Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
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Work will be started on Superior's
new 100000 high school building in
the spring.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
Zion congregation will build new
church at Mellen in the spring.
State authorities have condemned
the ice cut on Hooker lake near
Kenosha as unfit for domestic use.
Peter Stafford, farmer living near
New Auburn, was convicted of having
cruelty assaulted his fourteen-year-old
son.
The farm dwelling of Reinold
Mielke at Rib Lake, was destroyed by
fire at loss of about $1,000, with
small insurance.
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The Bohemian Catholic Working
mems association in convention at La
Crosse, has increased it's assessment
rates two-thirds.
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Gov. Davidson reappointed John w.
Groves, former mayor of Madison, as
sistant state superintendent of public
property The salary is $1,000.
Albert Robarge, son of a home
steader near Merrill, was killed at
Tomahawk by falling under train
on which he wa semployed as brake
man.
Lawrence Kelly was sentenced to
one year at Waupun on being found
guilty of burglary, having entered the
residence of Dr.. Donnelly at Ocono-
moWoc.
Rev. Granville Ross Pike has re-
signed the pastorate of the First Con-
gregational church at Eau Claire, but
at the wish Of the parish will remain
until May 1.
While playing with d gun in his
room Joy King nine year old, living
in the town of Otter Greek, shot him
self through the heart and was in
stantly killed.
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Mrs. John Dehn, shocked because
her son did not visit her when he
was at GAINESVILLE, has completely lost
her power of speech. She is eighty
two years old
The Wisconsin Millers' association
decided to pay under protest the $25
license fee charged all millers. They
have been fighting the law for some
time, claiming it was unconstitution-
al l.
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Rev. George Fogg Of Chicago, has
been called as, pastor of the Taber-
nacle Baptist Church of La Crosse
and has accepted the call. Rev. Mr..
Fogg succeeds Rev. Leslie Lee Sand
ers.
| George Ketchum, conductor on
the Omaha road, was run over by a
freight train near Rusk- Both legs
were cut Off. His condition Is criti-
CAL Ketchums, residence is I'm st.
Paul.
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| Rev. Father John Rapp, secretary
to Bishop James Schwabach, has for
warded. $1,250 collection taken up in
| the various churches of the La Crosse
diocese of the Catholic church to the
earthquake sufferers in Italy.
l. The Eau. Claire city council after
having, had the. matter under consider
alton for more than a. year has adopt
ed an ordinance to amend the city
charter SO that aldermen, mayor, and
other officers, who heretofore have
| been contributing services gratis shall
be paid. a state sum.
A petition by twenty-five property
owners of Men0monie, declaring the
MenomOnia gas plant a nuisance and
| a menace to the health of residents
| in its locality, is, before the common
council. The. petition prays for inn
mediate action ON the part of the
council and suggests removal of the
plant to- another location.
Being fearful of banks, Fred Boyer,
81 farmer living at Dale, small viii
lage mean Neemah, buried his money
in hogpen. A few days ago Boyer
died without revealing the hiding
place of his precious pile. Search
was made by relatives, and tin box
containing nearly $1,000 in gold pieces
of large denominations was found.
The money will revert to an only
cousin living in Detroit, Mich.
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The mystery surrounding Mike
Cronin's murder at GAINESVILLE, has
been intensified by the mysterious dis
appearance of Thomas Mclaughlin,
aged ninety. Both men were known
to have money in their possession.
There is no clue yet to Cronin's MUIR
der.
The young daughter of Walter Dear
born, living near Spooner, was burned
to death at her home in the town OF
Brooklyn while her mother went to
the rural mail box to mail some let
tiers. When Mrs. Dearborn returned
the child was enveloped in flames.
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Spring has come for Chetek The