Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-24
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mond ring in his hand, man APP
preached Constable Edward Mitten,
! North Greenfield, at Third street and
Grand avenue and said: Say, mister,
| am a contortionist, and out of work.
Give me a couple of bucks for this bit
of glass and it is yours" Constable
Mitten took the man to Detectives
Sullivan and Burns, standing few
feet away. The detectives searched
the man and found four rings, valued
at $125.
Manitowoc-Mrs. Joseph Foerg,
whose great toe was severed by the
rear wheel Of a city car here recent
ly, has received $50 in settlement
from the Manitowoc & Northern Trac-
ton company.
Madison.-About sixty short-course
students have been under the care Of
the university medical advisory de-
partment during the last few weeks
on account of an epidemic of measles
They were well isolated, and further
trouble is not anticipated.
Prairie du Chien-The family of
time to escape suffocation when the
Ceka block here was destroyed by
fire. The flames, famed by q heavy
wind. menaced surrounding buildings
Chippewa Falls.-The petition for
a special election to determine whether
or not this city shall adopt the com
mission form Of government has been
filed with the city clerk and Mayor
Tuoy will call an election within 60
days
Marinette-James McGovern fell
down stairs in livery stable, where
he was employed, breaking his neck
and dying two hours afterward.
Madison. - Governor McGoyern
signed the parole of Joseph Un-
man of Manitowoc, who is serving
long term in the state prison for
murder. The state board Of control
recommended the parole.
Evansville While shingling his
barn Hans Hansen of Magnolia
fell thirty feet and was instantly
killed His neck was broken.
Portage = Edward Lennon, aged
forty-one, convicted Of the muir
der of County Highway Commits
sioner Timothy McMahon, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his cell.
Kenosha.-"rhe Borden Special"
milk train, while running it is said, 40
miles an hour, struck an automobile
at Peck's Crossing on the Kenosha and
! -icin ~ hn q,
Northwestern railway, badly injuring
Frank Wicks, aged forty-one, one of
the best known men of the town Of
Salem; Kate Wicks, aged forty-one,
his wife, and Mrs. Louis Hahn, sister
of Mrs Wicks At the Kenosha hos
pital it was declared that it was impos-
sible to tell the result Of the injuries.
Mrs. Wicks has her left leg broken at
the hip, her right foot crushed and
suffers from internal injuries. Mrs.
Hahn has her left arm broken below
the elbow
Racine-Andrew Anderson, a far
mer of Mount Pleasant township, has
appealed to the state to compel the
authorities to open a section line road
of exit from his property, basing his
refusal to send his children to school
upon the town boards refusal to do so.
He claims that his children must go
acros lots to school, climbing through
barbed wire fences and tearing their
clothes and flesh.
Chippewa Falls-The three-story
Warehouse of S. Moskewitz
caught fire here and the entire
contents, consisting of furs, wool and
hides, were consumed. The fire had
gained big Roadway before it was dis
covered. The loss will reach $4,000,
partially covered by insurance. S.
Moskewitz is the most extensive deal
er in hides, wool and furs in this sec
ton of the state.
Iron River-Fire started in the
Strege hotel and burned IL Of the
city's main business buildings A
strong wind famed the flames and the
fire department was powerless. Five
buildings were burned on the west
side of the street when thu flames
jumped to the east side and destroyed
seven more, including the Helmer
hardware store, Garvins general store,
the Stockholm hotel and the Hotel
Northern on the street corner, where
the flames were checked. The total
loss will reach $4,000. Very little of
the stock of furniture in any cf the
buildings was saved. 1t Is thought the
loss is about half covered by insur-
ance.
Grafton.-Fire which broke cut in
the Globe foundry completely de-
stroyed the plant and several adjoin-
ing residences. threatening large
section of the village. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000 to $4,000. The ORR
gin of the blaze is said to be In one Of
the furnaces. The fire had a good
start when the alarm was turned in
and in the strong wind spread rapidly
to the surrounding houses. The local
fire department turned out and made
brave struggle against apparently
hopeless conditions, and aided by
bucket brigade, managed to bring the
blaze under control late In the eve
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