Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-07-08
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

GlOVchaSk1, liz years old, died here.
She was born in Germany.
Sheboygan-Thes state convention of
the Wisconsin Association of Clerks
and Letter Carriers opened.
Milwaukee.-Two more deaths were
added to the Fourth of July celebra-
ton in Milwaukee, making three in
all.
Boaz-Mrs. Curless, so years old.
was found lying unconscious in the
yard of her home. She had been in
jured by COW.
Millsville-The Millsville furniture
factory burned to the ground. About
1875 workmen are out of employment.
The building and stock were insured.
Whitewater.-Joh Gordon, of Chi
cago, formerly one of Whitewater's
early pioneers, who was brought to-
this city from his cottage at Lauder
dale Lakes, suffering with kidney trou-
BILE, died.
Antigo.-Mrs. John Turney, her
daughter Tillie, and Ida Slocum, who
were riding in boat on Pine Lake,
near Bundy, were drowned Wednes-
day night. The bodies have been re-
covered.
Antigo.-Mrs. John Turney, her
daughter Tillie and Eda Slocum, who
were riding in a boat on Pine lake
near Bundy, were drowned when the
boat capsized. The bodies have been
recovered.
New Richmond. - The Boardman
creamery and feed mill in Boardman,
five miles south of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is about
$4,000, partially insured. ]. l.. Jor-
genson was the proprietor.
Richland Center-Miss Audry Bar
nett, 20 years old, pleaded guilty to the
charge of stealing $45 worth of post
age stamps from her employer, Mil
ton Broker, postmaster at Sabin, and
was sentenced to Jail for six months.
La Crosse.-The body of John Witch
man, 20 years of age, formerly Hills
boro lad, drowned July 4, while swim
ming off a bar within sight of the
public baths, has been recovered by
fishermen dragging with clam drags.
The body will be taken to Hillsboro.
Wautoma.-The ninth annual re-
union of the soldiers Of Adams, Mar
quette and Waushara counties came
to close after three days meeting.
A large delegation was present. A
parade was held in which large mum
Der participated. S. A. Cook of Nee
nah and other prominent speakers
were present. A campfire was held at
the courthouse in the evening.
Milwaukee-The Johnson-J effries
fight pictures will not be permitted to
be exhibited in Milwaukee. Mayor
Emil Seidel sent word to all theater
managers in Milwaukee advising them
against entering into contracts for
presentation of the pictures. The ma
yor gives as his reason that such an
exhibition is detrimental to public
morals and particularly to children.
Algoma.-The twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the ordination of the Rev.
William Kraemer of this city to the
ministry was celebrated here by
jubilee reception and banquet. TWEEN
ty-five clergymen friends and acquain-
tances of Father Kraemer were in at
tendance, among them being the Rev
P. J. Lochman, vicar general OF the
Eothor Kraamnr rpppiVp0
many gifts.
Kenosha.-Three persons were Sc
verely injured here when an automO-
bile and electric car collided at Park
and West Main streets. The injured:
M. J. Isermann, senior member Of the
firm of Iserman Brothers, head cut and
shoulder broken; Walter Burke, head
of the Knights of Columbus in Keno
sha and secretary of the Kenosha
Realty Company, badly bruised and
back wrenched; Miss Lizzie O'Donnell,
badly bruised.
La Crosse.-Low water in the Mis-
sissippi and Black rivers here has laid
bare the mouths of the city sewers,
and the health department is alarmed
lest the condition may bring about an
epidemic of sickness. Backwaters are
stagnant and a foul odor from decay
ing fish is alarming residents OF the
north side. The stage of water here
is IL feet, the lowest recorded in
long term of years and there is no
prospect for rise unless heavy rains
occur in July.
La Crosse.-Mrs. Bertha McGovern,
aged 80, widow, attempted to com
nit suicide by shooting herself at her
home in the presence of Roland Dick
son. The couple had trouble and
when Dickson came to the home OF
Mrs. McGovern they quarreled. After
that Mrs. McGovern procured 81
calibre revolver and fired two shots
at herself, one entering the abdomen
and the other infiicting a flesh wound
over the heart. The bullets glanced
off, striking steels in her corsets. In
attempting to take the revolver from
her, Dickson was shot in the leg. Both
were taken to the hospital and will
recover.