Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-23
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
Of the State.


goods, has been INCORPORATED at Eau
Claire with capital stock of $780,
300.
Andrew Roesser's sawmill burned at
Sister Bay, and the village narrowly
escaped. The loss is 800, with no
insurance
George F. Eastman, a pioneer book
dealer, fell down the cellar stairs in
his store at Oshkosh. His skull was
fractured and he died two hours later.
William Striggel, farmer, hanged
himself at La Crosse. Excessive BIZ
bic reading, causing arrangement of
his mind, is alleged to have been the
cause.
District Attorney Conner of Chippe-
wa Falls ordered all keepers of slot
machines to remove them at once or
suffer arrest and confscation of the
devices
w. G. Mccarthy of Sterling, Ill, and
August Donaldson of Cedar Rapids
have bought out the interest of w. G..
Wagner, landlord of the Hilton hotel
at Beloit
Charles H. Girard, once a leading
dentist and one of the most promi-
nent men of La Crosse, committed sui
eide in a squalid apartment, where he
had taken UP his abode.
W. E. lie Clair, a brakeman in the
employ of the Northern Pacific, was
killed at Superior He was working
on an air coupling and was thrown
under the wheels and crushed.
Fireman James Curren of Wausau
and Lesten Ryland of Amigo were
killed in a head-on collision between
an engine bound north and a train of
logs bound south, near Van Buskirk
The preparatory steps have been
taken at Eau Claire for the establish
ment of a police alarm system along
the most approved lines Telephones
will be'established in various portions
of the city.
Despondent because of a slight in
accuracy which had crept into an i'm
portant piece of bridge work of which
he had charge, Walter ]. FeIs, twenty
one years of age a civil engineer,
committed suicide at Milwaukee.
Louis Bosch, aged twenty years, an
employe of the Chicago Brass COM
pany at Kenosha, was caught in a ma
chine, and before the machine could
be stopped the muscles of his back
had been torn in a terrible manner.
While crossing the river at Kau-
kauna. where he had been cutting ice,
Henry Schneider of Dundas broke
through the ice and was precipitated
into the icy water A dozen men
formed living chain and rescued him.
Mrs Evarts. widow, froZe to death
at her farm home in Dunn county
during the recent cold spell Neigh
bors found her. in bed one morning
with her legs and arms so badly
frozen that death ensued during the
day.
Irwin Craney, a well-knOwn farmer
of Union, went to the woods last fall,
leaving his hired man in charge Of
the farm. When Craney came back
from the woods he found that great
deal Of movable property was gone,
and Merrill was missing.
John Walt, who lives on the shore
of Little Rice lake, near Crandon, re-
ports that packs of wolves chased deer
to his doorstep on two different nights
recently. One night they drove two
deer up and the other night one. Walt
says the wolves are making great ha-
voc among the deer.
Because the man who assaulted and
robbed Mrs John w. Orr at her resi-
dence at Milwaukee Friday, gained
admission to the house by pretending
to be an inspector of the company, the
Milwaukee Gas company has offered
a reward of $500 for his arrest. Mrs.
Orr is still in Il serious condition.
City and county officials of Kenosha
have been asked to make investiga-
tons into the death of Fred w. Bell.
a well-known business man, who died
uCSudy light, II bCllIEo NtttlIAACN "AANe"
the death of Bell was due to injuries
he had received when attacked by
highwaymen nearly two months ago.
Edward Waldo, a Chicago man, SO
wears of age, in Jail at Kenosha
charged with burglary, has proved
false the old theory that there is honor
among thieves, for it is alleged that
after Waldo had robbed the Chicago
and Northwestern station at Twin
Lakes last night two highwaymen set
upon him and, thrusting a gun into
his face, robbed him of every cent he
had
Subsequent to action taken by the
city council at it's last meeting Mayor
Snyder of Waukesha has appointed a
committee consisting Of Aid. O. P.
Clinton, chairman; Aid John McGov-
ern and Aid. r. l.. Cove, to consult
with himself and the board of public
works as to, ways and means for rails
ing the funds with which to purchase
the water works plant. which was re-
Gently appraised at S9S,2O2.6S
Aid. w. w. Watt, Paul Rudolph,