Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-31
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

President Taft in sending troops to
the Mexican border. Copies of the
resolutions have also been sent to
together with letter asking them to
make an immediate personal protest
to the president and demand for a
withdrawal of the troops.
Madison. Contracts have been
made by the United States navy de-
partment with Wisconsin condenser
les to furnish the supply of condensed
milk to be used on every warship in
the American navy Several ShebOy-
gan firms are numbered among those
securing contracts.
Beloit.-Beloit women have come to
the front as working boys champions
and are waging an active campaign
for funds to erect a dormitory in con-
nection with the Beloit Y. M. c. A. for
the use of young men who come TO
the city and are unable to find suita-
BILE rooms.
Waukesha-After many years of
effort on the part of the local G. A r.
and w. r. c., an order has been placed
for soldiers monument in Waukesha
county The contract price Is $4,000
and the time for completion Is Sep
TENDER 1, 1911.
Marinette-Frank Rossutu, brake
man on the Northwestern road, was
caught between a car and engine
while trying to make a coupling and
sustained injuries from which he died
shortly afterward.
Madison.-While driving between
Sun Prairie and Madison an au-
tomobile, driven by Edward Wei
den of Sun Prairie, turned turtle, so
injuring Sam Strand, one OF the occu-
pants, that he may die. Others in the
patty were Emil and Arthur krause,
William Reindahl and Edward Hayes,
all Of Sun Prairie.
Eau Claire-That northern Wis
consin has the best facilities for
seed growing in the United States
is the decision of P. l.. A. Ferguson,
seed expert, who has purchased 5000
acres of land near Stanley for seed
farm, after an investigating trip
through the United States and Can
ada, covering 100000 miles.
Superior-Lying in ambush with
fellow officers for thieves who
had stolen bicycle from the
Great Northern ore docks, Patrolman
w. R. Jackson was shot and is now
at the point of death in the local hos
pital. The thieves were fired upon
by Jackson's companion, but their
identity was not discovered. They
are supposed to be boys.
Eau Claire-Following the dis
covery that faulty keeping of mu-
nicipal court records has resulted
in the loss of a considerable sum to
the county, the special committee ap-
pointed by the board of supervisors,
after investigating the records, have
reported that $496 is due the county
from Judge ]. w. Singleton.
Waukesha.-Sneak thieves are
again busy in this city, the last
reports being that the Cudahy
meat market, Palmetier & Abelrs Of
flee and gate tenders cabin on Maple
avenue were entered. The burglars
effected an entrance into the meat
market by removing a back door from
it's hinges.
Oshkosh. -Bostwick Gilbert, aged
thirty, was instantly killed while
at work in stone quarry at
Omro. He was thawing out dynamite
when the explosive caught fire. 10
extinguish the blaze he dashed a pail
of water over the dynamite. An ex-
plosion followed in which he lost his
life.
Madison.-The legislative visit
ing committee of charitable and
penal institutions finished it's report
and put it in readiness to file with the
governor The report declares that
conditions at the state penitent1ary
need change and goes into detail on
the lack of discipline in the prison.
Lake Mills.-E. ]. Hart, alias
Mckinley, a telegrapher, was ar
rested here, charged with sending
fake money order kilograms to banks
and raising money orders in Oklahoma
and Kansas. Hart will be held until
the sheriff arrives from Oklahoma
with extradition papers.
Neenah-While preparing a pre-
scription Frank Christofferson, drug
clerk, dropped dead in front OF his
customer Heart disease was the
cause.
Northumberland that he had
discovered the art of welding copper,
which has been lost to the world for
centuries, Joe Parent, blacksmith
employed at Roy's camp, near Bay
field, says he has been offered 100000
for his secret process, but will hold
out for larger offer. He is reported
to have a number of samples which
seemingly show perfect weld.
Antigo.--George w. Stanley, the first
white person born in Oshkosh, and
veteran of the Civil war, is dead, aged
seventy-three His father, credited
with being the first permanent white
settler here, came to Amigo in the
early '30s.