Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-06-21

the team of which L. A. Roe is cap
tai leading in subscriptions.
.Bemidji-So many of the Bemidji
citizens are in arrears with their wa
ter accounts with the city that the
city has taken steps to enforce pay
Elent.
Crosbv.-German has been dropped
from the list of studies taught in the
schools of Independent School district
No. 81, comprising Crosby, 1ronton
and Crosby Beach.
Hibbing-The jury in the case of
Mrs. Mary Stefanich, charged with
the murder of George Zonich at Spina,
returned a virdict of not guilty after
being out for four hours.
Red Wing.-The board of education
by unanimous vote cOncurred in the
recommendations of the high school
committee that the study Of the Ger
man language be dropped and that
French be substituted.
Cass Lake.-Al Nelson is building
two cottages on Star Island on Sun
rise beach, one for Mr.. Gray of the
Gray Motor company office at Min
neapolis and the other for R. H. Wells
of the Minneapolis Gas Light COM
pany.
Pine City.-The William Weinberg
er auto, which was stolen from the
garage on his farm at Meadow Lawn
May 81. was located at Minneapolis
where the young men who had taken
it had disposed of it for 500. The
thieves are not known.
St. Cloud.-The memorable Cold
Spring dam case, which involves
large number of issues, will be up
for hearing again in district court on
June "a. The case will be heard ne
fore Judge Pal sons. who will come
here from Moorhead for that purpose.
Thief River Falls.-Jacob Pfeffer
of the Northern Construction COM
pany of this city is in serious con-
dition at a hospital in Hibbing as the
result of an accident which happened
about three weeks ago, the details
of which have just become known
here.
Albert Lea.-The annual joint pic
mic Of the Holstein and Guernsey
breeders, is to be held at the fair
grounds on June % Among speak
ers will be E., A. Onsrud, field man
for the Guernsey breeders; j. c. Cort,
representing the Holsteins; w. A..
McKerrOw and H. H. Kildee of the
extension division of Minnesota.
Moose Lake.-Passages from the
Bible, quoted by James WINNER as
sufficient reasons for not subscribing
to the Liberty loan, the Red Cross
and the Y. M. C. A. war work, did
not appeal to Sheriff Rodey Hawley
of Pine county, who placed WINNER
in the county Jail. After two days in
jail WINNER declared he had had
enough and donated 500 in cash to
the Red Cross.
Duluth.-The county attorneys Of
zee has been notified that Edwin r..
Cooper of Duluth was arrested at Kan
sas City on the complaint of the
Kansas City Light and Power Co..
which charges the loss of $4,000 in
six per cent bonds which were float
ed in Duluth District attorney Forbes
Duluth, has made out extradition
| papers since Mr.. Cooper refused to
return to Duluth.
Hibbing. KritZ, 10, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Anna Kritz, of 101 West
Sellers street, died in hospital OF
burns sustained while attending a
school picnic at Bennett park. With
schoolmates she was toasting marsh
mallows at an open oven, when her
clothingh ignited. Before assistance
could reach her she had suffered ser
ious burns about the face, arms and
body, and was hurried to hospital,
| but could not be saved.
| Thief River Falls-One building
| was totally destroyed and five others
| severely damaged by fire which start
| ed here and for time threatened the
major portion of the business section
of the city The estimated loss Is
| $4,000. The fire started in a pile OF
| paper near the Den Mercantile com
| pany's warehouse. Investigation as
| to the cause of the fire is being made
| = believed that boys playing with
| matches caused the blaze.
| St Paul.-Reduests by the national
| and state food administrators that
use of new potatoes be postponed un
| til the old crop is consumed are
bringing results. A. D. Wilson. state
food administrator. said. Merchants
/ in most of the mining towns of st
outs county have pledged to defer
| purchases and sale of the new pOta
toes until after July 90 Last years
crop of potatoes should be entirely
consumed" said Mr.. Wilson. "Any
other action would be food waste
and a food waste IS criminal"
Deer River.-The loyalty of the
Indians in this section in subscribing
for Liberty and other loans to the
country is surprising. These people
have not been solicited by any com
mittee at any time, and it is learn
ed that at Coffey, ten miles from here
the natives have deposited with Post
master Coffey about $1,000 for theil