Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-04-25
WISCONSIN.
HAPPENINGS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
News of the Badger State Arranged
....... in Condensed Form $1,000.

The Rhnelander Advancement as
ISOLATION is planning a white way"
system of street lighting for that city.
Wausau BARRIERS nave raised the
price of Shayes to 20 cents. Old II. G.
of l.. TOO high, they offer IN explana-
ton
w A. FlatIey succeeds O. A. Ellis
as chairman of the Oconto county
board. Mr. Ellis had been chairman
for twenty-three years.
Fire originating in the Frank Duval
saloon destroyed three business build
ings at Woodruff. a few miles north
of Rhinelander The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
their pockets picked during the stop OF
the war exhibits train. The crowd
was SO large that it was easy for
clever thieves
Mrs, Catherine Thorn. for fifty-four
years resident of kenOSha county,
died at her home in the town OF Paris,
while celebrating her elghty-trst
birthday anniversary.
clyde LaBai. reported missing in
action in france last July, arrived at
his home II. lola. lie fought on four
fronts, was gasSed and wounded and
was III hospital toul months.
After two years on active sea duty,
George + Leahy of Stevens Point has
been released from service and has re-
turned home He made nine round
trips across the Atlantic.
Frank Fellows OF Taylor county was
sentenced at Ashland TO serve twelve
years in prison following his plea Of
guilty ON the charge Of committing an
unprintable crime. He is farmer.
Burnett and kenosha counties are
leading in the campaign to swat the
boz dui hen" Burnett has poultry
conlmittees appointed by farmers
clubs, which are organiZins The CAIN
palSn.
Three hundred attended district
road school convention at Rhinelander.
The school was under supe' vision of
r. NJ Sergeant. divisional road engi-
neer Delegates represented seven
counties.
Capt. Thomas p. Horton. un. vi re
first La Crosse men to eullst III tie
railway engineers corps. has been
promoted major, and is OIL his way
back to America, accOfdink to word
received by his wife.
Bayfield,, Douglas aud Ashland
counties are working through their
county agents to stAndardize the
varieties OF field peas So that better
markets may be secured and the prod
uct may be sold in quantity
Thirty-two La Crosse grOcers united
in an organization for the purpose OF
buying directly instead Of through
wholesale houses. They claim they
can eliminate the prom OF the middle
man and reduce the cost OF living.
Kimberly Stuart, Neenah, who serv-
ed as ambulance driver with the
French army and went through four
years of war unscathed, is expected to
arrive home soon. He is d son of w
z. Stuart, Neenah, paper mill owner.
William Jennings Bryan will speak
in Green Bay at the Orpheum theater
Friday afternoon, May g. He will de-
liver his lecture Back to Cod" under
the auspices OF the Biblical Alliance
for which lie is touring the state IF
Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Cheese Producers
federation conducted special cheese
sale from the stock stored in the ware
house recently burned at Plymouth.
The cheese was sold at greatly reduced
price because OF appearance, the quail
!ty not being impaired.
Ira b. Wensink, Sheboygan, super.
visor of assessments for Sheboygan
county, dropped his suit against City
Assessor Henry A. KnOcke, charging
assessing city property too low. AT
the last election, Mr.. Knocke was re-
elected by a comfortable plurality.
Fifteen hundred Green Bay girls
and women have signed pledge cards
to JOIN the proposed Y. w. 4. A, &C
colding to Mrs. Wallace Fisk chair
man of the membership committee
More than $1,000 OF the needed $4,000
is obtained. The committee feels
certain the quota will be subscribed
Rev. A. Grimm, Amigo, pioneer
Lutheran patsor, has offered his res
ignation to Peace church 1t will be-
come effective when his successor is
chosen. Mr. Grimm has been pastor
for twenty eight years, the congrega
ton being formed after his arrival
A new church was dedicated in 1902
The church also supports a parochia1
school with two teachers. During his
passionate Mr.. Grimm performed about
1,40O baptisms, instructed about 900
confirmants, performed more than 800
marriages. He is also the organizer
of the Amigo Publishing company,
which publishes among other litera-
ture, many books written by himself
under the nom de plume of Alfred
Ira"
The Northern Wisconsin Rod and