Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-28
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

crease CT 3,436, or $50 per cent over
22,962 in 1900.
Oshkosh.-George H. Maxwell. We
teran actor, died at the home of
his niece, Miss Jenny Maxwell. The
cause of death was creeping paralysis.
Marinette-The Catholic church at
Sturgeon Bay, which has just been
completed at a cost of $4,000, will be
dedicated on November IA, by Bishop
Fox.
Ashland.-L. A. Stark, representing
the Plankinton barber shop, NIilwau-
kee, has offered Myra Deitz 500 a
week to act as cashier There is no
likelihood of her accepting.
Wausau.-Wausau has declared war
on the Standard Oil Company, the
cause being alleged exorbitant prices.
The manufacturers and other heavy
consumers have joined and arranged
to get an independent oil firm to open
an agency here.
Ladysmith.-The Ladysmith Nation
al bank and the State bank of Lady.
smith have been consolidated under
the name of the State bank of Lady
smith. The consolidation gives the
State bank of Ladysmith assets of
more than 100000.
Hudson-Fire of unknown origin
broke out at the rear OF the CONNER
cial hotel. 1t caused considerable dam.
age to the building, as we'll as burn
ir1cr hos Of
Prompt action by the city fire depart
ment soon brought the flames under
control.
Madison. The final transfer of
the $1,200,000 property Of the Wiscon-
sin Rubber company in Mexico to
London syndicate for $3,2O0,0O0 was
consummated in New York. The
stockholders of the Wisconsin com.
pany will realize profit OF $500 on
each share costing them $500.
Glenwood.-The work of laying steel
on the 500 cutoff north of this city.
extending fifteen miles from Ceylon
east, will be begun November 10. The
cutting and filling along the route is
now nearly finished, and what re.
mains to be done at this end is be-
ing pushed by extra sized crews day
and night.
Wausau. - The Wisconsin Ginseng
Company has been organized here.
The purpose of the company is to
grow ginseng for the market. The
officers are: ]. H. Koehler, president;
A. A. Book, secretary; w. H. Koehler
treasurer. Twelve acres of land have
been purchased for it's garden, to be
at the outskirts of the city.
Superior. - A huge anthracite coal
storage shed on the M. A. Hanna
coal dock caught fire and is
total loss. 1t contained 100000 tons
of anthracite coal. The entire fire de-
partment and several fire tugs are
working to prevent the blaze from
spreading to other docks and boats
nearby The loss will be 100000.
Wausau. - The Marathon County
Equity Society, farmers union, is
building $4,000 building in this city
for central market. The ground pur-
chased for the building cost $4,000.
The store will be ready for business
December /. By bringing their pro
ducts to this store the farmers (mem-
bers of the union) will receive union
prices in cash for their products.
Portage, Wisconsin, The famous
silk special, which makes a trip from
Tacoma to New York with cargo of a
half million dollars worth of raw silk
every time a Pacific steamer arrives
from the Orient at Tacoma, running
on express speed, was in a wreck near
here and the Portage fire department
worked for two hours to keep the fire
in the wreckage from reaching the
valuable cargo.
New Richmond. County Judge
Arnquist issued a writ of habeas
corpus on application Of John Mil
Ter, farmer near this city, who
seeks possession of his six year old
son now with his mother, Mrs. Mil
dred Miller, whom the court holds is
Illegally OBTAINING the child The
case will be resisted in the courts of
the state of Washington where the
mother and child now are.
Wausau.-At the state convention
of the American Society Of Equity in
session here, attended by 800 dele
gates, a resolution was adopted pro-
testing against the candidacy of Levi
II. Bancroft, nominee for attorney gen
eral, and calling upon the members
to use every honorable means for de-
feating his election. The resolution
described Bancroft's attitude on La
Toilette measures as obnoxious.
Rice Lake.-Fire broke out in the
basement of the big flour mill of this
place, which was totally destroyed, to-
gether with the elevator. The plants
were owned by the Rice Lake Milling
and Power Company operated by W.
j. Davis Power Company. The loss
was $30,000 with $4,000 insurance.
The Davis loss was $4,000, with $4,000
insurance. 1t is supposed that the
fire started from defective wiring.
The Rice Lake Lumber Company resi-
dences were in great danger. but the
steady rain that was falling saved
them.
Green Bay-Fred Moderson, 40