Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-10-07
! WISCONSIN BRIEFS
Epitomized History of the Week
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| Superior .-Congressman I. l.. Len
root has left for Spokane, Wash,
where he is to deliver lecture on
Sept. 80.
Oconomowoc. - John Winzenberg,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Winzenberg,
of Chicago, who was kicked by a
horse, suffering fractured skull, died.
Fond du Lac.-William Zoellner, ST.,
has started suit against the city. He
asks damages for alleged injuries re-
ceived by a fall upon defective side
walk.
| Manitowoc.-Howard Whitney, aged
16, had his right arm completely shot
off in hunting accident when his
shotgun exploded, while being taken
from boat.
La Crosse. The most favorable
| Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, which
| opened here, with large attendance.
| Excursions were run from all direc-
lions on five railways, bringing in
many thousands from the three states.
Ripon.-Miss Shirley Farr, of Chi
| cago, has given $1,000 toward the
equipment of the new Ripon college
gymnasium. Miss Farr was formerly
| associate professor of history at Ripon
and is daughter of A. G. Farr, of the
Harris Trust and Savings Bank.
Racine.-Catharin Racine, who died
at Cudahy in her eighty-sixth year,
was one of the pioneer residents of Ra-
cine. Her late husband, Phillip Ra-
cine, was the first cooper to establish
a business in the city, sixty-fve years
ago.
Superior-Eighteen hundred cars of
Monday to be weighed and inspected
by the Wisconsin grain commission
employees. 1t is the largest number to
arrive in Superior for disposition at
elevators in one day..
Appleton.-John Van Nortwick, mil
lionaire paper and pulp manufacturer,
and owner of more water-power rights
than any man in Wisconsin, died at
his home in this city, from heart fail
ure. He was prominently connected
with various WISCONSIN business In.
terests.
Sparta.-The North Western survey;
ors have returned to this county and
are looking for another crossing of the
ridge than the one at Tunnel City.
They have looked over the passes from
Tomah to Oakley at the head of
Prudy's valley mad have made a few
changes in the route which passed
close to Dodgeville corners.
Oconto.-Judge Hastings has sus-
tanned Homer Pelkey in his suit to
GUST Ellen B. Mcdonald, elected coun-
ty superintendent of schools. The
plaintiff claimed that certain ballots
which were thrown out at the spring
election were meant to have been
marked for him for the office Of coun-
ty superintendent of schools and had
these ballots been counted for him he
would have been elected. An appeal
will be taken.
Racine.-The strike at the Hilker
Fox Fieberich Shoe Company was set
tied. Under the terms of the agree
ment, as drawn by national officers of
the Shoemakers' union who came
here to adjust the troubles, both the
shoe company and strikers make con-
cessions, and the $50 employees can re-
port for work All persons discharged
previous to the strike will be taken
nly &c q ~ n nnf hn
found for them.
Kenosha-Members of the Milk
Producers Union in Kenosha county
have made their threat against the big
Chicago dealers a reality for at
meeting of more than 200 farmers at
Bassett's station, the Bassett's Cream
cry company was organized with
capital of $4,000 fully paid in. A bot
thing plant will be opened and the milk
sent to Chicago independent dealers.
Farmers in the other eight towns of
Aenosha county may do likewise.
Washington, D. c. Cadet Joseph
A. Carberry, of West Point, SEN
fenced by court martial to dismissal
from the service of the United States
bn a charge of having "in his clothes
bag, in his tent, bottle smelling
strongly of spirituous or intoxicating
liquor" is to be permitted to remain
in the service and graduate at the
academy. Through the leniency of
President Taft the sentense is reduced
to punishment at the academy. Car
berry was appointed from the fifth
congressional district of Wisconsin.
Waupaca.-Senior Vice Vommander
e. A. Klingenberg was presented by
Garfield post, G. A. r., with a beauti-
full silk flag for the valuable service
rendered in procuring the largest
number of recruits for the post within
the last year. Mr.. Klingenberg has
an excellent war record. He enlisted
at Dubuque, Ia, when II years old
and participated in forty-six engage
ments and was slightly wounded on
two different occasions. He was pro-
noted from a private to first ieuten-
ant for gallant and meritorious serv-
ices and was finally mustered out with
his regiment at Austin, Tex, Feb. Is.
1866, having served over four years
and eight months.