Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-07-11
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
Of the State.

Racine liverymen have agreed not
to hold any more funerals on Sunday
during the summer months.
Five cows owned by l.. E. Railway
were killed by switch engine on the
outskirts of the city of Beloit.
Lawrence Dufferin, aged twelve
years, was drowned in gravel pit at
Marinette while taking bath.
Willie Hinterberg, eleven years old,
probably was fatally injured at Eau
Claire by being kicked by horse.
Nels Anderson, bachelor living on
"a homestead northwest of Ladysmith,
was struck by lightning and killed.
A. Newstrom, farmer, was run
over by heavy load of bolts at Grand
Rapids and sustained fatal injuries.
Three boys were drowned in Apple
river, a mile from Somerset, in the
f1owage of the big electric power dam.
The Dunn county strawberry crop
will be the largest in many years.
Thousands of boxes will be shipped
daily to the city markets.
The barns on William Baulett's
farm, near Beloit. were struck by
lightning and destroyed with their
contents, including forty sheep.
Racine will have the largest num-
Der of saloons in it's history this year
The total number of licenses granted
to date is 143, netting the city over
$4,000.
J. M. Herring, a switchman on the
Great Northern, was almost instantly
killed by being crushed between a
box car and the side of a storehouse
at Superior.
An increased acreage of tobacco
has been set out in Chippewa county
this season and sheds of proportion
ately increased size have been built
The young plants are thrifty.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lemkuil, wife of a
farmer of Green bush, met instant
death in a runaway, her neck being
broken. She was 43 years of age and
leaves a husband and four children.
Nick Bath, widower, was found
hanging from rafter in Philip
Schere's barn at Marshfield. De-
spondency is supposed to have
prompted the act. Bath was addicted
to strong drink.
Lawrence university has raised the
necessary $150,000 to secure the $780,
900 from the general fund. This also
secures the new boys dormitory.
The last. check arrived one hour be-
fore the time limit.
Erick Luud, thirty-f1ve years old,
of Minneapolis, was instantly killed
while blasting stumps on the Wiscon-
sin Central right of way at Arseneau,
a grading camp just west of Haw-
thorne. He was using dynamite in
the work.
Four homes in La Crosse have been
robbed in broad daylight recently.
Small articles of jewelry, cash and
other valuables were stolen. Police
have found no clue to the robbers.
They are inclined to believe it is the
work of boys.
Mayor w. A. Anderson of La Crosse
has appointed County Surveyor Geo.
Bradish city engineer, to succeed Wal
ter S. Woods, who resigned the Office
to take charge of engineering work
of the La Crosse Water Power COM
pany, at Hatfield.
General Manager Purdy and Audi
10 INffy CT of W9tnr
company came from Pittsburg and
held a consultation with a committee
of city officials at Racine in regard to
giving the city an option on the water
plant, but the officers were not in
position to set price.
Investigators for insurance compa-
MES interested in the burning of the
farm buildings of David Moore near
GAINESVILLE scout the story of tramp
and claim that the structures were
burned by a demented woman in the
neighborhood. Payment of the insur.
ance will be held up. AZ
While at work shingling a roof at
Cylon, twelve miles east of New
Richmond. a Scaff9lding gave way.
precipitating the Workmen to the
ground. William Carval, aged Al
years, unmarried, was killed instantly,
and Richard Rudd has not yet re-
gained consciousness.
The police of Green Bay and vi
cinity have so far failed to locate Eth
ell Sensiba, niece of Mr. and Mrs.
James Herman, who disappeared
from her home last Sunday. She was
II years old Her complete disappear
ance has led to grave fears for her
safety and a search is being made.
Two fires, evidently of incendiary
origin, in two factories mile apart,
within a few minutes of each other
did serious damage at GAINESVILLE. For
the fourth time the new works owned
by " P. Richardson caught fire in
mysterious manner. Just as the fire
was rung out the GAINESVILLE Pearl But
ton factory caught fire in mysteri-
GUS manner.
The State Bank of Coleman, Mari
nette county, was organized and Off
GERS elected. The capital is $4,000.
Frank Hammis was elected president;
A. B. Van Vonaerin, vice president,
and Joseph DuQuaine, cashier.
The biggest fish story of the season
comes from Fort Atkinson. B. A.
Ralph of that city asserts that while
coming UP Rock river in a canoe
with his son they came to a school of
carp. He cut off their escape and with
a paddle as a weapon bagged, so he
claims, 1874 fish, aggregating in
weight 10000 pounds.