The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-23
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

prohibition Against w. J. Turner, Mil
waukee, in the case of the Velie Mo-
tor Vehicle company against the Asso-
citation of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers. The Velie company asks
$4,000 damages from the association,
alleging infringements on the Selden
patents. The defendants contend that
the service of the papers upon the
Wisconsin agent of the company was
insufficient, but Judge Turner held
that such service is sufficient. The SUI
preme court has taken tie case un-
der advisement. Justice A. ]. Vinje,
recently appointed, sat with the court
for the first time
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W.
L. Merce} cen of the Pere Marquette
railway, said that the evidence of Her.
sey Jensen in the Pere Marquette dis
aster inquiry showed that Jensen no
ticed that just before the boat sank
that every car was gene from the
windlass deck. 1t is thought these
cars, running suddenly aft, submerged
the fer.'y's stern and caused it to sink.
Joseph Starlze, who says he was pick
ed up by q tug after the vessel sank,
and taken to Sneboygan, says he knew
of John Smith who went down with
the ferry. Pere Marquette officials
here disclaim knowledge of Startze or
Smith
JANESvlLlE-The mystery of sew
eral robbeIics in this city in the last
few weeks was cleared up with the
arrest by the police of George Jacob
son, ten years old, and Clayton Good
man, aged twelve. The boys were
caught in the act of breaking into a
hardware store. They were equipped
with a complete burglars outfit, car
rying a screwdriver fitted into jim
my, diamond glass cutter and other
tools. According to the police, the
boys have confessed that they commit
ted seven or eight burglaries. No
great amount of plumber was secured
in any of the places entered.
MlLWAu KEE-Dr. William Colby
Rucker, the health commissioner of
Milwaukee, who was loaned" to the
Socialist administration by the United
States health and marine hospital SER
vice, sent his resignation by mail to
Mayor Emil Siedel. This action of
the physician followed the issuance Of
a warrant sworn to by Catherine t1as-
dorf, housemaid 1t charges DR..
Rucker with being the father of the
compliments unborn child. He de-
MES the charge.
MT. VERNON-Consider anxiety
is felt by farmers in parts of this lo-
cality over an unusual condition ex-
listing on the ears of corn. About
four inches at the end of each ear is
blank and not filled out with grain.
The cause is attributed to the silk
bug that made it's appearance early in
the spring and ate the silk at the end
of the ear, thereby leaving the end Of
the ear exposed. Experts say that
corn will be damaged one-f1fth to the
acre
MlLWAUkEE-The appearance in
the city hall of DR.. f. A. Kraft Social
list member of the fire and police COM
mission, gave rise to the report that
he might be made health commission
er to succeed DR.. Rucker, who re-
signed on account of the charges made
against him by Catherine HeisdOrf.
DR.. Golerr, of Rochester, N. Y, is al
so mentioned for the vacancy. DR..
Rucker denies the girls charges.
MlLWAUKEE-The daring flight of
Hoxsey's Wright aeroplane at the
state fair resulted in an accident, In
which eight persons, five women and
three men, were seriously injured
when the machine swerved sidelong
from it's course above the race track
and plunged into the crowd on the CO.
ment platform in front of the grand
stand.
FOND DU LAc-There is a move
ment among business men to rebuild
the Theresa dam, RACED about fifteen
years ago The Northwestern Iron
company of Mayville and other manu-
featuring concerns are DESTROYS of
rower 1t ie said that the reservoir
formed .-nuld flood about 5000 acres
of land
MARlNET rE-The first hunting ac-
cident of the season in this vicinity
happened when Frank Cardy of Jack
sonport, by the accidental firing of his
gun, blew off large portion of one
hand and part of his jaw and cheek.
He was found near death from loss OF
| blood by party of mail carriers.
KENOSHA-A movement has been
started here to have Robert Verne Ba-
ker, district attorney of Kenosha
county. nominated for the Office of at
| torney general on the Republican tick
ct, in place of Frank T. Tucker, de-
ceased. Baker says he Is willing to
accept the nomination.
MILWAUKEE-An interesting social
! event of the week was the anniversary
| banquet of the Milwaukee County Pr
oneer association at the Plankinton
house Sept IA. The date was chosen
! in commemoration of the landing OF