The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-06-10
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!; WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

OSceOla and blew open the vault, in
side of which was a safe containing
$500 The door of the vault was blown
through the front of the building, a
big hole was made in the roof, and
the store was wrecked The safe was
toppled over on it's side but was not
opened. Afterwards the craftsmen
went to another store and rifled the
cash drawer, getting $3.50. Then they
stole team and left town.
Acquiescence in the general princi-
pie of industrial insurance, with crit
icism of some of the terms of the pro-
posed bill, which certain Lacrosse
manufacturers held to be either I'M
fair or obscure, were expressed at the
hearing before the industrial insurance
committee of the state legislature at
Lacrosse. To shift upon the general
public, if possible, some of the ex-
pense of industrial insurance was
among the suggestions made.
The ten-round battle between AID
Wolgast, lightweight champion CT the
world and Jack Redmond, which is
scheduled to be held in the city of Mil
waukee on June 10, will take place
as originally agreed uron by the pro
moters and principals. Wolgast asked
to have the bout postponed to June
"a. but later agreed to fight On the
original date, June 10.
If the plans of the Modern Woo linen
of Superior are carried out that city
will have q big district meeting of the
organization some tine this summer.
The plans have been discussed at re-
cent meetings held by the local organ
ization, but as yet nothing more has
been done than to appoint committee
which is now working on the project.
State Insurance Commissioner Bee
die said that replies to circulars which
he sent had sent out revealed the fact
that there are several unauthorized fire
insurance companies operating in Wis
consin AS yet tE.e information Is not
sufficient to warrant starting proceed
ings against them, he said.
Peter Zimmers, for the past six years
superintendent of schools at Kenosha,
formally resigned the position and left
for a six weeks trip through the west.
Mr. Zimmers recently was elected SUI
perintendent of the schools in Mantle
woe. and will assume the duties of that
Office in August
Madison high school won the Ripon
college annual interscholastic field day
at Pipon against a field of more than
twenty high schools of the state.
Madison scored forty-four points; Osh-
kosh was second with thirty-four, and
South division Milwaukee third with
twenty two.
The Grant Railroad company of Mt.
Hope, Grant county. filed articles of
incorporation in the office Of the secre-
tary of state at Madison. 1t intends
to build road from Fennimore on the
Chicago and Northwestern to Bagley
on the Burlington, a distance Of TWEEN
ty miles
The Wisconsin state board OF con.
troll, which has charge of the eleven
charitable and penal institutions of the
state, elected DR.. A. Sherman as sp.
perintendent of the state asylum for
the insane at Oshkosh at a salary OF
900 a year.
Governor Davidson has removed
William Walter, sheriff of Iron county
from office for extorting money from
prisoners and for retaining money paid
for fines. f. w. Andrews, residing at
Emerson, was appointed to fill the IN
expired term
Leo McGoran and George Bennett
pleaded guilty to the charge of break
inc into a freight car of the North
western road at Marathon, and were
sentenced to two years and six months
each i'll the Green Bay reformatory.
The F. Kelp farm in the town OF
Hansen has been sold to Frank Rode
of Waukesha 1t consists of 154 acres
and is one of the hest farms in that
locality. Mr. Kelp retains possession
until March l. 1911.
A three-year-old son of Max Liese
gold was run over and killed by 6
Northwestern train at Beloit. The
little fellow was terribly mangled. The
family moved to Beloit recently from
Delavan.
Former Assemblyman William F
Pierstorff of Middleton, Democrat, was
reelected chairman of the board of SUI
pervisors of Dane county. This viii
| be his third term as chairman
For the purpose of doing research
work on Alaskan glaciers, Professors
| Martin, Williams and Bean, of the ge
illogical department, University of Wis
consin have started for Alaska.
Frank Ross, son of Phil Ross of Osh
| kosh was found dead in bed in {
| hotel at Appleton, having committed
| suicide by taking carbolic acid wher
| he retired to his room.
Clayton Crawford, principal of the
| Joliet high school, has been engaged
| to take charge of the public speaking
| department of Beloit college, begin
| ming next year
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