Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-01-27
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Wisconsin News Of the Week In
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branch, burned this morning, causing
a loss of ZOO, covered by insurance.
The Kringle family, living upstairs,
had a narrow escape.
Chetex.-The City Council gave no.
tice of a special election to be held
three weeks hence, which will decide
whether or not the city will vote
bonds to build $4,000 bridge across
one arm of Lake Chetek
Eau Claire.-NatiOnal guard officers
of Rice Lake, Chippewa Falls, Menom-
Cnie and Hudson gathered here with
Eau Claire guard officers, for instruc-
ton by Captain Caldwell, United
States army, at Company E clubrooms.
Wausau.-Mrs. Nancy Gallon, a
pioneer resident who died here, re-
membered her coachman, Tony Wa
ters, in her will to the extent of $780,
She left an estate valued at $4,000,
all going to her two children excepting
the 5000.
Eau Claire = Directors of Luther
hospital received a check for $4,000,
the gift of the late Sigvald A. Quale,
made by him shortly before his death.
The check was received from the
mother Of the deceased, who was ad-
ministratrix
Marinette.-While walking from her
home to her mothers at Peshtigo,
Mrs. William Driscoll, aged 80, be-
came suddenly insane and suffocated
her 3-weeks-old daughter. She was
committed to the asylum at Oshkosh
this afternoon.
Wausau-The saving. season Of the
Wausau saw mills will begin within
a week. All but one saw mill will
do their usual winter cutting. The
one not in line this year is that of the
Alexander Stewart Lumber Company.
There are four saw mills in Wausau.
The only one to make extensive i'm
provements this year is the Barker
& Stewart Lumber Company.
Cumberland.-The organization of
the Bank of Shell Lake was perfected
with $4,000 capital stock. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Hans M.
Lawson, president; George L. Colt,
vice president: Charles A Shaver,
| cashier. All the stockholders are res.
| idents of Shell Lake, and Mr.. Shaver
| the cashier was register of deeds OF
Washburn county for several years.
La Crosse. - Hazel Winters, pro.
! prietor of resort, was fatally stabbed
! by an unknown man who afterward
made his escape. The man entered
the resort, demanded money, and
! failing to get it, attacked Miss Win
tiers with a knife, stabbing her re-
disappeared in the darkness. The
woman was taken to a hospital in
a dying condition.
Chippewa Fa1ls-In the circuit
court jury awarded Irvine Couey, OF
Stanley, a verdict of $4,000 damages
against the Stanley, Merrill & Phillips
railway for an injury he sustained
Aug. II last, when as a brakeman he
was thrown off the side of a car by a
sudden jerk of the engine. His right
foot was crushed under car wheel
and he had two toes amputated He
sued for $4,000, and the trial lasted
the past three days and half
Milwaukee, Manufacturers and
business men from all over the state
perfected the organization of the Wis
| cOnsin Manufacturers association
which will work for the advancement
of Wisconsin industries. The officers
are: President, Thomas M. Black,
stock, Sheboygan; vice president, H.
tary, William George Bruce, Milwau-
kee; treasurer, Frank L. Ensenbren-
ner, Neenah; assistant secretary and
treasurer, George P. Cove, Milwaukee.
Stoughton. Plans more elabor-
ate and extensive than any mu-
nicipal celebration ever held in
the history of Stoughton are being
perfected for the formal dedication,
Feb 1, of Stoughton's worlds greatest
ski scaffold, the biggest and best ski
| hill in America. State officers, Off
GERS of the National Ski association
| and the choicest ski artists in the
country will help to dedicate the mon
ster scaffold. The contests will be
held at the city armory and will be
| followed by a dance.
Marinette-Rev Father Francis
| Tulley, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes
Roman Catholic church, took occasion
from his pulpit to tell what he thinks
of the practice of Catholic societies
giving dances in connection with the
installation of officers. He said he did
not object to dances, but did object
sternuously when they were of public
nature. He said that hereafter he will
forbid Catholic societies from holding
such dances unless some person is
stationed at the door of the hall to
see that no Objectionable persons are
admitted.
Bayfield-The local Commercial
club has taken up the organization of
building and loan society. About
$4,000 worth of stock, has been sub
scribed. When the company is formed
q colony will be started at Rays point,