The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21

: WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
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WADISON-A dispatch from Cnlc&-
go has this to say: Sentiment for
Senator Robert NJ LaFollette of Wis
consln as the next Republican candi-
date for president is to be sounded by
Progressive Republican league. This
plan was announced as the outcome
OF the visit of Alderman Charles E.
Merriam, chairman of the local COM
mlttee, and Alderman Charles E..
Thompson to Washington on their re-
turn from Hot Springs, Va. The COM
mittee, consisting of Alderman Merri-
am and one member from each of the
ten congressional districts in Cook
county, will meet to launch the cam
pa1gn in day or two.
MADISON-Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt paid a warm tribute to Sen
ator LaFollette and the progressives
M. Roosevelt arrived in Madison
guest for several hours of the Wiscon.
sin legislature Owing to the Easter
vacation large crowd of university
students was at the station together
with large number of townspeople.
Colonel Roosevelt addresses the
joint session of the legislature. He
said the legislature of Wisconsin had
done much for the state and in doing
so have put not merely the state, but
the entire nation under heavy weight
of obligation
KENOSHA-The Kenosha city coun-
Gil opened bids for the new trunk
sewer to be built in the city. N. F.
Reichert & Co. of Racine with a bid
of $4,000, was the low bidder for the
job, which is the biggest piece of con-
struction work ever opened in bids in
Kenosha. Reichert was nearly $4,000
below the next bidder, and his bid was
$4,000 below the estimate cost of the
sewer as made by the city engineer.
At the same time bids were opened
for $4,000 worth of per cent sewer
bonds They were bought by the Mer-
chants and Savings bank of Kenosha
at premium of S1,755.
RACINE-A lone highway man,
armed with a revolver, held up August
Reschke after II o'clock at night.
Reschke had just closed his saloon at
1882 Prospect street and was locking
the door when the robber backed him
into the place, went through the mon
ey drawer and got perhaps $40. He
wore mask. The police say that it
is the same highwayman who held up
the saloon of Gustave Stadick, 1866
Douglas avenue, two weeks ago and
got $27..
NEENAH-From reliable resources
it is learned that the 500 line is con-
templating the extension of the line
from Manitowoc to Two Rivers and
Kewaunee and possibly Sturgeon Bay
Surveyors of the Wisconsin and North
ern are now working out a right of
way to connect with the 500 line here
With the completion of the work Nee
nah will become a railroad center of
considerable Importance, being an ad-
vantageous distributing point.
ADlSON-Professor Norman p
Curtis, instructor in railroad engineer
ing at the University of Wisconsin,
was found dead in University drive, on
the shore of Lake Mendoza. There
was a bullet hole in his head and one
hand clutched revolver. There is
considerable mystery about the affair.
Curtis was a brother of Arthur H.
H,,r+;c foryooar football ooocb ~ tho
University, and nephew of George
Curtis, Jr., tax commissioner.
LA CROsSE-The will of James Vim
cent, filed here, bequeaths the estate,
to the widow and two daughters, Miss
Agnes Vincent of this city and Mrs
Frank B. Seymour of Green Bay. The
widow gets $4,000 in property out
right, each of the daughters $4,000,
while the bulk of the $1,O00,000 estate
is split in the same proportion be-
tween the three.
BELOlT-Upon recognizing the Be
lott common council declined to give
Mayor Cunningham the power to name
the members Oh lu0 uluSICuL tOMuAiC-
tees. but delegated that power to a
committee on committees. G. B. In
gersoll was elected president and b.
E. Wood clerk of the council. DR.. H.
e. Burger was appointed health Of
f1cer
MADISON-The resolution of Mr..
Ballard. which condemns Senator
Isaac Stephenson for his vote to per-
nit Lorimer to retain his seat and
commencing Senator LaFollette, for
his vote, was passed by the senate.
1t now has passed both houses of
the legislature Two senators, Henry
and Lyons, voted against the resolu-
ton.
AUSAU-Rothschild park pavil-
ion of the Wausau street railroad
company, five miles south, was de-
stroyed in one of the most damaging
fires visiting this vicinity in years. The
damage was about SIT 900, insurance
$12, GOO The origin of the fire is be-
lieved to be from electric wires. The
pavilion was built three years ago
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