The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-12
EVENTS OF TBB YEAR
Record Of Some Things That
Happeneds Notable Deaths.
CHRISTIAN TRAVELLING Statesmen.

CHRISTIAN TRAVELLING statesmen.
"Toughs'' Being Crowded Out of the
"Drummers' Ranks; Gideon's Band
Notwithstanding About an 'Old
Nick - with a Love for the Boys Of the
Road-The Button a Pitcher with Red
Flame Leaping Out.
Madison, Jan. 9.-The State HiStOri-
cal society is busy doing new things
continually. Secretary Thwaites con-
ceives of something more than library
and a collection of memorabilia. New
activities looking to the enrichment of
the literary assets of the place and the
enhancing of the flow of benefits are
continually being designed. One Of
the latest is an annual record of nOta
BILE events in and over the state. From
this record some items are here re-
peated as Of interest now and perhaps
worthy of preservation. 1t has been
legislative year but the record Of that
body is elsewhere accessible.
Leading Wisconsin Events in 1899.
Jan. 3.-Inauguration Of state Off
GERS.
11-Opening of the Forty-fourth
session of the legislature.
23.-Milwaukee public museum
opened.
31.-Joseph V. QuareIs of Mil
Waulkee nominated for Unit
ed States senator ON the
ninety-third ballot by Repub-
Hcan members Of the legiS-
lature and elected.
Feb. 10-20.-Wisconsin Chair COM
pany's plant at Port Wash
ington burns. Loss, $3.50 900.
22-Celebration of fiftieth ami
versary of formation Of
State Historical society.
2S.-FOurth regiment Of WiscOn-
sin volunteers mustered out
at Admission, Ga.
Mch. 2.-FOurth regiment arrives at
Milwaukee.
7.-Bust of Increase A. .Lapham,
the Wisconsin scientist, pre-
scented to Milwaukee public
library.
9.-Wisc0nsin Press association
meets at Madison.
lbs. d. Fargo gives $4,000 for
the founding Of a public IL
brary at Lake Mills.
20-The First Presbyterian
church of Beloit celebrates
it's semi-centennial anniver-
sary.
Apr. 13-17.-Seventh international con-
vention of the Y W. c.. A,
held at Milwaukee.
12.-Fire at Oshkosh in the
ChoateHollister furniture
factory and surrounding
buildings. Loss, $160OOO.
13.-Jefferson club banquet in
Milwaukee; Colonel w. J.
Bryan speaker.
May 4.-Legislature adjOurns.
SIS. M. Stephenson gives $780,
600 to MenOmOnie for q new
library.
20.-Five dams on the Pike river
broke by flood. Loss, $1,000.
June 1S-22-Commencem exercises
at the State university.
Destruction of New Richmond.
IA cyclone totally destroys
New Richmond and does
much damage in the north
western part of the state.
Large loss of life and prop
erty.
27-3O.-Milwaukee Carnival.
July 19.-Hotel Grace at Milwaukee
burns; forty fremen injured
and one killed by a falling
roof.
29.-La Crosse Carriage works
burned. Loss, 100000.
Sept 5-7.-Field meeting Of the State
Historical society at Green
Bay and De Pere.
Oct 16-17.-Pres. Mckinley speaks in
various Wisconsin Cities
25-26.-Meeting of the State Fed
GRAFTON Of Woman's clubs at
Eau Claire.
Nov 13.-CelebratiOn of the fiftieth
anniversary of the founding
Of Lawrence university.
Some Noted Dead of 1899.
Among the noted dead or noteworthy
ones, are Frank Challoner, the Osh-
kosh university regent: Julius Wiscon-
sin Bacon who died in Montana, was
born in KenOsha county in 1886.
George w. Pratt Of Oshkosh. who built
q $3.50 900 railroad to TRANSPORT logs