Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-07-08
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS


lar agent at it's Dunbar station in
Marinette county. The railway COM
pany had planned to remove this agent
and the order comes as a result of a
complaint by the residents adjacent to
Dunbar.
The town of Winter in Sawyer coun-
ty still keeps the lead in the number
of new settlers having arrived there
during the year of 1921. Up to date
40 have arrived at Winter and settled
near there on land purchased. During
the year 1920, Winter had the largest
number of settlers locating there than
any other town in Upper Wisconsin.
Ojibwa is the second in line.
Potato buyers and experts from the
south and east will make tour of
Wisconsin potato fields in August,
visiting particularly the certified fields,
according to the Wisconsin Potato
Growers association Wisconsin seed
potatoes are making national reputa-
ton since the growers association and
the experiment station have been CO.
operating in the certified seed pro-
gram.
Girls under II are barred from hotel
service as bell-bOys, under a law which
went into effect June 20. Heavy penal
ty is provided for punishment of hotel
keepers who violate provisions of the
new act This is the first of eight
child welfare bills passed by the leg
islature on recommendation of the
senate education and public welfare
committee to become law.
Phillip Becker, AZ years old, a farm
er living near MenomOnee Falls, was
asphyxiated by poison fumes from a
dry well which he was attempting to
clean out. Becker was let down into
the we'll in a bucket. A moment later
he called for help. Men who were
working with him attempted to lift the
bucket, but the rope caught. Before
he could be reached, Becker was dead.
His body was black. The man leaves
a wife and four children.
Appleton is experiencing its greatest
building boom since 1916 with con-
struction work aggregating more than
S1,2OO,000 under way or about to be
started. Several other large projects
are under consideration and may be
started soon. Construction work has
been hampered by strike of carpen-
tiers who refused to accept q wage cut
of 10 cents an hour, but a large num-
0f haY, Pr
elsewhere and work is we'll under way.
Thomas Little, So, engineer on the
Milwaukee road for AZ years died at
his home in Portage. He was the hero
of the limited train wreck at Rio, Oct.
%, 1886, when Is people lost their
lives The train hit an open switch
while travelling a mile minute. He
stuck to the throttle and crawled out
from under the overturned engine and
with Bishop Whipple rescued scores of
persons from burning coaches.
The Rev. J. S. Albert, Oshkosh, was
reelected president of the Luther
league of Wisconsin at the annual con-
vention held in Racine. Other officers
elected were: Vice-president, Ben
White, La Crosse; corresponding sec
rotary, Margaret Hennecke, Milwau-
kee; recording secretary Victoria
Swanson, Milwaukee,; treasurer. Els
Their BrietZke, Racine; executive com
mittee, the Rev. E. l.. MoerKe and
George Raaps, Milwaukee, and Miss
Netlund, Madison.
While returning to his car from the
farm of Leo WisnieWski in the town of
Dewey, Portage county, W. j. Demmer-
ly of Stevens Point was struck by
lightning and rendered unconscious.
His face and head were badly burned,
bruised and cut. The crash came just
as he was climbing under wire fence.
Miss Edna McCreedy, his Sister-in-law.
ran to the place but could not revive
him, and it was two hours before the
man was again fully conscious.
Effective July /, wages in the Ste
vens Point, Wisconsin Rapids and
Biron divisions of the Consolidated
Waterpower and Paper Co., will be re-
duced 20 per cent. The new schedule
affects 900 men employed in the three
divisions 1t is not established for a
stipulated period. The scale is that
which was in force May l, 1919. The
going rate for common labor is As
cents an 8-hour day, or $21.60 week.
The Appleton branch of the ConsOli-
dated made a 20 per cent reduction
several weeks ago.
Three weeks of hot and dry weather,
combined with the poor clover condi
ton following the winter, have result
ed in a serious shortage of the hay
crop in Marinette county The oats
and peas combination is maturing too
early and there will be reduced ton
mage of this substitute. Potatoes, corn
and soy beans have not been affected
and are in excellent condition. The
cabbage districts are setting out plants
and hope for a good market following
last years excess crop. Sugar beet
fields are in prime condition.
Construction of new school houses
will be considered by IA districts in
Outapamie county at their annual