Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-13
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

III Mau1SOH Jan. Ii, 10 anu lJ, JUN
Callahan, state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, announced. County
school problems will be the center OF
discussion at the meeting, both in
round table talks and by speakers.
Chauncey Clark Berry. 26, former
member of the Thirty-second division
who upon several occasions escaped
death on the battle fields OF France
was killed by falling tree, near Su
perior. The American Legion post
OF that city arranged the burial serv.
ices. Berry lived at Stone Lake.
An increase in electric rates at Ona'
laska has been authorized by the rail,
road commission. The new schedule
is 111a cents per kilowatt hour fol-
fer the fourth 100 hours and above.
Higher telephone rates on the Sey-
mour-Shiocton exchange were also
authorized.
Official announcement that 1875 men
began work in the car department OF
the St. Paul railroad shops at Green
Bay was made. The men returned
on full time basis. Approximately
$50 men in the locomotive department
also returned to work on half time.
The men were laid off several weeks
ago.
Invitations have been sent to all Y.
NJ. c. A. workers in Wisconsin to at
tend the annual Y M. G. A. meeting
at Appleton Feb. and 5. Several
men of national prominence are to
deliver addresses. She annual meet
ing OF the state board of directors,
county and general Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
taries viii be held Feb 8.
Suit for $4,000 has been started
against the United States by Arcelia
Moore, Of La Crosse, widow, to re.
cover on a war risk insurance policy
held by her son, Sidney, who died in
June. 1920. The government refused
TO pay the insurance, although Mrs.
Moore says premiums on the policy
were paid up to Oct. /, 1920.
The quarantine imposed by the
state department of agriculture
against importation of corn and other
agricultural products into Wisconsin
from certain districts of the east, in
order to prevent spread of the corn
borer, is legal even thought it fails
TO define exactly the territory from
which the products may not be ship
ped into Wisconsin, the attorney gen
eral holds in an opinion.
Judge Smalley in circuit court at
La Crosse granted a petition to or
ganiZe Crawford county drainage dis
trict No. l for the purpose Of drain
ing $4,000 acres of land lying along
The east shore of the Mississippi be-
tween De Soto and Lynxyile. The
project will cost 100000, it is esti-
mated. The survey will start in Jan
uary and work on the building OF
I0Yees and draining of the land will
begin as soon as the spring foods
recede.
Apportionment of $3,086,000 state
aid TO common schools of Wisconsin
was commenced by John Callahan,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. The distribution is being made
on the basis of $377 for each pupil
between 4 and 20 residing in the town
or city school district at the time OF
The 1920 census. Approximately 49,
100000 was raised this year from the
seyen-tenth's mill tax against general
property, and from interest on the
school fund which amounted to APP
proximately $150,000. All money paid
out by the state is used by schools
for payment of salaries of teachers.
Sportsmen~ of Green Bay have
pledged their support to the Door
County Game Protective association
in their attempt to prevent the shoot.
ing of deer out of season 1t is
claimed, in the report sent to the state
conservation commission, that game
law violators were shooting bucks in
The Door peninsula during December.
Game Wardens stationed at Green
Bay are making investigation Of the
charges and it is said they are work
ing on hot trails. II is known that
venison steaks were served in mum.
her of Door county homes during the
holidays.
Wisconsin farmers sowed $4,000
acres more of winter grains this fall
han were planted last year, Joseph
A. Becker, of the state crop reporting
service, estimates. The total acreage
in winter wheat and rye planted was
49, 900 this year compared to $4,000
acres in 1920 and 465,000 in 1919
Conditions for sowing were favorable
this fall, with abundant and frequent
rain In September and mild weather
in October which facilitated work, Mr.
Becker says. Both wheat and rye, be
cause of mild weather and ample
snow, are said to have entered the
winter in excellent condition.
Clarence l.. Barlow, for seventeen
years with the First National bank
Of Monroe, resigned as cashier and