The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-02


call Of President Lincoln.
SPRING GREEN-Michael Hanna
han, aged sixty years, died from ex.
posture to the cold. He had marketed
some hogs in Spring Green and on the
way Ecme got stuck in a snow drift.
In the morning he was found with both
hands, feet, lips, ears and nose frozen
stiff. 1t is presumed that when his
team became fast in the snow drift
Mr.. Hannahan did not like to leave
the horses to their fate, probably ex-
pecting some one along who could as
sist him, and that he was overcome be-
fore he realized his perilous condi-
ton
kENOSHA - Property owners on
the Lake Shore road between Kenosha
and the state line, declared to be the
worst road for automobiles in the
state, are planning to force the hands
of the town boards to improve the
road and an effort is being made to
raise $4,000 by subscription toward the
rebuilding Of the road. This is to be
turned over to the state highway com
mission with demand that a like
sum be appropriated by the towns, the
county and state, to make total of
$4,000 for building a stone road.
UPERlOR-Superior voted to adopt
the commission form Of government
by a majority of 1872 out Of to;a. of
1892 votes cast. Many electors in
each Of the fourteen precincts voted
blanks through a misunderstanding of
the operation of voting machines. The
new form was actively supported by
LaFollette Republicans and is looked
upon as their victory, although the re-
ported stand of Bishop A. F. Schinner
of the Catholic diocese of Superior in
its favor also materially affected the
result
MILWAUKEE-The state of Illinois
has won a contest between six states
for the person of George D. Glover,
oSCO lilly OLA, Odlu W UC Ou0 I'll LUE
most dangerous forgers in the coun-
try, who was captured here six weeks
ago after having been sought for years
Requests for his arrest when re-
leased from his bridewell term, came
from Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio. Penn
sylvania, Kansas and Illinois. Ill-
nois was first. He has been taken to
Springfield
LETON-Pinioned fast to the
ground under about seven feet of snow
for fully three minutes and unable to
assist himself in the least, Leland Gil
lespie. aged twenty-three years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gillespie of Cross
Roads, had a narrow escape from suf-
location as a result of the collapse of
a snow fort in which his brother and
he were playing.
SUPERlOR-A remarkable auction
of seven dozen fresh eggs caused such
a scramble of women that many suf-
fered pulled hair, torn clothing, and
bruises Some climbed to the windows
of the building where the eggs were
being sold. The eggs were those laid
during the poultry show just closed.
BELOIT-James G. Wickham, aged
fifty-ive. city treasurer of Beloit,
place he held many years, and Demo-
cratic postmaster under the Cleveland
administration and until his health
failed, leading lawyer of Rock coun-
ty, is dead. Mr.. Wickham suffered a
stroke of paralysis several years ago.
JEFFERSON-Fred Zobel, an EN-.
ploye of the Heger Malt and Brewing
was so severely burned that
he is expected to die from his injuries.
He carried a lighted candle into a
room where tubs were being shellaced
resulting in an explosion
MADISON - That thorough sys.
tematic canvass of the state for funds
is the wisest method for bringing re.
lief for Black River Falls, is the opin.
ion of State Treasurer Dahl, a mem.
Der of the state RELIEF committee
SHEBoYGAN-Fred Ploeppe, aged
twenty-one years, committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid in the Lakeside
clubhouse before several of the mem.
bers of the club.
HINELANDER-Mrs. Bertha Bax-
ter had the fingers and thumb cut off
her left hand while assisting her hus-
band operate a power feed grinder.