Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-04-21


Blaine removing sheriff Hans Rodd,
of Oneida county, from office for re-
fusing to obey an executive pardon
Peter Christ. Rhinelander strike lead
er, who was serving a four-months'
sentence for contempt Of court. De-
cision of the supreme tribunal, writ
ten by Justice Walter c. Owen, was
without dissent The court upheld
| Sheriff Rodd in his refusal to obey
the governor, stating that "as the
governor did not have the power to
pardon Christ, it remained the duty
of the sheriff to retain him in custody
under the commitment of the court.
In refusing to discharge him he was
| but performing his duty" Rodd will
hold his office of sheriff until the end
of his term.
Milwaukee-Cess of rains and
a lowering in temperature that
checked the melting of snow in north
ern woods brought relief from flood
conditions to cities along the Wiscon-
sin, Flambeau, Chippewa, Fox, and
Wolf rivers. Belief was generally ex-
pressed that food waters In the state
had reached their crest. Heavy rains,
electrical disturbances and high winds
caused much damage to the telephone
system near Wausau and Merrill. Eau
Claire, La Crosse, Portage, and other
Wisconsin cities reported the flood
waters rapidly receding with danger
of inundating passed. Considerable
damage has been reported in the ter.
ritory near Oshkosh and Appleton.
Madison-The department of mar
kets has ordered that all dried peas
which are canned, must be labeled as
such, in order that the public may be
advised of the product it is buying
and to protect the Gamer of green
peas against what the department de-
scribes "the competition Of such an
undergrade article" All of the dried
varieties Of canned peas must be
labeled in type at least one-half inch
high, dried peas soaked before can
ming" The order becomes effective
June l.
Superior-The case of Mrs. LeOna
Sailstad Richardson against several
insurance companies, to recover $685.
400 insurance carried on the life OF
her husband, Edward j. Sailstad, Eau
Claire manufactures, who mysterious
ly disappeared following fire which
destroyed his summer cottage at
Lake Nebagamon on Aug. 81, 1920,
will be heard in the United States
District court at Superior on the July
calendar.
Madison-With the market for old
potatoes about to give way to the de
mand for the new crop, Wisconsin
farmers find themselves with approx
mately 5000 cars of their 1921 crop
still unmarketed, the state department
/ of markets reports. Poor roads and
low prices have tended to retard
farmers in disposing of their supplies,
with the result that during the past
month only 1900 cars OF the $500 on
hand March /, have been marketed.
| Madison--The making of home brew
| in Wisconsin for home use was held
to be in violation of the Severson pro
| hibition enforcement act by the state
supreme court in an opinion deciding
| the issue involved in the case OF the
state against Curtis Nelson Iowa
county, convicted in the lower court
Of unlawfully manufacturing intoxi-
eating liquor. Justice Doerfier wrote
| the opinion which gives strict con.
struction to the state liquor law.
Oshkosh--A fire which caused dam
| .ge estimated at between 100000 and
! $4,000 destroyed the car shops of the
Eastern Wisconsin Electric Co, Osh
kosh. The loss is cove. Led by insur.
ance. Starting with all explosion OF
undetermined origin, the flames de
stroyed the carshops proper, paint.
shop, blacksmith shop, repair bay and
an oil and paint stockhouse.
Sheboygan--An information bureau
will be established in the Sheboygan
post office to aid tourists and travel
! ers, similar to last years bureau, ac-
cording to Postmaster Knauff Maps,
! time tables and up-to-date data re
garding hotels, civic~ organizations
/ local industries, good roads and routes
and all points of interest that might
be found in the vicinity will be avail
able.
| Rhinelander - A resolution intro
duced by Aid Joseph Weisman for
/ the appointment of community wei
fare worker or police matron, was
adopted by the Rhinelander city coun-
Gil. The resolution specified that the
city pay salary of $125 month to
such an official, the county board