Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-02
WISCON SIN
HAPPENINGS
Or EIC
News of the Badger State Arranged
.... in Condensed Form .....


wear woundstripes are assisting in the
Victory Loan campaign in Oneida
county Oneida's quota is 100000. &
AS to whether Appleton will con-
struct viaduct over the Fox river to
cost $250,000 will probably be put to a
referendum. Two aldermen will be
eelcted at the same time.
M. Jacobson, Neenah, one of the
eldest contracting masins in Winnie
bago county, died of Bright's disease.
He worked on many of the biggest
buildings in this part of the state.
Dr. Lloyd Harold Hough of Evan
ston, ILL.,, will be the commencement
speaker at Lawrence college. May
day will be celebrated on May %. The
May queen has not been selected.
The Marinette school board raised
the salaries of school teachers from
20 to 20 per cent. Labor representa-
tives appeared before the board in be-
half of the teachers appeal for an ad-
vance.
The big saw mill of the Flambeau
River Lumber company, one of Lady
smiths leading industries, is now op-
Grating day and night. The plant has
started ON the largest lumber cut in
it's history
Manitowoc will employ landscape
gardener to improve new parks rec
emily purchased First work in the
new acquisitions will be borne by pub
lie spirited citizens who have volun.
teered to donate.
In suit against the Eastrn Electric
company for $4,000 alleged damages
sustained while riding on one of the
cOmpany's street cars, Miss Ellen
Gerughty Menasha, was awarded q
verdict of $500.
Mayor Fred A. Baxter, Superior, ap
pointed a citizens committee to plan
for reception for returned soldiers, to
be the biggest day Superior has ever
had. He promises that the council will
provide sufficient funds.
More than 5000 pounds of cheese
were sold at a public sale held in She
boygGn at almost half price. The
cheese was taken from the burned
warehouse of the Wisconsin Cheese
Producers federation at Plymouth.
A society of World War Veterans
has been temporarily organized in Fort
Atkinson. The complete plans will be
formulated on the return of the COM
pany that enlisted from there Some
500 men were in service who claim
Fort Atkinson as their residence. The
great majority of them are still over
seas.
Rock county may pay silent tribute
to its soldiers, sailor and marine dead
in the form Of a memorial arch to be
palced at the Wisconsin-Illinois state
line near Beloit. The project has been
ceived favorable support. Action on
his proposal will be taken soon by the
city council.
Walter Houghton, the only Mani
Germans, returned to his home. He
had been out with lieutenant "clean-
ing" machine gun nests when he was
sent back for help. On his return he
found his companion gone and him
self surrounded by Germans. He spent
five months in prison.
Kenosha churches will unite in OBJ.
serving Sunday, May 4, as employ
ment Sunday. Clergymen will preach
on the need of providing work for re
turning soldiers and will explain the
plan OF the United States employment
bureau With the return of 200 of ke-
nosha's fighting men with the Three
Hundred Fortieth infantry the need
for employment has grown.
Superintendent of Schools, w. p.
Roseman, who left Sheboygan recent
ly for Washington to aid the govern
ment in it's educational program for
disabled soldiers, has been assigned to
Sheboygan as a special representative
Of the government and is giving sol
diers and sailors, disabled in the war,
advice on how to get the benefits
which the government offers.
At public sale at Manawa, fifteen
registered bulls were sold to erstwhilc
owners OF grades and scrubs The
Waupaca county farmers are so en-.
thusiastic over this sale that they are
planning another to be held in Wau
paca early in May. Sponsors for the
better bull drive in that county are
confident that such sales will do much
in eliminating the scrub sires.
Prof Walter e. Rogers, head of the
department of biology at Westminster
college, Pennsylvania, since 1917, ha2
been elected professor of bontany ii
Lawrence college, Appleton, accorG
ing to an announcement by President
Samuel Plantz. During 1913, Prof
Rogers was with the United States de-
partment of agriculture as research
officer in wheat diseases. He will be-
gin work at Lawrence in September.
Necessity of cities along the upper
Mississippi river taking steps to as
sure construction of terminals if they
expect to be stopping points for gov
eminent barges and towboats, is re-
vealed in letter received by Capt