Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-15
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The litizens of Phlox are recting a
fine new brick Catholic school.
Burglars entered the large store OF
the Prentice Mercantile Co. on Sun
day Aug. 4, and got away with
about 5000 worth OF dry goods,
shoes, etc.
A new bank building is to be erect
ed at Stanley by the Farmers Il Mer-
chants Bank. The contract has been
let to j. G. Hansen ofChippewa Falls
for $4,000.
The contract for rebuilding and
finishing the Ger III lutherap
church at Bloomer has been awarded
to F. G. < G. A. Stanley Co. OF Chip
pewa Falls.
The Croker Chair Co. of Amigo
has just completed u new 6ON4O adj
dition to it's factory. This will be
equipped with machinery as soon as
| it comes from the factory.
Herman Kuth's fl n e tWo-story
brick venecrcd residence near the city
limits of Chippewa Falls was de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday, origi-
mating from a detective chimney.
The three year old son OF Paul
Blanchette of Chippewa Falls had
two fingers off his left hand cut OFF
with an ak last week Wednesday by
his brother, who " a chopping
wood
Charles Reynolds was drowned at
Rhinelander Sunday, August in
trying to save his brother Leo, who
screamed for help. He was twenty
one years OF age and had a position
as bookkeeper in Chicago.
Mrs. Frances Ma&urek, living a
short distance from Thorp, was
killed Saturday, Aug. 3, by being run
over by team hitched to a reaper.
She was assisting her husband to
hitch the team to the machine when
the accident occurred.
The Island City State Bank at
Cumberland was reorganized last
week, T. O. Mason and Lewis Lar
son having purchased the stock OF
two Illinois men. Mr.. Mason was
elected president of the bank and Mr.
Larson remains vice president and
cashier.
Fred Heinske, a saloon keeper o.
Butternut, shot his wife in the head
and then placed the muZzle OF the re
vOlver in his mouth and killed him
self Sunday morning. Aug. 1 Mrs
Heinske was not fatally injured
The tragedy was the climax to &
long series of family troubles.
The TOmahawk plant of the L. 5
Leather Co. ~was destroyed by fire
Friday night, Aug. ?. The loss tC
buildings and the great stock o.
hides in the process OF manufacture
and in the store house is estimated
at 81 900, 900. The tannery employed
about 250 men who are thrown Out
employment. There Is no assurance
that the big plant will be rebuilt.
Wausau will have Home Coming
in connection with the Marathon
County Fair, Sept. 3, 4, and 8
Great preparations have been made
for the event and hundreds of former
residents are planning to attend
Any who have formerly resided il
this locality are requested to sen(
their names and address to Hon
Henry Miller, Secretary of the Home
Coming Association, and receive il
return a souvenir invitation to the
same.
The officers of the Stanley Copper
and Mining Co., together with some
of the stockholders, visited the clay
deposits on Paint creek last week
This deposit was discovered by An
son Green several months ago. Mr.
Green was in the party Tuesday ano
the visitors were convinced that a
great deposit of very superior clay
exists there. No extensive investiga
lions have been made regarding the
properties of the clay yet, but 1t will
soon be looked into.
STATE FAIR EDUCATES
The Wisconsin State Fair, like all
other fairs, is educational in it's aims
| and i I it's results. 1t is a school to