The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-04-29

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The Madison presbytery of the Pres
byterian church has begun its spring
meeting in Beloit. Rev. S. E. Wishard
Of Beloit spoke on "Mormonism.'
The police force of Kenosha believes
that Herman DAILY, the clever thief
who has been arrested in Milwaukee,
has worked at different times in that
city.
Reports sent out from Chicago that
Walter Marshall Cowel of Kenosha
has been fined $500 for his connection
with alleged wildcat insurance COM
panies are without foundation.
Albert Fix. foreman Of the car re-
pairers, was fatally injured by being
crushed between two cars in the Mil
waukee road yards at La Crosse, dying
from his injuries few hours later.
Prof. Karl Mathie, superintendent of
the Wausau public schools, has resign
ed to accept the general management
of the Water Power and Paper COM
pany's> mill at Sank Rapids, MINI.
A deal has been closed by the Fond
du Lac Y. M. G. A. for site for the
proposed new building of the associa-
ton, which will cost about $4,000.
The purchase price of the site is So
500.
The United States Novelty Furniture
company has been organized in Keno
sha and is headed by o. E. Strausse
and Peter Robertin, well known en-
ployes of the Simmons Manufacturing
company.
James Hickox and Jay Hurlbert
were arrested, pleaded guilty, were
sentenced and removed to the peniten-
tiary all within two hours at Green
Bay having stolen liquor and cigars
from saloon.
The Woman's club Of Kenosha has
set the date for the annual convention
of the State Federation of WOmen's
Clubs, and if approved by the board of
directors of the federation it will be
held on Oct. Is, &c and 27.
Henry VankoSsum of Ashawaubencn
is dead at Green Bay as the result of
the accidental discharge Of his gun
while hunting ducks. He tried TO pull
the gun toward him by the muzzle and
received the full charge in the chest.
The mystery surrounding the shoot
ing of Frank Edwards at Neenah has
been cleared up, Harry Jordan having
confessed and placed himself in the
hands of the police. Edwards refused
to prosecute and a small fine was as
Sessed.
Mayor John Hughes of Fond du Lac
has been in conference with. repre-
sentative of the Ringing Bros. on a
proposition to make that city the head
quarters of the Sells Bros show. re-
Gently purchased by the Ringlings.
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Bert G.. Escott of New York has re-
lieved Frank Carswell as manager OF
the Green Bay exchange of the Wis
consin Telephone company, the latter
going to Milwaukee to take response
BILE position in the construction de-
partment.
Great arrangements are being made
in Kenoska for the biennial home
coming of the graduates of the Keno
sha high school, which will occur in
the month of June, and it is expected
that fully 500 of the old boys and girls
will attend the reunion
A telegram from Mexico City an
nounces that Otto E. Ahrens, former
clerk of the circuit court of Racine
county, has been imprisoned for al
legged neglect to pay wages due his
men. Mr.. Ahrens went to Mexico to
manage the Alexandria Mining COM
pany.
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James McMullen, aged 81 years, an
inmate of the Marathon county aims
house, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head by a revolver.
Remorse over the killing on May z,
1903, of John Rogolski, also an inmate
of the almshouse, is believed to be re-
sponsible for his act, although he was
acquitted of murder.
The Northern Grain company ele-
yator near the Wisconsin Central sta
ton in Portage burned, together with
the car sheds of the Wisconsin Cen
trail. There were 5000 bushels of grain
in the elevator. also also several hun
dred barrels Of flour and salt in the
adjoining warehouse, which was burn
ed. The combined loss is about S12,-
900.
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AS a compromise in the effort in the
state legislature to have a municipal
court established at Beloit, the attor-
neys of the Line city have agreed to
have Senator Whitehead introduce a
bill in the senate which will divide the
jurisdiction of the county and at the
same time Judge Charles Fifield, pres