Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-10


ON The hay having succumbed TO heart
disease
Miss Maud Tollefson, Bashaw, has
resigned her position as Washburn
county nurse and has gone to Mis-
souri, to engage in helping health
work. in addition to conducting the
health work of the county, Miss Toll
lefson conducted home nursing
course at Bashaw.
A large modern barn with latest
dairy farm equipment on the Hastings
Shepherd farm, two miles south or
Mineral Point, Iowa county, was de-
stroyed by fire. Fifty-three head Of
cattleI six horses and some goats were
consumed in the flames with all hay
grain, feed and farm machinery.
Six deaths from carbon monoXide
poisoning, occurring in garages or
other places where exhaust gases
from gasoline engines accumulate,
were reported to the state board OF
health during the first IL months OF
1921. December figures are not yet
available.
Cities in Wisconsin have no power
10 pass an ordinance licensing soft
drink parlors without at the same
Time establishing regulations for the
safeguard of good health and good
order. J. f. Messerschmidt assistant
attorney general, held in an opinion
to A. J. O'Melia, district attorney OF
Oneida county.
The saw is the most deadly piece
of machinery used in Wisconsin. In
the six year period, 1915-1920, inclu-
siye, 1919 compensate injuries eigh-
teen fatal and 734 permanent occur
red in factories of the state, according
to a table prepared by the state III
dustrial commission. 1920 was the
worst year, the table showed, with
$50 accidents. These accidents cost
employers $137,271 in actual cash
compensation paid out, and 15S,Slo
working days.
Turtle Lake, near Brentwood. was
selected as cheese distributing CEN
ter for Polk, st. CrOix and Barron
counties by large group Of cheese
factory owners. Because Turtle Lake
is located in the exact center OF a
cheese producing region in the three
which makes 100000 to 100000
pounds of American cheese annually,
that city was selected as the central
point Of distribution Sixty cheese
factories will have the advantage OF
two railroads in shipping their pro,
ducts to Turtle Lake,
Issuance Of permits to doctors au-
thorizing them to prescribe intoxlcat-
ing liquors subject to state regulation
is being held up by failure of many
doctors to obtain federal permits, w.
Stanley Smith, prohibition commits
sioner, said. Only $50 permits have
been sent to doctors by the state
office, out of approximately LOO,
while 400 of the 700 druggists have
been granted permission TO handle
liquors. Mr.. Smith said no prosecu-
tons would be commenced against
doctors or druggists until they had
ample time to obtain federal permits.
Twenty-six Polish orphan children,
ranging in age from 6 to Is years,
who came to st. Clara's orphanage
near Stevens Point last spring from
Siberia left last week on the return
trip 10 their native land. They will
be included in party OF $50 young
sters to sail from New York, A de-
pleted treasury of the Polish National
council. which met the expense Of
caring for them, the fact that living
in Poland costs only half Of what it
does in America and the request of
relatives in Poland for their return,
brought about the decision to send
them back.
tuberculosis eradication in Wiscon
sin dairy herds must be curtailed
materially until July /, 1922, when
further funds will be available for
indemnity purposes, the state depart
ment of agriculture has announced.
The first six months of the fiscal
year nave resulted in expenditure OF
nearly $4,000 OF the department s
| $3.50 900 provided for payment or in
| Gemnities TO owners of slaughtered
tubercular cattle. Future tests can
! be made by veterinarians 20 July l
only after an application has been
| submitted to the state veterinarian
and permit issued. Veterinarians
are permitted to continue testing
! herds already under supervision.
The state of Wisconsin owns or has
an equity in property valued at about
| S97 900, 900 which it has accumulated
during forty-sevon years OF statehood,
]. D. G.. Mack. state engineer, pointed
out in a survey of property. The value
| of land used by the sc major institu-
| tions and in state parks is estimated
at s1I,0OO,0O0, with the states equity
| in highways and bridges amounting
to about $45,O00,000, Mr.. Mack says.