Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-04-22
The Gordon brothers, residing at

miles, since 1870. They have lived in
the same place more than so years.
Capt. Charles L. Deering, "a, prom
inent in state, army and Odd Fellow
circles, died at his home in Portage.
He has been member OF l. .. .. +.
for so years, probably the Oldest lodge
member in the state.
Stanley Sokolowski, a rural mail
carrier of Thorp, died in a Chippewa
Falls hospital from injuries sustained
in an explosion which wrecked his
automobile. The cause of the explO-
sion has not been determined
Mrs. S. E. Bennett, of Wausaukee,
Marinette county, was painfully
burned about the face when a gasoline
iron which she was preparing to use,
exploded. The burning fluid was
blown in her face.
Officials of the Sawyer County Fair
association have announced that the
Sawyer county fair will be held on
Sept IS, IA and Is, at Hayward. the
association will construct one mile
race track.
For the first time in many years the
calendar of the Circuit court OF She
bOygan county has no criminal case
listed. There are thirty-two cases OF
facts for the court and thirteen OF fact
for the jury. The majority OF the
cases to be tried without a jury are
divorce actions.
BY unanimous vote, members OF the
La Crosse County Medical society de-
cided to refrain from writing liquor
prescriptions under the Volstead act
for gain. The action followed the
reading of a transcript of proceedings
at La Crosse in United States court
when Judge Lands examined local
physicians alleged to have written
prescriptions freely.
r. l.. Casino, arrested In connection
with the murder of Mrs Marie Davis,
Superior, Mar "a, has placed with a
Superior newspaper reward OF 5000
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the murderer.
Casino himself was charged jointly
with Louis Pontillo, the girls sutton,
with the murder, but was later re-
leased on $4,000 bonds when the
charge was reduced to manslaughter.
A startling compensation for serious
injuries received in a runaway recent
ly was revealed when James O'Rourke,
Beloit, a rural mail carrier, removed
bandages from his face to find that
total blindness in one eye from which
he had suffered for thirteen years, had
been overcome and normal sight re-
stored. O'Rourke was thrown violent
ly to the ground at the time OF his re-
cent accident and badly bruised and
cut about the face.
Probably one of the smallest Bibles
ever printed is in the possession OF
George J. Minor of Green Bay. The
Bible was presented to Mr.. Minor by
an old Scottish woOdsman in exchange
for a meal The miniature book con-
tains 875 pages and is one and one
eighth inches wide, one quarter OF an
inch thick and three-quarters of an
inch long. The Bible contains both
Old and New Testaments. The Scrip
ture can be read with the naked eye.
An ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance of $25, 900 worth of bonds for the
purpose of erecting on the fair grounds
a building to be used as an armOry,
stock sales pavilion exposition build
ing and for other public purposes was
unanimously passed by the Stevens
Point common council. The new build
ing will be the headquarters for the
Stevens Point battery of the Wiscon-
sin National guard which was mus
tered in recently.
A violin 1862 years old, known as a
GabbrieiIi, and recorded in musical
history, has been purchased by Ed
mund Bukolt of Stevens Point through
| a Chicago music house, which obtained
it from a London firm. The instru-
ment is valued at $4,000 The violin
was made by Giovanni Gabbrielli in
Florence, Italy, in 1859, and is highly
valued because of it's rare tOnal quail
tiles and the unusual carrying power
of it's tones.
A 460-acre preserve to be known as
Overcrest Wild Life Refuge has been
established on the outskirts of James
vile through the efforts of George S.
Parker. 1t has been accepted by the
state conservation commission to take
effect May 20. The land is one of the
most beautiful wild spots in that
vicinity, containing rs varieties of
trees. The plan is to stock it with
pheasants, other birds and deer.
twenty-five hundred pine trees will be
planted.
Fond du Lac county has again been
drawn upon to furnish foundation
Guernsey stock for a Kentucky breed
er. Three pure bred heifers were
bought at the Corium farm near Fond
du Lac by Herman Feldman & Son.
Newport, Ky. Two other Guernseys
were purchased by B. f. Sheridan
also a Fond du Lac county breeder
and 10 other high grade heifers were
bought in various parts of the county