Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-07-14
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

the state IN potato growing.
Frank l.. Mitchell, for more than
half century prominent in Racine
industrial circles, died at his home in
Santa Barbara, Calf, according to ad-
vices received in Racine.
Plans are under way for an old
fashioned fair at Amherst village in
Portage county. Fairs have not been
held there for several years, since
state aid was discontinued.
Arthur H. Gabbert, assistant for
twenty years to Police Chief Fl. F..
Bowling was appointed as chief of the
Oshkosh police department. His ap-
pointment is to date from July 1.
While unloading hay, Clarence
Stambaugh, KEENAN, farmer, was
painfully injured when the fork
worked loose from the handle and one
of the tines struck him on the head.
While milking a cow Conrad Sinner,
town Of Rhine, Sheboygan County
farmer, was kicked in the head by the
animal, and he is in hospital at She
boygan as the result. At first it was
feared that his neck was broken.
Severe injuries to the spine resulted.
Solicitation has been started at Ap-
pleton to raise $125,00O for construc
ton of a Masonic temple in that city.
Construction work will be started
when half of the necessary sum has
been raised. 1t is expected the build
ing will be ready for occupancy next
spring.
The annual meeting of the Barron
County Holstein Breeders association.
showed a greater years business than.
in any previous year. Nearly $4,000
worth of stock has been sold, the lot
consisting of SO purebreds and 670
grades. The association now has 200
paid members.
The whistle of the old battleship
Wisconsin, which is to be scrapped
by the government, will soon give
its shrill note from atop the new,
engine house of the Storck & Schmidt
Wagon Co. Hartford. The company
made a request for the whistle of the.
Philadelphia firm that is scrapping.
the battleship.
Roy M. Ties, Broadhead marshal.
who last winter figured in the robbery
of the Ward-Knezel warehouse, being
kidnapped by the bandits and taken
to a schoolhouse, where he was bound
to chair and left to freeze to death,
has announced his candidacy for sher-
if under the late Matt Solbraa, who
was killed while in office
The first national guard bakery.
company in the country has just been.
organized at Mansion, and has re-
ceived federal recognition, the adju-,
tant general announces. It is expected
that by the national guard encamp-
ment of next year this company will
be in a position to bake all of the
bread that will be used by the guard.
County Agent Graf has notified all
farmers that he is responsible for the
Grant county exhibit at the state fair
and is asking their cooperation,
Where good crops are shown exhibits
will be taken. Grain sheaves must bel
cut in the next few weeks and stored
in dark room to avoid discoloration.
The exhibit will be large and diYersi-
fed as crops never looked better in
this section of the state than they ap-
pear at this time.
Because it's telephone number was
not listed in the regular directory, the
Kenosha Ice Cream Co. of Kenosha,
filed suit for $4,000 damages against
the Wisconsin Telephone Co., contend
ing It's business has decreased as a
result. The suit is one of the strang-
est ever filed in the Kenosha county
courts and it's is declared it will be
bitterly contested. The number was
omitted by mistake, according to the
telephone company.
The village of Junction City, II
miles northwest of Stevens Point,
known throughout the state as a
speed trap, has removed it's speed
patrolman for the season and is ex-
tending a welcome hand to tourists.
Public sentiment in the village re-
suited in petitions asking for the res
ignation of Val Jashinski, the patrol
man. The village board held a meet
ing and decided to remove him and
also to abolish the office. -
More than 2.0oO farmers attended
land clearing schools in Oneida coun-
ty conducted by John Swenehart Of
the state land clearing department
and his assistants and A. J. Brann.
county agent. Six one day schools
were held in various parts of the
county and practically all the farmers
In each community were enrolled.
Orders for over q ton of picric acid
for blowing stumps were received by
the county agent. This explosive will
be supplied by the government.
Six hundred guests and members of
the Y. M. G. A camp were thrown in.