Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-09-15
STATE NEWS

Madison.-The Wolgast-McFarland
Milwaukee, will not be held.
Governor McGovern has left Wis
consin for the east, leaving Lieut..
Gov Thomas Morris in charge. In
communication to Madison friends,
Mr. Morris said:
forced"
Inasmuch as the district attorney of
Milwaukee has interpreted the law as
prohibiting the fight, the sheriff OF
Milwaukee county will be called upon
to do his duty.
Prize fight fans had hopes to pull
the match off quietly without any pro-
tests, but Milwaukeeans started
clamor which has forced the governor
to take action.
Sparta.-Special attention is be-
ing paid by the government this
year to the development of scouts
among the members of the National
Guard batteries now at Camp Has
brouck, near here. Three of the most
experienced men who are good horse
men have been chosen by the battery
commanders and assigned to scout
duty. All scouts are under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Burrows Of the
Fourth United States field artillery.
The scouts are taken on long rides
among the hills, where there is
neither road nor trail and where
nothing but compass can guide them
on cloudy day.
Milwaukee.-When the Interna-
tiOnal Bridge and Structural Iron
workers hold their national conven-
ton in Milwaukee this month they
will be without the leadership of the
president, J. J. Mcnamara. Mr.. Nc
Namara is in jail in Los Angeles
awaiting trial on a charge of being
implicated in the dynamiting the
building of the Los Angeles Times.
1t will be the first time in eight years
that he has missed session Of the
international organization. 1t is ex-
pected that about two hundred dele
gates will be present.
Waukesha-There is move
ment on foot in Waukesha to
form a civic improvement league.
The first effort will be towards i'm
proving the Fox river above the dam.
The league expects to dredge and
widen the river, also to put in new
and higher dam, If the privilege can
be secured. If these improvements
are made the upper river will be an
ideal place for canoeing. At present
Waukesha's summer guests and resi-
denes must go to the beach If they
wish to do any boating.
Menomonie-Stout institute Is
now under state ownership and
control. The new state board Of
industrial education met here and or
ganized after formally accepting the
property of the school, amounting to
$4,000 in real estate and equipment
H. E. Miles of Racine was elected
DlSSluSl1I I'll Tic UOd1 VI diIu L lOL AOuA0
F. Robert of Madison secretary. l..
D. Harvey, who has been at the head
of the school since 1903 was elected
president of the institute.
Evansville.-The Rock county
fair closed here. A drizzling rain
set in and kept the attendance
down. Nine. Devonda set a mark for
height in her balloon ascension, going
completely out of sight and landing
within forty rods from where she
started. The Beloit baseball team
failed to put in an appearance and no
game was played.
Racine.-Rev. Walter Gardner
Blossom, for five years rector at
St. Luke's church, has been appoint
ed archdeacon of the Madison convo-
cation by Bishop Webb. The arch
deaconry is part of the Milwaukee
diocese and includes the following
counties: Crawford, Iowa, Richland
Grant Sank, Rock, Columbia, Green,
Dane, La Fayette.
Eau Claire.-Charles H. Crown
hart and J. D. Beck of the state
industrial commission addressed a
meeting of local manufacturers on the
workmens compensation law. A mu-
tual liability insurance company may
be organized here.
Madison.-Governor McGovern ap-
pointed State Senator S. w. Ran
dolph of Manitowoc as a member
of the Wisconsin Perry's victory CEN
tennial celebration commission. He
appointed the other members last
week. The committee has an appro-
priation of $4,000 for it's work.
Green Bay.-Postmaste A. G..
Kurz has received notice from
Washington, d. c., that the local post
office has been designated as a postal
savings depository.
Observation-Disclosures Kampane and
his eight-year-old son were struck