Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-04
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

Among the important structures to be
erected are the Manitowoc County
Training school, a large addition TO the
ManitOu hotel the Eagles clubhouse,
an eight-rOom addition to one of the
schools, and filing station for the
Standard Oil Co.
The Racine council will ask the state
legislature to enact a law providing
for the semi-annual payment OF taxes
so as to divide the amount into two
inStallmentS, one to be paid Jan. / and
the other July /. This action is being
taken because of the unemployed tax
payers who find it difficult to meet
their assessments.
According to the police census fig
ues, the population Of Green Bay is
now 32,1O3 This is an increase of
1856 since the government population
statistics were completed last January.
The report is based on count of
school children and statistics based on
returns of the new housing ordinance
under the supervision OF the school
children.
MerriIl's saw mills with one excep-
tion are running on a steady schedule,
but manufacturing plants are operat-
ing according to orders, some on
smaller crews, others on shorter
schedules, except Wher rush orders de-
nand otherwise. The large amount Of
labor in the woods has steadied the
labor demand and wages generally are
slightly lower than last fell.
With five COWS listed on the honor
roll OF the advanced registry of Amer
lean Guernseys, the Corium farm, near
Fond du Lac, owned by +. j. Ruepng,
has made a record for 1920 that is
equaled by no other farm in the state.
i'he foundation herd at the Corium
farm was only purchased in 1918, and
two of the five prize winners have
been developed on the farm.
The railroad commission at Madison
granted the Fond du Lac telephone
company permission to increase the
rates for service to $3.50 per quarter.
The Columbia County Telephone also
received an increased rate decision.
1t is now allowed to charge $1.75 for
business telephones, $3.50 for resi-
dence and $125 for rural service
monthly
Sons and daughters of farmers. re-
tail merchants, and workers in various
trades constitute 40 per cent Of che
freshmen who entered the University
OF Wisconsin last fall There are zuS
farmers, 205 retail merchants, and 1872
employees or workers in trades among
the parents or guardians listed by
1900 Of this years frosh. A total of
ga occupations, trades or professions
is included among the vocations of the
parents of these students. The figures
were compiled through the registrar
Capt. William Williamson, Mantle
Voc, nearly bled to death following the
extraction Of teeth and is in serious
condition from loss of blood. William
son had eight teeth pulled preparatory
to having a plate made. The dentist
was unable to check the bleeding
which continued for nearly four hours
Other doctors were summoned and
finally the flow was stopped. Doctors
say he could not have survived an hour
longer had the bleeding continued
Williamson is skipper of the schooner
Oscar NeWhouse.
The new church being built by the
FIRST Congregational society of Eau
Claire to replace the one destroyed by
fire two years ago, will cost $3.50, 600,
according to figures submitted at the
annual meeting of the congregation.
This will make it by far the costliest
church edifce in that city All but
5000 of this amount has been raised
and arrangements have been made to
raise the remainder A pipe organ
costing $4,000 will be installed. The
church will be completed by mid
summer, it is expected.
Prohibition and ice cream are the
salvation of the dairy farmer, said
Mrs. l.. Ruprecht, Lincoln county's
foremost dairywoman. The dairy
farmer, she says, is far more f0~-
tunate than the grain farmer. the po-
tato farmer or the beef farmer. In
fact no farmer is so well situated in
this state as the one who has made a
speciality Of dairying His fortunate
position, she says, is largely due to
prohibition and the consequent de-
1nand for milk and cream by ice cream
manufacturers
The widow of Douglas Miller Marin
cite, who was killed in an alterca-
ton with Emil Rasor, night Waterman
for the Goodman Sawyer Co, last sum-
ner, was awarded $4,000 damages in
circuit court, against Rasor. The
court took the case into its own hands
and settled the amount when the jury
was unable TO come to an agreement
after an all night deliberation. Rasor
was acquitted of the murder charge
in a previous trial and the widow at
once brought suit for $4,000 damages
against both the Sawyer Goodman Co,
and Rasor. The court wholly eX-
Onerated the company in its decision
Green Bays new military organiza-
zion, Battery Z, First Wisconsin field
artillery, was mustered into service by