Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-07-07
STATEMENTS

ton of the grand lodge of the Sons
of st. George of the Illinois jurisdic-
ton, consisting of Illinois, Missouri,
Minnesota and Iowa, will be held in
Milwaukee. Sessions will be held at
the Hotel Ptister. About 500 are ex-
pected to attend The business pro-
gram has not been prepared. The ar
rangement committee consists OF
Harry Hanson, E. B. Nash, c. H. Hay
ward, DR.. M. L. Henderson, Harry
Riley, F. T. Johnson, Howard A. Clark,
Arthur Birch and A. ]. Crofts.
Oconomowoc.-Terrified when the
gasoline engine of the motor boat in
which she was riding exploded,
Pauline Alexander, daughter of the
well-known Milwaukee banker, L. M.
Alexander, leaped into the waters Of
Oconomowoc lake and drowned. Her
brother John, who was badly burned
in the explosion and who also jumped
from the boat, was rescued with his
mother and a companion, Miss Fan
ME Jones Of Milwaukee, Miss Alex
ander's body was recovered about
two hours after the accident.
Sheboygan.-Sophia Bershay, aged
fifteen, arrested on charge of getting
$50 worth of goods and paying for
the same with a certificate of deposit
belonging to Mrs. Louis Weisse, has
confessed to having stolen $50 from
butcher by whom she was en-
ployed and 1855 in certificates Of de-
post, cash and notes from Louis
Weisse, brother of Charles Weisse,
former congressman.
Waukesha--H. L. Kellogg of Ocono-
mowoc has been elected a member Of
the Waukesha county asylum board
of trustees to take the place made
vacant by the death of his father who,
| for many years, was an active men,
Der of this board.
Marinette-EdWard Martin ha1
been bound over under bail of $4,000
to stand trial at the October term Of
court charged with being implicated
in the wreck Of the Milwaukee road
train in Marinette.
Watertown. The corner stone
of the new federal building was
laid by Watertown lodge, No. 40, f.
and A. M. Olivet commandery, No. 18,
acting as escort. The trowel was
handled by Grand Master Matheson Of
Eau Claire. w. w. Perry, grand sec
rotary of Milwaukee and many other
notable Masons were present. The
building is located near the business
section of the city and the appropria-
ton made for it is $65,000.
Appleton.-Henry Eilers Of Green
Bay, aged forty-two, travelling
salesman for the Dundenhoefer whole
sale liquor house of Milwaukee, who,
with Ernest Vanerman of Green Bay,
was pitched out of George Hobergs
automobile when the machine struck
culvert on Little Chute, while run
ming, it is alleged, sixty miles an hour,
died at ST. Elizabeth hospital here.
Vanerman will recover.
Eau Claire.-Walter LOwman was
arrested near here while visiting
his wife and parents, on a charge
of jumping bail bond at Britton, S.
D. LoWman was bound over to the
circuit court last fall at BrittOn,
charged with cutting up a man with
whom he had some trouble.
Superior-Charles Reed, a cloth
ing salesman, lies in hospital
here in a critical condition with a
fractured skull, which the police say
may be the result of an assault, but
probably was caused by heavy fall
Eau Claire.-John A. Willis, aged
seventy-ive, was instantly killed
in the city shale pit here when he
was run over by wagon.
Ashland-R M Bradley, arrest.
ed at Winnipeg on a charge of for
gerry, will be given an examination
here July S.
Waupaca.-At the annual meet
ing of group of the Wisconsin
Bankers association, at which over
100 bankers were present officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows: President, w. B. Macarthur,
cashier of the First National bank Of
Amigo; vice-president, Samuel T.
Eitchie, cashier of the First National
bank of New London secretary and
treasurer, Carl Rosholt, cashier of
the State bank of Rosholt. The at
tendance was the largest on record.
Jefterson.-A large number of
clam and pearl fishers have arrived
and are camping on Rock river. Sew
eral carloads of clam shells have been
shipped and several exceptionally
good pearls have been found.
Waupaca.-Over 800 young women,
members of the Delta Gamma sorority,
are attending the seventeenth biennial
convention here.