Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-09-20
Badger State
Happenings


the Germans back fourteen miles in
one of the first engagements of the
allied offensive, is graphically related
in letter from Corp. Harry Prange
to relatives at Neenah.
Claude Stark, of Appleton, who was
OH the Joseph Cudahy oil tanker which
was torpedoed by German submarine
Aug. II, arrived home for few days
visit with his parents. Afioat on the
high seas for more than two days was
part of Stark's adventures.
No infections of late potato blight
have been found in the fields of CEN
trail and eastern Wisconsin by the in
spectors of the college of agriculture.
The disease is well under control in
the twelve fields in Barron county
where it was found last month.
After travelling 1000 miles and
spending $500 to make the trip, Frank
J. Kaiser has arrived at Racine from
Chile and expects to leave soon for
one OF the military camps. He has
two brothers, already in the service
and both of them are now "over
there"
Otto Westmeier, baker, is held
for trial at Amigo on the charge of
making disloyal utterances. 1t is al
legged he boasted that he was dishon-
Orably discharged from the United
States army and that ne was proud
of it. 1t is reported that he has three
brothers in the German army and that
he declared he would not fight against
them
Word has been received at Mari
nette of the death of Fred M. Stephen
son, former Menominee lumberman
and sportsman of nationwide promi-
nence He died at Santa Barbara, Cal,
from diabetes. Stephenson was a
nephew of the late United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson, and had
hunted and f1shed in every part of
the globe.
Threshing has been completed near
Cumberland and the yield of the vari-
Gus cereals exceeded all expectations,
the wheat acreage was increased 80
per cent, the yield running from sew
enteen to thirty-six bushels per acre,
oats sixty to one hundred, rye twenty
to thirty-five, canning peas netting
the farmer from sixty to one hundred
dollars per acre.
DR. Charles Mccarthy, former state
legislative reference librarian, now
aide to Herbert Hoover, arrived in
Washington from Europe, according
to word received at Madison. While
in France DIR. Mccarthy served as a
volunteer for five days in the Red
Cross with the Wisconsin troops dur
ing the big drive and he states their
work was marvellous and the talk of
all France.
A common law" marriage cannot
be legally entered into in Wisconsin,
according to the opinion of Atty Gen.
Spencer Haven, given to Dist. Atty.
G. H. Dawson of Crandon. In another
opinion the attorney general held an
Indian in the Lac Courte Orellles res
ervation could not be prosecuted for
abandonment under the laws of Wis
consin, as he was not subject to the
criminal laws of the state.
Gov. Phillip sent the following mes
sage to Provost Marshal General
Crowder, covering Wisconsin's part in
the registration: wisconsin gladly
adds to it's honor roll 308,871 regis
trants as follows: 260,885 citizens,
21,72S declarents, 26,258 aliens. Wis
consin eagerly awaits your instruc-
tons to proceed with the selective
process. Wisconsin will furnish it's
quota for October" Wisconsin's quo
ia as estimated by tn ewar depart
ment is $4,000 When it is consid-
cred that many within the age limit
are in the service, the number will not
fall far below 100000.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, famous preach.
er and author, died al his home at
Tower Hill on the Wisconsin river,
near Madison. He was IA years old
DR., Jones death followed an opera
ton. He had been critically i'll for
three weeks Dr.. Jones fought as a
private with the Wisconsin troops
through the civil war. He gained fame
as a crusader in Chicago almost half
a century ago. For many years he
was a lecturer On English history at
the Univel sity OF Wisconsin. He was
the father. of Richard Lloyd Jones,
editor of the Wisconsin State Jour
nal, Madison.
Increased street car fares are be-
coming the fad in Wisconsin. A
number of cities already have the g.
cent fare and there is a possibility
that one city may have a 7-cent fare.
The first city to get Scent fare was
Eau Claire. The fares were increased
in the city of Green Bay next. and
then followed adjustments of inter
urban schedules in many localities
GAINESVILLE has been given a scent
fare and a Scent fare in Racine was
ordered. An application for scent
fare in Madison is pending before the
commission. In Ashland a 7-cent fare
may be granted.