The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-03
!. WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

INTERCHANGEABLE hearing Of |
Mrs. Charles Weidemann, who is
accused of numbering her aged hus-
band, was begun here The state an
nounced that it would place in evil |
dence the bioodlstained clothing which, |
it is alleged, Mrs. Weidemann discard |
ed before notifying her neighbors of |
the death of her aged husband. |
Mrs. Weidemann on the stand de |
MED any knowledge of the crime She |
said her husband went to the base
ment for jar of tobacco and when he !
did not return within an hour she went |
downstairs and found him dead in a |
pool of blood. She said the blood got |
on her clothes when she tried to re-
vive him, and that she changed her |
clothing before leaving the house.
MADlSON--The special session Of
the Wisconsin legislature called by |
Governor McGovern convened Tues |
day afternoon at o'clock. Plans for |
the session had been carefully pre-
junction with the leaders in the two |
houses of the legislature with a view |
of making the session as short as pos |
sible. The governor claims the ses- |
sion will not last over ten days and |
hopes to have the legislature out of |
Madison within a week. Whether his |
predictions will come true is an open |
question, according to the opinions ex- |
pressed by various members. There |
are several subjects to be handled that |
will take considerable time.
NEENAH--Harold Meister, aged 10 |
years, lies in hospital, the result of |
mysterious accident which the Pc |
lice are investigating. While gather |
ing flowers three rods from the 500 |
railroad tracks he was struck on the |
head by some missile thrown from a |
passing freight train, which caused a |
badly fractured skull The boy was |
found by q farmer and rushed to a |
hospital. The police have summoned |
the freight train crew to come here
to throw light on the affair if pos |
sible.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McGovern re- |
ceived eighteen applications for par |
dons and, with the exception of that |
of Mary Robinson, of Oshkosh, all |
were continued for another hearing. |
A pardon was granted Mrs. Roberts, |
who was sentenced to the penitentiary
on May II, 1911, to serve three year
term for arson. The woman is in poor
health and will go to North Dakota to
reside with relatives.
WAUSAU-On the recommendation |
of the building committee, an addi- |
ton affording $1,000 square feet of |
floor space will be built in connection |
with the exhibition building of the |
Marathon county fair grounds.
OCONOMOWOC- DR.. Daniel Nc |
Laren Miller, aged seventy-six, vet !
eran surgeon of the civil war, and a |
practicing physician in Oconomowoc |
since 1865, is dead.
HAYWARD-Thomas Tursky, while |
exercising a stallion at the. farm of |
Robert c. Pugh, was attacked by the |
horse and seriously injured. The an
imal seized Tursky with his teeth, |
threw him to the ground and trampled |
upon him, breaking the mans leg |
Pugh was formerly postmaster at Hay |
ward and Tursky was one of the jury |
men who found John Dietz guilty.
NEENAH-When Mr.. and Mrs. Will |
lam Rusch were divorced by County |
Judge Beglinger the decree of divorce !
granted the wife provided that she re |
ceive cemetery lot worth $12 as her |
share of the property The couple |
had ten children born to them and |
they were married ffty-five years ago. !
The wife alleged cruel treatment.
FOND DU LAC-Peter Gacoras, a |
Greek porter narrowly escaped death |
when he swallowed a piece Of candy |
pi1fered from a local confectionery |
shop. The candy had been poisoned |
with strychnine and was to be used as |
a rat exterminator Prompt medical |
attention prevented serious conse- |
quences.
KENOSHA-A branch of the big |
Sisters" will be organized for the pro- |
lection and assistance Of homeless |
girls in Kenosha. Hundreds of girls |
employed in the factories are living |
alone, and it is declared that this is |
responsible for the abnormal condition /
of delinquency.
SON-Wisconsin farmers have |
come to realize the folly of allowing /
COWS affected with tuberculosis to re-
main in their herds. This is indicated |
by the fact that nearly 10000 doses of
tuberculin have been sent to stock
owners during the last nine months.
Observation-Disclosures officials do rot