Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-10
SEEN AND HEARD
In WISCONSIN

lie lands. consisting of secretary
of state, state treasurer and the attor-
ney general, sanctioned the loan of
S247,627 from the state trust fund to
30 school districts in villages, towns,
cities and counties. The loan is at 311s
per cent. interest and from one to
twenty years. About 100000 was sim
ilarly loaned in February. The state
trust fund keeps about 100000 in
circulation annually through loans. w.
II. Bennett chief clerk in the land of
flee, will shortly receive $91.60 which
the government has owed him since
the Civil war for transportation from
New Orleans to Mineral Point when he
was mustered out. The claim has been
honored by the war department.
Marinette.-Knute Knutsen, aged
nineteen, is the hero of Menominee
and surrounding country and his
friends are taking steps to secure him
Carnegie medal as the result of his
action in diving under the ice Of
Green bay and rescuing an ice cutter
who fell through an opening and sank
to the bottom. 1t was only by the
slightest chance, according to wit
nesses, that Knutsen came to the
surface with his burden in open wa
ter and not under the heavy ice.
Couderay-Every precaution is be-
ing taken by government agents to
prevent the spread Of smallpox, a
number Of cases having been discov-
cred among the Indians on the Coude
ray reservoir. The wards of the gov
eminent have been forbidden to leave
the reservation and all not vaccinated
have been ordered to adopt that pre-
ventative.
La Crosse-River improvements
that will cost 100000 are to be made
by the government this year in deep
ening and making the Mississippi
river here Work has been in prog
ress for the last few years and has
completed the stretch of river be-
tween Winona and Trempealeau.
Misunderstanding that the
home of Rud Meisser was ablaze, the
rural carrier on that route drove his
horse until it nearly dropped from ex-
haustion, but arrived in time to save
the children, who had caused the
blaze by playing with matches.
Oconomowoc. - Largely attended
meetings mark the County Farmers
institute now in session, and an excel
lent program on subjects pertaining
to the farm life, is given by leading
speakers. The exhibition Of farm prod
ucts, for which the local merchants
have given prizes, is also very at
tractive feature In addition to the
program arranged for the closing SEES
sion, there will be a demonstration of
the tuberculin test two head OF con-
demned cattle having been brought
here for this purpose.
heboygan.-Because their buggy
top was up and curtains down Miss
Lena Brasser of Gibbsville, and Abra-
ham Dulmes of Oostburg failed to
see a passenger train rushing down
behind them at Oostburg and were
struck as they drove onto crossing.
Miss Brasser's neck was partially
broken and she died in great agony in
an hour. Her companion and her
mother, Mrs Jacob Brasser. were also
injured, but will recover. The young
people were on their way to Sheboy-
gan to obtain a marriage license.
Racine.-Hundreds of tons of cab
bage now being held in storage will
% 10r nj
1t is claimed that the cabbage grow
ers have lost $4,000 holding out for
an advance. In previous years, dur
ing the months of January to March,
cabbage has brought as high as $40
ton where today only $3.50 per ton
is offered
Portage.-H. B. Mcqueen, aged fifty
five, an Otsego farmer, was thrown
from his wagon while going home and
his neck was broken. He leaves
widow and several children.
Superior.-In swearing out a war
rant in which he charges that beer
was sold in a hall which Slav church
organization has just asked to have
taken off the assessment rolls on the
grounds that it was used for religious
purposes, Judge Stepkola by mistake
had his own name inserted in the war
rant as one of the defendants and
brought about his own arrest.
Neenah.-D A. White, aged twenty
five, was run over and killed by To-
connective in 500 yard. White, who
came here from Fond du Lac, had just
taken a job as switchman.
Janesville-Fire partially destroyed
one of the Oldest landmarks in south
ern Wisconsin, the old Morgan house,
at Milton Junction. The flames caught
from an overheated chimney.
Sheboygan.-Judge Belden of Ra-
cine, sitting in circuit court here for
Judge Kirwan, closed a record break
ing term of court here after about
five hours work, during which % cal
endar cases were disposed Of and
some outside matters taken up. Frank
Damratowski, the seventeen-year-old
"boy bandit" who drove away two
policemen, shot twice at them and
was captured after an exciting chase
by Chief Scheck, was put upon proba-
ton.