Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-03-25
The board of directors Of the Nee


smoking at public gatherings
The Sheboygan water department
municipality owned utility, during the
year 1920 earned a net income of $62,
1858 on an investment of 1882, 1853
according to the annual financial state
ment transported to the railroad com
mission Il =
Cyrus Harris, town of Skanawan
Lincoln county, while attempting to
unfasten a stable chain, was kicked by
three ribs broken. He regained con
seriousness sixteen hours after the ac-
cident
The Eastern Monroe County Fair
association will hold the 1921 fair Aug.
% to 26. Extensive improvements
under way at the fair grounds in To
man. include additional stock sheds,
poultry house. a secretary's office
and ticket office.
Two record breaking hauls of fish
were made by Earl W. Little and
James Curdue in Lake Pepin. Mr.. Lit
tie in one seine haul had $4,000 pounds
of fish, and Curdue had 10000 pounds.
There were more than three carloads
of fish in the two hauls.
An appeal made by the Green Bay
Red Cross to remember the disabled
soldiers at st. Mary's hospital has
caused such wave of magazines,
books, candies and flowers to be sent
to the war heroes that the hospital au-
thorities have asked the public to cut
short their contributions until further
notice.
Mexico City, visited Juneau and pur-
chased several carloads of Dodge coun-
ty Holstein cattle for shipment to
Mexico. Ryde and Melcher, local
buyers, assisted them in the selection
of the cattle. Lopez and Belle have
large dairying interests in Mexico
They say milk sells for 20 cents a
quart in Mexico City.
The village of Little Chute, Brown
county, is contemplating the installa-
ton OF water works plant to cost
about $4,000, according to p. A.
Gloudemann, president of the town
board. A sewer system costing $4,000
has been completed. Due to paper
mills located there, the village has
grown about 400 per cent in ten years.
It's population is 2,100.
The closed season for all fish, with
the exception of lake trout, white fish
and herring, becomes effective on
Green Bay APR and will continue
until May Is, according to a recent rul-
ing issued by the conservation COM
mission. According to Green Bay fish
dealers more than 100000 pounds of
fish were handled through that port
in 1920. The estimated value was
5000 900. Herring and perch consti-
tuted the greater part of the catch.
The board of supervisors Of Lafay-
cite county met in special session and
instructed the county treasurer to Dor
row $4,000 for the purpose of pur-
chasing mine tailings to be used in re-
surfacing the highways of the county.
The expense of distributing the tail
ings will be charged back to the town,
village or city through which the road
passes in proportion to the amount
used.
The J. |. Case Plow Works of Ra-
cine, announced a is per cent reduc-
ton on all it's products, effective i'm
mediately. The reduction will effect
tractors, power farming implements
and tilage tools of all kinds. FL. M.
Wallis, president of the company, an
nounced that the cut in prices is not
based upon present production costs,
but is made to meet the demand Of the
farmer and for a REIMBURSEMENT in
business.
The average per acre value OF all
Wisconsin farm lands with improve
ments is estimated by Joseph A.
Becker of the Wisconsin Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service (U. S. Bureau
OF Crop Estimates and Wisconsin
State Department of Agricultural at
S126, compared to $3.50 in 1920, $109
in 1919 and $102 in 1918. Average val
ue Of farm lands without improve
ments is estimated at $84 per acre,
compared to $50 in 1920, $50 in 1919
and $72 in 1918.
The student committee on discipline
at the state university has found 10
students guilty of dishonest practice in
examinations and laboratory classes.
A senior convicted Of Inducing an
other student to write d spelling ex-
animation for him was indefinitely sus-
pended Nine Of the offending stu
dents were placed on probation and
total of 81 extra credits for graduation
were imposed, ranging from three to
ten credits each, depending on the
flagrancy of the offense.
An extensive program of road build
ing is to be carried out in Winnebago
county during the coming season,
plans for which are now being put for
ward Contracts are under consider
alton. One of the chief projects will
be the completion of the concrete high
way between Oshkosh and Neenah on
what is known as the Jackson street
road. 1t is proposed to get the work
started as early as possible in the
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