Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-04-16
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

VIII De IN complete charge OF the STATE
organization work from now on:
independence authorities have
cleared the village of punch boards
The campaign started when small
boy who had been given % cents for
which to buy meat, sQuandered it on
a punch board.
People living in Plainville who can
not row or paddle must stay at home
because of the four feet rise of the
Wisconsin river. Main st. is under
water and all traffic is conducted in
canoes or row boats.
Through the efforts of Congressman
ID. G. Classon a captured German
cannon will be shipped to Florence
and mounted in the city park. The
gun is of the Howitzer type and will
be sent from the Rock Island arsenal.
The sectional convention of the Wis
cOnsin Sunday School association, in
celebration of it's sixteenth anniver-
sarY, will be held at Neenah April %
to "a Twenty-three counties in the
eastern part of the state will send
delegates. to the convention.
John Benishek is mayor of Amigo
because the Goddess of Chance smiled
at him. A canvas of votes revealed
that Benishek, present mayor, and
Charles Hansen were tied They de-
cided to trust to luck and let the toss
of a coin decide Benishek wnr the
flip
August. Held, farmer near LADY
smith, recently harvested two 77a::pn-
loads of rutabagas. These ru-~~:': gas
were in perfect condition after having
remained in the ground where they
grew all winter. The deep snow COW
cred them early last winter and stayed
continuously until just before they
were harvested.
Superior school teachers will secure
q blanket raise of $500 in salary as
result of the granting of the petition
for a mandamus by Judge w. Ii.
Foley, compelling w. J. Whipple,
president of the board of educators, to
sign the pay checks containing the in
crease Public school teachers num-
bering 23S will benefit by the decision
Burglars broke into the clothing
store of Andrew Ekstrom, at Superior,
and carried off about $1,000 worth of
clothing. Entrance was gained by
breaking open door to the basement.
Four more doors were broken before
the main floor of the store was
reached. truck was used to haul off
the goods. The thieves examined the
entire stock, taking only articles of
the best quality.
Another new industry started opera
tions "a Green Bay. The industry is
st established by the Black Cat
company, Kenosha, manufac-
of hosiery. Thirty-two knitting
es have been installed in a fac
ilding by the company, and this
will be increased to 100 in a
ime The company employs so
now, and will increase the force
to 300 within the year.
The Union Telephone Co. of Plain
field has received notice from the
railroad commission at Madison that
the company's application for an in
crease iii rates has been granted, the
raise being effective Immediately. The
old rate on rural lines was $1.1O a
month The new rate is $1.50. Bust
cess phones were $1.60. They now
are 1925. City residence phones were
S135 a month, now are $1.75.
Capt. Peter Jensen, district superin-
tendent of the Twelfth coast guard
district with headquarters in Green
Bay, has been transferred to the Thir-
teenth district with headquarters in
San Francisco. He has been succeed
ed by Capt F. B. Lincoln, who comes
from the office of the First coast guard
district in Portsmouth, N. H. The
Green Bay district extends from South
Chicago to Duluth, and comprises
twenty-five stations.
Another war cannon is to be added
to Appletons collection when a gun
shipped from the United States
arsenal at Rock Island, ILL.,, is re-
ceiVed. The gun, which is of the
Howitzer type, mounted on a carriage,
was secured through the efforts of
CONGRESSMAN D. G. Classon, Oconto.
The only expense to Appleton will be
the freight charges and cost of erect
ing. 1t is proposed to mount the gun
in the city hall square.
John Sather, Eau Claire detective,
shot and seriously wounded Henry
Hudson colored junk dealer, during a
fight in front of the post office. 1t is
said that Hudson publicly boosted
that he would shoot the detective
whom he said was responsible for seri
Gus charges brought against him. De
tective Sather met Hudson and de
rided him about the alleged threats
Hudson drew knife. The detective
shot down the Negro, who is expected
to recover.
William Wieden of Marshfeld, who
recently lost his mill at that place by
fire, has gone in with Rice Lake ca
pitalists and will purchase the e
Cratic & Son Milling company mill