The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Henry Clay Pierce, president OF the
Waters-Pierce Oil company, obtained
a writ compelling the officials OF High
land to bring into court the record OF
the board CT assessors for adjustment.
The action was taken on account OF
objection to the valuation of, $4,000
placed on Pierce's Brule estate In
Douglas county. The oil magnate
places the value at $4,000. 1t is un-
derstocd that over 100000 has been
spent on improvements in the last ten
years, but the owner contends that
the selling value should be taxed and
not the cost of the place to him.
Leaving note which read, Forgive
me- Please do not blame me for what
| have DONE" Miss Lulu BransS, the
eighteen year-old-daughter CT Frank
Branson business man of La Crosse,
vanished from her home. The body
of the girl was found in the Mississ-
ippi river at the foot of Cass street.
The clew was furnished by f1rding her
hat on the bank No motive can be
assigned by her parents. The girl is
not known TO have had serious love
affair, and, even if one existed, no rea-
son for any rash act.
Mrs. MagGalena Kutella and daugh-
ter, of near Stevens Point, lost team
of horses in peculiar way by fire.
They were loading hay in their field
near the 500 railway track and soon
after train passed fire broke out on
the load of hay. The horses ran round
the field for some time until they fell
exhausted. The hay, wagon and har-
ness were consumed by the flames and
the horses were burned to a crisp.
For United States senator Burt Will
liams was the unanimous choice of the
Democratic state convention held in
Milwaukee. The state ticket, to be
voted on at the primary election Sept.
is headed by Adolph ]. Schmits OF
Milwaukee for governor. He had no OPP
position Mr. Williams, who was in
dorsed for United States senator, was
formerly mayor of Ashland. He is
publisher of the Ashland News.
An automobile owned by Frank Ro-
enitz ran down and instantly killed
a siX-year-old boy, Arthur Wisch, at
Sheboygan and the chauffeur, e. A.
Brown, is being held pending the cor
oner's inquest The spectators think
the accident was unavoidable, as the
youngster ran from behind a wagon
as the big machine was about to pass
and was struck by it.
The Wisconsin state board of medi-
cal examiners at it's annual meeting
selected DIR. A. B. Bailey of Fernimore
as president and DR.. John NJ. Beffel of
Milwaukee, secretary. The board also
granted fifteen reciprocal licenses to
fifteen physicians to practice in Wis
consin and examined class of fifty
nine applicants for original licenses
to practice.
State Superintendent of Fisheries
James Nevin said that during the last
eighteen years the value of fish caught
by Wisconsin fishermen in the great
lakes had increased from $208,850 to
$723,65S, about 300 per cent The SUI
perintendent said that the prevailing
impression that the quantity of fish
in the great lakes was decreasing was
erroneous.
John Chandler, sixty-five years old
who says that he is a first cousin OF
former Senator William E. Chandler
of New Hampshire, arrived in Madison
and applied to Commissioner Suther-
land for aid. He said that he was a
solicitor for periodicals and had met
with poor success of late and was ILL
He was sent to the county house to re-
cuperate.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Compton of Grand
Rapids were arrested on the charge
of stealing a COW from Mrs. c. w. Bo
wen. The cow was taken from the
pasture of the complainant and driven
to Stevens Point, where it was sold
it is alleged. Mr.. and Mrs. Compton
were examined before Justice Pomain
vile and bound over to the circuit
court
Charlotte Hermes, of Racine, eleven
and now lies in hospital not expected
to survive. The girl was seated on
the top of board fence picking some
flowers when she lost her balance and
fell into a lilac bush, distance OF
four feet. One of the limbs of the
bush penetrated her right side.
City officials of Kenosha have be
gun fight against tie owners of sand
boats who come from Milwaukee to Re
nosha and take sand from the beach
along the city. Warrants will be sworr
out. The Kenosha city council recent
~ passed an ordinance making it un
lawful to remove sand from the wa
ter front
Senator Culnmins of Iowa has an
nounced that he will make a number