Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-06-02
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

Of Milwaukee rum ring, to insure col
lection of fines and court costs aggre-
eating $27,991.6S, has been taken in
Kenosha circuit court.
Sight of a man with his face be-
spattered with blood, as a result OF
fist fight, so frightened Russell Pierce,
a 17-year-old boy residing near Mount
Horeb, that he died almost instantly
of a heart attack Physicians regard
the case as one of the most unusual
on record, as the boy had never been
ill with a heart affliction
Floyd Jewell, % years old, civil
engineering student at the University
of Wisconsin from New Lisbon, Wis,
committed suicide by taking poison.
Jewell was regarded as an exception
ally bright student in the engineering
school. He left a note saying that
he was taking his life because Of be
ing cired of being sick so much
Oshkosh yachtsmen are putting
their racing craft in shape for busy
season of regattas and several veteran
boats will be launched. Neenah and
Oshkosh yacht owners are arranging
a series of races for the summer on
Lake Winnebago. Both cities will
send yachts to Lake Geneva in August
for the annual regatta of the Inland
Lake Yachting association.
Rock county. with eleven spray
rings fully organized and functioning
and twelve power spray machines In
operation, is leading the whole state
in saving orchards. More than $50
farmers, representing nearly every
township in the county, have enrolled
in the spray rings. 1t is estimated
that 5000 trees of Rock county will
be given chemical treatment this sea-
son to guard against orchard pests.
Brown county's war against moon
shine and illicit liquor will have to
be carried ON by federal and state
prohibition agents and law enforce
ment officers alone, as the county
board of supervisors turned down
Dist Atty. 'Young's appeal for $4,000
to fight the dry law violators. The
vote was Al to against the appro-
priation Dry forces are much aroused
over the action of the board and it is
said that the mo" vote will be made
an issue at the next election.
Private property owners must pay
for needed work to make abutt1ng
property accessible to improved high
ways, J. F. Baker, assistant attorney
general, held in an opinion to Peter
Urness, district attorney at Mondovi.
THE building of culverts or bridges
across bitches on public highways
leading to a private driveWays is a
private matter which private property
owners, are required to attend to, if
necessary for access to the highway"
Mr.. Baker said.
Reclamation of farm land in Brown
county has been started in an effort
to encourage the restoration Of land
which might be greatly increased in
valuation if the property is properly
drained. County Agent Kayanaugh is
in charge Of the campaign and meet
ings are being scheduled in the town
ships through the county. There are
1900 farms in the county which are
reported by owners as needing I'M
proved drainage.
Prof. A A Upham, vice president
of the Whitewater Normal school for
three years, dean of the faculty, for
mer mayor of Whitewater, and one
of the most prominent educators in
Wisconsin, will retire at the close OF
the summer session, after "a years
of continuous service. Prof. Upham
has been a member of the state board
of examiners for II years and chair
man for several years. He has suf
fered from ill health during the last
year.
The Wisconsin law enforcement
convention, written into the records OF
the states dry organizations as the
most successful and the greatest pro
hibition conference ever held in Mil
waukee, came to close with a mass
meeting held in the Auditorium, at
tended by approximately 5000 mer
and women from every section of the
state. The convention was attended
by many notables, including Mayor
Roy P. Haynes, national prohibition
commissioner, and Wayr B. Wheeler
attorney for the Anti-Sal ! league.
The fur-bearing animals of Wiscon
sin face extinction unless steps are
taken at once to curb trapping for the
next year, w. e. Barber, chairman o
the state conservation commission
has advised members Of the legisla
ture and officers of rod and gun clubs
In letter to legislators and sports
men Mr.. Barber seeks to determine
whether or not they think it advisable
for the commission to proceed unde
the emergency powers given it by thu
statutes to close the season for thu
trapping of fur-bearing animals during
the next season
4 At the recent meeting of the Fores