Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-03
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Madison. Manager Clar-
ence Tolg of the Irving dining rooms,
refused to allow student walters ten
cents per week for laundering their
coats, and because 50 a year was de-
manded for breakage deposit, the 30
varsity walters refused to serve I'M
til after the matter is settled by arbl-
tration. Jimmy" Adams presided at
the session of the arbitration commit
tee, appointed at the suggestion OF DR.
NJ P. Ravenell. Students who sat on
the committee were: Fred Merk, Mil
waukee, representing the strikers;
Clarence Tolg, the manager; Manville
Hendrickson, Portland, Ore; Ralph b.
Yewdale, Milwaukee, and Oscar Gruhl,
Milwaukee, for the patrons.
Madison-Tha there are more diff
cuties than one in having a colored
trainer was discovered by the Purdue
basket bail squad, upon their arrival.
Upon applying for hotel accommoda-
tons, they were informed that they
could be provided with lodging; but
| elsewhere. He did look elsewhere, but
In each instance met with the same de-
NAL. Finally, Manager LIE Roy John
sen of the varsity athletic department
found a room for him.
La Crosse.-At the annual meeting
Of the La Crosse Automobile club S.
900 was raised to improve the road
from La Crosse to La Crescent, MINI.
NJ G. Moore, president of the Wiscon-
sin Automobile association outlined
various bills before the legislature eff
fecting automobiles. Much opposi-
ton was aroused against the proposed
abolition of "contributory negligence"
Black River Falls.-Carl c. Pope, a
veteran attorney Of this city, and it's
oldest male resident, died, aged seven
ty-seven, following severe attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Pope came here in
1856 and began the practice Of law, and
has steadily advanced through the
scale Of the highest positions of honor
and trust in the gift Of the people
district attorney, county judge, mem
Der of the assembly, state senator and
delegate to the national convention.
Madison.-An incorporated union of
all students working their way through
the university will probably be the out
come of the strike of walters at the
Irving dining rooms. Preliminary plans
have been made for the organization,
and if interest among the working stu
II o:o - 4
through. There are about 200 students
who are dependent upon their own eff
forts for support 1t is the plan Of the
union, not only to aid it's own mem
bers, but also to perpetuate itself by
securing employment for new students
coming to the university.
Milwaukee-An unidentified man
was killed by a nOrthbound train at
the Chicago road and the tracks Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
The only mark of Identification was a
paper bearing the address Of John
Silvia, Arvitz, Wis" The man was
dressed in old clothes and was about
forty-fve years old.
Racine.-After lying in Jail five
months awaiting trial for burglariz-
ing a cigar store on Christmas eve,
1909, during which time he attempted
to blow up the Jail with giant pow
der, George Robinson, a Chicago
crook, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to two years in the state peni-
tentiary He has served time in Joliet
North Prairie.-A record sale of
registered cattle was made here when
fOrty-seven Holsteins were sold for
$4,000. Wisconsin, Illinois and In
diana were represented by the pur-
chasers. The highest price for
single animal was $1,000, while the
majority brought between $500 and
5000 apiece.
Wausau.-The Marathon County
Agricultural society has increased
the three stake race purses
from $500 to $500 for the next coun-
ty fair races and may erect building
exclusively for merchants and manu-
! facturers' exhibits
Wausau.-Expressed in vigorous
resolutions, number Of Wausau
sportsmen have protested against
proposed game laws and have request
ed Marathon representatives to vote
against the measure providing for
closed season for prairie chickens in
Marathon county and against the
measure prohibiting deer hunting in
Oneida, Iron, Villas, Florence and For
est counties until November 1, 1916.
| Plainfield When they drilled
into the same hole in which
they had placed a charge of blasting
powder, Fred Lard and John Green
narrowly escaped death in the result
ing explosion. Both were slightly in
jured about the arms and shoulders.
Fond du Lac-An unusual event
in local litigation took place when
Sheriff Graham went to Waupun
to serve divorce papers on S. Edward
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