Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-03

Mrs. John Theobald, SO, died at
Juneau after a short illness. Her
daughter, Gertrude, died the same
afternoon at a hospital in Green Bay.
The double funeral was held at ST.
Mary's Catholic church, juneau.
/ Phillip, 4-year-old SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Neil johnson, living on a farm
near Edgerton found loaded revol-
yer and accidentally shot himself
through the temple. He died in an
Edgerton hospital.
Five reels of film, valued at $3.50
were destroyed by an explosion dur
ing a motion picture show in ST. Au-
gustine's hall, Wausaukee. The flames
We're confined to the fire proof booth,
but smoke damaged the walls OF the
building.
Harry Mauier, 81, farmer living
near Verona, bled to death when
caught between the wheels Of his
lumber wagon, severing an artery in
! his leg. A doctor who arrived after
the accident was too late to save his
! life.
Fred Schmidt, Oakfield, father Of a
family of six, was sentenced to four
months at hard labor in the county
jail at Fond du Lac by Judge Chester
Fowler in circuit court after ne en-
tered plea of guilty to the charge
OF manufacturing moonshine.
More than 500 vocational school pu-
pills attending day classes in La Crosse
will have an enforced vacation be-
cause of the fire which destroyed the
Longfellow school. 1t will take two
or three weeks to prepare and equip
school for them
The Thirty-second division will meet
for it's second reunion and jubilee at
Madison, Aug. 26 to 20, the executive
committee determined. At it's meet
ing the executive committee COM
menced to lay plans for the big
gathering which is expected to bring
many former service men to the city.
! A statewide conference of all CO.
operative buying organizations to dis
cuss market conditions and formulate
means for organizations to bring the
farmer consumer into closer contact
with the manufacturer or producer,
is proposed by the Equity society in
| recent statement. Already the So
| ciety is calling local meetings to con-
slider the buying problems of localities.
Reduction in cement prices amount
ing to Is cents barrel over those
I first set by manufacturers have been
received by the state highway COM
mission from one concern, according
to A. r. Hirst, highway engineer. He
| said that ii the prices offered by this
company are met by others, Wiscon-
sin will accept their bids at approx
mately $3.50 barrel.
KenOsha went on record in favor
| of beer and light wines when the city
council by vote of IA to /, adopted
resolution asking representatives at
| Washington to vote for a modifica-
ton OF the dry law SO as to permit
| the manufacture, sale and distribution
of wholesome beer and light wines"
Aid. Berger alone opposed the motion,
declaring that in his mind Is people
| had no right to vote for the entire
city.
| Punch boards have no legal stand
| ing in the circuit court Of La Crosse
| county, according to ruling by Judge
E. c. Higbee against the Iowa Novelty
| Co, Des Moines. This firm sold
punch board with $500 worth of prizes
to Janis Kanallakes, proprietor of a
confectionery store. He refused to
pay for the board and prizes after the
outfit had been confiscated by the
sheriff in a series of raids Judge Hig-
bee said the novelty company had no
legal grounds for action because it
was selling a contriyance not coun-
! tenanced by law.
The value of Wisconsin livestock
/ decreased more than s50,O00,0Oo dur
: ing the last year, Joseph A. Becker,
of the state crop reporting service,
announced after an inventory Of farm
ers. The total value of stock on farms
of the state amounted to $223,8O9, 900
Jan. /, compared to $276,397 900 Jan.
1, 1921, and 1878, 100000 Jan. /, 1920.
This amounts to decrease of 10 per
! cent under 1921 values and Al per
cent under values of 1920, while it is
II per cent below the pre-war figure
of 1914, the report shows
| Following positive Identification
by relatives of the body of the Mira
Gle creek mystery" murder victim as
Edward Thielen of Racine, District
Attorney r. c. Twining of WATERFOWL,
directing investigation of the crime,
redouble defforts to locate Fred Nc
Bride, intimate of the murdered man,
who left this section shortly after the
murder. Mcbride was last seen in
company with Thielen and is alleged
to have sold Thielen's car shortly be-
fore he left for Akron, O., where his
trail has been lost. Two brothers an
/ uncle and cousin OF Thielen posi-