Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-03
After being closed down FOR about a

partments are now being employed
four days a, week.
Judge E. B. Belden, who has pre-
sided at the trials of all persons IN
dicted by the special grand jury in
Kenosha county, has placed his Q. 4.
on women jurors. He declares that
women on juries in the courts over
which he presides have proved them
selves capable and able jurors.
A family reunion, representing five
generations headed by Nils Breske-
bakken Christoferson, hale and hearty
at 81, was held at Alden Mr.. Christ
oferson has rs living descendants. He
was born in Hadeland, Norway, Aug.
2, 1880, and came to Green county in
1866. He moved to Alden in 1871.
Leland G. White, who has been re-
elected secretary Of the Green county
fair, is now the oldest in point OF
service of Wisconsin county fair man
ayers He was first elected in 1903.
The record was held by G. w. Harvey.
Beaver Dam, until his death last year.
He served twenty-eight years.
There can be no referendum in Wis
eonsin on proposals Of constitutional
change to legaliZe the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beer, I'M
less by Legislative direction, Atty.
Gen. Morgan said. Some states have
started circulation of petitions to
bring the question to vote at their
next general election.
Pioneers of Outagamie county will
gather in Appleton on Washington's
birthday, Feb. %, to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of Outagamie
County Pioneers association. Eight
committees with fifty-eight members
have been appointed to arrange for
the banquet and meeting. The asso.
citation has held it's annual meetings
on Feb. % ever since its organization.
Gen. John j. PershiLg, Secretary Of
Commerce Herbert Hoover, Secretary
of the Navy Edwin DENLY, National
Douglas Macarthur and Gen. Ham, are
among the men of national promi-
nence who have been invited to attend
the second annual convention of COM
manders and adjutants of American
Legion posts in Appleton, March 4
and 5.
A new Methodist Episcopal church,
to take the place of the one which
burned recently, will be built at Mil
ton Junction as soon as possible on
the old site, the church board has an
nounced. The new building is expect
ed to cost about $4,000. Funds for
constructing the church will be raised
by subscriptions among members of
the congregation.
Washington School Success Can
ming club of Medford was awarded
first prize, $40, as the best canning
club in the state. In making this de-
cision the following points were con-
sidered; Number in club, amount OF
food canned by each member, varieties
Of foods, conditions of record books
and report kept, faithfulness in the
performance of duty and demonstra
ton teamwork. This club is winner
over Sc contestants.
Jail prisoners in Wisconsin who are
farmed out under the state prison
labor law cannot enjoy the privilege
of celebrating their nights, Sundays
and holidays at home while serving
their sentence. Atty. Gen. Morgan
advised S. G. Dunwiddie, district attor-
ney of Rock county. in an opinion.
Mr.. Dunwiddie inquired whether
judge had the authority to require
prisoner to spend the time when not
working in Jail, or whether it was not
the mans right to have his free time
Investigation by the tax commission
during the past year added $766,S77.S1
of tax to state revenue through dis.
covery of unreported income that
amounted to $8,899, $50. Income taxes
added to the revenue amounted to
$522,301 educational surtax to 1,845,
soldiers bonus surtax to $120,377 and
teachers retirement fund surtax to
$42,353. The commission found errors
in 1897 returns which resulted in 1880
cases in increased reports OF income
and in 81 cases of reduction. Books
/ of "a corporations were audited. Since
the commission commenced auditing
corporation tax returns three years
ago over 100000 of additional tax
has been collected.
One pupil in every five of the
schools of Eau Claire county has
savings account started by himself.
On the first anniversary of Thrift
day, commemorative the birthday .Iof
Benjamin Franklin, Jan. II, several
other schools were near the 100 per
cent mark in savings. Yule school,
at Otter Creek, and Clemenson school,
at Clear Creek, will soon receive silk
flags. for reaching the 100 per cent
mark. These flags are given the
schools by the president of the county
| bankers association. Pupils are grad
!