Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-14
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| the size of the plant The buildings
| will be so widely distributed that an
explosion like the recent one will be
| impossible. The company will put in
all the safeguards demanded under the
new state laws. Employees declare
that 1t will be impossible to operate
the plant with profit under the Wis
consin laws. Nothering but powder
| manufactured will be stored at the
| plant.
Fond du Lac-Bitten in the arm
| by a drunken prisoner whom he
was searching, Detective William Fish
er is suffering from a severe attack
of blood poisoning. 1t is feared that
amputation may be necessary.
Milwaukee.-The first street meet
| ing in Milwaukee in the interests
of the Political Equality league were
held under the personal supervision Of
Miss Mary Swain Wagner, who rented
an automobile for the purpose. The
auto bearing Miss Laura Varan, Mad
ison; Miss Mabel Juud, Lancaster;
Mrs. Henrietta Lyman, Madison, and
| Miss Wagner stopped near the drink
| ing fountain in Juneau park. Miss
Wagner alighted and gathered
| crowd of ten small boys, whom Mrs.
Lyman addressed as future voters"
The crowd soon numbered about one
hundred men, women and children.
Acknowledgement Governor Nor
ris appointed as senate members Of the
special legislative committee to in
vestigate fire insurance conditions in
the state, Senators Rosshard, Ran
dolph and Scott.
ManitowOc.-Startled by the click Of
revolver when the hammer failed to
explode the first cartridge, Mrs. Frank
Gabriel turned to see her husband
send bullet into his brain Gabriel,
who lived in Two Rivers, had suffered
intensely from cancer for over a year,
and was visiting at Mishicott when he
took his life
trio storm which swept over this city
lightning damaged the electric system
and the city was left in darkness for
some time. The lights would flare up
occasionally only to be put out by an
other flash of lightning. At the close
Of the storm but few arc lights were
burning. A large number Of telephones
oJr e
der.
misunderstanding to Superin-
tendent George McKerrow of the de-
partment of farmers Institutes, all
that is necessary to secure farm in
stitute during the winter for any To-
cality is signed application blank,
which will be furnished upon request.
Any town, no matter how small or how
far from q railroad, is entitled to an
institute provided 1t is located in a
farming district and has a good hall
in which to hold a meeting
Eagle River-Sheriff John Radcliffe.
who was shot at Conover while at
tempting to arrest two Italians want
ed at Rhinelander, died. John Han
son, former sheriff and also deputy,
who was shot in the legs, is gaining
strength. About 200 armed men are
in the woods and the posse was
joined by Sheriff Crofoot of Rhine |
lander with bloodhound, and another
bloodhound is expected from Ashland. |
The fugitives were seen last about |
two miles from COnover 1t is thought |
that they are making for Iron River, |
Mich The men are wanted at Rhine |
lander on a charge of white slavery. !
d
misunderstanding to State For !
ester E. M. Griffith, there is grave dan
ger of devastating fires in the forest |
reserves within the near future I'M
less hard rains come soon. He stated |
that the men in his department are !
busy cutting fire lines. Some small .
fires are burning, it is reported and !
the Wardens are engaged in cutting
them out. If the hot weather contin-
ues and no heavy rains are expert |
enced, nothing can prevent repeti-
ton of the forest fires of 1909, he said.
Chief Kaquatosh, who has been
identified with the history of Menom-
inee and Marinette since 1854 was
born at Red River, Wis, near Green
Bay, about eighty-three years ago.
Racine. - George Nelson, thirty
years DID, a craftsman of Corliss,
lost his life at Eagle lake. While
spending the day at the island resort
with friends he went in bathing and
sank before the eyes of ten persons.
The body was recovered in few mo-
ments and physicians worked over the
body in vain for half an hour. The
body was brought here. Nelson was
a craftsman at the Wisconsin Engine
company and a member Of the Ma
sonic lodge.
Edgerton. - For the third time
since the first settler came to