The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-17
Observation-Disclosures,
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

MADISON Congressman Lenroot,
who was in Madison and visited the
assembly chamber, was invited to the
platform by speaker Ingram and made
a short speach Mr.. Lenroot said that
questions before the legislature this
session were some of the most import
ant that had ever come before a leg
isiature in this or other states. Not
even the congress of the United
States, he said, had any more import
ant questions before it. Among the
questions to which he referred Mr..
Lenroot named the industrial insur-
ance, income tax and water powers,
dwelling more emphatically on the
last, in which he stated Wisconsin
would lead all other states if legisla-
ton along the line of regulation of
water powers was passed
MADISON-The senate passed the
True bill authorizing the company
owning the toll bridge across the Wis
consin river at Prairie du Sac to
charge a toll of 25 cents for each au-
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passed the owen bills validating val
uations placed by the state railroad
commission on public utilities which
municipalities want to buy, and ex-
tending the time within which the
commission must make such valuation
from six months to one year The
Randolph bill authorizing common
councils of cities to order improved
streets, whether paved or nit, to be
sprinkled was passed
RACiME--With all but few of
the lamp chimneys in Racine broken
by the Pleasant Prairie powder mill
explosion, fire wiped out the power
plant of the Milwaukee Electric Rail-
way and Light company's plant here,
causing a loss of $4,000 and leaving
the city without light save candles.
The fire started above the switch
board in the main power house and is
supposed to have been caused by the
blowing out of breaker. The burn
ing timbers ruined engines and gener
ators The firemen before leaving
drew all fire from under the boilers
and prevented any explosions.
PORTAGE-Myster surrounds the
discovery of the bruised and uncon-
scious body of Miss Z. p Massey, said
to be a we'll known society girl of Mil
waukee, in the doorway of the Fifth
district school Miss Massy's ribs
were broken, and her purse, contain
ing about $50, was gone. She is now
there is a doubt of her recovery. Ow
inc to her unconscious condition it has
been impossible to learn her starry Of
the attack tand robbery.
MADlSON-After a spirited debate
the lower house of the Wisconsin leg
islature adopted resolution intro
duced by Assemblyman c. B. Ballard
of Appleton, Republican, deploring the
action of the United States senate in
failing to GUST William Lorimer of I'LL
nois and condemning Senator Steph-
enson for his vote and indorsing Sena-
tor LaFollette for his courage.
MADISON-Thef farmer members Of
the assembly are aroused over a bill
introduced by Assemblyman Youmans
which provides for more sanitary
barns for the dairy cow. They say
that if it is passed they might as we'll
go out of dairying. There can be no
inhabited room or workshop in the
stable, nor can any animal other than
a dairy COW be kept there.
kENOSHA-Most of the citizens
of Kenosha are up in arms against
the rebuilding of the Pleasant Prairie
powder mills Scores of accidents, it
is declared, have occurred in the plant
during the last twelve years. Many
of them were fatal, and hundreds of
residents maintain that the plant was
a constant menace to the community
in which it was located.
GREEN BAY-Girl students of both
the East and West Green Bay high
school senior classes have decided to
make one plain dress suffice for each
at the Junior prom, class day exer-
cises this spring. This action was
taken when the board of education en-
deavered to have them wear the cap
and gown in an effort to cut down
graduating expenses.
MILWAUkEE-The centennial cele-
bration of the birth of DR.. Increase
Allen Lapham. Wisconsin's pioneer
mineralogist, archaeologist, and engin-
eer, and the father of the Uniter States
weather bureau on the great lakes,
was held in the public museum under
the auspices of the Wisconsin Arch
geological society.
RAclNE-In an explosion at the
Mitchell Motor Car company's plant
Frank M. NcNear, aged thirty-five
superintendent of the assembling
room. lost his life, and John Foley.
aged fifty, night Waterman, was ter
ribly burned about the head, face and
arms, and is in critical condition at
the hospital.
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