Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-03
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits Of News From :he
Badger State.

have been enjoined from tearing up
the driveways on Monument square.
Beloit.-John Dusden, aged 81 years.,
prominent in free masonry and a res
ident of Beloit for twenty-five years.,
is dead
Sheboygan.-The new $4,000 build
ing erected by the Bank of Sheboy-
gan will be open to the public about
June Is.
Merrill-George Walters, Sr., died
here. He has lived in Merrill over
twenty years and in Wisconsin Ove"
fifty years.
Marinette.-~An epidemic Of small
pox is reported in Pembine. County
Physician NJ ID. Bird has been called
to take measures to check it.
Unity.-The safe of the State Bank
of Unity was dynamited and $4,000
stolen. The bank was established in
1905 and is capitalized for 10000
Racine.-Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Hood celebrated their tlfty-seventh
wedding anniversary. They have
spent their entire married life in
Racine.
heboygan.-Burglars entered the
plant of the Gutenberg Iron works
and succeeded in forcing an entrance
into the large safe and secured about
SIS in money.
Milwaukee.-Will Jennings Bry-
an is to be one of the speakers at
H. l;ooo;o1 convention IF tho Mis-
consin Christian Endeavor union in
this city on June 80 to July 3.
Vicksburg, Mississippi. - The Wis"
consin monument in the National
Park here was dedicated with much
ceremony. Governor Davidson and
large party of prominent citizens from
Wisconsin were present.
Jefferson.-The democratic board of
supervisors has elected Lutte B. Cas-
we'll, Fort Atkinson, republican, to
the Craftsmanship of the board, in OPP
position to former Assemblyman
Lewis Benson, democrat
Madison-Prof. Lawrence Martin
geological department, University of
Wisconsin, has left for Alaska. ac-
companied by F. e. Williams. Madi-
son, and G. F. Bean, Gearing, Ia, to
do research work on Alaskan glaciers.
Dodgeville.-J. w. Donahue, boil
ermaker, was instantly killed and
Harry Pratt and Roy Lunday were
seriously injured while working in the
water works tank here, ninety feet
oh hn w
broke.
Madison. - The State Journal an
nounces that the Dane county's con-
vention in Milwaukee June 8, will
support Gov. Davidson for the NOM
ination, regardless Of any desire on
his part to remain out of the contest.
Glenwood. - The graduation exer~
cises of Glenwood High School will
be held, the class consisting of four
teen girls. A feature of their COM
mencement was the presentation of
the class play, The Girls of rs, rev"
dictionary war drama with an allgirl
cast.
Green Bay.-Architects are now at
work on plans for new church TO
be erected ON the corner of Monroe
and Stuart streets by the Grace Pres
byterian congregation. The work on
the building will be started the first
part of June.
Observation-Disclosures II. Monroe,
president of the Henry George lecture
bureau, with headquarters in Chicago,
will attend the meeting of the Single
Tax club in Espenhain's grillroom,
when Tax Commissioner Frank B.
Schultz will talk on "The Experiences
of an Assessor" Mr.. Monroe will eX-
plain the progress of the movement.
Marinette.-The trial of Dist. Atty.
ject to call of the court. When the
trial was resumed the prosecution
asked for an indefinite adjournment
to find Atty. John Frankie, one OF
the states witnesses who disappeared
before the trial. Judge Stevens of
Madison, presiding, is determined that
he shall be found if possible. lndica-
tons are that he was induced to go
away.
Milwaukee. - Complaint has been
made to the police by south side res
idents of the activity of a new species
of swindlers. Several men, it is said,
make business of mailing registered
letters to the old country for their
more or less illiterate brethren, tell
ing them that the cost ranges from
rs cents to 81. This business has
grown to considerable proportions, the
compliments say, and the police and
postoffice authorities have been asked
to investigate.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inspector Chas.
Poethke asks for two deputy inspec-
tors in his annual report just issued.
He says the additional help is nee
essary to enforce the smoke ordi-
nance. The report, issued in booklet
form, contains numerous photographs
of offending chimneys and a collec-
ton of before and after" pictures.
The report says that the increase of
the minimum fine from S. to $25 has
had an excellent effect. Mr. Poethke