Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-07-15
WISCONSIN BRIEFS
Epitor:ized History of the Week
in the State.
O(00M000s>AOSs

OOOOO0S0SS09S o00O0eISS6S0G00
Superior.-A real estate exchange is
to be formed by local dealers in Sep
TENDER, preliminary plans now being
on foot.
West Salem.-County School Super
intendent B. F. Gilman has called the
annual teachers institute to meet
here on July 10.
Eau Claire.-Frank S. Bouchard,
aged 40, cashier of the Eau Claire
Savings bank, died suddenly. He
leaves a wife and daughter.
Washburn.-The new Sprague mill
has begun running for the season. 1t
has capacity of about $4,000 day
and employs over sixty men.
Lodi-Mrs George Knerzer, whose
head was beaten to a pulp by her hus-
band, who later committed suicide by
drowning, died Of her injuries.
Madison.-Governor Davidson has
appointed State Senator Hudnall, of
Superior, member of the state fish
commission. The term expires April
1, 1911.
Madison-At the first yearly meet
ing of the state civil service commits
sion, c. E. Buell., of Madison, was re-
elected president and E. E. Doty Sec
rotary.
Sheboygan.-Deputy State Fire Mar
shall Kiland Is investigating the cause
of the fire which destroyed the dane
ing pavilion of William Schulz at
Lakeview.
Superior F. Fotland, a
lineman employed by the Water, Light
& Power Company, was killed by COM
ing in contact with live wire while
working on pole.
Lyons.-Movement has been started
for organizing a state bank In the vii
lage of Lyons, with $4,000 capital
stock, backed by the citizens of Lyons
and neighboring towns.
Eau Claire-Petitions are being cir
culated by owners of lots in the va
rious cemeteries here, asking the
council and the water commission for
free use of water for sprinkling pur-
poses.
Chippewa Falls.-Patrick Ryan, an
old Civil war veteran, sixty-ive years
old, fell from the hay loft at William
Wilcox's farm and was so severely
injured that his death is momentarily
expected.
Couderay.-Steve Kokie was killed
at the Kaser Lumber Company's camp
near Winter, Wis, by limb from
falling tree, which struck his head and
broke his skull He was an Austrian,
aged forty-two and leaves widow
and four children in Austria.
ppleton.-Following the resigna-
ton of Miss Alice Boland, teacher OF
German at Appleton high school,
came .ne announcement of her en-
gagement to Sam j. Ryan, Jr, editor
of the Daily Crescent. Miss Boland's
home is in Rogers Park, Ill.
Manitowoc.-A stranger signing his
name as Henry Richman passed no
fewer than sixteen worthless checks,
ranging in amount from S. to SIS, on
local merchants and got away. The
checks were all drawn on the Ger
mania National Bank, Milwaukee.
Beloit.-Over $4,000 in hydrant
rentals for the first six months of this
year has been held up by the COM
mon council on the opinion of City
Attorney H. w. Adams that the n.y.
drants have not been giving adequate
fire pressure.
Beloit.-J. w. Gregg, representing
the Northwestern Cereal Company,
has taken an option on twelve lots
here and says his concern will build
a breakfast food plant costing $780,
900 within the next ten months. The
factory will employ 125 men, he says,
and sixty persons, Adventists, will be
brought from Battle Creek, Mich.
Appleton. was selected
as the next place of meeting for the
PHOTOGRAPHERS Association of Wis
consin and at the closing session to-
day these officers were elected:
President, A. A Bish, Chippewa Falls;
first vice-president, w. H. Hillman,
Richland Center; second vice-presi-
dent, r. H. Barlow, GAINESVILLE; treas
urer. J. M. Bandtel, Milwaukee; sec
rotary, Edward Harwood, Appleton.
La Crosse.-To replace g bridge
40 #. wide over the Milwaukee tracks
at Rose street for the old viaduct IS
a plan suggested as solution OF the
Mill street crossing matter which Will
he heard before the state railroad
commission at Madison next Wednes-
day. Much of the danger at this cross
ing mas been removed under an agree
| ment to remove the yards so that
switching would not be done over that
| thoroughfare.
| Madison.-Chief Clerks c. E. Schaf-
fer of the assembly, and F. E. An
drews of the senate, have issued the
official bulletin of the legislature for
the session ending June Is. 1t shows
that 1853 senate bills were enacted
into law and that 81 bills originating
in the assembly were placed on the
statute books, a total of 479. The
| bulletin gives the history of each
| hill. A record of bills introduced by
each member also is given.
| La Crosse.-Professor Albert H.
Sanford, for fifteen years teacher
of history in the normal school at
| Stevens Point, Wis, has been en-
gagged as one of the instructors of
the new La Crosse normal school,
j Mo min otto On nptitinn of AttOr-