Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-06-30
Fire of unknown origin completely

Mikesville, near Neenah. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Two horses owned by J. j. Wilson,
farmer near Bancroft, were killed
and Mr.. Wilson's son, Forest, was
| knocked unconscious by bolt of
| lightning. Wilson drove the horses
| Under a tree when the storm broke.
John Erickson, noted Waupaca Ho1-
stein breeder, has shipped one of his
| registered cows to Japan. This is the
| second Holstein to be purchased from
the Erickson herd by the Japanese
government.
A solution of alum is the treatment
that is overcoming the strange afflic-
ton of Marie Klossner, 13-year-old
farmers daughter living near Monroe,
who for weeks has been sneezing with
only intervals of relief. The child is
improving.
Following discovery by investigators
of the state banking commission that
there are apparent discrepancies in
the accounts of the Montfort State
bank that may amount to $4,000,
warrant has been issued for the ar
rest of Clyde Stephens, popular cashier
of the institution, who disappeared on
June 5.
A big crew has been busy at Prairie
du Chen setting Que $4,000 tomato
plants on 220 acres adjoining the
Prairie du Chen Canning company.
In addition ninety-two acres are being
planted to cabbage. Charles Grelle,
superintendent, has ordered supply
of 100000 cans.
In an effort to reduce the number
of automobile accidents occurring on
the Neenah-Oshkosh concrete road,
route Is, the Winnebago county high
way commissioner has caused broad
black line to be painted down the
center of the pavement. Autoists are
warned to keep to the right of the line
More accidents have occurred so far
this season than ever before.
With a record of 70.1 pounds Of
butter fat for May, pure bred Ho1-
stein COW, 6 years old, owned by E. E.
Split, led the Wilton Cow Testing
association for the month. Twenty
two COWS in the group produced more
than forty-fve pounds of butter fat
during the month. Other owners of
high COWS were Fl. Birkholz, L. Radke
and J. Steinhoff.
Wisconsin employers paid $4,493,437
in insurance premiums during the last
year to protect 1aboring men and other
employees under the workmen's COM
pensation law. Announcement of this
Wisconsin compensation board. In
Guiding losses and expenses these
companies paid s4,040,353 to injured
workmen.
The Wisconsin state board of health
will establish a maternity and infant
health center with physician and
nurse to manage its affairs, in ever,
county that provides necessary rooms
and equipment, under plans announced
for administration of the Sheppard
Towner act which has taken effec
In this state Under this Legislation
Wisconsin is to receive S10,938 for tn
year ending June 80, and $27,751 fo
the year ending June 80, 1923.
A series of land clearing school
and community picnics are being hel
In Oneida county. The state Ian
clearing department under directio:
of John Swenehart, is taking yer
active part in these schools. TIL
department came with truck loade
with stump pullers, picric acid an
stump pliers in charge Of good der
onstration men. The schools are III
der the supervision of A. J. Brow
county agricultural agent, and are b
ing largely attended.
Employees of the Menasha Woode
Ware company, Menasha, who La
week shut down their machines ar
walked out in protest to a 55-hol
week, demanding an eight-hour da
have returned to work without Of
tanning that which the walk-out We
designed to procure. The men r.
turned to their work after the cor
pany had, through personal mail col
munication, informed them they mu.
return or give up their privilege
employment.
Gov. John J. Blaine has issued
plea for immediate financial aid f
the tornado stricken section of nortl
ern Wisconsin to succor the destitut
farmers of st. Croix, Polk, Barron an
Dunn counties. Henry Johnson, stat
treasurer, has been appointed custt
dian Of the fund. Besides the $1,000
200 property loss, great damage wa.
lone to crops by the hailstorm whic]
accompanied the tornado, the governo
has been advised.
According to A. r. Hirst, state high
way engineer, there is no prospect OF
permanently improving bad stretch
Of road between Blair and Ettrick in
Trempealeau county on state trunk