Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-08
STATE BRfWTIFS


can be expected this year. is the opin
lon of Leslie Sullivan, who has already
cut some wheat and oats.
Red Wing-Ole P. Stromme, aged
81, Leon township farmer, committed
suicide by hanging himself to a tree
In the woods about one-half mile from
his home. Relatives can give NO
cause whatever for the deed
st. Cloud.-Services were conducted
In the st. Martin church for Father
Meinulf Stukenkemper, o. S. B., pas.
tor of st. Martin, who died Thursday.
Father Meinulf was born in Westpha-
lila, Germany, on Jan. II, 1887, and
came here In 1868.
Two Harbors-The body of Verne
Witherell Of Detroit, Mich, who was
drowned in sthe local harbor about
three weeks ago, while out rowing
with a companion, was picked up about
q mile south Of here by the crew on
the Iron Range tug.
Minneapolis - Katherine Weber,
AZ years old, was burned to death
when her clothes caught fire from a
bonfire around which she and some
neighbor children were playing. The
fire had been built by her father for
the disposal of rubbish.
ST. Paul-W. H. Alderman, director
of the experiment station of West
Virginia, has been elected by the
board of regents of the University of
Minnesota as head Of the university's
division of horticulture. and, will as
sumo his duties Sept. l.
DetrOit.-One and a quarter miles
of paving, to connect the Northern
Pacific passenger depot and the lake
and the streets in the business district,
are planned by this city, and w. B.
Stevenson, Moorhead civil engineer,
has been retained as engineer.
st. Paul-Sheep and stock grazing
lands at l cent an acre is the liberal
offer made public by ]. A. O. Preus,
state auditor Minnesota invites
Montana and other western states in
the drouth-stricken West to feed live
stock on her public domain" he said.
Minneapolis Postal Telegraph
Cable company will begin Immediately
the construction of new line from
Chicago to the Pacific coast and gen.
eral improvements throughout the
Northwest, looking toward an i'm
provement in service, according to j.
r. Brown, Minneapolis. manager of
the company.
st. Paul-The war department may
be asked to furnish ditching equip
ment for use on drainage projects in
northern Minnesota, Secretary H. w.
Libby of the state public safety CON-
mission announced following dona.
tons by the government of army
trucks and other machinery for road
building in Minnesota and other
states.
st. Paul = Minnesota began August
business with $S,245,85S in the state
strong box, according to Henry Rines,
state treasurer. The balance prob
ably is the largest of record for Aug
l, and was swelled by tax collections,
and payments of royalties on iron ore
from state owned mines and of inter-
est and principals of loans of state
trust funds.
Minneapolis-Tw Minneapolis girls,
Is and II, were arraigned in st. Paul
Juvenile court accused Of forgery and
Of teaching country girl how to forge
checks. The girls were arrested in
Loring park by St. Paul detectives
who already had arrested an 18-year-
old girl who said her home was in
North Dakota.
Eveleth-The sugar shortage Is
marked on the Mesaba range. One
day last week local merchants re-
ceived thirty-four sacks, but that
amount, being such small shipment,
was taken at once by anxious custom
ers canning this winters supply of
blueberries and raspberries, and the
next day found the same condition
prevailing as before.
Observation-Disclosures in Crookston
and in other towns In northwestern
Minnesota are fearful of milk short
age due to mosquito pest. which is
worse this year than at any other
time in recent years. The large num-
Der of heavy rains and the inundated
lands are responsible for the heavy
crop of mosquitoes and farmers declare
the pests are affecting their cows.
Owatonna-Clark Chambers, former
member Of the Minnesota State Fair
Board and owner of the site where the
early Minnesota state fairs were held
in Steele county, died at his home
here Mr.. Chambers served as an aide
to General Alex Chambers, his brother.
during the Civil war. and was at one
time member of the state prison board.
He was 80 years old and had lived
in Owatonna since 1859.
ST Paula market for many mil
lions of pine stumps that now clutter
state-owned cut-over lands. and the
production of more than $300.000,0O(
worth of turpentine and other wood
distillation derivatives from the
stumps, will result from successful
operations by the Stellar company Of
Minneapolis. s. M. Lewis. president Of
the organization, has advised J. A. 0
Preus, state auditor and custodian Of