Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-06-24
BITS FROM BhDGERDOM
Wisconsin News of the Week in
Condensed Form.

TOrCldnu-f1. r. f1lSDy, OF ASHlduuy
Wis, has been appointed receiver of
the Portland land Office.
Observation-Disclosures is threat
ened with an epidemic of typhoid
fever The number of cases increased
from 224 to 800 the last week.
Sheboygan.-The thirty-sixth annual
state funniest will be in Sheboygan on
July and 8. 1t is expected that 500
turner's. both men and women, Will
participate.
Grand Rapids.-Frank Sokolski, IT.
year-old son of Sigel, committed sui
eide by taking paris green, death re-
sulting. When found he was too i'll
to make any explanation
Madison.-By the bequest of DR..
Byron Robinson, a graduate, the Uni
versity of Wisconsin receives large
collection of books and pamphlets on
anatomy.
Kenosha.-Verla Carlin, the 4 year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Carlin, died at her home in this city
as a result of burns received when,
with a number of companions, she
was playing around bonfire.
New Richmond.-A labOrer on the
Omaha railroad, near this city, cap
tured with a shovel in Ten Mile Greek,
a German brown trout that measured
twenty-seven inches in length and
weighed seven and half pounds.
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 100
farmers of the county, together with
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.
New Richmond.-Th 500 Railway
Company has purchased fifty acres or
the farm owned by Albert Buettner,
northwest of the city limits, paying
S8S an acre The land will be used
for storage tracks to relieve the con-
gestion of its Twin City terminals,
New Observation-Disclosures has brok7
en- out in cattle herds in Polk county,
twenty miles or so north of this city.
Two dozen cattle have died near Luck
! the past few days. d. B. Clark, of
GAINESVILLE, state veterinarian, has taken
personal charge of the fight against
the plague.
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 $47.94. Mike and
Frank Kowalick also pleaded guilty
to the same charge and were fined
$40 and costs each.
Superior.-The bodies of Maud
Wright, IS years old, and Glenn Cam
eron, a young man formerly of Hud-
son, were found in Bluff creek, a small
stream here. On account of threats
credited to the young man, there is
theory that he is responsible for the
deaths.
La Crosse boat organiZa-
tons along the upper Mississippi have
! started a vigorous campaign to APP
prehend a gang of river pirates who
.have been stealing boats and equip
ment between Red Wing, Mimi, and
Dubuque, Iowa. A number of large
rewards have been offered for their
capture and conviction.
Sturgeon Bay.-Chased by hounds
and utterly bewildered, 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 woven
wire fence in which it became en-
tangled and it could not extricate
itself 1t is held subject to the orders
of the game warden.
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 500. 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.-The 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 vice-president; Miss
Louise Burton, Barron, third vice.
president; Mrs. Carl Whitaker, Chef
elk, fourth vice-president; Elva Toal,
New Richmond, superintendent of Jul
Nor league.
Portage.-Owen Owen, aged 81
years, was dragged by team of run
| away horses attached to a corn cul-