Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-22
Frank Valasak, thirteen, was
kicked by a horse near La Vale.

towoc, with loss of $4,000.
Thaddius Fauska, well-to-do re
tired farmer of Kendall, committed
suicide by taking paris green. Sick
ness had made him respondent.
Thomas H. Brand of Madison has
sued the Northwestern for $4,000
damages for injuries sustained when
thrown against the seats of a car.
While Mrs. Catherine Ramps was al
special church Easter services at APP
pleton thief picked the lock of the
front door of her home and stole $500
in money.
The new common council of Beloit
was organized, and as last year ig
nored Mayor Cunningham and appoint
ed the committees instead of permit
ting him to do so.
Rev L. A. Bremen, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church Of Sparta
was fined $495 for riding a bicycle or
the sidewalk The Modern Woodmer
raised the amount.
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Victor Olson, twenty-five years old
railroad fireman of Eau Claire, &C
cepted a settlement of $4,000 anC
other considerations from the Omaha
road to cover the loss of his legs.
The Beloit academy faculty is in
vestigating a club of props that has
rooms down town. Whether frater
mites will be permitted among acad
envy students remains to be decided.
A bitter fight is on between the
water company and consumers al
Oconto as a result of an attempt tC
increase rates over what has been
charged for the last eighteen years.
The Menomonie Womans club haG
tag day on election day, netting $12C
to the civic improvement committee
most of which will be turned over tc
the Menomonie Improvement associa
ton.
l.. A. Mann and George A. Young oil
Oshkosh and James B. Tompkins Of
Milwaukee are looking after govern
ment levee matters at Portage as rep
resentatives of the federal engineering
department.
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A movement is on foot to clean VI
and beautiful the Wolf river front al
New London. w. H. Dick has head
ed a subscription list with 500 tC
build a cement river wall and fill in
drive behind.
The mortality rate in Madison dur
ing the last year was 7.8 per cent, &C
cording to the yearly report made by
City Health officer ]. P. Donovan
This is the lowest percentage since
the vital statistics have been kept.
Senator J. H. Stout, L. D. Harvey
w. r. Hitchkiss, G. l.. Bowman, Johr
Hopwood, J. T. Flint, G.. A. Works
Rev. L. G. Grant, Rev G. F. Niles anC
DR.. A. Egdahl have been appointed
by Mayor Matthews as Menomonie
representatives at the second national
peace conference to be held in Chi
cago May to 5.
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The New London Fair association
reOrganized nominated the following
officers for the current year: F. R
Smith, president; J. C. Freeman, vice
president; L. A. Drown, secretary
M W. Knapstein, treasurer; w. M
Stofer, superintendent of speed; c.. w
Mason, superintendent of exhibits
Sixteen hundred dollars have been
subscribed in stock and donations.
Attorney General Gilbert has rem
dered an opinion to Insurance Com
missioner Beedle regarding the profit
sharing bond issued by the Wisconsin
National Life Insurance Company OF
Oshkosh, which is now under examina
ton by the insurance department
saying he is of the opinion that the
bonds are not subject to the objec
lions urged by the insurance depart