Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-11-07
STATE BRfVIlES

Manufactures members of the 10
sephsen family living near here, were
severely burned as the result of a
gasoline fiatiron explosion.
Cook.-Falling into tub of scald
ing water the youngest child Of Mr.
and Mrs Peter Lagerquist, residing
on Bear River, was badly burned
Stillwater-A. A. Golden, proprietor
of pool hall here, was found guilty in
municipal court of conducting a gam.
bling game and was fined $50 and
costs.
Virginia.-The local county Jail is
little used, only ten prisoners being in
the Jail during October In former
years as many as forty were lodged in
the jail in one day.
Erskine-Fire threatened to destroy
the 500 depot here, but through the
use of several fire extingaishers, which
were kept about the place, the blaze
was put out il short order.
Saltwater. - Threshing operations
are still being conducted throughout
Washington county and it is expected
that work along that line will be con-
Quoted up to Thanksgiving as there is
still much grain in stacks.
Ada.-John P. Nygaard, sheriff of
Norman county, captured the automo-
bile bandit that made away with q
Studebaker Six touring car from the
E. d. Medium farm near Perley on
Oct. %, at Rochester, Mimi.
Gently closed the Thiessen Pickle COM
pany paid to the farmers tributary to
Pine River and Backus neary 1000
for cucumbers. OF this amount the
Pine River plant paid some $4,000.
Virginia.-Mrs. Anna d. Fish, first
policeWoman in st. Louis county, and
for the past six years member Of
the police force, has resigned. She
has accepted position with the state
and will assume her new duties the
first of the year, living in Minneapolis.
Deer River--Wood is in big demand
here now that the cold spell has come,
and the fuel is very hard to obtain
owing to the softness CT the swamp
lands. There is not ton of coal in
the town, and it is probable many
users will turn to using wood this
winter.
Red Wing-A verdict for $9,640, was
returned by the jury which tried the
suit of Lucy Farrell against G. 0. Mil
Ter for damages on account of injuries
received through the explosion of gas
oline, which the plaintiff claimed had
been purchased for kerosene. The suit
was for $4,000.
st. Paul-Minnesota creameries and
cheese factories will continue under
the open shop" method rather than
accept an invitation from the State
Federation of Labor for a CLOSED
shop" delegates attending the eonven-
ton here of the Minnesota Creamery
Operators and Managers association
decided.
ST. Paul.-The state will move to
obtain an early determination of the
constitutionality Of the Minnesota sol
diers' bonus law. Attorney General c.
L. Hilton announced following filing
of a suit III Minneapolis to test the
validity of the law. 1t is expected
that a final decision will be obtained
within thirty days.
Hill City.-Missing for three days
when he went hunting for rabbits, A.
Amunson, 60 years old, of Hill City, is
believed to have accidentally shot
himself and persisted In the snow that
has fallen almost continually for two
days. Searching parties are looking
for him. Amunson started for small
lake three miles east of town carrying
a 22-calibre revolver.
CaritOn.-While the bulk of the crop
of Carlton county potatoes was har-
vested before the recent cold spell,
some growers are reported to have
sustained small losses. Most of the
harvested potatoes that were not
shipped are in pits in the fields and
are not believed damaged. Many of
the rutabagas raised in this section
are still undug but are not believed to
have been injured although many will
be if the weather does net moderate.
ST. Cloud.-Toltz, King & Day, of
st. Paul, were chosen by the county
UOdTu DIS dIcHllSClS lOI luC uSW
Stearns county courthouse, construc-
ton of which will begin as soon as
weather conditions permit building ac-
tivities next spring. The courthouse
will be three story building and will
have a large dome. 1t. will be set
exactly in the center of Court House
square and will have four entrances,
one facing each street about the
square.
observation-disclosures E. G. Melander
of Clay county opened an inquest at
Hitterdal Clay county, in the case Of
two children killed by the airplane
driven by Lieut.. Ed Axberg of Ender-
lin, N. D. Clifford Lonsdal, aged 8,
and Elsie Moe, aged Ii, were killed
when Axberg's plane hit the sleigh in
which the victims and thirteen other
children were returning from school.
The other children injured when the
tail of the plane overturned the sleigh
as Axberg sought to rise after dis
covering that the children were direct
ly in his path while landing, are re-
ported to be recovering.