Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-02-28

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rooms to returned. soldiers and sail
ors, inviting the boys to make use of
them at any time.
Smallpox has made it's appearance
among woodsmen in Oneida county.
/ The Jameson logging camp near
North Crandon is quarantined.
| Seventeen divorces were granted at
the term of the circuit court in Mani
tOwaoc which has just closed. Fifteen
were from Manitowoc county and two
from Sheboygan county.
| The truant law is to be rigidly en-
forced in Neenah hereafter. Author
| tiles have found that there were alto
gether too many boys frequenting
questionable places in the city.
John Macheal, Neenah, formerly
member of Co. l, wounded in France,
had his leg amputated at FIT. Smelling,
MINI. He is the second Neenah boy
to lose leg in the war.
The annual report of the Brannan
Cooperative Creamery company, OF
Rhinelander, shows net gain of
the previous year
Rev. o. e. Gilman of Percival, Can
ada, has been engaged as pastor OF
the Swedish Lutheran church in
Rhinelander. He will succeed Rev.
Carl j. Sylvester, resigned.
The association of commerce has
voted to raise $4,000 by popular sub
scription in Fond du Lac to extend
the ornamental street lighting sys-
tenn.
The Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, re-
ceived notice of the reinstatement of
contracts for six wooden tugs by the
government At the time Of the arms
tice the company received orders vir-
tually cancelling the contracts.
The new census taken by the post
office gives Appleton a population OF
22,435 and Outagamie county $4,000.
These figures are based ON the num-
Der of families served by city and
rural carriers.
The Racine county board of super
visOrs increased the insurance on all
county property to within 80 per cent
of valuation. The county will carry
$56S,OO0 insurance on buildings and
contents. The county insane asylum
is insured for $323,400.
Three barges, capable of carrying
about 400 tons each, tug and a
dredge will compose the initial fleet of
the Fox River Navigation Co. The
first of the barges has been launched
at Oshkosh. 1t is christened the Vic
tory.
The city of Marshfield has appro-
priated $1,000 toward securing a per-
manent display Of war trophies. w.
D. Conor represents the council OF de-
tense and the Chamber Of Commerce
in the effort. The city council is sup
porting the plan.
Sergeant Albert A. Parker of Beav
er Dam has been commissioned Sec
ond lieutenant and assigned to Com
pany A, One Hundred and Twenty
seventh infantry, Thirty-second divi-
sion. He is in Germany with the
American army of occupation.
Lake ports will be converted into
ocean ports sooner than most people
realize, according to Clarence J. Hart
ley, Superior, chairman of Great
Lakes-St Lawrence Underwater asso
citation, who has returned from Wash
ington The only real opposition
comes from New York and Buffalo, he
said.
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Trinity Boosters club, Judson G. Rose
bush, Appleton, said a new epoch Of
the rights of man is coming as a re-
suit of the war. New economic prob
lens brought about by the conflict
must be handled in constructive way
or chaos similar to that in Russia
will result, he said He declared the
league of nations was simply practi-
cal Christianity.
The biggest celebration ever held in
the city of La Crosse is being planned
for returning soldiers. No date has
been set for the event but it is prob
able that it will be held some time
during the summer after three local
units of the present army of occupa
ton arrive home. The second OF a
series of welcome home suppers for
returned soldiers will be held during
the coming month.
Teachers in Outagamie county
schools will make up for lost time due
to the influenza epidemic which swept
over that county during the winter. 1t
has been suggested by A. G. Meating,
county superintendent of schools, that
the teachers call the schools to order
half an hour earlier in the morning, |
shorten the noon hour. The sugges-
ton has met with ready response from |
all the teachers.
About 200 bankers, lawyers, account |
ants and other business men in twelve |
Wisconsin cities have enrolled in the |
classes of the new course in federal |
income tax returns, which is being |
arranged by the University Extension |
division to assist Badger business |
men in making out their returns in &C
cordance with the new tax law |
Glasses will be conducted in Oshkosh, |