The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-12-02

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eclipse all past efforts when they gath
er in Madison on Dec. 81 to Improve
plans for cooperative work. An i'm
mense map, showing the location oil
every church in wisconsin, will be pre-
scented by the Rev. DR.. Hulburt and c.
H. Galpin The statistics of churches
will also be presented. Overlappings
and unoccupied regions will be dis
played. How best to utilize, without
waste, the spiritual forces at work,
will be discussed Movements for the
betterment of society will be presented
by experienced workers. The many
phases of Christian work will be con.
sidered. Every church in the state is
entitled to delegate, and one for ev-
cry hundred members. Free lodging
and breakfast will be provided for all
who will send their names, de-
nomination, and pastors address
to the Rev. w e. Brakeman, Mad
ison
MILWAUkEE-Michael j. Crowley.
engineer on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad died in his cab
while on his run from Milwaukee to
Chicago Crowley lived at 108 Thirty
third street with his wife and five-year-
old son. When the train left Corliss
the engineer seemed to be in the lest
of health, but a short distance down
the road he gasped and fell forward to
the floor Of the cab. The fireman,
bending over him, caught the words
from the lips of the dying man: Il am
awful sick" He stopped the train and
it was rushed back to Corliss, but the
engineer was dead when it reached
there Crowley was considered one of
the best engineers on the road.
MlLWAUkEE-AIth he shot at
himself three times in an attempt at
suicide, George Zukites, nineteen years
old, labcrer living in South Milwau-
kee did not succeed in hitting himself
until he had fired the third shot which
caused his death. The shooting oc-
Cured on Monroe street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth avenues, South
Milwaukee. Zukites, who was walking
across the street at the time, was seen
by bystanders to raise gun and fire
at himself. AS he reached the side
walk he fired a second and third shot,
the last, entering his mouth.
KENOSHA-Plans are being made
for the formation of league of indoor
baseball teams, which will include a
half-dozen teams in leading cities on
the lake shore between Chicago and
Milwaukee. The league is being pro-
NOTED in various cities. 1t is planned
to have Chicago and Milwaukee repre-
scented by two teams, and to have one
team in Racine, Kenosha, Waukegan
and Fort Sheridan The promoters of
the league plan to arrange for full
schedule Of games to start the week
before Christmas.
MADlSON-Mrs. r. M. LaFollette
from an affection of the nervous sys-
tenn at the family home at Maple
Bluff farm. She is much improved
and is expected to be able to go to
Washington with the senator and
other members of the family. The
senator has so far recovered from the
effects of his surgical operation at the
Mayo hospital at Rochester, Mimi,
two months ago as to be at his office
in the city nearly every day.
MILWAUKEE-There probably will
be an inaugural ball. That was the
word brought from Madison by Gov
ernor-elect McGovern. While at Mad
ison. Mr.. McGovern conferred with
the other state officers-elect and found
they thought an inaugural ball was
the proper thing and he will accede to
their wishes. 1t looks as if there would
be no appointment to fill the vacancy
on the state board of control until
Gov McGovern takes his seat.
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dudd,
farmer living near Ceylon, broke his
collarbone in tussle with a colt, his
seventh accident in seven years His
last years accident was due to this
same colt That time his rib was
broken. Three years ago he was near
ly killed by fall off a barn
SUPERiOR-Joseph Blackstrom has
returned from Bennett in Douglas
county, south of here, where he had
narrow escape from death, being chas-
ed by a pack of wolves and forced to
take to tree. He was found by
number of companions who went to
look for him.
RHiNELANDER- Conductor John
Kelly of the Chicago and Northwestern
line had the carcass of deer in his
locker, according to Deputy Game
Warden Kleist, of Kenosha Kelly
was ordered to appear here to answer,
to the charge of illegally having vent
son in his possession.
FOND DU LAc-Maurice Fitzsi-=
mons, ninety years DID, a Fond du Lac
pioneer and the oldest merchant in
this city, is dead. Mr.. Fitzsimons es-
tablished himself in the boot and shoe
business here over half century
ago.
TRANSFORMATIONS Williams mar
rowly escaped death when he took poi