Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-12
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The Rev. Mr.. Fawcett of ST. Louis
mas declined a call to pulpit in or
der to fight his enemies in his present
church
Word comes from the lumber camps
that, owing to the scarcity of horses,
oxen are being used this winter in
many places.
war is to be commenced at Racine
on questionable houses located on Sec
ond street. They have been in that
locality for ten years
Tillman Bros, undertaking estab-
hshment and upholstery department at
La Crosse was partially destroyed by
nre, involving loss of $4,000
Martin Erickson, who was arrested
on charge of burglarizing a store in
Vlroqua, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to nine months in Waupun.
The school of the Seventh Day Ad-
Ventlsts, located at Bethel was dis
covered to be in flames, and burned
TO the ground, with loss of $4,000
statistics compiled show that Ra-
cine manufacturing concerns did the
largest business during the year 1906
IN their history. The output is given
at $18,O0O,OOO.
Inc Knickerbocker Ice company has
enlisted an army of more than 5000
men, which will be sent to Kenosha
county next week to begin the work of
the annual ice harvest.
A wholesale raid on illicit saloons
was made by officers at Stoughton
outfits and goods of eight places were
seized and carried to Madison. The
propr1etors were arrested
Harry Haessler, aged sixteen, son
or II. E. Haessler of Madison, was
Killed by train at Elgin. It is said
that he and some companions were
stealing rides on the cars.
The authorities will be requested to
locate John Balash, Bohemian farm
er, forty years old, who disappeared
last September from the farm of
Frank Herman in the town of York
vile.
The Newark Farmers Mutual Insur-
dnce company has met with 20, 500
losses this year. the heaviest loss the
organization has had in a year. The
losses, with the exception of $50, were
due to lightning.
The Northern Wisconsin and Michi-
gan poultry exhibition will be held
at Marinette Jan. II, IS, 10, q and
%. Between 500 and 600 birds are
expected from various portions of Wis
consin and Northern Michigan.
Anna, the nine-year-old daughter of
Hartman Kohlhepp, fell down an ele-
vator shaft in the back portion of the
Kohihepp building at Eau Claire, the
first floor Of which is used as a store,
and was perhaps fatally injured
Henry Schwert, seventeen years old,
son of prominent farmer of Prairie
du Chen, had his skull split wide open
by the breaking of the breech of his
gun while hunting in the woods alone
He crawled home half a mile and then
fell unconscious, and the surgeon says
he will live.
One man was burned to death and a
score of others narrowly escaped a
similar fate in a fire which destroyed
the bunk house at the Johnson Creek
Lumber company's sawmill, six miles
east Of KnoWlton. The fire is sup
posed to have started from an over
heated stove
Rogers Daniel met with a painful
accident while hunting near Downing
While climbing through a wire fence
his gun was accidentally discharged
and the load of shot took effect in his
left arm below the elbow, severing the
bone. 1t is thought that amputation
will be necessary.
Frederick Klofanda, a prominent
farmer of Caledonia, who was taken to
St. Mary's hospital suffering from
nervous breakdown, became suddenly
insane, creating panic in the hospi-
tai. 1t required the services of several
policemen and citizens to overpower
and remove him to the jail.
Gov. Davidson has signed a war
rant for $4,000 to pay John X. Daniel
Of Chicago for the bronze medallion of
the late Albert r. Hall of Knapp,
Dunn county. which was ordered by
the legislature at the session two years
ago. The medallion was received and
hung in the rotunda of the capitol
A letter has been received at Chip
pewa Falls which tells of the acct
dental deaths of William and George
McDonough near Victory, VT. The men
were thawing frozen dynamite over a
fire when suddenly it exploded The
bodies of the victims were found hor-
ribly mutilated. They formerly lived
at Chippewa Falls.
Joseph Bunk and John Clark, who
for some time have been bitter enc
'1lies, met at Ingram. From fistic
combat they resorted to knives, with
the result that friends interfered.
James Foundry and Martin Case were
badly stabbed, the former perhaps ia
tally. Bunk escaped into the woods
and has not been apprehended