Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-11
General.

Walter Stiles, for fifteen years a
rapeher of Idaho who has made nu-
merous prospecting trips to Alaska,
made affidavit in support of DR.. Cooks
claims that he assembled Mr.. McKin-
ley.
During the last two weeks of OctO-
Der there were siXty-siX cases Of bu-
bOnic plague, tWenty-three of which
proved fatal and sixteen cases of vel
low fever, with nine death in Ecuador
The election in Nebraska is very
close, but it is believed from reports
SO far received all of the republicans
by small majorities.
Rumors that former president
Roosevelt had been killed in Africa
were denounced as baseless.
Jesse James, lawyer, son of the fam
Gus bandit, and one of the best known
men in Kansas City, has been sued for
divorce.
An immense crowd attended meet
ing at the Unitarian church in Salt
Lake, called to honor the memory of
the late Prof. Ferrer, executed at Bar
celOna. Inc resolutions adopted pro
test against the attempt to suppress
education in Spain" and against what
were termed "the criminal methods"
employed in the arrest, trial, convic-
ton and execution of Ferrer.
Mrs. Augustus E. Stetson, formerly
head reader of the First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, in New York, was
exOnerated Of charges of mental NAL
practice"
The Indian payInaster at Red Store,
Oklahoma, began the semi-annual pay
ment of $250,000 to the Kiowa and Co
manche tribes. Each member of
family receives from $50 to 800, ac-
cording to the amount of land leased.
DR.. Frederick A Cook, who is in
New York after lecture tour in the
West, began to assemble the data of
his polar exploration, which he in
tends to submit to the University of
Copenhagen.
Two alleged kidnapers, Antonio
Treferio and Givanni Gangi, caught
after a two years chase to the west
and back, were held for trial in
police court at New York in $4,000
bail. Rose Gardano, seven years DID,
who was kidnapped in 1907, identified
the prisoners, and her mother, Mrs.
Gardano, declared that she had paid
Gangi $500 when he threatened to
cut the girl up in small pieces and
return her by mail if a ransom was
not paid. Eight days after the kid
mapping the girl was picked up in the
street near her home.
President Taft is unlikely to fill the
vacancy in the supreme court before
congress meets.
Fifty armed constables raided an In
dian village at Kischiox, at the head
waters of the Skeena river at daylight
Several shots were fired but arrests
were made or Indians who have been
threatening the lives of whites.
Bank Commissioner Dolley gave out
a statement of the condition of state
and private banks in Kansas at the
close of business on September 20,
showing deposits aggregating $96,696,-
897.89, and increase of over $8,000,0 900
over the statement of June 80.
The department of state does not
propose to mix UP in the north pole
controversy.
Secretary of State Junkin has re-
ceived an invitation for the people OF
Nebraska to attend a big celebration
in Italy in 1911, the occasion being
the fiftieth anniversary of the king
dom of Italy.
Buffalo, N. Y, suffered a $250,000
fire loss a few days ago.
H. J. Sitter, general manager OF
the Panama railroad has resigned
1t is understood that he will take
charge of the management of an i'm
portant railroad in the United States