Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-08
Badger
Briefs.
Wisconsin
News From
All Parts of
the State.

IL orange, was drowned while skating
IN Yellow river.
Frank Walecka had his right arm
cut to bits in a feed-cutting machine
1t Kewaunee.
With the discontinuance of the post
office at Porcupine, Pepin county now
has only four postoffices.
Nicolo Apricano, an Italian laborer
On the Northwestern, fell into a Gin
der pit at GAINESVILLE and may die.
Slipping from load of hay, George
Richter of La Crosse fell upon the
handle Of a pitchfork and was fatally
impaled.
Carl Erickson and Benjamin Olson
were shot by stray bullets while hunt
Ing near Arson Neither one is seri-
ously injured.
Edward Pinnow died at ST. Mary's
hospital at Racine as the result OF a
stabbing ARRAY which occurred at a
North side dance hail.
Celadon Bassett, a wealthy whole
sale saddlery dealer who died at James
vile recently, leaves portion of his
fortune to three Southern negro insti-
tutions.
Clarence Bullock of the dyeing lrm
of Bullock & ellis of Beloit was badly
burned in fire at the plant. Gasoline
fumes started the fire and caused two
explosions.
Chester Ward was accidentally shot
while hunting near Thorpe. His COM
panion playfully pointed a gun at him,
and it was discharged, entering Wards
arm and side.
The two-year-old son Of John
Rhodes of Chippewa Falls was burned
to death. The child's clothes caught
fire in some manner while the parents
were absent from the house.
AS the result Of eating canned lob
ster which is supposed to have been
infected with ptomaine poison, R. A.
Piggott, wife and two children were
made violently i'll at Arthur.
The seven-year-old daughter of
Frank Jones of Menomonie was acct
dentally shot and killed by her little
brother, who was playing with a load
ed gun. Her head was almost blown
off.
J, George Libermann, retired farmer
IL Alma, committed suicide by taking
1carbolic acid. He had been in poor
health and at times had suffered in
tense pain. He is survived by his wife
ard three children.
The Unique vaudeville theater of La
Crosse, after being in receivers
hands for three days, has been sold to
st. Paul syndicate which operates
several small theaters in the larger
cities of the Northwest.
At the coroner's inquest held at
Washburn to investigate the killing of
Helmuth Pade, who was shot while
hunting, evidence was brought out
which showed that Chris Pade, father
of the boy, had fired the fatal shot.
One man was crushed to death, two
we're fatally injured and seven others
were more or less seriously injured in
a wreck in the yards at Stanley. the
men were seated in a caboOse which
was struck by an incoming freight
train.
The Berlin Machine works at Beloit,
the largest establishment making wood
working machinery in existence, is re-
arranging it's plant to use electric mo-
tors for power. Scores of motors will
be in use instead of taking power
from a main shafting.
Gov. Davidson has received letter
from Capt Drake of the battlesh1p
Wisconsin, announcing that the crew
of the battleship had sent to the gov
ernor the silk flag won by the crew for
the best target shooting among battle
ships and cruisers of the navy.
A company has been formed at
Fond du Lac to manufacture new
electric battery which, if the promises
of the inventor are carried out, will
revolutionize the electrical and indus
trial world. The capital stock is $50,0OO,,
and all of it has been subscribed. The
factory will be located in Fond du Lac.
The dead body of E. w. Fisher of
the millionaire firm of E. w. Fisher &
Sons, commission merchants of Chi
cago. was found in bed in his room at
the Beaumont hotel at Green Bay.
Heart failure, brought on by cold and
rainy weather, to which he had been
exposed, is supposed to have caused
death. He was about 70.