Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-11-28


Following the walkout of 16 team
sters employed at the Oconto Co.
mills, the entire plant closed. The
men had demanded extra pay for
three-fourths of an hour put in getting
the teams ready for work every morn
ing
The ManitOwoc county board has
lifted the ban on poultry raffles which
has been in effect there for the past
three years and raffles will again be
allowed as far as the county is con-
cerned No explanation was forthcom-
ing for action taken.
The decision of Judge Scion Perrin,
Superior court, which entitled IL dis
charged policemen to back pay since
their dismissal May 20, will be APP
pealed to the state supreme court, &C
cording to T. l.. Mcintosh, assistant
corporation counsel
The Citizens Telephone exchange
will make extensive additions to its
systems in Sheboygan estimated to
cost $4,000. Conduit and serial cables
will be installed in various parts OF
the city where the capacity OF the ca
bles has been exhausted.
Earliest for many years, ice harvest
ing has started in Black river. Edward
Wiskerchen, La Crosse, ice dealer, cut
Is tons eight inches thick in two days,
to supply customers who have been
on short ration since the shortage de-
veloped early in September.
The sugar famine is practically over
as far as Neenah is concerned, accord
ing to grocers there. All now have
plentiful supplies of sugar which they
are retailing at Is cents per pound,
claiming that they have to pay as high
as 1879 and 14A cents wholesale for
the product.
Patrolman Byron Johnson has re-
ceiyed enough pledges from individu-
ais and corporations to insure I'M
provement of the county trunk line be-
tween TOmah and Sparta. The Mon
roe county board will duplicate the
amount raised, and one Of the worst
sandroads will be turned into a fine
highway.
The county board has located the
proposed Clark county insane asylum
at owen, farm being purchased ad-
Joining that town and bonds ordered
issued to pay for the site. The new
asylum will cost about $15O,0OO and
construction is expected to begin in
the spring. Owen and Nelllsv1lie
were both Candidates for the location.
For two nights the streets OF Lady
smith were without street lights, ow-
ing to clogging of the waterwheel al
the power plant by chunks OF floating
ice, large Quantities of which are con-
stantly being carried down the Flam
beau river Only limited amount OF
current could be generated, hardly
sufficient to light dwelling houses and
business places
Arthur Peters, Superior, recently
served, thirty-minute sentence in the
federal court room at La Crosse. He
was convicted in 1916 of a minor in
fraction of the postal laws, but Judge
Lands failed to sentence him. Judge
Sanborn complied with request from
the department of justice to pass sen
tence so that the records would show
disposition of the case
Nearly all Oneida county officials
were voted salary increases by the
county board. DR.. H. l.. Garner, who
recently returned from service in
France, was elected county physician.
A car load of sheep was shipped
from Grand View for the market in
Chicago. Sheep thrive in that locality
and other farmers are contemplating
taking up the industry.
The annual report OF County Agent
r. l. Cuff to the Barron Co. board,
shows that the total amount received
by BARRON county farmers for live
stock shipped through the several
shipping associations of the county
was s1.O25.o36, and that Barron eonn-
ty now has 5S3 purebred bulls, being
only l79 behind Waukesha county; the
banner pure bred stock county in
Wisconsin.
In the Creamery Package Co, plant
at Fit Atkinson, Ferdinand Endl has
the special duty to keep the bearings
of the drive shaft in the galyanizing
department well oiled The shaft is
directly above ten-ton molten metal
vat While he was oiling the shaft,
his clothing got caught on the reyoly-
ing bar. He grabbed the supporting
beams above Every bit of clothing ex-
eept his shoes We're torn from his
body He held on to the beams and
climbed to safety.
Following an investigation, the Out
agamie county board decided to con-
time the county workhouse. A group
of supervisors sought 20 abolish the
institution on the ground that it is a
needless expense because OF the small
number of persons sentenced to it.
The committee reported that the fact
that the county has workhouse
keeps many undesirables away. The
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