Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-30
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

The strike among the union tailors
in Kenosha has been settled, and all
the men have returned to work.
Mrs. Lola Monamus, aged thirty
years, started fire with kerosene at
Beloit and was burned to death.
Emmett Cochrane, four years old,
was struck by street car at Eau
Claire and was probably fatally in
jured.
The recent thaw has caused a rise
Of five feet in the Black river, and it
is clear of ice from the falls to the
mouth.
Fire ruined the residence of c. {.
Wason of Black River Falls. The con-
tents were saved. The house was
fully insured.
The contract for wiring the govern
ment building at Superior was award
ed to the Crowley Electric Company OF
Duluth for $2,9S5.
Orne Simpson, employed at the
Green Bay railway depot as baggage
man, was instantly killed by falling
from a railway coach.
Engineers Stevenson and Leary
both of Fond du Lac, were seriously
injured in head-on collision between
freight trains at Byron.
Father Dewitt, who presided over
the Catholic church at WrightstoWn
thirty-one years, and died recently has
left 100000 to charity.
w. J. Dejoungh former BOer army
lieutenant, arrested in Milwaukee
charged with embezzlement, waived
examination and is held under heavy
bail.
Charles King inspected Company M,
Third regiment, at La Crosse. He com
plimented Col. Holway and Capt. Raw
linsonl on the drill work of the com
pany.
Z. 0. Voyer of Grand Rapids, CON
victed two years ago for embezzling
funds of the Singer Sewing Machine
company, has been pardoned by Gov.
Davidson.
Section men on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul and Chicago &
Northwestern roads at La Crosse
have organized and will demand an i'll
crease of $3.50 per month.
Jesse Anderson, a twenty-tWo-year
old youth, was taken into custody at
GAINESVILLE by the sheriff, and will be
returned to his home in Hammond, 81
Croix county, being deranged by
love affair.
Guests at the Lake hotel at Lake
Nebagamon were Obliged to leap from
the windows in order to escape death
in an early morning fire which de
stroyed the hotel and the Lynch build
ing adjoining.
Alphonse Toutont, a we'll known res
ident Of Boyd, died at the hospital. at
Chippewa Falls as the result OF trau-
matte deairium He fell on an icy side
walk and fractured his limb and SUI
fered internal injuries.
Patent medicine is believed to have
caused the death of Carney klaushluS,
a wealthy farmer living near klmber'
lev. Klaushius had not been feeling
we'll and took several doses of patent
nostrum and died shortly afterWard.
The Waukesha Canning Company OF
Waukesha has completed arrange
ments for installing a pea canning rae
tory in Rice Lake. The buildings VIII
be built of tile and cement, and Wnen
fully equipped will cost about $75,OOO
Fire broke out i'll the Central house
at Osseo at 5 o'clock in the morning
Ten guests escaped in night gowns.
The hotel and contents was destroyed
Loss. $500. The store building owned
by F.. Anderson was burned. The totai
loss was $4,000
T. w. Harvey, Jr., president OF the
Belle City Malleable Iron Company OF
Racine since 1899, has retired, hls
stock being purchased by the other
stockholders. T. Mcmahon OF Detroit
Mich, succeeds as president. MT
Harvey goes to Chicago.
Hanging by shawl strap to tree
John Hunt. an aged resident, was
found dead by his wife at Chippewa
Falls. The strap being small, ne TasC
ened it around his neck and the tree
and let himself fall Dependency and
i'll health caused the deed
Joseph Matson and Harry AUSTIN
we're killed near Eideold while SKID
ding logs. They were standing near
a pile when suddenly the logs on TOP
broke loose and crushed down on
them. Their heads were crushed ana
their limbs broken. Death was lnstah
taneous.
A ghost that proved to be flesh ana
blood was discovered when the rooms
of Michael Szigzdis at Kenosha were
entered and the proprietor robbed OF
s2S. Friends of the man had told MN
that there were ghosts in the house.
lust after 5 o'clock in the morning the
ghost appeared in his room, reacheo
under his pillow and took the money
Later the man claimed the ghost was
| Mike Ruk Ruk was arrested and IS
now confined in the county jail.
The Philadelphia & Reading Coal
| company will build the first concrete
-, ,oaI- ~ tho Head Of the Lakes on