Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-01-04
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Madison-The annual southwestern
Wisconsin automobile show will be
held here Feb. Ii to II.
Eastman st. Wenceslaus Catholic
church here burned to the ground The
loss is $4,000. An overheated furnace
was held responsible.
Green Bay - Charlett Harteau, %
years old, died from the effects OF
burns received ten days ago while
putting wood into stove.
Madison - Gov Phillip and all the
other state officials, signed Loyalty
tees of the supreme court also signed
the cards.
Neenah-Capt j. H. Cook, II, civil
war veteran, brother of Exon
gresham S. A. Cook, of this city, died
at Pomona, Cal. He leaves a widow,
three sons and a daughter.
Nanitowoc-John F. Dumke, in the
shoe business in this city for forty
years, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Ira Mcneil, at Montrose,
Colo.
La Crosse-A drop of 46 degrees in
nineteen hours to IA below zero caus-
ed some suffering and serious incon-
venience to railroads entering La
Crosse. It was the worst cold wave
Of the winter.
La Crosse = The La Crosse Home
Guard company made its first appear
ance when it turned out for the fune-
raj of Sergt Lee Novrotzke of this
city, who died at Camp Mills in New
York.
Monroe = Thomas Corners of this
city, father of Private James Corners,
Co. H. 12Tth Infantry at Camp Mac
Arthur, died while visiting his son at
the camp, according to letter receiv-
ed here.
OcOnomOWoc-MiS Norma F. Dack,
head surgical nurse at Walheim Park
hospital, Oconomowoc lake, has been
called into service and left for Wash
ton, d. c., expecting soon to sail for
France in charge of a hospital unit.
Madison-That the lieutenant gov
ernor of the state cannot collect mile
age while attending sessions of the
legislature is the effect of an opinion
rendered by Atty.-Gen. Walter c.
Owen.
Milwaukee-The annual convention
Of the Wisconsin Chiropractic associa-
ton will be held at the Wisconsin no
tel, Jan. and g. Arrangements are
under the direction of H. Perrigo, G
w. Arisman and H. A. F. Schmidt.
Madison-An outing club for women
students, the only one of it's kind in
universities of the middle west, has
been organized at the University to
extend athletic activities to a large
number of women students instead OF
limiting them to a few.
Neenah-The local exemption board
is showing no mercy to the marriage
SIackers Registrars claiming de
ferred classification and who have
been married since June 5, are with
out exception being bundled into the
first class.
Sheboygan Martin Klassen, 81 years
old, manager of a chain of eighteen
Michigan and Wisconsin clothing
stores bearing his name, died in 6
hospital in Rochester, Mimi. He haC
been removed to Rochester for an OPP
Grafton for nervous disorder.
Milwaukee-The annual state con
ference of credit men will be held a
Green Bay, Feb. A. 1918. The arrange
ments are in charge of Frank G
Smith, Milwaukee; w. c. Brimmer
Green Bay; Sol. Kingsbaker, Osh
kosh; and r. J. Findlan, Manitowoc
Madison-Joseph Davis, Jail breaker
and mail pouch robber. according tt
his own admission in federal court
was sentenced by Federal Judge San
born to five years at Leavenworth. HI
has already served twenty years be
hind the bars.
La Crosse-Twenty-two La Crosse
merchants were summoned before th'
county fuel administrator to explain
why they failed to comply with the or
der for iightless nights. They prom
ised to observe the command in thu
future The names of nine, who re
fused to come to the meeting, were
sent to Washington, d. C.
Madison-Three important session
and shows will be held in Madison
during the convention and exhibition
of the Wisconsin Poultrymen's asso
citation, Jan. to IL. These will b
sponsored by the breeders of Barre
Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth
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