Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-09-12
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

The seventeenth annual reunion OF
the Third Wisconsin Volunteer Infan-
try association will be held in Waupun
on Sept. II and Is.
A peculiar situation exists at
Homer In the recent wind storm
which swept the vicinity every wind
mill for ten miles around was leveled.
Edmond Stone, undersheriff of Co.
lumbia county, has resigned as a re-
suit of a difference with Sheriff
Hawkins regarding the recent Jail de-
livery.
While walking along country road
chant of Grand Rapids, was run down
by horse and is not expected to re-
cover from the injuries received.
Herbert Keene, a freight conductor
on the 500, was seriously injured in
an automobile accident near Cameron.
The machine became unmanageable
and ran down a thirty-foot embank.
ment.
George w. Jones, who for the past
five weeks had been employed by G.
r. Flanders at Augusta, was struck
and killed by the Omaha train while
wandering on the tracks near the
depot.
GAINESVILLE has gained twenty school
children in the last year. Eighteen
of these is gained in the Third ward,
known as Quality hill, showing that
race suicide does not exist among the
GAINESVILLE rich.
Byron Johnson of lAmery died at the
home of P. F. Turner of consumption.
He went to Amery to reside about six
years ago from Somerset and was
widely known throughout Polk and
surrounding counties.
Edward Welch and Fred Chatsey of
Beloit are locked up on the charge of
having robbed James Boss, a farm la
borer of a pocketbook and $3.50 and
throwing him from rig between
GAINESVILLE and Milton.
Oscar Weideman, seven years old
was drowned in the Mississippi river
at La Crosse. The boys father, hear
ing that there had been a drowning,
assisted in the recovery of the body
only to find that it was his own son.
Racine is to have a new national
bank with a capital stock of $4,000.
1t will be located at Columbia Corners.
near Racine Junction, the center OF
the manufacturing district. H. n.
Bacon, a we'll known banking man of
Oshkosh, is at the head of the move.
ment
The enrolment of the Winnebago
Indians for their annual payment is
now in progress at Black River Falls
by the disbursing agent, assisted by
the former agent, A. d. Jones. The
enrolment will be completed now, but
the payment probably will not be
made until early winter.
There will be a record breaking at,
tendance of goods at Lawrence uni,
versity during the coming year, &C
cording to the registrar, with whom
fees are deposited. Already 100 young
&c
This is a larger number than has
ever before attended the university.
In plain sight of passengers waiting
for trains two robbers made daring
attempt to rob the Milwaukee road
ticket Office at GAINESVILLE at noon dur,
ing the absence of the agent. They
broke open the office door, opened the
safe and were frightened away just
as they reached the cash drawer con.
tanning 1865.
PtOmaine poison in ice cream came
near causing sixteen deaths at a party
at August Rehbein's house at Apple.
ton. Two of the party did not eat the
cream and escaped illness, while
physicians worked for hours over the
balance of the party. Mrs. Rehbein
and the two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Schultz were within a point OF
death, but will recover, as will the
balance of the party.
:
A number of weeks ago Chris Berg.
err, a laborer in lime kiln in the town
of Hartland, was attacked, he alleges.
by Jim Carlow, who bit him on the
second finger of the right hand. The
entire hand may have to be amputated
to save the young man from fatal re
suits of blood poisoning. Sheriff Will
son on Monday arrested Carlow in
Crivitz, Marinette county. The pris
Oner pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to pay a fine of $50 and the costs.
Samuel Marshall, founder OF the
Marshall & Ilsley bank, and the oldest
banker in Milwaukee, died at his home
at the age of 81 years, after an illness
of five weeks Death was due to an
attack of kidney trouble, accentuated
by old age.
Ed Schmidt of La Crosse, who beat
his wife, locked her in her room for
three days, threatened to kill her and
cruelty their four-months-old baby was
sentenced to three months in the
county Jail by Judge Brindley. Schmidt
entered a plea of guilty.
Hank Katrine, an Almena saloon.