The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-11-20
Likelihood That the Judge Will
Claim Republican NOM
nation.
OTHER STATES AHEAD OF US
In Many Crops-Chat f"Drummer's'
Deaf Mute's Happiness-La.
Crosse Notes.

VI LdT Olclle, anu d1 duuOuuCtlASIt
may not be remote. Judge Baensch
Is man Of fifty, medium sized, dark
haired, q German-American, wearing
a mustache-a man of dignity, quiet.
moderate, and noted for good sense.
He makes most acceptable speeches on
all sorts of occasions. He is lawyer
Of good standing, and his university
connection will be valuable to him.
The State Journal, of Madison, formal
ly called on Judge Baensch to allow
the use Of his name, and other steps
in the same direction are being taken.
He was formerly county judge in his
section; he is a man with no enemies,
and of gracious manner and good repu-
tatiOn.
LaFoIlette's Plans.
The politicians have it that Governor
LaFollette will soon map out cam
paign, and there is persistent rumOr
that he would like to go to the United
States senate if the accommodations
SpOOner is, no doubt, annoyed by the
demand from some quarters that he
dislikes to disregard, urging him to
get into the political miX-up. Govern
or LaFOllette is evincing the highest
order of political ability in his move
ments, the latest being enthusiastic
support of President Roosevelt. Roose-
welt is very popular in this state, and
some of the conservative forces are be-
lieved, wrongly or otherwise, to take
their cues from Senator Hanna and
others, who are credited with a will
ingneSS to throw down Roosevelt as a
radical, if the way can be opened.
Governor LaFOllette knows there is
nothing to be lost by getting in the
Roosevelt procession, though | have
never believed the two men have much
in common, as. Roosevelt is essentially
a conservative.
Mrs. LaFollette is as charming as
ever, making many friends. She is do
ing considerably socially, recent
event being a song recital at: the
executive mansion. 1t was a kind
thing to do, to invite goodly audience
to pay fifty cents each, and thus en-
courage a young woman with a large
musical future before her. Most every
week, the hOspitable doors are opened
for one contingent or another, all the
pupils in the first grade of the First
ward school. where Master Robert La
Toilette, Jr., is a pupil being received
Friday afternoon, - -,
Wisconsin and Her Crops.
We have a splendid state in Wis
consin, but, to keep us meek, it is.
we'll ito occasionally draw some COM
parsons. In corn, we are in the class
with Minnesota, but Illinois outdoes
US ten to. one, and Iowa seven to one.
When it comes to wheat, too, for every
buShel we raise, Minnesota raises ten.
Even Iowa and Illinois raise over
twice as much wheat. In oats, we
show up better, raising more than
Minnesota, but only half the crop Of
Illinois and Iowa. And we think this
an oats state. In barley, only Min
nesOta outdOes us. This is beer. For
are twenty-five acres in Wisconsin. In
rye we lead them all with crop
valued at $2,500,0O0 The other states
raise from One-fOurth to one-siXth of
the amount of rye. And when we
come to potatoes, Wisconsin shines.
The Wisconsin crop is worth nearly
$6,00O,000. Minnesota and Iowa are
l,oI n
Iinois raises more. In hay, Wisconsin
reports a crop Of over $19,000,000, but
this is far below Illinois, and es-
pecially Iowa, Minnesota reports $14,-
100000.
The Kittens Came Back.
As one travels about the state, he
meets many travelling men. They
meet each other frequently, and get
to know each other very we'll. One of
the best known is Hugh Pound, a sue
cessful representative Of Chicago
hardware house. Mr.. Pound is a lit
tie man. a veteran of the road, an
active Gideon and a great joker. How
ever, when he gets too gay, the boys
call him down with some reference to
kittens. 1t seems that Mr.. Pounds
neighborhood, about his Madison home,
was infested with cats. 1t got so he
could not sleep nights and most every
day some old person sprained an ankle
on his steps by stumbling over a
cat 1t occurred to Mr.. Pound to make
up a bagful OF the public nuisances,
including a mother cat and her
young and get rid of them. He took
them on the train to Monticello, On
the Illinois Central road. While get
ting off at the station, the things got
loose from the bag and under the
train. and it was necessary to delay the
fast express twenty minutes until
Pound could crawl under and save
their worthless lives. Railroad men
are not without a sense of humor, and
they managed later to gather up the
cats in the same bag and put them in
charge of a Madison gentleman, who,
twentyfour hours later, turned them