Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-10-02
BADGER NEWS NOTES .

Racine.-The Central association,
| charitable institution, finding it's cam
palgn for funds tagging under the lead
| ersh1p of the male section of the pop-
ulatlon, has made an appeal to wom-
| en- citizens to join the ranks and take
over the duty of soliciting from people
who may be more favorably disposed
toward the fair sex.
Superior.-Driven to the use of the
Superior High school class rooms and
auditorium pending the completion OF
the new building now under construc-
ton, the Superior Normal has made a
new combination to obtain a library,
space for which could not be found
in the High school. A portion of a
nearby candy store has been leased
for the time and equipped as library.
Raclne-F'red LOui, stranger who
came here to work, was fatally burn
ed when he upset a lamp in his room
and the flames ignited his bed and
clothing. An examination by physi.
clans revealed his arms, neck and back
In literally baked condition.
Madison-The state treasury was
enriched by $4,000 as the result of
a persistent investigation which has
Deen carried on for some time past
by John Harrington, inheritance tax
counsel for the state The money was
paid by the administrators of the es-
tate Of James Henry C"Silent') Smith
estate
Washburn.-Upon complaint Of To
bias A. Chew, superintendent OF
schools of this city, three V7ashburn
merchants were arrested here charged
with having violated the laws in re-
gard to the sale of tobacco and cigar
cites to children under Is years Of
age, and all paid fines amounting to
$11.20 each.
Madison.-The following graduates
of the University Of Wiscosin have
won distinction in military affairs dur
ing the past year and have been given
the rank Of breyet second lieutenant:
Charles A. Noren, Bryand: Charles
Cibilins, Racine; Winfred G. Dettmer.
Seymour; Harry A. Cobaugh, Wash
ington, and Myron T. Ray, Madison.
MadisOn.-J. W. Page of Elkhorn.
democratic nominee for congressman
in the First district, filed statement
or his campaign expenses in the office
of the secretary of state, in which he
declared he spent $12S.5O for cam
palgn expenses.
Elm Grove.-That the cost of living
is high was proved here when Miss
Lena Mass, who runs a small chicken |
farm, sold five dozen eggs at 40 cents
dozen. This is the highest price ever
paid here at this time of the year.
Superior. - Timothy Toomey was
drowned and three others rescued |
with difficulty when a rowboat in
which the four men were coming from
west Duluth to Superior was swamped
in a sudden windstorm on st. Louis
bay.
Madison. - The electric lighting
rates of the municipal plant, conducted
at Sun Prairie, were adjusted by the
railroad commission. The order in
cludes a reduction or equalization of
many of the rates.
Superior-Products worth $4,000
have been raised by pupils of the ST.
perior public schools in the school
garden contests.
La Crosse.-Jealousy caused by riv-
airy over the love Of girl resulted in
the serious wounding Of John Welsh
and the imprisonment of Christ Site
KEEL of Genoa. The young men engag-
ed in fight in which Stickel used
knife.
Fond du Lac.-Sheriff Flick has two
black eyes and a badly cut nose as
the result of being thrown against
the top of an automobile when ii
struck rut in the road while on the
way to Oshkosh.
Madison.-Mrs. Harry Jacqufsh dice
here at her home. Death was due tc
the bursting of an artery