Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-06
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from ALI Parts
of the State.


Zation Of $4,000.
Swan Palmberg, son of a farmer liv-
ing at Joel, was struck by lightning
during a thunderstorm.
James Ambrose, an aged citizen OF
Boomer is dead as the result of a
mistake in taking medicine.
Edward Licbau musician of Eau
Claire, blew out his brains as result
of dependency over i'll health.
Ernest Smith, while fishing on the
banks of the BarabOO river at Bara-
boo, fell in and was drowned.
The city council of Eau Claire has
accepted an offer Of ten voting ma
chimes to be used at the coming cleo
ton
The three-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Campeau at Eau Claire was IA
tally scalded by falling into a tub OF
boiling water.
The deal has been closed whereby
the treasury department will purchase
the Farmer property at Beloit for a
postof1ice site.
Edward O'Brien has been selected
to head the Eau Claire police depart
ment in place of John J. Higgins, re-
Gently resigned.
The explosion of lamp in an incu-
bator at Kenosha was responsible for
a fire which caused the death OF Rey-
mold Brown, two and half years old.
The Jews of Eau Claire, who are
members of the B'nai Birth, are TAX
ing steps toward the building OF a
temple. The cost as figured would
be about $4,000.
Despondenk on account of i'll health,
Edward Liebau shot aud killed him.
self at Eau Claire. Liebau was to
have been married to young woman
of Chippewa Falls next month
A large colony of Eollanders is on
it's way to Sheboygan, several hundred
people having sailed week ago. The
present colony will be the largest or
any nationality that ever arrived.
there.
A hot fight is on at the village OF
Union Grove over the question or
license or no license to be voted on
at the coming April election. The
fight follows revival meetings recent
IS held.
Rev. J. w. Scott a retired COngre-
eational minister Of GAINESVILLE, was
nearly asphyXiated at his home one
night recently He was found by a
neighbOr i'll almost a dying condition,
but will recover.
Ike postoffice at Augusta was en-
tared by burglars, who blew open the
safe and secured $3.50 in cash and a
large amount of stamps. No clew was
left Tools were taken from black
smith shop near by.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed for the William F. Fisher COM
pany of Kenosha. The company has
a capital stock of $65, 900, fully paid
in, and it will engage in a general
merchandise business.
While working in a saWmlll near
Tony. George Shooner was caught in
the trimmer saw, received a severe
cut in the back and his left arm was
cut off close to the shoulder He eX-
PRED few hours later.
Lightning struck a big barn on the
Thompson farm in Seneca and burned
it to the ground, with seventeen head
of mich COWS, q span of horses and a
number of hogs and some farm ma
chinery. The loss is estimated at $4,-
coo.
Jalmer Johnson, aged twenty-five
years, who laughed and joked for a
dav with a bullet in his brain, fired
by rival in love- died at the Luther
an hospital in La Crosse during ar
cDileptic spasm brought on by the
wound.
The tlree-year-old son of Albert
Tram of Berlin was burned to death.
BY the timely arrival of the father
another child was saved from the
same fate. The children were alone
and how the child caught fire is a
mystery
Farmers in Racine and Kenosha
counties who would be affected
should the bill pending in the legisla-
ture for the extension of the Sheri-
dan drive become law are circulat-
ing petitions demonstrating against
the measure.
In attempting to capture men VINO
were plugging the Chicago & North
western derail switch at Anderson's
Crossing three miles north TO James
Vile, John CoWan of Milwaukee, de-
tectivo for the St Paul road, was
shot III the right leg.
The Voters Municipal league, which
was organized at Fond du Lac a few
weeks ago to further the movement
for good municipal government, has
issued an address to the voters, COM
mending some of the candidates of
both parties and turning down others.
During a thunder storm q heavy
electric current entered the station
at Roberts. ST Croix county, de-
ctr0ypd two tickers and set fire to the