Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-18
News of the
Badger State

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commission as second lieutenant in
the United States army.
Neenah-Fifty dollars to the Hoard
memorial fund was contributed by the
Fox River Valley HOlstein Breeders
association while in convention here.
Jefferson-The Forty-first Separate
company of the Wisconsin State Guard
was mustered into state service here
with 125 active members.
Madison-Griffith Thomas of Hurley
will be the new assemblyman from
Iron and Villas counties to succeed e.
a. Everett of Eagle River, resigned.
Madison-Lieut j. B. Taylor, Mad
ison boy in the Royal Field artillery,
has been decorated for bravery by
King George.
Marshfield--Wordh has been received
here that William, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. R. Upham of this city, has arrived
in France with contingent of marines
in which he is enlisted.
Madison-That Wisconsin may enter
more extensively into the subject of
shipment was indicated by articles of
incorporation to start $1,500,000 ship
building concern in Sheboygan.
Blair-Despite the war, new rail-
road is nearing completion here. 1t
connects this place with Ettrick, also
in Trempealeau county, and is twelve
miles long.
Fond du Lac-The Fond du La
county board of fifty members adopted
resolutions condemning United States
Senator La Toilette and pledged their
heartiest support to the government.
Madison-It is estimated that there
are 125,O00 boys between the ages of
Is and 20 in the state of Wisconsin
who can be used the coming year in
farm labor work
La Crosse-Search of the entire
city for German flag to be used in a
military play by graduating class OF
the high school here, failed to bring
one to light.
Oconomowoc--Mrs. Sarah Byrnes,
81 years old, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Herbert Ireland. Mrs.
Byrnes was one of the towns earliest
settlers.
New London-A model rural COM
munity house is to be built near Black
Creek, according to contract just let.
The building will have steam heat and
will be strictly modern The cost,
aside from the heating, will be $500.
Beloit-The Beloit service flag, made
by order of the common council, has
arrived. 1t is twenty-eight by fifteen
feet in size and contains $50 stars, in
honor Of the Beloit men who are in
the military service. A formal flag
raising is planned.
Eau Claire Five married women
and twenty girls made up the latest
organized class In telegraphy at the
industrial school. Nine Eau Claire
girls now are employed as operators
by the Omaha, 500, and Northern Pa
cific railroads.
Appleton Since May, 1917, when
the Appleton chapter of the Red Cross
was organized, Mrs. o. P. Schlafer has
knitted the following articles: "a
pairs socks, 8 helmets, pair wrist
lets, mufflers, pair mitts. Mean
time she taught over fifty pupils to
knit.
Lodi - Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed Lodi's new high school build
ing. causing loss of $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. Plans are being
made to house the students in the
city hall and in the former school
building, which has not been in use
since the completion of the new struc-
ture In 1913
Eau Claire After thirty-six years
in the banking business in Eau Claire,
James T. Joyce has resigned as vice.
president of the Union National bank
OF this city and withdrawn from it's
management, to take charge of the
active management of large mining
properties in which he and his asso-
ciates are interested.
Misunderstanding that the inju-
r1as that he received in wreck last
May will incapacitate him for life, AL
bert Rasor, as guardian, has filed suit
for $4,000 damage against the Me-
nominee G Marinette Light and Trac-
ton company, and the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company. He
was in the street car which was struck
by a North Western passenger train,
his mother and an aunt, Rose Henes,
being killed at the time. He sustained
serious injuries and was in the hospital
for months.
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