Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-10-24
News Notes of Wisconsin.

A"A Az uu SlIlSu.-4 WcuIy-AFC pOA :
cons, mostly employees of one Buriing-
ton track crew, have been killed in &C
cldents or have died of sickness here
during the past three months, and
have been buried as strangers, accord
Ing to Coroner Sterling of Crawford
county. This statement was made fol-
lowing the death of Percy W. Hum
Der, a La Crosse man who recently
passed away at hotel at Lynxville.
Most of the victims, said the coroner.
were struck by trains and had no OPP
portunity to send word to relatives
before death overcame them, and hav-
ing nothing in their clothing to reveal
their LONE addresses, one after an
other was laid to rest as an "un-
known"
Appleton.-Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Walker observed the fiftieth ami
versary Of their wedding here October
13. Rev. Walker is one of the oldest
members of the Methodist Episcopal
conference of Wisconsin, with which
he has been identified for the past
fifty-four years as active pastor and
superannuate. During his years of
service in the ministry the Rev.
Thomas Walker served as pastor at
Medina, Wausau, Oconto, Neenah,
Marinette, Wausau, Brandon, Glenn
onsville, Columbus, Edgerton, James
vile, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac (presid-
ing elder for six years. and Wauwa-
tosa.
Milwaukee.-Mrs. Agnes Havenor.
who recently resigned her position as
president of the Milwaukee champion
ship baseball team, has signed life
contract to manage a select aggrega-
ton of one. Mrs. Havenor became the
wife of the man who succeeds her as
president of the Milwaukee club, AL
bert F. Timme, in a ceremony per-
formed at New York. The couple have
gone to Europe on their honeymoon.
MISUNDERSTANDING again stood
first in the list of fire causes in Wis
consin in September, according to
State Fire Marshal Hosts monthly re-
port. There were thirty-five fires
from this source and all were to un-
rodded buildings. The total damage
done was $4,000. The report contains
statistics of 100 fires for the month, on
which the damage was $380,660 and
the insurance carried was S692,335.
Racine.-An empty beer keg hurled
from the second floor of the residence
re o~1n in oa1a
bration of the christening of a child
resulted in the killing of Henry Pacher
and the arrest of four men. The beer
key struck Pacher on the head, frac-
turing his skull.
Milwaukee.-Dr. George J. Klein
schmidt, who became nationally IA
nous a few years ago when he pro-
posed leading a party of armed men
to the relief of John Dietz, who was
being besieged in his cabin at Cam.
eron Dam, is dead at his home here.
Menomonfe.---Clau Hackman,
wealthy farmer, " years old, commit
ted suicide by hanging in the barn on
his farm nyaS Elk Mound Hickman
had lived on the same farm for nearly
forty years.
Wausau-George Emo, aged 81, of
Scofield, drowned in the Eau Claire
river while fishing. He slipped and
fell from a high bank.
Cumberlapd.-Mrs. Johanna Zim-
norman, mother of a local jow eler,
committed suicide by jumping in Beav-
er Dam lake.
Berlin.-Just forty-eight years ago
four men were honorably discharged
from the union army. They parted
and until recently had never met. 1t
was a joyful reunion when George
w. Graves Of this city, George B. Nc
MILAN, Grand Rapids, Wis; Thomas
Prothero, Wild Rose, Wis, and James
Watson, Berlin, got together and
talked over the times before and dur
ing the war They heard the call is
sued by President Lincoln together
and together they marched to t.le re-
cruiting office and together they
fought against the soldiers OF the con
fedaracy