Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-17
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

of Marinette, well known throughout
the state and a prominent knight of
Columbus, died suddenly.
Sheboygan-The thirty-sixth annual
state funniest will be in Sheboygan on
July 2 and 8. 1t is expected that 900
turner's, both men and women, Will
participate.
Kenosha.-Verla Carlin, the 4 year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Carlin, died at her home in this city
as q result of burns received when,
with a number of companions, she
was playing around a bonfire.
Wausau.-The Baptist ministers OF
Wisconsin will hold their annual con
vention in Wausau, June IL, 10, IA and
Is. Business, address and discus
sions constitute the program. The
election of officers will be held on the
third day.
Wausau. Barney of Ordian
Mich, a travelling salesman of cedar
company of st. Louis, committed sui
eide in Bells hotel by drinking car
bolic acid. Dependency over embal
rassment is believed to have prompt
ed the deed.
Portage.-The mangled remains OF
an unknown man, apparently about
35 years of age, were found lying be-
side the Milwaukee road tracks two
and one half miles west of this city
Nothing that would help identify the
body was found.
Fond du Lac-A meeting of 1OO
farmers of the county, together with
a number of the members OF the
county board, was held in this city for
the purpose of starting movement
toward the establishment of county
school of agriculture.
Hilbert Junction-The tournament
of the Eastern Wisconsin Firemen's
association took place in Hilbert juno
ton. The fire companies from Bril-
lion, Reedsville, Two Rivers, Plymouth
and all small places in eastern Wis
consin were represented.
Beaver Dam.-John Knack pleaded
guilty to the charge of having more
than twenty-five bullheads in his pos
session and was fined $40 and costs,
amounting in all to s4794. Mike and
Frank Kowalick also pleaded guilty
to the same charge and were fined
$40 and costs each.
Oconto-The body of an unidenti-
fed man was found lying in the woods
in the rear of the residence of Emil
Buss at Surfing. A gun lay at his
side and large hole was found in
the left side of the head. 1t is be-
lieved chat he committed suicide and
that the body had lain there for nearly
year.
Portage.-Owen Owen, aged Fl
years, was dragged by team of run
away horses attached to a corn cul-
tivator at his fathers farm near Co.
lumbus and before help could reach
him he was terribly injured. His
right leg was caught in the propelling
wheel of the machine. An .amputa-
ton will probably be necessary.
Sturgeon Bay-Chased by hounds
and utterly bewildered, a deer was
driven into the city and easily taken
captive a few blocks from the heart
of the city in the First ward. On the
premises of George Rhode the beauty
of the forest ran amuck of a woven
wire fence in which it became en-
x4x,ia b
itself. 1t is held subject to the orders
of the game warden.
La Crosse. -Announcement is made
here negotiations have been reopened
for the reclamation of Lake Como,
the beautiful summer resort at Kokah,
Mimi, which was destroyed a year or
more ago when the dam went out in
a flood. Former efforts have failed,
but it is said strong financial backing
has been procured to purchase the
power site from the st. Paul road Off.
Gals, who are anxious to sell. and that
the restoration of the resort will rap.
idly follow.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Joseph H. Schulz,
of Appleton, whose husband pleaded
guilty to robbing the saloon of his
employer to get money to marry her,
has succeeded in raising money
enough to pay his fine of 800. The
honeymoon, interrupted by the arrest,
will now continue. 1--WE will go some
where to work to pay back everything
we owe and straighten out every
thing" the bride said. There is one
consolation Joe loved me enough to
steal to get the money to marry me"
Cumberland.-Th annual conven-
ton of the Ashland district of the Ep-
worth league closed here after a very
successful meeting. Various counties
of Northwestern Wisconsin sent 1877
delegates. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Rev.
c.. C. Becker, of Frederick, president;
Miss Freda Baas, Superior, secretary;
Miss Edith Porter, Grand View, first
vice-president; Miss Alma Dahl, Bar
ron, second yice-president; Miss
Louise Burton, Barron, third vice
president; Mrs. Carl Whitaker, Chef
elk, fourth vice-president; Elva Toal,
New Richmond, superintendent of Ju-