Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-12-16
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

women's dormitory, at the University
or Wisconsin, caused a small-SiZed
panic among the women students.
Waukesha.-After going out shortly
after Z o'clock Friday night and stay
ing out until midnight, the jury in the
Peter Korn case returned a verdict
finding the defendant insane. He will
be committed to the Northern hospital
at Oshkosh.
Plainfield. - Ole Hagen attempted
suicide by cutting his throat from ear
to ear with razor He is a Chicago,
electrician. Poor health is the cause
of the deed. His throat was sewed
up by physician, and he is still alive,
but may not live.
anesville.-William H. Trip, eigh-
ty-eight years old, member of the
first Wisconsin legislature, and dele
gate to the national Republican con-
vention which nominated Abraham
Lincoln for president the first time,
died at his home here.
Ashland-The naval militia has re-
ceived from the navy department in
Washington the shipment of new uni
forms promised to Commander Werd-
err These, together with the two
boats which were received a short
time ago and other supplies, make the
local company as we'll equipped as
any on the Great Lakes.
Neenah - 7. B. Blair was nearly
asphyXiated as the result of a leak
of gas from the coal stove in his
home. Mrs. Block, who came to the
house to perform the daily household
duties, discovered Mr.. Blair and after
considerable effort dragged his I'M
conscious body out of doors and sum-
moned medical aid. He was revived
with difficulty.
Chicago, Illinois.-CommissiO of
Labor Neill and Chairman Knapp of
the Interstate commerce commission
arrived here to act as mediatorS be-
tween the railroads and the telegraph
ers who have asked for increased
wages from the Illinois Central, Chi
cago and Northwestern, Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul and the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Roads.
Spooner. - The college of agricul-
ture, University of Wisconsin, will es-
tablish an experiment farm at Spoon
err just east of Riverside park addi-
ton. The location of this farm on the
sandy soil means much for northern
ho OF n will thnpnil oh
ly demonstrate what can be grown
successfully on the light soils. The
citizens of the city of Spooner have
guaranteed the $1,000 necessary for
the purchase of the site.
Eau Claire.-Ruling on Eau Claire
county's demurrer to the ST. Paul
railroads action against the county
to set aside as invalid a special tax of
81, 400, assessed as the cOmpany's por-
ton of street Improvement cost Judge
Higbee, of La Crosse, held the tax
was legal and collectable, but per-
manently enjoined the county from
selling the comrany's rightof-way,
which the county had advertised for
sale to recover taxes because the rail
road was an interstate concern.
Fort Atkinson.-M Hartzheim,
charged with attempted assault upon
Miss Laura Wolfram, was arraigned
for his preliminary hearing and bound
over for trial in the circuit court.
Hartzheim is alleged to have attacked
Miss Wolfram on Nov. IA, while she
was milking, dragging her to a fence,
throwing her over, and choking her
when she attempted to scream. She
is an extremely critical condition,
fainting at the hearing, and having
to be carried from the court room.
Hartzheim a mason, was seen soon
after the attack in the vicinity with
his clothes torn.
Marinette. Following the recent
visit of the state factory inspector to
this city, an active campaign is to be
started to force the people Of the
country districts to keep their chill
dren in school. A total of siXty-nine
cases have been placed in the hands
of the sheriff and he has mailed no
tees to the parents ordering them to
have the children sent to school at
once. Orders have also been issued
to the district attorney in each or
the cases and unless the parents no.
titled Immediately comply with the re-
quest, the sheriffs Office will prose
cute.
La Crosse. - The common council
has granted to the La Crosse and WI
mona Traction Company a fifty year
franchise after a hard fight PreSl-
dent Ferris gave the aldermen to I'M
derstand that if they would not grant
a franchise for fifty years, they need
not proceed further with the applica-
ton as that was the shortest term OF
years which the company could pos
sibly accept. The board of public
works and the city engineer will have
supervision of the construction. In
case new methods Of operation be dis
covered they may be adopted by the
company with the consent of the coun-
Gil, but steam may not be used as
motive power. Not more than seven
cars of freight may be hauled at one
time.
Grand Rapids.-The fifteen-year-old
son of Alpha Snyder drove a horse
into the broken and fallen wires of
high voltage arc light while the power
was still on. The horse was instantly
killed and the boy hurled from the
buggy. Wind and rain had blown
down the wires and darkened the
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