Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-01-20
Wisconsin News
Brief Bits Of News From the
Badger State.

scant attire in the zero weather as a
destroying the structure. No one was
injured.
Richland Center.-M. J. Dunn of the
town of Henrietta finds turkeys the
most profitable crop" on his farm.
Ninety-nine of them brought him
$201.15 on the local market. He has
the largest flock in Richland county.
Stratford-Grace Bradley, the 8
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Bradley, who live near this
village, was burned to death in a fire
which destroyed their home. 1t is sup
posed the child was playing with
matches.
Scandinavia. - While approaching
this city from Waupaca, Alfred Peter
son suddenly went insane and jumped
from the train while passing through
a swamp. He threw away $50 in bills.
He has been committed to the asylum
at Oshkosh.
Eau Claire. - Directors of Luther
hospital received check for 100000,
the gift of the late Sigvald A. Quale,
made by him shortly before his death.
| The check was received from the
mother of the deceased, who was ad-
ministratriX.
Marinette-While walking from her
home to her mothers at Peshtigo,
Mrs. William Driscoll, aged 80, be-
came suddenly insane and suffocated
her 3-weeks-old daughter. She was
committed to the asylum at Oshkosh
this afternoon.
Cassville-When it comes to fish
stories Cassville has one that can be
vouched for. James Greenwood and
sons brought in several wagonloads Of
fish aggregating 1900 pounds, the
largest single haul ever made in this
section. They were mostly shovel
nOsed sturgeon and sheep-head.
/ Baraboo.-Some days ago young
turkey was killed by Baraboo resi-
dent and when the liver was removed
it looked very strange. The diseased
member was sent to Madison, where
analysis shows that the fowl had tu-
berculosis. This is the first case in
this section and puts new phase to
the dreadful disease.
Mantoiwoc.-No place is too small
for farm, particularly for mush-
room farm. Archie Taubert has one
in his cellar down town. He pro
cured fortified soil enough to fill
bed 10x20 feet, foot deep, and plant
ed it with mushroom spawn. His
crop will keep a family in the delica-
ces about six months,
La Crosse. - Hazel Winters, pro-
prietor of a resort, was fatally stabbed
by an unknown man who afterward
made his escape. The man entered
the resort, demanded money, and,
failing to get it, attacked Miss Win
ters with a knife, stabbing her re-
peatedly. He then dashed out and
disappeared in the darkness. The
woman was taken to a hospital in
a dying condition.
Milwaukee - That financial men
generally consider the Wisconsin state
railroad commission an intelligent
and non-partisan body, and look for
ward to the time when every state in
: the union will have similar bodies,
was the declaration of George R. Cald-
we'll, manager of the bond department
of one of the big Chicago banking
houses, before the Marquette univer-
sity college of economics.
Potosi-That virgin soil, soil that
has never felt the touch Of a plOW-
! share, bearing timber untouched by
the Woodsman's ak, should exist in a
well settled part of this state is re-
markable, yet such tract has been
purchased by George Lowry Of this
city and is now being timbered. The
tract comprises PA acres adjoining
the Lowry farm and has been left
standing by the heirs of DR.. Graham
estate, probably for the increasing
value of its timber.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Irvine of
the assembly has announced the fol-
lowing appointments on his force:
Postmaster, 81 a day, w. A. Mayhem,
Clinton; post messenger, So a day,
J. O. Hembre, Greenwood; document
room clerk, 81 day, J. w. Bathgate,
Portage; assistant document room
clerk, So a day, J. ]. Rublee, Platte
Vile; policeman, So day, Ernest
Wright, Cumberland; night Waterman,
So a day, E. c. Cady, Kilbourn; mes
sengers, So a day, H. w. Hawker, Kill
bourn; George Qualey, Madison; w. E.
Johnson, Amherst; A. L. Vogt, Kill
bourn; L. McKittrick, Eau Claire; M.
Fawcett, Madison; Lewis Bunta, Mil
waukee; A. E. Pickel, Amigo l.. P.
Hilsenhoff, Madison; H. N. Marsh,
Greenwood.
Wausau.-A young peoples contest
will be feature of the next county
fair. Acting upon a suggestion Of
Prof r. A. Moore, of the State Agri-
cultural School, County Superintend-
ent Wenzel Pivernetz is formulating
plans. Cash prizes are given for the
best crops.
Beloit.-Prof. H. D. Densmore of
BelOit college will leave next week
for Florida where he will take a rest
for some time Prof. Densmore has
e. l.