Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

Frank Malseneuve, sixteen years
old, died of lockjaw at Green Bay as
the result of Stubbed toe.
James Clifford was struck by a
switch engine at a crossing at James
vile. He was badly injured and may
die
John Bell, a negro awaiting trial at
Beloit on a charge of attempting to
kill his wife, is insane and will be sent
TO an asylum.
Mrs. Benjamin Bleasdale of the town
Of Center was knocked down by a
horse while crossing the street and
severely injured.
William E. Campbell of Oshkosh, a
machinist's mate on the U. S. S. VIII
mington, has died of smallpox in the
civil hospital at Shanghai.
Great crowds availed themselves of
the invitation for a free ride on the
opening day of the Beloit service Of
the Beloit Traction company.
Elliott Bibbins, aged 65 years, night
clerk in the Fess house at Madison,
was seized with cramps while swim
ming in Lake Monona and drowned.
Two hundred workmen in the North.
Western shops at Hudson, who struck
for higher wages, were granted an in
crease Of 10 per cent and resumed
work.
George Lines, seventy-one, veteran
Of the Civil war, recently in the Mil
waukee soldiers home drank lauda-
mum at a hotel at Eau Claire and was
found dead.
The result of the ballot by mail for
grand secretary Of the independent
Scandinavian Workingmen's associa-
ton is the election of A. Melsness OF
independence.
Charles Roderick, a wealthy farmer
near Monroe, was instantly killed by a
large hay pole falling from the top Of
a haystack over which he was arrang-
ing tripod of large timbers.
After four days search Clarence
KitzmiIler of Sheboygan was found
dead near the bank of the Chippewa
river near Chippewa Falls. Whether it
was an accident or suicide is not
known.
After being an employee in the James
vile postoffice for thirty-nine years,
the major part of which time she has
been assistant postmaster, Miss M.
Louise Peterson has retired. She was
the Oldest employee in the office.
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Edward Flannery fell from moving
train near Brownsville. He was found
several hours later in an unconscious
condition, and died without regaining
consciousness. This absence from the
train was noticed by the train crew.
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Jacob Scharpf, aged seventy-eight
years, of La Crosse, died of dropsy af-
ter more than half century residence
in La Crosse county. He was a broth
er of Former City Treasurer George
Scharpf and also of Christ Scharpf,
who was county poor commissioner
for many years.
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w. F. Hanchin of Hinsdale, ILL.,, has
been elected head of the Marinette
county agricultural school and will be-
gin work this fall in the new building
in connection with the teachers train
ing school. The county has six acres
to experiment on and it is expected
that the enrolment will be large.
The Marinette postofice will have
} leave it's present location, accord
ing to orders from Washington, as
the government cannot lease from a
senator, and Stephenson owns the
present location. The present quarters
have been used for more than twenty
years, through several changes of post
masters.
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The lid is on tight at Almena. Sa-
looms and stores have been opened
Sunday, doing more business on that
day than on week days. Complaint
was made against the saloons, because
of the crowd of boys drawn to them
on Sundays and because the haying
hands got drunk and were not in condi-
ton for work Mondays. When the
saloons were ordered closed the sa-
loonkeepers retaliated by closing the
business places.
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The Wisconsin Dairy Manufacturers
and Producers Protective association
has been formed at Watertown with
the election of the following officers:
President, F. A. Lecher, Watertown;
vice president, w. A. Roach, Water
town; secretary, J. G. Morse, Madison;
treasurer, H. w. Barge, Reedsburg.
The object of the association is to Sc.
cure low rates for cream and dairy
shipments, and prevent Chicago deal
ers from monopolizing the trade.
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Edward Shannon was struck by a
Burlington train and killed between
Lynxville and Ferryville. 1t is sup
posed that he sat on the track to rest
as he had been working continuously
for seventy hours and had started
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