Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02

f John Cars, arrested at Amigo on
suspicion of seeking to avoid army
service, admitted he was a deserter
from Camp Grant.
| ]. C. Fogarty, 68, vice-president and
| general manager Northern Paper Mills
corporation, Green Bay, died from an
attack of apoplexy.
The state board of law examiners
has announced that twenty-seven men
and one woman passed the state bar
examination held last week.
Frank l. Bolles of West Salem has
come out for the Republican nominal
ton for assemblyman in the second
district of La Crosse county.
A child of less than year sustain
ed broken leg when an automobile
driven by it's father, Frank Royschek,
Sheboygan, turned turtle on the Mil
waukee road near Port Washington.
Abner C. Gran, for eight years gen.
eral secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association, at La Crosse.
has resigned to accept a similar posi-
ton at Terre Haute, Ind.
L. G.. Sykes, of Milwaukee, has been
awarded a commission as first lieuten-
ant in the medical corps. Samuel
w. Burford, Madison, has been COM
missioned a captain in the ordnance
corps.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson
claims to have one of the best corn
fields in the state. II measured the
height of my corn recently and it
stands 10 feet Z inches" said Treas
urer Johnson.
Police Chief r. E. McKercher of
Duluth and several other officers of his
department took an auto ride to Supe-
rior They rode too fast and got
"pinched" because the speed cop there
did not know the visitors. All were
released.
According to word received at Madi-
sion, Earl A. Thomas, former Uni
versity of Wisconsin student, and
nephew of Mrs. w. HI. Jones OF that
city, was killed on June 20, by an
aerial bomb dropped from German
plane in France.
Before large audience of residents
of Sank county, Gov. Emanuel l..
Phillip gave an address at the exer-
cises in honor of the drafted men
from Sank county, who left Baraboo
for Camp Grant The governors re-
marks were exceedingly well timed
and were we'll received by the audi
ence which by it's applause showed
great appreciation of the speech.
Armour & Co. has purchased the
Smell property on East WashingtOn-av
at Madison and will convert the build
ing into cold storage plant. The COM
pany not only plans to make the cap
ital city a distributing point for
southern Wisconsin, but will "go
after the meat business of Madison,
now supplied by the farmers Cooper
ative Packing company.
A boy of 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Keuntjes, town of Carson, near
Stevens Point, was pushed against a
manure spreader in operation and he
was carried to the cylinder, covered
with four inch spikes, four inches
apart, which strike within two inches
of the floor of the machine. Though
the boys body was penetrated score
of times by the spikes, he will live.
He was rushed to a MarShfield hOspl-
tai
Laundrymen from various sections
of the state held meeting at La
Crosse on the fuel SOituatiOn. AS
means of conservation it was suggest
ed that in cities where several laun-
dries operate they may be consolidated
during the winter. Further conferences
are to be held at the call of j. Norm
ington, Stevens Point, president of
the Wisconsin Laundrymens associa-
ton. The cash system is also being
considered by the association.
Wisconsin members of the Independ-
ent Order of Foresters will fight the
attempt of the order to withdraw the
$4,000 in securities on deposit in the
Office Of the state treasurer. The
company which forfeited its right to
write new insurance policies in Wis
SLOOuL lOuI yCdlO doo LII AebAA-
ure to nle it's reports with the insur-
ance commissioner made demand
on State Treasurer Johnson for the
fifty $1,000 bonds which had been on
deposit in MS care.
Certificates have been issued by the
sugar committee of the state food adj
ministration for every pound of sugar
in Wisconsin's quota for July and the
housewives are urged to use the cold
pack" method of canning without
sugar The state food administration
issued statement declaring it of the
greatest Importance that the house
wives can all the fruits and vegetables
possible for winter consumption, using
the cold pack system which proved so