The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-08
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Representatives of several leading
land and lumber companies met in the
Office of the American immigration
company at Chippewa Falls and or
ganized the Equitable Taxpayers asso-
citation. This organization will have
for its purpose the lettering of pub
lie highway conditions in the counties
of Ashland, Bayfield,, Iron, Price, Tay-
lor, Sawyer and Rusk by looking af-
ter the expenditure of the money
raised by taxes for road improvements
in these counties
Dr. NJ j. Rodermund, well known
physician of Bloomer, was arrested on
complaint of Deputy State Fire War
den Florin. Mr. Florin charges in his
complaint that on May 30, 1910, DR..
Rodermund twice set fire to his own
office building in Boomer, and that the
fire did about $500 damages to the ply
sician's property and interior Of the
building. and that on May 81, 1910, fire
again started in Dr. Rodermunds Of
fee. but that watchful citizens stopped
it quickly
Campbellsport and vicinity is suffer
ing from an invasion of rabbits that
exceeds anything of similar charac-
ter in the history of Fond du Lac cOun-
ty, and promises to occasion large
property loss if way is not discov-
cred to check the rayages of the ami
mails A large amount of garden pro-
duce has already been destroyed and
the animals have become serious me-
mace to the orchards.
Suddenly becoming mad and plung
ing down the main street in the vii
lage of Hokah, near La Crosse, two
year-old steer on the way to market
knocked down several young women
and kicked William Tschumper, frac-
turing his kneecap. The animal threw
John ROseine down and trampled him
almost to DEATH 1t is believed he will
recover. however.
Miss Alice I. Webb, Former Mil
waukee newspaper woman and for the
last FIVE years assistant editor of the
news bureau of the University OF Wis
consin, has been appointed editor Of
the news bureau of the State Agri-
cultural college Of Oregon. She will
go to Corvallis. where the college is
located. and assume her new duties
In October.
The wedding of Edwin c.. Jones and
Miss Julia Monkey. both of Portage,
took place in st. Johns Episcopal
church at Portage. Mr.. and Mrs Jones
will go to Toxic, Japan, where Mr..
Jones will have the business manage
ment of the Japan Advertiser, the on
ly American daily newspaper published
in Japan.
OF the 1000 and odd saloons in Mil
waukee, 1903 closed their doors. Six
ty-three went out of business black
listed" by the action of the common
council, and forty withdrew applica-
tions or failed to make them, for di-
vers reasons. The chief reason was
the blacklist.
While sitting with his daughter list
ening to the band concert in Lake
park, Milwaukee, Elden NJ. Elliott, aged
forty-six years. an employe of The Mil
waukee Electric Railway and Light
company, was stricken by an attack
of heart failure which resulted in his
death.
George Warren, farmer residing
six miles south of Wautoma, was killed
during a saloon brawi. John Kent was
Immediately arrested by Sherin
Emigh. 1t is charged that Kent struck
Warren several times with his fist
and that his death resulted from the
blows.
ST. Jude's Catholic church, which
cost $4,000, was dedicated at Beloit.
The pastor, the Rev. Joseph HAM,
was assisted by Bishop Kaudelka OF
Cleveland, o.. who presided in the alb
sence of Bishop Messmer of Milwau-
kee.
Death sentence for habitual, incor-