Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-16
Wisconsin, News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.


was destroyed by fire caused by SCOT
in the chimney burning out. The loss
is $1,400, with $500 insurance.
La Crosse.--Mrs. Ed McNeany, La
Crosse, was buried in Rockford, ILL.,,
where she went to attend the wedding
of relative Instead of attending the
wedding, she was taken suddenly i'll
and died.
arinette.-Albert e. Schwittay,
former district attorney of Marinette
county, who recently was disbarred
from practice, received the Republi-
can nomination for sheriff in the pri-
mary election.
Neutrality-suspicious. Route No. /, at
Tell, Buffalo county, Wisconsin, trans
ferred to Route No. 8, at Alma, Wis,
effective September 16. Cornelius }.
Butler appointed rural carrier. Pat
rick E. Slowey substitute.
Kendall.-The engine of Train No.
503 killed a bear in Tunnel No. 3.
Engineer John Keir knew nothing
about it at the time. Bruin is sup
posed to have been driven down from
the North by the recent forest fires.
| Cuba City.-Bank Examiner Berg,
Wis, has closed the doors of the
State Bank of Cuba City after making
an examination. Rumored irregulari-
ties in making loans is said to be the
cause. The institution is capitalized
at $25, 1000
La Crosse.-Mrs. Louis jerks, wife
of the proprietor OF the Arctic Ice and
Fuel company, was seriously injured,
and her son, frankie jerks, and
cousin, Miss Rose Nettinger, were
hurt in a runaway here resulting from
the breaking of a shaft, which fright
ened the horse.
Merrill.-A saw mill for the saving
of "deadheads" picked out Of the Wis
consin river and tributaries is to be
built here to saw all the deadheads in
the Wisconsin river north of Wausau,
as far as Merrill, which are owned
by the lumber companies along the
Wisconsin river north of this city.
Milwaukee.-A warrant was issued
for Dr. Rucker, marine hospital sur
geon who fought disease for the gov
eminent in New Orleans, San Fran
cisco and Boston, and was loaned to
the Socialist administration for health
commissioner by President Taft, on
statutory charge by an ignorant serv-
ant girl.
La Crosse.-The efforts of the Mer-
chants Protective association to es-
tablsh a great white way" in La
Crosse will be successful, the city
committee on lighting having agreed
to report favorably to the council on
the associations petition for the city
to furnish the light if the merchants
provide the standards for the princi-
pal streets.
La Crosse.-Judge E. c. Higbee, cir
cult Judge, is hearing arguments Tor
the establishment of a drainage dis
trict in Trempealeau county, thus
making possible consummation of the
plans of Captain w. A. Thompson and
others to reclaim 1000 acres of swamp
land in the section along the Wiscon-
sin shore of the river between Trem-
pealeau and Winona.
La Crosse.-Ross Jones, pitcher for
the "Outcasts" of the Minny league,
dotted his uniform long enough to
make a pearl hunting trip, and as a
result may retire from the baseball
game. He found a gem nearly as
large as a hazelnut, but it's value will
be somewhat deprecated by imperfec-
tons. However, if it proves to be
"peeler" it may be worth several hun
dred dollars when polished.
Superior.-The traffic committee OF
! the Superior Commercial club has filed
with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission a complaint charging that
grain rates from western and southern
points here are unjust and discrimin-
ating in favor of the Twin City. A
readjustment of the entire schedule is
asked The Wisconsin rate commits
sion has been consulted on the matter
and has advised the local committee
that it has good case.
Marinette.-When the hearing of
Giuseppe Siparelli on the charge OF
numbering Gust Johnson began at Iron
Mountain, Mich, it developed that the
defense will claim the murdered man
| fell on the candle stick, the weapon
which caused his death. The two men
were scuffling near mine while wait
ing to go to work. Witnesses at the
time said the Italian, who is the de-
| PENDANT, became enraged and thrust
the candle stick into JohnsOn's abdO.
men.
Wauzeka.-At the election held in
the village of Bloomington and towns
of Bloomington, Patch Grove, Mount
Hope and Little Grant of Grant coun-
ty, the proposition to bond these muni-
cipalities to raise funds to build rail-
way carried by good majorities. The
road is to extend from Woodman to
Bloomington via Mount Hope and
Patch Grove, and will be about twenty
two miles in length. 1t is thought it
will be operated in connection with
the Kickapoo branch Of the Chicago.
Milwaukee q St Paul railway