The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-07-28
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

LA Observation-Disclosures With Tie
new law requiring physical connection
is to be put up to telephone companies
of Wisconsin Immediately. a petit
ton is being prepared asking the rail
road commission to require that the
Wisconsin Telephone company con
meet with the tool line exchanges of
the independent companies in this
county and also to require the indie
per dent toll lines to connect with the
Wisconsin companys exchanges. The
situation is important here because
there has been an extensive develop
ment locally and on toll lines of the
two opposing systems owned, respec'
lively, by the Wisconsin Telephone
company and the La Crosse Telephone
company. Both companies cover all
western Wisconsin and extend long
distance to the west, but the La Crosse
company is unable to reach MilWau
kee. Madison or Chicago and it is
to force this connection 50 that the
subscribers of the La Crosse Company
lines that the action is taken.
MADlSON-The new motor car reg
istration law will not go into effect
until Aug. /, although it was an
nounced that it would be effective
July H. The change was made in
the correction bills passed in order tc
give the secretary of state time TO re
pare for the work of registration. NJ
to and motorcycle owners who now
have licenses need not register unit!
January, but all APPLICANTS come under
the law and will be compelled to pay
the license fee for the remainder oil
the year The fee is SIS for automo'
biles and So for motorcycles, instead
of So as has been stated frequently.
SPARTA-Mystery surrounds the
death of J. w. Henry, a derrick en-.
gineer, who was accidently killed at
the material yards of the new MilWau
kee. Sparta and Northwestern railway
near this city. No one saw him kill
ed. His left leg was broken and there
was a deep blue mark over the heart
1t is thought the piston of the engine
struck him The previous night Hen
nv applied to the nightwatchman to be
given a safe lodging for the night
saying he was in fear of some one do
ing from bodily harm.
MISREPRESENTATION approx
ing the Sunday closing law and Gle
ploring the action of Governor Mccoy
ern, which caused the repeal Of that
part of the bill closing groceries and
meat markets, were adopted at seS
sion of the convention of the national
Order of Gideons, in the Y. M. G. A.
building. The rest of the afternoon
was devoted to hearing the reports OF
the officers of various state organiza'
lions The wives and daughters OF
the delegates were taken on an auto
mobile ride.
MATHEMATICS and Mrs. S
Bullock celebrated their sixtieth wed
ding anniversary with an informal re
ception at which 800 were present
They were married in Lima, Wis, IN
1851. Four generations were present
to join in the celebration. Both were
born in Erie county, New York, and
came to Wisconsin when children
When married the groom was twenty
and the bride sixteen. They were
stepbrother and sister. They are IN
good health.
EAU CLAIRE-After celebrating
twenty minutes the jury in the case
of the United States against J. A
Corbett, J. E. Newman and L. E. Nc
Gill; officers of the defunct First Ma
tional bank of Ladysmith, who have
been on trial on the charge of falsify
ing the condition of the bank in re
port to the controller of currency, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. The
defendants pleaded the statute of linn
itations and lack of intent
HAYWARD-Joe Gordon, an Indian
was found dead with rife wound in
his breast by Richard Hubbard on the
road four miles from Teal lake and
twenty miles from Hayward. Gordon
left town with Christ Olson on wa
gon loaded with provisions. Olson was
found in drunken stupor near Cor
don's body Sheriff Clark, in com
pany with the coroner, left here to IN
vestigate the case.
WAUKESHA-The city of Wauke
| sha bowed in grief during the funeral
services for the late T. E. Ryan Flags
were at half mast and all business
| houses closed their doors from $3.50 tc
| 10 o'clock Although the funeral ser
| vices were not begun until 9 o'clock at
st. Joseph's Catholic church, crowds
| gathered at the doors before O'Clock
| and half an hour later the church was
| crowded.
MADISON-Henry c. Baker, chiel
| of police of Racine, was reelected
| president of the Wisconsin Association
| of Chiefs of Police at the closing SEES
sion of the convention here. Other
| officers are: August Scheck of She.
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