Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-02-28
VISIONS SIN
HAPPENINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
News of the Badger State Arranged
....... in Condensed Form

| She went with one of the first Ameri-
can units and spent most of her time
in evacuation hospitals near the front
Maj. c. A. Richards, who has just
returned from service overseas, has
| resumed the practice of medicine in
| Rninelander. Richards was the first
| Rhinelander physician to enter the
service.
] III this age of automobile and auto
| trucks Fred Kruger Manitowoc
| county man, was found guilty of horse
stealing and paid fine of $1OO The
horse was taken from the barn of a
farmer and was traced by the tracks
| through the snow
A temporary organization as yet I'M
| named, has been formed in Wausau
| by and for men who served in the
army, navy or marine. 1t is planned
| to constitute a permanent organiza-
| ton at future meeting. The present
membership numbers fifty.
| Confirmation of the death of Private
Rudolph Armenian, Neenah, in action
| on October 6 has been received from
the war department. Private Arne-
mann was given military burial with
services conducted by the company's
chaplain.
A woman of mystery barely escaped
/ death at KenOsha when she threw her
self in front of the automobile driven
by County Clerk Charles L. Holder
ess, in an attempt to end her life. The
car was stopped just before it touched
her.
His clothing caught ON revolving
shaft and torn from his body, being
whirled through the air, and finally
thrown face downward, Oscar Kruger,
South Dakota boy who is employed in
a Neenah paper mill, escaped with
minor bruises.
The appearance of posters bearing
the words Il. w. W." Organize"
Solidarity "One Big Union,' and
"Victory," has led the police of Nee
nah to inaugurate vigorous lnveStI-
CATION The posters were placed dur
ing the. night time on several down
town store windows.
At convention of school officers
from all parts of ManitOwoc county
consolidation of rural school districts
was urged for better teaching stats,
better accommodations and more ad-
vantages for the children. An address
on thrift education by Thomas w.
Boyce was feature.
The milk situation at Manitowoc re-
mains unchanged although the con-
denserys price for the last half OF
the month shows a reduction of 4 per
cent milk, the price being $500. Milk
| dealers are still paying farmers $40
per hundred-weight and are charging
Ii cents per quart for milk.
Teachers of the Second district
school, Appleton, signed a petition
asking for a bonus Of $125 for this
year. The petition was presented to
the board. They take the stand that
if the high school teachers, who are
paid more than those in the grades,
ask for that amount that they are en-
titled to it.
School officials at Washburn are
trying to rent rooms to accommodate
pupils who are overcrowdlng the
school buildings. Some rooms have
nearly twice the number they are sup
posed to accommodate. Unless extra
room ca nbe provided some children
may have to be dismissed.
The dry regime in Ashland resulted
in marked decrease in the number OF
arrests In the past six months there
have been 236, as compared with more
than 900 in three months before the
city went dry There is discussion Of
the ACCESSIBILITY of reducing the police
force and abolishing the municipal
court.
At a meeting of Lincoln county
sportsmen it was decided to form
non-stock corporation to further
plan of a fish hatchery on Prairie
river The object Of the new company
will be to develop, and plant trout fry,
to protect fish and especially trout
fry and to preserve the brush along
the river
Mrs. Julia Anderson, GAINESVILLE.
narrowly escaped death from asphyxi-
alton when she was stricken with par
alysis. She was preparing meal and
as she struck match to light the gas
stove she was stricken and in falling
her body hit the stove, opening one
burner An open door which allowed
fresh air in the room, was all that
saved the aged woman from death.
In order to secure more capital for
the operation of the Farmers Coop
eratiye Packing company, Wausau,
and gain more business prestige,
the members decided to reorganize
the company into common and pre-
ferred stock organization and change
the name to the Wisconsin Packing
company. The capital stock is $780,
900 and the company plans to issue
5000 900 In preferred stock.
Marathon county's peace day" cele
bration will be held at Wausau about
July /, as 1t is expected nearly all the
boys will be home by that time. The
celebration will probably include an