The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-10-14
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WISCD..slA STATE NEWS.

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EAU CLAERE-An attempt to lynch
John Gamouf IN the town of Washing
ton was frustrated by the sheriff and
deputies. Before their arrival Gamouf
had twice been strung from the limb
OF tree. Both times he fell down.
the second time being unconscious
The work was done by neighbors OF
Gamouf in an effort to force a con-
fession, and is the result of feud
which has continued for several years
in that neighEorhood The demonstra-
ton followed the death of several head
of cattle and of which Gamouf is al
legged to be guilty. A number of pOta.
toes with paris green injected were
found in the fields of Albert Tanz and
Edgar Facet. who lost the COWS. Elk
animation slowed the cattle died from
poison and Camouf was held to blame.
DISCN-Governor Davidson re-
ceived two anonymous letters threat
ening his lie in case John F. Dietz
should be killed at the DietZ home
stead at Cameron Dam. One of the
letters was from Sheboygan and
threatened assassination outright. The
other was from Chicago and stated
that the writer would get" the gov.
ernor. Governor Davidson appeared
but little alarmed over the letters and
refused to allow them to be copied for
publication. He said that the one
from Chicago was printed with lead
pencil and the one from Sheboygan
was in handwriting. A mass of tele-
grams and letters has been received at
the executive offices bearing on the
Dietz matter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by the hooks
in the outer framework of high tres
tie crossing the Wisconsin river,
blooded horse Gangled head downward
for several hours before farmers could
pry it from its singular position and
let it down to the water with block
and tackle. The animal was walking
across the bridge when it was struck
by a Chicago train. 1t was tossed over
the guard rail, but it's hind legs became
wedged in the ironwork, keeping it
from falling into the river. It's neighs
of distress could be heard for nearly
mile, as it struggled to release itself.
Both hind legs were badly cut, but it
is thought the animal will survive.
MADlSON-Four were seriously in
jured and a score less seriously hurt
in the. annual freshman-sophomore
class bag battle on the University of
Wisconsin campus here. Richard
VAIL of Chicago was trampled under
foot and badly hurt. He was brought
to consciousness after an hours work
by physicians. Sherman d. Rideout of
Draper, Utah, was injured so that an
operation may be necessary. V. e.
Williams of Belleville, ILL.,, was kicked
and internally injured. Stephen Ken
nedy of Milwaukee was trampled upon
and internally injured.
MADlSON--Harry W. Bolenss Port
Washington. Democratic candidate for
secretary Of state, filed a statement Of
his primary campaign expenses with
the secretary of state. He spent 1894,
of which $40 was for newspaper ad-
vertising. W. B. Holiday, Hancock,
defeated candidate for the Republican
nomination for the assembly, filed ac-
counts, showing that he spent $215.
Samuel Walkup, Kenosha, Social Dem
ocratic nominee for the state senate,
filed a statement to the effect that he
did not spend any money in the inter
est of his campaign.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ Callahan,
freight agent of the Chicago and
Northwestern road in Milwaukee, and
candidate for secretary of state on the
Democrats ticket, has resigned Mr..
Callahan sent in his resignation about
month ago, and asked to be relieved
from duty Oct. 1. When D. B. Curtis,
of Oshkosh. who will succeed him, ar
rives to take up his duties, Mr. Gala
han will retire He has been with the
road thirty-one years. He began when
| a boy as telegraph orerator at Apple
| ton.
FOND DU LAC-One of the most de-
structive fires which Fond du Lac has
suffered since the big fire that laid two
| in ruins two years ago, occurred when
! crossed electric wires are believed to
| have started blaze which destroyed
| the extensive warehouses of the Fond
du Lac Cheese and Butter company,
where forty carloads of cheese, val
ued at $150,O00, were stored.
MILWAUKEE Betrayed by an ac-
| quaintance of chance, according to his
story, William Messenger, a cripple,
was robbed of $3.50 he had saved to
buy pair of artificial legs. Both his
| own are amputated below the knees.
| Benjamin Bixby seventy years old, is
| locked up in central police station to
| answer for the theft
| WHITEWATER-.L. H. Lynn, aged
| ninety-two, a famous southern Wiscon-
sin character died as the result OF a
fall He had been in excellent health
/ up to the time of the accident and ex-
! pected to live to be 100. He was known