The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-11-25
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itcl is progressing as rapidly as rcssl.
building commission. I'll ere is,
know. an impression that the work is
not being pushed" be said, but we
are going ahead just az fast as the
law will permit. Work en- he central
portion is being carried forward rapid
ly. We have accumulated great deal
OF material in the shape of stone ard
steel for the south wing, so that when
operations are begun there, there will
be none of the delays which marked
the construction of the west wing,
when we were tied up by the failure en-
the part of the granite company to
furnish stone.
MADiSL :>-Attorney General Frank
l.. Gilbert held conference with Levi
H. Bancroft, attorney general-elect,
with regard to filling the vacancy in
the Office of attorney general caused
by the death of Frank Tucker. 1t is
understood that Gilbert will not fill the
vacancy, but will allow his successor
to do so. The offic els under the civil
service law, and the three candidates
now in lire for the position are w. w.
Gilman of Boscobel, julius T. Ditmer
of Elroy, and E. M. Warner of Madison.
The office carries with it a salary OF
$4,000.
MoNROE-A long postoffice fight
was ended whel news of the appoint
of Ill
here. President Taft made recess
appointment following a nomination
made before congress adjourned, that
was not reported for confirmation.
The appointment is now made on the
of Congressman Coop
er. Since the death. of R. A. Etter in
August there has beeS vacancy here.
The new postmaster is publisher of the
Monroe Times.
MlLWAUkEE-The reports that
Henry F. Cochems has not yet finished
his fight for seat in congress against
Victor L. Berger are given credence.
Madison dispatches say Mr.. Cochems
may take his case to congress and ask
that body to decide whether Mr. Ber-
ger is to take his seat there on &C
count of alleged treason. The fight
against Berger probably will be based
upon his public utterances and signed
newspaper articles.
NESViLLE-Despite the vetoing
by the mayor of the council ordinance
providing for the employment of the
firm of tax ferrets, the company has
filed notification with the city treas
urer that they have begun work. 1t is
probable that the council ct its next
meeting will reconsider its ordinance.
as great opposition has developed
among business men to the employ
ment of the sleuths.
GREEN BAY-Taking off his hat
and coat and throwing them on the
sidewalk, Earl Dillon, aged twenty
four, stepped onto the railing of the
Mason street bridge and jumped into
the water, committing suicide before a
score of people. His body was found
later. 1t is said that after reaching
the water Dillon attempted to swim
ashore, but was probably seized with
a cIamp and sank.
MELLEN--Louis Oleson, thirty-five
years old, real estate dealer Of Alb
bottsford, was shot by an unknown
hunter, dying shortly afterwards.
Bloodhounds were put on the trail of
the hunter, but no clew was secured.
Oleson, who was conscious when found
Nv old hot uh ho c q w
the man raise his gun he shouted. but
too late, the ball passing through his
body.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by hun
dred pounds. of dynamite stored in the
building, firemen fought blaze in the
store of George Burbeck. With the
flames eating their way towards the
spot where the explosive was stored,
the firemen remained at their posts
and managed to confine the fire to the
upper floors. The loss was $1,000.
LA CROSSE-The county of La
Crosse has saved $4,000 by maintain
ing home for it's own insane instead
of having them cared for by other
counties, according to the annual re-
port of the institution There are 100
inmates in the home and the cost per
capita of board and clothing is $1.95
week.
NEENAH-A. w. Anderson. of the
Merchants association, has received
a telegram from A. J. Glover, secretary
of the Dairymen's State association,
accepting the invitation of the local
association to hold it's next convention
in the city of Neenah the second
week in February.
MiNOCQUA-While hunting deer
near Saynor, Paul Luck of Portage was
mistaken for a deer and fatally shot
by a member of his party. A doctor
was summoned from Arbor Vitae, but
Luck died i,l two hours. The body
was shipped to Luck's home in Por-
tage.
EAU CLAIRE-John Frederick, aged
seventeen, of Fall Creek, while hunt
ing between that village and here was