Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-10-31
News Notes of Wisconsin.


president of the League of Wisconsin
municipalities, has appointed a COM
mittee of five to devise a plan for or
ganizing cities into mutual associa-
lions, carrying their own insurance.
The members of the committee are as
follows: H. e. Marquardt, comptroller
of Wausau; John Mulva, mayor Of Osh-
kosh; Henry Stultz, Jr, mayor of Man
itowOc; A. J. Sorenson, mayor of La
Crosse, and Peter Stoffel, alderman of
Racine.
Madison.-Losing her mind as the
result of being frightened at the uni
versity Freshmen-Sophomore class
rush Oct. 9, Miss Othilda Tilch, aged
%, a domestic, was committed to the
Mendoza asylum by County Judge Zim-
norman. The rush was the first one
she ever witnessed and when the stu
dents fought for the sacks she became
hysterical and since has been under
the impression that she was being per-
secuted
Milwaukee.-Pietro Manic, aged Is,
four months ago, was sentenced to
twelve years in Waupun prison by
Judge Backus, for shooting Napoleon
Lindsay, colored, with intent to kill.
Both men were street laborers.
Madison.-The five branches of the
Wisconsin Pea Gamers company,
against whom the industrial commits
sion lodged ninety-five counts for al
legged violation of the women's hours
of labor law, have filed notice with
Attorney General Owen that they will
admit the charge and await judgment
by the courts.
Madison.-Work on the state CAPT
toll is being delayed by strike of mar
BILE workers who want the question of
membership in the bricklayers' union
decided.
Eau Claire.-Andrew Nelson, aged
81, of Stanley, died in a hospital here
a few hours after he was brought from
an Ahnnibal lumber camp, where he
was crushed by a falling tree.
Oshkosh.-George H. Buckstaff, rs
years old, retired lumberman, vet
eran of the civil war and former state
senator of Winnebago county, passed
away at his home here of inflamma-
tory rheumatism, from which he had
suffered for many years.
La Crosse-John Granlich, aged IA,
son of farmer south of here, climbed
tree in pursuit of a squirrel. Fifteen
feet above the ground he came in con-
tact with an electric wire and was
electrocuted.
Racine-Alex. Miller, prisoner in
the city lcckup, probably succeeded in
an attempt to end his life when he
used pair of suspenders to hang him
self in cell.
Green Bay.-While John Momaerts
was walking in the woods with a gun
over his back the weapon was acct
dentally discharged and tore away half
of his right leg.
Fond du Lac.-Max Coll and Charles
Mack escaped from the county jail by
saving through the bars. Coll was
being held for trial on a statutory Of
tense and Mack for embezzlement.
De Forest-A fire destroyed $4,000
worth of property of the De Forest
Lumber company.
Madison.-The bonded debt of the
city now is $1,O91,S00
Madison-Wisconsin has less rabies
than any other state, according to DR..
M. P. Ravenel, bacteriologist, in charge
of the state hygienic laboratory. For
nine months there has not been ra-
bies patient and the state veterinarian
reports no cases, said the doctor. Penn
sylvania ranks second.
Menomonie.-The Chippewa Valley
Railway and Electric Light company
has been awarded the contract for
street lights in Menomonie for the
next four years
Sturgeon Bay.-Arthur Strauss was
caught between two freight cars ano
both of his arms we're broken