Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-02
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

The damage is estimated at $50,OOO.
Frank Wilson of Ripon has received
notification that he has been appoint
ed deputy oil inspector, to succeed DR..
We'll.
DR.. Hartmeyer's summer house at
Mirror lake near Baraboo was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is partly
covered by insurance.
The Roddis Lumber and Veneer
company's plant at Marshfield, valued
at $4,000, was destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire is not known.
Kenosha is to have referendum
vote at THE coming city election on
the question of the erection OF mu-
nicipal lighting plant in the city.
John Patel, seventy-three years OF
age, was run down and killed by a
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul train
at Menasha His head was cut OFF.
Delirious from pain, the result OF
long continued ill health, Mrs. Charles
KIoepfel of Menasha suicided by
throwing herself into the Lawson
canal.
While investigating the workings of
a loaded revolver at ManitowOc John
Horstmann was shot through the arm
when the weapon was accidentally dis
charged.
Frank Hebert, a pioneer resident of
TNoI1 frny11 q ladder
while chopping ice from a roof and
fractured his skull. He died two
hours later.
Violently insane over the Thaw trial,
John Lerdolph of GAINESVILLE was taken
to Mendoza asylum. Lerdolph talks
only of the trial and Thaw and says
he has 100000 to help out Evelyn
and Harry"
One of the attractions at the annual
celebration of May II, the Norwegian
Fourth of July, to be held in Milwau-
kee this year, will be an address by
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
Grace Larsen, daughter of wealthy
Gamer, was run down and killed by a
train at Green Bay. Her body was
terribly mangled. She was prominent
in society and noted for her beauty.
Mayor H. A. We'll of Ripon rendered
his resignation to the city council, to
take effect at once. Mayor We'll has
been appointed United States marshal
for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
Norwegian Lutherans of Holman
raised $1,000 toward a new church in
that village within half an hour after
the petition was started. Donations
besides cash included three lots for
a site.
While playing basketball in the
school gymnasium at GAINESVILLE Ethel
Pond accidentally swallowed her class
pin. She has since suffered a great
pain, but it is thought that she will
recover.
The Northwestern Saengerbund, con-
sisting of German singing societies in
all the Northwestern states, fixed the
dates of the next triennial seangerfest
at Lid CfOSS0 vi July Ao' ~ 20 GIL"
&c, 1908.
Harry Wright, Wisconsin Central
brakeman, fell between two cars at
Dorchester. One car passed over him.
crushing one hand so that amputation
was necessary. Internal injuries are
also feared.
Doooo,,i1;,oor +ho faithful cnrvic0S of
Edward began and Charles V. Defrry,
who had been employed by him for
more than a decade, Edward ]. Eng
lish a meat dealer of Kenosha, turned
over his market to the two men.
Sheriff Pfenn1ng has started an in
vestigation Of reported cooking
main, which, it is alleged, was pulled
off at Central Park, north Of Ken
osha, and at which birds from Milwau-
kee. Racine and Kenosha were fought.
In order that he might become
candidate for the nomination for may
or of GAINESVILLE on the Republican
ticket, w. w Watt, editor of the only
Democratic daily in the First congress
sional district, has resigned his alder
manic office to make the race.
J. J. Fitzgerald, one of the eng1-
neers in the wreck at Vanbuskirk, has
passed away, making three deaths
that have resulted, the two firemen,
Messrs. Rhyland and Curran having
been instantly killed. One of the
brakeman is in a critical condition.
A crowded electric car speeding
down hill toward the approach of
the La Crosse river bridge at La
Crosse left the rails within twenty
feet of the bridge, and would have
been dashed into the waters below
had not telephone pole stopped it's
passage.
w. J. Daugherty, train dispatcher
for the Ashland division Of the North
western road, to whose error the
wreck at Van Buskirk last week, re-
sulting in two deaths is charged, is
insane in the hospital at Ironwood,
Mich, and it is possible that he will
be committed to some asylum.
The La Crosse board of trade, de-