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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
Potato Situation in Wisconsin
So Serious to Demand Mu-
nicipal Action
COUNCIL WIRES
HOOVER AND McADOO
Mayor Walters of Stevens Point Pre-
pilates the Movement to Get
More Cars

| Each day the potato situation grows
more serious. 1t is of the utmost i'm
portance that there be some market
| for the thousands of bushels of pota
toes still in cellars and warehouses
and pits in Rusk and all other c0un-
ties Of the state.
1t is estimated that it will take from
eight to ten thousand ears TO carry off
all. the unmarketed potatoes in Wis
cOnsn. The situation has grown SO
acute that it has been taken up all over
the state. The city of Stevens Point,
through it's mayor, F. a. Walters, has
appealed to all the other cities to act
in unison.
\ letter was received by Mayor
Thompson Wednesday and presented to
the council that evening 1t was from
the mayor of Stevens Point and asked
the cooperation of the other cities in
getting ears for the potatoes. Upon
motion of Councilman Anderson, a
resolution was adopted, directing the
city clerk to send telegram to Fed
a
to Secretary McAdoo, who is also
director of railways, asking for at
least ten cars for the county.
What are not needed i'll Ladysmith
can be used at Bruce. 1t is estimated
that there are nearer hundred cars
of potatoes in Rusk county for the
market.
City Clerk Matt Edgar sent this
telegram Thursday:
Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator
Washington. ID. c.
Grave situation in reference to
marketing the potato crop still
held unshipped on account of in
ability to get cars i'll this county.
Need ten cars in next two weeks.
More later. Resolution of council
approved by the mayor asks you
to give this consideration.
CITY OF LADYSMiTH.
MATT EDGAR, City Clerk.
The following telegram was also
sent to Mr.. Hoover. by the Chamber of
1OHIAiSl1C.
Shortage of cars here pre-
vents shipment of immense guam
tity of potatoes. Can you help?
What is feared is that the farmers
failing to get a market for the pota-
toes grown last year will cut the
acreage short for 1913.
County Agent Householder has been
active in the matter and has been en-
deavoring with the aid OF the Lady
smith Potato Growers Association, to
get cars and some one to take the pO-
tatoes and ship them. w. d. Morgan
has shipped a car which was secured
by a telegram to the Federal food adj
ministrator by Mr.. Householder.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
CLEAN MILK
FOR LADYSMITH
Council Starts Passage of Ordi-
nance Designed to Elm
mate Disease and
Filth

Ladysmith is to have pure milk.
The council at its meeting Wednesday
evening, passed the first reading of an
ordinance submitted by Health Off
Ger DR.. H. X. L. Ross. 1t was the
direct result of the visit two weeks ago
of Deputy State Dairy Inspector Cook,
of Eau Claire, and the examination of
milk from many dairies- supplying La
dysmith. by him. Some of the results
of the tests were startling. Samples
showed filth in the milk which would
make any one hesitate about drinking
it, let alone feeding it to the babies.
Here are the chief provisions of the
ordinance passed by the council:
Every dealer in milk to be licensed ::
the fee is one dollar. Every person sell
ing one or more bottles of milk or cream
in the city must have a permit. The
permit costs nothing. When a person
sells up to five bottles of cream or
milk a week, he becomes dealer and
must have license.
All premises will be subject to in
spection by the Board of Health. They
must be in sanitary condition. All dairy
herds or individual COWS from which
milk is sold to Ladysmith must be in
spected and all subjected to the tuber-
culin test. Any person refusing to
have this examination made will be
barred from selling milk in the city
and any dealer using milk from un-
tested herds will lose his license. There
are also fines for violations up to $100.
All milk and cream must stand a
| test for fats. Skim milk cannot be
sold unless so labeled on the can and
on the bottle.
Dr. Ross set forth the necessity OF
| he ordinance and submitted the eX-
implies of the tests made by Mr. Cook.
| He also told of some of the disgusting
conditions found iii some of the sta
Dles and dairies which furnish milk to
| Ladysmith.
| The action of the council was unani-
nous.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
LADYSMITH TO HEAR OF
FOOD CONDITIONS
DIRECT FROM
FRANCE

Saturday evening at the gym. Dan
G. Reed, one of the best men and most
finished and entertaining orators of
the food administration. will speak.
He is one Of the nine persons ap-
pointed by the government to tell of
food conditions abroad, in Belgium.
France and England. He has just re-
recently from the battle front OF
France
Several months ago Il group of pub
lie speakers. trained along inyestiga-
ton lines was sent TO Europe to get
the facts III the allied countries and at
the battle front. The food administra-
tion believes that food will play a
large part in winning the war and is
anxious to bring home this belief to the
people of America.
OF the larger group nine persons
have been assigned to speak to Wis
consin, and through the cooperation of
the speakers bureau of the state c0un-
ell of defense. arrangements have been
made for meetings in practically every
county in the state.
But as in the tour of the Great Lakes
Band Ladysmith was left Off the list
That made no difference to the Lady
smith Chamber of Commerce 1t went
after the speakers bureau that has the
speaking program i'll hand and after
few minutes of conversation over the
long distance phone Wednesday morn
ing Mr. Reed was assigned to Lady
smith. 1t was stated that the pub
licity committee could not go too
strong on Mr.. Reed
Then these men and women have
been assigned to the work by Herbert
Hoover. The speaking will commence
at o'clock.
At the meeting of the city council
Wednesday evening it was, without
formal resolution, agreed that the city
should bear some of the expense Of the
patriotic meetings and give aid and
support to these as they come up from
out the aid and cooperation of the city
it would be impossible to obtain speak
ers and hold some of these meetings.
Food Administrator Glenn Williams
arrived home Thursday and took off
his coat to help the meeting to be
winner.
The advertising and arrangements
are in the hands of the publicity com
mittee of the Chamber, of which Phil
Reed is chairman
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
MANY ARE HURT
in LUMBER CAMPS
Injuries to Green Workers This
Winter Are Numerous
Two Sent to Hospital

Never in years have there been SO
been chronicled this winter SO many
men have been employed without pre-
viOus experience as lumberjacks many
of them from the city's employments,
heretofore unused to woodcraft, that
accidents have been more frequent than
ever
Two men were sent to the hospital
at Marshfield this week from Fountain
Campbell camps with the same acci-
dent-a falling tree striking each on
the hips and breaking the pelvis bones
on either side of the body.
John Claudy was brought down on
Crane road car from camp Monday
evening suffering from this injury. He
was also hurt in the hand After an
examination of the man. DIR. Landmark
said that he should be sent to the
Marshfield hospital Then on Tues
day evening, Paul Joyce from Lar
sons camp was brought to Ladysmith
and suffering from the same injuries.
His pelvis bones were broken, the low
er spine injured and he also had in
ternal injuries the extent of which
could not be determined by the exam
inatiOn here He was sent to the hos
pital at Marshfield.
On the same train went also Holger
Hammer, a resident of Hawkins, whose
arm had been mangled and cut in a
planer at the EllingsOn mill.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
WOOD! WOOD!
Here's the State Fuel Administra-
Next Winter i'm Every Community
tors Plan to Have Wood For

Every farmer should cut sufficient
Every man living in city Or village
should cut or buy wood enough for his
yinter's supply
Begin your part of the work today.
|. Hold a mass meeting at once.
;. Organize i'm every village or town
Cut-COrd Clubs to cut wood as a
war measure, with necessary Off
GERS and one or more of the follow
ing committees:
(a) Committee OH timber tracts
or wood lots and wood prices.
CD Committee OH camp commits
sary.
(c) Committee OH equipment.
(O Committee OH distribution of
wood.
!. Find suitable timber tract or wood
lot. Arrange with the owner for
its cutting. He will understand
that it is his patriotic privilege to
permit its use for this purpose.
|. I'm each town certain afternoons
should be des gnated for the Clubs
first wood chopping bee. Later on
it may seem advisable to designate
every Saturday afternoon and even
Sundays and other days as wood
ch0pping days.
. Put into your work pep and enthu-
siasm. Make it an occasion of
mirth and merriment as well as
service and sacrifice.
!. Provide badges if advisable for the
boys who go over the top.
!. Interest all organizations i'm the
work which will be of service, such
as colleges, highschOols, Y. Nj. G..
AS, churches, oranges, country
clubs, boy scout organizations and
so OH.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
On That Day People Will Decide
on Purchase of Lighting
Plant
RESOLUTIONS PASSED
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
Overwhelmingly Against Pri-
vate Ownership

City Clerk Matt Edgar has called
an election for the purpose of voting
OH the question of taking over the elec-
trio light plants, for Tuesday, Mar 10.
This was by order of the council
which at the regular meeting held
Tuesday afternoon, took the final ac-
ton on the measure. Notwithstanding
the notice that had been given, and it
being the last opportunity for any of
the opponents Of the election to be
present and protest. there was no one
at the meeting except the members of
the council, Geo. Luell and Ole Ander-
son and City Clerk Edgar
Mayor Thompson was absent in
Minneapolis, but before leaving had
stated that he would be recorded as
voting in favor of the resolution and
therefore the measure passed unani-
mously.
In fact it would seem that outside
the light company itself and its paid
employees, there are no opponents of the
resolution TO be found.
II 10 IIVNIy tustl iHC Nltt
will vote overwhelmingly for municipal
ownership. IN all the other cities
where there have been even less rea-
sons for the action than in Ladysmith,
the vote has been almost nothing in
favor Of the private corporation The
Bloomer people with one Of the most
popular men of the city in charge of the
plant there, voted ten to one in favor
of the people owning the plant
The resolution and the call for the
election are printed in another column
of the News-Budget. 1t simply pro-
vides that the people shall be given an
to vote on buying the
plant and authorizing the issue of
$4,000 bonds and additional certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness to pay for the
plant when purchased.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
LADIES FREE" BUT
MUST PAY WAR TAX

l. B. Knutsen, deputy collector of
internal revenue, from Madison, who
has been in Ladysmith for three days
assisting those who are seeking infor-
nation in reference to making reports
calls attention also to the war tax on
entertainments and dances.
The law in reference to these is to
be rigidly enforced and the penalty is
fine, Imprisonment and double tax.
Ii you pay your own admission and
the ladies are free, you will have to see
that she pays war tax too. Also
spectators. There is to be no such
thing as free admissions" to any
thing except by employees on the pay
roll.
And the war tax is not 10 per cent
of the total receipts but one-tenth of
each admission.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
FLAMBEAU TOWN MIX,
STILL MIXES TAXES

The tax mix up which arose over
the annexation of the portion of the
town of Flambeau north of the Fifth
ward. continues this year. Some OF the
property holders are paying the taxes
to the treasurer of the town and others
TO the city. In most cases the assess
ment in the city is less than i'll the
town For instance the Fountain
Campbell Co. are assessed in the town
for taxes amounting to 5000 and in
the city $500.
The case will probably be settled at a
hearing at the next term of court. 1t
was up before Judge Wickham at the
special session. but owing to the failure
of Coe Bros of Barron, to appear for
the complainant, ROehrborn, the case
was not heard.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
OFFICIAL WEATHER
OBSERVATION STATION

Through the efforts of the Chamber
of Commerce, Ladysmith is to have an
official weather observation station.
Congressman Irvine l.. LenrO0t, acting
at the suggestion of the chamber, Sc
cured the cooperation of the weather
department and there will be estab-
lished here thermometer recording
the temperature. rain gage and all the
necessary paraphrenalia.
The chamber is to select some one
to look after the records and while he
serves without pay it is a good school
ing and of the greatest Importance to
the community. In addition the daily
reports of the department are received
and will be displayed in a protected
case in front of the entrance to the
chamber.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
JUSTICE e. w. HILL
RESIGNS TO COUNCIL

After few months in office, Justice
e. w. Hill has resigned to take effect
March LIST. He sent his resignation
Ito the council and it was read at the
meeting held Wednesday evening. No
action was taken as to successor.
Mr.. Hill was appointed shortly after
the death of Justice Reeves to succeed
him. He states that he has other du-
ties that require his attention and
Ncannot give the time to the office.
Matt Edgar was also appointed a
Justice and it is likely that two men
will be elected at the spring election.
No primary will be called for the
election. Under the new ruling super
visors will be elected for three years
hereafter.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
LEGISLATURE IN CONFLICT
AT THE SESSION START

The special session of the legisla
ture began Tuesday. Hardly had the
members got settled in their seats
when the controversy over factional
differences broke loose and it would
seem that these quarrels are to jeOp-
ardize the efficiency of the entire
session.
Gov. Philip has said that he would
appoint Congressman Irvine l.. Len
root, as United States senator, if given
the power, and disclaimed all idea on
his own part of seeking the seat.
The legislature was asked to author
ize the issuing of bonds for one million
dollars TO care for extraordinary eX-
penses i'll connection with the war
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
]. ADAMS, PANTS THIEF
HAS BEEN PAROLED

John Adams no relation to the
second president of the L. S--a Bel
gian, celebrated in the annals Of crime
in Rusk county as the man who stole
the pants of his shanty mate at Pom
eroys camp, north Of Ingram, and who
was given an indetcrminate sentence
by Judge Wickham with Il recon-
mendation for parole, is free.
r. NJ. Jostad, probation officer of the
state from Madison came to Lady
smith Monday and paroled Adams to
the custody of Clyde Crandall, who is
camp boss for the Flambeau River
Lumber Go.
When the work at the camp is done
he will be given Il new custodian and
will be employed at the mill of the
company here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
CHAMBER TO CELEBRATE
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

Washington's birthday is to be ap-
propriately celebrated at the Cham
l.. f. Rahr will speak on ..The Father
of His Country" There is to be an in
teresting program in addition. Topics
of interest are to be discussed and the
members are leach asked to bring a sug-
gestion.
Each member is also asked to bring
Ia guest The slogan of the Chamber is
10000 III 1926
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
HINTON TO LEAVE

III. III. Hinton has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant cashier at the State
Bank He will leave Sunday for BaX-
ter Springs, Kansas. where he has
accepted position as credit man for a
Sparta, Wis, firm that maintains Il
branch at Baxter Springs.
Mrs. Hinton and son, John. will
visit at Sparta and other southern
Wisconsin cities for four or five
weeks before going to Kansas.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
GERMANS WITH FIRST PA.
PERS CAN BECOME
CITIZENS

The many Germans. whether regis
tered as aliens or not who had first
papers out before the war was declared
on April z, 1917 can become full.
fledged citizens.
This is according to an act just
passed by Congress, now a law. There
fore all Germans on the naturalization
list for the May term, can, if applica-
ton is regular and properly made. be-
come citizens at that term of the cir
cult court.
This will be good news TO Carl
Wegner.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
Next Winters Fuel Likely to
Be Cut Right Here at
Home
COAL SHORTAGE PROMISED
SURE FOR NEXT WINTER
Warning to People of Rusk COum-
ty and Appeals for Wood
Cut Wood and Cut it Now!

ut tsOUU anu Sut III 1NON
That is the call of the fuel admins
tratiOn of Wisconsin.
That is the solution of the fuel prob
lem.
Does any one know that this sec
tiOn of the country is to get any coal
next winter?
No one does.
Therefore if you do not have wood
and there is no coal TO be had every
day is liable to be heatless unless the
baby's cradle is burned up.
It's the biggest. most serious prob
lem of the war right now.
Fuel Administrator McGill has asked
that wood he cut now and that too in
large quantities. Cut it and have it
dried next summer and ready for the
market next fall and winter.
No more hard coal can be counted
on for this section. AS TO soft coal, the
outlook is that there will be less tons
available than ever before.
Here is what Fuel Administrator
McGill says backing up the letter TO
all newspapers and deputy fuel agents
i'll Wisconsin from Federal Fuel Ad-
ministrator. w. \. Fitzgerald. for Wis
cOnsin:
wisconsin this year has Suf-
fercd but little for the lack of coal,
but we know of the intense suffer
ing that has occurred in other sec
tions of the country by the lack of
fuel
When the distribution is made
for the coal output of the year
1913 we cannot tell now what
WiScOnsin's share will be- Next
year we may suffer in common
with other sections of the cOun-
try Now TO safeguard our people
and prevent any possible suffering
next year for lack of fuel let us
get busy today, and tomorrow be-
gin the campaign OF cutting wood,
with which our county is so abund-
antly supplied.
The time to cut wood is right
now 1t should all be cut before
April 1St. or before the farming
season opens. The time to season
it is next summer The time to
burn it is next winter. If you
have q good supply of wood next
winter you may rest very com
fortahly even though the supply of
coal is curtailed.
'''Tfle Government may need all
coal for its own use, that is, to
bunker the ships to carry our boys
acrOss the water, for eant0nments
and war Industries.
There is no excuse in people
Shivering for lack of fuel i'll RuSk
county. where there is an abund
ance Of good wood and so close by
that when the trees are felled the
tops almost reach our streets.
$50 get busy on this proposition
and get your next winters supply
of wood. And we urge the farm
ers to cut all the wood they posi-
bly, cam
There has been statement made
that the fuel administrator has set a
price on wood This is erroneous
there has been no price fixed. Mr.. Nc
Gill, in discussing this with the News
Budget said that he believed the price
WOul0 regulate itself
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
DEATH OF MRS. HUGHES FATHER

Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hughes went to
Neenal a week ago to be at the bed
side of NJ. Roland. father of Mrs.
Hughes. Thursday morning news
came to Ladysmith that Mr.. Roland
had passed away that morning at 2
o'clock
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
LARGE AUDIENCE GREETS
SENIOR CLASS PLAY

Histronic ability of no small amount
was demonstrated by the seniors of
the Ladysmith highschool last night
in the presentation of their class play,
Mr.. Bob comedy in two acts. In
both voice and Interpretation the seven
members of the cast were very good
and the large audience enjoyed every
moment of the entertainment. The
highschool orchestra furnished music
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
SAID WILSON OUGHT TO
HAVE BEEN SHOT

Henry Busse, living west of Exc
land, will have a hearing tomorrow at
Superior on the charge of slandering
the president. He is charged with
having said, Wilson is no good and it
would have been better for the people
of the t. S. ii he had been shot long
ago
He was arrested and placed under
$500 bonds
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
WAS UNIQUE EVENT

The trip to several foreign coun-
tries and our own United States ar
ranged by the Woman's Club of Lady
smith, was pronounced success and
set an example for other entertain
ments of the same character that will
undoubtedly be adopted by many Of
the clubs in other cities. The receipts
which go to the fund for the gardens
were gratifying.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
SCHOOL SURVEY TABLES

Supt @. E. Rice has nearly COM
pleted the school survey and during the
coming week expects to have it tabu-
lated. He is also working on the seed
and labor survey and that will be com
pleted in the next ten days.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
DEMONSTRATION A SUCCESS

Misses Amery and Boering> had at
tentive and wide-awake audiences at
the demonstrations of war bread MAX
ing and how to make over old hats and
dresses at the highschool during Tues
day and Wednesday.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
INSPECTING GRADED SCHOOLS

Graded Schools Inspector w z.
Anderson, of Madison, has been in the
county all the week. In company
with Supt Rice he visited the schools
at Hawkins, Ingram, Glen Flora and
Tony. Thursday he went to Sheldon
and Conrath.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
NEW HITCHING SHEDS

Farmers began to hitch in the new
hitching sheds Thursday morning
One section is up and others will fol
low as soon as possible
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-02-22
CITY BUYS SOFT COAL

Two ears of soft coal have been pur-
chased and received by the city. One
of them was used by the city and the
other was sold to the school board.