The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-20

FOND DU LAC - In a terrific
collision between a motor cycle rid
den by George Diedrich, seventeen
years old and an automobile driven
by w. L. Schroeder Of Winneconne
the automobile passed over Diedrich
dragging the victim about thirty feet
Diedrich sustained a deep cash of
his leg and is believed to be fatally
injured.
GREEN BAY-After finding them
selves unable to open the cash regis
ter, robbers, who broke into the Wis
consin house at Luxembourg, carried
the register away with them and Sc
cured a sum close to 500. Some gold
pieces were overlooked in their haste.
The cash register was found broken
alongside the railroad track.
FOND DU LAC-The record stur-
geon catch in Lake Winnebago for
years was made when L. H. Treleven
and Frank Lallier landed a sturgeon
that weighed ninety-eight pounds and
measured feet 10 inches in length.
The sturgeon put up a game fight and
was not landed until a gaff hook had
been fastened in his tail.
MADISON-Copy for the state cleo
ton pamphlet, which must be issued
ten days before the November cleo
ton, must be in the office of the sec
rotary of state by Sept. &c. The Sec
rotary of state is given five days in
printer twenty-five days to get out the
100000 copies
GREEN BAY-F'rank West, sailor
on the steamer Samuel Mather, was
dromned when he rolled off the deck
cabin to sleep on the deck. Efforts of
the crew to save him were unsuccess-
full The body was found two hours
later 1t is believed his home was in
South Chicago
OSHKOSH-Although it has been
reported in Oshkosh, Berlin and other
potato centers that the recent wet
weather was seriously affecting the
potato crop, it was stated by farmers
that the fall supply will not be injured
and that potatoes in this section of
Wisconsin will be of good quality and
plentiful.
FOND DU LAC - Chas. Hill of
Rosendale was formally notified here
of his nomination for governor on the
prohibition ticket. The ceremony
was held in the court house and was
attended by several thousand persons.
The notification address was made by
B. E. Van Kuren of Oshkosh.
NEENAH-Arthur Shattuck, the
Neenah pianist, will leave next month
for Paris, where he will remain a year
studying He will also go upon sew
era1 concert tours of the largest cities
of Europe. Mr. Shattuck has been
spending the summer at his home N
Neenah.
DEPERE-Mano Nuss, known as
the popcorn man is dead from injuries
received from highWayman. He
was hit with a club and his skull was
broken He leaves a widow and three
children. The highwayman got only
rs cents.
ANESVlLLE-Hugh Waggoner, re-
Gently found guilty of receiving stolen
goods, was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment in the county Jail. Wag-
goner was alleged to have received
stolen watch from Robert Denser.
BABCOCK-The store, residence
and warehouse, together with a large
stock of merchandise, belonging to
David Levin were destroyed by fire.
The loss is partially covered by insur-
ance.
GRAND RAPIDS - Mrs. Solomon
Merritt of Pittsville committed suicide
at the Commercial hoted by taking
dose of strychnine concealed in
chocolate drop.
MANITOWOC-Mrs. Minnie Sundt,
ninety years old, is dead. She was
born in Germany and had been a regi-
dent of this county since 1856.