Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-11
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use OF its employees is to be built by
the 500 railroad in Superior.
Beloit.-After making seven success,
full flights of about quarter of a
mile each, attaining height of sixty
feet and speed of fifty miles an
hour, A. P. Warner came to the earth
with crash and broke two outriggerd
OF his aeroplane.
Racine.-Fire alarms were sounded
in the ten public schools of Racine,
unknown to principals and school
teachers. Schools containing 600 stu
dents were emptied in a minute and
all classes were in charge of their re-
spective teachers.
La Crosse, Nov. 5.-The case against
Philip Allen, Jr., accused of wreck.
ing the Mineral Point National bank
OF Mineral Point, Wis, was called be-
fore the federal grand jury in this
city. Many witnesses have been sum.
moned and many citizens of southern
Wisconsin are in the city.
Racine. - Complaint is to be filed
ana
against the Racine Water Company
owned by the American Waterworks
and Guaranty Company, by the city
because of alleged excessive rates and
the claim that the company will not
make extensions of water mains.
Oshkosh.-A plea of nolle contendre
has been entC~cd in court by William
Gamer, distributor for a Milwaukee
brewing company, charged with vic,
| lating the use of the American flag on
| advertising matter. The company has
replaced the Objectionable portion of
| the ad. with a substitute brown ban.
| ner.
Madison.-The big arena of the new
| live stock pavilion is to be used for
regular physical training, including
gymnastics and indoor athletic games,
10 be given as a part of the short
| course in agriculture for the benefit of
| he 500 farmer boys, who come to the
University of Wisconsin Dec. for
| fourteen weeks work.
ManitoWoc.-In appreciation of the
| tribute to the city in the naming of
| The government tug ManitoWoc, bust.
| ness men here have raised a purse of
5000 and will present a flag to the
| Doat, and service may also be ten.
lered. The boat is the private boat
| Of United States Engineer Charles S.
| Cromwell, Milwaukee, used in making
rips to ports of the district and the
aame was changed from Engineer to
| Manitowoc at the request Of Maj.
| Cromwell.
Madison. - Appointments to chair.
nanships of the committees for this
years University of Wisconsin annual
he 1911 Badger, have been made as
follows: Literary, Walter Buchen.
Theresa; art, Roy Phipps, Milwaukee;
associate, Harold Crawford, Milwau.
zee; photography, Charles F. Harding
| Chicago; classes, Herman Veerhusen.
Madison; drama, Roy P. Bean, De
| Soto; clubs, H. w. Kleinschmidt, Osh
kosh; regents and faculty, Douglas F
| Mickey, Evansville; publications, Ar
| thur Dee, Milwaukee.
Superior. public library
| mas received notice from Henry E
| Legler, now librarian of the Chicago
public library, that he will donate tc
he library his valuable collection OF
the sources of Wisconsin history. The
board is making plans to establish this
| collection in a niche, and use it as Q
nucleus for the 'Legler Collection, D
which it is hoped will one day be one
If the finest collections in it's line tc
be found. The Legler library of Wis
consin history, in fact, is perhaps the
| BEST outside the state historical library
at Madison.
BeIoit.-Should the Wisconsin rail
road commission grant the petition
filed with it by the BelOit Water, Gas
and Electric Company, the city of Be
lott would be threatened with an en-
tire lack of fire protection and of wa
ter for it's public schools and other
public buildings. The company asks
that the commission allow it to con
slider the city as any other consumer
of water and shut off it's water supply
within ten days in case hydrant rent
ais are not paid when due. The city
has been holding up the company's bill
for hydrant rentals, amounting tG
$1,000 on the ground that insufficient
fire protection was furnished.
Oshkosh. = At the meeting of the
Sunday Rest Day Association, com
mittee on rural evangelistic work III
Wisconsin, was appointed as follows:
The Rev. D. w. Hulburt, Wauwatosa;
the Rev. L. c. Smith, Waukesha; the
Rev. H. w. Carter, Beloit; District Su
perintendent William Rollins, Milkau
kee; Presiding Elder G. F. Kieckhoe
fer, and the Rev. 0. J. Johnson, Mani.
towoc. The convention adopted reso
lutions requesting ali Christian work.
ers to cooperate with the Anti-Saloon
League and the w. G. T. u. to secure
legislation for an efficient county op.
ton law. A resolution was adopted
indorsing the work of the Purity
League.
Superior.-An addition extending
the Berwind Fuel Company's dock
which is practically new, 600 feet fur
Their out into the st. Louis bay, is tc
be built. Work will be started either
this fall or early in the spring.
Racine.-The Racine board of edu
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