Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-09
VISIONS SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
/ Arranged in Condensed Form

A. Z. +. and was gassed
Census figures for two additional
Wisconsin cities were announced from
Washington recently as follows: Wau-
paca, 1889, increase of so or 18 per
cent Marshfeld, 1894, increase of
1,611, or 27.9 per cent.
The 60-mile lap between Sturgeon
Bay and Green Bay is now being Gov
cred by an auto truck freight line. Ali
points between the two cities are
served by the new line which in many
respects excels express service.
At a special meeting of the board
of education the resignation of Edgar
f. Strong was accepted as superin-
tendent of Oconto city schools. Oak
man A. Ellis resigned from the board
following the acceptance of Supt
Strongs resignation.
Col Joseph E. BarZynski, a Mani
towoc man, has been called from
Poland to Washington by the state de-
partment to give information wanted
first hand, concerning the new repub-
lie. The colonel has been serving as
liaison officer in Poland. The officer
is a son of Mrs Anton Chrapikowski
of ManitOwOc.
Demands of the international Tim
Der Workers of America for an eight
hour day have been presented to the
manufacturers of District No. 2 which
comprises all of northern Wisconsin
and Michigan. Decision of the manu-
facturers is now being awaited and
plans made for a strike vote in case
the demands are denied.
Monroe county is to have a pea
viner, machinery and material for the
plant having been shipped by the
Bangor Canning Co. The company is
encouraging farmers to raise peas for
canning and has contracted for a
seventy acre crop in this district
Beans and tomatoes will also be raised
for the canning company.
The proposed action before the rail
road commission against the ". 7.
L. H. & p Co. to compel the latter to
supply adequate" electric light serv-
ice at Neenah will probably be
dropped Company officials have given
promises for betterment of the serv-
ice providing full cooperation on the
part of the city council is secured
Judge E. B. Belden, in circuit court
1T Racine, denied the appeal of DR..
Frank Newell, Burlington, from the
award of the court commission of tenn
porary alimOny of $125 a month to
Marie Newell. who is suing for divorce.
The court ruled that the amount is
not excessive in view of the fact that
DR.. Newelrs income is $1,000 year.
Arrangements have been completed
by the OcOnto Chamber of Commerce
with the Montana Tractor Co. of Chi
cagO for the erection of a $150,000
plant at Oconto. Oconto was chosen
by the company after many weeks
looking over sites in Wisconsin for q
place to build a distribution plant for
the tractor, which will be known as
the Badger"
Maj. James J. Quill, Milwaukee, re
Gently spent two days in Ladysmits
arranging quarters for the cavalry
horses that are to be issued to Troop
X. Arrangements were completed for
the use of the stables on the Rusk
County Fair grounds The matter OF
making necessary improvements on
the buildings was taken up with the
officials of the fair association.
BY drilling a we'll six inches in
diameter for a depth of 4071a feet
Grillers have completed an unusual
contract at Beaver Dam. The drillers
D0wd and Malwaitz say that it is sci
dom that such a large diameter is
maintained to the entire depth of q
well. A satisfactory flow of pure
water was struck at the plant of the
Badger Canning Co., where the shaft
was sunk.
Streams in the central part of Mari
nette County have been swollen by
the recent rains and melting snow
Bridges have been carried away, cul
verts washed out and roads greatly
damaged. The bridge over the soutl
branch of the Pike river was totally
destroyed The bridge was built OF
what is known as the old Stoddart
dam. Four bridges east of Ambers
near the K. c. camps are also demol
ished and the roadway covered will
water
Charles Vite, 43 years old, who
twenty years ago, was acquitted 0
the charge of numbering TONY
Bruno, king of Kenosha Italians,
died at the Willow-Brook sanitariun
at Kenosha from tuberculosis. Vite'
trial years ago was one of the mos
sensational in the annals of Kenosh
crimes. The killing took place in tn
engine room of the old Allen tannery
and Vite had killed Bruno when tn
latter tried to tell him that his brid
to be was untrue to him. Followin
his trial Vite was hailed as her
among Kenosha Italians.
Carl Carlson was electrocuted Will
working for the Ashland Flour Mi
Co. Young Carlson was clearing
space near the mill when tree felle
by him, struck high powered ele'
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