The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-14
: WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

RAClNE-Judge W1lllam j. Turner
of Milwaukee filed an opinion in the
Circuit court of Racine county in the
case of Lillian Hart-Cazear VS.. Elmer
w. Hart, Sands M. Hart and Nellie
Hart Crandal1, deciding in favor of
the defendants on every point. Be-
cause of the prominence of the people
concerned the case has been unusually
interesting in Racine. Elmer Hart. as
manager of the Hart-Blake company
controlling an orange grove in Cali
fornia valued at $4,000, was charged
with misrepresen of facts con-
corning the property, that moved the
plaintiff to dispose of her holdings at
a price largely below value The
court findings exonerate Hart of much
stigma The case has occupied much
of the time of the Circuit court here
and on technicalities has been brought
to the notice of the Supreme court
MILWAUKEE-The graduated in
come plan of assessing members Of
the congregation of Westminster Pres
byterian church, in the aristrocratic
part of this city, tried for the first time
in any Milwaukee church during the
last year. was shown to be success
at the annual meeting. For the first
time in the history of the church the
year closed with handsome surplus
on hand instead of the usual deficit
The plan adopted at the last annual
meeting provided for graduated in.
come tax amounting to 2 per cent of
income of 81, 600 and less, and ranging
to 5 per cent on those of $4,000 or
over In this way it was promised
that none of the members of the
church would be asked to contribute
toward the support of the church more
than once
MILWAUKEE-A first mortgage of
100000 to the First Savings and
Trust company was filed by the Mil
waukee Northern Electric railway to
cover a bond issue of that amount to
pay indebtness, make improvements
in roadway and equipment, ot~ Inc
issue is divided into $500 bonds Of
$1,000 each, drawing per cent inter
est, payable annually in October and
per cent payable in April. The bonds
are to be payable any year by the pay
ment of face value and 5 per cent
premium, together with interest. The
mortgage covers all property of the
company
MlLWAUkEE-The Socialist party
candidates for judicial and school
board Offices were defeated by the
combining of the old parties in nom
partisan tickets. The Socialists tried
to elect circuit judge, civil judge
and two members of the school board
The Socialists also tried to nominate
five school board candidates, but three
of the candidates were eliminated at
the primary election and the other
two are dropped by the wayside now.
Judge w. H. Halsey was reelected cir
cult judge by about $4,000 over j.
C. Kleist, Socialist
ILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee
city council raised about $4,000 by
holding popular municipal ball for
the benefit of the 10000 unemployed
who, according to the statement sent
out by the city council committee, are
in deep misery owing to idleness
The ball was managed by a coun-
Gil committee and the funds taken in
charge by the city treasury will be
used to assist the unemployed The
ball itself was a huge success 1t
was estimated that there were about
5000 persons on the floor
KENOSHA-Samuel c. Fredson of
Pleasant Prairie has filed a petition
for administration of the estate of
Jorgen Fredson, formerly a wealthy
farmer of this county, who disappear
ed mysteriously on the night of Jan.
IL, 1910, during heavy storm 1t is
also declared that the youngest son,
Anders Fredson, disappeared as mys.
teriously as his father, who, it is said,
had at least 500 in his pockets His
children seem to think that the old
man was murdered
OSHkOSH-Two widows have each
filed suits for $4,000 as damages for
the deaths of their husbands. Mrs
George Meyer alleges the city's failure
to provide lights resulted in the drown
ing of her husband, who rode his BIZ
cycle through the open draw of the
Main street bridge at night. Mrs. An
ma Barlow alleges George H. Fosters
careless driving of his auto caused the
wreck which resulted in the death of
her husband, who was passenger in |
the machine
MADlSON-The following mayors !
were elected at the recent election:
Appleton, DR. J. v. Caravan, Demo
crat; GAINESVILLE, John C. Nichols, |
Democrat; Fond du Lac, Frank j. |
Wolff, Democrat Ashland, DR.. J. M. |
Dodd; Whitewater, David Zuill, In
dependent; Oshkosh, John Banderob !
Republican; La Crosse, John Deug-
Ter. Republican.
SUPERIOR-Mayor Crumpton's We |
to on the resolution passed by the !
common council to submit the question I
of retaining voting machines to the !