Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-01-21

With 100 policies in force and in
surance of 100000 outstanding, the
Trempealeau County Farmers Mutual
insurance company had thirty-three
ire losses, totaling only $4,000. during
the last year. according to reports at
its annual meeting.
Langlade county paid during 1920
the sum of S1,27S in bounties on q
wolves and As foxes killed The state
paid an equal amount, making total
of $2,556. The county pays bounty
of $40 on wolves and 50 on foxes, the
state paying the same In 1919 boun-
ties were paid on 81 wolves and 126
foxes
The Elks' lodge of Eau Claire has
adopted 10 Armenian children and
voted to contribute $50 a month for
their support for the coming year,
The money will be donated by mem
bers and sent TO the state committee
of the Elks to be turned over to the
near east relief committee for the Ar
menianS
Wisconsin officially cast her vote for
president and vice-president of the
United States, Jan. 10, when Is presi-
Dental electors, chosen at the Novem-
Der election. met in the senate parlors,
Madison, and duly cast their vote for
Warren G. Harding and Calvin Cool
idge. Max Sell of Florence was chosen
on the fifth ballot, as the official mes
senger who will deliver the vote in
Washington.
George l.. Hull, Whitewater, under
whose direction the movement was
started nearly year ago, was elected
president of the Wisconsin Farm Fed
GRAFTON bureau at the meeting in Mad
iSOn during which permanent organiza-
ton was affected. Other officers are:
S. A. Baird, Waukesha, president:
c. w. Reyes, Fond du Lac, treasurer;
c.. A. Peterson, Fond du Lac, secre-
tary.
Game Warden Tic of the Oconto dis
trict arrested two young men, who
gave their names as William Feayel
and Charles Ebert, and who gave their
residence as Appleton. Feavel was
charged with shooting patridges and
was fined $50 and costs amounting to
$87. His gun was confiscated. Ebert
was charged with hunting without
license and fined $50 and costs amount
ing to 1892
The first carload of certified Tri-
umphs seed potatoes to be sold from
Price county has just been consigned
to Louisiana These potatoes We're
sold by the Price County Pure Seed
association and the price was $3.50 per
100 pounds. With the exception Of a
very few bushels all the Triumph seed
in the county has now been sold
An increase Of $11 900 over 1919, or
a total business of 100000, has been
done by the Fond du Lac post office
with a postal force that was no larger
than the one nine years ago, when
business receipts totaled but $57 900.
During 1920, deputies of the indus
trial commission investigated 2,616 ac-
cidents to determine whether the in
jured employees or their dependents
were entitled to an increase in com
pensatiOn, because these accidents
were due to violation of some law
of the state or order of the commits
sion. In 757 of these cases the re-
ports of the deputies indicated that
the violations were due to such viola
tions of the safety laws. Increased
compensation was thus recommended
in nearly 80 per cent of the cases in
vestigated.
Reduced fares will be offered by all
railroads to those who attend the big
Get-Together Market conference at
Agricultural hall, Madison, Feb. l to
10. This is the notice just received
by X. L. Hatch, of the agricultural eX-
tension service who is arranging the
program. A rate of a fare and half
is offered on a certificate plan. con
purchasing a ticket at the home sta
ton, the passenger should pay full fare
and ask for a certificate which, when
countersigned at Madison, will entitle
the purchaser to a return ticket at half
fare, says Mr. Hatch. This special
rate applies to points on all Wiscon-
sin lines"
The first step in stamping out gil
gantic dope ring which has been oper-
ating in Wisconsin and other north
west states was taken by federal
agents when they raided the place of
Frank fnsco, Superior, said to be the
chief of the ring. A quantity of opium,
half a dozen opium pipes and guam
tity of cocaine were found. 1t had
been reported that many women of
wealth and social position had been
patrons of Insco and this was borne
out when InScO was searched. A
money belt he carried contained Is
large diamond rings, all wOmen's; half
a dozen lavalieres, earrings and other
womens jewelry. The government
agents believe the jewelry was pawned
with Insco for drugs.
The Prairie du Chen WOmen's club,
organized last summer, has provided
a rest room in the down town district
for accommodation of strangers and
those who find it convenient while
shopping, in the rear of the city Ii
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