The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-08-19
: WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


selling trip through the northern part
of the state, says that he favors a re
vision of the present law permitting
partial payments by purchasers of land
from the state. He argues that the
present law requiring full payment at
the time of purchase operates against
the poorer classes of people who would
go onto the lands and make homes. He
sold about 10000 acres of land while
away this time, receiving for the state
about $4,000. More railroad taxes
were paid into the state treasury. the
largest item being $57, 1868 by the Oma-
ha road
A contract to wreck and remove the
old south wing of the old capitol, in
preparation for the building of the
new, has been made between the cap
itol commission and J. w. Mitchell,
contractor of Madison, the considera
ton being So 800. Under the terms of
the contract the work is to be com,
pleted within sixty days after the build
ing is vacated and ready for demoli-
ton. A number of departments are
still in the old building. They will be
moved as soon as possible.
Secretary George ID. Bartlett of the
Wisconsin Bankers association has re-
ceived a letter from the secretary of
the North Dakota Bankers associa-
Ter, who has been operating in North
Dakota, is headed toward Milwaukee.
Pearls have been found the last few
days in the river at Keil. Several
specimens have been brought to Mani
towoc and pronounced good. Be-
cause of low water hunting pearls is
not difficult
The rumor that the change of di-
vision Offices of the 500 road from Alb
botsford to Stevens 1 ONT will cause
a transfer of trainmen from Fond du
Lac to Stevens Point, is effectually de-
MED by a letter from a 500 line Off
Ger, in which he stated: There is
nothing | know of to reduce the num-
Der of 500 employees at North Fond du
Lac. On the contrary the number
growth of business"
Henry j. Steffen, Racine shoema-
ker, was fined $25 and costs after hav-
ing pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing SIS worth of gas from the
Racine GaSlight company. Detaching
the gas meter from the supply pipe,
he attached a pipe from the floor of
his cellar and this he lowered by
means of springs SO that the ends
would press against the open supply
pipe and the pipe leading into his
home above.
Weights and measures to the num-
Der of about 5000 which were confis-
Gated by Sealer Fred c. Jansen and
his deputies will be exhibited at the
state fair which will be held the Sec
ond week in September Deputy Seal
er Steinel will act as demonstration
and will show in what manner the
public is defrauded. Similar exhibit
lions have been held at state fairs in
New York and Ohio.
The Southern Wisconsin Young Peo-
pies Lutheran Federation, in session
at Beioit, elected officers as follows:
President, the Rev. O. Wilke, Madison;
vice president, Miss Alice Strampe,
Evansville; treasurer, Carl Kirchner,
Beloit; secretary, F. E. Eckstein, Lo-
gansville. The next meeting place will
be Johnson Creek
William CODY, who lives at 904
Bremen street, Milwaukee, was all
ready to make the initial trip in his
new balloon when a gasoline tank ex-
ploded, setting the big bag on fire. The
balloon was burned to the ground in
the twinkling of an eye and the prom
ised assertion did not occur.
Miss Hally D. M. Jolivette, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jolivette, French is
land, who has been an instructor in
the botany department of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, has accepted a fell
lowship in the Leland Stanford uni
versity, California, and will take up
her work there this fall.
Frank w. Nohling, president of the
Kenosha Mercantile company, and
wealthy teacher of socialism, killed
himself in his Offices in Kenosha by
cutting his throat Nohling left a let
ter intimating that he had lost money
entrusted to him by socialistic organ
iZations in speculation.
Skin was grated onto the foot of
Gus Lee, Wausaukee. Mr.. Lee was
the victim of railroad accident. Gan
greene set in and he was in danger of
losing his foot. The hospital surgeons
now hope that in snort time he will
be able to walk without cane or crutch.
George Aubrey, a fireman on the
steamer Ramapo, was seriously in
jured when he fell into an open hatch,
sustaining several broken ribs and
number of bruises about the head. He
was taken to hospital at Manitowoc
and will recover
/ Former State Senator p J. Clawson,
aged II, is dead at his home at Mon
roe from cancer of the throat. He re-