The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-26
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The fifth annual exposition of the
Beloit Fair association opened and
1000 or more were present.
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Paul Peters has been arrested at
Fond du Lac on the charge of embez-
cling $1,000 from the Chicago Picture
Frame company.
Simon Simondson caught two chan
mel catfish in the Wisconsin river at
Portage weighing sixty-nine pounds.
The larger weighed AZ pounds.
| The Pamperin Leaf Tobacco COM
pany has been organized in La
| Crosse and large million-pound ca
pacity warehouse will be erected.
Thieves broke into the Omaha de-
pot in Superior and made away with
the contents of the cash till, about $50.
No arrests have yet been made.
Cecil G. Tuckey, the eleven-year-old
son of E. G. Tuckey of Clear Lake,
was drowned in Clear lake while swim
ming with boy companions about the
same age.
Clarence Anderson, eighteen years
old, was drowned in the Peshtigo river
at Peshtigo, while in bathing alone.
He could not swim and it is supposed
got beyond his depth.
Prof Whitman of the University OF
Wisconsin was at Washburn looking
over the lands tributary to Chequa-
megon bay, where state experiment
tai farm will be established.
The twelve-year-old son Of William
Door fell thirty feet, striking head
foremost on the barn floor, crushing
the entire front of the head. He is
still alive, with slight hope Of recoy-
cry
Mathew Donovan of Kaukauna, a
Chicago and Northwestern brakeman,
had his right leg cut off below the
knee while switching cars at Brillion.
He is an old employee, aged about
thirty-fve years.
The corner stone Of the new $4,000
Masonic temple was laid in Water
town. representatives Of thirty lodg-
es in the state were present. The adj
dress was delivered by w. w. Perry
of Milwaukee, grand secretary.
A gang of thieves is making nightly
raids in the vicinity OF Baraboo. Sew
eral stores at La Vale, Ablunan and
Merrimac were burglarized. Last night
men entered the bank at Wannakee
and attempted to blow up the vault,
but failed.
Several Beloit people have received
letters purporting to have come from
Spain, in which the writer claims re-
lationship with the one addressed and
tells how large sum of money may be
obtained if the American relative will
advance a little cash. The letters
are evidently a part of a swindle.
Mrs. Fred Fuggle of Cumberland,
died suddenly of heart disease. While
she was still in bed the children spoke
to her, but receiving no reply sup
posed she was still asleep. Returning
hn
covers they found her dead. She
leaves a husband and five children.
AS a result of being frightened by
a burglar at Port Washington, Mrs.
Susie Abel, wife of T. D. Abel, a clerk
in the Kenosha postofice, has lost
control of her vocal organs. II is
thought in an effort to cry out for
help she strained the cords in her
throat.
R. E. Wetherby, a rural mall car
rier whose route lies out of Waupun,
waived examination before United
States Commissioner D. e. Mcdonald
trial on the charge of embezzling a
money order made out to farmer on
his route. Wetherby says the farmer
gave him the order.
In the county court at Kenosha an
application was filed asking for an
examination into the mental condition
of William Likes. Likes touched a |
live wire three years ago and was so
badly burned that the amputation of
one Of his arms was necessary. 1t is
claimed that he has since been losing |
his mental faculties. Likes recently |
secured damages from the Chicago |
and Milwaukee Electric Railway COM
pany to the amount of $4,000 as a
result.
Edward Davenport pleaded guilty at |
Hudson to a charge of stealing a