Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-09-23
WISCONSIN BRIEFS
Epitomized History of the Week
in the State.
IN tn6 Stdt6.

AtnenS.-FOur burglars dynam1te0
lie safe of the Athens State Bank, but
were scared away. A posse is now
securing the woods.
Wausau-The council decided to
give the people of Wausau an oppor-
unity to vote next April upon the
question of a city hail.
Sheriff Schiebel arrest.
cd Charles Topp, of Center, on a war
rant sworn out by William LEM charg-
ing him with SANDER The plaintiff
asks damages in the sum of $780,
.Madison.-The state civil service
commission will hold general COM
petitive examination on Oct, for the
position of woman physician and
nurse at the home for the feeble
minded in Chippewa Falls.
Fond du Lac.-The Lutheran church
| 1T Rosendale, of which the Rev. Con-
rad Behrens is pastor, celebrated its
oliver jubilee Sunday The event at
.racted many of the former pastors
Of the church, among them being the
Rev. Mr.. Westenberger, of Cresco, Ia,
was pastor at Rosendale when the
,hurch was founded.
Black River Heterogeneous
are being completed here for the .coun-
~ fair which will be held here. We'll
Ter Long, state lecturer for the Equity
Society, will deliver an address, and
he state veterinary will lecture on
tuberculosis in COWS. The program
also includes horse, auto and bicycle
iaces and baseball games.
Green Bay.-While hitching onto a
wagon, Harold Wand de Sande, 6-year-
I'D son of Christian Wand de Sande,
ell from that vehicle and one wheel
If heavy concrete mixing machine,
which was being pulled behind, ran
over his head. The boy is lying in ST.
Vincent hospital in a critical condi-
lion and may not survive his injuries.
Oshkosh-The condition of Dr. w.
A. Gordon, superintendent of the
Northern State hospital for the insane,
is reported as being favorable to a
complete recovery. He is able to be
his office attending to some of his
correspondence and lighter duties each
lay for a short time and to take the
air when the day is fine He goes out
driving.
Fond du Lac.-Mayor Clark has re-
used to sign the contract awarded by
he board of public works for paving
Ooty street to j. Rasmussen & Sons
Company, Oshkosh. He refused to
discuss his reasons, but says one of
he most important was the fact that
1t is too late in the season to begin
he work. 1t is possible that the
Oshkosh firm may begin mandamus
proceedings.
Oconomowoc.-Mrs. George Scher-
merhorn, one of Wisconsin's early
settlers, died at the home of her
laughter, Mrs. j. p. Holland, in Wa
-ertown. Mrs. Schermerhorn was
one of the heirs of the much talked
Of New York property, portion of
which is now occupied by Trinity
church, but their deeds to the prop
erty were mislaid or lost, and their
right to the property was never prov
en-.
Marinette.-The trustees of the
Marinette County asylum claim that
hot more than $4,000 will be asked
Of the county for the maintenance and
improvements at the asylum during
the year 1910. They also state that
This year will be the last in which the
county will have to contribute to the
support of the institution, as after
1910 the asylum will be self-support-
ing and prospects are that it will even
return money to the county after that
time
Madison.-The La Crosse Electric
Light and Gas Company need not re-
turn penalties collected from delin.
quent customers Such in effect was
the decision of the state rate commits.
sion handed down on Saturday in a
case originating in that city. One OF
justice court to secure the return of
the amount of the penalty and won
Fearing that other suits might be
started and the company compelled tc
pay back large sums of money, an ap.
peal was taken to the rate commits
sion, which now finds that a penalty
may be collected to enforce prompt
payment.
Milwaukee.-Otto j. Habhegger, 8
Milwaukee real estate man, president
of the Wisconsin Archaeological soci.
ETY. and trustee of the Milwaukee pub
lie museum, was appointed supervisor
of the census for the Milwaukee dis
trict by President Taft. He was NOM
mated by Congressman W. H. Stat.
ford C. G. Warner, south side mus.
ic dealer, was nominated by Congress
man w. J. Cary after the two repre-.
sentatives had failed to agree on a
man for the Milwaukee district, which
embraces both congressional districts.
There will be eighty census enumer-
a.ors in the district, selected by the
superintendent, whose salary is ST..
500 with 81 added for each 1000,
meaning total of about $1,000
Oshkosh - All cement sidewalk
work in Oshkosh will be done by con.
tractors who have secured a city H.
cense. Mayor Voss signed the ord.
nance whereby such restrictions were
made. The license fee is So. The
contractor will also be required to
give bond of $1,000.
Kewaunee.- 3-year-old daughter