The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-03-03
(: WISCONSIN STATE News.

MISUNDERSTANDING war on the
jobbers of cheese and barley and rye.
a large delegation of farmers of Win
nebago county met here and organized
the Winnebago County Farmers and
Cheesemakers' Publicity club 1t is
the intention to send workers into all
counties of the state. William Grimes,
a member, says that in the sale of bar
ley to the jobbers the latter take fifty
pounds to the bushel and sixty pounds
of rye. whereas the legal weight is
forty-eight for barley and f1fty-six for
rye. At the next meeting of the leg
islature bills will be introduced In
the matter of cheese, the farmers say
that jobbers will not pay for more than
nineteen pounds on every twenty
pound American cheese, but that
when the ultimate consumer pays the
retailer he pays the grocer for twenty
pounds.
WEST BEND-Fire caused a loss
of $200,000 at the plant of the Enges
Kress company the largest manufac-
turers of pocketbooks in the United
States. The loss is fully covered by
insurance 1t is announced that the
company will rebuild About ESQ men
are thrown out of employment. George
Engel of Milwaukee and August Kress
of this city are the principal owners
Of the plant The company came here
about fifteen years ago from Milwau-
kee. The old frame building built in
1858 and used for an amusement park
was remodeled for the firms use. Once
the flames were started there was no
hope for the structure.
Observation-Disclosures an inyes-
tigation into the recent tragedy at the
Eighth street bridge, in which three
women lost their lives, the state rail-
road commission has issued an order
requiring that all street and interur-
ban cars in Sheboygan stop 100 feet
from any draw bridge and proceed
only after the conductor has signalled
from the bridge. According to the
wording of the order, it is believed
that the tragedy here has resulted in
state wide investigation and that the
street car companies in the state.
SHEBOYGAN-Fire destroyed the
factory building of the Thomas Coast
er-Toy company, entailing a loss of
between $4,000 and 100000. The fire
was discovered in the paint shop, but
the fire department was unable to
save the structure The offices. ware
house and lumber yards were saved.
The plant is near the western limits
of the city and located near the tracks
of the Northwestern railway, which
were destroyed for number of feet
The company carried but nominal in
surance, but will rebuild Immediately.
DISON-Assemblym Kiefer in
troduced a bill providing for boards
of education in counties having a pop
ulation of 100000 or over and author
izing the consolidation of school dis,
tricts and the establishment of a coun.
ty system of schools The bill dele
gates to the board all of the power of
the present city school board. The
county board is to consult with the
state superintendent of instruction,
but no veto power is conferred upon
the state superintendent.
MADlSON-State Oil Inspector Lou
is F. Meyer appointed Dexter White
inspector to succeed d. K. Johnson of
West Salem, resigned. The appoint
ment is an emergency one, to con-
tinue until the state civil service COM
mission furnishes list of persons eli.
gible to appointment to the position
or until. the legislature exempts the po-
sition from civil service, which is
likely to be done. The salary is $1,000
year
JANEsViLLE-In a game between
the Lakota cardinals and the Turn
Gemeinde blues of Chicago, champions
of Chicago, and of the A. A. F., the
cardinals won by a score of 20 to IA.
Rough, fast playing characterized the
game of basketball. The right arm
of William Langdon, manager of the
cardinals, was broken at the elbow.
STOUGHTON-The Rev. M. Borge,
of DEBORAH. Ia, treasurer of the Nor
wegian Lutheran synod has accepted
the superintendent of the churchs
orphan home, two miles north of this
city. and will enter upon his duties in
three months. c. L. Haugelid, pres
ent superintendent will leave for ST.
Paul to accept a new position.
LA CROSSE-John I'll. Marden, con-
tractor, will begin suit, it is said, to
compel the city to discontinue the use
of the fair grounds for that purpose
or pay him damages, on the ground
that when he disposed of the land to
the city it was with the understanding
that it was to be used for park pur-
poses.
FOND Du LAC-The reception to
General Edward S. Bragg on his eighty
fourth hirthdav was fha largest Axpar-