Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-10-31
Charles Weber, settler near
}oodnow. killed three wolves in one.
lay. The beasts had carried off sew
sral sheep from the Weber farm.

lay. The beasts had carried on sew
sral sheep from the Weber farm.
The erection of city comfort sta
ions in the heart Of the downtown
business district of GAINESVILLE was
Urged by Aid J. j. Dulin at the city
council meeting
Superintendent of Poor Frank Ira
las received 500 bushels of excellent
Michigan potatoes. He will distribute
200 bushels among the poor and has
/ placed the remainder on sale at $3.50
per bushel.
Mrs. Joseph Vale of Madison has
oeen awarded $475 damages by jury
IN an action against Dr. Walter B.
Noe, dentist. whom she charged
With cutting and decorating her tongue
while operating drill
Carl H .Tenney, Madison attorney
has been appointed fair price COM
missioner of Wisconsin, according to
4 telegram from Washington This
office is the outgrowth of the former
state food administration, headed by
| Magnus Swenson, but which was dis
solved after the signing of the armi-
stice.
In the 6,601 rural schools in Wis
cOnSin about 80 per cent of the chill
dren are eating a cold lunch at noon.
In only 1898 schools in the state is
there hot dish prepared at the
school, and Wood count alone has 6
per cent of this number. OF the nine
ty Wood county rural schools "a serve
hot dish at noon.
The first public sale held by the
shorthorn breeders of Rock county.
brought in $20,195. Forty-nine head of
cattle were sold. The success of the
sale has enthused the breeders to
! make it an annual affair. The secre-
tary is ]. J. Mccain. The highest
price for single animal was $1,025.
The lowest was $3.50
The Marinette and Menominee Pa
per Co granted raise of cents an
hour to all it's 500 employees. The low
est wages now paid in the local mills
Is 48 cents an hour. The latest in
crease came without any demand on
the part of the men, although a meet
ing of the employees had been held to
consider the wage situation
Woe to the rabbits and squirrels
that do not remain in seclusion in
Jefferson county this winter, since
1,400 licenses to hunt, the largest
have been taken out. Delay by the
state conservation commission in dis
tributing pamphlets of the hunting
law has resulted in confusion.
The Manitowoc traction company
will not extend it's lines. as was ex-
pectcd, nor will the city compel, the
company to do so. The state railway
commission considers it ill advised
Tor the city to demand that the COM
pany extend because, of the soaring
prices of material and labor Com
pany officials declared they can not
spend the money for improvements at
this time
A hearing of the shortage of cars
for potato shipping purposes was held
at Waupaca before the railroad com
mission Potato shippers have been
complaining bitterly that cars have
not been supplied rapidly enough and
as a result potatoes have been ex
posed to all kinds of weather while
waiting to be loaded. The state mar
keting commission Is responsible for
the hearing.
At the request of the city of Eau
Claire the hearing of the application of
the Wisconsin Minnesota Light &
Power Co. for a revision of rates for
gas was adjourned to come up In De-
cember at Madison. The company
asked an increase in rates before j.
S. Allen, state railway commissioner
Similar requests for revision Of rates
have been made by the company in
Chippewa Falls and. at La Crosse.
Henry Quinn. Whitewater. went to
Chicago to put in claim for the $19,-
10000 estate of Thomas Quinn,
County Clare, Ireland. The White
water man asserts that he is entitled
to the entire estate because his
grandfather was the rightful heir
Attorney Francis M. King, Chicago,
representing Chicago claimants, has
been overwhelmed by the large num-
Der of Quinns who have made claim to
heirship.
Mrs. Laura Harte is the first woman
member OF the Watertown board OF
education. Her appointment resulted
from an agreement by aldermen when
they were faced with naming a sue
cessor Iii Edwin Reichardt, who re-
signed Her election is receiving
praise by women as the first official
recognize of the sex shown by the
aldermen Mrs Harte is graduate
of the local schools and has been &C
tive in educational circles.
Judge e. Y Werner announced that
he will not sit when the case Of John
Deml vs.. Stephen Ballet ct al. is
tried al the pl ent term OF the cir
cult court at Appleton The case re-
lates TO alleged night raids on the part
Of certain members of the county