Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-02-07

Crosse, according to figures issued by
the health department
Maj. William G. Merrill, Sparta. has
presented to the public library of his
town a section of the wing of Ger
man airplane shot down by Eddie
Rickenbacher, Yank ace.
Women's clubs Of Madison started
movement for general citizens
committee to see that proper candi-
dates for the school board are nomi-
mated for the April election.
Andrew Thompson, Beloit, is in a
hospital at GAINESVILLE with both hands
and portions of both feet amputated
as the result Of exposure while work
ing in a field He will recover.
Following two weeks of unprece.
dented mild weather for January.
Frank FRANKLIN, a French island
farmer, has begun his spring blowing
Frankilyn says the frost is all out Of
the ground.
A 14-year-old Indian boy, William
Milray, who lived near Crandon, died
from the effects OF injuries received
several years ago when he fell from a
building, at the Lac du F'lambeau In
dian school.
Edward Wanta, II years old, was in
stantly killed by falling tree while
working in the woods with his father,
John Wanta, near their home in the
southwest part of the town of Bevent,
Marathon County.
Fifteen Eau Claire high school boys
were expelled because they violated a
rule against maintaining membership
in fraternities. Supt. w. A. Clark SAID
they could be reinstated by dissolving
their unlawful organization.
Paul Ladwig, who broke Jail at
Princeton, pleaded guilty to robbing
the Ripon City Lunch room and to jail
breaking and was sentenced to five
years in the Green Bay reformatory by
Judge Fowler OF Fond du Lac.
AS a result of the Parent and
Teachers association condemning
the Washburn school as a fire trap
and unsanitary in massmeeting Of Cit
liens will be held to demand better
school buildings in La Crosse.
Jacob Scholl, who owned one of
Beaver Dams most popular saloons.
has closed it due to lack of business.
This is the first saloon to go out of
business in Beaver Dam since the rat
iticatiOn OF the dry law by Wisconsin.
Lieut. William Morgan, Beaver Dam,
who was reported killed in action last
October, has reached New York and
is expected to arrive at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nor
gan, soon. Lieut. Morgan was severely
wounded.
w. G. McAdoo is defendant in a
civil suit filed at La Crosse by H. S,
Burroughs. The SUIT is against Nc
Adoo as head Of the railroads at the
time when sparks from an engine set
on Burroughs farm.
DR.. J. c. Elsom, for many years
head Of the department of physical
training at the University Of Wiscon-
sin, has been promoted to the rank OF
captain in the medical corps. He is
director OF phycho-therapy at hospital
No. 3, Colonia, n. j.
Plans for summer session at the
River Falls normal school are being
made in order that time lost by stu
dents when the school was closed on
account of the influenza epidemic may
be made up and the schools high
Atandard maintained.
Henry c. Baker, chief of police of
Racine, has declined the offer to come
20 GAINESVILLE, as head Of the James,
Vile police department. Mr. Baker
decided that, inasnuch as he owns a
nome in Racine and has many friends
there, he would not make the change.
r. Bruce Stewart, Superior, vice
president of the Rieckhoff Box and
Lumber company, and prominent
South End business man, died follow
ing an illness with rheumatic compli-
cations since December. Mr. Stewart
arat came to Superior in 1890 from
Chetek, Wis.
The Hussa brewery in Bangor, first
in La Crosse county to cease the
brewing of beer, is receiving machin-
cry and equipment preparatory to
converting the plant into cannery
and pickle factory. The capital has
been increased from 100000 TO $780,
600
Articles of incorporation for the
Wisconsin Milk company, capitalized
at $4,000. were filed in Fond du Lac
The incorporators are E. c. Peacock,
P. H. Peacock, NJ. G. Douma and Val.
Herman, Sheboygan, and Percy Pray,
Fond du Lac The company will en-
gage in the general milk and dairy
business.
AS the result OF reciprocal action
taken by the county boards of Forest
and Langlade county, road will be
built next summer establishing a di-
rect highway between Amigo and Wa.
beno, trip which now requires a
long detour northward through Gran
don. 1t will also provide link be-