The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-05-13
!: WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


turing to attract enough farm hands
for the agriculturists of Wisconsin,
and, as a result, State Labor Commits
sloner Beck issued letter TO county
clerks asking them to establish free
employment bureaus for farm hands in
connection with their offices.
Detectives are searching for a mys-
ferrous man and woman who are sus-
pected Of having murdered man
whose body was found buried beneath
been used in an effort to destroy
traces of the crime, but evidence was
found showing that murder had been
committed.
Following the action of the eau
Claire cornty board in turning down
an appropriation, the county poor will
moi have new home for a while at
least. The state board of control de-
sired $4,000 appropriated as a guar
anfee The county board would not
raise the amount above $4,000
State Senator George E. Page an
nounced his candidacy for congress
from the Fourth district in a document
which definitely states his position on
many subjects of pending legislation.
His opponents thus far in the field are
Congressman W. ]. Cary and Judge
Paul w Linebarger.
The large picture of former Mayor
naui1 -
removed from the office of City Clerk
Carl D. Thompson. The new city
clerk said he had no ill-feeling against
Mr.. Rose, but the new administration
wanted to turn over a new leaf
An organized protest will be made
by Milwaukee bakers against an ordi-
nance introduced by Alderman Henry
Builder, which has for it's purpose the
forcing of sale by weight of bread. The
bakers say it will make more work
and more expense
The report on the Neacy audit of
the books of the state board of agri-
culture will not be ready for several
days The examinations have been
completed, but the auditing company
will take some time in preparing it's
report
James Murphy, bridge carpenter,
aged forty, of Chippewa Falls, met in
slant death at Eau Claire as the result
of falling off the the 500 line bridge
over the Eau Claire river which is
in the course of reconstruction.
Three persons were hurt in wreck
on the Chicago and Northwestern road
at Siding 6, three miles north of White
fish bay. Three cars were piled into
the ditch and the track was torn up
for distance of 200 feet.
Robert Moore of Green Bay, mar
rowly escaped losing his life when a
revolver was accidentally discharged
in his hands. The bullet entered his
cheek in front of his ear and lodged
just below the eye.
Congressman Charles H. Weisse has
asked the war department to order all
revenue cutters on Lake Michigan to
the Sheboygan port on July in honor
of the Spanish-American War Veter-
ans convention.
Freshmen at Lawrence college next
year will be known by their green
cape, the students senate having
passed a rule to that effect which was
subsequently ratified by the faculty
committee
An Italian shoemaker, known as Don
John Cummin, was shot and killed in
his shop at Hurley 1t is thought the
murder was committed by a member
of the Black Hand.
E. w. Cleveland and son of the town
of Genesse brought the bodies of six
wolves to County Clerk S. r. Clark
at Waukesha and received a bounty
Of So per head.
Six delegates to the national conven-
ton to be held in St. Louis in July
were chosen by the Wisconsin Turn
verein in it's forty-sixth meeting in
Milwaukee.
A. G. Titus, assistant states attor-
ney general, went to New York to de-
mand 100000 as Wisconsin's inheri-
lance tax on the e. II. Hartman es-
tate.
DR.. Robert Martin, a Milwaukee
health commissioner for nine years,
and one of the city's Oldest practicing
physicians, is dead of Bright's disease.
Thomas and Melvin Coyhes, farm
ers residing near North Fond du Lac,
were struck by 500 passenger train
and fatally injured.
Robbers broke into the postoffice in
Manawa, blew open the safe and Sc
cured $500 worth of stamps. They are
still at large.
Mayor NJ. ]. Scholey has named John
Priddis to succeed himself as mem
Der of the police and fire commission
of Kenosha.
Gustave lick Jr., aged sixteen, of Be
lott has received S. reward from the
Milwaukee road for averting posi-
bic wreck
Dr. William T. Hardy, of Milwaukee,
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