Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-06-09
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

Over 100000 young trout have been
planted in the Deerskin river by Eagle
River sportsmen THE fish were Of
the rainbow variety and comprised the
largest planting of trout made in one
stream in this part Of Wisconsin in
many years.
More than 80 Stevens Point BUSH
ness houses have signed petitions in
dorsing o'clock closing on all after
Moons of each week except Saturdays,
during the months Of June, July and
August, in order to give their en-
ployes more time outdoors.
Harold Sprain, of Barron, who has
been under observation as to his san
ity, has been committed to the state
hospital for the insane. Sprain was
held after the shooting of G. J. Borum,
Barron banker, some time ago. Sprain,
who was always eccentric, accused
Mr.. Borum of cheating him out of a
sum of money.
Fire destroyed the feed and grist
mill of Louis Chaimson at Wautoma
The Masonic temple and several pri-
vate residences caught fire at differ
ent times. One-half of the business
district of Wautoma was in danger of
being completely destroyed and the
Red Granite fire department was
called on for assistance. The fire was
caused by the back-fring of a large
OaHn1jnn oriI in, he will
Farmers Of Wisconsin are receiving
an average price of $3.50 per hundred
weight for their milk on the present
market, the state crop reporting serv-
ice estimates. This is less than half
of the return which they realized in
December, 1919, when the milk prices
reached their peak of 1928 per hun
dredweight The yearly average price
for 1921 was $1.64, for 1920 it was
S2.56 and for 1919, 1884, with the low
est price in 1904, when it was STA
Railroad properties in Wisconsin
are valued at $348, 900 by the tax
commission in announcement of it's
preliminary assessment This is an
Increase from final assessment of
$345,559,000 for 1921. Upon this val
uat1on the tax to the state will be
1881, ia, an increase from $7,278,816
for 1921. The greatest value was set
upon property of the Northwestern
road in Wisconsin, which was assessed
at $122,000,000, followed by the Mil
wonknn road at cox nm 000
DR.. Lorenzo Dow Harvey, "a years
old, president of Stout institute since
1908 and nationally known educator,
died at his home in Menomonie from
heart trouble following an acute at
tack of angina pectoris. He had been
in poor health for nearly two years,
but had performed his usual duties
until twenty-four hours before his
death DR.. Harvey, leader in Wis
consin educational circles for years,
had been president of the Normal
school at Milwaukee and was state
superintendent of education before
coming to Menomonie in 1908.
Motor busses operating as bonded
carriers in Wisconsin have increased
nearly 100 per cent in the last month,
the railroad commission reports 1t
has record of 126 lines carrying pas.
sengers in the state. The bus lines
are largely in competition with inter-
urban lines and railroads between
cities which have a large passenger
traffic. They are not subject to any
kind OF regulation either regarding the
use of the highways or their opera
ton, This fact is reported to be Civ.
ing considerable concern to farmers,
who assert their roads are being torn
up by the heavy busses. 1t is said
to be certain that the next legislature
will be called on to deal with the prob
lem.
The citizens republican state con-
ference at it's meeting in Milwaukee
selected the following state ticket:
For U. S. senator, DR.. W. A. Garfield,
Waukesha; for governor, William j.
Morgan, Milwaukee; for lieutenant
governor, Riley Young, Darien; for
secretary Of state, Martin r. Paulson,
Stevens point; for state treasurer,
Henry Johnson, Madison; for attorney
general, John F. Baker, Madison DIR.
Garfield, president of Carroll college,
was Endorsed for U. S. senator by ac-
clamation, after Leathem Smith of
Sturgeon Bay withdrew his candidacy.
The first ballot on candidate for
governor gave Morgan 656 votes, more
than enough to elect, and his indorse-
ment was also made unanimous Votes
received by other candidates for gov
ernor were: Roy P. Wilcox, 148;
Kreutzer, 113; scattering, SO. Martin
B. Paulson, Endorsed for secretary of
state, was buck private in the world
war. The candidates Endorsed will op-
pose those having the Endorsement of
Senator La Toilette in the primary
election contests for republican nomi-