Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-01-03
TEN YEARS AGO
Items from the Budget of this week in l
Fell Under the Train

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| Last Sunday afternoon at about
twenty minutes after one, Frank Ra
cette, of Bruce, slipped while attempt
| ing to board a 500 Line freight and
sustained severe injuries by being
| dragged by the train He wanted to
get home and when a west-bound
extra freight came along he boarded
| it but lost his hat in the act He
| jumped off, recovered his hat and
again attmepted to board the train,
but this time he fell between the
cars. The brake beam caught his
clothes and dragged him along for
quite distance when by almost a
miracle he was thrown to one side
of the track the wheels missing him.
| When picked up, it was found that
one leg was broken in several places,
| both collar bones broken and that he
was injured internally quite severely
besides badly cut and bruised He
was taken to Marshfield Sunday and
| placed in a hospital Latest reports
are favorable to his ultimate recov
cry, although he will probably not
! be able to be around for month or
| two
Masonic Banquet
| Among the many festivities of the
| week was a banquet held at the
| Central by the Masonic Lodge, of this
| place. Thursday evening.
| A number Of Masons with their
wives, from neighboring towns were
in the attendance and an excellent
supper was served the guests. After
supper they repaired to their hall
where officers were installed, the GER
emonies being conducted by H. G.
| Ellsworth, of Barron.
Once more the Angel of Death has
midst, and another home has been
made desolate.
Claude Baker, after an illness of
one weeks duration passed away at
his home in this city Friday at u
o'clock p. M, at the age Of Is years.
|
Everybody swore off New Years
| day but the County officers, and they
| "swear" next Monday
The time of the 500 east-bound
| limited has been changed from 11:11
o'clock to 1920 o'clock p. m.
Guy Welpton returned from Chi
cago Wednesday night where he had
been visiting about week
Goods for the new furniture store
are arriving today and 1ngle and
Shipman will soon be ready for bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. True of Glen
Flora attended the Masonic banquet
and installation in this city last |
night
The New Years dance given blythe
! l. o. o. F. lodge at Wordens Opera
House Wednesday night was quite !
veil attended and every one present |
enjoyed themselves immensely
A slieghing party composed Of |
Misses Kate MCGEE, Jessie Ingle, |
Robina Grieves, Jean Worden, Vesta |
Littlejohn, Violet Grieves, Anna Nc |
Gee, and Messrs. Victor Paulson, Ed. |
Brockbank, Lester Corbett, Fred |
Ingle, Lou Prentice Harold Webster |
and Odus Hurless, drove down to |
Bruce last Saturday night.
H. Leatherberry has opened his |
new restaurant on Hemlock street, |
opposite the new 'Central hotel |
and will be pleased to have you call !
and see him. His advertisement APP |
pears in another column of this pa |
per.
The entertainment given at the
Congregational church, last Friday |
night by the Harrington Sisters Of |
Minneapolis, was we'll attended and |
fully appreciated by all who heard |
them. The ladies are both artists in
their work.