Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-03-28

7 iAS WdSACul, Tie UI1uSc gave WdS
under him and he fell thirty feet into
water and quicksand He had three
| ribs broken and was SO chilled when
found that he could not speak.
Madison-The increased interest in
athletics which has developed among
| college women during the war is in
Dictated by the fact that at one time
last year about so per cent of the
women students at the university
were officially enrolled in some ath-
letic class or activity conducted by
the department of physical education.
Of the 1,757 women in the university,
1,041 were in athletics
Racine-This city won its long
fight to require the Milwaukee road
to provide better train service and
connections at Corliss, and to cut out
discourtesy and other annoyances on
the part of railroad employees, when
the state railroad commission de-
cided to issue a corrective order. Di-
rect connections are to be made with
all trains on the main line and the
southwestern division.
Superior Elmer Haugner, sailor
and ironworker whom attorneys
sought as the heir to $4,000 from an
estate in Australia, has been found in
Buffalo, according to a letter received
by his wife, cook in a Superior cafe.
He says he has taken steps to get
what may be coming to him, but is
not getting excited, planning to re-
turn to Superior only when naviga-
ton opens
Eau Claire-Emil Kohlhepp, grocer,
was sentenced by Judge A. L. SanbOrn
in United States District court here
to spay a fine of $3.50 following his
conviction for violating the espionage
act Kohlhepp was charged with hav-
ing said of the War Savings stamp
campaign, "Now the government is
around begging the pennies from the
children"
Stevens Point-Eleven teachers in
the public schools will not return next
fall. OF this number eight are on the
high school teaching force and the re
naming three are teachers in the
grade schools. Those who have re-
signed have asked for increases which
the board of education thinks it can
not afford and therefore they re.
signed.
Eau Claire-Lieut Robert E. Hors-
bach, Durand, who was killed during
a fight in Ellington field, Houston,
Tex, proves to be the former adver-
Using manager of The Eau Claire
Press Co., publishers of The Evening
Telegram and The Morning Leader.
He was %, has brother, Alonzo, in
service in France, and two sisters.
Beloit = The Beloit Jewish congre
cation on Sunday, March Is, dedicated
the newly acquired synagogue on Oak
street. The property was purchased
church, which has merged with an
other church Including improve
ments just made, the edif1ce cost ST.
900 and is entirely paid for
Oconomowoc = Lieut.. George w.
Behrend of Co. G, 150th Machine Gun
battalion, Rainbow division, who re-
turned from France a short time ago
and is now stationed at Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, where he is recuperating
from the effects of gas fumes, has
been visiting at his home in this city.
Neenah = The Twin City Fish and
Game Protective association has
framed and dispatched petition to
the Wisconsin legislature protesting
against the enactment of the proposed
law to permit fishing with gill nets in
the waters of Lake Winnebago, Fox
and Wolf rivers.
Neenah-Percy Hplverson, prisoner
of war for six months in Germany, ar.
rived safely at New York and will pro-
coed to training camp to receive
discharge. He is son Of Police Off
Ger and Mrs. Harry Holverson> and
was once reported to have been killed
in action.
Menasha-Five small children and
sick woman were rescued by neigh
bors from the home of Dennis Marsh.
Mrs. Marsh was SO sick that she
would have been unable to escape
from the burning building had the
neighbors not noticed the fire in time.
Racine-L c. Bradshaw, for seven
years secretary of the Racine Y. M.
c. A., has received a Telegram from
New York city asking him to report
for overseas service in camps.
Oconto-Hiram WinSlOw, trap.
per who had his feet frozen several
weeks ago. had both feet amputated
in Green Bay. He was removed to
the Oconto poor house.