and a muff of
the same fur which was valued to the
express company at $204.30. The other
two pieces were In the package when
| it reached the consignee in st. Paul.