Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-08-22
WISCO n SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


for the erection of new club house.
The arrival of $500 sheep in Oneida
county was delayed several days be-
cause of holdup to the shipment in
Fremont, Nebr., on account of the rail-
road walkout
Platt Whitman, state commissioner
of insurance. issued a warning to life
insurance solicitors and others not to
advise soldiers to drop their federal
insurance policies,
c. L. Hood, La Crosse, former assem-
blyman and district attorney, has re-
tired from law practice after a sec
ond stroke of paralysis. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hood have gone to Waupaca
Forty-fve tons of hay went up in
smoke on the farm of Frank Nelson, a
few miles west of Kenosha, when sew
eral youngsters playing around a hay
stack started fire by smoking cigarets,
A fight is on against efforts Of the
Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power
Co., to increase rates in Tomah, Spar
ia and other towns in that locality.
The state railroad commission will fix
date for hearing.
AS a result of visit of the. state in
spectOr to ManitOwoc, that city was
compelled to obtain eight sets of auto
license plates. Even the fire trucks,
city ambulance and police patrol will
be equipped with numbers.
Prosperity of citizens residing in the
western district Of Wisconsin is re-
flected in the office Of c. L. Baldwin,
referee in bankruptcy His reports
show no business house in the terri
tory has filed petition in bankruptcy
this year
The Meyers Co, Chicago, owners of
the power site near Ladysmith, on the
Flambeau river, are selecting route
for a transmission line to Ir0nwood,
Mich. Eventually the line will carry
power to Ashland, Ironwood, Bessem-
Ell and other cities.
The hotel at the foot of Holy Hill,
owned by Miller G Co., was struck by
lightning and burned. Mrs. Miller and
her son, only occupants at the time,
escaped. The building was used as
boarding and lodging house for pill
grims who came to the hill.
Chetek is to have a new $4,000 high
school. This was decided upon at
meeting of the school authorities when
a loan of $4,000 from the state trust
funds was authorized and the issuance
of school district bonds for $4,000 at
S per cent to run Is years was voted.
Two of the best Holstein herds In
this section of the state are to be sold
next month, when John Masche, Wa
tertOwn, and Louis Preibush, Lowell,
will sell out and retire from business.
Mr.. Masche's sale will be Sept. II and
Mr.. Preibush's Sept %. King Segis,
Homestead and Johanna stock are in
these herds.
Sheriff William Brockmann has
asked for a special session of. the
County Board of Sheboygan county, to
pass a measure making it possible for
him 10 enforce traffic regulations in
that county and avoid continuance OF
series of serious accidents which have
occurred on the Lower Falls road and
on other much travelled highways.
Lieut. Filmer Stuart Cuckow of Be-
lott, an officer in the tank corps, was
married Aug. to Miss Christine John
son, Manchester, N. H., who served
thirteen months overseas in France
and Germany. After the honeymoon
in Maine and Beloit, they will make
their home in Hongkong, China. where
Lieut.. Cuckow is to engage in Y M,
c. A. work as educational secretary.
Lancelot A. Gordon, elected county
superintendent of schools in Portage
county while serving overseas, has as
sumed office. He was drafted during
his first term, but his friends re-elect-
ed him after he had cabled his candi-
dacy. He has appointed Miss Clara
DOXrude, lola, and Miss Mary Rych
WALSH, Stevens Point, county supervis-
ing teachers for the next school year.
Kenosha is not going to have the
honor of naming one of the big ocean
going ships of the shipping board fleet.
An examination OF the records of the
registry has shown that there IS al
ready a ship sailing under the name
of Kenosha, between Washington and
Alaska According to the federal gov
eminent, two big ships bearing the
same name cannot be in service at the
same time, SO Kenosha will have to
select another name.
Mary, T-year grade Holstein COW,
owned by c. F. Curtis, Greenville, es
tablished a new record for butter fat
production in Outagamie county when
she produced 1,488 pounds of milk and
68 pounds of butter fat in July. Her
record was compiled by Louis j. Rieck,
tester for the Greenville Cow Testing
association. "Bess", 4-year old grade
Holstein, also owned by Mr.. Curtis,
produced 1928 pounds of milk and Sc
pounds of butter fat in the month.
Phillip Michaels and Gottlieb Butts,
both of Browntown, were fined $50 and
costs for operating setlines that held
more than % hooks In Green county
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