The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-06-24


Alfred Roe, who broke Jail at Ste
vens Point, has been recaptured at
Marshfield
Fred COPELAND of La Crosse was elect
ed department commander of the Wis
consin G. A. r.
The body of Otto Howard, who was
drowned at Depere, in the Fox river,
has been found after two days search.
Frank Lopez, driver employed by
the American Express company in
Kenosha, was held up and robbed of
$50.
William Rogers, assistant night ed
itor of the New York World, who was
born and educated in Wisconsin, died
at New York.
Rev M. Rufsvold, pastor of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church at Marinette,
has resigned to accept pastorate at
Calumet, Mich.
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The Fort Dearborn National bank of
Chicago has been approved as re-
serve agent for the National Union
bank of Oshkosh
August Rather, formerly of Kenosha,
was killed in a sewer trench at Bur
lington, Iowa, the side of the trench
caving in and burying him.
A man killed at the Northwestern
station at Racine was John Kerkow-
ski, tailor, aged p years, living at
sos Dixon street, Chicago.
Trachte & Grahlman's agricultural
implement warehouse and Martin
Vergnes' hardware store were destroy
ed by fire. The loss is $4,000.
After a spirited fight Of three days
the United Danish Societies of Amer
lea in convention at Racine, voted in
favor of compulsory insurance.
Thieves broke into the new Carne-
library at GAINESVILLE, and after thor
oughly ransacking the building broke
open the cash door and secured So.
1t is reported that the town treas
urer of Curran, in Jackson county, is a
defaulter to the amount Of $3.50, and
that he has left for parts unknown.
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The father OF. Agnes Jamison, a
comedy Racine girl, objected to her
marrying Rudolph Reinke. The two
eloped and were married at Wauke
gan.
The Phoenix Brewing company Of
Rice Lake has purchased the plant of
the Bush Brewing company, recently
closed, and will consolidate both
plants.
E. G. Dunlap, arrested at Minneapo-
lis on suspicion of being connected
with the Gray silk robbery, was taken
to Green Bay and placed in Jail to
await arraignment.
George Ferris Of GAINESVILLE has cele-
brated his eighty-fifth birthday ami
versary. Until last year he was in ac-
tive business, retiring on the ami
versary Of his birth.
While attempting to see how closely
they could approach the danger point
of the De Pere dam at Green Bay, Otto
Hoff, aged 81, was drowned, and Leslie
Duquette, aged 49,, narrowly escaped
death.
Nelson Bros, proprietors of Ra-
cine restaurant, were victimized by a
forger, who secured from them $40 on
worthless check, The forger gave
his name as James Hanson, and has
not been captured.
Prof. r. C. Wbitford Of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis, has been appointed princi
pal of the city schools Of Cumberland.
DR.. l. G. Babcock has resigned as dis
trict clerk and F. L. Olcott has been
appointed in his place.
It is now known that the wreck at
Colfax was fatal to three, the one
tramp in addition to the engineer and
fireman being drowned. The tramp
was named owen. Another tramp who
was with him was saved.
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One hundred children picked up
from the slums of Chicago were
brought to Kenosha to spend the sum-
mer at Pier cottage, the summer home
of the Sisters of st. Mary. Schools
will be opened for the children.
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At the fourth annual reunion of the
Old Settlers Association of the ST.
Croix Valley the following officers
were elected: President, M. Herrick,
Hudson; secretary, w. J. Egbert, Hud-
son; treasurer, Grin Lord, Ellsworth.
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Experts from Chicago have been sent
for to open the safe of the Parker Pen
company at GAINESVILLE Until the safe
is opened it will not be known whether
valuable papers locked in there have