Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-11-03
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eO CnaJ Work Will De completed ABOUT
Nov. 10.
Two deaths less than an hour apart
removed two prominent Stevens Point
men, Garth Jensen, who died after
twelve days illness from accidentally
swallowing bichloride of mercury tab
let's, and Dr. W. H. Wilson, dentist,
who died of pneumonia.
Donald Grogan, years On, is dead.
and his brother, 10 years old, in
hospital at Waupaca with burns that
may prove fatal, as the hesult OF try
ing to start a fire with gasoline. Fol.
lowing an explosion, neighbors saw
the boys run from the house with their
clothing in flames. Donald died in a
few minutes. Their parents were not
at home when the tragedy occurred.
For the first time in years more
than two days have been required for
the state board of control to pass on
applications for parole. There were
fifty-six petitions, the largest number
ever eligible Enough of these will
be granted, it is thought, to reduce
materially the number at the institu
ton Ten federal prisoners are now
confined at the state reformatory.
Fire threatened the entire village
of Downing, Dunn county, and con-
sumed the Herdahl general store, the
largest store in the village, and the
confectionery and barber shop. The
Glenwood City fire department was
called to aid in checking the blaze
The Bank of Downing was damaged
slightly. The loss is estimated at
$4,000 A defective chimney is
blamed.
After 46 years of operation the
Green Bay and Western Railway Co
abandoned its train service in and Out
of La Crosse under an order OF the
interstate commerce commission per
hitting abandonment of the branch
line between Marshland and La
Crosse. The city paid bonus OF
$4,000 to get the railroad in 1876.
For many years it has been an un-
profitable line for the railroad COM
pany.
A campaign against cancer, Wis
consins most devastating disease,
will be carried on Nov. IL to IL, the
state department of health has an
nounced.' The insidious onset of the
malady and its durability if warning
signs are needed early will be
preached through the press and by
speakers. Cancer Is said to have been
steadily on the increase since 1911,
it's largest toll being exacted among
middle aged persons
The one-room country schoolhouse
must go, John Callahan, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, told the
school board representatives at the
annual convention of the Northwest
ern Wisconsin Teachers association
at Eau Claire. Mr.. Callahan brought
out several instances of children
crowded into small, unhealthy schools,
in one case there being as many as
90 children In one room under the di-
rection of one teacher This, he said,
was a crime against the children as
well as unfair to the teacher.
Martin Peterson, 40 years old, indie
pendence, was sentenced to serve one
year in the state penitentiary at Wau-
pun, following his conviction in Cir
cult court at whitehall on a charge
of fourth degree manslaughter. The
charge was an outgrowth of the death
on Aug. 20 of Miss Helen Gunderson,
10. who was fatally injured when the
automobile driven by Peterson, in
which she was a passenger, left the
road and overturned The state
presented evidence intended to show
that Peterson had appeared intoxlcat-
ed previous to the ride.
In the wake of the recent resigna-
ton of Mrs. Alma Longgale, Racine,
former policewoman and the subse
uuent scandal said to have involved
number of Racine's prominent bust
ness men, comes the announcement
that the city's next Juvenile officer
will be a man. 1t is planned to de-
tail a member of the police depart
ment to act in that capacity The
plan was agreed on between the chief
of police and the council committee
of the whole as a result of the slash,
ing of the policewoman item from the
police department budget.
Concrete highway construction is
being shut down throughout Wiscon-
sin with 1886 miles of new hard sur
Faoad road the result of the seasons
work, A. r. Hirst, state highway en-
gineer, has announced. The concrete
construction is more than 100 miles
short of the program mapped out at
the beginning of the season, Mr.. Hirst
said. Total proposed mileage was
ass, but the railroad strike, coal strike
and cement shortage cut into con-
struction operations and lowered the
final completed mileage to 1885, More