Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-12-02

court at Tomahawk, for trapping bea-
iyers. There is closed season Oh
beavers in Lincoln county all year
round.
Fourteen men, representing ten DIT
ferent concerns in nine states. gather
ed in Madison for the November SEES
sion of the training course in better
boxing and Grating by the United
States Forest Products laboratory
Three thousand dollars was appro-
priated by the county board at the fall
session to provide a mothers pension
fund for Manitowoc county in accord,
ance with the provisions of the stat
ute which requires counties OF the
state to levy such an amount from the
general fund.
At u meeting of voters OF the Bur
lington Union school district, attend
ed by 700 electors, Kenilworth park
was selected on an elimination ballot
over three other sites as the location
for the high school building to be
erected in Burlington at an estimated
cost of $4,000 The site will cost
$14,480.
W. T. Schwartz, Juneau merchant,
who also owns an improved dairy
| farm, believes he has the best breeder
cow in Wisconsin. The animal, o
young Holstein, recently gave birth to
triplets, completing record OF eight
calves in three years In 1919 Inc
cow gave birth TO twins and III l92o
there were triplets.
AS a patriotic feature OF program
marking the formal opening OF the
Rockford-Belolt concrete highway al
the Rock county, Wis, and Winnebago
county, ILL.,, state line connection IN
the outskirts of Beloit, two trees to
be known as Buddy trees" were
planted by world war veterans in
memory of the soldier dead Of Wiscon
sin and Illinois.
For the first time in the history OF
the two cities, Beloit this year forged
ahead OF GAINESVILLE in their respect
i've property assessments. The figures
as announced by supervisor OF IN
comes, F. A. Taylor, are $21 .5S7,o56
for Beloit and $27,522,22S for James.
Vile. The ratio OF the assessment OF
Beloit is 2l2S1 and GAINESVILLE 21z3l
Of the total county assessment.
Commercial fishing in Green Bay Is
| Welding such big runs oil fish, espe'
| cially herring, that those engaged II
| the industry are taxed TO the limit fol
equipment More fish are being taken
| than III years, it is reported. The Z.
! futile & Sons company and the j. e,
| Valentine Fish company have their
smokers running and in addition are
| freezing large quantities and making
| outside shipments daily.
Cider vinegar can be listed as an
t other product derived from Door coun-
| ty fruit orchards. A contract has just
been closed whereby the Fruit Grow
ers' Canning Co. Of Sturgeon Bay, will
| furnish the A. NJ Richter Sons So.
with apple cider, for the manufacture
| Of cider vinegar. This provides new
market for portion of Door county's
apple crop
The largest number Of law viola
tons in Oconto county in one year,
has just been secured. TO date SO
convictions have been secured and the
number will exceed the hundred mark
before the year is over This number
does not include fines and sentences
imposed for violations of the various
city and village ordinances through
out Oconto county.
VIM BoWden, a farmer living TWO
miles northwest OF BabcOck, was
gored to death by bull which became
loose and attacked him while he was
doing the chores about the barn. The
top of his skull was crushed in and
his right ear torn off. Mr.. BOwden
was II years old and one OF the Oldest
residents of Babcock He was com
missioner Of three drainage districts
in Wood county.
Public utilities all over the state are
helping To relieve the unemployment
situation by pushing as much of their
extension and addition program as
their finances will permit, railroad
commission records show, In almost
every community supplied with gas.
electric light, telephone or traction
service the utilities are extending
their lines, improving their equipment,
and adding to their plants. giving
work to skilled and unskilled labor.
While most other Industries are hold
ing back TO await better times, the
public utilities must continue their
building program in order to provide
for needs of growing communities
Art Welty, champion potato grower
of Lincoln county, not only carried the
sweepstakes on potatoes at the recent
county fair, but this year succeeded
in growing two crops Of potatoes on
one piece of land without intercrop-
ping. The first crop was planted early
last spring and consisted of Irish Cob
blers which were harvested late in
July. The ground was cleared up and
the second crop put in on Aug. g.
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