The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-07-12

Mitchell-Lewis company, and had been
employed by that firm for thirty-five
years. Mr.. Washburn had been a mem
Der of the board of education and was
past grand commander of the WiscOn-
sin Knights Templar, and was also q
former presiding officer of the blue
lodge and the commandary at Racine.
He was also connected with the Scot
fish rite work He is survived by a
widow and two sons.
MILWAUKEE-Twe1v or fourteen
persons were injured, two probably ia
tally, when gas leaking in a subway
conduit was ignited. The most seri-
ously injured are Florence Lemke,
aged fourteen, and Dorothy Drake,
aged thirteen. One man was over
come while trying to fix the leak in
the conduit and another was over
come in trying to rescue the first man.
People near by pulled the two men
out. While doctors were resuscitating
the nearly asphyxiated men lantern
ignited the gas and the explosion that
followed burned and bruised many OF
those watching the doctors at work
PRAIRIE DU CHlEN-Three of sew.
en- men were drowned when an over
loaded launch in which they were go
ing from the Wisconsin to the Iowa
side sank III forty feet of water. The
drowned men are Joseph Halter OF
Soldiers Grove, w. A. Hill of st. Louis
and Charles Hollander of Finland.
They were employed on the govern
ment works with quarry gang, and
before starting had been drinking, it
is said. The tragedy was witnessed
through a field glass from McGregor
heights and a telephone message to
the levee sent launches to the scene
and four of the men were saved.
FOND DU LAC-While watching
motion picture exhibition in carni-
val show, Clarence Schmidt, nine years
old, was struck in the head by a stray
bullet fired in shooting gallery be-
hind the tent in which he was sitting.
The boy sank rapidly and an X-ray
machine showed the bullet to be in
the brain one inch. An operation was
performed but the physicians did not
believe the boy would recover from
his injury.
OSKHOSH-While mixing potash
and sulphur in preparing explosive
caps Paul Hoeft, aged twenty-five;
Anton Hoeft, aged eighteen and Err
win Pommerenning, aged fourteen, Of
Milwaukee, were killed almost instant
ly by an unexpected explosion. The
explosion occurred about twelve feet
from the Hoeft home and the side of
the house. was wrecked. The bodies
of the three victims were badly man
gled.
MADISON - Governor McGovern
conditionally pardoned John Matth-.
ews of Neenah, who was sentenced to
term of twenty-five years for killing
Charles Solomon in a drunken quarrel.
The conditions of the pardon are that
Matthews is to abstain from the use
of intoxicating liquors and conduct
himself as a law abiding citizen. He
is in failing health.
MARINETTE-When Sheriff A. E.
Schwittay's hearing on charges filed
with the governor began here, it de-
veloped that no answer had been filed
by the respondent. Schwittay con-
tended he was not compelled to file
an answer. After an argument on
both sides, it was agreed to adjourn
for two weeks, Schwittay, in the mean
time, to file an answer.
PENSAUKEE-The steamer S. G.
McLouth of Marine City burned to the
waters edge and sank. Captain w.
w. Shorkey and crew of fourteen men
were rescued by Pensaukee fishermen
in gasoline launches. The boat left
Green Bay for Menominee loaded with
cement and caught fire from. an IN
known cause.
out of boat in which he was fishing,
Ole Thompson, aged forty-one, Ia
borer, was drowned in two feet of wa
ter in Green Bay. Ole Hanson, q
friend, was in the boat with Thomp-
son, but was unable to save his life.
1t is believed that Thompson was TAX.
en- suddenly ILL.,
WEST BEND-While bathing with
several companions in the Milwaukee
river, Walter Schultz, aged twenty-five
years, the youngest son Of Mr.. and
sin Knights Templar, and was also 9
with cramps and drowned before aid
could reach mr. Three hours elapsed
before his body was covered.
EAU CLAIRE-Ci5y Of Eau Claire
was entirely deprived of Ell 7ctric pow
er of any kind for a time as the result
of a storm which wrecked a bout TWEEN