Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-05-09
BADGER BRIEFS.
wisconsin News from All Parts
Of the State.

county people are planning to raise
mules in that county
Rev. John G. Blue, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Portage
has resigned on account of Ill health
The west approach of the railroad
bridge across the Brule river. four
miles west of Florence, was destroyed
by fire.
Four people were seriously injured
and two street cars demolished in a
rear-end collision in the East end at
Superior
A youth named William Hall of Wis
consin Point, Superior, was instantly
killed in the Great Northern yards in
that city.
William Gallagher, high school
graduate of New Richmond, died at
ltasca after being caught between two
railroad cars.
| w. A. Bourne's large hay shed on his
farm south of Shell Lake was destroy
ed by fire. The cause is unknown
Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
James w Moore has been reelected
president of the Watertown board of
education, and is now serving his
twentysixth year as a member of the
board.
| Herman J. Pomrening, former as
semblyman from the Eleventh district
of Milwaukee, was acquitted OF the
charge of bribery by jury in the mu
nicipal court.
| Mayor Mulberger Of Watertown sus
| pended three members of the night po-
lice force for one night as a punish
ment for being found in saloons while
| they were on duty.
The body of Chris Bilor, an old set
| tier and resident of Glen Flora, was
found dead on the road leading to the
Flambeau river, where he had been
trapping and making maple syrup.
Mrs. A. J. Elliott, aged seventy, of
Everett, Wash, was burned to death
at the home of her daughter in La
Crosse. The accident was caused by
the overturning of an alcohol lamp.
Mrs. William Ogden, who shot JUS
tice Nohl and a bystaader after her
husband was convicted Of petty theft
at Ripon, was sent to an insane
asylum. Her victims are recovering.
Edward Collier, a chauffeur charged
with killing William Dreyer at Keno
sha by running him down on the night
of July 23 last, was sentenced to pay
fine of $1,000 and costs of prosecu-
ton.
Charles Hoffman. who mortgaged
one horse thirteen times to as many
different parties, and mortgaged other
stock in like manner, was arrested al
Leeds, N. D., and brought to Barron
for trial.
Joseph Head of Chicago. found guilty
of manslaughter in the third degree
for stabbing Edward Pinnow OF Ra-
cine to death in November, 1906, was
given a prison sentence of three years
at Waupun.
While attempting to shoot the rap
ids near the lower dam in the Fox
river at Appleton a skiff i'll which two
Lawrence students We're riding cap
sized. and the two students had a hard
struggle to get ashore.
Peter Lauby, foreman of the Chip |
pewa Falls Furniture company, Tell
dead while waiting for his breakfast
to be served He was holding this
baby at the time and the little one fell
from his arms as he expired.
Deputy Game Warden j. w. Stone
arrested Will Grilley and Frank Marsh
of Barron for spearing pike. The
sport cost each $3.50 besides fifty
pounds of pike and their boat and
snears. which were confiscated.
Edward Doonan, freight hustler,
assaulted William Durham at Racine
two years ago. then disappeared Last
week he returned, was arrested by the
police and is now charged with as
sault with intent to do great bodily
harm.
Another feature planned to make the
sixtieth commencement of Beloit col
lege a noteworthy event is to have the
oratorical visitors give addresses.
Many men who have brought honor to
Beloit in interstate contests may be in
duced to present their prize-winning
orations.
Judge S. d. Hastings of Green Bay
has filed a statement with the secre
tary of state, declaring that his cam
paign expenses at the recent judicial
election, when he was reelected judge
of the Fourteenth circuit, amounted to
$2,26303.
the Lakes working to it's capacity,
there are over forty boats waiting in
the harbor at Superior for chance to
unload. The situation is without
precedent, the receipts of the last
twenty-four hours being the heaviest
ever known, about 100000 tons.
According to evidence received at
the state department it appears that
nearly one-half of the almost 100000
naid nv the state and counties as Doun-
ties on wolves and Otner Wllu dAlIndls
during the last three years was fraud
ulently obtained
John Willie, who was arrested by
Game Warden J. w Stone for killing
deer out of season, pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Reeves of Ladysmith and
was fined S28.60. Mr.. Stone says that
five or six other arrests will follow in
a few DAYS for the same offense in the
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