Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-07-12

MIS-. JOnn DaSKam, OF Amigo, aged
"a, has knit two sweaters, four pairs
of socks and nineteen pairs of wrist
lets for soldiers.
| Harry Butcher has been sentenced
to. a year in Fort Leavenworth, fol-
lowing his conviction at Madison of
rifling the mails.
The Racine county board approprl-
ated $4,000 for dormitory at the
agricultural school and the lowest bid
received was $23, 200.
According to the Sheboygan chief
of police 644 German alien women
were registered there, and ninety-five
in the county outside of the city.
Spencer Haven, who was appointed
attorney general by Gov. Philip on
| Jan. /, announced his candidacy for
| the Republican nomination for that Of.
| fice
| Jitney routes of Racine are to be
placed on streets not served by street
cars. The traction company complains
that it's revenues are being seriously
reduced.
| The Rev. Paul E. Hinkamp has re-
signed as pastor of the Presbyterian
| church of Sheboygan to accept the
professorship of bible study and phi
| losophy at his alma mater, Hope col
lege, Michigan.
SuperiOr's sixty saloons, two whole
sale liquor houses and six brewery
agencies closed their doors Saturday
night, June 20, voted out at the spring
election by a margin of thirty-four
votes.
Madison has been elected as the next
| meeting place of the Inter-association
| of Governmental Labor Officials next
spring, according to Chairman George
P Hambrecht of the industrial COM
mission.
Sammy Schmidt Of Orfordville, who
lost his parents in the cyclone in No
vember, 1911, has been killed in action
in France He went into the service
with Co. M from GAINESVILLE, and was
transferred to a regiment Of regulars.
What is said to be one of the largest
consin, was dedicated recently in the
village of Kohler, Sheboygan County.
1t is the American Club" erected by
the Kohler improvement company to
provide a home for the employees of
the large Kohler company plant
Under instructions from Herbert
Hoover, federal food administrator,
the Wisconsin Food administration or
dered 917,314 pounds (more than 458
tons) of sugar taken from the Jiffy
Jell company and White Rock Mineral
Springs company of Waukesha, and
distributed to relieve the threatened
sugar famine in the state.
One of the most comprehensive sur
VeyS ever made of the health resources
and actual conditions in Wisconsin is
about to be started by the health and
recreation department of the woman's
committee, Wisconsin state council
of defense, working in cooperation
with the Wisconsin AntiTuberculosis
association and the state board of
health.
Postmaster Paul A. Herbert of May
vile was almost instantly killed when
he was struck by a large touring car
in front of the postoffice. Mr.. Herbert
had alighted from his automobile and
in attempting to pass around it was
struck by the other car. He died
shortly after. He was 40 years old,
and was appointed two years ago, upon
the recommendation of the late Sena-
tor Paul Husting.
Three candidates will fight it out in
the primary for the Republican nomi-
nation for governor, Gov. E. l.. Phillip,
Senator Roy P Wilcox, and j. N. Tit
temOre. e. J. Gross, who announc-
ed himself as the La Toilette candi-
date for governor, will be withdrawn,
according to the latest report from
held conference. Lieut.. Gov. E. g..
Dithmar is said to have dropped his
gubernatorial aspirations and will run
for reelection as lieutenant governor.
George 3. Hall of Sparta and Will
liam G. Hall of Parkers Prairie, Mimi,
twin brothers, celebrated their eight
| ieth birthday at the home of George
Hall, in Sparta, recently. William
| Hall is a veteran of the civil war, hav-
ing served four years in Company ID,
! Eighth Wisconsin infantry. Thirty
| relatives gathered for the birthday din
| ner party. Each of the two brothers
| has five children. George. has eight
| grandchildren and one great-grand-
child. William has fourteen grand
| children and one great-grandchild.
| Out of family of eleven boys the
twin brothers are the only ones living.
At banquet attended by leading La
| Crosse business men Gov. Philip de-
nounced profteers, saying large war
| profits should be made impossible by
law and that no one should think of
amassing a great fortune in war time.
Referring to the shortage of labor on
| farms, the governor said every one
must be ready to do farm work if nee
essary. He also said the state is doing
all in it's power to obtain sufficient
supply of hard coal to meet demands,
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