Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-25
ALL AROUND
WISCONSIN
'UEJu711EluE11|

IuE.-.1uE11r1u11l
Washington-Pr Wilson has
;enominated the postmasters at She
boygan and Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Washington - The following death
vas reported by Gen. Pershing: Pri-
yate George w. Peterson, meningitis,
i12 Ceape street, Oshkosh, Wis.
La Crosse - Miss katherine Mac
Donald, rs years old, well known art
list. died here. She was the discOverer
of a method of painting glassware
which is now in general use.
Camp Macarthur. Waco, Tex. -
Francis Smith, private, whose home is
in Sitter, Wis, died OF pneumonia.
First Lieut.. Dale McCutcheon of Ra-
cine was made assistant chief of
staff
Eau Claire = Vital statistics just
made public show that 772 children
were born in Eau Claire county in
1917, twenty-eight more than in 1916,
and that $50 deaths occurred in 1917,
which. was twenty-seven less than the
death in 1916, the net gain therefore
being ffty-fve.
Madison = Gov. Phillip has an
aounced that he would not amend his
call so as to provide for non-partisan
elections in the state. Senator San
born was in Madison on the matter,
but received no encouragement. MY
call has been issued and | do not in
tend to amend it," said Gov Phillip.
Marshfield-R r. Williams, secretary
of the Central Wisconsin State Fair
association for the past four years,
was again reelected to that position
for the year 1918 Other officers are:
President, J. c. Kiefer, Auburndale;
ice-president, A. B. Bean, yesper;
treasurer, F. A. Noll, Marshfeld.
Madison This years farmers
course, to be held here, Feb. 4 to 8,
has been built upon war time necessi-
ties The Importance to the state and
nation of maintaining soil fertility,
raising good livestock and the grow
ing of high production grains, will be
strongly emphasized throughout the
entire week of conference
Milwaukee-S. V. Hanley, Milwau-
zee, was elected president of the Wis
cOnsin Master Plumbers association at
the closing session of the annual con-
vention, in the Wisconsin hotel. 9th
ers elected are: Vice-president, F. d.
Branson, La Crosse; secretary, Chas.
Pelunek, Milwaukee; treasurer, Joseph
Wittig, Milwaukee
Milwaukee-At meeting of the
county school principals at the court
house it was suggested by J. B. Borde,
assistant state superintendent of
schools, that the schools be closed
month or six weeks earlier than usual
SO that the pupils may be able to help
in farm work The meeting was
called to discuss the problem of agri-
cultural labor.
Madison-Licensing of all maternity
hospitals, homes for infants, baby
faTms,'' etc, is being done this month
under a law of 1915, vesting their con-
troll in the state board of health. No
fee is required. If part of a general
or special hospital is given over to the
accommodation of maternity cases,
license is required also, according to
the attorney general.
Milwaukee = The central board of
education may take up at its next
meeting plans for lessening the terms
next year of both the University of
Wisconsin and the State Normal
schools. 1t is said that the probable
falling off in the attendance will likely
be sufficiently large as to necessitate
the reduction in the school curricu-
lums.
OOhhOoA lNC OoSoo VI CoSet1 VI AOV
pounds each forming part of a con-
signment of goods from Milwaukee
wholesale concern to an Oshkosh Man
ufacturing company, were seized at
the Northwestern railway freight
house by order of the Oshkosh food
price fixing committee and are being
held pending an investigation of the
legality of the shipment. 1t is pre-
sumed the sugar was ordered by the
manufacturing company for its en-
ployes.
Madison = German aliens in Wis
consin, of the age of IA and upward,
estimated to number over 10000, are
given five days, beginning at 6 o'clock
a. IN, on Monday, Feb. 4, and ending
at o'clock p. m. on Saturday, Teb
9, to appear before police chiefs in
cities of 5000 population and over and
before postmasters in place of less
population, for registration. Failure
to do so will result in internment for
the duration of the war and possible
ton coi1,ra of YrOpnrtU