The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-05-19
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Crosse.
Meader Perrig ninety-nine years old,
is dead at GAINESVILLE. He fought in the
war Of 1912.
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The state council of the United
Commercial Travellers will be held at
La Crosse, June and 8.
Albert Karras was reelected city
clerk and Albin Anderson was elected
street commissioner of Hudson.
The state convention of the Amer
lean Society of Equity will hold it's an
nual convention at Baraboo, May %
and %.
The National German-American
Bank of st. Paul, MINI, has been ap-
proved as a reserve agent for the Ma
tional Bank of Merrill.
A. S. Greene, a supervisor, accused
Of bribery in connection with county
contracts, was acquitted in the munic-
ipal court at Milwaukee.
A. W. Huntley's residence at Shell
Lake was destroyed by fire. The loss
is about 81 500, with no insurance. The
origin of the fire is ont known.
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George Mclean, a veteran GAINESVILLE
dog fancier, claims he has found way
of making the most savage dog harm
less by cutting off the canine teeth.
The alleged graft case against John
M. Weisenthal, former supervisor Of
South Milwaukee, was nolled. 1t is said
the case was one of mistaken identity
The Northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan Poultry association has arranged
for a four-day exhibition at Marinette
in October, and a notable display is
promised.
Owing to lake shipping conditions
growing out of the marine strike, soft
coal prices at the head of the lakes
have been advanced about SO cents
over last years prices.
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L. F. Kut1er has rendered his resig-
nation as state bakery inspector, to
take effect on June /. His business in
Appleton has grown to such an extent
that it will require all Of his time.
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M T. Park, superintendent of the
Wisconsin home for dependent chill
dren at Sparta, was speaker at Mon
days session of the Philadelphia con-
ference of charities and corrections.
A dozen or more Of the young women
of the sociology class of Beloit college
went to Chicago to visit Hull house
and study the work in the commons
and sIums. Prof. r. G. Chaplin went
with the class.
George W. Taylor, we'll known
throughout the state through his for
mer connection with the immigration
bureau has accepted position with
the Holt Lumber company, with head
quarters at Chicago.
Efforts to settle the strike among
the bakers in Kenosha proved of no
avail, and the strikers are now nego-
tiating for the purchase of one of the
Kenosha bakeries, which will be
o,ooo5 nc q 90 opora+ixro rIop+ for tho
sale of union-made bread.
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Three hundred schoolboys in charge
of four captains appointed by the Me-
nomonie Improvement association, cell
ebrated Arbor day by cleaning up the
Lake Shore Park. Other hundreds
planted trees and beautified the school
grounds.
James Bertelson, a farmer of Union
Grove, Racine county, was injured
while pulling stumps. A chain broke,
the lever flew back and Bertelson was
picked up with his left leg broken in
three places, injured internally and
head badly cut.
An early morning fire Of incendiary
origin destroyed the barn and other
buildings at Senator La Follette's
summer home at Madison. The loss is
$4,000; insurance, $1,000. For a time
the flames threatened the summer
homes of Madison's wealthiest citizens.
Commissioners have awarded $4,575
in the condemnation case of the Chi
cago e Milwaukee Electric railway
against William Pierce of Mount Pleas
ant, Racine county. Pierce estimated
his damages at $4,000. This practical
1y gives the company right Of way
from Kenosha to Racine.
BY unanimous vote of the stockhold-
ers of the Waupaca County National
bank, ratified by unanimous vote of
it's board of directors, and by the con-
sent of the controller Of the currency,
the name of the Waupaca County Ma
tional bank has been changed to the
First National Bank of Waupaca.
Chief Annaquot, chief of the Chippe-
wa Indians, died at his home in Oda-