Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-26
VISCON SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

endent of schools, from $1,000 to
2,100, and allowed her $500 year for
caveling expenses.
Plans for one-day convention to be
Ield in Madison Jan. 8, 1921, are being
formulated by the Wisconsin League
IF Progressive Women, and members
of the organization from all over the
state are expected to attend.
The people of Wisconsin have used
in the last year 89,064,700 gallons of
gasoline This was an increase OF 20
per cent over the consumption of last
year, and this steady increase has
been going on for the last five years.
Claims for the death and injury of
cattle to the amount of SLOTS have
been presented in Fond du Lac coun-
ty under the new dog license law. OF
this amount S181 is from the towns OF
Metomen, Byron and Auburn for the
death of sheep caused by dogs. The
balance, 1895, is for the death and in
jury Of cattle in the town of Alto
The body of Vincent Dushek, aviator
who was killed few days before the
close of the war, arrived in ManitoWoc
and was taken to the home of his
mother, Mrs. Barbara Dushek. Lieut..
Dushek, 23, lost his life while on scout
duty over the enemy's lines. His plane
was shot down. The body was taken
TO Melnik for burial. A firing squad
Of the Two Rivers legion post escorted
the body to it's resting place.
Business studies are the most popu-
lar of the many correspondence
courses offered by the University of
Wisconsin extension division. Of the
total of 20,116 active correspondence
students enrolled during the last year
6,896, or about one-third, pursued bust
ness, vocational or commercial courses,
according to figures just prepared.
This was an increase of over 1000 over
the preceding year.
A revision of the game laws of Wis
cOnsin is proposed in a report which
the state conservation commission is
preparing for submission to the legis-
lature. Probably the most far reach
ing provision which will be asked for
the legislature is the requirement that
every hunter report the amount of
game killed by him under his hunting
license.
ut a massmeeting of La Crosse
union men, the Trades and Labor coun-
Gil decided to purchase Woman hall,
a large, three-stOry building adjoining
the market square, and convert it into
a labor temple. The council has an
option for $4,000, and the money will
be raised by subscriptions from union
lists 1t is planned to have each man
y in La Crosse holding a union card sub
scribe for two shares of stock at $40
per share.
When Eau Claire County Agricul-
tural Agent George r. Ingalls, refused
to accept a salary offer of $4,000 for
the coming year, the county board
voted Is to IA, to discontinue the office
which Mr. ingalls, has filed with dis
tinctiOn during the past eight years
Mr. ingalls,, one of the best known
agricultural agents in the state, is con
sidered an authority on things agri
cultural. He demanded $4,000.
In view of present intentions, BelOit
may soon have municipality owned
waterworks system. Mayor J. A
Janvrin has been directed by the com
mon council to appoint a waterWorks
commission. The duties of the com
mission will be to investigate into the
feasibility of the city taking over the
waterwoTks system which is now serv.
ing. The present waterwOrks system
is owned by the Beloit Water, Gas and
Electric company.
Louis Kruger, 80, last at large OF
the celebrated four brothers, who are
alleged to have shot up a posse al
their farm home near Owen two years
ago, was captured at Chippewa Falls
because he tarried to watch a fire and
was recognized by former neighbOr
Kruger, who is wanted as an alleged
draft evader, was turned over tC
United States Marshal O'ConnOr Of La
Crosse. The captive at first denied he
was Kruger, insisting he was Louis
Stelter. At the Jail, however, he ad
I1LILeu Ills 1UCuJlLy. Nlu6SSI odIu 1Ie
had been in Montana most of the last
two years.
Forty-one years ago three young
couples, all of Ellsworth, Pierce coun
ty, Grove in a binding snowstor1n tC
Baldwin where they were united il
marriage. Every year since the three
couples, Mr. and Mrs. H. r. Huber, Mr.
and Mrs. George Krauss and Mr.. anC
Z Mrs. M. M. SandersOn, and their fam
lilies gather at the home of one of the
couples on the Sunday following the
anniversary of the wedding day for {
reunion and dinner party. AT the frs
reunion in 1880 there were only si1
present, Sunday, Nov. II, 80 persons
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George Krauss. During the Al year!
there has not been a single death il
the family of any of the three couples
Jefferson county will prohibit th'
use of heavy auto trucks over the high
ways within the county, if a means
can be found to do SO legally. Trucks
heavier than the highways can stant