The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17

WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MILWAUkEE-For his heroism in
a moment of danger, James Prince, a
colored night Waterman, was reward
ed He married the colored lady whom
he saved from the wrath of James EV-
ans, another colored gentleman.
Prince heard screaming from the room
next to him in a rooming house at
Fourth and Cedar streets. He broke
down the door and rushed in. There
was Evans choking the young lady.
He sprang on the girls assailant, tore
him away and turned him over to a po-
liceman. Next day Prince and the
woman were married The next thing
they did was to stroll over to the dis
trict court and appear against Evans,
who was fined S. and costs.
DELAVAN-The deaf and dumb
who have been educated in Wisconsin
will give an industrial and agricultural
exposition in conjunction with the
state fair Sept 10 to IA. The exposi-
ton will occupy a large part Of the ed
vocational building and will be under
charge of Professor Warren Robinson
of the state school faculty as superin-
tendent, assisted by Otto Schulze,
president of the Wisconsin assOcia-
ton, and Philip s. Engelhardt, of Mil
waukee, president OF the Milwaukee
Association of the Deaf
MADISON = University President
Charles R. Van Hise, Dean Russell,
Attorney General Bancroft and State
Forester Griffith, of the state board Of
forestery, accompanied by Governor
McGovern and Professor III. G.. Tay
lor, professor of agricultural economics
at the university, have left Milwaukee
for a trip through northern Wisconsin.
One of the most important points to
be considered will be the feasibility of
a plan to lease rather than sell agri
cultural lands in the state forest re-
serve.
RACINE-Reverend Father Stephen
Trant, for twenty-siX years pastor of
st. Patrick's church in this city, has
rendered his resignation to Archbishop
Mesmer of Milwaukee, and will spend
his remaining days at his sisters
home in Prairie Du Chen, Wis:
Rev. Trant has been in the priest
hood for over forty years, serving ten
years as assistant pastor at Highland,
Wis, and also being in Fond du Lac
four years before coming to Racine.
He is about sixty-eight years of age.
MADISON-The special session of
the Wisconsin legislature adjourned
sine die late in the afternoon. Gov
ernor McGovern signed the bill pro-
viding for non-partisan elections in
the cities of Wisconsin and the bill
appropriating 100000 to Black River
Falls, just at noon on Monday.
Governor McGovern's prediction
that the special session would not last
more than one week and that a record
would be established came true.
EAU CLAIRE-ResOlutions remon-
strating against the dissertation in any
form of Memorial day were adopt
ed by Eagle post No. so, G. A. R., and
Woman's Relief corps No 20. In par
ticular the resolutions protest against
the practice of holding horse races
and parades and "other detracting
shows and exhibitions tending to
break down and destroy the sublime
sacredness of the soldiers Sabbath"
APPLETON - Four pretty little
girls were killed by the cave-in of a
sand pit near Black river fifteen miles
north of here, according to informa-
ton. The bodies were found by fran
tic parents who dug into the treacher
Gus sand banks where victims played.
The dead are: Mary Barth, aged
eight; Berth Barth, ten; Louise Barth,
thirteen, sisters and Cathrine Rosen-
beg, ten, a playmate.
RACINE-With a crash that could
be heard for blocks and which caused
the entire police force to go on still
hunt for safe blowers, the south wall
of the Thronson companys building
on Main street, which was recently
swept by fire. fell upon the roof of the
Hammer building. The latter struc-
ture was damaged to the extent of
$4,000.
LA CROSSE-Locomotiv Fireman
Frank Heating, Austin, Mimi, was
killed; Engineer J. Moore, Austin, was
fatally injured, and several others Sc
Verely injured when the engine, tender
and baggage car of a Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul train went over the
embankment near Jackson, Mimi.
BARRON-The city election com
mission decided to call special cleo
ton to replace NJ. A. Koerner, mayor
elect, who resigned because, in the ca
pacity also as railway station agent,
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