Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-12-08


trophys.
Infantile paralysis claimed another
victim in Brown county when the nine
months old child Of John McCabe, De-
pere, succumbed after being i'll about
three weeks.
On the strength of the fact that it
has not been defeated this season, and
on comparative scores, the Oshkosh
High school claims the state cham
pionship among high schools.
Sam Barr, Beloit farmer whose dis
appearance for several weeks has
created a sensation at Beloit, is work
ing at the trade of barber in Clinton,
la. He gives no reason for leaving his
home
DR.. Charles Villas, brother of the
late Senator w. F. Villas, has agreed
to contribute from $4,000 to Sic, 900
for lion house for the Madison zoo.
The building will be erected imme-
dlately.
The Lawrence Lunch company, op-
Grating four restaurants in Madison,
made an assignment in bankruptcy
The assets of the company are $4,000
and liabilities $4,000. Theodore Lewis
was appointed receiver.
Police have been holding man who
says his name is Peter Chris, but re-
fuses to state where he is from, in con-
nection with the wreck of North West
ern railroad train No. III at Manito-
woe, two months ago.
The attorney general advised State
Insurance Commissioner M J. Cleary
that Deputy Insurance Commissioner
#. w. Kubasta has authority to per-
form all acts in the absence of the
commissioner from the capitol.
A fire which started from an ex-
ploding lantern caused a $4,000 loss
to Albert Breiss, town of Lawrence,
in Brown county. Twenty head of cat
tie, two horses, two colts, and a large
quantity of hay and grain burned.
A deal has been consummated in
which the Kinzel Lumber company
has disposed of it's refuse burner to
the Dunlevie Lumber company of AL
lenhurst. The deal marks the departure
of the last refuse burner from this
city.
The Marathon county order of the
Wisconsin Experiment association has
appointed committee to investigate
the ACCESSIBILITY of building a large
pavilion in which to hold annual sales
of pure bred and grade stock semi-an-
nually
Final settlement Of the bankruptcy
of the United Refrigerator and Ice
Machine company of Kenosha has
ben made and the creditors of the
company will receive a total of 1914
per cent of their claims against the
company.
Attorney General w. C. Owen of
Maiden Rock received the highest
vote of any state officer at the cleo
ton on Nov. Z, according to tabula-
tons of the returns made by the sec
rotary of state. Mr.. Owen received
236,486 votes
Fire destroyed the barn and adjoin-
Kaufman, near Siocton, and caused a
loss of $4,000. Thirty-seven head of
cattle, eight horses, sixty hogs, 500
bushels of oats, forty tons of hay, and
a large amount of clover seed burned.
Company G, Third regiment, Wiscon-
sin national guard, is to be welcomed
home with a big demonstration in
which civic societies, the Spanish war
veterans, and former members of the
company will participate. The soldiers
will be given a dinner and public re-
ception.
The Regent Theater company of
Milwaukee, organized to conduct a
moving picture show, filed articles of
incorporation in the Office of the Sec
rotary of state. The capital stock of
the company is $500. Incorporators
are Frank Zeideback, Fred G. Seegert
| and G. Fl. Kinneke.
Walter Smith, who was recently ar
| rested by officers in Milwaukee on a
charge of bigamy, pleaded guilty in
circuit court at Wausau. He was SEN
| fenced to serve three years in the
state prison at Waupun, but sentence
was stayed and he was paroled to the
| state board of control
Green Bays tax rate, fixed by
the new commission, is two mills low
er than last year. An per cent pro-
vision has been made in the budget
for SIS a month increase in salaries
Of policemen and fremen, installing
safety gates at bridges and providing
better garbage disposal
A. G. Berg, principal of the county
school of agriculture, has purchased a
number of pure bred and grade Guern.
sey cattle at Fort Atkinson to be dis
tributed among Marathon county far.
mers by the Marathon County Bank.
| ers' association, under plan of in
| stallmeIlt payments recently adopted
The City Water company at Mari
nette applied to the Wisconsin rail
road commission for authority to issue
100000 in bonds and $4,000 in stock
for the purpose of refunding outstand
/ inc indebtedness and extending and