The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-22

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


ra1lroaded for the murder of Annie
Lemberger. 1t was learned that the
girl had been insured for $500 and that
the policy had been increased recently
to 5000. The dress which the girl wore
on her last day in school is missing.
The chauffeur who took Johnson to
prison said: Every time we came to
a patch of woods Johnson would crouch
down in the machine. Is that the
mob?' he would ask Are they going
TO get me?'" When they arrived at
Waupun, Sheriff Brown said: John
son, this is the place you are going to
stay the rest of your life. We'll, |
don't care, Johnson replied. The
mob didn't get me, anyway. | didn't
kill the girl." Citizens of Madison are
demanding that the case be reopened.
MADISON - An appealing letter
from John A. Johnson, now in the
state prison, declaring his innocence
Of the murder of seven-year-Old Annie
l emberger was received by his attor
ney Emerson Ella. The letter was
written in a scarcely legible hand on
prison stationery and covered one page.
Mr.. Ela declined to make public the
verbatim contents of the letter, but
says that, in substance, Johnson wrote
that he was not guilty and that the
guilty man would be found, He said,
furthermore, that he pleaded guilty
through fear of mob violence, as he
wanted to get to a safe place as soon
as possible
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c. j.
Johnson, has announced that he viii
be candidate at the primaries for the
congressional nomination in this dis
trict. Johnson says he has written
Congressman Morse that he will enter
the race, and that he has received a
communication from Congressman
Morse saying the latter will be in the
field again 1t is reported Appleton
will also have a progressive i'll the
field, and that will be another Repub-
lican candidate from the northern part
of the district.
MILWAUkEE-AI state records for
killing and dressing Of beef were brok-
en- at Gruenewald's park, Thirty-sec
ond street and Fond du Lac avenue, at
the annual picnic of Milwaukee pack
ing house employees. In contest he
tween Charles Richter, Milwaukee,
and Robert Ingerford, Manistee, Mich,
steer was killed, dressed and
hung, ready for market, in four min
utes and one second by Richter. The
old record of four minutes and twenty
two seconds was set two years ago by
Jacob Magnus, Milwaukee.
|fcLA CROSSE-Peter Bolavois, a rail-
road laborer, sacrificed his life unGvail-
ingly for the sake of his friend in the
yards of the Milwaukee railway at
Sparta. Riding home from work on the
engine of train, Gus Larengaoh slip
ped and fell under the wheels Leaping
quickly to drag him out, Bolavios fail
ed to get him in time and both were
killed.
DEMONSTRATING Anderson of Wau-
kegan and r. Buist of Racine are both
in the Kenosha hospital as result of
injuries received in the motorcycle
meet here BUST and Anderson beth
left the track while racing. Buist es-
capped with bad bruises, but it is fear
ed that Anderson is internally injured.
He was unconscious for several hours
after the accident.
MADlSON-That prices of farm
products and farm management are
intimately related and that the far
nner must understand the trend Of
prices to fill the demand of future
market, is the conclusion set forth in
bulletin on "The Prices of Farm
Products by H c. Taylor Of the col
| 1ege of agriculture.
PLAINFIELD-J. w. Bovee, notary
public. established a record wnen h is
sued a hunting license to Edward
Smith, aged eleven. Edward, who will
hunt deer with his father, weighs sixty
seven pounds and is feet 6 inches
tall. He is a good shot and expects to
attach his coupon to a deer before the
season ends.
BARAROO-The little five-year-old
son of Owen Macenany, OF Web
ster's Prairie, it is believed, has
been kidnapped. The child was gath
ering hickory nuts near his home. A
passing automobile stopped, one Of the
| occupants picked up the little fellow
and the auto sped away
APPLETON-After granting Ger
fif1eate of convenience and necessity
to the Wisconsin and Northern rail-
road to build line from Shawano
| through kaunauna and Appleton to
| Neenah, the rate commission, because
of protests, held a hearing on the
right of way question.
MARlNETTE-Jof1n Albright, who
was lost while hunting, has not been
found A searching party under Sher-
| if Doberstein will drag a marsh bog
where he was last seen. The report
| that bloodhounds were being used is