Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-31
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
of the State.

william M. Snaln was fined $500
for selling obscence literature to
boy at La Crosse.
The Fidelity Savings bank, new
institution, will open at Amigo about
the middle of next month.
Henry Cox of the town of Fulton,
has received a consignment of $50
Angora goats, which he will fatten
on his farm.
Tie New Salem Evangelical Luth-
eran church at Wausau, was dedicated
with services conducted by out-of
town pastors.
Clark Crandell, S3 years of age, and
one of the pioneers of Milton Junction,
was asphyxiated by escaping gas from
his coal stove.
excavation for new hotel, 54x65
feet in dimensions and two stories
high. 1t will be modern throughout.
With Rev. J. w. Irish, district SUI
perintendent of the Methodist church,
as editor, Rev. Myron E. Taylor of
Clear Lake will conduct a church
monthly, to be known as the Link.
Nathaniel Reid, a relative of White
law Reid, ambassador to England,
who has resided in Walworth county
more than half a century, celebrated
the ninety-seventh anniversary of his
birth.
AS a result of an order issued by
the Washburn common council to the
Washburn Electric company the
street lighting service has been dis
confined. The company has no con-
tract with the city.
Believing that Washburn water
rates are excessive the council has
asked the state railway commission
for an investigation. The council also
claims the company refuses to place
meters in residences.
The Columbia County Dental society
organized at Portage with DR.. Oviatt
of Columbus, president; w. E. Goch-
neaur, Portage. vice president; E.
J. Blass, Portage, secretary, and DR..
The Seymour Fair association has
elected the following officers: c. F.
Ploeger, president; R. A. Mcdonnell,
vice president; H. J. Van Buren,, sec
rotary; William Michelstetter, treas
urer; J. A. Stewart, trustee.
George A. Dibble has been appoint
ed clerk of the municipal court at
Oconomowoc to succeed Capt. E. M.
Webb, who goes to Waukesha as
clerk of the circuit court, to which
position he was elected recently.
Principal E. S. Martin of the Nc
Mynn school at Racine has been ap-
pointed a member of the committee
on normal courses of play by Luther
H. Gulich of New York, president of
the Playground Association of Ameri-
ca.
The plant of the Fox River Valley
Knitting company was completely de-
stroyed by fire at Menasha. The fire
started in the boiler room. The loss
is yariously estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
Efforts are being made to have the
site for the proposed new postotnce
building at WATERFOWL changed to
more central location, if possible on
Main street. Of the $4,000 approprl-
ated only $4,000 was used in the pur-
chase of the site.
Bv the consummation of deal for
the purchase of franchises in Racine
county. the United States Stone com
pany, a Chicago corporation, obtains
control of nearly all stone quarrles
in Southern Wisconsin, and will con-
troll prices of crushed stone between
Milwaukee and Chicago.
When about to throw away in
to a corner a quart bottle nearly
full of nitroglycerin, Judge f. W..
Jenkins of Chippewa Falls realized
the nature of the dangerous explosive
lust in time to prevent terrific ex-
plosion. and the bottle was carefully
removed by court attendants.
Rev. Stephen Dean Trant of st
patriclx's church at Racine celebrated
the fortieth anniversary Of his en-
trance into the priesthood. He re-
ceived congratulatory kilograms and
letters from priests throughout the
state and the the members of his par
| ish.
A move has been inaugurated TO
hiring about a meeting of WalWorth
county men who voted for Gen. Ere
mont in 1856, with a view to perfect
ING permanent organization. one
of the plans is to have an annual PIC
mic in which the families of the vet
eran voters shall participate.
The Hoard Dairymen's trophy, at
the national dairy show IN chicago
a. silver cup valued at $500 oftered
+o the agricultural college in COM
memoration of the success OF It's stu
dents in stock judging contests at the
show. was awarded to the Iowa state
college. whose students judging team
won first place in judging dairy cattle
at the show.
The formal appointment of George
Groffman as police chief has been an
nounced by the fire and police com
mission of Manitowoc, Groffman nav
inc completed service of the sixty
Jaws, probation period required by the
rules of the commission.
The gasoline motor car was taken
off tho run between Freeport and
MADISON and a regular steam train put