The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-01-20
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS,

vine OF the assembly announced the
following appointments on his force:
Postmaster, 81 day, w. A. Mayhew
Clinton; post mess enger, So a day
]. o. Hambre, Greenwood; document
room clerk, 81 day, ]. w. Bathgate
Portage; assistant document room
clerk, So day, j. ]. Rublee, PlattviIle
policeman, So day, Ernest Wright
Cumberland; night Waterman, So 6
day, e. G. Cady. Kilbourn; messen.
gers, 81 a day, H. w. Hawker Xii
bourn; George Qualey, Madison; w
e. Johnson, Amherst; A. L. Vogt, Xii
bourn; L. McKittrick, Eau Clair: M.
Fawcett, Madison; Lewis Bunta, Mil.
waukee; A. y. Pickel, Amigo; L. P
Hilsenhoff, Madison; H. N Marsh
Greenwood
MADlSON-Sen III. III. Boden
stab of Milwaukee was the first mem.
Der to introduce bills at the 1911 ses.
sion of the legislature by presenting
three measures, two Of which were
similar to those presented after the
Milwaukee charter convention two
years ago, and which failed of passage
at that time. One bill provides for
the self-government of Milwaukee or
the principles of initiative and refer
endum, while the second provides fol
non-partisan elections in the states
metropolis. The third regulates the
practice of optometry by the appoint
ment of state board to examine ap
plicants and issue permits to practice
This also failed to pass at the last leg
islature.
KENOSHA--Farme Of Kenosha
county are protesting bitterly against
the operation of the law for the test
ing of their herds for tuberculosis, and
they claim that some of the best herds
in the county are being sdisintegrated
and ruined by inspectors. In the last
two weeks 200 cattle have been or
dered slaughtered, and the farmers are
preparing petition to the legislature
asking the repeal of the law. The
farmers claim that the law is unjust
to them and that many of the cattle
ordered killed are healthy. They as
sert that the animals. most affected
with the disease do not respond to the
tuberculin test
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Schultes oil
the Dietz defense committee returned
from ShebOygan, where he Went tC
confer with John Deitz, who is visit
ing there Mr.. Schultes confirmed the
0f IN yaT
William B. Rubin, his Milwaukee s
torney. He said the Cameron Dan
will come to Milwaukee for cor Err
ence with the defense committee an
that a public massmeeting will G q
ranged in the Auditorium, at i..c.
Dietz will speak.
MiLWAUkEE-The plan of the Co
cialist administration to get after Tx
wealth of the capitalistic class in Mil
waukee by employing "tax ferrets'
was halted when temporary injunc
tion was obtained restraining the city
from entering into any contract with
Workman and Higgs. Indianapolis III
vestigators. The injunction was Sc
cured by Charles F. A. Hintze, an ap
praiser, but it is supposed that other
interests are back of the move.
MISUNDERSTANDING that the fresh
men of the university were already
enjoying too many privileges, now that
hazing has been abolished, the stu
dent conference at it's last meeting
decided not to allow them to have
smokers. AS a result the name of the
gathering was changed from smoker
to mixer" The 1914 classmen did
not try to evade the mandate of the
legislative body, but carried out their
program, curtailed though it was.
OCONTO-Owing to many thefts
from the gardens of ginseng growers
in northern Wisconsin the matter was
taken up at a meeting of the Ginseng
Growers association, with the result
that two bloodhounds were purchased
Last year there were five robberies
of ginseng reported among members.
This year. since it was announced that
bloodhounds would be used to trail
thieves, there have been no robberies,
LA CROSSE-Announcem is
made. here that the Wisconsin State
Railroad Commission will convene
here Feb. 16 to act upon the applica.
ton of the La Crosse Gas and Electric
company to advance rates. Citizens
will oppose it, claiming the company
seeks permission to make profit of
nearly a million on junk machinery
and past business mistakes.
RAciNE-B. B. Northrop, one of the
Oldest bankers in the state of Wiscon-
sin, and who has been cashier and di-
rector of the Manufacturers National
bank for more than forty years, has
retired from the board of directors on
account of his health, and e. ]. Huef-
ner, who has been president and di-
rector for years, retired because of
business reasons.
8 MARINETTE-Assem Thorn
as of the Second district of Marinette
county, will introduce a resolution in