Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

reaper III GTG0u bay during JANUARY
according to the bureau of vital sta.
tistics. There was GA births and 40
deaths. Dan Cupid had a bad month,
only IL weddings being solemnized.
John Shellenberger, aged recluse,
who for more than 20 years has lived
in little hut in the hills of northern
Lancaster county, subsisting on herbs,
nuts and fruits, was burned to death
when a fire he built to keep warm
burned the shack.
Five raids by Sheriff Arthur Buch-
anan of Superior, ON New Kentucky
have sent the price of moonshine soar
ing from $12 to SIS gallon to $40 to
$50 for liquor of a poorer variety, &C.
cording to the reports alleged DRINKS
give in Superior police court.
Free inspection of teeth of children
Of the Stevens Point public schools
under the direction of Miss Ruth Mar
lowe, city nurse, will be made. It is
hoped that a dental clinic for school
children will be established on the
basic of results.
The salary of the mayor of James
vile was raised to 81 900 by the city
council, an increase of $500. The city
clerk was raised from $1,000 to 81, 100.
Several other increases were dropped
following development of public dis
approval. 1t was originally proposed
to give the mayor $4,000.
More than 500 bankers and bankers
representatives are expected to gather
in Eau Claire on Feb. %, when the
annual convention of Group l, WiscOn-
sin Bankers association meets. The
last convention was held in Chippewa
Falls in 1920, with an attendance Of
more than 400.
The Biggers Bee Supply Manufac-
turing company for the past year have
been the biggest honey producers in
WiSconsin-Which state is a leader in
bee industry-and have 900 colonies
of Italian bees at Brentwood operating
in the four counties of Washburn,
Sawyer, Rusk, and Barron.
The first six Lincoln county COWS to
be placed in the official advanced reg
istry division of the Holstein-F riesian
Breeders association are members of
the Lincoln county home herd The
leader produced 59702 pounds of milk,
and 1916 pounds of butter fat in q
seyen-day test.
A total Of 813,569 acres in Wiscon-
sin or 2.3 per cent of the states total
acreage, has been organized into
drainage enterprise, at cost of 81
296,755, the census bureau at Wash
ington announced. Of the land in the
organized drainage enterprises 274,384
acres is improved farm land, 1885, 56
acres is timbered and cutover land
and 394,129 acres is unimproyed.
Farmers of Rock county and south
crn Wisconsin strongly oppose the
adoption of law for daylight saving
next summer, according to a canvass
just completed. Their complaint is
that it interferes with farm schedules.
Farmers work with the sun, but visit
the city by clock, and early closing,
they say will cost them valuable work
ing hours.
Wisconsin will receive $2,250,000 for
state roads under the provisions of the
general bill for that purpose just
passed in congress, according to Frank
A. Cannon of the Wisconsin Good
Roads association. "In 1918 the gov
eminent gave the state $5,100,000 and
the state still has $1,70O,000 available
under that act which it may use this
spring" he said
The industrial commission of Wis
liams, widow of George Williams, La
Crosse fireman who was electrocuted
at the plant of the G.. Heileman Brew
ing company, compensation of $4,793.
The commission also penaliZed the
brewing company $629.81 for not pro
yiding housing for the electric switch
which caused Mr.. Williams death.
At the annual meeting of the Rusk
County Real Estate Board, resolutions
we're adopted protesting against the
present lavish expenditure of public
money, demanding that halt be
pointed to call a massmeeting of the
citizens. Meetings are now being held
in all parts of the county. A petition
with the names of 1000 voters viii
be sent to Madison. Bills have al
ready been introduced covering the
changes in the state laws demanded.
instruction in protection and propa
cation Of fish and game will be includ
cd in the curriculums of Wisconsin
public schools if the Wisconsin Game
Protective association can carry out
its plans. Officers of the state asso
citation, at meeting in Appleton
/, made preliminary arrangements fol
presenting their case to the state de
partment of education. 1t was also de
cided to interest Boy Scout organiza
tions in game protection. The state
association now has between 10000
and 10000 members. 1t is proposed
to increase the membership to 10000
before the end of this year.
Gambling with cards or other de
vices must cease in Stevens Point
This means stop from the word go, O.
+bara will ho trOuh1n - This iC tho 11It