Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-30

received an appointment as general
inspector Of exemption boards for the
United States.
i John King, 38, colored, Oshkosh,
drowned when he fell out of a boat
while fishing. He was an expert as
phalt pavement finisher.
/ Gov Philip has received call for
300 men with an aptitude for me-
chanics to be sent to Indianapolis. Ind,
during the first week in September.
People of Marathon county have pur-
/ chased $325,OO0 worth of war stamps
in the seven months Of this year, ac-
cording to report prepared by Post
master T. H. Ryan of Wausau.
/ Upwards of twenty Neenah boys
have been wounded in the recent
| fighting in France and are now in
hospitals, according to letters received
from over there.
| Robbers blew the safe at the Ameri-
can Express companys office, Rhine
lander, obtaining $500 including paid
travellers checks. Nitroglycerine was
used to effect an entrance.
F. v. Moody, a member of the state
conservation commission, died at ST.
Mary's. hospital, Madison, of pneumo-
MIA. He was formerly professor of
forestry at Cornell university. Mr..
| Moodys home was at Rhinelander.
Two passenger trains were restored
on the Southern Minnesota division of
| the Milwaukee road because of pro-
tests made to the Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission by the La
| Crosse merchants.
| Among the state banks recently adj
mitted to the Federal Reserve system,
were the following: Bank of Baraboo,
| $1,815 900; Lincoln County bank, Mer-
rill, $1,26S,O00; state bank of Platte
vile, $1,OO3,OOO.
Master horseshoers of the state will
hold their annual convention in Green
Bay Sept IL, according to an an
nOuncement received from the Wiscon-
sin State Association of Master Horse
| shoers by William Rothe.
| "Win the War for Freedom" banners
| will replace union, "colors" in the
Labor day parade in Madison. The
program will feature loyalty and patri-
otto speeches, with Prof. John 4. Com
| mons the principal speaker.
| An uninsured property valued at
| $4,000 was totally destroyed in spec
tacular fire at Scheurle's Tire and
| Automobile company shops, Appleton
Eight automobiles were destroyed and
$4,000 worth of tires were lost.
| Notwithstanding war conditions
there are more automobiles owned in
| Oshkosh now than a year ago. At this
| time last year 1880 autos were as
sessed as personal property. while this
| year the number is 1,447, an increase
of 1877.
The word parent" as used in the
statutes means the natural parent, &C
cording to an opinion given by Atty
Gen. Haven, to Adjt. Gen. Holway, and
therefore dependent stepmother OF
Ian enlisted mai is not entitled to state
aid The law provides state aid for
| dependent parent, wife or child of an
enlisted man."
| Postponed indefinitely because of
tlack of evidence" was the reason
given by a Marinette justice in the
| case of two farmers in which one was
charged with maliciously cutting off
the tail Of the others cow. It was de-
cided that the missing tail was neces-
sary as evidence" Search, however,
failed to produce the missing appen.
age.
| There will be no change in the
| amount Of sugar per capita during the
month of September This announce
ment was made by A. H. Melville. Sec
rotary of state food administration.
| Mr.. Melville said he had received
| telegram fixing the Wisconsin allot-
ment for September at 100000
| pounds. This is $4,000 more than the
| August allotment During September
people will be allowed only two pounds
| per capita.
| Racine election inspectors and clerks
who have been getting 81 day on
registration day and S. on election day
are now demanding Sc for registration
| day work and 81 for services on cleo
ton day. Unless the Racine council
agrees to this increase the city will
have difficulty in getting men to take
| charge of election booths during the
registrations and elections. In most
cases these election officials receive 81
to SO day in factories, and days
absence means loss at present rate
of payment.
Wisconsin has about $4,000 men in
the land and naval forces of the United
States, according to estimates made
by Adjt.-Gen Orlando Holway. The es-
innate includes 100000 land and TO-
| 600 marine and naval. The total num-
Der of men enlisted in the Civil war
from Wisconsin was 91,379. Under the
| first draft, Wisconsin furnished H.
TAB. Between Dec. 15, 1917, and the
present time. local boards furnished
54,232 additional or total of 69,O16 on
draft. Added to this is the Wiscon-