Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-02-21

LADYSMITl
Oshkosh - According to the report
made to the board Of education by Di.
rector of Agriculture Taylor Brown
regarding last seasons work in the
public schools there were twenty-four
boys who produced one acre each of
| ture-bred corn, yielding 1880 bushels,
large amount of which has been
saved and will be used for seed next
year. According to careful records
| kept by the boys the average cost an
acre was $3.50 and the net profit of
the twenty-four acres can be estima-
| ted at $4,000.
Tomah-The Monroe county board,
| Is to Is, defeated the proposition of
establishing an agricultural agent.
| Farmers and business men raised ST.
900 for the salary Of an agent and
| pledged a similar amount for 1920, pc
| titioning the board to apply to the
| dean of the College of Agriculture for
an appointment. The board has been
i requested to defend and discuss its
reasons for checking the proposed adj
vancement OF rural and farming inter-
| ests.
Menasha-Three days in a shell hole
| without food or water, not daring to
| leave for fear of being riddled with
| machine gun bullets from the enemy
trenches, and finally making desper-
| ate break for freedom and with the
| sensation of bullet piercing his helm
| ct, was the experience of Private Mike
| Schultz, Co. A. 311th infantry, who
| writes home telling of the experience
| and thanking the Lord that he is still
| alive.
|. Stevens Point-The old dam of the
| Jackson Milling company in this city,
| operated continuously for more than
| sixty years, has been destroyed The
| historic structure, spanning the Wis
| cOnsin river q distance of 1000 feet,
| has been blown out with two tons OF
| dynamite. With the completion of the
| big dam of the Consolidated Water
Power and Paper company the old
dam was no longer of practical use.
Reserve = Wa Ba Ko Sid, Wiscon.
| sins oldest Indian woman, died here
| az 113. For many years she suffered
| tie infirmities of old age, being una
To lly Toll w I'M
| deaf, but retained her mental facul-
| ties. She lived for the past twenty
| years with her grandson, man now
past 70. She is survived by many rel
| atives, including a number of great
groat-grandchildren.
Sheboygan-This city has launched
an Americanization drive to interest
| the $500 aliens to secure their natural
| iZation papers. Competition is on be-
| tween factory heads to secure 100 per
| cent American force of employees.
| Committees have been appointed in
| each ward and all aliens will be paid
| personal visits by citizens interested
| in the movement.
Madison = Because of influenza, a
new high death record was established
| in Wisconsin in 1918. Deaths in 1918
were 24,469, rate of 1876 per 1000,
/ which is more than per 1000 higher
| than any rate ever recorded in the
| state. Influenza took more than 1000
| Wisconsin lives. OF influenza and
pneumonia, 1928 cases were report
| ed during the year.
Oshkosh - The annual meeting Of
| the Wisconsin commandery, Military
| Order of Foreign Wars of the United
| States, will be held in the Hotel Ath-
ern, in this city Saturday night, Feb.
! %, when election of officers will take
| place Capt. Edward III. Smith of
| Oshkosh is commander of the Wiscon-
| sin cOmmandery.
| La Crosse-President e. A. Birge of
| of honor at a gathering of more than
| zoo former students. The occasion
was the annual dinner of the La Crosse
Wisconsin club. College songs and
yells, with speech by Pres Birge,
made up the program.
| Marinette-The Sturgeon Bay Pack
age company has received an order for
| 100000 cheese boxes. The company
| has 100000 feet of logs. $50 cords OF
bolts and 100 cords of maple wood
short distance from the city which
will be hauled to the plant soon.
| Superior Superior members of the
Loyal Order of Moose propose the
] construction of home which will cost
over $4,000. The site is now being
acquired and work will be started in
| the fall There are over 400 members
| of the order in Superior.
| Rhinelander-Withh his latest figures
| totalling $1,000. Father Halandyke, who
has been appointed to get subscrip
| films for this cjtv'S Polish relief fund