Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-12-08

cial club. At a recent meeting, Presi.
dent c. HI. Faustman was empowered
to choose fair committee, which will
be announced in few days.
A group Of barns with horses, cattle
and swine and farm implements on
the John Schaefer farm, near Rosen-
dale, were destroyed by fire OF I'M
known origin which caused an esti-
mated loss Of $4,000.
Large shipments of livestock, prin-
cipally hogs, were made from Green
county to Chicago last week. Three
trains consisting of 80 cars were
shipped over one road and six carloads
over another road. all in one day.
Salaries of mayors Of Wisconsin
cities range from 81 meeting to
$500 year, according to recent
survey by the municipal information
bureau of the University Extension
division.
The Rev. ]. Pauloweit of Wisconsin
Rapids has been unanimously elected
"a successor to the Rev. P. Beecken.
present pastor of the Friedens Evan
gelical church in Marinette, who goes
to Black Creek to take charge of a
pastorate.
Damage coused by the sleetstorm
of last February to the Neenah tele-
phone system has just been perma-
nently repaired, according to officials
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telephone crews have been making re-
pairs, the last of which were not COM
pleted until few days ago.
Breaking under six hours Of steady
grilling, Miss Anna LEM. daughter
of wealthy Jericho, Calumet county.
farmer, sobbingly confessed she had
sent Mrs. Theresa Schneider, a neigh
boring farm woman and mother of
eight children, poisoned candy which
caused her death, signed written
statement to that effect and then col
lapsed.
Hot lunches will be served in all
rural schools Of Brown county during
the winter, it was reported. The menu
is supervised by the teachers and old
er girls are given the privilege of pre-
pairing at least one hot dish to &C
company the cold lunch carried by
the other pupils. Soups, hot stews,
hot chocolate and other dishes are
served
Seventy schools will compete In the
annual high school stock judging con-
test to be held in the state during the
present winter. The roundup Of the
district tournaments will be held in
Madison in March. Every high school
in the state is eligible to compete re-
CARELESS of whether or not teacher
Of agriculture is employed.
Action on allowing about $4,000 in
bills for detective services incurred by
Jefferson county through the liquor
law enforcement campaign conducted
by Dist. Atty. Ray C.. Twining was de-
ferred until the January session by
the county board. The bills presented
for payment aroused the ire of about
half of the supervisors, several of
w
to the employment of detectives to
clean up Jefferson county wet spots.
The claim of the Methodist Hospital
and Home association for 100000 of
former supreme court justice, will be
fought during the April term of the
circuit court in Chippewa Falls, it was
announced. In reply to the demand of
the executors for bill OF particulars,
the association has required that the
case be transferred from the county
court to the circuit court and be tried
before jury.
Signboards along highways are go
ing to have hard fight for life when
the 1923 session OF the legislature gets
under way This is indicated by reso-
buttons passed by county boards now in
session and by previous action by the
legislators. Several county legislative
bodies in the state have gene on rec
ord as favoring the removal of all
signs along state and county high
ways, and the enactment of a law that
will prohibit any further placarding
of the roads of the state.
The biggest soils development pro.
gram in Wisconsin, and probably the
United States, has been put over in
Rock county during period of
eighteen months. Through the prop
er cooperation between the farm Blu.
reau, County Agent r. T. Glassco
and the farmers at least 5000 acres
of Rock county soils have been en-.
riched through applications of lime
stone. The results have been re
markable in increased yield and the
results will continue to tell in the
future.