Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-29
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

kow, his employee, on the evening of
Sept. %, 1904.
w. E. Harding pleaded guilty at
Amery on a statutory charge and was
sentenced to two and one-half years in
the penitentiary.
Charles Johnson, milkman, was
thrown from his wagon by runaway
team at Eau Claire. He was struck on
his head and killed.
Joseph Pacini, wealthy Kenosha
fruit dealer arrested some time ago
an double offense, was discharged at
the preliminary hearing.
Adelbert Barber, a brakeman for
the Chicago & Northwestern, was in
stantly killed by the cars at Lytels.
His home was in Baraboo.
The only case reported of woman
shooting deer in Wisconsin in the
hunting season recently closed is that
OF Mrs. M. M. Fulton of Hudson.
Dell Reele, the man who was shot
by J. B. Toutloff in the st. James no.
tel at Bayfield,, died at the hospital in
Ashland from the effects of the wound.
Nels Simonson, a rich hardware
merchant, was found dead in his room
at La Crosse. A gas jet. was turned
on, and it is believed that death was
due to an accident.
Judge Donovan of the Dane county
municipal court held John E. Will1in.
son, we'll known young man, for trial
on the charge of administering drugs
with criminal intent.
John Loew is in a serious condition
as the result of being buried in coal at
Irvine. He was a tender of a coal
chute and fell under the conveyor
when it was in operation.
Mrs. J. ]. Hoyt and Mrs Nathan
Allen, we'll known women of Kenosha,
sent checks for $500 and 500 to the
Kenosha Hospital association as
Christmas gifts to the institutions.
Charles Johnson, a milkman, was in
stantly killed while driving along "a
street at Eau Claire by being thrown
to the ground, his neck being broken
He was about fifty years old, and
leaves large family.
Alfred Parks, employed at the Ra
cine Sattley at Racine, while operating
a machine, was caught in the left eye
by hook. The optic was torn to
pieces, and physicians were obliged to
remove it in order to save the other
eye.
Fulfilling a dream in which he saw
the details of his death and burial,
Bert G. Edgell, assistant treasurer OF
the La Crosse Plow company, was
found in his rooms in the Y. M. c. A.
building at La Crosse, shot through
the heart.
The Kenosha Civic federation has
decided to carry the crusade against
vice in Kenosha to the city council,
and has demanded the revocation of
the licenses of two saloonkeepers who
have been found guilty of selling
liquor to minors.
Charles J. Kremer of Milwaukee,
state bakery inspector, made descent
on the bakeries of Kenosha and caused
the arrest of Samuel Conforti on a
charge of failing to comply with the
orders of the state department. Con
forti pleaded guilty and paid fine Of
S25 and costs.
Frank Cody conducted his own de-
Tense at Black River Falls when exam
ined before Court Commissioner Pile
on charge of passing forged check
for SIT on G. F. Rainy Cody is a
lawyer and exhibited considerable le-
gal skill, but he was held in $500 bonds
to the circuit court. Lacking money
he was remanded to Jail.
The city council of Manitowoc has
passed a measure to pay Chief Kratz
his salary over the mayors veto by
vote of II to 2. Mayor Stole has note
signed the pay script of Fire Chief
Kratz for five months, and the cOun
Gil at a former session ordered the
mayor to sign they pay orders, which
were held up by the Socialist mayor
because he holds that Kratz is not
legal appointee.
An all-university dinner will be Civ
en- at the armory on Feb. p. The fac
ulty has a committee in charge Of the
matter and the students conference
committee named committee of it's
members to cooperate with the facul.
ty committee. The day has been set
aside to celebrate the founding of the
institution, and "a program will be
given. Last year the address was by
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee.
The liverymen of Stanley, Boyd and
Thorpe have formed a union and
agreed to charge certain uniform
prises to travellers between these
towns. 1t is believed that liverymen
in all the other villages in Chippewa
county will soon join the union. G. G.
Peterson Of Stanley has been elected
president 1t is expected the livery
men will be greatly benefited by the
rule made by the Wisconsin Central
against allowing passengers to ride on
freight trains.
The streets committee Of the Racine