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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Personal.

Frank Gotch, the champion wrestler
has retired for good.
Madero will not insist on the death
penalty for Reyes and his followers.
Byron Clark will succeed J. E. Kel
by as general solicitor of the Burllng
ton lines west of the Missouri river
The invasion of Ohio by LaFollette
iieutenants has begun.
Jim Flynn, the fighter, is anxious
TO take on Jack Johnson.
Senator LaFollette preached the doc
trine of progression at Cleveland and
Youngstown, o.
Chicago Christian endeavorers pro.
pose to test the sincerity of Mayor
Harrison.
Postoffice employees over the coun.
try had to work Sunday on account of
the holiday rush.
President Taft is preparing a mes
sage on efficiency and economy in the
government departments.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
FAMILY WIPED OUT
BY BRUTAL MURDER
Man Kills Wife and M0ther-in-
Law and Shoots Self.
BABE DIES OF EXPOSURE
Nels Paulson, Squawman, Near Hay
ward, Attempts to Annhilate En-
tire Household During Quarrel
Sole Survivor Flees.

HayWard.-The brutal murder of
two women, found dead near the
body of baby, who had been frozen
to death and the murderer, who is
dying, was discovered near this city.
The victims are Josephine Clouds
and Mrs. Anakuat Bluesky, Indian
women, shot to death; one-year-old
child of Mrs. Clouds, froze to death
the murderer is Nels Peulson, hus-
pand OF the Clouds woman.
Paulson was formerly a resident
or Barker Lake, but for the last two
years has been living with his squaw
VIE and her parents, John Cloud
ana Mrs. Anakuat Bluesky, on the
reservation allotment of his wife two
miles below the post on the Chippe-
wa river. Paulson quarreled with his
VIE because she would not deed the
lana over to him. He shot and killed
MS wife and mother-in-law, then
went to the woods looking for his
1ather-1n-law. Failing to find him,
ne returned home and tried to blow
out his brains. Cloud, cutting wood
nearby, heard the shooting. Scared
OF MS own life, he ran and reported
the shooting to officers, who broke
open the door of the cabin.
Paulson is 40 years of age. A year
ago he was summoned as a Dietz
ueputy, but deserted and ran away.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
BRYAN SAYS "Never AGAIN."

Tampa, Jan Al cannot conceive
any condition that would make it pos
sible for me to consider the question
of becoming the candidate for the
presidential nomination of the demo-
cratic party in 1912" This was the
declaration of Colonel William Jen-
nings Bryan on his arrival here from
Havana in company with Mrs. Bryan.
They left for Washington Mr.. Bryan
declined to comment on the action of
the progressive democrats of Ohio in
pushing his name to the front as
candidate
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
EP|TOME OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT BUT INTERESTING
Brief Mention of What is Transpirins
In Various Sections of Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
WaShinqton.

Senator Works of California will al
tempt to attach to the Sherwood pen
sion bill a provision absolutely prohlb-
iting any special pension bills and
making ineligible for pension any per-
son who attempts to get special legls-
lation.
Discovery by the congressional
joint committee on printing that
"adulterated" paper had been used for
years in the government printing Of
fee led to the announcement OF
complete new set of government paper
standards.
Evard Jansen has been promoted
to be keeper of the Lime Rock light
station. Rhode Island, in place OF Ida
Wilson Lewis, popularity called tine
Grace Darling of America" whose
death October "a last, closed more
than thirty years continuous service
filled with heroic deeds and crowned
with universal fame.
The controversy over the regula-
lions forbidding the Importation into
the United States of colored teas IS
still a live issue before the treasury
department. Lloyd G. Griscom, repre-
senting eastern tea importers, mas
protested to Assistant Secretary Cur
tbs that considerable cOlored tea was
getting through at San Francisco.
Miss Clara Barton, founder and
first president of the American Ma
tional Red Cross society, was show
cred with greetings and good wishes
on the ninetieth anniversary OF her
birth. Although feeble from her i'll
ness this year, Miss Barton was able
to celebrate her birthday with rela-
tives and friends who are spending
Christmas with her at her home.
Subsequent to a call at the White
house by Vice President Sherman
wide credence was given to a report
that Mr. Sherman does not desire to be
the republican candidate for governor
of New York It further was reported
apparently on the highest authority
that unless his party desired him to
run again for the vice-presidency, he
would retire from politics March 4,
1919
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
CARY TAKES RAP AT EXPERTS
State Superintendent of Schools in
Second of Series of Letters Re-
sumes University Discussion.

Madison.-In the second of his Sc
ries of letters to teachers and the
general public, State Superintendent
Z. T. Cary renews his discussion of
the university in it's relation to the
state government, laying special en-
phasls On the peril he sees in the in
creasing number of permanent COM
missions and appointive positions,
the growing productivity of the Mad
1son bill milf and the spread of the
idea that only experts" can safely
be trusted with government affairs.
The university, according to Supt
Cary, is to be held largely responsible
for these tendencies in Wisconsin, US
ing these means to further strength
en- its hold upon the state.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
FOR
ALL|S WORKS PLAN
Directors Forced to Decision
by Business Depression.
NOT TO PAY BOND INTEREST
Statement by Vice President Says a
Reorganization of Big Concerns
capitalization Is Proposed-Cur-
rent Obligations Will Be Met.

Milwaukee.-The Allis-Chalmers
machinery, will probably precipitate
itself into a receivership by default
ing the interest on it's first mortgage
5 per cent bonds on Jan. l, 1912.
The company has been in a bad
way for months and it's securities
have declined to low points in the
stock market. Protective commit
tees were some time ago formed to
look after the interests of the bond
holders and the preferred stockhold-
ers There had been a pretty gen
eral expectation that matters would
come to an end with an inevitable re-
ownership. For weeks the directors
have been holding long and frequent
meetings at New York
Vice President Nichols has issued
a statement which says that on &C
count of husiness%epression the COM
pany did not deem it advisable to
pay the interest on the first mortgage
bonds due Jan. l, but that funds
were available for meeting all cur
rent obligations as they fall due. A
plan of readjustment of the COM
pany's capitalization is being consid-
cred by stockholders, the statement
declares.
The company has authorized $685.
100000 common stock and SIS, 1000
600 cumulative per cent preferred
stock. There is outstanding about
$40, 100000 common and $16,15O,-
600 preferred.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
TROOPS TO SUPPRESS MUTInY
DISTURBANCES CONTINUE ALL
THROUGH CHINA.
Reported That Very Serious Fighting
Will Be Resumed at an Early
Date.

Pekin, Jan 4--Three thousand Nan
chu imperial troops, drawn from the
garrisons of Pao Ting Flu and Shin
Wang Tao have been ordered to Chin
Wang Mao and Luncheon to attack
the mutineers there if they do not
submit
Cao-Erh-Feng, formerly viceroy of
the provine of SEE Chuan, assisted by
Manchu soldiers from Tibet, has re-
captured Chan-Tu, the capital. Serious
disturbances, however, continue all
through the province. All foreigners
are reported to have left the city of
Chun King. The railroad authorities
rebel troops, have stopped the Siber-
ian mail.
Gen. Ii Yuen-Heng, commander-in-
chief of the rebel troops, who has
been made vice president of the pro
visional republic, has apologized to
the imperial authorities for the viola
ton of the armistice at Hankow, and
has dismissed two colonies who were
responsible for it.
A rumor is current that fighting will
be resumed soon. Premier Yuan Shi
Kai has not received any reply from
DR.. WI Ting Fang at Shanghai whom
he informed that he would in the flu
ture carry on negotiations by tele-
graph. 1t is understood that the re-
publicans object to negotiating by
wire.
The imperial delegates who have re-
turned here from Shanghai say a
reign of terror prevails in that city
Nobody dares to venture an opinion
in favor of a constitutional monarchy.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
BADGER FAIR MEN TO MEET
Annual Session OF State Association
Will Be Held at Milwaukee in
Month Of January.

Nil Waukee.-The annual meeting
OF the members of the Association
of Wisconsin Fairs is to be held in
this city in January, though the ex-
act date has not yet been prepared.
President f. NJ Porter of Elkhorn,
and Secretary M. Syverson of Tomah
are arranging a program to surpass
any that has yet been offered.
There are seventy-eight county
agricultural societies in the state,
each holding an annual fair and each
having a claim against the state for
aid. So far only twenty of the fairs
have reported.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
General.

DR.. Sun Vat Sen is proving the man
of the hour in the Chinese crisis.
The senate by a unanimous vote
decided for the abrOgation OF the
treaty with Russia.
An appeal has been made for mil
lion dollars to swell the George Pea
body education fund.
Stripped of power, General Reyes
has surrendered and is a prisoner OF
the Mexican government
The government, alleging an illegal
combine, has brought suit against
the keystone Watch Case company.
A turkey from Rhode Island, in
tended for the presidents Christmas
dinner, arrived at the White house. 1t
weighed forty pounds.
Norman e. Mack, chairman of the
democratic national committee, denied
that he was in any way committed as
to where the next democratic cOnVen-
ton should be held.
The California senate passed the
presidential preference primary bill
without a dissenting vote The bill
now requires only the governors sig
nature to become law.
Amendments to the articles of in
corporation of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad company have been
filed, increasing the capital stock
from $2O,O0OOO0 to $30.000,000.
At indianapolis, books and papers
Int tiNVo1 AcCnnia-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers after the arrest Of the Nc
Namaras were infinitely examined fol-
lowing the appearance before the fed
eral grand jury of Robert J. Foster,
a detective.
twenty rurales were killed in fight
with Zapatistas near San Maria, Mex,
Sunday, according to details which
have just been received. In addition,
two women and child were killed
and their bodies mutilated
That General Morales is likely to
forfeit his life because of his last at
tempt at rebellion in Santo Domingo
is the tenor Of advice received at
Washington from the island republic.
He appears to have landed on the east
coast of the island with fewer than a
half dozen followers.
Oysters floated in breakish water
for fattening purposes hereafter will
be considered as adulterated under
the pure food act, according to de-
cision by the pure food board. The de-
cision will not be final until signed by
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
Camille Gioldini, owner of a number
of fruit stores in San Francisco, was
held up and robbed of $500 by conf
dence men in Chicago.
Governor Marion E. Hay of Wash
ington has declined to call a special
session of the legislature for the en-
actment of a presidential preference
primary bill.
The senate made record time in
adopting a house resolution. The
measure provided for the payment of
the salaries of the members of the
house at once instead of January l.
The entire proceeding covered sixty
seconds
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Rebuilding Hatfield Dam.

Black River Falls.-Work has.
been commenced on the reconstruc-
ton of the Hatfield dam damaged in
the flood of Oct. 6. A gate dam will
take the place of the solid concrete
structure, which will do away with
future danger to this city. The re-
construction will cost about $4,000
and will be completed by spring.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Poultry Shows Want State Aid.

Madison.-To take advantage OF a
new law granting state aid to poul-
try shows, numerous local poultry
associations in Wisconsin are incor-
porating. If they hoped to receive
the allotment this winter, they are
doomed to disappointment, for the
statute provides that each poultry as
ISOLATION must have held at least one
annual exhibition after incorporation
to entitle it to the bounty. Only
$1,000 is appropriated to make such
payment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Two Hurt in Freight Wreck.

Observation-Disclosures George Boo
die and Fireman Peterson are in the
hospital, bruised and scalded, as the
result of a head-on crash between
two Northwestern freight trains at
Alton, six miles from here. The loco
motives were badly wrecked and ten
cars piled in a heap. Other mem
bers Of the train crew saved them
selves by jumping. The cause Of
the wreck is not known.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
tuberculosis Wipes Out Herd.

Green Bay.-Out of herd of
thirty-six head of Jersey COWS, thirty
four were found to be tubercular by
state veterinarian, on the farm of
H. S. Eldred, town of Stiles. All will
be killed by the state. According to
the state law, three-fourths of the
appraised value of the Jerseys will
be returned to Mr.. Eldred by the
state. The state official is still at
work testing COWS in the vicinity of
Stiles and it is reported that he has
also found other animals suffering
from the disease.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Will Keen Cobbiine Course.

observation-disclosures several states
have decided to drop shoemaking
from the trades taught in schools for
the deaf and dumb, cobbling will
still be taught in the state school
here Supt. e. w. Walker says that
while the big factories have practi-
cal1y forced the custom shoemaker
out of business, repair work is still
a lucrative vocation. All the shoe
repair work for the 225 pupils here
is done at the school,
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Kenosha Couple Welded Ga Years

Kenosha Couple Welded Ga Years.
Kenosha-Mr. and Mrs. George
Yule celebrated the sixty-fourth an
niversary Of their marriage, and
while both of them are close to 90
years they received their friends and
were greeted by many who had been
pioneer residents of Kenosha. Mr..
Yu1e, who is just rounding out
Lightweight years, is president of the
Balm Wagon company and one of the
wealthiest men of the county. He
makes it his boast that he never
missed day from his work and he
is the active head of the great manu-
featuring institution. All of the
sixty-four years of the married life
of Mr. and Mrs. Yule have been spent
in Kenosha.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
EMBEzZLER SENT TO PRISON
Court Revokes Parole of Former
Ashland Court Clerk Who Had
Failed to Keep Promise,

Ashland.-Judge Eschweiler. sem
fenced Jahlmer Johnson, former
clerk in the municipal court, to two
years in Waupun. Johnson was a
prominent young man of this city.
who pleaded guilty last fall to en-
bezzling funds of the municipal
court, but Judge Eschweiler released
him under the Wisconsin probation
law, permitting him to have his lib
erty under the direction of the state
board of control. Johnson gave
pledges to the state probation officer
regarding his conduct, which he
failed to keep.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
WITTENBERG HAS BAD FIRE
Four Business Houses Destroyed by
Blaze Which Imperis Town
Loss Is $4,000.

Wittenburg.-Fire which started
in the Calkins confectionery store
and spread rapidly, burning the
Calkins store, Meyers jewelry store,
saloon building and barber shop to
the ground, and badly damaging
Meister & McDonald's office. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, partial
ly covered by insurance. Assistance
from Amigo was called for. The
fire for time threatened the whole
business section.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
CAIRNS SUCCEEDS SINISTER.
Chief American Assistant VIII Take
place of Deposed Persian Official.

London, AIN. A special dispatch
to the Daily Mail from Teheran says
that w. Morgan Shuster, the former
treasurer general, has handed the ac-
counts of his office to the commission,
of which NJ Mornard, the Belgian
former director of Persian customs,
has been appointed president. F. E.
Cairns, who was Mr.. Shusters chief
American assistant, has been named
as Mr.. Shuster's successor.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Auto Kills Former Badger.

Appleton.-Frank Fitzpatrick, a
former Wisconsin man, was killed in
an automobile accident in Washing
ton, D. G. He was formerly vice
president of the McMurray Canning
company, which operated plants in
Appleton, Marinette, Manitowoc and
other Wisconsin cities.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
State Receives 5000. 600

MadiGon.-The state treasury was
replenished by about 100000 in in
heritance taxes, collections of the
last quarter of 1911. On account of
constant expenditures for the new
capitol, it had been necessary to
draw upon two of the state deposit
tories in Milwaukee for about $780,
600 to tide over until the inheritance
taxes came in.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Case Company Capital $AO,OOO,OOO

Madison.-The J. l. Case Thresh-
ing Machine company, Racine, has
notified the secretary of state that an
amendment to it's articles of incor-
poration will be filed by the company,
increasing it's capital stock from
100000 to $40,000,000. 1t is the
intention of the company to consol-
idate several other manufacturing
companies in the larger corporation
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
X-Ray on Lieut.-Gov. Morris.

La Crosse.-Lieut Gov Thomas
Morris, who has been i'll at his home
here, is in such condition that he
will be removed to a hospital for
X-ray examination. A bad cold is
said to have developed into kidney
trouble.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Success in Fight on TYnhoid.

Marinette.-Dr. Bird, chief sur
geon of the Menominee River hospi-
tai, is using serum for the proven
ton of typhoid fever with marked
success. The typhoid epidemic in
Marinette is now almost entirely
wiped out.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Merrill Has $50. 600 Fire,

Merrill.-Fire destroyed the Liv-
ingston department store, entailing
a loss on the stock and building of
about $4,000, covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is thought to
have been from an electric light.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
New Black River Falls Depot.

Black River Falls.-The Omaha
railroad has completed it's new pas
senger depot here, the building being
put into service Jan. l. The old de-
pot is to be turned into a freight
station.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Foresters' Treasurer Missing.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 4.-George l.
Wilson, treasurer of the local order of
the Foresters of America, is being
sought by the police on a warrant
charging him with embezzlement Of
$500 CT the Foresters' funds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
r. r. Silent on Candidacy Rumors.

New York, Jan 4.-With a general
refusal to confirm Or deny any ru-
NOR Col. Theodore Roosevelt declin-
ed to discuss report that a move
ment was afoot in New Jersey to
place his name on the primary ballot
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Freezes to Death in Hut.

Waukesha.-The body of Leonard
Lesser, aged so, was found in a de-
serted house a short distance east of
New Berlin Center He had been
frozen to death.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
Tow Causes Bows Death.

Racine.-The 4year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs John Hanson is dead as the
result of blood poisoning. The child
scratched his face on Christmas with
a toy.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-05
AGED Man Burns to Death.

Beaver Dam.-William Ehnke.
aged 70 years, who lived alone in a
small house near Juneau, was burned
to death in his home
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Tnral ann prrsnnal
Friday, May 3, 1912
Meeting of the School Board.

The School Board met Wednesday
with Messrs. Perrie, Zantzinger and
Lawrence present. The Board organ
lied by electing Mr.. Zantzinger, Pres
ident, and Mr.. Frederick Sasscer, Sec
rotary. The following business was
transacted:
The Building Committee of the Baden
High School appeared before the Board
in the interest of said school, and the
following orders were passed:
Ordered, That the Baden High School
be opened on June Goth and that appli-
cation be made to the State Board of
Education for an inspection of said
school, provided that the Principal of
the school is assured that an enroll
ment of at least thirty-fve pupils, can
be obtained.
Ordered, That an Agricultural
Course be established in the Baden
High School, and that Bernard F.
Gwynn be appointed as teacher of the
same.
Ordered, That Miss Margaret J.
Wilson be appointed Assistant in the
Baden High School,
D 1t was also Ordered, That Mr.. R.
Hugh Perry appoint the janitor for
said school.
Ordered, That all High Schools, here
after, be under the direct control of
the County School Commissioners in
accordance with Article 120, Chapter
II, of the Public School Law; but that
advisory Boards be appointed for said
schools.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence, the Act
of Assembly relating to the building of
new schools at Riverdale and Brent
wood was referred to the Attorney to
the Board for an opinion upon the pro-
visions of said Act.
The local trustees were appointed and
the appointees will be duly notified.
The Board adjourned to meet on June
Afh