Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-10-15
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WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

In spite of the fact that few of the
farmers of Clintonville are of New
England stock, the old New England
traditions in regard to the husking OF
the corn are very much in vogue
Husking bees are a common occur.
renee these days with large and
hilarious gatherings of farm and city
people present.
Albert Dettman, whose farm is five
miles from Marinette, suffered $12,-
600 loss when his house and farm
buildings were destroyed by fire. All
buildings but the silo, which is of con-
crete. were burned. The barn was
filled with produce. Some pigs per-
ished in the fire, all the other stock
being saved.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Tymecki, living on a farm
west of Wausaukee, Marinette coun-
ty, was fatally burned when she fell
into a tub of boiling water. The
child was playing in the kitchen where
the mother was mixing stock feed
She tripped and fell head first into the
tub of hot water She was terribly
burned on the face and shoulders, dy-
ing the following afternoon.
y. E. Phelps has been arrested
charged with violation of the "blue
sky law" which prohibits the sale OF
any kind of stocks without permission
of the railroad commission of Wiscon-
sin. The complaint was made by
Robert E. Koenig, town of Reitbrock
Marathon county, who alleges Phelps
sold 10000 shares of stock in the
Ozark Mining company of Des Moines
by making false statements. Phelps
is out on $4,000 bail.
Over eight million dollars have been
spent this season on improvement OF
state highways, according to the state
highway commission. There has been
more work for the Improvement of the
state highways this year than ever be
fore. Several hundred miles of sur
facing have been done, in addition tt
400 miles of light work, 500 miles OF
concrete. Hauling is to be continued
ali M1HJcE IOI ICAC 0pIlhS . VIZ n
which opens about April /.
Secretary of State Merlin Hull re
voked the detective license of the Ma
tional Pioneer Detective bureau Of
Minneapolis. P. F. Kirley, operating
a general merchandise store at Doyles
town, complained that the bureau ha6
failed to carry out its contract with
him. This is the first case of its kline
since the law was passed by the last
legislature. Under the law this viii
not bar the bureau from operating
purely as a collection agency in the
state.
The state department of agriculture
has issued warning to farmers con
corning the low nutritive value of new
stock feed that is on the market. Mil
let bran, the offal obtained in the
manufacture of millet -four, has low
value as a foodstuff This product has
recently been found on the Wisconsin
markets. Since the product looks
very much like wheat middlingi
farmers are cautioned against the pur
chase of feed without label giving
the analysis.
st. Joseph's Catholic congregation
at Kellnersville, Manitowoc county
celebrated its golden Jubilee Wednes
day, Oct. 6. Bishop Paul Rhode ant
20 priests from northwestern Wiscon
sin were present at the Pontifical higf
mass which opened the dayts program
and at which Bishop Rhode was the
celebrant st. Joseph's congregation
comprises 210 families. One person o.
the original congregation of fifty years
ago was present at the days festivi
ties. He is William Cheney, oldes
resident of the village Of Kellners
vile.
Taking steps to drive from The
world market so-called green cheese
which is undermining Wisconsin:
reputation as dairy state, the divi
sion of markets by drastic order for
bids the 2,750 cheese factories in Wis
consin to pack or ship or deliver Oh
paraffine whole milk American cheese
unless it has been out of the press a.
least three days and is dry. The or
der makes it criminal not only fol
cheese factories to ship but also fol
all buyers from factories to receive
any cheese in green condition. The
order requires, under penalty of fine
CT Imprisonment, that the cheese
maker or operator stamp upon eacl
cheese the date of removing from the
press and the date of packing, to
gether with the cheeseafactory's mum
Der to be issued by the division o
markets All persons affected by the
order are given until Nov. to comply
The sugar beet harvest in Brown
county has commenced. w. E. Core!
of the Green Bay Sugar Co. expect:
to harvest more than $4,000 tons. The
refinery, which is nearing completion
will be put in operation Oct. 20
Enough beets will be on hand for {
continuous run for about eighty days
The sugar beet crop is not large. The