Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-18
BADGER BRIEFS.
wisconsin News from All Parts
Of the State.

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The United States treasury depart
ment solicits offers of sites for the
federal building to be erected in Me-
nomonie.
Emil Janson was arrested at the
First National bank at Superior on a
charge of trying to obtain money I'M
der false pretences.
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Fred Rogalske, a switchman. suffer
ed injuries by being run over in the
Northwestern yards at Sheboygan,
while trying tosthrow a switch.
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The La Crosse council will pass an
ordinance requiring street cars to stop
at all railway crossings, the conductor
to run ahead to see if the track is
clear.
In an effort to compel the removal
of tracks from the vicinity of their fac
tory, the La Crosse Can company has
brought suit against the Milwaukee
road.
The Lehigh Valley Coal company is
improving it's coal docks at Superior
by putting in a concrete foundation.
A fire fighting equipment will be in
stalled
Floyd, the eleven-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Sprester of Black River
Falls, was shot and instantly killed
while he and playmate were exam
lining gun.
On account Of the financial stringen-
cy in the city treasury of Eau Claire,
all work on public Improvements not
absolutely necessary will be dispensed
with this year.
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The new ST. Joseph's Catholic
church at Berlin, to cost $4,000 to
$4,000, will be built of Berlin granite
and red granite. The church is to be
finished this year.
The new Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Menomonee Falls has elected
Samuel A. Cornell, president; Garwin
A. Mace, vice president, and Albert H.
Eckhardt, cashier
The Eau Claire Woman's club has
petitioned the council to light up the
parks in the city of Eau Claire, as in
their present condition they serve as
loaflng places for spooning couple.
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AS a result of the excellent luncheon
served to city officials of La Crosse at
the public cooking school by pupils of
Miss Binzel, domestic science is likely
to be taught in every public school in
La Crosse.
The four-year-old son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. G. Malcolm was drowned at
Lake Chetek by falling overheard
from a launch in which he had at
tempted to take ride alone. Dr.
Malcolm is mayor of Chetek.
I. Rothstein Of Eau Claire became
thirsty during the night, and going to
the ice box he uncorked a bottle which
be thought contained spring water but
which contained ammonia and took
two swallows. He will recover.
Married at the age of seventy-siX
years and asking for a divorce six
years later is the unique distinction
earned by John Parkhurst, an Oneida
Indian who appeared before Judge
John Goodland at Appleton and, on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment asked lne magistrate to sever
the matrimonial bond.
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While attempting to start fire
with kerosene, Mrs. John Whitmore,
living on a farm six miles northwest
of Madison, was burned so badly that
she died within few hours. The
house was destroyed. Mrs. Whitmore
was dragged from the burning house
by her thirteen-year-ol daughter. A
husband and seven children survive
her.
The American Granite company is
spending $1,000 at Lohrville in build
ing a power house, bank and store,
and in making other improvements.
The Burlington road has asked for
new trial in the case brought by
Hiram Goddard Of La Crosse, who was
awarded $3.50 for damages to hay land
owing to the faulty construction of a
bridge built across the La Crosse river
by the defendant.
Plunging headlong off the embank-
ment into the Fox river near Ridge
Point, William Johnson of Green Bay,
clad in street attire, swan across the
stream, distance of several blocks,
in the hope Of evading a pursuing
mob who wanted to capture him be-
cause he and comrade are alleged
to have robbed several gum machines
at Wrightstown. Johnson's comrade
gave up the chase, and the former
was caught after he had swan the
stream.
After having been sentenced to state
prison for life for the murder of his
wife, then having new trial which
resulted in the sentence being chang
ed to one Of seven years, the Supreme
court has affirmed the latter decision,
and will refuse to grant Samuel Mont
gomery of Warrens new trial.
C. D. Enochs of La Crosse, for three
years chief engineer and superintend-