Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-05-05
WISCONSIN
B REVITIES

misunderstanding not only courage
but presence of mind and GOODNESS
rare in lad of his age, Roland Nc
Laughlin aged twelve, saved the life
of Seymour Scripture here when the
latter fell into the river while fishing
After Scripture had gone down for the
third time, Mclaughlin dove after him
and dragged his unconscious body to
the bank While the other lads ran
for help Mclaughlin proceeded to re.
suscitate his companion and worked SO
successfully that when physicians ar
rived he was already conscious.
Neenah.-Rev G. w. Reichert, pas
tor of the Emmanuel Lutheran church,
went to Fond du Lac to take the pas
torate Of that city. having received a
call Rev. E. j. Nickel of Brodhead
has been extended a call to the Nee
nah church and has accepted. He will
assume charge on May T.
Madison.-Alvin p. Kletzsch was re-
appointed by Governor McGovern as
member of the board of trustees of
the Milwaukee Hospital for the Insane
for term ending on May 1, 1918.
Galesyille.-Burned almost beyond
recognition by rolling into a brush fire,
the six-yearold daughter of Leonard
Stellpflug, farmer, lived almost three
| hours after the accident
| Bruce-Protective measures. in
| which citizens aided by fire fighting
apparatus from Atlanta took active
part, has reduced to d minimum the
danger from fire which threatened
| Bruce, as a result of brush fires near
here. Only one wooden bridge was
| burned, but considerable alarm was
| felt and for a time the situation looked
| serious
Manitowoc.-Stanley Spaetek, who
| killed a mad dog by throttling it with
his hands and was severely bitten, has
| been sent to the Pasteur institute of
| Madison by the county Health de-
| partment officials are conducting a
rigid inquiry and seven dogs, suspect
ed of having been bitten by the dog
killed by Spaetek, have been dis
| patched.
Beaver Dam.-Miss Matilda Zinke,
aged forty, who lived alone, was
| found dead by her brother. Near her
was found cup containing a solution
of strychnine sulphate. 1t is supposed
that she had been dead two days
Eau Claire.-Spring cleaning for the
entire city Of Eau Claire has begun,
and will be prosecuted vigorously
until May G. Womens clubs are join
| ing heartily in the campaign, and
every unsightly place in the city will
| be scheduled, and, if notification is in
sufficient, the spots will be photo
graphed.
La Crosse.-Out of employment
since the middle of January, Wenzel
Silah became so worried over his in
ability to support his wife and eight
children, all under fourteen years,
that he became insane and has been
sent to the Mendoza asylum.
Kaukauna-City Marshal Richard
Coulon, aged fifty-five years, died sud
denly while attending the wedding
! festivities of his niece, Miss Annabel
Childs. Many guests were present at
late supper when he was stricken.
Mr.. Coulon was formerly sheriff He
had served on the Kaukauna police
| force 25 years. He was the father of
seventeen childen, twelve of whom are
| living and four of whom are married
There was only one boy among the
| number
La Crosse.-John Humphrey of
| the state board of arbitration an
nounced that there would prob
ably be a settlement of the button
workers strike within a few days.
Beloit.-The body found In Rock
river proved to be that of Peter
| Strock, Russian, who disappeared
last January. He had wife in Rus
STA who is expected to arrive in this
country before long.
| Hawkins.--Fire started in the bust
ness section Of Prentice, 20 miles east,
and at last reports was rapidly wiping
out the town. About fifteen residences,
a bank, post Office, Bramworth's jew
River hotel and three stores, including
those of the Prentice Mercantile COM
pany and G.. F. Lundberg, had been
burned. The fire started in the oil
room of store and spread rapidly. as
the large oil tanks had just been filled.
A house in which about half car of
dynamite was stored Is in the path of
the fire, and efforts are being directed
| to save 1t.
| Milwaukee-The annual meeting
of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical asso-
citation will be held at Elkhart Lake,
June II to July l. Secretary E. B.
Heimstreet of Palmyra was in Milwau-
kee comforting with Local Secretary
Raeuber. There will be concerts
every evening One of the features
will be a Venetian night on the lake,
| followed by picnic lunch.