Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-07-26
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State


For the first time in years, the Win
nebago county Jail at Oshkosh is
without prisoners.
The Appleton board of equalization
has increased assessments about per
cent, due to new buildings and en-
larged stocks by industrial plants and
merchants.
Father G. E. Dowd, of Eau Claire,
left for Camp Lee, Va, where he has
been assigned as army chaplain, hav-
ing received a Ieutenant's commits
sion.
Since the selective draft law went
into effect, the cost to the state Of
Wisconsin has been $260,000 according
to estimates prepared by Major E. A..
Fitzpatrick. The cost for July will be
about $4,000.
The railroad commission has given a
hearing on the application of the
town of Milton for the purchase of the
light and water company there. The
property is now privately owned and
the town wishes to purchase it.
The barn on a fancy stock farm
north of Menomonie, owned by Atty.
C. IT, Bundy of Eau Claire, burned with
loss of $4,000. Many head of pure
bred Guernsey cows were rescued
with difficulty.
Women may soon be employed as
gas meter readers at Madison, as two
of the men are subject to army call.
Women have replaced men in the gas
company offices. Superior has wom-
an gas meter reader.
Two University of Wisconsin goods,
Margaret Lewis and Alice King, swan
Lake Waubesa, distance of about
three miles. Miss Lewis made the trip
in f1fty-fve minutes, Miss King in
about sixty-five minutes.
Prof. II. J. Thorkelson, business
manager of the University of WiscOn-
sin, will leave for Washington as soon
as his affairs can be adjusted, to &C
cept an important post in the quarter
masters corps of the army.
Rev. Albert S. Gilbert. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Onalaska,
is employed daily in the plant of the
Onalaska Picking and Canning Co. He
states he is merely doing his duty as
a citizen in laboring during the rush
season when help is short.
Cherries are being sold by the fruit
growers of Door county for the highest
price in the history of the crop. Cases
of n1.i0 Tn 60
for each 16-quart case. This is due to
the very light yield from this years
crop.
The Rev. J. Wesley Corter, pastor of
the Universalist church of Racine for
the last twelve years, has given his
resignation to the congregation and
will engage in work at war camps both
with the Y M. G.. A. and government
bureau work.
Mike Weber, farmer residing near
Gresham, Shawano county, father Of
nine children, was killed instantly
when his automobile overturned. His
neck was broken. Weber's son, one
armed boy, who was with him, escap-
ed with only slight bruises.
Dane county Democrats, in confer
ence, Endorsed E. j. Reynolds, Madi-
son attorney, for the Democratic NOM
ination for congress in the Third dis
trict. M. ]. Briggs, DOdgeville, and G.
L. Lathrop, Crawford county, are also
candidates.
Oliver, the only wet town in the vi
entity of Duluth and Superior, has
added five special policemen to it's
force of one, since the village became
an oasis in the thirst desert, The only
saloon in the town employs eight bar
tenders to handle it's increased trade.
Charles Larson, of Waupaca, for the
second consecutive year won the In
terstate Trapshooting Association
State Amateur championship at the
Wisconsin State Trapshooters' tourna-
ment at Wausau He will be the states
representative in the Great American
Handicap tournament The 1919 state
tournament will be held at Milwau-
kee.
Unless the farm labor situation
clears itself Immediately, Gov. E. i.
Phillip will probably issue proclama-
ton calling on all business and pro-
fessional men and manufacturers, ex-
cept those engaged on war work, to
close their places of business, at least
one day week so their employees can
go out and help the farmers with the
greatest harvest in the history of the
state.
Henry Carl Theodore Fromm, living
near Wausau, was arrested charged
with wilfully and unlawfully advocat-
ing, teaching and advising that citi-
gems of this state should not aid and
assist the United States in procuring
and carrying on the war with public
enemies of the United States. The
accused is son of Fred FrOmm, So
cialist candidate for state senator. One
brother, Walter, disappeared when
called for military service early in
May and another, John William, fail
ed TO respond for entertainment
Mrs. Marx Traxler, residing at Me
nominie, was kill when her daugh
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