Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-28
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Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

Wisconsin News from All Parts
) of the State.
Mrs. Frank T. Lewis of Lodi fell
down the cellar stairs at her home
and broke her neck.
A $4,000 fire at Weston destroyed
Bates Bros store and William Pa
travis billiard hall, with all their con-
tents.
George Wylie of Leeds, Columbia
county, has announced his candidacy
for denomination as senator from Sank
and Columbia counties.
A. D. Kelly, proprietor Of livery
barn at Superior, was instantly killed
by coming in contact with live
electric wire in the Mushroom of his
barn.
Joe Figulski, about fifteen years old,
who lives near Lehigh, is charged with
raising a one-dollar check he received
and attempted to have it cashed. He
is in Jail.
A demand for higher wages and
minimum of $40 month was made
by the Marinette county teachers in a
meeting at Peshtigo at the close OF
the teachers institute.
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William Robinson, twenty years old,
was killed while working in portable
sawmill at New Lisbon. He fell back
ward on the saw, which passed en-
tirely through his body.
James Forst, instructor of physics
at the state university, has had his
right leg amputated above the knee as
the result of injuries received through
an explosion Of liquid air: -... a T,sas2''~
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Forty descendants of the twenty
two children of Anthony Shaw of Ste
phentown, N. Y, who died in 1872,
held reunion at GAINESVILLE. They
came from fifteen different states.
John L. Sieb of Racine has filed for
NAL charges against State Oil Inspector
Mills for having solicited and collect
ed money from him for campaign pur-
poses three years ago when he was a
deputy oil inspector.
The Hudson board of education has
elected Miss Genevieve Cline teacher
of English and history in the hlgh
school. to succeed Miss Shattuck, who
has resigned to accept position in the
Oshkosh high school.
George Brinkman the three-year-
old son of William Brinkman, was
killed by a street car while at play
in front of his home at Madison. Three
years ago the same family lost another
child in the same way.
Deer got into the experimental fruit
farm at Bayfield,, set out last May I'M
der the supervision of Professor San
don of the state university, and ate
the tops of all the apple and cherry
trees.
The case of Mrs. Mary Rondo of SUI
perior, charged with embezzlement by
her father at Fond du Lac, was dis
missed in justice court at Fond du
Lac. owing to the failure of the COM
planning witness, Anthony Demarra,
to appear.
Mrs. Thomas Banter, sixty years old,
was killed at Cedar Falls, near Men
omonie. when she fell behind team
of horses from load of hay. Her
body was terribly mutilated by being
dragged a long distance, the horses
running away.
The shooting of George Howard, a
Gotham (Wis9 travelling man, is be-
lieved to have shown the existence of
boy bandit organization at Madison.
Four boys are under arrest, and con-
fession is expected A bullet is still
in Howard's back, but he is expected
to recover.
Maria, the two-and-a-half-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mede-
check of Cudahy was gored by vi
cious cow and so badly injur@ that
she died shortly afterwards. The COW
was tethered across the street from
the child's home. This is the second
child to be gored by COW at Cudahy.
James Wigwab, an Indian, aged th1r-
ty-five years, was killed by 500 train
on the Frederick branch, two miles
south of Midtown. He had been work
ing on the dam at st. Croix Falls. His
head. both hands and one leg were cut
off. A bottle Of whiskey was found,
and it is supposed he was intoxicated
and fell asleep on the track.
The Norwegian Lutherans celebrated
- Hf+;o+h annivorSarV of their church