Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-05-06
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

next July l. At recent meeting of
the Forest county board a petition for
a change of name, signed by residents
of the town, was granted.
George Galloway, 81 years old,
teacher in the district school at City
Point, Jackson county, was sentenced
to year in state prison at Waupun
by Judge Wickham of Eau Claire f0l-
lowing his arrest on charge OF attack
ing a II year old girl pupil.
John Garsamka, a deputy game war
den, was arTaigned before Justice Ii.
L. Park, Stevens Point, charged with
illegal fishing Bail was set at SOU.
Complaint in the case was made by
Frank Hornberg, conservation warden,
who alleged that Garsamka used nets
in the Wisconsin river.
A severe tornado swept through
Juneau and adjoining counties recent
Iy. destroying all buildings on num-
Der of farms and killing cattle and
horses. No lives were lost, according
to reports Damage to farm buildings
and live stock was estimated at nearly
100000.
Theodore Wilhorn, a pioneer Wood
county farmer who has the reputation
of raising first class beef cattle, SOLD
to a Wisconsin Rapids merchants, one
2-yea1-old steer that dressed 90
pounds at IA cents and brought him
S94.50, and another that dressed 64O
pounds for which he received $90.o6.
Federal court for the western dis
trict OF Wisconsin will convene in SUI
periOr on May 10, the new district
Judge, Claude Z. Luxe. presiding. There
are 479 criminal cases and hundreds
of civil cases on the docket II the
lawyers of the district prepare cases,
court will continue without Interrupt
ton until June Z.
An estate of $4,000 was left by the
late James Thompson, La Crosse, can
didate for United States senator last
fall against Senator l. l.. Lenfoot.
One-third of the estate is bequeathed
to the widow, a third to Miss Gena
Thompson, Madison, sister, and the
remaining third is divided among five
brothers and sisters.
Arrangements have been started to
take care of at least 1000 visitors at
the district saengerfest of the WiscOn-
sin Saengerbund at Appleton July Is
and II. About 20 singing societies
with at least 500 members will par
ticipate One of the features will be
concerts by mixed choir and selections
in which all the chOirs will participate
Footville, Rock county, has taxa
ton problem to settle with the town
of Center William Barnes, farmer,
has a house and several buildings
within the limits of FOotville village in
Plymouth township and his barn and
stock is across the line in Center town
ship Assessors in both townships
claim the jurisdiction to tax the barn
and pure bred cattle.
d. c. Brown, owner of a theater at
VirOqua, arrested on a charge OF VIC
lating the blue laws by keeping his
movie house open on Sunday, was
found not guilty by jury in Judge
MahOney's court at Eau Claire, Bust
the trial The complaint was based on
petitioned circular by the w. c.
T. u and which was signed by about
two hundred persons.
A few hours following receipt of
news of the death of their sister and
her four children in a fire which de-
strOyed their home in Conrad, Mont,
the garage of the Clough Brothers
Automobile company at Boyceville,
near Rice Lake was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 by fire Shortly
afterward the is year old son of I. M
Clough, one of the brothers, suffered
broken arm, when the crank he was
using to start an automobile struck
him.
Winter wheat and rye are showing
exceptionally we'll in Marinette county.
A big acreage of oats is insured, and
$500 bushels of seed have been treat
ed by the county agent. small
amount of spring wheat has been
planted Peas are going in, to be
raised for feed Seed potatoes to the
amount of 14250 bushels are being
treated An unusual amount of soy
beans will be planted this year in re-
Spouse to a Raise your own feed"
campaign.
Losses at the Farmer store in
Bloomer from the fire which started
in the barn of the Union hotel and
destroyed the warehouse of the
Farmer store April 10, have been com
puted at 100000, of which 35 per cent
is covered by insurance. Ten carloads
of various sorts of agricultural imple-
ments valued at $4,000 had been
stored along with stock of $4,000 to
$4,000. The net loss of $4,000 will
be allotted to the chain of Farmers
stores, which do a thriving business.
The store at Bloomer has always been
one of the most prosperous of the
Farmer stores.
A campaign for clean milk is being
waged in Green Bay by Food Inspector
G. A. Servais. Samples of milk from
sources supplying the city will be test