The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-17


ney Of Westfleld, n. Y, and expects an
answer. in a week.
Mrs Susan D. Crossman, who would
be 103 years of age March %, died
at GAINESVILLE. She was the Oldest res
ident of Rock county,
Owing to the impaired eyesight of so
many pupils in the Racine public
schools, the superintendent of schools
was empowered to examine the eye
sight of all children.
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Joseph Thurman, a wealthy retired
farmer of Racine, over seventy years
of age, former supervisor and purchas-
ing agent of Racine county, was COM
mitted to the Racine county insane
asylum.
Justice Sturgis Of Kenosha fined
James Dorsey and Gus Hopf $50 and
costs and added a penalty of thirty
days in the county jail. The two men
had been charged with buying liquor
for minors.
George c. Stone dropped dead on
the streets at Hudson. He was
farmer living about four miles east
of the city, and while on business was
suddenly stricken with heart failure
and died almost instantly.
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The Wisconsin state board of agri-
culture decided to have an airship ex-
hibition as one feature of the fair at
Milwaukee next fall. There will be
more horse racing and a better class
of fireworks than ever before.
Poultry fanciers have organized the
Fond. du Lac County Poultry associa-
ton and elected the following officers:
F. G. Breister, president; DR.. J. L.
Blish, vice president; e. FL. Korrer,
secretary, and f. G. Breiser, E. H
Korrer, DR.. J. L. Blish, A. NJ. Rice and
G. E. Adams, directors.
A man of about fifty years of age
was run over at Black River Falls by
the Omaha train about mile east
of the city. He was lying beside the
track, supposedly intoxicated, and is
mangled beyond recognition, but is
supposed to be a man named Peter
son, who lived near Black River
Falls.
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The service of the Home Telephone
company was tied up for an hour re-
Gently by a strike of hello girls IN
the central Office at Ashland. The
trouble was caused by the chief opeS&
ator discharging one Of the girls. TlSe
grievance was settled and the girls
returned to work, claiming to have
won their point.
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William Samp of the town of Wau-
kechon is pumping gold from a new
well on his farm. The well pene-
trates the rock sixty feet. The find
has created great excitement in that
part of the county and will lead to
an immediate investigation. Proper
ty in that vicinity has already in
creased in value. ~
A petition with enough signatures
to carry it through has been present
ed at Black River Falls which will
put the offices of city clerk and city
attorney on the elective list instead
Of the appointments being made by
the mayor. The latter method h2~3
been in vogue since the adoption Of
the charter about twenty years ago.
Superintendent Dickinson of the
county asylum in Derwood is looking
over $4,000 tract of land he re-
Gently purchased for the county COM
missioners. He announces that ting
commissioners have decided to erect
o saw mill and will saw their own
lumber. there being more profit in
this than in hauling the logs to Ca
dott
The trial of Sam Blowsnake, an In
dian, held for the murder of Kickapoo
Skabodock. has been postponed for
two weeks pending the securing of an
other Judge to try the case, as preju-
dice is held against Judge Webb of this
circuit. A writ Of venue was applied
for, taking the case to Shawno county,
but will be denied if a judge can be
secured.
The three cities remaining in the
Central Wisconsin Fair circuit have
made application to the management
Of the newly organized Fox River VAL
ley Short Ship circuit asking that they
be admitted At a meeting of the Off
Ger sof the latter circuit it was decid-
ed not to allow any cities of the Cen
trail circuit to become members of the
new organization.
Wisconsin paper manufacturers are
worried about the supply of raw mate
rial for the coming year. Less than
one-half the amount of pulp wood has
been cut thus far this winter that has
been taken from the woods in former
winters. Fifty carloads are arriving
daily in the cities Of the Fox River val
lev and in former wears at this season