Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-11
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

George Milward, aged fifty years,
well known resident of Kenosha, died
suddenly on the street from being
overcome by the heat.
The annual convention of the Ger
man Press association of Wisconsin
will be held in Fond du Lac Aug. II,
Is and 10.
Racine has 1904 dogs within its linn
it's, according to the report of the po-
lice department. The total tax col
lected is $2,203, about $500 more than
a year ago.
The three-year-old daughter of E. J.
Rooney was burned to death in her
fathers barn, near Baraboo, which
was set on fire by children playing
with matches.
Edward Linn, eighteen years old,
totally blind, of Zion City was picked
up by Racine farmers, who found him
roaming around the highways seventy
miles from home.
The first case of heat prostration
this year occurred at Fond du Lac,
when Miss Grace Lamb was overcome.
She was carried into a restaurant,
where restoratives were applied.
A telegram received at Racine an
nounces the death of J. F. Singleton
at La Fargo, Wis, aged forty-one
years He was formerly superintend-
ent of the Racine Saddlery company.
Mrs. Lydia Genoshhemsky and Au-
gust Herwig, who eloped from She
boygan, pleaded guilty at Racine.
The husband of the woman paid her
fine of $40 and took her home with
him.
Excitement was caused at the Mari
nette county asylum by the escape of
a woman patient by jumping from a
window. Attendants quickly followed
and secured her before she left the
grounds.
At Midtown the large barn of
George Nelson was struck by light
aing and burned. One horse, one COW
and three young cattle persisted. Loss
over $4,000. The Odd Fellows hall
was also struck and slightly damaged.
Rev. Father Parks is arranging the
details for the golden jubilee of Notre
Dame church, which will take place
in Chippewa Falls Aug. 10 to 81. Rev.
James M. Cleary will deliver lecture.
A banquet will be held on Aug. 81.
Fred Billings, an employee of the
traction company of Manitowoc, has
been given $4,000 by Peter Kellar Of
Springfield, Ill. Billings family cared
for Kellar, and the old man recipro-
Gated by leaving his entire estate to
Billings.
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Besides presiding in big land case
all day, Judge Williams of Milwaukee
naturalized fifty voters, which breaks
the record of Ashland. There is a
rush on the part of foreign born peo-
pie to get in before the new naturali-
cation law takes effect.
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The new postmast Of Marinette,
John J. O'Connell, took charge of the
postoffice, and was congratulated by
his friends There will be no change
in the force until Sept. 1, when Adolf
Peterson will become first assistant
in place of J. Ward Toilet.
While engaged In taking the school
census of Eau Claire Frank Boyle
found a family that would delight the
heart of President Roosevelt. The
family in question lives on the West
side and the parents are Polanders.
The children consist of five sets of
Twins. VI the ten, 0lSuL are dl1F0 anu
healthy. All are under school age.
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The Milwaukee school board will
not tolerate exploiting boodlers. The
committee on buildings of the board
has given orders to tear out all tab
lets which were placed in or on school
houses bearing the names of any Off
Gals who were indicted by the grand
jury on charges of graft or other mis-
conduct.
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Several new buildings, nearing COM
pletion at Beloit are built contrary to
the fire ordinances, having veneered
fronts instead of solid walls as re-
quired. To cause the rebuilding of
the structures was out of the question,
so the council has ordered that all the
owners of the buildings be fined $40
for the violation of the law, and it was
resolved that the building regulations
be closely adhered to in the future.
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Frederick Dunton of Fond du Lac,
foreman Of a Northwestern section