Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-04-29
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.


state democratic central committee,
Joseph E. Davis, of Madison, was
elected chairman.
Madison-During the first quarter
of this year ten new banks were
opened in Wisconsin. Deposits have
grown by nearly 100000.
Beloit. - Beloit college faculty has
announced that it has decided to dis
continue Beloit academy which has
been a preparatory school sixty years.
La Crosse-Major r. A. Richards,
Sparta, will be appointed to succeed
the late Lieutenant Colonel j. K.
Kircheis in the Third regiment, w, n.
G.
La Crosse-A telegram received
here announces the death at Pueblo,
Colo, of Rev. Peter S. Davies, former
pastor of the North Presbyterian
church here.
Milwaukee, - At a special meeting
of the state Democratic central com
mittee, Joseph e. Davies of Madison,
was elected chairman by vote of II
to over Frank E. Walsh, mayor OF
West Allis.
New Richmond. - The Common
Council has voted permanent tax
levy of 1000 a year for library main
tenance purposes and thereby has Sc
cured a $4,000 Carnegie library for
New Richmond.
Osceola-Mrs. William Kent, aged
"a years, died from a paralytic stroke.
She was the widow Of the late Captain
William Kent, founder of Osceola in
1914. She had been resident Of
Osceola since the early fifties
La Crosse-Rev. William p. Christy,
who for seven years has been pastor
of ST. Peters English Evangelical
Lutheran church at GAINESVILLE, has ac-
cepted call to the pulpit of the Eng
lish Lutheran church of this city.
La Crosse-The incomplete work of
the census enumerators shows sub
stantial gain in population in every
ward, and there is reason TO believe
the population of the city will be be-
tween $4,000 and 35 900 when the fig
ures are completed.
Green Bay-This city will probably
have a boys Catholic school. Bishop
Fox has commenced the erection of q
$4,000 residence on the st. Joseph
orphan asylum grounds between this
city and De Pere and is planning to
turn over his former residence when
vacated for school.
Madison-The annual report of
Game Warden George w. Hickman
shows that in 1909 5SS arrests for vio-
lation of the game laws were made.
The casualties resulting from pursuit
of fish and game amounted to sixty
nine, thirty-three being fatal. The
total value of fish caught by licensed
fishermen was 1855, 79174.
New York, N. Y. - Announce
ment was made at Columbia Univer-
sity that the trustees have appointed
Paul S. Reinsch, PhD., professor in
the University of Wisconsin as Theo-
dore Roosevelt professor in the Uni
iect of his instruction there will be
THE expansion of the United States
of America.
Sparta. This little city was WIS.,
tied by gang of safeblowers ]. B.
Young Lumber companys office, David
Bros grocery store and the Morse &c
Damon Vehicle company's Office were
robbed. The thieves got little booty.
The cashier of the lumber company
had $3.50 in cash in his safe yesterday,
but he deposited it in the bank late in
the afternoon.
Madison-During the first quarter
of this year ten new banks were open
ed in Wisconsin and the net increase
of resources during the same period
is $4,202, 1876, according to the quar-
terly report of Bank Commissioner M.
c.. Bergh. Deposits have grown by
nearly $2,000,000 Loans and discounts
are increased by $4,453, 365.51.
ouderay.-Andrew Rasmussen, for
ty-five years old, was found dead on
the railroad track near winter. His
head was split open, and it is supposed
that while on his way to camp in
toxicated he fell, went to sleep on the
track and was struck by log train
during the night. He was killed in
stantly He has no relatives in this
country and was unmarried.
Madison. - Carrying toy pistols,
wearing SLOUGH hats pulled well down
over their faces, and red bandanas
as masks, Chauncey Holt, 16 years
old, and Harvey Hilsenhoff, IS, played
boy bandits, and sadly upset the peace
and quiet in the home of Professor
G. J. Davis, University of Wisconsin.
They repented in the municipal court.
The judge fined each boy $25
Eau Claire. Quong Ching, local
laundryman, defendant in federal pro-
ceedings to deport him on the ground
that he had no residence papers, and
was not merchant, won his case be-
fore Commissioner McBlaine, who held
Ching was lawfully entitled to remain
in this country, presumptions being ID
his favor because he has been in this
for IL years has good reDu-