The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-04-15
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

VIII be held May II, the Norwegian
Fourth Of July under the auspices
of the Boosters . club, Symra society,
Lynn Athletic club, and various other
organizations of Stoughton. Governor
Davidson and Professor Julius Olson
OF the University of Wisconsin will be
invited to address the gathering.
Proceedings in the investigation of
the charges preferred against Sheriff
Walter by members of the county
board at Hurley have been stopped,
owing to a dispute over the powers of
the commissioner appointed by Gov
ernor Davidson, Daniel Reed of Hur-
ley, who was named to take testimony
Governor Davidson reappointed Al
Of the state board of control to sue
coed himself. The term is for five
years and the salary is $1,000 and ex-
penses annually Professor Conover,
who is an architectural expert, has al
ready served decade on the board
timely publication has been issued
by the State Horticultural society. 1t
gives all necessary instruction for the
planting of trees, how to trim roots
and tops, how far apart to set differ
ent kinds of fruits, care of trees after
planting, and many other points OF in
terest and value.
The village of Union Grove finds
itself in a peculiar condition. The vets
carried the town by vote of 81 to 80.
AT the same time a set Of no license
officers were elected, and it is said
that the town board can refuse to
grant license to any saloon if they
desire.
Thirty-two head Of cattle belonging
to w. w. Wathee, of Lacrosse, from
a herd of pure bred Angus, were or
dered killed by State Veterinarian
Wolcott, being infected with tubercu-
losis. The cattle were brought here
from Clark county.
The will of the late Ouden Evenson
of West Salem, who bequeathed $l9,-
600 of his $4,000 estate to Norwegian
Lutheran institutions, will stand, The
will was contested by GAINESVILLE and
Chicago nieces, who were given $6,OOO
The engine room of the Universal
Stone company, located at Ives, was
wrecked by the bursting OF large fly
wheel. Pieces of iron were thrown a
hundred feet. A number of employees
narrowly escaped injury.
w. S. Reynolds, keeper of saloon
out of Mellen, who was convicted of
stealing money from woodsman, was
gwen four years at Waupun and his
wife, who was convicted with him,
was given three years.
John T. McRae, who sued Frank
Kuhn, a prominent Kenosha rarmer,
for alleged alienation of the affections
of his wife, will receive no heart balm.
A jury after being out all night found
for the defendant.
Frank Raef, while assisting in tear
ing down the coal sheds of the c.
Reiss company at Sheboygan fell dis
tance of thirty feet, sustaining four
broken ribs and serious bruises on
his body.
The elevator at New London juno
ton owned by the Carghill company
and run by John Renk, was destroyed
by fire. About 500 bushels of potatoes
and $500 bushels of grain were de-
stroyed.
The Y. M. C. A. building at Ash
land is to be opened up on Sept. l, and
will be kept open hereafter, the money
to clean up all the. Indebtedness
against the building having been
raised
The Tibbetts warehouse at Victory,
which had stood since early days when
steamboats, were common on the Mis-
sissippi, was destroyed by fire from
sparks from an engine.
Thomas Dorsey, forty-two years Of
age, was found dead in room of the
Fischer hotel at Kenosha. Coroner
Andre declared that Dorsey had died
of hemorrhage.
At least $500 will be awarded in
cash prizes to the owners of winning
birds in the poultry exhibit at the Fox
River Valley fair in Appleton next
September.
AlOSL OF the ice Oh OIS0u Udy SGSlllS
to have centered about Peshtigo point
For a long distance it is piled up in
immense foes thirty and forty feet
high
Theodore Prochnow, of Milwaukee, a
former assemblyman and real estate
man, dropped dead on Market street in
Milwaukee near the city hall.
Navigation on the upper and lower
Fox river has opened, the United
States steamer Fox being the first boat
to go through the locks.
Out of twenty-siX slogans citizens Of
Elroy have chosen "Elroy Means Bust
ness" which motto will appear on all
printed matter.
Gordon Breda, aged fifteen, was de-
capitated by 500 freight train at Bar
ron. The lad was Tipping cars and
lost his hold
Lilybelle, the nine-year-old daughter
of G. W. Lighthart, who resides at Nc