Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-01
To Provide Funds For Building
New Chippewa River
Crossing
FAVOR LOANS TO FARM =
ERS UNDER NEW LAW
Lays Over Matter of Engaging COun-
ty Agent.-Matter of Alleged De-
fective Bridge Considered
Settled

to replace the condemned bridge over
the Chippewa river at Flambeau Farm
resulted in the board voting OF
Wednesday to bond the county fol
$4,000
The board was in adjourned annual
session, with all members present and
j. G. Stubbs, chairman, presiding. The
new village of Hawkins was represent
ed by o. J.. Hotz, who formerly rep.
resented the town Of Hawkins. A. O.
Swanson was the new member repre-.
senting the town of Hawkins, and G
+. Rhodes was the new member from
Willard.
The board took favorable action tow.
ard getting the Reclamation Act into
action iG Rusk county. There are
from 80 to 40 freeholders who have
petitioned for loans under the act
but the Reclamation Act does not fit
conditions here and committee
composed of O. l.. Hotz, Whitney Um-
back and HI. L. Baxter, was appointed
to investigate the matter and to form
ulate recommendations for amending
the act, to obviate obtaining the con-
sent of mortgages and lien holders in
order to secure loans under the act
Defer Action On Agent
The much mooted question Of en-
gaging a county agricultural agent
was laid over for settlement to the
spring meeting Of the board, and in
the meantime members of the board
are to sound the sentiment Of their
constituents on the matter.
Miss Ruth Pfel, county nurse, read
her first report to the board. Some
of the outstanding features were: For
ty-two schools were visited. OF
about 5000 school children in the
county, 937 have been examined, 701
have been weighed and measured, and
10 per cent of these were found to be
10 per cent or more underweight, and
have had special attention; S45 were
found to have some defect. The chief
need of the rural pupils is attention
to their teeth. Return visits to the
schools showed improvement in the
pupils physical condition. FL 0 m {
calls numbered 235; interviews with
parents and physicians, 436; expense
of running car, hotel meals, postage
etc, $269.63.
The reading of the county super
intendent of schools report was dis
pensed with.
Three or four petitions for county
roads were presented and granted.
The library boards report and the
district attorneys report were adopt
ed, as was the highway committees
report. r
The Rusk County Bank was made
the official depository for county funds
There was only one other applicant
a Bruce bank.
Highway Committee Reflected
The present highway committee
composed of D. j. Summerville, chair
man, ]. r. Ducklow, and Frank Zim.
mer, was reelected.
1t was decided that the audit and
settlement committee should make
their audit of the county officers ac-
counts as of Jan. 1, instead of in No
vember, as has been the custom, be
cause under the state system Of ac
counting, adopted last year, the fiscal
year ends Dec. 81.
The board made an appropriation OF
500 to the Wisconsin Home Finding
Society, represented here by Rev. Fred
Dahlberg, and 500 to ST. ,JOseph's
Orphanage. Superior. HHs.s
The report of the committee or
equalization was adopted.
The report Of the County Welfare
Committee was read by r. III. Burns
Mrs. Chas. Eisenach was reelected {
member OF the committee.
Want Deer Season Closed
A memorial to the legislature was
adopted, recommending that the closet
season for deer hunting be continued
for five years.
When the report of the committed
on equalization was up for consider
alton. Assessor of Incomes A. j. Laid
law was called upon for information
in regard to equaliza tion matters AM
he responded in characteristic def
mite and lucid manner which was
both enlightening and interesting. HI
answered many questions.
The request of Mr.. Leathy for re
endorsement for the loss of bor
rowed team of horses at the east enc
of the Chippewa bridge, near Bruce
in the flood of last spring which GOV
cred the county highway at that point