Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04


ton, head of the Fond du Lac
diocese of the Episcopal church, up
holds the position taken by Bishop
Charles S. Olmstead of Colorado, who
maintains that the communion chal-
ice is not public drinking cup and
proposes to fight the Colorado state
board of health, which has declared
that it is misdemeanor for churches
to furnish any cup to be used promis-
cuousiy as a common drinking cup.
Kenosha.-Peter Amen, aged "a,
a pioneer building contractor, was
killed when he fell down a
flight of stairs at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. BERNARD Schloder,
breaking his neck. He had been out
of health for several days. He was
a native of Germany, coming to this
country in 1850 and to Kenosha in
1857. He served as member of COM
pany C in the Ninth Wisconsin volun
teer infantry.
Madison.-Brushed from his foot
UUlu ny d swinging SIS0l UCdIu
while working fifty feet from the earth
on the framework of the new capitol
dome, Frank McCabe of Milwaukee
saved himself from instant death when
he grasped another beam and broke
the force of his fall. He was picked
up unconscious from the concrete
foundations and lies in a local hospi
tai suffering from serious injuries.
Fond du Lac-Announcem was
made of the marriage of James
Sylvester, 80 years of age, to
Mrs. Hannah Chase, 81. The wedding
plans had been kept secret, and the
ceremony was performed by the Rev
A. Mann. Mr.. Sylvester is one of
Fond du Laos pioneers, coming here
III 1914. For some years he was en-
gagged in the lime and stone business
in Byron.
Marshfield.-The Wisconsin Auc-
tioneers' association elected as
president, o. E. Allison of Kingston;
vice president, Will Ebbe of Marsh
field; secretary treasurer, j. H. Denr
hardt of Neenah, the assemblyman
who fathered the law now in force
prohibiting liquor being sold or given
away at auctions. Neenah will be the
meeting place next year.
Madison.-Dr. G. A. Harper, secre-
tary of the state board of health,
returned from Glenwood, Wis, after
unsuccessfully attempting to diagnose
the mysterious malady that has at
tackled over twenty babies in that
town. The disease has symptoms of
both spinal meningitis and paralysis.
Physicians and even specialists are
completely baffled. There have been
no fatalities. DR.. Harper will investi-
gate the epidemic further.
Madison.-Prof Ralph H. Hess,
head of the extension division
of the department of economics and
political science at the University OF
Minnesota, who will succeed Prof. B.
H. Meyer now a member Of the inter
state commerce commission, will be
given the title of professor in trans
portation and in economics and socia!
statistics.
Green Bay.-Three people who
were bitten by a supposed mad dog
at Wayside have left for Madison to
undergo treatment at the Pasteur in
nj, oh
head sent to Madison for eXamina-
ton.
Madison-The total number of
deaths in Wisconsin last month,
according to an announcement
by the Wisconsin state board of
health, was 1899. This was the low
est number for June in several years,
| Notwithstanding the population is III
creasing at the rate of over $4,000 an
nually. In June, 1910, the deaths num-
bered 2,273, in June, 1909, 1000, and in
| June, 1908, 1000 The decrease this
year is attributed to the absence OF
any serious epidemics and to more
| general observation of hygienic rules.
Superior Over 100 delegates
are here for the annual conven-
ton of the Wisconsin Paid Firemen's
association, which opened. Elaborate
arrangements have been made by the
members of the Superior fire depart
ment to entertain the delegates. The
address of welcome was made by
Mayor Crumpton and responded to by
Chief Thomas A. Clancy of Milwaukee.
There was a ball game at H1slop
park between the Superior and Du-
luth teams of the Minny league
Madison.-Governor McGovern ap-
pointed the following delegates
to represent WISCONSIN at the second
meeting of the negro national educat-
ional congress, to be held at Denver
on August Il to Is: DR.. Clifton A.
Johnson, the Rev. G. W. Roberts and
the Rev. w. T. Green, all of Milwau-
kee the Rev E. G. Jackson, Madison;
the Rev. j. P. Peterson, Beloit, and