Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-23
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Mayor S. J. Cardinal of Ladysmith
has resigned and the council has chos-
en- Thomas Baker to take his place.
Because he fished with a set-line
having seventy-five hooks, Herman
Holsapple was fined $25.
Jim Yivisaker, youth OF about eigh-
teen years, has confessed to several
petty thefts at Stoughton. He was out
on probation.
The board of the Reeseville high
school voted to make the course one
of four years They also voted to have
German taught.
The date for the third annual fair
held by the Downing Fair and Festival
association has been fixed for Oct Z
and 8, at Downing.
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The two-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Columbus Danielson died at Eau
Claire from the effects of eating pills
mistaken for candy.
Work on the clubhouse for the en-
ployes of the paper mill at Niagara
has been started. 1t will cost com
pleted about $4,000.
New London merchants are looking
for a glib young fellow who mulcted
them to the tune of $35 on promise of
making balloon ascension.
Paul Cheering, wanted at Phillips on
charge, Of burglary in that city On
May 10, was captured at st. CroiX
Falls by Constable Sam Love.
Two more deaths caused by drown.
ing have occurred at Superior, making
total of four for one week. These
are also the first of the season.
Commission men are already on the
ground waiting for the BURBERRY crop
of Bayfield, county to ripen. Thou
sands of bushels will be shipped dur
ing this month.
William Merrill an old trapper liv.
ing fifteen miles northeast of Cpude'
ray, was taken to Hayward by Sheriff
Clark. He is accused of killing deer
out Of season.
Worry over the arrest of her son on
a charge Of assault and battery is be-
lieved to have fastened the death OF
Mrs. Anna Farrell of Appleton, who
died of tuberculosis.
His mother caused the arrest of Ed
ward Horn at Reeseville on the charge
of stealing money and watch from
neighbor. He was sentenced to sixty
days in the workhouse.
Prof J. knight, former proprietor o.
a La Crosse musical conservatory, was
held up and robbed by footpads after
reaching town on late train. He
was relieved of $40 and a gold watch
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Laborers who were beating theil
way on the Pioneer Limited on the
head-end of the train, at Portage re
ported that they were held up by two
men who pointed revolvers in theil
faces.
| The Wisconsin Central freight depo
at Chippewa Falls was robbed, $50 be
| ing taken The money was left there
by the operator, who had come from
the passenger depot to assist will
freight
On complaint of his wife William
Bartovik was placed under peace
bonds at La Crosse. Jeanne De Roe
a magazine CRATER, was sent to the
workhouse for ninety days on va
grancy charge. .t
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A triple wedding took place at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Mer
Ram at Eau Claire. Earl S. Davidson
and Susie l.. Nelson, Frank Redfielt
and Emma Nelson, and Walter Foley
and Mary Cramer were the three
couples.
; But for the heroic work of w B
Bowen of Eau Claire Fred Faley would
have drowned. With another boy ht
had been playing on the river bank
when dog pushed him into the cur
rent. He had already sunk twice
when Mr.. Bowen saw the struggling
lad, sprang into the swift current an(
caught the boy. '~4.r- -
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The working time in the Burlington
shops at La Crosse has been increased
from eight to ten hours per day ant
135 men are affected by the increase
Railroad men regard this change as
an evidence of heavy fall trade, as the
rolling stock of the company is beins
increased and what is on hand is be
ing put in the best possible condition
for hard service.
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w. H. Whalen has resigned his pc
sition of superintendent of the North
ern Wisconsin division of the North
Western at Fond du Lac and accepted
a position with the Southern Pacific
with headquarters at San Francisco.
It is announced by the Great North
ern railroad that the big Superior-Du
luth bridge which was wrecked by the
steamship Troy on Aug. II, 1906, vii!
be in operation within two weeks
Street cars and wagons will use it al