Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-12-06

was the first to be called to duty, at
Camp MCPHERSON, Atlanta, Ga.
More than eighty students are en-
rolled in the radio course given b
Prof. e. M. Terry at the University OF
Wisconsin. The men are housed in
barracks at Camp Randall The
course takes thirteen weeks.
Twice wounded while fighting over
seas and with nine dead Germans to
his. credit, Harry Kilbey, the first
wounded Oshkosh soldier to return
home from the war, was given royal
reception by Oshkosh people.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made by the Brown County Contrac-
tors and Builders association for the
seventh annual convention which the
Master Builders association of Wis
consin will conduct in Green Bay Jan.
8, 8 and 10.
William Ristow of the town of Stet-
tin, Marathon county, is the father for
the twentieth time, a daughter being
born Nov. 90. His Oldest child is .
years, and all are living. Mr.. Ristow
was born in Germany but came to the
county fifty years ago.
Flour advertising is now permitted
by the food administration for Wis
consin, and powdered sugar may be
sold for household use. The public
sugar bowl is still banned in spite of
the increase in the sugar ration to six
pounds a month
Dr. A. S. Andrews, Superior, promi-
nent dentist, is held in $1,000 bonds
by United States Commissioner Ticnor
on the charge of violating the. anti
narcotic act He is bondsman of DR..
c. Barnesdaie, physician, whose appeal
now pending in the United States
court of appeals.
Forty boys and girls of the seventy
who exhibited their baby beeves in the
statewide contest at Madison, will go
to the international livestock eXposi-
ton in Chicago in December as the
guests OF Arthur G. Leonard, president
of the Union Stock Yards and Transit
company, and Thomas E. Wilson,
president Of Wilson and company
The 7,000-acre tract belonging to the
l.. Starks Co, near Rhinelander, has
been sold to Minneapolis capitalists,
who will divide the land into three
cattle and sheep ranches. Clearing
operation will begin as soon as the
weather will permit next spring. The
Ion iS OIL itoh 10 ORC ri 1c
purposes and will be stocked with beef
cattle and sheep from the west.
The big wholesale grocery firm of
Gould, Wells & Blackburn, Madison,
and the feed and produce firm of H.
P. Brown e Company, also of Madison,
have been ordered closed by the state
food administration on the charge of
profiteering. Decision in both cases
has been upheld by the federal food
administration in Washington.
GAINESVILLE will erect liberty build
ing to be dedicated to the boys of that
city who went forth to fight for lib
erty. The plan was approved by the
board of directors of the local cham
Der of commerce. A survey was re-
Gently ordered and it is hoped that
actual work on the new building will
be started in the near future.
The Racine common council has re-
fused to grant the chiefs of the fire
and police departments increases in
salaries of from $4,000 to $2,4O0, as
urged by the police and fire commits
sion. Five per cent increase was
granted members of the departments.
No action was taken by the common
council on appropriations for employ
ment of police women.
Beekeepers of Brown county are
planning to form an organization at a
meeting to be held at Green Bay Satur
day. Dec. 81, County Agricultural
Agent E. A. Carncross recently an
nounced. Their reason for organizing
is a desire to get together so that all
beekeepers may order equipment and
supplies, and through cooperation get
more definite help from the state
apiary inspection service.
People from all parts OF Wisconsin
paid their final respects to former
Gov. w. D. Hoard, who was laid to
rest in Evergreen cemetery, Fort AT
kinson Funeral services were held
at the Congregational church under
auspices of the Masons. The entire
city paid tribute to the former COVER
nor, all factories, schools and business
places being closed. Thousands
viewed the body at the church State
militia from Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
Lake Mills, Watertown, Palmyra, and
Rome marched in the procession, and
it seemed as if every resident Of Fort
Atkinson gathered at the grave.
Former State Senator Norman L.
James died at his home in Richland
Center. He was rs years old. Mr.
James had been prominent in business
circles in the state for many years.
He served in the assembly from 1873
to 1875, and in the state senate from
1885 until 1887, and was efficient in
both bodies In the Civil war he
served in the Fifteenth Wisconsin with
his brother, ID. G.. James, who also was
a state senator. He was the oldest
past master of his lodge of MaSOnS