Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-06-20

building will be 52x72feet with cement
floor throughout and equipped with
all modern conveniences for Il first
class creamery. Mr.. Jackson, OF
Barron, has the contract for building
same.
Charles Sperl, a we'll known farmer
died at his home near KEENAN,, Fri
day, June It'll. The cause OF his
death was inflammation OF the bowels
Mr.. Sperl moved to KEENAN, about
four years ago and has been looked
upon as most able farmer and es-
Unable citizen. He was 46 years Of
age.
The Barron Stave and Heading
Factory has recently been adding to
it's business. The Frank T. Stare Co
have placed an order with this con-
Germ for It's, 900 boxes. New machin-
cry had to be put in to accomplish
this work. Over fifty men are en-
plOyed and the pay roll exceeds $1,000
per month.
The Portage wooden mill, owned
by City Clerk Goss Of Columbus, was
destroyed by fire Saturday, June Sth.
The mill had been shut down since
May 31st, and when it was put in
operation again the fire started which
consumed the building. 1t is almost
an entire loss and the machinery was
damaged by heat and wa ter to such
an extent that it is thought to be
practically ruined.
A bad freight wreck occurred on
the 500 Line at LaFont, four miles
east of Prentice, Friday, June 18th
Eight ears, six Of them loaded, were
ditched and badly smashed up. No
one was hurt. aAll traffic was con
siderably delayed and the wrecking
train was kept busy until Sunday
night picking up the wreck. The
wrecked crew was the east-bOund
through freight No ..
Miss Minna Rynda of Wallace set
Element, near Hayward, was acct
IDENTIFY drowned in the Chippewa
river, Sunday morning. June 9th,
while going to church. She was ac-
companied by two other girls. They
were pushing the boat with a pole,
which broke and upset them. The
other girls reached shore by hard
struggle She was buried in the Gem
etery at RadissOn last Thursday.
The school board of Cumberland
has secured Prof John L. GrindelI of
Platteville as principal of the city
schools for the coming year to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Prof. G. ID. Donaldson, who will seek
another field Prof Grindell is q
graduate of the PlattevilIe Normal
school and of the State University
and comes with the highest recon-
mendatiOns as a teacher and us a
man.
For 81 years the. postoffice at Cum
berland has been housed in a brick
building erected by c. F. Kalk for
that purpose. The increase of bust
ness has necessitated q larger build
ing. The postoffice department has
been looking the field over for some
time and have finally signed u lease
for ten years with s. r. Thomas &
Son for the rooms formerly occupied
by the Island City Bank. The office
is expected to be moved some time
next month.
A telegram from Chippewa Falls to
the daily papers says: "AuthOrities
of Sawyer county are negotiating
with DR.. N. Booth of Port Arthur
Canada, to furnish Canadian soldiers
willing to undertake the task of capt
uring John f. Dietz. In commune
cation DR.. Booth says he believes he
could influence some members of the
Ninety-siXth regiment stationed at
Port Arthur to go to Cameron dam
and guarantee in case no capture is
made, no pay will be asked.
Gifts to the amount of 1888, 900 have
been announced at Lawrence Univer-
sity, Appleton. The total sum raised
toward the $150,000 necessary to Sc
cure the $500 offered by the general
educational board of New York is
now 1928, 900. The largest gifts an
nounced last Thursday morning were:
Isaac Stephenson of Marinette. $15,-
| OOO Bert Miles OF Racine, $4,000; l..
M. Alexander of Milwaukee, $4,000.
Three others whose names were not
made public gave $4,000. A number
of $1,000 gifts have been made but the
names have not been made public.
President Plantz announced that the
necessary $3.50, 900 is now practically
assured before the expiration OF the
present school year.