Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-05-14
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ganization range in age from 9 to IS
Three veteran postmen Of Green
Bay have quit their jobs to enter more
remunerative employment. One has
gone into the real estate business, an
other is operating meat market, and
the third is engaged in the grocery
business.
DR.. J. r. McCrory was seriously in.
jured at Racine when his automobile
crashed into the concrete rail of the
Root river bridge at the rapids. The
physician sustained fractured pelvis,
and was badly cut and bruised about
the head and body.
Record prices for prize Holsteins
were made at Sturgeon Bay when
bull was purchased by e. N. Murphy
for $4,000 This herd head is known
as Sir Ormsby Aberkirk Korndyke,
and is q brother to sire purchased
by Mr. Murphy for $4,000.
Six companies were added to the
Wisconsin National guard during
April, the infantry being at Wausau,
Marinette and Waukesha; troop OF
cavalry at Stanley, machine gun troop
at Milwaukee and company, OF the
ammunition train at New London.
Formation of a pure bred calf club
by the Edgerton Chamber of Com
merce has already drawn tWenty-SiX
boy and girl members. The purpose
is to foster breeding of better stock
in that vicinity. Financing of the
project is being taken up by the banks
of that city. Prizes will be offered.
A prank in stealing the automobile
of Fred Howe, GAINESVILLE, and leaving
it in a vacant lot on Fourth Ave, cost
Bruce Jeffris and George Dennison,
prominent young men of GAINESVILLE,
500 each. The young men took the
motor for a Joy ride. When arrested,
they denied the charge, but pleaded
guilty in municipal court and paid
their fines.
The boy companions of Leonard
Steinhoff, II years old, staged hang
Ing at Bangor, and selected Leonard
as the victim. They tied a rope
around his neck and strung him up
tree about four feet from the ground.
Passersby cut the boy down in time
to save his life. He was severely in
iured. The father of the victim threat
ems TO sue for damages.
Backed up by Equity men represent
ing forty-fiVe counties and with the
premise that he was assured the sup
port of labOring men throughout the
state, J. n. TittemOre, OF OmrO, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Society of
Equity, announced his Willingness to
become candidate for governor of
Wisconsin on the republican ticket,
following a meeting at Oshkosh.
Offering scenario prize of $25 and
a leading lady" contest to stimulate
interest, the Edwin Booth Dramatic
society of the University of Wiscon-
sin will undertake the production Of
a motion picture film depicting
campus life at the state university
The society has already planned to
take movies of the Haresfoot produc
ton, the junior class play and the uni
versity circus.
Mayor j. A. Janvrin of Beloit, has
been advised by the United States
shipping board that the steamship
Gateway City, named in honor of Be
lott, for the city's achievement in the
liberty bond sale campaign, will be
launched at Hog Island about June
l9. Miss Elizabeth Evans, daughter
| Of no
Episcopal church, will christen the
ship in the name of Beloit.
The Rev E. O. Morstad, John
Shawano and Henry Richie, members
Of the committee that went to Wash
ington in the interests Of the Pottar
Wattomie Indians, report that while
their efforts to secure an Indian board
ing school at Laona proved futile,
they learned that the sum Of $4,000,
set aside for school purposes when the
treaties were made, but which was
never used, will probably be expended
for a public school at Laona at an
early date.
| What is believed to be the highest
price ever secured for a Wisconsin
farm was paid by Frank Fisher, who
has just purchased the Herman Mach
mueller farm. The farm is 40 acres,
situated in the best farming district
Of Dodge county, three and one-half
miles west of Horizon. The price was
1915 an acre exclusive Of the personal
property, which brought an additional
$1,000. Other farms in the county sell
for an average price of $500 an acre,
and few of them sell as high as $275
and $500.
The body of the Rev. William Bray,
IS years old, Congregational minister
Of Summit, n. j.. missing since April
81, was found in the Pecantanica river,
one mile east of Darlington, by Charles
Winters, farmer. Mr.. Brady's drown
ing is thought to have been accidental.
He was coming to visit with his
brother John at Darlington after
spending the winter in California and
it is believed that he walked off an
ice chute, into the river which was at
food stage the night he arrived. Fun
eral services were held at the First