Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-08-19

of this catch was made up of rough
fish from inland waters.
State plumbing examinations for
master and journeyman plumbers for
state licenses will be held Aug. % at
Milwaukee and Madison conducted by
the state board of health. The school
of trades in Milwaukee and the uni
versity service building in Madison
will be headquarters.
WinnebagO county crops will aver
age between fifty and seventy per cent
of normal this year according to Coun-
ty Agricultural Agent G. A. Sell of
Neenah The low yield is due to
drought and excessive heat, he says.
jority of the crops.
Simon Greibe, 76 years old, believes
that he still has long time to live and
he proposes to spend the rest Of it as
a full fledged American. He has made
application for full citizenship papers
and passed examination before Natur-
alization Examiner P. W. Balzer at
Sheboygan.
Jules Dubois, Sturgeon Bay, has
been proclaimed champion cherry
picker as result Of record estab-
lished during the season just closed.
In one day he picked 408 quarts, for
which he received days wage Of
$12.24. The day before Jules picked
224 quarts in the morning, working
only half day.
The city of Racine has accepted the
proposition of the Wisconsin Gas &
Electric Co. to reduce the price of gas
to Racine consumers 10 cents for each
1000 cubic feet. The new rate is eff
fectiye Sept. l. The present rate is
$1.75 for 1000 cubic feet for the first
1000 cubic feet used.
The police force of New London has
been substantially increased and all
patrolmen have been armed with mod
ern weapons as an OutgrOWth Of nu-
merOus robberies during the last few
months. Special protection will be
given to business places in the future.
A motorcycle policeman has also been
added to the force.
Forging the name of his army
buddy on five checks amounting to
$32, Bert Sickles, %, said to be from
Sturgeon Bay, was arrested at Mani
towoc. He pleaded guilty. Sentence
was withheld pending investigation of
his record, which is believed to be
good, Sickles used the name of Will
eyer, his roommate, with whom he
fought in France.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way Co. has filed q petition with the
railroad commission asking for the dis
continuance of two trains between
Madison and MontfoFt, Necessity for
decreasing expenses is given as the
reason.
The city of Wausau has sold $150,00Q
of water works bonds at 51a per cent,
securing a premium of $3.50. The city
intended to issue per cent bonds.
Sale at the lower rate of interest will
save the city $13,050 in interest dur
ing the life of the bonds.
Hunting and trapping licenses are
being sent out by the state conserva-
ton commission to every county clerk
in the state. Though the open season
will not begin for six weeks, many per
sons obtain licenses in advance. Small
game may be hunted from Sept. 10 to
April 80 and the fee is 81. The deer
license fee will be 1925 for sportsmen
in the state, but the season has been
shortened to from Nov IL to 20 inclu-
siYe. The last session of the legisla-
ture changed the trapper's license fee
to $3.50
Completion of Outagamie county's
1921 road building program, halted be
cause money ran short, was assured
when the finance committee of the
county board authorized the transfer
Of $4,000 from the county's general
fund to the highway building fund
A recent survey Of the countys finan-
ces showed that the treasury contained
about $4,000 more than was needed
for county expenses and that money
now is to be used to build roads
Nearly 1870 miles Of concrete road have
been built in Outagamie county since
1916.
Property owned by the state of Wis
eopsin at the present time is valued at
S36,l76,364 in a report compiled by the
office of the secretary of state. Capt.
tol building and equipment whose cost
at time of purchase was $10.225, 900 led
the list of items contained in the re-
port. The university follows the CAPT
tol with a valuation Of $9,460,235,
whose 1850 acres of land are said to
be worth $2,354,675, buildings and fix
lures $4,952,312, and equipment ST.
153,248 The 1926 acres oil land on
which the state capitol sets, is valued
with improvements at $3,83631S, the
building itself at $6,120,493 and equip
ment at $268,190. Property owned by
normal schools is estimated to be
worth $4,09S,193 of which $2,783,118
is in buildings and fixtures, $685., Asa, in
equipment and $619, 621 in land value
The state prison at Waupun is valued
c4oF * 20;