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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
:AnOVer the State
UNIVERSITY NEEDS MONEY.
Sill for Necessary Increase in Income
to Be introduced in Legislature.


Sill for Necessary Increase in Income
to Be Introduced in Legislature.
The increase in income and in the
funds for student and academic build
ings made necessary by the rapid
growth and development of the uni
versity recently are provided for in a
bill to be introduced by Senator T. w.
Brazeau of Grand Rapids when the
legislature meets next Tuesday.
In order to give the university the
necessary increase in it's income, the
bill provides for an increase of from
two-sevenths to three-eighths of one
mill tax. This change, President Van
Hise points out, means to the individ-
ual taxpayer only about cents on
81, 900.
To provide the new buildings made
necessary by the increase in attend
ance and development of departments,
the bill proposes to increase the build
ing fund from 100000 to 100000 an
nually, and to lengthen the period Of
this appropriation from five to seven
years.
With this increased building fund
are to be constructed in the order of
their greatest need the following
buildings, all Of which are much need
ed at the present time in order to car
ry on properly the work of the uni
versity: The biology building, the
building for the training of teachers,
an additional wing in the chemistry
building, additions to the dairy build
ing, wings for the engineering build
ing, drill hall, pumping station, as
we'll as the completion and equipment
of tunnels for the heating plant.
From this building fund also is to be
taken not more than $150,000 for the
construction and equipment of an ad-
ditiOnaI wing On the west side Of the
state historical library building and
for necessary alterations in this
building, the work to be done under
a joint commission of the state histor-
ical society and the regents.
To carry out satisfactorily the plan
Of providing dormitories Or halls Of
residence, the university bill provides
for an increase Of the dormitory fund
from 100000 to 100000 year for a
period of four years. This additional
appropriation is made necessary by
the rapid increase in the number of
students. With the increase Of from
ESQ to 300 students year,. construc-
ton Of dormitories will not keep pace
with the growth of the student body,
and the University will be farther be-
hind in meeting the demand Of the
students for living quarters In the fu-
ture than it is at the present time.
With this appropriation it is planned
to build mems dormitory and then
another women's dormitory, and. so, on
alternately, providing first for one and
then the other sex. w.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
SORORITY GIRLS. IN STEW.

Coed Chapter Houses Bewail Discon-
tinuance of Domestic Science.
Three of the nine sororities at the
University OF Wisconsin are without
cooks, and the girls say they cannot
learn to- cook for themselves because
the domestic science courses at the
university have been discontinued.
When these courses were moved from
the department of letters and science
to, the agricultural building, Miss Car
oline Louise Hunt, who was In
charge, did not desire to teach cook
ing at the agricultural school and re-
signed Miss Hunt is now assisting
Mrs. Bella La Toilette in the wom-
ans department Of La Follette's
Weekly, and no one has been secured
to take charge of her work at the uni
wersity this, semester.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
News of Great Northwest
FAMILY ROW ENDS FATALLY
Youthful Rancher, His Aged Wife and
Her Son Fight-Man Is Fatal
ly Hurt.

Belle Fourche, s. D., Feb. 2-Mys.
terry surrounds the shooting of David
Paxton, young rancher, rear Sun
dance, Wyo., his wife and his
stepson, following a series of bitter
quarrels. Paxton is dying with bull
let in his head, while Mrs. Paxton and
her son will both recover.
The affair occurred at the Paxton
ranch, eighteen miles south of Sun
dance. Paxton, who is thirty years of
age, surprised his neighbors last sum-
mer by bringing home a bride, who is
past sixty and her young son, Cecil
Davis.
Soon thereafter it was noticed that
all was not harmony at the ranch, and
before long family jars became fire.
quent and protracted. They finally
eliminated in the shooting that will
have an airing in court.
Shots attracted attention to the
ranch and when neighbors arrived
they found all three members of the
family wounded and an empty gun
lying on the floor.
Paxton in q sworn statement de-
clared that he had shot both Mrs. Pax
ton and her son during a dispute and
that the woman had shot him. He
then lapsed into Inconsistencies,
from which it is thought he will never
recover.
Mrs. Paxton and her son both de-
clare that Paxton shot them and then
turned the gun upon himself with the
statement, well, old woman, 1 may as
we'll go with you"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
WANT UNIFORM BANK TAXATION

James K. Ilsley Of the MARSHALL &
Ilsley bank. Milwaukee, chairman of
the committee of the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association on taxation; F. w.
Humphrey, Shawano, and, j. r. Wheel
er, Columbus members Of the COM
mittee, appeared before the tax conn
mission to urge change in the man
ner Of taxing banks.
They wish a uniform system for the
state adopted something similar to
the law in New York and in Illinois,
where all banks are taxed 1 per cent
On their capital, surplus and undivid-
ed profits. In this state different COM
munities tax on different plans and
uniformity is entirely lacking.
In Milwaukee, for instance, banks
are taxed 2 per cent, and in Madison
/ and a fraction. The committee is
endeavoring to secure, the recommen.
dation of the tax commission for their
plan and will then appear before the
joint committee Of the legislature ON
taxation and assessment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
SENSATION AT MADISON.
State Treasurer Implies. Insurance De-
partment Has Retained Illegal Fees.

state treasurer Implies, insurance, De-
partment Has Retained Illegal Fees.
Another sensation in the projected
insurance department investigation
by the legislature was sprung when
State Treasurer A. H. Dahl sent a let
ter to Gov. Davidson recommending
that eff you order an investigation by
the legislature, Of the insurance de-
partment, that you extend the investir.
cation to cover the records of former
commissioners, to, the end that proper
steps may be taken to recover what is:
due to the state
Should the legislature decide what
is due to the state" are fees collected
and retained by commissioners, past
and present, in addition to their sala-
ries, the amount, to be recovered may
amount to hundreds of thousands, Of
dollars. Treasurer Dahl, ir his letter,
promises the governor if the inNesti-
cation should show that fees had been
illegally retained, he will maintain an
action in, the name of the state to, re-
cover the amounts due.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Madison, Wis, Feb 3.-While the
friends of United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson were hopeful that yester-
days joint ballot would settle the
senatorial contest, they were disap-
pointed in that Senator Stephenson
did not gain a single vote over last
Fridays ballot, the result being the
same-63 votes out Of a total of 1870
cast-being three short of an election
The assembly substitute for the
senate senatorial primary investiga-
ton resolution did not get beyond the
The latest complication is the conten-
ton of Senator Lehr of Appleton that
the legislature had no right to make
an investigation. He contended that
the charges against Senator Stephen
son related to party fight and not a
peoples fight The resolution will
come up for debate again today.
A blow is aimed at tax-dodging lum-
bermen in a bill introduced in the
assembly by Frank Hamill of Spoon
err. Should it pass it will cure an
evil which has existed in the North
ern Wisconsin numbering districts for
many years. Under the present law
$4,000 is the maximum amount that
may be raised in town of 500 popu-
lation or under for road purposes. Mr..
HamilPs bill removes the limit
In past years lumbermen have been
in the habit of scaling" a property
and selling out as quickly as possible
to settler at low price, thus es-
Gaping road taxes. Mr.. HamilIs bill
will compel lumbermen to bear their
share of Improvement expenses.
Assemblyman Hamill also intro
duced bill which prohibits the dis
patching of trains by telephone, a
method in vogue in Wisconsin since
the passage of the federal nine-hour
law. The bill also prohibits the meet
ing of trains at points where there is
no telegraph operator, a measure in
tended to secure a maximum of OBJ
orators and thus prevent wrecks.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 3.-Seven-
teen men are dead as the result of
an explosion in the No. 2 Short Creek
mines of the Birmingham Coal and
Iron company yesterday morning.
Five of the dead are white and twelve
are negroes.
The explosion occurred between IT
and II o'clock. and is thought to have
been caused by a windy shots. The
mines are about ten miles west OF
Ensley, and are difficult of access.
The bodies were taken from the
mines yesterday morning, and the
rooms and passages were clear last
night. The mine itself is practically
uninjured.
Alex Bonnman, general manager of
the company, and Mine Inspectors
Hillhouse and Flynn hurried to the
scene to render what aid they could
and to make an inspection. The mine
was running in short force, or the
death list would have possibly been
much larger.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
COACHES PLUNGE
INTO RIVERS BED
Many Miraculous Escapes From
Death in Southern Mime
sofa DeraiIment.
CARS TURN OVER THREE TIMES

RushfOrd, Mimi, Feb. 3. - Rolling
over at least three times in their de-
scent OF steep bank on the Southern
Minnesota division of the Milwaukee
road, three miles east of this place,
just before p. m. yesterday, the mail
and baggage and smoking cars Of
west-bound passenger train No. % on
that road were thrown upon the ice
and snow of Root river below.
Only the engine and the rear pas
senger coach of the train remained
upon the track.
Tossed in Revolving Car.
Horror-stricken passengers poured
out of the coach still standing on the
track, expecting to find the crushed
and torn bodies of many dead and
dying. The smoker was we'll filed
with passengers, and it seemed moth
ing short of miraculous that human
beings could be tossed about in re-
vOlving car and escape without many
mortal injuries being inflicted.
Willing hands soon freed the men
were raised when it was discovered
that no one had been seriously in
jured. Not a man in the car escaped,
however, without some bruise or cut,
and many were SO dazed that they
could not at once realize what had
happened.
Conductor Injured.
Conductor Kingsley of La Crosse
was the worst injured his head being
cut and body bruised. Others injured
were: J. J. Mccartney, captain of po-
lice, WinOna, Mimi, back bruised;
George Rest, Spring Grove, Mimi, Sc
TiOus scalp wounds; Martin Lotus,
Chicago, head cut; J. II. Hanson, Wi
mona, Mimi, hip injured; A. J. Eddy,
route agent United States Express
company, La Crosse, hand smashed,
head wounds and back strained; j. P.
Hurlgen, La Crosse, scalp wounds.
The baggage and mail men were
shaken up and bruised but the most
of them will be able to go on with
the train. All the cars which went
down the embankment, which is If
teen or twenty feet high at that
point, were badly damaged
A defective rail was the cause of
the accident Traffic will be inter-
rupted several hours.
The train was the first over the line
since Friday. There were about thir-
ty passengers on board.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
BUSINESS MEN URGE AID FOR u.
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso.
citation Issues General Appeal.

Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation Issues General Appeal.
THE most serviceable aid thus far
| extended to the industrial and COM
mercial interests of the state has
come through the regular courses of
the state university" declares the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation of Milwaukee in letter of
appeal to be sent out to manufacture
ers throughout the state during the
next few days, urging more liberal
support from the state legislature for
the work of the extension depart
ment of the University of Wisconsin.
''The contribution which education
has made toward the development Of
the agricultural interests of the
state" continues the letter, "fopms
the most brilliant and at the same
time the most suggestive chapter in
agriculture, it's short courses and cor
respondence work, the state has not
only advanced its material welfare
hundredfold, but it has taught the bal
ance of the nation the possibilities
of intelligent utilization of the soil.
What wise educational direction OF
educational forces of the state have
done for agriculture may also be done
for industry and commerce.
1.-TWO years ago the legislature ena-
bled the university to carry the bene-
fits of that great institution to the
young men who are employed in the
factories and workshops of the state
and who cannot afford to attend the
regular courses at the university. The
fund, consisting of $4,000, was practi-
cally nominal as compared with the
object to be attained, but it served
we'll in demonstrating both the feast
bility and utility of splendid depar-
ture in educational effort.
The benefits obtained in carrying
technical training to the young men
in the workshops through correspond
ence and class work, as actually OBJ
served by us, leads us to the firm
conviction that they should be extend
ed to every factory and workshop Of
the state. The university is equip
ped to give popular instruction in the
industrial arts and in the science OF
commerce, which will not only super
sede the nonresident correspondence
schools, and thereby save the people
of the state hundreds of thousands Of
dollars annually, but which will do
for the industry and commerce Of the
state what it has so magnificently ac-
c0mplished for the cause of agricui-
ture."
The letter closes with strong reso-
buttons, urging more liberal appropria-
tions, as follows:
Whereas, The efforts made by the
University of Wisconsin during the
past year in the extension courses to-
ward promoting the industrial and
commercial interests of the state
have proved most salutary and effec-
tive: be 1t
Resolved, That we favor most ear
nestly legislative support in widening
and strengthening the work, SO auspi-
ciously begun, and to that end; urge
the appropriation of 100000, to- be:
placed to the credit of the university
extension fund; and be it
Resolved, That we urge most ear
nestly the support of his excellency
the governor, the regents of the uni
versity and members Of the legisla--
ture in it's behalf W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE
REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THE
STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THE WEEK

Madison, Wis, Jan. %. - United
States Senator Isaac Stephenson lack
ed but one vote of being reelected to
the United States senate for a full
term on the first ballot taken in joint
assembly yesterday. There being two
senator's absent the total vote was
131, thus requiring sc votes necessary
for choice. Senator Stephenson was
able to line up by IS. The cause of
his failure to win out yesterday was
the desertion from his ranks of sew
eral of the assemblymen who voted
for him Tuesday when the vote was
taken in separate bodies. The cause
of his failure to hold Tuesdays
strength is said to be the sensational
charges of alleged corruption in the
primary hanging over the senator.
Were the resolution calling for an
investigation of the senatorial pri-
mary out of the way, it is said Sena-
tor Stephenson would have easy sail
ing. 1t was thought when the assem-
refused to suspend the rules and take
up the resolution for consideration
that the measure was practically kill
ed, but it is due to come before that
body today in the regular printed
form and may then be disposed of.
1t the resolutions is knocked out
there will be no investigation and,
with this order of things, it is said
Senator Stephenson will gain added
support which is now lacking.
An analysis of yesterdays vote
shows there were over forty Repub-
lican votes distributed between
j. H. Davidson, Congressman Cooper,
Esch, Lenroot and Morse, Former
Governor w. D. Hoard, Senator Stout
and others, which but for factional
differences would have gone to the
primary nominee.
Nearly the entire senate session
yesterday was taken up by the de-
mand of Senator Hudnall that the
minutes of the session of Tuesday be
changed to conform to what he said
was stenographic report of the meet
ing. In the minutes of the senator.
as they appear, the word vote" ap-
pears in the motion of Senator Mar
tin where permission will be granted
to senators not desiring to vote for
Isaac Stephenson to simply register
present" This little word, it was
claimed stood between Mr.. Stephen
son and an election to the United
Senate by the ballot of the separate
houses Tuesday. After a long fight
the minutes were allowed to stand.
The Stephenson followers were
busy yesterday afternoon and last
night buttonholing various members
and holding conferences, and they
hope by today, when another ballot
will be taken, to have enough votes
and few to spare to return the
Marinette lumberman to the upper
house of congress.
When Lieut.. Gov. Strange, in joint
session, announced that nominating
speeches would be in order Senator
Hudnall said that according to the
records of both houses as read. Mr..
Stephenson was elected and nomi-
mating speeches were not in order
He made a point of order, which Mr.
Strange overruled.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
Fined 500 for Larceny.

Bagley, Mimi, Feb. I'm the dis
trict court here the grand jury made
it's final report Saturday and was dis
charged, having been in session four
days. Charles Payne, indicted for
grand larceny in the first degree,
charged with stealing $170 from a
man named Roberts in saloon last
fall and having returned the money,
was allowed to plead gully to petit
larceny and was fined $500 Or ninety
DAYS in iail,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
Dakotan Frozen to Death.

Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 2.-Alarm-
ed over the failure Of his father to re-
turn home, a son of Henry Stevenson
started search yesterday and found
his parent lying dead two miles south
of Milton. Stevenson had been fro
zen to death. Stevenson was about
sixty years old. His wife died few
months ago. He is survived by five
children.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
Hotel Burns at Sool

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Feb. 8. =
The Union Depot hotel, located near
the union station, burned early yes
terday. The fire threatened the sur
rounding district. All guests escaped
without serious injury. The loss was;
$4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
TRAIN STILL MISSING.
Stalled Milwaukee g. ST. Paul Train
Is Unaccounted For.

Milwaukee, Feb. 2.-Railroad trains,
which have been more or less irregu-
lar on account Of the blizzard during
the past two days, have just about re-
sumed normal conditions.
Trains operated from Milwaukee
we're about on time yesterday, with
one or two exceptions, due to the cold
weather, the temperature being not
far from the zero mark.
All the stalled trains with the ex-
ception of No %, on the Southern
Minnesota division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway, have
been accounted for.
Wires are down. and trains are still
being run on what is known as the
card system.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

For the past two weeks the post
office at Huron, Chippewa county, has
been quarantined for smallpox, and
the mail held at Boyd A number of
smallpox cases have developed in the
vicinity of Huron, and the board of
health decided to take rigid measures
even to the extent of closing federal
office.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Charles Young, farmer south of
Grand Rapids, was bound over on a
charge of grand larceny. Young leas-
ed the farm of J. F. Snyder of Wheat
on, ILL.,, who alleges that his tenant
sold expensive seeds sent him and
also disposed of stock and tools.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

While whirling button attached to
a string the nine-year-old son Of
Charles Uttech of Watertown, met
with an accident that may cause him
the loss of his eyesight. The button
broke and the flying pieces struck his
eyes inficting an ugly wound.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

The mild weather of the last week
is putting log operations at a stand
still in the northern part of the state.
The snow is almost gone and the ice
in the ice roads is crumbling, and all
log hauling over the ice roads has
been discontinued until the cold
weather returns.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Frederick Kaiser, sixty-one years
old, employed on Leland's, farm near
Eau Claire, after dressing himself in
his Sunday clothes, hanged himself
in the hayloft. The deceased served
in the Union army during the Civil
war No cause is known for the sui
eide
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
TRAVELLING Man Frozen to Death

Turtle Lake, Wis, Feb %. - Jim
'Gaffney, an old settler and we'll known
to the travelling public, disappeared
last Thursday night, and his body was
found Sunday afternoon a mile east of
Turtle Lake, frozen to death. He
leaves a widow and four grown chill
dren.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Open Shop General. Says Hatnakers.
New York, Feb 8. - The Associa-
ton of Hat Manufacturers announced
the, Spen shop in all factories operated
by it's members in statement issued
by Milton Damann and the board of
directors.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
SEAS POUND THE ST. LOUIS.
Enormous Wave Breaks Rudder of
Big American Liner.

Big American Liner.
New York, Feb. 1. - Buffeted by
heavy seas and a northwest gale, the
crippled American liner st. Louis, car
'ying 1000 passengers, is expected to
each the entrance of the Ambrose
channel off this port early today from
southampton and Cherbourg.
Since the disablement of her rudder
by an enormous sea, the liner is said
% have steered by means of her twin
screws.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04

Florence Tickner of Menomonie, a
trained nurse, fell backward down
short flight of stairs, breaking the
bones of both legs between the knees
and hips. She was taken to hospital
at Eau Claire.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
Ere in TurpentIne Forest.

Seminary, Miss, Feb. 2. - A forest
fire has broken out in the turpentine
timber belt and last night, famed by
a gale blowing thirty or forty miles
an hour, was sweeping through the
forest near here.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
Farmer Frozen 70 Death

Marshalltown, Iowa, Feb. 3.-While
on his way home from Odebo1t, Jo-
seseph Jacobsen, a we'll known farm
er living southeast of town, was
caught in the blizzard and frozen to
death.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-02-04
New EXCHANGE Onened.

winnipeg, Feb. 8. - The Winnipeg
Stock exchange was opened yester-
day. Great interest is being taken in
the exchange, and, considering it was
the initial days trading, business was
heavy.