The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-06
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

ward, while at work in the woods was
very badly injured by tree. The doc
tors say he may recover.
The firm of Croft & Derr of La
| Crosse has been awarded the contract
for the erection of a new church at St.
| Elizabeth, Mo-, for $4,000
Charles Mott, a GAINESVILLE manufac-
turef, fell from a roof while playing
| FRANKS at a wedding and landed on
his head and shoulder It is thought he
will die.
A man run over and killed at Pasa-
| dena, Cal, recently, is believed to
| have been Bert F. Raymond, who dis
appeared from Princeton, Wis, some
| time ago.
The old KenOsha station of the Mil
waukee, Racine & Kenosha Electric
Railway company was destroyed by
fire It is alleged that the fire was OF
ineendiary origin.
| Safe blowers wrecked the vault at
| the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
| station at Nebagamon, small Doug
| las county town, and secured $500.
| There is no clue to their identity.
DR.. Kessen of Regina was found
dead in bed A bottle containing poi
| son was found on the table in his
room and it is supposed that he COM
mitted suicide. He is survived by a
| family.
Lewis Tins of Barron, twelve years
old, was accidentally shot in the calf
| Of the leg with a 44-caliber rifle in the
hands of Clint Skinner. He nearly
| bled to death His father is a promi-
| nenL merchant
J. A. Becker of Milwaukee is pro-
| noting an electric railroad through
| the northern part of the Door peninsu-
| la to serve the northern towns that
now use boats in summer and wagons
| or sleds in winter.
On account of the prevalence of ty-
| phoid fever, fifty or sixty cases, caus-
| ing considerable alarm, the Eau Claire
| health board has sent samples OF city
| water and ice to the state hygiene
laboratory at Madison for analysis.
Leslie Bennett, twenty years of age,
| of Waukesha, was run over and killed
| by a freight train at Weyerhaeuser,
while trying to steal ride. He was
| fleeing from officers of Barron, where
| he was wanted for operating a blind
| pig.
Frank Koehler, the insane patient
who escaped from. the county insane
asylum at West Salem several weeks
ago. has not been found, and it is
feared he committed suicide by jump
ing into the river. His parents believe
| he is dead.
| While in a depressed state Of mind,
William Cooke of Racine drank copl-
ously of water and I've, and is not ex-
pected to live He was with Gen. Cor
| don on his entire campaign through
| Egypt, and has medals for bravery.
Twice he was wounded in battle.
| 1t is evident that the city of Racine
| and the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge
company will have lawsuit over the
plans for a Main street bridge. The
Scherzer people made plans for a
bridge to cost not more than $4,000,
| but the city ordered alterations.
| The $4,000 breach of promise suit
brought by Miss Jessie Mcpherson
| against Walter Wood of Racine will
| be tried in the circuit court on Jan.
8. The action is creating more than
| ordinary interest on account OF the
prominence of the parties among the
| Younger circles.
A. Salzer of La Crosse, who has I'M
til now thought he had not been a
loser in the Oregon land certificate
| forgeries, received word from Oregon
| that all his certificates said to have
| been bought from Horace Mckinley,
| are worthless Salzer paid Mckinley
$4,000 for these certificates.
Secretary R. Calvert Of the La
| Crosse board of trade has compiled
statistics showing the amount OF mon
ey expended here during the year 1913
| in building operations. The total
amount is $949,555. Of this, 1927 300
was for factories, stores and churches,
| s183.7OO for new dwellings, and $685.
| 550 for additions to dwellings.
|
Earl Waterman, small boy, was
| seriously burned while playing the
! mart of Santa Claus at the Home OF
| tbe Friendless at La Crosse. He was
dressed in a cotton robe, which ignited
from a candle on a Christmas tree. In
! a moment his clothing was atre, and
those in the room ran to his assist
ance. His face, hands and arms were
badly burned, but he will recover.
| The La Crosse carpenters, union
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