Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-09-29

Pickpockets in crowds at Green Bay
during the Hughes speech, secured
about 5000 and several watches.
J. F. Jude is named postmaster
at Lake Beulah, Walworth county,
vice R. F. Schfader, resigned.
Gov. Philip scored victory in the
Republican platform convention in
Madison on Tuesday, Sept 10.
Roger Goodwin was made chairman
of the Rock county Democratic COM
mittee, at meeting held at James
vile.
Mrs. Plank, daughter of j. S. Rock
well, widow of W. G. Plank, is dead
at Oconomowoc, after a long period
of ill health.
Mrs. Hannah Scott, Racine, died of
general debility. aged 100 years. She
was born in New York on Oct. IA.
1916, and came to Racine in 1912.
The Hupmobile United American
capitol car touring country reached
Madison completing visit to its six
teen4h capitol. The run was made from
Chicago.
Johnson Field Manufacturing COM
pany was damaged by fire, which for
a time threatened large portion Of
the manufacturing district at Racine
Junction.
By completing the strip of concrete
road east of Fulton village the state
and county highway from EdgertUn
to Evansville, will be ready for use
by the public.
Little five year old Isaac M. Knit
ter of Stevens Point was knocked
down by a horse, stepped on by the
horse, and his neck was run over by
the buggy wheel.
Eben e. Rexford, of Shiocton, said
to be the author of SILVER
Threads Among the Cold" is in hos
pital recovering from general debility.
His condition is not alarming.
P. c. Regan, Waukegan dentist. for
mer Milwaukee resident, was instantly
killed when the automobile in which
he was returning from a trip to Fox
Lake, ILL.,, overturned near Ingles.de.
Because Fred Krimberger's aim was
poor. one of four burglars who rob-
bed the store of the Sanborn Mercan-
tile company at Sanborn. of 500
would have been killed or wounded.
The Wisconsin School for the Blind
located at GAINESVILLE opened with
an attendance of about 120, the
largest on record. Extensive improve
ments have been made during the
summer.
Adjutant Gen. Holway and General
Charles BOardman, Oshkosh, at Aus
tin, Tex. reviewed the troops of the
Wisconsin brigade on their march
from San Antonio to the Lone Star
state capital.
Following rural carriers have been
appointed: Richard Center, Charles
l.. Taylor; Sank City, Malvin T. Sher-
wood; Waupaca, James w. Carew, Os-
car E. Lojgren was appointed clerk in
the superior office.
c. r. Rust, a former newspaper
publisher, and president of the Rust
Parker company, Duluth, died in the
locker room of the Northland Country
club at Duluth, Mimi, presumably of
heart trouble, following golf game.
Swiss kilbi was celebrated at
New Glarus. Sunday was given over
to usual church observance, while a
field day, including shoot at the
Swiss Rifle club, was held the
closing day, with dancing in the eve
ming.
Douglas Anderson led a petition in
the Wisconsin supreme court asking
for recount of the votes in the as
sembly district composed of Florence,
forest, Forest and Oneida counties,
claiming that the returns as made to
the secretary of state were incorrect.
Announcement is made by the Allis-
Chalmers company by President Otto
Falk that his company would cease
making shells, beginning Oct. 1. "Our
contracts with the Bethlehem Steel
company expire on that date" Falk
said, "and they have not been renew
ed"
1t has been learned that M. e.
Fuller, aged ninety five, former head
of the Ful1er-Johnson company, aid
wealthy landowner, had been married
Ill OCIuyIClt d. llIIlC lOWu 1cftI OIllSt-
ha, Neb., to Anna B. Heritage, aged
forty-six. He formerly lived at Madi-
son.
On his way to the funeral of his
life long friend, Nicholas Entringer, at
st. Louis. Daniel Kempf, ninety ?two
years old, Fond du Lac county pr
oneer, was killed by freight train.
Kempf attempted to cross the tracks
and had one foot on the depot plat
form when struck.
Geo. Cunningham, on reaching Osh-
kosh from Milwaukee, was arrested
for drunkenness and is also charged
with procuring liquor for Indians
from the Menominee reservation, who
were there for the federal grand jury
cases. He has been turned over to
the federal authorities.
Cap. w. M. Lewis, Racine, has pur-
chased stock in the Bankers Trust
company and Savings bank being or
gained in Minneapolis, and will be-
come one of it's nonresident vice pres
idents. The capital stock is to be ST.
900. 900. CAPTAIN Lewis is slated for