The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-10-07

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,
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MADISON-What is probably the
most radical platform adopted IN
generation by a republican convention
was PROMULGATED by the Wisconsin he
publican convention here. The docu-
ment is generally regarded as radl-
cal and progressive pronunclamento.
It's features are: Condemnation OF
the Payne-Aldrich tariff act; physical
valuation of railroads and more strin-
gent valuation of them; secoud choice,
primaries; initiative, referendum and
recall; anti-lobby law; graduated In
come tax; home rule in the liquor
traffic; natl nal control of natural re-
sources; ad valorem taxation Of cor
porations; ondemnation of the "per-
nicious activity in the recent primary
campaign Of the brewery corporations,
insurance a encies and the binding
Irvine ''trt ST." employers liability
laws; regu'~ ton of working hours of
women anf children.
WINTER-"Tell them I'm going in"
said John T. Dietz of Cameron Dam no
tiriety, whose two sons and daugh-
ter were wounded by a sheriff's posse
while coming to Winter. Dietz, who
was standing at the door of his cabin,
was asked when he intended to come
to the village. when | get ready"
was the only answer The thirty-five
armed men who are patrolling the vii
lage believe that Dietz will be ready"
soon, as it is thought he will try to
see his daughter, Myra, who is serious
" wounded.
MADlSC N--The will of the late
Halle Steensland, president of the Mad
ison Savings Loan and Trust COM
pany, has been filed for probate. The
estate consists of 100000 in real and
100000 in personal property. A
score of requests to the city of Madi-
son and charitable and religious in
situations are made. Mr.. Steensland
held number of public Offices in Mad
ison and several years ago he was
knighted by the king of Norway for
distinguished services to his native
country
MADISON-Snator LaFollette of
Wisconsin went to Rochester, Mimi,
to consult the Mayo brothers regard
ing his physical condition. DR.. George
keenan, and Phillip Fox of Madison
and Drs. Frank Murphy and J. E.
Keefer of Chicago accompanied him.
None in the party would discuss the
senator's condition and no statement
could be obtained from the Mayos.
ing Senator LaFollette's condition, as
the trip was made in hurry.
MADISON-Th resolutions commit
tee of the Democratic convention put
in most of it's time discussing the ad-
visibility of recommending plank
declaring against county option, but it
was finally agreed to simply declare
against all sumptuary legislation. The
plank on waterways and conservation
of natural resources reflects Senator
Hastings idea regarding the develop
ment of water powers and the reten-
ton of ownership by the state.
ANESVI-LE-After working for
twenty years for small sums as a farm
helper and a day laborer, J. c. Chile
has been notified that he was heir to
an estate of $4,000 left by an uncle
whom he had not seen in many years.
For the last four months Chile has
been emplo' ed by John Decker He
took his good luck coolly and left for
Waco Tex, where his property is To-
Gated.
ILWAUKEE-Dr William Colby
Rucker was reinstated as health COM
missioner of Milwaukee by the COM
mon council At the request of Mayor
Seidel the council rejected the resig-
nation of Dr. Rucker, made out after
he had been arrested on charges pre-
ferred by a young woman domestic,
and importuned him to remain at the
head of the board of health.
MISUNDERSTANDING Stake, the
ten-year-old daughter of John Stake,
a farmer residing near here, was acct
dentally shot and killed by the nine
year-old son of John Thomas neigh
Dor A repeating rifle was playfully
plCh0Q up ny LAc 10Y duu uG pISSSSu
the trigger. The bullet entered the
girls forehead.
MILWAUkEE-Mrs. Danford w.
Blanchard celebrated her Tooth birth
day anniversary by attending commun-
ion services in the Grand Avenue Con-
gregational church. She has been a
member of the church for the last fifty
years, and has missed but few of the
services.
MADlSON-State Bank Commits
sioner M. C. Bergh has issued an alb
stract of the reports of state and mu-
tual savings banks and trust compa-
MES at the close of business Aug. 20.
The abstracts show that these insti-
tutions are in fourishing condition.
! MADiSON-Charges of disobeying
the conference rules by playing more
| than seven games have been brought
| against Coach Williams and the Uni
versity of Minnesota by DR.. Charles
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