The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-07-07
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ture has practically finished its work.
The assembly passed bill over the
veto of Governor McGovera. This is
the first time this has been done not
only this session but in many years.
The bill related to the compensation
of teachers and persons employed for
other positions in the Town of North
Brandon. These persons were EN-
ployed to keep the schools running in
an emergency, and were forced to ap-
peal to the legislature for their COM
pensation. The governor vetoed the
bill on the ground that tile appoint
ments wee not legal, but the assem-
by passed the bill over the veto be-
cause it was pointed out that the gov
ernor did not know all the facts.
The administration Republicans in
the assembly got together and recall
ed from the senate the bill which es-
recially is designed to provide a
special primary for he nomina ion of
United States senatorial candidates in
case Of death, resignation or enforced
retirement of an incumbent, adopted
a substitute and sent it back to the
senate for concurrence. The substi-
tute, which is said to have been con-
ceived by Assemblyman Thomas J. Ma
hon, adds a special primary for all
legislative candidates in case of a
vacancy, and retains the portion of
the bill providing for the complete do
ing away with caucuses and cOnven-
tons
MADISON-The state of Wiscon-
sin will undoubtedly soon have an
income tax The senate refused
to reconsider the vote by which
it concurred in the income tax
bill The vote was IA to II against
reconsideration. This eliminates the
possibility of the measure being sent
to the people for final action and final
Iy puts the income tax question up to
the governor. Before voting there was
q short discussion in which the chief
feature was the reading of a protest
from Kenoska manufacturers against
the bill and the statement OF Senator
Bishop that the workers were against
the proposed law The assembly bill
was concurred in by the senate
Wednesday night after long and
acrimonious discussion by a vote of
Is to IA and this later vote finally
ends the fight which began Jan /.
Here are the chief provisions of the
bill
SHEBOYGAN-Mys surrounds
the death of John L. Sexton, "the her
nit of Elkhart lake, who was found
murdered in his log cabin, three miles
from this city. Robbery did not ap-
pear t. prompt the deed, for scattered
about the table were many gold coins,
probably part of the hermit's hidden
hoard, for he was reputed to be r1chs
Only an old-fashioned silver watch was
missing This may serve to bring the
murderer to justice. Although he was
known to every resident of Sheboygan
county and to hundreds who visited
the summer resorts at Elkhart lake
every summer, little was known about
the hermit's life.
SHEBOYGAN-In the same court
room where a little over week ago.
Julius Pfeil was discharged for wife
murder, Court Commissioner Phalen
bound him over to the next term of the
circuit court, without bail. At thel
former preliminary examination Court
Commissioner Prescott discharged the
defendant, holding that the state had
failed to prove case. District At
torney Collins rearrested Pfeil, alleg-
ing the discovering of new and damag-
ing evidence was in the form of testi-
mony from Dr. Pfeifer of Franklin
that in January four ounces Of carbol-
ic acid was secured from him.
MADISON-A list of appointments
sent to the senate by Governor Nc
Govern for confirmation is as follows:
State veterinarian, Dr. A. H. Hartwig
of Watertown; state fish and game
commissioner, John A Shots of Spar
ia: member of state civil service COM
mission, Otto Gaffron of Plymouth;
members OF the state highway commits
sion, former Senator John A. Hazel
wood of Jefferson, John F. Owen of
Eau Claire and J. H. Van Doren of
Birnanwood.
KENOSHA-There was tragedy of
childhood here when two boys, each
ten years of age, went to sea in tub
and the voyage proved an Inflated
one. An hour later the bodies of both
boys were taken from the clay pit at
the old brick yards. One of the boys
was Chester Georgen and the other
Carl WysocEi. The boys rugged up an
old tub as boat and had gone but a
they were drowned in twenty feet of
water.
RACiNE-Mayor w S. Goodland is
sued proclamation calling upon the
people to observe a sane fourth of
July. Firing of high explosives is
prohibited; placing dynamite upon the
street car tracks and carrying of any
firearms is forbidden. The police