Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-31

er, dropped dead while walking along
Main street at Green Bay.
Frank Woods, town of Grover
farmer, has bought an auto truck to
bring his produce to market.
The Kenosha city clerk turned over
the tax roll to the city treasurer. The
total amount to be collected is $685.
92S.S3.
The annual show of the Northern
Wisconsin and Wisconsin Poultry as
sociation will be held at Marinette be-
ginning Feb. 4.
Leonard Monat, aged nineteen years,
was killed by being struck by falling
tree while he was working in the
woods near Winter.
Robert B. Armstrong of Hudson
was sentenced to two years at hard
labor in the state prison at Waupun
on a charge of forgery.
The home of Miss Matte French at
Kenosha was entered by thieves and
silver spoons that had belonged to
Miss French's great-grandmother were
taken.
At the coming session of the legis-
lature an effort will be made to have
bill passed dividing the present town
of Amberg, Marinette county, into
three townships.
Benjamin Anderson, fifty years old,
a mechanic, of Racine, quit work be-
cause he did not feel well, and later
was found dead in his room. He had
taken one and a half ounces of carbol-
ic acid.
The four banks of Eau Claire pay
more than one-seventh of the personal
property tax of the city. The total
personal property tax of the city is
SS6,12443, of which the banks pay $13,-
76S.19.
The fisheries commission of the
board of trade at Vancouver, B. c., is
preparing a strong memorial asking
the Dominion government to define
the sovereignty of Canada's north Pa
cific line, owing to the poaching OF
American halibut fishing boats in Ca
uctuldll "dLSl 0'
Charles J. Romadka, husband to
Evelyn Cain Romadka, the woman
who is now serving a term in Joliet
prison for larceny in Chicago, has
been granted divorce in Judge Lud-
wigs branch of the circuit court OF
Milwaukee county. The application
for divorce was not contested.
The picture representing the past,
present and future of Wisconsin,
which was painted by Edward Blash-
field, artist, of New York, has been
received at Madison and placed in po-
sition on the wall above the speakers
| desk in the new assembly room. The
picture cost the state $4,000.
At least seven and possibly as many
as ten or twelve men will be in the
field next April to make the race for
the position now held by Circuit Judge
! Goodland, who for eighteen years has
presided over circuit courts in the
Tenth judicial district and who aspires
to the position for another term OF
six years.
Miss Mary Ann Hardy, aged forty
seven, one of the best-known Catholic
women of Racine, was crushed to
death in an elevator at st. Mary's hos
pital. where she was to have been OPP
Grated upon for kidney trouble.
While being removed from the eleva-
tor in a wheeled chair, the elevator
started. crushing her to death.
The house of w. S. Baillzey of Cou-
deray was entered by an unknown
person and S22 in cash stolen. Mrs.
Bailkev went out calling for about
fifteen minutes and left the doors I'M
locked. and upon her return found fur
niture upturned and soon discovered
the loss of the money, which she mad
saved for Christmas shopping.
The University of Wisconsin is out
of money. All of the university's in
come has been used, and already the
institution has asked the secretary OF
state and the state treasurer for $780,
OOO out of the general fund to keep
the institution going, and this amount
| was loaned. Another application mas
inst been made for an additional loan
of $4,000.
After a ten days hearing in the
circuit court at Menomonie the con-
tested Mullen will case, involving $780,
600 is still unsettled. The case was
decided bv Judge Swenson in the pro-
hate court in favor Of the contestants.
It was then appealed to the circuit
court. The jury verdict was to have
been advisory, but the jury having dis
agreed after twenty six hours 'oellp-
Grafton the case still rests with Judge
Helms for a final decision.
Probably within few days COM
mittee of six business men, two from
Fan Claire, two from Chippewa Falls
and two from Ladysmith, will wait ON
tho head officials Of the Omaha to see
what arrangement can be MADE with
the omaha people to extend their Hol-
connie line through to Ladysmlth. Ii
such arrangements cannot De maoe
the committee is empowered 10 plah
for the extension by some other
means, presumably by stock compa-
ny.
With her clothing ablaze, Bertha
Reiser. aged five years, ran 10 her
mother, who quenched the flames, put
not until the child had been fatally
burned. The family resides near VIII
sonville. Monroe county.