The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-07-15
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The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Wild of Mayville was celebrated
at Mayville.
August Reimer, aged ffty-five, CON-
mlttd suicide at Oshkosh by drinking
carbolic acid.
Nelson's general store at Spooner
was ruined by fire, caused by a gaso-
line explosion.
Michael Schaller, ST., aged eighty
three fell down stairs and was killed
at New London.
The Exchange hotel at Marinette
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
$4,000; partly insured.
James Duncan, aged twenty-one
years, of Platteville, was drowned in
the Mississippi while bathing.
Three thousand two hundred pounds
OF butter was produced at the lola
creamery recently in one day.
Christ BoeIte, a wealthy Columbus
farmer, fell from a load of hay and
broke his neck, dying instantly.
The dates for the state convention
of postmasters to be held at La Crosse
have been set for Aug. 16, II and IS.
Sam Banker, son of John Banker of
Johnson Creek, received a bullet in
his hand as the result of celebrating
with revolver.
Arthur A. Pinegar, furniture deal
er at Marinette, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. His liabilities are $4,000
and assets $1,000.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
office of the Portage Bottling Works
and secured a small amount of cash
and several postofice orders.
The annual rally of the Beloit Sun
day schools was held Sunday evening,
nine schools uniting for the exercises
at the First Congregational church.
Mrs. John Schultz died of blood poi
son at Cumberland She was the
mother of seven children and although
only thirty-three was grandmother.
Lieut.. David E. Theleen, U. S. NJ,
of Kenosha, has sailed with his squad
ron for Spain. He is one of the of
ficers of the battleship Massachusetts,.
Four thousand people attended the
picnic of the Modern Woodmen of
western Wisconsin at Onalaska, the
only celebration in La Crosse county.
Odd Fellows from over the state,
including nearly all the state officers
of the encampment, attended the flu
neral Of Grand Scribe L. o. Holmes
at Baraboo.
John ]. Kerwin, who was recently
stricken with nervous prostration has
so far recovered as to be able to be-
gin his duties as county superintend"
ent of schools of Kenosha county.
Ellen Miller, the four-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller Of
the town of Brighton, Kenosha county.
was fearfully burned by the explosion
of lamp, and it is feared that she will
not survive.
OSWALD Herman, aged five years, Of
Racine, is dead as the result Of swal-
lowing a tin washer. An operation was
performed and the washer removed.
The wound healed, but the lad had
a relapse and died.
Miss Ethel Earle, only daughter of
E. A. Earle, well-known business
man Of Omro, has gone to San Mateo,
Cal, where she is to become the bride
of Gustav H. Eilers, druggist of that
city, formerly of Oshkosh.
Sixteen weary Willies" were ar
rested and locked up in jail at Madi-
son last week, The police say the
gathering was the vanguard Of the
state convention of hoboes scheduled
to meet at Madison July 16.
Mrs. Nels Grant, wife of a well-to-do
farmer living six miles east Of Cum
berIand, made an unsuccessful attempt
at suicide. She took ten grains OF
strychnine, but was saved by a ply
sician. She was found to be insane.
President r. C. Hughes of Ripon
college has started on vacation trip
to Europe The trip is made at the eX-
pense of prominent alumni whose
names are not known and who sent
the funds through A. G. Farr of Chi
cage.
A new telephone company compris-
ing George w. Harmon, w. G. Croker
and E. P. Baker, is being formed at
Spooner to construct a line from
Spooner to Long Lake and from
thence to Sarona, to connect with the
Telephone company.
A burglar who has been robbing
many places on the south side of Ra-
cine took possession of the residence
of Fred Rickeman and stored his i'll
gotten gains and slept there. The
officers found lace curtains, pillows,
quilts, jewelry and other property Be-
fore the police reached the place the
burglar had disappeared. For more
than three weeks he had lived in the
heart of the aristocratic section of
the town.
Lee Lai Yuen, the Appleton China
nan who has been under arrest for
some weeks pending the action of the
in deporting him to his
native country, must go back to China,
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