Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-05-19
4 NEWS OF THE /
! BADGER STATE


Observation-Disclosures entries are as
sured for the national balloon race to
be held in Milwaukee on May 80 and
81 under auspices of the Aero club OF
Wisconsin. These entries include i've
United States army balloons Among
the army officers who will come to
Milwaukee 70 make observations, are
Major General Mason M. Patrick, chief
Of the air service, and Brigadier Cen
eral VIM. Mitchell, assistant chief. The
latter will fly from Washington, &C
cOmpanfed by two army planes.
Twenty or more planes are expected
to come from all parts Of the country
to fly over the city and give balloonists
In the big race farewell sendoff. 1t
Ia hoped to have President Harding
start the race from the Arlington
radio station.
Madison-Enforcem Of the auto
mobile truck regulation law enacted
by the 1921 legislature to classify and
limit the weight of vehicles operated
on Wisconsin highways, is to be vigor-
ously enforced, Elmer S. Hall, secre-
tary of state, has announced. Truck
owners are advised that they must
have the weight without load, the
actual advertised carrying capacity
Of the vehicle and the total weight of
the vehicle and load, 1ettered on the
side in plainly visible print. Failure
to observe this provision subjects the
owner and driver to fine of not less
than SO nor more than $25 for each
offense.
Racine-Damages amounting to $751;
900 were awarded Dennis Fitzgerald;
city sealer and secretary of st. Roses
Catholic congregation, Racine, in his
$25, 1000 damage suit against the Rev
John B. Petite, pastor of the church,
by the jury's virdict. Mr.. Fitzgerald
had charged that Father Petite SLAM
dered him by statements from the pull
pit in which certain members of the
congregation were called liars, hypo-
critics and Judases." and by insinua-
tons that proper accounts Of the
church's financial affairs were not
kept.
Fond du Lac-Miss Mary Conner,
Madison, was reelected president OF
the Wisconsin Council of Catholic
Women's organizations at the business
session of the annual convention at
Fond du Lao. Other officers elected
were: Miss Katherine Williams, Mil
waukee; Mrs. Walter Smith, Green
Bay; Mrs. Henry Boyle, Fond du Lac,
and Mrs. Elizabeth O'Keefe, Ocontoi
vice-presidents; recording secretary,
Mrs. J. A. Brown, Racine; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Grace Matthews,
Kenosha; treasurer, Miss Mary f.!
Burke, Watertown.
Madison-Outbreak Of hog cholera
have occurred recently in several
southern Wisconsin counties, accord
ing to reports received by G. P. Nor
CORD, commissioner of agriculture.
Counties affected are reported as
Grant, La Crosse, Jackson and Fond
du Lac The department of agricul7
ture says every effort is being made
to check progress of the disease. 1t
urges farmers to Vaccinate and to-
watch their swine for symptoms of
cholera.
Madison-Mine tailings of the zinc,
and lead district of southwestern Wis.
consin afford valuable source of
lime and magnesia fertilizer, as we'll
as of road building material, John
Callahan, superintendent of public in
struction, believes. Only recently one
mining company sold 100000 tons of
tailings to the state OF Minnesota for
road surfacing purposes. Large guam
titles of the tailings are said to be
available for fertilizer.
Madison-When man voluntarily
drinks moonshine whiskey and then
QlGS AS q IGSu1L, tuC pCA0 VIZ saw
him the whiskey cannot be accused OF
manslaughter, ]. e. Messerschmidt, as
sistant attorney general rules. Mr..
Messerschmidt expressed the opinion,
however, that if the man was so drunk
that he could not well resist, then.
there might be ground for prosecution
for fourth degree manslaughter.
| Hayward-Fire wiped out the Ed
ward Hines Lumber Co.'s abandoned
sawmill and the graded school build
Ing at Hayward, and then threatened
to destroy several city blocks. me
flames were brought under control
after help arrived from Ashland and
Spooner. Damage will mount up into
the thousands. School children were
dismissed before the school building
caught on fire.
Madison-Private detectives cannot
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