The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-08
BURNE77'S BUDGET.
The 100000 Which PhiIetus
Sawyer Never Gave to Laws
renee University.
STORY OF JOHN WHITEHEAD.
Free Ride for Editors on the Big
Lakes-Belgian Hares in Marsh
fieId-Dead Indian HOnOred.

been some talk of Lawrence university
losing President plantZ. The selec-
tlOn at Chicago of DR.. ID. II. Moore
as one Of the new Methodist bishops
recalls the fact that Dr. Plant is q
candidate for the position of editor Of
The Western Christian Advocate of
Cincinnati, which place has heretofore
been held by DR.. Moore. The position,
however, did not come President
PIantz'S way. This recalls what
narrow escape this institution at APP
pletOn had from receiving a gift from
Senator Sawyer. The late Iumberman
had given Lawrence university good
many thousand dollars and it is well
known in Appleton that within a few
weeks of his death Senator Sawyer
was planning to come to that city and
complete a handsome gift. 1t seems
that sometime before President PlantZ,
who enjoyed a personal friendship
with Senator Sawyer, consulted him
with reference to Il call which he had
received elsewhere. Sawyer, who
greatly admired Plantz, was much dis
turbed at the thought of his friend
leaving Wisconsin, and gave him as
surance that the financial road would
be made easier for him if he remained
in Wisconsin. 1t is said that 100000
was what the millionaire proposed to
give. This story is substantially true
and is along the line of the theory that
Mr.. Sawyer was working out a plan
to distribute his philanthrOpies before
his death. This is in harmony with
the surprise that his will contains but
one gift for n good cause, and that a
comparatively small one. For all L
know the family will take pleasure in
completing this work which Mr.. Saw
yers sudden call hence left unfinished.
How Whitehead Won jefferson County.
There has not been much effort to
raise the religious or temperance issue
on any of the candidates for governor,
although some of them are prominent
ly identified with movements of this
sort The fact is, the time has gone
by for silly preiudices of this sort to
work on the minds of men. All citi-
zens admire people of convictions, and
if a candidate had the requisite ability
to command respect, he may have
what religious or other affiliations that
he pIeaseS In times past, this scare
was worked with success, but not OF
late years.
Whitehead When Judge Grimm of
Jefferson was talking up Whitehead's
senatorial campaign the Jefferson
county statesman, who is lacking in
neither adrOitness nor humOr, said to
the big GAINESVILLE man: "Now, when
YOU come out into our country you
will find lots of Germans and people
who enjoy Il glass of beer"
E,iy,I,, o1Io1 with twinkle in his
eye: II suppose you know how, White
head"
Whitehead looked serious for a mo-
ment and then said: eff your friends
in Jefferson are looking for man to
drink beer, they will find some excel
lent ones elsewhere. If they want a
man to look after their interests in the
senate, | should be pleased to be con-
sidered in that connection"
Then Whitehead, who could not tell
Catawba wine from Anheuser-Busch
went into Jefferson county, with it's
myriads of Germans, and made it all
his own.
e. \. Fradenburg. travelling agent
for the Great Northern railroad, was
in Madison the other day. His Mil
waukee address is 302 Pabst building.
The Great Northern is planning a
weeks editorial excursion to open the
lake season of its two palatial steam
ers running from Duluth to Buffalo.
The Great Northern has Il list Of some
twenty dailies, each of which may
send two people. and the tour will con-
sumo one week. 1t will occur in June,
but whether before or after the out
ing Of the state association in the Wis
cOnSin valley as the guests of the st.
Paul road is not decided.
Raising Meat in Ones Back Yard.
In California raising Belgian hares
is an almost universal industry. At
least one man in Dane county has gone
into the business and T. +. Lyons of
MarShtipld expects to make Il fortune
in this cheap production of meat. He
will deal in only high-bred stock and
expects to have 200 animals within q
wear. One Of the does which arrived
recently was imported from England
in January of this year and has a reg
istered pedigree showing her parents
to be prize winners in that country
which has produced more champion
hares than any other.
Belgian hares are not like common
rabbits. No matter how many are
raised they will never become a nuis-
ance. as they are not destructive, and
no animal can approach them for
cleanliness. The genuine Belgian is
a handsome and affectionate animal,
rufus red in color. with soft silky fur,
weighs about eight pounds and has
ears five inches in length, pointing
straight upwards. The basis of the in
dustry lies in the market value of the
meat and fur, the former being
choice table delicacy and the latter are
ylsed for the manufacture of furS
known as "eIectric'' seal.
An Indian Good While Living.
Now and then an Indian passes
away up in our northland whose ca
reer is not only notable, but admira-
BILE. Captain George Mathriaus, of
real old Chippewa stock, met his fate
on his way to be examined for an in
crease of pension recently at a cross
inc. He was, run into by a passing
freight train and himself and team
killed. MathriauS was full-blOOded
Chippewa Indian. When the war
broke out he left st. CrOiX Falls in
April, 1868, and came up in the vicin-
ity of Shell Lake and Mud Lake and
h.