Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-01

IN the LOWn Oh GlCeu Ddy. IAo s'AA
NAL weighed about 40 pounds.
Wausau is to have one OF the most
beautiful and convenient camping
places for automobile tourists in the
state The entire Marathon county
fair grounds, comprising 16O acres al
most entirely covered with a virgin
growth of pine timber, on state nigh
way No. 16, has been set aside for this
purpose.
Dorothy Pisholk, 5, was instantly
killed in her home near Rothschlld'
Marathon county, when a lightning
bolt struck her on the head and passed
through her body. The bench on
which she sat was destroyed. Her
parents were in the same room when
the bolt struck the little girl but We're
uninjured.
DR.. Hasso A. Meilike, pioneer WIS
consin physician and member OF the
state board of health for fifteen years,
died at his home in Clintonyille at the
age of 81. He was widely known
among medical men of the state. Df-
Meilike came to this country IN 1910
from Germany, where he was born
July 8. 1854.
Hollis B. Drake, Y, a prominent
breeder of Shorthorn cattle ana
treasurer OF the Dodge County FAR
association, died at his home, one mlle
east of Beaver Dam. Mr.. Drake spent
nearly all his life on the farm upon
which he died, his father having been
pioneer settler of the town OF
Beaver Dam.
The value of marine commerce at
Ashland in 1920 totaled more than $45,-
100000. The greater part OF TINS IS
made up of the value Of outgoing iron
ore and incoming coal The contrast
III upbound traffic and outgoing com
merce is shown in the fact that While
5000. 900 tons of iron ore went out OF
Chequemegon bay only 100000 tons OF
coal were received.
Through legislation passed by the
Womens Student council, goods OF
Ripon college have voted against wear
to be held Apr 20. The affair this
year will be one of the most elaborate
functions ever given at Ripon college
and the Women's council thought IL
wise to ban flowers, inasmuch as
corsage bouquets are expensive, last
only short time, and frequently rum
the gown on which they are worn.
The Marshfeld fight over the matter
of increasing the teachers salaries
was settled satisfactorily, when at an
open meeting of the board and cltl~
dens, a vote of confidence in the board
was passed. The contracts as pre-
pared by Supt. Newlum under the au-
thorization of the board, and carrying
an increase ranging from $50 to S5oo
per year will stand and be submitted
to the teachers for acceptance. 1t VIII
be remembered that Marshtleld was
one of the first cities in the state last
year to voluntarily raise the. teachers
wages.
Dan Falck, Morrisontown, lost
solid gold watch while picking black
berries on the wild lands of tnat town
thirty years ago He searched for the
timepiece, but failed TO recover it.
The land was later cleared, and has
been plowed 20 times since then. A
few days ago the owner of the LAND,
which is now well-cultivated farm,
presented Mr. Falck with his lost
watch The farmer found it while
blowing over the field. The works
were rusted away, but the case was
as good as new.
Lawrence Ripon, Beloit and Carroll
colleges each will receive $4,000 from
the estate OF Mrs. Mary J. EickelberS,
Gently leaving will disposing OF
property valued at about $550,000 The
major portion of the estate was left
to educational and charitable institu-
tons The will also bequeathed $25,-
600 to the village of Horizon; $4,000
for the erection of new high school,
ST 500 to each of the six churches in
Horizon, and $4,000 endowment to
Horizon to be used for benevolent pur
poses
Wisconsins honey crop of 1920 was
worth over million dollars, accord
in to report by Joseph A. Becker
of the Wisconsin Cooperative Crop
Reporting Service Omitted States Blu
reau of Crop Estimates and Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture),
based upon reports from members of
the Wisconsin Beekeepers' associa-
ton. The number of working colonies
in 1920 is estimated at 10000, COM
pared TO 10000 in 1919 and $500 in
1909 Total value was 100000, COM
pared to $765, 900 in 1919 and 1861, 900
in 1909.
After serving in the Civil war three
years and being discharged at Atlanta
only to re-enlist within 20 minutes and
marching with Sherman to the sea. re-
turning to Wisconsin to be honorably
discharged at the close of the war,
George Stevens died in Manawa at the
age of sc years. Mr. Stevens served
in the Fourteenth Wisconsin and also
in the Seventeenth Wisconsin, Co. *.
He was one of the early pioneers OF
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