Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-11-21
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Fritz Kruger, aged Il years. Of Elk
Creek lost a hand last week ina corn
shredder on his fathers farm.
John Stanek. aged A. of the town
OF Delmar, Chippewa county, fatally
shot himself while hunting last week.
Peter Peterson, merchant o /
Amery, last week made an assign
ment OF all his property to his credit
ors.
The night crew at the mill at
Owen has been laid off and the time
OF the day crew cut down to nine
hours.
Jack Phillips, aged Al years fell
from a train and was killed near
Phillips on the 18th. He was buried
at Augusta
Warren Denney, aged II, OF Abbots-
ford died suddenly ofheart failure on
the 9th, while on his way deer hunt
ing near Athens.
The Craig-Stephenson stock farm
OF 1000 acres near Rice Lake was last
week sold to parties from Green
county for 800, 900.
The thirteen months old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ferguson of Chip
pewa Falls died Friday night from
being scalded by hot coffee.
The new Barron Cooperative
Creamery, which is the largest in
stitution of it's kind in the state, is
completed and begins operations
this week.
The dental office of DR.. Hatch at
Fairchild and the adjoining residence
OF Mr.. johnson were destroyed by
fire on theSth. Loss $4,000, covered
by insurance.
| The relatives of j. E. Shenners,
who was killed Nov. by a Wiscon-
sin Central freight train, at Fond Du
Lac, have begun suit against the
company for $1,000.
AS a result of the attempt of May
| or Crane of Stanley to enforce the
city ordinance as to screens in sa-
looms being withdrawn during clos
Ing hours, the city will soon be en-
joying lighted streets.
The first crop of peppermint to be
raised in Wisconsin for commercial
purposes was raised in Marathon
county this year. G. II. Reynolds
OF Marshfield is the promoter of the
experiment. He is SO we'll satisfied
that he will increase the acreage
every year until he has 40 acres.
Philip Coyle of Chippewa Falls,
aged y, was instantly killed while
hunting near Raddison on the 18th
The shot which penetrated his brain
was from his own gun, ashort auto.
matte rifle. Four of his companions
were close st hand. file tripped on
a root or branch and the gun was
discharged as he fell
| Twenty seven cars Of % tons each
of sugar beets have been shipped
from Barron to the sugar factory al
Chippewa Falls this year The price
was $475 in October and S. in No
vember. The cost of raising is es-
timated at $50 per acre, leaving a
net profit of $3.50. The acreage in
Barron county is increasing every
year.
DR.. r. B. Cunningham of Chippewa
Falls has requested the state board
of medical examiners to investigate
the alleged unlawful practice o
John Till, the plaster doctor who
lives on a farm near Somerset. Not
withstanding the number of deaths
reported to have been caused by
Till's treatment, chronics continue
to flock to him at the rate of 100
per day and his income is said to eX-
coed ST., 900 per week.
George Sherrin, aged 81, died OF
heart disease at his home in Amigo
on the 10th. The body was laid out
on a mattress and candles were
placed about the bier, and in some
manner one of these candles was
overturned, setting fire to the mat
tress and spreading to the curtains
and other articles in the room. The
corpse was considerably burned
before the fire was extinguished and
some damage was done to the build
ing.