Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-04-07
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Milwaukee.-That the present State
Equal Suffrage association is not suf-
ficiently active, and that new organ
ization should be formed was the con-
sensus of opinion of those who attend
ed the meeting Of the Milwaukee
Equal Suffrage league in the Hotel
Pfister. Miss Mary Swain Wagner
read the proposed constitution of the
new organization which will be
formed. 1t was proposed to call the
new organization the political Equal
ity League of Wisconsin," Dr. Evelyn
Hoehne, Mrs Frank Thanhouser and
Mrs. Fl. A. j. Upham were appointed
delegates to confer with representa-
tives Of the Madison, Richmond Cen
ter and Oshkosh leagues for the or
ganization OF the new league
ukee.--Following quarrel
with her brother, Jennie Keller, eigh-
teen, tailoress, attempted to commit
suicide at SIT Cedar street by swal-
lowing paris green. A stomach pump
at the Emergency hospital saved her
life.
arshfield-George Burge, claiming
to be from WATERFOWL, was given 80
days for assaulting Frank Soeterbere,
the 500 lines night operator here,
with an open pocket knife.
Madison.-Secret Service Agent
Brennenburg has taken into custody
Agnes Chester See, wife of the Chi
cago apostle Of the absolute" life In
Guided in the service was Densie Her
endenn. The women have been ma
king Madison their headquarters for
two weeks under assumed names.
Mauston.-John Edwards and Frank
Mayer, taken in December with Jo-
seph Gyrion and Fanny Gyrion, who
were last week convicted of receiving
stolen goods, were convicted of burg
larry, in circuit court The gang OPP
Grated at Union Center.
OcOnOmOWOc.-The verdict of Coro-
her Hill finds that Alexander Madole
came to his death on the evening of
March 10 at Oconomowoc by being
struck by a Milwaukee road train
when the train was exceeding the
speed limit at this time and the cross
ing gates were unattended.
La Crosse.-With the election of
John Hintgen as supervisor of high
ways, La Crosse county will enter on
an extensive campaign of road build
ing. The new official will have com
plete charge of all highway construc-
ton ordered by the county board on
roads leading from the city.
Beloit-Beloit college is included
among the four leading colleges of the
United States with which Harvard
university, not content with arrange
ments for regular exchange of pro-
fessors with some of the leading uni
versities of Europe, has arranged for
an annual interchange of teachers
Sheboygan.-Rev. R. w. Smith of
Parfreyville has been appointed by
Bishop Joseph F. Berry to succeed
Rev. r. S. Ingraham as pastor of the
Methodist church at Sheboygan Falls.
He will conduct his first services
when Rev. Mr.. Ingraham begins his
work as district superintendent of the
Fond du Lac district.
Appleton -Following the bold rob
berry of a grocery store in a residence
district, three youths, members of a
gang, ranging from eleven to fifteen
years of age, who have given the po-
lice q merry chase. have been SEN
fenced to the industrial school for
boys Three others Of tender age have
been placed on probation.
Marinette. James Van Camp,
former county clerk, who re-
signed several days ago, when an ap-
parent shortage in his accounts was
discovered, was arrested, charged
with embezzlement of $342 The spe-
cific offense with which he Is charged
is the extracting of tax redemption
receipts out of the back of the regular
books without filing in the stub, and
then disposing of the receipts and ap-
propriating the proceeds for his own
use.
Ben Stilson has been arrested in
connection with the killing Of Thomas
Porter in a saloon brawl. A blow on
ChS ASoN Win q "AAAoAy JNS 40 S'NAN W
have been fatal to Porter.
Milwaukee.-Afterl lingering in an
unconscious condition for more than
twenty-four hours, Joseph Wolmy,
thirty-nine, died as the result of
street car accident. Wolmy, who was
a Pole, was bachelor, rooming on
Sixth avenue. He was struck by Ma
tional avenue car at National and
Thirty-third avenues.
Green Bay-Preparations are being
made by the congregation of the
Grace Presbyterian church to dedicate
| their new church, which has just been
completed on April ~.
Janesville.-Roy Clark of Evansville
was killed near Los Angeles, Cal,
while working on an electric pole of
the Riverside Electric company.
Racine-A gas explosion in a sewer
on Douglas avenue shook the whole
north and west sides, sent thousands
of people from their homes, blew up
three manholes, broke windows in
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