The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-08-19

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was drowned while swimming in the
government canal at Menasha.
Amos Holmes Johnson, colored, Who
died at Depere, was about seventy
years of age and was born slave in
Virginia.
T. E. Sampson of Green Bay has
been appointed agent for the Milwau-
kee road at Askeaton to succeed J. H.
Oliver, resigned.
The proposition for the village OF
Princeton to purchase the electric
light plant was carried by majority
of 81 at a special election.
In a runaway accident at Baraboo,
Andrew Pratt, well-todo farmer,
was thrown against the curb and his
skull fractured. He will diea
J. A. Decker has threshed six acres
of barley for yield of APO bushels on
land near GAINESVILLE that had grown
two heavy crops of sugar beets.
Burglars broke into ROLAND l.. Por-
ters residence at Mukwonago and Sc
cured $S8. The postoffice was also en-
tered and a few pennies secured.
A. N. Bort has declined reelection
I'D To Ion of
fee of clerk, which place he has held
twenty-one years. He continues to
hold membership in the board.
Janesville's chautauqua assembly
closed it's first session with total at
tendance of 5000. Eight hundred and
fifty season tickets for next years ses-
sion were sold from the platform.
DR.. J. C. Coomes, travelling optic
ian of La Crosse, who recently at
tempted suicide at Preston, is dead at
the La Crosse poor farm, where he
was taken pending an examination as
to his sanity.
The census shows that out of to-
tai population of 4,517 for Depere, the
foreign born residents number LIPS,
those born in Holland being in the
majority. Of the native born 1904
were born in Wisconsin
La Crosse attorneys will unite in an
effort to have a United States marshal
located in La Crosse and to have the
trials of all United States court cases
originating in the western portion of
the state tried in that city.
Hundreds of dead sparrows covered
the court house steps at La Crosse
and grounds after severe windstOrm
which blew them from the trees and
dashed them against the building. Sew
eral busheI baskets full Of birds were
picked up.
While searching for an article placed
on a high shelf, Mrs. Charles Harzer
of La Crosse knocked over a bottle
of carbolic acid, the contents of which
were thrown over her face and eyes,
causing serious burns and disfguring
her for life.
President Van Hise of the Universe
ty of Wisconsin denies the story that
new policy was to be inaugurated
whereby members of the faculty could
not do outside work, such as teaching
in city schools or writing text books
for private gain.
The gang of burglars who are work
ing in the vicinity of Sheboygan start
led the town by breaking into and
robbing three business houses on the
main street. The losers we're Peter
Kauer, the Star Clothing house, and
the Prange & Guessenheimer Hard
ware company.
Officers have not been able to locate
the two highwaymen who made an at
tempt to hold up the automobile con-
tanning r. T. Robinson and family Of
Racine. Since the occurrence there
is not an automobile owner in Racine
but who goes armed when riding into
the country districts after dark.
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Robert j. Kohler. president of the
big KOhler foundry at Riverside was
found dead in his bed at the home
of his mother in Sheboygan Ply
sicians attribute his death to heart
disease. One year ago a younger
brother died at the plant at Riverside
by drinking carbolic acid in place of
a medicine.
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Mrs. Wilmer Alloway of Chicago,
who was Mary Struthers Of Depere,
has written letter suggesting that
the old stone school house of Depere
should be fitted up for public library.
She has offered to donate toward the
building, and her husband offers to
furnish the architects plans. The old
stone school brings up pleasant mem
cries to all its former pupils.
Miss Leake, niece of John P. Dous-
man of Depere, now at Los Angeles,
because the thought of the native
Filipinos at the Lewis and Clark ex
position killing and eating dogs,
preyed upon her mind appealed to