The Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1905, 1905-04-01
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Three saloons at Portage were burg
larized Of small amounts of cash.
Editor Robert Williams of the King
ston Spy is dead of blood poisoning.
Oluf Roust, a transient woodsman,
hanged himself at Superior rather
than go to the poorfarm.
BY an overwhelming vote the cleo
tors of LadysIiith decided at special
election to incorporate as a city.
DR.. J. H. Stanton, noted pearl
buyer, died of pneumonia at Prairie du
Chen. He was 81. His wife is seri-
ously i'll.
Theodore Zunke, Racine boy, who
robbed his father of $3.50 and watch,
was sentenced to the reformatory at
Green Bay for a term of one year.
While climbing a fence in the coun-
try few miles from La Crosse, Frank
Kelley, a well-known La Crosse man,
shot off his left hand with shotgun.
A chemist employed by the city of
La Crosse has submitted an official re-
port that La Crosse must have filter
ing ple1t Immediately as a safeguard
to health.
John Condor, Is years old, was
found guilty Of mansl&ughter in the
fourth degree at GAINESVILLE. He killed
a 13-year-old companion, George Grit
fifth, year ago.
In the first fatal ccident on the SUI
perior & Eastern railroad Bert Coch-
ran, an employe CT the Chicago Lum-
Der and Coal company, was run down
and instantly killed near Pratt.
Water is rising on the lowland5 on
both sides Of the Mississippi river and
bridges and roads are being carefully
guarded at La Crosse. Reports of
houses flooded and bridges going out
are untrue
:
The Wisconsin Oak Lumber COM
panys big saw mill at Frederic is
closed for repairs. About 100000
feet Of logs are now banked on Coon
lake, and logging will be continued al
summer by rail.
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A Wisconsin Central train running
between Eau Claire and Chippewa
Falls was ditched by a broken rail.
The baggage and passenger coaches
were overturned and burned and four
men were slightly injured.
George Dohlforth has been digging
for gold near Pepin and has struck
vein of rock at a depth of twenty-three
feet below the surface. The top of the
vein assayed SIS in gold and S42 in
silver the lower layer $40 in gold and
so cents in silver.
County Clerk William Bel! Of Racine
has received an. opinion from the state
tax commission that where 2 county
board Of supervisors fixes the salary of
a supervisor of assessment the amount
can not be changed during his term Of
office.
The Hadield stone quarries, near
Waukesha, considered enc of the best
limestone quarries in the Northwest,
have been sold by the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal company to John
OIL aughlin of Racine. the considera-
ton being $4,000.
A H. Harris, vice president of the
J. I. Case pillow works at Racine, and
connected with that corporation for
more than twenty years, has resigned.
A successor has been named. c. M.
Chaplin of Evansville, Ill, has been
named as factory manager OF the
works.
Otto Ringing of Ringing Bros cir
Gus is in communication with the sec
rotary of the GAINESVILLE Business
Mems association relative to the estab-
lishment of the winter quarters OF the
Forepaugh-Sells circus, which the
Pinglincs purchased this spring, in
GAINESVILLE.
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It is reported that GAINESVILLE and
Evansville citizens were caught in the
failure of the Storey Cotton company.
An Evansville man is said to have lost
$4,000 aud former GAINESVILLE minis
ter $4,000.
Robert Rowstch, junk dealer at
Racine was arrested, charged with
buying iron, lead, brass and other
property alleged to have been stolen
by boys and young men from build
ings. cars, vessels and other places.
Three policemen, armed with double
barreled shotguns, ran through the
streets of La Crosse after mad dog
that had frightened every one it pass
ed. The animal bit several dogs and
barely missed biting several children,
who were standing on a sidewalk. The