Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-05-14
BADGER BRIEFS.
Wisconsin News from All Parts
Of the State.

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Crumpton.
The Lake Superior conference of
the Lutheran Synod of Wisconsin was
largely attended.
A new pipe organ to cost $4,000 will
be installed in the German Methodist
church at La Crosse.
Patrolman John Raidy has been dis
charged from the police force at Fond
du Lac and will be succeeded by AL
bert Zoellner.
Fire in the sausage department of
the Drummond packing plant at Eau
Claire caused a loss of $4,000; cover
ed by insurance.
The Northwestern railroad sent
check to the state treasurer for $115,
300 as part payment of the license
fee for the year.
Two local passenger trains between
La Crosse and Savanna will be discon-
tinued and the regular trains will
handle the business.
A nursery in a church during the
time of worship is feature which is
proving popular at the First Methodist
church at La Crosse.
J. F. Pettingill of La Crosse and F.
T. Bolles of West Salem have been
appointed on the special county school
board for three years.
Leo Bourbon, aged 10 years, was
held for trial at Superior after he adj
mitted stealing boats from Judge
Vinje and G. r. Smith.
August C. Bartlett bought the prop
arty of the East Valley Telephone
company at the receivers sale at
Fond du Lac for $2,273.
Ed Roberts of Fond du Lac pleaded
guilty to stealing hides from the Reup-
ing tannery and was sent to the re-
formatory for three years.
Pleading guilty to the charge of
larceny at La Crosse, Leon Thomas of
Winona was sentenced to one year in
the reformatory in Green Bay.
Directors of the Columbia county
fair decided to raise the price of ad-
mission to IS cents. An appropriation
of $4,000 was made for the races.
The first full train load of cattle
ever shipped from Barron was loaded
by the North Wisconsin Cattle COM
pany. The train contained sixteen
cars and left Barron for Chicago.
The Retail Merchants Protective
Association of La Crosse will petition
the council not to grant any circus a
license to show there on a national
holiday.
Mayor Frawley of Eau Claire has
appointed James T. Joyce, a banker, a
member of the fire and police commits
sion in place of David Drummond,
whose term of Office has expired.
In the league declamatory contest,
in which were represented the high
schools of Eau Claire, Augusta and
Black River Falls, David Craig of Eau
Claire won first place, and Miss Mae
Winner of Black River Falls second.
These viii represent the league at the
district contest in River Falls.
What will probably be the last log
drive that will ever be seen on Black
river is now in progress. A large crew
started at the Dells dam, about twenty
miles above Black River Falls. The
late rise in the water has given a fine
driving stage and the drive will con-
tinue as long as the water will per-
nit
Artor day will be observed in the
high school at MenOmOnie by granting
the boys leave of absence to assist the
Improvement association in the work
Of cleaning up the Lake Bank Park.
This spot, in the heart of the city, was
used as dumping ground until five
years ago. but it is rapidly becoming
one of the most attractive spots in
MenomOnie, due largely to the labor
of the high school lads.
Mayor Uehren Of Chippewa Falls
has begun a crusade against slot ma
chimes, selling liquor to minors and al
lowing women in saloons. Notices
have been served On all saloonkeep-
ers, drug stores and cigar stores that
the ordinances would be rigidly en-
forced. Former Mayor Mccall, the
owner Of a cigar store, who has num-
Der of slot machines in his place of
business, was the first served with a
notice
A series of robberies occurred at
La Crosse when the houses of Ernest
Horner, John Willing and Paul Het-
finger were entered and sums of
money stolen. The work was done
by thieves, who entered by back doors,
while the families were occupying the
front portion of the house. The tele-
phone wires were cut in the Horner
residence. A quantity of jewels lying
on a dresser at the Horner home were
untouched, but the purse beside them
was emptied of it's contents.
The baby buffalo at Irvine Park at
Chippewa Falls is rapidly recovering
from a broken leg, the result of an ac-
cident during the recent snow storm.
The animal was running down the
steep hill when one of his fore feet
caught in the roots of a tree and
threw him to the ground.
Merchants of Manitowoc will ask
the Chicago & North Western Railway
company to install motor car service
on it's line between that city and
Green Bay and will go to the railroad
rate commission if necessary, to en-
force the demand.