The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-03-07
A PERIOD OF ABUSE.
GubernatoriaI Campaign in Its
Preliminary Stage.
GOVERNORS TRIBUTE TO KIDD
Growing Stronger Every Day-Tem.
perance Among NOrWegianS-
The Battle Creek Idea.

Madison, March 4.-Goyernor La
Toilette attended the funeral of his
longtime friend, Bank Examiner Kidd.
The governors heart side is strongly
developed and he is free from that
contemplate trait in many public
men of throwing people over when he
can no longer use them. 1t was not
able gathering Of state officials and
others, though. of course, the admins
tration faction was chiefly in evil
dence Mr. Kidd was a quiet, good
and useful public officer, and the adj
dresses by the governor and two Meth
odiSt clergymen over the casket in the
little church were easier because high
praise of the deceased was possible
without the imputatiOn of tiattery.
Mr. Kidd was easily the first man
of Prairie du Chen and he had done
much for the city, whose history
stretches back for three centuries and
with which many men of note have
had to do. The pontoon bridge, the in
yention of Lawler, the st. Paul rail
wood man, is still to be seen, and his
handsome home, With lawns, decOra-
tive trees and a superb view of the
Mississippi stands unOccupied. 1t is
said $4,000 would buy the property,
which would make q superb summer
place The widow makes her home
in Kansas City with a SON.. One Of
the sons is a lawyer of distinction in
| st. Paul, and was the Democratic cali
didate for governor in that state q
few years back. Prairie du Chen has
| enjoyed the services of some notable
editors, among them Bryan l.. Castle,
| Nicholas Smith and J. r. Eerryman,
| the present law librarian.
| Governor LaFOllette read his adj
dress, though not hindered from 1t
| free delivery. He spoke slowly and
| under emotion, but the address was
| chara cterized by the beauty Of diction
and dramatic force of delivery that
have long ago earned him distinction
as a public speaker His health has
| steadily been regained as the result OF
| a rigid diet, mainly sWeibach and milk.
| He weighs close to $50 and has added
! thirty pounds of hard flesh to cOmpen-
safe for the simplicity Of the Battle
| Greek regimen.
Editors Meet in milwaukee.
AS forecasted in this letter last
week Senator Whitehead is formally
| i'll the field. The contest thus far con-
sists Of mutual newspaper abuse. The
| state press association gets together
| i'll Milwaukee next week, when there
| will be a temporary armistice; but the
| fractional fight causes strained rela-
lions all along the line. 1t is said the
| stalwarts propose to push their fight
| into Dane county, and make war to
the bitter end A Washington report
| says that Senator Spooner, who has
ference with the state administration,
| will take q position with the Milwau-
kee league and declare for the denial
| of the customary second term. This
seems unlikely, in that even if the
| governor be defeated in the state con-
| vention, a protest movement against
the forces which will unquestiorably
seek next winter to control the legiS-
lature by a lobby will spring up. In
| other words, that contingent of the
stalWartS which seeks to defeat tax
reform and to advance privilege legis-
lation cannot refrain from asserting
itself and further rasping the people:
and in the reaction there is likelihood
of it's eventually being obliterated
and all associated with it. Senator
Spooner is doing very we'll as he is and
has support in great numbers of La
Toilette men who would take it hardly
if he joined in what seems to them an
unjustifiable effort to throw down the
governor.
Norwegia Temperance Work.
While the Germania, the great Mil
waukee daily, is shy of Whitehead be-
cause he petitioned with other James
Vile citizens for Sunday closing Of sa-
looms (already statute law and for
the curfew northumberland by such &C.
ton gives the humiliating tradition of
the German and his beer a fresh
! lease OF life it is not generally known
that among the Scandinayians there
is good deal of total abstinence, and
even prohibition sentiment The Ere
mad Publishing company of Eau
Claire, of which William Ager is man
ager. is one of the centerS in the
northwest, and its weekly Reform, "
devoted to the subject, has $500 cir
culatiOn. Ole Oleson is editor.
There are about 10000 organized
NorwaoiSD total abStainarS in the