Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-02
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recently given out. his IS all luCEodS0
over the 1910 census of 1891 or SOB
per cent.
Wisconsin is soon to get $4,000 as
reimbursement for moneys spent
maintaining the National guard at the
Mexican border when it was called
into federal service.
G.. H. Benkendorf, for eighteen
years a member of the faculty of the
Wisconsin Dairy school at Madison,
has resigned to enter the dairy manu-
featuring industry in Tennessee.
Ten thousand pounds of valuable
coal was lost when the posts support
ing the bin of the GAINESVILLE Electric
company's power plant gave way. The
coal poured into the Rick river.
An explosion of boiling grease while
making dOIghnuts started fire which
completely destroyed the farm resi-
dence Of Mrs. Edith Clark, near Plain
field. Over $3.50 in bills, which Mrs.
Clark had saved to pay her taxes with,
were lost in the fire.
William Jennings Bryan will
speak III the gymnasium of the high
school, at ladysmith, April %, as the
concluding number of lecture and
entertainment course under the aus
pieces of the Ladysmith lyceum board.
Mr Bryan will arrive on a morning
train and spend the entire day in
Ladysmith.
The war department, through the eff
= forts of Congressman Edward Voigt
has set aside, subject to the orders OF
ShebOygan, one five-inch siege gun
with carriage which can be obtained
upon payment Of freight charges The
city is eynocted to take steps to secure
the piece and mount it in one of the
local pa Ks.
George G. Sayle, Madison mayor for
two terms, was defeated in the pri-
mary by Frank c. Billed and Milo Kit
telsOn, who will oppose each other at
the polls. Mr. Billed has taken a stand
for a referendum on municipal owner
ship Of street car lines. The vote fol-
lows. Billed, 2,409; Kittelson, 1854;
Sayle, 1882.
A hearing to determine whether the
railroads entering La Crosse shall be
required to erect and maintain union
station will be held before the Wis
cOnsin railroad commission in La
Crosse on June l. A general commit
tee representing every civic OrganiZa-
ton in La Crosse will take charge of
the union station campaign.
Two hundred representatives Of
Twin City labor dnion meeting in Sc
cret' session at Neenah are under
stood to have discussed preliminary
plans for the organization of a COM
pany to establish and operate a union
store. The union men would take this
method of combating the high cost
Of living and have sanguine hopes for
its success.
Mrs Ole Johnson died Feb. 26 at her
home in ClintOnville, leaving a hus-
band and four children. All were
down with influenza. Because of the
demand of the husband, the body was
Kept at local undertaking establish
ment until he recovered that he
might attend the funeral service The
funeral was held twenty-five days
after the woman died
After thirty-two years of continu-
Gus service, as a member of the Unit
ed States Coast guard and life-saving
station, Capt. George SOgge was hon
Grably retired by the government, at
three-fOurthS pay. Capt. SOgge had
been at the Two Rivers Station for the
past II yeas and previous to that
time had been at Frankfort Mich He
is credited with saving and assisting
in saving 1889 lives, and vessels and
property valued at 81 ,253, 291.
representative of the Japanese
government was at Ladysmith recent
ly negotiating with the Flambeau Pa
per company to accept a three-yea1
contract to supply six hundred tons OF
paper a month. The stock he was es
pecially interested in was a heavy
sheet turned out by the mill a few
weeks ago This paper is to be used
Tor mouth pieces lOf Japanese cigar
cites. One months shipment would
make 1888, 888, 500 cigarettes
The states case against DR.. j. A
FrcadenGerg, Markesan physician, &C
cused of causing the death Of his
wealthy mother-in -law, Mrs. Nettie
Duties, "blew up" when Mrs. Grace
Brehl, Washington, Pa, whom the
prosecution counted on as its star wit
ness, testified that the mustard odOl
which was noticeable in Mrs. Duties
room on the day of her death, NIGH
have remained from a mustard foo
bath which she had given the patien
earlier in the day. Mrs. Brehl haC
served as a nurse during the illness
Her testimony so shattered the state;
case that it is believed that the case
will be dropped as soon as formalitie'
prescribed by the statutes are com
piled with
Can a sheriff who has been appoint
ed to the Office of sheriff succeed him
self in that office? This is one of tn,