Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-12-12
Green Bay--Losses, estimated as


and storms. Nets, caught in the ice,
can not be recovered, unless the
weather should moderate enough to
cause a break up in the bay, and per-
nit fishermen to operate boats and
search waters, before the nets are
carried away, or destroyed, by ice.
Durand-The city of Durand is
handicapped in making plans to well
come Nine. Clemenceau JaQuemalre,
daughter of Premier Clemenceau of
France, on her proposed visit to her
mothers childhood home here. Will
liam T. Plummer of this city, uncle of
Nine. Jacquemaire, is seriously Ill In
a local hospital. The Plummer family
is therefore unable to make definite
arrangements for the visit.
Manitowoc- Edward Barthel, want
ed since last April on charge OF
speeding, was taken by the police
when he returned to Two Rivers from
ST. Paul and in municipal court he
paid a fine of $40 and costs amounting
to $27.10. Barthel also faced charge
of wife abandonment which, however,
will not be pressed because his wife
has entered suit for divorce against
him in the local court.
! Madison-E Excavation for 100000
factory building have been started by
the Madison Kipp Lubricating COM
pany on the site of it's present plant.
The new building, which will adjoin
shop No. 2, will be five story, rein
forced concrete structure, 52x214 feet.
Work will be started Immediately and
two stories finished as soon as weather
conditions permit.
Watertown - Mrs. John Fehrmann
suffered broken shoulder and her
son sustained the fracture of four ribs,
when their auto crashed into fence
and tipped over. Both. reside in Leb-
anon. The son was driving and is
said to have suffered fainting spell
while driving, which resulted in the
CdI SWClFIHS lulo tlC IOhSO e'hU Iui -
ing over
Baraboo-The toll bridge which
spans the Wisconsin river at Prairie
du Sac in Sank county, will soon be
thing of the past. A move is on foot
to erect new structure in it's place
to cost in the neighborhoOd of $780,
600. Three counties, Dane, Columbia
and Sank will issue bonds to raise the
necessary amount.
Fort Atkinson-Two Jefferson coun-
ty boys won the prize for free trip
to the national livestock and grain
show at Chicago. The boys were Leo
Biwer, Sullivan, and Roland Dono-
van, Waterloo. The prizes were of
fered for raising the best dairy and
beef calves and for pigs.
Madison - The new student direc-
tory of the University of Wisconsin
shows total enrolment of 6,872 stu
dents. increase of 81 per cent over the
former highest record, which was in
the fall of 1916, when there were 5000
students. There are 4,497 men stu
dents and 2,375 women.
La Crosse-Auto thieves can be
trailed and prosecuted under new
federal law according to announce
ment made here by A. c. Wolfe, Unit
ed States district attorney. Once the
stolen auto has crossed state line,
the thief is subject to prosecution in
the federal court.
New London-A graduate nurse has
been obtained by the Wisconsin Cabi-
net and Panel Co. here who will de-
vote her time to the health of the en-
ployes and also will serve in en-
ployes' homes in case of serious i'll
ness.
Kenusha - Benjamin G.. Cameron,
aged 81 years, and famous among the
life savers of the great lakes, died at
his home in Kenosha. Capt. Cameron
ndQ De0n ScV6TdI IlIl0S lOuOIcu NY Tic
government for his heroic service.
Beloit-A friend" who withheld his
name presented the First Congrega-
tional church, here, with $4,000 to pay
off indebtedness on the new parson-
age. Announcement was made at
meeting of the congregation.
Green Bay-Green Bay coal dealers
state that there is sufficient coal on
the docks to keep industries here OPP
Grating to capacity until spring. Four
big docks have large stocks of bitimi-
nous and hard coal.
Racine-Peter Peterson, for many
years resident of the city, was found
hanging in barn at the county in
sane asylum, where he had been an
inmate for year.
Sheboygan- More than five hun
dred boys gathered here for the open
ing sessions of the seventeenth Older
Boys conference. Headquarters are at