Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-04-21


and stock buyer, of kewaskam
died after brief illness with hemor-
rhage of the brain.
John Mahoney, of La Crosse, the
youngest soldier in the famous
Iron Brigade, celebrated his seven
tieth birthday there.
Representative M. K. Kelley sent
the city of Oshkosh a supply of garden
seeds to be distributed among people
who are receiving public aid.
John Knick, proprietor of the
Colonial buffet of Tomah, stepped
into back room of his saloon and
blew off his head with a shotgun.
Rev. Hugenroth, a Catholic edu-
Gator and priest, who has occupied
parishes in the Green Bay and La
Crosse dioceses, is dead at Green Bay.
S. B. Heymann and Naomi L. Owens,
two young society people Of oshkosh,
were welded at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Emma B. Owens.
Mrs. Mary Iaquinto, known to Ital-
ians of Kenosha, was the victim of a
lily home by stranger who escaped.
The Rt. Rev. Weller, bishop of Fond
du Lac, has been made a vice presi-
dent of the British-French-Be Belgian
blind relief war fund for soldiers and
sailors
The health officer at Depere, Wis,
reports that since Feb. 2 there have
been twenty-five cases of smallpox in
that city. Five families are under
quarantine.
The city of Kenosha was rocked as
by an earthquake, when gasoline stor-
ed in a tool shed belonging to James
Kennedy, sewer contractor, exploded
following a fire.
A new concrete bridge at Stevens
Point to cost about $4,000 may
replace the old Rocky Run bridge that
has been swept out by the water and
ice of the spring breakup.
George Blumenstein produce
seller of Berlin entered a plea of
guilty in federal court at Green Bay
on an Indictment charging him
with selling -four for butter.
The state commissioner approved an
amendment to the article of incorpora
ton of the Manufacturers bank of
New Richmond, increasing it's capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
A kite tournament is being plan
ned for Grand Rapids some time this
spring, the event to be held under the
auspices of the high school faculty
and Miss Bablin of the public library.
Trial of Jas. Brown, young man
Of Elton, charged with the murder of
his father on Feb. 8, has been started
in circuit court before Judge Werner
The charge is murder in the first de-
gree.
John Carroll, aged So, employed as
laborer near New Mapleton, was killed
by Northwestern railroad train
about mile east of New Ashippun,
north of OconomowOc. He was I'M
married.
Ice jams at Merrill demolished a
large bridge across Wisconsin river.
One man narrowly escaped being
thrown into the water.
The office of Farmers Institutes,
Madison, has printed and is pre-
pared to send out application blanks
for the signatures of people desiring
farmers and women's Institutes in
their localities during the winter of
1916-1617.
Rural carriers are named as fol-
lows: Ferryville, John Fukey; Green
Bay, Roy n Boyden; Green Bay, Win
fred Laundrie; Phillips, Charles J.
Gall A rural free delivery route will
be established May 1, at Frederic,
Polk county.
I. Towle, formerly of Amigo, now re-
siding in Iron River, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
was placed under $1,000 bond for his
appearance in circuit court at Cradon.
complaining witness.
Andrew Weiss, of Bern, arose at
midnight, set fire to barns and other
outhouses, which caused death Of
many cattle and destroyed farm ma
chinery. He then went to his room
and committed suicide by exploding
a charge of dynamite.
William Rock, a ninteen-year-old
GAINESVILLE lad, averted a bad rail
road accident the extent of which
can only be imagined, when he dis
covered a broken rail two feet in
length over which the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad sends it's fast
est trains north and south.
The First Russian Organization of
Milwaukee" has been incorporated by
Milwaukeeans. The corporation is
nonstock organization, formed to fur
Their interests of Wisconsin Slavs. In
corporators are John Washuk, Yak
kim Klemnik and Procop Ruborek.
Following a decision by Judge
Ross at Superior, of the circuit
court, dissolving temporary injunc-
ton which restrained the city commits
sion from canvasing the vote cast in
the local option election, the commits
sion met and adopted a resolution de-
claring the drys to have won by ma
jority of 26 votes.