The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-08-25

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


MILWAUkEE-Miss Harriet Grim
of Chicago, one of the sufsra gists who
are campaigning Wisconsin in behalf
of votes for women proved herself the
equal and more than the equal of a
man in the crowd who listened to her
address in the downtown district The
man Interrupted Miss Grim after she
had talked for some time. He asked
her why she had never been married.
GAS you are so insistent | will an
swer that question" she said. 1T is
because a man related to me married
and brought three children into the
world and then deserted his family.
have supported these children and be-
cause of that | have not married"
One of the things Miss Grim said
women wanted suffrage for is to raise
the age of protection for girls to eight
cen years Another law which women
will pass when they get the vote, she
said, is that giving mothers equal au-
thority over children with fathers.
GRAND RAPlDS-Hundreds of his
friends from this city and neighborlng
places raid last respects to the late
Charles NJ. Webb, when the aged Jur
ist was laid to rest with impressive
ceremonies The first service, which
was attended by relatives and close
friends, was held from the family
home in the morning. At the after
noon services the service was read by
the Rev. Francis A. Pease of the
Methodist church and the eulogy was
given by B. r. Goggins. The Masons
had charge of the afternoon services
and the services at the grave.
lLWAUkEE-The Dietz defense
committee at meeting decided not to
start the petition for the release of
John Dietz on bail pending his appeal
for new trial This decision was
reached on receipt of letter from
Maurice McKenna, attorney for Mr..
Dietz, in which he said that the ap-
peal would come up before the court
in December and he was sure that a
new tiial would be granted. Accord
Ing to George Schultes the Dietz fam
lily is coming to Milwaukee and meet
of the defense committee will then be
called.
WINTER-If it helps any to have
lot of extra fingers and toes the sew
enth child of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Nc
Donald, who live near Barber lake,
will have a big advantage over the
rest of mankind when the little one is
old enough to use the multitudinous
digits to advantage. Unlike ordinary
toTe ho
fingers on each hand and an equal
number of tees en- each foot. six be-
sides the thumb on each hand and an
even half dozen not counting the great
toe on each foot.
OOSTBURG-The Ashland limited
a southbound passenger train on the
Northwestern road, cOllided headon
in fog near here with north-bound
local. All passengers were thrown
violently from their seats and severely
bruised The engine crews escaped
by jumping. Both locomotives were
badly wrecked Because of the fog
both trains were proceeding slowly.
This prevented disaster. The wreck
is said to have resulted from the fail
ing at Oostburg.
INETTE-PrOminent residents
of Pound, in the western part of this
county, are protesting against the
manner in which doctors, acting on
orders of the district attorney, con-
Quoted an autopsy on the body of a
man that had been buried three days
The autopsy was performer in view
of 200 persons, men, women and chill
dren. The charge is that the body was
laid on a platform near the cemetery,
the skull cracked with plank and an
axe used to pry apart the fractured
bones.
STURGEON BAY-Fire starting in
the barn behind the M. E. Lawrence
block destroyed five barns, and, spread
ind to the Lawrence block, burned
off the roof Water damaged the stock
in the A W. Miller furnishing store
to the extent of several thousand
dollars. The loss vii probably ag-
gregate $4,000. Two COWS, five
sheep and three pigs were burned to
death. The blaze threatened the en-
tire OI0Ck.
ABCOCK-Albert Nosarl of Chica-
go, a laborer working on the cranberry
marsh of Mary Stout, west Of here,
was bitten in the hand by a supposed
rabid horse. The horse was bitten by
a dog a few weeks ago, which was
killed. The horses head will be sent
to Madison for examination and the
man sent to Madison for Pasteur
treatment
EAU CHARACTERISTICS Attorney
Fred Arnold has filed papers in an &C
ton in behalf of Eau Claire county
against Joseph w. Singleton to recov-
er certain fines alleged to have been
collected by the defendant during the
time he was municipal judge, and
which he had failed to turn over to the
county.
8ELOIT = Lightning struck the
house of S. H. Harrington three times
within fifteen minutes. The house was