Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-12

The ]. P. Cullen contracting firm of
GAINESVILLE has been awarded the con-
tract for the new $4,000 high school
building at Beloit.
| The cornerstone of the masonic
temple was laid Monday, Sept. 8, by
the officers of the grand lodge. The
building will cost $25,0O0
| The Racine board of health has
elected Henry C. Baker of Madison
who was recently selected for chief Of
police, as health officer.
George Snidervin, leading resident
of Waterford was tried in a justice
court on a charge of running blind
pig" found guilty and fined $50 and
costs.
Larry Petrie, while on his way
home, dropped dead in the suburbs Of
Eau Claire. He had been a foreman
on the large farm of his cousin, Geo.
w. Lufkin.
Fire destroyed John J. Blacks barn
and junk warehouse at Durand. The
buildings are total loss with most of
the contents. Several horses were
saved The loss is $4,000 to $4,000.
Edward Hogan, aged Sc years, a
farm hand, was struck by train on
| the Milwaukee road a mile east of the
city limits of Madison and killed. The
body was so badly mangled that
pieces of it were picked up on a
shovel.
| Announcement has been made at
Kenosha that Alfred L. Drury of Osh-
| kosh, for the last year assistant city
attorney of that city, will practice law
in Kenosha He has formed a part
nership with Clifford E. Randall,
Taylor.
E. B. Yanney of Racine claims to-
have the distinction of having caught
the largest frog ever seen in the state.
1t was captured in net near Franks
vile. From tip to tip it measures
II 1-2 inches and weighs two pounds
The monster is on exhibition at a
local meat market.
Charles J. Spirl of Eau Claire has
brought suit against Hoeppner &
Bartlett, contractors, for 100000 for
the loss of his right leg in a building
an upper story to the basement, when
he Sustained the injuries that resulted
in the loss of his leg.
:
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Business Mems association at
Waupaca it was voted to send a dele
gate to the Retail Grocers' association
convention in Appleton with various
advertising cards which the associa-
ton has had printed in hopes of Sc
curing the convention for Waupaca in
1908.
Albert GRADER, a young man EN-
ployed on a farm near Token Greek,
Dane county. has been bound over for
trial in the Dane county municipal
court at Madison on the charge of hav-
ing secreted large bolts in grain
shocks which practically ruined
threshing machine through which the
grain was fed. GRADER denies the
charge.
DR.. Samuel j. Martin, formerly one
of the oldest and most prominent
homeopathic physicians of Racine and
Southern Wisconsin, is dead at Los
Angeles, Cal, the result of being
kicked by a horse three weeks ago.
He was a member of the Wisconsin
State HOMEOPATHIC society, was pres
ident over year and vice president
several terms.
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The Stout training school and the
city schools of Menomonie opened
with a good attendance in all depart
ments. One hundred and thirty-four
school, five of them enrolling in the
homemakers' course, which is new,
having been inaugurated this year
and being the only school of it's kind
in the United States.
The Monroe County Rural Mail Car
riers' association was organized at the
court house at Sparta, thirty-two car
riers being present. The following Of
ficers were elected: G. Heilman, pres.
ident, Sparta; M. Senegols, vice presi-
dent, Tunnel City; L. F. Sweet, treas
urer, Tomah; William Holden, secre-
tary, Sparta. F. l.. French, Sparta,
was elected delegate to the state con-
vention.
TOBACCO MEN TO MEET.