Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-12-17
| BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

purpose of marketing their crop.
Stock will be subscribed for among
farmers near Stevens Point
Thomas c.. Woodland, 81, father of
F. S. Woodland, clerk of Barron coun-
ty, died at his farm home near
Boomer. Mr. Woodland came to
Boomer in 1867, soon after the close
of the Civil war, in which he partici-
pated for three years.
The Falls Manufacturing company
and the Union Manufacturing company
of Oconto Falls are having all their
employees and their families inoculated
against influenza, which for the past
two winters has incapacitated most OF
their men for work.
The Wisconsin State Grange, at it's
session in Neenah adopted resolutions
favoring rigid enforcement of the 18th
amendment and urging the 1921 state
legislature to enact an enforcement
code that will adequately provide for
strict enforcement The resolutions
also pledged support to the Wisconsin
ment campaign.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson re-
ceived the largest plurality of votes
ever given to a candidate for state
office, official returns filed with the
secretary of state show. His total
vote, it is announced, was 486,S12, a
lead over his Democratic opponent OF
382,929 This was the fifth consecu-
tive time that Mr.. Johnson has been
elected state treasurer.
Vaccination of all Green Bay school
children to prevent the spread of
smallpox has been ordered by Health
Commissioner Gosin. When the
schools reopen after the Christmas
vacation, every student will be re-
quired to show doctors certificate
of vaccination, within the last seven
years. A number of cases have been
reported.
August Richard Johnson admitted
to citizenship at Stevens Point, was
given permission to change his name
and took the name of Sundell. TOO
many Johnsons" was his reason.
Despite the lull in business condi-
tons, $4,000 worth of building was
done in GAINESVILLE in October. Among
them were ten dwellings valued at
$4,000; one apartment house at $780,
900; and three shops at $31 1000.
The abolition of the Office of town
assessor and the election of county
assessor who shall be chosen by the
civil service on an adequate salary for
long term is advocated by the state
tax commission in report sent to the
governor. The commission also rec
ommends the repeal of the personal
property offset to the income tax and
changes in the income tax law.
Improved farming land in Waushara
county has been enhanced in value In
the last few years by dairying and
clover raising and potato culture. The
Endress farm on the Colorna Corners
road, fifteen miles south of Plainfield,
was recently traded for city property
in Illinois, valued at $4,000. This
same farm was owned without build
ings by j. V. B. Smith several years
ago and disposed of by him for only
$3.50
An inventory of the estate of the
late Chief Justice John B. Winslow,
filed in Dane county court, shows
total of $46,934.71. Of this $4,000 is
in real estate and S34, 434.71 is per-
sonal property. During the last year
of the life of Chief Justice Winslow,
the State Bar Association raised
fund of $4,000 and presented it to him
in appreciation of the work he had
done in the law, and the monetary
sacrifice which his many years as a
judge entailed.
Dog licensing and dog regulations as
practiced under the Wisconsin law
should be changed in the opinion of
Senator George Staudenmayer, of
Portage, who states that he proposes
to introduce bills at the next session
of the legislature altering the present
system. Dog freedom is practically
abolished under the law now on the
statute books, he points out. Unless
escorted the CANNES must not be out
after shutdown; they all have to be
registered, are state taxed and have
further restrictions that strictly reg
ulate their mode of living, it is said,
as the result of provisions Of the law.
Out of 248 children examined in II
Fond du Lac county schools during
the last month, "a We're found to be
below the normal physical grade Sew
eral of the pupils were between the
ages of II and II and Only in the first
grade. Forty-nine of the pupils were
of normal weight, 38 above normal
weight, and 148 below normal weight.
There were 1853 of them with defective
teeth, As of whom had corrected work
done, and 105 with bad tonsils with
Is corrections. Forty-four of the
youngsters had defective vision, s de-
fective hearing, "A nasal obstruction,
IL defective speech, so with enlarge
ment of glands, 2 with skin disease
and 2 with deformities
Bank loans in GAINESVILLE have been
cut 100000 since Sept. s, according
to reports of the six financial institu-
tons. At the same time cash re-