Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05


the speederS and reckless automobile
drivers will be continued next season
and will be even more forcefully en-
forced.
A labor shortage existed during
September in all cities of the state
with public employment offices except
at Racine, Sheboygan and Wausau, &C.
cording to figures just compiled by the
industrial commission. Total applica-
tons for work~in the state amounted
to 14,423 with registered requests for
help running up to 1902. e
One-man street cars will be used eE
clusively on Green Bays traction lines.
The cars now in use have proved so
satisfactory that all other cars will be
made over in the Green Bay shops.
The one man system, however, will not
be used on the interurban routes.
The board of education Of De Pere
is planning to start a school for for
mer service men under the educational
bonus law Already Is men have en-
rolled and it is expected that double
that number will enter the school as
soon as it is opened.
Children of the Brown county rural
schools are being examined by Dr.
Elizabeth Woods, who is connected
with the state department of educa-
ton at Madison. The aim of the in
curry is to find out the number of
pupils attending school who are not
normal mentally.
Brown county has an assessed valua-
ton of SIS, ,120, County Assessor j.
J. Colignon announced. 1t has gained
over $13 10000 in riches in a year and
now is the twelfth richest county in
stead of the thirteenth. Most of the
gain was made in Green Bay, where
increases in valuations are twice those
made in the rural sections.
The Thirty-fifth convention of the
Wisconsin conference of the English
Lutheran synod of the northwest will
be held in Marinette on Nov. 8, and
5. The sessions will be held in st.
James Lutheran church, of which the
Rev. w. F. Berberding is the pastor.
The conference includes all the
churches in Wisconsin and IS pastors
and as many delegates are expected.
All records for coal receipts at Green
Bay for the 1920 season were b oxen
during September, according to the re-
port issued by the United States Gus
toms house. More than 10000 tons
arrived from Lake Erie ports. This
brings the total receipts for the sea-
son up to 1884, tons, which is $4,000
tons less than the yearly average.
Mayor Elmer S. Hall of Green Bay
has agreed to assist in the anti-cigar-
cite drive which has been launched
by the federation of the women S
clubs. A strict enforcement of the law
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to
minors has been ordered and licenses
of the dealers who continue to violate
the law will be withdrawn.
One of the most important farm
deals in Wood county has been con-
Guided in the sale Of the Henry
Behrens farm Of 100 acres in the town
of Sigel to John Schiewe, an Illinois
farmer, who is coming to this county
to carry on thoroughbred stock breed
ing. The farm brought what is said
to be a record price in that vicinity,
$4,000
Slaughter of wild game through or
ganized hunts for the purpose OF stag
ing big banQuets is likely to become
thing of the past in Portage county.
Setting an example for other organlza-
tions. the Portage County Fish and
Game Protective association voted to
serve it's annual banquet with wild
game excluded from the menu, break
ing away from custom which has eX-
listed for several years.
The names of Black River and Black
River Falls, for the river and falls in
Pattison park, ten miles south OF SUI
perior, will be dropped for the orig
inal Indian names of Manitou River
and Manitou Falls This action fol
lows confusion which has developed
over mail delivery between this town
and city in the central part of the
state. A resolution for the change is
to be offered at a meeting of the coun
ty board.
, The officers of the De Pere Sports
mems association are pushing plan
to have the legislature pass a law
making the Fox river from De Pere
to Green Bay, five miles, refuge for
wild fowl 1t is proposed to plant wild
rice and celery in the river. Many
years ago the shores of the river were
thickly lined with wild rice, but carp
fish have destroyed this feed OF the
wild ducks, and few are now seen on
that part Of the river.
The Green Bay sugar refinery has
started operation. Fifty carloads OF
beets day are coming into the plant
It is expected that enough beets will
be received to operate for ninety days
When the plant is operating at full
capacity it will employ 900 men. The
Green Bay plant one of five in WIS
consin, was built by Green Bay capital
this year, costing $1,O00,OOO. The su
gar refined will be shipped to Chicago
and Milwaukee.
According to Indians from the Court