Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-03-24
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits of News From the
Badger State.

mas resigned the passionate or the flrSt
congregational church, owing to his
wife's poor health.
Rice Lake-The salaries of the city
officials have been fixed for the coming
two years, as follows: Attorney,
$780, clerk, 5000; treasurer, $3.50;
assessor, $200
Wausau.-Karl Mathie, ST Cloud,
Mimi, was elected president of the
Wausau Sulphate company. Work be-
gins on $250,000 pulp mill at Trappe
City, ten miles north.
New Richmond-Silver Joe Konkel,
editor of the Superior Clarion-Leader,
late Democratic candidate for Con-
gress in the Eleventh Wisconsin dis
trict, Is running for mayor of Superb
or on the anti-brewery-saloon ticket.
Eau Claire-A movement is on foot
to secure for Eau Claire copy of the
statue of Rollo at Rouen, France,
which is to be presented to the Nor
wegians of America when their
thousandth anniversary is celebrated
| next year.
Wausau. The Wisconsin Central
has petitioned the state railway COM
mission for rights to build from Owen,
Clark county, to Spencer, Marathon
county, nineteen miles. This will give
them shorter routes between st. Paul
and Chicago and Duluth.
Viroqua.-Sheriff c. o. Helgeson in
tercepted an alleged runaway couple,
Katie Davenport, aged Is, and Hugh
Clancy, 81, of Ferryville. The young
man was charged with perjury, he
having sworn, it is alleged that the
girl was Is when he obtained the mar.
riage license.
Red Wing, Minn.-The judgment in
the breach of promise case, wherein
Eliza Hanson was plaintiff and Andy
Johnson defendant, was paid on Thurs
day of this week. The supreme court
affirmed the case and Mr.. Johnson had
to pay $500. Both parties reside at
| Ellsworth, Wis.
La Crosse. Allen, a launch own
er, nearly lost his life in fire which
destroyed his boathouse and it's equip
ment here. Allen was boiling tar in
the launch house with which to paint
the hull of his boat, when the tar
boiled over and ignited. Allen was
dangerously burned in seeking to res
! cue some of the contents of the boat
house.
| Madison.-The Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of Weyauwega has filed
it's articles Of incorporation with Bank
| ing Commissioner Bergh It's capital
stock is to be 100000. The incorporat-
ors are w. w. Crane, E. H. Jones, and
D. F. Graupp. 1t is generally under
stood that this concern is to succeed
to the business of Weed, Gumaer &
Co., now private bankers now in liqui-
dation.
Eau Claire.-The Eau Claire COM
mon council, by the adoption of res
Olution, decided to reduce the water
rates to the patrons of the municipal
waterworks plant 80 per cent 1t is
anticipated that within a few months
another reduction in rates will be de-
|
works plant just one year, and in that
time has spent $4,000 in improve
meuts and extensions.
Prairie du Chien.-Supt. Stapleton,
of the Milwaukee road, has presented
ST. Mary's academy with Corinthian
column 10 feet high and 2 feet 6 inch
es in diameter for erecting thereon a
statue of Father Marquette the Jesuit
missionary explorer, on the academy
grounds overlooking the Mississippi
river. st. Mary's has just completed
four-story addition. 1t is intended
to have the statue unveiled on June
II, being the anniversary date of the
discovery of the Mississippi river.
Madison.-The board of regents of
the state university has practically
decided on employing man for the
position of purchasing agent now held
by Miss Edna Fewson, relative of
one of the regents. Next week Tues
day the state civil service commission
will take up the question of it's Juris-
diction in the complaint filed with it
|
complain that Miss Fewson is giving
preference to Chicago merchants in
the purchase of supplies for the state
university.
Hudson. - The long-drawn-Out con-
| test between the states Of Minnesota
and Wisconsin over the boundary line
as it affects the enforcing Of the
game laws of the two states bids fair
to reach the United States supreme
court. The recent decision in the case,
in which the game wardens Of one
! state invaded the other state to make
arrests, does not suit the officials on
| either side of Lake Pepin, the center
| of controversy. The ultimate outcome
will probably be an agreement between
| the two states, with similar game laws,
| it is said here, and interchange of
courtesy between wardens, like the ar
rangement now existing between Wis
consin and the upper peninsula OF
| Michigan.
I Milwaukee.-Ch Beaulieu, or,
| as she is known, Mrs. Toban Albertsl
Of Rhinelander, Wis, who escaped
from the Industrial School for Girls
here on September q, has been re-
turned She is II years old. After
she had made her escape she went to
Gladstone, Mich; while there she met
Toban Alberts. On February q the
young couple were married. Alberts
was arrested March 4, in Depere,
checks in Menominee, Mich. This ar