Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-05-09
ICCONC SIN
HAPPENINGS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
News of the Badger State Arranged
..... in Condensed Form

Clyu0 COUklIu, WHO confessed TO
having forged two checks, was SEN
fenced by Circuit Judge Kirwan at
Sheboygan to year at the Green Bay
reformatory.
Mo-, has accepted the call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church at Ocono-
mowoc and will assume his duties
there on June !.
An attempt to rob the Waldo State
bank was frustrated when an auto
matte apparatus which turns on cleo
trio gongs in neighboring residences,
frightened the burglars.
The largest purchaser of Victory
bonds in Portage county is the Hard
ware Insurance company. 1t bought
100000 of the Fifth loan, making
their aggregate purchase $265,O0o.
Community houses as memorials to
soldiers and the opening OF a street
market in Neenah this summer were
among the important matters consid-
cred by the w. C. T. U. at it's last
meeting.
The La Crosse rescue mission, es-
tabished summer camp for poor
children and mothers at New Amster.
dam, twelve miles north of the city
Provisions are made to accommodate
200 in the camp.
Jay futile, operator at the Burling-
ton depot, was away from the station
when he heard train coming. Run
ming to the depot he collided in the
dark with railing which guards some
excavating work. Several ribs We're
broken and he sustained internal in.
juries that may prove fatal.
Edward Richardson. Ladysmith,
American tank driver, has returned
from France During the fighting in
the Cambria sector his tank was put
out of commission by direct hit. All
but two of the occupants were killed.
The projectile tore it's way through,
the lieutenant in command, sitting be-
side Richardson ON the same seat.
A Knights of Columbus council was;
organized at Two Rivers, when class
of sixty-two received three degrees.
conferred by ManitoWoc and Green,
Bay teams. Thirty-five knights OF Two.
Rivers, who have been members OF
Manitowoc council, will be transfer
red, which will give the new council
a membership of nearly hundred. A
banquet followed the initiation.
The La Crosse & Southeastern rail;
road, from La Crosse to Vilroqua,
forty miles, is the first road in the
state to adopt gasoline propelled cars
for passenger service. A car which
carries forty passengers, driven by an
automobile engine, had its trial trip.
1t attained forty miles an hour, and
easily climbed a 3 per cent grade
heavy trains.
Daisy Minihan, 80, member OF a
prominent Green Bay family, died In
Los Angeles, Cal, where she had gone
for her health Miss Minihan, who
was one of the survivors OF the II
tanic, had never recovered from the
experiences while floating on raft
in mid-Ocean She is survived by Drs.
J. r. and r. B. Minihan, Green Bay,
and Capt " l. Minihan, who is with
the forces in France.
A prominent Price county Guernsey
breeder is going to give d purebred
bull calf to the first school that can
report 100 per cent purebred sires in
it's district. Everyone at Phillips is
actively backing the Better WiscOn-
sin campaign. A newspaper is to run
a special bull" column. Price coun-
ty is rapidly forging to the front in
the raid on the scrub sire. Incomplete
reports from school teachers show
that Price county has 80 per cent
purebred bulls.
Assemblyman L. w. Gibson of Med
ford dropped dead while reading
newspaper in his room at Madison.
He was 46 years old and republican.
Death was due to a sudden attack of
heart trouble Mr.. Gibson was presi-
dent of the First National bank of
Medford and was regarded as one of
the prominent members of the house.
Besides his wife he is survived by a
daughter, Catherine, and two sons,
Stanley, who is at home, and Stewart,
who is with the American army in
France.
County Agricultural Agent David
Davidson, Tomah, has begun a strenu-
Gus campaign among farmers Of Mon
roe county for the planting of legumi-
nous crops, making an appeal for in
creased acreage of soy beans. He is
particularly showing the great value of
this crop as forage plant and for soil
building. During recent years, our
farming classes have not done much
with the soy bean, but his appeals for
this crop are receiving a great deal of
encouragement, and, as there is no,
doubt of the distinct advantage to'
farmers Of this value giving plant, it
is expected that a considerably in
creased acreage will result from Mr.
Davidson's efforts this season.
The western half of Rock county is
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