The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-09-08
Observation-Disclosures,
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

the country. Joseph Jones of Lamar
tine has whipped about the county
roads in an automobile for some time,
but never until last week cid he enjoy
the sensation of sitting in a luxurious
seat of railroad coach. Mr.. Jones is
ninety years of age, being one of the
Oldest residents in this part of the
state. For over sixty years he has liv.
ed on lis farm iii Lamartine, but never.
it is said, until a few days ago, when
he boarded a train for Scofield, Wis,
did he set foot in railroad coach.
MARINETTE-When Charles Prausa
Of Kadlec heard a racket in his apple
orchard during the night he started
out to investigate. He saw something
pulling apples from tree and sup
posed it was a person. He demanded
surrender bnt no answer came Then
he threatened to shoot In due time he
pulled the triScer and upon closer in
vestigation discovered that he had shot
one of his own hogs. The hog had
climbed up On a Stepladder and was
helping himself to the apples.
MILWAUkEE.-Sept. z will be red
letter day for Milwaukee's orphans. On
that day those who are being taken
care of in the Milwaukee, the ST. Rose,
the Polish Catholic, the st. Vincent,
and the ST. Aeniilanus orphanages will
be the guests Of the Milwaukee Auto
mobile club on it's annual outing and
picnic About 100 automobiles will be
needed to carry the 500 little ones,
and the club asks owners of machines
to place them at the clubs disposal
MADISON-That there should be
BaEccck tester on every farm and in
every rural school in the state because
the test is saving many times it's cost
annually on dairy farms and enabling
farmers to select their best mich
COWS, is the comment made On the in
vention of a Wisconsin man in a bull
letin on "TIow to Use the Babcock
Test" by J. l.. Sammis, published by
the agricultural college of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
MADISON Deputy Attorney Gener-
with Judge Martin L. Lueck of Juneau
for the dissolution of an injunction
secured by Frank A. Andrae, restrain
ing the state board of agriculture from
using two of the new speed barns on
the state fair grounds in Milwaukee.
The motion will be heard on Sept. 5.
The board of agriculture wants the
case decided before the fair opens on
Sept IL.
ADISON-Attorney General Ban
croft has ruled that a county clerk
may charge a reasonable fee for cler.
ical and notarial work in making out
hunting licenses and require applicants
for such licenses to pay the fees. The
case came from Kenosha county, where
the county clerk has been charging so
cents for making out a hunting license,
which, with the license fee of 81, made
a charge of $3.50 for each applicant.
MADISON - Pensions have been.
granted at Washington to the follow
ing Wisconsin persons: Frederick
Ruegger, $40; Caroline Smith, SI2;
Mary Bondey, $12; Hannah Brown,
SIP; Daniel Bromwell,. 500; John M.
Derry, SIS; Charles g. Knowles, 500;
Charles Spies, SIS; David Waterhouse,
$40; Cephas w Cook, SIS; Sylvester
J. Davis, Sis; Harmon R. Learnard,
SIS.
MARSHFIELD-Stat by Off
Gals of the North American Telegraph
company indicate that their new line
parallel to the 500 will be in operation
within sixty Gays. The line will have
ten wires between Chicago and Min
neapolis, two of which will be for the
railroad business. The new system
means comretition for the Western
Union TELEGRAPH company.
Ia cRoSSE-A decision handed
down by John Harrington, inheritance
tax collector, in the case of the estate
of the late former speaker of the as
sembly. George H. Ray, rules that re-
pairs on homestead cannot be COM
puted as an offset against an Inherit
ance tax, but that personal property
taxes may be.
ADiSON-Governor McGovern will
not attend the progressive" Republic
an meeting at Minneapolis Sept. 7, at
which it has been advertised, he would
make an address. His plans had been
previously made for an eastern trip,
during which he will attend the con-
ference of governors in New Jersey.
CLINTON.-C. M. Treat, aged ninety
four, former legislator, and Mrs. Pbeba
Curtiss Treat, aged eighty-seven, have
celebrated the SEVENTEEN anniversary
of their marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Treat,
who have lived here for forty-threee
years, are the Oldest settlers in this
district
NEENAH An order has been placed
with the Depere Brick company for
more than 100000 red brick to be
used in the construction of the new
Lakeside company paper mill in this
city. This will be one of the largest
tissue paper mills in the world.