The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-11

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NENOS1A--f1. %. f0LdHlOTQ, Ol Mdu-
ison, special agent of the railroad
commission, who has been making an
investigation of telephone service,
was arrested on suspicion Of being
burglar. There had been several pet
ty burglaries, and when Stanford start
ed work in a residence district and
asked for chance to see the method
in which phones were installed, some
one mistook him for burglar putting
up a plant during the day at which
to work at night. He was arrested
and taken to the police office in a pa
troll wagon. Stanford showed his Gre
dentials, but they did not bear the seal
Of the state and the police refused to
accept them as genuine. Stanford was
later properly identified and released.
UPE7iOR-Warrant have been
served by deputy United States mar
shall on Mayor Frank r. Crumpton Of
Superior, Paul Stack, an enumeration,
and Attorney SolCn L. Perrin in con-
nection with alleged census frauds in
this city. They went before United
States Court Commissioner Phil H.
Perkins and each gave bonds TO the
amount of $4,000 to appear before the
FEDERAL court at the September term.
These war. ants were issued follow
ing indictments returned against the
mayor, Stack, Perrin and Hooper at
the recent session of the grand jury
at Eau Claire. Hooper was arrested
at Madison.
APPLETON-The preliminary ork
on the construction of a six-ton Aner-
lean cheese has been started and ev-
erything will be ready for the actual
construction of the mammoth cheese
within ten days or two weeks. 1t is
probable that James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture, will come to Appleton
to witness the construction of the larg.
est cheese ever built in the world.
The federal government has contract
ed for 10000 photographs showing the
work of making the cheese from the
views Of the thoroughbred cattle on the
Outagamie county farms to the finish
ed cheese on a fiat car in Appleton and
on exhibition at the naional dairy
show in Chicago in October.
WAUPUN-It is reported here that
William l.. Essman of Milwaukee,
state superintendent of public proper
ty, may be chosen warden of the state
prison to succeed Henry Towne, re-
signed. Mr.. Essman spent one night
here, looking over the prison and con-
fcrring with the Rev Daniel Wood
oYsJ hoy of a Of
of control, who is temporarily in
charge of the institution Mr.. Ess-
man has had some experience in pris
on work, having served as deputy
warden of big prison in Indiana, and
might, it is said, consider the warden
ship here if it were offered him.
MILWAUKEE, man, Howard
Minnona, alias Campbell, alias
Schwartz, is under arrest here on a
charge of stealing a purse from
woman. Howard is only fourteen
years of age, and wears short trousers.
His innocence is an asset of one of the
cleverest Juvenile offenders the police
have had to deal with in a great many
years After arrest he was taken to
the Central police station, where he
gave several names. He told the po-
lice that his home was in Grand Rap
ids, Mich and that he has been in
Milwaukee one week.
MIL WAUKEE-There is strong pos
sibility which is almost a certainty
that the winner of the Wolgast-McFar-
land bout here on Sept. Is will be re-
warded with another battle with the
English lightweight, Matt Wells.
Mulkern is promoting the match,
and, although it is not generally
known, Wolgast is most anxious to
meet the British boxer, and should he
prove victorious over Mcfarland, the
Milwaukee promoter will, without
doubt, close with the Briton for a ten
round engagement in Milwaukee.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-The will of
Edward Rutledge, just filed, shows
that the wealth of Mr.. Rutledge did
not exceed 100000. He left $1,000
900 for charitable purposes S. B.
Nimmons, cashier of the Lumberman's
bank. and E. L. Ainsworth, head of
American immigration, of Chippewa
Falls, and Attorney A. E. Mccarthy,
of st. Paul, are named as trustees to
incorporate. Miss Belle Morse of this
city, Mr.. Rutledge's niece, is given
500, 1000 The balance goes to other
relatives.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. his wife
was toe good Dean G. Kimball, for
mer Chicago man, now the representa-
tive here of a Chicago concern, has Sc
cured a divorce from his betterhalf,
The woman is a we'll known Chicago
settlement worker The court provid-
ed Kimball with separation after
hearing the husbands final plea in
letter to his wife to return to their
home, and her letter to him, finally re-
fusing to give up her labors for the
poor and go to her own home.
FOND DU LAC-Three people were
injured, one seriously, in motor cy-
Gle race here. Three thousand per-
cons worc in attendance WaIfor