The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-17
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Wisconsin News from All Parts
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stroyed by fire.
Leonard Miller, aged fifteen years,
| of GAINESVILLE, is missing and he is
| thought to have been drowned in the
Rock river while crossing the ice to
go to work.
August Glass of New London, who
attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting his throat with a razor, has been
taken to the Northern hospital for the
insane at Oshkosh.
George Schrage, representing a
large ice company of Chicago, was in
Menasha inspecting the ice fields on
Lake Winnebago, with a view of Sc
lecting one. Four ice houses will be
erected on the shore of the lake.
For the first time in the history of
Racine woman was tried on the
charge of selling liquor to minors,
the accused being Mrs. George Nc
Cartfly. She was convicted of selling
to Rudat and another girl, and was
fined $50 and costs.
f. M. Benedict, a well-known bust
ness man and travelling land agent of
the Wisconsin Central railway, has
arranged with the municipal museum
of Chicago to deliver a series of lee
lures on Country Life in Wisconsin. .
His lectures will be illustrated M
stereopticon views.
Albert Zuehlke, an employe of a
Wausau tannery, was badly scalded
when he pulled plug from the bot
tom of a vat of boiling tanic acid.
Before he could get away he was
scalded He supposed the vat was
empty. This is the second time he
has made the mistake.
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w. Edward Barnard, a Beloit ma
chinist, who ran away to Ottumwa,
Iowa, with girl named Amanda Mel
son. and who was brought back with
her by the sheriff, has pleaded guilty
to the charge preferred against him.
He was sentenced to one year in the
states prison at Waupun.
Miss Olive NJ. Hall of Milwaukee,
who has been superintendent of the
Kenosha hospital for the last three
years, has sent her resignation to the
board of directors and will retire from
the institution next month. 1t is stat
ed that Miss Hall will retire perma-
nently from hospital work.
Warrants for a dozen Oneida In
dams have been issued in Appleton,
charging them with cutting timber on
lands that they sold last summer to
Green Bay parties. 1t is said that the
purchasers of the lands have lost
hundreds Of dollars this winter
through the operations of the Indians.
Former State Senator r. j. Burdge
and wife, w. NJ Britain of the L. G.
Hyde and Britain bank and wife,
Alonzo Aldrich, president of the Beloit
Iron works, all of Beloit, will make an
auto tour Of California. Mr.. Aldrich
has shipped his car, and the others
will rent machines after they reach
the coast.
The resignation of William Arm
strong as city clerk of Racine, which
was expected to be filed soon, will not
be offered Mr.. Armstrong had been
offered a good position with Mime
apolis, Mimi, concern, but decided TO
hold the office of city clerk until his
term was out, at least, nearly two
years distant.
Charles Wilson is in the hospital
and Victor Lockart in the Superior
county Jail as the result of stabbing
ARRAY on the main street of Superior.
Lockart will be held until the condi-
ton of the injured man determines
the charge to be preferred against
him. Political differences We're the
cause of the quarrel.
If the inheritance tax law is finally
declared unconstitutional, there will
be two estates in Marinette county
that will have to be refunded the tax
they have paid The estates of George
T. Cook and William Diamond each
paid about $500 tax some time ago TO
comply with the law The tax on the
Merryman estate has not been paid,
nending the result of the supreme
court decision.
Louis Galland of Rosendale, Ray
Lewis of Appleton and John Mehne of
Almond have been selected by the
sophonore class of Lawrence univer-
sity for the annual sophomore debate
with Beloit, to take place in the latter
cit Won March II. The question IS,
Resolved, That intercollegiate foot
ball. as played at the present time, is
detrimental TO college students. Law
renee has the affirmative.
The aldermen to be elected at
GAINESVILLE in April will all receive a
salary of SIS for each meeting attend
a5 Tho nayf navor will receive $500